SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of February 16, 2007, by and among Concept Ventures Corporation, a
Nevada corporation, and all predecessors thereto (collectively, the “Company”),
the
selling stockholder identified on the signature page hereto (the “Selling
Stockholder”)
and the
investors identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an “Investor”
and
collectively, the “Investors”).
WHEREAS,
on September 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement,
which
is attached to the Company’s September 11, 2006 Current Report on Form 8-K under
the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Agreement”),
with
Ritar International Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands company
(“Ritar”),
pursuant to which the Company will, subject to the terms and conditions thereof,
acquire all of the equity interest of Ritar and, indirectly, all of Ritar’s
subsidiaries, in exchange for at least 50.1% of the Common Stock on a fully
diluted basis as of the time of the closing of the exchange under the Exchange
Agreement and as of the Closing under this Agreement (the "Exchange").
WHEREAS,
the closing of the Exchange is conditioned, among other things, on the
concurrent consummation of the financing contemplated by this
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act (as defined below), the
Company desires to issue and sell to each Investor and the Selling Stockholder
desires to sell to each Investor, and each Investor, severally and not jointly,
desires to purchase from the Company and the Selling Stockholder, shares of
the
Company’s Common Stock, as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Selling Stockholder and the Investors
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this
Section 1.1:
“2007
Guaranteed
ATNI” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2007
Investor Shares” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2008
Guaranteed
ATNI” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2008
Investor Shares” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Action”
means
any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened
in writing against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local
or
foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday
or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the State of
Texas
or the province of Guangdong in the People’s Republic of China are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Article
II.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and
5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may
agree.
"Closing
Escrow Agreement"
means
the Closing Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company,
the Selling Stockholder, Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC and the escrow agent (the
“Escrow
Agent”)
identified therein, in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any securities
into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified or for which it
may
be exchanged as a class.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof
to acquire Common Stock at any time, including without limitation, any debt,
preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any
time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder
thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder
to
receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Raysman & Xxxxxxx LLP.
“Company
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Disclosure
Materials”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the
Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Evaluation
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(s).
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“Exchange”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange
Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted
by
the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a
committee of directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the
exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder or
to
any placement agents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
and/or securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares
of
Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided
that
such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to
increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange
or
conversion price of any such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant
to
acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such issuance shall only
be
to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company
in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the
Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall
not
include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily
for
the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
“Investment
Amount”
means,
with respect to each Investor, the Investment Amount indicated on such
Investor’s signature page to this Agreement.
“Investor
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Investor
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Lien”
means
any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, right
of participation or other restrictions of any kind.
“Lockup
Agreement”
means
collectively, the Lockup Agreements, each dated as of the Closing Date, by
and
between the Company and each person listed as a signatory thereto, in the form
attached as Exhibit
E
hereto.
“Losses”
means
any loss, liability, obligation, claim, contingency, damage, cost or expense,
including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation related thereto.
“Make
Good Escrow Agreement” means
the
Make Good Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company,
Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC, as agent, the escrow agent (the “Make
Good Escrow Agent”)
identified therein and Mr. Jiada Hu, in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto.
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“Make
Good Pledgor” means
Mr.
Jiada Hu.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse effect
on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely
basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
“Outside
Date”
means
the sixtieth day following the date of this Agreement.
“Per
Unit Purchase Price”
equals
$2.14.
“Person”
means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Proceeding”
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement,
among
the Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investors of the
Securities.
“Ritar”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means
the Shares, the Selling Stockholder Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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“Selling
Stockholder Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock being offered and sold by the Selling Stockholder
to
the Investors hereunder in such number as is set forth below the Selling
Stockholder’s signature to this Agreement.
“Share
Delivery Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock being offered and sold to the Investors by the
Company hereunder.
“Short
Sales”
include,
without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect
stock
pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar
arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other
transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.
“Subsidiary”
means
any “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of the Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act.
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than
the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading
Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock
is
traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board,
or
(iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the
Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common
Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market
or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on the date in question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants, the Lockup
Agreements, the Closing Escrow Agreement, the Make Good Escrow Agreement and
any
other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
“Warrants”
means
the
Common Stock purchase warrants in the form of Exhibit
B,
which
are issuable to the Investors at the Closing.
“Warrant
Shares” means
the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
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ARTICLE
2.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1. Closing.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing: (i)
the
Company shall issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor shall,
severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, Shares in such number
as
equals the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by
dividing (1) 86.88% of such Investor’s Investment Amount by (2) the Per Unit
Purchase Price; and (ii) the Selling Stockholder shall sell to each Investor,
and each Investor shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Selling
Stockholder, Selling Stockholder Shares in such number as equals the quotient
(rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by dividing (1) 13.12% of
such Investor’s Investment Amount by (2) the Per Unit Purchase Price. The
Closing shall take place at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 or at such other location as the parties may
agree.
(b) The
Company and the Selling Stockholder will cooperate with one another, and will
cause the Selling Stockholder Shares to be issued to the Investors at Closing
as
part of a single stock certificate from the Company to each Investor that will
include all Shares and Selling Stockholder Shares being acquired by such
Investor under this Agreement. In furtherance thereof, the Selling Stockholder
hereby (i) instructs the Company to retain and cause to be delivered to the
Investors at Closing in accordance with Section 2.2 such number of shares of
Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Selling Stockholder under the Exchange
Agreement as equals the total number of Selling Stockholder Shares subject
to
sale to Investors hereunder, and (ii) agrees to deliver to the Company such
documents (including legal opinions) as the Company may require to effect the
transfer of such shares to the name of the Investors at the Closing, including
executed stock powers.
2.2. Closing
Deliveries.
(a)
At the
Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor
the
following (the “Company
Deliverables”):
(i) a
single
certificate representing that number of aggregate Shares and Selling Stockholder
Shares to be issued and sold at Closing to such Investor, determined under
Section 2.1(a), registered in the name of such Investor;
(ii) a
Warrant, registered in the name of such Investor, pursuant to which such
Investor shall have the right to acquire the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to 20% of the number of Shares and Selling Stockholder Shares issuable
to
such Investor pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i), at an exercise price per share
that
is equal to 130% of the Per Unit Purchase Price;
(iii) the
Closing Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto;
(iv) the
Make
Good Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto;
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(v) the
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the Investors;
(vi) the
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company; and
(vii) the
Lockup Agreements, duly executed by each party thereto.
(b) At
the
Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following
(collectively, the “Investors
Deliverables”):
(i) to
the
Escrow Agent (or
as
otherwise instructed by the Company in the case of Investors who are based
in
the People’s Republic of China),
for
deposit and disbursement in accordance with the Closing Escrow Agreement and
the
Flow of Funds Memorandum attached as an exhibit thereto (or as otherwise
instructed by the Company in the case of Investors who are based in the People’s
Republic of China), its Investment Amount, in immediately available funds,
by
wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company for such
purpose; and
(ii) to
the
Company, the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such
Investor.
2.3. Interim
Closings. The Company shall have the ability to effectuate interim Closings
under this Agreement, provided, that the minimum amount upon which the Company
may effectuate any Closing shall be $8,000,000.
ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby makes the following representations
and warranties
to each
Investor with the intention and understanding that, as to matters pertaining
to
Ritar and its subsidiaries and the Exchange, such representations and warranties
are made as of the Closing Date and assuming that the Exchange shall have been
consummated immediately prior to the Closing:
(a) Subsidiaries.
The
Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than as specified in the
Schedule
3.1(a).
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3.1(a),
the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each
Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. As
of
the Closing, the Company shall own 100% of the capital stock of Ritar in
accordance with the Exchange Agreement, free and clear of all Liens. The term
“Subsidiaries” shall be deemed to include Ritar
and its
subsidiaries as if the Exchange shall have been consummated as of the time
of
the execution of this Agreement, with the effect that all references to
Subsidiaries of the Company in this Agreement shall also refer to Ritar and
its
subsidiaries.
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(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each Subsidiary are duly incorporated or otherwise organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation
of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The Company
and each Subsidiary are duly qualified to conduct its respective businesses
and
are in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned
by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually
or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further
action is required by the Company in connection therewith. Each Transaction
Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company
and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
and
the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares hereunder do not and will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give
to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
(with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit
facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt
or
otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
a
party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or
governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except
in
the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any United
States or People’s Republic of China court or other federal, state, local or
other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents or by
reason of the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares hereunder, other than
(i)
the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration Statements in
accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii)
filings required by state securities laws, (iii) the filing of a Notice of
Sale
of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities
Act, (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 4.5 and (v) those
that
have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement. To the knowledge
of the Company, the Selling Stockholder is not required to obtain any consent,
waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any United States or People’s Republic of China court or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or any other Person
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by them of the
Transaction Documents or by reason of the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares
hereunder.
(f) Issuance
of the Shares.
The
Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from its
duly authorized capital stock the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to
this Agreement and the Warrants in order to issue the Shares and the Warrant
Shares. When issued, the Selling Stockholder Shares were duly authorized and
were validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Selling Stockholder
is
the sole record owner of the Selling Stockholder Shares to be sold
hereunder.
(g) Capitalization.
The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company, and all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under
the Company’s various option and incentive plans, is specified in the SEC
Reports. Except as specified in the SEC Reports, no securities of the Company
are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person has any right of
first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right
to
participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Except as specified in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding options,
warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into
or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound
to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible
or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. The issue and sale of the Securities
hereunder will not, immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the
Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other
than the Investors) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company
securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under
such securities.
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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
To the
knowledge of the Company, the Company has filed all reports required to be
filed
by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months preceding the date hereof
(or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such
reports), including, for this purpose, the current report on Form 8-K that
is
being filed by the Company on or about the date hereof to disclose the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Exchange Agreement (the foregoing
materials being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”
and,
together with the Schedules to this Agreement (if any), the “Disclosure
Materials”)
on a
timely basis or has timely filed a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As
of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC
Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included
in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have
been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects
the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and
for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The Ritar Financial Statements comply
in
all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules
and
regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time
of
filing. The Ritar Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may
be
otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Ritar and
its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments.
(i) Press
Releases.
The
press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding
the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made and when made, not
misleading.
(j) Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports and except as
arising as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, including, as a result of the acquisition of Ritar, (i) there has
been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not
incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required
to be
reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to
be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not
altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the
Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements
to
purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has
not
issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except
pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have
pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of
information.
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(k) Litigation.
There
is no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity
or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) except
as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as
such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation
of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of
fiduciary duty, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports. There
has
not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the
effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any
Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(l) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company.
(m) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes,
environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and
safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect. The Exchange Agreement complies with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations of the United States and the People’s Republic of
China. The Company is in compliance with all effective requirements of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, that are applicable to it, except where such noncompliance could
not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(n) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received
any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
such
permits.
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(o) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have valid land use rights for all real property
owned by them that is material to their respective businesses and good and
marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to
their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except
for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
by the Company and the Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held
under
lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
in compliance, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have
or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material
for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports and which the failure to so have could, individually or in the
aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates
or
infringes upon the rights of any Person. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports,
to the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any
of
the Intellectual Property Rights.
(q) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its and the Subsidiaries’ existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
to continue its business on terms consistent with market for the Company’s and
such Subsidiaries’ respective lines of business.
(r) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(s) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain 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 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. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its
Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s Form 10-KSB or
10-QSB, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers
have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures in
accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act for the
Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or 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 the
Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308(c) of
Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other
factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal
controls.
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(t) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming
that the Closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of
its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current
fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its
capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the
business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and
capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate
all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash,
would
be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond
its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
(u) Certain
Fees.
Except
as described in Schedule
3.1(u),
no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or
commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by
such
Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such
Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated
in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(v) Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.2(b)-(e), no registration under the Securities Act is required
for
the offer and sale of the Shares and Warrants and the offer of the Warrant
Shares by the Company and the Selling Stockholder Shares (as applicable) by
the
Selling Stockholder to the Investors under the Transaction Documents. The
Company is eligible to register its Common Stock for resale by the Investors
under Form S-1 promulgated under the Securities Act. Except as specified in
Schedule
3.1(v),
the
Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including
“piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Company
registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority that have
not
been satisfied.
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(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Except
as specified in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the two years preceding
the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that
the
Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements
thereof. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and
maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock on the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted. The
issuance and sale of the Shares under the Transaction Documents does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the stockholders of
the
Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the
Investors the Shares contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(x) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the
Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or
the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to
the
Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents,
including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the
Investors’ ownership of the Securities.
(z) No
Additional Agreements.
The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Investor with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other
than
as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(aa) Consultation
with Auditors.
The
Company has consulted its independent auditors concerning the accounting
treatment of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and
in
connection therewith has furnished such auditors complete copies of the
Transaction Documents.
(bb) Make
Good Shares.
Make
Good Pledgor is the sole record and beneficial owner of the 2007
Investor Shares
and
2008
Investor Shares,
and to
the knowledge of the Company holds such shares free and clear of all
Liens.
(cc) Company
Policies.
The
sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares by the Selling Stockholder does not
violate any policies or procedures established by the Company.
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(dd) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has
provided any Investor or its respective agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information
concerning the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, except
insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed transactions contemplated
hereunder may constitute such information. The Company understands and confirms
that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants
in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the knowledge of the
Company, the representations and warranties of the Selling Stockholder are
true
and correct in all material respects. Except as specified below, all disclosure
provided to the Investors regarding the Company, the Subsidiaries or their
respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by
or
on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any draft
of the Registration Statement to be filed on Form S-1 in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby that was provided to the Investors prior to
the
date hereof was incomplete in the form distributed, and such Investor is not
relying on such draft on Form S-1 in making its decision to enter into the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Each
Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company has not made nor makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1.
3.2. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each
Investor hereby, for itself and for no other Investor, represents and warrants
to the Company and the Selling Stockholder as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise
to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance
by such Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Investor is not a
corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable
like action, on the part of such Investor. Each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed by such Investor, and
when
delivered by such Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute
the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(b) Investment
Intent.
Such
Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account for
investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling
such Securities or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such
Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of
such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities
laws.
Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall
be
deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities
for
any period of time. Such Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in
the
ordinary course of its business. Such Investor does not have any agreement
or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of
the
Securities.
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(c) Investor
Status.
At the
time such Investor was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it
is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
(d) General
Solicitation.
Such
Investor is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(e) Access
to Information.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has
been
afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary
of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning
the
terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks
of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company
and
the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of
operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable
it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such
additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without
unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment
decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other
investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives
or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the
truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Such
Investor acknowledges that notwithstanding the foregoing, any draft of the
Registration Statement to be filed on Form S-1 in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby that was provided to such Investor prior to
the
date hereof was incomplete in the form distributed, and such Investor is not
relying on such draft on Form S-1 in making its decision to enter into the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(f) Certain
Trading Activities.
Such
Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf
of
or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any transactions
in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short
Sales involving the Company’s securities) since the earlier to occur of (1) the
time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company or Xxxx Capital
Partners, LLC regarding an investment in the Company and (2) the 30th
day
prior to the date of this Agreement. Such Investor covenants that neither it
nor
any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will
engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short
Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are publicly disclosed.
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(g) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such
Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase
the
Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Investor confirms
that it has not relied on the advice of any other Investor’s business and/or
legal counsel in making such decision. Such Investor has not relied on the
business or legal advice of Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC or any of its agents,
counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms
that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such
Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that no Investor has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
3.3. Representations
and Warranties of the Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder hereby
makes the following representations and warranties to each
Investor:
(a) Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Selling Stockholder and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Selling Stockholder,
enforceable against him in accordance with its terms except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application.
(b) No
Consents.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or any filing or declaration
with,
any United States or People’s Republic of China court or governmental agency or
body or other Person is required in connection with the consummation by the
Selling Stockholder of the transactions on its part contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, except (i) filings as may be required under Sections
13(d) and 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) those that have been made or
obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.
(c) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Selling Stockholder of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under (with or without notice or lapse
of
time), any stockholders agreement, voting trust agreement, pledge, registration
rights agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Selling
Stockholder or any of his properties are bound or affected, and will not violate
or conflict with any judgment, decree or order of any United States or People’s
Republic of China court or other governmental agency or any law, rule or
regulation applicable to the Selling Stockholder, in each case such as could
not
have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth
in Sections 3.2(b)-(d), no registration under the Securities Act is required
for
the purchase and sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares to the Investors
hereunder.
(e) Good
and Marketable Title.
The
Selling Stockholder is the sole lawful record and sole beneficial owner of
all
of the Selling Stockholder Shares to be sold by it hereunder. The Selling
Stockholder has good and marketable title to the Selling Stockholder Shares
to
be sold by it hereunder, free and clear of any Liens, except for restrictions
on
subsequent transfer imposed by United States securities laws. Upon consummation
of the Closing, the Investors will have good and marketable title to the Selling
Stockholder Shares purchased by them, free and clear of all Liens created by
or
through the Selling Stockholder.
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(f) Certain
Fees.
Except
as described in Schedule
3.3(f),
no
brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Selling
Stockholder to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement
agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or
commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by
such
Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such
Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated
in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(g) No
Additional Agreements.
The
Selling Stockholder does not have any agreement or understanding with any
Investor or with the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated
by
the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction
Documents.
(h) Company
Policies.
The
sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares by the Selling Stockholder does not
violate any policies or procedures established by the Company.
ARTICLE
4.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1. (a)
Securities
may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.
In
connection with any transfer of the Securities other than pursuant to an
effective registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate of an Investor
or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company
may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of
counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such
transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under
the
Securities Act.
(b) Certificates
evidencing the Securities will contain the following legend, until such time
as
they are not required under Section 4.1(c):
[NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED] [THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED] WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE
IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT
OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT
TO,
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. [THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES] [THESE SECURITIES] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION
WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
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The
Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor may from time to time pledge,
and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities pursuant
to a
bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and,
if
required under the terms of such agreement or account, such Investor may
transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties.
Such
a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company
and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor
shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may
be
required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the
Investor transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge.
At the appropriate Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such
reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may
reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities
including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement
under
Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the
Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders
thereunder. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.1(c), any Securities
subject to a pledge or security interest as contemplated by this Section 4.1(b)
shall continue to bear the legend set forth in this Section 4.1(b) and be
subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section
4.1(a).
(c) Certificates
evidencing Shares, Selling Stockholder Shares and Warrant Shares shall not
contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)): (i)
following a sale or transfer of such Shares, Selling Stockholder Shares or
Warrant Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement (including a
Registration Statement), or (ii) following a sale or transfer of such Shares,
Selling Stockholder Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming
the
transferee is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) while such Shares,
Selling Stockholder Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule
144(k). If an Investor shall make a sale or transfer of Shares, Selling
Stockholder Shares or Warrant Shares either (x) pursuant to Rule 144 or (y)
pursuant to a registration statement and in each case shall have delivered
to
the Company or the Company’s transfer agent the certificate representing Shares,
Selling Stockholder Shares or Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend
which are the subject of such sale or transfer
and a representation letter in customary form (the
date of
such sale or transfer and Shares, Selling Stockholder Shares or Warrant Shares
delivery being the “Share
Delivery Date”)
and (1)
the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor
a
certificate representing such Shares, Selling Stockholder Shares or Warrant
Shares that is free from all restrictive or other legends by the third Trading
Day following the Share Delivery Date and (2) following such third Trading
Day
after the Share Delivery Date and prior to the time such Shares, Selling
Stockholder Shares or Warrant Shares are received free from restrictive legends,
the Investor, or any third party on behalf of such Investor, purchases (in
an
open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Investor of such Shares, Selling Stockholder
Shares or Warrant Shares (a "Buy-In"),
then
the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor (for costs incurred either
directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which
the
total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including
brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds received by such Investor
as
a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Investor shall provide
the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Investor in
respect of the Buy-In.
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4.2. Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Investor owns the Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Investor owns Securities, if the
Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare
and furnish to the Investors and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule
144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell the Securities
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144.
4.3. Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
of
the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale
of the Securities to the Investors, or that would be integrated with the offer
or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any
Trading Market in a manner that would require stockholder approval of the sale
of the Securities to the Investors.
4.4. Subsequent
Registrations.
Other
than pursuant to the Registration Statement, prior to the Effective Date, the
Company may not file any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with
the Commission with respect to any securities of the Company.
4.5. Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
By 9:00
a.m. (New York time) on the fourth
Trading
Day following the execution of this Agreement, and by 9:00 a.m. (New York time)
on the fourth Trading Day following any Closing Date, the Company shall issue
press releases disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and such Closing.
On the fourth Trading Day following the execution of this Agreement the Company
will file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the
Transaction Documents (and attach as exhibits thereto the Transaction
Documents), and on the fourth Trading Day following any Closing Date the Company
will file an additional Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose such Closing.
In
addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner
and
time required by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock
may be listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly
disclose the name of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor in any
filing with the Commission (other than the Registration Statement and any
exhibits to filings made in respect of this transaction in accordance with
periodic filing requirements under the Exchange Act) or any regulatory agency
or
Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed, without the prior
written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such disclosure is
required by law or applicable Trading Market regulations.
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4.6. Limitation
on Issuance of Future Priced Securities.
During
the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any
“Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD
IM-4350-1.
4.7. Indemnification
of Investors. In addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company and the Selling Stockholder hereby agree to the following
indemnification of the Investors:
(a) The
Company will indemnify and hold the Investors and their respective directors,
officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an "Investor
Party")
harmless from any and all Losses that any such Investor Party may suffer or
incur as a result of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy
of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company
in
any Transaction Document. In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the
Company will reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other
expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in
connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are
incurred.
(b) The
Selling Stockholder will indemnify and hold each of the Company and each
Investor Party harmless from any and all Losses that the Company or any such
Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by the Selling Stockholder in any Transaction
Document. In addition, the Selling Stockholder will reimburse each of the
Company and each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses
(including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection
therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are
incurred.
(c) Except
as
otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the
rights and obligations under this Section 4.7 shall be the same as those set
forth in Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
4.8. Non-Public
Information.
Each of
the Company and the Selling Stockholder covenant and agree that neither they
nor
any other Person acting on their behalf will provide any Investor or its agents
or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material
non-public information, unless prior thereto such Investor shall have executed
a
written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information.
Each of the Company and the Selling Stockholder understand and confirm that
each
Investor shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company.
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4.9. Listing
of Securities.
The
Company agrees, (i) if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded
on
any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Securities,
and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to cause the
Securities to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible,
and (ii) it will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing
and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all
material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations
under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Warrants
hereunder for working capital purposes and not for the satisfaction of any
portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables and accrued
expenses in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and consistent with
prior practices), or to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents.
4.11. Make
Good Shares.
(a) The
Make
Good Pledgor agrees that if the Company’s after tax net income reported in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007, as filed with the Commission (the “2007
Annual Report”)
is less
than $5,678,000 (the “2007
Guaranteed ATNI”),
the
Make
Good Pledgor will transfer to each Investor for no additional consideration
a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to:
(such
Investor’s Investment Amount / (7.144 x (2.14 / ($40,562,110 / actual After-Tax
Net Income reported in the 2007 Annual Report)))) - the number of Shares issued
in the transaction to such Investor
(the
“2007
Investor Shares”).
Should
the preceding formula yield a number equal to or less than zero, no transfer
of
2007 Make Good Shares (as defined in the Make Good Escrow Agreement) shall
be
made to Investors. In no event shall the failure by the Company to achieve
the
2007 Guaranteed ATNI result in the delivery by the Make Good Pledgor to the
Investors of a number of shares that is in excess of the number of 2007 Make
Good Shares pledged under the Make Good Escrow Agreement. If the 2007 Annual
Report indicates that the Company shall have satisfied the 2007 Guaranteed
ATNI test specified above for such period, then no transfer to Investors of
2007
Make Good Shares shall be required by this Section and all 2007 Make Good Shares
deposited with the Make Good Escrow Agent shall be returned to the Make Good
Pledgor in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement. Transfers of 2007
Investor Shares required under this Section shall be made to Investors within
7
Business Days after the date which the Company’s 2007 Annual Report is filed
with the Commission and otherwise in accordance with the Make Good Escrow
Agreement.
(b) The
Make
Good Pledgor agrees that if the Company’s after tax net income reported in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2008, as filed with the Commission (the “2008
Annual Report”)
is less
than $8,200,000 (the “2008
Guaranteed ATNI”),
the
Make Good Pledgor will transfer to each Investor for no additional consideration
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to:
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(such
Investor’s Investment Amount / (4.986 x (2.14 / ($40,562,110 / actual After-Tax
Net Income reported in the 2008 Annual Report)))) - the number of Shares issued
in the transaction to such Investor
(the
“2008
Investor Shares”).
Should
the preceding formula yield a number equal to or less than zero, no transfer
of
2008 Make Good Shares (as defined in the Make Good Escrow Agreement) shall
be
made to Investors. In no event shall the failure by the Company to achieve
the
2008 Guaranteed ATNI result in the delivery by the Make Good Pledgor to the
Investors of a number of shares that is in excess of the number of 2008 Make
Good Shares pledged under the Make Good Escrow Agreement. If the 2008 Annual
Report indicates that the Company shall have satisfied the 2008 Guaranteed
ATNI test specified above for such period, then no transfer to Investors of
2008
Make Good Shares shall be required by this Section and all 2008 Make Good Shares
deposited with the Make Good Escrow Agent shall be returned to the Make Good
Pledgor in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement. Transfers of 2008
Investor Shares required under this Section shall be made to Investors within
7
Business Days after the date which the Company’s 2008 Annual Report is filed
with the Commission and otherwise in accordance with the Make Good Escrow
Agreement.
(c) In
connection with the foregoing, Make Good Pledgor agrees that within three
Trading Days following the Closing, Make Good Pledgor will deposit all 2007
Make
Good Shares and 2008 Make Good Shares into escrow in accordance with the Make
Good Escrow Agreement along with bank signature stamped stock powers endorsed
in
blank (or such other signed instrument of transfer acceptable to the Company’s
transfer agent), and the handling and disposition of the 2007 Make Good Shares
and 2008 Make Good Shares shall be governed by this Section 4.11 and such Make
Good Escrow Agreement. The Make Good Pledgor hereby agrees that its obligation
to transfer shares of Common Stock to Investors pursuant to this Section 4.11
shall continue to run to the benefit of an Investor who shall have transferred
or sold all or any portion of its Securities, and that Investors shall have
the
right to assign its rights to receive all or any such shares of Common Stock
to
other Persons in conjunction with negotiated sales or transfers of any of its
Securities.
(d) The
Company covenants and agrees that upon any transfer under this Section of 2007
Investor Shares or 2008 Investor Shares to the Investors in accordance with
Section 4 of the Make Good Escrow Agreement, the Company shall instruct its
transfer agent to promptly reissue such 2007 Investor Shares or 2008 Investor
Shares in the applicable Investor’s name and deliver the same as directed by
such Investor.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the parties agree that for purposes of determining whether or
not
the 2007 Guaranteed ATNI or the 2008 Guaranteed ATNI have been achieved, the
release of the 2007 Make Good Shares or the 2008 Make Good Shares to the Make
Good Pledgor as a result of the operation of this Section 4.11 shall not be
deemed to be an expense, charge or other deduction from revenues even though
GAAP may require contrary treatment and even though the applicable annual report
on Form 10-K may indicate otherwise.
4.12. Dividends.
The Company covenants that it shall cause its Subsidiaries not to declare or
pay
any form of dividend, or enter into any agreement to effectuate the foregoing.
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4.13. Right
of First Refusal.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the one year anniversary of the Closing Date (the
"Trigger
Date"),
the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any
option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries'
equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt,
preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during
its
life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such
offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a
"Subsequent
Placement")
unless
the Company shall have first complied with this Section 4.13.
(b) The
Company shall deliver to each Investor hereunder a written notice
(the "Offer
Notice")
of any
proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the "Offer")
of the
securities being offered (the "Offered
Securities")
in a
Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (w) identify and describe the
Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they
are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered
Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the persons or
entities (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be
offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or
exchange with such Investors all of the Offered Securities, allocated among
such
Investors (a) based on such Investor's pro rata portion of the total Investment
Amount hereunder (the "Basic
Amount"),
and
(b) with respect to each Investor that elects to purchase its Basic Amount,
any
additional portion of the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts
of other Investors as such Investor shall indicate it will purchase or acquire
should the other Investors subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the
"Undersubscription
Amount"),
which
process shall be repeated until the Investors shall have an opportunity to
subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.
(c) To
accept
an Offer, in whole or in part, such Investor must deliver a written notice
to
the Company prior to the end of the fifth (5th)
Business Day after such Investor's receipt of the Offer Notice (the
"Offer
Period"),
setting forth the portion of such Investor's Basic Amount that such Investor
elects to purchase and, if such Investor shall elect to purchase all of its
Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Investor elects
to
purchase (in either case, the "Notice
of Acceptance").
If
the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Investors are less than the total of
all
of the Basic Amounts, then each Investor who has set forth an Undersubscription
Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition
to
the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed
for; provided,
however,
that if
the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between
the
total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the
"Available
Undersubscription Amount"),
each
Investor who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled
to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as
the
Basic Amount of such Investor bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Investors
that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by
the
Company to the extent its deems reasonably necessary.
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(d) The
Company shall have twenty (20) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer
Period above to (i) offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such
Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by
the
Investors (the "Refused
Securities"),
but
only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein)
and
only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices
and
interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons
or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice and
(ii) to publicly announce (a) the execution of such Subsequent Placement
Agreement (as defined below), and (b) either (x) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by such Subsequent Placement Agreement or (y) the
termination of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, which shall be filed with
the Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K with such Subsequent Placement
Agreement and any documents contemplated therein filed as exhibits thereto.
If
no disclosure has been made by the Company by the end of the twenty (20)
Business Day period referred to in this subsection (d), the Subsequent Placement
shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Investors shall no longer be
deemed to be in possession of any non-public information with respect to the
Company.
(e) In
the
event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities
(any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in this Section
4.13), then each Investor may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion,
reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice
of
Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of
the
Offered Securities that such Investor elected to purchase pursuant to Section
4.13(c) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be
the
number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually proposes to issue,
sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to Investors
pursuant to Section 4.14(c) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the
denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities.
In
the event that any Investor so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered
Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue,
sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered
Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the
Investors in accordance with Section 4.13(b) above.
(f) Upon
the
closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused
Securities, the Investors shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall
issue to the Investors, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified
in
the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4.13(e) above if
the
Investors have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer.
The purchase by the Investors of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases
to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Investors
of a
purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to the Investors and their respective counsel (such
agreement, the “Subsequent
Placement Agreement”).
(g) Any
Offered Securities not acquired by the Investors or other persons in accordance
with Section 4.13(f) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they
are
again offered to the Investors under the procedures specified in this
Agreement.
(h) In
exchange for the Company’s willingness to agree to these procedures, each
Investor hereby irrevocably agrees that it will hold in strict confidence any
and all Offer Notices, the information contained therein, and the fact that
the
Company is contemplating a Subsequent Placement, until such time as the Company
is obligated to make the disclosures required by Section 4.13(d), or unless
it
notifies the Company in writing that it no longer desires to receive Offer
Notices.
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(i) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance.
4.14. Board
of Directors. The Company covenants and agrees that no later than six months
following the Closing Date, the Board of Directors of the Company shall be
comprised of a minimum of five members, a majority of which shall be
“independent directors” as such term is defined in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule
4200(a)(15). In the event the Company falls
greater than 10% below After-Tax Net Income of $5,678,000 for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007,
or
falls greater than 10% below After-Tax Net Income of $8,200,000 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008, then Xxxx shall have the right to select one
member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
4.15. Listing.
The Company covenants to use its reasonable best efforts to have the Common
Stock listed or quoted for trading on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the
American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global
Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market within one year following the
Closing.
ARTICLE
5.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors to Purchase
Securities.
The
obligation of each Investor to acquire Securities at the Closing is subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver by such Investor, at or before the Closing, of each
of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholder
contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
date when made and as of the Closing as though made on and as of such
date;
(b) Performance.
Each of
the Company and the Selling Stockholder shall have performed, satisfied and
complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions
required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Adverse
Changes.
Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect
or a
material adverse change with respect to the Subsidiaries;
(e) Ritar
Financial Statements.
Ritar
shall have delivered audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 and unaudited financial statements for the interim
period (collectively, the “Ritar
Financial Statements”);
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(f) PRC
Opinion.
Ritar
shall have received an opinion from its legal counsel in the People's Republic
of China that confirms the legality under Chinese law of the restructuring
being
effected by Ritar in connection with the Exchange in form and substance
satisfactory to the Investors;
(g) Exchange
Agreement Form 8-K.
Concurrently with or immediately prior to the Closing, the Company shall have
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Ritar pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement, and the Company shall provide the Investors with the Current Report
on Form 8-K to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Agreement, as amended,
containing the audited financial statements of Ritar and other required
disclosure with respect to Ritar;
(h) Investor
Relations.
Prior
to the Closing, the Company shall hire Heritage Management Consultants, Inc.
as
the Company’s investor relations firm.
(i) Company
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section
2.2(a); and
(j) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
5.2. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company and the Selling Stockholder to
Sell
Securities.
The
obligation of the Company and the Selling Stockholder to sell Securities at
the
Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before
the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Investor contained herein shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
Each
Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or
prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Investors
Deliverables.
Each
Investor shall have delivered its Investors Deliverables in accordance with
Section 2.2(b); and
(e) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
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ARTICLE
6.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Fees
and Expenses.
Each
party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants
and
other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident
to
the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and
duties levied in connection with the sale of the Securities.
6.2. Entire
Agreement.
The
Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and
representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the
parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
6.3. Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated
confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified
in
this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b)
the
next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section
on
a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on
any Trading Day, (c) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given, if sent by any means other than facsimile transmission.
The address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:
If
to the Company:
|
Concept Ventures Corporation | |
Room 2201 Tower A | ||
Cyber Times Building | ||
Tian’an Cyber Park, Futian Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 | ||
Facsimile: 00-000-0000 5180 | ||
Attn.: Mr. Jiada Hu | ||
With
a copy to:
|
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Raysman & Xxxxxxx LLP | |
000 0xx Xxxxxx XX | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attn.: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
If
to the Selling Stockholder:
|
To the address set forth on its signature page hereof; | |
If
to an Investor:
|
To the address set forth under such Investor’s name on the signature pages hereof; | |
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or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner,
by
such Person.
6.4. Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company and the Investors holding a majority of the
Securities and, prior to Closing, the Selling Stockholder. In addition, Sections
3.3, 4.7(b) and Article VI may not be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Investors holding a majority of the Securities, the
Company and the Selling Stockholder. No waiver of any default with respect
to
any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to
be
a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or
a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or
paid
to any Investor to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision
of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to
all
Investors who then hold Securities.
6.5. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
(a) by
written agreement of the Investors and the Company; and
(b) by
the
Company, the Selling Stockholder, or an Investor (as to itself but no other
Investor) upon written notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have taken
place by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on the Outside Date; provided,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.5(b) shall not
be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under
this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing
to occur on or before such time.
In
the
event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly
notify all non-terminating Investors. Upon a termination in accordance with
this
Section 6.5, the Company, terminating Selling Stockholder and terminating
Investor(s) shall not have any further obligation or liability (including as
arising from such termination) to the other and no Investor will have any
liability to any other Investor under the Transaction Documents as a result
therefrom.
6.6. Construction.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden
of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents.
6.7. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Company nor the Selling
Stockholder may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Investors. Any Investor may assign
any
or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor
assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing
to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions
hereof that apply to the “Investors.”
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6.8. No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set
forth
in Section 4.7 (as to each Investor Party).
6.9. Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether
brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or
agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect
to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that
it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court,
or
that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such Proceeding 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 manner permitted by law.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by
applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions
of
a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall
be
reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs
and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of
such Proceeding.
6.10. Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
6.11. Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
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6.12. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.13. Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor
exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document
and
the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods
therein provided, then such Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole
discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
6.14. Replacement
of Securities.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is
requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of
such
mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance
of
a replacement.
6.15. Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors, the Company and
the
Selling Stockholder will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive
in
any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that
a
remedy at law would be adequate.
6.16. Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company or any Selling Stockholder makes a payment or payments
to any Investor pursuant to any Transaction Document or an Investor enforces
or
exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds
of
such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged
by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company
or such Selling Stockholder, a trustee, receiver or any other person under
any
law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law,
common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such
restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment
had
not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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6.17. Independent
Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by
such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in
any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this
Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. Each of the Company and the Selling Stockholder
acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same
Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple
Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any
Investor.
6.18. Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Company and the
Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the liability of an Investor
arising directly or indirectly, under any Transaction Document of any and every
nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such Investor,
and that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other Affiliate
of
such Investor or any investor, shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial
interest of such a Investor shall be personally liable for any liabilities
of
such Investor.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
NAME
OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER
_________________________________________
Name:
NUMBER
OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER SHARES
_________________________________________
ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
c/o:
______________________________________
Street:
____________________________________
City/State/Zip:
______________________________
Attention:
_________________________________
Tel:
______________________________________
Fax:
______________________________________
Email:
_____________________________________
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
NAME
OF INVESTOR
_________________________________________
By:
______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Investment
Amount: $ _______________________
Tax
ID
No.: ________________________________
ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
c/o:
______________________________________
Street:
____________________________________
City/State/Zip:
_____________________________
Attention:
_________________________________
Tel:
______________________________________
Fax:
______________________________________
DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS
(if different from above)
c/o:
______________________________________
Street:
____________________________________
City/State/Zip:
_____________________________
Attention:
_________________________________
Tel:
______________________________________
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