SUPPLEMENTARY POOLING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
This Supplementary Pooling Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of _March
15th _, 2006,
BY AND BETWEEN:
THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDERS OF SUN NEW MEDIA INC. (formerly known as SE GLOBAL EQUITIES CORP.) as
set out in Schedule 1 hereto (collectively referred to as the “Shareholders” and individually as
“Shareholder”)
AND:
SUN NEW MEDIA INC. (formerly known as SE GLOBAL EQUITIES CORP. ) , incorporated under the
laws of Minnesota and having an address at PO Box 297, 1142 S. Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxx Xxx, XX
00000 (“SNMI”)
AND:
CAPITAL ALLIANCE GROUP INC., incorporated under the laws of British Columbia and having its
office at Xxxxx 0000, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 4J7#i#g CAG”#j
AND
FIDELITY TRANSFER COMPANY, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx. Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX, 00000
(hereinafter called the “Trustee”)
WHEREAS:
A. | The Shareholders, SNMI, and the Trustee entered into a Pooling Agreement dated September 18, 2005 (the “Original Pooling Agreement”) and the Shareholders, SNMI and CAG entered into a Shareholdings Agreement (the “Shareholding Agreement”) (the “Original Pooling Agreement and the Shareholding Agreement” hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Original Agreements”) whereby the Shareholders agreed to deposit with the Trustee those number of shares of common stock of SNMI held by each of them as set out against their names in Appendix A of the Original Pooling Agreement (the “Pooled Shares”) and CAG agreed to maintain a stipulated level of shareholding in SNMI as set out in the Shareholding Agreement (the “Agreed Shareholding Level”), subject to and upon the respective terms and conditions of the Original Agreements. | |
B. | Clause 4.1(b) of the Original Pooling Agreement provides that the Trustee shall be authorised to disburse the Pooled Shares to the Shareholders upon receipt of a written instructions signed by all the Shareholders. | |
C. | The Shareholders, SNMI, and the Trustee entered into a Supplementary Pooling Agreement dated December 1st 2005 (the “Supplementary Pooling Agreement”) whereby SMIH and CAG agreed to release from the pool the number of shares of common stock of SNMI held by each of them as set out against their names in Schedule 2 of the Supplementary Pooling Agreement. | |
D. | The Shareholders now agree that the SMIH and CAG shall be entitled to: (i) the release of the number of Pooled Shares (in the case of SMIH) and (ii) a reduction of the Agreed Shareholding |
Level (in the case of CAG), by such number of shares set out against their names in Schedule 2 hereto (the “Released Pooled Shares”) . | ||
E. | Pursuant thereto, the parties now wish to enter into this Agreement to authorise the Trustee to disburse the Release Pooled Shares to SMIH in accordance with the Clause 4.1(b) of the Original Pooling Agreement, to reduce the Agreed Shareholding Level of CAG by the Released Pooled Shares and to amend the terms and conditions of the Original Agreements. |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Agreements.
2. DISBURSEMENT OF POOLED SHARES AND REDUCTION OF AGREED SHAREHOLDING LEVEL.
2.1 Disbursement of Pooled Shares. The Shareholders hereby authorise the Trustees to disburse
to SMIH, the number of Released Pooled Shares set out against their respective names in Schedule 2
hereto, and the executed copy of this Agreement shall constitute a written instruction by all
Shareholders to the Trustee for the purposes of Clause 4.1(b) of the Original Pooling Agreement, to
disburse the Released Pooled Shares to SMIH in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 2.
2.2 Reduction of Agreed Shareholding Level. SNMI, SMIH and CAG hereby agree that the Agreed
Shareholding Level shall be reduced by the number of Released Pooled Shares set out against CAG’s
name in Schedule 2 hereto.
2.3 Consent. SNMI, SMIH and CAG hereby expressly consent to the disbursement of the Released
Pooled Shares and the reduction of the Agreed Shareholding Level in accordance with the provisions
of this Clause 2.
3. TRUSTEE’S ACTIONS. The Trustee hereby agrees that it shall do all things necessary to
disburse the Released Pooled Shares to the Shareholders in accordance with Clause 2.1 above, including executing
and delivering all documents required to effect the disbursement of the Released Pooled Shares to
SMIH in accordance with the terms thereof.
4. AMENDMENTS OF ORIGINAL POOLING AGREEMENTS.
4.1 Amendment. All references to the Pooled Shares in the Original Pooling Agreement and the
number of Common Shares required to be maintained by CAG under Clause 1 of the Shareholding
Agreement after the disbursement and the deduction pursuant to the Supplementary Pooling Agreement,
shall be deemed to refer respectively to: (i) the number of Pooled Shares of SMIH remaining, or
(ii) the Agreed Shareholding Level of CAG remaining, after deducting the number of Released Pooled
Shares set out against their names in Schedule 2 hereto.
4.2 Integral Part. This Agreement shall be read together with and constitutes an integral part
of the Original Agreements and the Supplementary Pooling Agreement. Save as provided herein, the
provisions of the Original Agreements and the Supplementary Pooling Agreement shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect.
5. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1 Construction; Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Article, section, schedule, exhibit, recital and party references are to this Agreement unless
otherwise stated. No party, nor its counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for
purposes of construing the
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provisions of this Agreement, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with their fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any party.
5.2 Amendments and Modifications. No party hereto shall be bound by any modification,
amendment, termination, cancellation, rescission or suppression of this Agreement unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by it.
5.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
effective when actually received by the party to which notice is sent as follows:
(a) If to SNMI, to:
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With copies to: | |
(which shall not constitute notice) | ||
Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx, President
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XX Xxx 000, 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx.,
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Xxxxxxx Xxx, XX 00000
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(b) If to the Trustee, to:
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Fidelity Transfer Company
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0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx.
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Xxxxx 000, Xxxx
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Xxxx Xxxx, XX, 00000
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(c) If to the SMIH, to:
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(d) If to CAG | |
Xxxx Xx Zongyang, Vice President
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Xxxx Xxx, President and CEO | |
Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd.
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Capital Alliance Group Inc | |
#387 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
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00X, 000 X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX | |
X.X.Xxxxx 000000
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Xxxxxx X0X-0X0 | |
Tel:8621-6467 7600
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Tel: 000-000-0000 | |
Fax:8621-6467 7600
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Fax: 000-000-0000 |
or to such other address as the person to whom notice is being given may have previously furnished
to the other parties in writing in the manner set forth above.
5.4 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder shall be assigned by any party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the
prior written consent of SNMI, the Shareholders and the Trustee; provided that SNMI may assign its
rights and obligations to any affiliate, but no such assignment shall relieve SNMI of its
obligations hereunder. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
5.5 Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate when all of the Pooled Shares
have been disbursed according to the terms of the Original Agreements.
5.6 Representation. Each of the parties hereby represents and warrants that this Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered on its behalf and constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligation.
5.7 Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a) Whenever under the terms hereof the time for giving a notice or performing an act falls
upon a Saturday, Sunday, or banking holiday, such time shall be extended to the next day on which
Trustee is open for business.
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(b) Each party agrees that any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, and
the performance of the parties hereunder shall only be brought in the courts of the State of
Nevada, including any federal court located within the State of Nevada. Accordingly, each party
submits irrevocably to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit,
action or proceeding and waives irrevocably any right which it may have to bring any such suit,
action or proceeding in any forum other than a court of the State of Nevada, or in any federal
court located within the State of Nevada, and any defence which it may have to the enforcement of
this provision, whether based on the inconvenience of the forum or otherwise.
(c) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and bound by the laws of the State of
Utah and the laws of the United States of America applicable in the State of Minnesota.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in several parts in the same form and such part as so
executed shall together constitute one original agreement, and such parts, if more than one, shall
be read together and construed as if all the signing parties hereto had executed one copy of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and
year first above written.
FIDELITY TRANSFER COMPANY as Trustee | SUN NEW MEDIA INC. | ||||||
By:
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/s/ Fidelity Transfer Company | By: | /s/ Sun New Media Inc | ||||
Name: | Name: | ||||||
Title: | Title: | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS | |||||||
SUN MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD. | CAPITAL ALLIANCE GROUP INC. | ||||||
By:
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/s/ Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd | By: | /s/ Capital Alliance Group, Inc. | ||||
Name: | Name: | ||||||
# of Shares Held: | # of Shares Held: |
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SCHEDULE 1
STOCKHOLDERS PARTY TO POOLING AGREEMENT
NAME OF SHAREHOLDER | NUMBER OF SHARES DEPOSITED | |
PURSUANT TO ORIGINAL | ||
POOLING AGREEMENTS | ||
Sun Media Investment Holdings Inc.
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28,000,000 Common Shares (post consolidation | |
shares) | ||
Capital Alliance Group Inc.
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3,999,000 Common Shares (post consolidation | |
shares) |
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SCHEDULE 2
NUMBER OF POOLED SHARES TO BE RELEASED
The number of Pooled Shares shall be released to SMIH and CAG:
NAME OF SHAREHOLDER | NUMBER OF POOLED | NUMBER OF POOLED | ||||||
SHARES TO BE | SHARES | |||||||
RELEASED | REMAINING | |||||||
Sun Media Investment Holdings Inc.
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8,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||
Capital Alliance Group Inc.
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1,142,571 | 2.856,429 |
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