SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 15, 2008, by and among Qiao
Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands, with headquarters located at 10th Floor CEC Building, 6 Zhongguancun South
Street, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 100086 (the “Company”) and the investors listed on the
Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the
exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.
B. The Company has authorized $70,000,000 in principal amount of convertible notes of the
Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which notes shall be, in accordance with
their terms, in whole or in part, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, no par
value per share (“Company Common Stock”).
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, severally but not jointly, and the Company wishes to sell,
upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate principal amount of
convertible notes of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A set forth
opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate principal
amount for all Buyers shall be $21,651,338 (together with any convertible notes issued in
replacement or exchange thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the “New Notes”, as
converted, collectively, the “New Conversion Shares”)) and (ii) warrants, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrants”), to acquire that number of shares of Company
Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (as
exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”).
D. The Company, Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (the “Parent”), and the Buyers entered
into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2006 (as amended from time
to time in accordance with its terms, the “April 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement”), whereby the
Company and the Parent, among other things, issued to each Buyer at the Closing (as defined in the
April 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement), convertible notes (the “April 2006 Notes”), which April
2006 Notes, in accordance with their terms were exchanged into shares of Company Common Stock (as
exchanged, collectively, the “April 2006 Exchange Shares”) immediately prior to the initial public
offering of the Company.
E. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and the
Buyers hereto are executing and delivering a registration rights agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights with respect to the Warrant
Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
F. Each Buyer and the Company wishes to exchange in the Closing (as defined below), upon the
terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that number of April 2006 Exchange Shares set
forth in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers for that principal amount of convertible notes of the
Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in
column (6) of the Schedule of Buyers (together with any convertible notes issued in replacement or
exchange thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Exchange Notes”, and the Exchange Notes
together with the New Notes, the “Notes”) (as converted, collectively, the “Exchange Conversion
Shares”, and the Exchange Conversion Shares together with the New Conversion Shares, the
“Conversion Shares”).
G. The issuance of the Exchange Notes pursuant to this Agreement in exchange for the surrender
(and cancellation) of the April 2006 Exchange 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”).
H. The Notes, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are
referred to herein as the “Securities”.
I. The Notes will rank senior to all future indebtedness of the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. EXCHANGE, PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS.
(a) Notes and Warrants.
(i) Amount. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in
Sections 6 and 7 below, (i) the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer
severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined
below), a principal amount of New Notes, as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3)
on the Schedule of Buyers, along with Warrants to acquire that number of Warrant Shares as is set
forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers and (ii) the Company shall
issue and deliver to each Buyer a principal amount of Exchange Notes as is set forth opposite such
Buyer’s name in column (6) of the Schedule of Buyers and each Buyer shall surrender to the Company
for cancellation, a number of April 2006 Exchange Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name
in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers
(ii) Closing. The closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase of the Notes and the
Warrants by the Buyers shall occur at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. The date and time of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) shall be 10:00
a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof (or such other date and time as is mutually agreed to
by the Company and each Buyer)
subject to notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth
in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such other date and time as is mutually agreed to by the Company and
each Buyer).
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(iii) Purchase Price. The Exchange Notes shall be issued to each Buyer in exchange
for such Buyer’s April 2006 Exchange Shares without the payment of any additional consideration.
The aggregate purchase price for each Buyer of the New Notes and Warrants to be purchased by each
such Buyer at the Closing is the amount set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (7) of the
Schedule of Buyers (the “Purchase Price”), which shall be equal to $1.00 for each $1.00 of
principal amount of New Notes being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing.
(iv) Form of Payment. On the Closing Date, (A) (i) each Buyer shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, for cancellation, a number of April 2006 Exchange Shares as is set forth
opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers to the Company for a principal
amount of Exchange Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (6) of the Schedule
of Buyers (such amount set forth in column (6) shall equal the product of (x) the Closing Sale
Price (as defined in the Notes) of the Common Stock on the Trading Day (as defined in the Notes)
immediately prior to the date hereof and (y) the number of April 2006 Exchange Shares set forth
opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers) and (ii) each Buyer shall pay
its Purchase Price for the New Notes and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the
Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written
wire instructions and (B) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer (i) a principal amount of New
Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (ii) a
principal amount of Exchange Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (6) of the
Schedule of Buyers and (iii) Warrants pursuant to which such Buyer shall have the right to acquire
such number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) of the
Schedule of Buyers, in all cases duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name
of such Buyer or its designee.
(v) Holding Period. For the purposes of Rule 144 (as defined in Section 2(f)), the
Company acknowledges that the holding period of the Exchange Notes (including the corresponding
Exchange Conversion Shares) held by the Buyers may be tacked onto the holding period of the April
2006 Notes and the April 2006 Exchange Shares, and the Company agrees not to take a position
contrary to this Section 1(a)(v), including, without limitation, with respect to the application of
the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2(g) below.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH BUYER.
Each Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Buyer 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 Buyer of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Buyer. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by such Buyer in accordance with the terms hereof, and will constitute
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the
valid and legally binding obligation of such Buyer, 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 Buyer of this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to which such Buyer is a party and the consummation
by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a
violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer 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 Buyer 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 Buyer, 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 Buyer to perform
its obligations hereunder.
(c) No Public Sale or Distribution. Such Buyer (i) is acquiring the Notes and the
Warrants, and (ii) upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants will acquire the
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in
connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations
herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific
term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant
to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is acquiring the
Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Buyer does not presently have
any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the
Securities.
(d) Qualified Institutional Investor. Such Buyer is a “qualified institutional
buyer” (“QIB”) as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act.
(e) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being
offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth
herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer
to acquire the Securities.
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(f) Transfer or Resale. Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under
the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Securities may be sold,
assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides
the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred
pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto)
(collectively, “Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be
made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any
resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (as defined in
Section 3(e)) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is
defined in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the
rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is
under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or
to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Securities may be pledged
in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the
Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment
of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to
provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant
to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in Section 3(c)), including,
without limitation, this Section 2(f).
(g) Legends. Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments
representing the New Notes and the Warrants and, until such time as the resale of the New
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by
the Registration Rights Agreement, the stock certificates representing the New Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear any legend as required by the “blue
sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a
stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES
ARE [CONVERTIBLE][EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, (II) UNLESS REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS
OR (III) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 000X XXXXX XXX
0000 XXX.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE
PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such
legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in
connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer if such legend is not required under
applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, or (iii) such holder provides the Company with reasonable
assurance that the Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144.
(h) Residency; Holdings. Such Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified
below its address on the Schedule of Buyers.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer 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 2.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Buyer:
(a) Significant Subsidiaries. Schedule 3(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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) of
the Company (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, “Subsidiaries”). Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(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
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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 Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants, 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 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 Notes and the
Warrants, the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes and
the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants 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 (other than the filing
with the SEC of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the
Registration Rights Agreement). 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
Notes and the Warrants and the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant
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
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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 case in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except for the following consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations (except for clause (ii) below, none of which is required to be
filed or obtained before the Closing): (i) the filing with the SEC of one or more Registration
Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) the
application(s) to the Principal Market for the reservation for issuance and listing of the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required
thereby, (iii) all filings required pursuant to Section 4(g) hereof, and (iv) 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 Notes and Warrants are duly authorized and,
upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free from all taxes, Liens and charges with
respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares and the Warrant 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
Notes and Warrants in order to issue the full number of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares as are
or may become issuable in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Warrants. Upon
receipt of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, the Buyers will have good and marketable
title to such Conversion Shares and the Warrant 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 3(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 3(g), no securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or
similar rights, and no Person (other than the Buyers) 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 purchase and sale of the Securities and
except
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as disclosed in Schedule 3(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 3(g),
the issue and sale 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 Buyers) 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 May 2, 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 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 Buyers
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 3(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
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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 pursuant to existing Company stock option
plans, (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 3(j), there is no action,
suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
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. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor
any director or officer thereof, is or has been 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
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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
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 3(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 3(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
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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
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”); and the Company will not directly or
indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of
financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
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.
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(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
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. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of
any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory or consultancy fees, brokers’ commissions or
finder’s fee (other than for persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or
arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, which fees are set forth on Schedule
3(v). The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer 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 sale of the Securities. Other
than the Agent, the Company has not engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with
the sale 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.
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(x) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company has not received any notice
(written or oral) from any Trading Market on which the Company Common Stock is or has been 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
and sale 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 Buyers 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 Conversion Shares upon exercise in full of the Notes and the Warrant Shares upon exercise in
full of the Warrants. The Company Common Stock is currently listed on the Principal Market.
(y) Registration Rights. No holder of securities of the Company has rights to the
registration of any securities of the Company because of the filing of the Registration Statement
or 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
and sale 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 Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter
documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the
Buyers solely as a result of the Buyers 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 Buyers’ ownership of the Securities.
(bb) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its
behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel with any information that the
Company believes constitutes material, non-public information. The Company understands and
confirms that the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers 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.
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(cc) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer 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 Buyer is an officer or director of the Company. The Company acknowledges that no Buyer 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 a Buyer 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 Buyer’s
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer 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.
(dd) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges
that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with this
Agreement and the Notes and its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants is, in each case, 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
3(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 3(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
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(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.
(ff) Ranking of Notes. No future Indebtedness of the Company will be senior to or
rank pari passu with the Notes in right of payment, whether with respect of payment of redemptions,
interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.
(gg) Form F-1 and F-3. The Company is eligible to register the Warrant Shares for
resale by the Buyers using Form F-1 promulgated under the 1933 Act. On or before June 30, 2008,
the Company will become eligible to register the Warrant Shares for resale by the Buyers using Form
F-3 promulgated under the 1933 Act.
(hh) NYSE. The Company has submitted a Supplemental Listing Application pursuant
to the Listed Company Manual of the Principal Market to the Principal Market, which application
includes a legal opinion of the Company’s British Virgin Islands counsel that under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents,
including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and Warrants in accordance with the terms
of the Transaction Documents (including the conversion of the Notes into Company Common Stock and
the exercise of the Warrants into Company Common Stock) do not require the approval of the
stockholders of the Company (the “Supplemental Listing Application”). The Principal Market has
approved the Supplemental Listing Application and the listing without restriction of the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares and the Company hereby confirms that no further approval of the
Principal Market or the Company’s stockholders is required for the issuance of the Notes and
Warrants or the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the
Transaction Documents (including conversion of the Notes into Company Common Stock and the exercise
of the Warrants into Company Common Stock).
(ii) China Subsidiaries
(i) Schedule 3(ii) 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
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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 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.
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(vi) Each Subsidiary has obtained all required China product registrations for the products
related to its business.
(jj) Acknowledgement Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity. It is understood and
acknowledged by the Company that (i) none of the Buyers has been asked to agree, nor has any Buyer
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 Buyer, and
counter parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Buyer is a party, directly or
indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Company Common Stock, and (iii) each Buyer
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
Buyers 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
Conversion Shares and the Warrant 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 Notes, the Warrants or any of the documents executed in connection
herewith.
(kk) 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 Buyer’s request.
(ll) 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.
(mm) 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.
(nn) Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer
identified in Rule 144(i)(1).
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4. 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 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
(b) Maintenance of Registration Statement. For so long as any of the Notes or
Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the issuance thereunder of the Warrant Shares;
provided that, if at any time while the Notes or Warrants are outstanding the Company shall be
ineligible to utilize Form F-3 (or any successor form) for the purpose of issuance of the Warrant
Shares the Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement on such other form as may be
necessary to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for this purpose.
(c) 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 Buyers 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 Buyers 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.
(d) Reporting Status. Until the date on which the Buyers shall have sold all the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares and none of the Notes or 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.
(e) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of (i) the
Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued
or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or
issuable, with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Notes, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares as
a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or
otherwise, without regard to any limitations on conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the Notes
or the Warrants (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 Notes or Warrants 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 4(e).
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(f) Fees. At the Closing, the Company shall pay $95,000.00 for the reasonable fees
and expenses incurred 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. (a Buyer),
which amount shall be withheld by such Buyer from its aggregate Purchase Price at the Closing. 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 Buyer) relating to or arising
out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer 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 sale of the Securities to the Buyers.
(g) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. The Company shall,
on or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, issue a press release reasonably acceptable to the Buyers disclosing
all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and all other material nonpublic
information provided to the Buyers from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
respective officers, directors, employees or agents (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 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, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the form of Notes and the form of the Warrants) as exhibits to such
filing (including all attachments, the “6-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 6-K Filing,
no Buyer 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 Press Release. 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 Buyer with any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the press release referred to in the first sentence of
this Section without the express written consent of such Buyer. Subject to the foregoing, neither
the Company nor any Buyer 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 Buyer, 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 Buyer 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 Buyer without the prior written consent of such Buyer 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
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Kong
Special Administrative Region or the Peoples Republic of China are authorized or required by law to
remain closed.
(h) Additional Registration Statements. Until the earlier of the date when all of
the Listed Securities (i) are freely tradeable without the requirement to be in compliance with
Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and (ii) have
been registered under the 1933 Act, the Company shall not file a registration statement under the
1933 Act relating to securities that are not the Securities.
(i) Additional Notes; Variable Securities; Dilutive Issuances. So long as any
Buyer beneficially owns any Notes or Warrants, the Company will not issue any Notes other than to
the Buyers as contemplated hereby and the Company shall not issue any other securities that would
cause a breach or default under the Notes. For so long as any Notes or Warrants 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 Notes) with respect to the Company Common Stock into which any
Note is convertible or the then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants) with respect
to the Company Common Stock into which any Warrant is exercisable. For so long as any Notes or
Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, enter into or effect any
Dilutive Issuance (as defined in the Notes) if the effect of such Dilutive Issuance is to cause,
the Company to be required to issue upon conversion of any Note or exercise of any Warrant 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 Notes and exercise of the Warrants without breaching the
Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market.
(j) 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 sum of the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable (i) upon the conversion of
the Notes and (ii) upon the exercise of the Warrants being issued at the Closing, without regard to
any limitations on conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants, as applicable.
(k) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities for general corporate purposes.
(l) Additional Issuances of Securities.
(i) For purposes of this Section 4(l), 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.
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(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”).
(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 4(l)(iii).
(1) The Company shall deliver to each Buyer 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 Buyers all of the Offered
Securities.
(2) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice
to the Company prior to the end of the fifth (5th) Business Day after such
Buyer’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth such amount that
such Buyer 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 Buyers (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 4(l)(iii)(3)
above), then each Buyer may, at its sole option and in its sole
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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 Buyer elected to purchase pursuant to Section 4(l)(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 Buyers pursuant to Section 4(l)(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 Buyer 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 Buyers in accordance with
Section 4(l)(iii)(1) above.
(5) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the
Refused Securities, the Buyers shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue
to the Buyers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of
Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(l)(iii)(4) above if the Buyers have so elected,
upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Buyers of any
Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by the
Company and the Buyers of a purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Buyers and their respective counsel.
(6) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Buyers or other persons in accordance
with Section 4(l)(iii)(3) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again
offered to the Buyers under the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(iv) The restrictions contained in subsection (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4(l) shall not
apply with respect to any Excluded Securities (as defined in the Notes).
(m) 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 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 4(m) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure
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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.
(n) Compliance With 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 “Anti-Money
Laundering/OFAC Laws”.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to 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 Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and
the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon
the conversion of the Notes or the exercise of the Warrants in the form of Exhibit C
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 5 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 a
Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), 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 Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the
event that such a sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares or Warrant 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 Buyer, 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 a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company
acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be
inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the
provisions of this Section 5, that a Buyer 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.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Notes and the related Warrants
to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
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Closing Date, 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 Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
(a) Such Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
(b) Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the April 2006 Exchange Shares for the
Exchange Notes being delivered to such Buyer at the Closing.
(c) Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price (less, in the case of
DKR SoundShore Oasis Holding Fund Ltd. (or its designee(s)), the amounts withheld pursuant to
Section 4(f)) for the New Notes and the Warrants being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by
wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the
Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of such Buyer 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 Buyer shall have 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 Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Notes and the related Warrants at the
Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by
such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice
thereof:
(a) The Company shall have (i) executed and delivered to such Buyer each of the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) executed and delivered the Notes and related Warrants
(in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) being exchanged or purchased, as applicable, by such
Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Such Buyer shall have received the opinions of the Company’s US counsel and British Virgin
Islands counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, each in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyers.
(c) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the
Company’s transfer agent.
(d) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the incorporation
and good standing (if applicable) of the Company and each of its
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Subsidiaries in such corporation’s jurisdiction of incorporation issued by the Secretary of
State or other comparable authority of such jurisdiction of incorporation as of a date within 10
days of the Closing Date.
(e) The Company Common Stock (i) shall be 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.
(f) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Memorandum and
Articles of Association and Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”) as certified by appropriate authority under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
within 10 days of the Closing Date.
(g) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the Secretary of
the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with this
transaction as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such
Buyer, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the Memorandum and Articles of Association
of the Company, each as in effect at the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(h) 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 Buyer 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 Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(i) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company’s transfer agent
certifying the number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five days
of the Closing Date.
(j) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and
approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Notes, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the
Warrant Shares.
(k) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
8. TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to
a Buyer on the Closing Date due to the Company’s or such Buyer’s failure to satisfy
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the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 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 if this
Agreement is terminated by a Buyer pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall remain obligated
to reimburse the non-breaching Buyers for the expenses described in Section 4(f) above.
9. 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.
Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit,
action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. The Company
has appointed CT Corporation System, with offices at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
as its agent for service of process. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY
DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(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
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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 Buyers, 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 Buyer 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 Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes, or, if prior to the Closing Date, the Buyers listed on the Schedule
of Buyers as being obligated to purchase at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
the Notes, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this
Section 9(e) shall be binding on all Buyers and holders of 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. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less
than all of the holders of the 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 Notes, and holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The
Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers 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:
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If to the Company:
Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
10th Floor CEC Xxxxxxxx
0 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx’s Republic of China 100086
Facsimile No.: 000-00-00-0000-0000
Telephone No.: 000-00-00-0000-0000
Attn.: Chairman
10th Floor CEC Xxxxxxxx
0 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx’s Republic of China 100086
Facsimile No.: 000-00-00-0000-0000
Telephone No.: 000-00-00-0000-0000
Attn.: 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, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Relationship Manager/Investor Services
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies
to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,
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
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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 9(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 Buyer in writing of the name and address of the replacement agent. Failing such appointment
and notification, each Buyer 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 9(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
Notes or the Warrants. 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 Notes and the Warrants). A Buyer 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 a Buyer 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.
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3 and the
agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing and the
delivery and exercise of Securities, as applicable. Each Buyer 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 Buyer’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 Buyer 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,
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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 Buyer 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 9(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 9(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 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 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
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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 9(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 9(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 Buyer 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 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 Buyers. The Company therefore agrees
that the Buyers 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 Buyer 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
Buyer 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 Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or
exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments
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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 9(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:
(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
9(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.
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(r) Independent Nature of Buyers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other
Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any
other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction
Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of
entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers 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
Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction
contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer 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 Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
the Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: QIAO XING MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
the Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYERS: DKR SOUNDSHORE OASIS HOLDING FUND LTD. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
the Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYERS: CEDAR DKR HOLDING FUND LTD. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Principal | Number of | Principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Number of | April 2006 | Amount | Legal Representative’s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
of New | Warrant | Exchange | of Exchange | Purchase | Address and Facsimile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Buyer | Address and Facsimile Number | Notes | Shares | Shares | Notes | Price | Number | |||||||||||||||||||||
DKR SoundShore Oasis Holding Fund Ltd. |
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx | $ | 21,651,338 | 1,534,845 | 6,270,000 | $ | 43,513,800 | $ | 21,651,338 | Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx XXX | ||||||||||||||||||
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | New York, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | 10022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | Attention: Xxxxxxx X. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | Xxxxx, Esq. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence: Cayman Islands | Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEDAR
DKR Holding Fund Ltd. |
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx | $ | 0 | 113,876 | 696,666 | $ | 4,834,862 | $ | 0 | Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx | ||||||||||||||||||
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | LLP 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | New York, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | 10022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | Attention: Xxxxxxx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | X. Xxxxx, Esq. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence: Cayman Islands | Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Form of Note | |
Exhibit B
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Form of Warrant | |
Exhibit C
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Form of Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions | |
Exhibit D
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Form of Secretary’s Certificate | |
Exhibit E
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Form of Officer’s Certificate | |
Exhibit F
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
SCHEDULES
Schedule 3(a)
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Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 3(g)
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Capitalization | |
Schedule 3(i)
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Material Changes | |
Schedule 3(j)
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Litigation | |
Schedule 3(o)
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Patents and Trademarks | |
Schedule 3(v)
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Placement Agent’s Fees | |
Schedule 3(ee)
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Indebtedness and Other Contracts | |
Schedule 3(ii)
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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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