Waiver and Consent
Reference
is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 13,
2007
(the “SPA”),
by
and among China Solar & Clean Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”),
and
the investors listed on the schedule attached thereto (the “Investors”).
Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to
such terms in the SPA and the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below),
as the case may be.
WHEREAS,
the Company is contemplating raising capital in the amount of approximately
$11,260,000 through the issuance of 4,691,667 shares of the Company’s common
stock (“New
Common”)
at a
purchase price of $2.40 per share (collectively, the “Proposed
Financing”)
with a
number of investors (the “New
Investors”)
in
accordance with the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement (“New
SPA”)
to be
entered into with such New Investors.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 6.13 of the SPA, each Investor has the right to participate
in any subsequent funding by the Company on a pro rata basis, based on the
percentage that (a) the number of such Investor’s Percentage Shares (without
regard to the 4.9% Limitation but excluding shares of Common Stock issuable
upon
exercise of Warrants) bears to (b) the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding plus the number of Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series
A
Preferred Stock and any other series of convertible preferred stock or debt
securities (without regard to the 4.9% Limitations any other limitations on
exercise such other convertible preferred stock or debt securities). The term
“Percentage
Shares”
shall
mean the number of Total Shares less the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of outstanding Warrants. Section 6.13 applies to each
such offering based on the total purchase price of the securities being offered
by the Company.
Each
of
the Investors hereby expressly agrees that any right of participation of any
Investor provided under the SPA shall not apply to any issuance of New Common
to
the New Investors in the Proposed Financing. Each of the Investors also waives
any other rights such Investor may have under the SPA that may be triggered
by
the Proposed Financing and hereby consents to the Proposed Financing.
Reference
is also made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June
13,
2007 (the “Registration
Rights Agreement),
by and
among the Company and the Investors entered into in connection with the
SPA.
Under
the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company was required to prepare and file
a
registration statement covering the sale of the “Registrable Securities” as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement. “Registrable
Securities”
are
defined to mean and include the Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series
A
Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement. As to any particular Registrable Securities,
such
securities cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) they have been
effectively registered under the 1933 Act and disposed of in accordance with
the
registration statement covering them, or (b) they are or may be freely traded
without registration pursuant to Rule 144. On February 7, 2008 a registration
statement with respect to certain of the Registrable Securities was declared
effective. Under the Registration Rights Agreement the Company is required
to
file additional registration statements to register the remaining Registrable
Securities on the earliest date permissible under SEC guidelines and the Company
is not permitted to file any registration statement with respect to other
securities if the effect thereof would be to impair the ability of the Investors
to have registered the maximum number of Registrable Securities which are
permitted based on SEC Guidance. In addition, under the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Investors have certain piggyback registration
rights with respect to any other registration statements.
Under
the
terms of a Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into with New Investors
in the Proposed Financing (the “New
Registration Rights Agreement”),
the
Company is, among other things, required to file a registration statement within
45 days of the execution of the New SPA to register for resale by the New
Investors the New Common and to have that registration statement declared
effective within 150 days of the closing date of the Proposed Financing.
Each
of
the Investors hereby consents to the execution and delivery by the Company
of
the New Registration Rights Agreement and the performance by the Company of
its
obligations thereunder. None of the Investors will object or take any action
that might interfere with the Company’s ability to perform in a timely manner
its obligations to the New Investors under the New Registration Rights Agreement
and, to facilitate the Proposed Financing, hereby waives any further rights
such
Investor may have under the Registration Rights Agreement.
Miscellaneous.
(a)
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Amendments
and Waivers.
The provisions of this Waiver, including the provisions of this sentence,
may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents
to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the
same
shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the party affected
thereby.
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(b)
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Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required
or
permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth
in the
SPA.
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(c)
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Successors
and Assigns.
This Waiver shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties.
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(d)
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Execution
and Counterparts.
This Wavier may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which
taken
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered
to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties
need not
sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered
by
facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature
is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile
signature were the original thereof.
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(e)
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Governing
Law.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and
interpretation of this Waiver shall be determined in accordance with
the
provisions of the SPA.
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(f)
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Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Waiver is
held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants
and
restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect
and
shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and
employ
an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same
result
as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction.
It
is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties
that
they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants
and
restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter
declared
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
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(g)
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Headings.
The headings in this Waiver are for convenience only, do not constitute
a
part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of
the provisions hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Waiver and Consent as of
February 20, 2008.
XXXXXX PARTNERS, LLC | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: |
EOS HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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