EXHIBIT 10.1
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of this 1st day of November,
2002 by and among GOOD STEP LIMITED, a company incorporated in the British
Virgin Islands ("Good Step"), the shareholders of Good Step identified on
Schedule I hereto (the "Good Step Shareholders"), SCORE ONE, INC., a Nevada
corporation ("Score One"), and X.XXXXX LIMITED ("X.XXXXX").
RECITALS
The Good Step Shareholders hold 1,000 ordinary shares of Good Step (the
"Good Step Shares"), which constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Good Step.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Good
Step Shareholders and Score One desire to effect the exchange of the Good Step
Shares for (i) 57,000 shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock
of Score One (the "Series B Shares"), which Series B Shares shall be convertible
into shares of Score One's Common Stock at any time after the six month
anniversary of the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) at an initial
conversion rate of 1,000 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series B Stock
and shall have the other rights, powers and privileges as are set forth in the
Certificate of Designation for the Series B Shares attached as Exhibit A hereto
(the "Certificate of Designation"), and (ii) $7,900,000 in cash (the "Cash
Consideration") payable on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants,
representations, warranties and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions: When used herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any given 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. The term "control"
(including, with correlative meaning, the terms "controlled by" and "under
common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Assets" means all properties, assets, Contracts, business, goodwill
and rights of a Person as a going concern, of every kind, nature, character and
description, tangible and intangible, wherever located and whether or not
carried or reflected on the books and records of a Person on the Closing Date.
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"Contract" means any contract, agreement, lease, license, arrangement,
commitment, sales order, purchase order or any claim or right or any benefit or
obligation arising thereunder or resulting therefrom and currently in effect,
whether oral or written.
"Employee Benefit Plan" means any (i) nonqualified deferred
compensation or retirement plan or arrangement which is an Employee Pension
Benefit Plan, (ii) qualified defined contribution retirement plan or arrangement
which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan, (iii) qualified defined benefit
retirement plan or arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan
(including any Multiemployer Plan), or (iv) Employee Welfare Benefit Plan or
material fringe benefit plan or program.
"Employee Pension Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
Section 3(2).
"Employee Welfare Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
Section 3(1).
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
"Export Control Laws" shall mean all laws, now or hereafter in effect,
and in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any judicial
or administrative interpretations thereof, relating to the export or re-export
of commodities and technologies. Export Control Laws include, but are not
limited to, the Export Administration Act of 1979 (24 U.S.C.
'SS''SS' 2401-2420); the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
'SS''SS' 1701-1706); the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 'SS''SS' 1
et seq); the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 'SS''SS' 2778, 2779); and the
International Boycott Provisions of Section 999 of the Code.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States as of the date of this Agreement consistently applied.
"Intellectual Property" means any and all (i) inventions (whether
patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all
improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and patent
disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (ii)
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and corporate names,
together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations
thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (iii) copyrightable works,
whether or not registered, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations,
and renewals in connection therewith, (iv) mask works and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (v) trade secrets and
confidential business information (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, blueprints, sketches,
storyboards, models, engineering drawings, specifications, customer and supplier
lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and
proposals), (vi) computer software (including data and related documentation),
(vii) other proprietary rights and Know-how, (viii) copies and tangible
embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium) and (ix) licenses and
sublicenses granted and obtained with respect thereto, and rights thereunder.
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"Know-how" means any and all technical knowledge, proprietary rights,
patented or unpatented inventions, trade secrets, analytical methodology,
processes, data and all other information or experience possessed by, as the
case may be, Score One or Good Step, or which Score One or Good Step have the
right to use.
"Liabilities" means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness,
claim, loss, damage, deficiency, obligation or responsibility, fixed or unfixed,
xxxxxx or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued,
absolute, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise.
"Lien" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest,
license, lease, claim, restriction, option, conditional sale or installment
Contract or encumbrance of any kind.
"Person" shall include an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a
limited liability company or a division or business unit thereof, a trust, an
unincorporated organization, a government or any department or agency thereof
and any other entity.
"Securities Act" shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
1.2. Accounting Terms. Unless specifically defined herein, accounting
terms shall have the meaning specified by GAAP.
1.3 Monetary Terms. All references to "Dollars" or "$" shall mean US
Dollars unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II.
CONSIDERATION FOR GOOD STEP SHARES
2.1. Delivery of Good Step Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Good Step Shareholders
shall sell, transfer, assign and convey to Score One, and Score One shall
acquire, the Good Step Shares, and the Good Step Shareholders shall deliver to
Score One share certificates representing the number of Good Step Shares set
forth opposite each such Good Step Shareholder's name on Schedule I, duly
endorsed to Score One or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in proper
form for transfer.
2.2. Issuance of Score One Shares; and Payment of Cash Consideration.
In consideration of and in exchange for the Good Step Shares, Score One shall:
(i) at the Closing, issue to the Good Step Shareholders, and
the Good Step Shareholders shall acquire, the number of Series B Shares
set forth opposite each Good Step Shareholder's name on Schedule I, and
Score One shall deliver to the Good Step Shareholders share
certificates representing newly issued Series B Shares; and
(ii) on the six month anniversary of the Closing Date (the
"Payment Date"), pay to the Good Step Shareholders an aggregate of
$7,900,000 in the amounts set forth opposite each Good Step
Shareholder's name on Schedule I.
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ARTICLE III.
CLOSING
3.1. Closing. The closing (the "Closing") of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be held at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP located at
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, at 10:00 a.m., local time, on
or before November 30, 2002 or within five (5) days after the conditions
contained in Articles VII and VIII have been satisfied or waived or at such
other place and time as may be agreed upon by the parties hereto. The time and
date of the Closing is referred to herein as the "Closing Date." At the Closing,
in addition to the exchange of the Good Step Shares and the Score One Shares,
the parties hereto shall deliver such certificates, opinions and other documents
as are specified in Articles VII and VIII.
3.2. Transfer Taxes. Each of the Good Step Shareholders and Score One,
as the case may be, shall be responsible for any transfer and similar taxes
assessed or payable by each of them in connection with the sale and transfer of
the Good Step Shares or issuance of the Series B Shares, as the case may be, and
the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF GOOD STEP AND THE GOOD STEP SHAREHOLDERS
Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders, jointly and severally,
represent and warrant to, and agree with, Score One as follows:
4.1. Organization.
(a) Good Step is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of British Virgin Islands. Good
Step has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Good Step is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by Good
Step or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary. Good Step has heretofore made available to Score One true, accurate
and complete copies of Good Step's Memorandum and Articles of Association as in
effect on the date hereof and minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and
directors of Good Step held through and including the date of this Agreement.
Good Step is not in violation of any of the provisions of its Memorandum and
Articles of Association. Good Step has no subsidiaries or any equity interest in
any other Person.
(b) Good Step has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors and, if necessary, the stockholders of Good
Step and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Good Step are necessary
to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Good
Step
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and the Good Step Shareholders and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders, enforceable against
them in accordance with its terms.
4.2. Capitalization. Good Step has authorized capital stock of 50,000
Ordinary Shares, par value $1.00 per share, of which 1,000 shares are issued and
outstanding as of the date hereof. All issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of Good Step have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
nonassessable and are free of preemptive rights. There are no other convertible
securities, options, warrants, subscription calls or other rights or agreements,
arrangements or commitments obligating Good Step to issue, transfer or sell any
of its securities. None of such issued and outstanding shares is the subject of
any voting trust agreement or other agreement relating to the voting thereof or
restricting in any way the sale or transfer thereof.
4.3. Share Ownership. The Good Step Shareholders have full and valid
title and control of the Good Step Shares free and clear of any Lien. None of
the Good Step Shares are the subject of any voting trust agreement or other
agreement relating to the voting thereof or restricting in any way the sale or
transfer thereof except for this Agreement.
4.4. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict
with or violate any law, regulation, court order, judgment or decree, (ii)
violate or conflict with the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Good
Step, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination or cancellation of any Contract,
permit, license or franchise to which Good Step or the Good Step Shareholders
are bound or affected, except for conflicts, violations, breaches or defaults
which, in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, Assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations or prospects (a "Material Adverse Effect") of Good Step or
the Good Step Shareholders.
(b) The execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
require any notice, report or other filing with any governmental authority,
domestic or foreign, or require any waiver, consent, approval or authorization
of any Person or any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign.
4.5. Financial Statements.
(a) Good Step's balance sheets at September 30, 2002 and 2001
(the "Good Step Balance Sheets"), and the related statements of operation,
statements of stockholders' equity and statements of cash flows for the twelve
months ended September 30, 2002 and the period from inception to September 30,
2001 (the "Good Step Financial Statements"), all audited by Messrs. Weifang
Certified Public Auditors, independent certified public accountants, copies of
which have been delivered by Good Step to Score One, fairly present the
financial condition of Good Step as of said dates and the results of its
operations for the periods then ended, in conformity with GAAP for the periods
covered (other than, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal
year-end adjustments). The Good Step Financial Statements (i)
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are in accordance with the books and records of Good Step and (ii) present
fairly the financial position and results of operations of Good Step at the
dates and for the periods to which they relate. Good Step has maintained its
books of account on a consistent basis, and such books and records are, and
during the periods covered by the Good Step Financial Statements were, correct
and complete in all material respects, fairly and accurately reflect and
reflected the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of Good Step, and provide
and provided a fair and accurate basis for the preparation of the Good Step
Financial Statements and of the tax returns and reports of Good Step.
(b) Except and as to the extent reflected in the Good Step
Balance Sheets, on September 30, 2002, Good Step did not have any direct or
indirect Liabilities, whether due or to become due, or arising out of
transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing, on or prior to
September 30, 2002 which would be required to be reflected on the September 30,
2002 balance sheet in accordance with GAAP other than liabilities incurred in
the ordinary course of business.
4.6. Real and Personal Property. Good Step has good and marketable
title to, or valid leasehold or license interests in, all real property or other
Assets used or held for use in the conduct of its business, including, without
limitation, the Assets reflected on its books and records or acquired after the
date thereof (other than those which have been disposed of in the ordinary
course of business since such date), free and clear of any Liens, other than
Liens for taxes not yet due and payable. All of the real property and Assets
owned or leased by Good Step are in all material respects in working condition
and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
4.7. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Good Step has had no direct or
indirect Liabilities, whether due or to become due, or arising out of
transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing on the date hereof
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on Good Step.
4.8. Absence of Certain Changes. Since September 30, 2002, there has
been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise),
Assets, Liabilities, results of operations, business or prospects of Good Step,
and nothing has occurred relative to the business or prospects of Good Step
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the future business of Good Step.
4.9. Litigation. No material investigation or review by any
governmental entity or regulatory body, foreign or domestic, with respect to
Good Step is pending or, to the knowledge of Good Step, threatened against Good
Step, and no governmental entity or regulatory body has advised Good Step of an
intention to conduct the same. There is no claim, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Good Step, threatened against or
affecting Good Step at law or in equity or before any federal, state, municipal
or other governmental entity or regulatory body, or which challenges the
validity of this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken by Good Step
pursuant to this Agreement. As of the date hereof, Good Step is not subject to,
nor is there in existence, any outstanding judgment, award, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental entity or regulatory body
relating to Good Step which would have a material adverse effect on Good Step.
4.10. Contracts. Good Step has previously provided Score One access to
true, correct and complete copies of all material Contracts to which Good Step
is a party. As to such
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Contracts, (i) there are no existing breaches or defaults by Good Step or the
Good Step Shareholder thereunder or, to the knowledge of Good Step, by the other
parties to such Contracts; (ii) no event, act or omission has occurred or, as a
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will occur
which (with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening or occurrence of
any other event) would result in a default by Good Step or the Good Step
Shareholders thereunder or give cause for termination thereof, provided that
insofar as the foregoing representation involves the actions or omissions of
parties other than Good Step, it shall be limited to the knowledge of Good Step;
(iii) none of them will result in any loss to Good Step upon completion or
performance thereof; and (iv) none of the parties to Contracts have expressed an
indication to Good Step of their intention to cancel, renegotiate or exercise or
not exercise any option under any such Contracts as a result of the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.11. Intellectual Property.
(a) Good Step owns or has the right to use pursuant to
license, sublicense, agreement, or permission all Intellectual Property
necessary for the operation of the business of Good Step as proposed to be
conducted. Good Step has taken all commercially reasonable action to maintain
and protect each item of Intellectual Property that it owns or uses.
(b) Good Step has not interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property
rights of third parties, and Good Step has not received any charge, complaint,
claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation or violation (including any claim that Good Step must license
or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any third Person). To
the knowledge of Good Step, no third party has interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property
rights of Good Step.
4.12. Licenses, Permits and Consents; Compliance with Applicable Law.
(a) Good Step has all licenses and permits which individually
or in the aggregate are material to the conduct of the business of Good Step or
any of its employees by reason of such employee's activities on behalf of Good
Step under applicable law or by any federal, state, local or foreign
governmental entity or regulatory body for the operation of the business of Good
Step, and all of such listed licenses and permits are in full force and effect
as of the date hereof. Good Step has not received notice and, to the knowledge
of Good Step, there is no reason to believe, that any appropriate authority
intends to cancel or terminate any of such licenses or permits or that valid
grounds for such cancellation or termination currently exist.
(b) Good Step is not in violation or breach of any, and the
business and operations of Good Step comply in all material respects and are
being conducted in accordance with, all material governing laws, regulations and
ordinances applicable thereto and Good Step is not in material violation of or
in material default under, any judgment, award, order, writ, injunction or
decree of any court, arbitration tribunal, governmental entity or regulatory
body.
4.13. Tax Matters. Good Step has filed all tax returns required to be
filed by it (or has filed appropriate extensions therefor), has paid all taxes
due whether identified on the tax returns or otherwise other than those being
contested in good faith, and has made appropriate provision
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for any taxes not yet due, and all such tax returns were true, correct and
complete. None of the tax returns described in the preceding sentence or
otherwise filed by Good Step contains or will contain a disclosure statement
under Section 6661 of the Code or any similar provision of state, local, foreign
or other law. No assets of Good Step, and no Assets used in the business of Good
Step, are subject to any Liens for taxes.
4.14. Export Control and Related Matters. Good Step is in compliance in
all material respects with all United States Export Control Laws, and is in
compliance in all material respects with all foreign Export Control Laws. Good
Step has all necessary authority under the Export Control Laws to conduct
operations including, but not limited to, (i) all licenses for any pending
export transactions, (ii) all licenses and clearances for the disclosure of
information to foreign persons and (iii) all registrations with government
agencies with authority to implement the Export Control Laws.
4.15. Environmental, Health and Safety Matters Good Step and its
respective predecessors have at all times complied with, and Good Step is
presently in compliance with, all material environmental, health, and safety
requirements required by applicable United States law.
4.16. Finder's Fee. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or
other intermediary which has been retained by, or is authorized to act on behalf
of, Good Step, who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Good Step,
Score One or their Affiliates upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.17. Securities Law Acknowledgments. The Good Step Shareholders
acknowledge that the Score One Series B Shares are, and will be, offered and
sold to the Good Step Shareholders in reliance on specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws.
The Good Step Shareholders will not sell or otherwise transfer the Score One
Series B Shares without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption
therefrom, and fully understand and agree that the Good Step Shareholders or any
such transferee must bear the economic risk of holding the Score One Series B
Shares for an indefinite period of time because, among other reasons, the Score
One Series B Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or under
the securities laws of certain states and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged,
assigned or otherwise disposed of unless the securities are subsequently
registered under the Securities Act and under the applicable securities laws of
such states or unless an exemption from such registration is available in the
opinion of counsel for the holder, which counsel and opinion are reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for Score One. The Good Step Shareholders are acquiring
the Score One Series B Shares for the account of the Good Step Shareholders for
investment and not with a view to resale or distribution except in compliance
with the Securities Act.
4.18. Regulation S Exemption. Each Good Step Shareholder understands
that the Series B Shares and any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the
Score One Series B Shares are being and will be offered and sold to it in
reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of United States
federal and state securities laws under Regulation S promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act and that Score One is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of
each Good Step Shareholder set forth herein in order to determine the
applicability of such
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exemptions and the suitability of each Good Step Shareholder to acquire Series B
Shares and the Common Stock of Score One issuable upon conversion of the Series
B Shares. In this regard, each Good Step Shareholder represents, warrants and
agrees that:
(a) Each Good Step Shareholder is not a U.S. Person (as
defined below) and is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the
Securities Act) of the Seller. A "U.S. person" means any one of the following:
(i) any natural person resident in the United States;
(ii) any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated
under the laws of the United States;
(iii) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a
U.S. person;
(iv) any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. person;
(v) any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the
United States;
(vi) any non-discretionary account or similar account (other
than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the
benefit or account of a U.S. person;
(vii) any discretionary account or similar account (other than
an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized,
incorporated or (if an individual) resident in the United States; and
(viii) any partnership or corporation if:
(1) organized or incorporated under the laws of any
foreign jurisdiction; and
(2) formed by a U.S. person principally for the
purpose of investing in securities not registered
under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or
incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who
are not natural persons, estates or trusts.
(b) At the time of the origination of contact concerning this
Agreement and the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each
Good Step Shareholder was outside of the United States.
(c) Each Good Step Shareholder will not, during the period
commencing on the date of acquisition of the Series B Shares and ending on the
first anniversary of such date, or such shorter period as may be permitted by
Regulation S or other applicable securities law (the "Restricted Period"),
offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Series B Shares or any shares of
Score One Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Shares in the
United States, or to a U.S. person or for the account or benefit of a U.S.
person, or otherwise in a manner that is not in compliance with Regulation S.
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(d) Each Good Step Shareholder will, after expiration of the
Restricted Period, offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Series B Shares
or any shares of Score One Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B
Shares only pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an available
exemption therefrom and, in accordance with all applicable state and foreign
securities laws.
(e) No Good Step Shareholder has engaged in and prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period will not engage in, any short selling of or
any hedging transaction with respect to the Series B Shares or any shares of
Score One Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Shares within
the United States, including without limitation, any put, call or other option
transaction, option writing or equity swap.
(f) No Good Step Shareholder nor any person acting on such
Good Step Shareholder's behalf has engaged, nor will, during the Restricted
Period, engage in any directed selling efforts to any U.S. Person with respect
to the Series B Shares or any shares of Score One Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Series B Shares and each Good Step Shareholder and any Person
acting on its behalf have complied and will comply with the "offering
restrictions" requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
(g) The transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not
been pre-arranged with a buyer located in the United States or with a U.S.
Person, and are not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
(h) No Good Step Shareholder nor any Person acting on its
behalf has undertaken or carried out any activity for the purpose of, or that
could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in
the United States, its territories or possessions, for any of the Series B
Shares or any shares of Score One Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Series B Shares. Each Good Step Shareholder agrees not to cause any
advertisement of the Series B Shares or any shares of Score One Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series B Shares to be published in any newspaper
or periodical or posted in any public place and not to issue any circular
relating to the Series B Shares or any shares of Score One Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Series B Shares, except such advertisements that include
the statements required by Regulation S under the Securities Act, and only
offshore and not in the United States or its territories, and only in compliance
with any local applicable securities laws.
(i) Each certificate representing the Series B Shares or any
shares of Score One Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Shares
shall be endorsed with the following legends, in addition to any other legend
required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state securities laws:
(a) "THE SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED TO INVESTORS WHO
ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED ("THE
SECURITIES ACT")) AND WITHOUT REGISTRATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
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EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN
RELIANCE UPON REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT."
(b) "TRANSFER OF THESE SHARES IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S,
PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT."
(j) Each Good Step Shareholder consents to Score One making a
notation on its records or giving instructions to any transfer agent of Score
One in order to implement the restrictions on transfer of the Series B Shares or
any shares of Score One Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B
Shares set forth in this Section 4.18.
(k) Each Good Step Shareholder agrees that it will not
transfer the Series B Shares or any shares of Score One Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Series B Shares, and Score One shall not be required to
transfer the shares unless the transferee executes a representation letter in
form satisfactory to Score One.
4.19. Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties
made by Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders in this Agreement, and in any
certificate or Schedule referenced hereby or attached hereto, do not contain,
and will not contain, any statement which is false or misleading with respect to
any material fact and do not and will not omit to state a material fact required
to be stated herein or therein or necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein not materially false or misleading. There is no
material fact or condition which could have a Material Adverse Effect on Good
Step which has not been set forth in this Agreement or described in the
Schedules hereto.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF Score One
Score One, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Good Step and
the Good Step Shareholders as follows (except where the context otherwise
requires, references to Score One include Score One and its subsidiaries):
5.1. Organization; Authority.
(a) Score One is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. Score One
has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Score One is
duly qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign
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corporation in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated
by Score One or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary. Score One has heretofore made available to Good Step
true, accurate and complete copies of Score One's Articles of Incorporation and
By-Laws as in effect on the date hereof and minutes of all meetings of the
stockholders and directors of Score One held through and including the date of
this Agreement. Score One is not in violation of any of the provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws.
(b) Score One has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors and, if necessary, the stockholders of
Score One and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Score One are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Score One and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations
of each of them, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms. The
issuance of the Score One Series B Shares have been duly authorized by all
required corporate action on the part of Score One. The Score One Series B
Shares when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof and will be free and clear of all Liens.
5.2. Capitalization. Score One has authorized capital stock of
50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value, of which 4,485,564 shares are
issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and 5,000,000 Shares of Preference
Stock, of which 500,000 have been designated Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, of which 259,880 shares are issued and outstanding and commitments have
been made for the issuance of an additional 45,930 shares . Prior to the
Closing, Score One shall have designated 57,000 shares of Preferred Stock as
Series B Preferred Stock. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
Score One have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable
and free of preemptive rights. There are no convertible securities, options,
warrants, subscription calls or other rights or agreements, arrangements or
commitments obligating Score One to issue, transfer or sell any of its
securities. All of such shares have been issued in compliance with all Federal
and State securities law. None of such issued and outstanding shares is the
subject of any voting trust agreement or other agreement relating to the voting
thereof or restricting in any way the sale or transfer thereof.
5.3. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict
with or violate any law, regulation, court order, judgment or decree, (ii)
violate or conflict with the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of Score One,
or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
any rights of termination or cancellation of any Contract, permit, license or
franchise to which Score One is bound or affected, except for conflicts,
violations, breaches or defaults which, in the aggregate, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on Score One.
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(b) The execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
require any notice, report or other filing with any governmental authority,
domestic or foreign, or require any waiver, consent, approval or authorization
of any Person or any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign.
5.4. SEC Reports; Financial Statements.
(a) Score One has previously delivered to Good Step true and
complete copies of its Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
and its Forms 10-QSB for the quarters ended March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002
(the "SEC Reports"), and all other documents (other than preliminary material)
that Score One was required to file with the SEC since the filing of its Form
10-KSB. Prior to the Closing Date, Score One will have furnished Good Step with
true and complete copies of any additional SEC Reports required to be filed by
Score One, if any, with the SEC prior to the Closing Date. As of their
respective filing dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with
the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be,
and none of the SEC Reports contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they
were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently
filed SEC Document.
(b) The financial statements of Score One, including the notes
thereto, included in the SEC Reports, comply as to form in all material respects
with applicable accounting requirements and with respect to the published
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and fairly
present the financial position of Score One at the dates thereof and for the
periods to which they relate.
(c) Except and as to the extent reflected in the June 30, 2002
balance sheet of Score One included in its June 30, 2002 10-QSB, Score One did
not have any direct or indirect Liabilities, whether due or to become due, or
arising out of transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing, on or
prior to June 30, 2002 which would be required to be reflected on the June 30,
2002 balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
5.5. Real and Personal Property.
(a) Score One does not own any real property or lease any
property which is material to the operation of its business, would result in any
material liability if the lease were terminated prior to the expiration of the
term thereof or would interfere with the business of Score One if it was
required to vacate such premises.
(b) Score One has good and marketable title to, or valid
leasehold or license interests in, all other Assets used or held for use in the
conduct of its business, including, without limitation, the Assets reflected on
the books and records or acquired after the date thereof (other than those which
have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business since such date), free
and clear of any Liens, Liens reflected on its books and records and Liens for
Taxes not yet due and payable. All of the Assets owned or leased by Score One
are in all material respects in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and
tear excepted, and well maintained. There are no
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material capital expenditures currently contemplated or necessary to maintain
the current business of Score One.
5.6. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Score One's
financial statements Score One had no direct or indirect Liabilities, whether
due or to become due, or arising out of transactions entered into, or any state
of facts existing, on the date hereof.
5.7. Absence of Certain Changes. Since June 30, 2002 there has been no
material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), Assets,
Liabilities, results of operations, business or prospects of Score One, and
nothing has occurred relative to the business or prospects of Score One which
would have a Material Adverse Effect on the future business of Score One.
5.8. Tax Matters. Score One has filed all tax returns required to be
filed by it (or has filed appropriate extensions therefor), has paid all taxes
due whether identified on the tax returns or otherwise, and has made appropriate
provision in the Score One Financial Statements for any taxes not yet due, and
all such tax returns were true, correct and complete. None of the tax returns
described in the preceding sentence or otherwise filed by or on behalf of Score
One contains or will contain a disclosure statement under Section 6661 of the
Code or any similar provision of state, local, foreign or other law. No assets
of Score One, and no Assets used in the business of Score One, are subject to
any Liens for taxes.
5.9. Entire Business. No portion of the business of Score One is
conducted by any Affiliate of Score One or any third party and all of the Assets
necessary for the conduct of the business of Score One as presently conducted
are owned by Score One. All such Assets are exclusively owned or leased and used
by Score One and its customers.
5.10. Litigation. No material investigation or review by any
governmental entity or regulatory body, foreign or domestic, with respect to
Score One is pending or, to the knowledge of Score One, threatened against Score
One, and no governmental entity or regulatory body has advised Score One of an
intention to conduct the same. There is no claim, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Score One, threatened against or
affecting Score One at law or in equity or before any federal, state, municipal
or other governmental entity or regulatory body, or which challenges the
validity of this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken by Score One
pursuant to this Agreement. As of the date hereof, Score One is not subject to,
nor is there in existence, any outstanding judgment, award, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental entity or regulatory body
relating to Score One which would have a Material Adverse Effect on Score One.
5.11. Employee Benefit Plans. Score One does not maintain or contribute
to, or is required to maintain or contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan. To
the knowledge of Score One, Score One does not contribute to, ever has
contributed to, or ever has been required to contribute to, any Multiemployer
Plan or has any Liability (including withdrawal Liability) under any
Multiemployer Plan. Score One does not maintain or ever has maintained or
contribute, ever has contributed, or ever has been required to contribute to any
Employee Welfare Benefit Plan providing medical, health, or life insurance or
other welfare-type benefits for current or future retired or terminated
employees, their spouses, or their dependents (other than in accordance with
Code Section 4980B).
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5.12. Contracts. Score One has previously made available to Good Step
access to true, correct and complete copies of all material Contracts to which
Score One is a party. As to such Contracts, (i) there are no existing breaches
or defaults by Score One thereunder or, to the knowledge of Score One, by the
other parties to such Contracts; (ii) no event, act or omission has occurred or,
as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will
occur which (with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening or
occurrence of any other event) would result in a default by Score One thereunder
or give cause for termination thereof, provided that insofar as the foregoing
representation involves the actions or omissions of parties other than Score
One, it shall be limited to the knowledge of Score One; (iii) none of them will
result in any loss to Score One upon completion or performance thereof; and (iv)
none of the parties to Contracts have expressed an indication to Score One of
their intention to cancel, renegotiate or exercise or not exercise any option
under any such Contracts as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.13. Intellectual Property.
(a) Score One owns or has the right to use pursuant to license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission all Intellectual Property necessary for the
operation of the businesses of Score One and as proposed to be conducted. Score
One has taken all necessary action to maintain and protect each item of
Intellectual Property that it owns or uses.
(b) To the best knowledge of Score One, Score One has not interfered
with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any
Intellectual Property rights of third parties and Score One has not received any
charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference,
infringement, misappropriation or violation (including any claim that either
Score One must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of
any third Person). To the knowledge of Score One, no third party has interfered
with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any
Intellectual Property rights of any Person.
5.14. Licenses, Permits and Consents; Compliance with Applicable Law.
(a) Score One has all licenses and permits which individually or in the
aggregate are material to the conduct of the business of Score One or any of its
employees by reason of such employee's activities on behalf of Score One under
applicable law or by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental entity or
regulatory body for the operation of the business of Score One, and all of such
listed licenses and permits are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
Score One has not received notice and, to the knowledge of Score One, there is
no reason to believe, that any appropriate authority intends to cancel or
terminate any of such licenses or permits or that valid grounds for such
cancellation or termination currently exist.
(b) Score One is not in violation or breach of any, and the business
and operations of Score One comply in all material respects and are being
conducted in accordance with, all governing laws, regulations and ordinances
applicable thereto and Score One is not in violation of or in default under, any
judgment, award, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, arbitration
tribunal, governmental entity or regulatory body.
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5.15. Environmental, Health and Safety Matters Score One and its respective
predecessors have at all times complied with, and Score One is presently in
compliance with, all environmental, health, and safety requirements required by
applicable law.
5.16. Finder's Fee. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by, or is authorized to act on behalf of,
Score One or their respective Affiliates who might be entitled to any fee or
commission from Score One, Good Step or their respective Affiliates upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereafter.
5.17. Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties made
by Score One in this Agreement, and in any certificate or Schedule referenced
hereby or attached hereto, do not contain, and will not contain, any statement
which is false or misleading with respect to any material fact and do not and
will not omit to state a material fact required to be stated herein or therein
or necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not
materially false or misleading. There is no material fact or condition which
could have a Material Adverse Effect on Score One which has not been set forth
in this Agreement or described in the Schedules hereto.
ARTICLE VI.
COVENANTS
6.1. Conduct of Business of Score One and Good Step. From the date
hereof to the Closing Date, each of Good Step and Score One, shall with respect
to itself and its subsidiaries:
(i) conduct its business only in the ordinary course and in
substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted;
(ii) maintain and keep its assets in good repair, working order
and condition, except for ordinary wear and tear;
(iii) use its best efforts to maintain and preserve its business
organization intact, retain its present employees so that they will be
available after the Closing Date, and maintain its relationships with
its customers so that they will be preserved after the Closing Date;
and
(iv) not take any action which would cause the representations
and warranties set forth herein to be untrue or which would have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business of Good Step or Score One, as
the case may be.
6.2. No Solicitation. Neither Good Step or Score One shall, and each shall
direct and otherwise cause their and their subsidiaries' respective officers,
directors, partners, financial advisors, counsel, agents and Affiliates not to,
(i) directly or indirectly solicit, encourage or facilitate (including by way of
furnishing any non-public information concerning Good Step or Score One or their
respective subsidiaries, as the case may be) the submission of proposals or
offers from any Person other than Good Step and Score One relating to any
acquisition or purchase of all or a material part of the stock or assets of, or
any merger, consolidation or business combination with, Good Step or Score One
or their respective subsidiaries, as the case
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may be (an "Acquisition Proposal"), or (ii) participate in any discussions or
negotiations regarding, or furnish any non-public information to any Person
other than the other parties hereto in connection with, any Acquisition Proposal
by any Person other than Good Step, Score One or their respective Affiliates, as
the case may be.
6.3. Access to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Good Step,
on the one hand, and Score One, on the other hand, shall give to the other(s)
and their respective lenders, officers, directors, financial advisors, counsel
and other agents access to all offices of Good Step or Score One or their
respective subsidiaries, as the case may be, and to all of its respective books
and records, permit them to make such inspections as they may require and shall
cause Good Step's or Score One's respective officers, directors and employees to
furnish the other(s) and their prospective lenders, officers, directors,
financial advisors, counsel and other agents with such financial and operating
data and other information with respect to the business and properties of Good
Step and Score One and their respective subsidiaries, as they may from time to
time reasonably request, and as may be necessary to establish the performance by
the parties hereto of their covenants under this Agreement and the accuracy of
their representations and warranties herein, and in connection with the
preparation of any filing or submission to any governmental entity or regulatory
body.
(b) Good Step, on the one hand, and Score One, on the other hand, shall
hold, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective
officers, directors, partners, prospective lenders, financial advisors, counsel
and other agents to hold, in strict confidence, unless compelled to disclose by
judicial or administrative process, or, in the opinion of their counsel, by
other requirements of law, all documents and information concerning Good Step or
Score One or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, furnished to the
other in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except
to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) in the public
domain through no fault of Good Step or any of their respective Affiliates on
the one hand, or Score One or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand; or
(ii) later lawfully acquired without the breach of any other agreement by a
party hereto or their respective officers, directors, partners, financial
advisors, counsel and other agents from other sources) and will not release or
disclose such information to any other Person, except its officers, directors,
prospective lenders, financial advisors, counsel and other agents in connection
with this Agreement. If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not
consummated, such confidence shall be maintained as hereinbefore provided, and,
if requested by any party hereto case may be, the other(s) will, and will cause
its officers, directors, partners, prospective lenders, financial advisors,
counsel and other agents to, return to the requesting party all copies of
written information furnished by or on its behalf to the other(s) or their
respective officers, directors, prospective lenders, financial advisors, counsel
and other agents.
6.4. Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided,
each party hereto agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations, including
making all required submissions or filings with governmental entities and
regulatory bodies, to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. If, at any time after the Closing Date, any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement, the parties hereto or their officers, directors or
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representatives shall take all such necessary action. Each party hereto shall
execute any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
6.5. Consents. Each party hereto shall use their best efforts to obtain, at
its expense, all consents, approvals and waivers of third Persons or
governmental entities or regulatory bodies required to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
6.6. Public Announcements. Each of the parties hereto will consult with one
another before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public
statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not,
except as may be required by law or any listing agreements with any national
securities exchange, issue any such press release or make any such public
statement without the approval of one another.
6.7. Continued Effectiveness of Representations and Warranties. From the
date hereof until the Closing Date, each of the parties shall use their
respective best efforts to conduct such parties' affairs in such a manner so
that, except as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the
representations and warranties contained in Articles III and IV shall continue
to be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing
Date and the parties shall promptly notify the others of any event, condition or
circumstance occurring from the date hereof through the Closing Date that would
constitute a violation or breach such party of any of such representations and
warranties.
6.8. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, all expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
the obligation of the party incurring such expenses.
6.9. Operation of Advanced Technology International Holdings Limited. (a)
From the Closing Date and until the Payment Date, without the consent of
Wing-Xxxxxx Xx, Score One shall not take any action:
(i) to change the number of directors constituting the entire board of
directors of Advanced Technology International Holdings Limited ("ATIH") or
any subsidiary of ATIH (the "ATIH Group") and, in the event that there
shall be a vacancy on the board of any member of the ATIH Group, Score One
shall cause a person or persons designated by Wing-Xxxxxx Xx to fill such
vacancy;
(ii) to authorize or permit the issuance, sale, acquisition,
repurchase or redemption of any equity securities of any member of the ATIH
Group (other than as contemplated herein);
(iii) to merge or consolidate any member of the ATIH Group with
another entity;
(iv) to encumber (whether by mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest, guarantee, or otherwise) any assets of any member of
the ATIH Group;
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(v) to cause any member of the ATIH Group to sell, transfer, license
or otherwise dispose of any rights or assets other than in the ordinary
course of business;
(vi) to cause any member of the ATIH Group to acquire any material
assets, or enter into any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement
with any Person;
(vii) to amend the articles of incorporation, by-laws or any other
governance document of any member of the ATIH Group;
(viii) to incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or
contingently liable for any indebtedness of any Person other than in the
ordinary course of business of a member of the ATIH Group or
(ix) to any other action which may affect in any material way the
existing business operations or management of any member of the ATIH Group.
6.10. Operation of Score One. (a) Until such time as the Series B Shares
shall have been converted into Score One Common Stock, X.Xxxxx shall vote the
shares of Score One owned by it solely in favor of persons designated by the
Good Step Shareholders to the Board of Directors of Score One and shall not,
without the consent of the Good Step Shareholders, vote its shares or otherwise
consent to:
(i) the issuance, sale, acquisition, repurchase or redemption of any
equity securities of Score One Inc. or Good Step (other than as
contemplated herein);
(ii) the merger or consolidation of Score One or Good Step with
another entity;
(iii) the encumbrance (whether by mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest, guarantee, or otherwise) any assets of Score One or Good
Step;
(iv) the sale, transfer, license or other disposition of any rights or
assets of Score One or Good Step;
(vii) the amendment of the articles of incorporation, by-laws or any
other governance document of any member of the ATIH Group or Good Step; or
(v) the entry by Score One into any joint venture, partnership or
similar arrangement with any Person;
6.11. Actions by X.Xxxxx with respect to the Score One Shares. From the
Closing Date and until the Payment Date, without the consent of the Good Step
Shareholders, X.Xxxxx shall not voluntarily or involuntarily sell, assign,
transfer (by gift or otherwise), pledge, hypothecate, grant a participation
interest or other disposition or conveyance of legal or beneficial interest,
directly or indirectly, whether in one transaction or in a series of related
transactions in any shares of Score One owned by it.
6.12. [Intentionally Omitted].
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6.13. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation. As soon as practicable after
the Closing Date, Score One shall call a special meeting of shareholders or
solicit written consents for the purpose of increasing the authorized capital
stock of Score One to 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares
of Series Preferred Stock. X.Xxxxx agrees to vote its shares or execute written
consents in favor or any such amendment.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PERFORMANCE
OF SCORE ONE
The obligations of Score One under this Agreement are subject to the
following conditions which may be waived in whole or in part by Score One at its
election:
7.1. Bring Down of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and shall also
be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same
force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date, and Good Step and the
Good Step Shareholders shall have performed or complied in all material respects
with all agreements, conditions and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing Date.
7.2. Resignations. Score One shall have received the resignations of all
directors (except Wing-Xxxxxx Xx, who shall remain as Chairman of Score One, and
Wing-Xxxx Xx) and officers of Score One not designated by Good Step effective as
of the Closing Date.
7.3. Appointment of Directors. Mr. Hong-Xxxxx Xx and Xxxx Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx
shall have been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Score One.
7.4. Releases. Score One shall have received releases from each of its
directors and officers from all claims which such directors and officers may
have against Score One as of the Closing Date.
7.5. Material Adverse Changes. There shall not have been, and on the
Closing Date there shall not be in existence, any event, condition or state of
facts which could reasonably be expected to result in, any material adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise), Assets, Liabilities, results
of operations, business or prospects of Good Step, and Score One shall have
received a certificate of the President of Good Step to the foregoing effect.
7.6. Consents. Good Step shall have obtained all approvals, authorizations
and consents required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby upon
terms and subject to conditions satisfactory to Score One in its sole discretion
and such approvals, authorizations and consents shall be in full force and
effect. Score One shall have been furnished with appropriate evidence,
reasonably satisfactory to it and its counsel, of the granting of such
approvals, authorizations and consents.
7.7. Injunction. There shall be no effective injunction, writ or
preliminary restraining order of any nature issued by a court or governmental
agency of competent jurisdiction directing
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that the transactions provided for herein or any of them not be consummated as
herein provided or which is reasonably likely to have any material adverse
effect of the condition (financial or otherwise), Assets, Liabilities, results
of operations, business or prospects of Good Step, taken as a whole.
ARTICLE VIII.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PERFORMANCE
OF GOOD STEP AND THE GOOD STEP SHAREHOLDERS
8.1. Bring Down of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Score One contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects on the date hereof and shall also be true and correct in
all material respects on and as at the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date, and Score One shall have
performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements, conditions
and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by
them on or before the Closing Date. Good Step shall have received a certificate
of the President of Score One to the foregoing effect.
8.2. Authority. Score One shall have delivered to Good Step a certificate
of the Secretary of Score One certifying to the resolutions of the Board of
Directors of Score One authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby and
certifying that such resolutions have not been revoked, suspended or amended and
remain in full force and effect. Good Step shall have received all other
documents it may reasonably request relating to the existence of Score One and
the authority of Score One to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.3. Releases. Score One shall have received releases from each of its
directors and officers mentioned in Section 7.2 from all claims which such
directors and officers may have against Score One as of the Closing Date.
8.4. Consents. All approvals, authorizations and consents required by Score
One to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained
on terms and conditions satisfactory to Good Step in its sole discretion and
shall be in full force and effect, and Good Step shall have been furnished with
appropriate evidence, reasonably satisfactory to it and its counsel, of the
granting of such approvals, authorizations and consents.
8.5. Injunction. There shall be no effective injunction, writ or
preliminary restraining order of any nature issued by a court or governmental
agency of competent jurisdiction directing that the transactions provided for
herein or any of them not be consummated as herein provided.
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ARTICLE IX.
NATURE AND SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
All statements contained herein or in any certificate, schedule or
other document delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed representations and
warranties by the party delivering the same. All representations and warranties
and covenants shall survive the Closing Date. All representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement and in the disclosure schedules or in any
certificates or other documents delivered pursuant hereto shall not be deemed to
be waived or otherwise affected by any prior knowledge of, or any investigation
made by or on behalf of, any party hereto. All covenants and agreements shall
survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE X.
INDEMNIFICATION
(a) Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders hereby agree to indemnify
and hold harmless Score One and its respective Affiliates from and against any
Liabilities, damages, losses, claims, Liens, costs or expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) of any nature (any or all of the foregoing are
herein referred to as "Loss") insofar as a Loss (or actions in respect thereof),
whether existing or accruing prior or subsequent to the Closing Date, arises out
of or is based upon any misrepresentation (or alleged misrepresentation) or
breach (or alleged breach) of any of the warranties, covenants or agreements
made by Good Step or the Good Step Shareholders in this Agreement or in any
certificate, Schedule, document or Exhibit referenced hereby or attached hereto.
(b) Score One and X.Xxxxx hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless
Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders from and against any Liabilities,
damages, losses, claims, Liens, costs or expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) of any nature insofar as a Loss (or actions in respect
thereof), whether existing or accruing prior or subsequent to the Closing Date,
arises out of or is based upon any misrepresentation (or alleged
misrepresentation) or breach (or alleged breach) of any of the warranties,
covenants or agreements made by Score One or X.Xxxxx in this Agreement or in any
certificate, Schedule, document or Exhibit referenced hereby or attached hereto;
provided, however, that X.Xxxxx shall not be liable for any breach by Score One
of the covenants set forth in Section 6.9 hereto.
ARTICLE XI.
TERMINATION; AMENDMENT; WAIVER
11.1. Termination. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written agreement of Good Step, the Good Step
Shareholders, X.Xxxxx and Score One;
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(b) by Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders, on the one hand, or
Score One and X.Xxxxx, on the other hand, as the case may be, if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before November 30, 2002 so long as the party
terminating this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1 has not made any
material misrepresentation or materially breached a covenant, agreement or
warranty contained herein;
(c) by Score One and X.Xxxxx, on the one hand, or Good Step and the
Good Step Shareholders, on the other hand, if (i) the transactions contemplated
hereby shall violate any non-appealable final order, decree or judgment of any
court or governmental entity or regulatory body having competent jurisdiction or
(ii) there shall be a statute, rule or regulation which makes the transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited; or
(d) by Good Step and the Good Step Shareholders, on the one hand, and
Score One and X.Xxxxx, on the other hand, in the event the other makes a
material misrepresentation or breaches a covenant, agreement or warranty set
forth in this Agreement, but such non-misrepresenting or non-breaching party's
election to terminate shall not limit, waive or prejudice such party's remedies
at law or in equity.
In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section
11.1(a), (b) or (c), this Agreement shall become void and of no further force
and effect and no party hereto shall have any further liability to any other
party hereto, except that Sections 4.16, 5.16, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6 and 6.8 shall
survive and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding termination.
11.2. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by action taken by the
parties hereto by an instrument in writing.
11.3. Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing Date, Good Step,
the Good Step Shareholders, Score One may (i) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other; (ii) waive any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any
document, certificate or writing delivered pursuant hereto or thereto; and (iii)
waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any
agreement on the part of any party to any such extension or waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of
such party.
ARTICLE XII.
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1. Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement, together with all
Schedules and Exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements
and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties or between any of
them with respect to the subject matter hereof. All references to Sections,
Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to such parts of this
Agreement unless the text requires otherwise. This Agreement shall not be
assigned by operation of law or otherwise.
12.2. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made as of
the date delivered or mailed if
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delivered in person, by telecopy, cable, telegram or telex, or by registered or
certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective
parties as follows:
if to Score One or X.Xxxxx:
Xxxx 0,
00 Xxxxx Cable TV Tower
0 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx
XXXXX XXX, XXXX XXXX
Attn: Xx. Xxxx-Xxxxxx Ho
if to Good Step or the Good Step Shareholders:
X/X., 00X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XXXX XXXX
Fax: (000) 00000000
Attn: Mr. Wing-Kei Li
or to such other address as the Person to whom notices is given may have
previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.
12.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to
applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
12.4. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
solely to the benefit of each party hereto, its successors and assigns.
12.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
12.6. Specific Performance. Irreparable damage would occur if any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms
hereof, and the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms
hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
12.7. Construction. The parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, 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 of
the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or
foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The
word "including" shall mean including without limitation. Nothing in the
Schedules shall be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation
or warranty made herein unless the Schedule identifies the exception with
reasonable particularity and describes the relevant facts in reasonable detail.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion
of a copy) of a document or other item shall not
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be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made
herein (unless the representation or warranty has to do with the existence of
the document or other item itself). The parties intend that each representation,
warranty, and covenant contained herein shall have independent significance. If
any party has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained
herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation,
warranty, or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the
relative levels of specificity) which the party has not breached shall not
detract from or mitigate the fact that the party is in breach of the first
representation, warranty, or covenant.
12.8. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in
the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one
or more of the provisions or part of a provision contained therein shall, for
any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision
or part of a provision of this Agreement and the terms thereof shall be reformed
and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part
of a provision, had never been contained herein, and such provisions or part
reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent
possible.
12.9. Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules
identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and made a
part hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly authorized, or
individually, as the case may be, all as of the day and year first above
written.
GOOD STEP LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx
Title: Director
SCORE ONE, INC.
By: /s/ Wing-Xxxx Xx
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Name: Wing-Xxxx Xx
Title: Chairman
GOOD STEP SHAREHOLDERS
/s/ Wing-Kei Li
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Wing-Kei Li
/s/ Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx
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Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx
X. WORLD LIMITED
By: /s/ Wing-Xxxxxx Xx
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Name: Wing-Xxxxxx Xx
Title: Director
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SCHEDULE I
GOOD STEP SHAREHOLDERS
List Of Shareholders
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Name of Shareholders Shares No. (Good Series B Convertible Preferred Shares No. Cash Consideration
Step) Post Exchange (Score One)
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1. Wing-Kei Li 900 51,300 $7,110,000
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2. Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx 100 5,700 $ 790,000
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Exhibit 10.1
Schedule I
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