SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
THIS SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of December 31, 2009 (the “Execution Date”), by and among
AMALPHIS GROUP, INC., a
British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company” or “Amalphis”); ASIA SPECIAL SITUATION ACQUISITION
CORP., L.P., a Cayman Islands corporation (“ASSAC”); RINEON GROUP, INC., a Nevada
corporation (“Rineon”);
NAT PROV HOLDINGS INC.,
a British Virgins Island corporation; and the other Persons who are or may
become Parties to this Agreement prior to the Closing Date (individually, an
“Additional Amalphis
Shareholder” and collectively, the “Additional Amalphis
Shareholders.” Rineon, Amalphis, ASSAC and the Additional
Amalphis Shareholder(s) are hereinafter sometimes individually referred to as a
“Party” and collectively
as the “Parties.”
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall of the meanings set forth
in Article I of this Agreement.
Recitals
WHEREAS, Amalphis has
authorized pursuant to its Organizational Documents, an aggregate of 3,000,000
shares of Amalphis Series A Preferred Shares; and
WHEREAS, Amalphis owns 100% of
the share capital of Allied Provident; and
WHEREAS, Rineon is the holder
of 36,000 shares of Amalphis Series A Preferred Shares (the “Rineon Shares”);
and
WHEREAS, Nat Prov is the owner
of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Amalphis Common Shares, and
together with Rineon and Amalphis, is a party to the Existing Amalphis
Shareholders Agreement; and
WHEREAS, ASSAC is a publicly
traded special purchase business combination company, or SPAC, whose Ordinary
Shares are listed on the NYSE:AMEX, and which intends to acquire equity
interests in a number of financial services businesses, including insurance,
asset backed lending funds and hedge funds; and
WHEREAS, Amalphis wishes to
make an investment in the ASSAC Exchange Shares (the “Investment”) in exchange for
the sale and issuance to ASSAC of the Amalphis Exchange Shares; and
WHEREAS, from and after the
Execution Date and prior to the Closing Date, Amalphis intends to cause its
Allied Provident Subsidiary to acquire additional Net Assets from the Additional
Amalphis Shareholders in exchange for additional Amalphis Exchange Shares;
and
WHEREAS, each of the boards of
directors of Amalphis and ASSAC, and each of the Additional Amalphis
Shareholders who may become Parties to this Agreement, deem the exchange of the
Amalphis Exchange Shares for the ASSAC Exchange Shares is in the best interests
of each of Amalphis and ASSAC and their respective shareholders;
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties
hereto do each severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants contained herein, the
Parties agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
“Additional Acquisition
Agreements” means the various agreements and plan of merger, asset
purchase agreement and other agreements and instruments, all in form and content
satisfactory to Stillwater, ASSAC and the other Persons who are parties thereto,
pursuant to which, inter
alia, ASSAC or a Subsidiary of ASSAC shall acquire, in addition to its
Acquisition of the Funds pursuant to this Agreement, any or all of: (a) the
Amalphis Exchange Shares pursuant to the Amalphis Exchange Agreement, (b) all or
substantially all of the equity and assets (subject to assumption of
liabilities) of all or certain of the Stillwater Funds pursuant to the
Stillwater Acquisition Agreements, (c) all or substantially all of the assets
(subject to assumption of liabilities) of the Wimbledon Funds pursuant to the
Wimbledon Acquisition Agreements, and (d) all or substantially all of the equity
of Northstar pursuant to the Northstar Merger Agreement.
“2009 Consolidated Amalphis
Balance Sheet” shall mean the consolidated balance sheet dated December
31, 2009 of Amalphis and its Allied Provident Subsidiary, all as audited by an
independent PCAOB qualified auditor in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) or
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), including
therein or in a footnote thereto, the calculation of the Amalphis 2009
Consolidated Net Assets.
“Additional Amalphis
Shareholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Adjusted Purchase
Value” means 100% of the Appraised NAV of each of the Wimbledon Funds;
provided,
however, that (a) in no event shall the Adjusted Purchase Value of the
Wimbledon Financing Fund be less than $85,000,000 and (b) in no event shall the
Adjusted Purchase Value of the Wimbledon Real Estate Fund be less than
$5,400,000.
“Affiliate” means any
one or more Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any
other Person or their affiliate.
"Agreement" has the
meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Ancillary Agreements"
means the collective reference to (a) any one or more Allied Provident
Acquisition Agreement, (b) Amalphis Series B Certificate of Designations, (c)
the Amalphis Restated Shareholders Agreement, and (d) the ASSAC Restated
Articles.
“Allied Provident”
shall mean Allied Provident Insurance Company, a Barbados insurance company, and
a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Amalphis.
“Allied Provident Acquisition
Agreements” shall mean the collective reference to (a) the Wimbledon
Acquisition Agreements, and (b) any one or more agreements to be entered into
between the Execution Date and the Closing Date any one or more Additional
Amalphis Shareholders, pursuant to which, inter alia, Allied Provident shall
acquire up to $30.0 million of additional assets valued in accordance with the
NAV Valuation Methods from any one or more of such Persons, solely in exchange
for additional newly issued Amalphis Exchange Shares.
“Amalphis 2009 Consolidated
Net Assets” shall mean the amount equal to (a) the consolidated assets of
Amalphis and its Allied Provident Subsidiary, less (b)
the consolidated liabilities of Amalphis and its consolidated Allied Provident
Subsidiary, all as set forth on the 2009 Consolidated Amalphis Balance
Sheet.
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“Amalphis Common
Shares” shall mean the shares of Amalphis authorized for issuance
pursuant to the Amalphis Organizational Documents.
“Amalphis Exchange
Shares” means the collective reference to:
(a) 57,000
newly issued Amalphis Series B Preferred Shares to be issued on the Closing Date
to ASSAC in exchange for 57,000 ASSAC Exchange Shares; and
(b) all
additional newly issued Amalphis Series A Preferred Shares to be issued to the
Additional Amalphis Shareholders pursuant to any one or more Allied Provident
Acquisition Agreements, including, without limitation, the (i) 106,000 Amalphis
Series A Preferred Shares that may be issued to the Wimbledon Financing Fund,
and (ii) 8,000 Amalphis Series A Preferred Shares that may be issued to the
Wimbledon Real Estate Fund, in each case pursuant to the applicable Wimbledon
Acquisition Agreement.
“Amalphis Group” shall
mean the collective reference to Rineon, NatProv, Amalphis, Allied Provident and
any one or more Subsidiary of Allied Provident.
“Amalphis Restated
Shareholders Agreement” shall mean the amended and restated shareholders
agreement among ASSAC, NatProv, Rineon and Amalphis, in the form of Exhibit
B annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“Amalphis Series B
Certificate of Designations” shall mean the certificate of designations
for the Amalphis Series B Preferred Shares in the form of Exhibit A
annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“Amalphis Series B Preferred
Shares” shall mean the 57,000 Amalphis Series B convertible preferred
shares to be issued to ASSAC on the Closing Date as part of the Amalphis
Exchange Shares; which Amalphis Series B Preferred Shares shall:
(a)
have a par value of $0.01 per share;
(b) have
a liquidation value and stated value of $1,000.00 per share;
(c)
be convertible at any time, at the option of ASSAC
or any subsequent holder, into Eighty-One and One-Half Percent (81.5%) of the
aggregate number of issued and outstanding Amalphis Common Shares at the time of
conversion;
(d) vote
on an “as converted” basis, together with the Amalphis Common Shares, on all
matters requiring the approval or ratification of shareholders of Amalphis;
and
(e) contain
such other terms and conditions as shall be set forth in the Amalphis Series B
Preferred Certificate of Designations.
“Appraised NAV” means
the Net Asset Value of the Funds as at December 31, 2009, as audited or
appraised pursuant to NAV Appraisals which shall be based upon the NAV Valuation
Methods.
“ASSAC Executive
Shares” shall mean the 10,746,667 restricted ASSAC Ordinary Shares issued
to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx (“Xxxxxx”) and his
Affiliates and business associates (collectively, the “ASSAC Executive
Group”).
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“ASSAC Exchange
Shares” shall mean the collective reference to: (a) the 57,000 newly
issued ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares to be issued to Amalphis in exchange for
57,000 Amalphis Exchange Shares; and (b) up to 144,000 additional newly issued
shares of ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares to be issued to the Additional
Amalphis Shareholders solely in exchange for any and all Amalphis Exchange
Shares owned by them on the Closing Date, including, without limitation, (i)
106,000 newly issued ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares that may be issued to the
Wimbledon Financing Fund in exchange for 106,000 Amalphis Exchange Shares and
(ii) 8,000 newly issued ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares that may be issued to
the Wimbledon Real Estate Fund in exchange for 8,000 Amalphis Exchange
Shares.
“ASSAC Group” means
the collective reference to ASSAC and the following Persons, to the extent that
any or all of such Persons are or shall become direct and indirect Subsidiaries
and Affiliates of ASSAC as at the Closing Date; such Persons to include, without
limitation: (a) Northstar, (b) Amalphis; (c) Allied Provident; (d) the
Stillwater Funds; (e) the Wimbledon Financing Fund; (f) Wimbledon Real Estate
Fund and (g) any other direct or indirect Subsidiaries of any of the foregoing
Persons.
“ASSAC Ordinary
Shares” means the collective reference to (a) the 50,000,000 ordinary
shares of ASSAC, $0.0001 par value, authorized for issuance pursuant to the
ASSAC Articles, and (b) the 250,000,000 ordinary shares of ASSAC, $0.0001 par
value, to be authorized for issuance pursuant to the ASSAC Restated
Articles.
“ASSAC Preferred
Shares” means the collective reference to (a) the 1,000,000 preferred
shares of ASSAC, $0.0001 par value, authorized for issuance pursuant to the
ASSAC Articles, and (b) the 10,000,000 preferred shares of ASSAC, $0.0001 par
value, to be authorized for issuance pursuant to the ASSAC Restated
Articles
“ASSAC Proxy
Statement” means the proxy statement that is prepared by the Parties and
mailed to the holders of ASSAC Ordinary Shares prior to the date of the ASSAC
Shareholders Meeting.
“ASSAC Restated
Articles” means the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association of ASSAC in the form of Exhibit
C annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“ASSAC Series A Preferred
Shares” means up to a maximum of 1,000,000 ASSAC Preferred Shares, to be
designated as ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to the ASSAC Series A
Preferred Certificate of Designations or the ASSAC Restated Articles (as the
case may be) and issued to the respective holders pursuant to this Agreement and
the Additional Acquisition Agreements; which ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares
shall, among other things:
(a) have
a par value of $0.0001 per share;
(b) have
a liquidation value and stated value of $1,000.00 per share;
(c) commencing
on the Conversion Date pay per share dividend, semi-annually at the rate of 5%
per annum, accruing from the issuance date thereof, on the Adjusted Purchase
Value, in the form of additional Conversion Shares;
(d) vote
on an “as converted” basis, together with the ASSAC Ordinary Shares, on all
matters requiring the approval or ratification of shareholders of
ASSAC;
(e) on the
Conversion Date, automatically
(and without any action on the part of the holder or ASSAC) commence to convert
into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price then in effect, at the rate
(rounded off to the nearest full Conversion Shares) of one-sixth (or 16.66%) of
the total number of ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares held by each holder on the
last day of each month commencing July 31, 2010 so that all of the ASSAC Series
A Preferred Shares issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the
Additional Acquisition Agreements will be fully converted into Conversion Shares
on December 31, 2010;
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(f)
provide
that each ASSAC Preferred Share issuable to the Partners of each of the Funds
shall be convertible at the Conversion Ratio applicable to such Fund;
and
(g) contain
such other terms and conditions as shall be set forth in the ASSAC Series A
Preferred Certificate of Designations.
“ASSAC Series A Preferred
Certificate of Designations” means the certificate of designation for the
issuance of the ASSAC Series A Preferred Shares, in the form of Exhibit
D annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“ASSAC Shareholder
Approval” means the required affirmative consent, vote and ratification
at the ASSAC Shareholders Meeting by the holders of ASSAC Ordinary Shares (the
“ASSAC
Shareholders”) of (i) the Merger, (ii) this Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements, (iii) the increase in the authorized share capital of
ASSAC, (iv) adoption of the ASSAC Restated Articles (v) the consummation of
ASSAC’s acquisition of the Additional Stillwater Funds, the Amalphis Exchange
Shares and (if applicable) the Wimbledon Funds, all pursuant to the Additional
Acquisition Agreements, (vi) if applicable, the consummation of ASSAC’s
acquisition of Northstar, (vii) the change of the corporate name of ASSAC to
Gerova Financial Group,
Inc., or such other name as shall be acceptable to ASSAC and the
Stillwater Parties, and (viii) the other proposals set forth in the ASSAC Proxy
Statement.
“ASSAC Shareholders
Meeting” means the meeting of the ASSAC Shareholders held on or before
January 19, 2010 in accordance with the ASSAC Proxy Statement.
“Conversion Date“
shall mean July 31, 2010.
“Conversion Price”
shall mean $7.50, as the same may from time to time be adjusted prior to the
Conversion Date pursuant to the ASSAC Series A Preferred Certificate of
Designations.
“Conversion Ratio”
shall mean, as to each of the Wimbledon Fund and any Additional Amalphis
Shareholder, that ratio (expressed as “__:1”) of that number of Conversion
Shares into which one (1) full ASSAC Exchange Share shall be converted, as
determined pursuant to Section 2._ of this
Agreement.
“Conversion Shares”
shall mean that number of Ordinary Shares of ASSAC issuable upon conversion of
all of the ASSAC Exchange Shares, as shall be calculated:
(a) as to
Amalphis, by dividing (i) $57,000,000, by (ii) the Conversion Price then in
effect; and
(b) as
to the Wimbledon Financing Fund, by dividing (i) the Adjusted Purchase Value of
the Wimbledon Financing Fund as at December 31, 2009, by (ii) the Conversion
Price then in effect;
(c) as to the
Wimbledon Real Estate Fund, by dividing (i) the Adjusted Purchase Value of the
Wimbledon Real Estate Fund as at December 31, 2009, by (ii) the Conversion Price
then in effect; and
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(d) as to any
other Additional Amalphis Shareholders, by dividing (i) the amount of the net
assets and investments as at December 31, 2009 that have been Transferred by
such Additional Amalphis Shareholders to Amalphis or its Allied Provident
Subsidiary, all as valued and determined in accordance with the NAV Valuation
Methods, by (ii) the Conversion Price then in effect.
"Consent" means any
authorization, consent, approval, filing, waiver, exemption or other action by
or notice to any Person.
"Contract" means a
contract, agreement, lease, commitment or binding understanding, whether oral or
written, that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement or any time after
the date of this Agreement.
"Encumbrance" means
any charge, claim, community property interest, easement, covenant, condition,
equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, right of first
refusal or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting,
transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of
ownership.
“Existing Amalphis
Shareholders Agreement” means the shareholders agreement among Rineon,
NatProv and Amalphis, dated as of July 15, 2009.
“Funds” shall mean the
collective reference to the Stillwater Funds and the Wimbledon
Funds.
“Stillwater Acquisition
Agreements” means those Additional Acquisition Agreements pursuant to
which, inter alia, ASSAC shall acquire 100% of the limited partners’ interests,
share capital and/or assets and business of one or more of the Stillwater
Funds.
"Governmental
Authorization" means any approval, consent, license, permit, waiver,
registration or other authorization issued, granted, given, made available or
otherwise required by any Governmental Entity or pursuant to Law.
"Governmental Entity"
means any federal, state, local, foreign, international or multinational entity
or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory,
administrative or taxing functions of or pertaining to government.
"Governmental Order"
means any judgment, injunction, writ, order, ruling, award or decree by any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator.
“Insolvency Event”
shall mean as to any of the Amalphis Group, on one hand, and either of ASSAC, on
the other hand, if any such Party or Parties: (a) shall make an assignment for
the benefit of creditors; (b) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be
appointed for such Party or Parties), (c) shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement
pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall
be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, such Party or
Parties, or (d) if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such
Party or Parties shall be instituted; provided, however, if such appointment,
adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by
such Party or Parties, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within sixty
(60) days.
"Law" means any
constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law, regulation, statute or
treaty of any Governmental Entity.
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"Litigation" means any
claim, action, arbitration, mediation, audit, hearing, investigation,
proceeding, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before,
or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity or arbitrator or
mediator.
“Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean (a) with respect to any of the Amalphis Group, any
event or condition that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the business, assets, results of operations, financial condition or
prospects of any of such Amalphis Group, and (b) with respect to ASSAC, any
event or condition that could reasonably be expected to prevent or cause ASSAC
to be unable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
issue the ASSAC Exchange Shares or otherwise perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
“National Securities
Exchange” means the collective reference to the New York Stock Exchange,
NYSE:Amex Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Exchange, or the FINRA OTC Bulletin
Board.
“NAV Valuation
Methods” means the methods used in valuing the net asset values of
various types of assets that are set forth on Schedule
A annexed hereto and made a part hereof, or such other valuation methods
as shall be reasonably satisfactory to ASSAC.
“Net Asset Value” or
“NAV” means, as
at December 31, 2009 (a) the value of all of the assets and investments of each
of (i) the Wimbledon Funds and the Stillwater Funds as determined in accordance
with the NAV Valuation Methods, less (b)
all liabilities and obligations of applicable to such assets and investments,
including without limitation, all accounts payable, accrued expenses, notes
payable and the aggregate amount of all outstanding “Redemption Claims” (as that
term is defined in the applicable Allied Provident Acquisition
Agreement).
“Northstar” means
Northstar Group Holdings, Inc., a Bermuda corporation.
“Northstar Merger
Agreement” means one of the Additional Acquisition Agreements pursuant to
which, inter alia, ASSAC shall acquire 100% of the share capital and capital
stock of Northstar.
"Organizational
Documents" means (i) the articles or certificate of incorporation and the
bylaws of a corporation, (ii) the partnership agreement and any statement of
partnership of a general partnership, (iii) the limited partnership agreement
and the certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership, (iv) the
limited liability company agreement and articles or certificate of formation of
a limited liability company, (v) any charter or similar document adopted or
filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of a Person and
(vi) any amendment to any of the foregoing.
"Person" means any
individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or
limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust,
association, organization, labor union, Governmental Entity or other
entity.
"Remedies Exception,"
when used with respect to any Person, means except to the extent enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by
general equitable principles.
"Required Consents"
means all Consents required consummating the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including without limitation:
(a) the
approvals and Consents, if any, required under the Wimbledon Acquisition
Agreement; and
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(b) the
ASSAC Shareholder Approval.
“Rineon Shares” shall
have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Stillwater Agreement”
means the letter agreement, dated December 14, 2009, between Stillwater, ASSAC
and certain other Persons, in the form of Exhibit
D annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“Stillwater Funds”
means any or all of those entities, consisting of asset backed lending funds,
real estate funds, hedge funds and fund of funds that are managed by Stillwater
or an Affiliate and are listed in the Stillwater Agreement.
“Exchange Shares”
shall mean the collective reference to the Amalphis Exchange Shares and the
ASSAC Exchange Shares.
"Subsidiary" means any
Person in which a majority or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
which, and/or the power to elect a majority of the members of the board of
directors or board of managers of which, is owned, directly or indirectly, by
another Person.
"Taxes" means all
taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including all net income,
gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise,
profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, excise, estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, property or other
taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever,
including all interest and penalties thereon, and additions to tax or additional
amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity.
“Wimbledon Acquisition
Agreements” means the collective reference to the Wimbledon Financing
Acquisition Agreement and the Wimbledon Real Estate Acquisition
Agreement.
“Wimbledon Financing
Acquisition Agreement” means the collective reference to (a) that certain
asset purchase agreement dated as of December 31, 2009 between the Wimbledon
Financing Fund, Allied Provident and a newly formed Cayman Islands Subsidiary of
Allied Provident (the “Wimbledon
Purchaser”), pursuant to which, inter
alia, the Wimbledon Purchaser shall acquire all of the assets (subject to
assumption of all of the liabilities) of the Wimbledon Financing Fund, in
exchange for that number of Amalphis Exchange Shares having a United States
dollar stated value equal to the Net Asset Value of the Wimbledon Financing Fund
as at December 31, 2009 (estimated at approximately $106.0
million).
“Wimbledon Real Estate
Acquisition Agreement” means that certain asset purchase agreement
between the Wimbledon Real Estate Fund, Allied Provident and the Wimbledon
Purchaser, pursuant to which, inter
alia, the Wimbledon Purchaser shall acquire all of the assets (subject to
assumption of all of the liabilities) of the Wimbledon Real Estate Fund, in
exchange for that number of Amalphis Exchange Shares having a United States
dollar stated value equal to the Net Asset Value of the Wimbledon Real Estate
Fund as at December 31, 2009 (estimated at approximately $8.0
million).
“Wimbledon Financing
Fund” shall mean Wimbledon Financing Master Fund
Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company.
“Wimbledon Funds”
shall mean the collective reference to the Wimbledon Financing Fund and the
Wimbledon Real Estate Fund.
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“Wimbledon Real Estate
Fund” shall mean Wimbledon Real Estate Financing
Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company.
Certain
terms not defined above are defined in the sections below.
ARTICLE
I. – TRANSFER OF AMALPHIS EXCHANGE SHARES
1.1 Transfers of Amalphis
Exchange Shares to ASSAC.
(a) On
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing
referred to in Section 3.1 hereof, solely in exchange for 57,000 ASSAC Exchange
Shares, Amalphis shall issue, convey, assign, transfer (collectively, “Transfer”) and
deliver to ASSAC, all and not less than all, of 57,000 newly issued shares of
Amalphis Series B Preferred Shares, constituting all of the Amalphis Exchange
Shares, to be issued to ASSAC pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) On
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing
referred to in Section 3.1 hereof (in addition to the Amalphis Exchange Shares
issued to ASSAC pursuant to Section 1.1(a) above), solely in exchange for ASSAC
Exchange Shares, Wimbledon Financing Fund, Wimbledon Real Estate Fund and any
other Additional Amalphis Shareholders who are or who become Parties to this
Agreement, shall Transfer and deliver to ASSAC, all and not less than all, of
the newly issued shares of Amalphis Series A Preferred Shares, constituting all
of the Amalphis Exchange Shares that were issued to such Additional Amalphis
Shareholders pursuant to the Allied Provident Acquisition
Agreements.
(c) As
a result of the foregoing Transfers, on the Closing Date, ASSAC shall own all,
and not less than all, of the issued and outstanding Amalphis Series A Preferred
Shares and all of the Amalphis Series B Preferred Shares, other than the 36,000
Rineon Shares.
1.2 Amalphis
Capitalization.
(a) As
at the Execution Date, the issued and outstanding share capital of Amalphis will
consist of: (i) 451,666 Amalphis Common Shares, all of which Amalphis Common
Shares are owned of record and beneficially by NatProv, and (ii) 36,000 Amalphis
Series A Preferred Shares, all of which Amalphis Series A Preferred Shares are
the Rineon Shares that are owned of record and beneficially by
Rineon.
(b) Immediately
prior to the Closing Date, the issued and outstanding share capital of Amalphis
will consist of (i) 451,666 Amalphis Common Shares, all of which shares of
Amalphis Common Shares are owned of record and beneficially by NatProv, (i)
36,000 Rineon Shares, and (c) up to 114,000 any newly issued Amalphis Exchange
Shares that were issued to the Additional Amalphis Shareholders pursuant to any
one or more Allied Provident Acquisition Agreements. The final issued
and outstanding equity capital shares of Amalphis (both Amalphis Common Shares
and Amalphis Preferred Shares) immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be
acceptable to ASSAC in the exercise of its sole discretion.
1.3 Restated Shareholders
Agreement. On the Closing Date, and
simultaneous with the issuance of the ASSAC Exchange Shares to Amalphis, the
Existing Amalphis Shareholders Agreement shall be terminated, and each of
Amalphis, Rineon and NatProv shall execute and deliver to ASSAC the Amalphis
Restated Shareholders Agreement; which Amalphis Restated Shareholders Agreement
shall, inter
alia, provide that:
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(a) unless
additional shares of Amalphis have previously been issued with ASSAC's prior
written consent, in the event of any sale of substantially all of the assets and
business of Amalphis or Allied Provident, whether by stock sale, asset sale,
merger, consolidation or like combination to any person, firm or corporation not
affiliated with the Parties (a "Sale of Control"),
ASSAC or its transferees as the holders of the Amalphis Series B Preferred
Shares shall receive the greater of
(a) $57,000,000, or (b) 81.5% of the total consideration paid or payable in
connection with such Sale of Control (the “ASSAC Sale
Consideration”);
(b) after
payment in full of the ASSAC Sale Consideration, to the extent paid or payable,
Rineon or its permitted transferees, as the holders of 36,000 Amalphis Series A
Preferred Shares shall receive the next $36,000,000 of the total consideration
paid or payable in connection with such Sale of Control (the “Rineon Sale
Consideration”);
(c) after
payment in full of the ASSAC Sale Consideration and the Rineon Sale
Consideration, NatProv or its permitted transferees, as the holders of Amalphis
common shares, shall receive any remaining balance of the total consideration
paid or payable in connection with such Sale of Control;
(d) without
the prior written consent or approval of ASSAC:
(i) the
existing members of the board of directors of Amalphis or Allied Provident
cannot be changed nor may any vacancies on or additions to such boards of
directors be filled;
(ii) no
additional shares of capital stock of Amalphis or Allied Provident may be
issued;
(iii) Amalphis
may not incur indebtedness over $0.5 million at any one time or $2.5 million in
the aggregate;
(iv) persons
designated by ASSAC shall, at all times, constitute a majority of the members of
the boards of directors of Amalphis;
(v) neither
Amalphis nor Allied Provident may change the fundamental nature of its business;
and
(vi) Amalphis
shall not make any material changes in its executive management.
1.4 Amalphis Restated
Certificate of Designation. On the
Closing Date, Amalphis will amend and restate the certificate of designations
dated as of July 14, 2009 for the Amalphis Series A Preferred Stock, all
pursuant to the Amalphis Series B Certificate of Designations.
1.5 Title to Amalphis Exchange
Shares. On the Closing Date, the
Amalphis Exchange Shares shall be Transferred and delivered to Amalphis to ASSAC
and to each of the Additional Amalphis Shareholders, free and clear of any and
all liens, claims, mortgages, charges, restrictions, pledges, security
interests, options, leases or subleases, easements, encroachments, or
encumbrances or any other rights or adverse interests of any kind of any third
Person (collectively, “Liens”).
1.6 Evidence of Amalphis
Exchange Shares. In order to effect
the Transfers contemplated by this Article I, at the Closing, Amalphis and each
of the Additional Amalphis Shareholders shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to ASSAC, against delivery of the ASSAC Exchange Shares in accordance with
Article II hereof, either stock certificates evidencing all, and not less than
all, of the Amalphis Exchange Shares, or evidence satisfactory to ASSAC and its
counsel that the share registry of Amalphis has been amended to reflect that
ASSAC is the record and beneficial owner of all and not less than all of the
applicable number of Amalphis Exchange Shares.
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ARTICLE
II. -ISSUANCE OF ASSAC EXCHANGE SHARES
2.1 Transfers of ASSAC Exchange
Shares. On the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing referred to in Section 3.1 hereof,
in exchange for the Amalphis Exchange Shares, ASSAC shall Transfer and
deliver:
(a) to
Amalphis, all and not less than all, of the 57,000 ASSAC Exchange Shares to be
issued to Amalphis pursuant to this Agreement in exchange for 57,000 Amalphis
Exchange Shares; and
(b) to
Wimbledon Financing Fund, in exchange for a like number of Amalphis Exchange
Shares issued pursuant to the Allied Provident Acquisition Agreement between the
Wimbledon Financing Fund and Allied Provident, 106,000 ASSAC Exchange
Shares;
(c) to
Wimbledon Real Estate Fund, in exchange for a like number of Amalphis Exchange
Shares issued pursuant to the Allied Provident Acquisition Agreement between the
Wimbledon Real Estate Fund and Allied Provident, 8,000 ASSAC Exchange Shares;
and
(d) to
any Additional Amalphis Shareholders, in exchange for a like number of Amalphis
Exchange Shares issued pursuant to the Allied Provident Acquisition Agreement
between Allied Provident and such Persons, an identical number of ASSAC Exchange
Shares.
2.2 ASSAC
Capitalization. As at the Execution Date and
immediately prior to the Closing, the issued and outstanding share capital of
ASSAC will consist of (a) 14,000,000 ASSAC Ordinary Shares, (b) warrants to
issue an additional 18,000,000 ASSAC Ordinary Shares, and (c) 10,706,667 ASSAC
Executive Shares. The foregoing Ordinary Shares do not reflect the
issuance of up to approximately 800,000 additional ASSAC Series A Preferred
Shares that may be issued pursuant to this Agreement and the Additional
Acquisition Agreements and up to an additional 110,000,000 additional ASSAC
Ordinary Shares that may be issuable upon conversion of all of the ASSAC Series
A Preferred Shares.
2.3 Restated Shareholders
Agreement. On the Closing Date, and
simultaneous with the issuance of the Amalphis Exchange Shares to ASSAC, ASSAC
shall execute and deliver to each of Rineon, Amalphis and NatProv the Amalphis
Restated Shareholders Agreement.
2.4
ASSAC Restated
Articles. On the Closing Date, ASSAC will amend
and restate its Memorandum and Articles of Organization pursuant to the ASSAC
Restated Articles.
2.5 Title to ASSAC Exchange
Shares. On the Closing Date, the ASSAC
Exchange Shares shall be delivered by ASSAC to Amalphis and the Additional
Amalphis Shareholders shall be Transferred free and clear of any and all
Liens.
2.6 Evidence of Delivery of
ASSAC Exchange Shares. In order to
effect the Transfers contemplated by this Article II, at the Closing, ASSAC
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Amalphis, against delivery of the
Amalphis Exchange Shares in accordance with Article I hereof, a stock
certificate evidencing all, and not less than all, of the ASSAC Exchange Shares,
or evidence satisfactory to Amalphis and the Additional Amalphis Shareholders
and their counsel that the share registry of ASSAC has been amended to reflect
that such Persons are the record and beneficial owners of all and not less than
all of the applicable number of ASSAC Exchange Shares..
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ARTICLE
III. - CLOSING
3.1 Closing. The
consummation of the exchange of the Company Shares for the Exchange Shares and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) will take place at
10:00 a.m. (local time) on a date to be agreed by the Parties, which shall be no
later than the fifth Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Article VII of this Agreement (the "Closing Date"), at
the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, counsel to STF, unless another date, time or place is
agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto. In no event, however,
shall the Closing Date occur after January 23, 2010, unless otherwise mutually
agreed upon by the Parties.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF ASSAC
ASSAC
represents and warrants to the Amalphis Group that as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the
Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement):
SECTION
4.1
Incorporation; Power and
Authority.
ASSAC is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman
Islands. ASSAC has all necessary power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will
become a party.
SECTION
4.2
Valid and
Binding Agreements.
The execution, delivery and performance
by ASSAC of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will become
a party have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or
equivalent action. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by ASSAC and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of ASSAC,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies
Exception. Each Ancillary Agreement to which ASSAC will become a
party, when executed and delivered by or on behalf of ASSAC, will constitute the
valid and binding obligation of ASSAC, enforceable against ASSAC in accordance
with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exception..
SECTION
4.3
SEC
Filings.
ASSAC has timely filed and is current
in its filing of all Form 6-K, Form 6-Q, Form 6-K and other periodic reports
(collectively, the “SEC Reports”) it is
required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. To its
Knowledge, none of the SEC Reports filed by ASSAC are currently being reviewed
by the SEC and ASSAC has not received any letter of comments from the SEC that
it has not, as yet, fully responded to.
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SECTION
4.4 No Breach;
Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by ASSAC of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which ASSAC will become a party
will not (a) contravene any provision of the Organizational Documents, if any,
of ASSAC; (b) violate or conflict with any Law, Governmental Order or
Governmental Authorization; (c) conflict with, result in any breach of any of
the provisions of, constitute a default (or any event that would, with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, constitute a default) under,
result in a violation of, increase the burdens under, result in the termination,
amendment, suspension, modification, abandonment or acceleration of payment (or
any right to terminate) or require a Consent under any Contract or Governmental
Authorization that is either binding upon or enforceable against ASSAC or any
Governmental Authorization that is held by ASSAC; or (d) require any
Governmental Authorization; (e) give any Governmental Entity or other Person the
right to challenge any of the contemplated transactions or to exercise any
remedy or obtain any relief under any Law, Governmental Order or Governmental
Authorization; or (f) cause the Amalphis Group to become subject to, or to
become liable for the payment of, any Tax.
SECTION
4.5 ASSAC Shareholder
Approvals. ASSAC shall use its best
efforts to obtain all Required Consents and the ASSAC Shareholder Approval
required pursuant to this Agreement.
SECTION
4.6 Material Adverse
Effect. No event or condition
has occurred that would cause ASSAC to incur a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
4.7 Brokerage. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.7 hereto,
ASSAC is not required to pay any finders fee or other brokerage commissions in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE AMALPHIS GROUP AND
ADDITIONAL
AMALPHIS SHAREHOLDERS
I. The Amalphis
Group.
Each of
(a) Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv and the Additional Amalphis Shareholders severally
(not jointly) represent and warrant to ASSAC only as to the provisions of
Sections 5.1, 5.3 and 5.3 below that apply to such Person as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the
Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement), and (b) Amalphis
represents and warrants to ASSAC, on behalf of Amalphis and Allied Provident,
that as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (as though made
then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this
Agreement):
SECTION
5.1 Incorporation; Power and
Authority. Each of Rineon, NatProv, the Amalphis Group and the
applicable Additional Amalphis Shareholder is a Person duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of their respective country of
organization and formation, with all necessary power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will
become a party.
SECTION
5.2 Valid and Binding
Agreement.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by each of Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv, the
Amalphis Group and the Additional Amalphis Shareholders of this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements to which it will become a party have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate or company action, as
applicable.
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(b) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Amalphis, Rineon,
Amalphis, the Amalphis Group and the Additional Amalphis Shareholders and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each such Person, enforceable
against it or them in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies
Exception. Each Ancillary Agreement to which any one or more of
Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv, the Amalphis Group and any Additional Amalphis
Shareholder will become a party, when executed and delivered by such entities,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of such entities, enforceable
against them in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies
Exception.
SECTION
5.3 No Breach;
Consents. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will become a party by each
of Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv, the Amalphis Group or any Additional
Amalphis Shareholder will not, except as set forth in the Ancillary Agreements
(a) to the extent applicable, contravene any provision of the Organizational
Documents of such entities; (b) violate or conflict with any Law, Governmental
Order or Governmental Authority; (c) conflict with, result in any breach of any
of the provisions of, constitute a default (or any event that would, with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, constitute a default) under,
result in a violation of, increase the burdens under, result in the termination,
amendment, suspension, modification, abandonment or acceleration of payment (or
any right to terminate); (d), require a Consent, including any Consent under any
Contract or Governmental Authorization that is either binding upon or
enforceable against any of Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv, Amalphis Group or any
Additional Amalphis Shareholder; or (e) require any Governmental
Authorization.
SECTION
5.4 Financial Statements, Books
and Records.
(a) Schedule 5.4 consists
of the audited financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, statements
of cash flows and owners equity and notes thereto) of each of the Amalphis Group
(i) as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 and for the fiscal years then
ended, and (ii) the unaudited combined balance sheet and statement of income of
the Amalphis Group for the comparative nine month periods ended September 30,
2009 and September 30, 2008 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”); in each case as reviewed (but not audited) by an accounting
firm (the “Amalphis
Accountants”) that is certified by the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (“PCAOB”).
(b) The
Amalphis Group have delivered to ASSAC a letter from the Amalphis Accountants
(the “Accountants
Letter”), to the effect that (i) such Amalphis Accountants have reviewed
by not audited the aforesaid Financial Statements, (ii) the aforesaid Financial
Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 can be audited by such
Amalphis Accountants, and (iii) that such audit can be completed by March 31,
2010. In addition, the Amalphis Group have issued to the Amalphis
Accountants a direction to complete the audits of the aforesaid 2009 Audited
Financial Statements.
(c) The
Financial Statements fairly represent the financial position of the Amalphis
Group as at such dates and the results of their operations for the periods then
ended. The Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or
International Financial Reporting Services (“IFRS”) applied on a
consistent basis with prior periods except as otherwise stated
therein.
(d) All
accounts, books and ledgers of the Amalphis Group have been properly and
accurately kept and completed in all material respects on a basis consistent
with those of preceding accounting periods, and there are no material
inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected
therein. The books and records fairly and correctly set out and
disclose, in all material respects, the current financial position and condition
of the Amalphis Group. All financial transactions involving the Amalphis Group
have been accurately recorded in the books and records and all such transactions
represent actual, bona fide transactions.
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(e) Amalphis
anticipates that as at December 31, 2009, the audited net income after Taxes of
the Amalphis Group shall be not less than $10,000,000.
SECTION
5.5
Subsidiaries, Partnerships,
Joint Ventures.
Except for Allied Provident, Amalphis
does not have any Subsidiaries and does not own of record or beneficially,
directly or indirectly, (i) any shares of capital stock or securities
convertible into capital stock of any other corporation or (ii) any
participating interest in any partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other non-corporate business enterprise and does not control,
directly or indirectly, any other entity. Allied Provident does not
have any Subsidiaries.
SECTION
5.6
No
Material Adverse Changes. Since September 30, 2009 there has
not been:
(i) any
material adverse change in the financial position of the Amalphis Group, except
changes arising in the ordinary course of business, which changes will in no
event materially and adversely affect the financial position of the Amalphis
Group;
(ii) any
damage, destruction or loss materially affecting the assets, prospective
business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Amalphis Group
whether or not covered by insurance;
(iii) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or distribution with
respect to any redemption or repurchase of the capital stock or membership
interests of any of the Amalphis Group;
(iv) any
sale of an asset (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any mortgage
or pledge by any of the Amalphis Group of any of their properties or assets;
or
(v) any
adoption of a pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock bonus, stock option or
similar plan or arrangement.
SECTION
5.7 Taxes. Each
of the Amalphis Group has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its
behalf, all applicable Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax
Returns are true, complete and accurate, except to the extent any failure to
file or any inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on such Stillwater Party. All Taxes shown to be due on
such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, has been timely paid, except to the extent
that any failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any of the
Amalphis Group.
SECTION
5.8. Compliance with
Laws. Each of the Amalphis Group has complied with all
requirements of Law applicable to it or its business which, if not complied
with, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Amalphis Group.
SECTION
5.9 No
Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not:
(a) violate
any provision of the Organizational Documents of any of the Amalphis
Group;
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(b) violate,
conflict with or result in the breach of any of the terms of, result in a
material modification of, otherwise give any other contracting party the right
to terminate, or constitute (or with notice or lapse of time, or both
constitute) a default under any contract or other agreement to which the
Amalphis Group is a party or by or to which it or any of its assets or
properties may be bound or subject or result in the creation of any Lien on the
assets or properties of the Amalphis Group; or
(c) violate
any requirements of Law against, or binding upon, the Amalphis Group or
upon the properties or business of the Amalphis Group or applicable to the
transactions contemplated herein.
SECTION
5.10 Actions and
Proceedings. Neither Amalphis nor Allied Provident is a
party to any material pending litigation or, to its knowledge, any governmental
investigation or proceeding not reflected in the Financial Statements, and to
the Knowledge of the Amalphis, no material litigation, claims, assessments or
non-governmental proceedings is threatened against either of the Amalphis or
Allied Provident.
SECTION
5.11 Agreements. Amalphis
and Allied Provident have given to ASSAC or its representatives a true and
correct fully executed copy of each material contract or arrangement to which
each of the Amalphis Group is a party or by or to which it or its assets,
properties or business are bound or subject. Each such contract or arrangement:
(a) is a valid and binding agreement, (b) is in full force and effect, and (c)
neither the Amalphis Group nor, to the knowledge of the Amalphis Group, any
other party thereto is in breach or default (whether with or without the passage
of time or the giving of notice or both) under the terms of any such contract or
arrangement. The Amalphis Group has not assigned, delegated, or otherwise
transferred any of its rights or obligations with respect to any such contracts
or arrangements, or granted any power of attorney with respect
thereto..
SECTION
5.12 Intellectual
Property. Amalphis and Allied Provident has or has rights to
use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights (the
“Intellectual Property Rights”) that are necessary or material for use in
connection with its businesses and which the failure to so have could,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect on the Amalphis Group. Neither Amalphis nor
Allied Provident has received a written notice that such Intellectual Property
Rights used by it violates or infringes upon the rights of any person. To the
knowledge of Amalphis and Allied Provident, all such Intellectual Property
Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another person
of any of such Intellectual Property Rights.
SECTION
5.13 Tangible
Assets. Amalphis and Allied Provident has full title and
interest in all machinery, equipment, furniture, leasehold improvements,
fixtures, projects, owned or leased by Amalphis and Allied Provident, any
related capitalized items or other tangible property material to the business of
Amalphis and Allied Provident (the “Tangible
Assets”). Each of Amalphis and Allied Provident holds
all right, title and interest in all the Tangible Assets owned by it as set
forth on the Financial Statements or acquired by it after the date of the
Financial Statements free and clear of all Liens. All of the Tangible
Assets are in good operating condition and repair and are usable in the ordinary
course of business of Amalphis and Allied Provident.
SECTION
5.14 Liabilities. Neither
Amalphis nor Allied Provident has any material Liabilities which are not fully,
fairly and adequately reflected on the Financial Statements.
SECTION
5.15 Operations of the Amalphis
Group. From September 30, 2009 through the Closing Date,
except as disclosed on the Financial Statements, neither Amalphis nor Allied
Provident has or will have:
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(a) declared
or paid any dividend or declared or made any distribution of any kind to any
shareholder, or made any direct or indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or
other acquisition of any shares in its membership interests;
(b) except
in the ordinary course of business, incurred or assumed any indebtedness or
liability (whether or not currently due and payable);
(c) disposed
of any assets except in the ordinary course of business;
(d) materially
increased the annual level of compensation of any executive
employee;
(e) adopted,
increased, terminated, amended or otherwise modified any plan for the benefit of
its employees; or
(f)
issued any equity securities or rights to acquire such equity
securities.
SECTION
5.16 Permits. Amalphis
and Allied Provident has all material permits, licenses, authorizations, orders
and approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with,
all Governmental Authorities that are required in order to permit it to own or
lease its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted (the
“Permits”); all
such Permits are in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of Amalphis and
Allied Provident, no suspension or cancellation of any such Permit is threatened
or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
SECTION
5.17 Employment
Matters. Each of Amalphis and Allied Provident has complied in
all material respects with all applicable requirements of Law relating to
employment or labor. No present or former employee, officer or
director of Amalphis or Allied Provident has, or shall have at the Closing Date,
any claim against Amalphis or Allied Provident for any matter including, without
limitation, for wages, salary, vacation, severance, or sick pay except for the
same incurred in the ordinary course of business for the last payroll period
prior to the Closing Date. There is no: (a) charge or complaint against the
Amalphis or Allied Provident alleging a violation of any requirements of Law
relating to employment or labor, including any charge or complaint filed with
the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable Governmental Authority, (b)
pending labor strike, slowdown, work stoppage or other material labor trouble
affecting Amalphis and Allied Provident and there has not been any of the
forgoing during the past three years; material labor grievance pending against
either Amalphis or Allied Provident, (c) pending representation question
respecting their employees, or (d) pending arbitration proceeding arising out of
or under any collective bargaining agreement to which Amalphis or Allied
Provident is a party. In addition, to the Knowledge of Amalphis and
Allied Provident: (i) none of the matters specified in clauses (a) through (d)
above is threatened against Amalphis or Allied Provident; (ii) no union
organizing activities have taken place with respect to Amalphis or Allied
Provident; and (iii) no basis exists for which a claim may be made under any
collective bargaining agreement to which the Amalphis or Allied
Provident. the Amalphis Group maintains a health insurance plan, but
does not offer or participate in any other employment benefit
plans.
SECTION
5.18 Insurance. Each
of Amalphis and Allied Provident has in effect insurance of the type and amount
customary for the conduct of its business and has paid all insurance policy
premiums due and has otherwise performed all of its obligations under each
insurance policy to which it is a party.
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SECTION
5.19 Brokers or
Finders. No broker’s or finder’s fee will be payable by
Amalphis and Allied Provident Group in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
5.20 Securities Law
Matters. The ASSAC Exchange Shares to be acquired by Amalphis
are being issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and are being acquired for the account of such Persons with
no intention of distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof in
any transaction that would be in violation of the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Until
registered for resale under the Securities Act, if any recipient of the ASSAC
Exchange Shares should in the future decide to dispose of any of such ASSAC
Exchange Shares, such Person may do so only in compliance with the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, as then
in effect. Amalphis agrees that all certificates evidencing ASSAC
Exchange Shares to be issued in connection with the Agreement and other
transactions contemplated hereby shall contain the imprinting, so long as
required by law, of a legend on certificates representing such ASSAC Exchange
Shares to the following effect:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.”
II.
The
Additional Amalphis Shareholders
SECTION 5.21 Incorporation By
Reference. The representations and warrants of the
Wimbledon Funds any other one or more Additional Amalphis Shareholders are as
set forth in the Allied Provident Acquisition Agreements applicable to each
applicable Wimbledon Fund and each such Additional Amalphis Shareholder, and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
ARTICLE
VI. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
SECTION
6.1 Contribution to
Capital. On the Closing Date, and immediately following
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Additional Acquisition Agreements, ASSAC shall (a) contribute to the capital of
Allied Provident all of the equity of the Buyer of the Acquired Assets (subject
to assumption of the Assumed Liabilities) of the Wimbledon Funds, acquired
pursuant to the Wimbledon Acquisition Agreements, and all of the assets and
securities previously issued to Amalphis by any one or more additional Amalphis
Shareholders, and (b) contribute to the capital of either Allied Provident
and/or one or more of the direct Subsidiaries of Northstar, all, or
substantially all, of the equity of the Stillwater Funds, all as
shall be determined in the sole discretion of the board of directors of
ASSAC.
SECTION
6.2 Amalphis Dividend and
Distributions. On the Closing Date, and immediately
following consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Additional Acquisition Agreements, Amalphis shall (a) subject to tax
considerations, distribute to Rineon, an aggregate of 54,150 of the ASSAC
Exchange Shares acquired by Amalphis, representing 95% of such 57,000 ASSAC
Exchange Shares acquired by Amalphis, and (b) distribute to NatProv, an
aggregate of 2,850 of the ASSAC Exchange Shares, representing 5% of such 57,000
ASSAC Exchange Shares.
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SECTION
6.3 Boards of Directors of
Amalphis Group.
From and
after the Closing Date, the board of directors of each member of the Amalphis
Group shall be as set forth in the Amalphis Restated Shareholders
Agreement.
SECTION
6.4 Voting of ASSAC Exchange
Shares. From and after the Closing Date and
until such shares are converted into Ordinary Shares in accordance with the
ASSAC Restated Articles and the ASSAC Series A Certificate of Designations, each
of the Additional Amalphis Shareholders do hereby severally (not jointly and
severally) covenant and agree as a voting shareholder of ASSAC to:
(a) vote
all such ASSAC Exchange Shares then owned of record by each such Person(s) at
each ordinary and extraordinary meeting of shareholders of ASSAC held prior to
December 31, 2010, in connection with any transaction or proposal requiring
approval of ASSAC shareholders, in favor
of any such transaction or proposal recommended to the ASSAC shareholders of a
majority of the members of the board of directors of ASSAC; and/or
(b) on
or prior to December 31, 2010, execute written consents requested by the board
of directors of ASSAC, in connection with any transaction or proposal that
requires approval of ASSAC shareholders holding a majority or greater than a
majority of the ASSAC shares entitled to vote, that have the effect of casting
all votes then available with respect to such ASSAC Exchange Shares in favor
of any such transaction or proposal recommended to the ASSAC shareholders of a
majority of the members of the board of directors of ASSAC.
ARTICLE
VII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
SECTION
7.1 Conditions to Amalphis
Group's Obligations. The obligation of the Amalphis Group to
take the actions required to be taken by them at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver, in whole or in part, in their sole discretion, of each
of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing:
(a) The
representations and warranties of ASSAC set forth in Article III will be true
and correct as of the Closing Date as though then made and as though the Closing
Date had been substituted for the date of this Agreement in such representations
and warranties (without taking into account any supplemental disclosures after
the date of this Agreement by ASSAC or the discovery of information by the
Amalphis Group.
(b) ASSAC
will have performed and complied with each of their agreements contained in this
Agreement;
(c) Each
Required Consent required to be obtained by ASSAC will have been obtained and be
in full force and effect and such actions as the Amalphis Group’s counsel may
reasonably require will have been taken in connection therewith;
(d) All
of the requisite ASSAC Shareholder Approvals shall have been obtained a the
ASSAC Shareholders Meeting;
(e) Holders
of greater than 34.99% of the outstanding ASSAC publicly traded Ordinary Shares
have not voted against the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and advised ASSAC of their desire to redeem their
investment;
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(f) The
Amalphis Group will have received evidence satisfactory to them that no
Litigation is pending or threatened (i) challenging or seeking to prevent or
delay consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
(ii) asserting the illegality of or seeking to render unenforceable any material
provision of this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Additional
Acquisition Agreements;
(g) ASSAC
shall have executed and delivered all of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is
a Party; and
(h) No
Law or Governmental Order will have been enacted, entered, enforced,
promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement by any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to
result, directly or indirectly, in any Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
7.2 Conditions to ASSAC’s
Obligations. The obligation of ASSAC to take the actions
required to be taken by them at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver, in whole or in part, in the sole discretion of ASSAC, of each of the
following conditions at or prior to the Closing:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Rineon, NatProv and Amalphis set forth in
Article IV and the separate representations and warranties of the Additional
Amalphis Shareholders incorporated by reference herein, will be true and correct
in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made and as
though the Closing Date had been substituted for the date of this Agreement in
such representations and warranties;
(b) Each
of the Amalphis Group and the Additional Amalphis Shareholders will have
performed and complied with each of their agreements contained in this Agreement
and in the Additional Acquisition Agreements;
(c) Each
Required Consent required to be obtained by the Amalphis Group and by the
Additional Amalphis Shareholders will have been obtained and be in full force
and effect and such actions as ASSAC’s counsel may reasonably require will have
been taken in connection therewith;
(d) All
of the requisite ASSAC Shareholder Approvals shall have been obtained a the
ASSAC Shareholders Meeting;
(e) Holders
of greater than 34.99% of the outstanding ASSAC publicly traded Ordinary Shares
have not voted against the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and advised ASSAC of their desire to redeem their
investment;
(f) pursuant
to the terms and conditions of all or certain of the Additional Acquisition
Agreements, ASSAC shall have consummated the acquisition of such of the
Stillwater Funds and the Wimbledon Funds that shall have an aggregate Net Asset
Value of not less than $108.0 million;
(g) ASSAC
will have received evidence satisfactory to them that no Litigation is pending
or threatened (i) challenging or seeking to prevent or delay consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) asserting the
illegality of or seeking to render unenforceable any material provision of this
Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Additional Acquisition
Agreements;
(i) The
applicable Amalphis Group shall have executed and delivered all of the Ancillary
Agreements to which it or they is a Party; and
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(g) No
Law or Governmental Order will have been enacted, entered, enforced,
promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement by any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to
result, directly or indirectly, in any Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
7.3 Waiver of Certain Additional
Acquisitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
express or implied, set forth above in this Article VI or elsewhere in this
Agreement, in the event and to the extent that any one or more of the Stillwater
Funds or the Wimbledon Funds are Non-Performing Funds, on the Closing Date ASSAC
may nonetheless consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and with respect
to any of the Additional Acquisition Agreements and elect to either (a) not
acquire the equity or assets of any such Non-Performing Fund(s), or (b) defer
the closing date of such acquisition(s) until such time (but not later than
December 31, 2010) as such Non-Performing Fund(s) shall comply with the terms of
any of the Additional Acquisition Agreements.
ARTICLE
VIII. TERMINATION
SECTION
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing:
(a) by
the mutual written consent of ASSAC and Amalphis on behalf of all
Parties;
(b) by
ASSAC, if:
(i) any
of Rineon, NatProv or the Amalphis Group has or will have breached any
representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement in any
material respect;
(ii) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have been consummated on or
before January 23, 2010 (the “Outside Date”);
or
(iii) any
of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 will have become impossible to
satisfy;
(c) by
Amalphis, on behalf of all Amalphis Group, if:
(i) ASSAC
has or will have breached any representation, warranty or agreement contained in
this Agreement in any material respect;
(ii) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have been consummated on or
before the Outside Date; or
(iii) any
of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 will have become impossible to
satisfy.
SECTION
8.2 Effect of
Termination. The right of termination under Section 8.1 is in
addition to any other rights the parties may have under this Agreement or
otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be an election of
remedies and will not preclude an action for breach of this
Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated, all continuing
obligations of the Parties under this Agreement will terminate except that
Section 8.3 and Article IX will survive indefinitely unless sooner terminated or
modified by the parties in writing.
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SECTION
8.3 Trust
Fund. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary express
or implied contained in this Article VIII or elsewhere in this Agreement, none
of Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv, the Amalphis Group or any Additional Amalphis
Shareholder, nor any of their respective Affiliates shall have any lien,
security interest, claim against or any other right to (a) any of the maximum
$115.0 million principal amount of the proceeds held in that certain trust
administered and maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as trustee (and any successor trust or substitute arrangement) for the benefit
of the public shareholders of ASSAC (the “Trust”), or (b) any
interest earned on such maximum $115.0 million principal amount of proceeds held
in the Trust. Each of Amalphis, Rineon, NatProv, the Amalphis Group,
the Additional Amalphis Shareholders, on behalf of themselves and their
respective Affiliates, do hereby expressly waive and relinquish any claim or
other rights to the Trust, its corpus or any interest earned
thereon.
ARTICLE
IX GENERAL
SECTION
9.1 Expenses. ASSAC
shall pay all expenses incurred by the Parties in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including legal, accounting,
investment banking and consulting fees and expenses incurred in negotiating,
executing and delivering this Agreement and the other agreements, exhibits,
documents and instruments contemplated by this Agreement (whether the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or
not).
SECTION
9.2 Amendment and
Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, a provision of this
Agreement or any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or agreement
under this Agreement may not be waived, and a consent may not be rendered,
except in a writing executed by the party against which such action is sought to
be enforced. Neither the failure nor any delay by any Person in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a
waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of
any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise
of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. In addition, no course of dealing between or among any
Persons having any interest in this Agreement will be deemed effective to modify
or amend any part of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Person
under or by reason of this Agreement. The rights and remedies of the
parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative.
SECTION
9.3 Notices. All
notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by
reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed
to have been given (i) when delivered if personally delivered by hand (with
written confirmation of receipt), (ii) when received if sent by a nationally
recognized overnight courier service (receipt requested), (iii) five business
days after being mailed, if sent by first class mail, return receipt requested,
or (iv) when receipt is acknowledged by an affirmative act of the party
receiving notice, if sent by facsimile, telecopy or other electronic
transmission device (provided that such an acknowledgement does not include an
acknowledgment generated automatically by a facsimile or telecopy machine or
other electronic transmission device). Notices, demands and
communications to the parties will, unless another address is specified in
writing, be sent to the address indicated below:
If to
Amalphis Group:
Amaphis
Group, Inc.
Beacon
Capital Management Limited
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, 0xx
xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx
Drive, P.O. Box 972,
Road
Town, Tortola,
British
Virgin Islands
(000)
000-0000
Attn: President
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With a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx
0 Xxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to
ASSAC:
c/o
M&C Corporate Services Limited
P.O. Box
309GT, Xxxxxx House
South
Church Street
Xxxxxx
Town, Grand Cayman
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, President
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
With a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx,
00xx
xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No. (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
SECTION
9.4 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this
Agreement may be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other parties to this Agreement. Subject to
the foregoing, this Agreement and all of the provisions of this Agreement will
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION
9.5 Complete
Agreement. This Agreement and, when executed and delivered,
the Ancillary Agreements contain the complete agreement between the parties and
supersede any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between
the parties, written or oral.
SECTION
9.6 Signatures;
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one
party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same
instrument. A facsimile signature will be considered an original
signature.
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SECTION
9.7 Governing
Law. THE
DOMESTIC LAW, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK WILL GOVERN ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED
BY THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION
9.8 Jurisdiction. Each
of the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal
court sitting in New York, New York, in any action or proceeding arising out of
or relating to this Agreement and agrees that all claims in respect of the
action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such
court. Each party also agrees not to bring any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each
of the parties waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of
any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety or other
security that might be required of any other party with respect to any such
action or proceeding. Each party appoints CT Corporation System (the
"Process
Agent") as its agent to receive on its behalf service of copies of the
summons and complaint and any other process that might be served in the action
or proceeding. Any party may make service on any other party by
sending or delivering a copy of the process (i) to the party to be served or
(ii) to the party to be served in care of the Process Agent at such address as
shall be furnished by it. The parties agree that any of them may file
a copy of this paragraph with any court as written evidence of the knowing,
voluntary and bargained agreement between the parties irrevocably to waive any
objections to venue or to convenience of forum. Nothing in this
Section 9.8 will affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any
other manner permitted by law or in equity.
SECTION
9.9 Waiver of Jury
Trial. EACH
PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE
IT IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE
IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) IT
HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.9.
SECTION
9.10 Construction. The
parties and their respective counsel have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In addition, each of the
parties acknowledges that it is sophisticated and has been advised by
experienced counsel and, to the extent it deemed necessary, other advisors in
connection with the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In
the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no
presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this
Agreement. The parties intend that each representation, warranty and
agreement contained in this Agreement will have independent
significance. If any party has breached any representation, warranty
or agreement in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation,
warranty or agreement relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the
relative levels of specificity) that the party has not breached will not detract
from or mitigate the fact that the party is in breach of the first
representation, warranty or agreement. Any reference to any Law will
be deemed to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless
the context requires otherwise. The headings preceding the text of
articles and sections included in this Agreement and the headings to the
schedules and exhibits are for convenience only and are not be deemed part of
this Agreement or given effect in interpreting this
Agreement. References to sections, articles, schedules or exhibits
are to the sections, articles, schedules and exhibits contained in, referred to
or attached to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. The word
"including" means "including without limitation." A statement that an
action has not occurred in the past means that it is also not presently
occurring. When any party may take any permissive action, including
the granting of a consent, the waiver of any provision of this Agreement or
otherwise, whether to take such action is in its sole and absolute
discretion. The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender or
the singular or plural form of words will not limit any provisions of this
Agreement. A statement that an item is listed, disclosed or described
means that it is correctly listed, disclosed or described, and a statement that
a copy of an item has been delivered means a true and correct copy of the item
has been delivered.
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SECTION
9.11 Time of
Essence. With regard to all dates and time periods set forth
or referred to in this Agreement, time is of the essence.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
ASIA
SPECIAL SITUATION
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AMALPHIS
GROUP, INC.
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ACQUISITION
CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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X. Xxxxx
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Name:
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Title:
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President
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Title:
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RINEON
GROUP, INC.
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NAT
PROV HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
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Name:
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Tore
Nag
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Title:
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President
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Title:
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President
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ADDITIONAL AMAPHIS SHAREHOLDERS –
signature page:
The
undersigned executes this Agreement only with respect to
the
provisions of Section 5.1, Sections 5.2(a) and (b), Section 5.3
and
Section 6.4 above.
WIMBLEDON FINANCING MASTER FUND
LTD.
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(a
Cayman Islands Exempted Company)
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By:
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Weston
Capital Asset Management LLC
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(Portfolio
Manager)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The
undersigned executes this Agreement only with respect to
the
provisions of Section 5.1, Sections 5.2(a) and (b), Section 5.3
and
Section 6.4 above.
WIMBLEDON REAL ESTATE FINANCING
MASTER FUND LTD.
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(a
Cayman Islands Exempted Company)
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By:
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Weston
Capital Asset Management LLC
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(Portfolio
Manager)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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IP
GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BLEECKER
HOLDINGS LTD.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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KINGSWOOD
CAPITAL PARTNER LLC
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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