Translation) AGREEMENT
(Translation)
AN AGREEMENT made
this 5th day of September, 0000
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Xxxx.
Xxxx Xx Ping (Hong Kong IC No.X000000(0) of ( Xxxx 0, 00 Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xx House,
Tin Xxxxx Court, Tin Shui Wai, Xxxx Xxxx, Hong Kong), and Xxxx Xxxx Mo Ching
(Hong Kong IC No.X000000(0) of (Room 3118, 31/F, Hong Ming House, Wah
Ming Estate, Fan Ling, Hong Kong) .
(hereinafter
collectively called "the Vendors") of the one part
AND
A Power
Agro Agriculture Development Inc. (formerly known as Volcanic Gold Inc.), a
company incorporated in Nevada, USA, Corporation No. ( C3048-1974 ) and having
its address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX00000, XXX (hereinafter
called "the Purchaser") on the other part.
WHEREAS:-
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The
Vendors are the legal and beneficial owners of Xxxx Xx Tai Investimento
Limitada (Company No. 25487 SO) (hereinafter referred to as
“the said Company”), a company incorporated in Macau SAR, People’s
Republic of China with limited liability and having its principal place of
business at Macao East-north Big Road, Hai Ming Ju, Building 3, 5th floor
L room. Xxxx Xxxx Mo Ping and Xxxx Xxxx Mo Ching each has
17,500 and 7,500 ordinary shares respectively of Macau Dollar One (M$1)
only each fully paid up representing 25,000 shares collectively,
(hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Sale Shares”) aggregating to
One Hundred Percentum (100%) of the issued and paid-up capital of the said
Company.
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The
said Company is the legal and beneficial owners of 78% equity interest in
a company in China known as ZHONGXINGNONGMU CO. (in Chinese Business
Register No. 1308001000413) (hereinafter called “ZHONGXING”). ZHONGXING is
duly established and incorporated in Hebei China with limited liability
and a registered capital of RMB60 million, having its registered address
at HEBEISHENG CHENGDESHI FENGNING MANZUZIZHIXIAN DAGELU XIQULU
78 HAO. Mr. SUN XIMIN is the legal representative of ZHONGXING that is
carrying on the business of rearing of cattle and operating of diary farm.
(Hereinafter referred to as “Principal
Activities”).
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ZHONGXING
is applying to become a sino-foreign joint venture enterprise, (herein
after referred to as SFJVE), such that corresponding Joint Venture
Agreement (JVA) between the said Company and ZHONGXING and the Memorandum
of Article and Association of the SFJVE (hereinafter called the M&A)
have been executed and agreed upon in preparation together with the
aforesaid submission. (A copy of each of the said JVA and M&A are
annexed hereto and marked appendix (X) and Appendix (Y)
respectively)
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The
said Company has no other business activity except the aforesaid holding
of 78% equity interest in
ZHONGXING.
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The
Purchaser is a company quoted on the OTCBPS of NASDAQ, the United States
of America with Ticker Symbol reference of
“APWA”.
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As
at 5th
September 2007, the financial position of the said Company, as shown in
its management account, is owning 78% equity stake in ZHONGXING which is
representing its only asset, whereas ZhongXing’s Financial Audited Report
2006 and Management Account 2007 is evidencing Net Assets of NO LESS THAN
United States Dollars (Ten million two hundred and sixty nine thousand)
(US$10,269,000.00) as at 31st.
December 2006 and of United State Dollars ( Nineteen Million
Five Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand) (US$19,565,000.00) as at 31st
July 2007 respectively excluding the values of the new blocks of land
measuring up to 5,000 Mu (hereinafter referred to as New Land) and based
on the exchange rate of US$1 to RMB7.75 (hereinafter referred to as “the
ZHONGXING Accounts”). Copies of the ZhongXing’s Audited
Report 2006 and Management Account 2007 and reference of the New Land are
annexed hereto and marked as Xxxxxxxx (X0), Xxxxxxxx (X0) and Appendix
(C3) respectively.)
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The
Vendors have agreed to sell and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase the
Sale Shares free from all encumbrances with all rights to dividends and
other distribution declared made and paid after the date of this Agreement
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
appearing.
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NOW
IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:-
1.
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Definitions
and Interpretations
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In this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or
expression shall have the following meaning:-
(a)
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“Purchaser” includes
its respective nominees and successors in title
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(b)
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“Vendors” include
their respective successors in title
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(c)
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“The
Completion Date” shall refer to the date of full payment of all monies and
shares payable by the Purchaser herein provided
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(d)
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“US$”
means United States Dollars, the currency of the United States of America
;
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(e)
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All
undertakings, agreements, terms, warranties and representations expressed
to be made by two or more parties hereto shall be deemed to be made by
them and be binding on them jointly and severally
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(f)
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Reference
to natural persons shall be deemed to include body corporate and the
plural number shall include the singular number and vice versa
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(g)
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Words
importing the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and
neuter gender ;
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(h)
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The
headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the interpretation of this Agreement hereof
;
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(i)
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Where
an act required to be done within a specified number of days after or from
a specified date, the period is inclusive of and begins to run from the
date so specified ;
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(j)
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A
period of a month from the happening of an event or the doing of an act or
thing shall be deemed to be inclusive of the day on which the event
happens or the act or thing is or was required to be done
;
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(k)
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The
Appendices hereto shall be taken, read and construed as an essential part
of this Agreement ;
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2.
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Agreement For Sale and
Purchase
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2.1
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Purchase Consideration
and Part Payment
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In
consideration of the sum of RMB
Seventy Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand), (RMB77,500,000.00
equivalent to US$10,000,000.00) only (hereinafter
call “the Part Payment") now paid by the Purchaser to the Vendors by way of
deposit and part payment towards the purchase price of the Sale Shares (the
receipt of which the Vendors hereby duly acknowledge, and that, its
corresponding paid order, signed receipt and corresponding banking record of the
said payment are annexed hereto marked Appendix E ), (hereinafter referred to as
Part Payment) the
Vendors hereby agree to sell and the Purchasers hereby agree to purchase the
Sale Shares free from all encumbrances with all rights to dividends and other
distribution declared made and paid after the date of this Agreement at the
total purchase price of United
States Dollars Twenty Six Million Nine Hundred and Ten Thousand
(US$26,910,000.00) only (hereinafter called
"the Purchase Price") and subject to further terms and conditions
hereinafter contained.
2.2
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Payment of Balance
Purchase Price
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The
balance of the Purchase Price amounting to United States Dollars Sixteen
Million and Nine Hundred and Ten Hundred Thousand
(US$16,910,000.00) only (hereinafter called "the Balance Purchase
Price”) shall be settled within Ninety (90) days from the date
hereof (hereinafter called “the Completion Date”) by the issuance of
shares by the Purchaser to the Vendors or the Vendor’s nominee(s)
amounting to 7,000,000 units of its shares (hereinafter called “the
Purchaser’s Consideration Shares”) at par of US$0.001 per share. The
Purchaser’s Consideration Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects
with the existing Purchaser’s shares save and except for dividends to be
declared for the financial year ending 31st August
2007.
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2.3
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Purchaser’s Right
after payment of the Part
Payment
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After the
Purchaser has paid the Part Payment referred to in Clause 2.1 hereof, the
Purchaser shall become the sole owner of and have the absolute control and
authority over the said Company (hereinafter referred to as Ownership) and the
Purchaser’s remaining obligation of settling the issuance of shares in
accordance with condition and term stated in Clause 3 hereto, shall be regarded
as a moral obligation without affecting the Ownership.
3.
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Due
Diligence
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3.1
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Purchaser's Rights to
Due Diligence
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Not with
standing the fact that the Purchase has done its Due Diligence in respect of
ZHONGXING’S business affairs satisfactorily during the period prior to the
execution of this agreement. The Vendor agreed that during the period commencing
the date of this Agreement and ending on the Completion Date, the Purchaser as
the new foreign owner of ZhongXing shall be entitled to:
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(i)
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make
such reasonable enquiries and to attend at the offices of the
said Company and ZHONGXING;
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(ii)
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a
due diligence investigation of on the profit records of the said Company
and ZHONGXING.
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(iii)
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a
due diligence investigation of the profit forecast and projection of the
said Company’s and ZHONGXING’s operations by the Purchaser and its
auditors ;
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(iv)
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obtain
current valuation of ZHONGXING’s properties to confirm that the Net Asset
Value of the ZHONGXING is in accordance with records stated in ZHONGXING’s
Management Account as at 31st
July 2007.
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(v)
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follow
up and carry on with the application of the Sino joint venture of
ZHONGXING (SJVZHONGXING) where the Purchaser shall proceed with matters
related to the SJVZHONGXING as a foreign Joint Venture Partner to obtain
the right to repatriate its share of profits and investment and investment
interest earned and or invested in the SJVZHONGXING in the People's
Republic of China.
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3.2
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Vendors'
Obligations
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The
Vendors shall take all steps and do all things necessary to enable the Purchaser
and/or its representatives to carry out the enquiries and the due diligence
investigation as provided in Clause 3.1.
3.3
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Purchaser's
Entitlement to claim
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In the event that :
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(i)
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the
Purchaser is unable to make reasonable enquiries or attend at the office
of The said Company and ZHONGXING or carry out the due diligence
investigations due to no fault of the Purchaser;
or
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(i)
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it
is found, as a result of the due diligence investigations or otherwise,
that any of the Representations and Warranties contained in Clause 11 are
untrue, misleading or incorrect or have not been fully carried out in any
material respect, or
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(iii)
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in
any event of any matter or thing arising or becoming known or being
notified to the Purchaser which is materially inconsistent with any of the
Representations and Warranties contained in Clause 11
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then the
Purchaser may by notice in writing to the Vendors, to be given not later than
the Completion Date, specify and verify the amount of claims, (hereinafter
referred to as the Claims) and in which event (without prejudice to any claim in
damages), the Vendors shall refund forthwith to the Purchaser the claims
together with interest accruing thereon (if any).
4.
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Delivery of
Documents
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4.1
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Simultaneously
with the execution of this Agreement, the Vendors shall deliver or cause
to be delivered the following documents to the
Purchaser:
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(a)
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The
transfer forms in respect of the Sale Shares duly executed by the Vendors
in favour of the Purchaser and/or the Purchaser's nominee(s) (hereinafter
called “the said Transfers”) together with all the share certificates in
respect of the Sale Shares and all other relevant documents necessary for
effecting the transfer of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser and or the
Purchaser's nominee(s).
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(b)
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The
letters of resignations of all the existing directors from their
respective offices in the said Company each acknowledging that they have
no claims against the said Company for compensation or otherwise;
and
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(c)
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Resolutions
of the Board of Directors of the said Company in accordance with the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the said Company approving
:-
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(i)
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the
sale and transfer of the Sale Shares from the Vendors to the Purchaser or
its nominee or nominees and the registration of such transfer ;
and
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(ii)
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the
appointment of such persons as the Purchaser may nominate as the new
Directors of the said Company ;
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(d)
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the
common seal and certificate of incorporation of the said
Company.
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(The
documents referred to in Clauses 4.1 (a) to 4.1 (d) are hereinafter collectively
referred to as "the said Documents").
5.
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Completion
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The
Completion of this Agreement shall take place on the Completion Date,
whereupon:
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the Purchaser shall issue the
Purchaser’s Consideration Shares in the name of the Vendors and/or their
nominee(s) as the Vendors shall direct and shall deliver the share certificates
to the Vendors.
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Non-Registration of
the Transfer of the Sale
Shares
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In
the event that the transfer of the Sale Shares cannot be registered in
favour of the Purchaser or its nominee(s) free from encumbrances for any
reason whatsoever, all monies received by or paid on behalf of the Vendors
or for or on behalf of The said Company and ZHONGXING shall be refunded by
the Vendors to the Purchaser or its nominee(s) free of interest thereon
and upon such refund this Agreement shall be deemed terminated and of no
further effect and neither of the parties shall have any claim against the
other PROVIDED THAT all documents received by the Purchaser shall have by
then returned by the Purchaser to the
Vendors.
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7.
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Outgoings
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All
rent, assessment charges, rates, taxes and other outgoings if any payable
by The said Company and ZHONGXING on or before the Completion Date shall
be borne and paid for by the Vendors PROVIDED ALWAYS that the Vendors
shall indemnify the Purchaser or its assigns in respect of any penalties
and damages which may be arise as a result of any late payments or default
in payment in respect of such rent, assessment charges, rates, taxes or
other outgoings.
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8.
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Vendors’
Indemnity
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8.1
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If
there shall be any breach by the Vendors of any warranty, guarantee,
undertaking and agreement herein contained, then the Purchaser shall be
entitled to be indemnified by the Vendors in respect of any loss resulting
from such breach.
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Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, if the effect of any such
breach is that The said Company and ZHONGXING has incurred or incurs any
liability or contingent liability which would not have been incurred had
there been no such breach, then the Vendors shall make good to The said
Company and ZHONGXING the amount of the loss occasioned by such liability
by payment in cash to The said Company and
ZHONGXING.
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9.
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Representations
and Warranties
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9.1
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The
Vendors hereby jointly and severally represent, warrant and undertake to
and with the Purchaser as follows
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(a)
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None
of the Sale Shares which are registered in the names of the Vendors are
subject to any option, charge, lien or encumbrances and the Vendors are
the beneficial owners thereof ;
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(b)
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The
accounts of the said Company and ZHONGXING as at the 31st
July 2007 gave a true and fair view of the financial position of The said
Company and ZHONGXING.
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(c)
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The
said Company and ZHONGXING are not involved in any dispute with any
revenue authorities concerning any matter likely to affect in any way the
liability ( whether accrued, contingent or future) of The said Company and
ZHONGXING to taxation or other sum imposed, charged, levied or payable
under the provision of any taxation
statute.
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(d)
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The
said Company and ZHONGXING have not prior to the date hereof issued or
agreed to issue any shares or given or agreed to give any option in
respect of any shares nor issued or agreed to issue or give any option in
respect of any debentures or other
securities.
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(e)
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There
are no existing service agreements or contracts between The said Company
and ZHONGXING and any directors
thereof.
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(f)
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The
said Company and ZHONGXING are not engaged in any litigation or
arbitration proceedings and no such proceedings and no prosecution are
pending or threatened against the said Company and the Vendors know of no
facts or matters likely to give rise thereto and that the said Company is
not in default in respect of any obligations whether contractual statutory
or municipal;
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(g)
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The
said Company and ZHONGXING have no subsidiaries other than the
subsidiaries disclosed hereof. (Hereinafter called the subsidiaries
attached hereof marked appendix
(D))
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(h)
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The
said Company and ZHONGXING have no mortgages liens other encumbrances
secured over any of their properties and assets other than the one
disclosed in the disclosure annexed hereto as Appendix
(G).
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(i)
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The
said Company and ZHONGXING have in relation to each of their employee (and
in so far as relevant to each of its former employees) complied in all
material respects with all obligations imposed on it by all statutes,
regulations and codes of conduct and practice relevant to the relations
between them and their employees.
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10.
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Default by
Purchaser
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In the
event that the Purchaser shall fail to complete the sale and purchase of the
Sale Shares in accordance with Clause 2.2 hereof, the Vendors shall be entitled
to claim liquidated damages amounting up to the Balance Purchase Price of United
State Dollars Sixteen Million Nine Hundred and Ten Thousand
(US$16,910,000.00).
11.
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Force
Majeure
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Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, no party hereto shall be liable to any
other party hereto for loss, injury, delay or damages suffered or incurred by
any such other party due to a substantial effect, acts of God, government
actions or any other cause which is beyond the reasonable control of the party
the performance of whose obligations hereunder are affected by such
cause.
12.
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Time
of Essence
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Time
wherever mentioned shall be deemed to be of the essence of this
Agreement.
13.
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Notice
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Every
notice, request, consent, demand or other communication under this
Agreement shall be given or made in writing shall be sufficiently served
on the party to whom it is addressed if it is left at or sent by
registered post or telegram to the address given above or to the place of
business for the time or to such address as one party hereto may from time
to time notify in writing to the other party hereto. A notice sent by
registered post or facsimile shall be deemed to have served at the time
when it ought in due course of post or transmission to have been
received.
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14.
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Governing
Law
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws
of Macau SAR.
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15.
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Modifications
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All
parties hereto agree that the provisions herein contained may if mutually agreed
upon be varied, amended, modified or substituted and any such variations,
amendment, modification or substitution thereof shall be in writing and signed
by all parties hereto. In the event of any inconsistency as to any of
the provisions thereof, the one subsequent in time shall prevail.
16.
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Severability
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If any of
the provisions of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
17.
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This Agreement the
Sole Agreement
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This
Agreement constitutes the sole and only agreement between the Vendors and the
Purchaser respecting the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares and correctly sets
forth the agreement reached between them in respect of the subject matter of
this Agreement and supersedes and cancels all previous and other agreements,
negotiations, representations, undertakings or undertakings whatsoever whether
written or oral in respect thereof.
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Costs
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The
Parties hereto shall bear and pay their respective Solicitors’ fees and costs
and the Purchaser shall bear all charges fees and expenses incurred or levied in
respect of the Transfer of the Sale Shares including the stamp duties and the
registration fees thereof and the stamp duty for this Agreement.
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Successors
Bound
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This
Agreement shall be binding on the respective successors-in-title, heirs and
permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
hereto have hereunto set their hands and seal the day and year first above
written.
Signed
by THE VENDORS
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the presence of :-
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(signed)
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(Tong
Mo Ping)
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(signed)
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(Tong
Mo Ching)
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_______________________
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THE
PURCHASER
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(Common
Seal of
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A
Power Agro Agriculture Development Inc.
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(Company
No. C3048-1974
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affixed)
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was
hereunto affixed in the
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presence
of :-
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(signed)
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(Solomon
XX Xxx)
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DIRECTOR
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APPENDIX
(X)
SINO
JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
APPENDIX
(Y)
MEMORANDUM
OF ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX
(C1)
ZHONGXING’S
AUDITED REPORT 0000
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(C2)
ZHONGXING’S
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT AS AT 310707
APPENDIX
(C3)
REFERENCE
TO THE NEW LAND
APPENDIX
(E)
CORRESPONDING
PAID ORDER, SIGNED RECEIPT AND CORRESPONDING BANKING RECORD OF “ THE PART
PAYMENT
APPENDIX
(G)
MORTGAGES
LIENS OTHER ENCUMBRANCES SECURED OVER THE PROPERTIES AND ASSETS
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