AMENDMENT AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
AMENDMENT AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 3, 2009, by and among
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands, with headquarters located at Qiao Xing Science Industrial Park, Xxxx Xxxx, Huizhou City,
Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, 516023 (the “Company”) and the investors listed on Schedule
I attached hereto (individually, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Investors are parties to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of October 31, 2006 (the “Existing Securities Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which,
among other things, each Investor purchased from the Company (i) a senior convertible note (the
“Existing Notes”) in the principal amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (3) of
Schedule I attached hereto, which is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Existing Conversion Shares”), in
accordance with the terms thereof and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”) to acquire that number of
shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (4) on the
Schedule of Buyers attached to the Existing Securities Purchase Agreement (as exercised, the
“Warrant Shares”).
B. The Company and the Investors desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which, among
other things, the Company and each Investor shall exchange the Existing Notes held by such
Investor for (i) a senior convertible note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A in the
principal amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (4) of Schedule I attached
hereto (the “Exchanged Notes”), which shall be convertible into Common Stock (the “Exchanged
Conversion Shares”) and (ii) the number of shares (the “Common Shares”) of Company Common Stock set
forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (5) of Schedule I attached hereto.
C. The exchange of the Existing Notes held by the Investors for the Exchanged Notes and the
Common Shares is being made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
D. The Common Shares, the Exchanged Notes and the Exchanged Conversion Shares collectively are
referred to herein as the “Securities”.
E. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to them in the Existing Securities Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises hereinafter
set forth, the Company and each Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. EXCHANGE OF EXISTING NOTES.
(a) Exchange. Subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in
Sections 7 and 8 below, on the Closing Date (as defined below), each Investor shall surrender to
the Company such Investor’s Existing Notes and the Company shall issue and deliver to each Investor
the Exchanged Notes in the principal amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (4)
of Schedule I attached hereto and irrevocably instruct the Transfer Agent (as defined below) to
deliver to the Investor the number of Common Shares set forth opposite such Investor’s name in
column (5) of Schedule I attached hereto (the “Closing”).
(b) Closing Date. The date and time of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) shall be
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof, subject to notification of satisfaction (or
waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 7 and 8 below (or such earlier or
later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Investor). The Closing shall occur on
the Closing Date at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000.
(c) Delivery. On the Closing Date, the Company shall (A) deliver to each Investor the
Exchanged Notes in the principal amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (4) of
Schedule I attached hereto and (B) irrevocably instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver to each of
the Investors, on the Closing Date, the number of Common Shares set forth opposite such Investor’s
name in column (5) of Schedule I attached hereto by crediting the number of Common Shares set forth
opposite such Investor’s name in column (5) of Schedule I attached hereto to such Investor’s
balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). All of the foregoing securities shall
be delivered in each case duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such
Investor or its designee.
(d) Purchase Price. The Exchanged Notes and the Common Shares shall be issued to each
Investor in exchange for such Investor’s Existing Note and without the payment of any additional
consideration.
(e) Holding Period. For the purposes of Rule 144, the Company acknowledges that the
holding period of the Common Shares and the Exchanged Notes (including the corresponding Exchanged
Conversion Shares) may be tacked onto the holding period of the Existing Notes, and the Company
agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 1(e). The Company agrees to take all
actions, including, without limitation, the issuance by its legal counsel of any necessary legal
opinions, necessary to issue the Common Shares and the Exchanged Conversion Shares without
restriction and not containing any restrictive legend without the need for any action by the
Investors.
2. AMENDMENTS TO TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Existing Securities Purchase Agreement and
each other Transaction Document is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is
hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Closing Date (i) all
references in the Existing Securities Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”,
“hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Securities Purchase
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Agreement shall mean the Existing Securities Purchase Agreement as amended by this Agreement
and (ii) all references in the other Transaction Documents to the “Securities Purchase Agreement”,
“thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Securities Purchase
Agreement shall mean the Existing Securities Purchase Agreement as amended by this Agreement.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH INVESTOR.
Each Investor represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Investor is an entity duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the
requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
applicable Transaction Documents (as defined below) and otherwise to carry out its obligations
thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
such Investor. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Investor in accordance
with the terms hereof, and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (a) as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, (b) as enforceability of any indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited
under the federal and state securities laws and public policy, and (c) that the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this
Agreement and the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
(i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Investor or (ii) conflict with,
or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Investor is a party, or (iii)
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal
and state securities laws) applicable to such Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such
Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.
(c) Residency; Holdings. Such Investor is a resident of that jurisdiction specified
below its address on Schedule I.
(d) Investor Status. Such Investor is not, and for the three months immediately
preceding the date hereof, has not been an officer, director or a “beneficial owner” (as defined
for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) of
more than 10% of the Company Common Stock. Immediately prior to the transactions contemplated
hereby, such Investor’s beneficial ownership of the Company
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Common Stock was as set forth in such Investor’s most recent filing on Schedule 13G with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Investor does not make or has not made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
specifically set forth in this Section 3.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Investor:
(a) Significant Subsidiaries. Schedule 4(a) sets forth all of the Significant
Subsidiaries (which for purposes of this Agreement has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act and also includes China Luxuriance Jade Company Ltd., a company
incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands) of the Company (“China Luxuriance”)
(each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, “Subsidiaries”). Except as disclosed in Schedule
4(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary
free and clear of any and all liens, charges, encumbrances, security interests, rights of first
refusal or other restrictions of any kind (“Liens”), and all the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of
preemptive and similar rights.
(b) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is an
entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own
and use or lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its
respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of
the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) an adverse effect on the legality,
validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the
results of operations, assets, prospects, business or financial condition of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform
on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party (any of
(i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of this Agreement,
the Exchanged Notes, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined below) and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder
(collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to issue the Securities in
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accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of each of the
Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares and the
Exchanged Notes and the reservation for issuance of the Exchanged Conversion Shares upon conversion
of the Exchanged Notes, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Company, and no further action is required by the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders
in connection herewith and therewith. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will
have been) duly executed by the Company, and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in
accordance with such document’s terms, except (a) as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b)
as enforceability of any indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited under the
federal and state securities laws and public policy, and (c) that the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by the Company to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the
Common Shares and the Exchanged Notes and the reservation for issuance of the Exchanged Conversion
Shares) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any
Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, any certificate of designations, preferences
and rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents, board resolutions or joint venture contract or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company
or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree, business license or other restriction in any jurisdiction or any court or
governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws, regulations of whichever of The NASDAQ Global Market, the American Stock Exchange
or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “Principal Market”), and applicable laws of the People’s
Republic of China (“China”)) or any other market or exchange that the Company Common Stock is
listed or quoted for trading on the date in question (any of the foregoing, a “Trading Market”), or
by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the
case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is
required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any
filing or registration (collectively, “Consents”) with, any Person in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, in each
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case in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except for the following consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations (except for clause (i) below, none of which
is required to be filed or obtained before the Closing): (i) the application(s) to the Principal
Market for listing of the Common Shares and the reservation for issuance and listing of the
Exchanged Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (ii) all
filings required pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof, and (iii) those Consents that have been obtained
prior to the date hereof. As used in this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a limited
liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof, including in
China.
(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Common Shares and the Exchanged Notes are duly
authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly and validly issued
and free from all taxes, Liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof and the Common Shares
shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Exchanged Conversion Shares have been duly authorized
and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, Liens and charges with
respect to the issue thereof. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the
sum of 130% of the maximum number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
Exchanged Notes in order to issue the full number of Exchanged Conversion Shares as are or may
become issuable in accordance with the terms of the Exchanged Notes. Upon receipt of the Exchanged
Conversion Shares, the Investors will have good and marketable title to such Exchanged Conversion
Shares.
(g) Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company is set forth in Schedule 4(g). All outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. Except as
set forth in Schedule 4(g), no securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or
similar rights, and no Person (other than the Investors) has any right of first refusal, preemptive
right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the issuance of the Securities and except as
disclosed in Schedule 4(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe
for or acquire, any shares of Company Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional
shares of Company Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of
Company Common Stock. Except as set forth in Schedule 4(g), the issue of the Securities
will not, immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to issue shares of Company
Common Stock, or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in a
right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price under such securities.
(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Since December 31, 2007, the Company has filed
all reports required to be filed by it under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof (the foregoing materials being collectively
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referred to herein as
the “SEC Reports” and, together with the Schedules to this Agreement, the “Disclosure Materials”)
on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing
and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. The Company
has delivered to the Investors a copy of all SEC Reports not available on the XXXXX system. As of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of
the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and
none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company
is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 that
are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated
by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof. The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time
of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end
audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(i), since the date of
the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no
event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the
Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with
the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its
auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem
any shares of its capital stock, (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any
officer, director or any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in
and construed under Rule 144 (an “Affiliate”), except (I) pursuant to existing Company stock option
plans and (II) the issuance of 42,200,000 shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the
acquisition by the Company of all the equity interests of China Luxuriance, (vi) the Company has
not sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $250,000 outside of the
ordinary course of business or (vii) the Company has not had capital expenditures, individually or
in the aggregate, in excess of $250,000 outside of the ordinary course of business. The Company
does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information.
(j) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(j), there is no action,
suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
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Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory
authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the
legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or
(ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
4(j), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is the
subject of any claim, action or proceeding involving a claim of violation of or liability under
federal, state or foreign securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty nor has any
director or officer engaged in any criminal activity. There has not been, and to the knowledge of
the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the
Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.
(k) Labor Relations. No strike, work stoppage, slow down or other material labor
problem exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened or imminent with respect to any
of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or
any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation
of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation
has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator, governmental body, or
regulatory or self-regulatory authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule
or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal,
state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety,
product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates,
authorizations, governmental approvals, business licenses and permits issued by the appropriate
United States federal, state and local or Chinese and other relevant foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the
failure to possess such approvals, business licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and, where permitted
by applicable China law, marketable title to all real property owned by them that is material to
their respective businesses and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them
that is material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except
for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not
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materially interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries. Any
real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries or used in its
business are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases and land use certificates, as the case may be, of which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents and Trademarks. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(o), the Company
and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights
that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described
in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would, individually or in the aggregate, have
or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”). Schedule 4(o) sets forth a complete list of all patents, trademarks,
servicemarks and trade names that are used by the Company or its Subsidiaries or in their
respective businesses and owned or co-owned by and registered in the name of the Company or any
Subsidiary, all applications therefor, and all licenses and other intellectual property agreements
relating thereto. All of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights and relevant applications
therefor have been duly registered by the China Patent and Trademark Office, or the equivalent
offices of non-US jurisdictions, and have been properly maintained in accordance with applicable
law in China and such other jurisdictions. None of the Intellectual Property Rights has expired,
terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2)
years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written
notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or
infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable. There is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company, being
threatened, against the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights.
(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar
insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost,
except for cost increases being experienced by companies in similar businesses and risk categories.
(q) FCPA/OFAC.
(i) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any director, officer or
employee acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its
actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii)
made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or
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employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“FCPA”); or (iv) made any unlawful bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee.
(ii) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s
knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company is currently subject
to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury
Department (“OFAC”).
(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC
Reports filed at least ten (10) days prior to the date hereof, none of the officers or directors of
the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently
a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such
employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any
such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(s) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all
United States federal and state income and all other China and other required foreign tax returns,
reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all
taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or
determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in
good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the
taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or any Subsidiary know of no
basis for any such claim.
(t) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system
of internal accounting controls which the audit committee of the board of directors reasonably
believes is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(u) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date, (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount
that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other
liabilities (including known contingent and off-balance sheet liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the
Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the
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current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs
taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company,
and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash
flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to
pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be
paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they
mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt).
(v) Placement Agent’s Fees. There are no placement agent’s fees, financial advisory
or consultancy fees, brokers’ commissions or finder’s fee (other than for persons engaged by any
Investor or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or
expense (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in
connection with any such claim. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged Worldwide Gateway
Co., Ltd. as placement agent (the “Agent”) in connection with the exchange contemplated by this
Agreement. Other than the Agent, the Company has not engaged any placement agent or other agent in
connection with the issuance of the Securities.
(w) Integration. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person
acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made or is making any offers or sales of
any security or solicited or is soliciting any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings by the Company in
a manner that would violate the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated
quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated, nor will
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of
the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.
(x) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. For two years preceding the date hereof,
the Company has not received any notice (written or oral) from any Trading Market on which the
Company Common Stock is listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with
the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is currently in
compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements and has no reason to believe that it
will not in the foreseeable future continue to be (except as a result of a failure in the future to
comply with minimum trading price requirements) in compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements. The issuance of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and
regulations of the Principal Market and no approval of the stockholders of the Company is required
for the Company to issue and deliver to the Investors the maximum number of shares of Company
Common Stock contemplated by this Agreement, including by reason of the issuance of shares of
Company Common Stock upon the issuance of the Exchanged Conversion Shares upon exercise in full of
the Exchanged Notes. The Company Common Stock is currently listed on the Principal Market.
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(y) Registration Rights. No holder of securities of the Company has rights to the
registration of any securities of the Company because of the issuance of the Securities hereunder
that could expose the Company to material liability or any Holder to any liability or that could
impair the Company’s ability to consummate the issuance of the Securities in the manner, and at the
times, contemplated hereby, which rights have not been waived by the holder thereof as of the date
hereof.
(z) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an
“investment company” or controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(aa) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company has taken all necessary action,
if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison
pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association (or similar charter documents) or the
laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Investors solely as a
result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights
under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the
Securities and the Investors’ ownership of the Securities.
(bb) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its
behalf has provided any of the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that the
Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. The Company understands and
confirms that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Investors regarding the
Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the
Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are
true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(cc) Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Purchase of Securities. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that each Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length
purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, and that no Investor is an officer or director of the Company. The Company acknowledges
that no Investor is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar
capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, and any advice given by an Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely
incidental to such Investor’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each
Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely
on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
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(dd) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of
Exchanged Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Exchanged Notes will increase in
certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Exchanged
Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Exchanged Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the
Exchanged Notes is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance
may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.
(ee) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(ee),
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined
below), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or
default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument would result
in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any
contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and
defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv)
is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance
of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 4(ee) provides a detailed description of the material terms of any such
outstanding Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “Indebtedness” of any Person means,
without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken
or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation,
“capital leases” in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary
course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of
credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with
the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case
with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though
the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are
limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing
or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered
thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through
(F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or
other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned
by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become
liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above;
and (y) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability,
contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other
obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such
liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability
that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be
complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part)
against loss with respect thereto.
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(ff) Ranking of Exchanged Notes. No current Indebtedness of the Company is and no
future Indebtedness of the Company will be senior to or rank pari passu with the Exchanged Notes in
right of payment, whether with respect of payment of redemptions, interest, damages or upon
liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.
(gg) Principal Market. The Company hereby confirms that no further approval of the
Principal Market or the Company’s stockholders is required for the issuance of the Common Shares
and the Exchanged Notes or the Exchanged Conversion Shares in accordance
with the terms of the Transaction Documents (including conversion of the Exchanged Notes into
Company Common Stock).
(hh) China Subsidiaries
(i) Schedule 4(hh) sets forth, for each Subsidiary that is incorporated in China: (i)
the legal classification of such entity under the applicable company laws and foreign investment
laws of China, including true and correct copies of the relevant currently effective business
license, registration documents and capital verification report issued by the relevant China
governmental approval authority for the location in which the Subsidiary maintains an office or
premises for business operations; (ii) the total investment capital (i.e., debt and equity) and
equity (i.e., registered capital); (iii) the holders of record of the equity (i.e., the registered
capital); (iv) the authorized legal representative, directors, officers, legal address and each
business address, as well as the original China approval authority and China governmental authority
with current jurisdiction over the entity; and (v) any agreements with respect to the registered
capital, including outstanding securities, contracts, commitments or arrangements granting any
party the right to obtain any equity ownership of the Subsidiary.
(ii) For each Subsidiary, the holders of record of its registered capital have contributed in
full its subscribed share of the entity’s registered capital pursuant to the relevant joint venture
contract and articles of association, and all such contributions have been verified and certified
by a Chinese registered public accountant according to applicable China law, approved by all
relevant China governmental authorities and fully paid, and verification certificates have been
issued to each such holder of record or previous investor accordingly. All previous transfers or
assignments of registered capital have been approved by the relevant China governmental authorities
and all necessary corporate action.
(iii) Each Subsidiary incorporated in China is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the applicable company laws and foreign investment laws
of China, has the status of a foreign investment enterprise (where applicable), and is a legal
person with all requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted in each place where its business is conducted. The Subsidiary
and its business operations are in compliance with the terms and conditions of its business
license, joint venture contract (where applicable) and articles of association. The construction
of the Subsidiary’s operating facilities and operation of its business is and has been in full
compliance with its relevant feasibility study and business license. Each Subsidiary has received
all authorizations, approvals, license, permits and other rights (including but not limited to
those pertaining to the manufacture, distribution and sale of
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telephone equipment and all other
products of the Company’s business) from China governmental authorities necessary and appropriate
for the continued operation of the Company’s business.
(iv) All necessary approvals from China governmental authorities have been received to ensure
that each Subsidiary will continue to enjoy, to the extent permitted by applicable China law, all
of the tax clearances, concessions and other benefits available to such Subsidiary prior to the
Closing Date, or otherwise available under applicable China law to foreign investment enterprises
similarly situated.
(v) Each Subsidiary is and has been in compliance with applicable China laws relating to its
relationship to its employees or suppliers or to any governmental taxing or customs authority, and
relating to any other aspect of its business. Each Subsidiary is in compliance with applicable
China law relating to anti-competitive practices, price fixing, and environmental matters,
respectively, and, to its knowledge, there are no proceedings pending or threatened regarding any
violation by it of applicable China law, including work safety, environmental and employment laws.
(vi) Each Subsidiary has obtained all required China product registrations for the products
related to its business.
(vii) Each Subsidiary has full power and authority to declare dividends and has obtained or
completed (a) all approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions by or notices
to, or filings with any PRC governmental authority or any person and (b) any corporate or
shareholder approval necessary or required in order to permit such Subsidiary to pay dividends or
make any other distributions on its capital stock.
(ii) Acknowledgement Regarding Investors’ Trading Activity. It is understood and
acknowledged by the Company that (i) none of the Investors has been asked to agree, nor has any
Investor agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the
Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the
Securities for any specified term; (ii) any Investor, and counter parties in “derivative”
transactions to which any such Investor is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a
“short” position in the Company Common Stock, and (iii) each Investor shall not be deemed to have
any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative”
transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that one or more Investors may
engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities
are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Exchanged
Conversion Shares are being determined and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can
reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the
time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such
aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the
Exchanged Notes or any of the documents executed in connection herewith.
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(jj) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not, has never been, and
so long as any Securities remain outstanding, shall not become, a U.S. real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
the Company shall so certify upon Investor’s request.
(kk) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to
regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”).
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or
indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities
or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the
BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or
policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal
Reserve.
(ll) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Except for
the transactions contemplated by and as set forth in this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or currently exists with
respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, prospects,
operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under
applicable securities laws, whether on a registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC
relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of securities or otherwise, and which has not been
publicly announced.
(mm) Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer
identified in Rule 144(i)(1).
(nn) No Event of Default. (i) As of the date hereof no default or Event of Default
(as defined in the Existing Notes) shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) after giving
effect to the terms of this Agreement, no default or Event of Default (as defined in the Exchanged
Notes) shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date hereof.
(oo) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at
all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the
Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering
statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority
or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(pp) China Luxuriance. On April 6, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of
China Luxuriance, for consideration which in the aggregate did not, and will not, exceed
$110,000,000 and the aggregate cash portion of such consideration did not, and will not, exceed
$30,000,000.
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5. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the
covenants and the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 7 and 8 of this
Agreement.
(b) Form D and Blue Sky. If required, the Company, on or before the Closing Date,
shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Investors at the Closing pursuant to
this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States
(or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action
so taken to the Investors on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and
reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under
applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the
Closing Date.
(c) Reporting Status. Until the date on which the Investors shall have sold all the
Common Shares, the Exchanged Conversion Shares and the shares issuable upon exercise of certain
warrants (the “2007 Warrants”) issued to the Investors pursuant that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of August 17, 2007 by and among the Company and the Investors and none of the
Exchanged Notes or 2007 Warrants is outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall timely
file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall
not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934
Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
(d) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of (i) the Common
Shares, (ii) the Exchanged Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Exchanged
Notes and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable, with respect to the Common
Shares, the Exchanged Conversion Shares and the Exchanged Notes as a result of any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any
limitations on conversion of the Exchanged Notes (the “Listed Securities”) upon each national
securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Listed Securities are
then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Listed
Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. So long as any
Exchanged Notes are outstanding, the Company shall maintain the Listed Securities’ authorization
for listing on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take
any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the
Listed Securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(d).
(e) Fees. At the Closing, the Company shall pay (i) an amount equal to $165,000 for
the reasonable legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP incurred by the Investors in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx
LLP for the benefit of DKR SoundShore Oasis Holding Fund Ltd.
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(“DKR”, an Investor) (the “SRZ Legal
Expenses”) and (ii) an amount equal to $35,000 for all other reasonable legal fees and expenses
incurred by the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents to DKR (the “DKR Transaction Expenses”). The Company shall be responsible for the
payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than
for Persons engaged by any Investor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or
expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses)
arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment including, without limitation,
any fees or commissions payable to the Agent. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or
in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in
connection with the issuance of the Securities to the Investors.
(f) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. On or before 8:30
a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the
Company shall, issue a press release disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “Press Release”). On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business
Day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall file a Current Report
on Form 6-K describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents
(including, without limitation, this Agreement and the form of the Exchanged Notes as exhibits to
such filing) (including all attachments, the “6-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 6-K
Filing, no Investor shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents
that is not disclosed in such 6-K Filing. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, not
to, provide any Investor with any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the 6-K Filing referred to in the first sentence of
this Section without the express written consent of such Investor. Subject to the foregoing,
neither the Company nor any Investor shall issue any press releases or any other public statements
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Investor, to make any press release or
other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the
6-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and
regulations, including the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market (provided that
in the case of clause (i) each Investor shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any
such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Other than in connection with
the future SEC Reports, the Company shall not disclose the name of any Investor without the prior
written consent of such Investor in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise. As used
herein, “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in the City of New York, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People’s Republic
of China are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(g) Additional Exchanged Notes; Variable Securities; Dilutive Issuances. So long as
any Investor beneficially owns any Exchanged Notes, the Company will not issue any
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Exchanged Notes
other than to the Investors as contemplated hereby and the Company shall not issue any other
securities that would cause a breach or default under the Exchanged Notes. For so long as any
Exchanged Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, issue or sell any rights,
warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Company Common Stock, or directly or indirectly
convertible into or exercisable for Company Common Stock, at a price which varies or may vary with
the market price of the Company Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any fixed
price unless the conversion or exercise price of any such security cannot be less than the then
applicable Conversion Price (as defined in the Exchanged Notes) with respect to the Company Common
Stock into which any Exchanged Note is convertible. For so long as any Exchanged Notes remain
outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, enter into or effect any Dilutive Issuance (as
defined in the Exchanged Notes) if the effect of such Dilutive Issuance is to cause the Company to
be required to issue upon conversion of any Exchanged Note any shares of Company Common Stock in
excess of that number of shares of Company Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion
of the Exchanged Notes without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or
regulations of the Principal Market.
(h) Reservation of Shares. The Company shall take all action necessary to at all
times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, from and after the Closing Date,
130% of the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Exchanged
Notes being issued at the Closing, without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Exchanged
Notes.
(i) Additional Issuances of Securities.
(i) For purposes of this Section 5(i), the following definitions shall apply.
(1) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options)
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock.
(2) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares
of Company Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(3) “Common Stock Equivalents” means, collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.
(ii) From the Closing Date until the date that is 30 days thereafter (the “Trigger Date”), the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise
dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant of any option to purchase or other disposition of)
any of its or its Subsidiaries’ debt with no equity component in an amount that exceeds $3 million,
equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or
other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances,
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a
“Subsequent Placement”).
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(iii) From the Trigger Date until the date that is 150 days thereafter, the Company will not,
directly or indirectly, effect any Subsequent Placement, unless the Company shall have first
complied with this Section 5(i)(iii).
(1) The Company shall deliver to each Investor a written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of
any bona fide proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the
securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer
Notice shall (w) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and
other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of
the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the persons or entities
(if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or
exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with such Investors all of the
Offered Securities.
(2) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Investor must deliver a written
notice to the Company prior to the end of the fifth (5th) Business Day after such
Investor ‘s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth such amount that
such Investor elects to purchase (the “Notice of Acceptance”).
(3) The Company shall have ten (10) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer
Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as
to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Investors (the “Refused
Securities”), but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described
therein) and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and
interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons or less
favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice.
(4) In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities
(any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 5(i)(iii)(3)
above), then each Investor may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the
number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an
amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that such
Investor elected to purchase pursuant to Section 5(i)(iii)(2) above multiplied by a
fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the
Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be
issued or sold to Investors pursuant to Section 5(i)(iii)(3) above prior to such reduction)
and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities.
In the event that any Investor so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered
Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or
exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until
such securities have again been offered to the Investors in accordance with Section
5(i)(iii)(1) above.
(5) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the
Refused Securities, the Investors shall acquire from the Company, and
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the Company shall
issue to the Investors, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices
of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 5(i)(iii)(4) above if the Investors have so
elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the
Investors of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution
and delivery by the Company and the Investors of a purchase agreement relating to such
Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Investors and their
respective counsel.
(6) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Investors or other persons in accordance
with Section 5(i)(iii)(3) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again
offered to the Investors under the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(iv) The restrictions contained in subsection (ii) and (iii) of this Section 5(i) shall not
apply with respect to any Excluded Securities (as defined in the Exchanged Notes).
(j) Public Information. At any time during the period commencing from the Closing
Date and ending at such time that all of the Securities can be sold either pursuant to a
registration statement, or if a registration statement is not available for the resale of all of
the Securities, may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule
144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company
shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c)
(a “Public Information Failure”) then, as relief for the damages to any holder of Securities by
reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities (which remedy shall
not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to
each such holder an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate principal amount of
such holder’s Exchanged Notes outstanding on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every
thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier
of (i) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) such time that such public
information is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a holder shall be
entitled pursuant to this Section 5(j) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure
Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the last day of
the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (II) the
third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure
Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a
timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per
month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
(k) Anti-Money Laundering/OFAC Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall at all
times be, to the extent applicable, in compliance with the FCPA and all other applicable U.S. and
non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations; and the laws, regulations and Executive Orders
and sanctions programs administered by the OFAC, including, without limitation, the Money
Laundering Laws.
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6. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”),
and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance
accounts at DTC, registered in the name of each Investor or its respective nominee(s), for the
Common Shares and the Exchanged Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by
each Investor to the Company upon the conversion of the Exchanged Notes in the form of Exhibit
B attached hereto (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The Company represents and
warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in
this Section 6 will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent and any subsequent transfer agent
with respect to the Securities, and that, upon the effectiveness of a registration statement under
the 1933 Act, the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the
Company, and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If an
Investor effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities, the Company shall permit the
transfer and shall promptly instruct the Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit
shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as
specified by such Investor to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such a
sale, assignment or transfer involves Common Shares or Exchanged Conversion Shares sold, assigned
or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the
Transfer Agent shall issue such Securities to the Investor, assignee or transferee, as the case may
be, without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations
hereunder will cause irreparable harm to an Investor. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that
the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 6 will be inadequate and
agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this
Section 6, that an Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an
order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer,
without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being
required.
7. CONDITIONS TO COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
The obligations of the Company to each Investor hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of
each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit
and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Investor with
prior written notice thereof:
(a) Such Investor shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company.
(b) Such Investor shall have delivered to the Company such Investor’s Existing Notes for
cancellation.
(c) The representations and warranties of such Investor shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and
correct as of such specified date), and such Investor shall have
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performed, satisfied and complied
in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement
to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or prior to the Closing Date.
8. CONDITIONS TO INVESTOR’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
The obligations of each Investor hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Investor’s sole benefit and may
be waived by such Investor at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior
written notice thereof:
(a) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered this Agreement to such Investor.
(b) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered (i) to such Investor the Exchanged
Notes and (ii) irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to
deliver to each Investor, on the Closing Date, the Common Shares by crediting the number of Common
Shares set forth opposite such Investor’s name in column (5) of Schedule I attached hereto to such
Investor’s balance account with DTC.
(c) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Investor a copy of the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, which
instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer
agent.
(d) The Investor shall have received (A) the opinion of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, P.C., the
Company’s outside U.S. counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of
Exhibit C-1 attached hereto and (B) the opinion of Harneys Westwood & Riegels, the
Company’s British Virgin Islands outside counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially
the form of Exhibit C-2 attached hereto
(e) The Company shall have delivered to such Investor a certificate evidencing the formation
and good standing of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in such entity’s jurisdiction of
formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a
date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(f) The Company shall have delivered to such Investor a certificate evidencing the Company’s
qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or
comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company is required to be so qualified, as of
a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(g) The Company shall have delivered to such Investor a certified copy of the Memorandum of
Association as certified by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of its jurisdiction of
incorporation within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(h) The Company shall have delivered to such Investor a certificate, executed by the Secretary
of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the
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resolutions approving the
transactions contemplated hereby as adopted by the Board in a form reasonably acceptable to such
Investor, (ii) the Memorandum of Association and (iii) the Articles of Association, each as in
effect as of the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(i) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date
when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified
date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Investor shall
have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of
the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably
requested by such Investor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(j) The payment required pursuant to Section 2.1 of that certain Sale and Purchase Agreement,
dated as of March 31, 2009, by and among the Investors, Chestnut Fund Ltd. and Xxx Xxx WU shall
have been delivered to the Investors and Chestnut Fund Ltd..
(k) The Company shall have paid to Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP the SRZ Legal Expenses and to DKR
the DKR Transaction Expenses.
(l) The Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market
and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market
from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have
been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market
or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
(m) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and
approvals, if any, necessary for the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) The Company shall have delivered to such Investor such other documents relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Investor or its counsel may reasonably request.
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9. TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to
an Investor on the Closing Date due to the Company’s or such Investor’s failure to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 above (and the nonbreaching party’s failure to waive such
unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement
with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any
party to any other party; provided, however, that notwithstanding the termination
of this Agreement by any party pursuant to this Section 9, the Company shall remain obligated to
reimburse each non-breaching Investor for its pro-rata share of the expenses described in Section
5(e) above.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be
governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law
or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.
The Company hereby appoints Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq., with offices at 0000 XXX Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, as its agent for service of process in New York. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR, AT
THE INVESTORS’ SOLE OPTION, IN SUCH OTHER COURT IN WHICH THEY SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF THE
INVESTORS, TO THE EXTENT THAT EACH MAY LAWFULLY DO SO, HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ALL
SUCH COURTS, AS WELL AS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ALL COURTS TO WHICH AN APPEAL MAY BE TAKEN FROM SUCH
COURTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF ANY OF ITS
OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND EACH OF
THE INVESTORS EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE AS TO VENUE, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INCONVENIENCE OF SUCH FORUM, IN ANY OF SUCH COURTS.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH. NO
PARTY HERETO, NOR ANY ASSIGNEE OF OR SUCCESSOR TO SUCH PARTY, SHALL SEEK A JURY TRIAL IN ANY
LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING, COUNTERCLAIM, OR ANY OTHER LITIGATION OR PROCEDURE BASED UPON, OR ARISING OUT
OF, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR
THE DEALINGS OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO, OR ANY OF THEM. NO PARTY
WILL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH ACTION, IN WHICH A
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JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED, WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN
WAIVED. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY THE PARTIES HERETO, AND
THESE PROVISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NO EXCEPTIONS. NO PARTY HAS IN ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR
REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN
ALL INSTANCES.
(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the
signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a
facsimile signature.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and
shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or
otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to
apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or
unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material
change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited
nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially
impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical
realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will
endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable
provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of
the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or
written agreements between the Investors, the Company, their Affiliates and Persons acting on their
behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the
Company nor any Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect
to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in
writing signed by the Company and the holders of Exchanged Notes representing at least a majority
of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchanged Notes, or, if prior to the Closing Date, the
Investors listed on Schedule I as being obligated to purchase at least a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the Exchanged Notes, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity
with the provisions of this Section 10(e) shall be binding on all Investors and holders of
Exchanged Notes, as applicable. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
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No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the
holders of the Exchanged Notes then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction
Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction
Documents, holders of the Common Shares and holders of Exchanged Notes, as the case may be. The
Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Investors relating to the
terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set
forth in the Transaction Documents.
(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or
permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by
facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight
courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc.
Qiao Xing Science Industrial Park
Xxxx Xxxx
Huizhou City, Guangdong,
People’s Republic of China 516023
Facsimile No.: 00-000-0000-000
Telephone No. 00-000-0000-000
Attn: Xxx Xxx WU, Chairman
Qiao Xing Science Industrial Park
Xxxx Xxxx
Huizhou City, Guangdong,
People’s Republic of China 516023
Facsimile No.: 00-000-0000-000
Telephone No. 00-000-0000-000
Attn: Xxx Xxx WU, Chairman
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, P.C.
0000 XXX Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
0000 XXX Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Transfer Agent:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President & Trust Officer
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President & Trust Officer
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If to an Investor, to its address and facsimile number set forth on Schedule I,
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as
the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior
to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of
such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an
image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall
be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight
courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Any document shall be deemed to have been duly served if marked for the attention of the agent
at its address (as set out above) or such other address in the United States as may be notified to
the party wishing to serve the document and delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set
forth in this Section 10(f).
If the Company’s agent at any time ceases for any reason to act as such, the Company shall
appoint a replacement agent having an address for service in the United States and shall notify
each Investor in writing of the name and address of the replacement agent. Failing such
appointment and notification, each Investor shall be entitled by notice to the Company to appoint a
replacement agent to act on the Company’s behalf. The provisions of this Section 10(f) applying to
service on an agent apply equally to service on a replacement agent.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the
Common Shares or the Exchanged Notes. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders of at least a majority of
the aggregate number of Listed Securities issued and issuable hereunder, including by way of a
Fundamental Transaction (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions
governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Exchanged Notes and the Warrants). An Investor
may assign some or all of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company, in which event
such assignee shall be deemed to be an Investor hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.
(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit
of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9, the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Investors contained in Sections 3 and 4 and
the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6 and 10 shall survive the Closing and the
delivery and conversion of Securities, as applicable. Each Investor shall be responsible only for
its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in
order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Indemnification. (i) In consideration of each Investor’s execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the
Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect,
indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of the Securities and all of their
shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors
and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation,
those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively,
the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective
of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is
sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a
third party that is not an Affiliate of such Indemnitee (including for these purposes a derivative
action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (I) the execution,
delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (II) any transaction financed or to be
financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the
Securities, or (III) the status of such Investor or holder of the Securities as an investor in the
Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any
reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
(ii) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnitee under this Section 10(k) of notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding)
involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim for indemnification in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10(k), deliver to
the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party
shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the
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indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to
assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party
and the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnitee to be paid by
the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnitee, the representation by such
counsel of the Indemnitee and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding. Legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall
be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority of the Exchanged Notes. The Indemnitee
shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of
any such action or Indemnified Liabilities by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the
indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnitee that relates to such
action or Indemnified Liabilities. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnitee fully apprised
at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto.
No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding
effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such
Indemnified Liabilities or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the
indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitee with respect to all third
parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The
failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
Indemnitee under this Section 10(k), except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced
in its ability to defend such action.
(iii) The indemnification required by this Section 10(k) shall be made by periodic payments of
the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are
received or Indemnified Liabilities are incurred.
(iv) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (x) any cause of
action or similar right of the Indemnitee against the indemnifying party or others, and (y) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to law.
(l) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
(m) Remedies. Each Investor and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights
and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders
have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which
such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this
Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting
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a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes
that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations
under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the
Investors. The Company therefore agrees that the Investors shall be entitled to seek temporary and
permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and
without posting a bond or other security.
(n) Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever
any Investor exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the
Company does not timely perform its obligations within the periods therein provided, then such
Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to
the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its
future actions and rights.
(o) Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to
the Investors hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Investors
enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared
to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be
refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person
under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law
or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part
thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect
as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(p) Currency. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this
Agreement are in United States Dollars. All amounts owing under this Agreement or any Transaction
Document shall be paid in US dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies shall be
converted in the US dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of
calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into US
dollars pursuant to this Agreement, the US dollar exchange rate as published in The Wall Street
Journal on the relevant date of calculation.
(q) Judgment Currency.
(i) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in
any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being
hereinafter in this Section 10(q) referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in US
Dollars under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the
Business Day immediately preceding:
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(1) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the
courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such
conversion being made on such date: or
(2) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in
the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant
to this Section being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
(ii) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section
10(q)(i)(2) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment
Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay
such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency,
when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of
US Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the
judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(iii) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and
shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of
this Agreement.
(r) November 18, 2009 Installment Amount. Effective immediately upon execution of
this Agreement, the Investors shall be deemed to have received a timely, irrevocable, Company
Installment Notice (as defined in the Exchanged Notes) from the Company with respect to the
November 18, 2009 Installment Date (as defined in the Exchanged Notes) for its Exchanged Notes,
with the Company electing to convert in whole the Installment Amount (as defined in the Exchanged
Notes) payable on the Exchanged Notes on such November 18, 2009 Installment Date pursuant to a
Company Conversion (as defined in the Exchanged Notes).
(s) Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other
Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of
any other Investor under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be
deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a
group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the
transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Investor
shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation,
the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall
not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for
such purpose.
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[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page
to the Amendment and Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: QIAO XING UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxx Xxx WU | |||
Title: | Chairman | |||
[Signature Page to the Amendment and Exchange Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page
to the Amendment and Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
INVESTORS: DKR SOUNDSHORE OASIS HOLDING FUND LTD. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[Signature Page to the Amendment and Exchange Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page
to the Amendment and Exchange Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
INVESTORS: CEDAR DKR HOLDING FUND LTD. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[Signature Page to the Amendment and Exchange Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
(3) | (4) | |||||||||||||||
Aggregate | Aggregate | (6) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Principal | Principal | (5) | Legal Representative’s | ||||||||||||
(1) | Address and | Amount of Existing | Amount of | Number of | Address and Facsimile | |||||||||||
Investor | Facsimile Number | Notes | Exchanged Notes | Common Shares | Number | |||||||||||
DKR SoundShore Oasis Holding Fund Ltd. |
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Residence: Bermuda |
$ | 23,400,000 | $ | 21,600,000 | 2,160,000 | Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 |
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CEDAR DKR Holding
Fund Ltd.
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0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Residence: Cayman Islands |
$ | 2,600,000 | $ | 2,400,000 | 240,000 | Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Form of Exchanged Notes | |
Exhibit B
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Form of Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions | |
Exhibit C-1
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Form of Company’s outside U.S. Counsel Opinion | |
Exhibit C-2
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Form of Company’s outside British Virgin Islands Counsel Opinion | |
Exhibit D
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Form of Secretary’s Certificate | |
Exhibit E
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Form of Officer’s Certificate |
SCHEDULES
Schedule 4(a)
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Significant Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 4(g)
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Capitalization | |
Schedule 4(i)
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Material Changes | |
Schedule 4(j)
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Litigation | |
Schedule 4(o)
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Patents and Trademarks | |
Schedule 4(ee)
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Indebtedness and Other Contracts | |
Schedule 4(hh)
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China Subsidiaries |
EXHIBIT A
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EXHIBIT B
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EXHIBIT C
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EXHIBIT D
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EXHIBIT E
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EXHIBIT F
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