ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of February 28, 2007 (this "Agreement") by and
among
Harbin Renhuang Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd., (the "Buyer") a corporation
incorporated in the Peoples Republic of China, “PRC”, and Zhongfa Industrial
Group Yerui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., (the “Seller’) a corporation incorporated
in the Peoples Republic of China, “PRC (the "Seller") (Buyer and Seller are each
hereinafter individually referred to as a "Party" and collectively as the
"Parties").
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Seller is engaged in the business of extracting, producing and packaging
nutraceutical and related products in and under the name of Qingyang Extracting
Factory, located at Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, 000000, P. R. China, (the "Business");
WHEREAS,
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxx ("Zhu") is the sole shareholder of the Seller and the Seller
is
wholly-owned and controlled by Zhu;
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Buyer desires to purchase from the Seller and the Seller desires to sell to
the
Buyer, the Transferred Assets (as hereinafter defined) of the Seller comprising
the Business, as more particularly described herein, in consideration for the
payments from the Buyer as set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
the Buyer does not intend to assume any liabilities of the Seller of any nature
whatsoever (other than as specifically set forth herein), whether related to
the
Business, the Transferred Assets or otherwise; and
WHEREAS,
to induce the Buyer to proceed with the transactions described in this
Agreement, Seller and Zhu are prepared to make certain representations,
warranties and covenants to Buyer, and to provide certain rights of
indemnification to Buyer; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby,
the
Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS
AND
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
Section
1.1. Purchase and Sale of Transferred Assets. Upon the terms and subject to
the
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Seller shall sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver free and clear of Encumbrances to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller on the Closing Date (as defined
herein), all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to all of the
assets, properties, contracts and rights, whether tangible or intangible, as
specified below, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, and wherever located,
that are used or held for use in connection with the Business, as the same
may
exist on the Closing Date (as defined herein) (collectively, the "Transferred
Assets"):
(a)
all
inventories, consisting of raw materials, work in process and finished goods,
supplies and similar tangible assets of the Seller related to the
Business;
(b)
all
right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the customer purchase orders
of Seller relating to the Business entered into or issued prior to the Closing
Date;
(c)
all
notes and trade and other accounts receivable arising from goods shipped by
Seller on and after the Closing Date;
(d)
the
corporate name of the Seller and all names under which the Seller is doing
business or has conducted business;
(e)
all
patents, trade secrets, trademarks, inventions, processes, procedures, research
records, market surveys, copyrights, service marks, trade names and know-how
and
other intellectual property relating to the Business ("Intellectual Property"),
wherever located, of the Seller and all registrations and applications for
registrations of any of the foregoing, and all claims against third parties
for
infringement of the Intellectual Property rights;
(f)
the
unused brochures, literature, advertising, catalogues, photographs, display
materials, media materials, packaging materials and other similar items which
have been produced by or for the Seller;
(g)
the
equipment used by Seller in the Business;
(h)
all
customer lists and customer records in any form (and all software related to
any
such customer records, to the extent transferable), whether of past or present
customers or potential future customers, of the Business;
(i)
such
manufacturers' guarantees and warranties, if any, relating to the Business
as
may be in force at the Closing Date in favor of the Seller and the benefit
of
any claims against such manufacturers relating to the Business (including
without limitation any claim for breach of the manufacturers' guarantees and
warranties);
(j)
all
goodwill of the Seller in the Business ("Goodwill");
(k)
all
books, records, manuals, standard operating procedures, correspondence, customer
relation information and any other confidential or proprietary information
pertaining to the Business; and
(l)
all
certifications, franchises, approvals, permits, licenses, orders, registrations,
certificates, variances and other similar permits or rights, if any, obtained
from any Governmental Entity or professional or trade organization utilized
in
operating the Business and all pending applications therefore.
Section
1.2. Assumption of Liabilities; Excluded Liabilities.
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to
assume and pay the Promissory Note with the Agriculture Bank of China, Loan
No.
230131111 in the principal amount of RMB 1,090,000 and accrued interest in
the
amount of approximately RMB 230,000 on the Closing Date, hereinafter referred
to
as the Assumed Liabilities.
(b)
It is
expressly agreed and understood that Buyer shall not assume or be bound by
any
liabilities of the Seller, Zhu or the Business of any kind or nature, known,
unknown, accrued, absolute, contingent, recorded or unrecorded or otherwise,
whether now existing or hereafter arising (the “Excluded Liabilities") other
than the assumption of the bank loan as described in Section 1.2(a), the (the
“Assumed Liabilities”). Without limitation of the foregoing, Buyer is not
assuming any other liabilities or obligations that are not Assumed Liabilities.
All responsibility with respect to any other liabilities, hereinafter referred
to as Excluded Liabilities shall remain with the Seller and Zhu. The assumption
of the Assumed Liabilities by Buyer hereunder shall not enlarge any rights
of
third parties under any arrangements or understanding with Buyer, Seller or
Zhu
or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries, as
applicable.
c)
Except
for the Assumed Liabilities, the Buyer shall not assume or be bound by any
obligations or liabilities of Seller, Zhu, or any Affiliate of Seller or Zhu
of
any kind or nature, known, unknown, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
whether now existing or hereafter arising.
d)
Seller
shall be solely (as between Seller and the Buyer) responsible for and pay any
and all debts, losses, damages, obligations, liens, assessments, judgments,
fines, disposal and other costs and expenses, liabilities and claims, including,
without limitation, interest, penalties and fees of counsel and experts, as
the
same are incurred, of every kind or nature whatsoever (all the foregoing being
a
"Claim" or the "Claims"), made by or owed to any person to the extent any of
the
foregoing relates to (i) the assets of the Seller not transferred hereunder
or
(ii) the operations and assets of the Business arising in connection with or
on
the basis of events, acts, omissions, conditions, or any other state of facts
occurring or existing prior to or on the Closing Date.
(e)
Buyer
shall be solely (as between the Buyer and Seller) responsible for and pay any
and all Claims made by or owed to any Person to the extent they relate to (i)
the Assumed Liabilities or (ii) the operations and assets (including the Assets)
of the Buyer's business after the Closing Date, in each case, to the extent
they
arise in connection with or on the basis of events, acts, omissions, conditions
or any other state of facts occurring or existing solely after the Closing
Date.
Section
1.3. Purchase Price. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the
purchase price for the Transferred Assets shall be payable as set forth
below:
(a)
On
the Closing Date, Buyer shall make a cash payment to Seller of RMB
2,415,000;
(b)
On
the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume Loan with the Agricultural Bank of China,
Loan No. 230131111 with principal RMB 1,090,000 and approximately RMB 230,000
in
accrued interest as of the Closing
Date.
(c)
On
the Closing Date, Seller shall pay any and all municipal, county, state and
federal sales and documentary transfer taxes, impositions, liens, leases,
assessments and similar charges if any, in connection with the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
1.4. Closing; Closing Date. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated
and
the transactions shall have been abandoned, and subject to the fulfillment
or
waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles IV and V of this Agreement,
the
closing of the purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (herein called
the "Closing") shall be held at the offices of Renhuang No.
281,
Taiping Road, Taiping District, Harbin,
Heilongjiang Province, 150050, P. R. China, on the date hereof, or a date which
is expected to be on or within five (5) business days of the execution of this
Agreement, or such other location, date and time as to which the parties may
agree (such date and time being referred to herein as the "Closing
Date").
Section
1.5. Items to be delivered at the Closing by Seller. At the Closing, Seller
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer:
(a)
All
such other instruments of assignment, transfer or conveyance as, in the
reasonable opinion of Buyer and its counsel, shall be necessary to vest in
Buyer, good, valid and marketable title to the Transferred Assets, subject
to no
Encumbrances and to put Buyer in actual possession or control of the Transferred
Assets.
(b)
A
payoff letter from Agricultural bank of China and any other documentation
relating to the release of all security interests as necessary.
(c)
Acceptance documents from the Agriculture Bank of China that loan No. 230131111
has been transferred to the Buyer including a Release Letter that the Seller
has
been released from its loan obligation related to the same loan.
Section
1.6. Items to be Delivered at the Closing by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer shall
deliver:
(a)
To
the Seller, a copy of the resolutions of Buyer, certified by its authorized
officer, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and all the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b)
The
cash payment required by Section 1.3(a)
ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to and for the benefit of the Buyer, as of the
date hereof, as follows:
Section
2.1. Organization and Qualifications. Seller is a corporation duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Peoples Republic
of
China with all requisite corporate or other power and authority to own, operate
or lease its Transferred Assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. Seller is duly qualified or licensed to conduct business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its
business or the ownership, operation or leasing of its properties requires
such
qualification or licensing. The copies of the certificate of incorporation
and
bylaws of the Seller, as heretofore made available to Buyer, are correct and
complete in all respects.
Section
2.2. Authority; Binding Obligation. Seller has the requisite authority and
power
to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and each agreement,
certificate document and instrument to be executed and delivered by Seller
pursuant to this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations hereunder.
The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and each
such other agreement, document and instrument have been duly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action of Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed
and
delivered by the Seller and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Seller
enforceable in accordance with its terms hereof and each of the Seller Documents
constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, valid and binding
obligations of Seller enforceable in accordance with their terms.
Section
2.3. No Conflict; Required Consents. The execution, delivery and performance
by
Seller of this Agreement and the Seller Documents, the fulfillment of and
compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation
by the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and
will not conflict with or result in any violation by the Seller, under any
provisions of or result in acceleration, termination, cancellation or
modification of, or constitute a default under: (i) the certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws or similar governing documents of the Seller; (ii)
any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise,
permit, concession, contract, lease, agreement, or other material instrument,
obligation or agreement of any kind relating to the Business to which the Seller
is a party or by which Seller, or any of the Transferred Assets, may be bound
or
affected; (iii) any Requirements of Law; or (vi) any Governmental Entity. Nor
shall such execution, delivery or performance result in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon the Business or
Transferred Assets or require any filing with, or permit, authorization, consent
or approval of, a Governmental Entity or other Person.
Section
2.4. Compliance.
(a)
With
regards to the Business and the Transferred Assets, neither Seller nor any
of
its respective employees or agents has in the last three years been given notice
of, or been charged with, any material violation of, any law, order, regulation,
ordinance or judgment of any Governmental Entity, including laws relating to
wages, hours, safety and health, equal employment opportunity, withholding,
unemployment compensation, workers compensation and employee privacy, nor,
to
the best of Seller's knowledge, is Seller in violation of same.
(b)
Seller has all permits, licenses and franchises, if applicable and material,
from Governmental entities necessary to conduct the Business as currently
conducted, including all business, telecommunication and other permits, if
any,
from Governmental Entities and is in full compliance with the terms thereof.
No
material violations have been reported in respect of such permits, licenses
and
franchises, nor, to the best of Seller's knowledge do any exist.
Section
2.5. No Subsidiaries. Seller is wholly owned by its sole shareholder, Zhu.
The
Business is wholly owned by Seller. Other than the Business subject to this
Agreement, neither the Seller nor Zhu owns, of record or beneficially, or
controls, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, securities convertible
into
capital stock or any other equity interest in any corporation, association
or
business entity that is engaged in the Business or that owns any of the
Transferred Assets of the Business, nor is the Seller nor Zhu, directly or
indirectly, a participant in any joint venture, partnership or other
non-corporate entity that is engaged in the Business or that owns any of the
Transferred Assets of the Business.
Section
2.6. Absence of Liabilities. Seller, has no material Indebtedness or Liabilities
of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, whether
due
or to become due and whether or not the amount thereof is readily ascertainable,
that are not reflected as a Liability in the Financial Statements except for
Liabilities incurred by the Seller in the ordinary course of conducting the
Business consistent with past practices which are not otherwise prohibited
by,
in violation of or which will result in a breach of the representations,
warranties and covenants of the Seller contained in this Agreement.
Section
2.7. Title to Transferred Assets and Condition of Inventory. The Seller has
good
and valid title to all of the Transferred Assets, free and clear of any lien,
charge or other encumbrance. The Transferred Assets are in good condition and
have no material defects which would interfere with, or materially detract
from
the value or impair the use of the Transferred Assets subject thereto and,
except for certain equipment, are sufficient to conduct, the Business as
presently conducted or to be conducted by the Buyer after the date of this
Agreement assuming the Business is operated in a manner consistent with past
practices. To the best Knowledge of Seller, all inventory of the Seller relating
to the Business, including but not limited to raw materials, consists of a
quality and quantity usable in the ordinary course of business.
Section
2.8. Products Liability. Neither the Seller nor any insurance company or other
third party acting on their behalf has, in the preceding five years, paid any
amount or damages to any third party for deaths of or injuries to persons or
damage to property, or for breach of warranty arising out of any alleged defect
in quality, materials, workmanship or design of any of the products sold or
services performed by the Seller relating to the Business. There is no material
claim nor has there been a material claim against Seller concerning any product
manufactured, shipped, sold or delivered by Seller which is pending or, to
the
knowledge of Seller, threatened, which alleges the occurrence of any bodily
injury or other adverse health condition resulting from either an alleged
failure to warn as to the manufacture or materials of any such product, or
an
alleged breach of implied warranties or representations made with respect to
any
such product.
Section
2.9. Environmental Laws. The Seller is in compliance with all Environmental
Laws
known by the Seller to be applicable to the Real Property owned or leased by
the
Seller, except where the failure to comply would not have a material adverse
effect on the Business or the transactions contemplated hereby or result in
liability to Buyer (a "Material Adverse Effect"). The Seller has no liability
under any Environmental Law which, individually or in the aggregate, would
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
2.10. Financial Statements. Seller has delivered to the Buyer a copy of the
following financial statements:
(a)
the
balance sheet and related statements of operations of the Business for the
fiscal years ending on December 31,2005 and December 31, 2004 audited pursuant
to Chinese GAAP; and
(b)
the
interim unaudited balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 and the related statements
of operations of the Business for the period then ended (the "Interim
Financials").
(c)
Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, since June 30,
2006,
the Seller has conducted the Business only in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and there has not been any of the following,
but
solely insofar as they relate to the Business or the Transferred Assets: (i)
any
material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance;
(ii)
any mortgage or pledge of any of the Business' property or Transferred Assets,
tangible or intangible (except in connection with Seller's financings); (iii)
any sale, transfer, lease or disposal of material Transferred Assets or any
Intellectual Property or incurrence, assumption, cancellation or compromise
of
any Indebtedness or claim (other than accounts receivable compromised in the
ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice), or waiver or
release of any right; (iv) receipt of any notice or threat of termination of
any
material purchase order; (v) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or
waived or released any right of material value; (vi) any material change in
any
method of accounting or auditing practice; (vii) entered into any transaction
other than in the ordinary course of business; (viii) made any acquisition
of
any material assets or become involved in any other material transaction, other
than for fair value in the ordinary course of business; or (ix) agreed to do
any
of the foregoing other than pursuant hereto.
Section
2.11. Taxes.
(a)
All
Chinese, and applicable foreign Tax Returns, if any, of the Seller relating
to
the Business or the Transferred Assets for all periods which end prior to or
which include the Closing Date that were required to be filed on or before
the
Closing Date have been filed on a timely basis in accordance with the Applicable
Law of each applicable Governmental Entity, and all such Tax Returns are true,
correct and complete. The Seller shall timely file or cause to be filed all
Tax
Returns of the Seller relating to the Business or the Transferred Assets
including Tax Returns relating to the sale contemplated by this Agreement,
that
relate to periods including the Closing Date but that are required to be filed
after the Closing Date, and all such Tax Returns shall, be true, correct and
complete when filed.
(b)
Seller has paid all Taxes relating to the Business or the Transferred Assets
that have become due for all periods which end prior to the Closing Date,
including all Taxes reflected on the Tax Returns referred to in this Section
2.11, or set forth in any written assessment, proposed assessment or notice,
either formal or informal, received by the Seller that are being contested
in
good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. All Taxes
that
the Seller is or was required by law to withhold or collect with respect to
the
Business or the Transferred Assets have been duly withheld or collected and,
to
the extent required, have been paid to the appropriate governmental authority
in
all material respects. There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on the
Transferred Assets.
Section
2.12. Labor Relations. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union
agreements relating to the Business to which Seller is a party.
Section
2.13. There are no claims of any employee of the Seller seeking legal recourse
against the Seller
or
any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries with regards to the Business, and, to
the
Seller's Knowledge, there have been no threats of legal actions. No employee
affiliated with the Business who has been terminated by the Seller (or will
be
terminated by the Seller as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby)
is
entitled to any severance, termination allowance or similar payments as a result
of their termination.
Section
2.14. There is no material claim, counterclaim, action, suit, order, proceeding
or investigation pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened against, probable
of assertion against or affecting Seller with respect to the Business or the
Transferred Assets or any of the employees, agents or directors affiliated
with
the Business, or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, before any
court, agency, regulatory, administrative or other governmental body or officer
or before any arbitrator; nor, to the knowledge of the Seller, is there any
reasonable basis for any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or governmental,
administrative or regulatory investigation. Seller is not directly subject
to or
materially affected by any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court or
governmental agency with respect to the Business. The Seller has not received
any written opinion or memorandum of legal advice from legal counsel to the
effect that it is exposed to any liability which may be materially adverse
to
the Business or the Transferred Assets. Seller is not engaged in any material
legal action to recover monies due it or for damages sustained by it with
respect to the Business.
Section
2.15. Insurance. Seller confirms it have had adequate insurance policies
maintained for the benefit of the Business or protection of the Transferred
Assets, up until the day of Close.
Section
2.16. Transactions With Interested Persons. Zhu does not directly or indirectly
own, on an individual or joint basis, any material interest in, nor does he
serve as an officer or director or in another similar capacity of, any
competitor, distributor or supplier of Seller relating to the Business or any
organization which has a contract or arrangement with Seller relating to the
Business. Except for Zhu's interest as a shareholder, no officer, management
employee or director of Seller or any of their respective spouses or family
members (collectively, "Related Parties") has any right to the Business or
the
Transferred Assets.
Section
2.17. Assigned Receivables. No receivables for goods shipped or otherwise has
been assigned or is a part to this transaction;
Section
2.18. Copies of Documents. Seller has made available for inspection and copying
by the Buyer complete and correct copies of all documents as requested by
Buyer.
Section
2.19. Disclosure. None of the representations or warranties of Seller contained
in this Agreement and in the certificates, exhibits and schedules delivered
by
Seller pursuant to this Agreement contain any untrue statement of a material
fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to prevent such
representations and warranties from being misleading in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, the best of Seller's knowledge,
provided, however, that any disclosure made by Seller or contained in the Seller
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed made under this Agreement for all intents
and purposes, irrespective of the section number or other designation thereof
contained in the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Section
2.20. Broker Fees. No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage fees,
commission or finders' fee in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby.
Section
2.21. Intellectual Property; Seller Name. Seller has no registered patents,
trademarks or copyrights.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Seller and
Zhu:
Section
3.1. Organization of the Buyer. Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China.
Section
3.2. Authority; Binding Obligation. Buyer has the requisite authority and power
to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and each agreement, document
and instrument to be executed and delivered by the Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement (the "Buyer Documents") and to perform its obligations hereunder.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and each such
other agreement, document and instrument have been duly authorized by all
necessary action of the Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Buyer and each of the Buyer Documents constitutes, or when
executed and delivered will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the
Buyer, as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
Section
3.3. No Conflict; Required Consents. The execution, delivery and performance
by
the Buyer of this Agreement and the Buyer Documents, the fulfillment of and
compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation
by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and
will not: (i) conflict with, or violate or result in any violation pursuant
to
any provision of, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Buyer,
as
the case may be; (ii) conflict with, result in any material breach of, or
constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time
or
both would become a default) or result in the termination or acceleration under
any material agreement to which the Buyer is a party or by which the Buyer
may
be bound or notification to, any Person not a party to this
Agreement.
Section
3.4. Broker Fees. No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage fees,
commission or finders' fee in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
IV.
COVENANTS
Section
4.1. Consummation of Agreement. The Parties hereto shall use their best efforts
to perform and fulfill all conditions and obligations on its part to be
performed and fulfilled under this Agreement, to the end that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be fully carried out. Until the Closing
or
the termination of this Agreement, except as mutually agreed in writing by
the
Parties, neither the Buyer nor Zhu or any of their respective employees,
subsidiaries, representatives or agents shall, directly or indirectly, solicit,
encourage, initiate or induce the making of any inquiries or proposals for
the
acquisition of any of the Assets or the Business, or furnish information to,
or
engage in negotiations relating to the foregoing or otherwise cooperate in
any
way with, or accept any proposal relating to the foregoing from, any Person
or
group other than the Buyer and their respective officers, employees,
representatives or agents, and the Seller and Zhu shall restrict any such
employee, representative or agent from doing any of the foregoing.
Section
4.2. Ordinary Course of Business. Seller shall conduct the Business in the
usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as
heretofore conducted and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the
Assets and the Business, preserve relationships with customers, suppliers,
franchisors, distributors and others having business dealings with it and keep
available the services of their present officers and employees and maintain
insurance currently in effect on the Transferred Assets, in each case in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Seller will not
take
any action with the purpose of causing any of the conditions to the Buyer's
obligations set forth in Article V hereof to not be satisfied.
ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
OF CLOSING
Section
5.1. Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer. The obligation of the Buyer
to
consummate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is subject
to
the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of all of the following conditions
precedent and the delivery of the following documents:
(a)
Representations; Warranties; Covenants. Each of the representations and
warranties of Seller contained in Article II shall be true and correct in all
material respects as though made on and as of the losing and Seller shall,
on or
before the Closing, have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder which by the terms hereof are to be performed on or before
the Closing.
(b)
Covenants. The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be
complied with by the Seller at or before the Closing shall have been complied
with in all material respects.
(d)
Deliveries of Seller. All deliveries required to have been made by Seller under
Section 1.5 at the Closing shall have been delivered.
Section
5.2. Conditions to Obligations of Seller. Seller's obligation to consummate
this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the
fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of all of the following conditions
precedent and the delivery of the following documents:
(a)
Representations; Warranties; Covenants. Each of the representations and
warranties the Buyer contained in Article III shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as though made on and as of the Closing and; the Buyer shall,
on or before the Closing, have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder which by the terms hereof are to be performed on or before
the Closing.
(b)
Covenants. The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be
complied with by the Buyer at or before the Closing shall have been complied
with in all material respects.
(d)
Deliveries of Buyer. All deliveries required to have been made by Buyer under
Section 1.3 and Section 1.6 at the Closing shall have been
delivered.
Section
5.3. Conditions to Obligations of All Parties to Close. The respective
obligations of each Party hereunder are subject to the satisfaction, at or
before the Closing, of all of the conditions set out below.
(a)
Absence of Litigation. There shall not have been issued and be in effect any
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order of any court or tribunal
of
competent jurisdiction which (i) prohibits or makes illegal the purchase by
the
Buyer of the Assets, (ii) would require the divestiture by the Buyer of all
or a
material portion of the Assets, the Business or the assets of the Buyer as
a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (iii) would impose
limitations on the ability of the Buyer to effectively exercise full rights
of
ownership of the Assets, or of a material portion of the Business as a result
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor (iv) under any applicable
law which enjoins or otherwise materially impairs the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement
Section
5.4. No Injunction. On the Closing Date there shall be no effective injunction,
writ, preliminary restraining order or any order of any nature issued by a
court
of competent jurisdiction directing that the transactions provided for herein
or
any of them not be consummated as so provided or imposing any conditions on
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby which the Buyer deems
unacceptable in its sole discretion.
Section
5.5. Lender's Consent. Each party shall have obtained the requisite consent
from
Agricultural Bank of China related to the assumptions of the loan as referred
to
in Section 1.2 (a) and 1.3 (b).
ARTICLE
VI.
RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO CLOSING
Section
6.1. Post-Closing Access. After the Closing, each Party shall provide to the
other and its accountants and attorneys, for any reasonable legal or business
purpose, including defending third party claims and preparing such tax returns
as may be reasonably required after the Closing, copies of relevant
portions
of the books and records of Seller delivered to the Buyer under this Agreement
and/or retained by Seller after the Closing.
Section
6.2. Survival of Warranties. With the sole exception of those covenants which
are to be performed after the Closing which shall survive until a claim thereon
is barred by the applicable statute of limitation, each representation and
warranty contained herein or in any Seller Document or Buyer Document shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall thereafter
terminate and expire on the first anniversary of the date hereof. If written
notice of a claim has been given prior to the expiration of the applicable
representation or warranty, then such claim shall survive the expiration of
the
relevant representation, warranty, covenant or agreement until the final
resolution of such claim.
Section
6.3. Collection of Accounts Receivable. The receivables of Seller are an
Excluded Asset. Buyer agrees to use reasonable efforts to assist with the
collection of accounts receivable of Seller arising for goods shipped prior
to
March 3, 2006 and to transfer the proceeds of such to Seller, in the weekly
distribution next following receipt. Seller and Zhu each agree to cooperate
with
Buyer in connection with such collections. Seller and Zhu on the one hand,
and
Buyer on the other hand shall coordinate with each other in regard to such
collections or otherwise commencing any action to collect same.
Section
6.4. No Distribution to Seller Shareholder. Seller agrees that no shareholder
distributions or payments of any kind will be made to Zhu unless and until
all
creditors of Seller have been paid in full or sufficient reserves have been
set
aside for the payment of Seller's creditors.
Section
6.5. Confidentiality. Seller agrees that, after the Closing has been
consummated, Seller and its officers, directors, agents, representatives and
employees and affiliates (collectively, its "Representatives") will hold in
strict confidence, and will not distribute or make available, any confidential
or proprietary data or information that is used in connection with or related
to
the Business, except:
(a)
information which, as of the date hereof, is published or otherwise generally
available to the public;
(b)
information which after the date hereof becomes available to the public other
than through an act or omission of Seller, Zhu or their Representatives which
is
in violation of the provisions hereof;
(c)
information rightfully acquired from a third party which did not obtain such
information under a pledge of confidentiality;
(d)
information which is developed by the disclosing Party independently of the
relationship established by this Agreement;
(e)
information which is compelled to be disclosed by legal process, in which case
Seller and Zhu shall notify Buyer as soon as practicable after it becomes aware
of such requirement, and shall cooperate with Buyer in obtaining a protective
order; or
(f)
information which is required to be disclosed to the Securities and Exchange
Commission of the United States, Seller’s auditors or to be in compliance with
any and all rules and regulations in the Peoples Republic of China or the Untied
States of America.
Section
6.6. Compliance. Each Party shall use its best efforts to take or cause to
be
taken, all action and do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, to obtain all consents, approvals and
authorization of third parties, and to make all filings with and give all
notices to third parties which may be necessary or required to be obtained
by it
in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise
comply and fulfill such Party's obligations hereunder and thereunder.
Section
6.7. Further Assurances.
(a)
Each
Party shall, from time to time on being reasonably required to do so by the
other Party, now or at any time in the future, do or procure the doing of all
such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in
a
form reasonably satisfactory to the other Party as the other Party may
reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Agreement and
securing to the other Party the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies
conferred upon the other Party in this Agreement.
(b)
Seller shall promptly transfer or deliver to the Buyer any of the Transferred
Assets or proceeds thereof delivered to, or retained or received by, Seller
after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
VII.
TERMINATION
Section
7.1. Right to Terminate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
in
this Agreement, if the Closing does not occur on the date hereof, this Agreement
may be terminated and the transactions contemplated herein abandoned at any
time
prior to the Closing:
(a)
by
mutual written consent of the Seller and Buyer hereto;
(b)
by
either the Buyer or the Seller if the Closing shall not have occurred by March
15, 2007; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under
this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill
any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in,
the
failure of the Closing Date to occur on or before such date;
(c)
by
the Seller if the Buyer (i) breaches its representations and warranties, (ii)
fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements contained herein, or
(iii) if any of the conditions to closing set forth inSection 5.2 are not
satisfied or capable of being satisfied on or before March 15, 2007;
or
(d)
by
the Buyer if the Seller (i) breaches its representations and warranties, (ii)
fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements contained herein, or
(iii) if any of the conditions to closing set forth in Section 5.1 are not
satisfied or capable of being satisfied on or before March 15,
2007.
Section
7.2. Obligations to Cease. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
7.1 hereof, all rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement
shall
thereafter terminate and there shall be no liability of any party hereto to
any
other Party except (x) for the obligations set forth in Sections 9.1 hereof
and
(y) if such termination was pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or 7.1(d), the
terminating Party shall have all legal remedies available to it with respect
to
such termination. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section
7.1 shall not, however, limit or impair any remedies that the terminating Party
may have with respect to a breach or default by the other Party prior to the
date of termination of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
or obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
8.1. Indemnification of Seller. Buyer shall, from and after the Closing, defend
and promptly indemnify and hold harmless Seller and Zhu, each of their
Affiliates, and each of their respective stockholders, members, partners,
directors, officers, managers, employees, agents, attorneys and representatives
(collectively the "Seller Indemnified Parties"), from, against, for, and in
respect of and pay any and all Losses, suffered or incurred by any such party
and which may arise out of or result from (i) any breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in
any
other Buyer Documents, (ii) the Assumed Liabilities or (iii) any breach or
failure of observance or performance of any covenant, agreement or commitment
made by the Buyer hereunder or under any document or instrument relating hereto
or executed pursuant hereto, (iv) any claim, other than for Excluded
Liabilities, arising out of the operation by Buyer of the Business and any
of
the Transferred Assets subsequent to the Closing Date; or (v) the enforcement
by
any Seller Indemnified Party of any of its rights under this Section 8.1 or
any
other covenants contained in this Agreement or any other Buyer
Document.
Section
8.2. Indemnification of the Buyer. Seller shall, from and after the Closing,
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Buyer, and its officers, directors,
stockholders and Affiliates (collectively "Buyer Indemnified Parties") from,
against, for and in respect of and pay any and all Losses suffered, sustained,
incurred or required to be paid by Buyer Indemnified Parties by reason of (i)
any and all obligations and liabilities of Seller, other than obligations
arising and required to be performed under the Assumed Liabilities
after the Closing; (ii) any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant
or
agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement or any other Seller Document,
(iii) the enforcement by any Buyer Indemnified Party of any of its rights under
this Section 8.2 or any other indemnification covenant contained in this
Agreement or any other Seller Document, (iv) any claims, suits, actions,
complaints, allegations or demands which have been or may be brought against
either Seller or the Buyer, or any of its Affiliates and any of their respective
officers, directors, employees or agents.
Section
8.3. Notice to Indemnifying Party. Any party (the "Indemnified Party") seeking
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall promptly give the party from
whom such indemnification is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") written notice
of
the matter with respect to which indemnification is being sought, which notice
shall specify in reasonable detail, if known, the amount or an estimate of
the
amount of the liability arising therefrom and the basis of the claim or
indemnification obligation. Such notice shall be a condition precedent to any
liability of the Indemnifying Party for indemnification hereunder, but the
failure of the Indemnified Party to give such prompt notice shall not adversely
affect the Indemnified Party's right to indemnification hereunder except, and
only to the extent that, in the case of a claim made by a third party, the
defense of that claim is materially prejudice by such failure.
Section
8.4. Limitations Upon Indemnification.
(a)
Invoices. Any request for indemnification of specific costs shall include
invoices and supporting documents containing reasonably detailed information
about the Losses for which indemnification is being sought.
ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.1. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each
Party will bear its own direct expenses incurred in connection with the
negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other Seller Documents
and
Buyer Documents, as the case may be, and the consummation and performance of
the
transactions contemplated by herein and therein. Except as otherwise provided
in
this Agreement in the event that a dispute should arise between the parties
to
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement of
its
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses (including court costs).
Section
9.2. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally, overnight
courier, or certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid as
follows:
To Buyer: |
Renhuang
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Xx.
000,
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 000000, P. R. China
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xx
To Seller: |
Zhongfa
Industrial Group Yerui Pharmaceutical Co.,
Ltd
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Address:
Room 25E, Central Plaza, Changjiang Road,
Yanshou
Town, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, P. R. China
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Any
notice given hereunder may be given on behalf of any Party by his counsel or
other authorized representatives. The address of any Party may be changed on
notice to the other Party duly served in accordance with the foregoing
provisions.
Section
9.3. Governing Law; Forum; Process. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of New York as applied
to contracts made and to be performed entirely in the State of New York without
regard to principles of conflicts of law. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
competent court of the City and State of New York for purposes of any suit,
action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement (and agrees not to
commence any action, suit or proceedings relating hereto except in such courts).
Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of any process, summons, notice
or document by U.S. registered mail at its address set forth herein shall be
effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against
it in any such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action,
suit
or proceeding arising out of this Agreement, which is brought by or against
it,
in any competent court in the City and State of New York and hereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in
any
such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section
9.4. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the complete, final and exclusive
agreement among the Parties with respect to the purchase of the Transferred
Assets and the related transactions and are intended to supersede all previous
negotiations, commitments and writings agreements and representations, written
or oral, with respect thereto and may not be contracted by evidence of any
such
prior or contemporaneous agreement, understanding or representations, whether
written of oral.
Section
9.5. Assignability; Binding Effect. This Agreement may not be assigned by Seller
or Zhu without the prior written consent of Buyer. Buyer may, in its discretion,
transfer and assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or to a successor of Buyer
by
merger or sale of assets. This Agreement and the rights, covenants, conditions
and obligations of the respective parties hereto and any instrument or agreement
executed pursuant hereto shall be binding upon and enforceable by, and shall
inure to the benefit of, the Parties hereto and their respective heirs,
successors and permitted assigns and legal representatives.
Section
9.6. Execution in Counterparts. For the convenience of the Parties and to
facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same document. In making proof of this Agreement, it
shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart
evidencing execution by each party hereto. Delivery of a telecopied version
of
one or more signatures on this Agreement shall be deemed adequate delivery
for
purposes of this Agreement. Delivery of a facsimile version of one or more
signatures to this Agreement shall be deemed adequate delivery for purposes
of
this Agreement.
Section
9.7. Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended or modified, nor may
compliance with any condition or covenant set forth herein be waived, except
by
a writing duly and validly executed by each Party hereto. Whenever this
Agreement requires or permits a waiver or consent by or on behalf of any Party
hereto, such waiver or consent shall be given in writing.
Section
9.8. Agreement to Continue in Full Force. This Agreement shall, insofar as
it
remains to be performed, continue in full force and effect notwithstanding
Closing.
Section
9.9. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Agreement, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity,
legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and
of
the remaining provisions contained in this Agreement shall not be in any way
impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of
the
Parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
Section
9.10. Section Headings. The Section headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any
provision hereof.
Section
9.11. Gender and Tenure. Where the context or construction requires, all words
applied in the plural shall be deemed to have been used in the singular, and
vice versa; the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa;
and the present tense shall include the past and future tense and vice versa.
Section
9.12. Third-Party Rights. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied,
is intended to confer rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement
on
any Persons other than the parties to it, each Indemnified Party and their
respective successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement intended
to
relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third Persons to any
party to this Agreement, nor shall any provisions give any third Persons any
right of subrogations over or action against any party to this
Agreement.
Section
9.13. Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all
cases be construed simply, accurately to its fair meaning, and not strictly
for
our against any of the parties hereto, without limitation, there shall be no
presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible
for
drafting this Agreement or any part thereof, and any rule of law, or any legal
decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this
Agreement against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly
waived.
Section
9.14. Other Interpretive Provisions. References in this Agreement to "Articles,"
"Sections," "Exhibits" and "Schedules," shall be to the Articles, Sections,
Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically
provided; any of the terms defined in this Agreement may, unless the context
otherwise
requires, be used in the singular or the plural and in any gender depending
on
the reference; the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and except as otherwise
specified in this Agreement, all references in this Agreement (i) to any Person
shall be deemed to include such Person's permitted heirs, personal
representatives successors and permitted assigns; and (ii) to any agreement,
any
document or any other written instrument shall be a reference to such agreement,
document or instrument together with all exhibits, schedules, attachments and
appendices thereto, and in each case as amended restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof,
and
(iii) to any law, statute or regulation shall be deemed references to such
law
statute or regulation as the same may be supplemented amended, consolidated,
superseded or modified from time to time.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in their
respective names by their respective officers duly authorized, as of the date
first written above.
Renhuang
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
/s/
Xxxxxxxx
Xx
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Date:
February 28, 2007
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Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xx
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Title:
Chairman, President and CEO
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Zhongfa
Industrial Group Yerui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxx
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Date:
February 28, 2007
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Title:
Chairman
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