SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of October 31, 2008 among LIHUA INTERNATIONAL, INC. and THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A
Exhibit
10.1
Dated
as of October 31, 2008
among
LIHUA
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
and
THE
PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A
Table
of
Contents
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ARTICLE
I
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Purchase
and Sale of Preferred Stock and Warrants
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1
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Section
1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Stock
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1
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Section
1.2
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Warrants
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1
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Section
1.3
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Conversion
and Warrant Shares
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1
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Section
1.4
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Purchase
Price and Closing
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2
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Section
1.5
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Share
Exchange Transaction
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2
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ARTICLE
II
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Representations
and Warranties
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3
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Section
2.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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3
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Section
2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers
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19
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ARTICLE
III
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Covenants
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22
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Section
3.1
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Securities
Compliance
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22
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Section
3.2
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Registration
and Listing
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22
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Section
3.3
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Inspection
Rights
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23
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Section
3.4
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Compliance
with Laws
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23
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Section
3.5
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Keeping
of Records and Books of Account
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23
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Section
3.6
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Reporting
Requirements
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23
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Section
3.7
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Amendments
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24
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Section
3.8
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Other
Agreements
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24
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Section
3.9
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Distributions
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24
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Section
3.10
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Use
of Proceeds
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24
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Section
3.11
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Reservation
of Shares
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24
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Section
3.12
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Transfer
Agent
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24
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Section
3.13
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Disposition
of Assets
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25
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Section
3.14
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Reporting
Status
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25
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Section
3.15
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Disclosure
of Transaction
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25
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Section
3.16
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Disclosure
of Material Information
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26
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Section
3.17
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Pledge
of Securities
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26
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Section
3.18
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Lock-Up
Agreements
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26
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Section
3.19
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Investor
and Public Relations Escrow
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27
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Section
3.20
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DTC
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27
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Section
3.21
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
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27
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Section
3.22
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Exchange
Listing
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27
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Section
3.23
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Registered
Capital of Lihua Copper
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29
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Section
3.24
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Form
D
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29
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Section
3.25
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No
Integrated Offerings
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29
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Section
3.26
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No
Commissions in Connection with Conversion of Preferred Shares
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29
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Section
3.27
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Financial
Public Relations Firm and Appearances
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29
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Section
3.28
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Vice
President of Investor Relations
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30
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Section
3.29
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Nasdaq
Corporate Governance Requirements
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30
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Section
3.30
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Option
Plan Restrictions
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31
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Section
3.31
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Change
of Auditor
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31
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Section
3.32
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Internal
Control Consultant
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31
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Section
3.33
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Observer
Rights
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32
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Section
3.34
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Transactions
with Related Parties
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32
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Section
3.35
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Environmental
Authority Approval for Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co.,
Ltd.
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32
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Section
3.36
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Direct
Lending
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32
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Section
3.37
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Comply
with Relevant Employment Laws in PRC
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33
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Section
3.38
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Construction
Works Planning Permit and Construction Works Execution Permit for
Lihua
Copper
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33
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Section
3.39
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Additional
Agreements
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34
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Section
3.40
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No
Manipulation of Price
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34
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Section
3.41
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Variable
Securities
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34
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Section
3.42
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Additional
Negative Covenants
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34
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Section
3.43
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Intellectual
Property and Commercial and Trade Secrets
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35
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Section
3.44
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Payment
of Stamp Tax
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35
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Section
3.45
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Filing
of PRC Certificates
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35
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Section
3.46
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Lihua
Copper Pay-Off Loan from Lihua Electron
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35
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Section
3.47
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Payment
of Purchasers’ PRC Legal Counsel
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35
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ARTICLE
IV
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CONDITIONS
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36
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Section
4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the
Units
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36
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Section
4.2
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the
Units
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36
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ARTICLE
V
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Stock
Certificate Legend
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40
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Section
5.1
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Legend
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40
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ARTICLE
VI
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Indemnification
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41
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Section
6.1
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General
Indemnity
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41
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Section
6.2
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Indemnification
Procedure
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42
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ARTICLE
VII
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Miscellaneous
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42
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Section
7.1
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Fees
and Expenses
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42
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Section
7.2
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Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction
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43
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Section
7.3
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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44
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Section
7.4
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Notices
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44
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Section
7.5
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Waivers
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45
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Section
7.6
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Headings
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45
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Section
7.7
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Successors
and Assigns
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45
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Section
7.8
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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46
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Section
7.9
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Governing
Law
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46
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Section
7.10
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Survival
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46
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Section
7.11
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Counterparts
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46
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Section
7.12
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Publicity
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46
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Section
7.13
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Severability
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46
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Section
7.14
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Further
Assurances
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47
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Section
7.15
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Currency
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47
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Section
7.16
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Judgment
Currency
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47
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Section
7.17
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Termination
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48
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Exhibit
A
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List
of Purchasers
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Series A Warrant
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit
D-1
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Form
of Lock-up Agreement for the PRC Shareholders
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Exhibit
D-2
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Form
of Lock-up Agreement for Original Shareholders
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Exhibit
D-3
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Form
of Lock-up Agreement for Magnify Wealth
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Exhibit
E-1
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Form
of Escrow General Agreement
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Exhibit
E-2
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Form
of Securities Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
E-3
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Form
of Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
E-4
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Form
of Lihua Shareholder Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
F
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Series
A Certificate of Designation
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Exhibit
G
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Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions
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Exhibit
H
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel
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This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is
dated as of October 31, 2008 by and among Lihua International, Inc. (f/k/a
Plastron Acquisition Corp. I), a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”)
and
each of the Purchasers of Units whose names are set forth on Exhibit
A
hereto
(individually, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Purchase
and Sale of Preferred Stock and Warrants
Section
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Stock.
Upon
the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the
Purchasers and each of the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, Units
(the “Units”),
each
consisting of one share of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred
Shares”),
convertible into one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share (the “Common
Stock”)
and a
Series A Warrant (as defined below) to purchase the number of shares of Common
Stock equal to twenty two percent (22%) of the Preferred Shares purchased by
each Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as set forth opposite
such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
hereto,
as applicable. The designation, rights, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are set forth in the
Series A Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences
of
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit
F
(the
“Series
A Certificate of Designation”).
The
Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in
accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration
afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
or
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Section
1.2 Warrants.
Upon
the following terms and conditions and for no additional consideration, each
of
the Purchasers shall be issued Series A Warrants, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(the
“Warrants”),
to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to twenty two percent (22%)
of the number of Preferred Shares purchased by each Purchaser pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit
A
hereto.
The Warrants shall expire five (5) years following the Closing Date, and have
an
initial exercise price of $3.50.
Section
1.3 Conversion
and Warrant Shares.
The
Company has authorized and has reserved and covenants to continue to reserve,
free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders,
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%)
of
the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient
to
effect conversion of all of the Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants
then outstanding. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants (and such shares when issued)
are
herein referred to as the “Conversion
Shares”
and
the
“Warrant
Shares”,
respectively. The Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
are sometimes collectively referred to as the “Shares”.
1
Section
1.4 Purchase
Price and Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to issue and sell to
the
Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the
representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase the Units for
an
aggregate purchase price of $15,000,000 (the “Offering
Amount”),
or
$2.20 per Unit (the “Purchase
Price”).
The
closing of the purchase and sale of the Units to be acquired by the Purchasers
from the Company under this Agreement shall take place at the offices of Loeb
& Loeb, LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (the “Closing”).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the date and
time of the Closing shall be the Closing Date (or such later date as is mutually
agreed to by the Company and Vision Opportunity China LP (“Vision
Opportunity China”,
as the
lead Purchaser), provided,
that
all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the
Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith (the
“Closing
Date”).
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the
Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser (x) a
certificate for the number of Preferred Shares set forth opposite the name
of
such Purchaser on Exhibit
A
hereto,
(y) its Warrants to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as is set
forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto and (z) any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article
IV hereof. At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver its Purchase Price
by
wire transfer to the escrow account pursuant to the Escrow General Agreement
(as
hereafter defined). The parties acknowledge that at the Closing, One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000) of the Offering Amount shall be held in escrow and not
disbursed to the Company until such time as the covenants discussed in Section
3.23 (Registered Capital of Lihua Copper), Section 3.35 (Environmental Authority
Approval for Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd.), Section 3.37 (Comply
with
Relevant Employment Laws in PRC), Section 3.38 (Construction Works Planning
Permit and Construction Works Execution Permit for Lihua Copper), Section 3.43
(Intellectual Property and Commercial and Trade Secrets), Section 3.44 (Payment
of Stamp Tax), Section 3.45 (Filing of PRC Certificates) and Section 3.46 (Lihua
Copper Pay-Off Loan from Lihua Electron) are complied with, in full and the
satisfaction of Vision Opportunity China and JZJ (as defined below). In
addition, the parties acknowledge that Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($750,000) of the Purchase Price funded on the Closing Date shall be deposited
in an escrow account pursuant to the Escrow General Agreement to be used by
the
Company in connection with investor and public relations.
Section
1.5 Share
Exchange Transaction.
The
parties acknowledge that immediately prior to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company will issue shares
of
its Common Stock to Magnify Wealth Enterprise Limited organized in the British
Virgin Islands (“Magnify
Wealth”),
pursuant to that certain Share Exchange Agreement dated as of October 31, 2008
by and among Magnify Wealth, Ally Profit Investments Limited, a British Virgin
Islands company (“Ally
Profit”),
the
Company and the controlling stockholders of the Company (the “Share
Exchange Agreement”).
Upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement,
Ally Profit, together with its subsidiaries, will become the wholly owned
subsidiaries of the Company (the “Share
Exchange Transaction”).
2
ARTICLE
II
Representations
and Warranties
Section
2.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers on behalf of itself
and
its subsidiaries, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except as set
forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto with each numbered Schedule
corresponding to the section number herein), as follows:
(a) Organization,
Good Standing and Power.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation or other entity duly
incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization (as applicable)
and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties
and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. Except
as
disclosed on Schedule 2.1(g), the Company does not have any subsidiaries. Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g),
the
Company and each such subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in
good
standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary except for any
jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so
qualified will not have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 2.1(c)
hereof) on the Company’s financial condition.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”),
the
Lock-Up Agreements (as defined in Section 3.18 hereof) in the forms attached
hereto as Exhibit
X-0, X-0 and D-3,
the
Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the Purchasers and the escrow agent
named therein, dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of
Exhibit
E-1
attached
hereto (the “Escrow
General Agreement”),
the
Securities Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the Purchasers, the
Principal Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) and the escrow agent named
therein, dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit
E-2
attached
hereto (the “Securities
Escrow Agreement”),
the
Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the
Purchasers and the escrow agent named therein, dated as of the date hereof,
substantially in the form of Exhibit
E-3
attached
hereto (the “Investor
and Public Relations Escrow Agreement”),
the
Lihua Shareholders Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the Shareholders
and the escrow agent named therein, dated as of the date hereof, substantially
in the form of Exhibit
E-4
attached
hereto (the “Lihua
Shareholders Escrow Agreement”
and
together with the Escrow General Agreement, the Securities Escrow Agreement
and
the Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement, the “Escrow
Agreements”),
the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 3.12), the Series
A Certificate of Designation, and the Warrants (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
issue and sell the Units, the Shares and the Warrants in accordance with the
terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the
Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The other Transaction
Documents will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company at the
Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes, or shall constitute
when
executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
3
(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company and the shares thereof currently issued
and outstanding as of the date hereof and as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents are set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto.
All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock and the Preferred Shares
have
been duly and validly authorized. Except as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents or as set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
no shares of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive rights or registration
rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, there are no
contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company
is
or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock of the
Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital
stock of the Company. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents or
as
set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any agreement granting registration or
anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt
securities. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company
is
not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting
or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The offer and
sale of all capital stock, convertible securities, rights, warrants, or options
of the Company issued prior to the Closing complied with all applicable Federal
and state securities laws, and no stockholder has a right of rescission or
claim
for damages with respect thereto which would have a Material Adverse Effect
(as
defined below). The Company has furnished or made available to the Purchasers
true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in
effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate”),
and
the Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”).
For
the purposes of this Agreement, “Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, or
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries individually, or in
the
aggregate and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit
or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform
any
of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
(d) Issuance
of Shares.
The
Units, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants to be issued at the Closing have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and the Preferred Shares,
when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and entitled to the rights
and preferences set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designation. When
the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares are issued in accordance with the
terms
of the Series A Certificate of Designation and the Warrants, respectively,
such
shares will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders shall
be
entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
4
(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein
and
therein do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Company’s
Certificate or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, 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, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond,
license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company is
a
party or by which it or its properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or
impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, charge or encumbrance
(collectively, “Lien”)
of any
nature on any property of the Company under any agreement or any commitment
to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any
of
its respective properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation
of
any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or decree (including Federal and state securities laws and regulations)
applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property
or
asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or affected,
provided,
however,
that,
excluded from the foregoing in all cases are such conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(e),
the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation
of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental entity, except for
possible violations which singularly or in the aggregate do not and will not
have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under Federal,
state
or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order
of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency
in
order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the
Transaction Documents, or issue and sell the Preferred Shares, the Warrants,
the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof
or
thereof (other than (x) any consent, authorization or order that has been
obtained as of the date hereof, (y) any filing or registration that has been
made as of the date hereof or (z) any filings which may be required to be made
by the Company with the Commission or state securities administrators subsequent
to the Closing.)
(f) Commission
Documents, Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange
Act”),
including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act
(all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being
referred to herein as the “Commission
Documents”).
The
Company has delivered or made available to each of the Purchasers true and
complete copies of the Commission Documents, at the request of any such
Purchaser. The Company has not provided to the Purchasers any material
non-public information or other information which, according to applicable
law,
rule or regulation, was required to have been disclosed publicly by the Company
but which has not been so disclosed, other than with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or other than pursuant to a non-disclosure or
confidentiality agreement signed by the Purchasers. A current report on Form
8-K
is required to be and shall be filed by the Company within four business days
after the Closing Date to disclose the Transaction Documents, the Share Exchange
Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and transactions related thereto (the
“Form
8-K”).
At
the time of the respective filings, the Form 10-KSB and the Form 10-Qs complied
and, in the case of the Form 8-K, will comply in all material respects with
the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations applicable to such documents. As of their respective filing dates,
none of the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-Qs or Form 8-K contained, contain or will
contain, as applicable, any untrue statement of a material fact; and none
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included
in the Commission Documents, and the financial statements of the Company and
its
subsidiaries that will be included in the Form 8-K (a copy of which has been
delivered to the Purchaser), comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations
of
the Commission or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto.
Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may
be
otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii)
in
the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in
all
material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries
as
of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit adjustments). The Ally Profit Financial Statements (as defined in
Section 4.2(u) hereof) comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. The Ally Profit Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects,
the financial conditions and results of Ally Profit and its subsidiaries as
of
the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended.
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(g) Subsidiaries.
Schedule
2.1(g)
hereto
sets forth each subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of ownership of each
subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary”
shall
mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (absolutely
or contingently) for the election of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company
and/or any of its other subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of each subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, and
are
fully paid and nonassessable. Other than as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, there are no outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights,
options, warrants or agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any
subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any shares of capital stock of
any
subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the rights to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Other
than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor
any
subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase
or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the capital stock of any subsidiary
or any convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described
in the preceding sentence. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is party
to,
nor has any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer
of
any shares of the capital stock of any subsidiary. The Company and its
subsidiaries, as applicable, each have the unrestricted right to vote, and
(subject to limitations or restrictions imposed by applicable law) to receive
dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its subsidiaries
as
owned by the Company or any such subsidiary, as the case may
be.
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(h) No
Material Adverse Effect.
Other
than as disclosed on
Schedule 2.1(h),
since
June 30, 2008, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has experienced
or suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
(i) No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(i)
and in
the Form 8-K, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any
liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than
those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’
respective businesses since June 30, 2008 and which, individually or in the
aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
or
its subsidiaries.
(j) No
Undisclosed Events or Circumstances.
To the
Company’s knowledge, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with
respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their respective businesses,
properties, operations or financial condition, which, under applicable law,
rule
or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but
which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.
(k) Indebtedness.
Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(k),
the
Ally Profit Financial Statements set forth all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the subsidiaries of the Company on a consolidated basis, or
for
which the subsidiaries of the Company have commitments as of the date of such
Ally Profit Financial Statements or any subsequent period that would require
disclosure. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same should be reflected in the
Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement
of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions
in
the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments
in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.1(k),
neither
the Company nor any subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(l) Title
to Assets.
Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(l),
each of
the Company and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to (i) all
properties and assets purportedly owned or used by them as reflected in the
Ally
Profit Financial Statements, (ii) all properties and assets necessary for the
conduct of their business as currently conducted, and (iii) all of its real
and
personal property reflected in the Ally Profit Financial Statements free and
clear of any Lien. All leases of the Company and each of its subsidiaries are
valid and subsisting and in full force and effect.
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(m) Actions
Pending.
There
is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution proceeding or any other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of
the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary which questions
the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant hereto or thereto. There is no action, suit, claim, investigation,
arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or any other proceeding
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or involving
the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets.
There are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees
of
any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company
or
any subsidiary or any executive officers or directors of the Company or
subsidiary in their capacities as such.
(n) Compliance
with Law.
Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(n),
the
business of the Company and the subsidiaries has been and is presently being
conducted in material compliance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances. The Company and each
of
its subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other
governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the
conduct of its business in all material respects as now being conducted by
it
unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents
and
other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually
or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(o) Taxes.
The
Company and each of the subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all
federal, state and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has
paid
or made provisions for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all
additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected
in
the financial statements of the Company and the subsidiaries for all current
taxes and other charges to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject and
which are not currently due and payable. None of the federal income tax returns
of the Company or any subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue
Service. The Company has no knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments
or contingent tax liability (whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever,
whether pending or threatened against the Company or any subsidiary for any
period, nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or
contingency.
(p) Certain
Fees.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(p)
hereto,
no brokers fees, finders fees or financial advisory fees or commissions will
be
payable by the Company or any subsidiary or any Purchaser with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
(q) Disclosure.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
2.1(q),
neither
this Agreement nor the Schedules hereto nor any other documents, certificates
or
instruments furnished to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any
subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, taken as
a
whole and in the light of the circumstances under which they were made herein
or
therein, not false or misleading.
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(r) Operation
of Business.
The
Company and each of the subsidiaries owns or has the lawful right to use all
patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable
improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and
intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and authorizations, and all rights with respect to the
foregoing, which are necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted
without any conflict with the rights of others, except where the failure to
so
own or possess would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Environmental
Compliance.
Since
their inception, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries have been,
in
violation of any applicable law relating to the environment or occupational
health and safety, where such violation would have a material adverse effect
on
the business or financial condition of any of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The
Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all
Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits,
licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental
Laws
to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all
terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each
of
the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be
reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. “Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment
including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting,
licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical
substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or wastes,
whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water,
groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances,
material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. Other than
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.1(s),
the
Company and each of its subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other
limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements, schedules and
timetables required or imposed under all Environmental Laws. There are no past
or present events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions
relating to or in any way affecting the Company or its subsidiaries that violate
or may violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date or that may give
rise to any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim,
action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under
any
Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage (including without limitation underground
storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge,
release or threatened release of any hazardous substance where,
in
each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the failure to so comply could
be
reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
(t) Books
and Record Internal Accounting Controls.
Except
as otherwise disclosed in the Form 10-KSB, the Form 10-Qs, or the Form 8-K,
the
books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries accurately reflect in
all
material respects the information relating to the business of the Company and
the subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the nature
of
all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable of the
Company or any subsidiary. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain
a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the
Company, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
actions are taken with respect to any differences.
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(u) Material
Agreements.
Schedule
2.1(u)
sets
forth any and all written or oral contracts, instruments, agreements,
commitments, obligations, plans or arrangements, the Company or any subsidiary
is a party to, that a copy of which would be required to be filed with the
Commission as an exhibit to a registration statement on Form S-1 (collectively,
the “Material
Agreements”)
if the
Company or any subsidiary were registering securities under the Securities
Act.
The Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all material respects performed
all the obligations required to be performed by them to date under the foregoing
agreements, have received no notice of default and are not in default under
any
Material Agreement now in effect the result of which would cause a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as restricted under applicable laws and regulations,
the
incorporation documents, certificates of designations or the Transaction
Documents, no written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment,
obligation, plan or arrangement of the Company or of any subsidiary limits
or
shall limit the payment of dividends on the Company’s Preferred Shares, other
preferred stock, if any, or its Common Stock.
(v) Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as set forth in the Draft Form 8-K and the Transaction Documents there are
no
loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts
or arrangements or other continuing transactions between (a) the Company or
any
subsidiary on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand, any officer, employee,
consultant or director of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, or any person
owning any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary or any member of
the
immediate family of such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder
or any corporation or other entity controlled by such officer, employee,
consultant, director or stockholder, or a member of the immediate family of
such
officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder.
(w) Securities
Act of 1933.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers set forth in
Section 2.2 (d)-(h) hereof, the Company has complied and will comply with all
applicable federal and state securities laws in connection with the offer,
issuance and sale of the Units hereunder. Neither the Company nor anyone acting
on its behalf, directly or indirectly, has or will sell, offer to sell or
solicit offers to buy any of the Units, the Shares, the Warrants or similar
securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any
preliminary conversations or negotiations relating thereto with, any person,
or
has taken or will take any action so as to bring the issuance and sale of any
of
the Units, the Shares and the Warrants in violation of the registration
provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and
neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its
or
their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general
advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in
connection with the offer or sale of any of the Units, the Shares and the
Warrants.
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(x) Governmental
Approvals.
Except
for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing Date that may
be
required under applicable state and/or Federal securities laws (which if
required, shall be filed on a timely basis), including the filing of a Form
D
and a registration statement or statements pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, and the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designation with the
Secretary of State for the State of Delaware, no authorization, consent,
approval, license, exemption of, filing or registration with any court or
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in connection with, the
execution or delivery of the Units, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants,
or
for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
(y) Employees.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(y),
neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any collective bargaining
arrangements or agreements covering any of its employees. Except as disclosed
in
the Draft Form 8-K, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any employment
contract, agreement regarding proprietary information, non-competition
agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other
similar contract or restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer,
employee or consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or such
subsidiary required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents or on the Form
8-K that is not so disclosed. Since June 30, 2008, no officer, consultant or
key
employee of the Company or any subsidiary whose termination, either individually
or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or,
to
the knowledge of the Company, has any present intention of terminating his
or
her employment or engagement with the Company or any subsidiary.
(z) Absence
of Certain Developments.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(z),
since
June 30, 2008, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has:
(i) other
than the Share Exchange Transaction, issued any stock, bonds or other corporate
securities or any rights, options or warrants with respect thereto;
(ii) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities (absolute or
contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion of
its
prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume of
the
Company’s or such subsidiary’s business;
(iii) discharged
or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability
(absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary
course of business;
(iv) declared
or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders
with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements
so
to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock;
(v) sold,
assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or
claims, except in the ordinary course of business;
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(vi) sold,
assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property rights, or
disclosed any proprietary confidential information to any person except to
customers in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or their
representatives;
(vii) suffered
any substantial losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not
in
the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material amount
of
prospective business;
(viii) made
any
changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business
and
consistent with past practices;
(ix) made
capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of
$50,000;
(x) other
than the Share Exchange Transaction, entered into any other transaction other
than in the ordinary course of business, or entered into any other material
transaction, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) made
charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $10,000;
(xii) suffered
any material damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not covered by
insurance;
(xiii) experienced
any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms
and
conditions of their employment;
(xiv) effected
any two or more events of the foregoing kind which in the aggregate would be
material to the Company or its subsidiaries; or
(xv) entered
into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.
(aa) Public
Utility Holding Company Act; Investment Company Act and U.S. Real Property
Holding Corporation Status.
The
Company is not a “holding company” or a “public utility company” as such terms
are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
The
Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon the Closing will not
be,
an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The
Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation
within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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(bb) ERISA.
No
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred with
respect to any Plan (as defined below) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
which is or would be materially adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and
the issuance and sale of the Units, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants will
not involve any transaction which is subject to the prohibitions of Section
406
of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided, that, if any
of
the Purchasers, or any person or entity that owns a beneficial interest in
any
of the Purchasers, is an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to which the Company is a “party in
interest” (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), the requirements of
Sections 407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if applicable, are met. As used in
this
Section 2.1(bb), the term “Plan”
shall
mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which
is or has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or
have
been made, by the Company or any subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether
or not incorporated, which, together with the Company or any subsidiary, is
under common control, as described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the
Code.
(cc) Dilutive
Effect.
The
Company understands and acknowledges that it has an obligation to issue
Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance
with
this Agreement and the Series A Certificate of Designation and to issue the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this
Agreement and the Warrants regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance
may have on the ownership interest of other stockholders of the
Company.
(dd) No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or 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 offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would
prevent the Company from selling the Shares pursuant to Rule 506 under the
Securities Act, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries
take any action or steps that would cause the offering of the Shares to be
integrated with other offerings. The Company does not have any registration
statement pending before the Commission or currently under the Commission’s
review and since June 27, 2008, except as contemplated under the Transaction
Documents, the Company has not offered or sold any of its equity securities
or
debt securities convertible into shares of Common Stock.
(ee) Independent
Nature of Purchasers.
The
Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the
Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any
other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the Transaction
Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each Purchaser to
purchase securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser
independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information,
materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations,
assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial
or
otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its subsidiaries which may have
been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any
other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have
any liability to any Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising
from
any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company
acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Document,
and
no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed
to
constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture
or
any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in
any
way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges
that each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its
rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement
or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for
any
other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. The Company acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience
only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the
Purchasers and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only
such Purchaser and the other Purchasers have retained their own individual
counsel with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company
acknowledges that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms
and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because
it
was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.
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(xx) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Xxx.
The
Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”),
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, that are effective and for
which compliance by the Company is required as of the date hereof.
(gg) Transfer
Agent.
The
Company has retained the transfer agent listed on Schedule 2.1(gg). Such
transfer agent is eligible to transfer securities via Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”)
and
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”)
and
will accept the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined
below).
(hh) Amendment
to Articles of Association for Danyang Lihua Electron Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu
Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
Each of
Danyang Lihua Electron Co., Ltd. (“Lihua
Electron”)
and
Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. (“Lihua
Copper”)
has
amended its respective Articles of Association or any other necessary corporate
documents to bring them current and consistent with the currently effective
and
applicable laws.
(ii) Share
Exchange.
Subject
to the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company represents
on
behalf of Ally Profit, which will be a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company upon consummation of the Share Exchange Transaction, as
follows:
(i) that
Ally
Profit has the legal right, power and authority (corporate and other) to enter
into and perform its obligations under the Share Exchange Agreement to which
it
is a party and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of, and has authorized, executed and
delivered, the Share Exchange Agreement to which it is a party along with
related agreements contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement; such agreements
constitute valid and legally binding obligations enforceable in accordance
with
their terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity
principles.
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(ii) that
Ally
Profit does not own or lease properties or conduct any business outside of
the
People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)
and
that Ally Profit does not need to be duly qualified as a foreign corporation
for
the transaction of business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it
is
not now so qualified.
(iii) that
the
execution and delivery by Ally Profit, of, and the performance by Ally Profit
of
its obligations under, the Share Exchange Agreement to which it is a party
and
the consummation by Ally Profit of the transactions contemplated therein will
not: (A) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms
or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed
of
trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Ally Profit
is a
party or by which Ally Profit is bound or to which any of the properties or
assets of Ally Profit is subject; (B) result in any violation of the provisions
of the articles of association or business license of Ally Profit; and (C)
will
not result in any violation of any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees,
guidelines or notices of the PRC, except that, with respect to (A), (B) and
(C),
such conflict, breach or violation would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect on Ally Profit.
(jj)
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Additional
PRC Representations and
Warranties.
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(i) All
material consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses requisite under PRC
law
for the due and proper establishment and operation of the Company’s subsidiaries
doing business in the PRC (the “PRC
Subsidiaries”)
have
been duly obtained from the relevant PRC governmental authorities and are in
full force and effect.
(ii) All
filings and registrations with the PRC governmental authorities required in
respect of the Company, Ally Profit and the PRC Subsidiaries and their capital
structure and operations including, without limitation, to the extent
applicable, tax bureau and customs authorities, have been duly completed in
accordance with the relevant PRC rules and regulations, except where the failure
to complete such filings and registrations does not, and would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the
Company’s subsidiaries have complied with all relevant PRC laws and regulations
regarding the contribution and payment of the registered capital of the PRC
Subsidiaries, the payment schedules of which have been approved by the relevant
PRC governmental authorities. There are no outstanding rights of, or commitments
made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to sell any equity interests
of
any PRC Subsidiary.
(iii) Neither
the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company is in receipt of any letter or
notice from any relevant PRC governmental or quasi-governmental authority
notifying it of the revocation, or otherwise questioning the validity, of any
licenses or qualifications issued to it or any subsidy granted to it by any
PRC
governmental authority, or the need for compliance or remedial actions in
respect of the activities carried out by the Company or such
subsidiary.
(iv) The
Company and the subsidiaries of the Company have conducted their respective
business activities within their permitted scope of business or have otherwise
operated their respective businesses in compliance with all relevant legal
requirements and with all requisite licenses and approvals granted by competent
PRC governmental authorities other than such non-compliance that do not, and
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
As
to licenses, approvals and government grants and concessions requisite or
material for the conduct of any part of the Company or any of its subsidiaries’
business which is subject to periodic renewal, neither the Company nor such
subsidiary has any knowledge of any grounds on which such requisite renewals
will not be granted by the relevant PRC governmental
authorities.
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(v) Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(jj)(v),
with
regard to employment and staff or labor, the Company and the subsidiaries of
the
Company have complied with all applicable PRC laws and regulations in all
material respects, including without limitation, laws and regulations pertaining
to welfare fund contributions, social benefits, medical benefits, insurance,
retirement benefits, pensions or the like.
(vi) Each
of
the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company and their respective directors
are
aware of the content of the PRC Rules
on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign
Investors
jointly
promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and
Administration Commission, the State Tax Administration, the State
Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory
Commission (the “CSRC”)
and
the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC on August 8, 2006 (the
“M&A
Rules”),
and,
in particular, the relevant provisions thereof which purport to require offshore
special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, formed for listing purposes and controlled
directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals, to obtain the approval
of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on an overseas
stock exchange. The Company has received legal advice specifically with respect
to the M&A Rules from its PRC counsel to the effect that such approval
requirements are not applicable to the Company or to the listing or quotation
of
the Company’s securities on any National Stock Exchange (as hereinafter defined
in Section 3.22).
(vii) Other
than as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(jj)(vii),
the
Company and the subsidiaries have taken all necessary steps to comply with,
and
to ensure compliance by, each of their respective stockholders, option holders,
directors, officers, and employees that are, or are directly or indirectly
owned
or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, with any applicable rules and
regulations of the relevant PRC government agencies (including, without
limitation, the Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission
and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) relating to overseas
investment by PRC residents and citizens or overseas listing by offshore special
purpose vehicles controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies and
individuals (the “PRC
Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations”),
including, without limitation, ensuring that each such stockholder, option
holder, director, officer and employee that is, or is directly or indirectly
owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, complete any registration
and
other procedures required under applicable PRC Overseas Investment and Listing
Regulations.
(viii) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 2.1(jj)(viii), the PRC subsidiaries are not currently
prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to their
respective equity holders, nor are any of them prohibited, from making any
other
distribution on their respective equity interests, or from repaying any loans
or
advances. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.1(jj)(viii), any dividends or other
distributions declared with respect to after-tax retained earnings on the equity
interests of Lihua Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Lihua
HK”)
may
lawfully be paid to Ally Profit in Renminbi that may be converted into U.S.
dollars and freely transferred out of the PRC, free and clear of any tax,
withholding or deduction in the PRC, and without the necessity of obtaining
any
governmental authorization in the PRC, except for the routine PRC foreign
exchange procedures.
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(ix) Neither
the Company, nor any subsidiary, nor any of their respective properties, assets
or revenues has any right of immunity under British Virgin Islands
(“BVI”)
or PRC
law, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief
in
any such legal action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from
the jurisdiction of any BVI, PRC, New York or U.S. federal court, from service
of process, attachment upon or prior to judgment, or attachment in aid of
execution of judgment, or from execution of a judgment, or other legal process
or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of a judgment,
in any such court, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other
matter under or arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents;
and, to the extent that the Company, or any subsidiary or any of their
respective properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become
entitled to any such right of immunity in any such court in which proceedings
may at any time be commenced, each of the Company and the subsidiaries waives
or
will waive such right to the extent permitted by law and has consented to such
enforcement as provided in Section 7.3 of this Agreement.
(kk) Restructuring
Transaction.
The
Company represents on behalf of Lihua HK, which is a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company due to the consummation of the Share Exchange
Transaction, as follows:
(i)
that
Lihua HK had the legal right, power and authority (corporate and other) to
enter
into and perform its obligations under each of the agreements set forth on
Schedule
2.1(kk)(i)
(collectively, the “Restructuring
Agreements”),
to
which it is a party and took all necessary corporate action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of, each of the Restructuring Agreements
to
which it was a party; and each of the Restructuring Agreements to which Lihua
HK
was a party constituted a valid and legally binding obligation of Lihua HK,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
and to general equity principles.
(ii) Lihua
HK
does not directly own or lease properties or conduct any business outside of
the
People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)
and
Lihua HK does not need to be duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the
transaction of business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not
now so qualified.
(iii) that
the
execution and delivery by Lihua HK, of, and the performance by Lihua HK of
its
obligations under, each of the Restructuring Agreements to which it was a party
and the consummation by Lihua HK of the transactions contemplated therein did
not: (A) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms
or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed
of
trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Lihua HK is
a
party or by which Lihua HK is bound or to which any of the properties or assets
of Lihua HK is subject; (B) result in any violation of the provisions of the
articles of association or business license of Lihua HK; and (C) will not result
in any violation of any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines
or
notices of the PRC or Hong Kong law, except that, with respect to (A), (B)
and
(C), such conflict, breach or violation would not reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect on Lihua HK or the PRC Subsidiaries.
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(iv) that
each
of the Restructuring Agreements is in proper and enforceable legal form under
the laws of the PRC and was properly filed with the appropriate authority in
the
PRC; and any stamp or similar tax has been paid in respect of any of the
Restructuring Agreements to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or
admissibility in evidence of each of the Restructuring Agreements in the PRC,
except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(kk)(iv).
(ll) No
Additional Agreements.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any agreement or understanding
with
any Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(mm) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
None of
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor to the knowledge of the Company,
any
agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly, (i) used any funds, or will use
any
proceeds from the sale of the Units, for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company (or made
by
any Person acting on their behalf of which the Company is aware) or any members
of their respective management which is in violation of any applicable law,
or
(iv) has violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder
which was applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(nn) PFIC.
None of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or intends to become a “passive
foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(oo) OFAC.
None of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any
director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of
any
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S.
Treasury Department (“OFAC”);
and
the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of
the
Units, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
subsidiary of the Company, joint venture partner or other Person or entity,
towards any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any
other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities
of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
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(pp) Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of each of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with the money laundering requirements
of
all applicable governmental authorities and any related or similar rules,
regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental
authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental authority or any arbitrator
involving any of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the
Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
threatened.
(qq) Land
Use Rights.
The
Company and each of Lihua Electron and Lihua Copper is the sole registered
owner
of: (1) the land use rights in respect of the land currently occupied and used
by it (the “Land”),
and
(2) the buildings thereon (the “Buildings”),
and
holds the Land Use Right Certificate and Building Ownership Certificate in
respect of the Land and the Buildings and such certificates have been validly
issued, according to regular procedures, and are currently in full force and
effect. The land use rights and Buildings referred to above are not and will
not
be affected by any mortgage, lien or other encumbrances or actual or potential
claims by any government authority or third party, which would prevent Lihua
Electron or Lihua Copper from occupying and using the Land and Buildings. No
currently existing zoning laws or other applicable laws or regulations would
prevent or limit Lihua Electron or Lihua Copper from using the Land and
Buildings in the way as specified by their business licences. The Buildings
on
the Land are in full compliance with all material terms and conditions of all
required permits, licenses and authorizations and with other material
obligations set forth in the PRC laws related to pollution or protection of
the
environment, including any general or specific rules and regulations relating
to
emissions, discharges, releases, contaminants, chemicals or industrial, toxic
or
hazardous substances or wastes into the environment. The Company is not aware
of
any current or anticipated civil, criminal or administrative action or
proceeding pending or threatened against the land use right for the Land or
the
Buildings.
Section
2.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Company as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, with respect solely to
itself and not with respect to any other Purchaser:
(a) Organization
and Good Standing of the Purchasers.
If the
Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, partnership or limited
liability company duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization.
(b) Authorization
and Power.
Each
Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser
is
a party and to purchase the Units, consisting of the Preferred Shares and
Warrants, being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such
Purchaser is a party by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company action, and no
further consent or authorization of such Purchaser or its Board of Directors,
stockholders, partners, members, or managers, as the case may be, is required.
This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such
Purchaser is a party has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Purchaser and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered,
a
valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser enforceable against such
Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof.
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(c) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser is a party and the consummation
by
such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating
hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter
documents, bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement or other
organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, 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, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which
such Purchaser is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or
result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment
or
decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser or
its
properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such
Purchaser). Such Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, authorization
or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental
agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which such Purchaser
is a party or to purchase the Units, Preferred Shares or acquire the Warrants
in
accordance with the terms hereof, provided, that for purposes of the
representation made in this sentence, such Purchaser is assuming and relying
upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company
herein.
(d) Acquisition
for Investment.
Each
Purchaser is acquiring the Units, and the underlying Preferred Shares and the
Warrants solely for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with
a
view to or for sale in connection with distribution. Each Purchaser does not
have a present intention to sell the Units, Preferred Shares or the Warrants,
nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to
effect any distribution of the Units, Preferred Shares or the Warrants to or
through any person or entity; provided,
however,
that by
making the representations herein and subject to Section 2.2(h) below, such
Purchaser does not agree to hold the Units, Preferred Shares or the Warrants
for
any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the
Units, Preferred Shares or the Warrants at any time in accordance with Federal
and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. Each Purchaser
acknowledges that it is able to bear the financial risks associated with an
investment in the Units, Preferred Shares and the Warrants and that it has
been
given full access to such records of the Company and the subsidiaries and to
the
officers of the Company and the subsidiaries and received such information
as it
has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation
and has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar
to
the Company in terms of the Company’s stage of development so as to be able to
evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Company. Each Purchaser
further acknowledges that such Purchaser understands the risks of investing
in
companies domiciled and/or which operate primarily in the PRC and that the
purchase of the Units, Preferred Shares and Warrants involves substantial
risks.
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(e) Status
of Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as
a
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is not
a
broker-dealer, nor an affiliate of a broker-dealer.
(f) Opportunities
for Additional Information.
Each
Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from, or obtain additional information from,
the executive officers of the Company concerning the financial and other affairs
of the Company. In making the decision to invest in the Company and its
business, each Purchaser hereby acknowledges that such Purchaser has relied
solely upon the Ally Profit Financial Statements and other written information
provided to such Purchaser by the Company and Ally Profit.
(g) No
General Solicitation.
Each
Purchaser acknowledges that the Units were not offered to such Purchaser by
means of any form of general or public solicitation or general advertising,
or
publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, including (i) any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio,
or
(ii) any seminar or meeting to which such Purchaser was invited by any of the
foregoing means of communications.
(h) Rule
144.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares must be held indefinitely unless such
Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration
is available. Such Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser is familiar with
Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission, as amended, promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act (“Rule
144”),
and
that such person has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under
certain circumstances. Such Purchaser understands that to the extent that Rule
144 is not available, such Purchaser will be unable to sell any Shares without
either registration under the Securities Act or the existence of another
exemption from such registration requirement.
(i) General.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Units are being offered and sold in reliance
on a
transactional exemption from the registration requirements of Federal and state
securities laws and the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of
such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of
such
exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to acquire the
Units.
(j) Independent
Investment.
Except
as may be disclosed in any filings with the Commission by the Purchasers under
Section 13 and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, no Purchaser has agreed to
act
with any other Purchaser for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of the Shares purchased hereunder for purposes of Section 13(d) under
the Exchange Act, and each Purchaser is acting independently with respect to
its
investment in the Shares.
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(k) Trading
Activities.
Each
Purchaser agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any short
sales with respect to the Common Stock for a period of twenty four (24) months
following the Closing Date.
(l) Brokers.
Other
than Broadband Capital Management, LLC, each Purchaser has no knowledge of
any
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions that are or will be payable by the
Company or any subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other person or entity
with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
Covenants
The
Company covenants with each of the Purchasers as follows, which covenants are
for the benefit of the Purchasers and their permitted assignees (as defined
herein).
Section
3.1 Securities
Compliance.
The
Company shall notify the Commission in accordance with its rules and
regulations, of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction
Documents, including filing a Form D with respect to the Units, the Preferred
Shares, Warrants, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares as required under
Regulation D and applicable “blue sky” laws, and shall take all other necessary
action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law,
rule
and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Units, the Preferred
Shares, the Warrants, Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares to the Purchasers
or subsequent holders.
Section
3.2 Registration
and Listing.
The
Company shall (a) comply in all respects with its reporting and filing
obligations under the Exchange Act, (b) comply with all requirements related
to
any registration statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement,
and (c) not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted
by
the Securities Act or the rules promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend
such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing
obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act except as permitted under
the Transaction Documents. Subject to the terms of the Transaction Documents,
the Company further covenants that it will take such further action as the
Purchasers may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to
time
to enable the Purchasers to sell the Shares without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended. Upon the request of the
Purchasers, the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers a written certification
of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such
requirements.
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Section
3.3 Inspection
Rights.
The
Company shall permit, during normal business hours and upon reasonable request
and reasonable notice, each Purchaser or any employees, agents or
representatives thereof, so long as such Purchaser shall own Shares which,
in
the aggregate, represent more than 5% of the total combined voting power of
all
voting securities then outstanding on a fully diluted basis (which shall include
all Conversion Shares but not Warrant Shares) (“Information
Rights Purchasers”),
for
purposes reasonably related to such Purchaser’s interests as a stockholder to
examine and make reasonable copies of and extracts from the records and books
of
account of, and visit and inspect the properties, assets, operations and
business of the Company and any subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances
and accounts of the Company and any subsidiary with any of its officers,
consultants, directors, and key employees. Such Purchaser agrees that such
Purchaser and its employees, agents and representatives will keep confidential
and will not disclose, divulge or use (other than for purposes of monitoring
its
investment in the Company) any confidential information which such Purchaser
may
obtain from the Company pursuant to financial statements, reports and other
materials submitted by the Company to such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement
or pursuant to inspection rights granted hereunder, unless such information
is
known to the public through no fault of such Purchaser or his or its employees
or representatives; provided, however, that a Purchaser may disclose such
information (i) to its attorneys, accountants and other professionals in
connection with their representation of such Purchaser in connection with such
Purchaser’s investment in the Company, (ii) to any prospective permitted
transferee of the Shares, so long as the prospective transferee agrees to be
bound by the provisions of this Section 3.3, (iii) to any general partner or
affiliate of such Purchaser. The Company may require each Purchaser to execute
a
separate confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the Company as a prerequisite to the exercise of such Purchaser’s inspection
rights pursuant to this Section 3.3.
Section
3.4 Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company shall comply, and cause each subsidiary to comply in all material
respects, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders.
Section
3.5 Keeping
of Records and Books of Account.
The
Company shall keep and cause each subsidiary to keep adequate records and books
of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company
and
its subsidiaries, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper reserves for
depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad debts and other
purposes in connection with its business shall be made.
Section
3.6 Reporting
Requirements.
If the
Commission ceases making periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act available
via the Internet, then at a Purchaser’s request the Company shall furnish the
following to such Purchaser so long as such Purchaser shall beneficially own
any
Shares:
(a) Quarterly
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-Q as soon as practicable after
the
document is filed with the Commission, and in any event within five (5) business
days after the document is filed with the Commission;
(b) Annual
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-K as soon as practicable after
the
document is filed with the Commission, and in any event within five (5) business
days after the document is filed with the Commission; and
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(c) Copies
of
all notices and information, including without limitation notices and proxy
statements in connection with any meetings, that are provided to holders of
shares of Common Stock, contemporaneously with the delivery of such notices
or
information to such holders of Common Stock.
Section
3.7 Amendments.
The
Company shall not amend or waive any provision of the Articles or Bylaws of
the
Company in any way that would adversely affect the liquidation preferences,
dividends rights, conversion rights, voting rights or redemption rights of
the
Preferred Shares; provided,
however,
that
while the Preferred Shares are outstanding, any creation and issuance of another
series of Junior Stock (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation)
shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences
or privileges.
Section
3.8 Other
Agreements.
The
Company shall not enter into any agreement the terms of which would restrict
or
impair the ability of the Company or any subsidiary to perform its or their
respective obligations under any Transaction Document.
Section
3.9 Distributions.
So long
as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company agrees that it shall
not
(i) declare or pay any dividends or make any distributions to any holder(s)
of
Common Stock unless such dividends or distributions are also simultaneously
paid
or made to the holders of the Preferred Shares on an as-converted basis or
(ii)
purchase or otherwise acquire for value, directly or indirectly, any Common
Stock or other equity security of the Company.
Section
3.10 Use
of
Proceeds.
The net
proceeds from the sale of the Units hereunder shall be used by the Company
for
working capital and general corporate purposes and not to redeem any Common
Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock
or to settle any outstanding litigation.
Section
3.11 Reservation
of Shares.
So long
as any of the Preferred Shares or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company
shall
take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for
the
purpose of issuance, no less than one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the issuance
of
the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.
Section
3.12 Transfer
Agent.
The
Company has engaged the transfer agent and registrar listed on Schedule
2.1(gg)
(the
“Transfer
Agent”)
with
respect to its Common Stock, who is DTC and DWAC eligible and who will
recognize, execute and honor the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as
defined below), no later than the date the initial Registration Statement (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is filed with the Commission.
At
such time, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer
agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates, registered
in
the name of each Purchaser or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time
by
each Purchaser to the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or
exercise of the Warrants in the form of Exhibit
G
attached
hereto (the “Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”).
Prior
to registration of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under the
Securities Act, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend
specified in Section 5.1 of this Agreement. The Company warrants that no
instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred
to
in this Section 3.12 will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and
that
the Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records
of
the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement. If a Purchaser provides the Company with an opinion of
counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that a public sale,
assignment or transfer of the Shares may be made without registration under
the
Securities Act or the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurances
that such Shares can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as
to
the number of securities acquired as of a particular date that can then be
immediately sold, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of
the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent
to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such denominations as
specified by such Purchaser and without any restrictive legend. The Company
acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations under this Section 3.12
will
cause irreparable harm to the Purchasers by vitiating the intent and purpose
of
the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges
that
the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 3.12 will
be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by
the
Company of the provisions of this Section 3.12, that the Purchasers shall be
entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or
injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer,
without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other
security being required.
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Section
3.13 Disposition
of Assets.
So long
as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, neither the Company nor any
subsidiary shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties,
assets and rights including, without limitation, its software and intellectual
property, to any person except for (i) sales to customers in the ordinary course
of business (ii) sales or transfers between the Company and its subsidiaries
or
between subsidiaries of the Company, or (iii) otherwise with the prior written
consent of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares then
outstanding.
Section
3.14 Reporting
Status.
So long
as a Purchaser beneficially owns any of the Shares, the Company shall timely
file all reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer
required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or
the
rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
Section
3.15 Disclosure
of Transaction.
The
Company shall issue a press release describing the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Press
Release”)
as
soon as practicable after the Closing but in no event later than 9:00 A.M.
Eastern Time on the first Business Day following the Closing. The Company shall
also file with the Commission, the Form 8-K describing the material terms of
the
transactions contemplated hereby (and attaching as exhibits thereto this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Series A Certificate of
Designation, the Lock-Up Agreements, the Escrow General Agreement, the
Securities Escrow Agreement, the Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement,
the Lihua Shareholders Escrow Agreement, form of Warrant, the Press Release,
and
the Share Exchange Agreement) as soon as practicable following the Closing
Date
but in no event more than four (4) Business Days following the Closing Date,
which Press Release and Form 8-K shall be subject to prior review and comment
by
counsel for the Purchasers. “Business
Day”
means
any day during which the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”)
(or
other principal exchange) shall be open for trading.
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Section
3.16 Disclosure
of Material Information.
The
Company and its subsidiaries covenant and agree that neither it nor any other
person acting on its or their behalf has provided or, from and after the filing
of the Press Release, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with
any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public
information (other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a specific
written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information,
provided,
however,
that
the non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement between the Purchasers and
Broadband, as in effect on the date hereof, shall not be considered to be a
valid confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement for the purpose of consenting
to any disclosure of material non-public information that shall be disclosed
to
the Purchaser subsequent to the Closing Date. The
Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the
foregoing covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
The
Company shall not disclose the identity of any Purchaser in any filing with
the
SEC except as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
In
the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company, any of its
subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees
and agents, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the
Transaction Documents, a Purchaser may notify the Company, and the Company
shall
make public disclosure of such material nonpublic information within two (2)
trading days of such notification.
Section
3.17 Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Shares may be pledged by a Purchaser
in
connection with a bona fide
margin
agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Common
Stock. The pledge of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale
or
assignment of the Common Stock hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a pledge
of
Common Stock shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof
or
otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document; provided,
that a
Purchaser and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of
Article V hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Common
Stock to such pledgee. At a Purchaser’s expense, the Company hereby agrees to
execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Common Stock may
reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Common Stock to such
pledgee by a Purchaser.
Section
3.18 Lock-Up
Agreements.
The
persons listed on Schedule
3.18(i)
attached
hereto shall be subject to the terms and provisions of a lock-up agreement
in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit
D-1
hereto
(the “Principal
Stockholder Lock-Up Agreement”),
which
shall provide the manner in which certain stockholders, officers and directors
of the Company may sell, transfer or dispose of their shares of Common Stock.
The persons listed on Schedule
3.18(ii)
attached
hereto shall be subject to the terms and provisions of a lock-up agreement
in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit
D-2
hereto
(the “Original
Stockholder Lock-Up Agreement”),
which
shall provide the manner in which certain stockholders of the Company may sell,
transfer or dispose of their shares of Common Stock. Magnify Wealth shall be
subject to the terms and provisions of a lock-up agreement in substantially
the
form attached as Exhibit
D-3
hereto
(the “Magnify
Wealth Lock-Up Agreement”
and
together with the Principal Stockholder Lock-Up Agreement and the Original
Stockholder Lock-Up, the “Lock-Up
Agreements”),
which
shall provide the manner in which certain stockholders of the Company may sell,
transfer or dispose of their shares of Common Stock. In the event the Company
undertakes a bona fide public offering of its Common Stock to be listed on
a
National Stock Exchange, the Purchasers shall agree at the request of the lead
underwriter to execute a lock-up agreement which shall provide that the
Purchasers will not sell, transfer or dispose of their shares of Common Stock
until forty-five days (45) after the Common Stock begins trading on such
National Stock Exchange. After such forty-five (45) days expire then one-eighth
of the Purchasers’ shares will be automatically released from the lock-up on a
monthly basis, provided,
however,
that
any such lock-up with respect to the Purchasers shall be on no less favorable
terms than any lock-up executed by any officer, director or 5%
stockholder.
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Section
3.19 Investor
and Public Relations Escrow.
The
Company shall cause to be deposited, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow General
Agreement, Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) of the Purchase
Price
funded on the Closing Date in an escrow account to be used by the Company in
connection with investor and public relations. One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($125,000) of the Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) shall
be released from escrow once the Company appoints a Vice President of Investor
Relations pursuant to Section 3.28 hereto. Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000) will be released to the Company after the Company is in
compliance with all the NASDAQ Corporate Governance Requirements (as defined
in
Section 3.29 herein), including but not limited to, the appointment of three
(3)
independent directors and the establishment of an audit committee of at least
three (3) members and the adoption of a formal written charter of the audit
committee in accordance with and pursuant to Section 3.29 hereof. The remaining
Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) will be released to
the
Company as invoices become due for the purpose of any investor and public
relations activities pursuant to Section 3.27.
Section
3.20 DTC.
Not
later than the Effective Date of the Registration Statement (as defined in
the
Registration Rights Agreement), the Company shall cause its Common Stock to
be
eligible for transfer with its transfer agent pursuant to the Depository Trust
Company Automated Securities Transfer Program.
Section
3.21 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The
Company shall be in compliance with the applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as required under such Act.
Section
3.22 Exchange
Listing.
The
Company shall list and trade its shares of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital
Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select or any successor
market thereto (collectively, “Nasdaq”),
AMEX
or any successor market thereto, or NYSE or any successor market thereto
(together with Nasdaq and AMEX, each a “National
Stock Exchange”)
at the
earliest possible time and shall take all commercially reasonable actions to
fulfill said requirement by no later than the date which is twelve months after
the Closing Date (the “Listing
Date”).
Upon
the request of both Vision Opportunity China and CMHJ Technology Fund II, L.P.
(“CMHJ”),
the
Company shall have its shares of Common Stock quoted on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”)
at the
earliest possible time (the “OTCBB
Listing Demand”),
and
shall take all commercially reasonable actions to fulfill said requirement
no
later than the later of: (i) the date which is three (3) months after the OTCBB
Listing Demand; and (ii) the earlier of: (a) the date which is one (1) month
following the date that the Initial Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of even date herewith) is declared
effective; or (b) the date that the Company Common Stock and/or Conversion
Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, without restriction (the “OTCBB
Listing Date”).
Further, after the OTCBB Listing Date, the Company shall make all reasonable
efforts to list its Common Stock on a National Stock Exchange at the earliest
possible time and shall take all commercially reasonable actions to fulfill
the
said requirement by no later than the date which is eighteen (18) months after
the OTCBB Listing Date.
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In
the
event that no OTCBB Listing Demand has been made and the shares of Common Stock
are not listed and trading on a National Stock Exchange by
the
Listing Date and
Vision Opportunity China and CMHJ believe, using reasonable judgment, that
commercially reasonable actions have not been taken to meet such requirement,
the stockholder of the Company listed on Schedule
3.22
(the
“Principal
Stockholder”)
shall
transfer 750,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Listing
Penalty Shares”)
to the
Purchasers, with no additional consideration due from the Purchasers.
In
the
event an OTCBB Listing Demand is made and the Company’s Common Stock is not
quoted on the OTCBB by the OTCBB Listing Date, then the Principal Stockholder
shall transfer the Listing Penalty Shares to the Purchasers, with no additional
consideration due from the Purchasers.
In
the
event an OTCBB Listing Demand is made and the Company’s Common Stock is quoted
on the OTCBB by the OTCBB Listing Date, but the Company’s Common Stock is not
quoted on a National Stock Exchange on the date that is eighteen (18) months
after the OTCBB Listing Date, then the Principal Stockholder shall transfer
the
Listing Penalty Shares to the Purchasers, with no additional consideration
due
from the Purchasers.
The
number of Listing Penalty Shares that each Purchaser shall receive shall be
calculated in the manner provided in the Securities Escrow Agreement. In the
event the Principal Stockholder fails to transfer the Listing Penalty Shares
by
the date which is one (1) month after the Listing Penalty Shares are due to
be
delivered, each Purchaser may elect, at each Purchaser’s sole discretion and
upon notice to the Company, Escrow Agent and Principal Stockholder (each as
defined in the Securities Escrow Agreement), to receive such Purchaser’s portion
of the Listing Penalty Shares in such amount as determined by the Securities
Escrow Agreement, from the Escrow Shares deposited with the Securities Escrow
Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities Escrow
Agreement. Upon the release of such Escrow Shares, the Principal Stockholder
shall deposit additional shares of Common Stock into the Escrow Account in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities Escrow Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time the Company may make the required
submissions to have its Common Stock quoted on the OTCBB, even if such OTCBB
Listing Demand has not been made by Vision Opportunity China or CMHJ,
provided,
that,
the
Purchasers shall remain entitled to the Listing Penalty Shares in the event
that
the Company does not fulfill its obligations to list on a National Stock
Exchange pursuant to this Section 3.22.
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Section
3.23 Registered
Capital of Lihua Copper.
No
later than the date that is ninety (90) days following the date hereof, the
Company shall cause Lihua Copper to fulfill one hundred percent (100%) of its
registered capital obligation of fifteen million dollars
($15,000,000).
Section
3.24 Form
D.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the securities as required
by
Rule 506 under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Purchasers
promptly after such filing.
Section
3.25 No
Integrated Offerings.
The
Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the
securities being offered or sold hereunder) under circumstances that would
require registration of the securities being offered or sold hereunder under
the
Securities Act.
Section
3.26 No
Commissions in Connection with Conversion of Preferred Shares.
In
connection with the conversion of the Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares,
neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf will take any action
that would result in the Conversion Shares being exchanged by the Company other
than with the then existing holders of the Preferred Shares exclusively where
no
commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly for
soliciting the exchange in compliance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act.
Section
3.27 Financial
Public Relations Firm and Appearances.
Within
six (6) months after the Closing Date or such later date acceptable to Vision
Opportunity China, the Company shall retain a financial public relations firm
(the “Firm”)
reasonably acceptable to Vision Opportunity China, for a term to be agreed
upon
by the Company and Vision Opportunity China. The Company agrees that, for so
long as Vision Opportunity China and/or CMHJ or any of their affiliates hold
five percent (5%) of the aggregate total number of shares of Common Stock of
the
Company on a fully diluted basis (which shall include all Conversion Shares
but
not Warrant Shares), it shall provide for its Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and/or its Vice President of Investor Relations to visit
the
United States no fewer than four times during every twelve month period
following the Closing Date for the purpose of introductions by the Firm with
the
investment community. Such visits shall also include attendance at no fewer
than
two industry conferences per year, reasonably acceptable to Vision Opportunity
China. Further, as set forth in Section 1.4, Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($750,000) of the Purchase Price funded on the Closing Date shall be
deposited in an escrow account pursuant to the Investor and Public Relations
Escrow Agreement. As set forth in Section 3.19, Three Hundred Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars ($375,000) of such escrowed amount shall be used by the Company
in connection with investor and public relations. In the event that the Company
fails to retain the Firm in accordance with the time frame provided in this
Section, the Company shall pay to each Purchaser, an amount in cash, as partial
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 0.5% of the aggregate purchase
price paid by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement on the date of the
expiration of the six month period provided in this Section and an additional
0.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid for each thirty (30) day period that
this Section is not complied with. Liquidated damages payable by the Company
pursuant to this Section 3.27 shall be payable on the first (1st)
business day of each thirty (30) day period that the terms of this Section
are
not complied with, provided, however, that such liquidated damages shall not
exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchasers. Any
liquidated damages payable under this Section 3.27 may be paid, upon the
Purchaser’s request, from any cash held pursuant to the Investor and Public
Relations Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Vision
Opportunity China nor CMHJ shall unreasonably withhold approval of the Firm
identified by the Company, and if such approval is unreasonably withheld, the
Company shall not be obligated to pay any liquidated damages under this Section
3.27.
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Section
3.28 Vice
President of Investor Relations.
As soon
as possible following the Closing, but no later than six (6) months after the
Closing Date, the Company shall use its best efforts to appoint an individual
to
serve as Vice President of Investor Relations of the Company who is fluent
in
English, who shall be mutually acceptable to the Company and Vision Opportunity
China. In the event that the Company fails to appoint an individual to serve
as
the Vice President of Investor Relations in accordance with the time frame
provided in this Section, the Company shall pay to each Purchaser, an amount
in
cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 0.5% of
the
aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement
on
the date of the expiration of the six month period provided in this Section
and
an additional 0.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid for each thirty (30)
day
period that this Section is not complied with. Liquidated damages payable by
the
Company pursuant to this Section 3.28 shall be payable on the first
(1st)
business day of each thirty (30) day period that the terms of this Section
are
not complied with, provided, however, that such liquidated damages shall not
exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchasers. Any
liquidated damages payable under this Section 3.28 may be paid, upon the
Purchaser’s request, from any cash held pursuant to the Investor and Public
Relations Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Vision Opportunity
China shall not unreasonably withhold approval of the Vice President of Investor
Relations identified by the Company, and if such approval is unreasonably
withheld, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any liquidated damages
under
this Section 3.28.
Section
3.29 Nasdaq
Corporate Governance Requirements.
As soon
as possible, but no later than six (6) months after the Closing Date, the
Company shall comply with all Nasdaq Corporate Governance standards, including,
but not limited to, appointment of three (3) independent directors who are
mutually acceptable to the Company, Vision Opportunity China and CMHJ and
establishment of an audit committee of at least three (3) members (the
“Audit
Committee”)
that
has adopted a formal written charter of the Audit Committee (the “Nasdaq
Corporate Governance Requirements”).
In
the event that the Company fails to comply with the Nasdaq Corporate Governance
Requirements within the time frame provided in this Section, the Company shall
pay to each Purchaser, an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and
not
as a penalty, equal to 0.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement on the date of the expiration of the six
month period provided in this Section and an additional 0.5% of the aggregate
purchase price paid for each thirty (30) day period that this Section is not
complied with. Liquidated damages payable by the Company pursuant to this
Section 3.29 shall be payable on the first (1st)
business day of each thirty (30) day period that the terms of this Section
are
not complied with, provided, however, that such liquidated damages shall not
exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchasers. Any
liquidated damages payable under this Section 3.29 may be paid, upon the
Purchaser’s request, from any cash held pursuant to the Investor and Public
Relations Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Vision Opportunity
China and CMHJ shall not unreasonably withhold approval of the independent
directors identified by the Company, and if such approval is unreasonably
withheld, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any liquidated damages
under
this Section 3.29.
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Section
3.30 Option
Plan Restrictions.
The
Company may establish an officer, director, employee or consultant stock option
or stock incentive plan, provided, however, that such stock option plan does
not
permit the issuance of more than ten percent (10%) of the number of shares
of
Common Stock then issued and outstanding and any such issuance of stock options
under the stock incentive plan shall not be issued at a price below the market
price on the day the option is granted.
Section
3.31 Change
of Auditor.
For so
long as Vision Opportunity China or any of its affiliates hold five percent
(5%)
of the aggregate total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company on a
fully diluted basis (which shall include all Conversion Shares but not Warrant
Shares), Vision Opportunity China may request that the Company change its
auditor. Within sixty (60) days of the receipt of such request, the
Company shall change its auditor to an auditor acceptable to Vision Opportunity
China and one of the top 25 audit firms in the US. In the event that the
Company fails to change auditors within the sixty (60) day time frame provided
in this Section, the Company shall pay to each Purchaser, an amount in cash,
as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 0.5% of the aggregate
purchase price paid by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement on the date
of
the expiration of the sixty (60) day period provided in this Section and an
additional 0.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid for each thirty (30) day
period that this Section is not complied with. Liquidated damages payable
by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be payable on the first
(1st)
business day of each thirty (30) day period that the terms of this Section
are
not complied with, provided, however, that such liquidated damages shall not
exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchasers. Any
liquidated damages payable under this Section 3.31 may be paid, upon the
Purchaser’s request, from any cash held pursuant to the Investor and Public
Relations Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such request shall
not be made prior to the earlier of: (i) the date which is twelve (12) months
following the Closing Date; and (ii) the consummation of an offering of the
Company’s Common Stock of at least $5,000,000.
Section
3.32 Internal
Control Consultant.
Within
three (3) months following the Closing Date, the Company shall hire an internal
control consultant or an independent internal control consultant (the
“SOX
Consultant”),
acceptable to Vision Opportunity China, who was previously employed with a
top
10 audit firm in the U.S., including KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Ernst
& Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The SOX Consultant shall review the
internal controls already established by the Company. In the event that the
Company fails to hire a SOX Consultant that is acceptable to Vision Opportunity
China within three (3) months following the Closing Date, the Company shall
pay
to each Purchaser an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not
as a
penalty, equal to 0.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement on the date of the expiration of the three month
period provided in this Section and an additional 0.5% of the aggregate purchase
price paid for each thirty (30) day period that this Section is not complied
with. Liquidated damages payable by the Company pursuant to this Section
shall be payable on the first (1st)
business day of each thirty (30) day period that the terms of this Section
are
not complied with, provided, however, that such liquidated damages shall not
exceed 10% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchasers. Any
liquidated damages payable under this Section 3.32 may be paid, upon the
Purchaser’s request, from any cash held pursuant to the Investor and Public
Relations Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such SOX
Consultant reports that the internal controls that have been established by
the
Company are effective and in compliance with SOX requirements, the Company
shall
not be required to continue to retain such SOX Consultant.
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Section
3.33 Observer
Rights.
The
Company shall invite a representative of Vision Opportunity China and a
representative of CMHJ to attend all meetings of its Board of Directors in
a
non-voting observer capacity (each, an “Observer”
and
together, the “Observers”),
provided,
however,
that in
the event there will be discussions of any material non-public information
at
any such meeting, the Board of Directors shall have such discussions outside
of
the presence of the Observers, unless the Observers agree to sign a
non-disclosure agreement. The execution of a non-disclosure agreement shall
be
in the sole discretion of each Observer. If any Observer does not agree to
enter
into a non-disclosure agreement then, upon notification by the Board of
Directors that material non-public information will be discussed, such Observer
shall excuse themselves from that portion of the meeting when any material
non-public information is discussed.
Section
3.34 Transactions
with Related Parties.
The
Company shall not enter into any contracts or engage in any transactions with
any related party without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority
of the Preferred Shares then outstanding; provided,
however,
that the
Company shall not be required to obtain such consent if at such time the Board
of Directors is comprised of at least three (3) independent directors serving
on
the Audit Committee, which committee shall be responsible for approving such
transactions; provided
further,
that
the Company shall not be required to obtain such consent with respect to any
guarantees that any related party shall make in connection with the obligations
of the Company.
Section
3.35 Environmental
Authority Approval for Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
Upon
completion of the construction of the factory for Lihua Copper, the Company
shall obtain the lawful and necessary governmental and regulatory approvals,
including but not limited to the approval by the environmental authority, such
government and regulatory approval shall be to the satisfaction and approval
of
JZJ International (the International Business Group of JunZeJun Law Offices)
(“JZJ”)
which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Further,
within ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company (specifically,
Lihua Electron), shall obtain approval by the environmental authority for the
expansion of its production scale from 2000 tons to 6000 tons, such government
and regulatory approval shall be to the satisfaction and approval of JZJ which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
3.36 Direct
Lending.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall engage in any transaction whereby
it borrows money from companies other than financial institutions and lends
money directly to other companies unless such practice is lawful under the
laws
of the governing jurisdiction and the Company obtains the prior consent of
the
holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares then outstanding.
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Section
3.37 Comply
with Relevant Employment Laws in PRC.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause both Lihua
Electron and Lihua Copper and any other relevant subsidiaries or related parties
to comply with any and all labor and employment requirements including paying
contributions to social insurances and compulsory housing funds for all
employees, entering into written labor contracts with employees, required
overtime payment for employees, and providing annual leave for employees, such
compliance with all labor and employment requirements shall be to the
satisfaction and approval of JZJ which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall ensure that
Lihua
Electron and Lihua Copper rectify all non-compliance with relevant labour laws,
which includes but not limited to the failure to pay contributions to social
insurance and the compulsory housing fund for all of its employees, failure
to
sign written labour contracts with the employees in probation, failure to grant
annual leave to employees and payment for overtime less than legally allowed,
such compliance with all labor and employment requirements shall be to the
satisfaction and approval of JZJ which shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall ensure that
all
wages, bonuses, accrued social insurance and other statutory benefits, severance
pay, and all taxes, charges and the like related to the period prior to the
Closing Date be fully paid to the personnel of Lihua Electron and Lihua Copper
or into the designated statutory fund or properly set aside as required by
relevant PRC laws.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall properly satisfy
the shortfall of RMB 1,691,904.66 (or such other amount, as adjusted) that,
as
of June 30, 2008, was underpaid by Lihua Electron and Lihua Copper for social
insurance for their employees.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall bring all labour
and related issues into full and complete compliance with the law to the
satisfaction and approval of JZJ which shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Section
3.38 Construction
Works Planning Permit and Construction Works Execution Permit for Lihua
Copper.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company and Lihua Copper shall
obtain the Construction Works Planning Permit and the Construction Works
Execution Permit for the 100 mu of land that Lihua Copper commenced construction
on prior to obtaining the proper permits.
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Section
3.39 Additional
Agreements.
If
during the two (2) year period following the initial issuance date of the Series
A Preferred, (i) there is a mandatory conversion of the Preferred Shares as
set
forth in Section 4(b) of the Series A Certificate of Designations, and (ii)
the
Company issues or sells any additional shares of Common Stock ("Additional
Shares of Common Stock")
or
issues any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, directly or
indirectly, Common Stock (the "Convertible
Securities"),
or
any rights or warrants or options to purchase any such Common Stock or
Convertible Securities (collectively, the "Common
Stock Equivalents") at
a
price per share less than $2.20 or without consideration, subject to appropriate
adjustment in the event of any dividend, stock split, combination or other
similar recapitalization affecting such shares (the “Full
Ratchet Price”),
other
than as part of an "Exempt Issuance," as listed under Section 5(f) of the
Certificate of Designations, then and in such event, with respect to the shares
of Common Stock issued upon such mandatory conversion, each Purchaser shall
be
entitled to receive a number of additional Conversion Shares based upon the
difference between the Conversion Price in effect at the time of the mandatory
conversion and the Full Ratchet Price; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the number of additional Conversion Shares to be issued be based
upon a Full Ratchet Price of less than $0.35, subject to any such appropriate
adjustment in the event of any dividend, stock split, combination or other
similar recapitalization. For the purposes of this Section 3.39, all shares
of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding immediately prior
to
such issue or upon conversion of Convertible Securities outstanding immediately
prior to such issue are deemed outstanding. No adjustment shall be made pursuant
to this Section 3.39 upon the issuance of any Additional Shares of Common Stock
or Convertible Securities which are issued pursuant to the exercise of any
Common Stock Equivalents, if any such adjustment shall previously have been
made
upon the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalents.
Section
3.40 No
Manipulation of Price.
The
Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause
or
result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities
of
the Company.
Section
3.41 Variable
Securities.
For so
long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner,
issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase
Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market
price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any
fixed
price unless the conversion, exchange or exercise price of any such security
cannot be less than the then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the
Warrants) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Warrant is
exercisable. This provision shall not prohibit the Company from issuing or
selling any securities that contain customary anti-dilution
provisions.
Section
3.42 Additional
Negative Covenants.
The
Company agrees that it will not, without the consent of the Majority Holders
(as
defined in Section 7.4):
(a) engage
in
any business other than businesses engaged in or proposed to be engaged in
by
the Company on the date hereof or businesses similar thereto;
(b) merge
or
consolidate with any person or entity (other than mergers of wholly owned
subsidiaries into the Company), or sell, lease or otherwise dispose of its
assets other than in the ordinary course of business involving an aggregate
consideration of more than ten percent (10%) of the book value of its assets
on
a consolidated basis in any 12-month period, or liquidate, dissolve,
recapitalize or reorganize;
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(c) incur
any
indebtedness for borrowed money or become a guarantor or otherwise contingently
liable for any such indebtedness except for obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
(d) enter
into any new agreement or make any amendment to any existing agreement, which
by
its terms would restrict the Company's performance of its obligations to holders
of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement or any agreement contemplated
hereby; or
(e)
enter
into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities
of
the Company providing for the granting to such holder of registration rights,
preemptive rights, special voting rights or protection against
dilution.
Section
3.43 Intellectual
Property and Commercial and Trade Secrets.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the inventor of the technology
that
is the subject of the patent shall assign and transfer all rights and ownership
of the technology and the patent to the Company and the Company shall have
the
full title and right to use the patent. Further, within ninety (90) days
following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause all of its commercial and
trade secrets to be recorded and deposited with Loeb & Loeb, LLP
to
hold in trust. Such
transfer and/or assignment of the patent and its rights of use shall be to
the
satisfaction and approval of JZJ which shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Section
3.44 Payment
of Stamp Tax.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause the
outstanding stamp tax disclosed in Schedule 2.1(kk)(iv) to be paid in
full.
Section
3.45 Filing
of PRC Certificates.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause Lihua
Copper to file Certificate of Finance Registration to bring it up to date based
on the change in business license and shall cause Lihua Electron to file and
bring up to date its Certificate of Finance Registration, Social Insurance
Register Certificate, Registration Certificate for the Customs for the
Consignors and Consignees of Importing and Exporting Goods, Recordal and
Registration Certificate of Self Inspection Units. Such filings of the above
listed certificates shall be to the satisfaction and approval of JZJ which
shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
3.46 Lihua
Copper Pay-Off Loan from Lihua Electron.
Within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, Lihua Copper will repay the loan
made by Lihua Electron in the amount of RMB 60,000,000 Yuan to Lihua Copper
on
June 26, 2008. Such repayment of the loan shall be to the satisfaction and
approval of JZJ which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
3.47 Payment
of Purchasers’ PRC Legal Counsel.
The
Company shall pay to JZJ, the Purchasers’ PRC legal counsel, all reasonable and
appropriate legal fees and expenses incurred to review all documents and confirm
that the Company and its subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, Lihua
Copper and Lihua Electron) are in compliance with all PRC laws and do not
violate any covenants in this Article III.
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ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
Section
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Units.
The
obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Units, and the
underlying Preferred Shares and the Warrants to the Purchasers is subject to
the
satisfaction or waiver, at or before
the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are
for
the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its
sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of Each Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Purchaser in this Agreement and each
of
the other Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser is a party shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made at that time, except for representations and
warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of such date.
(b) Performance
by the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with
all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Delivery
of Purchase Price.
The
Purchase Price for the Units shall have been delivered to the escrow agent
pursuant to the Escrow General Agreement.
(e) Delivery
of Transaction Documents.
The
Transaction Documents to which the Purchasers are parties shall have been duly
executed and delivered by the Purchasers to the Company.
(f) Share
Exchange Transaction.
Prior
to the Closing, the Share Exchange Transaction shall have been
consummated.
Section
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the
Units.
The
obligation hereunder of each Purchaser to acquire and pay for the Units is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of
the
conditions set forth below. These conditions are for each Purchaser’s sole
benefit and may be waived by such Purchaser at any time in its sole
discretion.
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(a) Accuracy
of the Company’s Representations and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all respects as of
the
date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time, except
for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular
date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such
date.
(b) Performance
by the Company.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) No
Proceedings or Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority
shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority
shall have been threatened, against the Company or any subsidiary, or any of
the
officers, directors or affiliates of the Company or any subsidiary seeking
to
restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or
seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
(e) Series
A Certificate of Designation of Rights and Preferences.
Prior
to the Closing, the Series A Certificate of Designation shall have been filed
with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
(f) Opinions
of Counsel, Etc.
At the
Closing, the Purchasers shall have received an opinion of U.S. counsel to the
Company and an opinion of BVI counsel to Magnify Wealth Enterprise Limited,
dated the date of the Closing, in substantially the form of Exhibit
H
hereto,
and such other certificates and documents as the Purchasers or its counsel
shall
reasonably require incident to the Closing. Four (4) days prior to Closing,
the
Purchasers shall have received an opinion of PRC counsel to the PRC
Subsidiaries, dated the date of the Closing with respect to the Share Exchange
Agreement and such other matters as the Purchasers may reasonably
request.
(g) Registration
Rights Agreement.
On the
Closing Date, the Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration
Rights Agreement to each Purchaser.
(h) Amendment
to Articles of Association for Danyang Lihua Electron Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu
Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. Prior to the Closing Date, both Lihua
Electron and Lihua Copper shall have amended its respective Articles of
Association or any other corporate documents that are not then current or
effective under applicable law in order to bring them current and consistent
with the currently effective and applicable laws.
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(i) Certificates.
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchasers the certificates
(in
such denominations as such Purchaser shall request) for the Preferred Shares
and
the Warrants being acquired by such Purchaser at the Closing (in such
denominations as such Purchaser shall request) to such address set forth next
to
each Purchasers name on Exhibit
A
with
respect to the Closing.
(j) Resolutions.
The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent
with
Section 2.1(b) hereof in a form reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser (the
“Resolutions”).
(k) Reservation
of Shares.
As of
the Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of
the
Preferred Shares and the exercise of the Warrants, a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the aggregate number of
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares issued or
to
be issued pursuant to this Agreement and the number of Warrant Shares issuable
upon exercise of the number of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to
this
Agreement.
(l) Transfer
Agent.
As of
the Closing Date, the Company has retained the transfer agent listed on
Schedule
2.1(gg).
(m) Lock-Up
Agreements.
As of
the Closing Date, the persons listed on Schedule
3.18(i) and (ii)
hereto
and Magnify Wealth shall have delivered to the Purchasers fully executed Lock-Up
Agreements in the form of Exhibit
X-0, X-0 and D-3,
respectively, attached hereto.
(n) Secretary’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a secretary’s certificate, dated
as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company consistent with Section 2.1(b), (ii) the Articles,
(iii) the Bylaws, (iv) the Series A Certificate of Designation, each as in
effect at the Closing, and (v) the authority and incumbency of the officers
of
the Company executing the Transaction Documents and any other documents required
to be executed or delivered in connection therewith.
(o) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of an executive
officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, confirming the accuracy
of
the Company’s representations, warranties and covenants as of the Closing Date
and confirming the compliance by the Company with the conditions precedent
set
forth in this Section 4.2 as of the Closing Date.
(p) Escrow
General Agreement.
On the
Closing Date, the Company and the escrow agent shall have executed and delivered
the Escrow General Agreement in the form of Exhibit
E-1
attached
hereto to each Purchaser.
(q) Securities
Escrow Agreement.
On the
Closing Date, the Securities Escrow Agreement shall have been executed by the
parties thereto and the Escrow Shares (as defined in the Securities Escrow
Agreement) shall have been deposited into the escrow account pursuant to the
terms of the Securities Escrow Agreement in the form of Exhibit
E-2
attached
hereto.
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(r) Investor
and Public Relations Escrow.
On the
Closing Date, the Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement shall have
been
executed by the parties thereto and the Escrowed Funds (as defined in the
Investor and Public Relations Escrow Agreement) shall have been deposited with
the escrow agent pursuant to the terms of the Investor and Public Relations
Escrow Agreement in the form of Exhibit
E-3
attached
hereto.
(s) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred at or before the Closing
Date.
(t) Share
Exchange Transaction.
Prior
to the Closing Date, the Share Exchange Transaction shall have been
consummated.
(u) Financial
Statements.
No
later than the fifth Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
have delivered to the Purchasers the audited financial statements for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 audited by GK Alliance, Certified Public
Accountants and the unaudited financial statements for the six months ended
June
30, 2008 and reviewed by GK Alliance, Certified Public Accountants (the
“Ally
Profit Financial Statements”),
which
Ally Profit Financial Statements shall be acceptable to the
Purchasers.
(v) Capitalization
Table.
No later
than the third Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have
delivered to each of the Purchasers a capitalization table setting forth (i)
its
capitalization, on a fully diluted basis immediately prior to the Closing and
(ii) its pro forma capitalization, on a fully diluted basis, giving effect
to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In each
case, the table shall list all outstanding options, warrants and other
securities convertible into equity of the Company.
(w) Draft
Form 8-K.
No later
than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have
delivered to each of the Purchasers, a draft of the Form 8-K (the “Draft
Form 8-K”),
in
substantially final form, that it proposes to file with the Commission, which
Draft Form 8-K, subject only to Purchaser’s comments, if any, shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers.
(x) Draft
Press Release.
No
later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
have delivered to each of the Purchasers, a draft of the press release
announcing the transaction contemplated hereby (the “Draft
Press Release”),
in
substantially final form, that it proposes to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as part of Draft Form 8-K and distribute to the public,
which Draft Press Release shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Purchasers.
(y) Land
Use Rights.
Prior
to the Closing Date, Lihua Electron and Lihua Copper have validly and legally
filed the requisite documents with the relevant PRC governmental authorities
to
secure the land use rights for the property numbered “Gong G0814” and the
requisite PRC governmental authorities have acknowledged such filing.
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ARTICLE
V
Stock
Certificate Legend
Section
5.1 Legend.
Each
certificate representing the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and Warrant Shares
and if appropriate, securities issued upon conversion or exercise thereof,
shall
be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following
form (in addition to any legend required by applicable state securities or
“blue
sky” laws):
THESE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”)
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
The
Company agrees to reissue certificates representing any of the Conversion Shares
or the Warrant Shares, without the legend set forth above if at such time,
prior
to making any transfer of any such securities, such holder thereof shall give
written notice to the Company describing the manner and terms of such transfer
and removal as the Company may reasonably request. Such proposed transfer and
removal will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Company has received
an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that
the registration of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares under the
Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii)
a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed
disposition has been filed by the Company with the Commission and has become
effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Company has received other
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration and
qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not
required, or (iv) the holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances
that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
and (b) either (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that registration or qualification
under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state is not required in
connection with such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable
state securities or “blue sky” laws has been effected or a valid exemption
exists with respect thereto. The Company will respond to any such notice from
a
holder within five (5) business days. In the case of any proposed transfer
under
this Section 5.1, the Company will use reasonable efforts to comply with any
such applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, but shall in no event be
required, (x) to qualify to do business in any state where it is not then
qualified, (y) to take any action that would subject it to tax or to the general
service of process in any state where it is not then subject, or (z) to comply
with state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state for which registration by
coordination is unavailable to the Company. The restrictions on transfer
contained in this Section 5.1 shall be in addition to, and not by way of
limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained in any other section
of this Agreement. Whenever a certificate representing the Conversion Shares
or
the Warrant Shares is required to be issued to a Purchaser without a legend,
in
lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares
or
the Warrant Shares (provided that a registration statement under the Securities
Act providing for the resale of the Warrant Shares and Conversion Shares is
then
in effect), the Company may cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit
the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares to a Purchaser by crediting the account
of such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s prime broker with the DTC through its DWAC
system (to the extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this
Agreement).
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ARTICLE
VI
Indemnification
Section
6.1 General
Indemnity.
The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers (and their
respective directors, officers, managers, partners, members, shareholders,
affiliates, agents, successors and assigns) from and against any and all losses,
liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by
the Purchasers as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the
representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company herein. Further,
the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers (and their
respective directors, officers, managers, partners, members, shareholders,
affiliates, agents, successors and assigns) from and against any and all losses,
liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by
the Purchasers as a result of the failure of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to pay contributions for all employees or any other liability
that
arises from the failure to comply with any PRC rule or regulation, including
any
liability imposed by the Danyang Houxiang Labor Administrative Office or other
local or national government authority. Each Purchaser severally but not jointly
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers,
affiliates, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all losses,
liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by
the Company as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations,
warranties or covenants made by such Purchaser herein. The maximum aggregate
liability of each Purchaser pursuant to its indemnification obligations under
this Article VI shall not exceed the portion of the Purchase Price paid by
such
Purchaser hereunder. In no event shall any “Indemnified Party” (as defined
below) be entitled to recover consequential or punitive damages resulting from
a
breach or violation of this Agreement.
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Section
6.2 Indemnification
Procedure.
Any
party entitled to indemnification under this Article VI (an “Indemnified
Party”)
will
give written notice to the indemnifying party of any matters giving rise to
a
claim for indemnification; provided,
that
the failure of any party entitled to indemnification hereunder to give notice
as
provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations
under this Article VI except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any action,
proceeding or claim is brought against an Indemnified Party in respect of which
indemnification is sought hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be entitled
to
participate in and, unless in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party
a
conflict of interest between it and the indemnifying party may exist with
respect of such action, proceeding or claim, to assume the defense thereof
with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. In the event that
the
indemnifying party advises an Indemnified Party that it will contest such a
claim for indemnification hereunder, or fails, within thirty (30) days of
receipt of any indemnification notice to notify, in writing, such person of
its
election to defend, settle or compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any
action, proceeding or claim (or discontinues its defense at any time after
it
commences such defense), then the Indemnified Party may, at its option, defend,
settle or otherwise compromise or pay such action or claim. In any event, unless
and until the indemnifying party elects in writing to assume and does so assume
the defense of any such claim, proceeding or action, the Indemnified Party’s
costs and expenses arising out of the defense, settlement or compromise of
any
such action, claim or proceeding shall be losses subject to indemnification
hereunder. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying
party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim
by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all
information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party which relates to
such
action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party fully
apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
negotiations with respect thereto. If the indemnifying party elects to defend
any such action or claim, then the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to
participate in such defense with counsel of its choice at its sole cost and
expense. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent,
provided,
however,
that
the indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement if the indemnifying
party is advised of the settlement but fails to respond to the settlement within
thirty (30) days of receipt of such notification. Notwithstanding anything
in
this Article VI to the contrary, the indemnifying party shall not, without
the
Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, settle or compromise any claim or
consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof which imposes any future
obligation on the Indemnified Party or which does not include, as an
unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to
the
Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim.
The
indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments
of the amount thereof during the course of investigation or defense, as and
when
bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred, so long
as
the Indemnified Party irrevocably agrees to refund such moneys if it is
ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such party
was
not entitled to indemnification. The indemnity agreements contained herein
shall
be in addition to (a) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified
Party against the indemnifying party or others, and (b) any liabilities the
indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
ARTICLE
VII
Miscellaneous
Section
7.1 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,
each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants
and other experts, if any, and all other expenses, incurred by such party
incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement, provided that the Company shall pay all actual and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses (including disbursements and out-of-pocket
expenses) up to a maximum of $60,000 incurred by the Purchasers in connection
with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions and
the
review of the Share Exchange Agreement (of which Vision Opportunity China hereby
acknowledges receipt of $25,000). The Company shall also pay to Vision
Opportunity China at the Closing in connection with due diligence expenses
incurred by Vision Opportunity China an amount of $50,000 (of which Vision
Opportunity China hereby acknowledges receipt of $10,000). The Company shall
also pay all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Purchasers in
connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other
Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses but only if the Purchasers are successful in any litigation
or
arbitration relating to such enforcement.
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Section
7.2 Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) The
Company and the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents were not performed in accordance with their specific
terms
or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall
be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity.
(b) Each
of
the Company and the Purchasers (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern
District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in New
York
county for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees
not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is
not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action
or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Purchasers
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section
7.2 shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such
notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. The Company hereby
appoints Loeb & Loeb, LLP,
with
offices at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, as its agent for service
of process in New York. 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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Section
7.3 Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contains the entire understanding
and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and,
except as specifically set forth herein or in the Transaction Documents, neither
the Company nor any of the Purchasers makes any representations, warranty,
covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters and they supersede all
prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter, all
of
which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement nor any of the
Transaction Documents may be waived or amended other than by a written
instrument signed by the Company and the holders of at least fifty percent
(50%)
of the Preferred Shares then outstanding provided such consenting holders shall
include Vision Opportunity China, so long as Vision Opportunity China (or any
of
its affiliates) holds more than 5% of its original investment, and CMHJ (or
any
of its affiliate), so long as CMHJ (or any of its affiliates) holds more than
5%
of its original investment, (the “Majority
Holders”),
and
no provision hereof may be waived other than by a written instrument signed
by
the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No such
amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all
of
the holders of the Preferred Shares then outstanding. No consideration shall
be
offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification
of
any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration
is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents or holders
of
Preferred Shares, as the case may be.
Section
7.4 Notices.
Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted
to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand
delivery by telex (with correct answer back received), telecopy or facsimile
at
the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during
normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first
business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business
day
during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on
the
second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service,
fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such
mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications
shall be:
If
to the
Company:
Lihua
International, Inc.
c/o
Lihua
Holdings Limited,
Houxiang
Five Star Industry District
Danyang
City, Jiangsu Province, PRC
Attention:
Xx. Xxx Xxxxxxx
Tel.
No.:00 000 0000 0000
Fax
No.:00 000 0000 0000
with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Loeb
& Loeb LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.:
(000) 000-0000
Fax
No.:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to any
Purchaser: At the address of such Purchaser set forth on Exhibit
A
to this
Agreement, as the case may be, with copies to Purchaser’s counsel as set forth
on Exhibit
A
or as
specified in writing by such Purchaser.
with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
& Jaclin LLP
Attn.:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
000
Xxxxx
0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Tel.
No.:
(000) 000-0000
Fax
No:
(000) 000-0000
Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least
ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party
hereto.
Section
7.5 Waivers.
No
waiver by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or
requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in
the
future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof,
nor
shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in
any
manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it
thereafter.
Section
7.6 Headings.
The
article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose
and
shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
Section
7.7 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written
consent of the Company or the Purchasers, as applicable, provided,
however,
that,
subject to federal and state securities laws and as otherwise provided in the
Transaction Documents, a Purchaser may assign its rights and delegate its duties
hereunder in whole or in part to an affiliate or to a third party acquiring
all
or substantially all of its Shares or Warrants in a private transaction without
the prior written consent of the Company or the other Purchasers, after notice
duly given by such Purchaser to the Company provided,
that no
such assignment or obligation shall affect the obligations of such Purchaser
hereunder and that such assignee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect
to
the transferred securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
Purchasers. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and
be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any
party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns
any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. If any Purchaser
transfers Preferred Shares purchased hereunder, any such penalty shares or
liquidated damages, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement shall
similarly transfer to such transferee with no further action required by the
purchaser or the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, only those Purchasers who own shares of Series A Preferred or Conversion
Shares of the Company shall be entitled to receive any rights and benefits
of
this Agreement based on their ownership interest at the time when such rights
or
benefits accrue. If any Purchaser transfers Preferred Shares purchased
hereunder, any and all rights and benefits pursuant to this Agreement shall
similarly transfer to such transferee with no further action required by the
Purchaser, the transferee or the Company. In the event that any Purchaser (or
permitted assign) no longer holds shares of Series A Preferred or Conversion
Shares such Purchaser will similarly not be entitled to any of the rights or
benefits conferred upon such Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement.
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Section
7.8 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
Section
7.9 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts
of
law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law
of
another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed
with
any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be
drafted.
Section
7.10 Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing hereunder for a period of
three (3) years following the Closing Date.
Section
7.11 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties
hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or
on
whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect
as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
Section
7.12 Publicity.
The
Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public
announcement, the name of the Purchasers without the consent of the Purchasers
unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation,
and then only to the extent of such requirement.
Section
7.13 Severability.
The
provisions of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents 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 the provisions contained in this Agreement
or the Transaction Documents 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 or the Transaction Documents and such provision shall be reformed
and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or
part
of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions
would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent
possible.
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Section
7.14 Further
Assurances.
From
and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of any Purchaser or
the
Company, each of the Company and the Purchasers shall execute and deliver such
instrument, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or
desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and
purposes of this Agreement, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the
Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Series A Certificate of Designation, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
Section
7.15 Currency.
Unless
otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in
United States Dollars. All amounts owing under this Agreement or any Transaction
Document shall be paid in US dollars. All amounts denominated in other
currencies shall be converted in the US dollar equivalent amount in accordance
with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in
relation to any amount of currency to be converted into US dollars pursuant
to
this Agreement, the US dollar exchange rate as published in The Wall Street
Journal on the relevant date of calculation.
Section
7.16 Judgment
Currency.
(a) If
for
the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court
in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency
(such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 7.17 referred to as
the
“Judgment
Currency”)
an
amount due in US Dollars under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made
at
the Exchange Rate prevailing on the business day immediately
preceding:
(i) the
date
of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts
of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect
to
such conversion being made on such date: or
(ii) the
date
on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the
courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made
pursuant to this Section being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment
Conversion Date”).
(b) If
in the
case of any proceeding, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing
between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the
amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be
necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when
converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce
the amount of US Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of
Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange
Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any
amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate
debt
and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts
due
under or in respect of this Agreement.
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Section
7.17 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of the Purchasers and the Company, a copy of which shall
be
provided to the escrow agent appointed under the Escrow General Agreement (the
“Escrow
Agent”);
and
(b) by
the
Company or a Purchaser (as to itself but no other Purchaser) upon written notice
to the other, with a copy to the Escrow Agent, if the Closing shall not have
taken place by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on the November 1, 2008; provided, that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.18(b) shall not
be
available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under
this
Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to
occur on or before such time.
(c) In
the
event of a termination pursuant to Section 7.18(a) or 7.18(b), each Purchaser
shall have the right to a return of up to its entire Purchase Price deposited
with the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement, without interest or deduction.
The Company covenants and agrees to cooperate with such Purchaser in obtaining
the return of its Purchase Price, and shall not communicate any instructions
to
the contrary to the Escrow Agent.
(d) In
the
event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly
notify all non-terminating Purchasers. Upon a termination in accordance with
this Section 7.18, the Company and the terminating Purchaser(s) shall not have
any further obligation or liability (including as arising from such termination)
to the other and no Purchaser will have any liability to any other Purchaser
under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officer as of the date first above
written.
LIHUA
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and
President
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By
its
execution and delivery of this signature page, the undersigned Purchaser hereby
joins in and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of October 31, 2008 by and among Lihua
International, Inc. and the Purchasers (as defined therein), as to the number
of
Units set forth below, and authorizes this signature page to be attached to
the
Purchase Agreement or counterparts thereof and for its name, address and number
of Units purchased to be added to Exhibit
A
of the
Purchase Agreement.
PURCHASER
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Number
of Units:
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Purchase Price: $
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EXHIBIT
A TO THE
LIST
OF PURCHASERS
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EXHIBIT
B TO THE
FORM
OF SERIES A WARRANT
52
EXHIBIT
C TO THE
FORM
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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54
EXHIBIT
D-3 TO THE
FORM
OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT FOR MAGNIFY WEALTH
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EXHIBIT
E-1 TO THE
FORM OF ESCROW GENERAL AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
E-2 TO THE
FORM
OF SECURITIES ESCROW AGREEMENT
58
EXHIBIT
E-3 TO THE
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FORM OF INVESTOR AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ESCROW AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
E-4 TO THE
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FORM OF LIHUA SHAREHOLDER ESCROW AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
F TO THE
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SERIES A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
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EXHIBIT
H TO THE
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL
1. The
Company is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the
laws
of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently
conducted.
2. The
Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents and to issue the Preferred Shares,
the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and
conversion of the Preferred Shares. The execution, delivery and performance
of
each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it
of
the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized
by
all necessary corporate action. Each of the Transaction Documents has been
duly
executed and delivered, and the Warrants have been duly executed, issued and
delivered by the Company and each of the Transaction Documents constitutes
a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms. The Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of
the Warrants and conversion of the Preferred Shares are not subject to any
preemptive rights under the Articles or the Bylaws.
3. The
Preferred Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment
in full as provided in the Purchase Agreement, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.
4. The
execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with the terms of the
Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Preferred Shares, the Warrants
and
the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and conversion of the
Preferred Shares do not (i) violate any provision of the Articles or Bylaws,
(ii) conflict with, 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, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease
agreement, instrument or obligation to which, to our knowledge, the Company
is a
party, or result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute,
rule, regulation, or, to our knowledge, order, judgment, injunction or decree
applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company
is
bound or affected.
5. No
consent, approval or authorization of or designation, declaration or filing
with
any governmental authority on the part of the Company is required under Federal,
state or local law, rule or regulation in connection with the valid execution
and delivery of the Transaction Documents, or the offer, sale or issuance of
the
Preferred Shares, the Warrants or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the
Warrants or conversion of the Preferred Shares other than the Registration
Statement and applicable “Blue Sky” or state securities
filings.
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6. To
our
knowledge, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding pending
or threatened against the Company which questions the validity of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant hereto or thereto. To our knowledge, there is no action, suit, claim,
investigation or proceeding pending, or threatened, against or involving the
Company or any of its properties or assets and which, if adversely determined,
is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
7. Based
upon the representations of the Purchasers and the Placement Agent in their
certificate delivered to us today, the offer, issuance and sale of the Preferred
Shares and the Warrants and the offer, issuance and sale of the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the Preferred
Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as applicable, are exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Very
truly yours,
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