AMENDED AND RESTATED CALL OPTION AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CALL OPTION AGREEMENT
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED CALL OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of February __, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), between
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and Sky Harmony Ecological Technology Limited, a BVI company (the “Seller”) to amend and restate
the Original Agreement, as defined below. Purchaser and Seller are also referred
to herein together as the “Parties” and individually as a
“Party.”
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Call
Option Agreement dated August 26, 2010, between the Purchaser and the Seller
(the “Original
Agreement”), the Seller has granted the Purchaser an option during the
Exercise Period to purchase from the Seller a portion of the 7,473,808 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of China Agricorp, Inc. (the “Agricorp Shares”), a Nevada
corporation (“Agricorp”)
held by the Seller;
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2011,
the Seller consummated a share exchange transaction with American Telstar, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (“Telstar”), where the Seller
received 7,473,808 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of
Telstar (“Telstar
Shares”) in exchange for its 7,473,808 Agricorp Shares (the “Share Exchange
Transaction”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to certain
Stock Pledge Agreement, as amended, dated February 11, 2011, among China
Agricorp, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “Collateral Agent”), the
Purchaser and certain other individuals (the “Stock Pledge Agreement”), the
Purchaser agreed to pledge all shares of Telstar that he/she beneficially
owns.
WHEREAS, the Seller has
determined that it is in its best interest to receive benefits from the
Purchaser’s continuous contribution and commitment to Telstar and/or its
subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, hereinafter referred to as the “Companies”);
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to
grant to the Purchaser an option to acquire an aggregate of _______________
(________) shares of Common Stock of Telstar to be issued to it (for purposes of
this Agreement, including the Call Option described herein, the “Seller’s Shares”) pursuant to
the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties,
in consideration of the foregoing premises and the terms, covenants and
conditions set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration,
receipt of which is acknowledged, hereby agree as follows:
“Bankruptcy Law” means any Law
of any jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, corporate
reorganization, company arrangement, civil rehabilitation, special liquidation,
moratorium, readjustment of debt, appointment of a conservator, trustee or
receiver, or similar debtor relief.
“Business Day” means any day on
which commercial banks are required to be open in the United
States.
“Call Price” means, with
respect to any exercise of the Call Option, $0.0001 per share of the Seller’s
Shares subject to any Call Exercise Notice.
“Conditions” means Conditions 1
through 4, as defined below, in the aggregate.
“Condition 1” means the entry
of a binding employment agreement between Mr. Hexi Feng and Telstar for a term
of not less than five years, where Mr. Hexi Feng will serve as the Chief
Executive Officer of Telstar.
“Condition 2” means the total
gross revenue of Telstar and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2010 is not less than $5,000,000 as determined under United States Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles consistently applied (“US GAAP”).
“Condition 3” means the total
gross revenue of Telstar and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2011 is not less than $7,000,000, as determined under US GAAP.
“Condition 4” means the total
gross revenue of Telstar and its subsidiaries for the six-month period ended
June 30, 2012 is not less than $5,000,000, as determined under US
GAAP.
"Distributions" means any cash
proceeds arising from or in respect of, or in exchange for, or accruing to or in
consequence of the Seller’s Shares from the date hereof to the Expiration Date
(as such term is hereinafter defined), including without limitation, the
Dividends.
"Dividends" means the dividends
declared by Telstar and accrued in respect of the Seller’s Shares (whether or
not such dividends shall have been paid and received by the Purchaser or its
Nominee(s)).
“Government Authority” means
any: (a) nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county,
municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state,
local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or quasi
governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division,
subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council,
board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit,
body or Person and any court or other tribunal); or (d) individual, Person or
body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial,
administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of any
nature.
“Law” means any federal, state,
local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, constitution,
principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, order, edict, decree,
proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, permit, ruling, directive,
pronouncement, requirement (licensing or otherwise), specification,
determination, decision, opinion or interpretation that is, has been or may in
the future be issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made,
implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any
Government Authority.
"Nominee" means such person
nominated by the Purchaser in the Transfer Notice to be the transferee of the
Call Option or the Seller’s Shares;
“Person” means any individual,
firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated
association, partnership, trust, joint venture, governmental authority or other
entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such
entity.
“Transfer Notice” means the
notice substantially in the form set out in Appendix
B.
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Condition
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The
Total Number of the Seller’s Shares as to which there is a Call
Option
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Condition
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Condition
2
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Condition
3
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Condition
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement, in case that the Seller violates any provisions of
this Agreement, the Purchaser shall receive an irrevocable Call Option to any
and all of the Seller’s Shares then held by the Seller, without any regard to
the Conditions being met. The Purchaser shall be entitled to exercise such Call
Option immediately and the Seller shall transfer to the Purchaser or his
Nominee(s) all of the Seller’s Shares immediately upon the Purchaser’s or his
Nominee(s)’s exercise of such Call Option.
2.2. Call Period. The Call
Option shall be exercisable by Purchaser, by delivering a Call Exercise Notice
at any time during the period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing
on the date hereof and ending at 6:30 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth
anniversary date therefrom (such date or the earlier expiration of the Call
Option is referred to herein as the “Expiration
Date”).
2.4. Exercise Process. In
order to exercise the Call Option during the Exercise Period, the Purchaser or
his Nominee(s) shall deliver to the Seller, a written notice of such exercise
substantially in the form attached hereto as Appendix A
(a “Call Exercise
Notice”) to such address or facsimile number as set forth therein. The
Call Exercise Notice shall indicate the number of the Seller’s Shares as to
which the Purchaser or Purchaser’s Nominee(s) is/are then exercising Purchaser’s
Call Option and the aggregate Call Price. Provided the Call Exercise Notice is
delivered in accordance with Section 6.4 to the Seller on or before 6:30 p.m.
(New York time) on a Business Day, the date of exercise (the “Exercise Date”) of the Call
Option shall be the date of such delivery of such Call Exercise Notice. In the
event the Call Exercise Notice is delivered after 6:30 p.m. (New York time) on a
Business Day or on a day which is not a Business Day, the Exercise Date shall be
deemed to be the first Business Day after the date of such delivery of such Call
Exercise Notice. The delivery of a Call Exercise Notice in accordance herewith
shall constitute a binding obligation (a) on the part of the Purchaser or
Purchaser’s Nominee(s) to purchase, and (b) on the part of the Seller to sell,
the Seller’s Shares subject to such Call Exercise Notice in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
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(a) Upon
execution of this Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Stock Pledge Agreement, stock certificates representing the
Seller’s Shares. The stock certificates representing the Seller’s Shares
(together with duly executed stock powers in blank) shall be held by the
Collateral Agent.
(b) The
Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Seller’s Shares are subject to the Stock
Pledge Agreement. The Purchaser shall not exercise the Call Option until the
Seller’s Shares are no longer subject to the Stock Pledge Agreement. In the
event that any portion of the Seller’s Shares is foreclosed by the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the Stock Pledge Agreement, the Call Option to purchase such
portion of the Seller’s Shares shall expire immediately.
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(a) Without
the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause the
Collateral Agent, pursuant to the Stock Pledge Agreement, to vote the Seller’s
Shares such that Telstar shall not, (i) issue or create any new shares, equity,
registered capital, ownership interest, or equity-linked securities, or any
options or warrants that are directly convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, shares, equity, registered capital, ownership interest, or
equity-linked securities of Telstar, or other similar equivalent arrangements,
(ii) alter the shareholding structure of Telstar, (iii) cancel or otherwise
alter the Seller’s Shares, (iv) amend the charter or the by-laws of Telstar, (v)
liquidate or wind up Telstar, (vi) sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate or
otherwise reduce the value of any assets held by Telstar, including but without
limitation, any and all shares in China Agricorp, Sky Fortune and its
subsidiaries and affiliates or (vi) act or omit to act in such a way that would
be detrimental to the interest of the Purchasers in the Seller’s Shares, (vii)
transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or vest any option on his shares in
Telstar to any third party. The Seller shall cause the Companies to disclose to
the Purchasers true copies of all the financial, legal and commercial documents
of the Companies and the resolutions of the shareholders and the board of
directors.
(b) The
Seller agrees that the Purchaser or his/her Nominee(s) shall be entitled to all
the Distributions in respect of the Seller’s Shares. In the event
that any such Distributions have been received by the Seller for any reason, the
Seller shall, at the request of the Purchaser, pay an amount equivalent to the
Distributions received by him to the Purchaser or his Nominee(s) at the time of
the exercise of the Call Option by the Purchaser or his Nominee(s).
(c) The
transaction contemplated hereunder and any information exchanged between the
Parties pursuant to this Agreement will be held in complete and strict
confidence by the concerned Parties and their respective advisors, and will not
be disclosed to any person except: (i) to the Parties’ respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, representatives, advisors, counsel and consultants
that reasonably require such information and who agree to comply with the
obligation of non-disclosure pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) with the express
prior written consent of the other Party; or (iii) as may be required to comply
with any applicable law, order, regulation or ruling, or an order, request or
direction of a government agency; provided, however, that the foregoing shall
not apply to information that: (1) was known to the receiving Party prior to its
first receipt from the other Party; (2) becomes a matter of public knowledge
without the fault of the receiving Party; or (3) is lawfully received by the
Party from a third person with no restrictions on its further
dissemination.
(d) If
at any time: (i) the Seller fails to deliver the Seller’s Shares in accordance
with the Stock Pledge Agreement and this Agreement, if such failure is not
remedied on or before the third Business Day after notice of such failure is
given to the Seller by the Purchaser; (ii) the Seller fails to comply with or
perform any agreement, covenant or obligation to be complied with or performed
by the Seller in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied
on or before the third Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the
Seller by the Purchasers; or (iii) the Seller (1) becomes insolvent or is unable
to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing his inability generally to pay
its debts as they become due; (2) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (3) institutes or has
instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or any relief under any Bankruptcy Law, (4) seeks or becomes subject
to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator,
receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or
substantially all its assets; (5) has a secured party that takes possession of
all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment,
sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all
or substantially all its assets, (6) causes or is subject to any event with
respect to it which, under the applicable Law, has an analogous effect to any of
the events described in clauses (1) through (5); or (7) takes any action in
furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in,
any of the foregoing acts, then the Call Option shall become immediately
exercisable in respect of all of the Seller’s Shares without further regard to
the occurrence of any of the Conditions as per Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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5.1. Governing Law;
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed according to, and the
rights of the Parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York,
without reference to any conflict of laws principle that would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York. Each Party
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and
state courts sitting in the City of New York, for the adjudication of any
dispute hereunder or in connection herewith, and agrees not to assert in any
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of such court, that such, suit, action or proceeding is brought in
an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
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Purchaser:
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Name:
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Seller:
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Sky
Harmony Ecological Technology Limited
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By:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Hei
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APPENDIX
A
Form of Exercise
Notice
[Date]
[________________]
(the “Seller”)
[________________]
[________________]
Attention:
[_______]
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Re:
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Call
Option Agreement dated ____________ (the
“Call Option
Agreement”) among the Purchaser named therein, Sky Harmony
Ecological Technology Limited (“Seller”).
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Dear
Sir:
In
accordance with Section 2.3 of the Call Option Agreement, Purchasers hereby
provides this notice of exercise of the Call Option in the manner specified
below:
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(a)
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The
Purchasers hereby exercises its Call Options with respect to Seller’s
Shares pursuant to the Call Option
Agreement.
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(b)
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The
Purchasers intends to buy [ ] Seller’s Shares and
shall pay the sum of $____________ to the
Seller.
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Dated:
_______________, ______
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APPENDIX
B
To : [ ]
(the “Seller”)
From : [ ]
(the “Purchaser”)
I, the
undersigned, refer to the Call Option Agreement (the "Call Option Agreement") dated
[ ], 2011 among the Purchaser named therein, Sky
Harmony Ecological Technology Limited (“Seller”) Terms
defined in the Call Option Agreement shall have the same meanings as used
herein.
I hereby
give you notice that I will transfer to [Nominees' names] the
following portion of the Call Option, expressed in terms of the number of
Seller’s Shares represented by the portion of the Call Option transferred in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Call Option
Agreement,.
Nominees
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Option Shares to be
Transferred
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Dated [ ]
Yours
faithfully
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Name:
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[Purchaser]
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