SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT by and among Lotus Pharmaceutical International, Inc. a Nevada corporation and the Shareholders of Lotus Pharmaceutical International, Inc., on the one hand; and a Nevada corporation, and the Majority Shareholders of S.E. Asia...
by
and among
Lotus
Pharmaceutical International, Inc.
a
Nevada
corporation
and
the
Shareholders of
Lotus
Pharmaceutical International, Inc.,
on
the one hand;
and
a
Nevada
corporation,
and
the
Majority Shareholders of S.E. Asia Trading Company, Inc.,
on
the other hand
September
6, 2006
This
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2006 (this “Agreement”), is
made and entered into by and among the shareholders of Lotus Pharmaceutical
International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Lotus”), listed on Schedule I
attached (each, a “Lotus Shareholder,” collectively, the “Lotus Shareholders”),
on the one hand; and S.E. Asia Trading Company, Inc., a publicly traded Nevada
corporation (OTCBB:SEAA) (“SEAA”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual, Xxxx X. Xxxxxx,
an individual, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual (all hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “SEAA Shareholders”) on the other hand. Lotus is a party to
this agreement solely to make representations and warranties as set forth
herein.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of SEAA has adopted resolutions approving SEAA’s
acquisition of shares of Lotus (the “Acquisition”) upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each Lotus Shareholder owns the number of shares of common stock of Lotus set
forth opposite such Lotus Shareholder’s name in Column I on Schedule 1.1(a)
attached hereto (collectively, the “Lotus Shares”);
WHEREAS,
the Lotus Shareholders own, collectively, an amount of shares of common stock
of
Lotus, constituting 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Lotus,
and the Lotus Shareholders desire to sell their respective portion of the Lotus
Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the SEAA Shareholders hold an amount of shares of SEAA common stock which
represents at least a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of
SEAA;
WHEREAS,
the
SEAA
Shareholders will enter into this Agreement for the purpose of making certain
representations, warranties, covenants, indemnifications and
agreements;
WHEREAS,
it
is
intended that the terms and conditions of this Agreement comply in all respects
with Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the
“Code”) and the regulations corresponding thereto, so that the Acquisition shall
qualify as a tax free reorganization under the Code;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
THE
ACQUISITION
1.1 The
Acquisition.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined) the Lotus Shareholders will sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver
to SEAA one or more stock certificates representing the Lotus Shares, and as
consideration for the acquisition of the Lotus Shares, SEAA will issue to each
Lotus Shareholder, in exchange for such Lotus Shareholder’s pro rata portion of
the Lotus Shares, one or more stock certificates representing the number of
shares of SEAA Common Stock set forth opposite such Lotus Shareholder’s name in
Column II on Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto (collectively, the “SEAA Shares”).
The SEAA Shares issued shall equal 97.00% of the outstanding shares of SEAA
common stock at the time of Closing. For example, if there are 750,000 shares
of
SEAA common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, then there
shall
be 24,250,000 shares of SEAA common stock issued to the Lotus Shareholders
at
Closing. In addition, at Closing, Lotus shall pay SEAA creditors up to
$61,633.00 to satisfy certain obligations as set forth in Schedule 4.9.
1.2 Closing.
The
closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”) shall take place on or before
September 30, 2006, or on such other date as may be mutually agreed upon by
the
parties. Such date is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” With the
exception of any stock certificates which must be in their original form, any
copy, fax, e-mail or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission
required by this Agreement or any signature required thereon may be used in
lieu
of an original writing or transmission or signature for any and all purposes
for
which the original could be used, provided that such copy, fax, e-mail or other
reproduction is a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or
transmission or original signature, and the originals are promptly delivered
thereafter.
1.3 Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action.
If, at
any time after the Closing, any further action is necessary or desirable to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Lotus Shareholders, Lotus, SEAA
Shareholders, and/or SEAA will take all such lawful and necessary
action.
ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF LOTUS
Lotus
hereby represents and warrants to SEAA as follows:
2.1
Organization.
Lotus
has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in the State
of
Nevada and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, and has the requisite power to carry on its business as now
conducted.
2.2
Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of Lotus consists of 10,000,000 shares of common stock,
$0.001 par value, of which at the Closing, no more than 50,000 shares shall
be
issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of Lotus, as of the Closing, are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.
There
are
no voting trusts or any other agreements or understandings with respect to
the
voting of Lotus’s capital stock. Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.2, there
are no
agreements purporting to restrict the transfer of the Lotus Shares, nor any
other voting agreements, voting trusts or other arrangements restricting or
affecting the voting of the Lotus Shares.
2.3
Certain
Corporate Matters.
Lotus
is duly qualified to do business as a corporation and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties, the employment
of
its personnel or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified,
except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse
effect on Lotus’s financial condition, results of operations or business. Lotus
has full corporate power and authority and all authorizations, licenses and
permits necessary to carry on the business in which it is engaged and to own
and
use the properties owned and used by it.
2.4
Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
Lotus
has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry
out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Lotus and the consummation by Lotus of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of
Lotus
and no other actions on the part of Lotus are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been
duly
and validly executed and delivered by Lotus and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of Lotus, enforceable against Lotus in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by
general principles of equity.
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2.5
Consents
and Approvals; No Violations.
Except
for applicable requirements of federal securities laws and state securities
or
blue-sky laws, no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any third party, public body or authority is necessary for the consummation
by Lotus of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Lotus nor the consummation by Lotus
of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Lotus with any of
the
provisions hereof, will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any
provisions of the charter or Bylaws of Lotus, (b) result in a violation or
breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both)
a
default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration)
under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which Lotus or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is a party or by which
they any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or (c) violate
any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable
to
Lotus or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective properties or assets, except
in the case of clauses (b) and (c) for violations, breaches or defaults which
are not in the aggregate material to SEAA or any Subsidiary taken as a whole.
For purposes of this Agreement the term “material” shall mean $10,000 or
greater.
2.6
Books
and Records.
The
books and records of Lotus delivered to the SEAA Shareholders prior to the
Closing fully and fairly reflect the transactions to which Lotus is a party
or
by which they or their properties are bound and there shall be no material
difference between the unaudited financials of Lotus given to SEAA and the
actual reviewed US GAAP results of Lotus for the six month period ended June
30,
2006.
2.7
Intellectual
Property.
Lotus
has no knowledge of any claim that, or inquiry as to whether, any product,
activity or operation of Lotus infringes upon or involves, or has resulted
in
the infringement of, any trademarks, trade-names, service marks, patents,
copyrights or other proprietary rights of any other person, corporation or
other
entity; and no proceedings have been instituted, are pending or are threatened.
2.8
Litigation.
Lotus
is not subject to any judgment or order of any court or quasi-judicial or
administrative agency of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, nor is there
any
charge, complaint, lawsuit or governmental investigation pending against Lotus.
Lotus is not a plaintiff in any action, domestic or foreign, judicial or
administrative. There are no existing actions, suits, proceedings against or
investigations of Lotus, and Lotus knows of no basis for such actions, suits,
proceedings or investigations. There are no unsatisfied judgments, orders,
decrees or stipulations affecting Lotus or to which Lotus is a
party.
2.9
Legal
Compliance.
To the
best knowledge of Lotus, after due investigation, no claim has been filed
against Lotus alleging a violation of any applicable laws and regulations of
foreign, federal, state and local governments and all agencies thereof. Lotus
holds all of the material permits, licenses, certificates or other
authorizations of foreign, federal, state or local governmental agencies
required for the conduct of their respective businesses as presently
conducted.
2.10 Contracts.
Lotus
will have delivered to SEAA prior to the Closing copies of each and
every:
(a) |
Contract
or series of related contracts with Xxxxx Xxxx Pharmaceuticals Co.,
Ltd.,
a Chinese company; and
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(b) |
material
agreement of Lotus not made in the ordinary course of
business.
|
All
of
the foregoing are referred to as the “Contracts.” The copies of each of the
Contracts delivered are accurate and complete. Each Contract is in full force
and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is
legally enforceable against, the respective parties thereto. There is no
material default with respect to any such contract which will give rise to
liability in respect thereof on the part of Lotus or the other parties thereto.
No notice of default or similar notice has been given or received by Lotus
under
any of such contracts.
2.11
Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Lotus in this
Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete, and will remain
so
at the time of Closing, 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 and information contained herein not false or
misleading.
2.12 Due
Diligence. Lotus
has
had the opportunity to perform all due diligence investigations of SEAA and
its
business as SEAA has deemed necessary or appropriate and to ask all questions
of
the officers and directors of SEAA that Lotus wished to ask, and Lotus has
received satisfactory answers to all of its questions regarding SEAA.
Lotus
has
had access to all documents and information about SEAA and has reviewed
sufficient information to allow it to make the satisfactory evaluation on the
merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall derogate from or otherwise
modify the representations and warranties of SEAA set forth in this Agreement,
on which each of the Lotus Shareholders have relied in making an exchange of
his
Shares of the Company for the shares of SEAA Common Stock.
2.13. Outstanding
Obligations.
There
are no outstanding obligations of Lotus or its Subsidiaries to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any of their respective shares, and no party has
the
right to acquire any shares of Lotus except for the shareholders identified
in
Schedule 1.1, and only to the extent set forth such Schedule.
2.14 Adverse
Effects.
Since
December
31,
2005,
Lotus has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse
Effect.
2.15. Liabilities.
Except
as indicated in the financial statements and those incurred in the ordinary
business hereto, neither Lotus nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any
external liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise)
which, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
2.16. Material
Events.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.16, starting from December 31,
2005 and
ending on the date this Agreement is executed, no material event exists with
respect to Lotus or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties,
operations or financial condition, which has not been disclosed to in writing
as
of the date of this Agreement.
2.17 Indebtedness.
Schedule 2.17 sets
forth as
of a recent date all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of Lotus
or
any subsidiary, or for which Lotus or any subsidiary has commitments. For the
purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
$100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course
of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations
in
respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be
reflected in Lotus’ balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value
of
any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17,
neither Lotus nor any subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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2.18.
Property.
Lotus
and each Subsidiary has the right to use all of its real property and the
personal property reflected in the Financial Statements, free and clear of
any
mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances,
except to the extent that such mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security
interests or other encumbrances, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause
a Material Adverse Effect. All said leases of Lotus and each of its Subsidiaries
are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect.
2.19 Regulations.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.19, the
business
of Lotus and the Subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in
accordance with all applicable governmental laws, rules, regulations and
ordinances. Lotus and each of its Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses,
consents and the authorizations and approvals in its country required in the
governmental regulations necessary for the conduct of its business as now being
conducted by it.
2.20 Environmental
Compliance. Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.20,
Lotus
and each of its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with applicable
environmental requirements in the operation of their respective business, except
to the extent that any non compliance, individually or in the aggregate, does
not cause a Material Adverse Effect.
2.21 Adverse
Interest.
No
current officer, director, affiliate or person known to Lotus to be the record
or beneficial owner in excess of 5% of Lotus’ common stock, or any person known
to be an associate of any of the foregoing is a party adverse to Lotus or has
a
material interest adverse to Lotus in any material pending legal
proceeding.
2.22 Material
Adverse Effect.
For the
purposes of Lotus of this Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any adverse
effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects, or financial
condition of either Lotus or its Subsidiaries (if any) and/or on any condition,
circumstance, or situation that could result in litigation, claims, disputes
or
property loss in excess of US$250,000 in the future, or that would prohibit
or
otherwise materially interfere with the ability of any other party to this
Agreement to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect.
ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF
THE LOTUS SHAREHOLDERS
The
Lotus
Shareholders hereby represent and warrant to SEAA as follows:
3.1 Ownership
of the Lotus Shares.
Each
Lotus Shareholder owns, beneficially and of record, good and marketable title
to
the Lotus Shares set forth opposite such Lotus Shareholder’s name in Column I on
Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto, free and clear of all security interests,
liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options or shareholders’
agreements. Each Lotus Shareholder represents that such person has no right
or
claims whatsoever to any shares of Lotus capital stock, other than shares listed
across such Lotus Shareholder on Schedule 1.1(a) and does not have any options,
warrants or any other instruments entitling such Lotus Shareholder to exercise
to purchase or convert into shares of Lotus capital stock. The Lotus
Shareholders have full right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver
the Lotus Shares, and at the Closing, the Lotus Shareholders will convey to
SEAA
good and marketable title to the Lotus Shares, free and clear of any security
interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options,
shareholders’ agreements or restrictions.
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3.2
Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Lotus
Shareholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each Lotus
Shareholder, enforceable against each Lotus Shareholder in accordance with
its
terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency
or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or
by general principles of equity.
3.3 Restricted
Securities.
Each
Lotus Shareholder is acquiring the SEAA Shares for his/her own account (and
not
for the account of others) for investment and not with a view to the
distribution therefor. Each Lotus Shareholder acknowledges that the SEAA Shares
will not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) or any applicable state securities laws, that the SEAA Shares
will be characterized as “restricted securities” under federal securities laws,
and that under such laws and applicable regulations the SEAA Shares cannot
be
sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act
or
an exemption therefrom. In this regard, each Lotus Shareholder is familiar
with
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as currently in effect, and
understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act;
and, each Lotus Shareholder agrees not
to
sell or otherwise dispose of his/her SEAA Shares without such registration
or
an
exemption therefrom.
3.4 Accredited
Investor.
Each
Lotus Shareholder is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Each Lotus Shareholder
is able to bear the economic risk of acquiring the SEAA Shares pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement, including a complete loss of such Lotus Shareholder’s
investment in the SEAA Shares.
3.5 Legend.
Each
Lotus Shareholder acknowledges that the certificate(s) representing such Lotus
Shareholder’s pro rata portion of the SEAA Shares shall each conspicuously set
forth on the face or back thereof a legend in substantially the following
form:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN
THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
3.6 Independent
Nature of Shareholders.
Each
Lotus Shareholder is acquiring the SEAA Shares for his/her own account (and
not
for the account of others) for investment and not with a view to the
distribution therefor.
3.7 Address.
The
communication address of the Lotus Shareholders is as listed on the signature
pages hereto.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF
SEAA
AND THE SEAA SHAREHOLDERS
SEAA
and
the SEAA Shareholders hereby represent and warrant, jointly and severally,
to
Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders as follows:
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4.1
Organization.
SEAA is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of its incorporation, and has the requisite corporate power
to
carry on its business as now conducted.
4.2
Capitalization.
SEAA’s
authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of capital stock, all
of
which are designated as Common Stock, of which 6,513,400 shares are issued
and
outstanding. When issued, the SEAA Shares will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. Except as
set
forth on Schedule
4.2,
no SEAA
shares are entitled to preemptive rights or registration rights and there are
no
outstanding or authorized options, rights, warrants, calls, convertible
securities, rights to subscribe, conversion rights or other agreements or
commitments to which SEAA is a party or which are binding upon SEAA providing
for the issuance by SEAA or transfer by SEAA of additional shares of SEAA’s
capital stock and SEAA has not reserved any shares of its capital stock for
issuance, nor are there any outstanding stock option rights, phantom equity
or
similar rights, contracts, arrangements or commitments to issue capital stock
of
SEAA. There are no voting trusts or any other agreements or understandings
with
respect to the voting of SEAA’s capital stock. There are no obligations of SEAA
to repurchase, redeem or otherwise require any shares of its capital stock
as of
the Closing.
4.3
Certain
Corporate Matters.
SEAA is
duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in every jurisdiction in which the character of SEAA’s properties or
nature of SEAA’s business requires it to be so licensed or qualified other than
such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified does
not,
or insofar as can reasonably be foreseen, in the future will not, have a
material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or
business. SEAA has full corporate power and authority and all authorizations,
licenses and permits necessary to carry on the business in which it is engaged
or in which it proposes presently to engage and to own and use the properties
owned and used by it. SEAA has delivered to Lotus true, accurate and complete
copies of its certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws, which reflect
all restatements of and amendments made thereto at any time prior to the date
of
this Agreement. The records of meetings of the Shareholders and Board of
Directors of SEAA are complete and correct in all material respects. The stock
records of SEAA and the Shareholder lists of SEAA that SEAA has previously
furnished to Lotus are complete and correct in all material respects and
accurately reflect the record ownership and the beneficial ownership of all
the
outstanding shares of SEAA’s capital stock and any other outstanding securities
issued by SEAA. SEAA is not in default under or in violation of any provision
of
its certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws in any material respect.
SEAA is not in any material default or in violation of any restriction, lien,
encumbrance, indenture, contract, lease, sublease, loan agreement, note or
other
obligation or liability by which it is bound or to which any of its assets
is
subject.
4.4
Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
Each of
SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders has the requisite power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and carry out its or his obligations hereunder. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by SEAA and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by the Board of Directors of SEAA and no other actions on the part of SEAA
are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by SEAA and
the
SEAA Shareholders and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of SEAA and
each SEAA Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general
principles of equity.
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4.5
Consents
and Approvals; No Violations.
Except
for applicable requirements of federal securities laws and state securities
or
blue-sky laws, no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any third party, public body or authority is necessary for the consummation
by SEAA of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by SEAA nor the consummation by SEAA
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by SEAA with any of the
provisions hereof, will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any
provisions of the charter or Bylaws of SEAA, (b) result in a violation or breach
of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration)
under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which SEAA or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is a party or by which
they any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or (c) violate
any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable
to
SEAA or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective properties or assets, except
in the case of clauses (b) and (c) for violations, breaches or defaults which
are not in the aggregate material to SEAA or any Subsidiary taken as a
whole.
4.6 SEC
Documents.
SEAA
hereby makes reference to the following documents filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as posted on the SEC’s website,
xxx.xxx.xxx
(collectively, the “SEC Documents”): (a) Registration Statement on Form SB-1 on
September 10, 2004, and all amendments thereto, and Registration Statement
on
Form 8-A as filed on July 25, 2005, and all amendments thereto; (b) Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
any
amendments thereto; (c) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the periods ended
March 31, 2006, 2005, June 30, 2006, 2005, September 30, 2005, and any
amendments thereto; and (d) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed from 2004 through
the date of Closing. The SEC Documents constitute all of the documents and
reports that SEAA was required to file with the SEC pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder by the SEC since the effectiveness of SEAA’s Form SB-1. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with
the
requirements of the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act, as the case may
require, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and none of the
SEC Documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of SEAA included in the
SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with
respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (except, in the case of unaudited
statements, as permitted by the applicable form under the Securities Act and/or
the Exchange Act) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the
financial position of SEAA as of the dates thereof and its consolidated
statements of operations, Shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods
then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and
recurring year-end audit adjustments which were and are not expected to have
a
material adverse effect on SEAA, its business, financial condition or results
of
operations). Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance
sheet of SEAA as of December 31, 2005, including the notes thereto, or otherwise
included in the schedules hereto, SEAA has no liability or obligation of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and whether required
to be reflected on a balance sheet or not).
4.7 Financial
Statements.
(a) Included
in the SEC Documents are the audited balance sheet of SEAA as at December 31,
2005 and 2004, and the related statement of operations, Shareholders’ equity and
cash flows for the two years then ended, together with the unqualified report
thereon (except with respect to continuation as a going concern) of Lopez,
Blevins, Xxxx & Associates, LLP (“Xxxxx”), independent auditors
(collectively, “SEAA’s Audited Financials”).
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(b) Included
in the SEC Documents are the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of SEAA as
at
June 30, 2006, and the related statement of operations, Shareholders’ equity and
cash flows for the three months and six months then ended as reviewed by Xxxxx
(“SEAA’s Interim Financials”).
(c) SEAA’s
Audited Financials and SEAA’s Interim Financials (collectively “SEAA’s Financial
Statements”) are (i) in accordance with the books and records of SEAA, (ii)
correct and complete, (iii) fairly present the financial position and results
of
operations of SEAA and each Subsidiary as of the dates indicated, and (iv)
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (except that (x) unaudited financial
statements may not be in accordance with GAAP because of the absence of
footnotes normally contained therein, and (y) interim (unaudited) financials
are
subject to normal year-end audit adjustments that in the aggregate will not
have
a material adverse effect on SEAA or any Subsidiary, their respective
businesses, financial conditions or results of operations).
4.8
Events
Subsequent to Financial Statements.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 4.8, since December 31, 2005, there has not
been:
(a) Any
sale,
lease, transfer, license or assignment of any assets, tangible or intangible,
of
SEAA or any Subsidiary;
(b)
Any
damage, destruction or property loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
affecting adversely the properties or business of SEAA or any
Subsidiary;
(c)
Any
declaration or setting aside or payment of any dividend or distribution with
respect to the shares of capital stock of SEAA or any Subsidiary or any
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any such shares;
(d)
Any
subjection to any lien on any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of SEAA
or
any Subsidiary;
(e)
Any
incurrence of indebtedness or liability or assumption of obligations by SEAA
or
any Subsidiary;
(f)
Any
waiver or release by SEAA or any Subsidiary of any right of any material
value;
(g)
Any
compensation or benefits paid to officers or directors of SEAA or any
Subsidiary;
(h)
Any
change made or authorized in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of SEAA
or
any Subsidiary;
(i)
Any
loan
to or other transaction with any officer, director or Shareholder of SEAA or
any
Subsidiary giving rise to any claim or right of SEAA or any Subsidiary against
any such person or of such person against SEAA or any Subsidiary;
or
(j)
Any
material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the
respective properties, assets, liabilities or business of SEAA or any
Subsidiary.
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4.9 Liabilities.
Except
as otherwise disclosed in SEAA’s Financial Statements, neither SEAA nor any
Subsidiary has any liability or obligation whatsoever, either direct or
indirect, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.
In
addition, except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders
represent that upon Closing, neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary will have any
liability or obligation whatsoever, either direct or indirect, matured or
unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.
4.10
Tax
Matters.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 4.10:
(a)
SEAA
and
each Subsidiary have duly filed all material federal, state, local and foreign
tax returns required to be filed by or with respect to them with the Internal
Revenue Service or other applicable taxing authority, and no extensions with
respect to such tax returns have been requested or granted;
(b)
SEAA
and
each Subsidiary have paid, or adequately reserved against in SEAA’s Financial
Statements, all material taxes due, or claimed by any taxing authority to be
due, from or with respect to them;
(c)
To
the
best knowledge of SEAA, there has been no material issue raised or material
adjustment proposed (and none is pending) by the Internal Revenue Service or
any
other taxing authority in connection with any of SEAA’s or any Subsidiary’s tax
returns;
(d)
No
waiver
or extension of any statute of limitations as to any material federal, state,
local or foreign tax matter has been given by or requested from SEAA or any
Subsidiary; and
For
the
purposes of this Section
4.10,
a tax
is due (and must therefore either be paid or adequately reserved against in
SEAA’s Financial Statements) only on the last date payment of such tax can be
made without interest or penalties, whether such payment is due in respect
of
estimated taxes, withholding taxes, required tax credits or any other
tax.
4.11
Real
Property.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.11, neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary owns or leases
any real property.
4.12
Books
and Records.
The
books and records of SEAA and each Subsidiary delivered to the Lotus
Shareholders prior to the Closing fully and fairly reflect the transactions
to
which SEAA each Subsidiary is a party or by which they or their properties
are
bound.
4.13
Questionable
Payments.
Neither
SEAA or any Subsidiary, nor any employee, agent or representative of SEAA or
any
Subsidiary has, directly or indirectly, made any bribes, kickbacks, illegal
payments or illegal political contributions using Company funds or made any
payments from SEAA’s or any Subsidiary’s funds to governmental officials for
improper purposes or made any illegal payments from SEAA’s or any Subsidiary’s
funds to obtain or retain business.
4.14
Intellectual
Property.
Neither
SEAA nor any Subsidiary owns or uses any trademarks, trade names, service marks,
patents, copyrights or any applications with respect thereto. SEAA and the
SEAA
Shareholders have no knowledge of any claim that, or inquiry as to whether,
any
product, activity or operation of SEAA or any Subsidiary infringes upon or
involves, or has resulted in the infringement of, any trademarks, trade-names,
service marks, patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights of any other
person, corporation or other entity; and no proceedings have been instituted,
are pending or are threatened.
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4.15
Insurance.
Neither
SEAA nor any Subsidiary has any insurance policies in effect.
4.16
Contracts.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
neither
SEAA nor any Subsidiary has any material contracts, leases, arrangements or
commitments (whether oral or written). Neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary is a
party to or bound by or affected by any contract, lease, arrangement or
commitment (whether oral or written) relating to: (a) the employment of any
person; (b) collective bargaining with, or any representation of any employees
by, any labor union or association; (c) the acquisition of services, supplies,
equipment or other personal property; (d) the purchase or sale of real property;
(e) distribution, agency or construction; (f) lease of real or personal property
as lessor or lessee or sublessor or sublessee; (g) lending or advancing of
funds; (h) borrowing of funds or receipt of credit; (i) incurring any obligation
or liability; or (j) the sale of personal property.
4.17
Litigation.
Neither
SEAA nor any Subsidiary is subject to any judgment or order of any court or
quasijudicial or administrative agency of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign,
nor is there any charge, complaint, lawsuit or governmental investigation
pending against SEAA or any Subsidiary. Neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary is
a
plaintiff in any action, domestic or foreign, judicial or administrative. There
are no existing actions, suits, proceedings against or investigations of SEAA
or
any Subsidiary, and SEAA knows of no basis for such actions, suits, proceedings
or investigations. There are no unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees or
stipulations affecting SEAA or any Subsidiary or to which SEAA or any Subsidiary
is a party.
4.18
Employees.
Other
than Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary has any employees.
Neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary owes any compensation of any kind, deferred
or
otherwise, to any current or previous employees. Neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary
has a written or oral employment agreement with any officer or director of
SEAA
or any Subsidiary. Neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by
any
collective bargaining agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.18,
there
are no loans or other obligations payable or owing by SEAA or any Subsidiary
to
any Shareholder, officer, director or employee of SEAA or any Subsidiary, nor
are there any loans or debts payable or owing by any of such persons to SEAA
or
any Subsidiary or any guarantees by SEAA or any Subsidiary of any loan or
obligation of any nature to which any such person is a party.
4.19
Employee
Benefit Plans.
Neither
SEAA nor any Subsidiary has any (a) non-qualified deferred or incentive
compensation or retirement plans or arrangements, (b) qualified retirement
plans
or arrangements, (c) other employee compensation, severance or termination
pay
or welfare benefit plans, programs or arrangements or (d) any related trusts,
insurance contracts or other funding arrangements maintained, established or
contributed to by SEAA or any Subsidiary.
4.20
Legal
Compliance.
To the
best knowledge of SEAA, after due investigation, no claim has been filed against
SEAA or any Subsidiary alleging a violation of any applicable laws and
regulations of foreign, federal, state and local governments and all agencies
thereof. SEAA and each Subsidiary hold all of the material permits, licenses,
certificates or other authorizations of foreign, federal, state or local
governmental agencies required for the conduct of their respective businesses
as
presently conducted.
4.21 Subsidiaries
and Investments.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.21(a), SEAA neither owns any capital stock, has any
interest of any kind nor has any agreement or commitment to purchase any
interest, whatsoever in any corporation, partnership, or other form of business
organization (any such organization is referred to as a
“Subsidiary”).
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(b) Schedule
4.21(b) sets forth true and complete copies of the charter of each Subsidiary,
as well as any limited liability company agreement, operating agreement or
shareholder agreement relating to such Subsidiary, and any acquisition agreement
relating to any Subsidiary. All corporate or other action that has been taken
by
any Subsidiary has been duly authorized and does not conflict with or violate
any provision of its charter, bylaws or other organizational
documents.
(c) Each
Subsidiary (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has all requisite and necessary power and
authority to own, operate or lease those assets or properties which are owned,
operated or leased by it and to conduct its business as it has been and
currently is being conducted, (iii) is qualified to do business in all
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse
effect on its business.
(d) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.21(d), all outstanding shares of capital stock or other
ownership interests of each Subsidiary are validly issued, fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and are owned (either directly
or
indirectly) by SEAA without any encumbrances.
(e) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.21(e), there are no outstanding securities convertible
into or exchangeable for the capital stock of or other equity interests in
any
Subsidiary and no outstanding options, rights, subscriptions, calls commitments,
warrants or rights of any character for SEAA, any Subsidiary or any other person
or entity to purchase, subscribe for or to otherwise acquire any shares of
such
stock or other securities of any Subsidiary.
(f) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.21(f), there are no outstanding agreements affecting
or
relating to the voting, issuance, purchase, redemption, repurchase or transfer
of any capital stock of or other equity interests in any
Subsidiary.
(g) Each
Subsidiary’s stock register or similar register of ownership has complete and
accurate records indicating the following: (i) the name and address of each
person or entity owning shares of capital stock or other equity interest of
the
Subsidiary and (ii) the certificate number of each certificate evidencing shares
of capital stock or other equity interest issued by the Subsidiary, the number
of shares or other equity interests evidenced by each such certificate, the
date
of issuance of such certificate, and, if applicable, the date of cancellation.
Copies of same have been made available to Lotus.
4.22
Broker’s
Fees.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.22, neither SEAA, nor anyone on its behalf has any
liability to any broker, finder, investment banker or agent, or has agreed
to
pay any brokerage fees, finder’s fees or commissions, or to reimburse any
expenses of any broker, finder, investment banker or agent in connection with
this Agreement.
4.23 Internal
Accounting Controls.
SEAA
maintains a system of internal accounting controls 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
U.S. 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.
SEAA has
established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for SEAA and designed such disclosure controls and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to SEAA is made known to
the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during
the
period in which the SEAA’s Form 10-KSB or 10-QSB, as the case may be, is being
prepared. SEAA’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of SEAA’s
controls and procedures as of end of the filing period prior to the filing
date
of the Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
SEAA
presented in its most recently filed Form 10-QSB the conclusions of the
certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the
Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in SEAA’s internal
controls (as such term is defined in Item 307(b) of Regulation S-K under the
Exchange Act) or, to SEAA’s knowledge, in other factors that could significantly
affect SEAA’s internal controls.
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4.24 Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
SEAA’s
common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and SEAA has not,
in
the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received any notice from the OTC
Bulletin Board or the NASD or any trading market on which SEAA’s common stock is
or has been listed or quoted to the effect that SEAA is not in compliance with
the quoting, listing or maintenance requirements of the OTCBB or such other
trading market. SEAA is, and has no reason to believe that it will not, in
the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such quoting, listing
and maintenance requirements.
4.25 Application
of Takeover Protections.
SEAA
and its board of directors have 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 SEAA’s certificate or articles of incorporation
(or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that
is
or could become applicable to Lotus or the Lotus Shareholders as a result of
the
Acquisition or the exercise of any rights by Lotus or the Lotus Shareholders
pursuant to this Agreement.
4.26 No
SEC
or NASD Inquiries.
Neither
SEAA nor any of its past or present officers or directors is, or has ever been,
the subject of any formal or informal inquiry or investigation by the SEC or
NASD.
4.27 Restrictions
on Business Activities.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.27 hereto, there is no agreement, commitment,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon SEAA or to which SEAA is
a
party which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of
prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of SEAA, any
acquisition of property by SEAA or the conduct of business by Lotus or SEAA
as
currently conducted, other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate,
which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on SEAA.
4.28 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as
set forth in the Schedule 4.28 hereto or as reflected in the financial
statements to be delivered hereunder, no employee, officer, director or
shareholder of SEAA or a member of his or her immediate family is indebted
to
SEAA, nor are SEAA indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee
credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services
rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of
SEAA,
and (iii) for other employee benefits made generally available to all employees.
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.28, to the knowledge of SEAA, no employee,
officer, director or shareholder or any member of their immediate families
is,
directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract with SEAA (other
than such contracts as relate to any such individual ownership of interests
in
or securities of SEAA).
4.29
Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by SEAA in this
Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete 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 and information contained herein
not
false or misleading.
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4.30 Material
Adverse Effect.
For the
purposes of SEAA and its Subsidiary for this Agreement, "Material Adverse
Effect" means any adverse effect on the business, operations, properties,
prospects, or financial condition of either SEAA or its Subsidiaries on any
condition, circumstance, or situation that could result in litigation, claims,
disputes or property loss in excess of US $10,000 in the future, or that would
prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of any party to
this
Agreement to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect.
4.31 Due
Diligence. SEAA has
had
the opportunity to perform all due diligence investigations of Lotus and its
business as Lotus as deemed necessary or appropriate and to ask all questions
of
the officers and directors of Lotus that SEAA wished to ask, and SEAA has
received satisfactory answers to all of its questions regarding Lotus. SEAA
has
had access to all documents and information about Lotus and has reviewed
sufficient information to allow it to make the satisfactory evaluation on the
merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall derogate from or otherwise
modify the representations and warranties of Lotus set forth in this Agreement,
on which SEAA has relied in making an exchange of newly issued SEAA Shares
for
shares of Lotus Common Stock held by Lotus Shareholders.
ARTICLE
5
INDEMNIFICATION
5.1 SEAA
Shareholders Indemnification.
For a
period of one year after the Closing, the SEAA Shareholders (each an
“Indemnifying Party”) jointly and severally agree to indemnify Lotus, the Lotus
Shareholders and each of the officers, agents and directors of Lotus or the
Lotus Shareholders against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
(including, but not limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation,
commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) (each an “Indemnified Party”)
to which it or they may become subject arising out of or based on either (i)
any
breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties or
covenants or conditions made by SEAA and/or the SEAA Shareholders in this
Agreement; or (ii) any and all liabilities arising out of or in connection
with:
(A) any of the assets of SEAA or any Subsidiary prior to the Closing; or (B)
the
operations of SEAA prior to the Closing (the “SEAA Shareholders
Indemnification”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification
obligations pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall not exceed $750,000 in the
aggregate.
5.2 Indemnification
Procedures.
If any
action shall be brought against any Indemnified Party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party
shall
promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and the Indemnifying Party
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own
choosing. Any Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party
except to the extent that the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Indemnifying Party in writing, the Indemnifying Party has
failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ
counsel or in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate
counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of
the
Indemnifying Party and the position of such Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying
Party will not be liable to any Indemnified Party under this Article 5 for
any
settlement by an Indemnified Party effected without the Indemnifying Party’s
prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
or
to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability
is
attributable to any Indemnified Party’s indemnification pursuant to this Article
5.
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ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
AND AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
EFFECTIVE
PRIOR TO CLOSING
6.1
Corporate
Examinations and Investigations.
Prior
to the Closing, each party shall be entitled, through its employees and
representatives, to make such investigations and examinations of the books,
records and financial condition of Lotus and SEAA (and any Subsidiary) as each
party may request. In order that each party may have the full opportunity to
do
so, Lotus and SEAA, the Lotus Shareholders and the SEAA Shareholders shall
furnish each party and its representatives during such period with all such
information concerning the affairs of Lotus or SEAA or any Subsidiary as each
party or its representatives may reasonably request and cause Lotus or SEAA
and
their respective officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants and
attorneys to cooperate fully with each party’s representatives in connection
with such review and examination and to make full disclosure of all information
and documents requested by each party and/or its representatives. Any such
investigations and examinations shall be conducted at reasonable times and
under
reasonable circumstances, it being agreed that any examination of original
documents will be at each party’s premises, with copies thereof to be provided
to each party and/or its representatives upon request.
6.2 Cooperation;
Consents.
Prior
to the Closing, each party shall cooperate with the other parties to the end
that the parties shall (i) in a timely manner make all necessary filings with,
and conduct negotiations with, all authorities and other persons the consent
or
approval of which, or the license or permit from which is required for the
consummation of the Acquisition and (ii) provide to each other party such
information as the other party may reasonably request in order to enable it
to
prepare such filings and to conduct such negotiations.
6.3 Conduct
of Business.
Subject
to the provisions hereof, from the date hereof through the Closing, each party
hereto shall (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and in such a
manner so that the representations and warranties contained herein shall
continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing
as if
made at and as of the Closing and (ii) not enter into any material transactions
or incur any material liability not required or specifically contemplated
hereby, without first obtaining the written consent of Lotus and the holders
of
a majority of voting stock of Lotus on the one hand and SEAA and the holders
of
a majority of voting stock of SEAA common stock on the other hand. Without
the
prior written consent of Lotus, the Lotus Shareholders, SEAA or the SEAA
Shareholders, except as required or specifically contemplated hereby, each
party
shall not undertake or fail to undertake any action if such action or failure
would render any of said warranties and representations untrue in any material
respect as of the Closing.
6.4 Litigation.
From
the date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall promptly notify
the
representative of the other parties of any lawsuits, claims, proceedings or
investigations which after the date hereof are threatened or commenced against
such party or any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
consultant, agent or shareholder thereof, in their capacities as such, which,
if
decided adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect upon the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities,
business, operations or prospects of such party or any of its
subsidiaries.
6.5 Notice
of Default.
From
the date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall give to the
representative of the other parties prompt written notice of the occurrence
or
existence of any event, condition or circumstance occurring which would
constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by such party or which would
render inaccurate in any material respect any of such party’s representations or
warranties herein.
6.6 Share
Cancellation.
Immediately prior to the Closing, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx shall cancel 4,670,000 of his
5,000,000 SEAA Shares, Xxxx Xxxxxx shall cancel 490,000 of his 500,000 SEAA
Shares and Xxxxx Xxxxxx shall cancel 115,000 of his 120,000 SEAA Shares (the
“Share Cancellation”). After the Share Cancellation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx shall
transfer 50,000 of his remaining 330,000 SEAA Shares to Chardan Capital Markets,
LLC.
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6.7 Bylaws.
If
necessary, SEAA shall amend its Bylaws to permit the election and/or appointment
of eight new directors to SEAA’s Board of Directors as set forth in Section
7.1(a) below.
6.8 Confidentiality;
Access to Information.
(a) Any
confidentiality agreement or letter of intent previously executed by the parties
shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of this Agreement. Each
party agrees to maintain in confidence any non-public information received
from
the other party, and to use such non-public information only for purposes of
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such
confidentiality obligations will not apply to (i) information which was known
to
the one party or their respective agents prior to receipt from the other party;
(ii) information which is or becomes generally known; (iii) information acquired
by a party or their respective agents from a third party who was not bound
to an
obligation of confidentiality; and (iv) disclosure required by law. In the
event
this Agreement is terminated as provided in Article 8 hereof, each party will
return or cause to be returned to the other all documents and other material
obtained from the other in connection with the Transaction contemplated
hereby.
6.9
Public
Disclosure.
Except
to the extent previously disclosed or to the extent the parties believe that
they are required by applicable law or regulation to make disclosure, prior
to
Closing, no party shall issue any statement or communication to the public
regarding the transaction contemplated herein without the consent of the other
party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent a party
hereto believes it is required by law or regulation to make disclosure regarding
the Transaction, it shall, if possible, immediately notify the other party
prior
to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree
that
SEAA will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange
Act reasonably acceptable to Lotus to report the execution of this Agreement
on
or before 5:30 pm New York time on September 7, 2006 and that any party hereto
may file any reports as required by the Exchange Act including, without
limitation, any reports on Schedule 13D. SEAA acknowledges that the preparation
and filing of this Form 8-K before September 7, 2006 is a material covenant
of
this Agreement.
6.10 Assistance
with Post-Closing SEC Reports and Inquiries.
Upon
the reasonable request of Lotus, after the Closing Date, each SEAA Shareholder
shall use his reasonable best efforts to provide such information available
to
it, including information, filings, reports, financial statements or other
circumstances of SEAA occurring, reported or filed prior to the Closing, as
may
be necessary or required by SEAA for the preparation of the post-Closing Date
reports that SEAA is required to file with the SEC to remain in compliance
and
current with its reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, or filings
required to address and resolve matters as may relate to the period prior to
the
Closing and any SEC comments relating thereto or any SEC inquiry
thereof.
6.11 Transfers.
Except
for the shares listed in Schedule 1.1, none of the SEAA Shareholders will sell,
transfer, assign, hypothecate, lien, or otherwise dispose or encumber the Shares
owned by them.
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ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
7.1
Conditions
to Obligations of Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders.
The
obligations of Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders under this Agreement shall
be
subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) Closing
Deliveries.
At the
Closing, SEAA and/or the SEAA Shareholders shall have delivered or caused to
be
delivered to Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders the following:
(i)
resolutions
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of SEAA authorizing and approving the
Acquisition and the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement;
(ii)
a
certificate of good standing for SEAA and each Subsidiary from their respective
jurisdictions of incorporation, dated not earlier than five days prior to the
Closing Date;
(iii)
written
resignations of all officers and directors of SEAA and each Subsidiary in office
immediately prior to the Closing, and board resolutions electing the following
individuals to the positions with SEAA and each Subsidiary listed opposite
their
names below:
Xx.
Xxx Xxxxx Xx
|
Director,
Chairman & CEO
|
Xx.
Xxx Xxxxxx
|
Director
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Xx.
Xx Ping
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Director
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Mr.
Xxx Xxx
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Director
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Xx.
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Director
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Xx.
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Director
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Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Director
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Ms.
Xian Wenli
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Director
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Xx.
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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CFO
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(iv) stock
certificates representing the SEAA Shares to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement registered with the names set forth in Schedule 1.1;
(v)
this
Agreement duly executed by SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders;
(vi) all
corporate records, agreements, seals and any other information reasonably
requested by Lotus’s representatives with respect to SEAA; and
(vii) such
other documents as Lotus and/or the Lotus Shareholders may reasonably request
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Representations
and Warranties to be True.
The
representations and warranties of SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders herein
contained shall be true in all material respects at the Closing with the same
effect as though made at such time. SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material
respects with all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Assets
and Liabilities. At
the
Closing, except for the liabilities set forth on Schedule 4.9 which shall be
paid by Lotus at Closing, neither SEAA nor any Subsidiary shall have any
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, or any tax obligations or any material
changes to its business or financial condition, or any material assets.
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(d) SEC
Filings.
At the
Closing, SEAA will be current in all SEC filings required by it to be filed.
(e) Due
Diligence.
Lotus
shall have completed a due diligence review of SEAA, and such due diligence
review shall be acceptable and satisfactory to Lotus in its complete
discretion.
(f) Outstanding
Common Stock.
SEAA
shall have at least 50,000,000 shares of its common stock authorized and shall
have no more than 1.4 million shares of its common stock issued and outstanding.
(g) Business
Records; Resignation Letter.
SEAA
shall have delivered to Lotus all of its books and records (including without
limitation, charter documents, corporate records, stock records, electronic
files containing any financial information and records, and all other documents
associated used in or associated with SEAA) and the resignation letters of
all
of its directors and officers.
(h) No
Adverse Effect.
The
business and operations of SEAA will not have suffered any Material Adverse
Effect.
(i) Termination
of Arrangements.
All
contingent obligations of SEAA shall be terminated, including without
limitation, any lease and line of credit arrangement. Each creditor of SEAA,
other than the creditors set forth in Schedule 4.9 (and only up to the amounts
set forth therein) shall cancel or waive all debts of SEAA. All subsidiaries
of
SEAA shall have been assigned or otherwise liquidated.
7.2 Conditions
to Obligations of SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders.
The
obligations of SEAA and the SEAA Shareholders under this Agreement shall be
subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) Closing
Deliveries.
On the
Closing Date, Lotus and/or the Lotus Shareholders shall have delivered to SEAA
the following:
(i) |
this
Agreement duly executed by Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders;
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(ii) |
resolutions
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Lotus authorizing and approving
the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement;
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(iii) |
stock
certificates representing the Lotus Shares to be delivered pursuant
to
this Agreement duly endorsed or accompanied by duly executed stock
powers;
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(iv) |
a
certificate of good standing for Lotus and each Subsidiary from their
respective jurisdictions of incorporation, dated not earlier than
five
days prior to the Closing Date; and,
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(v) |
such
other documents as SEAA may reasonably request in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby;
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(b) Representations
and Warranties to be True.
The
representations and warranties of Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders herein
contained shall be true in all material respects at the Closing with the same
effect as though made at such time. Lotus and the Lotus Shareholders shall
have
performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material
respects with all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing.
(c) No
Adverse Effect.
The
business and operations of Lotus and its Subsidiaries will not have suffered
any
Material Adverse Effect
(d) Reverse
Split. For
a
period of twelve (12) months following the Closing, Lotus agrees not to affect
a
reverse stock split of SEAA’s common stock.
(e) Financial
Statements and other information. Lotus
shall have prepared at Closing the financial statements and other information
necessary to be filed in order to comply with Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K.
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ARTICLE
8
SEC
FILING;TERMINATION
8.1 At
least
ten (10) days prior to Closing, SEAA shall prepare the information statement
required by Rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act ("14f-1 Information
Statement"), and SEAA shall file the 14f-1 Information Statement with the SEC
and mail the same to each of SEAA’s shareholders of record.
8.2 This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of SEAA and Lotus;
(b) by
either
SEAA or Lotus if the Transaction shall not have been consummated for any reason
by October 6, 2006; provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.2(b) shall not be available to any party whose
action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the
failure of the Transaction to occur on or before such date and such action
or
failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement;
(c) by
either
SEAA or Lotus if a governmental entity shall have issued an order, decree or
ruling or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction, which order,
decree, ruling or other action is final and nonappealable;
(d) by
Lotus,
upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
on
the part of SEAA set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or
warranty of SEAA shall have become materially untrue, in either case such that
the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 would not be satisfied as of the time
of
such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become
untrue, provided, that if such inaccuracy in SEAA’s representations and
warranties or breach by SEAA is curable by SEAA, then Lotus may not terminate
this Agreement under this Section 8.2(d) unless SEAA does not cure such breach
within thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from Lotus to SEAA
of
such breach, provided SEAA continues to exercise commercially reasonable efforts
to cure such breach (it being understood that Lotus may not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.2(d) if it shall have materially breached
this Agreement or if such breach by SEAA is cured during such thirty (30)-day
period); or
(e) by
SEAA,
upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
on
the part of Lotus or Lotus Shareholders set forth in this Agreement, or if
any
representation or warranty of Lotus or Lotus Shareholders shall have become
materially untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section
7.2 would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time
such
representation or warranty shall have become untrue, provided, that if such
inaccuracy in Lotus’s or Lotus Shareholders' representations and warranties or
breach by Lotus or Lotus Shareholders is curable by Lotus or Lotus Shareholders,
then SEAA may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.2(e) unless
Lotus or Lotus Shareholders do not cure such breach within thirty (30) days
after delivery of written notice from SEAA to Lotus and Lotus Shareholders
of
such breach, provided Lotus and Lotus Shareholders continue to exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being understood that
SEAA may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.2(e) if it
shall have materially breached this Agreement or if such breach by Lotus or
Lotus Shareholders is cured during such thirty (30)-day period).
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8.3 Notice
of Termination; Effect of Termination.
Any
termination of this Agreement under Section 8.2 above will be effective
immediately upon (or, if the termination is pursuant to Section 8.2(d) or
Section 8.2(e) and the proviso therein is applicable, thirty (30) days after)
the delivery of written notice of the terminating party to the other parties
hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section
8.2, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect and the Transaction
shall be abandoned, except as set forth in this Section 8.2, Section 8.3 and
Article 9 (General Provisions), each of which shall survive the termination
of
this Agreement.
8.4 Expenses.
If this
Transaction does not close or is terminated, each party to this Agreement will
pay its respective costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation,
preparation and the Closing of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1
Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, sent by overnight
courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid and return
receipt requested) to the party to whom the same is so delivered, sent or mailed
at addresses set forth on the signature page hereof (or at such other address
for a party as shall be specified by like notice).
9.2
Interpretation.
The
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
References to Sections and Articles refer to sections and articles of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated.
9.3
Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder
of
the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated and the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement to preserve each party’s anticipated benefits under this
Agreement.
9.4
Miscellaneous.
This
Agreement (together with all other documents and instruments referred to
herein): (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof; (b) except as expressly set forth herein,
is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder
and (c) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, except as may
be
mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto.
9.5 Separate
Counsel.
Each
party hereby expressly acknowledges that it has been advised to seek its own
separate legal counsel for advice with respect to this Agreement, and that
no
counsel to any party hereto has acted or is acting as counsel to any other
party
hereto in connection with this Agreement.
9.6
Governing
Law; Venue.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Nevada. Any and all actions brought under this
Agreement shall be brought in the state and/or federal courts of the United
States sitting in the City of Los Angeles, California and each party hereby
waives any right to object to the convenience of such venue.
9.7
Counterparts
and Facsimile Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall
constitute a single agreement. This Agreement and any documents relating to
it
may be executed and transmitted to any other party by facsimile, which facsimile
shall be deemed to be, and utilized in all respects as, an original, wet-inked
document.
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9.8 Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an instrument in
writing executed by Lotus, SEAA, and holders of a majority of outstanding voting
stock of Lotus and the holders of a majority of outstanding voting stock of
SEAA; provided that, the consent of any Lotus or SEAA shareholder that is a
party to this Agreement shall be required if the amendment or modification
would
disproportionately affect such shareholder (other than by virtue of their
ownership of Lotus or SEAA shares, as applicable).
9.9 Parties
In Interest: No Third Party Beneficiaries.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement
shall not be deemed to confer upon any person not a party hereto any rights
or
remedies hereunder.
9.10 Waiver.
No
waiver by any party of any default or breach by another party of any
representation, warranty, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default or breach by such
party
of the same or any other representation, warranty, covenant or condition. No
act, delay, omission or course of dealing on the part of any party in exercising
any right, power or remedy under this Agreement or at law or in equity shall
operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice any of such party’s rights,
powers and remedies. All remedies, whether at law or in equity, shall be
cumulative and the election of any one or more shall not constitute a waiver
of
the right to pursue other available remedies.
9.11 Expenses.
At or
prior to the Closing, the parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the fees and expenses of their respective counsel and financial
advisers.
[SIGNATURES
FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written
above.
Lotus Pharmaceutical International, Inc. | ||
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Address:
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[SIGNATURE
PAGES OF LOTUS SHAREHOLDERS,
SEAA
AND
SEAA SHAREHOLDERS FOLLOW]
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF LOTUS SHAREHOLDERS]
Lotus
Shareholder
Print
name of Lotus Shareholder:
______________________________________
Signature:______________________________
Shareholder
Address:
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
If
Lotus
Shareholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other similar
entity:
Print
name of signatory:
______________________________________
Title:__________________________________
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF SEAA AND SEAA SHAREHOLDERS]
S.E. Asia Trading Company, Inc. | ||
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer, President | |
Address:
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SEAA Shareholders: | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Address:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Address:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Address:
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Schedule 1.1(a)
Column
I
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Column
II
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Shareholder
Name/Address
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Lotus
Shares
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SEAA
Shares
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