NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of May 17, 2007, is by and among Jpak Group Co., Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), Grand
International Industrial Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong
Kong (“Grand International”), and each investor identified on the signature
pages hereto (individually, an “Investor” and, collectively, the
“Investors”).
Recitals
A. The
Investors wish to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell to the Investors,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions stated in this Agreement, an
aggregate of US$5,500,000 in principal amount of Senior Secured Convertible
Notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(a
“Note” and, collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes shall have an issue price of
US$500,000 per Note.
B. The
Company intends to enter into a reverse merger or share exchange transaction
(the
“Acquisition”) with
a
company filing periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the
“Public
Shell”;
provided, that the Public Shell shall be RX Staffing, Inc. for $400,000 and
shares of common stock representing 5% of the outstanding common stock of the
Surviving Company (calculated in the same manner as the determination of the
Conversion Rate set forth in Section 3(b) of the Note) so long as the Company’s
counsel is satisfied with its due diligence review of RX Staffing, Inc. in
its
sole determination) and, simultaneously with the closing of such Acquisition,
the surviving company in such Acquisition (the “Surviving Company”) will issues
shares of convertible preferred stock (the “Surviving Company Shares”) and
warrants to purchase common stock (the “Surviving Company Warrants”) to the
Investors in accordance with the terms of the Notes. The terms of the Surviving
Company Shares and Surviving Company Warrants are substantially as set forth
on
Exhibit
B
attached
hereto. The Surviving Company shall assume in writing the Company’s obligations
under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents following the
Acquisition.
C. The
Notes
will be convertible under certain conditions into such number of Surviving
Company Shares and Surviving Company Warrants as is necessary to provide the
Investors with a 30.56% ownership interest in the Surviving Company post-closing
of the Acquisition based upon the number of shares of common stock of the
Surviving Company issuable upon conversion of the Surviving Company Shares
and
all other securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock of the
Surviving Company, but not including the Surviving Company Warrants held by
the
Investors.
D. The
Company owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Grand
International (the “Grand International Shares”) and Grand International owns
approximately 88.23% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Qingdao
Renmin Printing Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Peoples
Republic of China (“Renmin”).
E. The
Company has agreed to secure its obligations under the Notes by granting to
the
Investors (and any subsequent holders of the Notes) a duly perfected first
priority security interest in all of the Grand International Shares held by
the
Company. In order to evidence the grant of such security interest,
contemporaneous with the sale of the Notes, the Company will execute and deliver
to the Investors a Stock Pledge Agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
(the
“Pledge Agreement”), and related documents and will take all other action deemed
by the Investors as necessary or advisable in relation thereto.
F. The
sale
of the Notes to the Investors will be effected in reliance upon the exemption
from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
(as
defined below) and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities
Act.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged,
1. Definitions.
In
addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for
the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect
to an
Investor which is a general or limited partnership, an Affiliate shall be deemed
to include affiliated partnerships managed by the same management company or
managing general partner or by an entity which controls, is controlled by,
or is
under common control with, such management company or managing general
partner.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open
for the general transaction of business.
“Control”
(including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control
with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute,
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Governing
Documents”
means,
as of any date, (i) in the case of a corporation, its certificate of
incorporation and by-laws, (ii) in the case of a partnership, its certificate
of
partnership and partnership agreement, (iii) in the case of a limited liability
company, its certificate of organization and limited liability company operating
agreement, and (iv) any similar governing document of any such entity, in each
such case as amended through such date.
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“Intellectual
Property”
means
all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures
and
inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice);
(ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names,
logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated
with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv)
registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v)
proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases
and
documentation).
“Knowledge”
means
the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under
the
Securities Act) of such Person, after due inquiry.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to the Company, Grand International or Renmin, a material adverse
effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), business, or prospects of the Company, Grand
International or Renmin, as the case may be, taken as a whole, or (ii) the
ability of the Company or Grand International, as the case may be, to perform
its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole
proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any
other
form of entity not specifically listed herein.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiaries”
means
Grand International and Renmin.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Notes and the Pledge Agreement and any other document
entered into pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes and the Pledge
Agreement.
2. Purchase
and Sale of the Notes.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, each of
the
Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall
sell
and issue to the Investors, the Notes in the respective amounts and for the
purchase price set forth opposite the Investors’ names on the signature pages
attached hereto as specified in Section 3 below.
3. Closing.
Upon
confirmation that the other conditions to closing specified herein have been
satisfied or duly waived by the Investors, the Company shall deliver to
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC, in trust, the Notes, each registered in such name or
names as the Investors may designate, with instructions that such Notes are
to
be held for release to the Investors only upon payment in full of the purchase
price to the Company by all the Investors. Upon such receipt by Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx PC of the Notes, each Investor shall promptly, but no more than three
(3) Business Days thereafter, cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be
sent
to the account of the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an
amount representing such Investor’s pro rata portion of the purchase price as
set forth on the signature pages to this Agreement. On the date (the “Closing
Date”) the Company receives the purchase price, the Notes shall be released to
the Investors (the “Closing”). The Closing shall take place at the offices of
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC, 1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, or at such other location and on such other date as the Company
and
the Investors shall mutually agree.
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4. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
For
purposes of this Section 4, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Investors that, except as set forth in the schedules delivered herewith
(collectively, the “Company Disclosure Schedules”):
4.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as contemplated to
be
conducted and to own its properties. The Company is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify
has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all
requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and
as
contemplated to be conducted and to own its properties. The Subsidiaries are
the
only subsidiaries, direct or indirect, of the Company. Each of the Subsidiaries
is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary
unless the failure to so qualify has not had and could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The outstanding shares of capital
stock of each of the Subsidiaries are owned as set forth on Schedule
4.1
hereto.
The shares of capital stock of Grand International and Renmin held directly
or
indirectly by the Company are owned free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and equities and claims; and no options, warrants or other rights to purchase,
agreements or other obligations to issue or other rights to convert any
obligations into shares of capital stock or ownership interests in the
Subsidiaries are outstanding.
4.2 Authorization.
The
Company has full power and authority and has
taken
all requisite action on the part of it, its officers, directors and stockholders
necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of
it
hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance and delivery
of
the Notes.
The
Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the
Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally.
4.3 Capitalization.
Schedule
4.3
sets
forth (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company on the date hereof; (b)
the number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding; (c) the number
of
shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d)
the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance
pursuant to securities exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable
for
any shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights and
were
issued in compliance with applicable foreign, state and federal securities
law
and any rights of third parties. No Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar
statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of the Company.
There are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other
rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company
is
or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as
contemplated by this Agreement, the Company is not currently in negotiations
for
the issuance of any equity securities of any kind. Except as set forth in the
Transaction Documents, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements,
option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind
among the Company and any of the securityholders of the Company relating to
the
securities of the Company held by them. Except as set forth in the Transaction
Documents, no Person has the right to require the Company to register any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act, whether on a demand basis
or
in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own
account or for the account of any other Person.
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The
issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not obligate the Company to issue
any of its securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) and will
not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price of any outstanding security.
The
Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill”
or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase
any
equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain
events.
4.4 Valid
Issuance.
The
Notes have been duly and validly authorized.
4.5 Consents.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents
and the offer, issuance and sale of the Notes require no consent of, action
by
or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or
official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state
securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable foreign, state
and
federal securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the
applicable time periods. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of each Investor set forth in Section 6 hereof, the Company has
taken
all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Notes, and
(ii)
the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the
provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement,
any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding
on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties
may
be subject and any provision of the Governing Documents of the Company that
is
or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investors as a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation,
the issuance of the Notes and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Notes
by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant
to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
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4.6 Financial
Information.
The
financial statements of Renmin as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2006
and the nine months ended March 31, 2007, attached hereto as Schedule
4.6,
present
fairly in all material respects the financial position of Renmin, and as of
the
dates thereof and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby,
and
have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, except that the statements that are unaudited
are subject to normal year-end adjustments and do not contain certain footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles (collectively, the
“Financial Statements”).
4.7 No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
June 30, 2006, there has not been:
(i) any
change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating
results of Renmin from that reflected in Financial Statements, except for
changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in
the
aggregate;
(ii) any
declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of
any
distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any redemption or repurchase of any securities of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iii) any
material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to
any
assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) any
waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;
(v) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any
obligation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary
course of business and which is not material to the assets, properties,
financial condition, operating results or business of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted and
as it
is proposed to be conducted);
(vi) any
change or amendment to the Governing Documents of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or other organizational documents, or material change to any
material contract or arrangement by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is bound or to which any of its assets or properties is subject;
(vii) any
material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect
to
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(viii) any
material transaction entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ix) the
loss
of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition
or
duties of the senior management of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(x) the
loss
or threatened loss of any customer(s) which has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;
or
(xi) any
other
event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the
aggregate.
4.8 No
Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the issuance and sale of the Notes will not conflict with or result in
a
breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a
default under (i) the Governing Documents of the Company, as in effect on the
date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to
the
Investors), or (ii)(a) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any
governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or properties, or (b) any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
is bound or to which any of its assets or properties is subject.
4.9 Tax
Matters.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have timely prepared and filed all tax returns
required to have been filed by them with all appropriate governmental agencies
and timely paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by them. The charges,
accruals and reserves on the books of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material respects,
and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of
any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits
by
any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which
is
not material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All
taxes and other assessments and levies that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly
withheld and collected and paid to the proper governmental entity or third
party
when due. There are no tax liens or claims pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
of
their respective assets or property. There are no outstanding tax sharing
agreements or other such arrangements between the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and any other corporation or entity.
4.10 Title
to Properties.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real
properties and all other properties and assets owned by them, in each case
free
from liens, any mortgages, liens, pledges, charges, security interests,
encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or
materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof
by them; and the Company and its Subsidiaries hold any leased real or personal
property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would
materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof
by them.
4.11 Certificates,
Authorities and Permits.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries possess adequate certificates, authorities or
permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to
conduct the business now operated by them and contemplated to be operated by
them, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to it, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in
the
aggregate.
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4.12 Labor
Matters. No
labor
dispute exists or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is imminent, with respect to any
of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would have
a
Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship
with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any
of
its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the
Company believes that its and its Subsidiaries’ relationship with its employees
is good. No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as
defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) has notified the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries that such officer intends to leave the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries. No executive officer, to the Company’s Knowledge, is
in violation of any term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure
or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other
contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment
of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where
the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.13 Intellectual
Property.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries own, license or possess all patents, trademarks,
trademark registrations, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade names,
copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, and rights reasonably necessary
for the conduct of its business as it is now conducted and contemplated to
be
conducted, except for such failures as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
and the Company has no Knowledge of any claim to the contrary or any challenge
by any other person to the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
with
respect to the foregoing. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not infringed
and are not infringing the Intellectual Property of a third party, and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of a claim by a
third party to the contrary.
4.14 Environmental
Matters.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any statute, rule,
regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court,
domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous
or
toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment
or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental
Laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that
is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or
contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, and is not subject to any
claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination,
liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or,
to
the Company’s Knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to such a
claim.
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4.15 Litigation.
There
are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties; and to the Company’s
Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or
contemplated.
4.16 Insurance
Coverage.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries maintain in full force and effect insurance
coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business
being conducted and contemplated to be conducted and properties owned or leased
by them, and the Company reasonably believes such insurance coverage to be
adequate against all liabilities, claims and risks against which it is customary
for comparably situated companies to insure.
4.17 Brokers
and Finders.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.17
attached
hereto, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or an Investor for any commission, fee or
other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
entered into by or on behalf of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
4.18 No
Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person acting on its
or
their behalf, has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising
(as
those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale
of
any of the Notes.
4.19 No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of its Affiliates or any other
Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any
offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any
security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the
Company on Section 4(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions
contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Notes under the
Securities Act.
4.20 Private
Placement.
Subject
to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors set
forth
in Section 6, the offer and sale of the Notes to the Investors as contemplated
hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
4.21 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge any
current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other
Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has on
behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in connection with its
business: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b)
made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials
or
employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful
or
unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or
fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.
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4.22 Material
Agreements.
Each
material contract, document or other agreement of the Company or any its
Subsidiaries is in full force and effect and is valid and enforceable by and
against the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with its terms (except
as
rights to indemnity and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or
state securities laws and matter of public policy and except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general equitable principle). Neither the Company nor any
of
its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default
in the observance or performance of any term or obligation to be performed
by it
under any such agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the
Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or its
Subsidiaries or their respective properties or businesses may be bound, and
no
event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
such a default, in any such case in which the default or event, individually
or
in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
5. Representations
and Warranties of Grand International.
For
purposes of this Section 5, Grand International hereby represents and warrants
to the Investors that, except as set forth in the schedules delivered herewith
(collectively, the “Grand International Disclosure Schedules”):
5.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
Grand
International is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as contemplated to
be
conducted and to own its properties. Grand International is duly qualified
to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify
has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.2 Authorization.
Grand
International has full power and authority and has
taken
all requisite action on the part of it, its officers, directors and stockholders
necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) the
authorization of the performance of all obligations of it hereunder and
thereunder. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it
is a
party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Grand
International, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject
to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally.
5.3 Capitalization.
Schedule
5.3
sets
forth (a) the authorized capital stock of Grand International on the date
hereof; (b) the number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding; (c)
the number of shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to Grand International’s
stock plans; and (d) the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved
for issuance pursuant to securities exercisable for, or convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of Grand International. All of
the
issued and outstanding shares of Grand International’s capital stock have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free
of
pre-emptive rights and were issued in compliance with applicable foreign, state
and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No Person is
entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect
to any securities of Grand International. There are no outstanding warrants,
options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements
of
any character under which Grand International is or may be obligated to issue
any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents, Grand International is not currently in
negotiations for the issuance of any equity securities of any kind. There are
no
voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase
agreements or other agreements of any kind among Grand International and any
of
the securityholders of Grand International relating to the securities of Grand
International held by them. No Person has the right to require Grand
International to register any securities of Grand International under the
Securities Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration
of securities of Grand International for its own account or for the account
of
any other Person.
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5.4 Consents.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Grand International of this Agreement
and
the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party requires no consent
of,
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body,
agency, or official.
5.5 No
Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party by Grand International will not conflict with
or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or
constitute a default under (i) the Governing Documents of Grand International
as
in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made
available to the Investors), or (ii)(a) any statute, rule, regulation or order
of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over Grand International or any of its assets or properties, or
(b)
any agreement or instrument to which Grand International is a party or by which
Grand International is bound or to which any of its assets or properties is
subject.
6. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each of
the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to
the
Company and Grand International that:
6.1 Organization
and Existence.
Such
Investor is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited
liability company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited
liability company power and authority to invest in the Notes pursuant to this
Agreement.
6.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction
Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and will
each constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor,
enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally.
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6.3 Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
The
Notes to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such
Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act,
and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any
participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the
Securities Act
without
prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of such Notes in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws.
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor
to hold the Notes for any period of time. Such
Investor
is not a broker-dealer registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act
or
an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so
registered.
6.4 Investment
Experience.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss
of
its investment in the Notes and has such knowledge and experience in financial
or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the
investment contemplated hereby.
6.5 Disclosure
of Information.
Such
Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the
Company and its Subsidiaries requested by it and to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Company regarding their respective businesses and the terms
and
conditions of the offering of the Notes. Neither such inquiries nor any other
due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, limit
or
otherwise affect such Investor’s right to rely on the representations and
warranties made by the Company and Grand International contained in this
Agreement.
6.6 Restricted
Securities.
Such
Investor understands that the Notes are characterized as “restricted securities”
under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired
from
the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under
such
laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without
registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited
circumstances.
6.7 Legends.
It is
understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Notes
may
bear the following or any similar legend:
(a) “THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE
144(K), OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS.”
(b) If
required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of
sale
of the Notes, the legend required by such state authority.
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6.8 Accredited
Investor.
Such
Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D, as
amended, under the Securities Act. The definition of “accredited investor” is
attached hereto as Annex
I.
6.9 No
General Solicitation.
Such
Investor did not learn of the investment in the Notes as a result of any general
solicitation or general advertising.
6.10 Brokers
and Finders.
No
Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or an Investor for any commission, fee or
other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.
7.
Conditions
to Closing.
7.1 Conditions
to the Investors’ Obligations.
The
obligation of each Investor to purchase the Notes at Closing is subject to
the
fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of
the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor (as to
itself only):
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Company and Grand International
in
Sections 4 and 5 hereof qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect
shall be true and correct on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such
representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which
case
such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date, and, the representations and warranties made by the Company and Grand
International in Sections 4 and 5 hereof not qualified as to materiality or
Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all material respects
on
the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or
warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date. The Company and Grand International shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by them
on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The
Company and Grand International shall have obtained any and all consents,
permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for
consummation of the purchase and sale of the Notes and the consummation of
the
other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be consummated
on or prior to the Closing Date, all of which shall be in full force and
effect.
(c) The
Company shall have executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement.
(d) No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge,
justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order
of
or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or
proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining
or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in
the
other Transaction Documents.
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(e) The
Investors shall have received an opinion from Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC, US counsel
to the Company and Grand International, dated as of the Closing Date, in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Investors and addressing such legal
matters as the Investors may reasonably request.
(f) The
Investors shall have received an opinion from Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, Cayman
Islands counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Investors and addressing such legal
matters as the Investors may reasonably request.
(g) The
Investors shall have received an opinion from Xxx, Xxxx, Xxxxx, & Xxxx, Xxxx
Xxxx counsel to Grand International, dated as of the Closing Date, in form
and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Investors and addressing such legal
matters as the Investors may reasonably request.
(h) Since
the
date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have
occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.2 Conditions
to Obligations of the Company.
The
Company's obligation to sell and issue the Notes at the Closing is subject
to
the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the
Company:
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 6 hereof
qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct
on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or
warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and, the
representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 6 hereof not
qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct
in all material respects on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such
representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which
case
such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date. The Investors shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed
by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The
Investors shall have executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement.
(c) The
Investors shall have paid the purchase price for the Notes in accordance with
Section 3.
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7.3 Termination
of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.
(a) The
outstanding obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors,
on
the other hand, to effect any Closing shall terminate as follows:
(i) Upon
the
mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors;
(ii) By
the
Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 shall have become
incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the
Company;
(iii) By
an
Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in
Section 7.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have
been
waived by the Investor; or
(iv) By
either
the Company or any Investor (with respect to itself only) if the Closing has
not
occurred on or prior to June 30, 2007;
provided,
however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to
terminate its obligation to effect a Closing shall not then be in breach of
any
of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in
the
circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to
effect the Closing.
(b) In
the
event of termination by any Investor of its obligations to effect a Closing
pursuant to this Section 7.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given
to
the other Investors and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate
their obligations to effect such Closing upon written notice to the Company
and
the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 7.3 shall be deemed to release
any
party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair
the
right of any party to seek to compel specific performance by any other party
of
its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents.
8. Covenants
and Agreements.
8.1 Registration
Rights.
The
Company shall cause the Surviving Company in the Acquisition to be obligated
to
register for resale the shares of common stock issuable to the Investors (i)
upon conversion of the Surviving Company Shares and (ii) upon exercise of the
Surviving Company Warrants. The terms of such registration rights are
substantially as set forth on Exhibit
B
attached
hereto.
8.2 Reports.
The
Company will furnish to the Investors and/or their assignees such information
relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as from time to time may reasonably
be requested by the Investors and/or their assignees. For a period of two years
from the Closing, the Company shall cause the Surviving Company to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect
thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to
be
filed by the Surviving Company pursuant to the Exchange Act. During such two
year period, if the Surviving Company is not required to file reports pursuant
to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Investors and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c) of the Securities Act such information
as is required for the Investors to sell the Surviving Company Shares, the
Surviving Company Warrants and the shares of common stock of the Surviving
Company issuable upon conversions or exercise thereof under Rule 144 of the
Securities Act.
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8.3 No
Conflicting Agreements.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will take any action, enter into any
agreement or make any commitment that would conflict or interfere in any
material respect with the Company’s obligations to the Investors under the
Transaction Documents.
8.4 Compliance
with Laws.
Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries will comply in all material respects with
all
applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental
authorities.
8.5 Additional
Investment Right.
For a
period of three (3) months following the closing of the Acquisition, the
Investors shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to make an
additional investment of up to an aggregate maximum of US$5,000,000 in Surviving
Company Shares and Surviving Company Warrants (the “Additional Investment
Right”) on terms substantially as set forth on Exhibit
B
attached
hereto.
8.6 Insider
Share Escrow. Immediately prior to the closing of the Acquisition, the
Company shall cause certain of the management of the public company target
(“Target Management”) to deliver into an escrow account an aggregate
number
of
shares equal to 20% of the outstanding
shares
of common stock of the Surviving
Company immediately following the closing
of the Acquisition
and the
conversion of the Notes into the Surviving Company Shares,
based
upon the number of shares
of
common stock of the Surviving Company issuable
upon conversion of the Surviving Company Shares and all other securities
convertible into or exercisable for common stock of the Surviving Company,
but
not including the Surviving Company Warrants (the
“Escrowed Shares”).
If
the
Surviving Company achieves at least 90.01% of estimated net income for fiscal
year 2008
set
forth on Schedule 8.6, all
Escrowed Shares will be returned to the Target Management. If the Surviving
Company achieves between 50% and 90% of the estimated net income for fiscal
year 2008
set
forth on Schedule 8.6, for
every
10% the Surviving Company misses, the Investors would receive, on a pro rata
basis based upon the ownership percentage of such Investors in the Surviving
Company immediately following the Acquisition, 25% of
the
Escrowed Shares with any remaining amount of Escrowed Shares being returned
to
the Target Management. If the Surviving Company achieves less than 49.99% of
the
estimated net income for fiscal year 2008
set
forth on Schedule 8.6, all
of
the Escrowed Shares will be delivered to the Investors, on a pro
rata basis
based upon the ownership percentage of such Investors in the Surviving Company
immediately following the Acquisition.
8.7 Public
Disclosure; Marketing.
The
Surviving Company shall file a Form 8-K within one (1) Business Day from the
closing of the Acquisition. Upon completion of Acquisition and effectiveness
of
the registration statement filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 8.1
hereof, the Company shall (i) participate in at least two (2) non-deal road
show
in the United States, (ii) participate in at least two (2) conferences in the
United States, and (iii) hire an investor relations firm acceptable to the
Investors within sixty (60) days of the later to occur of (A) closing of the
Acquisition and (B) effectiveness of the registration statement filed with
the
Commission pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof.
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8.8 Use
of
Proceeds.
The net
proceeds from the sale of the Notes shall be used (i) to acquire the outstanding
capital stock of Renmin held as of the date of this Agreement by the government
of the Peoples Republic of China, which shares of capital stock represent
approximately 11.77% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Renmin
and
(ii) for working capital purposes.
8.9 Government
Buy-Out.
Within
ten (10) Business Days after the Company or Grand International acquires the
outstanding capital stock of Renmin held as of the date of this Agreement by
the
government of the Peoples Republic of China (which shares of capital stock
represent approximately 11.77% of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of
Renmin) and converts Renmin into a WOFE (Wholly-Owned Foreign Enterprise),
Renmin shall execute a counterpart signature to this Agreement to confirm the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof made by the Company
and Grand International shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
approval of the government of the Peoples Republic of China of a pledge of
the
shares of Renmin beneficially held by Grand International to the Investors.
The
Company and Grand International shall use commercially reasonable efforts and
shall act in good faith to consummate such acquisition as soon as practicable
after the date of this Agreement.
8.10 Surviving
Company Assumption.
The
Company shall cause the Surviving Company in the Acquisition to assume the
Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
by executing a counterpart signature to this Agreement to confirm such
assumption of obligations.
8.11 Investor
Obligations.
The
Investors shall act in good faith with respect to the Acquisition.
8.12 Conduct
Pending the Closing.
During
the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Acquisition,
the Company agrees as to itself and, with respect to Grand International and
Renmin, that except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement,
or
to the extent that the other party shall otherwise consent in writing or
otherwise provided for in Section 8.9, it shall not, nor in the case of the
Company shall it permit Grand International or Renmin to, issue, sell, redeem,
acquire or authorize any shares of its capital stock of any class or any
securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire,
any
such shares or convertible securities or other ownership interest.
8.13 Appointment
of Accounting Firm.
The
Company shall cause the Surviving Company to appoint a registered independent
public accounting firm of international standing as the Surviving Company’s
auditors following the completion of the Acquisition.
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8.14 Transfer
Restrictions.
No
Investor shall sell, transfer, assign or dispose of any Notes, Surviving Company
Shares, Surviving Company Warrants or shares of common stock issuable to the
Investors upon conversion of the Surviving Company Shares or upon exercise
of
the Surviving Company Warrants unless (a) there is then in effect an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed
disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration
statement or (b) such Investor has notified the Company in writing of any such
disposition and furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require registration
of such securities under the Securities Act; provided, however, that no such
opinion of counsel will be required (i) if the sale, transfer or assignment
is
made to an Affiliate of such Investor in compliance with applicable securities
laws, provided that such Affiliate provides the Company with customary
accredited investor and investment representations and agrees to be bound by
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, or (ii) if the sale, transfer or
assignment is made pursuant to Rule 144 and such Investor provides the Company
with customary representations and/or other evidence reasonably satisfactory
to
the Company that the proposed transaction satisfies the requirements of Rule
144.
8.15
Delivery
of Legal Opinion upon Conversion of Notes.
The
Company shall cause the Surviving Company in the Acquisition to deliver an
opinion of counsel regarding the valid issuance of the Surviving Company Shares
(and the common stock issuable upon due conversion thereof) and Surviving
Company Warrants (and the common stock issuable upon due exercise thereof)
upon
conversion of the Notes.
8.16 Appointment
of Chief Financial Officer.
The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving
Company to appoint a chief financial officer of the Surviving Company with
an
understanding of United States GAAP and Regulation S-X promulgated under the
Securities Act within six months of the date of this Agreement.
8.17 Marketing.
Following the closing of the Acquisition and to the extent requested by the
Investors, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the Surviving Company to retain an investor relations and PR firm.
8.18
Tax
Undertaking.
Following the Closing hereunder, the Company shall request a Tax Undertaking
in
the Cayman Islands and promptly deliver the Tax Undertaking to the Investors
upon receipt by the Company.
8.19
Background
Checks.
Following the Closing hereunder, the Company shall deliver criminal background
checks on each of the executive officers of the Company. In the event that,
as a
result of the findings contained in the background checks, the Company would
be
required to disclose information regarding such findings about any executive
officer pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-B or S-K promulgated under the
Securities Act or any rule of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the American Stock
Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange in any of the Company's required filings
under the Exchange Act, then the Company shall remove such executive officer
promptly and shall replace such executive officer as soon as commercially
reasonable.
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9. Survival
and Indemnification.
9.1 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
9.2 Indemnification.
Each of
the Company and Grand International, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation
reasonable attorney fees and disbursements and other expenses incurred in
connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or
proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof)
(collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person may become subject as a result of
any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to
be
performed by it under the Transaction Documents, and will reimburse any such
Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such Person.
9.3 Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
Promptly
after receipt by any Person (the “Indemnified Person”) of notice of any demand,
claim or circumstances which would or might give rise to a claim or the
commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 9.2, such Indemnified Person shall
promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume the defense
thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses;
provided, however, that
the
failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve
the
Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify.
In
any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain
its
own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person
shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; or (ii) in the
reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person representation of
both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. The Company shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if settled with such consent, or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Company and Grand International
shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person from and against
any
loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement
or
judgment. Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Company shall not effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes
an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising
out
of such proceeding.
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10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written
consent of the Company or the Investors, as applicable, provided, however,
that
an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole
or
in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of the
securities of the Surviving Company from an Investor in a private transaction
without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Investors, after
notice duly given by such Investor to the Company provided, that no such
assignment or obligation shall affect the obligations of such Investor
hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
an
Investor can transfer the Notes without restriction so long as such Investor
complies with Section 8.14.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties, including the
Surviving Company in the Acquisition. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto
or
their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations,
or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement.
10.2 Counterparts;
Faxes.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall
be
deemed an original.
10.3 Titles
and Subtitles.
The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
10.4 Notices.
Unless
otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter
described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed
given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice
shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal,
(iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier
of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) five days after such
notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given
by
an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall
be
deemed given two Business Days after delivery to such carrier. All notices
shall
be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such
other address as such party may designate by five days’ advance written notice
to the other party:
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If
to the
Company, to:
Qingdao
Renmin Printing Co., Ltd.
Xx.
00,
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Postal
Code 266401
P.R.
China
Telephone
No.: (000) 0000 0000
Facsimile
No.:
(000)
0000 0000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx PC
00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Telephone
No.: 000-000-0000
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Han
Kun
Law Offices
Suite
906, Office Xxxxx X0, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.
0
Xxxx Xxxxx An Ave.
Beijing,
100738 P. R. China
Telephone
No.: x00 00 0000 0000
Facsimile
No.: 86
10
8525 5511 / 8525 5522
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xx, Esq.
If
to an
Investor, to the address set forth under such Investor’s name on the signature
page hereof.
10.5 Expenses.
The
Company shall promptly reimburse the Investors, on a pro rata basis, an amount
not to exceed US$30,000 in the aggregate, for direct invoiced expenses to cover
due diligence costs. In addition, the Company shall promptly
reimburse
the Investors, on a pro rata basis, an amount not to exceed US$25,000 in the
aggregate, for the Investor’s reasonable legal fees. Unless otherwise provided
for in this Section 10.5, the parties hereto shall pay their own costs and
expenses in connection herewith.
10.6 Amendments
and Waivers.
Any
term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and the Investors and their respective permitted assigns. Any amendment or
waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each
holder of any Notes purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding,
each
future holder of all such Notes, and the Company.
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10.7 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law
which
renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
10.8 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the Annexes, Exhibits, the Company Disclosure Schedules,
the Grand International Disclosure Schedules and the other Transaction Documents
constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to
the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
10.9 Further
Assurances.
The
parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents
and
take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents and
to
evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein or therein
contained.
10.10 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County
and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
for
the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising
out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on
each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified
for
the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit,
action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that
any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an
inconvenient forum. EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN
CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
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10.11 Independent
Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase Notes pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in
any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Notes or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents.
Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or
out
of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
The
Company
acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same
Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple
Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any
Investor.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly
authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
Jpak
Group Co., Ltd.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Grand
International Industrial Limited
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[INVESTOR
SIGNATURE PAGE]
Name
of Investor:
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QVT
Fund LP,
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By
its general partner, QVT Associates GP LLC
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Principal
Amount of Notes (Purchase Price): US$2,750,000
Address
for Notice:
c/o
QVT
Financial LP
1177
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Yi Cen
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[INVESTOR
SIGNATURE PAGE]
Name
of Investor:
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Vision
Opportunity Master Fund
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Principal
Amount of Notes (Purchase Price): US$2,750,000
Address
for Notice and Delivery of the Notes:
Vision
Capital Advisors, LLC
00
Xxxx
00xx
Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.:
(000)
000-0000
Attention:
Antii Uusiheimala
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ANNEX
I
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
In
order
for the Company to offer and sell the Notes in conformance with state and
federal securities laws, the following information must be obtained regarding
your investor status. Please initial
each category applicable
to you as an Investor of Notes of the Company and execute
this
Accredited Investor Questionnaire where indicated below.
Definition
of “Accredited Investor”:
Category
A
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The
undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.)
whose
individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse,
presently
exceeds $1,000,000.
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Category
B
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The
undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.)
who
had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent
years,
or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each
of
those years (in each case including foreign income, tax exempt income
and
full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding any income
of other
family members and any unrealized capital appreciation) and has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year.
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Category
C
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The
undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company which
is
issuing and selling the Notes.
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Category
D
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The
undersigned is a bank; a savings and loan association; insurance
company;
registered investment company; registered business development company;
licensed small business investment company (“SBIC”); or employee benefit
plan within the meaning of Title 1 of ERISA and (a) the investment
decision is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings
and
loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor,
or
(b) the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or (c) is a
self
directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons that
are
accredited investors.
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Category
E
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The
undersigned is a private business development company as defined
in
section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
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Category
F
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The
undersigned is either a corporation, partnership, Massachusetts business
trust, or non-profit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case not formed for the specific
purpose of acquiring the Notes and with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000.
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Category
G
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The
undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000,
not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Notes, where the
purchase
is directed by a “sophisticated investor“ as defined in Regulation
506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act.
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Category
H
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The
undersigned is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the
equity
owners are “accredited investors” within one or more of the above
categories. If relying upon this Category alone, each equity owner
must
complete a separate copy of this
Agreement.
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Name
of Investor:
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Title:
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Date:
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
NOTE
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EXHIBIT
B
TERMS
OF
SURVIVING
COMPANY SHARES;
SURVIVING
COMPANY WARRANTS;
ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT RIGHT; AND
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
I. Surviving
Company Shares:
The
Investors shall receive Surviving Company Shares from conversion of the Notes
upon closing of the Acquisition. Certain terms of the Surviving Company Shares
are as follows (the Surviving Company Shares will be subject to such customary
additional terms not inconsistent with the below as set forth in the Certificate
of Designations or other applicable document to be filed by the Surviving
Company in connection with the Acquisition):
Preferred
Stock:
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Convertible
Preferred Stock will be issued by the Surviving Company, which will
be
convertible into shares of common stock of the Surviving Company
on a 1
for 1 basis.
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Conversion
Price
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Adjustment:
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In
the event the government buy-out described in Section 8.9 of the
Agreement
is not completed within four (4) months following the closing date
of the
Acquisition, the conversion price of the Surviving Company Shares
shall be
adjusted accordingly to reflect an approximately 88.23% ownership
of
Renmin (the conversion price is currently based on 100% ownership
of
Renmin).
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Dividends:
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The
Convertible Preferred Stock will not accrue dividends. However, in
the
event that any dividends are paid on the Surviving Company’s common stock,
the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall share with the holders
of
common stock on an as converted basis in such
dividends.
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Anti-dilution:
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For
a period of twelve (12) months after the closing of the Acquisition,
the
Convertible Preferred Stock will have full-ratchet anti-dilution
protection.
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After
twelve (12) months from the closing of the Acquisition, the Convertible
Preferred Stock will have weighted average anti-dilution
protection.
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Voting
Rights:
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The
holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote
together
with the holders of the Surviving Company’s common stock on an as
converted basis. The holders shall not be able to vote more than
9.99% of
the shares
of common
stock (on an as converted basis)
issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Restrictions
on Exercise:
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Investors
shall not convert Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent such
Investor’s beneficial ownership, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, of common stock of the Surviving Company would exceed
9.99%
of the Surviving Company’s outstanding common
stock.
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II. Surviving
Company Warrants:
The
Investors shall receive two classes of Surviving Company Warrants from
conversion of the Notes upon closing of the Acquisition. Certain terms of the
Surviving Company Warrants are as follows (the Surviving Company Warrants will
be subject to such customary additional terms not inconsistent with the below
as
set forth in the form of Warrants to be issued in connection with the
Acquisition):
Warrants:
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Warrants
will be issued by the Surviving Company in two classes - Class A
and Class
B.
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Each
class of Warrants will be exercisable for fifty percent (50%) of
the
number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Company issuable
upon
conversion of the Surviving Company Shares to be received by the
Investors
from conversion of the Notes upon closing of the
Acquisition.
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Each
class of Warrants will be exercisable for a period of four (4) years
beginning on the date of conversion of the Notes upon closing of
the
Acquisition.
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The
exercise price of the Class A Warrants shall be equal to 120% of
the
conversion price of the Surviving Company Shares.
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The
exercise price of the Class B Warrants shall be equal to 140% of
the
conversion price of the Surviving Company Shares.
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If
the shares of common stock of the Surviving Company underlying the
Warrants are not registered for resale with the SEC within twelve
(12)
months after the closing of the Acquisition, then the holders of
the
Warrants may make a cashless exercise of the Warrants.
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Each
class of Warrants will be callable at 250% of the exercise price
so long
as the shares of common stock of the Surviving Company underlying
the
Warrants are registered and there is a minimum average daily trading
volume of
$1,000,000
for 15 consecutive trading days.
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Anti-dilution:
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For
a period of twelve (12) months after the closing of the Acquisition,
the
Warrants will have full-ratchet anti-dilution
protection.
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After
twelve (12) months from the closing of the Acquisition, the Warrants
will
have weighted average anti-dilution protection.
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Restrictions
on Exercise:
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Investors
shall not exercise Warrants to the extent such Investor’s beneficial
ownership, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of common
stock of the Surviving Company would exceed 9.99% of the Surviving
Company’s outstanding common stock.
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III. Additional
Warrant:
The
Investors will receive a warrant to purchase additional shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock at the same per share price of the Convertible Preferred Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes, which shall be exercisable
for
a period
of three (3) months following the closing of the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement described below. The warrant shall
provide
for the purchase
of up to
an aggregate maximum of US$5,000,000 in Surviving Company Shares and Surviving
Company Warrants (the warrant
will be
subject to such customary additional terms not inconsistent with the
below):
Securities:
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The
terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants to be purchased
pursuant to this warrant shall
have the same terms as the Surviving Company Shares and Surviving
Company
Warrants, except as set forth below.
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Anti-dilution:
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The
Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased pursuant to such
warrant
will have weighted average anti-dilution protection.
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Conversion/Exercise:
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The
conversion price of the Convertible Preferred Stock purchased pursuant
to
the warrant
shall be 120% of the conversion price of the Surviving Company Shares
and
the exercise price of the Warrants purchased pursuant to the warrant shall
be 120% of the exercise price of the Surviving Company Warrants.
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IV.
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Registration
Rights:
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The
Investors shall have certain registration rights with respect to the shares
of
common stock of the Surviving Company issuable upon conversion of the Surviving
Company Shares and upon exercise of the Surviving Company Warrants. Certain
terms of the registration rights are as follows (the registration rights will
be
subject to such customary additional terms not inconsistent with the
below):
Registration
Rights:
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The
Surviving Company shall file a registration statement on Form SB-2
(or any
other applicable form) to register for resale the shares of common
stock
of the Surviving Company issuable upon conversion of the Surviving
Company
Shares and upon exercise of the Surviving Company Warrants. The
registration statement shall be filed within 30 days after the closing
of
the Acquisition. The registration statement must be declared effective
within 120 days after the closing of the Acquisition (150 days in
the
event of review by the SEC).
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The
securities purchased under the Additional Warrant shall
have the same registration rights as the Surviving Company Shares
and the
Surviving Company Warrants.
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Liquidated
damages of 2.0% (initially and for each 30-day period thereafter)
of the
purchase price paid by each Investor for the Notes will apply in
the event
the registration statement is not timely filed or declared effective,
not
to exceed a total of 10%. Such liquidated damages shall be paid by
the
Surviving Company in cash pro rata to the
Investors.
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V. Lock-Up
Agreements:
Management
shareholders of the Company shall execute customary lock-up agreements that
will
provide for a lock-up of the shares held by them for a period of six months
following the effective date of the registration statement described above.
In
addition, for a period of 12 months thereafter, the shareholders will be
entitled to sell 1/12 of their holdings at the start of such 12 month period
every month during such 12 month period.
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
PLEDGE AGREEMENT