SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is
entered into as of September 6, 2006 by and among Apex Capital Group Inc.,
a
Wyoming corporation (“Issuer”),
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, the controlling shareholder of Issuer (“Issuer
Shareholder”),
Xxxxx
Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”),
and
the shareholders of Company (“Company
Shareholders”).
RECITALS
A. Whereas
Company Shareholders currently own all of the issued and outstanding shares
of
Company (the “Company Shares”); and
B.
Whereas Issuer is a U.S. public company reporting to the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1934 Act; and
C. The
Company Shareholders wish to sell, and Issuer wishes to acquire, all of the
issued and outstanding Company Shares in exchange for Issuer’s issuance of a
total of 29,190,241 shares (the “Exchange
Shares”)
of
common stock of Issuer (“Common
Stock”)
to the
Company Shareholders, subject to and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth (the “Reorganization”).
INTENDING
TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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SHARE
EXCHANGE
1.1 Agreement
to Exchange Securities.
Subject
to the terms and upon the conditions set forth herein, Company Shareholders
agree to sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Issuer, and Issuer agrees to
purchase from Company Shareholders, at the Closing, all of the Company Shares,
in exchange for the issuance by Issuer, at the Closing, of 29,190,241 shares
of
stock of Issuer to Company Shareholders, in individual amounts specified by
Company Shareholders in written instruction to Issuer prior to
Closing.
1.2 Closing.
The
closing of the Reorganization (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, located at 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, at 10:00 a.m., local time, as
promptly as practicable following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set
forth in Articles 6 and 7 hereof, or at such other time and place as may be
agreed to by the Company and Issuer (“Closing
Date”).
1.3 Closing
Deliveries.
At the
Closing, the following deliveries shall be made:
(a) Company
Shares.
Each
Company Shareholder shall deliver to Issuer any certificate(s) evidencing the
Company Shares owned by such Company Shareholder (“Company
Certificates”),
along
with duly executed assignments of such Company Certificates, in order to
effectively vest in Issuer all right, title and interest in and to the Company
Shares owned by such Company Shareholder. From time to time after the Closing
Date, and without further consideration, each Company Shareholder shall execute
and deliver such other instruments of transfer and take such other actions
as
Issuer may reasonably request in order to more effectively transfer to Issuer
the securities intended to be transferred hereunder.
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(b) Exchange
Shares.
Issuer
shall issue to the Company Shareholders the Exchange Shares and deliver original
certificates evidencing the Exchange Shares, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Company Shareholders, in order to effectively vest in each Company
Shareholder and each such designee its respective right, title and interest
in
and to the Exchange Shares.
(c) Other
Documents.
Each of
the Company, Issuer and each Company Shareholder shall receive, in a form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to it, all certificates and other documents,
instruments and writings to evidence the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement from any other party hereto as it may reasonably request.
ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Issuer that the following are correct
and complete as of the date hereof, except insofar as the representations and
warranties relate expressly and solely to a particular date or period, in which
case the Company represents and warrants to Issuer that such representations
and
warranties were true, correct and complete with respect to such date or
period:
2.1 Corporate
Organization, Standing, Power.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with the requisite corporate power
and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to
own,
operate and lease its properties and assets, is duly qualified or licensed
to do
business as a foreign corporation in good standing in every other jurisdiction
in which the character or location of the properties and assets owned, leased
or
operated by it or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or
licensing, except in such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified
or licensed and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 9.12) on the Company.
2.2 Capitalization;
Subsidiaries.
(a) All
of
the issued and outstanding shares of Company are owned by the Company
Shareholders stated as signatories to this agreement. All Company Shares have
been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
are without preemptive rights. Other than as contemplated by this Agreement,
there is no subscription, option, warrant, call, right, contract, agreement,
commitment, understanding or arrangement to which the Company is a party, or
by
which it is bound, with respect to the future issuance, sale, delivery or
transfer of the capital securities of the Company, including any right of
conversion or exchange under any security or other instrument.
(b) |
The
Company does not own, and has never owned, directly or indirectly,
any
equity interest in any person except for a 100% equity interest (i)
in
Kangping (as defined below) and (ii) in a wholly foreign owned enterprise,
namely Shenyang Xxxxx Non-Ferrous Metal Limited (“SENFML”), in China.
SENFL remains dormant since its date of incorporation on 18 May,
2005. The
registered capital of SENFL is US$1,000,000 and the Company has fulfilled
its investment obligation in SENFML to the extent of
US$100,000.
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(c) |
The
Company has registered with China’s State Administration of Foreign
Exchange (“SAFE”)
to be a “Special Purpose Vehicle” pursuant to SAFE rules, to acquire a PRC
aluminum business named Shenyang Fangyuan Group Kangping Aluminum
Factory
Company Limited (hereinafter “Kangping”), for the purpose of converting
Kangping into a wholly owned foreign enterprise (“WOFE”)
owned by Company
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(d) |
On
August 31, 2006, Kangping’s reorganization into a WOFE owned by the
Company was approved by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation in Liaoning Province. On September 4, 2006, the Shengyang
Administrative Bureau of Industry and Commerce issued a business
licence
for Kangping as a WOFE.
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(e) |
Kangping,
now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is the Company’s only
operating asset. Under the terms of Kangping’s WOFE approval, the Company
must remit an amount due to the former Kangping shareholders of RMB
132,214,500 within 3 months of the date after the issuance of the
WOFE
business license.
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2.3 Authorization.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute,
deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and is the valid
and
binding legal obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, moratorium, principles of
equity and other limitations limiting the rights of creditors
generally.
2.4 Non-Contravention.
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein, in each case by the Company,
will:
(a) violate,
contravene or be in conflict with any provision of the articles of association
or memorandum of association of the Company ;
(b) be
in
conflict with, or constitute a default, however defined (or an event which,
with
the giving of due notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a
default), under, or cause or permit the acceleration of the maturity of, or
give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation, imposition of fees or penalties
under any debt, note, bond, lease, mortgage, indenture, license, obligation,
contract, commitment, franchise, permit, instrument or other agreement or
obligation to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of
the
Company’s properties or assets are or may be bound, other than any conflict,
default, acceleration, termination, fee or penalty that will not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
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(c) result
in
the creation or imposition of any pledge, lien, security interest, restriction,
option, claim or charge of any kind whatsoever (“Encumbrances”)
upon
any property or assets of the Company under any debt, obligation, contract,
agreement or commitment to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
or any of the Company’s assets or properties are bound, other than any
Encumbrances that will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company; or
(d) materially
violate any statute, treaty, law, judgment, writ, injunction, decision, decree,
order, regulation, ordinance or other similar authoritative matters (referred
to
herein individually as a “Law”
and
collectively as “Laws”)
of any
foreign, federal, state or local governmental or quasi-governmental,
administrative, regulatory or judicial court, department, commission, agency,
board, bureau, instrumentality or other authority (referred to herein
individually as an “Authority”
and
collectively as “Authorities”).
2.5 Consents
and Approvals.
Except
for possible final approvals and authorizations necessary for the WOFE
Reorganization, no consent, approval, order or authorization of or from, or
registration, notification, declaration or filing with (“Consent”)
any
individual or entity, including any Authority, is required in connection with
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company or
the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein, other
than
any Consent which, if not made or obtained, will not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and other than any
Consents which have been obtained.
2.6 Compliance
With Law; Permits and Other Operating Rights.
The
assets, properties, business and operations of the Company are and have been
in
compliance in all respects with all Laws applicable to their respective assets,
properties, business and operations, except where the failure to comply would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company possesses all
permits, licenses and other authorizations from all Authorities necessary to
permit it to operate its business in the manner in which it presently is
conducted and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not prevent the Company from being able to continue to use such
permits and operating rights, except where any such failure would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has not received written
notice of any violation of any such applicable Law or is in default with respect
to any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any
Authority.
2.7 Issuance
of Common Stock.
To the
Company’s actual knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date, no facts or circumstances exist or will exist that could cause
the
issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Reorganization to fail to meet an
exemption from the registration requirements of Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D under of the Securities
Act or Regulation S under the Securities Act.
2.8 Books
and Records.
The
books of account, minute books, stock record books, and other material records
of the Company are complete and correct in all material respects and have been
maintained in accordance with reasonable business practices. The minute books
of
the Company contain accurate and complete records of all formal meetings held
of, and corporate action taken by, the members, the managers and committees
of
the managers of the Company.
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2.9 Litigation.
There
is no legal, administrative, arbitration, or other proceeding, suit, claim
or
action of any nature or investigation, review or audit of any kind, or any
judgment, decree, decision, injunction, writ or order pending, noticed,
scheduled, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened or contemplated by or
against or involving Company, its assets, properties or business or its
directors, officers, agents or employees (but only in their capacity as such),
whether at law or in equity, before or by any person or entity or Authority,
or
which questions or challenges the validity of this Agreement or any action
taken
or to be taken by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement or in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein.
2.10 Accuracy
of Information.
No
representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or in any
agreement or certificate furnished or to be furnished to Issuer at the Closing
by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement
of
material fact or omit any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which they are made, and all of the foregoing completely and correctly present
the information required or purported to be set forth herein or therein.
ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF
THE COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
Each
Company Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and
covenants to Issuer with respect to itself that the following are correct and
complete as of the date hereof, except insofar as the representations and
warranties relate expressly and solely to a particular date or period, in which
case each Company Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants
and covenants to Issuer that such representations and warranties were true,
correct and complete with respect to such date or period:
3.1 Power
and Authority.
The
Company Shareholder has all requisite power and authority, or legal capacity,
as
the case may be, to enter into and to carry out all of the terms of this
Agreement and all other documents executed and delivered in connection herewith
(collectively, the “Documents”).
Any
action on the part of the Company Shareholder necessary for the authorization,
execution, delivery and performance of the Documents by the Company Shareholder
has been taken and no further authorization on the part of the Company
Shareholder is required to consummate the transactions provided for in the
Documents. When executed and delivered by the Company Shareholder, the Documents
shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company
Shareholder enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject
to
bankruptcy, moratorium, principles of equity and other limitations limiting
the
rights of creditors generally. Each Company Shareholder who is a natural person
is over the age of 21, has not been declared incompetent, and has the right
to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement without the consent or joinder
of
any other person or entity.
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3.2 Ownership
of and Title To Securities.
The
Company Shareholder will transfer to Issuer good and marketable title to the
Company Shares which it owns or will own, free and clear of all pledges,
security interests, mortgages, liens, claims, charges, restrictions or
encumbrances, except for any restrictions imposed by United States federal
or
state securities Laws.
3.3 Investment
and Related Representations.
(a) Securities
Laws Compliance.
The
Company Shareholder is aware that neither the Exchange Shares nor the offer
or
sale thereof to the Company Shareholder has been registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”),
or
under any state securities Laws. The Company Shareholder understands that the
Exchange Shares will be characterized as “restricted” securities under federal
securities Laws inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not
involving a public offering and that under such Laws and applicable regulations
such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act
only
in certain limited circumstances. The Company Shareholder agrees that the
Company Shareholder will not sell all or any portion of Exchange Shares except
pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, pursuant to registration
under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration
under the Securities Act, and will not engage in hedging transactions with
regard to the Exchange Shares unless in compliance with the Securities Act.
The
Company Shareholder understands that each certificate for Exchange Shares issued
to the Company Shareholder or to any subsequent transferee shall bear a legend
substantially as set forth below, and that Issuer shall refuse to transfer
the
Exchange Shares except in accordance with such restrictions:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “1933 ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SHARES, OR WITH
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER STATING THAT SUCH
SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR HYPOTHECATION IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; AND
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS
IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.
(b) Investment
Representation.
This
Agreement is made with the Company Shareholder in reliance upon the Company
Shareholder’s representation, which by the Company Shareholder’s execution of
this Agreement the Company Shareholder hereby confirms, that the Exchange Shares
to be received by the Company Shareholder are being acquired pursuant to this
Agreement for its own account, for investment, and not with a view to the resale
or distribution thereof (i) such that the Company Shareholder would be
considered an “underwriter” as such term is defined in the Securities Act, and
(ii) unless pursuant to an effective registration statement or exemption under
the Securities Act.
(c) No
Public Solicitation.
The
Company Shareholder is acquiring the Exchange Shares after private negotiation
and has not been attracted to the acquisition of the Exchange Shares by any
press release, advertising, publication, or other general solicitation or
through any directed selling efforts (as such term is defined in Regulation
S
promulgated under the Securities Act) made in the United States.
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(d) Access
to Information.
The
Company Shareholder acknowledges that the reports (collectively the
“SEC
Reports”)
filed
by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
are
publicly available, and that the Company Shareholder has reviewed the SEC
Reports to the extent that the Company Shareholder deemed necessary and
appropriate in making an investment decision hereunder.
(e) Investor
Solicitation and Ability to Bear Risk to Loss.
The
Company Shareholder, if a corporation or a partnership, has not been organized
for the purpose of acquiring the Exchange Shares or, if so organized, all of
its
equity owners are accredited investors as defined in Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company Shareholder acknowledges
that
it is able to protect its interests in connection with the acquisition of the
Exchange Shares and can bear the economic risk of investment in such securities
without producing a material adverse change in the Company Shareholder’s
financial condition. The Company Shareholder otherwise has such knowledge and
experience in financial or business matters that the Company Shareholder is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Exchange
Shares.
(f) Accredited
Investor/Non-U.S. Person Status.
The
Company Shareholder is at least one of the following: (i) an “accredited
investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act or (ii) not a U.S. Person, and is not acquiring the Exchange
Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person, and is acquiring the
Exchange Shares in an offshore transaction (as “U.S. Person” and “offshore
transaction” are defined in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities
Act).
ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF ISSUER
Issuer
hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Company Shareholders
that
the following are correct and complete as of the date hereof, except insofar
as
the representations and warranties relate expressly and solely to a particular
date or period, in which case Issuer represents and warrants to the Company
and
the Company Shareholders that such representations and warranties were true,
correct and complete with respect to such date or period:
4.1 Corporate
Organization, Standing and Power.
Issuer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
Laws of the State of Wyoming with the requisite corporate power and authority
to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, operate and
lease
its properties and assets, is duly qualified or licensed to do business as
a
foreign corporation in good standing in every other jurisdiction in which the
character or location of the properties and assets owned, leased or operated
by
it or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or licensing.
Complete and correct copies of Issuer’s articles of incorporation and bylaws
have previously been made available to the Company.
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4.2 Capitalization;
Subsidiaries.
(a) Issuer
has 99,999,100 authorized shares of common stock and 10,000 authorized shares
of
preferred stock. Issuer has 1,004,520 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding (the “Issuer
Shares”)
and no
other shares of any class or series of capital stock issued and outstanding.
All
of the Issuer Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and are without, and were not issued in violation of,
preemptive rights. Except for the convertible debts issued to Xxxxxxx Xxxx
and
Millennium Group, Inc , which are jointly convertible into 2,000,000 shares
of
common stock, the Issuer does not have any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes
or other indebtedness which (i) have the right to vote (or are convertible
or
exercisable into securities having the right to vote) on any matter, or (ii)
are
or will become entitled to receive any payment in shares or equity as a result
of the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein. Other than as
above
or as contemplated by this Agreement, there is no subscription, option, warrant,
call, right, contract, agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement
to
which Issuer is a party, or by which it is bound, with respect to the issuance,
sale, delivery or transfer of the capital securities of Issuer, including any
right of conversion or exchange under any security or other instrument.
(b) Issuer
does not own, and has never owned, directly or indirectly, any equity interest
in any person.
4.3 Authorization.
Issuer
has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver,
and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Board of Directors of
Issuer has taken all action required by Law, Issuer’s certificate of
incorporation and bylaws or otherwise to authorize the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by Issuer and is the valid and binding legal obligation of Issuer
enforceable against Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
moratorium, principles of equity and other limitations limiting the rights
of
creditors generally.
4.4 Non-Contravention.
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein will:
(a) violate
any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Issuer; or
(b) be
in
conflict with, or constitute a default, however defined (or an event which,
with
the giving of due notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a
default), under, or cause or permit the acceleration of the maturity of, or
give
rise to, any right of termination, cancellation, imposition of fees or penalties
under, any debt, note, bond, lease, mortgage, indenture, license, obligation,
contract, commitment, franchise, permit, instrument or other agreement or
obligation to which Issuer is a party or by which Issuer or any of its
properties or assets is or may be bound;
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(c) result
in
the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any property or assets of
Issuer under any debt, obligation, contract, agreement or commitment to which
Issuer is a party or by which Issuer or any of their respective assets or
properties is or may be bound; or
(d) materially
violate any Law of any Authority.
4.5 Consents
and Approvals.
No
Consent is required by any person or entity, including any Authority, in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Issuer or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, other than
any Consent which, if not made or obtained, will not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of Issuer, and other
than any Consents which have been obtained or are required pursuant to
applicable securities Laws.
4.6 Valid
Issuance.
The
Exchange Shares to be issued in connection with this Agreement have been duly
authorized and, when issued and delivered and upon the delivery of the
consideration therefor as provided in this Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable and will not be subject to any restrictions,
except those under United States federal and state securities Laws.
4.7 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) All
statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have
been
filed by Issuer with the SEC have been so filed on a timely basis. As of the
time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior
to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (i) each
of the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange
Act”);
and
(ii) none of the SEC Reports contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The
financial statements contained in the SEC Reports: (i) complied as to form
in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC
applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods covered (except as may be indicated
in
the notes to such financial statements and, in the case of unaudited statements,
as permitted by Form 10-QSB of the SEC); and (iii) fairly present, in all
material respects, the financial position of Issuer as of the respective dates
thereof and the results of operations of Issuer for the periods covered thereby.
All adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of such financial
statements have been included.
4.8 No
Liabilities.
Issuer
has no liabilities, obligations, or contingencies (whether absolute, accrued,
or
contingent) (each a “Liability”
and
collectively, “Liabilities”)
except
for (i) Liabilities expressly stated in the most recent balance sheet included
in the SEC Reports or the notes thereto and (ii) Liabilities which do not exceed
US$1,000 in the aggregate.
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4.9 Assets.
The
sole assets of Issuer are any cash in any bank account of Issuer. There are
no
Encumbrances on any assets of Issuer.
4.10 Real
Property; Leases.
Issuer
owns no real property and is not party to any lease or sublease for any real
property or personal property.
4.11 Litigation.
There
is no legal, administrative, arbitration, or other proceeding, suit, claim
or
action of any nature or investigation, review or audit of any kind, or any
judgment, decree, decision, injunction, writ or order pending, noticed,
scheduled, or, to the knowledge of Issuer, threatened or contemplated by or
against or involving Issuer, its assets, properties or business or its
directors, officers, agents or employees (but only in their capacity as such),
whether at law or in equity, before or by any person or entity or Authority,
or
which questions or challenges the validity of this Agreement or any action
taken
or to be taken by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement or in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein.
4.12 Contracts
and Commitments; No Default.
Issuer
is not a party to, nor are any of its assets bound by, any contract, oral or
written (each, an “Issuer
Contract”),
that
is not disclosed in the SEC Reports. None of the Issuer Contracts contains
a
provision requiring the consent of any party with respect to the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Issuer is not in breach,
violation or default, however defined, in the performance of any of its
obligations under any of the Issuer Contracts, and no facts and circumstances
exist which, whether with the giving of due notice, lapse of time, or both,
would constitute such breach, violation or default thereunder or thereof, and,
to the knowledge of Issuer, no other parties thereto are in a breach, violation
or default, however defined, thereunder or thereof, and no facts or
circumstances exist which, whether with the giving of due notice, lapse of
time,
or both, would constitute such a breach, violation or default thereunder or
thereof.
4.13 No
Broker or Finder.
No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finders or
other fee or commission in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Issuer.
4.14 Intercompany
and Affiliate Transactions; Insider Interests.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are, and during the last three years
there have been, no transactions, agreements or arrangements of any kind, direct
or indirect, between Issuer, on the one hand, and any director, officer,
employee, stockholder, or affiliate of Issuer, on the other hand, including
loans, guarantees or pledges to, by or for Issuer or from, to, by or for any
of
such persons, that are currently in effect.
4.15 No
Adverse Changes.
There
has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition,
prospects, assets or operations of Issuer since December 31, 2005.
4.16 Compliance
With Law; Permits and Other Operating Rights.
The
assets, properties, business and operations of Issuer are and have been in
compliance in all respects with all Laws applicable to Issuer’s assets,
properties, business and operations, except where the failure to comply would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of Issuer. Issuer possesses
all permits, licenses and other authorizations from all Authorities necessary
to
permit it to operate its business in the manner in which it presently is
conducted and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not prevent Issuer from being able to continue to use such
permits and operating rights, except where such failure would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business of Issuer. Issuer has not received
notice of any violation of any such applicable Law, and is not in default with
respect to any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any
Authority.
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4.17 Taxes.
Issuer
has duly filed when due all tax reports and returns in connection with and
in
respect of its business, assets and employees, and has timely paid and
discharged all amounts shown as due thereon. Issuer has not received any notice
of any tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against or allocable
to
it, and has not executed any waiver of any statute of limitations on the
assessment or collection of any tax or executed or filed with any Authority
any
agreement now in effect extending the period for assessment or collection of
any
taxes against it.
4.18 Accuracy
of Information.
No
representation or warranty made by Issuer in this Agreement or in any agreement
or certificate furnished or to be furnished to the Company at the Closing by
or
on behalf of Issuer in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of material fact
or
omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which they are made, and all of the foregoing completely and correctly present
the information required or purported to be set forth herein or
therein.
ARTICLE
5
SEPARATE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER SHAREHOLDER
The
Issuer Shareholder warrants and covenants to and with Issuer, the Company,
and
the Company Shareholders with respect to the Issuer Shareholder as
follows:
5.1 Power
and Authority.
The
Issuer Shareholder has all requisite power and authority to enter into and
to
carry out all of the terms of this Agreement and all other documents executed
and delivered in connection herewith (collectively, the “Documents”).
All
action on the part of the Issuer Shareholder necessary for the authorization,
execution, delivery and performance of the Documents by the Issuer Shareholder
has been taken and no further authorization on the part of the Issuer
Shareholder is required to consummate the transactions provided for in the
Documents. When executed and delivered by the Issuer Shareholder, the Documents
shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer
Shareholder enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
5.2.
Ownership
of and Title to Securities.
The
Issuer Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely sets forth all of the
Issuer Shares owned by the Issuer Shareholder as of the date hereof. The Issuer
Shareholder has good and marketable title to the Issuer Shares which he owns,
free and clear of all pledges, security interests, mortgages, liens, claims,
charges, restrictions or encumbrances, except for any restrictions imposed
by
federal or state securities laws.
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ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF THE PARTIES
6.1 Conduct
of Business.
Except
as contemplated by this Agreement, during the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Closing Date, Issuer shall conduct its business and operations
according to its ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past
practices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, prior to the Closing Date,
without the prior written consent of the Company the Issuer shall
not:
(a) amend
its
certificate of incorporation, articles of association, bylaws or memorandum
of
association, as the case may be;
(b) issue,
reissue, sell, deliver, or pledge, or authorize or propose the issuance,
reissuance, sale, delivery or pledge of shares of capital stock of any class,
or
securities convertible into capital stock of any class, or any rights, warrants
or options to acquire any convertible securities, or capital stock;
(c) adjust,
split, combine, subdivide, reclassify or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire,
or propose to redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital
stock, or any of its other securities;
(d) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, stock or
property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, redeem
or
otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or other securities, or alter
any term of any of its outstanding securities;
(e) (i)
increase in any manner the compensation of any of its directors, officers or
other employees; (ii) pay or agree to pay any pension, retirement allowance
or other employee benefit not required or permitted by any existing plan,
agreement or arrangement to any such director, officer or employee, whether
past
or present; or (iii) create or commit itself to any additional pension,
profit-sharing, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock purchase, stock
option, stock appreciation right, group insurance, severance pay, retirement
or
other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, or to any employment
agreement or consulting agreement (arising out of prior employment ) with or
for
the benefit of any person, or, except to the extent required to comply with
applicable law, amend any of such plans or any of such agreements in existence
on the date of this Agreement;
(f) incur,
assume, suffer or become subject to, whether directly or by way of guarantee
or
otherwise, any Liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, exceed
US$1,000;
(g) make
or
enter into any commitment for capital expenditures which, individually or in
the
aggregate, exceed US$1,000;
(h) pay,
lend
or advance any amount to, or sell, transfer or lease any properties or assets
(real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) to, or enter into any
agreement or arrangement with, any of its officers or directors or any affiliate
or associate of any of its officers or directors;
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(i) terminate,
enter into or amend in any material respect any contract, agreement, lease,
license or commitment, or take any action or omit to take any action which
will
cause a breach, violation or default (however defined) under any contract,
except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice;
(j) acquire
any of the business or assets of any other person or entity;
(k) permit
any of its current insurance (or reinsurance) policies to be cancelled or
terminated or any of the coverage thereunder to lapse, unless simultaneously
with such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies providing
coverage equal to or greater than coverage remaining under those cancelled,
terminated or lapsed are in full force and effect;
(l) enter
into other material agreements, commitments or contracts not in the ordinary
course of business or in excess of current requirements;
(m) initiate,
settle or compromise any suit, claim or dispute or threatened suit, claim or
dispute;
(n) make
any
changes in accounting methods or policies or make any change in its auditors;
or
(o) agree
in
writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions or any action which
would make any representation or warranty in this Agreement untrue or incorrect
in any material respect.
6.2 Full
Access.
Throughout the period prior to the Closing, each party shall afford to the
other
and its directors, officers, employees, counsel, accountants, investment
advisors and other authorized representatives and agents, reasonable access
to
the facilities, properties, books and records of the party in order that the
other may have full opportunity to make such investigations as it shall desire
to make of the affairs of the disclosing party. Each party shall furnish such
additional financial and operating data and other information as the other
shall, from time to time, reasonably request, including access to the working
papers of its independent certified public accountants; provided,
however,
that
any such investigation shall not affect or otherwise diminish or obviate in
any
respect any of the representations and warranties of the disclosing
party.
6.3 Confidentiality.
Each of
the parties hereto agrees that it shall not use, or permit the use of, any
of
the information relating to any other party hereto furnished to it in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein (“Information”)
in a
manner or for a purpose detrimental to such other party or otherwise than in
connection with the transaction, and that they shall not disclose, divulge,
provide or make accessible (collectively, “Disclose”),
or
permit the Disclosure of, any of the Information to any person or entity, other
than their respective directors, officers, employees, investment advisors,
accountants, sources of financing, counsel and other authorized representatives
and agents, except as may be required by judicial or administrative process
or,
in the opinion of such party’s counsel, by other requirements of Law;
provided,
however,
that
prior to any Disclosure of any Information permitted hereunder, the disclosing
party will first obtain the recipients’ agreement to comply with the provisions
of this Section 5.3 with respect to such information. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the confidentiality obligations of this Section 6.3 will not apply
after the Closing to any Information furnished to the Company or the Company
Shareholders regarding Issuer or its business. The term “Information”
does
not include any information relating to a party that the party disclosing such
information can show: (i) to have been in its possession prior to its
receipt from another party hereto; (ii) to be now or to later become
generally available to the public through no fault of the disclosing party;
(iii) to have been available to the public at the time of its receipt by
the disclosing party; (iv) to have been received separately by the
disclosing party in an unrestricted manner from a person entitled to disclose
such information; or (v) to have been developed independently by the
disclosing party without regard to any information received in connection with
this transaction. Each party hereto agrees to promptly return to the party
from
whom it originally received such information all original and duplicate copies
of written materials containing Information if the Reorganization does not
occur. A party hereto shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations to
hold
the Information confidential if it exercises the same care as it takes with
respect to its own similar information.
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6.4 Filings;
Consents; Removal of Objections.
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, the parties hereto shall use their
reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions and do or
cause
to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws
to
consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable, the
transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation obtaining all
Consents of any person or entity, whether private or governmental, required
in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein. In
furtherance, and not in limitation of the foregoing, it is the intent of the
parties to consummate the transactions contemplated herein at the earliest
practicable time, and they respectively agree to exert commercially reasonable
efforts to that end, including without limitation: (i) the removal or
satisfaction, if possible, of any objections to the validity or legality of
the
transactions contemplated herein; and (ii) the satisfaction of the
conditions to consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.5 Further
Assurances; Cooperation; Notification.
(a) Each
party hereto shall, before, at and after Closing, execute and deliver such
instruments and take such other actions as the other party or parties, as the
case may be, may reasonably require in order to carry out the intent of this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time after
the Closing, at the reasonable request of Issuer and without further
consideration, the Company shall execute and deliver such instruments of sale,
transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation and take such action as Issuer
may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to more effectively
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) At
all
times from the date hereof until the Closing, each party shall promptly notify
the other in writing of the occurrence of any event which it reasonably believes
will or may result in a failure by such party to satisfy the conditions
specified in this Article 6.
6.6 Public
Announcements.
None of
the parties hereto shall make any public announcement with respect to the
transactions contemplated herein without the prior written consent of Issuer
and
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided,
however,
that
any of the parties hereto may at any time make any announcements that are
required by applicable Law so long as the party so required to make an
announcement promptly upon learning of such requirement notifies the other
parties of such requirement and discusses with the other parties in good faith
the exact proposed wording of any such announcement.
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6.7 Satisfaction
of Conditions Precedent.
Each
party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy or cause to be
satisfied all the conditions precedent that are applicable to them, and to
cause
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated, and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to obtain all material consents and
authorizations of third parties and to make filings with, and give all notices
to, third parties that may be necessary or reasonably required on its part
in
order to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF ISSUER
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the obligation of Issuer
to effect the transactions contemplated herein will be subject to the
satisfaction at or prior to the Closing, or waiver by Issuer, of each of the
following conditions:
7.1 Representations
and Warranties True.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Company Shareholders
contained in this Agreement shall be true, complete and accurate in all material
respects as of the date when made and at and as of the Closing Date as though
such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except
for
changes specifically permitted or contemplated by this Agreement, and except
insofar as the representations and warranties relate expressly and solely to
a
particular date or period, in which case they shall be true and correct at
the
Closing with respect to such date or period.
7.2 Performance.
The
Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
agreements, covenants, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement
to
be performed or complied with by the Company on or prior to the
Closing.
7.3 Required
Approvals and Consents.
(a) All
action required by Law and otherwise to be taken by the directors and
shareholders of the Company to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall have been duly and validly taken.
(b) All
Consents of or from all Authorities required hereunder to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein shall have been delivered, made or obtained,
and Issuer shall have received copies thereof.
(c) The
Company Reorganization shall have been consummated and all Consents under all
applicable Laws from all applicable Authorities in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company shall have been obtained and shall be in full force
and effect.
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7.4 Agreements
and Documents.
Issuer
shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Company from the
British Virgin Islands and any other states where the Company is qualified
to do
business, as of the most recent practicable date.
7.5 No
Proceeding or Litigation.
No
suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any Authority or
other person or entity shall have been instituted or threatened which delays
or
questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
which, if successfully asserted, would, in the reasonable judgment of Issuer,
individually or in the aggregate, otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company’s business, financial condition, prospects, assets or operations or
prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
7.6 Legislation.
No Law
shall have been enacted which prohibits, restricts or delays the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the conditions to the
consummation of such transaction.
ARTICLE
8
CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of the Company
and
Company Shareholders to effect the transactions contemplated herein will be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing, or waiver by the
Company, of each of the following conditions:
8.1 Representations
and Warranties True.
The
representations and warranties of Issuer contained in this Agreement shall
be
true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the date when made
and at and as of the Closing, as though such representations and warranties
were
made at and as of such time, except for changes permitted or contemplated in
this Agreement, and except insofar as the representations and warranties relate
expressly and solely to a particular date or period, in which case they shall
be
true and correct at the Closing with respect to such date or period.
8.2 Performance.
Issuer
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements,
covenants, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed
or complied with by Issuer at or prior to the Closing.
8.3 Required
Approvals and Consents.
(a) All
action required by law and otherwise to be taken by the directors and
stockholders of Issuer to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall have been duly and validly taken.
(b) All
Consents of or from all Authorities required hereunder to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein, shall have been delivered, made or obtained,
and the Company shall have received copies thereof.
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(c) The
Company Reorganization shall have been consummated and all Consents under all
applicable Laws from all applicable Authorities in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company shall have been obtained and shall be in full force
and effect.
8.4 Agreements
and Documents.
The
Company shall have received the following agreements and documents, each of
which shall be in full force and effect:
(a) a
copy of
the written consent of the board of directors of Issuer, executed by all such
directors, approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the issuance of the Exchange Shares;
(b) a
certified list of the record holders of capital stock of Issuer as of the most
recent practicable date evidencing all of the shares of Issuer capital stock
issued and outstanding;
(c) a
certificate of good standing of Issuer from the State of Wyoming and any other
states where Issuer is qualified to do business, as of the most recent
practicable date;
(d) written
resignations of the officers and directors of Issuer, effective as of the
Closing, and evidence that prior to their resignations, the pre-Closing
directors of Issuer appointed to the board of directors of Issuer the persons
designated by the Company Shareholders, to be effective as of the Closing;
(e) a
copy of
a written consent of the board of directors of Issuer regarding the change
of
the list of authorized banking signatories for all bank accounts of Issuer
to
persons nominated by the Company; and (f) all
books
and records of Issuer.
8.5 Adverse
Changes.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to Issuer since
December 31, 2005.
8.6 No
Proceeding or Litigation.
No
suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any Authority or
other person or entity shall have been instituted or threatened which delays
or
questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
which, if successfully asserted, would, in the reasonable judgment of the
Company, individually or in the aggregate, otherwise have a Material Adverse
Effect on Issuer’s business, financial condition, prospects, assets or
operations or prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
8.7 Legislation.
No Law
shall have been enacted which prohibits, restricts or delays the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the conditions to the
consummation of such transaction.
8.8 No
Assets and Liabilities.
Issuer
shall have no material Liabilities, assets or operations.
8.9 Filings;
Press Releases.
Issuer
shall have made such filings and press releases, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company, as may be requested by the Company to comply with
any disclosure requirements under the U.S. securities regulations.
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8.10 Appropriate
Documentation.
The
Company shall have received, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
Company, dated the Closing Date, copies of all documents, instruments and
writings to evidence the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this
Article 8 as the Company may reasonably request.
8.11 Charter
Documents.
The
charter documents of Issuer shall be, or shall be amended to be, in form and
substance, satisfactory to the Company. The existing convertible debt shall
be
converted into common stocks of the Issuer immediately prior to the
Closing.
8.12 SEC
Filings.
Issuer
shall have prepared a Form 8-K and all other required filings with the SEC
relating to the Closing and such filings shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company and ready for filing. Issuer shall remain a ’34 Act
reporting company and no action shall have been taken by Issuer or any
governmental authority to terminate Issuer’s ’34 Act registration of its common
stock.
8.13 Resignation.
Each of
the officers and directors of Issuer shall have tendered resignations in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company, effective at the Closing, and such
resignations shall not have been revoked or modified in any way.
ARTICLE
9
TERMINATION
AND ABANDONMENT
9.1 Termination
by Either the Company or Issuer.
This
Agreement may be terminated by either the Company or Issuer at any time and
for
any reason or no reason. If this Agreement so terminates, all parties hereto
shall be absolved from any claims or liabilities arising from and in connection
with this Agreement.
9.1 Procedure
and Effect of Termination.
If this
Agreement is terminated as provided herein:
(a) Each
of
the parties shall, upon request, redeliver all documents, work papers and other
material of the other parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby,
whether obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing
the same;
(b) No
party
shall have any liability for a breach of any representation, warranty,
agreement, covenant or the provision of this Agreement, unless such breach
was
due to a willful or bad faith action or omission of such party or any
representative, agent, employee or independent contractor thereof;
and
(c) All
filings, applications and other submissions made pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall, to the extent practicable, be withdrawn from the agency or
other person to which made.
ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
10.1 Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
All of
the representations, warranties and covenants of the Issuer and the Issuer
Shareholder in this Agreement in Articles 4, 5, and 6 or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing
hereof.
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10.2 Expenses.
Issuer
and the Company shall each bear their own costs and expenses relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of legal counsel,
accountants, investment bankers, brokers or finders, printers, copiers,
consultants or other representatives for the services used, hired or connected
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.3 Amendment
and Modification.
Subject
to applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified
only
in a writing duly executed by all of the parties hereto.
10.4 Waiver
of Compliance; Consents.
Any
failure of a party to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or
condition herein may be expressly waived in writing by Issuer, on the one hand,
and the Company and the Company Shareholders, on the other, but such waiver
or
failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant,
agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with
respect to, any subsequent or other failure. No single or partial exercise
of a
right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of
any
other right or remedy hereunder. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits
the
consent by or on behalf of a party, such consent shall be given in writing
in
the same manner as for waivers of compliance.
10.5 Registration
Rights.
The
parties agree that the Issuer will register all issued shares of Issuer
outstanding as of September 1, 2006, as well as all shares underlying the
convertible notes outstanding as of September 1, 2006 and the Exchange Shares
to
be issued to Aviate Investments Limited or its nominees under this Share
Exchange Agreement, in any and all future registration statements filed by
Issuer in which shares held by Issuer’s shareholders are registered (other than
registrations relating to (i) business combinations, and (ii) stock options,
equity plans, restricted stock arrangements and similar equity granted to
employees, directors, officers and consultants, including any registrations
on
Form S-8 or similar forms) (“piggy-back registration”). Other than this
piggy-back registration obligation, nothing in this Agreement shall entitle
any
party hereto to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind with
respect to the registration rights.
10.6 Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
and effective: (i) on the date of delivery, if delivered personally;
(ii) on the date of transmission, if sent by facsimile, telecopy, telex or
other similar telegraphic communications equipment; (iii) one business day
after
delivery to an overnight delivery courier service for next-business day
delivery; or (iv) on the fifth business day following the date of mailing,
if
sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and in
each
case addressed to such party at the following address:
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If
to the Company or, following the Closing, to Issuer:
Xxxxx
Group Limited
18/F.,
00 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
And
to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxxx XXX
Xxxxx
000-000 Xxxxx X0
Oriental
Xxxxx
Xx.
0 Xxxx Xxxxx Xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
000000 Xxxxx
Attn:
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax:
00-00-0000-0000
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If
to Issuer prior to the Closing:
Apex
Capital Group, Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
00000
Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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or
to
such other person or address as such party shall furnish to the other parties
hereto in writing in accordance with this Section 10.6.
If
to a
Company Shareholder, to the appropriate address set forth on the signature
page
hereto or at such other address as such Company Shareholder shall furnish to
the
other parties hereto in writing in accordance with this Section
10.6.
10.7 Assignment.
This
Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned (whether voluntarily, involuntarily,
by
operation of law or otherwise) by any of the parties hereto without the prior
written consent of the other parties. The shareholders of Issuer prior to the
Closing shall be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
10.8 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement and the legal relations among the parties hereto shall be governed
by
and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State
of
California (without regard to the laws of conflict that might otherwise apply)
as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect,
performance and remedies.
10.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
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10.10 Headings.
The
table of contents and the headings of the sections and subsections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not constitute a part
hereof.
10.11 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, and any schedules and exhibits hereto and other writings referred
to
in this Agreement or any such exhibit or other writing are part of this
Agreement, together they embody the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties hereto in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and
together they are referred to as this “Agreement” or the “Agreement.” There are
no restrictions, promises, warranties, agreements, covenants or undertakings,
other than those expressly set forth or referred to in this Agreement. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties
with respect to the transaction or transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10.12 Indemnification
Obligations in favor of the Issuer.
From
and after the Closing Date, the Issuer Shareholder shall reimburse, indemnify
and hold harmless the Issuer, the Company, and the Company Shareholders, and
the
executive officers, directors, and employees of the Issuer and the Company
in
office after the Closing (each such person and his heirs, executors,
administrators, agents, successors and assigns is referred to herein as a
“Company Indemnified Party”) against and in respect of any and all damages,
losses, settlement payments, in respect of deficiencies, liabilities, costs,
expenses and claims suffered, sustained, incurred or required to be paid by
any
Company Indemnified Party, and any and all actions, suits, claims, or legal,
administrative, arbitration, governmental or other procedures or investigation
against any Indemnified Party, in respect of any breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant, or other agreement made by the Issuer or the Issuer
Shareholder.
10.13 Remedies
and Injunctive Relief.
It is
expressly agreed among the parties hereto that monetary damages would be
inadequate to compensate a party hereto for any breach by any other party of
its
covenants in Article 6 hereof. Accordingly, the parties agree and
acknowledge that any such violation or threatened violation shall cause
irreparable injury to the other and that, in addition to any other remedies
which may be available, such party shall be entitled to injunctive relief
against the threatened breach of Article 5 hereof or the continuation of
any such breach without the necessity of proving actual damages and may seek
to
specifically enforce the terms thereof.
10.14 Definition
of Material Adverse Effect.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
with
respect to a party means a material adverse change in or effect on the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or liabilities of the party taken
as
a whole; provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed
to include (i) changes as a result of the announcement of this transaction,
(ii) events or conditions arising from changes in general business or
economic conditions or (iii) changes in generally accepted accounting
principles.
10.15 Severability.
The
provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision will not affect the validity or enforceability
of the other provisions hereof; provided that if any provision of this
Agreement, as applied to any party hereto or to any circumstance, is adjudged
by
an Authority, arbitrator, or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with
its terms, the parties hereto agree that the Authority, arbitrator, or mediator
making such determination will have the power to modify the provision in a
manner consistent with its objectives such that it is enforceable, and/or to
delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision will
then be enforceable and will be enforced.
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10.16 Construction.
The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of
this
Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises,
this
Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and
no
presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party
hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The words
“include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without
limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be
construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will
be
construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise
requires.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXX
GROUP LIMITED
By:
/s/ Shushun Feng______
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Executive Director
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APEX
CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Dempsey K. Mork______
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
President
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COMPANY
SHAREHOLDERS:
Aviate
Investments Limited
By:
/s/ Xxxxx So________
Name:
Xxxxx So
Title:
Director
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ISSUER
SHAREHOLDER
/s/
Dempsey K. Mork_________
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
/s/
Shushun Feng_______
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Fei
Feng
/s/
Fei Feng____________
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
/s/
Jian Zhang__________
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Xxxxxxx
Xxx
/s/
Jinping Liu__________
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
/s/
Zhiqiang Zhang______
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Duoxiang
Sun
/s/
Duoxiang Sun________
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Xxxxxx
Xxx
/s/
Yuying Liu__________
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
/s/
Hongwei Zhou______
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Jiangao
Li
/s/
Jiangao Li__________
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