WARRANT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
4.5
Agreement
made as of __________, 2006 between China Fortune Acquisition Corp., a Cayman
Islands corporation, with offices at Jinmao
Tower, 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, People’x Xxxxxxxx xx
Xxxxx 000000
(“Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York
corporation, with offices at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(“Warrant Agent”).
WHEREAS,
the Company has received a
binding
commitment from Xx Xx (the “Insider”) to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 units
(“Insider Units”), pursuant to which 250,000 warrants (“Insider Warrants”) will
be issued; and
WHEREAS,
the Company is engaged in a public offering (“Public Offering”) of Units and, in
connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to (i) 9,200,000
Warrants (“Public Warrants”) to the public investors, and (ii) 400,000
Warrants to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) or its designees (“Representative’s
Warrants” and, together with the Public Warrants and Insider Warrants, the
“Warrants”), each of such Warrants evidencing the right of the holder thereof to
purchase one ordinary share of the Company, par value $.0001 per share
(“Ordinary Shares”), for $6.50, subject to adjustment as described herein;
and
WHEREAS,
the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form F-1, No. 333-_____ (“Reg-istration Statement”), for the
registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) of, among
other securities, the Warrants and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise
of
the Warrants; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and
the
Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance,
regis-tration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;
and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants,
the
terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights,
limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and
the
holders of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS,
all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make
the
Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on
behalf of the Warrant
Agent,
as
provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company,
and to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment
of Warrant Agent.
The
Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for
the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees
to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1. Form
of Warrant.
Each
Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially
the
form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and
shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the
Board or President and Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal. In the event the
person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have
ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before
such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she
had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.
2.2. Effect
of Countersignature.
Unless
and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a
Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder
thereof.
2.3. Registration.
2.3.1. Warrant
Register.
The
Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“Warrant Register”), for the registration of
original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the
initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register
the
Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denom-inations
and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent
by
the Company.
2.3.2. Registered
Holder.
Prior
to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company
and
the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant
shall
be registered upon the Warrant Register (“registered holder”), as the absolute
owner of such Warrant
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and
of
each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership
or
other writing on the Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company
or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all
other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected
by any notice to the contrary.
2.4. Detachability
of Warrants.
The
securities comprising the Units will not be separately transferable until 90
days after the date hereof unless EBC informs the Company of its decision to
allow earlier separate trading, but in no event will EBC allow separate trading
of the securities comprising the Units until the Company files a Current Report
on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt
by
the Company of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering including the proceeds
received by the Company from the exercise of the Underwriter’s over-allotment
option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the filing of the
Form 8-K.
2.5 Warrant
Attributes.
The
Insider Warrants and Representative’s Warrants shall have the same terms and be
in the same form as the Public Warrants.
3. Terms
and Exercise of Warrants
3.1. Warrant
Price.
Each
Warrant shall, when counter-signed by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered
holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant
Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of Ordinary Shares stated
therein, at the price of $6.50 per whole share, subject to the adjustments
provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1.
The
term “Warrant Price” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per
share at which Ordinary Shares may be purchased at the time a Warrant is
exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at
any
time prior to the Expiration Date.
3.2. Duration
of Warrants.
A
Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“Exercise Period”) commencing
on the later of (i) the consummation by the Company of a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination
(“Business
Combination”) (as described more fully in the Company’s Registration Statement)
and (ii) ______, 2007, and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on
the
earlier to occur of (i) _________, 2010 or (ii) the date fixed for
redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement
(“Expiration Date”). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption
Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on
or
before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and
all
rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of
business on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole
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discretion
may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date.
3.3. Exercise
of Warrants.
3.3.1. Payment.
Subject
to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when
countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the registered holder
thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office
of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State
of New York, with the subscription form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly
executed, and by paying in full the Warrant Price for each full Ordinary Share
as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in
connection with the exercise of the Warrant, as follows:
(a) in
cash,
good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Company
(or
as otherwise agreed to by the Company);
(b) in
the
event of redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s
management has elected to force all holders of Warrants to exercise such
Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the Warrants for that number of
Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product
of
the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the
difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value” (defined below)
by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1, the
“Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the
Ordinary Shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior
to
the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to holders of Warrant
pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or
(c) with
respect to any Insider Warrants,
in
the
event of redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof other than as
set
forth in the above Section 3.3.1(b) and so long as such Insider Warrants are
held by the Insiders or their affiliates,
by
surrendering such Insider Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares equal
to
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Ordinary
Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the
exercise price of the Warrants and the “Fair Market Value” by (y) the Fair
Market Value.
3.3.2. Issuance
of Certificates.
As soon
as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant
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and
the
clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price, the Company shall issue
to the registered holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates for
the
number of full shares of Common Stock to which he is entitled, registered in
such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such Warrant
shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned Warrant for the
number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver
any
securities pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant or a Representative’s
Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant or
Representative’s Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Act
with respect to the Common Stock is effective, subject to the Company’s
satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4 to use its best efforts. In the
event that a registration statement with respect to the Common Stock underlying
a Public Warrant or a Representative’s Warrant is not effective under the Act,
the holder of such Public Warrant or Representative’s Warrant shall not be
entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire
worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the
warrant exercise. Public Warrants and Representative’s Warrants may not be
exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in
which such exercise would be unlawful. The shares of common stock issuable
upon
exercise of Insider Warrants shall be unregistered shares. In the event that
a
registration statement is not effective for the exercised Public Warrants and
Representative’s Warrants, the purchaser of a unit containing such Warrant, will
have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the shares included
in
such unit.
3.3.3. Valid
Issuance.
All
Ordinary Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity
with
this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
3.3.4. Date
of Issuance.
Each
person in whose name any such certificate for Ordinary Shares is issued shall
for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares
on
the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price
was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except
that,
if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer
books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become
the
holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date
on
which the stock transfer books are open.
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3.3.5. Intentionally
Omitted.
4. Adjustments.
4.1. Stock
Dividends - Split-Ups.
If
after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below,
the
number of outstanding Ordinary Shares is increased by a stock dividend payable
in Ordinary Shares, or by a split-up of Ordinary Shares, or other similar event,
then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event,
the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be
increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding Ordinary
Shares.
4.2. Aggregation
of Shares.
If
after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6, the
number of outstanding Ordinary Shares is decreased by a consolidation,
combination, reverse stock split or reclassifi-cation of Ordinary Shares or
other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation,
combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number
of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased
in
proportion to such decrease in outstanding Ordinary Shares.
4.3 Adjustments
in Exercise Price.
Whenever the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the
Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Section 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant
Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price
immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which
shall be the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the
Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which
shall be the number of Ordinary Shares so purchasable immediately
thereafter.
4.4. Replacement
of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.
In case
of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Ordinary Shares
(other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely
affects the par value of such Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any merger
or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation
and
that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the
outstanding Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to
another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company
as
an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company
is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase
and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in
the
Warrants and in lieu of the Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately
theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights
represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or
other
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securities
or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification,
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any
such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such
Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to
such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in Ordinary
Shares covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made
pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The
provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other
transfers.
4.5. Notices
of Changes in Warrant.
Upon
every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the
Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such
adjust-ment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares
purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in
reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written
notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder
in
the warrant register, of the record date or the effective date of the event.
Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of such event.
4.6. No
Fractional Shares.
Notwithstanding any provi-sion contained in this Warrant Agreement to the
contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of
Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4,
the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant,
to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such
exercise, round up or down to the nearest whole number the number of the
Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Warrant holder.
4.7. Form
of Warrant.
The
form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this
Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant
Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially
issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in
its
sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may
deem
appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant
thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for
an
outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
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5. Transfer
and Exchange of Warrants.
5.1. Registration
of Transfer.
The
Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding
Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer,
properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by
appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant
representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the
old
Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled
shall
be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon
request.
5.2. Procedure
for Surrender of Warrants.
Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written
request for exchange or transfer, and there-upon the Warrant Agent shall issue
in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered
holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number
of
Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for
transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such
Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent
has
received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may
be
made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive
legend.
5.3. Fractional
Warrants.
The
Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer
or
exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for a
fraction of a warrant.
5.4. Service
Charges.
No
service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of
Warrants.
5.5. Warrant
Execution and Countersignature.
The
Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant
to
the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the
Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on
behalf of the Company for such purpose.
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6. Redemption.
6.1. Redemption.
Subject
to Section 6.4 hereof, not
less
than all of the outstanding Warrants
may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are
exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent,
upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2, at the price of $.01 per
Warrant (“Redemption Price”), provided that the last sales price of the Ordinary
Shares has been at least $12.00 per share (subject to adjustment in accordance
with Section 4 hereof), on each of twenty (20) trading days within any thirty
(30) trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date
on
which notice of redemption is given.
6.2. Date
Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption.
In the
event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company shall
fix a date for the redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first
class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to
the
date fixed for redemption to the registered holders of the Warrants to be
redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books.
Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed
to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such
notice.
6.3. Exercise
After Notice of Redemption.
The
Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with
Section 3.3.1 of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall
have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to
the
time and date fixed for redemption. In the event the Company determines to
require all holders of Warrants to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis”
pursuant to Section 3.3.1(b), the notice of redemption will contain the
information necessary to calculate the number of Ordinary Shares to be received
upon exercise of the Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value” in such case.
On and after the redemption date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have
no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the
Redemption Price.
6.4 Intentionally
Omitted.
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7. Other
Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.
7.1. No
Rights as Stockholder.
A
Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights
of a
stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive
divi-dends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote
or to
consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of
stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other
matter.
7.2. Lost,
Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants.
If any
Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant
Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their
discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include
the
surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date
as
the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant
shall
constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not
the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any
time
enforceable by anyone.
7.3. Reservation
of Ordinary Shares.
The
Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized
but unissued Ordinary Shares that will be sufficient to permit the exercise
in
full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
7.4. Registration
of Ordinary Shares.
The
Company agrees that prior to the commencement of the Exercise Period, it shall
use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, or a new registration
statement, for the registration, under the Act, of, and it shall use its best
efforts to take such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states
in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Ordinary Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. In either case, the Company will use
its
best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the
effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration of the
Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions
of
this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior
written consent of EBC.
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8. Concerning
the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.
8.1. Payment
of Taxes.
The
Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may
be
im-posed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or
delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company
shall
not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such
shares.
8.2. Resignation,
Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.2.1. Appointment
of Successor Warrant Agent.
The
Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties
and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving
sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant
Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the
Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the
Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a
period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation
or
incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall,
with
such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder
of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for
the
County of New York for the appoint-ment of a successor Warrant Agent at the
Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or
by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of
the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in
the
Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such
laws
to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination
by
federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent
shall
be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and
obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally
named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for
any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent
shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument
transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and
rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent here-under; and upon request of any
successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, exe-cute, acknowledge, and
deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually
vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority,
powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
8.2.2. Notice
of Successor Warrant Agent.
In the
event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give
notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for
the
Ordinary Shares not later than the effective date of any such
appointment.
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8.2.3. Merger
or Consolidation of Warrant Agent.
Any
corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may
be
consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation
to
which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent
under this Agreement without any further act.
8.3. Fees
and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
8.3.1. Remuneration.
The
Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services
as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will xxxx-xxxxx the Warrant Agent upon
demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in
the
execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2. Further
Assurances.
The
Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be
performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other
acts, instruments, and assurances as may reason-ably be required by the Warrant
Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this
Agreement.
8.4. Liability
of Warrant Agent.
8.4.1. Reliance
on Company Statement.
Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the
Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter
be
proved or estab-lished by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action
hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and
established by a statement signed by the President or Chairman of the Board
of
the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely
upon
such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant
to
the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2. Indemnity.
The
Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own negligence, willful
mis-conduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent
and
save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs
and
reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent
in
the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s
negligence, willful miscon-duct, or bad faith.
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8.4.3. Exclusions.
The
Warrant Agent shall have no respons-ibility with respect to the validity of
this
Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except
its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by
the
Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any
Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under
the
provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount
of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would
require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to
make
any represen-tation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as
to
whether any Ordinary Shares will when issued be valid and fully paid and
nonassessable.
8.5. Acceptance
of Agency.
The
Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees
to perform the same upon the terms and condi-tions herein set forth and among
other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants
exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys
received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of Ordinary Shares through the
exercise of Warrants.
9. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
9.1. Successors.
All the
covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company
or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns.
9.2. Notices.
Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given
or
made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company
shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery
or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after
deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is
filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as
follows:
Jinmao
Tower
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
People’s
Republic of China 200121
|
Attn:
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
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Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made
by
the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall
be
sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if
sent
by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit
of
such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
|
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
|
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
|
|
Attn:
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Compliance
Department
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with
a
copy in each case to:
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
The
Chrysler Building
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
and
Blank
Rome LLP
The
Chrysler Building
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
and
EarlyBirdCapital,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx, Chairman
9.3. Applicable
law.
The
validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants
shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the
application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The
Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising
out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced
in
the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for
the
Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction,
which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection
to such
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exclusive
jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenience forum. Any such
process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting
a
copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such
mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon
the
Company in any action, proceeding or claim.
9.4. Persons
Having Rights under this Agreement.
Nothing
in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the
provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give
to, any person or corporation other than the parties here-to and the registered
holders of the Warrants and, for the purposes of Sections 7.4 and 9.2
hereof, EBC, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant
Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement
hereof. EBC shall be deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement
with respect to Sections 7.4 and 9.2 hereof. All covenants, conditions,
stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement
shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and EBC with
respect to the Sections 7.4 and 9.2 hereof) and their successors and assigns
and
of the registered holders of the Warrants.
9.5. Examination
of the Warrant Agreement.
A copy
of this Agreement shall be available at all reason-able times at the office
of
the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York,
for
inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may
require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.
9.6. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts
and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
9.7. Effect
of Headings.
The
Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this
Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the inter-pretation thereof.
9.8 Amendments.
This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any
registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing,
correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding
or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising
under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that
the
parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders.
All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase
the
Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent
of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding
Warrants.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration
of
the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without
the
consent of the registered holders.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto
as
of the day and year first above written.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CONTINENTAL
STOCK TRANSFER
&
TRUST COMPANY
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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