SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.57
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), is
dated as of May 8, 2008, by and among China Cablecom Holdings, Ltd. (formerly
Jaguar Acquisition Corporation), a British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”), and the subscribers
identified on the signature page hereto (each a “Subscriber” and collectively
“Subscribers”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Subscribers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an
exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section
4(2), Section 4(6) and/or Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire
that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company
shall issue and sell to the Subscribers, as provided herein, and the
Subscribers, in the aggregate, shall purchase $43,175,000 (the “Aggregate Principal Amount”)
of principal amount of convertible notes of the Company (“Note” or “Notes”), a form of which is
annexed hereto as Exhibit
A, convertible into the Company’s Ordinary Shares, $0.0005 par value (the
“Ordinary Shares”), at a
per share conversion price set forth in the Note (“Conversion Price”); and
Ordinary Shares (“Incentive
Shares”) for the purchase price (“Purchase Price”) set forth on
the signature page hereto. The Notes, Ordinary Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Notes (the “Conversion Shares” or “Shares”), and Incentive
Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”; and
WHEREAS, the aggregate
proceeds of the sale of the Notes and the Incentive Shares contemplated hereby
shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement to be
executed by the parties substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Escrow
Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement the Company and the Subscribers hereby agree as follows:
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2.
Incentive
Shares. On the Closing Date, the Company shall issue to the
Subscribers, in the aggregate, 1,525,000 Incentive Shares. Each
Subscriber shall receive its Pro Rata Portion (defined
below) of such Incentive Shares and additional Incentive Shares which may be
issuable on the first and second anniversary of the Closing Date. In
the event any Principal Amount remains outstanding on the tenth business day
following the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company will issue to
the Subscribers, in the aggregate, up to an additional 125,000 Incentive
Shares. In the event any Principal Amount remains outstanding on the
tenth business day following the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the
Company will issue to the Subscribers, in the aggregate, up to an additional
300,000 Incentive Shares. The Incentive Shares issuable in connection
with Principal Amount of Notes then outstanding shall be issued in proportion to
the initial aggregate Principal Amount. For illustration purposes
only: If one-half the initial aggregate Principal Amount is outstanding ten
business days after each of the first and second anniversary of the Closing
Date, then 62,500 Incentive Shares shall be issued in connection with first
Closing Date and 150,000 Incentive Shares shall be issued in connection with the
Second Closing Date. All additional Incentive Shares shall be
delivered by the Company to the Subscribers not later than twenty business days
after the respective anniversary dates. The Subscribers will not be
required to pay any additional consideration above the Purchase Price paid on
the Closing Date for the Incentive Shares. “Pro Rata Portion” shall be the
amount of Purchase Price paid by a Subscriber relative to the aggregate Purchase
Price paid by all Subscribers for the purchase of Notes and Incentive
Shares.
3.
Security
Interest. A collateral agent, for the ratable benefit of
the Subscribers will be granted a security interest in certain assets of the
Company, including ownership of China Cablecom Ltd., which security interest
will be memorialized in a “Security Agreement,” a form of
which is annexed hereto as Exhibit
C. China Cablecom Ltd. will guaranty the Company’s
obligations under the Transaction Documents [as defined in Section
5(c)]. Such guaranty will be memorialized in a “Subsidiary Guaranty”, the form
of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit D. The
Company will execute such other agreements, documents and financing statements
reasonably requested by the Subscribers, which will be filed at the Company’s
expense with the jurisdictions, states and counties designated by the
Subscribers. The Company will also execute all such documents reasonably
necessary in the opinion of the Subscribers to memorialize and further protect
the security interest described herein. The Subscribers will appoint
a Collateral Agent to represent them collectively. The appointment of the
Collateral Agent in connection with the Security Agreement will be pursuant to a
“Collateral Agent
Agreement,” a form of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit E.
4.
Subscriber
Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber hereby
represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company only as to such
Subscriber that:
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"THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER HEREOF THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT . 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."
"NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE
SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF
(A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE ISSUER HEREOF THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT
.. 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. "
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(n) Short Sales Prior to the
Date Hereof. Subscriber has not directly or indirectly, nor
has any person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such
Subscriber, executed any disposition, including Short Sales (but not including
the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), in the
securities of the Company during the period commencing from the time that such
Subscriber first received a term sheet from the Company or any other person
setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder
until the date hereof (“Discussion
Time”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio
managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio
managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the
portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber’s assets, the
representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of
assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to
purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term “Short
Sales” shall include all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.
(p) IRS Form W-8 or
W-9. Subscriber shall provide, on the Closing Date, an
IRS Form W-8 or W-9, as appropriate.
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(i) violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would be reasonably
likely to constitute a default) under (A) the Articles of Association, charter
or bylaws of the Company, (B) to the Company's knowledge, any decree, judgment,
order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination applicable to the Company
of any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction
over the Company or over the properties or assets of the Company or any of its
Affiliates, (C) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of
indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other similar plan, indenture,
lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Company or any
of its Affiliates is a party, by which the Company or any of its Affiliates is
bound, or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Affiliates
is subject, or (D) the terms of any "lock-up" or similar provision of any
underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company, or any of its Affiliates
is a party except the violation, conflict, breach, or default of which would not
have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(ii) result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien (as defined herein), charge or
encumbrance upon the Securities or any of the assets of the Company or any of
its Affiliates except than Permitted Liens; or
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(iii) result
in the activation of any anti-dilution rights or a reset or repricing of any
debt or security instrument of any other creditor or equity holder of the
Company, nor result in the acceleration of the due date of any obligation of the
Company; or
(iv) result
in the triggering of any registration rights of any person or entity holding
securities of the Company or having the right to receive securities of the
Company.
(i) are,
or will be, free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims or other
encumbrances, subject to restrictions upon transfer under the 1933 Act and any
applicable state securities laws;
(ii) have
been, or will be, duly and validly authorized and on the date of issuance of the
Conversion Shares and the Incentive Shares, the Conversion Shares and Incentive
Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable;
(iii) will
not have been issued or sold in violation of any preemptive or other similar
rights of the holders of any securities of the Company;
(iv) will
not subject the holders thereof to personal liability by reason of being such
holders provided Subscriber’s representations herein are true and accurate and
Subscribers take no actions or fail to take any actions required to be taken by
the Subscribers pursuant to this Agreement for their purchase of the Securities
to be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; and
(v) assuming
the representations and warranties of the Subscribers as set forth in Section 4
hereof are true and correct and Subscribers take no actions or fail to take any
actions required to be taken by the Subscribers pursuant to this Agreement for
their purchase of the Securities to be in compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations, will not result in a violation of Section 5 under the 1933
Act.
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(a) Upon
the conversion of a Note or part thereof, the Company shall, at its own cost and
expense, take all necessary action, including obtaining and delivering, an
opinion of counsel to assure that the Company's transfer agent shall issue stock
certificates in the name of Subscriber (or its permitted assignee or nominee) or
such other persons as designated by Subscriber and in such denominations to be
specified at conversion representing the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon
such conversion. The Company warrants that no instructions other than
these instructions have been or will be given to the transfer agent of the
Company's Ordinary Shares and that the certificates representing such shares
shall contain no legend other than the legend set forth in Section
4(h). In the event that the Conversion Shares are sold in a manner
that complies with an exemption from registration, the Company will promptly
instruct its counsel to issue to the transfer agent an opinion permitting
removal of the legend (indefinitely, if pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)(i) of the
1933 Act, or for ninety (90) days if pursuant to the other provisions of Rule
144 of the 1933 Act, provided that Subscriber delivers all reasonably requested
representations in support of such opinion).
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(b) A
Subscriber will give notice of its decision to exercise its right to convert the
Note, interest, or part thereof by telecopying, or otherwise delivering a
completed Notice of Conversion (a form of which is annexed as Exhibit A to the Note) to the
Company via confirmed telecopier transmission or otherwise pursuant to Section
12(a) of this Agreement. Such Subscriber will not be required to
surrender the Note until the Note has been fully converted or
satisfied. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is telecopied to
the Company in accordance with the provisions hereof by 5 PM Eastern Time (“ET”)
(or if received by the Company after 5 PM ET then the next business day) shall
be deemed a “Conversion
Date.” The Company will itself or cause the Company’s transfer
agent to transmit the Ordinary Shares certificates representing the Conversion
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Note to such Subscriber via express
courier for receipt by such Subscriber within three (3) business days after the
Notice of Conversion is given by the Subscriber (such third day being the "Delivery Date"). In
the event the Shares are electronically transferable and the Shares are freely
transferable under the 1933 Act, then delivery of the Shares must be made by
electronic transfer provided request for such electronic transfer has been made
by the Subscriber. A Note representing the balance of the Note
not so converted will be provided by the Company to such Subscriber if requested
by Subscriber, provided such Subscriber delivers the original Note to
the Company. In the event that a Subscriber elects not to surrender a Note for
reissuance upon partial payment or conversion of a Note, such Subscriber hereby
indemnifies the Company against any and all loss or damage attributable to a
third-party claim in an amount in excess of the actual amount then due under the
Note.
(c) The
Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Conversion Shares in the
form required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, later than the Delivery Date could
result in economic loss to the Subscriber. As compensation to a
Subscriber for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty) to such Subscriber for late issuance of Conversion Shares in
the form required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof upon Conversion of the Note in
the amount of $100 per business day after the Delivery Date for each $10,000 of
Note principal and interest amount (and proportionately for other amounts) being
converted of the corresponding Conversion Shares which are not timely
delivered. The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this
Section in immediately available funds upon demand. Furthermore, in
addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Subscriber, in the
event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Conversion
Shares within seven (7) business days after the Delivery Date, such Subscriber
will be entitled to revoke all or part of the relevant Notice of Conversion by
delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company whereupon the Company and
such Subscriber shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately
prior to the delivery of such notice, except that the liquidated damages
described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation is given
to the Company.
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(b) Due Diligence
Fee. Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund L.P. (“Lead Investor”) and the other
entity identified on Schedule
8(b) will be paid the due diligence fee (“Due Diligence Fee”) described
on Schedule
8(b).
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(b) Listing/Quotation. The
Company shall promptly secure the quotation or listing of the Conversion Shares
and Incentive Shares upon each national securities exchange, or automated
quotation system upon which they are or become eligible for quotation or listing
(subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain same so long as any
Notes are outstanding. The Company will maintain the quotation or
listing of its Ordinary Shares on the American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Capital
Market, Nasdaq Global Market, Nasdaq Global Select Market, Bulletin Board, or
New York Stock Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal
trading exchange or market for the Ordinary Shares (the “Principal Market”), and will
comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market, as applicable.
The Company will provide the Subscribers copies of all notices it receives
notifying the Company of the threatened and actual delisting of the Ordinary
Shares from any Principal Market. As of the date of this Agreement
and the Closing Date, the Bulletin Board is and will be the Principal
Market.
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(i) create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, security title, mortgage,
security deed or deed of trust, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority
or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and
the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a
security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any
jurisdiction) (each, a “Lien”) upon any of its
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired except for: (A)
Liens in connection with the Excepted Issuances, and (B) (a) Liens imposed by
law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in good faith and for
which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; (b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
material men’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the
ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by
more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings; (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids,
trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the
ordinary course of business; (e) Liens created with respect to the financing of
the purchase of new property in the ordinary course of the Company’s business up
to the amount of the purchase price of such property; and (f) easements, zoning
restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by
law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any
monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the
affected property (each of (a) through (f), a “Permitted Lien”);
(ii) amend
its Articles of Association, bylaws or its charter documents so as to materially
and adversely affect any rights of the Subscriber;
(iii) repay,
repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire or make any
dividend or distribution in respect of any of its Ordinary Shares, preferred
stock, or other equity securities other than to the extent permitted or required
under the Transaction Documents.
(iv) except
as described in the Reports, engage in any transactions with any officer,
director, employee or any Affiliate of the Company, 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, in each case in excess of $100,000 other than (i) for payment of
salary, or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for
expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other employee
benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the
Company; or
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(v) prepay
or redeem any financing related debt or past due obligations outstanding as of
the Closing Date other than the indebtedness owed to the Subscribers under the
Prior Notes in relative proportion to their initial holdings of Prior
Notes.
The
Company agrees to provide Subscribers not less than ten (10) days notice prior
to becoming obligated to or effectuating a Permitted Lien or Excepted
Issuance.
(a) The
Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the
Subscribers, the Subscribers' officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, members,
managers, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost,
expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees)
of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Subscriber or any such person
which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation
by the Company or breach of any representation or warranty by the Company in
this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, or any other
Transaction Document; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods,
any breach or default in performance by the Company of any covenant or
undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement
entered into by the Company and Subscriber relating hereto.
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(a) Within
three (3) business (such third business day being the “Unlegended Shares Delivery
Date”) after the business day on which the Company has received (i) a
notice that Conversion Shares or Incentive Shares held by a Subscriber have been
sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, (ii) a representation that the
requirements of Rule 144, as applicable and if required, have been satisfied,
and (iii) the original share certificates representing the Conversion Shares or
Incentive Shares that have been sold, and (iv) customary representation letters
of the Subscriber and, if required, Subscriber’s broker regarding compliance
with the requirements of Rule 144, the Company at its expense, (y) shall
deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver to its
transfer agent (with copies to Subscriber) an appropriate instruction and
opinion of such counsel, directing the delivery of Ordinary Shares without any
legends including the legend set forth in Section 4(i) above (the “Unlegended Shares”); and (z)
cause the transmission of the certificates representing the Unlegended Shares
together with a legended certificate representing the balance of the submitted
shares certificate, if any, to the Subscriber at the address specified in the
notice of sale, via express courier, by electronic transfer or otherwise on or
before the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date.
(b) In
lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Unlegended Shares,
upon request of a Subscriber, so long as the certificates therefor do not bear a
legend and the Subscriber is not obligated to return such certificate for the
placement of a legend thereon, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to
electronically transmit the Unlegended Shares by crediting the account of
Subscriber’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission system, if such transfer agent participates in such
DWAC system. Such delivery must be made on or before the Unlegended
Shares Delivery Date.
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(c) The
Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Unlegended Shares
pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof later than the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date
could result in economic loss to a Subscriber. As compensation to a
Subscriber for such loss, the Company agrees to pay late payment fees (as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Subscriber for late delivery of
Unlegended Shares in the amount of $100 per business day after the Delivery Date
for each $10,000 of purchase price of the Unlegended Shares subject to the
delivery default. If during any 360 day period, the Company fails to
deliver Unlegended Shares as required by this Section 11.1 for an aggregate of
thirty (30) days, then each Subscriber or assignee holding Conversion Shares or
Incentive Shares subject to such default may, at its option, require the Company
to redeem all or any portion of the Conversion Shares or Incentive Shares
subject to such default at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) 120%,
or (ii) a fraction in which the numerator is the highest closing price of the
Ordinary Shares during the aforedescribed thirty day period and the denominator
of which is the lowest conversion price during such thirty day period,
multiplied by the Conversion Price of such Conversion Shares and/or an
attributed price per Incentive Share equal to the closing price of the Ordinary
Shares on the Principal Market reported by Bloomberg L.P. for the trading day
immediately preceding the Closing Date (“Attributed Price”) (“Unlegended Redemption
Amount”). The Company shall pay any payments incurred under
this Section in immediately available funds upon demand.
(d)
In addition to any other rights available to a Subscriber, if the Company fails
to deliver to a Subscriber Unlegended Shares as required pursuant to this
Agreement, within seven (7) business days after the Unlegended Shares Delivery
Date and the Subscriber or a broker on the Subscriber’s behalf, purchases (in an
open market transaction or otherwise) Ordinary Shares to deliver in satisfaction
of a sale by such Subscriber of the Unlegended Shares which the Subscriber was
entitled to receive from the Company (a "Buy-In"), then the Company
shall promptly pay in cash to the Subscriber (in addition to any remedies
available to or elected by the Subscriber) the amount by which (A) the
Subscriber's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for
the Ordinary Shares so purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate Conversion Price and
Attributed Price of the Conversion Shares and/or Incentive Shares delivered to
the Company for reissuance as Unlegended Shares together with interest thereon
at a rate of 15% per annum accruing until such amount and any accrued interest
thereon is paid in full (which amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty). For example, if a Subscriber purchases Ordinary
Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect
to $10,000 of Conversion Price of Ordinary Shares or Attributed Price of
Incentive Shares delivered to the Company for reissuance as Unlegended Shares,
the Company shall be required to pay the Subscriber $1,000, plus interest. The
Subscriber shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Subscriber in respect of the Buy-In.
(e) In
the event a Subscriber shall request delivery of Unlegended Shares as described
in Section 11.1 and the Company is required to deliver such Unlegended Shares
pursuant to Section 11.1, the Company may not refuse to deliver Unlegended
Shares for any reason, unless an injunction or temporary restraining order from
a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery of such Unlegended
Shares shall have been sought and obtained by the Company, and the Company has
posted a surety bond for the benefit of such Subscriber in the amount of 100% of
the amount of the aggregate Conversion Price of the Ordinary
Shares and Attributed Price of the Incentive Shares which are subject
to the injunction or temporary restraining order, which bond shall remain in
effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the
proceeds of which shall be payable to such Subscriber to the extent Subscriber
obtains judgment in Subscriber’s favor.
11.2. In
the event any Conversion Shares after six months after the Closing Date or
Incentive Shares after six months after the required delivery date of such
Incentive Shares, without any restrictive legend or if such sales are permitted
but subject to volume limitations or further restrictions on resale as a result
of the unavailability to Subscriber of Rule 144(b)(1) under the 1933 Act or any
successor rule (a “144
Default”), for any reason except for Subscriber’s status as an Affiliate
or “control person” of the Company or change in current applicable securities
laws, then the Company shall pay such Subscriber as liquidated damages and not
as a penalty an amount equal to two percent (2%) for each thirty (30) days (or
such lesser pro-rata amount for any period less than thirty (30) days)
thereafter of the aggregate Conversion Price of the Conversion Shares and
aggregate Attributed Price of the Incentive Shares owned by the Subscriber
during the pendency of the 144 Default.
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(a) Notices. All
notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise
specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail,
registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c)
delivered by a reputable overnight courier service with charges prepaid, or (d)
transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth
below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently
by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective upon hand delivery or
delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting
facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a
business day during normal business hours), or the first business day following
such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business
hours), (ii) on the first business day following the date deposited with an
overnight courier service with charges prepaid, or (iii) on the fifth business
day following the date of mailing pursuant to subpart (b) above, or upon actual
receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses
for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to: China Cablecom
Holdings, Ltd., Unit 3309-3310, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
000000, XXX, Attn: Xxxxx Xxxx, President and CFO, fax number: (000)
000-0000, with a copy by fax only to: Loeb & Loeb LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq., fax number: (000)
000-0000, and (ii) if to the Subscriber, to: the one or more addresses and fax
numbers indicated on the signature pages hereto, with an additional copy by fax
only to: Grushko & Xxxxxxx, P.C., 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, fax number: (000) 000-0000.
(b) Entire Agreement;
Assignment. This Agreement and other documents delivered in
connection herewith represent the entire agreement between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by a writing
executed by both parties. Neither the Company nor the Subscribers
have relied on any representations not contained or referred to in this
Agreement and the documents delivered herewith. No right or
obligation of the Company shall be assigned without prior notice to and the
written consent of the Subscribers.
(c) Counterparts/Execution. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different
signatories hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed,
shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one
and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signature and delivered by facsimile transmission.
(d) Law Governing this
Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts
of laws principals that would result in the application of the substantive law
of another jurisdiction. Any action brought by either party against the other
concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only
in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state
and county of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby
irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action
instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of
jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non
conveniens. The parties executing this Agreement
and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on
behalf of the Company agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such
courts and hereby irrevocably waive trial by jury. The
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its
reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision
of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is
invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such
provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict
therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of
law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable
under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit,
action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight
delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for
notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any other manner permitted by law.
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(e) Specific Enforcement,
Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Subscriber
acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed
that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to
prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any
other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity. Subject to Section 12(d) hereof, each party hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction in
New York of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an
inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Nothing in this Section shall affect or limit any right to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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(k) Calendar Days/Business
Days. All references to “days” in the Transaction
Documents shall mean calendar days unless otherwise stated. The terms
“business days” and “trading days” shall mean days that the New York Stock
Exchange is open for trading for three or more hours. Time periods
and notices in all of the Transaction Documents shall be determined as if the
relevant action, calculation or time period were occurring in New York
City. Any deadline that falls on a non-business day in any of the
Transaction Documents shall be automatically extended to the next business day
and interest, if any, shall be calculated and payable through such extended
period.
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Please
acknowledge your acceptance of the foregoing Subscription Agreement by signing
and returning a copy to the undersigned whereupon it shall become a binding
agreement between us.
a
British Virgin Islands company
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxx Xx
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Title:
Executive Chairman
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Dated:
______________, 2008
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SUBSCRIBER
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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NOTE
PRINCIPAL
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INCENTIVE
SHARES
ISSUABLE ON
CLOSING DATE
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Name
of Subscriber:
____________________________________________
Address:
_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Fax
No.: _____________________________________
Taxpayer
ID# (if applicable): _____________________
____________________________________________
(Signature)
By:
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The
Purchase Price will be paid as follows:
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Cash
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Cancellation
of Prior Note Principal
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Cancellation
of Prior Note Interest
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Total:
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Note
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Exhibit
B
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Escrow
Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Security Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Subsidiary Guaranty
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Exhibit
E
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Form
of Collateral Agent Agreement
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Exhibit
F1 and F2
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Forms
of Legal Opinions
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Schedule
5(d)
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Additional
Issuances / Capitalization / Reset Rights
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Schedule
5(x)
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Transfer
Agent
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Schedule
8(a)
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Broker’s
Fees
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Schedule
8(b)
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Due
Diligence Fees
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Schedule
9(p)
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Exceptions
to Permitted Liens
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Schedule
5(d)
Additional
Issuances / Capitalization / Reset Rights
China
Cablecom Holdings, Ltd
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Capitalization
Table
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Authorized
shares
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Ordinary
shares - $.0005 par value
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40,000,000 | |||
Preferred
shares - $.0005 par value
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1,000,000 | |||
Total
authorized shares
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41,000,000 | |||
Ordinary
shares issued and outstanding
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7,775,106 | |||
Warrants
and Unit Purchase Option
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Ordinary
shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants, which have an
exercise price of $5.00 per share
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9,433,334 | |||
Ordinary
shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding unit purchase option, which
have an exercise price of $9.10 per share
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1,050,000 | |||
2007 Omnibus
Securities and Incentive Plan (1)
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10,000,000 | |||
(1)
Includes up to 8,120,000 shares reserved for issuance upon the
achievement of certain EBITDA goals of China Cablecom Holdings,
Ltd.
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The China
Cablecom Holdings, Ltd. 2007 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
provides for the granting of Distribution Equivalent Rights, Incentive Share
Options, Non-Qualified Share Options, Performance Share Awards, Restricted Share
Awards, Share Appreciation Rights, Tandem Share Appreciation Rights,
Unrestricted Share Awards or any combination of the foregoing (collectively, the
‘‘Awards’’), as may be best suited to the circumstances of the particular
employee, director or consultant as provided in the Plan. The Plan
will be administered by the Compensation Committee upon formation by the Board.
The Compensation Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more
employees, directors and/or consultants determined by it to be eligible for
participation in the Plan. China Cablecom Holdings has reserved 10,000,000
Ordinary Shares for issuance under the Plan. Awards made under the Plan may be
granted solely to persons or entities who, at the time of grant, are employees,
directors or consultants of China Cablecom Holdings or its affiliates. An Award
may be granted on more than one occasion to the same employee, director or
consultant, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan. Each
individual grant of an Award which provides for the issuance of ordinary shares,
including but not limited to the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise
of a Share Option, shall provide for a lock-up covenant by the individual, to be
effective for a period not to exceed one year, upon the request of China
Cablecom Holdings or China Cablecom Holdings’ principal underwriter in
connection with an underwritten public offering of its Ordinary Shares. The
price at which an Ordinary Share may be purchased upon exercise of a Share
Option shall be determined by the Compensation Committee; provided, however,
that such price shall not be less than the mean of the bid and asked prices per
Ordinary Share as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board on the date such Share Option
is granted.
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Schedule
5(x)
Transfer
Agent
Xxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice
President & Senior Account Manager
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
T:
000-000-0000
F:
000-000-0000
Email:xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Schedule
9(p)
Negative
Covenants
(i)
Existence of Prior Notes and the security interest granted
thereunder
(ii) and
(iii) Acquisition of assets of Hubei Chutian Broadcasting and Television
Networks Co., Ltd. (“Hubei”) pursuant to the Framework Agreement between Hubei
and Jinan Youxiantong Network Technology Co., Ltd. dated on April 26,
2008.
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