AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF SHARE EXCHANGE
This
Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange (“Agreement”), dated as of August 25, 2006,
is made by and among Argenta Systems, Inc., a publicly traded Nevada corporation
(the “Reporting Company”), certain significant stockholders of the Reporting
Company listed on Exhibit
A
hereto
(collectively, the “Reporting Company Shareholders,” and individually a
“Reporting Company Shareholder”), Shiming (Cayman) Ltd., a limited liability
company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Operating
Company”), and each of the Persons listed on Exhibit
B
hereto
(collectively, the “Operating Company Shareholders”, and individually an
“Operating Company Shareholder”).
BACKGROUND
The
Operating Company Shareholders have agreed to transfer to the Reporting Company,
and the Reporting Company has agreed to acquire from the Operating Company
Shareholders, all of the Operating Company Shares, which Operating Company
Shares constitute 100% of the outstanding capital stock of the Operating
Company, in exchange for 65,925,034 shares of the Reporting Company’s Common
Stock to be issued to the Operating Company Shareholders and their consultants
on the Closing Date (the “Reporting Company Shares”), which Reporting Company
Shares shall constitute 94% of the issued and outstanding shares of Reporting
Company’s Common Stock immediately after the closing of the transactions
contemplated herein, in each case, on the terms and conditions as set forth
herein.
SECTION
I
DEFINITIONS
Unless
the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1 will have
the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement, applicable
to
both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein
defined.
1.1 “Accredited
Investor”
has
the
meaning set forth in Regulation D under the Securities Act and set forth on
Exhibit
C.
1.2 “Acquired
Companies”
means,
collectively, the Operating Company and the Operating Company
Subsidiaries.
1.3 “Affiliate”
means
any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with the indicated Person.
1.4 “Agreement”
means
this Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange, including all Schedules and Exhibits
hereto, as this Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange may be from time to time
amended, modified or supplemented.
1.5 “Approved
Plans”
means
a
stock option or similar plan for the benefit of employees or others which has
been approved by the stockholders of the Reporting Company.
1.6 “Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.
1.7 “Closing
Reporting Company Shares”
means
the aggregate number of Reporting Company Shares issuable to the Operating
Company Shareholders at the Closing Date.
1.8 “Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.9 “Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then
administering the Securities Act.
1.10 “Covered
Persons”
means
all Persons, other than Reporting Company, who are parties to indemnification
and employment agreements with Reporting Company existing on or before the
Closing Date.
1.11 “Damages”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.12 “Distributor”
means
any underwriter, dealer or other Person who participates, pursuant to a
contractual arrangement, in the distribution of the securities offered or sold
in reliance on Regulation S.
1.13 “Environmental
Laws”
means
any Law or other requirement relating to the environment, natural resources,
or
public or employee health and safety.
1.14 “Environmental
Permit”
means
all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights required
under any applicable Environmental Law or Order.
1.15 “Equity
Security”
means
any stock or similar security, including, without limitation, securities
containing equity features and securities containing profit participation
features, or any security convertible into or exchangeable for, with or without
consideration, any stock or similar security, or any security carrying any
warrant, right or option to subscribe to or purchase any shares of capital
stock, or any such warrant or right.
1.16 “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
1.17 “Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar federal statute, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same will then
be
in effect.
1.18 “Exchange”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
1.19 “Exhibits”
means
the several exhibits referred to and identified in this Agreement.
1.20 “GAAP”
means,
with respect to any Person, United States generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis with such Person’s past
practices.
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1.21 “Governmental
Authority”
means
any federal or national, state or provincial, municipal or local government,
governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental
commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, political
subdivision, commission, court, tribunal, official, arbitrator or arbitral
body,
in each case whether U.S. or non-U.S.
1.22 “Indebtedness”
means
any obligation, contingent or otherwise. Any obligation secured by a Lien on,
or
payable out of the proceeds of, or production from, property of the relevant
party will be deemed to be Indebtedness.
1.23 “Intellectual
Property”
means
all industrial and intellectual property, including, without limitation, all
U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent applications, patent rights, trademarks,
trademark applications, common law trademarks, Internet domain names, trade
names, service marks, service xxxx applications, common law service marks,
and
the goodwill associated therewith, copyrights, in both published and unpublished
works, whether registered or unregistered, copyright applications, franchises,
licenses, know-how, trade secrets, technical data, designs, customer lists,
confidential and proprietary information, processes and formulae, all computer
software programs or applications, layouts, inventions, development tools and
all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the above,
including manuals, memoranda, and records, whether such intellectual property
has been created, applied for or obtained anywhere throughout the
world.
1.24 “Laws”
means,
with respect to any Person, any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, state,
provincial, local, municipal, international, multinational or other law
(including common law), constitution, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation
or treaty applicable to such Person.
1.25 “Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any
kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or
agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
of
any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by Law.
1.26 “Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
when used with respect to the Reporting Company Companies or the Acquired
Company Companies, as the case may be, any change, effect or circumstance which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (a) have
a
material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results
of operations of the Reporting Company Companies or the Acquired Companies,
as
the case may be, in each case taken as a whole or (b) materially impair the
ability of the Reporting Company or the Operating Company, as the case may
be,
to perform their obligations under this Agreement, excluding any change, effect
or circumstance resulting from (i) the announcement, pendency or consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) changes in the United
States securities markets generally, or (iii) changes in general economic,
currency exchange rate, political or regulatory conditions in industries in
which the Reporting Company Companies or the Acquired Companies, as the case
may
be, operate.
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1.27 “Material
Reporting Company Contract”
means
any and all agreements, contracts, arrangements, leases, commitments or
otherwise, of the Reporting Company Companies, of the type and nature that
the
Reporting Company is required to file with the Commission.
1.28 “Operating
Company Board”
means
the Board of Directors of the Operating Company.
1.29 “Operating
Company Common Stock”
means
the Operating Company’s common shares, US $0.001 nominal or par value per
share.
1.30 “Operating
Company Indemnified Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.31 “Operating
Company Shares”
means
the 1,160,000 million issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Operating
Company.
1.32 “Operating
Company Subsidiaries”
means
all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Operating Company, including,
without limitation, Xi’an Enterprise Management & Consulting Co., Ltd, a
wholly foreign owned enterprise organized and existing under the laws of the
PRC.
1.33 “Order”
means
any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict
entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental Authority.
1.34 “Organizational
Documents”
means
(a) the articles or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or code of
regulations of a corporation; (b) the partnership agreement and any statement
of
partnership of a general partnership; (c) the limited partnership agreement
and
the certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership; (d) the
articles or certificate of formation and operating agreement of a limited
liability company; (e) any other document performing a similar function to
the
documents specified in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) adopted or filed in
connection with the creation, formation or organization of a Person; and (f)
any
and all amendments to any of the foregoing.
1.35 “Permitted
Liens”
means
(a) Liens for Taxes not yet payable or in respect of which the validity thereof
is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for the payment
of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (b) Liens in respect
of
pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation,
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, laborers and materialmen and similar Liens,
if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings conducted and for the payment
of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (c) statutory Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of the relevant party which were
not
incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances
or credits and that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of
its property or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its
business; and (d) Liens that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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1.36 “Person”
means
all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations, companies,
partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and other entities,
governments, agencies and political subdivisions.
1.37 “PRC”
means
the People’s Republic of China.
1.38 “Proceeding”
means
any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit
(whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced, brought,
conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental
Authority.
1.39 “Regulation
S”
means
Regulation S under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time
to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission.
1.40 “Reporting
Company Balance Sheet”
means
the Reporting Company’s audited balance sheet at December 31, 2005.
1.41 “Reporting
Company Board”
means
the Board of Directors of the Reporting Company.
1.42 “Reporting
Company Common Stock”
means
the Reporting Company’s common stock, par value US $0.001 per
share.
1.43 “Reporting
Company Shares”
means
the Reporting Company Common Stock being issued to the Reporting Company
Shareholders pursuant hereto.
1.44 “Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time to
time,
or any successor statute.
1.45 “Schedule
14(f) Filing”
means
an information statement filed by the Reporting Company on Schedule 14f-1 under
the Exchange Act.
1.46 “Schedules”
means
the several schedules referred to and identified herein, setting forth certain
disclosures, exceptions and other information, data and documents referred
to at
various places throughout this Agreement.
1.47 “SEC
Documents”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.26.
1.48 “Section
4(2)”
means
Section 4(2) under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time
to
time, or any successor statute.
1.49 “Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and
the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same will be
in
effect at the time.
1.50 “Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint
venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of (i) the total combined voting power
of
all classes of voting securities of such entity, (ii) the total combined equity
interests, or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a
partnership; or (b) otherwise has the power to vote or to direct the voting
of
sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar
governing body.
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1.51 “Survival
Period”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
1.52 “Tax
Group”
means
any federal, state, local or foreign consolidated, affiliated, combined, unitary
or other similar group of which the Reporting Company is now or was formerly
a
member.
1.53 “Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or credit, information return,
statement or other similar document filed with any Governmental Authority with
respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof.
1.54 “Taxes”
means
all foreign, federal, state or local taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts,
duties and other assessments, as applicable, including, but not limited to,
any
income, alternative minimum or add-on, estimated, gross income, gross receipts,
sales, use, transfer, transactions, intangibles, ad valorem, value-added,
franchise, registration, title, license, capital, paid-up capital, profits,
withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, real property, recording, personal property, federal
highway use, commercial rent, environmental (including, but not limited to,
taxes under Section 59A of the Code) or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or
other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest, penalties or additions to tax with
respect to any of the foregoing; and “Tax” means any of the foregoing
Taxes.
1.55 “Transaction
Documents”
means,
collectively, all agreements, instruments and other documents to be executed
and
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
1.56 “U.S.
Dollars”
or
“US
$”
means
the currency of the United States of America.
1.57 “U.S.
Person”
has
the
meaning set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act and set forth on
Exhibit
D
hereto.
1.58 “U.S.”
means
the United States of America.
SECTION
II
EXCHANGE
OF SHARES AND SHARE CONSIDERATION
2.1 Share
Exchange.
At the
Closing, each Operating Company Shareholder shall transfer to the Reporting
Company the number of Operating Company Shares set out forth in Exhibit
B,
and, in
consideration therefor, the Reporting Company shall issue to such Operating
Company Shareholder the number of shares of Reporting Company Common Stock
so
set forth (the “Exchange”). The total amount of Reporting Company Common Stock
to be issued shall be as follows: (i) 55,666,667 shares of common stock to
the
Operating Company Shareholders in the amounts set forth on Exhibit B, and (ii)
7,000,167 shares of common stock to certain consultants in the amounts and
to
the individuals and entities set forth on Annex I to be furnished at the
Closing.
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2.2 Section
368 Reorganization.
For
U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Exchange is intended to constitute a
“reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code. The
parties to this Agreement hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of
reorganization” within the meaning of Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the
United States Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything
else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and
agree that no party is making any representation or warranty as to the
qualification of the Exchange as a reorganization under Section 368 of the
Code
or as to the effect, if any, that any transaction consummated prior to the
Closing Date has or may have on any such reorganization status. The parties
acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain
independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including
without limitation, any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement is not determined to qualify as
a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
2.3 Directors
of Reporting Company at Closing Date.
By the
Closing Date the current directors of the Reporting Company shall appoint Xxxx
Xxxxxxx as a member of the Reporting Company Board, to replace one resigning
board member. All current directors of the Reporting Company shall resign as
directors of the Reporting Company Board.
SECTION
III
CLOSING
DATE
3.1 Closing
Date.
The
closing of the Exchange will occur upon execution of this Agreement on August
__, 2006 or at such later date as all of the closing conditions set forth in
Sections 8 and 9 have been satisfied or waived (the “Closing
Date”).
SECTION
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF OPERATING COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
4.1 Generally.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents
and
warrants to the Reporting Company:
4.1.1 Authority.
Such
Operating Company Shareholder has the right, power, authority and capacity
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to
which such Operating Company Shareholder is a party, to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Transaction
Documents to which such Operating Company Shareholder is a party, and to perform
such Operating Company Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement and each
of the Transaction Documents to which such Operating Company Shareholder is
a
party. This Agreement has been, and each of the Transaction Documents to which
such Operating Company Shareholder is a party will be, duly and validly
authorized and approved, executed and delivered by such Operating Company
Shareholder. Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto
other
than such Operating Company Shareholder, this Agreement is, and each of the
Transaction Documents to which such Operating Company Shareholder is a party
have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Operating Company
Shareholder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Operating Company Shareholder, enforceable against such Operating Company
Shareholder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by bankruptcy,
insolvency and other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights
generally.
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4.1.2 No
Conflict.
Neither
the execution or delivery by such Operating Company Shareholder of this
Agreement or any Transaction Document to which such Operating Company
Shareholder is a party, nor the consummation or performance by such Operating
Company Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will,
directly or indirectly, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation
of any provision of the Organization Documents of such Operating Company
Shareholder (if such Operating Company Shareholder is not a natural person);
(b)
contravene, conflict with, constitute a default (or an event or condition which,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or
result in the termination or acceleration of, any agreement or instrument to
which such Operating Company Shareholder is a party or by which the properties
or assets of such Operating Company Shareholder are bound; or (c) contravene,
conflict with, or result in a violation of, any Law or Order to which such
Operating Company Shareholder, or any of the properties or assets of such
Operating Company Shareholder, may be subject.
4.1.3 Ownership
of Operating Company Shares.
Such
Operating Company Shareholder owns, of record and beneficially, and has good,
valid and indefeasible title to and the right to transfer to the Reporting
Company pursuant to this Agreement, such Operating Company Shareholder’s
Operating Company Shares free and clear of any and all Liens. There are no
options, rights, voting trusts, stockholder agreements or any other contracts
or
understandings to which such Operating Company Shareholder is a party or by
which such Operating Company Shareholder or such shareholder’s Operating Company
Shares are bound with respect to the issuance, sale, transfer, voting or
registration of such shareholder’s Operating Company Shares. At the Closing
Date, the Reporting Company will acquire good, valid and marketable title to
such shareholder’s Operating Company Shares free and clear of any and all
Liens.
4.1.4 Litigation.
There
is no pending Proceeding against such Operating Company Shareholder that
challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying or making illegal,
or
otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and, to the knowledge of such Operating Company Shareholder, no such
Proceeding has been threatened, and no event or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement
of
any such Proceeding.
4.1.5 No
Brokers or Finders.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 4.1.5, no Person has, or as a result of the
transactions contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against
such Operating Company Shareholder for any commission, fee or other compensation
as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity, and such Operating Company
Shareholder will indemnify and hold the Reporting Company harmless against
any
liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, any such
claim.
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4.2 Investment
Representations.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents
and
warrants to the Reporting Company:
4.2.1 Acknowledgment.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder understands and agrees that the Reporting Company
Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under
the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S. and that
the
issuance of the Reporting Company Shares is being effected in reliance upon
(a)
an exemption from registration afforded either under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act for transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering,
or
(b) Regulation S for offers and sales of securities outside the
U.S.
4.2.2 Status.
By its
execution of this Agreement, each Operating Company Shareholder, severally
and
not jointly, represents and warrants to the Reporting Company as indicated
on
its signature page to this Agreement, either that:
(a) such
Operating Company Shareholder is an Accredited Investor; or
(b) such
Operating Company Shareholder is not a U.S. Person.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder severally understands that the Reporting Company
Shares are being offered and sold to such Operating Company Shareholder in
reliance upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Operating Company
Shareholder set forth in this Agreement, in order that the Reporting Company
may
determine the applicability and availability of the exemptions from registration
of the Reporting Company Shares on which the Reporting Company is
relying.
4.2.3 Additional
Representations and Warranties of Accredited Investors.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder indicating that such Operating Company Shareholder
is an Accredited Investor on its signature page to this Agreement, severally
and
not jointly, further makes the representations and warranties to the Reporting
Company set forth on Exhibit
E.
4.2.4 Additional
Representations and Warranties of Non-U.S. Persons.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. person on its
signature page to this Agreement, severally and not jointly, further makes
the
representations and warranties to the Reporting Company set forth on
Exhibit
F.
4.2.5 Stock
Legends.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder hereby agrees with the Reporting Company as
follows:
(a) Securities
Act Legend - Accredited Investors.
The
certificates evidencing the Reporting Company Shares issued to those Operating
Company Shareholders who are Accredited Investors, and each certificate issued
in transfer thereof, will bear the following legend:
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THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN
WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE
COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b) Securities
Act Legend - Non-U.S. Persons.
The
certificates evidencing the Reporting Company Shares issued to those Operating
Company Shareholders who are not U.S. Persons, and each certificate issued
in
transfer thereof, will bear the following legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION
OF
COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY,
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S HAVE BEEN SATISFIED (2) PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN
WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE
COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE SECURITIES ACT.
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(c) Other
Legends.
The
certificates representing such Reporting Company Shares, and each certificate
issued in transfer thereof, will also bear any other legend required under
any
applicable Law, including, without limitation, any U.S. state corporate and
state securities law, or contract.
(d) Opinion.
No
Operating Company Shareholder will transfer any or all of the Reporting Company
Shares pursuant to Regulation S or absent an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities law covering the
disposition of such shareholder’s Reporting Company Shares, without first
providing the Reporting Company with an opinion of counsel (which counsel and
opinion are reasonably satisfactory to the Reporting Company) to the effect
that
such transfer will be made in compliance with Regulation S or will be exempt
from the registration and the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act and the registration or qualification requirements of any applicable U.S.
state securities laws.
(e) Consent.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the Reporting
Company may refuse to transfer the Reporting Company Shares, unless such
Operating Company Shareholder complies with this Section 4.2.5 and any other
restrictions on transferability set forth in Exhibits
E
and
F.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder consents to the Reporting Company making a
notation on its records or giving instructions to any transfer agent of the
Reporting Company’s Common Stock in order to implement the restrictions on
transfer of the Reporting Company Shares.
SECTION
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE OPERATING COMPANY
The
Operating Company represents and warrants to the Reporting Company as
follows:
5.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Operating Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws
of
the Cayman Islands has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its
business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted, to own,
hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated
by
it, to enter into this Agreement, to carry out the provisions hereof except
where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have
such authority or power will not, in the aggregate, either (i) have a material
adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, or prospects of
the
Operating Company, or (ii) materially impair the ability of the Operating
Company and the Operating Company Shareholders each to perform their material
obligations under this Agreement (any of such effects or impairments, a
“Material Adverse Effect”). The Operating Company is duly qualified, licensed or
domesticated as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction
wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased makes
such qualification, licensing or domestication necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified, licensed or domesticated will not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Set forth on Schedule 5.1 is a list of those jurisdictions
in
which the Operating Company presently conducts its business, owns, holds and
operates its properties and assets.
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5.2 Subsidiaries.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.2, the Operating Company does not own directly or
indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any corporation,
partnership, joint venture or other entity or enterprise.
5.3 Articles
of Association and Governing Rules.
The
Operating Company is not in violation or breach of any of the provisions of
the
replaceable rules, except for such violations or breaches as, in the aggregate,
will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.4 Authorization
and Validity of this Agreement.
The
recording of the transfer of the Operating Company Shares and the delivery
of
new certificates representing the Operating Company Shares registered in the
name of Reporting Company are within the Operating Company’s corporate powers,
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require
from
the Board or Operating Company Shareholders of the Operating Company any consent
or approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained, require no
authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or
registration with any court or governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality of government that has not been validly and
lawfully obtained, filed or registered, as the case may be, except for those
that, if not obtained or made would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5 No
Violation.
None of
the execution, delivery or performance by the Operating Company of this
Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Operating Company is a party,
nor the consummation by the Operating Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby violates any provision of its Organizational Documents, or violates
or
conflicts with, or constitute a default (or an event or condition which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result
in
the termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of imposition
of
any Lien under, any agreement or instrument to which the Operating Company
is a
party or by which the Operating Company is or will be bound or subject, or
violate any laws.
5.6 Binding
Obligations.
Assuming this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Reporting Company, the Reporting Company Shareholders and
the
Operating Company Shareholders of the Operating Company, this Agreement is
and
all agreements or instruments contemplated hereby to which the Operating Company
is a party, have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Operating
Company and are the legal, valid and binding Agreement of the Operating Company
and is enforceable against the Operating Company in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by
bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors rights generally.
5.7 Capitalization
and Related Matters.
5.7.1 Capitalization.
The
issued capital stock of the Operating Company consists of 1,160,000 ordinary
shares. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, calls,
subscriptions, rights (including any preemptive rights or rights of first
refusal), agreements or commitments of any character obligating the Operating
Company to issue any ordinary shares or any other capital stock of the Operating
Company. All issued and outstanding shares of the Operating Company’s capital
stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights.
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5.7.2 No
Redemption Requirements.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.7.2, there are no outstanding contractual obligations
(contingent or otherwise) of the Operating Company to retire, repurchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other
ownership interests in, the Operating Company or to provide funds to or make
any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any
other entity.
5.7.3 Duly
Authorized.
The
exchange of the Operating Company Shares has been duly authorized by the board
of directors of the Operating Company.
5.8 Operating
Company Shareholders.
Exhibit
B
contains
a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record and beneficial
holders of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Operating Company. Except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, no holder of Operating Company Shares
or any other security of the Operating Company or any other Person is entitled
to any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right as a result
of
the issuance of the shares or otherwise. There is no voting trust, agreement
or
arrangement among any of the Operating Company Shareholders of any capital
stock
of the Operating Company affecting the exercise of the voting rights of any
such
capital stock.
5.9 Compliance
with Laws and Other Instruments.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of
the
Operating Company have been and are being conducted in accordance with all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations and
all
applicable orders, injunctions, decrees, writs, judgments, determinations and
awards of all courts and governmental agencies and instrumentalities. Except
as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Operating Company is not, and
is
not alleged to be, in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of
time
or both) in default under, or in breach of, any term or provision of its
Organizational Documents or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, note,
deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material agreement, lease,
license or other instrument, commitment, obligation or arrangement to which
the
Operating Company is a party or by which any of the Operating Company’s
properties, assets or rights are bound or affected. To the knowledge of the
Operating Company, no other party to any material contract, agreement, lease,
license, commitment, instrument or other obligation to which the Operating
Company is a party is (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in
default thereunder or in breach of any term thereof. The Operating Company
is
not subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor
is
there, to the knowledge of the Operating Company, any event or circumstance
relating to the Operating Company that materially and adversely affects in
any
way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that would prevent or
make
burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any part of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
5.10 Certain
Proceedings.
There
is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Operating Company
and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making
illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated
in
this Agreement. To the Operating Company’s knowledge, no such Proceeding has
been threatened.
5.11 No
Brokers or Finders.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 5.11, no person has, or as a result of the transactions
contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Operating
Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker,
or
in any similar capacity, and the Operating Company will indemnify and hold
the
Reporting Company harmless against any liability or expense arising out of,
or
in connection with, any such claim.
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5.12 Title
to and Condition of Properties.
The
Operating Company owns or holds under valid leases or other rights to use all
real property, plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of
the
business of the Operating Company as presently conducted, except where the
failure to own or hold such property, plants, machinery and equipment would
not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Operating Company.
5.13 Board
Recommendation.
The
Board has, by unanimous written consent, determined that this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, are advisable and in the best
interests of the Operating Company Shareholders.
SECTION
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE REPORTING COMPANY
The
Reporting Company and each of the Reporting Company Shareholders represents
and
warrants to the Operating Company Shareholders and the Operating Company as
follows:
6.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Reporting Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, has all requisite authority and
power (corporate and other), governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
and
approvals to carry on its business as presently conducted and to own, hold
and
operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated by it, except
where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing, or to
have
such authority and power, governmental licenses, authorizations, consents or
approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Reporting Company is
duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign corporation in good
standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its
properties owned, held or operated makes such qualification, licensing or
domestication necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified,
licensed or domesticated and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The SEC Documents set forth a true, correct and complete list of the
Reporting Company’s jurisdiction of organization and each other jurisdiction in
which the Reporting Company presently conducts its business or owns, holds
and
operates its properties and assets.
6.2 Subsidiaries.
The
Reporting Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or other
ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity or enterprise.
6.3 Organizational
Documents.
True,
correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of the Reporting
Company have been delivered to the Operating Company prior to the execution
of
this Agreement, and since then no action has been taken to amend or repeal
such
Organizational Documents. The Reporting Company is not in violation or breach
of
any of the provisions of its Organizational Documents, except for such
violations or breaches as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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6.4 Authorization.
The
Reporting Company has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into
this
Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Reporting Company
is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
each of the Transaction Documents to which the Reporting Company is a party
and
to perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction
Documents to which the Reporting Company is a party. The execution, delivery
and
performance by the Reporting Company of this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which the Reporting Company is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not require from the
Reporting Company Board or the stockholders of the Reporting Company any consent
or approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Reporting Company of this Agreement and each
of
the Transaction Documents to which the Reporting Company is a party requires
no
authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or
registration with any Governmental Authority or other Person other than (a)
the
Schedule 14(f) Filing, and (b) such other customary filings with the Commission
for transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement.
6.5 No
Violation.
Neither
the execution nor the delivery by the Reporting Company of this Agreement or
any
Transaction Document to which the Reporting Company is a party, nor the
consummation or performance by the Reporting Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene,
conflict with, or result in a violation of any provision of the Organizational
Documents of the Reporting Company; (b) contravene, conflict with, constitute
a
default (or an event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration
of, or result in the imposition or creation of any Lien under, any agreement
or
instrument to which the Reporting Company is a party or by which the properties
or assets of the Reporting Company are bound; (c) contravene, conflict
with, or result in a violation of, any Law or Order to which the Reporting
Company, or any of the properties or assets owned or used by the Reporting
Company, may be subject; or (d) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation of, the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Authority
the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any
licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights held
by
the Reporting Company or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any of
the
properties or assets owned or used by, the Reporting Company, except, in the
case of clause (b), (c), or (d), for any such contraventions, conflicts,
violations, or other occurrences as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
6.6 Binding
Obligations.
Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than the
Reporting Company, this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to
which
the Reporting Company is a party are duly authorized, executed and delivered
by
the Reporting Company and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the
Reporting Company, enforceable against the Reporting Company in accordance
with
their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by general
equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
6.7 Securities
Laws.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section
4.2 of this Agreement, the issuance of the Reporting Company Shares pursuant
to
this Agreement are (a) exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act, (b) have been registered or qualified (or
are exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration permit
or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws, and (c)
accomplished in conformity with all other applicable federal and state
securities laws.
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6.8 Capitalization
and Related Matters.
6.8.1 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Reporting Company consists of 25,000,000 shares
of Preferred Stock and 175,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 4,000,000
shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Closing Date. All issued and outstanding shares of the Reporting Company’s
Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights.
At
the Closing Date, the Reporting Company will have sufficient authorized and
unissued Common Stock to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants,
purchase agreements, participation agreements, subscription rights, conversion
rights, exchange rights or other securities or contracts that could require
the
Reporting Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any
of
its authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or any securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying a right or option to purchase
shares of capital stock or to create, authorize, issue, sell or otherwise cause
to become outstanding any new class of capital stock. There are no outstanding
stockholders’ agreements, voting trusts or arrangements, registration rights
agreements, rights of first refusal or other contracts pertaining to the capital
stock of the Reporting Company. The issuance of all of the shares of Reporting
Company’s Common Stock described in this Section 6.8.1 have been in compliance
with U.S. federal and state securities laws.
6.8.2 No
Redemption Requirements.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding contractual
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Reporting Company to retire,
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock
of, or other ownership interests in, the Reporting Company or to provide funds
to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in any other Person.
6.8.3 Duly
Authorized.
The
issuance of the Reporting Company Shares has been duly authorized and, upon
delivery to the Operating Company Shareholders of certificates therefor in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Reporting Company Shares will
have been validly issued and fully paid, and will be non-assessable, have the
rights, preferences and privileges specified, will be free of preemptive rights
and will be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, other than Liens
created by the Operating Company Shareholders and restrictions on transfer
imposed by this Agreement and the Securities Act.
6.9 Compliance
with Laws.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of
the
Reporting Company have been and are being conducted in accordance with all
applicable Laws and Orders. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
the Reporting Company has not received notice of any violation (or any
Proceeding involving an allegation of any violation) of any applicable Law
or
Order by or affecting such Reporting Company and, to the knowledge of the
Reporting Company, no Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any
applicable Law or Order is threatened or contemplated. Except as would not
have
a Material Adverse Effect, the Reporting Company is not subject to any
obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there, to the
knowledge of the Reporting Company, any event or circumstance relating to the
Reporting Company that materially and adversely affects in any way its business,
properties, assets or prospects or that prohibits the Reporting Company from
entering into this Agreement or would prevent or make burdensome its performance
of or compliance with all or any part of this Agreement or the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
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6.10 Certain
Proceedings.
There
is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Reporting Company
and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making
illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. To the knowledge of the Reporting Company, no such Proceeding
has been threatened.
6.11 No
Brokers or Finders.
No
Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated herein will have,
any right or valid claim against the Reporting Company for any commission,
fee
or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity, and
the
Reporting Company will indemnify and hold the Operating Company harmless against
any liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, any such
claim.
6.12 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Reporting Company has no debt, obligation
or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise,
whether due or to become due, whether or not known to the Reporting Company)
arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing Date
or
any act or omission at or prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent set
forth on or reserved against on the Reporting Company Balance Sheet. All debts,
obligations or liabilities with respect to directors and officers will be
cancelled prior to the Closing. The Reporting Company has not incurred any
liabilities or obligations under agreements entered into, in the usual and
ordinary course of business since January 1, 2006. The Reporting Company Balance
Sheet provides a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become
due, whether or not known to Reporting Company) as at December 31,
2005.
6.13 Changes.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, since January 1, 2004:
6.13.1 Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
Reporting Company has conducted its business or entered into any transaction
other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, except for this
Agreement.
6.13.2 Adverse
Changes.
The
Reporting Company has not suffered or experienced any change in, or affecting,
its condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities,
business, operations, results of operations or prospects other than changes,
events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of its business, none
of
which would have a Material Adverse Effect;
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6.13.3 Loans.
The
Reporting Company has not made any loans or advances to any Person;
6.13.4 Liens.
The
Reporting Company has not created or permitted to exist any Lien on any material
property or asset of the Reporting Company, other than Permitted
Liens;
6.13.5 Capital
Stock.
The
Reporting Company has not issued, sold, disposed of or encumbered, or authorized
the issuance, sale, disposition or encumbrance of, or granted or issued any
option to acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other of its securities
or any Equity Security, or altered the term of any of its outstanding securities
or made any change in its outstanding shares of capital stock or its
capitalization, whether by reason of reclassification, recapitalization, stock
split, combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, stock dividend or
otherwise;
6.13.6 Dividends.
The
Reporting Company has not declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or
other distribution to any of its stockholders;
6.13.7 Material
Reporting Company Contracts.
The
Reporting Company has not terminated or modified any Material Reporting Company
Contract, except for termination upon expiration in accordance with the terms
thereof;
6.13.8 Claims.
The
Reporting Company has not released, waived or cancelled any claims or rights
relating to or affecting the Reporting Company in excess of US $10,000 in the
aggregate or instituted or settled any Proceeding involving in excess of US
$10,000 in the aggregate;
6.13.9 Discharged
Liabilities.
The
Reporting Company has not paid, discharged or satisfied any claim, obligation
or
liability in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate, except for liabilities
incurred prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of
business;
6.13.10 Indebtedness.
The
Reporting Company has not created, incurred, assumed or otherwise become liable
for any Indebtedness in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate, other than
professional fees;
6.13.11 Guarantees.
The
Reporting Company has not guaranteed or endorsed in a material amount any
obligation or net worth of any Person;
6.13.12 Acquisitions.
The
Reporting Company has not acquired the capital stock or other securities or
any
ownership interest in, or substantially all of the assets of, any other
Person;
6.13.13 Accounting.
The
Reporting Company has not changed its method of accounting or the accounting
principles or practices utilized in the preparation of its financial statements,
other than as required by GAAP;
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6.13.14 Agreements.
The
Reporting Company has not, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, entered
into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
6.14 Material
Reporting Company Contracts.
Except
to the extent filed with the SEC Documents, the Reporting Company has made
available to the Operating Company, prior to the date of this Agreement, true,
correct and complete copies of each written Material Reporting Company Contract,
including but not limited to any contract, lease, arrangement or commitment
(whether oral or written) relating to: (a) the employment of any person; (b)
collective bargaining with, or any representation of any employees by, any
labor
union or association; (c) the acquisition of services, supplies, equipment
or
other personal property; (d) the purchase or sale of real property; (e)
distribution, agency or construction; (f) lease of real or personal property
as
lessor or lessee or sublessor or sublessee; (g) lending or advancing of funds;
(h) borrowing of funds or receipt of credit; (i) incurring any obligation or
liability; or (j) the sale of personal property, together with each amendment,
supplement and modification thereto.
6.14.1 No
Defaults.
Each
Material Reporting Company Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the
Reporting Company that is party thereto, and is in full force and effect. Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Reporting Company is not in
breach or default of any Material Reporting Company Contract to which it is
a
party and, to the knowledge of the Reporting Company, no other party to any
Material Reporting Company Contract is in breach or default thereof. Except
as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, no event has occurred or circumstance
exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would (a) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or become a default or
event of default under, any provision of any Material Reporting Company Contract
or (b) permit the Reporting Company or any other Person the right to declare
a
default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or
performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Reporting Company
Contract. The Reporting Company has not received notice of the pending or
threatened cancellation, revocation or termination of any Material Reporting
Company Contract to which it is a party. There are no renegotiations of, or
attempts to renegotiate, or outstanding rights to renegotiate any material
terms
of any Material Reporting Company Contract.
6.15 Employees.
6.15.1 The
Reporting Company has no employees, independent contractors or other Persons
providing research or other services to them. Except as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, the Reporting Company is in full compliance with all
Laws regarding employment, wages, hours, benefits, equal opportunity, collective
bargaining, the payment of Social Security and other taxes, occupational safety
and health and plant closing. The Reporting Company is not liable for the
payment of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts,
however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing
Laws.
6.15.2 No
director, officer or employee of the Reporting Company is a party to, or is
otherwise bound by, any contract (including any confidentiality, non-competition
or proprietary rights agreement) with any other Person that in any way adversely
affects or will materially affect (a) the performance of his or her duties
as a
director, officer or employee of the Reporting Company or (b) the ability of
the
Reporting Company to conduct its business. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, each employee of the Reporting Company is employed on an at-will
basis and the Reporting Company has no contract with any of its employees which
would interfere with the Reporting Company’s ability to discharge its
employees.
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6.16 Tax
Returns and Audits.
6.16.1 Tax
Returns.
The
Reporting Company has filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by
or
on behalf of the Reporting Company and have paid all material Taxes of the
Reporting Company required to have been paid (whether or not reflected on any
Tax Return). No extensions with respect to such Tax Returns have been requested
or granted. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, (a) no Governmental
Authority in any jurisdiction has made a claim, assertion or threat to the
Reporting Company that the Reporting Company is or may be subject to taxation
by
such jurisdiction; (b) there are no Liens with respect to Taxes on the Reporting
Company’s property or assets other than Permitted Liens; and (c) there are no
Tax rulings, requests for rulings, or closing agreements relating to the
Reporting Company for any period (or portion of a period) that would affect
any
period after the date hereof. No waiver or extension of any statute of
limitations as to any material federal, state, local or foreign tax matter
has
been given by or requested from the Reporting Company.
6.16.2 No
Adjustments, Changes.
The
Reporting Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Reporting Company (a)
has executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of
the
Code or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign law; or (b) has agreed to or is required to make any
adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision
of
state, local or foreign law.
6.16.3 No
Disputes.
There
is no pending audit, examination, investigation, dispute, proceeding or claim
with respect to any Taxes of the Reporting Company, nor is any such claim or
dispute pending or contemplated. The Reporting Company has delivered to the
Operating Company true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns, if
any,
examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed or asserted against
or agreed to by the Reporting Company since their inception and any and all
correspondence with respect to the foregoing. To the best knowledge of the
Reporting Company, there has been no material issue raised or material
adjustment proposed (and none is pending) by the Internal Revenue Service or
any
other taxing authority in connection with any of the Reporting Company’s tax
returns.
6.16.4 Not
a
U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation.
The
Reporting Company is not and has not been a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time
during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code.
6.16.5 No
Tax
Allocation, Sharing.
The
Reporting Company is not a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
Other than with respect to the Tax Group of which the Reporting Company is
the
common parent, the Reporting Company (a) has been a member of a Tax Group filing
a consolidated income Tax Return under Section 1501 of the Code (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), and (b) has any liability for Taxes
for any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law) as a transferee or successor, by
contract or otherwise.
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6.16.6 No
Other Arrangements.
The
Reporting Company is not a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement
for
services that would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the payment
of
any amount that would not be deductible by reason of Section 162(m), 280G
or 404 of the Code. The Reporting Company is not a “consenting corporation”
within the meaning of Section 341(f) of the Code. The Reporting Company does
not
have any “tax-exempt bond financed property” or “tax-exempt use property” within
the meaning of Section 168(g) or (h), respectively of the Code. The Reporting
Company does not have any outstanding closing agreement, ruling request, request
for consent to change a method of accounting, subpoena or request for
information to or from a Governmental Authority in connection with any Tax
matter. During the last two years, the Reporting Company has not engaged in
any
exchange with a related party (within the meaning of Section 1031(f) of the
Code) under which gain realized was not recognized by reason of Section 1031
of
the Code. The Operating Company is not a party to any reportable transaction
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.
6.17 Material
Assets.
The
financial statements of the Reporting Company set forth in the SEC Documents
reflect the material properties and assets (real and personal) owned or leased
by the Reporting Company.
6.18 Insurance
Coverage.
The
Reporting Company has made available to the Operating Company, prior to the
date
of this Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of any insurance policies
maintained by the Reporting Company on its properties and assets. Except as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, all of such policies (a) taken
together, provide adequate insurance coverage for the properties, assets and
operations of each Reporting Company for all risks normally insured against
by a
Person carrying on the same business as such Reporting Company, and (b) are
sufficient for compliance with all applicable Laws and Material Reporting
Company Contracts. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, all
of
such policies are valid, outstanding and in full force and effect and, by their
express terms, will continue in full force and effect following the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in
the
SEC Documents, the Reporting Company has not received (a) any refusal of
coverage or any notice that a defense will be afforded with reservation of
rights, or (b) any notice of cancellation or any other indication that any
insurance policy is no longer in full force or effect or will not be renewed
or
that the issuer of any policy is not willing or able to perform its obligations
thereunder. All premiums due on such insurance policies on or prior to the
date
hereof have been paid. There are no pending claims with respect to the Reporting
Company or its properties or assets under any such insurance policies, and
there
are no claims as to which the insurers have notified the Reporting Company
that
they intend to deny liability. There is no existing default under any such
insurance policies.
6.19 Litigation;
Orders.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no Proceeding (whether federal,
state, local or foreign) pending or, to the knowledge of the Reporting Company,
threatened against or affecting the Reporting Company or the Reporting Company’s
properties, assets, business or employees. To the knowledge of the Reporting
Company, there is no fact that might result in or form the basis for any such
Proceeding. The Reporting Company is not subject to any Orders.
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6.20 Licenses.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Reporting Company possesses
from the appropriate Governmental Authority all licenses, permits,
authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights that are necessary for the
Reporting Company to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit
the Reporting Company to own and use its properties and assets in the manner
in
which it currently owns and uses such properties and assets (collectively,
“Reporting Company Permits”). The Reporting Company has not received notice from
any Governmental Authority or other Person that there is lacking any license,
permit, authorization, approval, franchise or right necessary for the Reporting
Company to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit the
Reporting Company to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in
which it currently owns and uses such properties and assets. Except as would
not
have a Material Adverse Effect, the Reporting Company Permits are valid and
in
full force and effect. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without notice
or
lapse of time): (a) constitute or result, directly or indirectly, in a violation
of or a failure to comply with any Reporting Company Permit; or (b) result,
directly or indirectly, in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation
or termination of, or any modification to, any Reporting Company Permit. The
Reporting Company has not received notice from any Governmental Authority or
any
other Person regarding: (a) any actual, alleged, possible or potential
contravention of any Reporting Company Permit; or (b) any actual, proposed,
possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination of, or modification to, any Reporting Company Permit. All
applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Company Permits
have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Persons, and all
other filings required to have been made with respect to such Reporting Company
Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Persons.
All
Reporting Company Permits are renewable by their terms or in the ordinary course
of business without the need to comply with any special qualification procedures
or to pay any amounts other than routine fees or similar charges, all of which
have, to the extent due, been duly paid.
6.21 Interested
Party Transactions.
No
officer, director or stockholder of the Reporting Company or any Affiliate
or
“associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Commission under the
Securities Act) of any such Person, has or has had, either directly or
indirectly, (1) an interest in any Person which (a) furnishes or sells services
or products which are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or
sold
by the Reporting Company, or (b) purchases from or sells or furnishes to, or
proposes to purchase from, sell to or furnish any Reporting Company any goods
or
services; or (2) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which
the
Reporting Company is a party or by which it may be bound or
affected.
6.22 Governmental
Inquiries.
The
Reporting Company has provided to the Operating Company a copy of each material
written inspection report, questionnaire, inquiry, demand or request for
information received by the Reporting Company from any Governmental Authority,
and the Reporting Company’s response thereto, and each material written
statement, report or other document filed by the Reporting Company with any
Governmental Authority.
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6.23 Bank
Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes.
The
Reporting Company does not use a deposit or financial account, a lock box,
or a
safety deposit box, in its business as presently conducted.
6.24 Intellectual
Property.
The
Reporting Company does not own, use or license any Intellectual Property in
its
business as presently conducted, except as set forth in the SEC
Documents.
6.25 Title
to and Condition of Properties.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Reporting Company owns (with
good and marketable title in the case of real property) or holds under valid
leases or other rights to use all real property, plants, machinery, equipment
and other personal property necessary for the conduct of its business as
presently conducted, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. The
material buildings, plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct
of
the business of the Reporting Company as presently conducted are structurally
sound, are in good operating condition and repair and are adequate for the
uses
to which they are being put, and none of such buildings, plants, machinery
or
equipment is in need of maintenance or repairs, except for ordinary, routine
maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
6.26 SEC
Documents.
The
Reporting Company hereby makes reference to the following documents filed with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as posted on
the SEC’s website, xxx.xxx.xxx:
(collectively, the “SEC Documents”): (a) Registration Statement on Form 10-SB as
filed on April 12, 2001, and all amendments thereto; (b) Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001
and any amendments thereto; (c) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the periods
ended (i) March 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 (ii) June 30, 2005,
2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, (iii) September 30, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, and
any amendments thereto; and (d) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed in 2001
through the date of Closing. The SEC Documents constitute all of the documents
and reports that the Reporting Company was required to file with the SEC
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC since the effectiveness of
the
Reporting Company’s Form 10-SB. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act
and/or the Exchange Act, as the case may require, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder and none of the SEC Documents contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated
financial statements of the Reporting Company included in the SEC Documents
comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (except, in the case of unaudited statements,
as
permitted by the applicable form under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange
Act) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may
be
indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the financial position of
the
Reporting Company as of the dates thereof and its consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end
audit adjustments which were and are not expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Reporting Company, its business, financial condition or results
of
operations). Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance
sheet of the Reporting Company as of December 31, 2005, including the notes
thereto, the Reporting Company has no liability or obligation of any nature
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and whether required to
be
reflected on a balance sheet or not).
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6.27 Financial
Statements.
(a) Included
in the SEC Documents are the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Reporting
Company as at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related statement of
operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the two years then ended,
together with the unqualified report thereon (except with respect to
continuation as a going concern) of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (“Xxxxxxx”), independent
auditors (collectively, “Reporting Company Audited Financials”).
(b) Included
in the SEC Documents are the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Reporting Company as at June 30, 2006, and the related statement of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months then ended (“Reporting
Company Interim Financials”).
(c) The
Reporting Company Audited Financials and the Reporting Company Interim
Financials (collectively “Reporting Company Financial Statements”) are (i) in
accordance with the books and records of the Reporting Company, (ii) correct
and
complete, (iii) fairly present the financial position and results of operations
of the Reporting Company as of the dates indicated, and (iv) prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP (except that (x) unaudited financial statements may
not be in accordance with GAAP because of the absence of footnotes normally
contained therein, and (y) interim (unaudited) financials are subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments that in the aggregate will not have a material
adverse effect on the Reporting Company, its business, financial condition
or
results of operations.
6.28 Stock
Option Plans; Employee Benefits.
6.28.1 The
Reporting Company has no stock option plans providing for the grant by the
Reporting Company of stock options to directors, officers or
employees.
6.28.2 The
Reporting Company has no employee benefit plans or arrangements covering their
present and former employees or providing benefits to such persons in respect
of
services provided the Reporting Company.
6.28.3 Neither
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby alone, nor in
combination with another event, with respect to each director, officer, employee
and consultant of the Reporting Company, will result in (a) any payment
(including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation or bonus
payments) becoming due from the Reporting Company, (b) any increase in the
amount of compensation or benefits payable to any such individual or
(c) any acceleration of the vesting or timing of payment of compensation
payable to any such individual. No agreement, arrangement or other contract
of
the Reporting Company provides benefits or payments contingent upon, triggered
by, or increased as a result of a change in the ownership or effective control
of the Reporting Company.
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6.29 Environmental
and Safety Matters.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents and except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect:
6.29.1 The
Reporting Company has at all time been and is in compliance with all
Environmental Laws applicable to the Reporting Company.
6.29.2 There
are
no Proceedings pending or threatened against the Reporting Company alleging
the
violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit applicable to the
Reporting Company or alleging that the Reporting Company is a potentially
responsible party for any environmental site contamination.
6.29.3 Neither
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall impose any obligations to notify or obtain the consent of any
Governmental Authority or third Persons under any Environmental Laws applicable
to the Reporting Company.
6.30 Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of the Reporting Company is and has been conducted at all times
in
compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements
of
the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the
money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules
and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority
(collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no Proceeding involving the
Reporting Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Reporting Company, threatened.
6.31 Board
Recommendation.
The
Reporting Operating Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has
determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are advisable and in the best interests of the Reporting Company’s
stockholders and has duly authorized this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
6.32 Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Reporting Company
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv)
the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets
at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
The
Reporting Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Reporting Company and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Reporting Company is made known to the certifying
officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which the Reporting Company’s Form 10-KSB or 10-QSB, as the case may be, is
being prepared. The Reporting Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Reporting Company’s controls and procedures as of end of
the filing period prior to the filing date of the Form 10-QSB for the quarter
ended March 31, 2004 (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”).
The
Reporting Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form
10-QSB the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of
the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant
changes in the Reporting Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in
Item 307(b) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s
knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s
internal controls.
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6.33 Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Reporting Company is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and has not,
in
the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received any notice from the OTC
Bulletin Board or the NASD or any trading market on which the Reporting
Company’s common stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the
Reporting Company is not in compliance with the quoting, listing or maintenance
requirements of the OTCBB or such other trading market. The Reporting Company
is, and has no reason to believe that it will not, in the foreseeable future
continue to be, in compliance with all such quoting, listing and maintenance
requirements.
6.34 Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Reporting Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action,
if
any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Reporting Company’s
certificate or articles of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or
the
laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the
Operating Company or the Operating Company Shareholders as a result of the
transactions under this Agreement or the exercise of any rights by the Operating
Company or the Operating Company Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement.
6.35 No
SEC
or NASD Inquiries.
Neither
the Reporting Company nor any of its past or present officers or directors
is,
or has ever been, the subject of any formal or informal inquiry or investigation
by the SEC or NASD.
6.36 Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by the Reporting
Company in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete
and
do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements and information
contained herein not false or misleading.
SECTION
VII
COVENANTS
OF THE REPORTING COMPANY
7.1 Rule
144 Reporting.
Subject
to the Reporting Company Shareholders not being in material breach of the
warranties and representations in Section 6, with a view to making available
to
the Reporting Company’s stockholders the benefit of certain rules and
regulations of the Commission which may permit the sale of the Reporting Company
Common Stock to the public without registration, from and after the Closing
Date, the Reporting Company agrees to:
7.1.1 Make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144; and
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7.1.2 File
with
the Commission, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required
of
the Reporting Company under the Exchange Act.
7.2 SEC
Documents.
From
and after the Closing Date, in the event the Commission notifies the Reporting
Company of its intent to review any SEC Document filed prior to the Closing
Date
or the Reporting Company receives any oral or written comments from the
Commission with respect to any SEC Document filed prior to the Closing Date,
the
Reporting Company shall promptly notify the Reporting Company prior officers
and
the Reporting Company prior officers shall fully cooperate with the Reporting
Company.
7.3 Extraordinary
Events Regarding Common Stock.
The
Reporting Company agrees and covenants that it shall not, within the six months
following the date hereof (a) issue additional shares of the Common Stock at
less than 50% of the market value, or as a dividend or other distribution on
outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock,
or (c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number
of
shares of the Common Stock in a manner that results in fewer than 32,000,000
shares of stock issued and outstanding.
SECTION
VIII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT OF THE REPORTING COMPANY
The
Reporting Company’s obligation to acquire the Operating Company Shares and to
take the other actions required to be taken by the Reporting Company at the
Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date,
of
each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Reporting
Company, in whole or in part):
8.1 Accuracy
of Representations.
The
representations and warranties of the Operating Company and the Operating
Company Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or
certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are not qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited
by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any supplemental
Schedule. The representations and warranties of the Operating Company and the
Operating Company Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule
or
certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are qualified as to materiality shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, except
to
the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to
another date and without giving effect to any supplemental
Schedule.
8.2 Performance
by the Operating Company and Operating Company Shareholders.
8.2.1 All
of
the covenants and obligations that the Operating Company and Operating Company
Shareholders are required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this
Agreement (considered collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations
(considered individually), must have been duly performed and complied with
in
all material respects.
8.2.2 Each
document required to be delivered by the Operating Company and the Operating
Company Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement must have been
delivered.
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8.3 No
Force Majeure Event.
There
shall not have been any delay, error, failure or interruption in the conduct
of
the business of any Acquired Company, or any loss, injury, delay, damage,
distress, or other casualty, due to force majeure including but not limited
to
(a) acts of God; (b) fire or explosion; (c) war, acts of terrorism or other
civil unrest; or (d) national emergency.
8.4 Certificate
of Officer.
The
Operating Company will have delivered to the Reporting Company a certificate
executed by an officer of the Operating Company, certifying the satisfaction
of
the conditions specified in Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.
8.5 Certificate
of Operating Company Shareholders.
Each
Operating Company Shareholder will have delivered to the Reporting Company
a
certificate executed by such Operating Company Shareholder, if a natural person,
or an authorized officer of the Operating Company Shareholder, if an entity,
certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 8.1 and
8.2.
8.6 Consents.
8.6.1 All
material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to
be
obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Operating Company and/or
the Operating Company Shareholders for the authorization, execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, shall have been obtained and made by the Operating Company
or
the Operating Company Shareholders, as the case may be, except where the failure
to receive such consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders or to
make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Operating
Company or the Reporting Company.
8.6.2 Without
limiting the foregoing, the Schedule 14(f) Filing shall have been mailed to
the
stockholders of the Reporting Company not less than ten (10) days prior to
the
Closing Date. No Proceeding occasioned by the Section 14(f) Filing shall have
been initiated or threatened by the Commission (which Proceeding remains
unresolved as of the Closing Date).
8.7 Documents.
The
Operating Company and the Operating Company Shareholders must deliver to the
Reporting Company at the Closing (i) share certificates evidencing the number
of
Operating Company Shares held by each Operating Company Shareholder (as set
forth in Exhibit A), along with executed share transfer forms transferring
such
Operating Company Shares to the Reporting Company together with a certified
copy
of a board resolution of the Operating Company approving the registration of
the
transfer of such shares to Reporting Company (subject to Closing and payment
of
stamp duty), (ii) each of the Transaction Documents to which the Operating
Company and/or the Operating Company Shareholders is a party, duly executed,
(iii) and such other documents as the Reporting Company may reasonably request
for the purpose of (A) evidencing the accuracy of any of the representations
and
warranties of the Operating Company and the Operating Company Shareholders
pursuant to Section 8.1, (B) evidencing the performance of, or compliance by
the
Operating Company and the Operating Company Shareholders with, any covenant
or
obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Operating Company
or
the Operating Company Shareholders, as the case may be, (C) evidencing the
satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Section, or (D) otherwise
facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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8.8 No
Proceedings.
There
must not have been commenced or threatened against the Reporting Company, the
Operating Company or any Operating Company Shareholder, or against any Affiliate
thereof, any Proceeding (which Proceeding remains unresolved as of the Closing
Date) (a) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages or other relief in
connection with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
(b)
that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise
interfering with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
8.9 No
Claim Regarding Stock Ownership or Consideration.
There
must not have been made or threatened by any Person any claim asserting that
such Person (a) is the holder of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain
beneficial ownership of the Operating Company Shares or any other stock, voting,
equity, or ownership interest in, the Operating Company, or (b) is entitled
to
all or any portion of the Reporting Company Shares.
SECTION
IX
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT OF THE COMPANY
AND
THE SHAREHOLDERS
The
Operating Company Shareholders’ obligation to transfer the Operating Company
Shares and the obligations of the Operating Company to take the other actions
required to be taken by the Operating Company in advance of or at the Closing
Date are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each
of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Operating Company
and the Operating Company Shareholders jointly, in whole or in
part):
9.1 Board
Resignations.
The
board of directors of the Reporting Company shall have received, and there
shall
be in effect, written resignations of all officers and directors of the
Reporting Company (who were officers and directors immediately prior to the
Closing Date) which shall be in effect as of the Closing Date, and board
resolutions duly appointing, effective as of the Closing Date (and immediately
prior to such resignations), the following individual(s) to the positions with
the Reporting Company listed opposite their names below:
Appointee | Position | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Director |
9.2 Accuracy
of Representations.
The
representations and warranties of the Reporting Company and Reporting Company
Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate
delivered pursuant hereto that are not qualified as to materiality shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement except
to
the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to
another date and without giving effect to any supplemental Schedule. The
representations and warranties of the Reporting Company and Reporting Company
Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate
delivered pursuant hereto that are qualified as to materiality shall be true
and
correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, except to the extent
a
representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to another date
and
without giving effect to any supplemental Schedule.
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9.3 Performance
by the Reporting Company.
9.3.1 All
of
the covenants and obligations that the Reporting Company and Reporting Company
Shareholders are required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this
Agreement (considered collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations
(considered individually), must have been performed and complied with in all
respects.
9.3.2 Each
document required to be delivered by the Reporting Company and Reporting Company
Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement must have been delivered.
9.4 No
Force Majeure Event.
There
shall not have been any delay, error, failure or interruption in the conduct
of
the business of the Reporting Company, or any loss, injury, delay, damage,
distress, or other casualty, due to force majeure including but not limited
to
(a) acts of God; (b) fire or explosion; (c) war, acts of terrorism or other
civil unrest; or (d) national emergency.
9.5 Certificate
of Officer.
The
Reporting Company will have delivered to the Operating Company a certificate,
dated the Closing Date, executed by an officer of the Reporting Company,
certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 9.2, 9.3,
and 9.4.
9.6 Certificate
of Reporting Company Shareholders.
The
Reporting Company Shareholders will have delivered to the Operating Company
a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by such Reporting Company
Shareholder, if a natural person or an authorized officer of the Reporting
Company Shareholder, if an entity, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions
specified in Sections 9.2 and 9.3.
9.7 Consents.
9.7.1 All
material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to
be
obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Reporting Company for
the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
by
it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained
and made by the Reporting Company, except where the failure to receive such
consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders or to make such filings
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Operating Company or the
Reporting Company.
9.7.2 Without
limiting the foregoing, the Schedule 14(f) Filing shall have been mailed to
the
stockholders of the Reporting Company not less than ten (10) days prior to
the
Closing Date. No Proceeding occasioned by the Section 14(f) Filing shall have
been initiated or threatened by the Commission (which Proceeding remains
unresolved as of the Closing Date).
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9.8 Documents.
The
Reporting Company must have caused the following documents to be delivered
to
the Operating Company and/or the Operating Company Shareholders:
9.8.1 share
certificates evidencing each Operating Company Shareholder’s pro rata share of
the Closing Reporting Company Shares (as set forth in Exhibit B);
9.8.2 a
Secretary’s Certificate, dated the Closing Date certifying attached copies of
(A) the Organizational Documents of the Reporting Company, (B) the resolutions
of the Reporting Operating Company Board approving this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (C) the incumbency of each authorized
officer of the Reporting Company signing this Agreement and any other agreement
or instrument contemplated hereby to which the Reporting Company is a
party;
9.8.3 a
Certificate of Good Standing of the Reporting Company;
9.8.4 each
of
the Transaction Documents to which the Reporting Company is a party, duly
executed; and
9.8.5 such
other documents as the Operating Company may reasonably request for the purpose
of (i) evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty of the
Reporting Company pursuant to Section 9.1, (ii) evidencing the performance
by
the Reporting Company of, or the compliance by the Reporting Company with,
any
covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the
Reporting Company, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred
to in this Section 9, or (iv) otherwise facilitating the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.9 No
Proceedings.
Since
the date of this Agreement, there must not have been commenced or threatened
against the Reporting Company, the Operating Company or any Operating Company
Shareholder, or against any Affiliate thereof, any Proceeding (which Proceeding
remains unresolved as of the date of this Agreement) (a) involving any challenge
to, or seeking damages or other relief in connection with, any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) that may have the effect of preventing,
delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
9.10 No
Claim Regarding Stock Ownership or Consideration.
There
must not have been made or threatened by any Person any claim asserting that
such Person is the holder of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain
beneficial ownership of the Reporting Company Common Stock or any other stock,
voting, equity, or ownership interest in, the Reporting Company.
9.11 Bank
Accounts.
The
Operating Company shall transfer the authorization signatories for its bank
accounts to Xxxx Xxxxxxx as authorized signatory of such accounts.
9.12 SEC
Filings.
At the
Closing, the Reporting Company will be current in all SEC filings required
by it
to be filed, as of the Closing date.
9.13 Assets
and Liabilities.
At the
Closing, the Reporting Company shall have no material assets or liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, or any tax obligations or any material changes to
its
business or financial condition.
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9.14 Due
Diligence.
The
Operating Company shall have delivered a written notice prior to or at Closing
stating that it is fully satisfied with and has completed its due diligence
review of the Reporting Company.
SECTION
X
INDEMNIFICATION;
REMEDIES
10.1 Reporting
Company Stockholders Indemnification.
For a
period of two years after the Closing, the Reporting Company Stockholders (each
an “Indemnifying Party”) each agree to indemnify the Operating Company, the
Operating Company Shareholders and each of the officers, agents and directors
of
the Operating Company or the Operating Company Shareholders against any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense (including, but not limited to, any and
all
expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) (each
an “Indemnified Party”) to which it or they may become subject arising out of or
based on either (i) any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations
and warranties or covenants or conditions made by the Reporting Company and/or
the Reporting Company Shareholders in this Agreement; or (ii) any and all
liabilities arising out of or in connection with: (A) any of the assets of
the
Reporting Company held prior to the Closing date; or (B) the operations of
the
Reporting Company conducted prior to the Closing Date (the “Reporting Company
Stockholders Indemnification”).
10.2 Indemnification
Procedures.
If any
action shall be brought against any Indemnified Party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party
shall
promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and the Indemnifying Party
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own
choosing. Any Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party
except to the extent that the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Indemnifying Party in writing, the Indemnifying Party has
failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ
counsel or in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate
counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of
the
Indemnifying Party and the position of such Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying
Party will not be liable to any Indemnified Party under this Section 10 for
any
settlement by an Indemnified Party effected without the Indemnifying Party’s
prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
or
to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability
is
attributable to any Indemnified Party’s indemnification pursuant to this Section
10.
10.3 Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in this Agreement shall
expire on the second (2nd)
anniversary of the date this Agreement is executed (the “Survival Period”). The
right to indemnification, payment of Damages or other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations will not be affected
by
any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or
capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy
of or
compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation.
The
waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty,
or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will
not
affect the right to indemnification, payment of Damages, or other remedy based
on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations.
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10.4 Limitations
on Amount of Indemnification.
No
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section
10.1,
unless and until the aggregate amount of Damages to all Indemnified Parties
with
respect to such matters under Section 10.1 exceeds US $50,000, at which time,
the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification for the total
amount of such Damages in excess of US $50,000.
10.5 Determining
Damages.
Materiality qualifications to the representations and warranties of the
Reporting Company and Reporting Company Shareholders shall not be taken into
account in determining the amount of Damages occasioned by a breach of any
such
representation and warranty for purposes of determining whether the basket
set
forth in Section 10.4 has been met.
SECTION
XI
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
11.1 Expenses.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement
will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives,
counsel, and accountants. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the
obligation of each party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights
of such party arising from a breach of this Agreement by another
party.
11.2 Public
Announcements.
The
Reporting Company shall promptly, but no later than three (3) days following
the
effective date of this Agreement, issue a press release disclosing the
transactions contemplated hereby. Prior to the Closing Date, the Operating
Company and the Reporting Company shall consult with each other in issuing
any
other press releases or otherwise making public statements or filings and other
communications with the Commission or any regulatory agency or stock market
or
trading facility with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and
neither party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such
public statement, filings or other communications without the prior written
consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure
is
required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall provide the other
party with prior notice of such public statement, filing or other communication
and shall incorporate into such public statement, filing or other communication
the reasonable comments of the other party.
11.3 Confidentiality.
11.3.1 Subsequent
to the date of this Agreement, the Reporting Company, the Reporting Company
Shareholders the Operating Company Shareholders and the Operating Company will
maintain in confidence, and will cause their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, and advisors to maintain in confidence, any written, oral,
or
other information obtained in confidence from another party in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless (a)
such information is already known to such party or to others not bound by a
duty
of confidentiality or such information becomes publicly available through no
fault of such party, (b) the use of such information is necessary or appropriate
in making any required filing with the Commission, or obtaining any consent
or
approval required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, or (c) the furnishing or use of such information is required by
or
necessary or appropriate in connection with legal proceedings.
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11.3.2 In
the
event that any party is required to disclose any information of another party
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 11.3.1, the party requested or required
to make the disclosure (the “disclosing party”) shall provide the party that
provided such information (the “providing party”) with prompt notice of any such
requirement so that the providing party may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section
11.3. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt
of
a waiver by the providing party, the disclosing party is nonetheless, in the
opinion of counsel, legally compelled to disclose the information of the
providing party, the disclosing party may, without liability hereunder, disclose
only that portion of the providing party’s information which such counsel
advises is legally required to be disclosed, provided that the disclosing party
exercises its reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the
providing party’s information, including, without limitation, by cooperating
with the providing party to obtain an appropriate protective order or other
relief assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the providing
party’s information.
11.3.3 If
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each party
will
return or destroy as much of such written information as the other party may
reasonably request.
11.4 Notices.
All
notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must
be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered
by
hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by telecopier (with
written confirmation of receipt), or (c) when received by the addressee, if
sent
by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested),
in
each case to the appropriate addresses and telecopier numbers set forth below
(or to such other addresses and telecopier numbers as a party may designate
by
written notice to the other parties):
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If
to Reporting Company:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx
Telephone
No.:
Facsimile
No.:
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with
an additional copy to:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone
No.: 000-000-0000
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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If
to Operating Company:
Shiming
(Cayman) Co., Ltd.
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone
No.:
Facsimile
No.:
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with
a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxx LLP
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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11.5 Arbitration.
Any
dispute or controversy under this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by
arbitration in the City and County of Los Angeles, State of California in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in
effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitration award in any court having
jurisdiction.
11.6 Further
Assurances.
The
parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further
information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents,
and
(c) to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably
request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the
documents referred to in this Agreement.
11.7 Waiver.
The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any
right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to
in
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. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement
or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party,
in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless
in
writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party
will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and
(c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any
obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or
demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
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11.8 Entire
Agreement and Modification.
This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect
to
its subject matter and constitutes (along with the documents referred to in
this
Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement
between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may
not
be amended except by a written agreement executed by the party against whom
the
enforcement of such amendment is sought.
11.9 Assignments,
Successors, and No Third-Party Rights.
No
party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior
consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement
will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of
and
be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the
parties. Except as set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 10.1, nothing expressed
or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person other
than
the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim
under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.
This
Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and
assigns.
11.10 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain
in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or
unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
11.11 Section
Headings, Construction.
The
headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and
will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “Section”
or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement.
All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or
number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the
word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.
11.12 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without regard
to
conflicts of laws principles.
11.13 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
[Signature
Pages Follow]
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SIGNATURE
PAGE
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement and
Plan
of Share Exchange as of the date first written above.
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Reporting
Company:
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Operating
Company:
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ARGENTA SYSTEMS, INC. |
SHIMING
(CAYMAN)
CO., LTD.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
Title: | President | Title: | President |
Reporting
Company Shareholders:
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GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS CORP. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title:
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President |
ROXBOROUGH FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxxx X.X. Xxxxxx |
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Title:
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President |
Operating Company Shareholders: | ||
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Shaanxi
Meixian Shiming Non-ferrous
Metallurgy
Co., Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title:
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President | |
/s/
Liu Nairang
Liu Nairang |
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/s/ Wang Liehua
Wang Liehua |
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/s/
Qu Genrong
Qu Genrong |
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/s/ Wang Xxx
Xxxx Xxx |
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/s/ Lu Xxxxxx
Xx Ziyuan |
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/s/ Luo Xxx
Xxx Yan |
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Operating
Company Shareholders,
continued:
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/s/
Yang Cunhu
Yang Cunhu |
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/s/ Shu Xxxxxx
Xxx Wanjun |
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/s/ Wang Xxx
Xxxx Xxx, as trustee |
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EXHIBIT
B
SHARES
AND REPORTING COMPANY SHARES TO BE EXCHANGED
Name
of Buyer
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Number
of Operating
Company
Shares to be delivered by Operating Company Shareholder
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Number
of Reporting Company Shares to be issued to Operating Company
Shareholder
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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129,000
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6,190,517
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Shaanxi
Meixian Shiming Non-ferrous Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
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380,000
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18,235,632
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Liu
Nairang
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34,700
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1,665,201
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Wang
Liehua
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34,088
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1,635,832
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Qu
Genrong
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29,300
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1,406,063
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Xxxx
Xxx
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27,200
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1,305,287
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Lu
Ziyuan
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4,350
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208,750
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Xxx
Xxx
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4,350
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208,750
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Yang
Cunhu
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3,624
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173,910
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Shu
Wanjun
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2,718
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130,433
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Xxxx
Xxx (as trustee)
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510,670
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24,506,290
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Total:
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1,160,000
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55,666,667
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EXHIBIT
C
Definition
of “Accredited Investor”
The
term
“accredited investor” means:
(1)
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A
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings
and
loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A)
of
the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary
capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined
in
Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) or
a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of
the
Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed
by
the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d)
of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained
by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality
of
a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees,
if
such plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000; an employee
benefit
plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of
1974 (“ERISA”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as
defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings
and
loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor,
or
if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000
or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely
by
persons that are accredited
investors.
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(2)
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A
private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22)
of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940.
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(3)
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An
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code,
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership,
not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered,
with
total assets in excess of US
$5,000,000.
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(4)
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A
director or executive officer of the Reporting
Company.
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(5)
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A
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with
that
person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds US
$1,000,000.
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(6)
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A
natural person who had an individual income in excess of US $200,000
in
each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s
spouse in excess of US $300,000 in each of those years and has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year.
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(7)
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A
trust, with total assets in excess of US $5,000,000, not formed for
the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase
is
directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii)
(i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial
and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of
the prospective investment).
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(8)
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An
entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
(If
this alternative is checked, the Operating Company Shareholder must
identify each equity owner and provide statements signed by each
demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited
investor.)
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EXHIBIT
D
Definition
of “U.S. Person”
(1)
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“U.S.
person” (as defined in Regulation S)
means:
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(i)
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Any
natural person resident in the United
States;
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(ii)
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Any
partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws
of the
United States;
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(iii)
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Any
estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
person;
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(iv)
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Any
trust of which any trustee is a U.S.
person;
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(v)
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Any
agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United
States;
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(vi)
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Any
non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate
or
trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account
of a
U.S. person;
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(vii)
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Any
discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
trust)
held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if
an
individual) resident in the United States;
and
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(viii)
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Any
partnership or corporation if: (A) organized or incorporated under
the
laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (B) formed by a U.S. person
principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered
under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated,
and
owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a)) who are
not
natural persons, estates or trusts.
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(2)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) above, any discretionary account or similar account
(other
than an estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S.
person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized,
incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States
shall
not be deemed a “U.S. person.”
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(3)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any estate of which any professional fiduciary acting
as
executor or administrator is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a
U.S.
person if:
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(i)
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An
executor or administrator of the estate who is not a U.S. person
has sole
or shared investment discretion with respect to the assets of the
estate;
and
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(ii)
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The
estate is governed by foreign law.
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(4)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any trust of which any professional fiduciary acting
as
trustee is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a U.S. person if a trustee
who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion
with
respect to the trust assets, and no beneficiary of the trust (and
no
settlor if the trust is revocable) is a U.S.
person.
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(5)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), an employee benefit plan established and administered
in
accordance with the law of a country other than the United States
and
customary practices and documentation of such country shall not be
deemed
a U.S. person.
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(6)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside
the
United States shall not be deemed a “U.S. person”
if:
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(i)
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The
agency or branch operates for valid business reasons;
and
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(ii)
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The
agency
or branch is engaged in the business of insurance or banking and
is
subject to substantive insurance
or banking regulation, respectively, in the jurisdiction where
located.
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(7)
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The
International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction
and
Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, and their
agencies, affiliates and pension plans, and any other similar
international organizations, their agencies, affiliates and pension
plans
shall not be deemed “U.S. persons.”
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EXHIBIT
E
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR REPRESENTATIONS
Each
Operating Company Shareholder indicating that it is an Accredited Investor,
severally and not jointly, further represents and warrants to the Reporting
Company as follows:
1.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder qualifies as an Accredited Investor
on the
basis set forth on its signature page to this
Agreement.
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2.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has sufficient knowledge and experience
in
finance, securities, investments and other business matters to be
able to
protect such Operating Company Shareholder’s interests in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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3.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has consulted, to the extent that it
has
deemed necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors
concerning its investment in the Reporting Company
Shares.
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4.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder understands the various risks of an
investment in the Reporting Company Shares and can afford to bear
such
risks for an indefinite period of time, including, without limitation,
the
risk of losing its entire investment in the Reporting Company
Shares.
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5.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has had access to the Reporting Company’s
publicly filed reports with the
SEC.
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6.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has been furnished during the course
of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with all other public
information regarding the Reporting Company that such Operating Company
Shareholder has requested and all such public information is sufficient
for such Operating Company Shareholder to evaluate the risks of investing
in the Reporting Company Shares.
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7.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has been afforded the opportunity to
ask
questions of and receive answers concerning the Reporting Company
and the
terms and conditions of the issuance of the Reporting Company
Shares.
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8.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder is not relying on any representations
and
warranties concerning the Reporting Company made by the Reporting
Company
or any officer, employee or agent of the Reporting Company, other
than
those contained in this Agreement.
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9.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder is acquiring the Reporting Company
Shares
for such Operating Company Shareholder’s own account, for investment and
not for distribution or resale to
others.
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10.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder will not sell or otherwise transfer
the
Reporting Company Shares, unless either (a) the transfer of such
securities is registered under the Securities Act or (b) an exemption
from
registration of such securities is
available.
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11.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the
Reporting Company is under no obligation to register the Reporting
Company
Shares for sale under the Securities
Act.
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12.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder consents to the placement of a legend
on any
certificate or other document evidencing the Reporting Company Shares
substantially in the form set forth in
Section 4.2.5(a).
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13.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder represents that the address furnished
by
such Operating Company Shareholder on its signature page to this
Agreement
and in Exhibit A is such Operating Company Shareholder’s principal
residence if he is an individual or its principal business address
if it
is a corporation or other entity.
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14.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the
Reporting Company Shares have not been recommended by any federal
or state
securities commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing
authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy
of
any information concerning the Reporting Company that has been supplied
to
such Operating Company Shareholder and that any representation to
the
contrary is a criminal offense.
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15.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder acknowledges that the representations,
warranties and agreements made by such Operating Company Shareholder
herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the
purchase of the Reporting Company
Shares.
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EXHIBIT
F
NON
U.S. PERSON REPRESENTATIONS
Each
Operating Company Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. person, severally
and not jointly, further represents and warrants to the Reporting Company as
follows:
1.
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At
the time of (a) the offer by the Reporting Company and (b) the acceptance
of the offer by such Operating Company Shareholder, of the Reporting
Company Shares, such Operating Company Shareholder was outside the
United
States.
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2.
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No
offer to acquire the Reporting Company Shares or otherwise to participate
in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement was made to such
Operating Company Shareholder or its representatives inside the United
States.
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3.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder is not purchasing the Reporting Company
Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, or with a view
towards distribution to any U.S. person, in violation of the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
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4.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder will make all subsequent offers and
sales of
the Reporting Company Shares either (x) outside of the United States
in
compliance with Regulation S; (y) pursuant to a registration under
the
Securities Act; or (z) pursuant to an available exemption from
registration under the Securities Act. Specifically, such Operating
Company Shareholder will not resell the Reporting Company Shares
to any
U.S. person or within the United States prior to the expiration of
a
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that
is one
year thereafter (the “Distribution Compliance Period”), except pursuant to
registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act.
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5.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder is acquiring the Reporting Company
Shares
for such Operating Company Shareholder’s own account, for investment and
not for distribution or resale to
others.
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6.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has no present plan or intention to
sell the
Reporting Company Shares in the United States or to a U.S. person
at any
predetermined time, has made no predetermined arrangements to sell
the
Reporting Company Shares and is not acting as a Distributor of such
securities.
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7.
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Neither
such Operating Company Shareholder, its Affiliates nor any Person
acting
on such Operating Company Shareholder’s behalf, has entered into, has the
intention of entering into, or will enter into any put option, short
position or other similar instrument or position in the U.S. with
respect
to the Reporting Company Shares at any time after the Closing Date
through
the Distribution Compliance Period except in compliance with the
Securities Act.
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8.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder consents to the placement of a legend
on any
certificate or other document evidencing the Reporting Company Shares
substantially in the form set forth in
Section 4.2.5(b).
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9.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder is not acquiring the Reporting Company
Shares in a transaction (or an element of a series of transactions)
that
is part of any plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions
of the
Securities Act.
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10.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has sufficient knowledge and experience
in
finance, securities, investments and other business matters to be
able to
protect such Operating Company Shareholder’s interests in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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11.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has consulted, to the extent that it
has
deemed necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors
concerning its investment in the Reporting Company
Shares.
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12.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder understands the various risks of an
investment in the Reporting Company Shares and can afford to bear
such
risks for an indefinite period of time, including, without limitation,
the
risk of losing its entire investment in the Reporting Company
Shares.
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13.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has had access to the Reporting Company’s
publicly filed reports with the
SEC.
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14.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has been furnished during the course
of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with all other public
information regarding the Reporting Company that such Operating Company
Shareholder has requested and all such public information is sufficient
for such Operating Company Shareholder to evaluate the risks of investing
in the Reporting Company Shares.
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15.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder has been afforded the opportunity to
ask
questions of and receive answers concerning the Reporting Company
and the
terms and conditions of the issuance of the Reporting Company
Shares.
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16.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder is not relying on any representations
and
warranties concerning the Reporting Company made by the Reporting
Company
or any officer, employee or agent of the Reporting Company, other
than
those contained in this Agreement.
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17.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder will not sell or otherwise transfer
the
Reporting Company Shares, unless either (A) the transfer of such
securities is registered under the Securities Act or (B) an exemption
from
registration of such securities is
available.
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18.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the
Reporting Company is under no obligation to register the Reporting
Company
Shares for sale under the Securities
Act.
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19.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder represents that the address furnished
by
such Operating Company Shareholder on its signature page to this
Agreement
and in Exhibit A is such Operating Company Shareholder’s principal
residence if he is an individual or its principal business address
if it
is a corporation or other entity.
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20.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the
Reporting Company Shares have not been recommended by any federal
or state
securities commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing
authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy
of
any information concerning the Reporting Company that has been supplied
to
such Operating Company Shareholder and that any representation to
the
contrary is a criminal offense.
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21.
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Such
Operating Company Shareholder acknowledges that the representations,
warranties and agreements made by such Operating Company Shareholder
herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the
purchase of the Reporting Company
Shares.
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