JOINDER AGREEMENT
This
Joinder Agreement, made and effective as of June 27, 2007, is entered into
by
and among the undersigned individuals or entities identified as the “Purchasers”
below, American Dairy, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company”), the entities
identified as the “Group Companies” below, and Leng You-Bin and Xxx Xxx (the
“Controlling Shareholders”).
WHEREAS,
each of the Purchasers is a holder of the Company’s 7.75% Convertible Notes due
October 2, 2009 (the “Convertible Notes”), which were issued and sold pursuant
to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated October 2, 2006 (the “Subscription
Agreement”), by and among the Company and each of the Subscribers named
therein;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 7(m) of the Subscription Agreement, each Purchaser has
a
right of first refusal to participate in any subsequent offerings of securities
by the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
therein;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to an Amended and Restated Notes Purchase Agreement, dated June 1,
2007
(the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Group Companies, the
Controlling Shareholders and Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. (“Citadel”), the Company
agreed to issue up to $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Guaranteed
Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2012 (the “Secured Notes”), of which
Citadel has heretofore purchased $60,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount;
WHEREAS,
the Purchasers have duly exercised their Prior ROFR (as defined in and
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement) pursuant to Section 7(m) of the
Subscription Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto wish to set forth certain mutual agreements and
understandings with respect to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Secured Notes and
to provide for the Purchasers to be joined as parties to and/or beneficiaries
of
the Purchase Agreement and other agreements contemplated thereby.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1.
The
Purchasers are concurrently herewith purchasing $20,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of Secured Notes, in accordance with and as contemplated by
the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
2.
The
Company, the Group Companies and the Controlling Shareholders on the one hand,
and the Purchasers on the other hand, do hereby acknowledge and agree that
by
purchasing the Secured Notes and entering into this Joinder Agreement, each
Purchaser shall be, and hereby is, (a) entitled to all of the rights, privileges
and benefits, and bound by all of the duties and obligations, of any purchaser
of Secured Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (b) entitled to all of
the
rights, privileges and benefits, and bound by all of the duties and obligations,
applicable to a holder of the Secured Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2007 and entered into pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, and all references in the Registration Rights Agreement to the
“Purchaser” shall be deemed to include the Purchasers as defined in this Joinder
Agreement (provided that all obligations thereunder shall be several and not
joint among the beneficiaries thereof), and (c) entitled to all of the rights,
privileges and benefits, and bound by all of the duties and obligations,
applicable to a holder of the Secured Notes pursuant to the Investor Rights
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2007 and entered into pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, provided, and the Company hereby acknowledges, that the rights (which
are applicable to all holders of Secured Notes on a pro rata basis in accordance
with their respective holdings thereof) set forth in Section 3 of the Investor
Rights Agreement are in all respects subject to the existing rights of the
Purchasers pursuant to Section 7(m) of the Subscription Agreement for so long
as
Convertible Notes remain outstanding.
3.
The
Company and Leng You-Bin hereby acknowledge and agree that the Purchasers,
as
holders of Secured Notes being issued pursuant to the Other Indenture (as such
term is defined in the Indenture dated June 1, 2007 between the Company, the
Guarantor (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the
“Citadel Indenture”)), are entitled to all rights, privileges and benefits
granted to the Secured Parties under, and in accordance with, the Share Pledge
Agreement dated as of June 1, 2007, by and among Leng You-Bin, the Company
and
the Collateral Agent, as named therein.
4.
The
Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that it will not issue, or take any
action to cause the issuance of, any additional Secured Notes pursuant to
Section 2.11 of the Citadel Indenture.
5.
This
Joinder Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York.
This
Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and
the
same agreement.
[Signatures
on Following Pages]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Joinder Agreement
as
of the date first above written.
“PURCHASERS”
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“COMPANY”
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AMERICAN
DAIRY, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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“GROUP
COMPANIES”
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AMERICAN FLYING CRANE CORPORATION | ||
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title: Chief
Executive Officer LANGFANG
FEIHE DAIRY COMPANY LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title:
Legal Representative
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GANHAN
FEIHE DAIRY COMPANY LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title:
Legal Representative
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SHANXI
FEIHESANTAI BIOTECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC
AND COMMERCIAL CO.,
LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title:
Legal Representative
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HEILONGJIANG
FEIHE DAIRY CO., LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title:
Legal Representative
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BAIQUAN
FEIHEI DAIRY CO., LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title:
Legal Representative
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BEIJING
FEIHE BIOTECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC
AND COMMERCIAL CO.,
LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Leng
You-Bin
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Name: Leng
You-Bin
Title:
Legal Representative
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“CONTROLLING
SHAREHOLDERS”
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By: | /s/ Leng You-Bin | |
Leng
You-Bin
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/s/ Xxx Xxx | ||
Xxx Xxx |
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