SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) , dated as of November 17, 2007, is
by and among New Paradigm Productions, Inc. a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”),
Nice Enterprises Trading H.K. Co., Ltd, a Hong Kong corporation (the “Company”),
and the Shareholders as set forth in Exhibit A (the “Shareholders”). Each of the
parties to this Agreement is individually referred to herein as a “Party” and
collectively as the “Parties.”
BACKGROUND
The
Company has 10,000 shares of capital stock (the “Company Stock”) outstanding, of
which are held by eight (8) shareholders as set forth in Exhibit A . The
Shareholders have agreed to transfer all of their shares of Company Stock in
exchange for a number of newly issued shares of the Parent, par value $0.001
per
share, of the Parent (the “Parent Stock”) that will constitute 68% of the issued
and outstanding common stock of the Parent on a fully-diluted basis as of and
immediately after the Closing, and after giving effect to the Financing (as
defined in Section 6.05 hereof). The number of shares of Parent Stock to be
received by each of the Shareholders is listed opposite such Shareholder’s name
on Exhibit A attached to this Agreement. The aggregate number of shares of
Parent Stock that is reflected on Exhibit A is referred to herein as the
“Shares.”
The
exchange of Company Stock for Parent Stock is intended to constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”),
as
amended or such other tax free reorganization exemptions that may be available
under the Code.
The
Board
of Directors of the Parent and the Company have determined that it is desirable
to effect this plan of reorganization and share exchange.
AGREEMENT
NOW
THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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Exchange
of Shares
1.01
EXCHANGE.
At the
Closing (as defined in Section 1.02), the Shareholders shall sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver to the Parent its Company Stock free and clear of
all
liens (as defined below) in exchange for the Parent Stock listed on Exhibit
A
opposite such Shareholder’s name.
1.02.
CLOSING.
The
closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated hereby (the
“Transaction”) shall take place at the offices of X. Xxxxx International
Attorneys at Law in Newport Beach, CA commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on
the
second business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions
to
the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transactions contemplated
hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties
will take at the Closing itself), or other such date and time as the parties
may
mutually (the “Closing Date”).
ARTICLE
II
Representations
and Warranties of the Shareholders
The
Shareholders hereby represent and warrant to the Parent with respect to
themselves as follows:
2.01.
GOOD TITLE.
The
Shareholders are the record and beneficial owners, and have good title to the
Company Stock, with the right and authority to sell and deliver such Company
Stock. Upon delivery of any certificate or certificates duly assigned,
representing the same as herein contemplated and/or upon registering of the
Parent as the new owner of such Company Stock in the share register of the
Company, the Parent will receive good title to such Company Stock, free and
clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, equities and claims of any
kind, voting trusts, Shareholder agreements and other encumbrances (collective,
“Liens”).
2.02.
POWER AND AUTHORITY.
This
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Shareholder,
enforceable against each Shareholder in accordance with the terms
hereof.
2.03.
NO CONFLICTS.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Shareholder and the performance
by each Shareholder of his obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms
hereof: (i) will not require the consent of any third party or any federal,
state, local or foreign government or any court of competent jurisdiction,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign (“Governmental
Entity”)
under
any statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions,
judgments, or decrees (collectively, “Laws”);
(ii)
will not violate any Laws applicable to such Shareholder and (iii) will not
violate or breach any contractual obligation to which such Shareholder is a
party.
2.04.
NO FINDER’S FEE.
No
Shareholder has created any obligation for any finder’s, investment banker’s or
broker’s fee in connection with the Transactions.
2.05.
PURCHASE ENTIRELY FOR OWN ACCOUNT.
The
Parent Stock proposed to be acquired by each Shareholder hereunder will be
acquired for investment for his own account, and not with a view to the resale
or distribution of any part thereof, and no Shareholder has the present
intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Parent Stock, except in
compliance with applicable securities laws.
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2.06.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
Each
Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the
Parent.
2.07.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES.
Each
Shareholder understands that the Parent Stock is characterized as “restricted
securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as this Agreement contemplates
that, if acquired by the Shareholder pursuant hereto, the Parent Stock would
be
acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering. Each Shareholder
further acknowledges that if the Parent Stock is issued to the Shareholder
in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, such Parent Stock may not
be
resold without registration under the Securities Act or the existence of an
exemption therefrom. Each Shareholder represents that it is familiar with Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and
understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities
Act.
2.08.
LEGENDS.
It is
understood that the Parent Stock will bear the following legend or one that
is
substantially similar to the following legend:
NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THESE
SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED
BY SUCH SECURITIES.
2.09.
ACCREDITED INVESTOR.
Each
Shareholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501
under the Securities Act.
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ARTICLE
III
Representations
and Warranties of the Company
The
Company represents and warrants to the Parent as follows:
3.01.
ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND POWER.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries (the “Company
Subsidiaries”)
is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the corporate power and authority
and possesses all governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations
and
approvals necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties
and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, other than
such
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or on the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions (a
“Company
Material Adverse Effect”).
The
Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction where the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of
its
properties make such qualification necessary except where the failure to so
qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has delivered to the Parent true and complete copies of
the
memorandum and articles of association of the Company and such other constituent
instruments of the Company as may exist, each as amended to the date of this
Agreement (as so amended, the “Company
Constituent Instruments”),
and
the comparable charter, organizational documents and other constituent
instruments of each Company Subsidiary, in each case as amended through the
date
of this Agreement.
3.02.
COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES: EQUITY INTERESTS.
(a)
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All
the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity investments of
each
Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable and are as of the date of this Agreement owned by
the
Company, by another Company Subsidiary, or by the Company and another
Company Subsidiary, free and clear of all
liens.
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(b)
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Except
for its interests in the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not
as of
the date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock,
membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest
or other
equity interest in any person.
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3.03.
CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 10,000 ordinary shares.
As
of the date of this Agreement, ten thousand (10,000) ordinary shares are issued
and outstanding. Except as set forth above, no shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of the Company are issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding. The Company is the sole record and beneficial owner of all of
the
issued and outstanding capital stock of each Company Subsidiary. All outstanding
shares of the capital stock of the Company and each Company Subsidiary are
duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to
or
issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision
of
the applicable corporate laws of the Hong Kong, the Company Constituent
Instruments or any Contract (as defined in Section 3.05) to which the Company
is
a party or otherwise bound. Except as set forth in this section 3.03, there
are
not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Company or any Company
Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Company
Stock or the common stock of any Company Subsidiary may vote (“Voting
Company Debt”).
Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not
any
options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom”
stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units,
commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound
(i) obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell,
or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock
or
other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or
exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in, the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any Voting Company Debt, (ii) obligating the
Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, grant, extend or enter into any
such
option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or
undertaking or (iii) that give any person the right to receive any economic
benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights
occurring to holders of the capital stock of the Company or of any Company
Subsidiary. As of the date of this Agreement, there are not any outstanding
contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of capital stock of Parent.
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3.04.
AUTHORITY, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY; ENFORCEABILITY.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery
by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors
of
the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are
necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Transactions. When executed and
delivered, this Agreement will be enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms.
3.05.
NO CONFLICTS; CONSENTS.
The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the
consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the terms hereof and
thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with
or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right
of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a
material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under, any
provision of (i) the Company Constituent Instruments or the comparable charter
or organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary, (ii) any material
contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit, concession,
franchise or other instrument (a “Contract”)
to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their
respective properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to the filings and
other matters referred to in Section 3.05(b), any material judgment, order
or
decree (“Judgment”)
or
material Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their
respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except for required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
and
applicable “Blue Sky” or state securities commissions, no material consent,
approval, license, permit, order or authorization (“Consent”)
of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any Governmental
Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Transactions.
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3.06.
TAXES.
(a)
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The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has timely filed, or has caused
to be
timely filed on its behalf, all Tax Returns required to be filed
by it,
and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate, except
to the
extent any failure to file or any inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably
be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes shown
to be
due on such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, have been timely paid,
except
to the extent that any failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount
claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and
the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such
claim.
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(b)
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The
Company Financial Statements (as defined in Section 3.15) reflect
an
adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries (in addition to any reserve for deferred Taxes to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax items) for all Taxable periods
and
portions thereof through the date of such financial statements. No
deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed, asserted
or
assessed against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and no requests
for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are pending, except
to
the extent any such deficiency or request for waiver, individually
or in
the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)
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For
purposes of this Agreement:
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“Taxes”
includes all forms of taxation, whenever created or imposed, and whether of
the
United States or elsewhere, and whether imposed by a local, municipal,
governmental, state, foreign, federal or other Governmental Entity, or in
connection with any agreement with respect to Taxes, including all interest,
penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts.
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“Tax
Return”
means
all federal, state, local, provincial and foreign Tax returns, declarations,
statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns and any amended
Tax return relating to Taxes.
3.07.
BENEFIT PLANS.
(a)
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The
Company does not have or maintain any collective bargaining agreement
or
any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive
compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom
stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit,
hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding
(whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current
or
former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (collectively, “Company
Benefit Plans”).
As of the date of this Agreement there are not any severance or
termination agreements or arrangements between the Company or any
Company
Subsidiary and any current or former employee, officer or director
of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor does the Company or any Company
Subsidiary have any general severance plan or
policy.
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(b)
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Since
September 30, 2007 there has not been any adoption or amendment in
any
material respect by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any
Company
Benefit Plan.
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3.08.
LITIGATION.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened
in writing against or affecting the Company, any subsidiary or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local
or
foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility (“Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as
such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim or violation
of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of
fiduciary duty.
3.09.
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable
Laws,
including those relating to occupational, health and safety and the environment,
except for instances of noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any written communication during
the past two years from a Governmental Entity that alleges that the Company
is
not in compliance in any material respect with any applicable Law. This Section
3.09 does not relate to matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject
of
Section 3.06.
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3.10.
BROKERS; SCHEDULE OF FEES AND EXPENSES.
No
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to
any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf
of
the Company.
3.11.
CONTRACTS.
Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of or in default under
(nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving
of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to
which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound,
except for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
3.12.
TITLE TO PROPERTIES.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have sufficient title to, or valid
leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets used in the conduct
of
its businesses. All such assets and properties, other than assets and properties
in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has leasehold interests,
are free and clear of all Liens except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do
not
and will not materially interfere with the ability of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries to conduct business as currently conducted.
3.13.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, or are validly licensed or otherwise
have the right to use, all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights,
trade names, trade name rights, service marks, service xxxx rights, copyrights
and other proprietary intellectual property rights and computer programs
(collectively, “Intellectual
Property Rights”)
which
are material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
description of all Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the
conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as
a
whole. There are no claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is infringing
or
otherwise adversely affecting the rights of any person with regard to any
Intellectual Property Right. To the knowledge of the Company, no person is
infringing the rights of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with
respect to any Intellectual Property Right.
3.14.
LABOR MATTERS.
There
are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them
is
bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company,
is
imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company.
3.15.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Prior
to the Closing the Company will deliver to the Parent its audited consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and
2006
and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007 (collectively, the
“Company
Financial Statements”).
Upon
delivery, the Company Financial Statements will have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated. The Company Financial Statements will fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results
of the Company, as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein. The
Company will not have any material liabilities or obligations, contingent or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to June 30, 2007 and (ii) obligations under contracts
and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required
under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the Company
Financial Statements, which, in both cases, individually and in the aggregate
would not be reasonably expected to result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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3.16.
INSURANCE.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks in accordance with any applicable
laws under their respective jurisdictions of organization and in such amounts
as
are customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are
engaged and in the geographic areas where they engage in such businesses. The
Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its and
its
subsidiaries’ existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or
to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business on terms consistent with market for the Company’s and such
subsidiaries’ respective lines of business.
3.17.
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND EMPLOYEES.
Except
as set forth in the Company Financial Statements, none of the officers or
directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the
employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company or any subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing
for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
3.18.
INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS.
The
Company and its subsidiaries currently do not have a Code of Ethics pursuant
to
Section 404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. However, the Company and its
subsidiaries plan to adopt 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
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general
or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company will establish disclosure
controls and procedures for the Company and will design such disclosure controls
and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including its subsidiaries, is made known to the officers by others within
those
entities. The Company’s officers will evaluate the effectiveness of the
Company’s controls and procedures.
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3.19.
SOLVENCY.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the closing date (and assuming
that the closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of
its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current
fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its
capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the
business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and
capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate
all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash,
would
be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond
its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
3.20.
APPLICATION OF TAKEOVER PROTECTIONS.
The
Company has 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 Company’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Shareholder as a result of the
Shareholder and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of
the
Shares and the Shareholder’ ownership of the Shares.
3.21.
NO ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Shareholder with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as
specified in this Agreement.
3.22.
INVESTMENT COMPANY.
The
Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the
Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
3.23.
DISCLOSURE.
All
disclosure provided to the Shareholder regarding the Company, its business
and
the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company
(including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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3.24.
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except
as disclosed in the Company Financial Statements, from June 30, 2007 to the
date
of this Agreement, the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary
course, and during such period there has not been:
(a)
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Any
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating
results of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except changes
in the
ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect;
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(b)
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Any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
that
would have a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
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(c)
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Any
waiver or compromise by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of
a
valuable right or of a material debt owed to
it;
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(d)
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Any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or payment
of
any obligation by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except in
the
ordinary course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of
which
would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
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(e)
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Any
material change to a material Contract by which the Company or any
Company
Subsidiary or any of its respective assets is bound or
subject;
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(f)
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Any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created
by
the Company or any Company Subsidiary, with respect to any of its
material
properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable
and
liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially
impair the Company’s or such Company Subsidiary’s ownership or use of such
property or assets;
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(g)
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Any
loans or guarantees made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary
to or
for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members
of
their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances
made in the ordinary course of its
business;
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(h)
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Any
alteration of the Company’s method of accounting or the identity of its
auditors;
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(i)
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Any
declaration or payment of dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to the Shareholder or any purchase, redemption or agreements
to
purchase or redeem any shares of Company Stock;
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(j)
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Any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate,
except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans;
or
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(k)
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Any
arrangement or commitment by the Company or any Company Subsidiary
to do
any of the things described in this
Section 3.25.
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3.25.
NO UNDISCLOSED EVENTS, LIABILITYES, DEVELOPMENTS OR
CIRCUMSTANCES.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur with respect to the Company, its subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable
securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC
relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which
has not been publicly announced.
3.26.
COMPLIANCE WITH PRC ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or
on
behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii)
violated or is in violation of any applicable PRC Laws; or (iv) made any
unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
ARTICLE
IV
Representations
and Warranties of the Parent
The
Parent represents and warrants to the Shareholders and the Company that, except
as set forth in the reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
filed by Parent with the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of the
Agreement (the “Filed
Parent SEC Documents”):
4.01.
ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND POWER.
Parent
is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Nevada and has full corporate power and authority and possesses
all
governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals
necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets
and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, other than such
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on Parent, a material adverse effect
on the ability of Parent to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
on
the ability of Parent to consummate the Transactions (a “Parent
Material Adverse Effect”).
Parent is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature
of
its business or their ownership or leasing of its properties make such
qualification necessary and where the failure to so qualify would reasonably
be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent has delivered to
the
Company true and complete copies of the articles of incorporation of Parent,
as
amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended, the “Parent
Charter”),
and
the Bylaws of Parent, as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended,
the “Parent
Bylaws”).
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4.02.
SUBSIDIARIES; EQUITY INTERESTS.
Parent
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any
person.
4.03.
CAPITAL
STRUCTURE.
The
authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of One
Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of Parent Common Stock, par value
$0.001
per share, and One Million (1,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.001 per share. As of the date hereof, 1,148,826 shares of Parent Common
Stock
are issued and outstanding. Except as set forth above, no shares of capital
stock or other voting securities of Parent were issued, reserved for issuance
or
outstanding. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of Parent are,
and all
such shares that may be issued prior to the date hereof will be when issued,
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not
subject
to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of
first
refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under
any
provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, the Parent
Charter, the Parent Bylaws or any Contract to which Parent is a party or
otherwise bound. There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness of Parent having the right to vote (or convertible into, or
exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on
which
holders of Parent Common Stock may vote (“Voting
Parent Debt”).
Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are
not any
options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom”
stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units,
commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which
Parent
is a party or by which it is bound (i) obligating Parent to issue, deliver
or
sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable
for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest
in,
Parent or any Voting Parent Debt, (ii) obligating Parent to issue, grant,
extend
or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment,
Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (iii) that give any person the
right to
receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic
benefits and rights occurring to holders of the capital stock of the Parent.
As
of the date of this Agreement, there are not any outstanding contractual
obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of
capital stock of Parent. Except as set forth in the Filed Parent SEC
Documents, the
Parent is not a party to any agreement granting any security holder of
the
Parent the right to cause the Parent to register shares of the capital
stock or
other securities of the Parent held by such security holder under the Securities
Act. The Shareholder list to be provided at closing to the Company shall
be a
current shareholder list generated by its stock transfer agent, and such
list
shall accurately reflect all of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Parent’s Common Stock.
4.04.
AUTHORITY;
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY; ENFORCEABILITY.
The
execution
and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement and the consummation by the
Parent
of the Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board
of
Directors of the Parent . This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and
binding
obligation of the Parent, enforceable against the Parent in accordance
with the
terms hereof.
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4.05.
NO
CONFLICTS; CONSENTS.
(a)
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The
execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, does not, and
the
consummation of Transactions and compliance with the terms hereof
and
thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or
default
(with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give
rise to
a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation
or
to loss of a material benefit under, or to increased, additional,
accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any person under,
or
result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of
Parent under, any provision of (i) Parent Charter or Parent Bylaws,
(ii)
any material Contract to which Parent is a party or by which any
of its
properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to the filings and
other
matters referred to in Section 4.05(b), any material Judgment or
material
Law applicable to Parent or its properties or assets, other than,
in the
case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such items that, individually
or
in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected
to
have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b)
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No
Consent of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or permit
from,
any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by or
with
respect to Parent in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions,
other than the (A) filing with the SEC of a Current Report on Form
8-K (B)
filings under state “blue sky” laws, as may be required in connection with
this Agreement and the
Transactions.
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4.06.
SEC
DOCUMENTS; UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES.
(a)
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Parent
has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by Parent with the SEC since October 31, 2000,
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 14 (a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(the
“Parent
SEC Documents”).
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(b)
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As
of its respective filing date, each Parent SEC Document complied
in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such
Parent SEC Document, and did not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except
to
the extent that information contained in any Parent SEC Document
has been
revised or superseded by a later filed Parent SEC Document, none
of the
Parent SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated
financial statements of Parent included in the Parent 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 the U.S. generally
accepted accounting principals (“GAAP”) (except, in the case of unaudited
statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC)
applied
on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may
be
indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated
financial position of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as
of the
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash
flows for the periods shown (subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
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(c)
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Except
as set forth in the Filed Parent SEC Documents, Parent has no liabilities
or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or
otherwise) required by GAAP to be set forth on a balance sheet of
Parent
or in the notes thereto. As of the date hereof the Parent has total
liabilities of less than $ 8,000, all of which liabilities shall
be paid
off at or prior to the Closing and shall in no event remain liabilities
of
the Parent, the Company or the Shareholder following the
Closing.
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4.07.
ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except
as disclosed in the Filed Parent SEC Documents, from the date of the most
recent
audited financial statements included in the Filed Parent SEC Documents
to the
date of this Agreement, Parent has conducted its business only in the ordinary
course, and during such period there has not been:
(a)
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Any
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating
results of the Parent from that reflected in the Parent SEC Documents,
except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not caused,
in
the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect:
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(b)
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Any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
that
would have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect;
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(c)
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Any
waiver or compromise by the Parent of a valuable right or of a material
debt owed to it;
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(d)
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Any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or payment
of
any obligation by the Parent, except in the ordinary course of business
and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect;
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(e)
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Any
material change to a material Contract by which the Parent or any
of its
assets is bound or subject;
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(f)
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Any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with
any
employee, officer, director or
Shareholder;
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(g)
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Any
resignation or termination of employment of any officer of the Parent;
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(h)
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Any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created
by
the Parent, with respect to any of its material properties or assets,
except liens for taxes not yet due or payable and liens that arise
in the
ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Parent’s
ownership or use of such property or
assets;
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(i)
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Any
loans or guarantees made by the Parent to or for the benefit of its
employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate
families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the
ordinary course of its business;
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(j)
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Any
declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect
of
any of the Parent’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Parent;
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(k)
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Any
alteration of the Parent’s method of accounting or the identity of its
auditors;
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(l)
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Any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate,
except pursuant to existing Parent stock option plans;
or
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(m)
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Any
arrangement or commitment by the Parent to do any of the things described
in this Section 4.07.
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4.08.
TAXES.
(a)
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Parent
has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf,
all Tax
Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are
true,
complete and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file or
any
inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns,
or
otherwise owed, has been timely paid, except to the extent that any
failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and
would
not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b)
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The
most recent financial statements contained in the Filed Parent SEC
Documents reflect an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by Parent
(in
addition to any reserve for deferred Taxes to reflect timing differences
between book and Tax items) for all Taxable periods and portions
thereof
through the date of such financial statements. No deficiency with
respect
to any Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed against Parent,
and
no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are
pending,
except to the extent any such deficiency or request for waiver,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably
be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
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(c)
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There
are no Liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due
and
payable) on the assets of Parent. Parent is not bound by any agreement
with respect to Taxes.
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4.09.
ABSENCE OF CHANGES IN BENEFIT PLANS.
From the
date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed
Parent SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any
adoption or amendment in any material respect by Parent of any collective
bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock
option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death
benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding
(whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former
employee, officer or director of Parent (collectively, “Parent
Benefit Plans”).
As of
the date of this Agreement there are not any employment, consulting,
indemnification, severance or termination agreements or arrangements between
the
Parent and any current or former employee, officer or director of the Parent,
nor does the Parent have any general severance plan or policy.
4.10.
ERISA COMPLIANCE; EXCESS PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.
The
Parent does not, and since its inception never has, maintained, or contributed
to any “employee pension benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA),
“employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or any
other Parent Benefit Plan for the benefit of any current or former employees,
consultants, officers or directors of Parent.
4.11.
LITIGATION.
There is
no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity
or
enforceability of any of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if there
were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Parent nor any subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his
or
her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a
claim or violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or
a
claim of breach of fiduciary duty.
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4.12.
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
Parent
is in compliance with all applicable Laws, including those relating to
occupational health and safety and the environment, except for instances of
noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate, have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except
as
set forth in the Filed Parent SEC Documents, Parent has not received any written
communication during the past two years from a Governmental Entity that alleges
that Parent is not in compliance in any material respect with any applicable
Law. The Parent is in compliance with all effective requirements of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, that are applicable to it, except where such noncompliance could
not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
This Section 4.12 does not relate to matters with respect to Taxes, which are
the subject of Section 4.08.
4.13.
CONTRACTS.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent Filed SEC Documents, there are no Contracts that
are
material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Parent taken as a whole.
Parent is not in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any
condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause
such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or
by
which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations
or
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
4.14.
TITLE TO PROPERTIES.
Parent
has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and
assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets and properties,
other than assets and properties in which the Parent has leasehold interests,
are free and clear of all Liens except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do
not
and will not materially interfere with the ability of the Parent to conduct
business as currently conducted. Parent has complied in all material respects
with the terms of all material leases to which it is a party and under which
it
is in occupancy, and all such leases are in full force and effect. Parent enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material leases.
4.15.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Parent
owns, or is validly licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual
Property Rights which are material to the conduct of the business of the Parent
taken as a whole. No claims are pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent,
threatened that the Parent is infringing or otherwise adversely affecting the
rights of any person with regard to any Intellectual Property Right. To the
knowledge of the Parent, no person is infringing the rights of the Parent with
respect to any Intellectual Property Right.
4.16.
LABOR MATTERS.
There
are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the Parent
is a party or by which it is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to
the
knowledge of the Parent,
is
imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Parent.
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4.17.
MARKET MAKERS.
The
Parent has at least two market makers for its common shares and such market
makers have obtained all permits and made all filings necessary in order for
such market makers to continue as market makers of the Parent.
4.18.
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND EMPLOYEES.
Except
as set forth in the Filed Parent SEC Documents, none of the officers or
directors of the Parent and, to the knowledge of the Parent, none of the
employees of the Parent is presently a party to any transaction with the Parent
or any subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing
for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
4.19.
INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS.
The
Parent 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
generally accepted accounting principles 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 Parent has established disclosure
controls and procedures for the Parent and designed such disclosure controls
and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Parent is made
known to the officers by others within those entities. The Parent’s officers
have evaluated the effectiveness of the Parent’s controls and procedures. Since
December 31, 2006, there have been no significant changes in the Parent’s
internal controls or, to the Parent’s knowledge, in other factors that could
significantly affect the Parent’s internal controls.
4.20.
SOLVENCY. Based
on
the financial condition of the Parent
as of
the closing date (and assuming that the closing shall have occurred), (i) the
Parent’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Parent’s existing debts and other
liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the
Parent’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its
business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Parent, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow
of the Parent, together with the proceeds the Parent would receive, were it
to
liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses
of
the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt
when such amounts are required to be paid. The Parent does not intend to incur
debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account
the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt).
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4.21.
APPLICATION OF TAKEOVER PROTECTIONS.
The
Parent has 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 Parent’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Shareholder as a result of the
Shareholder and the Parent fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of
the
Shares and the Shareholder’ ownership of the Shares.
4.22.
NO ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
The
Parent does not have any agreement or understanding with the Shareholder with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as
specified in this Agreement.
4.23.
INVESTMENT COMPANY.
The
Parent is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing
will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.24.
DISCLOSURE.
All
disclosure provided to the Shareholder regarding the Parent, its business and
the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Parent
(including the Parent’s representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
4.25.
CERTAIN REGISTRATION MATTERS.
Except
as specified in the Filed Parent SEC Documents, the Parent has not granted
or
agreed to grant to any person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration
rights) to have any securities of the Parent registered with the SEC or any
other governmental authority that have not been satisfied.
4.26.
LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The
Parent is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable
future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance
requirements for continued listing of the Parent Stock on the trading market
on
which the Parent
Stock are
currently listed or quoted. The issuance and sale of the Shares under this
Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the trading market
on
which the Parent Stock are currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the
Shareholder of the Parent is required for the Parent to issue and deliver to
the
Shareholder the Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
4.27.
NO UNDISCLOSED EVENTS, LIABILITIES, DEVELPMENTS, OR
CIRCUMSTANCES.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur with respect to the Parent, its subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
that would be required to be disclosed by the Parent under applicable securities
laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to
an
issuance and sale by the Parent of its Common Stock and which has not been
publicly announced.
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4.28.
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES.
Neither
the Parent, nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the Parent’s knowledge, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the
Parent or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or
on
behalf of, the Parent (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii)
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate,
payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign
or
domestic government official or employee.
ARTICLE
V
Deliveries
5.01.
DELIVERIES
OF THE SHAREHOLDER.
(a)
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Concurrently
herewith each Shareholder shall deliver to the Parent this Agreement
executed by the Shareholder.
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(b)
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On
Closing date, each Shareholder shall deliver to the
Parent:
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i.
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Certificates
representing its Company Stock; and
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ii.
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Duly
executed stock powers for transfer by the Shareholder of its Company
Stock
to the Parent.
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5.02.
DELIVERIES
OF THE PARENT
(a)
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Concurrently
herewith, the Parent is delivering:
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i.
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To
each Shareholder and to the Company, a copy of this Agreement executed
by
Parent;
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ii.
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To
the Company, a certificate from the Parent, signed by its Secretary
or
Assistant Secretary certifying that the attached copies of the Parent
Charter, Parent Bylaws and resolutions of the Board of Directors
of the
Parent approving the Agreement and the Transactions, are all true,
complete and correct and remain in full force and
effect;
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(b)
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At
or prior to the Closing, the Parent shall
deliver:
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i.
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To
the Company, a letter of resignation of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx from all
offices
he holds and his position as a director with the Parent effective
upon the
Closing;
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ii.
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To
the Company, evidence of the election (A) of Xxxxxxx Xxx as a director
of
the Parent and (B) of the executive officers of the Company as executive
officers of the Parent effective upon the
Closing;
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(c)
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On
Closing date, the Parent shall
deliver:
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i.
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To
each Shareholder, certificates representing the new shares of Parent
Common Stock issued to such Shareholder as set forth on Exhibit A;
and
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ii.
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To
the Company, consent letters of the accounting firms of Parent confirming
each such firm’s respective consent to the use by the Parent of reports
prepared by such firm regarding the financial statements of the Parent
in
all future registration statements filed with the
SEC.
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5.03.
DELIVERIES
OF THE COMPANY.
Concurrently herewith, the Company is delivering
to the Parent:
(a) |
This
Agreement executed by Company; and
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(b) |
A
certificate from the Company, signed by its authorized officer certifying
that the attached copies of the Company Constituent Instruments and
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving the
Agreement and the Transactions are all true, complete and correct
and
remain in full force and effect.
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ARTICLE
VI
Covenants
6.01
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Parent
and the Company will consult with each other before issuing, and provide each
other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other
public statements with respect to the Agreement and the Transactions and shall
not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to
such
consultation, except as may be required by applicable Law, court process or
by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange.
6.02.
FEES AND EXPENSES.
All fees
and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the
Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not this Agreement is
consummated.
6.03.
FILINGS OF FORM 8K AND PRESS RELEASE. Parent
shall file, within one business day of the Closing Date, a current report on
Form 8-K and attach as exhibits all relevant agreements with the SEC disclosing
the terms of this Agreement and other requisite disclosure regarding the
Transactions and including the requisite audited consolidated financial
statements of the Company and the requisite Form 10 disclosure regarding the
Company. In addition, the Parent shall issue a press release prior to 9:30
a.m.
(EST Time) on the business day following the Closing Date, announcing the
closing of the transaction.
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6.04.
FURNISHING OF INFORMATION.
As long
as any Shareholder owns the Shares, the Parent covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Parent after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Shareholder owns Shares, if the
Parent is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare
and furnish to the Shareholder and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule 144(c) promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, such
information as is required for the Shareholder to sell the Shares under Rule
144. The Parent further covenants that it will take such further action as
any
holder of Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time
to
time to enable such person to sell the Shares without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule
144.
6.05.
FINANCING.
Parent
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to raise at least $19,938,563 in
an
equity financing transaction on terms that are satisfactory to the Company
and
the Shareholder (the “Financing”),
which
Financing shall be consummated simultaneously with the Closing.
ARTICLE
VII
Miscellaneous
7.01.
NOTICE.
All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the Parties at
the
following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified
by like notice):
If
to the
Parent, to:
NEW
PARADIGM PRODUCTIONS, INC.
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
U.S.A
Tel:
(000) 000-0000
If
to the
Company, to:
NICE
ENTERPRISE TRADING H.K. CO, LTD.
Da
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000000
Tel:
00-000-0000-0000
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If
to the
Shareholder, at the address set forth in Exhibit A hereto, with a copy
to:
Yuan
Tai
Law Offices
14/F
Huaxia Bank Plaza
256
South
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 000000
Xxxxx
Tel:
8621-5115-0298
Fax:
8621-5115-0298
7.02.
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; NO ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company, Parent and the Shareholder holding a majority
of the Shares. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver
in
the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other
provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission
of
either Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise
of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Shareholder
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any
transaction document unless the same consideration is also offered to all
Shareholders who then hold Shares.
7.03.
REPLACEMENT OF SECURITIES.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed, the Parent shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefore, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Parent of such loss, theft or destruction and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
If a
replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due
to
a mutilation thereof, the Parent may require delivery of such mutilated
certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.
7.04.
REMEDIES.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Shareholder, Parent and the
Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The
Parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
7.05.
INDEPENDENT NATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS’ OBLIGATIONS.
The
obligations of each Shareholder under this Agreement are several and not joint
with the obligations of any other Shareholder, and no Shareholder shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Shareholder under this Agreement. The decision of each Shareholder to acquire
Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Shareholder
independently of any other Shareholder. Nothing contained herein, and no action
taken by any Shareholder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Shareholder as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
kind
of entity, or create a presumption that the Shareholder are in any way acting
in
concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated herein. Each Shareholder acknowledges that no other Shareholder
has
acted as agent for such Shareholder in connection with making its investment
hereunder and that no Shareholder will be acting as agent of such Shareholder
in
connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights
under this Agreement. Each Shareholder shall be entitled to independently
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Shareholder
to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each
of
the Company and Parent acknowledge that each of the Shareholder has been
provided with this same Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction
with
multiple Shareholder and not because it was required or requested to do so
by
any Shareholder.
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7.06.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Parent and the
Company acknowledge and agree that the liability of a Shareholder arising
directly or indirectly, under any transaction document of any and every nature
whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such Shareholder,
and
that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other affiliate of
such Shareholder or any investor, shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial
interest of such Shareholder shall be personally liable for any liabilities
of
such Shareholder.
7.07.
INTERPRETATION.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to
a
Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words
“include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
7.08.
SEVERABILITY.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect
so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon
such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner to the end that Transactions contemplated
hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
7.09.
COUNTERPARTS; FACSIMILIE EXECUTION.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to
the
other Parties. Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement is legal,
valid and binding for all purposes.
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7.10.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT; THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
This
Agreement, taken together with the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent
Disclosure Letter, (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with
respect to the Transactions and (b) are not intended to confer upon any person
other than the Parties any rights or remedies.
7.11.
GOVERNING LAW.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of Nevada, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (i) that it is and shall continue
to be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada and
of
the federal courts sitting in the State of Nevada and (ii)(A) to the extent
that
such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Nevada
to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Nevada as such party’s agent
for acceptance of legal process and notify the other parties hereto of the
name
and address of such agent, and (B) to the fullest extent permitted by law,
that
service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail
with
a proof of mailing receipt validated by the U.S. Postal Service constituting
evidence of valid service, and that, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, service made pursuant to (ii)(A) or (B) above shall have the
same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within
the
State of Nevada.
7.12.
ASSIGNMENT.
To the
fullest extent permitted by law, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or
in
part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior
written consent of the other Parties. Any purported assignment without such
consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will
be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties
and
their respective successors and assigns.
The
Parties hereto have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as
of
the date first above written.
The
Parent:
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NEW
PARADIGM PRODUCTIONS, INC.
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
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Title:
CEO and President
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The
Company:
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NICE
ENTERPRISE TRADING H.K. CO., LTD.
|
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx
|
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Xxxxxxx
Xxx
|
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Title:
CEO and President
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The
Shareholders:
|
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx
|
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx
|
|
/s/
Ai Nyuet Ang
|
|
Ai
Nyuet Ang
|
|
/s/
Xxxx Xx Xxxx
|
|
Xxxx
Xx Xxxx
|
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xx
|
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Xxxxxxxx
Xx
|
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/s/
Shangxiong Qiu
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Shangxiong
Qiu
|
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/s/
Xxxx Xxx
|
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Liya
Xxx
|
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XXXXXXX
INVESTMENT GROUP LTD.
|
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By:
/s/Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxx Xxx
|
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Title:
Director
|
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METROLINK
HOLDINGS LTD.
|
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By:
/s/Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxx
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Title:
Director
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EXHIBIT
A
SHAREHOLDERS
OF COMPANY
Name
and Address of Shareholder
|
Number
of shares of Company Stock being Exchanged
|
Percentage
of total Company Shares Represented by Shares being
Exchanged
|
Number
of Shares of Parent Stock to be Received by
Shareholder
|
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Xxxxxxx
Xxx
Xx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000000
Tel:
00-000-0000-0000
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7,493
|
74.93
|
11,706,537
|
|||
Ai
Nyuet Ang
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxx
000000
|
221
|
2.21
|
344,648
|
|||
Hung
Xx Xxxx
0X,
00X
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
|
281
|
2.87
|
448,042
|
|||
Xxxxxxxx
Xx
00
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
294
|
2.94
|
459,530
|
|||
Shangxiong
Qiu
15
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx #0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
441
|
4.41
|
689,296
|
|||
Xxxx
Xxx
101
Xuexiaonan
Dongpu
Village, Hungshan Town
Shishi
City, Fujian Province
China
|
441
|
4.41
|
689,296
|
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Hampton
Investment Group Ltd.
Xxxx
0000
Xxxx
xx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
|
602
|
6.02
|
942,037
|
|||
Metrolink
Holdings Limited
Xxxx
0000, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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221
|
2.21
|
344,648
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