SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of July 17, 2008, by and among China TransInfo Technology Corp., a
Nevada corporation (collectively with its predecessors, the “Company”),
the
investors listed on the Schedule attached hereto as Schedule
I
and
identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an “Investor”
and
collectively, the “Investors”),
and
Beijing PKU Chinafront High Technology Co., Ltd., a company organized under
the
laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PKU”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in reliance
upon the applicable exemptions from securities registration under the Securities
Act (as defined below), the Company desires to issue and sell to each Investor,
and each Investor, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the
Company certain securities of the Company, as more fully described in this
Agreement, and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneous with the sale and purchase of the certain securities, (i) the
parties hereto will execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
A,
pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights
under the Securities Act, and (ii) the Company, the Existing Shareholders (as
defined herein) and the Investors will execute and deliver a Voting Agreement,
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Investors and PKU agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this
Section 1.1:
“Action”
means
any 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.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which on which banking
institutions in the State of New York or the PRC are authorized or required
by
law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Article
II.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and
5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may
agree.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any securities
into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Raysman & Xxxxxxx LLP.
“Company
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Disclosure
Materials”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the
Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Evaluation
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(s).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Existing
Shareholders”
means
Xxxxxx Investment Holdings Limited and Leguna Verde Investments
Limited.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
means
all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures
and
inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice);
(ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names,
logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated
with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; and (iv)
registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing.
“Intellectual
Property Rights Licensing Agreements” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
“Investor
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Investor
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Lien”
means
any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal or
other restrictions of any kind.
“Losses”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse effect
on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or (iii) a material and adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform
on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“May
2007 Acquisition”
means
the reverse acquisition and related transactions described in the section titled
“Item 1. Description of Business - Background - Reverse Acquisition and Private
Placement” in the Form 10-KSB filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
“Money
Laundering Laws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(ee).
“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
“OFAC”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(dd).
“Outside
Date”
means
the thirtieth (30th)
calendar day following the date of this Agreement; provided,
that if
such day should fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the Outside Date
shall
be deemed the next day that is a Business Day.
“Person”
means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“PRC”
means
the People’s Republic of China, not including Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau.
“Proceeding”
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened.
“Purchase
Price”
means,
with respect to each Investor, the Purchase Price indicated on such Investor’s
signature page to this Agreement.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement,
among
the Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investors of the
Shares.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
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“SAIF”
means
SAIF Partners III L.P., a limited liability partnership organized and existing
under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
“SEC
Reports”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Share
Delivery Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Investors pursuant to
this
Agreement.
“Short
Sales”
include,
without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect
stock
pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar
arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other
transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.
“Subsidiary”
means,
as to the Company, any “subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(x) of the Regulation
S-X promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act.
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than
the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading
Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock
is
traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board,
or
(iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the
Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common
Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market
or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on the date in question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or
agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
“Voting
Agreement”
means
the Voting Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Company,
the Existing Shareholders and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
“Warrantors”
means
the Company and PKU.
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ARTICLE
2.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1. Purchase
of Shares.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing the
Company shall issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor shall,
severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the Shares in the
respective amounts set forth below the Investors’ names on the signature pages
hereto for the Purchase Price.
2.2. Closing.
The
Closing shall take place at the offices of the Company, at 07 Floor E-Wing
Center, No. 113 Zhichunlu, Haidan District, Beijing, People’x Xxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx
000000, at 10:00 A.M. local time on the Closing Date or at such other location
and on such other date as the parties may mutually agree.
2.3. Closing
Deliveries.
(a) At
the
Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor
the
following (the “Company
Deliverables”):
(i) a
certificate representing the number of Shares set forth below such Investor’s
name on the signature pages hereto, registered in the name of such Investor
against payment of such Investor’s Purchase Price in United States dollars and
in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in
writing by the Company;
(ii) the
agreements specified in Section 5.1(f), duly signed by the Company or each
of
the Existing Shareholders, as applicable;
(iii) the
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the
Investors;
(iv) a
certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its chief executive officer
or
its chief financial officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the
fulfillment of the condition specified in Section 5.1(b); and
(v) a
certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its secretary, dated as of
the
Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
of
the Company approving the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, certifying the current versions of the Articles of Incorporation
and
Bylaws of the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority of
Persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of
the
Company.
(b) By
the
Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company
the
following:
(i) the
Purchase Price for the Shares in United States dollars and in immediately
available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the
Company for such purpose; and
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(ii) the
agreements specified in Section 5.2(d), each duly signed by such Investor
(collectively, the “Investor
Deliverables”).
ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Warrantors hereby jointly and severally make the following representations
and
warranties to each Investor as of the date hereof and the Closing
Date:
(a) Subsidiaries.
The
Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than as specified in the
SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock
of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued
and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar
rights.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each Subsidiary are duly incorporated or otherwise organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation
of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company
and each Subsidiary are duly qualified to conduct its respective businesses
and
are in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned
by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually
or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. To the Warrantors’ best knowledge, no Proceeding has been instituted in
any jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit
or
curtail, such power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further
action is required by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection therewith.
Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly
executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
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(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
do
not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or
any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents as in effect on the date hereof, or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse
of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice,
lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or
(iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority
to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver,
authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any United States or PRC court or other federal, state,
local
or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
other than (i) the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration
Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights
Agreement, (ii) filings required by state securities laws, (iii) the filing
of a
Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation
D of
the Securities Act, (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 4.5
hereof, (v) if, at the Closing, the Company’s securities are listed on the
NASDAQ Capital Market, the filing with NASDAQ of an applicable additional shares
listing application relating to the Shares issuable hereunder, and (vi) those
that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(f) Issuance
of the Shares.
The
Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and
non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from
its
duly authorized capital stock the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to
this Agreement in order to issue the Shares.
(g) Capitalization.
The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company, all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under
the
Company’s various option and incentive plans and all shares of capital stock of
the Company issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities
exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital
stock of the Company, is specified in Schedule
3.1(g).
All of
the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company have
been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable. Except
as
specified in Schedule
3.1(g),
no
securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and
no
Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,
or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents or with respect to any securities of the Company. Except
as specified in Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any
right
to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital
stock of the Company, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into
shares of capital stock of the Company. The issue and sale of the Shares will
not, immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Investors) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities
to
adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has issued any capital stock in a private
placement transaction in the PRC, including, without limitation, in a
transaction commonly referred to in the PRC as a “1 ½ transaction.”
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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the twelve months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as
the
Company was required by law to file such reports) (the foregoing materials
being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”
and,
together with the Schedules to this Agreement (if any), the “Disclosure
Materials”)
on a
timely basis or has timely filed a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As
of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC
Reports, when filed, 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise
specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments.
(i) Press
Releases.
The
press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding
the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do 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 made therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not
misleading.
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(j) Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has
been
no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has incurred any liabilities (direct, indirect, contingent,
or
otherwise) other than those incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (iii) the Company has not altered its method
of
accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared
or
made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders
or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares
of its capital stock, (v) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has waived
any
material right or material debt owed to it, (vi) neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has changed or amended its certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or change any material
contract or arrangement by which the Company or Subsidiary is bound or to which
its assets or properties is subject, (vii) the Company has not issued any equity
securities to any officer, director or Affiliate of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans or stock
option agreements as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, and (viii) neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into any transaction other than
in
the ordinary course of business. The Company does not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.
(k) Litigation.
There
is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Warrantors, threatened Action which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) except as specifically
disclosed in the SEC Reports, could, if there were an unfavorable decision,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
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 of violation of or liability under
federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, except
as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Warrantors, there is not pending any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer
of
the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The Commission has not issued
any
stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration
statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or
the
Securities Act.
(l) Labor
Relations.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining
agreement. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the
Warrantors, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company
or
any Subsidiary.
(m) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes,
environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and
safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company 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 Material
Adverse Effect.
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(n) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, approvals, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate United States federal, state, local,
PRC
national, provincial or local, and other foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports, all of which are valid and in full force and effect, except where
the
failure to possess such certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits
could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries have
performed in all material respects all of their obligations with respect to
such
certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits and no event has occurred
that allows, or after notice or lapse of time, would allow, revocation or
termination thereof, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received
any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits.
(o) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have valid land use rights for all real property
that is material to their respective businesses and good and marketable title
in
all personal property owned by them that is material to their respective
businesses, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do
not
materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and
the Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance,
except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Patents
and Trademarks.
Schedule
3.1(p)
sets
forth all of the Intellectual Property Rights that the Company and its
Subsidiaries own or have the rights to use. The Intellectual Property Rights
constitute all intellectual property rights that are necessary for use by the
Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with their respective businesses
as
described in the SEC Reports. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(p),
all
such Intellectual Property Rights are valid and enforceable, there is no
existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights and no Intellectual Property Rights are involved in any cancellation,
dispute or Action and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
no
such Action is threatened. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has
received a written or oral notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used
by
any of them violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the
knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, no former or current employee,
no
former or current consultant, and no third-party joint developer of the Company
or its Subsidiaries has any Intellectual Property Rights made, developed,
conceived, created or written by the aforesaid employee, consultant or
third-party joint developer during the period of his or her retention by, or
joint venture with, such Company or Subsidiary which can be asserted against
any
of the Company or any such Subsidiary. The Intellectual Property Rights and
the
owner thereof or agreement through which they are licensed to any of the Company
or its Subsidiaries are set forth on Schedule
3.1(p).
By the
Closing, the Company shall have entered into agreements by which it is granted
irrevocable, exclusive, royalty-free licenses on all Intellectual Property
Rights that are registered to or owned by any Person other than the Company
or
its predecessor. Such agreements together with the agreements referenced in
Schedule
3.1(p)
are
collectively the “Intellectual
Property Rights Licensing Agreements.”
The
Company and its Subsidiaries will take such action as may be required, including
making and maintaining the filings set forth in Schedule
3.1(p),
and
shall cause any such transfers of Intellectual Property Rights to the
Company to be granted as is required in order for the Company to become the
registered owner (in its current name) of all such Intellectual Property Rights
(including, without limitation, the entering into of any Intellectual Property
Rights Licensing Agreements as may be necessary and the filing and maintaining
of any information with the relevant PRC authority which relate to the change
of
name for those Intellectual Property Rights currently in the name of an entity
other than the Company). All Intellectual Property Rights Licensing Agreements
are valid and binding obligations of the Company and, to the Company’s
knowledge, to the counterparty thereto, enforceable in accordance with their
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating
to,
or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application. To the Company’s knowledge,
neither the Company nor the counterparty thereto is in material breach thereof.
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(q) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its and the 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.
(r) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Warrantors, 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 Warrantors, any entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(s) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. The Company and the Subsidiaries
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv)
the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets
at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures
(as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known
to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which the Company’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as the case may be, is
being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures in accordance with Item
307 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act for the Company’s most recently
ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-Q the
conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.
Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the
Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308(c) of
Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other
factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls. The
books, records and accounts of the Company accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions in, and dispositions of, the assets of, and the results of
operations of, the Company. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain
a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance
with
GAAP and the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act.
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(t) 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).
(u) Certain
Fees.
No
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or
commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by
such
Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such
Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated
in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(v) Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.2(b)-(e), the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the
Investors under the Transaction Documents is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The Company is eligible to register its
Common Stock for resale by the Investors under Form S-1 promulgated under the
Securities Act. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(v),
the
Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including
“piggy-back” registration rights) to require the Company to register any
securities of the Company registered under the Securities Act that have not
been
satisfied.
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(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Except
as specified in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the two years preceding
the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that
the
Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements
thereof. The Company 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 Common Stock on the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted. The
issuance and sale of the Shares under the Transaction Documents does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the shareholders of
the
Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the
Investors the Shares contemplated by Transaction Documents.
(x) Listing
with NASDAQ.
The
Company has made an application to list the Common Stock, including the Shares,
for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, and has taken all action necessary
and
desirable to cause the Common Stock to be listed thereon as promptly as
practicable following the Closing Date. The Company has not received any notice
or other indication from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC or any of its Affiliates
or
any other Person, and the Company has no reason to believe, that its application
to list the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market will be denied or
delayed.
(y) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and after giving effect to the
offer
and sale of the Shares will not have become, an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(z) 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 Articles of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or
the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to
the
Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents,
including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the
Investors’ ownership of the Shares.
(aa) No
Additional Agreements.
The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Investor with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other
than
as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(bb) Consultation
with Auditors.
Simon
& Xxxxxx LLP is the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
as required by the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder. The Company has consulted its independent auditors concerning the
accounting treatment of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, and in connection therewith has furnished such auditors complete
copies of the Transaction Documents.
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(cc) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any of
their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting
on behalf of any of the Company or any Subsidiary, has, directly or indirectly,
(i) used any funds, or will use any proceeds from the sale of the Shares, for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to any political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to any government
officials or employees or to any political parties or campaigns from corporate
funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company
or
any Subsidiary (or made by any Person acting on their behalf of which the
Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) has violated in any
material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(dd) PFIC.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is or intends to become a “passive foreign
investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(ee) OFAC.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of
the
Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury
Department (“OFAC”);
and
the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of
the
Shares, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, towards any sales
or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country
sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person
currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(ff) Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of each of the Company and any Subsidiary are and have been conducted
at all times in compliance with the money laundering statutes of applicable
jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
applicable governmental agency (collectively, the “Money
Laundering Laws”)
and no
Action by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or
any
arbitrator involving the Company and/or any Subsidiary with respect to the
Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Warrantors,
threatened.
(gg) Tax
Matters.
The
Company has timely prepared and filed all tax returns required to have been
filed by the Company with all appropriate governmental agencies and timely
paid
all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by it, except as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of
the
Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material
respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company.
All
taxes and other assessments and levies that the Company is required to withhold
or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to
the
proper governmental entity or third party when due. There are no tax liens
or
claims pending or, to the Warrantors’ knowledge, threatened against the
Warrantors or any of their assets or property, other than Permitted Liens.
There
are no tax audits or investigations pending, which if adversely determined
would
result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding tax sharing
agreements or other such arrangements between the Company and any other Person.
The Company does not have any deferred compensation arrangements and has not
paid or is not required to pay any deferred compensation that would be subject
to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(hh) General
Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general
solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation
D
under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Shares.
(ii) Material
Contracts.
All
material documents, contracts or other agreements of the Company required to
be
filed with the Commission have been filed with the Commission and are included
in the exhibits to the SEC Reports. The description of the contracts, documents
or other agreements contained in the SEC Reports (as the case may be) reflect
in
all material respects the terms of the underlying contract, document or other
agreement. Each such contract, document or other agreement is in full force
and
effect and is valid and enforceable by and against the Company in accordance
with its terms. The Company is not in default in the observance or performance
of any term or obligation to be performed by it under any such agreement, and
no
event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
such a default, in any such case which default or event, individually or in
the
aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(jj) Additional
PRC Representations and Warranties.
(i) All
material consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses required under PRC
law
for the due and proper establishment and operation of the Company
and the Subsidiaries
have
been duly obtained from the relevant PRC governmental authorities and are in
full force and effect.
(ii) All
filings and registrations with the PRC governmental authorities required in
respect of the Company and the Subsidiaries and their operations, including,
without limitation, the registration with the Ministry of Commerce, the State
Administration of Industry and Commerce, the State Administration for Foreign
Exchange, tax bureau and customs authorities or the corresponding provincial
or
municipal branches of these governmental authorities, where applicable, have
been duly completed in accordance with the relevant PRC rules and regulations,
except where, the failure to complete such filings and registrations does not,
and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(iii) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have complied with all relevant PRC laws and
regulations regarding the contribution and payment of its registered capital,
the payment schedule of which has been approved by the relevant PRC governmental
authorities. There are no outstanding rights of, or commitments made by the
Company or any Subsidiary to sell any of their respective equity
interests.
(iv) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in receipt of any letter or notice from any
relevant PRC governmental authority notifying it of the revocation, or otherwise
questioning the validity, of any licenses or qualifications issued to it or
any
subsidy granted to it by any PRC governmental authority for non-compliance
with
the terms thereof or with applicable PRC laws, or the need for compliance or
remedial actions in respect of the activities carried out by the Company or
such
Subsidiary, except such revocation as does not, and would not, individually
or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(v) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have conducted their respective business activities
within their permitted scope of business or have otherwise operated their
respective businesses in compliance with all relevant legal requirements and
with all requisite licenses and approvals granted by competent PRC governmental
authorities other than such non-compliance that do not, and would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. As to
licenses, approvals and government grants and concessions requisite or material
for the conduct of any part of the Company or any Subsidiaries’ business which
is subject to periodic renewal, neither the Company nor such Subsidiary has
any
knowledge of any grounds on which such requisite renewals will not be granted
by
the relevant PRC governmental authorities.
(vi) With
regard to employment and staff or labor, the Company and the Subsidiaries have
complied with all applicable PRC laws and regulations in all material respects,
including without limitation, laws and regulations pertaining to welfare funds,
social benefits, medical benefits, insurance, retirement benefits, housing
provident fund, pensions or the like, other than such non-compliance that do
not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(kk) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has
provided any Investor or its respective agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information
concerning the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, except
insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed transactions contemplated
hereunder may constitute such information. The Company understands and confirms
that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants
in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided
to
the Investors regarding the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective
businesses 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 and any business plan or investor presentation provided by
the
Company or any Person acting on the Company's behalf) 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.
(ll) May
2007 Acquisition.
(i) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.1(ll),
the May
2007 Acquisition was effected in compliance with all laws of all applicable
jurisdictions, including the PRC, except where the failure to so comply would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.1(ll), neither the May 2007 Acquisition (or its
implementation) nor any agreements, instruments or other documents entered
into
in connection with the May 2007 Acquisition: (a) resulted in any conflict with
or violated any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents
as in effect on the date of consummation of the May 2007 Acquisition; (b)
conflicted with, or constituted a default (or an event that with notice or
lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or gave to others any rights
of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice,
lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary was or is a party or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary was or is bound
or
affected; and (c) resulted in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or any Subsidiary was or is subject, or by which
any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary was or is bound or
affected, except where any such violation would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(iii) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.1(ll), all consents, waivers, authorizations, approvals,
filings, registrations and notices, required to be obtained or made in
connection with the May 2007 Acquisition with any court or other federal, state,
local or other governmental authority or other Person in each applicable
jurisdiction (including the United States and the PRC) have been obtained or
made and are in full force and effect, except where the failure to obtain any
such consent, waiver, authorization or approval or make any such filing would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) There
are
no legal or administrative or governmental proceedings pending anywhere
challenging the effectiveness or validity of the May 2007 Acquisition or any
of
the agreements, instruments or other documents entered into in connection with
the May 2007 Acquisition and, to the best knowledge of the Warrantors, no such
proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any governmental authority or
by
other Person.
3.2. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each
Investor hereby, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the
Company as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise
to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance
by such Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Investor is not a
corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable
like action, on the part of such Investor. Each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed by such Investor, and
when
delivered by such Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute
the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(b) Investment
Intent.
Such
Investor is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account for investment
purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
Shares or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right
at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares
in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Subject to the
immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a
representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Shares for any period
of
time. Such Investor is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course
of
its business. Such Investor does not have any agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the
Shares.
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(c) Investor
Status.
At the
time such Investor was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it
is,
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act. Such Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that
it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares.
Such Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Shares is speculative
and
involves a high degree of risk.
(d) General
Solicitation.
Such
Investor is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article,
notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented
at
any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(e) Access
to Information.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has
been
afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary
of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning
the
terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks
of
investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and the
Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations,
business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to
evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional
information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable
effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision
with
respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation
conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives or counsel
shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the truth,
accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in the Transaction
Documents.
(f) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such
Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase
Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Investor confirms that
it
has not relied on the advice of any other Investor’s business and/or legal
counsel in making such decision.
(g) Certain
Trading Activities.
Such
Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf
of
or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any transactions
in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short
Sales involving the Company’s securities) since the earlier to occur of (1) the
time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company regarding an
investment in the Company and (2) the 30th
day
prior to the date of this Agreement. Such Investor covenants that neither it
nor
any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will
engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short
Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are publicly disclosed.
The
Warrantors acknowledge and agree that no Investor has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
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ARTICLE
4.
OTHER
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
4.1. (a)
Shares
may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.
In
connection with any transfer of the Shares other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate of an Investor or in
connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may
require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel
selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities
Act.
(b) Certificates
evidencing Shares (as defined in Section 4.1(c)) will contain the following
legend, until such time as they are not required under Section
4.1(c):
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES 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 MAY BE PLEDGED
IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH
SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor may from time to time pledge,
and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares pursuant to a
bona
fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and, if
required under the terms of such agreement or account, such Investor may
transfer pledged or secured Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such
a
pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company
and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor
shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may
be
required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the
Investor transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge.
At the appropriate Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such
reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably
request in connection with a pledge or transfer thereof including the
preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule
424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities
Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 4.1(c), any Shares subject to a pledge or
security interest as contemplated by this Section 4.1(b) shall continue to
bear
the legend set forth in this Section 4.1(b) and be subject to the restrictions
on transfer set forth in Section 4.1(a).
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(c) Certificates
evidencing Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth
in Section 4.1(b)): (i) while a registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) covering such Shares is then effective, or (ii)
following a sale or transfer of such Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming
the
transferee is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) while such Shares
are
eligible for sale by the selling Investor without volume restrictions under
Rule
144. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or such other time
as
legends are no longer required to be set forth on certificates representing
Shares under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no longer than three Trading Days
following the delivery by an Investor to the Company or the Transfer Agent
of a
certificate representing such Shares containing a restrictive legend, deliver
or
instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver to such investor Shares which are free
of
all restrictive and other legends. If the Company is then eligible, certificates
for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the
Transfer Agent to an Investor by crediting the prime brokerage account of such
Investor with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Investor.
If an Investor shall make a sale or transfer of Shares either (x) pursuant
to
Rule 144 or (y) pursuant to a registration statement and in each case shall
have
delivered to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent the certificate
representing the applicable Shares containing a restrictive legend which are
the
subject of such sale or transfer and a representation letter in customary
form (the
date
of such sale or transfer and Shares delivery being the “Share
Delivery Date”)
and (1)
the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor
a
certificate representing such Shares that is free from all restrictive or other
legends by the third Trading Day following the Share Delivery Date and (2)
following such third Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date and prior to
the
time such Shares are received free from restrictive legends, the Investor,
or
any third party on behalf of such Investor, purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction
of a
sale by the Investor of such Shares (a “Buy-In”),
then,
in addition to any other rights available to the Investor under the Transaction
Documents and applicable law, the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor
(for
costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party)
the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result
of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds
received by such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates.
The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In. The Company may not make
any
notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section.
4.2. Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Investor owns any Shares, the Company 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 Company with the Commission after the date
hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Investor owns Shares, if
the
Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare
and furnish to the Investors and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule
144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell the Shares
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Shares may reasonably request, including but not limited
to providing the Investor with a written statement confirming that the Company
has complied with the reporting requirements set forth in Rule 144, 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.
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4.3. Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
of
the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner
that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of
the
Shares to the Investors, or that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of
the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market
in a
manner that would require stockholder approval of the sale of the securities
to
the Investors.
4.4. Subsequent
Registrations.
Other
than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, prior to the first to occur
of (a) the Effective Date of a Registration Statement resulting in all
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) being
registered for resale pursuant to one or more effective Registration Statements
or (b) such time as all Registrable Securities may be sold by the Investors
without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may not file
any
registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the Commission with respect
to any securities of the Company.
4.5. Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
By 9:30
a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day following the execution of this
Agreement, and by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day following
the Closing Date, the Company shall issue press releases disclosing the
transactions contemplated hereby and the Closing. On the Trading Day following
the execution of this Agreement the Company will file a Current Report on Form
8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transaction Documents (and attach
as
exhibits thereto the Transaction Documents), and on the Trading Day following
the Closing Date the Company will file an additional Current Report on Form
8-K
to disclose the Closing. In addition, the Company will make such other filings
and notices and comply with any other obligations in the manner and time
required by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose
the name of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor in any filing
with
the Commission (other than a Registration Statement and any exhibits to filings
made in respect of this transaction in accordance with periodic filing
requirements under the Exchange Act) or any regulatory agency or Trading Market,
without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such
disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations.
4.6. Limitation
on Issuance of Future Priced Securities.
During
the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any
“Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD
IM-4350-1.
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4.7. Indemnification
of Investors.
In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, each
of
the Warrantors will jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Investors
and
their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents and
each
person who controls an Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act (each,
an “Investor
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation (collectively, “Losses”)
that
any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by either of the Warrantors in any Transaction
Document. In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Warrantors will
reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses
(including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection
therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect
to the rights and obligations under this Section 4.7 shall be the same as those
set forth in Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
4.8. Non-Public
Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on
its
behalf will provide any Investor or its agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Investor shall have executed a written agreement regarding
the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Investor shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.9. Listing
of Shares.
The
Company agrees that (i) to the extent not already included, it will include
the
Shares in its application to list the Common Stock for trading on the NASDAQ
Capital Market, and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable
to
cause the Shares to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market as promptly as
possible, and (ii) it will take all action reasonably necessary to continue
the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply
in
all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations
under the bylaws or rules of all applicable Trading Markets.
4.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for
working capital purposes and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the
Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables and accrued expenses in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business and consistent with prior practices),
or to redeem any Common Stock or any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary
which entitle the holder thereof to acquire Common Stock at any time, including
without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or
other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for,
or
otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock or other
securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly or indirectly, Common
Stock.
4.11. Form
D. The Company will file a Form D with the Commission within 15 days of
the
Closing Date with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D under
the
Securities Act, and will provide a copy thereof to the Investors.
4.12. No
Conflicting Agreements. The Company will not take any action, enter into any
agreement or make any commitment that would conflict or interfere in any
material respect with the Company’s obligations to the Investors under the
Transaction Documents.
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ARTICLE
5.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors to Purchase Shares.
The
obligation of each Investor to acquire Shares at the Closing is subject to
the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions,
any
of which may be waived by such Investor (as to itself only):
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Warrantors contained herein shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to
the
Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge,
justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any statute,
rule, regulation, order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been
enacted, promulgated or issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been
instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents;
(d) Adverse
Changes.
Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) No
Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission, any Trading
Market or any governmental or regulatory body (except for any suspensions of
trading of not more than one Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of
material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of
execution of this Agreement, the Common Stock shall have been at all times
since
such date listed for trading on a Trading Market, and the Company shall not
have
received notice of any delisting or removal from trading on any Trading Market
or that it is in violation of any rule, regulation or interpretation of any
Trading Market that could lead to delisting or removal from
trading;
(f) Agreements.
The
Company shall have delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed
by
the Company, and the Voting Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the
Existing Shareholders.
(g) Company
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section
2.3(a);
(h) Permits.
The
Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals,
registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the
purchase and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the other transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be consummated on or prior to
the
Closing Date, all of which shall be in full force and effect; and
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(i) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
5.2. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to Sell Shares.
The
obligation of the Company to sell and issue Shares at the Closing is subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing, of each
of
the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Investor contained herein shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
Each
Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or
prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge,
justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any statute,
rule, regulation, order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been
enacted, promulgated or issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been
instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents;
(d) Investor
Deliverables.
Each
Investor shall have delivered its Purchase Price in accordance with Section
2.3(b) and the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Investor;
and
(e) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
ARTICLE
6.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Fees
and Expenses.
Each
party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants
and
other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident
to
the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall, at Closing, reimburse the reasonable accountants’ fees of one
accounting firm of and the reasonable attorneys’ fees of one counsel to the
Investors. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied
in
connection with the issuance of the Shares.
6.2. Entire
Agreement.
The
Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and
representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the
parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
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6.3. Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated
confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified
in
this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b)
the
next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section
on
a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on
any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent
by
U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt
by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as follows:
If
to the Company
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and/or
PKU:
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07
Floor E-Wing Center, No. 113 Zhichunlu, Haidan District, Beijing,
People’s
Republic of China 100086
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Attn:
Chief Executive Officer
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Facsimile: 00-00-00000000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx Raysman & Xxxxxxx LLP
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0xx Xxxxxx XX
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn.:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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If to an Investor: | To the address set forth under such Investor’s name on the signature pages hereof; |
or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner,
by
such Person.
6.4. Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company and the Investors 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 Investor 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 Investors who then hold
Shares. Without the written consent or the affirmative vote of each Investor
affected thereby, an amendment or waiver under this Section 6.4 may not waive
or
amend any Transaction Document the effect of which would be to permit the
Company to (1) name any Investor as an underwriter in a Registration Statement
without such Investor’s specific written consent thereto, or (2) not include any
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) of
an
Investor in a Registration Statement due to their refusal to be named as an
underwriter therein.
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6.5. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
(a) by
written agreement of the Investors and the Company;
(b) by
the
Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 shall have become
incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the
Company;
(c) by
an
Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in
Section 5.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have
been
waived by such Investor; or
(d) by
either
the Company or an Investor (with respect to itself only) upon written notice
to
the other parties, if the Closing shall not have taken place by 6:30 p.m.
Eastern time on the Outside Date;
provided,
however,
that,
except in the case of clause (a) above, the right to terminate this Agreement
under this Section 6.5(b) shall not be available to any Person whose
failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause
of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such
time.
In
the
event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly
notify all non-terminating Investors. Upon a termination in accordance with
this
Section 6.5, the Company and the terminating Investor(s) shall not have any
further obligation or liability (including as arising from such termination)
to
the other and no Investor will have any liability to any other Investor under
the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.
6.6. Construction.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden
of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents.
6.7. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Investors. Any Investor may assign any or all of its rights
under
this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any
Shares, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect
to
the transferred Shares, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
“Investors.”
6.8. No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set
forth
in Section 4.7 (as to each Investor Party).
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6.9. Governing
Law and Waiver of Jury Trial.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether
brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or
agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect
to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that
it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court,
or
that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence
of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
Notwithstanding Section 4.7 above, if either party shall commence a Proceeding
to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party
in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE
OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE
OF
THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT
MAY
BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN
FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT
BE
SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND
REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL,
AND
THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING
CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT
MAY
NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER WILL APPLY TO
ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO (OR ASSIGNMENTS OF)
THIS
AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN
CONSENT TO A TRIAL (WITHOUT A JURY) BY THE COURT.
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6.10. Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares, until the second anniversary
of the date hereof.
6.11. Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
6.12. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.13. Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor
exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document
and
the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods
therein provided, then such Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole
discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
6.14. Replacement
of Shares.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company 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 Company may require delivery of such mutilated
certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.
6.15. Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors and the Company will
be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. 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.
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6.16. Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Investor pursuant
to
any Transaction Document or an Investor enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are
required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation,
any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action),
then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
6.17. Independent
Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in
any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this
Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors
has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing
a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or
requested to do so by any Investor.
6.18. Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and
agrees that the liability of an Investor arising directly or indirectly, under
any Transaction Document of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied
solely out of the assets of such Investor, and that no trustee, officer, other
investment vehicle or any other Affiliate of such Investor or any investor,
shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial interest of such a Investor shall
be personally liable for any liabilities of such Investor.
6.19. Further
Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further
instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably
be
required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence
the
fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
6.20. Director
Expenses. For so long as a designee of SAIF is a member of the Company’s
Board of Directors, the Company shall reimburse the reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses of such director incurred in connection with attendance of meetings
of
the Company’s Board of Directors and other events at the request of the
Company.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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BEIJING
PKU CHINAFRONT HIGH
TECHNOLOGY
CO., LTD.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Title:
President
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
NAME
OF INVESTOR:
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SAIF
PARTNERS III L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxx
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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Purchase
Price:
US$15,000,000
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Number
of Shares:
2,586,207
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Tax
ID No.:
00-0000000
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
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c/o:
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Street:
#2115, Two Pacific Place, 00 Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxx/Xxxxx/Xxx:
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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Attention:
Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Tel:
x000.0000.0000
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Fax:
x000.0000.0000
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DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS
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(if
different from above)
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c/o:
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Street:
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City/State/Zip:
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Attention:
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Tel:
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Schedule
I
SCHEDULE
OF INVESTORS
Investor
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Address
and
Facsimile
Number
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SAIF
PARTNERS III L.P.
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#2115,
Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
(F)
x000.0000.0000
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