Stock Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT
99.1
This
Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into on this 16th day of
September, 2009 (the “Effective
Date”),
between
Liaoning GaoKe Energy Group Company
Limited, (“GaoKe”) a company incorporated
under the laws of China and having its registered office at Xx.00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx;
and
EVATECH Co. Ltd (“Evatech”), a company
incorporated under the laws of Japan and having its registered office at 188
ouchi Xxxxxxxx-xxx Kuze-gun, Kyoto, Japan.
GaoKe and
Evatech shall hereinafter be individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties”.
RECITALS:
Whereas
Evatech is currently under going civil rehabilitation proceedings at Kyoto
District Court, Japan (the “Rehabilitation Proceedings”),
pursuant to which it is required to prepare a recovery plan to be approved under
Article 2(3)) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act (“Recovery Plan”).
Whereas
Evatech undertakes in its proposed Recovery Plan to conduct a share buy back of
all Stock at zero value which it has previously issued to the stockholders
listed in Exhibit A hereto (“Stockholders”).
Whereas
GaoKe desires to acquire from Evatech one hundred percent (100%) of the Stock it
bought back from the Stockholders in accordance with the terms specified in this
Agreement.
Whereas
Evatech desires to sell one hundred percent (100%) of the Stock to GaoKe in
accordance with the terms specified in this Agreement.
Whereas
GaoKe and Evatech entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 9 July, 2009 as
further amended on 11 August 2009 (the “MOU”), and desire to identify
this Agreement as the Definitive Agreement as set forth in the MOU.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties
agree as follows:
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1. |
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF STOCK
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1.1
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“Stock” shall mean all
common stock of Evatech with voting rights, which have been issued and are
outstanding being 28,670 shares.
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1.2
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On
the date on which the Recovery Plan is approved by the Court (the “Approval Date”), Evatech shall
forward to GaoKe a copy of the Recovery Plan duly approved by the
Court.
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1.3
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On
the later
of:
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a) | the Approval Date; or |
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b)
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the
date each of the Conditions and Obligations in Clause 3 below have been
satisfied in
full,
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as part
of the Recovery Plan, Evatech shall conduct a share buy back at zero value of
the entire Stock from the Stockholders (“Evatech Share Buy
Back”).
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1.4
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement,
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a)
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Evatech
shall sell and transfer the Stock to GaoKe against the receipt of the
price of Forty Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$49,900,000) (the “Total Investment”), from
GaoKe; and
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b)
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upon
receipt of a duly authenticated copy of Evatech’s share registry showing
GaoKe as the sole registered holder of the Stock (free of any security
including any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge, trust, power, title
retention, preferential right, interest or arrangement, restrictive or
positive covenant or any agreement to create any of them or allow them to
exist (“Encumbrances”)), GaoKe shall pay the Total Investment to Evatech
by telegraphic transfer to the bank account to be designated by Evatech
within seven (7) days after the receipt of the preceding duly
authenticated copy (the “Closing
Date”).
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1.5
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Evatech
acknowledges that the Total Investment will be transferred by GaoKe in
United States Dollars and Evatech agrees it shall bear all currency risk
in relation to such transfer.
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2.
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LETTER OF GOOD STANDING |
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2.1
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For
the purpose of ensuring the payment by GaoKe set forth in Clause 1.4,
GaoKe shall deliver to Evatech letter(s) of reference (“Letter of Reference”)
issued by GaoKe’s bank in China within seven (7) days after the Effective
Date.
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2.2
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The
Letter of Reference shall confirm that GaoKe has on deposit at such
bank(s) sufficient available funds to make payment of the Total Investment
as required under this Agreement.
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3.
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CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS |
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3.1
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The
obligations of GaoKe under this Agreement shall be subject to the
conditions that:
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a)
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all
the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with
and performed by Evatech shall have been fully complied with and performed
in all material
respects;
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b)
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the
representations and warranties of Evatech contained herein shall be true
and correct as of the Closing Date;
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c)
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the
Recovery Plan contains substantially the same terms as set out in Exhibit
B and can be implemented in accordance with its
terms;
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d)
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Evatech
having completed the Evatech Share Buy Back and none of its assets are
subject to any Encumbrances except those stipulated in the Recovery
Plan;
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e)
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Evatech
having received, from both the Court and the administrator appointed by
the Court (“Administrator”),
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(i)
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the
necessary approval for Evatech to be a party to this Agreement;
and
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(ii)
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the
necessary consent for the transfer of the ownership of the Stock to
GaoKe;
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f)
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Evatech
having:
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(i)
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entered
into an entrustment agreement with Mr. Eiji Ino for the appointment of him
to become the Representative Director of Evatech for a term of three (3)
years with such entrustment agreement to include provisions in relation to
certain technology developed and held by Evatech;
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(ii)
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passed
a shareholder resolution to approve the terms of the entrustment agreement
in clause 3.1(f)(i) above; and
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(iii)
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in
the event Mr Eiji Ino is required to resign as a Representative Director
of Evatech for any reason (including but not limited to his personal
bankruptcy), Evatech having passed:
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(a)
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a
shareholder resolution to re-appoint Mr Eiji Ino as a Director of Evatech;
and
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(b)
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a
board resolution to appoint Mr Eiji Ino as a Representative Director of
Evatech.
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g)
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Evatech
having:
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(i)
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entered
into an entrustment agreement with Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xx to appoint him as
Representative Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors and an
entrustment agreement with Xx. Xxxx X. Xxx to appoint him as
Representative Director of Evatech for terms of three (3) years;
and
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(ii)
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passed
a shareholder resolution to appoint Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xx and Xx. Xxxx X. Xxx as
Director of Evatech; and
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(iii)
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passed
a board resolution to appoint Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xx as a Representative Director
and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Xx. Xxxx X. Xxx as a
Representative Director.
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h)
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Evatech
having procured the resignation of the following members of the Board of
Directors of Evatech as of the Closing
Date:
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(i)
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx;
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(ii)
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx;
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(iii)
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Kenichi
Ichisaka;
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(iv)
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx;
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(v)
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Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx; and
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(vi)
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx;
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and
Evatech having procured each of the above persons to enter into employment
agreements with Evatech (in a form satisfactory to GaoKe) under which each
such person will be employed as a management level employee of Evatech for
a minimum of 3 years from the Closing
Date;
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i)
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Evatech
having procured the amendment of the employment agreements between Evatech
and the employees listed in Exhibit C to the effect that such employees
undertake not to terminate their employment with Evatech for a minimum of
three (3) years following the Closing
Date;
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j)
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the
liabilities, obligations, indebtedness and commitments of Evatech as of
the Closing Date are not materially different than the list of
liabilities, obligations, indebtedness and commitments disclosed by
Evatech to GaoKe as of the date of this Agreement;
and
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k)
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Evatech
having provided to GaoKe:
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(i)
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its
audited financial statement for the period ending 31 August 2009 and such
financial statement is satisfactory to GaoKe in its sole discretion;
and
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(ii)
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an
audited closing financial statement dated no earlier than 2 weeks before
the Closing Date that is not materially different to the audited financial
statement provided under Clause 3.1(k)(i)
above.
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l)
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GaoKe
having obtained all PRC governmental or regulatory authority approvals and
other authorizations to transfer the Total Investment outside the PRC and
complete the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, including but not
limited to:
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(i)
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any
approvals required from the NDRC (National Development and
Reform Commission);
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(ii)
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any
required overseas investment approvals from MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce);
and
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(iii)
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any
required foreign exchange control approvals from SAFE (State
Administration of Foreign
Exchange).
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3.2
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The
obligations of Evatech under this Agreement are subject to the conditions
that:
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a)
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all
the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with
and performed by GaoKe shall have been fully complied with and performed
in all material respects; and
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b)
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the
representations and warranties of GaoKe contained herein shall be true and
correct as of the Closing
Date.
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3.3
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The
respective obligations of GaoKe and Evatech hereunder, are subject to the
condition that, on the Closing Date no action or proceeding shall be
pending or threatened with respect to which an unfavorable judgment,
decree or order would:
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a)
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prevent
or make unlawful the carrying out of this
Agreement;
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b)
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cause
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded;
or
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c)
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require
GaoKe to divest itself of the Stock to be acquired or any assets of
Evatech.
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS |
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4.1
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Evatech
represents, warrants and agrees that as of the Effective Date and the
Closing Date:
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a)
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Evatech
is duly incorporated, validly existing under the laws of Japan, and is a
corporation subject to Rehabilitation Proceedings under the Civil
Rehabilitation Act;
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b)
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Evatech
has the complete ability to execute its right and its action to enter into
and perform under this Agreement except for the matters restricted by the
Civil Rehabilitation Act;
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c)
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the
execution of this Agreement and the performance of the transactions
contemplated hereunder are acts within the scope of the purpose of
Evatech;
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d)
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Evatech
has completed all the procedures required by the laws, its articles of
association and other internal rules to enter into and perform this
Agreement (except that the approvals and consents set out in Clause 3.1(e)
above have not been obtained as of the Effective
Date);
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e)
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the
execution of this Agreement and the performance and transactions under
this Agreement by Evatech do not:
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(i) | violate the laws or authorizations Evatech is bound by; or |
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(ii) | violate Evatech’s articles of association or other internal rules; |
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f)
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the
person who signs or attaches the seal to this Agreement as the
representative of Evatech is authorized to sign or attach the seal to this
Agreement as the representative of Evatech under the laws, the articles of
association, and the procedures required by any other internal
rules;
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g)
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the
materials, documents and information provided by Evatech to GaoKe in
writing or orally, are true and accurate in all material
aspects;
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h)
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Evatech
has not presented a petition or made a resolution for proceedings for
bankruptcy or any other proceeding related to its liquidation except with
respect to the petition for the Rehabilitation
Proceedings;
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i)
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all
28,670 shares of the Stock have been validly issued, are outstanding free
of any Encumbrances and Evatech has the right to sell the Stock to
GaoKe;
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j)
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Evatech
has no obligation to issue or sell any shares under any options, warrants
or other rights;
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k)
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the
financial statements that Evatech provided to GaoKe during the due
diligence according to the MOU are substantially correct and complete and
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis as applicable to
Evatech;
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l)
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on
the Closing Date, Evatech’s assets are not subject to any Encumbrances and
Evatech has no substantial liabilities or contractual obligations,
absolute or contingent, which are not shown or provided for in the balance
sheet audited by Aska & Co. as of July 31st, 2009, except: (i) those
expressly listed or referred to in the other documents provided to GaoKe;
and (ii) obligations or liabilities arising out of the operation of its
business in the ordinary course and not commonly required to be referred
to in financial statements; and (iii) contingency fee and whichever
expenses due for attorney, consultant or whomever involved to close the
financial structure dealt in this Agreement, provided, however, that the
total of such fees and expenses referred to in this Clause 4.1(l) shall
not exceed One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000) (subject to
Clause 4.1(p) below) unless otherwise agreed by
GaoKe;
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m)
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there
are no actions, suits, or proceedings, pending or, to the knowledge of
Evatech, threatened which may result in any adverse judgment or liability,
in excess of Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars (US$100,000) in
the aggregate, or which may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, properties or assets or in the condition, financial
or otherwise, of Evatech;
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n)
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Evatech
is not in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree of
any court or governmental department, commission, board, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or
foreign;
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Evatech
has complied in all material respects with all laws, regulations and
judicial or administrative tribunal orders applicable to its business;
and
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p)
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Evatech
is not required to make any payment to Shibatsu Co., Ltd (whether under
the Outsourcing Agreement between Evatech and Shibatsu Co., Ltd dated 16
March 2009 or otherwise) or, if such payment is agreed, it will not exceed
Twenty Five Million Japanese Yen (JPY 25,000,000) plus any taxes payable
by Evatech on such payment in
total.
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4.2
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GaoKe
represents, warrants and agrees that as of the Approval Date and the
Closing Date:
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a)
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GaoKe
is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
China.
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b)
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the
Board of Directors of GaoKe has duly approved this Agreement and has
authorized and approved the performance by GaoKe of all the acts and
transactions contemplated hereby on the terms contained in this
Agreement;
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c)
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the
execution and carrying out of this Agreement, to the best of the knowledge
and belief of GaoKe, will not violate any provisions of the laws of China
or Japan; and
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d)
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GaoKe
understands that no public market now exists for any of the Stock issued
by Evatech, and that Evatech has made no assurances that a public market
will ever exist for the
Stock.
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4.3
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Evatech
covenants that Evatech will not at any time, without the consent of
GaoKe:
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a)
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present
a petition for legal bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding related to
its liquidation; or
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b)
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discriminate
against, nor grant any favorable treatment to, any
creditor.
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4.4
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Evatech
covenants that:
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a)
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Evatech
will at all times:
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(i)
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make
its best efforts to promptly obtain the approval for the draft in Exhibit
B to become the Recovery Plan draft and other matters requiring an
authorization of the Court or an approval of the
Administrator;
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(ii)
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comply
with the Civil Rehabilitation Act, other laws and the decisions/orders of
the Court;
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(iii)
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perform
in accordance with the settlement arrangement agreed with the secured
creditors as listed in the Recovery
Plan;
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(iv)
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conduct
itself in accordance with the authorized or approved plans, including but
not limited to the Recovery
Plan;
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(v)
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prepare
and maintain its accounting books and other financial records listing
accurately, among other things, its transactions, assets and liabilities
in accordance with the Companies Act of Japan, ther laws and standard
accounting practice;
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(vi)
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until
the Closing Date, provide to GaoKe on a bi-weekly basis management reports
setting out in detail the business of Evatech and all cash flows including
the disbursement of the funds obtained through the bridging loans provided
to Evatech by GaoKe pursuant to the
MOU;
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b)
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in
the event Evatech plans to do any of the following, it will give prior
written notice to, and consult with,
GaoKe:
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(i)
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receive
a loan from a third
party;
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(ii)
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create
a security interest for a third
party;
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(iii)
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give
a guarantee to a third
party;
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(iv)
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sell
or encumber any major
assets;
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(v)
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transfer
any of its business
operations;
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(vi)
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merge
or spin off;
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(vii)
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make
a loan to a third party (excluding a loan to a subsidiary or affiliate or
a small loan);
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(viii)
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present
a petition for change in Recovery Plan and
others;
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c)
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until
the Closing Date, Evatech will immediately report to GaoKe when there is a
reasonable possibility that any event below is likely to occur or does in
fact occur:
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(i)
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there
is a significant change regarding the representations and warranties or
the covenants in this Clause
4;
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(ii)
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an
event that adversely affects the execution or implementation of the
Rehabilitation Proceedings or the Recovery
Plan;
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d)
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upon
GaoKe’s request, Evatech will immediately report to GaoKe regarding the
progress of negotiations or settlement with the creditors listed in the
Recovery
Plan;
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e)
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Evatech
will report to GaoKe from time to time any developments with respect to
the Rehabilitation
Proceedings;
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f)
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in
the event Evatech submits the Recovery Plan draft to the Court, Evatech
will submit the draft in advance to GaoKe, in which case GaoKe may express
its opinion on the content of such Recovery Plan
draft;
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g)
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the
Board of Directors of Evatech as of the Closing Date shall consist of the
following members
only:
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(i)
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Eiji
Ino;
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(ii)
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Xxxxxxxx
Xx; and
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(iii)
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Xxxx
X. Xxx
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h)
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upon
receipt of the Total Investment from GaoKe, Evatech may only use such
money as contemplated in the Recovery Plan or as prescribed in this
Agreement including the immediate repayment to GaoKe of the amount of One
Hundred Forty Million Japanese Yen (JPY 140,000,000) representing the
bridging loans provided by GaoKe to Evatech pursuant to the MOU and all
interest payable thereto as well as the repayments to all creditors as
agreed in the Recovery
Plan;
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i)
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraph (h), Evatech may use such money to any payment
that is authorized by GaoKe prior to such payment, or any such payment
required by Japanese law provided GaoKe is notified of Evatech’s intention
to make such payment no later than 5 days before the payment is
made;
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j)
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any
funds from the Total Investment that remain following the repayment to
GaoKe for the bridging loans provided to Evatech and the repayments to all
creditors as agreed in the Recovery Plan shall be used exclusively for
Evatech’s business operations as directed by GaoKe in its capacity as
shareholder of Evatech;
and
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k)
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GaoKe
covenants that following closing of the transaction contemplated in this
Agreement, it shall file a post-transaction report with the Ministry of
Finance through the Bank of Japan with respect to the acquisition of the
Stock.
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5.
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MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND EMPLOYEES |
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5.1
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GaoKe
will not change the current operating team of Evatech as listed in Exhibit
D hereto (other than the changes set out in Clause 3.1(h) above) and shall
use its best efforts to maintain the management structure of Evatech for a
period of three (3) years following the Closing
Date.
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5.2
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Evatech
shall use its best efforts to keep its current employees, as listed in
Exhibit E hereto, especially those employees in the research and
development section, for a period of three (3) years following the Closing
Date.
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6.
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CONFIDENTIALITY |
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6.1
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During
the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years following any
expiration or termination hereof, except as may be required by applicable
laws, neither of the Parties nor their respective affiliate companies
shall, without the prior written consent of the other
Party:
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a)
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disclose
to any person or entity (other than directors and employees of the Parties
and their respective advisers on a “need to know” basis) any information
which may be acquired from the other Party in relation to this Agreement
or any other agreements entered into pursuant to this
Agreement;
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b)
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make
any public announcement or press release with regard to the subject matter
hereof or to the existence of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other Party.
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6.2
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The
obligations set forth in this Clause 6 shall not apply to the extent that
the disclosed information:
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a)
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is
part of the public domain prior to the disclosure by the disclosing Party
to the receiving Party;
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b)
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enters
the public domain after disclosure by the disclosing Party to the
receiving Party without breach of this Agreement by the receiving
Party;
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c)
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was
known to the receiving Party prior to disclosure by the disclosing
Party;
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d)
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is
received by the receiving Party from a third party not under an obligation
of secrecy to the disclosing Party;
or
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e)
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is
required to be disclosed by law or by the rules of any recognized stock
exchange, or governmental or other regulatory
body.
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6.3
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In
the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason, including but not
limited to because the transaction contemplated by this Agreement does not
close on the Closing Date, the Parties shall return to each other, or
destroy in accordance with their respective instructions, any and all
information disclosed under this Agreement to each
other.
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7.
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TAX AND
EXPENSES
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7.1
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Both
Parties shall pay any taxes imposed by law in their respective countries
in respect of this Agreement.
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7.2
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GaoKe
shall pay its own expenses and Evatech shall pay its own expenses incident
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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8.
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NOTICES
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Any
notices under this Agreement shall be addressed to both the President and
Contract Administrator of such party at the address set forth
below.
GaoKe
President:
Xxxxxxxx Xx, CEO
Tel: x00 00 0000 0000
Fax: x00 00 0000 0000
e-mail : xxxxxxxx@000.xxx
Contract
Administrator: Xxxx X. Xxx, COO
Tel: x00 00 0000 0000
Fax: x00 00 0000 0000
e-mail : xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Evatech
President:
Eiji Ino, CEO
Tel: x00
00 000 0000
Fax:
x00 00 000 0000
e-mail
: xxx.xxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
Contract
Administrator: Xxx Xxxx, Assistant Manager, Sales Div.
Tel:
x00 00 000 0000
Fax:
x00 00 000 0000
e-mail
: x.xxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
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9.
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NO
ASSIGNMENT
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Neither
Party may, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, assign or transfer this
Agreement, without the other Party’s prior written consent. Any attempted
assignment or transfer without such prior written consent shall be voidable at
the sole option of the other Party. Without limiting the foregoing,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and
their permitted successors and assigns.
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10.
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FURTHER
ASSURANCE
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Evatech
shall promptly execute and deliver all such documents, and do all such things,
as GaoKe may from time to time reasonably require for the purpose of giving full
effect to the provisions of this Agreement.
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11.
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AMENDMENT
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Any
addition or amendment to this Agreement shall be invalid unless reduced to
writing and signed by both Parties.
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12.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior agreements and
communications, whether written or oral, between the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof.
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13.
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WAIVER
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A waiver
by either Party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any
instance will not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such terms or
conditions for the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof.
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14.
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LANGUAGE
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This
Agreement has been discussed and executed in the English language. It may be
translated for convenience into other languages, but all interpretations of this
Agreement shall be in accordance with and governed by the original English
language text.
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15.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
Japan.
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16.
|
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
|
|
16.1
|
Any
dispute or controversy between the Parties which may arise out of or in
relation to this Agreement, including with respect to the validity,
invalidity, breach or termination hereof, shall first be attempted to be
settled by friendly arrangements between the
Parties.
|
|
16.2
|
If
an amicable settlement is not reached, such a dispute or controversy shall
be finally settled by arbitration in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong
International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules in force
when the Notice of Arbitration is submitted in accordance with such
Rules.
|
|
16.3
|
The
number of arbitrators shall be one or
three.
|
|
16.4
|
The
arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in
English.
|
|
17.
|
ATTORNEY’S
FEES
|
In the
event a Party to this Agreement initiates any action, suit, motion, application,
arbitration or other proceeding which concerns the interpretation or enforcement
of this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such action, suit, motion,
application, arbitration or other proceeding, or judgment creditor, shall be
entitled to recover its reasonable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees from the
non-prevailing Party or judgment debtor, including costs and fees on appeal, if
any, without giving effect to any statutory presumption or
limitation.
|
18.
|
AGREEMENT SURVIVES
CLOSING
|
This
Agreement (other than obligations that have been fully performed) remains in
full force after closing of the transaction contemplated herein.
|
19.
|
SEVERANCE
|
|
19.1
|
If
any provision of this Agreement (or part of a provision) is found by any
court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in
force.
|
|
19.2
|
If
any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid,
enforceable or legal if some part of it were deleted or modified, the
provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to give
effect to the commercial intention of the
parties.
|
|
20.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which is an
original and which together have the same effect as if each Party had signed the
same document.
|
21.
|
TERMINATION
|
This
Agreement shall be terminated automatically if Evatech fails to obtain the
consent required under Clause 3.1(e)(i) by September 30, 2009.
Signature
Pages Follow
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized
officer or representative as of the date and year first above
written.
Signed on
behalf of Liaoning GaoKe Energy
Group Company Limited
Signed
by:
Name:
Title:
Signed on
behalf of Evatech Co.
Ltd
Signed
by:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit
A:
List of
Existing Shareholders of Evatech
As of
2009/09/01
NO.
|
NAME
|
ADDRESS
|
SHARE
|
1
|
EIJI
INO
|
4-13-6,HIRAODAI,
UJI-SHI, KYOTO
|
10,975
|
2
|
TADAHIRO
INO
|
00-0,
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
3,560
|
3
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
00-0-000,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
2,084
|
4
|
TAKAAKI
TOTTORI
|
30-11,
KITAYAMA, ISEDACHO, UJI-SHI, KYOTO
|
2,080
|
0
|
XXXXXX
XXX
|
0-00-0,XXXXXXXX,
XXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
1,400
|
6
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
30-11,
KITAYAMA, ISEDACHO, UJI-SHI, KYOTO
|
1,400
|
7
|
XXXXX
XXXXX
|
00-0-000,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
960
|
8
|
JAPAN
ASIA INVESTMENT CO.,LTD.
|
0-00-0,
XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX
|
900
|
9
|
SHIGAGIN
LEASE CAPITAL CO.,LTD.
|
0-00,
XXXXXXXXX, XXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
800
|
10
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
0-00-0,
XXXXXXX, XXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
600
|
11
|
XXXXXX
XXXX
|
00-0,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX
|
000
|
00
|
XXXXX
XXXX
|
1-10-11,
SAGINUMA, MIYAMAE-KU, KAWASAKI-SHI, KANAGAWA
|
461
|
13
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
00-0,
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX-XXX, UJI-SHI, KYOTO
|
364
|
14
|
MITSUBISHI
UFJ CAPITAL CO.,LTD.
|
0-00-0,
XXXXXXXX, XXXX-XX, XXXXX
|
300
|
15
|
REF-LITE
CO.,LTD.
|
000,
XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
200
|
16
|
CHUSHIN
VENTURE CAPITAL CO.,LTD.
|
00,
XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
200
|
17
|
JAPAN
SCIENCE ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.
|
0,
XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
180
|
18
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
0-00-0,
XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
000
|
19
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
00-0-000,
XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
160
|
20
|
XXX,XXX.
|
0-00-0,
XXXXX, XXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX
|
000
|
00
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
0-00-00,
XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX
|
153
|
22
|
XXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
00-0-000,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,XXXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
142
|
23
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
00-00,
XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, XXX-XXX,XXXXX
|
140
|
24
|
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
0-00-00,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XX, XXXXXXXX
|
106
|
25
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
00-000,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
105
|
26
|
TANKYO
CO.,LTD
|
0-0,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX
|
100
|
27
|
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
00-0-000,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, TAKATSUKI-SHI, OSAKA
|
84
|
28
|
HAJIME
KUBOTA
|
0-00,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
79
|
00
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXX
|
0-00-00,
XXXXXX, XXXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
78
|
30
|
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
00-00,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX-XXX, XXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
71
|
31
|
KENICHI
ICHISAKA
|
1-16-27-929,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
00
|
00
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
000-0-000,
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX-XXX, UJI-SHI, KYOTO
|
41
|
00
|
XXXXX
XXXXX
|
000,
XXXXXXX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
38
|
34
|
XXXXXX
XXXXX
|
20-3,
TAKAMIYASHINMACHI, NEYAGAWA-SHI, OSAKA
|
23
|
35
|
XXXX
XXXXXXX
|
00,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XX, XXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
20
|
36
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
00-0,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
8
|
37
|
XXXXXX
XXXX
|
2-25-30-102,
MINAMIKUZUHA, HIRAKATA-SHI, OSAKA
|
8
|
38
|
XXXX
XXXX
|
433-13,
YODOSAIMECHO, FUSHIMI-KU, KYOTO-SHI, KYOTO
|
7
|
39
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
0-0,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX-XXX, XXXXX
|
0
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
28,670
|
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Exhibit
B
Proposed
recovery plan to be submitted to the court
(to be
replaced by the latest plan)
Year 2009
#10 (re)
Rehabilitation
debtor: Evatech Co., Ltd.
REHABILITATION
PLAN DRAFT
18
September 2009
Attention:
Kyoto District Court, the Fifth Civil Division
Representatives
of rehabilitation debtor [two attorney names]
Rehabilitation
debtor: Evatech Co., Ltd.
Representative
Director: Eiji Ino
1.
|
Payment
of rehabilitation
claims
|
(1)
|
Total
number of rehabilitation creditors: 179 (including creditors
who made subrogate payments)
|
(2)
|
Total
amount of definitive rehabilitation claims
|
JPY
2,523,459,331
|
(breakdown)
|
l
|
Principal:
|
JPY
2,520,604,435
|
|
l
|
Interests
and late charges accrued until the day before the commencement decree date
of the rehabilitation proceedings:
|
JPY
2,854,896
|
|
l
|
Interests
and late charges accrued on and after the commencement decree date of the
rehabilitation proceedings:
|
JPY
0
|
(3)
|
Total
amount of secured claims
|
JPY
2,083,534,596
|
(breakdown)
|
l
|
Principal:
|
JPY
2,070,999,833
|
|
l
|
Interests
and late charges accrued until the day before the commencement decree date
of the rehabilitation proceedings:
|
JPY
11,192,458
|
|
l
|
(of
which amount necessary to convert the secured claims to unsecured
claims
|
JPY
871,637,537)
|
|
l
|
Interests
and late charges accrued on and after the commencement decree date of the
rehabilitation proceedings:
|
1,342,305
|
(4)
|
Changes
in rights
|
The
following amounts will be discharged when the decision of the approval of the
Rehabilitation Plan is established.
|
1)
|
Full
amount of interests and late charges accrued on and after the commencement
decree date of the rehabilitation
proceedings.
|
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|
2)
|
80%
of the following rehabilitation
claims:
|
|
1.
|
The
principal of the definitive rehabilitation claims plus the total of
interests and late charges against such principal accrued until the day
before the commencement decree date of the rehabilitation
proceedings.
|
|
2.
|
Balance
amount after deducting the amount necessary to convert the secured claims
to unsecured claims from the principal of the secured claims plus the
total of interests and late charges accrued until the day before the
commencement decree date of the rehabilitation
proceedings.
|
(5)
|
Payment
amounts
|
|
1)
|
Definitive
rehabilitation claims
|
Balance
of JPY 504,691,906 after the above mentioned relief of 80% (discharged total:
JPY 2,018,767,425).
|
2)
|
Secured
claims
|
The
amount to pay to each secured claims creditors to convert the secured claims to
unsecured claims (total: JPY 871,637,537) plus the balance amount of JPY
242,379,414 after the above mentioned discharge of 80% to such balance of the
amount to pay to each secured claims creditors to convert the secured claims to
unsecured claims (discharged total: JPY 969,517,645).
|
3)
|
Total
payment amount
|
Total
payment amount of above 1) and 2) (including payment amount to convert the
secured claims to unsecured claims) will be JPY 1,618,708,857.
(6)
|
Payment
procedure
|
The
payment amount in the foregoing Article (5) will be made in a single payment for
the total amount within one month after the definitive decree date of the
approval of the Rehabilitation Plan.
(7)
|
Other
matters regarding payment
|
|
1)
|
Treatment
of decimal fraction of the discharged
amounts
|
Any
decimal fraction of the discharged amounts will be rounded off.
|
2)
|
Designation
of bank accounts for payment
|
The
rehabilitation creditors will designate bank accounts in writing, within
fourteen days after the definitive decree date of the approval of the
Rehabilitation Plan, for payment under the Rehabilitation Plan. The
rehabilitation debtor will bear the bank remittance charges to remit payments
under the Rehabilitation Plan to such designated bank
accounts. However, in case bank accounts are not designated as
stipulated above, the rehabilitation creditors will receive payments at the head
office of the rehabilitation debtor.
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2.
|
Payment
procedure of the common benefit secured
claims
|
Unpaid
balance of the common benefit secured claims that accrued until 18 September
2009 is 15,400,000
yen. The unpaid common benefit secured claims and common benefit
secured claims that accrue after the above date will be paid from time to
time.
3.
|
Representation
and payment procedure regarding general priority
claims
|
(1)
|
There
are no unpaid general priority claims such as taxes and public dues, labor
debts and such others as of 18 September of
2009.
|
(2)
|
Payment
procedure
|
General
priority claims that accrue after the above date will be paid from time to
time.
4.
|
Post
commencement claims
|
There are
no post commencement claims accrued before 18 September 2009.
5.
|
Matters
regarding organization and capital
|
(1)
|
Rehabilitation
debtor will acquire at zero value all the shares (total of 28,670
outstanding shares, as the numbers are listed in the column for the
shareholding numbers in the attached shareholders’ list) from all the
shareholders of the rehabilitation debtor (listed in the attached
shareholders’ list).
|
(2)
|
The
date of acquisition as stipulated in the foregoing paragraph will be the
day after the definitive decree date of the approval of the Rehabilitation
Plan.
|
(3)
|
Of
the shares the rehabilitation debtor obtains pursuant to the Item (1) will
be allotted to Liaoning GaoKe Energy Group Company Limited according to
the matters set out below, with all the outstanding shares
(28,670):
|
|
1)
|
Number
of subscription shares:
|
28,670
|
|
2)
|
Payment
amount or computation method for the subscription shares
Payment
amount per share:
|
1740.50
US dollars
|
(end)
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Exhibit
C
List of
employees whose employment agreements must be amended
As of
2009/09/01
NAME
|
DIVISION
|
TITLE
|
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
SALES
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
TADAHIRO
INO
|
SALES
|
MANAGER
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
SALES
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
XXX
XXXX
|
SALES
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PV
DEVELOPMENT
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
PV
DEVELOPMENT
|
MANAGER
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
PV
DEVELOPMENT
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
HAJIME
KUBOTA
|
DESIGN
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
XXXXX
XXXXX
|
DESIGN
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
XXXXXX
XXXX
|
DESIGN
|
MANAGER
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
DESIGN
|
MANAGER
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
DESIGN
|
MANAGER
|
TSUKASA
KOYMA
|
DESIGN
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
AKIHIRO
NARA
|
DESIGN
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
PRECISION
MACHINE MANUFACTUREING
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
PRECISION
MACHINE MANUFACTUREING
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
XXXXX XXXXX
|
PRECISION
MACHINE MANUFACTUREING
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
SEISHI
FUKUSHIMA
|
PRECISION
MACHINE MANUFACTUREING
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
KUNIHISA
SATO0
|
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
|
MANAGER
|
NARICHIKA
NISHIMURA
|
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
WEI
XXX XXX
|
SHANGHAI
OFFICE
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
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Exhibit
D
List of
current operating team of Evatech
NAME
|
DIVISION
|
TITLE
|
EIJI
INO
|
PRESIDENT
|
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
ADMINISTRATION
|
DIRECTOR
|
XXXXX
XXXXX
|
SALES
|
DIRECTOR
|
KENICHI
ICHISAKA
|
SALES
|
DIRECTOR
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
PRECISION
MACHINE MANUFACTUREING
|
DIRECTOR
|
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PV
DEVELOPMENT
|
DIRECTOR
|
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
|
DIRECTOR
|
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Exhibit
E
List of
current employees to be retained
As of
2009/09/01
NAME
|
TITLE
|
|
SALES
DIVISION
|
||
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
TADAHIRO
INO
|
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXX
XXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
||
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
||
XXXXXX
XXX
|
||
PV
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
|
||
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
TOMOKI
INO
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
||
YUYA
NISHIMURA
|
||
SHUYANG
LI
|
||
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
||
KOHEI
KUMANO
|
||
DESIGN
DIVISION
|
||
HAJIME
KUBOTA
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXX
XXXXX
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
TSUKASA
KOYAMA
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
AKIHIRO
NARA
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXX
XXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXX
XXXXXX
|
CHIEF
|
|
ASAE
SASAKI
|
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXXXX
XXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
NAOAKI
TAKEKITA
|
||
TAKUYA
MIYAKAMI
|
||
PRECISION
MACHINE MANUFACTUREING
|
||
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXX
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXX XXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
SEISHI
FUKUSHIMA
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
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XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXXXXX
XXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
NAME
|
TITLE
|
|
XXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXX
|
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXX
|
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXX
|
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXX
XXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXX
XXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
CHIEF
|
|
MIKA
KASHIHARA
|
||
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
||
ZHANG
XXXX XXXXX
|
||
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
||
ZHONG
XXXXX XXXX
|
||
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
||
XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
||
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
|
||
KUNIHISA
SATO0
|
MANAGER
|
|
NARICHIKA
NISHIMURA
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
SATOSHI
AMAGASE
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXX
XXXXX
|
||
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
||
XXXXXXXX
XXXXX
|
||
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
|
||
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
||
ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION
|
||
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
YUKO
GOBARU
|
ASSISTANT
MANAGER
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
|
||
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX
|
||
SHANGHAI
OFFICE
|
||
WEI
XXX XXX
|
GENERAL
MANAGER
|
|
DIN
XXX XXXX
|
CHIEF
|
|
TAIWAN
BRANCH
|
||
XXXX
XXXXXX XXXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
CHIUNG
XXX XXXXX
|
MANAGER
|
|
XX
XXXXXX XXXXX
|
MANAGER
|
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