SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION BY AND BETWEEN SINO PALACE HOLDINGS LIMITED and CARTAN HOLDINGS INC. Dated as of July 23, 2007
SHARE
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
BY
AND BETWEEN
SINO
PALACE HOLDINGS LIMITED
and
Dated
as of July 23, 2007
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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No.
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RECITALS
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
II. THE SHARE EXCHANGE
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2.1
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The
Share Exchange.
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2.2
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Tax
Free Reorganization.
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2.3
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Closing.
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2.4
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Reorganization.
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2.5
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Cancellation
of Purchaser Common Stock.
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ARTICLE
III. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
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3.1
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Covenants,
Representations and Warranties of the Sino Palace
Shareholders.
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IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SINO PALACE
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4.1
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Organization
and Good Standing
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4.2
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Corporate
Documents
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4.3
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Capitalization
of Sino Palace, Shiner Industrial and Shiny Day.
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4.4
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Authorization
of Transaction.
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4.5
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Noncontravention.
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4.6
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Shiner
Group Financial Information.
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4.7
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Events
Subsequent to Shiner Group Balance Sheet.
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4.8
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Tax
Matters.
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4.9
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Title
to Assets.
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4.10
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Real
Property.
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4.11
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Leased
Real Property.
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4.12
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Condition
of Facilities.
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4.13
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Shiner
Group Intellectual Property.
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4.14
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Affiliate
Transactions.
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4.15
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Contracts.
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4.16
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Powers
of Attorney.
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4.17
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Litigation.
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4.18
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Employee
Benefits.
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4.19
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Banking
Relationships.
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4.20
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Insurance.
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4.21
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Employees.
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4.22
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Labor
Relations.
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4.23
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Legal
Compliance.
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4.24
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Brokers'
Fees.
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4.25
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Undisclosed
Liabilities.
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4.26
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Disclosure.
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ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTEES OF PURCHASER.
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5.1
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Representations
of Purchaser Concerning the Transaction.
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ARTICLE
VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS.
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6.1
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Access
to Information.
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6.2
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Effect
of Access.
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ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS.
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7.1
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Preservation
of Business.
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7.2
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Current
Information.
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7.3
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Material
Transactions.
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7.4
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Public
Disclosures.
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7.5
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Confidentiality.
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7.6
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No
Shop.
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7.7
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Other
Actions.
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7.8
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Cooperation.
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ARTICLE
VIII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.
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8.1
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Mutual
Conditions.
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8.2
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Purchaser.
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8.3
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Sino Palace.
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ARTICLE
IX. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
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9.1
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Survival
of Representations.
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X. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
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10.1
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Termination.
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10.2
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Effect
of Termination.
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10.3
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Amendment.
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10.4
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Extension;
Waiver.
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10.5
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Procedure
for Termination, Amendment Extension or Waiver.
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ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS.
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11.1
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Notices.
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11.2
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Further
Assurances.
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11.3
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Governing
Law.
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11.4
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Commissions.
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11.5
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Captions.
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11.6
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Integration
of Exhibits and Schedules.
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11.7
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Entire
Agreement.
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11.8
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Expenses.
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11.9
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Counterparts.
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11.10
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Binding
Effect.
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11.11
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No
Rule of Construction.
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ii
SHARE
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This
SHARE
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
(this
“Agreement”)
is
entered into as of July 23, 2007, by and between SINO
PALACE HOLDINGS LIMITED,
a
British Virgin Islands registered company (“Sino
Palace”)
and
CARTAN
HOLDINGS INC.,
a
Nevada corporation (“Purchaser”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Sino
Palace is the sole owner of (i) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Hainan Shinier Industrial Co., Ltd., a Chinese corporation (“Shiner
Industrial”)
and
(ii) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Hainan Shiny Day Color
Printing Packaging Co., Ltd., a Chinese corporation (“Shiny
Day”);
WHEREAS,
Shiner
Industrial and Shiny Day own 60% and 40%, respectively of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Hainan Modern Hi-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd., a
Chinese corporation ("Modern")
and
Shiner Industrial and Sino Palace own 70% and 30% respectively, of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Zhuhai Modern Huanuo Packaging Material Co.,
Ltd., a Chinese corporation ("Zhuhai");
WHEREAS,
at
times, Shiner Industrial, Shiny Day, Modern and Zhuhai are referred to herein
collectively as "Shiner
Group;"
WHEREAS,
Purchaser and Sino Palace have agreed to the acquisition by Purchaser from
Sino
Palace of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each member of the Shiner
Group pursuant to a voluntary share exchange transaction (the “Share
Exchange”)
between Purchaser and Sino Palace upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
in
furtherance thereof, the Board of Directors of Purchaser has approved the Share
Exchange in accordance with the applicable provisions of the NGCL
and upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
in
furtherance thereof, the Board of Directors and shareholders of Sino Palace
have
each approved the Share Exchange in accordance with the applicable provisions
of
the laws of the British Virgin Islands and upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
for
United States federal income tax purposes, the parties intend that the Share
Exchange shall constitute a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of
Sections 368 and 1032 of the Code.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
(a) “Affiliate”
shall
mean, as to any Person, any other Person controlled by, under the control of,
or
under common control with, such Person. As used in this definition, “control”
shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise), provided
that, in any event, any Person which owns or holds directly or indirectly five
per cent (5%) or more of the voting securities or five per cent (5%) or more
of
the partnership or other equity interests of any other Person (other than as
a
limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to control such other
Person.
(b) “Agreement”
means
this Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
(c) “Applicable
Law”
or
“Applicable
Laws”
means
any and all laws, ordinances, constitutions, regulations, statutes, treaties,
rules, codes, licenses, certificates, franchises, permits, principles of common
law, requirements and Orders adopted, enacted, implemented, promulgated, issued,
entered or deemed applicable by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body
having jurisdiction over a specified Person or any of such Person's properties
or assets.
(d) “Best
Efforts”
means
the efforts that a prudent Person desirous of achieving a result would use
in
similar circumstances to achieve that result as expeditiously as possible,
provided, however, that a Person required to use Best Efforts under this
Agreement will not be thereby required to take actions that would result in
a
Material Adverse Effect in the benefits to such Person of this Agreement and
the
Share Exchange.
(e) “Breach”
means
any
breach of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty or any breach
of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation, in or
of
this Agreement or any other Contract.
(f) “Business”
means
the research, manufacture, sale and distribution of packaging film and color
printing for the packaging industry as presently conducted by each member of
the
Shiner Group.
(g) “Business
Day”
means
any day other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which
banks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are
permitted or required to be closed.
(h) “Closing”
shall
mean the completion of the Share Exchange and the consummation of the
transactions set forth herein.
(i) “Closing
Date”
shall
mean the date on which the Closing is completed.
(j) “Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(k) “Competing
Transaction”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.6.
(l) “Confidential
Information”
means
any information pertaining to the business, operations, marketing, customers,
financing, forecasts and plans of any Party provided to or learned by any other
Party during the course of negotiation of the Share Exchange. Information shall
be treated as Confidential Information whether such information has been marked
“confidential” or in a similar manner.
(m) “Consent”
means
any approval, consent, license, permits, ratification, waiver or other
authorization.
(n) “Contract”
means
any agreement, contract, lease, license, consensual obligation, promise,
undertaking, understanding, commitment, arrangement, instrument or document
(whether written or oral and whether express or implied), whether or not legally
binding.
(o) “Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the disclosure schedules delivered by each Party to the other Parties as
required by this Agreement on the date hereof and initialed by the Parties,
as
subsequently updated or supplemented by the Parties prior to the Closing. The
Disclosure Schedules will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the
lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in this Agreement. The Disclosure
Schedules shall be attached hereto as Exhibit A
and by
reference made a part hereof.
(p) “Distribution
Compliance Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
(q) “Employee
Benefit Plan”
has
the
meaning set forth in ERISA Section 3(3).
(r) “Encumbrance”
means
and includes:
(i) with
respect to any personal property, any security or other property interest or
right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or
conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement or lease or use
agreement in the nature thereof, interest or other right or claim of third
parties, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and
including any agreement to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the
future; and
(ii) with
respect to any Real Property (whether and including owned real estate or Real
Estate subject to a Real Property Lease), any mortgage, lien, easement,
interest, right-of-way, condemnation or eminent domain proceeding, encroachment,
any building, use or other form of restriction, encumbrance or other claim
(including adverse or prescriptive) or right of Third Parties (including
Governmental Bodies), any lease or sublease, boundary dispute, and agreements
with respect to any real property including: purchase, sale, right of first
refusal, option, construction, building or property service, maintenance,
property management, conditional or contingent sale, use or occupancy, franchise
or concession, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law,
and
including any agreement to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the
future.
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(s) “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules
and regulations issued by the Department of Labor pursuant to ERISA or any
successor law.
(t) “Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(u) “GAAP”
means
at any particular time generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States, consistently applied on a going concern basis, using consistent audit
scope and materiality standards.
(v) “Governing
Documents”
means
with respect to any particular entity, the articles or certificate of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent documents for entities of foreign
jurisdictions); all equityholders’ agreements, voting agreements, voting trust
agreements, joint venture agreements, registration rights agreements or other
agreements or documents relating to the organization, management or operation
of
any Person or relating to the rights, duties and obligations of the
equityholders of any Person; and any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing.
(w) “Governmental
Authorization”
means
any Consent, license, registration or permit issued, granted, given or otherwise
made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant
to
any Applicable Law.
(x) “Governmental
Body”
means:
(i) nation, state, county, city, town, borough, village, district, tribe or
other jurisdiction; (ii) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, tribal
or
other government; (iii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any
nature (including any agency, branch, department, board, commission, court,
tribunal or other entity exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers);
(iv) multinational organization or body; (v) body exercising, or entitled or
purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; or (vi) official of any of
the
foregoing.
(y) “Improvements”
means
all buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements located on Land, including
those under construction.
(z) “IRS”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the
United States Department of the Treasury.
(aa) “Knowledge”
means
actual knowledge without independent investigation.
(bb) “Land”
means
all parcels and tracts of land in which any Person has an ownership or leasehold
interest.
(cc) “Material
Adverse Effect”
or
“Material
Adverse Change”
means,
in connection with any Person, any event, change or effect that is materially
adverse, individually or in the aggregate, to the condition (financial or
otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, revenues, income, business,
operations, results of operations or prospects of such Person, taken as a
whole.
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(dd) "Modern"
means
Hainan Modern Hi-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.
(ee) “NGCL”
shall
mean the Nevada General Corporation Law, as amended.
(ff) “Order”
means
any writ, directive, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment
or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
(gg) “Ordinary
Course of Business”
means
an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the Ordinary
Course of Business only if that action: (i) is consistent in nature, scope
and
magnitude with the past practices of such Person and is taken in the ordinary
course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such Person; (ii) does not
require authorization by the board of directors or shareholders of such Person
(or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and does
not
require any other separate or special authorization of any nature; and (iii)
is
similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without
any
separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal,
day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of business
as
such Person.
(hh) “Party”
or
“Parties”
means
Sino Palace and/or Purchaser.
(ii) “Person”
shall
mean an individual, company, partnership, limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization,
joint stock corporation or other similar organization, government or any
political subdivision thereof, or any other legal entity.
(jj) “Proceeding”
means
any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit
(whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether
formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted
or
heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
(kk) “Purchaser”
means
Cartan Holdings Inc.
(ll) “Purchaser
Balance Sheet”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(f).
(mm) “Purchaser
Business”
means
Purchaser's business of mining exploration.
(nn) “Purchaser
Common Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Purchaser.
(oo) “Purchaser
Contracts”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(o).
(pp) “Purchaser’s
Counsel”
means
Xxxx Xxxxx, Esquire, Xxxxx #000-000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX, X0X0X0,
Xxxxxx.
(qq) “Purchaser
Employee Plans”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(r)(i).
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(rr) “Purchaser
Financial Information”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(f).
(ss) “Purchaser
Intellectual Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(m).
(tt) “Purchaser
SEC Reports”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(n).
(uu) “Real
Property”
means
any Land and Improvements and all privileges, rights, easements, hereditaments
and appurtenances belonging to or for the benefit of any Land, including all
easements appurtenant to and for the benefit of any Land (a “Dominant
Parcel”)
for,
and as the primary means of access between, the Dominant Parcel and a public
way, or for any other use upon which lawful use of the Dominant Parcel for
the
purposes for which it is presently being used is dependent, and all rights
existing in and to any streets, alleys, passages and other rights-of-way
included thereon or adjacent thereto (before or after vacation thereof) and
vaults beneath any such streets.
(vv) “Related
Agreements”
means
the Return to Treasury Agreement.
(ww) “Real
Property Lease”
means
any lease, rental agreement or rights to use land pertaining to the occupancy
of
any improved space on any Land.
(xx) “Representative”
means
with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, manager, employee,
agent, consultant, advisor, accountant, financial advisor, legal counsel or
other Representative of that Person.
(yy) “Return
to Treasury Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
(zz) “SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(aaa) “Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(bbb) “Security
Interest”
means
any mortgage, pledge, security interest, Encumbrance, charge, claim, or other
lien, other than: (a) mechanic's, materialmen's and similar liens; (b) liens
for
Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that the taxpayer is contesting
in
good faith through appropriate Proceedings; (c) liens arising under worker's
compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and similar
legislation; (d) liens arising in connection with sales of foreign receivables;
(e) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of
credit; (f) purchase money liens and liens securing rental payments under
capital lease arrangements; and (g) other liens arising in the Ordinary Course
of Business and not incurred in connection with the borrowing of
money.
(ccc) “Share
Exchange”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble.
(ddd) “Shares”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
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(eee) “Shiner
Group”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble.
(fff) “Shiner
Group Balance Sheet”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6(c).
(ggg) “Shiner
Group Contracts”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
(hhh) “Shiner
Group Employee Plans”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
(iii) “Shiner
Group Financial Information”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
(jjj) “Shiner
Group Intellectual Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.13(a).
(kkk) “Shiner
Industrial”
means
Hainan Shinier Industrial Co., Ltd.
(lll) “Shiny
Day”
means
Hainan Shiny Day Color Printing Packaging Co., Ltd.
(mmm) “Sino
Palace ”
means
Sino Palace Holdings Limited.
(nnn) “Sino
Palace Board”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
(ooo) “Sino
Palace Shareholders”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
(ppp) “Sino
Palace Tax Affiliate”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a).
(qqq) “Subsidiary”
means
with respect to any Person (the “Owner”),
any
corporation or other Person of which securities or other interests having the
power to elect a majority of that corporation’s or other Person’s board of
directors or similar governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct
the
business and policies of that corporation or other Person (other than securities
or other interests having such power only upon the happening of a contingency
that has not occurred), are held by the Owner or one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
(rrr) “Tangible
Personal Property”
means
all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, computer hardware,
supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property
of
every kind owned or leased by a Party (wherever located and whether or not
carried on a Party’s books), together with any express or implied warranty by
the manufacturers or sellers or lessors of any item or component part thereof
and all maintenance records and other documents relating thereto.
(sss) “Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means,
with respect to any Person, (i) all income taxes (including any tax on or based
upon net income, gross income, gross receipts, income as specially defined,
earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits) and all
gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
commercial rent, premium, property or windfall profit taxes, alternative or
add-on minimum taxes, customs duties and other taxes, fees, assessments or
charges of any kind whatsoever, together with all interest and penalties,
additions to tax and other additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority
(domestic or foreign) on such person (if any), (ii) all value added taxes and
(iii) any liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in
clauses (i) or (ii) above as a result of (A) being a “transferee” (within the
meaning of Section 6901 of the Code or any Applicable Law) of another person,
(B) being a member of an affiliated, combined or consolidated group or (C)
a
contractual arrangement or otherwise.
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(ttt) “Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto,
and
including any amendment thereof.
(uuu) “Third
Party”
means
a
Person that is not a Party to this Agreement.
(vvv) "Zhuhai"
means
Zhuhai Modern Huanuo Packaging Material Co., Ltd.
ARTICLE
II. THE SHARE
EXCHANGE
2.1
The Share Exchange. Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the NGCL, at the Closing, the parties shall cause the Share
Exchange to be consummated by taking all appropriate actions to ensure that
all
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of Shinier
Industrial, Shiny Day, Modern and Zhuhai are delivered by Sino Palace to
Purchaser duly executed and endorsed in blank (or accompanied by duly executed
stock powers duly endorsed in blank), in proper form for transfer, in exchange
for the issuance of an aggregate of 16,500,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock
(the "Shares")
to the
shareholders of Sino Palace listed on Schedule
2.1
(the
"Sino
Palace Shareholders").
2.2
Tax Free Reorganization. The
Parties each hereby agree to use their Best Efforts and to cooperate with each
other to cause the Share Exchange to be a tax-free reorganization within the
meaning of Sections 368 and 1032 of the Code.
2.3
Closing. The
Closing will occur via e-mail and facsimile on July 23, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
or
such later date and time to be agreed upon by the parties (the “Closing
Date”),
following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VIII.
2.4
Reorganization.
(a) Those
individuals set forth on Schedule
2.4
shall,
as of the Closing, be appointed as the directors of the Purchaser until their
respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or
until
their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with Purchaser’s
Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.
(b) Those
individuals set forth on Schedule
2.4
shall,
as of the Closing, be appointed as the officers of the Purchaser until their
successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their
earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Purchaser’s
Articles of Incorporation and By-laws. As of the Closing, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
shall resign from all positions as an officer of Purchaser.
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(c) If
at any
time after the Closing, any party shall consider that any further deeds,
assignments, conveyances, agreements, documents, instruments or assurances
in
law or any other things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect, confirm
or
record in the Purchaser the title to any property, rights, privileges, powers
and franchises of Shinier Industrial and Shiny Day by reason of, or as a result
of, the Share Exchange, or otherwise to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement, the remaining parties, as applicable, shall execute and deliver,
upon
request, any instruments or assurances, and do all other things necessary or
proper to vest, perfect, confirm or record title to such property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises in the Purchaser, and otherwise to carry
out
the provisions of this Agreement.
2.5
Cancellation of Purchaser Common Stock.
At
the
Closing, immediately after consummation of the Share Exchange, Purchaser shall,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Return to Treasury
Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and between Purchaser and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx (the “Return
to Treasury Agreement”),
cause
4,750,000 shares of the Purchaser’s Common Stock held by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
to be cancelled and extinguished.
ARTICLE
III. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
3.1
Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Sino Palace
Shareholders.
(a) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders acknowledge and agree that they are acquiring the Shares
for
investment purposes and will not offer, sell or otherwise transfer, pledge
or
hypothecate any of the Shares issued to them (other than pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act) directly or
indirectly unless:
(i) The
sale
is to Purchaser;
(ii) the
sale
is made pursuant to the exemption from registration under the Securities Act,
provided by Rule 144 thereunder; or
(iii) the
Shares are sold in a transaction that does not require registration under the
Securities Act, or any applicable United States state laws and regulations
governing the offer and sale of securities, and the vendor has furnished to
Purchaser an opinion of counsel to that effect or such other written opinion
as
may be reasonably required by Purchaser.
(b) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders acknowledge and agree that the certificates representing
the
Shares shall bear the following legend:
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"THESE
SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S.
PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE
SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
1933
ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY
BE
OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS
(AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AN IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
1933
ACT."
(c) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders represent and warrant that:
(i) the
Sino
Palace Shareholders are located outside the United States;
(ii) the
Sino
Palace Shareholders are not aware of any advertisement of any of the shares
being issued hereunder;
(iii) the
Sino
Palace Shareholders will not acquire the shares as a result of, and will not
itself engage in, any "directed selling efforts: (as defined in Regulation
S
under the Securities Act) in the United States in respect of the shares which
would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the
United States for the resale of the shares; provided, however, that the Sino
Palace Shareholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the shares pursuant to
registration of the shares pursuant to the Securities Act and any applicable
state and provincial securities laws or under an exemption from such
registration requirements and as otherwise provided herein.
(d) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders acknowledge and agree that Purchaser will refuse to register
any transfer of the shares not made in accordance with the provisions of
Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable state
and
provincial securities laws;
(e) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders acknowledge and agree that offers and sales of any of the
Shares, prior to the expiration of a period of one year after the date of
transfer of the shares (the "Distribution
Compliance Period"),
shall
only be made in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in
Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act
or
an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales after the Distribution
Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance with the registration
provisions of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom and in each case
only
in accordance with all applicable securities laws;
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(f) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders acknowledge and agree not to engage in any hedging
transactions involving the Shares prior to the end of the Distribution
Compliance Period unless such transactions are in compliance with the provisions
of the Securities Act; and
(g) The
Sino
Palace Shareholders hereby acknowledge and agree to Purchaser making a notation
on its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of
Purchaser in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and
described herein.
ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SINO PALACE
As
a
material inducement for Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby, Sino Palace makes the following
representations and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date,
each of which is relied upon by Purchaser regardless of any investigation made
or information obtained by Purchaser (unless and to the extent specifically
and
expressly waived in writing by Purchaser on or before the Closing
Date):
4.1
Organization and Good Standing
(a) Sino
Palace is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Sino Palace is duly qualified
to
do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws
of
each jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned
or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification and the failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse
Effect on Sino Palace. Shiner Industrial and Shiny Day are each corporations
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
People's Republic of China.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.1(b),
Shiner
Industrial and Shiny Day do
not
presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other
corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, association, or other
entity.
4.2
Corporate Documents Schedule 4.2
shall
consist of a true and correct copy of
a
shareholder list setting forth all owners of the capital stock of Sino
Palace.
4.3
Capitalization of Sino Palace, Shiner Industrial and Shiny
Day. The
entire authorized capital stock of Sino Palace consists of 50,000 shares of
common stock having a par value of $1.00 per share, of which 50,000 shares
are
issued and outstanding. All of Sino Palace’s issued and outstanding shares of
common stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and are held of record by the stockholders listed on the
shareholder list attached as Schedule
4.2.
All
issued and outstanding capital stock of each of Shiner Industrial and Shiny
Day
is owned of record and beneficially by Sino Palace. There are no outstanding
or
authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts, calls, puts, rights to
subscribe, conversion rights, registration rights or other agreements or
commitments to which Sino Palace, Shiner Industrial or Shiny Day is a party
or
which are binding upon Sino Palace, Shiner Industrial or Shiny Day providing
for
the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its capital stock, nor any
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights
with respect to Sino Palace, Shiner Industrial or Shiny Day.
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4.4
Authorization of Transaction. Sino
Palace has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to
perform its obligations hereunder. On the Closing Date, this Agreement shall
be
duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Sino Palace
in accordance with Applicable Laws and Sino Palace’s Governing Documents. This
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Sino Palace,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. Sino Palace does not
need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any Consent of
any
Governmental Body in order to consummate the Share Exchange. The Board of
Directors of Sino Palace (the “Sino
Palace Board”) has
duly
and validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and approved
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and has taken all
corporate actions required to be taken by the Sino Palace Board for the
consummation of the Share Exchange.
4.5
Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor consummation of the Share
Exchange, by Sino Palace will:
(a) violate
any Applicable Law, Order, stipulation, charge or other restriction of any
Governmental Body to which Sino Palace is subject or any provision of its
Governing Documents; or
(b) conflict
with, result in a Breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice under any contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness, Security Interest or other arrangement to
which Sino Palace is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its
assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon
any
of its assets), except where the violation, conflict, Breach, default,
acceleration, termination, modification, cancellation, failure to give notice,
or Security Interest would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial
condition of Sino Palace or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
Share Exchange.
4.6
Shiner Group Financial Information. Schedule 4.6
shall
include the following financial information (collectively, the “Shiner
Group Financial
Information”):
(a) audited
combined balance sheets and statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash
flow as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 for Shiner
Group;
(b) audited
combined statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the year
ended December 31, 2005 for Shiner Group; and
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(c) an
unaudited combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2007 (the “Shiner
Group Balance Sheet”)
and an
unaudited combined statements of income for the three months ended March 31,
2007 for Shiner Group. The Shiner Group Financial Information presents fairly
the financial condition of Shiner Group as of such dates and the results of
operations of Shiner Group for such periods, in accordance with GAAP and are
consistent with the books and records of Shiner Group (which books and records
are correct and complete).
4.7
Events Subsequent to Shiner Group Balance
Sheet. Since
the
date of the Shiner Group Balance Sheet, and except as disclosed on Schedule 4.7,
there
has not been, occurred or arisen, with respect to any member of the Shiner
Group:
(a) any
change or amendment in its Governing Documents;
(b) any
reclassification, split up or other change in, or amendment of or modification
to, the rights of the holders of any of its capital stock;
(c) any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or acquisition by any Person of any
of
its capital stock or of any interest in or right to acquire any such
stock;
(d) any
issuance, sale, or other disposition of any capital stock, or any grant of
any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise) any capital stock;
(e) any
declaration, set aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution with
respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or any redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of its capital stock;
(f) the
organization of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any shares of capital
stock
by any Person or any equity or ownership interest in any business;
(g) any
damage, destruction or loss of any of the its properties or assets whether
or
not covered by insurance;
(h) any
sale,
lease, transfer, or assignment of any of its assets, tangible or intangible,
other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(i) the
execution of, or any other commitment to any agreement, contract, lease, or
license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses)
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j) any
acceleration, termination, modification, or cancellation of any agreement,
contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses) involving more than $10,000 to which it is a party or by which
it
is bound;
(k) any
Security Interest or Encumbrance imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
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(l) any
grant
of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Sino
Palace Intellectual Property;
(m) any
sale,
assignment or transfer (including transfers to any employees, Affiliates or
shareholders) of any Sino Palace Intellectual Property;
(n) any
capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) involving more
than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(o) any
capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans,
and acquisitions) involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(p) any
issuance of any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation involving more than $25,000;
(q) any
delay
or postponement of the payment of accounts payable or other liabilities, other
than those being contested in good faith;
(r) any
cancellation, compromise, waiver, or release of any right or claim (or series
of
related rights and claims) involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(s) any
loan
to, or any entrance into any other transaction with, any of its directors,
officers, and employees either involving more than $1,000 individually or $5,000
in the aggregate;
(t) the
adoption, amendment, modification, or termination of any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit
of
any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken away any such action
with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(u) any
employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or
modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(v) any
increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and
employees that is greater than Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) per
annum;
(w) any
charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $2,500;
(x) any
taking of other action or entrance into any other transaction other than in
the
Ordinary Course of Business, or entrance into any transaction with any insider
of Sino Palace, except as disclosed in this Agreement and the Disclosure
Schedules;
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(y) any
other
event or occurrence that may have or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Sino Palace or any member of the Shiner Group
(whether or not similar to any of the foregoing); or
(z) any
agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
4.8
Tax Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.8:
(i) Sino Palace and (ii) each member of the Shiner Group
(“Sino
Palace Tax Affiliate”),
for
the years that it was a Sino Palace Tax Affiliate:
(i) has
timely paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it though
the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date (including any Taxes shown due on any
Tax
Return);
(ii) has
filed
or caused to be filed in a timely and proper manner (within any applicable
extension periods) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the
appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns
are
required to be filed; and all tax returns filed on behalf of Sino Palace and
each Sino Palace Tax Affiliate were complete and correct in all material
respects; and
(iii) has
not
requested or caused to be requested any extension of time within which to file
any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
(b) Sino
Palace, as a British Virgin Islands registered company, is not obligated to
file
any Tax Returns.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.8(c):
(i) since
January 1, 2006, neither Sino Palace nor any Sino Palace Tax Affiliate (for
the years that it was a Sino Palace Tax Affiliate) has been notified by any
Governmental Body that any issues have been raised (and no such issues are
currently pending) by any Governmental Body in connection with any Tax Return
filed by or on behalf of Sino Palace or any Sino Palace Tax Affiliate; there
are
no pending Tax audits and no waivers of statutes of limitations have been given
or requested with respect to Sino Palace or any Sino Palace Tax Affiliate (for
years that it was a Sino Palace Tax Affiliate); no Tax liens have been filed
against Sino Palace or unresolved deficiencies or additions to Taxes have been
proposed, asserted or assessed against Sino Palace or any Sino Palace Tax
Affiliate (for the years that it was a Sino Palace Tax Affiliate);
(ii) full
and
adequate accrual has been made (A) on the Shiner Group Balance Sheet, and the
books and records of Shiner Group for all income taxes currently due and all
accrued Taxes not yet due and payable by Shiner Group for all periods ending
on
or prior to the Shiner Group Balance Sheet Date, and (B) on the books and
records of Shiner Group for all Taxes payable by Shiner Group for all periods
beginning after the Shiner Group Balance Sheet Date;
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(iii) No
member
of the Shiner Group has incurred any liability for Taxes from and after the
Shiner Group Balance Sheet Date other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business and consistent with past practices;
(iv) Each
member of the Shiner Group has complied in all material respects with all
Applicable Laws relating to the collection or withholding of Taxes (such as
Taxes or withholding of Taxes from the wages of employees);
(v) No
member
of the Shiner Group has any liability in respect of any Tax sharing agreement
with any Person and all Tax sharing agreements to which any member of the Shiner
Group has been bound have been terminated;
(vi) No
member
of the Shiner Group has incurred any liability to make any payments either
alone
or in conjunction with any other payments that would
constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Code (or any corresponding provision of state local or foreign Applicable Law
related to Taxes);
(vii) no
claim
has been made within the last three years by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction in which Sino Palace or any Sino Palace Tax Affiliate does not
file
Tax Returns that Sino Palace or any Sino Palace Tax Affiliate is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(viii) the
consummation of the Share Exchange will not trigger the realization or
recognition of intercompany gain or income to Sino Palace or any Sino Palace
Tax
Affiliate under the Federal consolidated return regulations with respect to
Federal, state or local taxes; and
(ix) Sino
Palace or any Sino Palace Tax Affiliate is not currently, nor has it been at
any
time during the previous five years, a “U.S. real property holding corporation”
and, therefore, the Shares are not “U.S. real property interests,” as such terms
are defined in Section 897 of the Code.
4.9
Title to Assets. Each
member of the Shiner Group has good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the properties and assets owned or leased and used by
it
to operate the Business in the manner presently operated by it, as reflected
in
the Shiner Group Financial Information.
4.10
Real Property. Sino
Palace does not own or hold an ownership interest in any Real
Property.
4.11
Leased Real Property. Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
4.11,
Sino
Palace and each member of the Shiner Group does not own or hold a leasehold
interest in or right to use any Real Property.
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4.12
Condition of Facilities.
(a) Use
of
the Real Property of each member of the Shiner Group for the various purposes
for which it is presently being used is permitted as of right under all
Applicable Laws related to zoning and is not subject to “permitted
nonconforming” use or structure classifications. All Improvements are in
compliance with all Applicable Laws, including those pertaining to zoning,
building and the disabled, are in good repair and in good condition, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and are free from latent and patent defects. No part
of
any Improvement encroaches on any real property not included in the Real
Property of Sino Palace or the Shiner Group, and there are no buildings,
structures, fixtures or other Improvements primarily situated on adjoining
property which encroach on any part of the Land.
(b) Each
item
of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in the Ordinary
Course of Business and is free from latent and patent defects. No item of
Tangible Personal Property is in need of repair or replacement other than as
part of routine maintenance in the Ordinary Course of Business. All Tangible
Personal Property used in the Business is in the possession of Sino Palace
or a
member of the Shiner Group.
4.13
Shiner Group Intellectual Property.
(a) A
member
of the Shiner Group owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legal
enforceable rights to use all: (i) trademarks and service marks (registered
or
unregistered), trade dress, trade names and other names and slogans embodying
business goodwill or indications of origin, all applications or registrations
in
any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated
therewith; (ii) patentable inventions, technology, computer programs and
software (including password unprotected interpretive code or source code,
object code, development documentation, programming tools, drawings,
specifications and data) and all applications and patents in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing, including re-issues, continuations, divisions,
continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions; (iii) trade secrets, including
confidential and other non-public information (iv) copyrights in writings,
designs, software programs, mask works or other works, applications or
registrations in any jurisdiction for the foregoing and all moral rights related
thereto; (v) databases and all database rights; and (vi) Internet web sites,
domain names and applications and registrations pertaining thereto
(collectively, “Shiner
Group Intellectual Property”)
that
are used in the Business except for any such failures to own, be licensed or
process that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
as
may be evidenced by patents issued after the date hereof, there are no conflicts
with or infringements of any material Shiner Group Intellectual Property by
any
third party and the conduct of the Business as currently conducted does not
conflict with or infringe any proprietary right of a third party.
(c) Schedule
4.13(c)
sets
forth a complete list of all patents, registrations and applications pertaining
to the Shiner Group Intellectual Property owned by Sino Palace or a member
of
the Shiner Group. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13(c),
all
such Shiner Group Intellectual Property listed is owned by Sino Palace or a
member of the Shiner Group, free and clear of liens or Encumbrances of any
nature.
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(d) Schedule 4.13(d)
sets
forth a complete list of all material licenses, sublicenses and other agreements
in which Sino Palace or a member of the Shiner Group has granted rights to
any
person to use the Shiner Group Intellectual Property. Sino Palace and the Shiner
Group will not, as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, be in Breach of any
license, sublicense or other agreement relating to the Shiner Group Intellectual
Property.
(e) Sino
Palace or a member of the Shiner Group owns or has the right to use all software
currently used in and material to the Business.
4.14
Affiliate Transactions. Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.14,
no
officer, director, or employee of Sino Palace or any member of the immediate
family of any such officer, director or employee, or any entity in which any
of
such persons owns any beneficial interest (other than any publicly-held
corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter market and less than one percent of the stock of which is
beneficially owned by any of such persons), has any agreement with a member
of
the Shiner Group or any interest in any of their property of any nature, used
in
or pertaining to the Business (other than the ownership of capital stock of
the
corporation as disclosed in Section 4.3). None of the foregoing Persons has
any direct or indirect interest in any competitor, supplier or customer of
the
Shiner Group or in any Person from whom or to whom the Shiner Group leases
any
property or transacts business of any nature.
4.15
Contracts. Schedule 4.15
is a
true, complete and accurate list of all material written or oral Contracts
(including a brief description of all oral arrangements) executed by an officer
or duly authorized employee of the Shiner Group or to which the Shiner Group
is
a party either:
(a) involving
more than $50,000, or
(b) in
the
nature of a collective bargaining agreement, employment agreement, or severance
agreement with any of its directors, officers and employees.
Sino
Palace has or will deliver prior to Closing to Purchaser a correct and complete
copy of each Contract listed in Schedule
4.15
(the
“Shiner
Group Contracts”).
Except as disclosed in Schedule
4.15:
(i)
each member of the Shiner Group has fully complied with all material terms
of
the Shiner Group Contracts to which it is a party ; (ii) other parties to the
Shiner Group Contracts have fully complied with the terms of the Sino Palace
Contracts; and (iii) there are no disputes or complaints with respect to nor
has
Sino Palace received any notices (whether oral or in writing) that any other
party to the Shiner Group Contracts is terminating, intends to terminate or
is
considering terminating, any of the Shiner Group Contracts listed or required
to
be listed in Schedule
4.15.
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4.16
Powers of Attorney. There
are
no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of Sino
Palace.
4.17
Litigation. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.17(a),
there
is no pending or, to Sino Palace’s Knowledge, threatened
Proceeding:
(i) by
or
against Sino Palace or any member of the Shiner Group or that otherwise relates
to or may affect the Business which, if adversely determined, would have a
Material Adverse Effect; or
(ii) that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, the Share Exchange.
To
the
Knowledge of Sino Palace, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that
is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement
of
any such Proceeding. Sino Palace has delivered to Purchaser copies of all
pleadings, correspondence and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed
in Schedule
4.17(a).
There
are no Proceedings listed or required to be listed in Schedule
4.17(a)
that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.17(b):
(i) there
is
no material Order to which Sino Palace, any member of the Shiner Group or the
Business is subject; and
(ii) to
the
Knowledge of Sino Palace, no officer, director, agent or employee of Sino Palace
or the Shiner Group is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer,
director, agent or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity
or practice relating to the Business.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.17(c):
(i) Each
member of the Shiner Group has been and is in compliance with all of the terms
and requirements of each Order to which it or the Business is or has been
subject;
(ii) No
event
has occurred or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely to constitute
or
result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of or failure
to
comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which Sino Palace or the
Business is subject; and
(iii) Sino
Palace has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral or
written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding any actual,
alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any
term
or requirement of any Order to which Sino Palace any member of the Shiner Group
or the Business is subject.
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4.18
Employee Benefits.
(a) Schedule
4.18
lists
all material (i) Employee Benefit Plans of the Shiner Group, (ii) bonus,
stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, incentive, deferred
compensation, supplemental retirement, severance, and fringe benefit plans,
programs, policies or arrangements, and (iii) employment or consulting
agreements, for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee
(or any beneficiary thereof) of the Shiner Group, in the case of a plan
described in (i) or (ii) above, that is currently maintained by the Shiner
Group
or with respect to which the Shiner Group has an obligation to contribute,
and
in the case of an agreement described in (iii) above, that is currently in
effect (the “Shiner
Group Employee Plans”).
Sino
Palace has heretofore made available to Purchaser true and complete copies
of
the Shiner Group Employee Plans and any amendments thereto, any related trust,
insurance contract, summary plan description.
(b) There
is
no Proceeding pending or, to Sino Palace’s Knowledge, threatened against the
assets of any Shiner Group Employee Plan or, with respect to any Shiner Group
Employee Plan, against Sino Palace or any member of the Shiner Group other
than
Proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, and to Sino Palace’s Knowledge there is no Proceeding pending or
threatened in writing against any fiduciary of any Sino Palace Employee Plan
other than Proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each
of
the Shiner Group Employee Plans has been operated and administered in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law.
(d) No
director, officer, or employee of Sino Palace will become entitled to
retirement, severance or similar benefits or to enhanced or accelerated benefits
(including any acceleration of vesting or lapsing of restrictions with respect
to equity-based awards) under any Shiner Group Employee Plan solely as a result
of consummation of the Share Exchange.
4.19
Banking Relationships. Schedule
4.19
sets
forth the names and locations of all banks, trust companies, savings and loan
associations and other financial institutions at which any member of the Shiner
Group maintains safe deposit boxes or accounts of any nature and the names
of
all persons authorized to have access thereto, draw thereon or make withdrawals
therefrom.
4.20
Insurance. Schedule
4.20
is an
accurate and complete description of all policies of insurance of any kind
or
nature, including, but not limited to, fire, liability, workmen's compensation
and other forms of insurance owned or held by or covering any member of the
Shiner Group or all or any portion of its property and assets.
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4.21
Employees. Schedule 4.21
contains
a complete and accurate list of each employee class of the Shiner Group and
the
number of employees in each class. To the Knowledge of Sino Palace and each
member of the Shiner Group, no officer, director, agent, employee, consultant,
or contractor of Sino Palace is bound by any Contract that purports to limit
the
ability of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor
(i) to engage in or continue or perform any conduct, activity, duties or
practice relating to the Business or (ii) to assign to Sino Palace or to any
other Person any rights to any invention, improvement, or discovery. No former
or current employee of Sino Palace is a party to, or is otherwise bound by,
any
Contract that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect the ability
of Sino Palace or Purchaser to conduct the Business as heretofore carried on
by
Sino Palace and the members of the Shiner Group.
4.22
Labor Relations. Neither
Sino Palace nor any member of the Shiner Group is a party to any collective
bargaining or similar agreement. To the Knowledge of Sino Palace, there are
no
strikes, work stoppages, unfair labor practice charges or grievances pending
or
threatened against Sino Palace by any employee of Sino Palace or any other
Person or entity.
4.23
Legal Compliance.
(a) To
the
Knowledge of Sino Palace and each member of the Shiner Group, the Shiner Group
is in material compliance with all Applicable Laws (including rules and
regulations thereunder) of any Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over
the
Shiner Group, including any requirements relating to antitrust, consumer
protection, currency exchange, equal opportunity, health, occupational safety,
pension and securities matters.
(b) Schedule
4.23(b)
contains
a complete and accurate list of each Governmental Authorization that is held
by
Sino Palace or a member of the Shiner Group or that otherwise relates to the
Business. Each Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in
Schedule
4.23(b)
is valid
and in full force and effect. The Governmental Authorizations listed in
Schedule
4.23(b)
collectively constitute all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to
permit Sino Palace to lawfully conduct and operate the Business.
4.24
Brokers' Fees. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.24,
Sino
Palace has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any
broker, finder or agent with respect to the Share Exchange for which Sino
Palace, or any member of the Shiner Group could become liable or
obligated.
4.25
Undisclosed Liabilities. To
the
Knowledge of Sino Palace, no member of the Shiner Group has any liability (and
to the Knowledge of Sino Palace, there is no basis for any present or future
Proceeding, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any of them giving
rise
to any liability), except for
(i) liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Shiner Group Balance Sheet; or
(ii) liabilities
which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the
Shiner Group Balance Sheet.
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4.26
Disclosure. The
representations and warranties of Sino Palace contained in this Agreement do
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements and information contained herein
not misleading.
ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTEES OF PURCHASER
As
a
material inducement for Sino Palace to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser hereby makes the
following representations and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, each of which is relied upon by Sino Palace regardless of any
investigation made or information obtained by Sino Palace (unless and to the
extent specifically and expressly waived in writing by Sino Palace on or before
the Closing Date):
5.1
Representations of Purchaser Concerning the
Transaction.
(a) Organization
and Good Standing.
(i) Purchaser
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of State of Nevada. Purchaser is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each state or other
jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned or
used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification and the failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse
Effect on Purchaser. Schedule 5.1(a)(i)
contains
a complete and accurate list of every jurisdiction in which Purchaser is
qualified to do business.
(ii) Purchaser
has no Subsidiary and does not own any shares of capital stock or other
securities of any other Person.
(b) Authorization
of Transaction.
Purchaser has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement, the Related Agreements, and, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth herein, has taken all action required by law,
its
Governing Documents or otherwise, to authorize the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and such related documents. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Purchaser. This
Agreement is a valid obligation of Purchaser and is legally binding on each
in
accordance with its terms.
(c) Capitalization
of Purchaser.
The
entire authorized capital stock of Purchaser consists of 75,000,000 shares
of
common stock having a par value of $0.001 per share, of which 9,400,000 shares
are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Purchaser
Common Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Attached as Schedule
5.1(c)
is a
stockholder list setting forth all owners of the capital stock of Purchaser
and
the number of shares held by each stockholder of Purchaser. There are no
outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts, calls, puts,
rights to subscribe, conversion rights or other agreements or commitments to
which Purchaser is a party or which are binding upon Purchaser providing for
the
issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its capital stock, nor any
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights
with respect to Xxxxxxxxx.
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(x) Noncontravention.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor consummation of the Share
Exchange, will:
(i) violate
any Applicable Law, Order, stipulation, charge or other restriction of any
Governmental Body to which Purchaser is subject or any provision of its
Governing Documents; or
(ii) conflict
with, result in a Breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice under any contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness, Security Interest, or other arrangement
to
which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets
is subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any of
its
assets), except where the violation, conflict, Breach, default, acceleration,
termination, modification, cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security
Interest would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition
of
Purchaser or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the Share
Exchange.
(e) Affiliate
Transactions.
No
officer, director, or employee of Purchaser or any member of the immediate
family of any such officer, director or employee, or any entity in which any
of
such persons owns any beneficial interest (other than any publicly-held
corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter market and less than one percent of the stock of which is
beneficially owned by any of such Persons), has any agreement with Purchaser
or
any interest in any of their property of any nature, used in or pertaining
to
the Purchaser Business, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.1(e).
None of
the foregoing Persons has any direct or indirect interest in any competitor,
supplier or customer of Purchaser or in any Person from whom or to whom
Purchaser leases any property or transacts business of any nature.
(f) Purchaser
Financial Information.
Schedule 5.1(f)
shall
include the following financial information (collectively, the “Purchaser
Financial Information”):
(i) audited
balance sheet and statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and
cash
flow as of and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006
for
Purchaser; and
(ii) the
names
and locations of all banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations
and
other financial institutions at which Purchaser maintains safe deposit boxes
or
accounts of any nature and the names of all persons authorized to have access
thereto, draw thereon or make withdrawals therefrom, as listed on Schedule
5.1(f).
The
audited balance sheet dated as of March 31, 2007 of Purchaser shall be referred
to as the "Purchaser
Balance Sheet."
Purchaser Financial Information presents fairly the financial condition of
Purchaser as of such dates and the results of operations of Purchaser for such
periods, in accordance with GAAP and are consistent with the books and records
of Purchaser (which books and records are correct and complete).
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(g) Events
Subsequent to Purchaser Balance Sheet.
Since
the date of Purchaser Interim Balance Sheet, and except as disclosed on
Schedule 5.1(g),
there
has not been, occurred or arisen, with respect to Purchaser:
(i) any
change or amendment in its Governing Documents;
(ii) any
reclassification, split up or other change in, or amendment of or modification
to, the rights of the holders of any of its capital stock;
(iii) any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or acquisition by any Person of any
of
its capital stock or of any interest in or right to acquire any such
stock;
(iv) any
issuance, sale, or other disposition of any capital stock, or any grant of
any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise) any capital stock;
(v) any
declaration, set aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution with
respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or any redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of its capital stock;
(vi) the
organization of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any shares of capital
stock
by any Person or any equity or ownership interest in any business;
(vii) any
damage, destruction or loss of any of the its properties or assets whether
or
not covered by insurance;
(viii) any
sale,
lease, transfer, or assignment of any of its assets, tangible or intangible,
other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(ix) the
execution of, or any other commitment to any agreement, contract, lease, or
license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses)
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) any
acceleration, termination, modification, or cancellation of any agreement,
contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses), involving more than $10,000 to which it is a party or by which
it
is bound;
(xi) any
Security Interest or Encumbrance imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(xii) any
grant
of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any
Purchaser Intellectual Property;
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(xiii) any
sale,
assignment or transfer (including transfers to any employees, affiliates or
shareholders) of any Purchaser Intellectual Property;
(xiv) any
capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) involving more
than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xv) any
capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans,
and acquisitions) involving more than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(xvi) any
issuance of any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation involving more than $25,000;
(xvii) any
delay
or postponement of the payment of accounts payable or other liabilities, other
than those being contested in good faith or set forth in Schedule 5.1(g)(xvii);
(xviii) any
cancellation, compromise, waiver, or release of any right or claim (or series
of
related rights and claims) involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(xix) any
loan
to, or any entrance into any other transaction with, any of its directors,
officers, and employees either involving more than $500 individually or $2,500
in the aggregate;
(xx) the
adoption, amendment, modification, or termination of any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit
of
any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken away any such action
with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(xxi) any
employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or
modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(xxii) any
increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and
employees;
(xxiii) any
charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $2,500;
(xxiv) any
taking of other action or entrance into any other transaction other than in
the
Ordinary Course of Business, or entrance into any transaction with any insider
of Purchaser, except as disclosed in this Agreement and the Disclosure
Schedules;
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(xxv) any
other
event or occurrence that may have or could reasonably be expected to have an
Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser (whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing); or
(xxvi) any
agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
(h) Tax
Matters.
(i) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.1(h)(i):
Purchaser:
(A) has
timely paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it though
the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date (including any Taxes shown due on any
Tax
Return);
(B) has
filed
or caused to be filed in a timely and proper manner (within any applicable
extension periods) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the
appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns
are
required to be filed; and all tax returns filed on behalf of Purchaser and
each
Purchaser Tax Affiliate were completed and correct in all material respects;
and
(C) has
not
requested or caused to be requested any extension of time within which to file
any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
(ii) Purchaser
has previously delivered true, correct and complete copies of all Federal Tax
Returns filed by or on behalf of Purchaser through the date hereof for the
periods ending after December 31, 2004.
(iii) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 5.1(h)(iii):
(A) since
January 1, 2005, Purchaser has not been notified by the IRS or any other
Governmental Body that any issues have been raised (and no such issues are
currently pending) by the IRS or any other Governmental Body in connection
with
any Tax Return filed by or on behalf of Purchaser or any Purchaser Tax
Affiliate; there are no pending Tax audits and no waivers of statutes of
limitations have been given or requested with respect to Purchaser or any
Purchaser Tax Affiliate (for years that it was a Purchaser Tax Affiliate);
no
Tax liens have been filed against Purchaser or unresolved deficiencies or
additions to Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against Purchaser
or
any Purchaser Tax Affiliate (for the years that it was a Purchaser Tax
Affiliate);
(B) full
and
adequate accrual has been made (i) on the Purchaser Balance Sheet, and the
books
and records of Purchaser for all income Taxes currently due and all accrued
Taxes not yet due and payable by Purchaser for all periods ending on or prior
to
the Purchaser Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) on the books and records of Purchaser
and for all Taxes payable by Purchaser for all periods beginning after the
Purchaser Balance Sheet Date;
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(C) Purchaser
has not incurred any liability for Taxes from and after the Purchaser Balance
Sheet Date other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and
consistent with past practices;
(D) Purchaser
has not (i) made an election (or had an election made on its behalf by another
person) to be treated as a “consenting corporation” under Section 341(f) of
the Code or (ii) a “personal holding company” within the meaning of Section 542
of the Code;
(E) Purchaser
has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to
the
collection or withholding of Taxes (such as Taxes or withholding of Taxes from
the wages of employees);
(F) Purchaser
has no liability in respect of any Tax sharing agreement with any Person and
all
Tax sharing agreements to which Purchaser has been bound have been
terminated;
(G) Purchaser
has not incurred any Liability to make any payments either alone or in
conjunction with any other payments that:
(1) shall
be
non-deductible under, or would otherwise constitute a “parachute payment” within
the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding provision of
state local or foreign income Tax Law); or
(2) are
or
may be subject to the imposition of an excise Tax under Section 4999 of the
Code;
(H) Purchaser
has not agreed to (nor has any other Person agreed to on its behalf) and is
not
required to make any adjustments or changes on, before or after the Closing
Date, to its accounting methods pursuant to Section 481 of the Code, and
the Internal Revenue Service has not proposed any such adjustments or changes
in
the accounting methods of Purchaser;
(I) no
claim
has been made within the last three years by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction in which Purchaser does not file Tax Returns that Purchaser is
or
may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(J) the
consummation of the Share Exchange will not trigger the realization or
recognition of intercompany gain or income to Purchaser under the Federal
consolidated return regulations with respect to Federal, state or local Taxes;
and
(K) Purchaser
is not currently, nor has it been at any time during the previous five years,
a
“U.S. real property holding corporation” and, therefore, the Purchaser Common
Stock is not “U.S. real property interests,” as such terms are defined in
Section 897 of the Code.
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(i) Title
to Assets.
Purchaser has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
the properties and assets owned or leased and used by it to operate the
Purchaser Business in the manner presently operated by Purchaser, as reflected
in Purchaser Financial Information.
(j) Real
Property.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
5.1(j)
Purchaser does not own or hold an ownership interest in any Real
Property.
(k) Leased
Real Property.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(k)
Purchaser does not own or a leasehold interest in any Real
Property.
(l) Condition
of Facilities.
(i) Use
of
the Real Property of Purchaser for the various purposes for which it is
presently being used is permitted as of right under all Applicable Laws related
to zoning and is not subject to “permitted nonconforming” use or structure
classifications. All Improvements are in compliance with all Applicable Laws,
including those pertaining to zoning, building and the disabled, are in good
repair and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are free
from
latent and patent defects. To the Knowledge of Purchaser, no part of any
Improvement encroaches on any real property not included in the Real Property
of
Purchaser, and there are no buildings, structures, fixtures or other
Improvements primarily situated on adjoining property which encroach on any
part
of the Land.
(ii) Each
item
of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in the Ordinary
Course of Business and is free from latent and patent defects. No item of
Tangible Personal Property is in need of repair or replacement other than as
part of routine maintenance in the Ordinary Course of Business. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 5.1(l)(ii),
all
Tangible Personal Property used in the Purchaser Business is in the possession
of Purchaser.
(m) Purchaser
Intellectual Property.
(i) Purchaser
owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legal enforceable rights to use
all:
(i) trademarks and service marks (registered or unregistered), trade dress,
trade names and other names and slogans embodying business goodwill or
indications of origin, all applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith; (ii)
patentable inventions, technology, computer programs and software (including
password unprotected interpretive code or source code, object code, development
documentation, programming tools, drawings, specifications and data) and all
applications and patents in any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing,
including re-issues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals
or extensions; (iii) trade secrets, including confidential and other non-public
information (iv) copyrights in writings, designs, software programs, mask works
or other works, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction for the
foregoing and all moral rights related thereto; (v) databases and all database
rights; and (vi) Internet Web sites, domain names and applications and
registrations pertaining thereto (collectively, “Purchaser
Intellectual Property”)
that
are used in the Purchaser Business except for any such failures to own, be
licensed or process that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(ii) Purchaser
owns or has the right to use all software currently used in and material to
the
Purchaser Business.
(n) SEC
Reports and Financial Statements.
Since
January 1, 2005, Purchaser has filed with the SEC all reports and other filings
required to be filed by Purchaser in accordance with the Securities Act and
the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
“Purchaser
SEC Reports”).
As of
their respective dates, Purchaser SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and
the
respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to such
Purchaser SEC Reports and, except to the extent that information contained
in
any Purchaser SEC Report has been revised or superseded by a later Purchaser
SEC
Report filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, none
of
the Purchaser SEC Reports contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omitted to state any 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 Purchaser included
in Purchaser SEC Reports were prepared from and are in accordance with the
accounting books and other financial records of Purchaser, were prepared in
accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by the rules of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and presented fairly
the consolidated financial position of Purchaser and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set
forth
in the Purchaser SEC Reports, Purchaser has no liabilities or obligations of
any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) other than
liabilities or obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business. The
Purchaser SEC Reports accurately disclose (i) the terms and provisions of all
stock option plans, (ii) transactions with Affiliates, and (iii) all material
contracts required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation
S-B
promulgated by the SEC.
(o) Contracts.
Schedule 5.1(o)
is a
true, complete and accurate list of all written or oral contracts,
understandings, agreements and other arrangements (including a brief description
of all such oral arrangements) executed by an officer or duly authorized
employee of Purchaser or to which Purchaser is a party either:
(i) involving
more than $10,000, or
(ii) in
the
nature of a collective bargaining agreement, employment agreement, or severance
agreement with any of its directors, officers and employees.
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Purchaser
has delivered or will, prior to Closing, deliver to Sino Palace a correct and
complete copy of each Contract (redacted copies for names are acceptable) listed
in Schedule 5.1(o)
(the
“Purchaser
Contracts”).
Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.1(o):
(i)
Purchaser has fully complied with all material terms of Purchaser Contracts;
(ii) to the Knowledge of Purchaser, other parties to Purchaser Contracts have
fully complied with the terms of Purchaser Contracts; and (iii) there are no
disputes or complaints with respect to nor has Purchaser received any notices
(whether oral or in writing) that any other party to Purchaser Contracts is
terminating, intends to terminate or is considering terminating, any of
Purchaser Contracts listed or required to be listed in Schedule 5.1(o).
(p) Powers
of Attorney.
There
are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of
Purchaser.
(q) Litigation.
(i) There
is
no pending or, to Purchaser’s Knowledge, threatened Proceeding:
(A) by
or
against Purchaser or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Purchaser
Business which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(B) that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, the Share Exchange.
To
the
Knowledge of Purchaser, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement
of
any such Proceeding.
(ii) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(ii):
(A) there
is
no material Order to which Purchaser or the Purchaser Business is subject;
and
(B) to
the
Knowledge of Purchaser, no officer, director, agent or employee of Purchaser
is
subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent or employee
from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to
the
Purchaser Business.
(iii) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(iii):
(A) Purchaser
has been and is in compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each
Order to which it or the Purchaser Business is or has been subject;
(B) No
event
has occurred or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely to constitute
or
result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of or failure
to
comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which Purchaser or the
Purchaser Business is subject; and
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(C) Purchaser
has not received any notice, or received but subsequently resolved to the
satisfaction of the Governmental Body or other Person (evidence of such approval
is attached as Schedule 5.1(q)(iii)),
or
other communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or
any
other Person regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation
of,
or failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which
Purchaser or the Purchaser Business is subject.
(r) Employee
Benefits.
(i) Purchaser
has no (i) Employee Benefit Plans, (ii) bonus, stock option, stock purchase,
stock appreciation right, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental
retirement, severance, and fringe benefit plans, programs, policies or
arrangements, and (iii) employment or consulting agreements, for the benefit
of,
or relating to, any current or former employee (or any beneficiary thereof)
of
Purchaser, in the case of a plan described in (i) or (ii) above, that is
currently maintained by Purchaser or with respect to which Purchaser has an
obligation to contribute, and in the case of an agreement described in
(iii) above, that is currently in effect (the “Purchaser
Employee Plans”).
(ii) No
director, officer, or employee of Purchaser will become entitled to retirement,
severance or similar benefits or to enhanced or accelerated benefits (including
any acceleration of vesting or lapsing of restrictions with respect to
equity-based awards) under any Purchaser Employee Plan solely as a result of
consummation of the Share Exchange.
(s) Insurance.
Schedule 5.1(s)
is an
accurate and complete description of all policies of insurance of any kind
or
nature, including, but not limited to, fire, liability, workmen's compensation
and other forms of insurance owned or held by or covering Purchaser or all
or
any portion of its property and assets.
(t) Employees.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx is the sole employee of Purchaser and she presently does not
receive any compensation for her services. To the Knowledge of Purchaser, no
officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor of Purchaser
is
bound by any Contract that purports to limit the ability of such officer,
director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor (i) to engage in or
continue or perform any conduct, activity, duties or practice relating to the
Purchaser Business or (ii) to assign to Purchaser or to any other Person any
rights to any invention, improvement, or discovery. No former or current
employee of Purchaser is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract
that
in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect the ability of Purchaser
to conduct the Purchaser Business.
(u) Labor
Relations.
Purchaser is not a party to any collective bargaining or similar agreement.
To
the Knowledge of Purchaser, there are no strikes, work stoppages, unfair labor
practice charges or grievances pending or threatened against Purchaser by any
employee of Purchaser or any other person or entity.
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(v) Legal
Compliance.
(i) To
the
Knowledge of Purchaser, Purchaser is in material compliance with all Applicable
Laws of any Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over Purchaser, including
any requirements relating to antitrust, consumer protection, currency exchange,
equal opportunity, health, occupational safety, pension and securities
matters.
(ii) Schedule 5.1(v)(ii)
contains
a complete and accurate list of each Governmental Authorization that is held
by
Purchaser or that otherwise relates to the Purchaser Business. Each Governmental
Authorization listed or required to be listed in Schedule 5.1(v)(ii)
is valid
and in full force and effect. The Governmental Authorizations listed in
Schedule 5.1(v)(ii)
collectively constitute all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to
permit Purchaser to lawfully conduct and operate the Purchaser
Business.
(w) Brokers'
Fees.
Purchaser has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to
any
broker, finder or agent with respect to the Share Exchange for which Purchaser
could become liable or obligated.
(x) Undisclosed
Liabilities.
To the
Knowledge of Purchaser, it has no liability (and to the Knowledge of Purchaser,
there is no basis for any present or future Proceeding, charge, complaint,
claim, or demand against any of them giving rise to any liability), except
for
(i) liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Purchaser Balance Sheet; or
(ii) liabilities
which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the
Purchaser Balance Sheet.
(y) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement do
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements and information contained herein
not misleading.
ARTICLE
VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS
6.1
Access to Information. Between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, each Party will give to the other and
its
counsel, accountants and other Representatives full access to all the
properties, documents, contracts, personnel files and other records and shall
furnish copies of such documents and with such information with respect to
its
affairs as may from time to time be reasonably requested. Each Party will
disclose to the other and make available to such Party and its Representatives
all books, contracts, accounts, personnel records, letters of intent, papers,
records, communications with regulatory authorities and other documents relating
to the business and operations of Shiner Group or Purchaser, as the case may
be.
In addition, Sino Palace shall make available to Purchaser all such banking,
investment and financial information as shall be necessary to allow for the
efficient integration of Shiner Group’s banking, investment and financial
arrangements with those of Purchaser at the Closing. Access of Purchaser
pursuant to the foregoing shall be granted at a reasonable time and upon
reasonable notice.
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6.2
Effect of Access.
(a) Nothing
contained in this Article VI shall be deemed to create any duty or
responsibility on the part of either Party to investigate or evaluate the value,
validity or enforceability of any Contract or other asset included in the assets
of the other Party.
(b) With
respect to matters as to which any Party has made express representations or
warranties herein, the Parties shall be entitled to rely upon such express
representations and warranties irrespective of any investigations made by such
Parties, except to the extent that such investigations result in actual
knowledge of the inaccuracy or falsehood of particular representations and
warranties.
ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS
7.1
Preservation of Business.
(a) Prior
to
the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Sino Palace will use its
Best
Efforts to preserve the Business, to keep available to Purchaser the services
of
the present employees of the Shiner Group, and to preserve for Purchaser the
goodwill of the suppliers, customers and others having business relations with
the Shiner Group. The Shiner Group shall conduct its Business only in the usual
and ordinary course as it has previously been conducted, including, without
limitation, its policies and practices relating to the collection of accounts
receivable and the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities, and not
introduce any new methods of management, operations or accounting, without
Purchaser’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
maintain its assets in as good working order and condition as at present,
ordinary wear and tear excepted; perform all material obligations under material
agreements and leases relating to or affecting it, and keep in full force and
effect present insurance policies.
(b) Prior
to
the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Purchaser will use its Best
Efforts to preserve the Purchaser Business, to keep available to Purchaser
the
services of the present employees of Purchaser, and to preserve for Purchaser
the goodwill of the suppliers, customers and others having business relations
with Purchaser. Purchaser shall conduct the Purchaser Business only in the
usual
and ordinary course as it has previously been conducted, including, without
limitation, its policies and practices relating to the collection of accounts
receivable and the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities, and not
introduce any new methods of management, operations or accounting, without
the
prior written consent of Sino Palace (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
maintain its assets in as good working order and condition as at present,
ordinary wear and tear excepted; perform all material obligations under material
agreements and leases relating to or affecting it, and keep in full force and
effect present insurance policies.
7.2
Current Information. During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, each Party hereto
shall promptly notify each other Party of any (i) significant change in the
normal course of business or operations of its business, (ii) Proceeding (or
communications indicating that the same may be contemplated), or the institution
or threat or settlement of Proceedings, in each case involving the Parties
the
outcome of which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Party, taken as a whole or (iii) event which
such Party reasonably believes could be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the ability of any party hereto to consummate the Share
Exchange.
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(b) During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, Purchaser shall
promptly notify Sino Palace of any correspondence received from the SEC and
shall deliver a copy of such correspondence to Sino Palace within two (2)
Business Days of receipt.
7.3
Material Transactions. Prior
to
the Closing, no
Party
will
(other than (i) as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements, (ii) with respect to transactions for which there is a binding
commitment existing prior to the date hereof disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedules, and (iii) transactions described on Schedule
7.3
which do
not vary materially from the terms set forth on such Schedule
7.3,
or in
the Ordinary Course of Business without first obtaining the written consent
of
the other Parties):
(a) declare
or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to shareholders, whether
in
cash, stock or other property;
(b) amend
its
Governing Documents or enter into any agreement to merge or consolidate with,
or
sell a significant portion of its assets to, any other Person;
(c) except
pursuant to options, warrants, conversion rights or other contractual rights,
issue any shares of its capital stock or any options, warrants or other rights
to subscribe for or purchase such common or other capital stock or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such common or other capital
stock;
(d) directly
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its common or other capital
stock;
(e) effect
a
reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, exchange of shares, readjustment
or other similar change in or to any capital stock or otherwise reorganize
or
recapitalize;
(f) enter
into any employment contract which is not terminable upon notice of ninety
(90)
days or less, at will, and without penalty except as provided herein or grant
any increase (other than ordinary and normal increases consistent with past
practices) in the compensation payable or to become payable to officers or
salaried employees, grant any stock options or, except as required by law,
adopt
or make any change in any bonus, insurance, pension or other Employee Benefit
Plan, agreement, payment or agreement under, to, for or with any of such
officers or employees;
(g) make
any
payment or distribution to the trustee under any bonus, pension, profit -sharing
or retirement plan or incur any obligation to make any such payment or
contribution which is not in accordance with such
Party's usual
past practice, or make any payment or contributions or incur any obligation
pursuant to or in respect of any other plan or contract or arrangement providing
for bonuses, options, executive incentive compensation, pensions, deferred
compensation, retirement payments, profit sharing or the like, establish or
enter into any such plan, contract or arrangement, or terminate or modify any
plan;
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(h) prepay
any debt in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), borrow or agree
to
borrow any amount of funds except in the Ordinary Course of Business or,
directly or indirectly, guarantee or agree to guarantee obligations of others,
or fail to pay any monetary obligation in a timely manner prior to
delinquency;
(i) enter
into any agreement, contract or commitment having a term in excess of three
(3)
months or involving payments or obligations in excess of Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) in the aggregate, except in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(j) amend
or
modify any material Contract;
(k) agree
to
increase the compensation or benefits of any employee (except for normal annual
salary increases in accordance with past practices);
(l) place
on
any of its assets or properties any pledge, charge or other Encumbrance, except
as otherwise authorized hereunder, or enter into any transaction or make any
contract or commitment relating to its properties, assets and business, other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business or as otherwise disclosed
herein;
(m) guarantee
the obligation of any person, firm or corporation, except in the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(n) make
any
loan or advance in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or
cancel
or accelerate any material indebtedness owing to it or any claims which it
may
possess or waive any material rights of substantial value;
(o) sell
or
otherwise dispose of any Real Property or any material amount of any tangible
or
intangible personal property other than leasehold interests in closed
facilities, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) commit
any act or fail to do any act which will cause a Breach of any Contract and
which will have a Material Adverse Effect on its business, financial condition
or earnings;
(q) violate
any Applicable Law which violation might have a Material Adverse Effect on
such
Party;
(r) purchase
any real or personal property or make any other capital expenditure where the
amount paid or committed is in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) per
expenditure;
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(s) except
in
the Ordinary Course of Business, enter into any agreement or transaction with
any of such Party's Affiliates; or
(t) engage
in
any transaction or take any action that would render untrue in any material
respect any of the representations and warranties of such
Party contained
in this Agreement, as if such representations and warranties were given as
of
the date of such transaction or action.
7.4
Public Disclosures. Purchaser
and Sino
Palace
will
consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making
any
public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation except as may be required by Applicable
Law. The Parties shall issue a joint press release, mutually acceptable to
Sino
Palace
and
Purchaser, promptly upon execution and delivery of this Agreement.
7.5
Confidentiality. Purchaser
and Sino
Palace
shall
hold, and shall use their best efforts to cause their respective auditors,
attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors to
hold, in strict confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or
administrative process or by other requirements of law, all Confidential
Information, and each Party shall not release or disclose such Confidential
Information to any other Person, except its auditors, attorneys, financial
advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.6
No Shop. From
the
date of this Agreement until the earlier of (i) the Closing, (ii) August 31,
2007, or (iii) until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
Article X
hereof,
neither Purchaser nor Sino Palace shall initiate, solicit or encourage
(including by way of furnishing assistance or proprietary information), or
take
any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal
relating to, or that may reasonably be expected to lead to, any “Competing
Transaction” (as defined below), or enter into any discussions or negotiate with
any person or entity in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a Competing
Transaction, or agree to or endorse any Competing Transaction, or authorize
or
permit any of its Representatives to take any such action, and each Party shall
promptly notify the other Party of all relevant terms (including the identity
of
the parties involved) of any such inquiries and proposals received by such
Party
or any such officer, director, investment banker, financial advisor, attorney,
accountant or other Representative relating to any of such matters and if such
inquiry or proposal is in writing, such Party shall promptly deliver or cause
to
be delivered to the other Party a copy of such inquiry or proposal. For the
purposes of this Agreement, “Competing
Transaction”
shall
mean any of the following (other than the Share Exchange) (i) any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction;
(ii)
any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition
of
the assets of any Party; (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer for more
than
fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of any Party
or other form of investment in, or purchase of, capital stock of any Party;
(iv)
any current Affiliate acquiring beneficial ownership of, or any group (as such
term is defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) being formed which
beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of,
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding shares of the capital
stock
of any Party; or (v) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention
to
do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
In
the event that the provisions of this Section 7.6 are violated by any Party
or
by any Party's Representatives, and the Share Exchange is not consummated,
then,
in addition to other remedies available to the non-violating Party, the
non-violating Party will be entitled to receive from the violating Party all
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
relating to the Share Exchange), which such non-violating Party has
incurred.
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7.7
Other Actions. None
of
Sino Palace or Purchaser shall knowingly or intentionally take any action,
or
omit to take any action, if such action or omission would, or reasonably might
be expected to, result in any of its representations and warranties set forth
herein being or becoming untrue in any material respect, or in any of the
conditions to the Share Exchange set forth in this Agreement not being
satisfied, or delay the Closing or (unless such action is required by Applicable
Law) which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of Sino Palace
or
Purchaser to obtain any Consents required for the consummation of the Share
Exchange without imposition of a condition or restriction which would have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Surviving Corporation or which would otherwise
materially impair the ability of Sino Palace or Purchaser to consummate the
Share Exchange in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or materially
delay such consummation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Sino
Palace shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all Consents required
of
Third Parties in respect of the Share Exchange under all material Contracts
to
which Sino Palace is a party
7.8
Cooperation.
(a) Purchaser
and Sino Palace shall together or pursuant to an allocation of responsibility
agreed to between them, (i) cooperate with one another in determining whether
any filings are required to be made or consents are required to be obtained
in
any jurisdiction prior to the Closing in connection with the consummation of
the
Share Exchange and cooperate in making any such filings promptly and in seeking
to obtain timely any such Consents, (ii) use their respective commercially
reasonable efforts to cause to be lifted any impediment preventing consummation
of the Share Exchange, or any part thereof, or the other transactions
contemplated hereby, and (iii) furnish to one another and to one another’s
counsel all such information as may be required to affect the foregoing
actions.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, and unless this Agreement shall
have been validly terminated as provided herein, each of Purchaser and Sino
Palace shall use all reasonable efforts (i) to take, or cause to be taken,
all
actions necessary to comply promptly with all legal requirements which may
be
imposed on such party (or any subsidiaries or Affiliates of such party) with
respect to this Agreement and to consummate the Share Exchange, subject to
the
vote of its stockholders described above, and (ii) to obtain (and to cooperate
with the other party to obtain) any Consent by any Governmental Body and/or
any
Third Party which is required to be obtained or made by such Party or any of
its
Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the Share Exchange. Each of
Purchaser and Sino Palace will promptly cooperate with and furnish information
to the other in connection with any such burden suffered by, or requirement
imposed upon, either of them or any of their Affiliates in connection with the
foregoing.
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ARTICLE
VIII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
8.1
Mutual Conditions. The
respective obligations of each party to effect the Share Exchange shall be
subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following
conditions (any of which may be waived in writing by Purchaser and Sino
Palace):
(a) None
of
Purchaser, any member of Shiner Group or Sino Palace shall be subject to any
Order by a court of competent jurisdiction which (i) prevents or materially
delays the consummation of the Share Exchange or (ii) would impose any material
limitation on the ability of Purchaser effectively to exercise full rights
of
ownership of the common stock of any member of the Shiner Group or any material
portion of the assets or Business, taken as a whole.
(b) No
statute, rule or regulation, shall have been enacted by any Governmental Body
that makes the consummation of the Share Exchange illegal.
(c) Purchaser
and Sino Palace shall have received all Consents of Third Parties that are
required of such Third Parties prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange,
in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser or Sino Palace, as the case may
be, except where the failure to obtain such consent, approval or authorization
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.2
Conditions to the Obligations of
Purchaser. The
obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction,
at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Sino Palace contained herein that are
qualified as to materiality shall be true in all respects on and as of the
Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such
date, and each of the representations and warranties of Sino Palace that are
not
so qualified shall be true in all material respects.
(b) Sino
Palace shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement
to
be performed or complied with by Sino Palace at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding by or before
any
court or Govern-mental Body requesting or looking toward an Order that (a)
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Share Exchange, (b) could have
a
Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser’s ability to exercise control over or
manage the Shiner Group after the Closing or (c) could have a Material Adverse
Effect any member of the Shiner Group.
(d) On
the
Closing Date, there shall be no effective Order issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the Share
Exchange.
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(e) The
Related Agreements to which Sino Palace is a party and all other documents
to be
delivered by Sino Palace to Purchaser at the Closing shall be satisfactory
in
form and substance to Purchaser.
(f) All
Consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Bodies shall have been obtained
that are necessary, in the opinion of Purchaser Counsel, in connection with
(a)
the execution and delivery by Sino Palace of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements to which it is a Party or (b) the consummation by Sino Palace of
the
Share Exchange and copies of all such Consents shall have been delivered to
Purchaser.
(g) Purchaser
shall receive possession of the stock certificates evidencing ownership of
the
capital stock of each member of the Shiner Group.
(h) Sino
Palace and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser
the Return to Treasury Agreement and shall simultaneously with the Closing
consummate the transactions contemplated therein.
8.3
Conditions to the Obligations of Sino
Palace. The
obligations of Sino Palace under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction,
at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Purchaser contained herein that are qualified
as to materiality shall be true in all respects on and as of the Closing Date
(except for the representations and warranties made as of a specific date which
shall be true in all material respects as of such date) with the same force
and
effect as though made on and as of such date, and each of the representations
and warranties of Purchaser that are not so qualified shall be true in all
material respects.
(b) Purchaser
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants,
agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so
performed or complied with by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing.
(c) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding by or before
any
court or Govern-mental Body requesting or looking toward an Order, that (a)
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Share Exchange or (b) could
have
a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser.
(d) On
the
Closing Date, there shall be no effective Order issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the Share
Exchange.
(e) The
Related Agreements to which Purchaser is a party and all other documents to
be
delivered by Purchaser to Sino Palace at the Closing shall be satisfactory
in
form and substance to Sino Palace.
(f) All
Consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Bodies shall have been obtained
that are necessary, in the opinion of counsel to Sino Palace, in connection
with
(a) the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the Related
Agreements to which either of them is a party, and (b) the consummation by
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and copies of
all
such Consents shall have been delivered to Sino Palace.
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(g) Purchaser
shall have delivered to Sino Palace the resignation of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
from all positions as an officer and director of Purchaser effective upon
Closing.
(h) Purchaser
shall have delivered to Sino Palace evidence of the expansion of Purchaser's
Board of Directors to two (2) members and evidence of the appointment of up
one
(1) new director nominated by Sino Palace.
(i) Purchaser
shall deliver to each stockholder of Sino Palace a certificate evidencing
ownership of the Shares described in Section 3.2.
(j) Purchaser
shall deliver to Sino Palace evidence of the cancellation of 4,750,000 shares
of
Purchaser Common Stock held by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx.
(k) The
stockholders of Sino Palace shall have given all necessary approvals and
consents required under NGCL.
(l) The
Share
Exchange shall qualify as a tax-free transaction to each of Purchaser, Sino
Palace and Sino Palace’s stockholders.
(m) As
of the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall not have any debts or liabilities that are not
disclosed in the Purchaser SEC Reports and shall not have any liens recorded
against its properties or assets.
ARTICLE
IX. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
9.1
Survival of Representations.
All
representations and warranties made by any party to this Agreement or pursuant
hereto, as modified by any Disclosure Schedule, exhibit, certificate or other
document executed and delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing and
any investigation made by or on behalf of any party hereto for a period of
one
(1) year following the Closing Date. All statements contained herein or in
any
schedule, exhibit, certificate or other document executed and delivered pursuant
hereto shall be deemed representations and warranties for purposes of Sections
9.1, 8.2(a), and 8.3(a). The right to any remedy based upon such representations
and warranties shall not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect
to, or any knowledge acquired at any time, whether before or after execution
and
delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy
or
inaccuracy of any such representation or warranty.
ARTICLE
X. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
10.1
Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at anytime prior to the Closing:
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(a) by
mutual
written consent of Purchaser and Sino Palace;
(b) by
Purchaser or Sino Palace:
(i) if
the
Share Exchange shall not have been consummated on or before August 31,
2007, unless the failure to consummate the Share Exchange is the result of
a
willful and material Breach of this Agreement by the Party seeking to terminate
this Agreement;
(ii) if
any
court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body shall have issued
an
Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting the Share Exchange and such order, decree, ruling or other action
shall have become final and non-appealable;
(iii) in
the
event of a Breach by the other Party of any representation, warranty, covenant
or other agreement contained in this Agreement which cannot be or has not been
cured within ten (10) days after the giving of written notice to the breaching
Party of such Breach (provided that the terminating Party is not then in Breach
of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this
Agreement);
(iv) in
the
event that (i) all of the conditions to the obligation of such Party to effect
the Share Exchange set forth in Section 8.1 shall have been satisfied and (ii)
any condition to the obligation of such Party to effect the Share Exchange
set
forth in Section 8.2 (in the case of Purchaser) or Section 8.3 (in the case
of
Sino Palace) is not capable of being satisfied prior to the end of the period
referred to in Section 10.1(b)(i); or
(v) if
there
shall have occurred prior to the Closing changes in Applicable Law that, in
the
aggregate, shall have a Material Adverse Effect on either Party.
10.2
Effect of Termination. In
the
event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 10.1, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability
or obligation on the part of any Party except to the extent that such
termination results from the willful and material Breach by a Party of any
of
its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in
this
Agreement, in which case the terminating Party shall have the right to pursue
any remedies available to it at law or in equity.
10.3
Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of each of the Parties.
10.4
Extension; Waiver. At
any
time prior to the Closing, the Parties may (i) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, (ii)
waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (iii)
waive
compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement.
Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall
be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such
Party.
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10.5
Procedure for Termination, Amendment Extension or
Waiver. A
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1, an amendment of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10.3, or an extension or waiver pursuant to
Section 10.4 shall, in order to be effective, require in the case of Purchaser
or Sino Palace, action by its Board of Directors or the duly authorized designee
of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1
Notices. Any
communications required or desired to be given hereunder shall be deemed to
have
been properly given if sent by hand delivery or by facsimile and overnight
courier or overnight courier to the parties hereto at the following addresses,
or at such other address as either party may advise the other in writing from
time to time:
If
to
Purchaser:
Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
X.X., Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Esquire
Suite
#000-000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If
to
Sino Palace:
Sino
Palace Holdings Ltd.
00/X
Xxxx
Xxxx., Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.
0
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 570125
Facsimile:
00-000-00000000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxx
Xxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esquire
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
such
communications shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of hand
delivery or facsimile or on the next Business Day following the deposit of
such
communications with the overnight courier.
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11.2
Further Assurances. Each
Party hereby agrees to perform any further acts and to execute and deliver
any
documents which may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of
this
Agreement.
11.3
Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, applied without giving effect to
any
conflicts-of-law principles.
11.4
Commissions. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.24,
each of
the Parties hereto represents and warrants that no broker or finder is entitled
to any brokerage or finder’s fee or other commission in connection with the
Share Exchange. Each of the Parties hereto shall pay or discharge, and shall
indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against, all claims or
liabilities for brokerage commissions or finder’s fees incurred by reason of any
action taken by it.
11.5
Captions. The
captions or headings in this Agreement are made for convenience and general
reference only and shall not be construed to describe, define or limit the
scope
or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.
11.6
Integration of Exhibits and Schedules. All
Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement are integral parts of this
Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
11.7
Entire Agreement. This
Agreement, the Related Agreements, including all Exhibits and Disclosure
Schedules attached hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement of the
parties and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements between
the parties, written or oral, with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby. Such agreement may not be changed or terminated orally, but may only
be
changed by an agreement in writing signed by the party or parties against whom
enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension, discharge or
termination is sought.
11.8
Expenses. Except
as
expressly provided otherwise, each party hereto will bear its own costs and
expenses (including fees and expenses of auditors, attorneys, financial
advisors, bankers, brokers and other consultants and advisors) incurred in
connection with this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.9
Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
together constitute and be one and the same instrument.
11.10
Binding Effect. This
Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties
hereto, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall
acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No Party may
assign any right or obligation hereunder without the prior written consent
of
the other Parties.
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11.11
No Rule of Construction. The
Parties agree that, because all Parties participated in negotiating and drafting
this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply to this Agreement which
construes ambiguous language in favor of or against any Party by reason of
that
Party’s role in drafting this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser
and Sino Palace have caused this Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers,
all
as of the day and year first above written.
By
Purchaser:
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
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By
Sino Palace:
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SINO
PALACE HOLDINGS LTD.
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By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A Disclosure
Schedules
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