NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”)
is made as of March 9, 2010, between and among: (a) Sinotop
Group Ltd., a Hong Kong company (the “Company”);
and (b) China
Broadband Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“Holder”).
Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Party” and
together as the “Parties”.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section 1 below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Holder intends to
provide the Consideration (as defined below) to the Company;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to
provide for the sale and issuance of a convertible promissory note in the form
attached as Exhibit A (the
“Note”) in
return for the provision by the Holder of the Consideration to the
Company;
WHEREAS, the Parties intend
for the Company to issue the Note in return for the Consideration;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration for the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
agreed by the Parties, it is agreed as follows.
AGREEMENT
1.
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Definitions.
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1.1
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“Charter”
means the Articles of Association of the Company in effect as of the date
hereof
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1.2
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“Closing”
is defined in Section 3.
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1.3
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“Consideration”
means Five Hundred Eighty Thousand United States Dollars (US$580,000), or
its equivalent in another currency acceptable to the Company, paid by the
Holder pursuant to this Agreement in exchange for the
Note.
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“Governmental
Authority” means any court, administrative agency, tribunal,
department, bureau or commission or other governmental authority,
instrumentality or arbitral body, domestic or foreign, federal, state,
local or provincial.
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1.5
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“Maturity
Date” is defined in the
Note.
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1.6
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“Note”
is defined in the Recitals.
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1.7
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“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, the Note, and the other documents
and instruments contemplated
therein.
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1.8
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“VIE
Agreements” is defined in Section
4.7.
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1.9
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“WFOE”
is defined in Section 6.1.
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Terms of the Note. In
return for the Consideration paid by the Holder, the Company will sell and
issue the Note to the Holder. The Note will have a principal balance equal
to the Consideration. The principal amount of the Note will bear interest,
will be payable on the Maturity Date, and will be convertible into shares
of the capital stock of the Company, all as provided in the
Note.
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Closing. The closing of
the sale and issuance of the Note by the Company to the Holder, in
exchange for the Consideration, (the “Closing”)
will take place on Xxxxx 0, 0000, xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx offices of
Pillsbury Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, or such other time and place as the
parties may agree in writing. At the Closing, (a) the Holder will deliver
the Consideration to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available
funds, to an account or accounts specified in writing by the Company and
delivered to the Holder at least one (1) day before the Closing, such
specification to be in sufficient detail to permit the Holder to complete
such wire transfer; and (b) the Company will deliver an executed original
of the Note to the Holder.
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Representations and Warranties
of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Holder,
as of the date of this Agreement, as set forth
below.
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4.1
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Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification. The Company is a company duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Hong Kong. The Company is
not required to be qualified, authorized, registered or licensed to do
business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction other than the
jurisdiction of its incorporation.
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Corporate Authority. The
Company has the absolute and unrestricted corporate right, power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement,
and the execution and delivery thereof by it have been duly authorized by
all necessary action on the part of its board of directors or other
governing body. This Agreement, when executed and delivered to the other
Parties, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms and will not
result in any breach of its memorandum and articles of association or
other similar charter document.
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4.3
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Charter. A true and
correct copy of the Company’s Charter is attached as Exhibit
B.
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4.4
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Subsidiaries. The
Company does not own or control any equity security or other interest of
any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other
business entity. The Company is not a participant in any joint venture,
partnership, limited liability company or similar arrangement. Except as
set forth in this Section 4.4, since its inception, the Company has not
consolidated or merged with, acquired all or substantially all of the
assets of, or acquired the stock of or any interest in any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other business
entity.
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4.5
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Capitalization;
Voting Rights.
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(a)
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Authorized Shares. The
Company is authorized to issue a maximum of 10,000 shares, par value
HK$1.00 each, of which 1 ordinary share will be issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Closing.
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Options, Warrants, etc.
There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including
conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), proxy or
stockholder agreements, or agreements of any kind for the purchase or
acquisition from the Company of any of its securities, except for rights
contained in this Agreement.
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4.6
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Financial Condition; No
Operations. The Company was formed on January 15, 2010. It does not
have and has never had any
operations.
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4.7
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VIE Agreements. The
Company has entered into certain agreements with a PRC company under
common control with the Company (together, the “VIE
Agreements”) in substantially the form attached collectively hereto
as Exhibit C, and such
agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and each
other party thereto.
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4.8
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Other Agreements. Except for the
VIE Agreements, the Company does not have and has never had any agreements
or arrangements with, has no debts to, and is not obligated in any way, to
any other party.
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4.9
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Property, Assets,
etc. The Company does
not own, lease or license any real or personal property, including any
intangible or intellectual
property.
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4.10
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Litigation. The Company
has not ever been a party to any litigation and to its and that of the
Guarantor no grounds exist for the assertion of any claims against
it.
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4.11
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Employees. The Company
does not have and has never had any
employees.
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4.12
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Disclosure. To the best
knowledge of Company, all information provided to the Holder relating to
the Company is true and accurate in all material respects and not
materially misleading.
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Conditions to the Obligations
of the Holder. The obligation of the Holder to purchase the Note at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions,
unless waived in writing by the Holder, in the exercise of its sole
discretion, at or before the
Closing:
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5.1
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Accuracy of Representations and
Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the Company
in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
(except for those representations and warranties that are qualified as to
materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) when made
and as of the date of the Closing (except for those representations and
warranties that are as of a specific date), with the same effect as if
such representations and warranties had been made on the date of each
Closing.
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Absence of Litigation.
There shall not be (a) any order of any nature issued by a
Governmental Authority with competent jurisdiction directing that the
transactions provided for herein or any aspect of them not be consummated
as herein provided, or (b) any proceeding before any Governmental
Authority pending wherein an unfavorable order would prevent the
performance of this Agreement, or the consummation of any aspect of the
transactions or events contemplated hereby, declare unlawful any aspect of
the transactions or events contemplated by this Agreement, cause any
aspect of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be
rescinded or have a material adverse effect on the
Company.
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Required Consents. All
consents, approvals and other actions of, and notices and filings with,
all Governmental Authorities and all other entities and Persons as may be
necessary or required with respect to the execution and delivery by the
Parties (other than the Purchasers) of any of the Transaction Documents,
and the consummation by such Parties of the transactions contemplated
thereby, shall have been obtained or
made.
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Covenants of the
Company. As long as any portion of the Notes remains outstanding
(i.e., prior to maturity or conversion thereof), the Company will ensure
that:
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6.1
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The
VIE Agreements are assigned by the Company to a new wholly-owned
subsidiary to be established by the Company under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China (the “WFOE”)
as soon as practicable after the establishment of that
entity.
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6.2
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Each
of the Company and the WFOE will not, directly or
indirectly:
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(a)
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amend
its charter documents, including without limitation, the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely
affects any rights of the Holder;
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(b)
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agree
to, or consummate, a Change of Control, as that term is defined in the
Note;
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enter
into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness
for borrowed money of any kind, including but not limited to, a guarantee,
on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter
acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom,
unless the proceeds of such borrowed money are used at least in part to
repay the full amount of the Note then
outstanding;
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enter
into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liens or encumbrances
of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned
or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits
therefrom
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(e)
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repay,
repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares
of its common stock or other equity
securities;
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enter
into any agreement with respect to any of the
foregoing;
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pay
cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the
Company;
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Binding Arbitration. All
disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other
Transaction Documents will be resolved by mandatory, binding arbitration
in Hong Kong under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission
on International Trade Law by one or more arbitrators appointed in
accordance with such rules. The arbitration and appointing authority will
be the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”).
The arbitration will be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators, one
chosen by each party to any matter to be submitted for arbitration (or, if
there are more than two such parties, by agreement of all such parties),
and the third by agreement of the parties; failing agreement within 30
days of commencement of the arbitration proceeding, the HKIAC will appoint
any required arbitrator(s). The proceedings will be confidential and
conducted in English. The arbitral tribunal will have the authority to
grant any equitable and legal remedies that would be available in any
judicial proceeding instituted to resolve a disputed matter, and its award
will be final and binding on the parties. The arbitral tribunal will
determine how the parties will bear the costs of the arbitration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party will have the right at any time
to immediately seek injunctive relief, an award of specific performance or
any other equitable relief against the other party in any court or other
tribunal of competent jurisdiction. During the pendency of any arbitration
or other proceeding relating to a dispute between the parties, the parties
will continue to exercise their remaining respective rights and fulfill
their remaining respective obligations under this Agreement, except with
regard to the matters under
dispute.
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Miscellaneous.
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8.1
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Successors and Assigns.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of
this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
respective successors and assigns of the parties, provided, however, that
each of the parties may not assign its rights and/or obligations under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
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.
The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, if at any time or from time to time there will be a
recapitalization, reclassification, subdivision, combination or merger or
sale of assets transaction or similar transaction (including without
limitation the any restructuring resulting in a new entity that will
either (i) be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons
who held the Company’s securities immediately prior to such transaction or
(ii) own substantially the same assets and/or property held by the Company
immediately prior to such transaction (such entity the “New Entity”), the
Holder will have the unconditional right, in its sole discretion, to have
the Company’s obligations and the Holder’s rights hereunder, including
without limitation such rights and obligations under the Note, assumed by
the New Entity.
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Governing Law. This
Agreement and the Note will be governed by and construed under the laws of
Hong Kong without giving effect to any choice of law
rule.
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8.4
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will
be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and
the same instrument.
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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.
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Notices. All notices and
other communications given or made pursuant hereto will be in writing and
will be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party
to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile
if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not so
confirmed, then on the next business day, (iii) five (5) days after having
been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written
verification of receipt. All communications will be sent to the respective
parties at the respective addresses shown on the signature pages hereto
(or at such other addresses as will be specified by notice given in
accordance with this Section 8.7).
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Expenses. If any action
at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this
Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys’
fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to
which such party may be
entitled.
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Entire Agreement; Amendments
and Waivers. This Agreement and the other Transactional Documents
constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the
parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof. Nonetheless, any
term of the Transaction Documents may be amended and the observance of any
term thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance
and either retroactively or prospectively), with the written consent of
all Parties thereto.
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Severability. If one or
more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, such provision will be excluded from this Agreement and
the balance of the Agreement will be interpreted as if such provision were
so excluded and will be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
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Covenants of the Company to
Deliver Information and Financial Statements. The Company will
deliver to the Holder such financial statements or information as the
Company provides to its stockholders simultaneously with the delivery
thereof to the stockholders.
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Further Assurances. From
time to time, the Company will execute and deliver to the Holder such
additional documents and will provide such additional information to the
Holder as any Holder may reasonably require to carry out the terms of any
of the Transaction Documents.
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Publicity. No party
hereto will disclose the source, existence and contents of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby to any person (other than its
respective key officers, members of the board of directors, accountants or
attorneys provided that such persons agree to maintain the confidentiality
of the source, existence and contents of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby) without the prior written consent of the
other parties.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
“COMPANY”
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“HOLDER”
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SINOTOP
GROUP LTD., a Hong Kong
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CHINA
BROADBAND LIMITED, a
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company
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Cayman
company
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Sole
Director
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
“COMPANY”
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“HOLDER”
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SINOTOP
GROUP LTD., a Hong Kong
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CHINA
BROADBAND LIMITED, a
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company
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Cayman
company
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Its:
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Sole
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EXHIBIT
A
Form
of Note
(attached)
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EXHIBIT
B
Charter
of Company
(attached)
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EXHIBIT
C
Copies
of VIE Agreements
(attached)