WARRANT AGREEMENT
Agreement made as of ________, 2011
between China VantagePoint Acquisition Company, a Cayman Islands limited life
exempted company, with offices at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, #000, Xxxxx, XX 00000
(“Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York
corporation, with offices at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(“Warrant Agent”).
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2.4. Detachability of
Warrants. The securities comprising the Units will not be
separately transferable until 90 days after the date hereof unless EBC informs
the Company of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, but in no event
will EBC allow separate trading of the securities comprising the Units until the
Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance
sheet reflecting the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Public
Offering including the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the
over-allotment option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the
filing of the Form 8-K. Once the Subunits and Warrants commence separate
trading, no fractional Warrants will be issued and only whole warrants will
trade. The Subunits will continue to trade as a Subunit consisting of one
Ordinary Share and one-half of a Warrant until the Company consummates an
initial Business Combination, at which time they will automatically separate and
the Subunits will no longer be outstanding. At such time, every
two one-half Warrants will automatically be combined to form a whole
Warrant and fractional Warrants will no longer exist. Accordingly,
notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the
contrary, if at such time a holder holds less than
two one-half Warrants upon consummation by the Company of its initial
Business Combination, the fractional interest in the Warrant shall be
lost.
2.5.2. EBC/Third Party
Warrants. The EBC/Third Party Warrants will be issued in the
same form as the Public Warrants, except that the Company will only be able to
call the EBC/Third Party Warrants for redemption on a cash basis with the prior
consent of EBC, provided that the EBC/Third Party Warrants are then held by the
initial purchaser thereof or its affiliates. In the event that the
Company calls the EBC/Third Party Warrants for redemption on a cashless basis,
the Company will not be required to obtain the prior consent of
EBC.
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3.1. Warrant
Price. Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant
Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such
Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number
of Ordinary Shares stated therein, at the price of $5.00 per whole share,
subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence
of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Warrant
Agreement refers to the price per share at which Ordinary Shares may be
purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole
discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration
Date.
3.2. Duration of
Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period
(“Exercise Period”) commencing on the later of the consummation by the Company
of a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business
combination with an operating company (“Business Combination”) (as described
more fully in the Registration Statement) and ________, 2012, and terminating at
5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (i) three years from
the consummation of the Business Combination, (ii) the Company’s liquidation of
the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the
Warrant Agent as trustee thereunder) if the Company has not completed a Business
Combination within the required time periods and (iii) the Redemption Date as
provided in Section 6.2 of this Agreement (“Expiration Date”). Except
with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in
Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration
Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect
thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the
Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the
duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date.
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3.3.1. Payment. Subject
to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a
Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the
registered holder thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant
Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the Borough of
Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the subscription form, as set forth
in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full the Warrant Price for each
full Ordinary Share as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all
applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, as
follows:
(a) in good
certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Company (or as
otherwise agreed to by the Company);
(b) in
the event of redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s
management has elected to force all holders of Warrants to exercise such
Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the Warrants for that number of
Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of
the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the
difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value” (defined below)
by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(b), the
“Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the
Ordinary Shares for the 5 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to
the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to holders of Warrant
pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or
(c) with
respect to any Insider Warrants, so long as such Insider Warrants are held by
the initial purchasers thereof or their affiliates, by surrendering the Warrants
for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
(x) the product of the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants,
multiplied by the difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market
Value” (defined below) by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this
Section 3.3.1(c), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last
sale price of the Ordinary Shares for the 5 trading days ending on the third
trading day prior to the date of exercise.
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4.10. No Fractional
Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this
Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares
upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon
the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the
Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the
number of the Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Warrant holder.
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The
provisions of this Section 6.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted without
the prior written consent of EBC.
(a) The
Company understands and acknowledges that the redemption rights provided for by
this Section 6 do not apply to the Insider Warrants if at the time of redemption
such warrants continue to be held by the initial purchasers thereof or their
permitted assigns. However, once such Insider Warrants are
transferred other than to any permitted assign, the Company may redeem the
Insider Warrants, provided that the criteria for redemption are met, including
the opportunity of the Warrant holder to exercise prior to redemption pursuant
to Section 6.3.
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(b) The
Company understands and acknowledges that the Company will only be able to call
the EBC/Third Party Warrants for redemption on a cash basis with the prior
consent of EBC, provided that the EBC/Third Party Warrants are then held by the
initial purchasers or their affiliates. However, once such EBC/Third
Party Warrants are transferred other than to their affiliates, the Company will
no longer need the prior consent of EBC. In the event that the
Company calls the EBC/Third Party Warrants for redemption on a cashless basis,
the Company will not be required to obtain the prior consent of
EBC.
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8.2.1. Appointment of Successor
Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it
hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further
duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing
to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by
resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in
writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If
the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after
it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant
Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his
Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply
to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the
appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any
successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court,
shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of
Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant
Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities,
duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if
originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed;
but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor
Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an
instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority,
powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request
of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and
deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually
vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority,
powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
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8.4.1. Reliance on Company
Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under
this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable
that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking
or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in
respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be
conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the President or
Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant
Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action
taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement.
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9.2. Notices. Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or
made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company
shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery
or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after
deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is
filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as
follows:
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, # 000
Xxxxx, XX
00000
Attn: Chief
Executive Officer
Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by
the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be
sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent
by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of
such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Compliance
Department
with a
copy in each case to:
Loeb
& Loeb LLP
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
and
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
The
Chrysler Building
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
and
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EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Chairman
9.3. Applicable
Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this
Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of
the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that
would result in the application of the substantive laws of another
jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding
or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement
shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and
irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be
exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive
jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenience
forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may
be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in
Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and
shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or
claim.
9.4. Persons Having Rights under
this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement expressed and
nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or
shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other
than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants and, for the
purposes of Sections 4, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof, EBC, any right, remedy, or
claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant,
condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. EBC shall be
deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to
Sections 4, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof. All covenants, conditions,
stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and EBC
with respect to Sections 4, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof) and their successors and
assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.
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9.8
Amendments. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any
registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing,
correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding
or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising
under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the
parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered
holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any
amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall
require the consent of the registered holders of a majority of the then
outstanding Warrants, either in writing or pursuant to a meeting of the Warrant
holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the
Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections
3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without the consent of the registered
holders.
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CHINA
VANTAGEPOINT ACQUISITION
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