SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 18, 2008, by
and among [Flow International Corporation], a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Washington, USA (“Purchaser”), Dardi International Corporation, a joint stock company
organized and existing under the laws of the PRC (the “Company”), Xxxx Xx (“Sellers’
Representative”), and the shareholders of the Company listed on Schedule A of this
Agreement (collectively, “Sellers,” and individually, “Seller”).
RECITALS
A. As of the date hereof, the Company is a joint stock company established and existing under
the laws of the PRC with a paid-in capital of Thirty Million Renminbi (RMB30,000,000) and the total
issued and outstanding shares of Thirty Million (30,000,000) ordinary shares with a par value of
One Renminbi (RMB1.00) per share. As of the date hereof, Sellers own all of the issued and
outstanding ordinary shares of the Company, with the number of ordinary shares owned by each of
them set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule X.
X. Xxxxxxx wish to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to purchase from Sellers, One
Million Five Hundred Thousand(1,500,000) ordinary shares of the Company (the “Purchased Shares”) at
the consideration of Two Million US Dollars (US$2,000,000) upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein. The following chart contains information concerning ordinary shares
amount held by each seller pior to share transfer and the share amount going to be transferred by
each seller.
Shares | Shares | Par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Names of | Amount | SAPT/ | Amount | SAT/ | Share | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share- | Prior to | Total | to be | Total | Transfer | Transfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
holders | Transfer | Shares | Transferred | Shares | Price | Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | (Sellers) | (SAPT) | Amount | (SAT) | Amount | (US$) | (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 |
Xxxx Xx | 5,759,200 | 19.20 | % | 287,960 | 0.9599 | % | 1.33 | 383,946.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 |
Jin Wenling | 5,790,400 | 19.30 | % | 289,520 | 0.9651 | % | 1.33 | 386,026.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 |
Xxxxx Zhaofu | 4,921,000 | 16.40 | % | 246,050 | 0.8202 | % | 1.33 | 328,066.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 1,538,000 | 5.13 | % | 76,900 | 0.2563 | % | 1.33 | 102,533.33 |
Shares | Shares | Par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Names of | Amount | SAPT/ | Amount | SAT/ | Share | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share- | Prior to | Total | to be | Total | Transfer | Transfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
holders | Transfer | Shares | Transferred | Shares | Price | Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | (Sellers) | (SAPT) | Amount | (SAT) | Amount | (US$) | (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 |
Yang Min | 1,538,000 | 5.13 | % | 76,900 | 0.2563 | % | 1.33 | 102,533.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | 1,038,000 | 3.46 | % | 51,900 | 0.1730 | % | 1.33 | 69,200.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 |
Xxxxx Xxxx- xxxxx | 1,038,000 | 3.46 | % | 51,900 | 0.1730 | % | 1.33 | 69,200.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 |
Xxx Xxxx-xing | 600,000 | 2.00 | % | 30,000 | 0.1000 | % | 1.33 | 40,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 |
Xxx Xxxx | 600,000 | 2.00 | % | 30,000 | 0.1000 | % | 1.33 | 40,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 |
Xx Xxxxxxxx | 600,000 | 2.00 | % | 30,000 | 0.1000 | % | 1.33 | 40,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
00 |
Xxx Xxxxxxx | 481,000 | 1.60 | % | 24,050 | 0.0802 | % | 1.33 | 32,066.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 |
Tian Jing | 481,000 | 1.60 | % | 24,050 | 0.0802 | % | 1.33 | 32,066.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 |
Yang Zuhua | 446,250 | 1.49 | % | 22,313 | 0.0744 | % | 1.33 | 29,750.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 |
Jin wenli | 446,250 | 1.49 | % | 22,312 | 0.0744 | % | 1.33 | 29,750.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 |
Sun Guohua | 413,000 | 1.38 | % | 20,650 | 0.0688 | % | 1.33 | 27,533.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 |
Liu Hong | 413,000 | 1.38 | % | 20,650 | 0.0688 | % | 1.33 | 27,533.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | 362,250 | 1.21 | % | 18,113 | 0.0604 | % | 1.33 | 24,150.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 |
Tan Qiuqin | 362,250 | 1.21 | % | 18,112 | 0.0604 | % | 1.33 | 24,150.00 |
Shares | Shares | Par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Names of | Amount | SAPT/ | Amount | SAT/ | Share | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share- | Prior to | Total | to be | Total | Transfer | Transfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
holders | Transfer | Shares | Transferred | Shares | Price | Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | (Sellers) | (SAPT) | Amount | (SAT) | Amount | (US$) | (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 |
Xxxx Xxxx | 340,000 | 1.13 | % | 17,000 | 0.0567 | % | 1.33 | 22,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
20 |
Zhang Huixin | 246,400 | 0.82 | % | 12,320 | 0.0411 | % | 1.33 | 16,426.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
21 |
Qi Ping | 246,400 | 0.82 | % | 12,320 | 0.0411 | % | 1.33 | 16,426.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
22 |
Xxx Xxxxx | 200,000 | 0.67 | % | 10,000 | 0.0333 | % | 1.33 | 13,333.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
23 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 200,000 | 0.67 | % | 10,000 | 0.0333 | % | 1.33 | 13,333.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
24 |
Hu Wencai | 144,000 | 0.48 | % | 7,200 | 0.0240 | % | 1.33 | 9,600.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
25 |
Wu Ailing | 136,000 | 0.45 | % | 6,800 | 0.0227 | % | 1.33 | 9,066.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
00 |
Xxxxx Xxxx-xxxxx | 134,000 | 0.45 | % | 6,700 | 0.0223 | % | 1.33 | 8,933.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
27 |
Jiang Yezhou | 120,000 | 0.40 | % | 6,000 | 0.0200 | % | 1.33 | 8,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
28 |
Jiang Zhenhan | 118,600 | 0.40 | % | 5,930 | 0.0198 | % | 1.33 | 7,906.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
29 |
Tai Qiuhui | 118,600 | 0.40 | % | 5,930 | 0.0198 | % | 1.33 | 7,906.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
30 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 100,000 | 0.33 | % | 5,000 | 0.0166 | % | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 |
Xxx Xxxxx | 100,000 | 0.33 | % | 5,000 | 0.0166 | % | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
32 |
Xxxxx Xxxxx | 100,000 | 0.33 | % | 5,000 | 0.0166 | % | 1.33 | 6,666.67 |
Shares | Shares | Par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Names of | Amount | SAPT/ | Amount | SAT/ | Share | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share- | Prior to | Total | to be | Total | Transfer | Transfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
holders | Transfer | Shares | Transferred | Shares | Price | Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | (Sellers) | (SAPT) | Amount | (SAT) | Amount | (US$) | (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 |
Zhu Ning | 100,000 | 0.33 | % | 5,000 | 0.0166 | % | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
34 |
Xxxx Xxxx | 100,000 | 0.33 | % | 5,000 | 0.0166 | % | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
35 |
Liu Xinhai | 70,000 | 0.23 | % | 3,500 | 0.0116 | % | 1.33 | 4,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
36 |
Chen Fanggui | 60,000 | 0.20 | % | 3,000 | 0.0100 | % | 1.33 | 4,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
37 |
Li Gang | 60,000 | 0.20 | % | 3,000 | 0.0100 | % | 1.33 | 4,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
38 |
Xxxx Xxxx-xxxx | 50,000 | 0.17 | % | 2,500 | 0.0083 | % | 1.33 | 3,333.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 |
Xx Xxxx | 50,000 | 0.17 | % | 2,500 | 0.0083 | % | 1.33 | 3,333.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
40 |
Xx Xxx | 50,000 | 0.17 | % | 2,500 | 0.0083 | % | 1.33 | 3,333.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
41 |
Xxxx Xxxxxx-xxxx | 42,400 | 0.14 | % | 2,120 | 0.0071 | % | 1.33 | 2,826.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
42 |
Li Yuhua | 40,000 | 0.13 | % | 2,000 | 0.0067 | % | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
43 |
Tian Qifu | 40,000 | 0.13 | % | 2,000 | 0.0067 | % | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
44 |
Sun Wei | 40,000 | 0.13 | % | 2,000 | 0.0067 | % | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
45 |
Xx Xxx | 40,000 | 0.13 | % | 2,000 | 0.0067 | % | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
46 |
Sun Qinghai | 40,000 | 0.13 | % | 2,000 | 0.0067 | % | 1.33 | 2,666.67 |
Shares | Shares | Par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Names of | Amount | SAPT/ | Amount | SAT/ | Share | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share- | Prior to | Total | to be | Total | Transfer | Transfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
holders | Transfer | Shares | Transferred | Shares | Price | Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | (Sellers) | (SAPT) | Amount | (SAT) | Amount | (US$) | (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 |
Wang Shunmei | 40,000 | 0.13 | % | 2,000 | 0.0067 | % | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
48 |
Xxx Xxxxx-xxx | 31,200 | 0.10 | % | 1,560 | 0.0052 | % | 1.33 | 2,080.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
49 |
Sun Xu | 14,800 | 0.05 | % | 740 | 0.0025 | % | 1.33 | 986.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 30,000,000 | 100 | % | 1,500,000 | 5.0000 | % | 2,000,000.00 |
C. Upon Closing of this sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares, the Purchased Shares will
represent 5% of the total issued and outstanding share capital of the Company, and the new
shareholding structure of the Company will be set forth inthe following table.
HSA/ | ||||||||||||
Names of | Holding Shares | Total Shares | ||||||||||
No. | Shareholders | Amount(HSA) | Capital | |||||||||
1 |
Flow (Purchaser) | 1,500,000 | 5.00 | % | ||||||||
2 |
Xxxx Xx | 5,471,240 | 18.24 | % | ||||||||
3 |
Jin Wenling | 5,500,880 | 18.33 | % | ||||||||
4 |
Xxxxx Zhaofu | 4,674,950 | 15.58 | % | ||||||||
5 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 1,461,100 | 4.87 | % | ||||||||
6 |
Yang Min | 1,461,100 | 4.87 | % | ||||||||
7 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | 986,100 | 3.29 | % | ||||||||
8 |
Zhang Rongcheng | 986,100 | 3.29 | % |
HSA/ | ||||||||||||
Names of | Holding Shares | Total Shares | ||||||||||
No. | Shareholders | Amount(HSA) | Capital | |||||||||
9 |
Wei Mingxing | 570,000 | 1.90 | % | ||||||||
10 |
Xxx Xxxx | 570,000 | 1.90 | % | ||||||||
11 |
Xx Xxxxxxxx | 570,000 | 1.90 | % | ||||||||
00 |
Xxx Xxxxxxx | 456,950 | 1.52 | % | ||||||||
13 |
Tian Jing | 456,950 | 1.52 | % | ||||||||
14 |
Yang Zuhua | 423,937 | 1.41 | % | ||||||||
15 |
Jin Wenli | 423,938 | 1.41 | % | ||||||||
16 |
Sun Guohua | 392,350 | 1.31 | % | ||||||||
17 |
Liu Hong | 392,350 | 1.31 | % | ||||||||
18 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | 344,137 | 1.15 | % | ||||||||
19 |
Tan Qiuqin | 344,138 | 1.15 | % | ||||||||
20 |
Xxxx Xxxx | 323,000 | 1.07 | % | ||||||||
21 |
Zhang Huixin | 234,080 | 0.78 | % | ||||||||
22 |
Qi Ping | 234,080 | 0.78 | % | ||||||||
23 |
Xxx Xxxxx | 190,000 | 0.63 | % | ||||||||
24 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 190,000 | 0.63 | % | ||||||||
25 |
Hu Wencai | 136,800 | 0.45 | % | ||||||||
26 |
Wu Ailing | 129,200 | 0.43 | % | ||||||||
27 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | 127,300 | 0.42 | % | ||||||||
28 |
Jiang Yezhou | 114,000 | 0.38 | % | ||||||||
29 |
Jiang Zhenhan | 112,670 | 0.37 | % | ||||||||
30 |
Tai Qiuhui | 112,670 | 0.37 | % | ||||||||
31 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 95,000 | 0.32 | % | ||||||||
32 |
Xxx Xxxxx | 95,000 | 0.32 | % | ||||||||
33 |
Xxxxx Xxxxx | 95,000 | 0.32 | % | ||||||||
34 |
Zhu Ning | 95,000 | 0.32 | % | ||||||||
35 |
Xxxx Xxxx | 95,000 | 0.32 | % | ||||||||
36 |
Liu Xinhai | 66,500 | 0.22 | % | ||||||||
37 |
Chen Fanggui | 57,000 | 0.19 | % | ||||||||
38 |
Li Gang | 57,000 | 0.19 | % |
HSA/ | ||||||||||||
Names of | Holding Shares | Total Shares | ||||||||||
No. | Shareholders | Amount(HSA) | Capital | |||||||||
39 |
Shen Dongfeng | 47,500 | 0.16 | % | ||||||||
40 |
Xx Xxxx | 47,500 | 0.16 | % | ||||||||
41 |
Xx Xxx | 47,500 | 0.16 | % | ||||||||
42 |
Zhao Shuangfeng | 40,280 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
43 |
Li Yuhua | 38,000 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
44 |
Tian Qifu | 38,000 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
45 |
Sun Wei | 38,000 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
46 |
Xx Xxx | 38,000 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
47 |
Sun Qinghai | 38,000 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
48 |
Wang Shunmei | 38,000 | 0.13 | % | ||||||||
49 |
Xxx Xxxxxxxx | 29,640 | 0.10 | % | ||||||||
50 |
Sun Xu | 14,060 | 0.05 | % | ||||||||
Total | 30,000,000 | 100.00 | % |
AGREEMENT
INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree
as follows:
1. Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless
the context clearly requires otherwise:
1.1 “Action” shall mean any civil, criminal, regulatory or administrative claim, action, suit,
arbitration, proceeding or investigation by or before any court or other Governmental Authority or
any arbitration proceeding.
1.2 “Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such Person. As used in this
definition, “control” shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause
the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or
other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise); provided, that, beneficial ownership
of 30% or more of the voting securities (or the equivalents) of a Person shall be deemed to be
control. With respect to any Person who is an individual, “Affiliates” shall mean such
individual’s spouse and descendants (whether natural or adopted) and any trust solely for the
benefit of such individual and/or such individual’s spouse, their respective ancestors and/or
descendants (whether natural or adopted).
1.3 “Amended Articles of Association” shall mean the amended articles of association of the
Company, dated the date hereof, duly executed and approved by the shareholders of the Company,
including Purchaser, and the Governmental Authority.
1.4 “Audited Financial Statements” shall mean the consolidated financial statements of the
Company for its fiscal year ended as of December 31, 2007, consisting of audited balance sheets and
statements of income and cash flow of the Company, audited by independent public accountants, in
accordance with PRC GAAP.
1.5 “Business” shall mean the design, development, manufacture or sale of waterjet or abrasive
waterjet cutting or cleaning systems and other tools, equipment and pumps that utilize high
pressure technology as has been conducted by the Company on or prior to the date hereof or may be
conducted by the Company in the future.
1.6 “Business License” shall mean the updated business license of the Company issued by SAIC
after the transactions contemplated herein and the conversion of the Company into a foreign
invested joint stock company have been approved by MOFCOM and the authority department.
1.7 “Closing” shall mean the consummation of the matters as contemplated by Section
3.2.
1.8 “Closing Date” shall mean the date Closing takes place pursuant to Section 3.1
below.
1.9 “Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in the introduction to Section
4.
1.10 “Employee Plan” shall mean all bonus, stock option, incentive, deferred compensation,
medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plans, programs or
arrangements, all employment rules or regulations, employee handbook, and all employment,
termination, severance or other contracts, agreements or commitments (whether written or otherwise)
to which the Company is a party or otherwise obligated, with respect to which the Company has any
obligation or which are established, adopted, maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the
Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company;
provided, however, that the Employee Plan does not include any arrangement that has been terminated
and completely wound up prior to the date of this Agreement and for which the Company has no
present or potential liability.
1.11 “Encumbrance” shall mean any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien, option, charge,
claim, preferential arrangement, property attachment, evidence attachment, other enforcement
measures or restriction of any kind, including without limitation any restriction on the use,
voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.
1.12 “Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable Law relating to pollution, industrial
hygiene, occupational safety conditions, environmental conditions, land use, water and air quality,
Hazardous Materials and protection of the environment, health or safety (occupational, product
related or otherwise).
1.13 “Financial Statements” shall mean the Audited Financial Statements and the Interim
Financial Statements.
1.14 “Government Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
1.15 “Governmental Authority” shall mean any PRC national, provincial or local governmental,
regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission which exercises executive, regulatory
or administrative authority over the transactions contemplated herein.
1.16 “Governmental Order” shall mean any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
1.17 “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any substance, material or waste whether solid, liquid,
gaseous or any combination of the foregoing which listed, defined, designated or otherwise
classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous, or otherwise regulated, under any
applicable Environmental Law, whether by type or by quantity, including any substance containing
any such substance as a component, including, but not limited to, petroleum products,
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, urea formaldehyde insulation, and
toxic mold.
1.18 “Intellectual Property” shall mean (a) inventions, whether or not patentable, whether or
not reduced to practice, and whether or not yet made the subject of a pending patent application or
applications; (b) ideas and conceptions of potentially patentable subject matter, including without
limitation any patent disclosures, whether or not reduced to practice and whether or not yet made
the subject of a pending patent application or applications; (c) national and multinational
statutory invention registrations, patents, patent registrations and patent applications (including
all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions and reexaminations) and
all rights therein provided by international treaties or conventions and all improvements to the
inventions disclosed in each such registration, patent or application; (d) trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names, whether or not registered, including
all common law rights, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, including
without limitation all marks registered in the Trademark Office of the PRC and in the trademark
offices of other nations throughout the world, and all rights therein provided by international
treaties or conventions; (e) copyrights (registered or otherwise) and registrations and
applications for registration thereof, and all rights therein provided by international treaties or
conventions; (f) computer software, including without limitation source code, operating systems and
specifications, data, data bases, files, documentation and other materials related thereto, data
and documentation; (g) trade secrets and confidential, technical and business information
(including ideas, formulas, processes, compositions, inventions, and conceptions of inventions
whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (h) whether or not
confidential, technology (including know-how), manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, research and development information, drawings, specifications, designs, plans,
proposals, technical data, copyrightable works, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and
cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information; (i)
copies and tangible embodiments of all the foregoing, in whatever form or medium; (j) all rights to
obtain and rights to apply for patents, and to register trademarks and copyrights; and (k) all
rights to xxx or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees for present and past
infringement of any of the foregoing.
1.19 “Interim Financial Statements” shall mean the unaudited consolidated financial statements
of the Company as of May 31, 2008, delivered by the Company to Purchaser and prepared by the
Company in accordance with PRC GAAP.
1.20 “Knowledge” when used with respect to the Company, shall mean the actual knowledge of the
management of the Company, after due inquiry with the relevant departments in the Company.
1.21 “Law” shall mean PRC national or local laws, regulations, rules, code, orders and other
legal provisions.
1.22 “Leased Real Property” shall mean the Real Property leased by the Company.”
1.23 “Liabilities” shall mean debts and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, matured or
unmatured, including without limitation those arising under any Law and applicable foreign law,
Action or Governmental Order and those arising under any contract, agreement or arrangement.
1.24 “Licensed Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property licensed or
sublicensed to the Company from a third party.
1.25 “Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.26 “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any circumstance, change in, or effect on the
Business or the Company that, individually or together with a series of related circumstances,
changes in, or effects on, the Business or the Company: (a) is materially adverse to the Business,
Assets, Liabilities, prospects, results of operations or the condition (financial or otherwise) of
the Company; or (b) would materially adversely affect the ability of Purchaser or the Company
immediately following the Closing to operate or conduct the Business in the manner in which it is
currently operated or conducted by the Company.
1.27 “MOFCOM” shall mean the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC.
1.28 “Company” shall mean the Company as of the date of this Agreement, the details of which
is set forth in Schedule C herein.
1.29 “Ordinary Course of Business” or “Ordinary Course” shall mean the ordinary course of
business of the Company or Purchaser, as the case may be, consistent with past custom and practice
(including, if applicable, with respect to quantity, frequency and amount). For the avoidance of
doubt, such terms shall not refer to the past accounting practices and policies of the Company.
1.30 “Organizational Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Shareholders (Joint Venture)
Agreement and the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company, which are executed
on the same date herein.
1.31 “Party” shall mean any of the parties hereto, and “Parties” shall mean all of the parties
hereto.
1.32 “Permits” shall mean all licenses, consents, exemptions, approvals, registrations,
permits, certificates and other authorizations from or by any Governmental Authority, and
applications thereof.
1.33 “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association,
foundation, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, including without limitation any
Governmental Authority.
1.34 “PRC” shall mean the People’s Republic of China, for purpose of this Agreement, excluding
the territories of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
1.35 “PRC GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles and practices as in effect
from time to time in the PRC.
1.36 “Purchase Price” shall be TwoMillion U.S. Dollars (US$2,000,000).
1.37 “Purchased Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
1.38 “Real Property” shall mean the real property owned or leased by the Company.
1.39 “SAIC” shall mean the State Administration of Industry and Commerce of the PRC or its
local branch in Nanjing.
1.40 “Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement” shall mean the shareholders (joint venture)
agreement by and among the Company, the Purchaser, each of Sellers who remains a shareholder of
the Company post Closing, dated the date hereof.
1.41 “Sellers’ Representative” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
1.42 “Tax” shall mean any tax or fees collected by the national and/or local government in
accordance with the law and in respect of any Person and all penalties, charges, costs and interest
relating thereto.
1.43 “Valuation Report” shall mean the valuation report issued by Nanjing Great Wall Land and
Real Estates Valuation and Asset Appraisal Firm, a PRC qualified asset appraisal firm mutually
recognized by Flow and Sellers’ Representative and attached hereto in Schedule 7.6 in
relation to the value of the Purchased Shares which have been reviewed and approved by the Parties.
1.44 “Purchaser’s Bank” shall mean Bank of America.
1.45 The term “above” and “below” used in connection with an amount herein shall be inclusive
of such amount, while the term “more than” used in connection with an amount herein shall be
exclusive of such amount.
2. Purchase of Purchased Shares
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares. At Closing and on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Sellers shall sell and deliver to Purchaser, and
Purchaser shall purchase from Sellers and pay therefor, the Purchased Shares, free and clear of any
and all Encumbrances and in suitable form for transfer to Purchaser.
2.2 Purchase Price. The consideration for the Purchased Shares shall be Two Million
US Dollars(US$2,000,000), paid at one time in cash (US$) to the foreign exchange bank
accounts in China both the set up of which and the payment of the consideration into which
will have been approved by the competent branch or branches of the State Administration for Foreign
Exchange of the PRC, designated by the Sellers’ Representative, within five (5) days upon issuance
of Business License.
2.3 Purchase Price Allocation. The following table sets forth the allocation
of the consideration to be paid pursuant to this Agreement among Sellers, including the allocation
of consideration to be paid to each Seller under the payment set forth in Section 2.2
above.
Par Share | Total | |||||||||||||||
Names of | Transfer | Transfer | Consideration | |||||||||||||
No. | Shareholders | Amount | Price(US$) | (US$) | ||||||||||||
1 |
Xxxx Xx | 287,960 | 1.33 | 383,946.67 | ||||||||||||
2 |
Jin Wenling | 289,520 | 1.33 | 386,026.66 | ||||||||||||
3 |
Xxxxx Zhaofu | 246,050 | 1.33 | 328,066.66 | ||||||||||||
4 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 76,900 | 1.33 | 102,533.33 | ||||||||||||
5 |
Yang Min | 76,900 | 1.33 | 102,533.33 | ||||||||||||
6 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | 51,900 | 1.33 | 69,200.00 | ||||||||||||
7 |
Zhang Rongcheng | 51,900 | 1.33 | 69,200.00 | ||||||||||||
8 |
Wei Mingxing | 30,000 | 1.33 | 40,000.00 | ||||||||||||
9 |
Xxx Xxxx | 30,000 | 1.33 | 40,000.00 | ||||||||||||
10 |
Xx Xxxxxxxx | 30,000 | 1.33 | 40,000.00 | ||||||||||||
00 |
Xxx Xxxxxxx | 24,050 | 1.33 | 32,066.67 | ||||||||||||
12 |
Tian Jing | 24,050 | 1.33 | 32,066.66 | ||||||||||||
13 |
Yang Zuhua | 22,313 | 1.33 | 29,750.00 | ||||||||||||
14 |
Jin Wenli | 22,312 | 1.33 | 29,750.00 |
Par Share | Total | |||||||||||||||
Names of | Transfer | Transfer | Consideration | |||||||||||||
No. | Shareholders | Amount | Price(US$) | (US$) | ||||||||||||
15 |
Sun Guohua | 20,650 | 1.33 | 27,533.33 | ||||||||||||
16 |
Liu Hong | 20,650 | 1.33 | 27,533.33 | ||||||||||||
17 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | 18,113 | 1.33 | 24,150.00 | ||||||||||||
18 |
Tan Qiuqin | 18,112 | 1.33 | 24,150.00 | ||||||||||||
19 |
Xxxx Xxxx | 17,000 | 1.33 | 22,666.67 | ||||||||||||
20 |
Zhang Huixin | 12,320 | 1.33 | 16,426.67 | ||||||||||||
21 |
Qi Ping | 12,320 | 1.33 | 16,426.66 | ||||||||||||
22 |
Xxx Xxxxx | 10,000 | 1.33 | 13,333.33 | ||||||||||||
23 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 10,000 | 1.33 | 13,333.33 | ||||||||||||
24 |
Hu Wencai | 7,200 | 1.33 | 9,600.00 | ||||||||||||
25 |
Wu Ailing | 6,800 | 1.33 | 9,066.67 | ||||||||||||
26 |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | 6,700 | 1.33 | 8,933.33 | ||||||||||||
27 |
Jiang Yezhou | 6,000 | 1.33 | 8,000.00 | ||||||||||||
28 |
Jiangzhenhan | 5,930 | 1.33 | 7,906.67 | ||||||||||||
29 |
Tai Qiuhui | 5,930 | 1.33 | 7,906.66 | ||||||||||||
30 |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | 5,000 | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | ||||||||||||
31 |
Xxx Xxxxx | 5,000 | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | ||||||||||||
32 |
Xxxxx Xxxxx | 5,000 | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | ||||||||||||
33 |
Zhu Ning | 5,000 | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | ||||||||||||
34 |
Xxxx Xxxx | 5,000 | 1.33 | 6,666.67 | ||||||||||||
35 |
Liu Xinhai | 3,500 | 1.33 | 4,666.67 | ||||||||||||
36 |
Chen Fanggui | 3,000 | 1.33 | 4,000.00 | ||||||||||||
37 |
Li Gang | 3,000 | 1.33 | 4,000.00 | ||||||||||||
38 |
Shen Dongfeng | 2,500 | 1.33 | 3,333.33 | ||||||||||||
39 |
Xx Xxxx | 2,500 | 1.33 | 3,333.33 | ||||||||||||
40 |
Xx Xxx | 2,500 | 1.33 | 3,333.33 |
Par Share | Total | |||||||||||||||
Names of | Transfer | Transfer | Consideration | |||||||||||||
No. | Shareholders | Amount | Price(US$) | (US$) | ||||||||||||
41 |
Zhao Shuangfeng | 2,120 | 1.33 | 2,826.67 | ||||||||||||
42 |
Li Yuhua | 2,000 | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | ||||||||||||
43 |
Tian Qifu | 2,000 | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | ||||||||||||
44 |
Sun Wei | 2,000 | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | ||||||||||||
45 |
Xx Xxx | 2,000 | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | ||||||||||||
46 |
Sun Qinghai | 2,000 | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | ||||||||||||
47 |
Wang Shunmei | 2,000 | 1.33 | 2,666.67 | ||||||||||||
48 |
Xxx Xxxxxxxx | 1,560 | 1.33 | 2,080.00 | ||||||||||||
49 |
Sun Xu | 740 | 1.33 | 986.67 | ||||||||||||
Total | 1,500,000 | 2,000,000.00 |
3. Closing
3.1 Time and Place of Closing. Subject to the satisfaction (or waivers by the
Purchaser in respect of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7, or by Sellers in
respect of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8, as the case may be) of the
conditions precedent set forth in Sections 7 & 8 below, the consummation of the
sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares shall take place at the offices of JC Master Law Offices
at 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Mansion, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, or such other place as may
be agreed in writing by Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative, within three (3) business days
(“Closing Date”) from the date of the issuance of the Business License If within the three (3)
business days after the date of Business License, the last of conditions precedent set forth in
Sections 7 & 8 has not been satisfied or waived by Purchaser (in terms of
Section 7) or by Sellers (in terms of Section 8), the Parties shall agree on a new
Closing Date, but in any event no later than the three (3) months from the date of the issuance of
the Business License, or if the Business License has not been issued as of the expiry of the above
time, December 31, 2009 or the date on which the Governmental Authority issues a written document
which disapproves the transaction contemplated hereunder (whichever is earlier) (the “Long Stop
Date”), unless otherwise extended in writing by the Parties hereto.
3.2 Deliveries at Closing. On the Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser
the following documents: (1) a certified copy of the Amended Articles of Association set forth in
Section 7.7, (2) a certified copy of the Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement set forth
in Section 7.8, (3) Opinion of Counsel under Section 7.9 (4), Officer Certificate
under Section 7.11, (5) Sellers’ Certificate under Section 7.12, (6) Approvals and
Permit (if any) under Section 7.13 issued by Governmental Authority, and (7) share
certificate indicating that Purchaser has purchased Purchased Shares at Closing which has been
registered under the name of the
Purchaser under Section 7.14. In return, Purchaser shall
deliver to Seller’s Representative an officer certificate under Section 8.2 has been
satisfied.
3.3 Post Closing Ownership Structure. Upon closing of this sale and purchase of the
Purchased Shares, the Purchased Shares will account for 5% of the total issued and outstanding
shares of the Company, and the new shareholding structure of the Company will be as set forth
in Schedule B.
3.4 Long Stop Date. Closing shall take place as soon as practical after the issuance
of the Business License and the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 7 & 8
have been satisfied or waived, as the case may be, but in any event no later than the Long Stop
Date, unless otherwise extended in writing by the Parties hereto. If Closing does not take place
on or prior to the Long Stop Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate in its entirety on
the Long Stop Date and shall be of no further force or effect, and no Party hereto shall have any
further rights, duties, liabilities or obligations of any nature whatsoever with respect to, in
connection with, or otherwise arising, under the Agreement after the Long Stop Date.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Company and Sellers
Except as disclosed in a correspondingly numbered schedule (the “Disclosure Schedule”)
delivered to Purchaser dated as of the date of this Agreement, the Company and each of Sellers
jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser that all representations and warranties
contained in this Section 4 are true as of the date hereof and as of the Closing. On or
prior to the Closing, the Company and Sellers’ Representative shall prepare and deliver an updated
Disclosure Schedule reflecting any update or change that occurred or came into existence after the
date hereof. The disclosures set forth in the Disclosure Schedule shall apply to all
representations and warranties under this Agreement so long as such disclosures identifies by
section number the section and subsection to which such disclosure relates. No update or change in
the Disclosure Schedule will affect a determination on whether a breach of any representation or
warranty in this Section 4 has occurred as of the date hereof, which determination shall be
made as if such update had not been delivered. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company and
each of Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and agree with, Purchaser as
follows:
4.1 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company. The Company is a joint
stock company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the PRC and has all necessary
power and authority to own, operate or lease the Assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to
carry on the Business as it has been and is currently conducted and to execute, deliver and perform
this Agreement, the other Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will
become a party. All corporate actions taken by the Company have been duly authorized, and the
Company has not taken any action that conflicts with, constitutes a default under or results in a
violation of any provision of its articles of association (or similar organizational documents). A
true and correct copy of the articles of association (or similar organizational documents) of the
Company, as in effect on the date hereof, has been delivered by the Company to Purchaser. The chops
set forth in Schedule 4.1 are all chops currently used by the Company.
4.2 Organization, Authority and Qualification of Sellers. Each Seller has all
necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the other Organizational Documents and
the Ancillary Agreements to which he or she will become a party, to carry out his or her
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby. This Agreement, the other Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements to which
each such Seller will become a party have been or will be duly executed and delivered by such
Seller, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
such Seller enforceable against such Seller in accordance with their terms. Such
Seller has not taken any action to rescind its power-of-attorney agreement with the Sellers’
Representative.
4.3 Share Capital of the Company. As of the date hereof, the Company has a paid-in
capital of Thirty Million Renminbi (RMB30,000,000) and the total issued and outstanding shares of
Thirty Million (30,000,000) ordinary shares with a par value of One Renminbi (RMB1.00) per share.
All of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company as set forth in Schedule A
have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. None of the
Purchased Shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights. There are no options, warrants,
convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character
relating to the share capital of the Company or obligating Sellers or the Company to issue or sell
any other shares of, or any other interest in, the Company. In addition, there are no outstanding
contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the shares
of the Company, including the Purchased Shares.
4.4 Ownership of the Purchased Shares. Schedule A accurately and correctly
sets out the Purchased Shares owned by each Seller. All of the Purchased Shares specified as owned
by each such Seller are free and clear of any Encumbrances.
4.5 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, the Company has no
subsidiaries or branches or representative offices, proprietary interests or investments in
securities, other than those held from time to time as short-term investments for the utilization
of idle cash, and does not control, through stock ownership or otherwise, any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or other business entity.
4.6 Corporate Books and Records. The minute books of the Company contain accurate
records of all meetings and accurately reflect all other corporate actions and decisions taken or
subsequently ratified by the shareholders and the board of directors of the Company. Complete and
accurate copies of all such minute books and of the share register of the Company have been
provided by the Company to Purchaser
4.7 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other
Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements by the Company and each of Sellers does not
and will not (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the articles of
association of the Company; (b) assuming the receipt of all consents, approvals, waivers and
authorizations and the making of the notices and filings set forth on Schedule 4.8,
conflict with or violate (or cause an event which could have a Material Adverse Effect as a result
of) any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Assets, Business, the Company or the Purchased
Shares; or (c) assuming the receipt of all consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations and the
making of notices and filings set forth on Schedule 4.8required to be made or obtained by
Purchaser, any Seller or the Company, conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default
under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the Purchased Shares or on any of the
Assets pursuant to, any note, mortgage, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, sublicense,
Permit, or other arrangement to which the Company or any of Sellers is a party or by which any of
the Purchased Shares or any of such Assets is bound or affected.
4.8 Consents and Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the other Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements by the Company and any
of Sellers does not and will not require any consent, approval, permit, authorization, filing or
notification to any Governmental Authority, creditor or other Person, except as set forth
in Schedule 4.8, all of which shall be acquired or made, as the case may be, prior to
the Closing Date.
4.9 Financial Statements and Books and Records.
(a) True and complete copies of Financial Statements have been delivered by the Company to
Purchaser and are attached hereto as Schedule 4.9. Except for those disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule 4.9 and those disclosed by the Company to the Purchaser through
provision and delivery of documents to Deloitte Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. during the
financial due diligence process the delivery of which have been confirmed by the Company and
Deloitte Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., on the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the
books of account and other financial records of the Company (i) accurately reflect in all
material respects items of income and expense and Assets and Liabilities required to be reflected
therein in accordance with PRC GAAP; (ii) are complete and correct in all material respects, and
do not contain or reflect any material inaccuracies or discrepancies; and (iii) have been
maintained in accordance with good accounting practices in all material respects.
(b) There has been no change in Company’s accounting policies or the methods of making
accounting estimates or changes in estimates that are material to the Financial Statements, other
than as set forth in the Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in the Financial Statements,
Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other Person.
4.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule
4.10, there are no Liabilities of the Company exceeding Fifty Thousand Renminbi (RMB 50,000)
(in terms of a single liability) or Three Hundred Thousand Renminbi (RMB 300,000) in aggregate
outstanding amount under a same or similar transaction, other than the Liabilities reflected or
reserved against on the Financial Statements and Liabilities that have arisen after the date of the
Interim Financial Statements in the Ordinary Course of Business. Reserves are reflected on the
Financial Statements against all Liabilities of the Company in amounts that have been established
on a basis consistent with the past practices of the Company and in accordance with PRC GAAP
applied consistently during the periods indicated. Other than as reflected on the Financial
Statements, there are no contracts, agreements or transactions between Sellers and the Company.
4.11 Accounts Receivable. Except to the extent reserved for on the Financial
Statements or disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 4.11, all accounts receivable reflected on
the Financial Statements and all accounts receivable existing on the Closing Date have arisen from
the sale of goods or services in the Ordinary Course of Business and, to the Knowledge of the
Company and Sellers, constitute only valid, undisputed claims of the Company which are not subject
to valid claims of set-off or other defenses or counterclaims other than normal cash discounts
accrued or returns in the Ordinary Course of Business. Except as set forth on Disclosure
Schedule 4.11, to the Knowledge of the Company and Sellers, all accounts receivable reflected
on the Financial Statements or arising from the date thereof until the Closing (subject to the
reserve for bad debts, if any, reflected on the Financial Statements) are or will be as of the
Closing Date collectible, without resort to litigation or extraordinary collection activity, within
one (1) year after the Closing Date.
4.12 Permits. Schedule 4.12 describes all material Permits from Governmental
Authorities necessary to conduct the Business (except for those disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule 4.12), all of which have been secured and are valid and in full force and effect and
there is no Action which would or is reasonably likely to, result in the suspension, cancellation,
modification or revocations of any of its Permits. None of such Permits shall be invalidated
or become voidable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (except
that certain Permits might be renewed to reflect Purchaser’s status as a new shareholder in the
Company as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby). The Company is in compliance with
the terms and conditions of all such Permits.
4.13 Related Party Transactions. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule
4.13, or the agreement, undertaking or lease within a consecutive twelve (12) months entered
into between Company and Seller or Company’s affiliate in an amount no more than RMB 500,000 or as
contemplated by this Agreement, no employee, officer, shareholder, partner, director or Affiliate
of any Seller or the Company has any interest in any of the Assets or is a party to any agreement,
commitment or lease with the Company or affecting the Business or the Assets.
4.14 Litigation. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule 4.14, there are
no Actions by or against the Company, or affecting any of the Assets, pending before any
Governmental Authority (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought by or before
any Governmental Authority). Neither the Company nor the Assets are subject to any Governmental
Order (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, are there any such Governmental Orders threatened to be
imposed by any Governmental Authority).
4.15 Compliance with Laws. The Company has conducted the Business and used its Assets
in accordance with all Laws and Governmental Orders applicable to the Company, and the Company is
not in violation of any such Law or Governmental Order. The Company has not received notice of any
violation of any Laws or Governmental Orders which has not been cured. To the Knowledge of the
Company and Sellers, the Company is not subject to any applicable foreign law.
4.16 Intellectual Property.
(a) The rights of the Company in or to such Owned Intellectual Property and Licensed
Intellectual Property do not conflict with or infringe on the rights of any other Person, and
neither Sellers nor the Company has received any claim or written notice from any Person to such
effect. Relevant products operated by the Company in connection with the patent owned by
Sellers’ Representative are high-pressure waterjet cutter and cleaner and Schedule 4.16 also set
forth all patents on high-pressure waterjet cutter and cleaner owned by Sellers’ Representative
in connection with the operation of relevant the Company.
(b) The Company owns all Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of any Encumbrance,
other than any non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business.
The Company has the right, pursuant to valid and enforceable licenses, to use the Licensed
Intellectual Property in the manner in which the Licensed Intellectual Property is currently
being used. No Actions have been made or asserted or are pending (and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, no Action has been threatened) against the Company either (i) based upon or challenging
or seeking to deny or restrict the use by the Company of any of the Owned Intellectual Property
or the Licensed Intellectual Property; or (ii) alleging that any Owned Intellectual Property or
Licensed Intellectual Property is being licensed, sublicensed or used in violation of patents,
copyrights or trademarks or any other rights of any Person. To the Knowledge of the Company, no
Person is using any patents,
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets or
similar property that are confusingly similar to the Owned Intellectual Property or the Licensed
Intellectual Property that is exclusively licensed to the Company or that infringe upon the Owned
Intellectual Property or the Licensed Intellectual Property that is exclusively licensed to the
Company or upon the
rights of the Company. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not result in the termination or impairment of any of the Owned Intellectual Property or
Licensed Intellectual Property or any of the rights of the Company in any of the Owned
Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property.
(c) No product, service, operation or business activity of the Company (including the use of
any patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets or similar
property by its employees at the Company’s premises) infringes or has infringed upon or otherwise
violates or has violated the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person, and no Actions
have been made or asserted or are pending or threaten against the Company alleging that any
product, service, operation or business activity of the Company infringes upon or violates the
Intellectual Property rights of any other Person.
4.17 Tangible Personal Property. Schedule 4.17 lists each item of tangible
personal property with a value (as determined in accordance with PRC GAAP) over Ten Thousand
Renminbi (RMB10,000]) (the “Tangible Personal Property”) used in the Business or owned or leased by
the Company. Except for those disclosed in Disclosure Schedule 4.17,the Company has good
and marketable title, or valid and effective leasehold rights in the case of leased property, to
all Tangible Personal Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances. The Tangible Personal Property
is in good repair and operating condition, normal wear and tear and required maintenance (which has
heretofore been regularly performed) excepted.
4.18 Assets.
(a) The Company owns, leases or has the legal right to use all the properties and assets
used or intended to be used in the conduct of the Business or otherwise owned, leased or used by
the Company and Company has lawfully acquired all ownership in connection with such properties
and assets as set forth in Schedule 4.18(a) and has paid in full all considerations and
other relevant amounts, with respect to contract rights, is a party to and enjoys the right to
the benefits of all contracts, agreements and other arrangements used or intended to be used by
the Company or in or relating to the conduct of the Business (all such properties, assets and
contract rights being the “Assets”). The Assets constitute all the properties, assets and rights
forming a part of, used, held or intended to be used in the Business. At all times since the
date of the Interim Financial Statements, the Company has caused the Assets to be maintained in
accordance with good business practice, and all the Assets are in good operating condition and
repair and are suitable for the continued conduct of the Business, subject to normal wear and
tear.
(b) Except for those disclosed in Disclosure Schedule 4.18(b), all Permits,
infrastructure facilities such as power, water supply, telecommunications, equipment and tools
necessary for the construction and operation of the two new factory builds (Phase One Plant,
which shall mean the construction project of phase one plant located at Xx. 000 Xxx Xx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Economic Development Zone, Nanjing Municipality, the detailed information in
Schedule 4.18, and Phase Two Plant, which shall mean the construction project of phase
one plant located at Xx. 000 Xxx Xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Economic Development Zone, Nanjing
Municipality.) that are currently under construction have been
obtained and/or secured and the
construction is on schedule. To the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no incidents or
reasons that might cause the Company to be concerned that the construction of the two new factory
buildings may be delayed or the Company might have problem operating these two new plants when
they are completed.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not result in the incurrence of any penalty or other adverse consequence with
respect to the Company’s respective interest in the Assets or the ownership or possession of any
documents, books, records, agreements and financial data of any sort used by the Company in the
conduct of the Business.
4.19 Employee Benefit Matters. No event has occurred and there exists no condition or
set of circumstances in connection with which the Company could be subject to any material
Liability under the terms of such Employee Plans or under the Law, except those Liabilities that
have accrued in the Ordinary Course of Business but are not due pursuant to the terms of any
Employee Plan.
4.20 Labor Matters. The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement
(collective contract) or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by the Company,
and currently there are no organizational campaigns, petitions or other unionization activities
seeking recognition of a collective bargaining unit which could materially affect the Company.
There are no controversies, strikes, slowdowns, lock-outs or work stoppages pending or threatened
between the Company and any of the employees, and the Company has not experienced any such
controversy, strike, slowdown, lock-outs or work stoppage within the past three years. Except as
disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 4.20, the Company is currently in compliance with all
applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor, including without limitation those related to
wages, hours and collective bargaining, and is not liable for any arrears of wages, taxes,
allowances, benefits, severance pay, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing. Except as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 4.20, the Company has paid in full
to all current and former directors, officers and employees or adequately accrued for in accordance
with PRC GAAP all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits allowances, severance pay and
other compensation due to or on behalf of the current and former directors, officers and employees.
There are no Actions that have been asserted or is now pending or threatened with respect to the
Company for unfair labor practices, payment of withholding taxes, payment of wages, salary or
severance, safety and health standards or discrimination in employment practices. The Company has
made all required contributions, concerning national pension, national medical insurance,
work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and other mandatory social security matters
in accordance with the laws and rules of local labor management authority and the contribution of
such have been confirmed by the employees.
4.21 Taxes. Except for those disclosed in Disclosure Schedule 4.21, since the
date of the establishment of the Company, all returns and reports in respect of Taxes required to
be filed with respect to the Companyi, as the case may be, have been duly disclosed to the
Purchaser. No adjustment relating to such returns has been proposed formally or informally by any
Tax Authority and the Company is not (i) a party to any agreement, arrangement or election with any
Tax Authority or (ii) liable for Taxes in relation to transfer pricing. There are no pending or
threatened Actions for the assessment or collection of Taxes against the Company. The Company is
not subject to any additional unpaid Tax investigation and no notices of any dispute regarding Tax
receivable from the Company have been received by the Company.
4.22 Insurance. The Company maintains insurance policies consistent with customary
practices and standards of companies engaged in businesses and operations similar to those of the
Company. A list of such insurance policies (including the policy number, the amount of coverage,
the type of insurance, insurance carrier, annual premium, date of expiration and any pending claims
or contributions thereunder which are material to the Company) is contained on Schedule
4.22.
4.23 Environment.
(a) Except for those disclosed in Disclosure Schedule 4.23, the Company has not
engaged in or permitted any operations or activities upon, or any use or occupancy of, any parcel
of the Real Property (or any portion thereof) for the purpose of or in any way involving the
handling, manufacture, treatment, storage, use, generation, release, discharge, refining, dumping
or disposal of any Hazardous Materials on, under, in or about any parcel of the Real Property, or
transported any Hazardous Materials to, from or across any parcel of the Real Property.
(b) The Company is in compliance with, and there are no existing violations by the Company
under, all applicable PRC Environmental Laws in all respects, and no investment or expense is
required by the Company in order to maintain such compliance.
(c) The Company has obtained all Permits and filed all notices which are required to be
obtained or filed by it or those engaged by it for use of the Assets and the conduct of the
Business under applicable Environmental Laws, and there has been no change in the facts and
circumstances reported or assumed in the application for or granting of such Permits.
(d) The Company is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such required Permits,
including without limitation filing all notices, reports and other statements which are required
to be obtained or filed under such Permits.
4.24 Product Liability and Product Warranty. To the Knowledge of the Company and
Sellers, the Company has not distributed, supplied or sold products which are or alleged to be
faulty, defective or which do not comply with any representations or warranties expressly or
impliedly made by the Company. The Company has or has had, during the last two (2) years before
the date of the Agreement, no legal liability, whether based on strict liability, negligence,
breach of warranty (express or implied), breach of contract or otherwise, in respect of any
product, component or other item manufactured, sold, designed or produced prior to the Closing, or
services rendered prior to the Closing.
4.25 Brokers. Other than payments disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 4.25, no
broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf
of the Company or any Seller.
4.26 Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty or other statement made with
respect to the Company in this Agreement (including those in the Disclosure Schedule), the
Financial Statements or any certificate delivered pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make such representation or warranty or other statement, in light of the circumstances
in which it was made, not misleading.
4.27 No Other Representation or Warranty. Except for the representations and
warranties contained in this Section 4, Company or Sellers make no other express or implied
representation or warranty herein.
5. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
As of the date of this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agree with,
Sellers and the Company as follows:
5.1 Organization. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Washington, the United States of America, with full
power and authority to conduct its business in the manner in which it has been conducted and to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement and the
Amended Articles of Association of the Company (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the
“Organizational Documents”).
5.2 Authority. The execution, delivery and performance of the Organizational
Documents and the Ancillary Agreements by Purchaser have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action. The Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements, when executed and
delivered by Purchaser, shall be legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable
against it, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
5.3 Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty or other statement made with
respect to the Purchaser in this Agreement (including those in the relevant Schedules) or any
certificate delivered pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make such
representation or warranty or other statement, in light of the circumstances in which it was made,
not misleading.
5.4 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and
warranties contained in this Section 5, Purchaser make no other express or implied
representation or warranty herein.
6. Further Agreements of the Parties
6.1 Pyramid Five Year Plan. The Purchaser undertakes that it will use commercially
reasonable efforts, together with the Sellers who remain as the Company’s shareholder post-closing,
to realize Pyramid Five Year Plan. .
6.2 Warranty on Payment of Amount Due before Closing. Sellers warrant that all of the
following payment liabilities shall have been paid off at Closing: (i) unpaid liabilities on
infrastructure (including Phase One Plant and Phase Two Plant) and Phase Two Plant (including
electronic (hanging) crane and finished constructions), but excluding unpaid liabilities for all
machines and equipments of Phase Two Plant required for the future manufacturing of the Company,
(ii) land grant fees payable by the Company, and
6.3 Creditor’s Rights and Liabilities. Without prejudice to Sellers’ warranties under
Section 6.2 hereof, upon issuance of the Business License, the Company will be converted from a
PRC domestic joint stock company into a PRC foreign invested joint stock company. The purchaser and
the sellers agree herein that the company after conversion shall succeed to the creditor’s rights
and liabilities of the company before conversion.
6.4 Government Approvals, Registration and Change of Licenses and Certificates. Upon
execution of the Organizational Documents, the Parties shall, as soon as practicable but subject
to the consents in writing of Purchaser and Seller’s Representative, submit (i) the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement, (ii) the application for the conversion of the Company into a
foreign-invested joint stock company, (iii) the Organizational Documents and (iv) all other
documents required by Law, for approvals by Governmental Authority (the “Government Approval”). In
addition, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to provide all necessary
information and materials required by the Governmental Authority and to obtain the Government
Approvals as soon as practical. Upon receipt of the Government Approvals, the Company shall also
make all necessary filings and registrations for the change of the Company’s licenses and
certificates, including without limitation the Business License, the tax certificates, foreign
exchange certificate and finance registration certificate, to reflect Purchaser’s majority
shareholding in the Company.
6.5 Certificate for Receipt of Foreign Exchange for Share Transfer. Each Seller
shall, and Seller’s Representative shall procure that each Seller, upon the receipt of their
respective portion of the payments for the sale of the Purchased Shares set forth in Section
2.2 above, deliver to Purchaser a copy of the Certificate for Receipt of Foreign Exchange for
Share Transfer for Purchaser’s records and assist the Company in completion of the legal procedures
in connection with the foreign exchange registration.
6.6 Conduct of Business. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, unless
otherwise agreed in advance in writing by Purchaser, the Company shall, and Sellers shall procure
that the Company:
(a) conduct the Business only in the usual and Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) refrain from further amending the Amended Articles of
Association of the Company or its internal rules or regulations;
(c) refrain from issuing or selling any new shares, notes,
bonds or other securities of the Company;
(d) refrain from making any material change in its accounting practices or procedures other
than changes required by PRC GAAP;
(e) except as required by Law, not take any action that would render, or which reasonably may
be expected to render, any representation or warranty made by Sellers in this Agreement untrue at
the Closing Date;
(f) refrain from (i) making any purchases, sales or transfers of any material properties; iii)
mortgaging, pledging, subjecting to lien or otherwise encumbering any of its material Assets; (iv)
borrowing or lending any funds outside of the Ordinary Course of Business or in an amount more than
Eight Hundred Thousand Renminbi (RMB800,000); and (v) making any fixed asset investment (including
without limitation, investment in Phase Two Plant);
(g) refrain from incurring any Liabilities other than those that are in the Ordinary Course of
Business or in an amount more than Eight Hundred Thousand Renminbi (RMB800,000);
(h) refrain from making any repayment of the Company’s existing outstanding debts ahead of the
original payment schedules of such debts or any single repayment of such debt in excess of Eight
Hundred Thousand Renminbi (RMB800,000) without the consent of Purchaser.
(i) except as required by Law, refrain from making any change in the compensation or benefit
payable or to become payable to any of its employees or agents or making any new bonus payment or
arrangement or benefit to or with any of them;
(j) have in effect and maintain all insurance now in force as described in Schedule 4.22;
(k) except as contemplated by this Agreement, refrain from making any dividend declaration or
any other distributions;
(l) use its best efforts to preserve the Business organization intact, to keep available the
services of its present officers and employees and to make no changes therein, and to preserve the
goodwill of all suppliers, customers, sales representatives and others having business relations
with the Company; and
(m) use its best efforts to maintain the Assets in accordance with good business practice and
in good operating condition and repair.
6.7 No Shop. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, or unless
earlier terminated in accordance with this Agreement, none of the Sellers’ Representative, Sellers,
the Company nor any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees, representatives
or agents, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or participate in any way in
discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information or assistance to, any Person or group
of Persons (other than Purchaser) concerning any sale or other disposition of any shares in the
Company (including the Purchased Shares), Business or the Assets (other than sales of inventory in
the Ordinary Course of Business) or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort or
attempt by any other Person to do or seek any of the foregoing. Sellers and the Company shall
promptly communicate to Purchaser in writing the terms of any proposal or contract which he/she or
the Company may receive in respect of any such transaction. From the date hereof to the Closing
Date, unless this Agreement is early terminated, Purchaser shall not conduct negotiation with any
third party with same or similar Business as Company in Asia on acquisition, equity or cooperative
joint venture or other similar cooperation.
6.8 No Abuse of Information. Purchaser undertakes that if the transaction
contemplated herein does not close according to Section 3.1, Purchaser shall not take
advantage of the information of Company acquired hereunder to jeopardize the interests of Company
or Sellers. To avoid doubt, the disclosure made by Purchaser in accordance with Section
12.15 (Confidentiality) or reasonable use in accordance with applicable law shall not be deemed
as jeopardizing the interests of Company or Sellers.
6.9 The Ultimate Ownership of Undistributed Profit Prior to Closing. Parties
acknowledge that all undistributed profit prior to Closing may be declared and distributed to the
Sellers prior to the Closing Date. After the Closing Date, all profit of Company including the
undistributed profit of previous years (if any) shall be distributed in accordance with the PRC law
(for purpose of Purchaser, dividend distribution shall be made based on the purchase price
actually paid-in). The specific arrangement is set forth in Sections 13.3
Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement and Amended Articles of Association.
6.10 Execution of Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement and the Amended Articles of
Association. On the date hereof, the Purchaser and each Seller who will remain as the
shareholder of the Company post-Closing shall also execute a Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement
and Amended Articles of Association in a form and content mutually agreed by Purchaser and Sellers.
7. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser. All obligations of Purchaser to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein will be subject to the satisfaction of all of the
following conditions on or before the Closing Date, any one or more of which may be waived in
writing by Purchaser solely at Purchaser’s discretion (to avoid doubt, Purchaser hereby
acknowledges that except for Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4,
7.7, 7.8,7.9, 7.11, 7.12,7.13,7.14 other conditions
precedents under Section 7 have been satisfied or waived by Purchaser as of the date
hereof:
7.1 Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by
Sellers and the Company herein shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and
as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties that address
matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specific period of time, which need
only be accurate as of such date or with respect to such period).
7.2 Compliance of Covenants. All of the covenants, terms and conditions of this
Agreement to be complied with by Sellers and the Company on or before the Closing Date (including
without limitation the covenants set forth in Section 6 above) shall have been complied
with in all respects.
7.3 No Material Adverse Effect. No fact, event or circumstance shall have occurred
which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.4 No Legal Prohibition. No Law, judgment, injunction or order shall be enacted,
promulgated, entered or enforced by any Governmental Authority that would prohibit consummation by
the Parties of the transactions contemplated herein.
7.5 Opinion of Counsel as of the Date hereof. Purchaser shall have received the
opinion of counsel issued by the legal counsel of Sellers, i.e. Shanghai Brilliance Law Firm
Nanjing Branch dated as of the date hereof, the form and content of which is satisfactory to
Purchaser.
7.6 Valuation Report. Purchaser shall have received a copy of the Valuation Report
attached hereto as Schedule 7.6 and Purchaser and Sellers are satisfied with the content of
the Valuation Report.
7.7 Amended Articles of Association. The Amended Articles of Association shall be in
full force and effect under the Law of the PRC and shall have been filed with the SAIC.
7.8 Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement. Purchaser shall have received a copy of
the Shareholders (Joint Venture) Agreement, duly authorized and executed by the Parties thereto,
approved by MOFCOM, with full effect under PRC law and registered with SAIC.
7.9 Opinion of Counsel as of Closing Date. Purchaser shall have received the opinion
of Shanghai Brilliance Law Firm Nanjing Branch, counsel for Sellers, dated as of the Closing Date,
in the form set forth in Exhibit 7.9.
7.10 Authorization of the Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements by
the Company have been duly authorized and approved by the shareholders and the board of directors
of the Company.
7.11 Officer Certificate. Purchaser shall have received an officer certificate in the
form set forth in Exhibit 7.11, duly executed by Seller’s Representative in his capacity as
the chief executive officer of the Company certifying that (x) a true and correct copy of the
resolutions of the board of directors and the shareholders of the Company, approving and
authorizing the transactions contemplated herein and the execution, delivery and performance of the
Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements by the Company, (y) a true and correct copy
of the Company’ register of shareholders and the Amended Articles of Association showing Purchaser
as the holder the Purchased Shares, (z) setting forth the incumbency of Seller’s Representative
executing the Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements on behalf of the Company.
7.12 Sellers’ Certificate. Purchaser shall have received an certificate in form set
forth in Exhibit 7.12, duly executed by each of Sellers certifying that (i) the conditions
precedent set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 above have
been satisfied as of the Closing Date.
7.13 Government Approvals and Licenses. All Government Approvals and Permits required
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and the Organizational Documents have
been obtained.
7.14 Share Certificates. Purchaser shall have received the share certificate
representing the Purchased Shares purchased by Purchaser at Closing and registered in the name of
Purchaser.
7.15 Social Insurance and Housing Fund. Sellers shall have provided to Purchaser a
certificate issued by a competent Government Authority acceptable to Purchaser in connection with
the contribution of social insurance and housing fund amounts in connection with the Company.
7.16 Company’s Ownership Certificate on Land Use Right and Land Xxxxx Xxxxx. Company
shall have obtained the State-owned Land Use Right Certificate for the fifty mu land where the
Phase Two Plant is located under which Company shall have been entered as the owner of the granted
land use right. Company shall have obtained the Property Ownership Certificate in connection with
the Phase Two Plant under which Company shall have been entered as the owner of such property (the
detailed information of the land and property is set forth in Schedule 7.17) and shall have
lawfully paid off all land xxxxx xxxxx and relevant tax and fees in connection with the 74 mu land
owned by it.
8. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Sellers and the Company
The obligations of the Company and Sellers under this Agreement to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby will be subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions, any one
of which may be waived in writing by the Company and the Sellers.
8.1 Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by
Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as though such representations
and warranties had been made as of the Closing Date.
8.2 Officer Certificate. Seller’s Representative shall have received a certificate
from Purchaser in the form set forth in Exhibit 8.2 signed by the chief executive officer
or other authorized person of Purchaser certifying that the conditions set forth in Section
8.1 have been satisfied as of the Closing Date.
8.3 Certificate of Purchaser’s Bank. Purchaser shall have provided to Sellers’
Representative a document issued by Purchaser’s Bank which evidences that the Purchaser has the
ability to pay the Purchaser Price under this Agreement. The form of such certificate of
Purchaser’s Bank is set forth in Exhibit 8.3.
8.4 Approval Required by Purchaser. All approvals and permits required to consummate
this Agreement and other Organizational Document by the shareholders of the Purchaser, securities
exchange, anti-trust review committee and Governmental Authorities shall have been obtained.
9. Indemnification
9.1 Indemnification by Sellers for Representations and Warranties and Covenants of the
Company and Sellers. Sellers shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser
against and in respect of any and all Liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs and expenses
(collectively, the “Losses”) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by Purchaser, whether in
respect of third-party claims against the Company or Purchaser, claims among the Parties, or
otherwise, arising out of, resulting from, or due to (i) any breach of or inaccuracy in any
representation or warranty set forth in Section 4 for the period such representation or
warranty survives or (ii) any breach, violation or non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement of
the Company and Sellers contained in this Agreement.
9.2 Indemnification by Purchaser for its Representations and Warranties. Purchaser
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sellers from, against and in respect of any Losses
imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, any of Sellers, whether in
respect of third-party claims, claims among the Parties, or otherwise, arising out of, resulting
from, or due to (i) any breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty set forth in
Section 5 for the period such representation or warranty survives or (ii) any breach,
violation or non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement of Purchaser contained in this Agreement.
10. Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Indemnification Obligations
All representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification obligations of the Parties
contained in this Agreement, or made pursuant hereto, shall survive the Closing and any
investigation at any time made by or on behalf of one Party for a period of two (2) years after
the Closing Date; provided, however, that the breaches of representations, warranties covenants
and indemnification obligations relating to fraud and as to the representations and warranties
contained in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1,
5.2, 6.1, 6.8, 6.9, shall not terminate but shall continue indefinitely.
If any such claim shall have been made in writing and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9 prior to such expiration, such expiration
shall not affect or in any way impair the rights of a Party to indemnification in respect of the
particular matter as to which the claim was made, whether or not the amount of indemnification
to which a Party is entitled in respect of such matter shall have been determined prior to such
expiration.
11. Termination
11.1 Termination. This Agreement shall become effective upon execution of the
Agreements by all Parties but may be terminated prior to the Closing:
(a) by Purchaser or Seller’s Representative, as the case may be, by giving a thirty (30) day
prior written notice of a breach, in the event of a breach of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements under this Agreement by one Party and such breaching Party fails to cure
the breach within thirty (30) days after the delivery of such written notice by the non-breaching
Party;
(b) by Purchaser or Seller’s Representative alone by means of written notice if Governmental
Approval is not obtained in connection with the transaction contemplated under this Agreement and
the Organizational Documents on or before the Long Stop Date; or
(c) by Purchaser or Seller’s Representative alone by means of written notice if
Closing does not take place on or before the Long Stop Date.
11.2 Effects of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 11.1, this Agreement shall thereafter become void and have no
effect, and no Party shall have any liability to the other Parties, except for the obligations of
the Parties contained in Section 12 (and any related definitional provisions set forth in
Section 1), and except that nothing in this Section 11 shall relieve any Party from
liability for any breach of this Agreement that arose prior to such termination, for which
liability the provisions of Section 9 shall remain in effect in accordance with the
provisions and limitations of such Section. In addition, Parties undertake that notwithstanding
the termination of this Agreement, neither Party shall, in a manner in violation of applicable
laws, take advantage of commercial information of the other Party derived from the transaction to
harm the other Party’s interests. This provision shall not be affected by the termination of this
Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous
12.1 Expenses and Taxes.
(a) Each Party shall bear its own expenses (including without limitation legal and
accounting fees) incurred in connection with the preparation and execution of this Agreement, the
other Organizational Documents and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein. In addition, each Party shall be responsible for its own
Taxes, including any transfer Taxes, which may be payable in respect of the transactions
contemplated hereby
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 11.1(a) above, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to seek indemnification
from the breaching Party for all of its out of pocket expenses incurred in
connection with the preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Organizational
Documents and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein, including without limitation all fees and expenses incurred by the financial, legal and
accounting advisors of such non-breaching Party. If Sellers and the Company are the breaching
Parties, Sellers and the Company shall be jointly and severally liable to the out-of-pocket
expenses of Purchaser.
12.2 Further Assurances. Each Party shall from time to time execute and deliver all
further documents and instruments and do all acts and things as the other Party may, either before
or after the Closing Date, reasonably required in order to effectively carry out or better evidence
or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement.
12.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto)
and the agreements referred to in or contemplated by this Agreement constitute the entire
understanding and agreement among the Parties and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous,
oral or written, representations, communications, understandings and agreements among the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof to the extent inconsistent with or
contradictory to this Agreement or such other agreements.
12.4 Incorporation by Reference. The Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto or
referred to herein are deemed to be a part of this Agreement and are incorporated herein by
reference.
12.5 Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, amended, canceled or
altered in any way, and may not be modified by custom, usage of trade or course of dealing, except
by an instrument in writing signed by all Parties. All amendments or modifications of this
Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties despite any lack of consideration so long as the same
shall be in writing and executed by the Parties.
12.6 Waiver. The performance of any obligation required of a Party hereunder may be
waived only by a written waiver signed by the other Parties, and such waiver shall be effective
only with respect to the specific obligation described. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement by any other Party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach of the same provision or another provision of this Agreement.
12.7 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder may be
assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempted
assignment without the required consents shall be void.
12.8 Severability. If any provision hereof is found invalid, illegal or unenforceable
pursuant to any Governmental Order, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid, legal and
enforceable according to its terms, and such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be
replaced with a provision that approximates the substance and spirit of the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision as closely as possible without being invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
12.9 Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforceable in
accordance with, the laws of the PRC.
12.10 Arbitration.
(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the
breach, termination or invalidity of this Agreement or any clause of this Agreement shall be
referred to China International Trade and Economics Arbitration Commission—Shanghai branch and
resolved by arbitration under its arbitration rules ( which rules are incorporated by reference
into this Agreement.
(b) The place of arbitration shall be Shanghai.
(c) The language to be used in the arbitration shall be in Chinese language.
(d) The arbitral tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. Purchaser and Sellers’
Representative shall each appoint one arbitrator. The two arbitrators thus appointed shall
choose the third arbitrator who will act as the presiding arbitrator of the arbitral tribunal.
If, within thirty (30) days after the receipt of one Party’s notification of the appointment of
an arbitrator, the other Party has not notified the first Party of the arbitrator such Party has
appointed, the first Party may request the China International Trade and Economics Arbitration
Commission—Shanghai branch to appoint the second arbitrator.
(e) Any arbitration decisions or awards in accordance with these procedures shall be final
and binding upon the Parties.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction
to seek interim protective measures in support of the arbitral proceedings or to enforce the
arbitration decisions or awards.
12.11 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents or other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery, by express courier, by
registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, or by telex or facsimile, to the
Parties at the addresses shown below, or to such other address as may be designated by written
notice given by any Party to the other Parties. Unless conclusively proved otherwise, all notices,
demands, requests, consents or other communications hereunder shall be deemed effective upon
delivery if personally delivered, fifteen (15) days after dispatch if sent by express courier,
thirty (30) days after dispatch if sent by registered or certified mail with return receipt
requested, or confirmation of the receipt of the facsimile by the recipient if sent by telex or
facsimile.
(a) | If to Purchaser, to: Flow International Corporation 00000, 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 XXX Attention: Chief Executive Officer Facsimile No.: _x0 000 000 0000 |
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K&L Gates LLP 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, XX 98104-1158 U.S.A. Attention: Xxxxx Xxxx Facsimile No.: _x0 000 000 0000 |
(b) | if to the Company or the Sellers’ Representative, to: Dardi International Corporation Xx. 00, Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Economic Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx 000000 PRC Attention: Chief Executive Officer Facsimile No.: ___86 25 5732 4297 |
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(c) | With a copy to: JC Master Law Offices 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Mansion 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx 000000 PRC Attention: Xxxxxx Xx Facsimile No.:00-00-0000-0000 |
12.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (each
of which may be transmitted by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12.13 Captions. The section headings and captions contained herein are for purposes
of reference and convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
12.14 Number and Gender. Whenever used in this Agreement, the singular terms shall
include the plural and the plural terms shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall
be applicable to all genders.
12.15 Confidentiality.
(a) No Party shall disclose, disseminate or cause to be disclosed the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, except insofar as disclosure is reasonably necessary to carry out and
effectuate the terms of this Agreement or as required by a court of competent jurisdiction or
governmental agency, and insofar as any Party is required by Law (not limited to PRC law) to
disclose. Specifically, the Parties acknowledge that as a listed company in the US, Flow may be
required to disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time in accordance
with applicable Law.
(b) Purchaser and Sellers acknowledge that the confidentiality obligations set forth herein
shall not extend to information, knowledge and data that is publicly available or becomes
publicly available through no act or omission of the Party owing a duty of confidentiality, or
becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Party owing a duty of
confidentiality so long as such source is not known by such Party to be bound by a
confidentiality agreement with or other obligations of secrecy to the relevant other Party or
required to be disclosed by a Governmental Authority.
(c) In the event of a breach of the obligations hereunder by Purchaser or Sellers, the
non-breaching Parties, in addition to all other available remedies, will be entitled to
injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this Section 12.15 in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
12.16 Language. The Agreement is executed in both English and Chinese. Both language
versions shall have equal validity. Each Party acknowledges that it has reviewed both language
versions and that they are substantially the same in all material respects. In the event of any
discrepancy between these two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail, provided that the intent
of the Parties has been fully taken into consideration.
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SIGNATURE PAGE—SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed or caused their respective duly authorized
officers to sign this Agreement, all as of the date first written above.
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
CEO |
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DARDI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Chairman of Board & CEO |
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SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE | ||||
Xxxx Xx | ||||
Other SELLERS: | ||||
Signature of each of the persons set forth on Schedule A |
Exhibit 7.9
Opinion of Counsel as of Closing Date
Exhibit 7.11
Form of Company’s Officer Certificate
Exhibit 7.12
Form of Sellers’ Certificate
Exhibit 8.2
Form of Purchaser’s Officer Certificate
Exhibit 8.3
Form of Purchaser’s Bank Certificate
Schedule A: Pre-Closing Share Ownership
Schedule B: Post-Closing Share Ownership
Schedule C: Particulars of the Company Prior to Closing
Schedule 2.3: Purchase Price Allocations
Schedule 4.1: All Chops
Schedule 4.5: Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.8: Consents and Approvals
Schedule 4.9(a): Financial Statements
Schedule 4.12: Permits
Schedule 4.16: Intellectual Property
Schedule 4.17: Tangible Personal Property
Schedule 4.18(a): Assets
Schedule 4.19: Employee Benefit Matters
Schedule 4.22: Insurance
Schedule 7.6: Valuation Report
Schedule 7.15: Sellers Representative’s Patent Licensing.
Schedule 7.17: detailed information of the land and property