EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
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This
Exchange Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective as
of January 20, 2010 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Yasheng
Eco-Trade Corporation, formerly known as Vortex Resources Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxx Xxxxx, an individual who is a citizen of
Israel and a California resident (the “Holder”).
WHEREAS, the Holder is the
holder of that certain Promissory Note, in principal amount of $250,000.00,
issued by the Company to the Holder (as Lender thereunder), issued on and dated
August 8, 2008 (the “Promissory Note”); and
WHEREAS, the entire principal
amount of the Promissory Note, plus the fruits of 50% from designated well that
Vortex assigned to Lender, was due and payable on August 8, 2009, and no amount
thereof has been paid as of the Effective Date; and
WHEREAS,
under an Exchange Agreement between the Holder and the Company, dated as of
December 30, 2009, the Holder exchanged $100,000.00 worth of the Promissory Note
for shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), of the
Company, leaving a principal amount of $150,000.00 payable thereunder;
and
WHEREAS, the Company is
presently unable to pay the remaining amount owed under the Promissory Note;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the Company
desires to exchange with the Holder, and the Holder desires to exchange with the
Company, a portion of the Promissory Note for shares of Common Stock, on the
terms and conditions of and as more fully described in this
Agreement.
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 and the Holder agree as follows:
1. Exchange of Note for
Shares. On the
Effective Date, the Holder will transfer and deliver $100,000.00 worth of the
Promissory Note to the Company and the Company will issue to Holder Thirteen
Million (13,000,000) shares of Common Stock (the “Exchange Shares”) in exchange
for such portion of the Promissory Note plus any and all claims arising out of
or relating to such portion of the Promissory Note, including without limitation
any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any right to receive a pro rata
portion of the fruits of 50% from designated well. The exchanged
portion of the Promissory Note shall be cancelled for all purposes as of the
Effective Date, whether or not the original is returned to the Company for
cancelation. The number of Exchange Shares delivered pursuant to this
Section 1 is
subject to adjustment as set forth in Section
2.
2. Adjustment to Exchange
Shares. The number of Exchange Shares issuable to the Holder
pursuant to Section
1 shall be adjusted such that the aggregate number of Exchange Shares
issuable to the Holder is equal to (a) $100,000.00 plus the actual legal fees
and costs incurred by the Holder and the Holder’s successors, designees and
assigns, divided by (b) 75% of the volume-weighted average price for the 20
trading days following delivery of the Exchange Shares, calculated by dividing
the aggregate value of Common Stock traded on its trading market (price
multiplied by number of shares traded) by the total volume (number of shares) of
Common Stock traded on the trading market for such trading day. If
this adjustment requires the issuance of additional Exchange Shares to the
Holder (i.e. if a total issuance of more than 13,000,000 shares is required),
such additional Exchange Shares shall be issued to the Holder or its designee
within one business day. If this adjustment requires the return of
Exchange Shares to the Company (i.e. if an aggregate issuance of less than
13,000,000 shares is required), such Exchange Shares shall be promptly returned
to the Company.
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3. Delivery of Exchange
Shares. All Exchange Shares shall be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of any pre-emptive
rights. All Exchange Shares shall be issued by the Company in
electronic form, freely tradable, without restriction on resale, and credited
immediately by the Company to any specified Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian
(DWAC) account with Depository Trust Company (DTC) under its Fast Automated
Securities Transfer (FAST) Program specified by the Holder or its designee, time
being of the essence.
4. Representations and Warranties of
Company. The Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Holder, with the understanding and
acknowledgment that the Holder will rely on such representations and warranties
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company:
(a) Power and
Authority. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Company has the corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under the Agreement, and to
issue, sell and deliver the Exchange Shares. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and the Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
(b) Exchange
Shares. The Exchange Shares are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance of the Exchange
Shares is not and will not be subject to any statutory or contractual preemptive
rights of any stockholder of the Company. The Exchange Shares are
being issued to the Holder by the Company in compliance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws and regulations. The Holder
acquired and fully paid for the Exchange Shares on August 8, 2008 by purchasing
the Promissory Note for cash. The Exchange Shares are freely
tradable, without restriction on resale, pursuant to Rule 144 as promulgated
under the Act, as the date of issuance of the Exchange Shares will tack to the
initial issuance date of the Promissory Note. The resale of the
Exchange Shares by the Holder will not conflict with or result in a violation of
Section 5 of the Act including any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(c) No Liens. The
Exchange Shares are free and clear of all pledges, security interests, liens,
charges, encumbrances, agreements, claims, rights of first refusal, preemptive
rights, or other restrictions and options of whatever nature (collectively,
“Liens”). Upon consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby,
the Holder will acquire good and valid title to the Exchange Shares free and
clear of all Liens.
(d) No Conflicts. The
execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Company does not, and the
Company’s performance of its obligations hereunder will not (i) violate the
certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or governing
documents of Company, as in effect on the date hereof, (ii) violate in any
material respect any federal or state law, rule or regulation, or judgment,
order or decree of any state or federal court or governmental or administrative
authority, in each case that is applicable to the Company or its properties or
assets and which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business,
properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations or prevent the
performance by the Company of the Agreement, or (iii) require the authorization,
consent, approval of or other action of, notice to or filing or qualification
with, any state or federal governmental authority.
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(e) Listing
Requirements. The Company is not in violation of the listing
requirements of the stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed and has
no knowledge of any facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension
of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
(f) No
Registration. The exchange of the Promissory Note for the
Exchange Shares is being consummated without registration under the Act pursuant
to the exemption from registration contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Act. The Company has not engaged in any general solicitation or
engaged or agreed to compensate any broker or agent in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. None of the
Company, its subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, and any person acting on
their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would require registration of any of the Exchange Shares under the
Act.
(g) No
Integration. None of the Company, its subsidiaries, any of
their affiliates, and any person acting on their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the exchange transaction
contemplated by this Agreement to be integrated with any prior or
contemporaneous offerings by the Company for purposes of Act. None of
the Company, its subsidiaries, their affiliates, and any person acting on their
behalf will take any action referred to in the preceding sentence that would
require registration of any of the Exchange Shares under the Act or cause the
exchange transaction contemplated by this Agreement to be integrated with any
prior or contemporaneous offerings of the Company.
(h) No
Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, its affiliates, or any of
their respective properties, or the Exchange Shares, before or by any court,
arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”), which
adversely affects or challenges, or could adversely affect or challenge, the
legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Exchange
Shares. The Company has not 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. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) involving the Company or any
of its officers or directors.
(i) SEC Filings. The
Company is current in its filings of all reports, schedules, forms, statements,
and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC, and all such
reports were true, complete and accurate in all material respects on the date of
filing thereof, and none contained a false statement of material fact, or failed
to state a material fact necessary to make any of the statements therein not
misleading.
(j) Opinions. The
Company has caused to be delivered (A) to the Holder, an opinion of its counsel
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (B) to
the transfer agent, any required legal opinions or documentation necessary to
effect the delivery of the Exchange Shares to the Holder as required
hereby.
5. Representations and Warranties of
Holder. The Holder hereby makes the following representations
and warranties to the Company:
(a) The
Holder is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Promissory Note free and
clear of any Liens or any claims of third parties. The Holder has
owned the Promissory Note beneficially and of record since August 8, 2008, the
date of its original acquisition from the Company. The consideration paid by the
Holder for the Promissory Note was cash.
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(b) The
Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the
Act.
(c) The
Holder has made all investigations that the Holder deems necessary or desirable
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has had
an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and,
alone or together with the Holder’s advisors, has such knowledge and experience
in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the Holder’s investment in the Exchange Shares.
(d) The
Holder is not now, and has not at any time been, an officer, director, or more
than 10% shareholder of the Company or in any other way an “affiliate” of the
Company as that term is defined in Rule 144(a)(1) under the Act.
(e) The
Holder is not aware of or in possession of any material, non-public information
about the Company.
6. Disclosure of Transaction. The
Company shall, on or before 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on the first business day
after the Effective Date, issue a press release and Current Report on Form 8-K
disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and
attaching this Agreement as an exhibit.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Further Assurances.
Each party hereto shall promptly execute and deliver such further
agreements and instruments, and take such further actions, as the other party
may reasonably request in order to carry out the purpose and intent of this
Agreement.
(b) Notices. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by facsimile
transmission (with subsequent letter confirmation by mail) or two days after
being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, to the parties, their successors in interest or their assignees at
the addresses set forth following the signature page hereto or at such other
addresses as the parties may designate by written notice in the manner
aforesaid.
(c) Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of
law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court,
that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law.
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(d) 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. In the event
that any signature is delivered by facsimile or other electronic 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 or other electronic signature page were an
original thereof.
(e) Expenses. Each
party hereto shall bear its own costs and expenses, including, without
limitation, attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(f) Complete
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits hereto,
contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes
all prior and contemporaneous agreements, term sheets, letters, discussions,
communications and understandings, both oral and written, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement. No party,
representative, attorney or agent has relied upon any collateral contract,
agreement, assurance, promise, understanding or representation not expressly set
forth hereinabove. The parties hereby expressly waive all rights and
remedies, at law and in equity, directly or indirectly arising out of or
relating to, or which may arise as a result of, any person or entity’s reliance
on any such assurance.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exchange Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first
indicated above.
Company:
YASHENG ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: Chairman of the Board
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Holder:
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/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Addresses for
Notice
Yasheng
Eco-Trade Corporation
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx, CEO
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Copy to:
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Law Offices of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION
We have
acted as counsel to Yasheng Eco-Trade Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”), in
connection with the Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2010, between
you and the Company (the “Agreement”) and the
transactions contemplated therein. Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such
terms in the Agreement.
In so
acting, we have examined (i) the Agreement, (ii) the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”),
and (iii) the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and we have examined
and considered such corporate records, certificates and matters of law as we
have deemed appropriate as a basis for our opinions set forth
below.
In
rendering the opinions set forth in this opinion letter, we assume the
following:
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a.
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the
legal capacity of each natural person and the legal existence of all
parties other than the Company to the transactions referred to in the
Agreement;
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b.
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the
power and authority of each person other than the Company or person(s)
acting on behalf of the Company to execute, deliver and perform each
document executed and delivered and to do each other act done or to be
done by such person;
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c.
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the
legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability as to each person
other than the Company or person(s) acting on behalf of the Company of
each document executed and delivered or to be executed or delivered and of
each other act done or to be done by such
person;
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d.
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the
transactions referred to in the Agreement have been
consummated;
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e.
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the
genuineness of all signatures and the completeness of each document
submitted to us;
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f.
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that
the addressees have acted in good faith, without notice of adverse claims,
and have complied with all laws applicable to them that affect the
transactions referred to in the
Agreement;
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g.
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that
no action, discretionary or otherwise, will be taken by or on behalf of
the Company in the future that might result in a violation of law;
and
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h.
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that
with respect to the Agreement and to the transactions referred to therein,
there has been no mutual mistake of fact and there exists no fraud or
duress.
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As to certain questions of fact
material to this opinion, we have relied upon statements or certificates of
public officials and officers of the Company.
Based
upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications
and exceptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that as of the date
hereof:
1. The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2. The
Exchange Shares are duly authorized, and when issued in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Agreement will be, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. To the best of our knowledge, the issuance of the
Exchange Shares will not be subject to any statutory or contractual preemptive
rights of any stockholder of the Company.
3. The
Exchange Shares are being issued to the Holder by the Company in compliance with
all applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations. The
Exchange Shares are freely tradable, without restriction on resale, pursuant to
Section 3(a)(9) of the Act and Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The date of issuance of the Exchange Shares will tack to the
initial issuance date of the Promissory Note of August 8, 2008. The
resale of the Exchange Shares by the Holder will not conflict with or result in
a violation of Section 5 of the Act including any rules or regulations
promulgated thereunder.
4. The
Company has the corporate power and authority to (a) execute, deliver and
perform all of its obligations under the Agreement , and (b) issue, sell and
deliver the Exchange Shares.
5. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement has been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company.
6. The
execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Company does not, and the
Company’s performance of its obligations thereunder will not (a) violate the
certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of association, bylaws, or
other organizational or governing documents of the Company, as in effect on the
date hereof, (b) violate in any material respect any federal or state law, rule
or regulation, or judgment, order or decree of any state or federal court or
governmental or administrative authority, in each case that, to our knowledge,
is applicable to the Company or its properties or assets and which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s business, properties, assets, financial
condition or results of operations or prevent the performance by the Company of
any material obligation under the Agreement, or (c) require the authorization,
consent, approval of or other action of, notice to or filing or qualification
with, any state or federal governmental authority, except as have been, or will
be, made or obtained.
These
opinions are limited to the matters expressly stated herein and are rendered
solely for your benefit and may not be quoted or relied upon for any other
purpose or by any other person.
The
opinions expressed herein are subject to the following assumptions, limitations,
qualifications and exceptions:
A. We
have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of the
Agreement submitted to us as originals, the conformity with originals
of the Agreement submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of
certificates of public officials and the due authorization, execution and
delivery of the Agreement (except the due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Company of the Agreement).
B. We
have assumed that each of the parties to the Agreement other than the Company
(the “Other Parties”) has the legal right, capacity and power to enter into,
enforce and perform all of its obligations under the
Agreement. Furthermore, we have assumed the due authorization by each
of the Other Parties of all requisite action and the due execution and delivery
of the Agreement by each of the Other Parties, and that the Agreement are valid
and binding upon each of the Other Parties and are enforceable against each
Other Party in accordance with their terms.
C. Whenever
a statement herein is qualified by “to our knowledge” or similar phrase, it
means that, during the course of our representation of the Company for the
purposes of this opinion letter, (1) no information that would give those
lawyers who participated in the preparation of the letter or who performed work
for the Company in connection with the Agreement (collectively, the “Opinion Letter Participants”)
current actual knowledge of the inaccuracy of such statement has come to their
attention; (2) we have not undertaken any independent investigation or
inquiry to determine the accuracy of such statement; (3) any limited
investigation or inquiry otherwise undertaken by the Opinion Letter Participants
during the preparation of this opinion letter should not be regarded as such an
investigation or inquiry; and (4) no inference as to our knowledge of any
matters bearing on the accuracy of any such statement should be drawn from the
fact of our representation of the Company.
D. This
opinion letter is governed by, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, the
Legal Opinion Accord (the “Accord”) of the ABA Section of Business Law (1991).
As a consequence, it is subject to a number of qualifications, exceptions,
definitions, limitations on coverage and other limitations, all as more
particularly described in the Accord, including the General Qualifications and
the Equitable Principles Limitation, and this opinion letter should be read in
conjunction therewith.
We are
counsel admitted to practice in the State of New York and we do not express any
opinion with respect to the effect or applicability of the laws of any
jurisdiction, other than the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws
of the United States of America. In furnishing the opinion regarding
the valid existence and good standing of the Company, we have relied solely upon
a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware on
January [ ], 2010.
This
opinion is given as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation, to update or
supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances which may
hereafter come to our attention or any changes in laws which may hereafter
occur.
Sincerely,