PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT
Dated
August 27, 2008
Newbridge
Securities Corporation
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Gentlemen:
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Offering.
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A. China
Industrial Waste Management, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby
engages Newbridge Securities Corporation (“Newbridge”) as “Placement Agent” to
act as its exclusive placement agent in connection with the issuance and sale
by
the Company (the “Offering”) of up to $3,300,000 of Units, at $60,000 per Unit,
payable upon subscription, each Unit consisting of 20,000 shares of the
Company’s restricted common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”),
one three-year Class A Warrant to 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $3.50 per share (the “Class A Warrants”) and one three-year Class B
warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.50
per share (the “Class B Warrants” (the “Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants
may be hereinafter collectively referred to as “Warrants” and the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants may be hereinafter collectively referred
to herein as the “Warrant Shares”). The Placement Agent is hereby authorized to
engage, at its option, the services of other broker-dealers who are members
of
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) to assist it in soliciting
subscribers and to remit to such broker-dealers all or a portion of the
commissions payable to the Placement Agent hereunder as it shall determine,
to
the extent permitted by the rules and regulations of FINRA.
The
Offering is subject to (i) the terms and conditions set forth in the Company’s
Confidential Term Sheet dated August 21, 2008 (such memorandum with all
amendments and exhibits thereto (the “Memorandum”). The Offering is also subject
to a subscription agreement and investor certification, both of which are
attached as Exhibits to the Memorandum (collectively, the “Subscription
Agreements”). (The Subscription Agreement and the Memorandum are collectively
referred to as the “Offering Documents”). The Company shall issue and sell to
Placement Agent or its designee(s), for nominal consideration, (i) three-year
warrants (“Placement Agent Warrant”) to purchase Units at the rate of one Unit
for each ten Units sold in the Offering, at an exercise price equal to 120%
of
the offering price of the Units (the “Placement Agent Units”) and (ii) upon the
Closing of the sale of 45 Units, one (1) Placement Agent Closing Unit
(“Placement Agent Closing Unit”) consisting of 150,000 shares of Common Stock
(the “Placement Agent Closing Shares”) and one five-year warrant (the “Placement
Agent Closing Warrant”) to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock (the
“Placement Agent Closing Warrant Shares”) in the following amounts and exercise
prices: 75,000 with an exercise price of $3.50 per share; 75,000 with an
exercise price of $4.00 per share; 75,000 with an exercise price of $4.50 per
share; and 75,000 with an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The Common Stock
included in the Placement Agent Units, Placement Agent Closing Unit and shares
underlying the Placement Agent Warrant and Placement Agent Closing Warrant
Shares are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the Placement
Agent
Shares.
The
Common Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Placement Agent Shares,
the
Placement Agent Warrants, Placement Agent Closing Warrants, the Placement Agent
Units, and Placement Agent Closing Unit are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the “Securities.”
B. The
Common Stock and Warrants will be offered to investors (“Purchasers”) without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). Purchasers of the Common Stock will be granted certain registration
rights with respect to the Common Stock as more fully set forth in the
Subscription Agreements. The Units will be offered by the Placement Agent on
an
“all or none” basis with respect to 34 Units and thereafter, on a “best efforts”
basis until all the Units are sold or the offering period terminates, whichever
occurs first. The Company reserves the right to increase the size of the
Offering by an additional 11 Units without notice to subscribers or investors.
The Company will issue the certificates representing the Common Stock and
Warrants at one or more closings (the “Closing”) after subscriptions have been
received and accepted by the Company and when funds from investors have cleared
the banking system in the normal course of business.
C. The
Offering shall terminate on September 30, 2008, unless the Company extends
the
Offering at its sole discretion up to an additional thirty (30) day period
without notice to the investors (the “Offering Period”).
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Information.
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A. The
Common Stock and Warrants shall have the terms set forth in and shall be offered
by the Company by means of the Offering Documents. Payment for the Units shall
be made by check, money order or wire transfer as more fully described in the
Subscription Agreement. The minimum purchase by any Purchaser shall be $60,000,
unless subscriptions for lesser amounts are accepted at the discretion of the
Company and the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent and the Company agree
that
the Units will be offered solely to “accredited investors” within the meaning of
Rule 501 of Regulation D (“Accredited Investors”) promulgated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act and Rule 506
of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
B. All
funds
received from subscriptions arranged will be promptly transmitted to the escrow
account maintained at U.S. Bank National Association and designated as “U.S.
Bank National Association/China Industrial Waste Management, Inc. - Escrow
Account.” In the event that a Closing occurs, the funds received in respect of
the Units closed on will be forwarded to the Company, against delivery of the
appropriate amount of the Common Stock and Warrants, net of (i) the placement
agent commission equal to cash in an amount equal to seven percent (7%) of
the
gross proceeds of the Units sold in the Offering, (ii) a two percent (2%)
non-accountable expense allowance, (iii) the Placement Agent Units, and (iv)
reimbursement for any out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or to be paid by
the
Placement Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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C. Upon
the
Closing of the sale of 45 Units, one (1) Placement Agent Closing Unit
(“Placement Agent Closing Unit”) consisting of 150,000 shares of Common Stock
(the “Placement Agent Closing Shares”) and one five-year warrant (the “Placement
Agent Closing Warrant”) to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock (the
“Placement Agent Closing Warrant Shares”) in the following amounts and exercise
prices: 75,000 with an exercise price of $3.50 per share; 75,000 with an
exercise price of $4.00 per share; 75,000 with an exercise price of $4.50 per
share; and 75,000 with an exercise price of $5.00 per share.
D. The
Company and Placement Agent reserve the right to reject any subscriber, in
whole
or in part, in their sole reasonable discretion. Funds received by the Company
from any subscriber whose subscription is rejected will be returned to such
subscriber, without deduction therefrom or interest thereon, but no sooner
than
such funds have cleared the banking system in the normal course of
business.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Placement
Agent.
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The
Placement Agent represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(i) It
has
the necessary power to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) The
execution and delivery by the Placement Agent of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not result in any
violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, any
agreement or instrument to which a Placement Agent is a party or by which a
Placement Agent or its properties are bound, or any judgment, decree, order
or,
to a Placement Agent’s knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to
a Placement Agent. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Placement Agent, enforceable against the Placement Agent
in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that (a) the enforceability
hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
similar laws from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally, (b) the enforceability hereof is subject to general principles of
equity, or (c) the indemnification provisions hereof may be held to be violative
of public policy.
(iii) The
Placement Agent will deliver to each Purchaser, prior to any submission by
such
person of a written offer relating to the purchase of the Units, a copy of
the
Offering Documents, as they may have been most recently amended or supplemented
by the Company.
(iv) Upon
receipt of an executed Subscription Agreement, the Placement Agent will promptly
forward copies of the subscription documents to the Company.
(v) The
Placement Agent will not deliver the Offering Documents to any person they
do
not reasonably believe to be an Accredited Investor or to any person in a state
where it does not reasonably believe that the Offering is exempt from the
applicable state “Blue Sky” laws.
(vi) The
Placement Agent will not intentionally take any action which it reasonably
believes would cause the Offering to violate the provisions of the Securities
Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or the
respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Rules and
Regulations”).
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(vii) The
Placement Agent shall have no obligation to insure that (a) any check, note,
draft or other means of payment for the Units will be honored, paid or
enforceable against the subscriber in accordance with its terms; or (b) subject
to the performance of the Placement Agent’s obligations and the accuracy of the
Placement Agent’s representations and warranties hereunder, (i) the Offering is
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any
applicable state “Blue Sky” law; or (ii) any prospective Purchaser is an
Accredited Investor; provided that Placement Agent will not deliver the Offering
Documents to any person they do not reasonably believe to be an Accredited
Investor.
(viii) The
Placement Agent is a member in good standing of FINRA and is a broker-dealer
registered as such under the Exchange Act and under the securities laws of
the
states in which the Securities will be offered or sold by the Placement Agent,
unless an exemption for such state registration is available to the Placement
Agent. The Placement Agent is in compliance with all material rules and
regulations applicable to the Placement Agent generally and to the Placement
Agent’s participation in the Offering.
(ix) The
Placement Agent understands that the foregoing representations and warranties
shall be deemed material and to have been relied upon by the Company. No
representation or warranty by the Placement Agent in this Agreement, and no
written statement contained in any document, certificate or other writing
delivered by the Placement Agent to the Company contains any untrue statement
of
material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
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The
Company represents and warrants as follows:
(i) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of this Agreement,
the Subscription Agreements, and the Escrow Agreement (as defined below) has
been duly and validly authorized by the Company and is, or with respect to
the
Subscription Agreements, will be, a valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except to the extent that
(a) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in
effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b) the enforceability
hereof or thereof is subject to general principles of equity; or (c) the
indemnification provisions hereof or thereof may be held to be violative of
public policy.
(ii) The
issuance, sale and delivery by the Company of the Securities have been or will
be prior to the Closing duly authorized by all requisite corporate action of
the
Company. The Warrant Shares, the Placement Agent Shares and the Placement Agent
Closing Warrant Shares will, prior to the Closing, be duly reserved for issuance
upon exercise of the Warrants, exercise of the Placement Agent Units and
exercise of the Placement Agent Closing Warrant, respectively.
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(iii) All
issued and outstanding securities of the Company have been duly authorized
and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were issued in compliance
with
all applicable federal and state securities laws; the holders thereof have
no
rights of rescission or preemptive rights with respect thereto and are not
subject to personal liability solely by reason of being security holders; and
none of such securities was issued in violation of the preemptive rights of
any
holders of any security of the Company.
(iv) Except
as
set forth in the Offering Documents, there are: (i) no outstanding options,
warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements
pursuant to which the Company is or may become obligated to issue, sell or
repurchase any securities of the Company; (ii) no restrictions on the transfer
of the Company’s capital stock imposed by the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or any agreement to which the Company is a party, any
order of any court or any governmental agency to which the Company is subject
or
any statute other than those imposed by relevant state and federal securities
laws; (iii) no cumulative voting or preemptive rights for any of the Company’s
capital stock; (iv) no registration rights under the Securities Act with respect
to the Company’s capital stock; (v) no antidilution adjustment provisions or
similar rights with respect to the outstanding securities of the Company will
be
triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vi) no voting trusts or
agreements, shareholders agreements, pledge agreements, buy-sell, rights of
first offer, negotiation or refusal or proxies or similar arrangements relating
to any securities of the Company to which the Company is a party; and (vii)
no
options or other rights to purchase securities from its shareholders granted
by
such shareholders.
(v) The
Common Stock, Warrant Shares, Placement Agent Shares, Placement Agent Closing
Shares, Placement Agent Closing Warrant and Placement Agent Closing Warrant
Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreement,
Warrants, and the Placement Agent Units and the terms of this Agreement as
the
case may be, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable. The holders
of the Securities will not be subject to personal liability under the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or, any state law, solely by reason
of
being such holders; the Securities are not and will not be subject to the
preemptive rights of any holder of any security of the Company.
(vi) The
Company and each subsidiary has good and marketable title to, or valid and
enforceable leasehold estates in, all items of real and personal property
necessary to conduct its business (including, without limitation, any real
or
personal property stated in the Offering Documents to be owned or leased by
the
Company), free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims, security interests
and defects of any nature whatsoever, other than those set forth in the Offering
Documents and liens for taxes not yet due and payable. All of the leases and
subleases under which the Company is the lessor or sublessor of properties
or
assets or under which the Company holds properties or assets as lessee or
sublessee are in full force and effect, and the Company is not in default with
respect to any of the terms or provisions of any of such leases or subleases,
and no claim has been asserted by anyone adverse to rights of the Company as
lessor, sublessor, lessee or sublessee under any of the leases or subleases
mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the right of the Company to
continued possession of the leased or subleased premises or assets under any
such lease or sublease.
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(vii) There
is
no litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company, its
subsidiaries or its properties or business. The Company or its subsidiaries
is
not a party to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court
that
would prevent or adversely affect consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or by the Offering Documents.
(viii) The
Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in
good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company and its subsidiaries
have all requisite corporate power and authority, and all material and necessary
authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and
from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies (domestic and foreign)
to
conduct its businesses (and proposed business), and the Company and its
subsidiaries are doing business in compliance with all such authorizations,
approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits and all foreign, federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations concerning the business in which
it
is engaged, except where failure to so comply would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company taken as a whole (“MAE”). The Company and its subsidiaries
have all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the
Subscription Agreements, the Warrants, the Placement Agent Units, and Escrow
Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof and thereof
and
to issue, sell and deliver the Securities. No consents, authorizations,
approvals, or orders of, or registration, qualification, declaration or filing
with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of the
Company is required in connection herewith and therewith or to issue, sell
and
deliver the Securities, other than registration or qualification, or taking
such
action to secure exemption from such registration or qualification of the
Securities under applicable state, federal or foreign securities laws, which
actions have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing or otherwise
on a
timely basis.
(ix) The
Company is not in breach of, or in default under, any term or provision of
any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, note, loan or credit agreement or
any
other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money,
or
any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or
any
of its properties may be bound except as to breaches or defaults that, in the
aggregate, would not have a MAE. The Company is not in violation of any
provision of its charter or Bylaws or in violation of any franchise, license,
permit, judgment, decree or order, or in violation of any statute, rule or
regulation, except for the violation of statutes, rules or regulations that
would not have a MAE. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the Subscription Agreements, nor the issuance and sale or delivery of the
Securities, nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein
or in the Subscription Agreements, nor the compliance by the Company with the
terms and provisions hereof or thereof, has conflicted with or will conflict
with, or has resulted in or will result in a breach of, any of the terms and
provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a default under, or has
resulted in or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge
or
encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms
of
any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement or any
other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money,
or
any other agreement or instrument to which the Company may be bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company is subject except where such
default, lien, charge or encumbrance would not have a MAE; nor will such action
result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or the Bylaws of the
Company or, assuming the due performance by the Placement Agent of its
obligations hereunder, any statute, order, rule or regulation applicable to
the
Company of any court or of any foreign, federal, state or other regulatory
authority or other government body having jurisdiction over the
Company.
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(x) Neither
the Company nor any of its officers, directors, employees or stockholders has
employed any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement other than Placement Agent and there are no claims for
services in the nature of a finder’s or origination fee with respect to the sale
of the Securities.
(xi) The
Company owns or possesses, free and clear of all liens or encumbrances and
rights thereto or therein by third parties, the requisite licenses or other
rights to use all trademarks, service marks, copyrights, service names, trade
names, patents, patent applications and licenses necessary to conduct its
business (including, without limitation, any such license, patent or rights
described in the Offering Documents as being owned or possessed by the Company)
and there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding,
pending or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, which challenges the rights
of the Company with respect to any trademarks, service marks, copyrights,
service names, trade names, patents, patent applications and licenses used
in
the conduct of the Company’s business (including, without limitation, any such
licenses or rights described in the Offering Documents as being owned or
possessed by the Company); of the Company’s current products, services or
processes do not infringe or will not infringe on the patents currently held
by
any third party.
(xii) Subject
to the performance by the Placement Agent of its obligations hereunder, and
the
accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the respective investors
in the Subscription Agreements, the Offering Documents and the offer and sale
of
the Securities comply, and will continue to comply, through the Offering Period
with the requirements of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act and any other applicable federal and state laws,
rules, regulations and executive orders. Neither the Offering Documents nor
any
amendment or supplement thereto, nor any other documents prepared by the Company
in connection with the Offering contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading. All statements of material facts in the Offering Documents
are true and correct as of the date of the Offering Documents and will be true
and correct in all material respects on the date of each Closing except with
respect to the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and corresponding
changes to the Company’s financial condition, which may change between the date
hereof and the date of each Closing due to the issuance of securities in the
Offering and the conversion of outstanding securities as described in the
Offering Documents. If at any time prior to the completion of the Offering
or
other termination of this Agreement any event shall occur as a result of which
it might, in the Company’s opinion, become necessary to amend or supplement the
Offering Documents so that they do not include any untrue statement of any
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading,
the Company will promptly notify Placement Agent and will supply Placement
Agent
with amendments or supplements correcting such statement or
omission.
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(xiii) All
taxes
which are due and payable from the Company have been paid in full or appropriate
extensions of such payment have been obtained and the Company does not have
any
tax deficiency or claim outstanding assessed or proposed against
it.
(xiv) The
Company nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, nor any other
person acting on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, given or
agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit to any customer, supplier,
employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any
governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign)
or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other
person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the
Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction)
which (A) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil,
criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, or (B) if not given in the
past, would have had a MAE on the assets, business or operations of the Company
as reflected in any of the financial statements contained in the Offering
Documents, or (C) if not continued in the future, would adversely affect the
assets, business or operations of the Company.
(xv) Intentionally
Omitted.
(xvi) When
the
Common Stock, Warrant Shares, Placement Agent Shares, Placement Agent Closing
Shares and Placement Agent Closing Warrant Shares shall have been duly delivered
to the Purchasers and payment shall have been made therefore, the Purchasers
shall have good and marketable title to the Common Stock, Warrant Shares,
Placement Agent Shares, Placement Agent Closing Shares and Placement Agent
Closing Warrant Shares, as the case may be, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and claims whatsoever and the Company shall have paid all taxes,
if
any, in respect of the original issuance thereof.
(xvii) The
Company understands that the foregoing representations and warranties shall
be
deemed material and to have been relied upon by Placement Agent. No
representation or warranty by the Company in this Agreement, and no written
statement contained in any document, certificate or other writing delivered
by
the Company to Placement Agent contains any untrue statement of material fact
or
omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(xviii) Upon
receipt of an executed Subscription Agreement, Company will promptly forward
copies of the subscription documents to Placement Agent.
(xix) Intentionally
Omitted.
(xx) The
Company will not take any action which it reasonably believes would cause the
Offering to violate the provisions of the Securities Act, Exchange Act, or
the
Rules and Regulations.
(xxi) The
Company shall not accept subscriptions from any person who it does not have
reasonable grounds to believe is an Accredited Investor.
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(xxii) As
of the
date hereof, the Company has no contractual liability or any other liability,
whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, indeterminable or otherwise
(“Liabilities”), which was not (i) reflected or reserved against in the
Company’s financial statements or (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice since the date of its inception balance
sheet.
(xxiii) Since
its
inception, except as disclosed in the Offering Documents (including the SEC
Reports), the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any liabilities
or
obligations, direct or contingent, not consistent with its past practices,
or
entered into any transaction not consistent with its past practices, which
is
material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and, since the
date of the Memorandum, there has not been any change in the capital stock
of,
or any incurrence of funded debt by, the Company, or any issuance of options,
warrants or other rights to purchase the capital stock of the Company, or any
adverse change or any development involving, so far as the Company can now
reasonably foresee, a prospective adverse change in the condition (financial
or
otherwise), net worth, results of operations, business, key personnel or
properties which would be material to the business or financial condition of
the
Company, and the Company has not become a party to, and neither the business
nor
the property of the Company has become the subject of, any material litigation
whether or not in the ordinary course of business.
(xxiv) Except
as
described in the Offering Materials, no person, firm or other business entity
is
a party to any agreement, contract or understanding, written or oral entitling
such party to a right of first refusal with respect to offerings by the
Company.
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Additional
PRC Representations and Warranties.
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A. All
material consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses requisite under PRC
law
for the due and proper establishment and operation of the Company and the
subsidiaries have been duly obtained from the relevant PRC governmental
authorities and are in full force and effect.
B. All
filings and registrations with the PRC governmental authorities required in
respect of the Company and the subsidiaries and their operations including,
without limitation, the registration with the Ministry of Commerce, the State
Administration of Industry and Commerce, the State Administration for Foreign
Exchange, tax bureau and customs authorities have been duly completed in
accordance with the relevant PRC rules and regulations, except where, the
failure to complete such filings and registrations does not, and would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a MAE.
C. The
Company and the subsidiaries have complied with all relevant PRC laws and
regulations regarding the contribution and payment of its registered share
capital, the payment schedule of which has been approved by the relevant PRC
governmental authorities to the extent required. There are no outstanding rights
of, or commitments made by the Company or any subsidiary to sell any of their
respective equity interests.
D. Neither
the Company nor any subsidiary is in receipt of any letter or notice from any
relevant PRC governmental authority notifying it of the revocation, or otherwise
questioning the validity, of any licenses or qualifications issued to it or
any
subsidy granted to it by any PRC governmental authority for non-compliance
with
the terms thereof or with applicable PRC laws, or the need for compliance or
remedial actions in respect of the activities carried out by the Company or
such
subsidiary, except such revocation as does not, and would not, individually
or
in the aggregate have a MAE.
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E. The
Company and the subsidiaries have conducted their respective business activities
within their permitted scope of business or have otherwise operated their
respective businesses in compliance with all relevant legal requirements and
with all requisite licenses and approvals granted by competent PRC governmental
authorities other than such non-compliance that do not, and would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. As to
licenses, approvals and government grants and concessions requisite or material
for the conduct of any part of the Company or any subsidiaries’ business which
is subject to periodic renewal, neither the Company nor such subsidiary has
any
knowledge of any grounds on which such requisite renewals will not be granted
by
the relevant PRC governmental authorities.
F. With
regard to employment and staff or labor, the Company and the subsidiaries have
complied with all applicable PRC laws and regulations in all material respects,
including without limitation, laws and regulations pertaining to welfare funds,
social benefits, medical benefits, insurance, retirement benefits, pensions
or
the like, other than such non-compliance that do not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a MAE.
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Certain
Covenants and Agreements of the
Company.
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The
Company covenants and agrees at its expense and without any expense to Placement
Agent as follows:
A. To
advise
Placement Agent of any adverse change in the Company’s financial condition,
prospects or business or of any development materially affecting the Company
or
rendering untrue or misleading any material statement in the Offering Documents
occurring at any time prior to a Closing as soon as reasonably practicable
after
the Company is either informed or becomes aware thereof.
B. To
apply
the net proceeds of the Offering substantially as described in the Offering
Documents.
C. To
bear
the costs associated with printing the Offering Documents.
D. To
comply
with the terms of the Subscription Agreements, Warrants, Placement Agent
Warrants, Placement Agent Closing Warrant and Placement Agent
Units.
E. To
issue
to Placement Agent or its designees, at the Closing and upon payment of the
agreed consideration therefore, Placement Agent Warrants to purchase the
Placement Agent Units.
F. To
issue
to Placement Agent or its designees, at the Closing of the sale of 45 Units,
the
Placement Agent Closing Shares and the Placement Agent Closing
Warrant.
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G. To
keep
available out of its authorized and designated Common Stock, solely for the
purpose of issuance and exercise of the Warrants and Placement Agent Units,
such
number of Warrant Shares and Placement Agent Shares.
H. Within
three (3) days from the date hereof, Placement Agent shall receive a copy of
a
duly executed escrow agreement in the form previously delivered to you regarding
the deposit of funds pending the closing(s) of the Offerings with a bank or
trust company acceptable to the Placement Agent (the “Escrow
Agreement”).
I. There
shall be satisfaction by the Placement Agent, in its sole discretion, with
their
ongoing due diligence of the Company.
7.
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Indemnification.
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The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent, its
affiliates, the directors, officers and employees of the Placement Agent and
its
affiliates and subagents and selected dealers, and each other person or entity,
if any, controlling the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates (collectively,
“Indemnified Persons”), from and against, and the Company agrees that no
Indemnified Person shall have any liability to the Company or its owners,
parents, affiliates, securityholders or creditors for, any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses (including actions, claims or proceedings
in
respect thereof (collectively, “Actions”) brought by or against any person,
including stockholders of the Company, and the cost of any investigation and
preparation therefore and defense thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) related to
or arising out of any statements or omissions made in the Offering Documents
or
any exhibit thereto or the services, commitment or other obligations undertaken
or being considered by the Placement Agent in this Agreement in connection
with
the sale of the Securities in the Offering (collectively, “Placement Agent’s
Role”), and claims relating to any finders or origination fees, except that the
indemnification shall not apply to the Losses of an Indemnified Person that
are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject
to appeal to have resulted from (A) the breach of any representation, warranty
or covenant of the Placement Agent contained in this Agreement, or (B) the
bad
faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or to Losses arising out
of
a claim under this subsection as to an alleged omission from or misstatement
in,
the Offering Documents or any exhibit thereto if either (i) at or prior to
the
execution of a Subscription Agreement the copy of the Memorandum and exhibits
were not sent or delivered to the subscriber or (ii) the alleged untrue
statement was corrected or the omission of a material fact alleged was contained
in a supplement or amendment to the Memorandum was delivered to the subscriber
prior to the written acceptance of the subscriber’s Subscription Agreement by
the Company.
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Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person (each an “indemnified party”) under this
Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying
party
under this Section 6, notify in writing the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, however, that no delay on the part of the indemnified
party in notifying the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party
from any obligation hereunder unless the indemnifying party is prejudiced by
such delay. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party,
and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent
that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party, similarly notified,
to assume the defense thereof, with counsel who shall be to the reasonable
satisfaction of such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense
thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party
under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by
such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that if, in the reasonable
judgment of the indemnified party, it is advisable for the indemnified party
to
be represented by separate counsel, the indemnified party shall have the right
to employ a single counsel to represent the indemnified parties who may be
subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity
may
be sought by the indemnified parties thereof against the indemnifying party,
in
which event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne by
the
indemnifying party. Any such indemnifying party shall not be liable to any
such
indemnified party on account of any settlement of any claim or action effected
without the consent of such indemnifying party which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
If
such
an indemnity provided for in this Agreement is unavailable or insufficient
for
any Indemnified Person with respect to any Losses, then the indemnifying party,
in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person, will contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such Losses (i) in
such proportion as it is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Company on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand,
from
the Transactions, or (ii) if the allocation provided by (i) above is not
permitted by applicable law in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
not
only the relative benefits referred to in (i) above, but also the relative
fault
on the Company, on the one hand, and of the Placement Agent on the other hand
in
connection with statements or omissions that resulted in Losses as well as
any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
the
Company on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Transactions
(net of sales commissions, but before deducting other expenses) received by
the
Company bear to the commissions received by the Placement Agent. The relative
fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other
hand, will be determined with reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact or the omission to state
a
material fact relates to the information supplied by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, and their relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
The
Company and the Placement Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable
if
contribution pursuant to this section were determined by pro rata allocation
or
by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
THE
PLACEMENT AGENT HEREBY AGREES AND THE COMPANY HEREBY AGREES, ON ITS OWN BEHALF,
TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM, COUNTER-CLAIM
OR
ACTION ARISING OUT OF PLACEMENT AGENT’S ROLE OR THIS PLACEMENT AGENT
AGREEMENT.
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8.
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Payment
of Expenses.
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Whether
or not the Offering is successfully completed, the Company hereby agrees to
bear
all of its expenses in connection with the Offering, including, but not limited
to the following: due diligence, travel, lodging, filing fees, printing and
duplicating costs, advertisements, postage and mailing expenses with respect
to
the transmission of offering material, registrar and transfer agent fees, escrow
agent fees and expenses, fees of the Company’s counsel and accountants, issue
and transfer taxes, if any, “Blue Sky” counsel fees and expenses and the legal
fees and expenses of Placement Agent’s counsel in an amount not to exceed
$10,000. It is agreed that the Company’s counsel shall perform the required Blue
Sky legal services.
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Conditions
of the Closing.
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Provided
the Offering shall have been subscribed for and funds representing such amount
thereof shall have cleared, each Closing shall be held at the offices of the
Company or such other place as mutually agreed upon by the parties. The
obligations of the parties hereunder shall be subject to the continuing accuracy
of their respective representations and warranties, in all material respects,
as
of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing as if such representations
and warranties had been made on and as of such Closing; the accuracy on and
as
of the date of each Closing of the statements of the officers of the Company
made pursuant to the provisions hereof; and the performance by the Company
and
the Placement Agent, on and as of each Closing, of their respective covenants
and obligations hereunder.
A. At
and
prior to each Closing, (i) there shall have been no material adverse change
nor
development involving a prospective change in the financial condition or
operations except where such change would not have a MAE on the Company from
the
latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Offering Documents;
(ii) there shall have been no material transaction, not in the ordinary course
of business, entered into by the Company which has not been disclosed as having
taken place or being contemplated in the Offering Documents or to the Placement
Agent in writing; (iii) the Company shall not be in default under any provision
of any instrument relating to any outstanding indebtedness, excluding trade
payables, for which a waiver or extension has not been otherwise received except
where such default would not have a MAE; (iv) except as set forth in the
Offering Documents or in the Schedules to this Agreement, the Company shall
not
have issued any securities (other than those set forth in the Offering Documents
or pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants or options) or declared
or
paid any dividend or made any distribution of its capital stock of any class
and
there shall not have been any material adverse change in the indebtedness (long
or short term) or liabilities or obligations of the Company (contingent or
otherwise); (v) no material amount of the assets of the Company shall have
been
pledged or mortgaged, except with respect to assets in the normal course of
business and as indicated in the Offering Documents or in the Schedules to
this
Agreement; and (v) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, against
the Company or affecting any of its properties or businesses shall be pending
or
threatened before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or
other
administrative agency, domestic or foreign, wherein an unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding would have a MAE, except as set forth in the Offering
Documents or in the Schedules of this Agreement.
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B. The
Offering will become qualified or be exempt from qualification under the
securities laws of the several states no later than the date of the Closing
and
no stop order suspending the sale of the Units shall have been issued, and
no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or
threatened.
C. At
each
Closing, the Company shall have duly executed and delivered the appropriate
amount of Common Stock and Warrants to the respective holders
thereof.
D. At
each
Closing, the Company shall duly and validly issue the warrant to purchase
Placement Agent Units in accordance with the terms hereof.
E. Upon
the
Closing of the sale of 45 Units, the Company shall duly and validly issue the
Placement Agent Closing Shares and Placement Agent Closing Warrant.
F. There
shall be satisfaction by the Placement Agent, in its sole discretion, with
its
ongoing due diligence of the Company.
10.
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Termination.
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This
Agreement shall terminate if a Closing does not take place on or before seven
(7) business days following expiration of the Offering Period. Upon any
termination of the Offering, all subscription documents and payments for the
Securities not previously delivered to the Purchasers thereof, shall be returned
to the respective subscribers, without interest thereon or deduction therefrom,
and neither party hereto shall have any further obligation to each other, except
as specifically provided herein.
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Miscellaneous.
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A. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original, but all which shall be deemed to be one and the same
instrument.
B. Any
notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in writing
and
shall be deemed effective when deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, or when received if personally delivered, sent by overnight courier
or
faxed, addressed as follows:
To
Newbridge:
Newbridge
Securities Corporation
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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to
the
Company:
China
Industrial Waste Management, Inc.
Xx.
0
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, X-X-X Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
XX Xxxxx
Fax:
Attention:
Dong, Juijing
or
to
such other address of which written notice is given to the others.
C. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects under the laws
of
the State of Florida, without reference to its conflict of laws rules or
principles. Any suit, action, proceeding or litigation arising out of or
relating to this Agreement shall be brought and prosecuted in any Florida State
court sitting in the County of Broward, Florida and any Federal court sitting
in
the Southern District of the State of Florida. The parties hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally consent to the jurisdiction of each such court or courts
located within the State of Florida and to service of process by registered
or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other manner provided by
applicable law, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any right
to
claim that any suit, action, proceeding or litigation so commenced has been
commenced in an inconvenient forum.
D. This
Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein contain the entire
understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject Offering
and may not be modified or amended except by a writing duly signed by the party
against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is
sought.
E. The
parties acknowledge the continued existence of the Business Advisory Agreement
between the Company and the Placement Agent (the “Advisory Agreement). The
Advisory Agreement shall be amended to eliminate Placement Agent’s right to
receive certain fees referenced thereunder and to extend the term of the
Advisory Agreement for an additional 90-day period.
F. Certain
securities held by the Placement Agent and selected dealers engaged by the
Placement Agent, if any, shall be subject to the “lock up” and transfer
restrictions attached hereto.
G. If
any
provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first written above.
CHINA
INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Dong Jinqing
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Name:
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Dong
Jinqing
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Title:
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President
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NEWBRIDGE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Managing Director of Investment Banking
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