AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO MAKE GOOD ESCROW AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO MAKE GOOD ESCROW AGREEMENT
This
Amendment No. 1 to Make Good Escrow Agreement (this “Amendment”)
is
dated September 18, 2008, by and among China Water and Drinks Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
The
Pinnacle Fund, L.P., as agent (“Agent”),
Xx.
Xx Hong Bin, in his individual capacity (“Make
Good Pledgor”),
and
Loeb & Loeb LLP, as escrow agent (“Escrow
Agent”)
and
amends that certain Make Good Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”)
dated
May 31, 2007, by and among the parties hereto.
WHEREAS,
Pursuant to Section 14 of the Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agreement may be
amended in writing provided such amendment is signed by the parties hereto;
and
WHEREAS,
except as otherwise stated herein, capitalized terms not otherwise defined
in
this Amendment shall have the definition given to such terms in that certain
Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 31, 2007, by and among the Company
and
the investors identified on the signature pages thereto;
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained
in this Amendment, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt
and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
2. Amendment.
Section
4(a) of the Escrow Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to
read as follows (with changes in italics):
“(a)
Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, 2007.
Make
Good
Pledgor agrees that if the After-Tax Net Income for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, as filed with the Commission (the
“2007
Annual Report”),
after
adding back any compensation expense relating to the Escrow Shares or the return
of any Escrow Shares to the Make Good Pledgor due to the achievement of 2007
Guaranteed ATNI,
is less
than $19,000,000 (the “2007
Guaranteed ATNI”),
Agent
shall provide written instruction (with a copy to the Company) to the Escrow
Agent to release to each Investor on a pro rata basis (based upon such
Investor’s Investment Amount specified on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto relative to the aggregate Investment Amounts of all Investors specified
on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto), for no additional consideration, 11,194,030 shares of Common Stock
(as
equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends
or
similar transactions) (the “2007
Make Good Shares”)
and
shall instruct the Transfer Agent to transfer into the name of each Investor,
the number of 2007 Make Good Shares released to such Investor. The Escrow Agent
need only rely on the letter of instruction from Agent in this regard and will
disregard any contrary instructions. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
rely
on the calculations provided by Agent with the letter of instruction in
releasing the Escrow Shares for disbursement, with no further responsibility
to
calculate or confirm amounts. If the Company’s audited consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 specify that the 2007
Guaranteed ATNI shall have been achieved, the Agent shall provide written
instruction (with a copy to the Company) to the Escrow Agent to release all
2007
Make Good Shares deposited with the Escrow Agent to the Make Good Pledgor within
10 Business Days after the date which the 2007 Annual Report is filed with
the
Commission, provided that Escrow Agent is given notice of the 2007 Annual
Report’s filing and results. Any releases of 2007 Make Good Shares to Investors
required under this Section shall be made to Investors within 10 Business Days
after the date which the 2007 Annual Report is filed with the Commission,
provided that Escrow Agent is given notice of the 2007 Annual Report’s filing
and results.”
Additionally,
Section 4(b) of the Escrow Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows (with changes in italics):
“(b)
Fiscal
Year Ending December 31, 2008.
Make
Good Pledgor agrees that in the event that either (i) the After-Tax Net Income
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 reported in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, as filed
with the Commission (the “2008
Annual Report”)
is
less than $30,000,000 (the “2008
Guaranteed ATNI”)
or
(ii) the earnings per share reported in the 2008 Annual Report is less than
$0.300 on a fully diluted basis (as equitably adjusted for any stock splits,
stock combinations, stock dividends or similar transactions) (the “2008
Guaranteed EPS”),
in
each case after adding back any compensation expense relating to the Escrow
Shares or the return of any Escrow Shares to the Make Good Pledgor due to the
achievement of 2008 Guaranteed ATNI and 2008 Guaranteed EPS, or any expenses
relating to the beneficial conversion feature attributable to the Company’s 5%
convertible notes issued in January, 2008,
Agent
shall provide written instruction (with a copy to the Company) to the Escrow
Agent to release to each Investor on a pro rata basis (based upon such
Investor’s Investment Amount specified on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto relative to the aggregate Investment Amounts of all Investors specified
on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto), for no additional consideration, 11,194,030 shares of Common Stock
(as
equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends
or
similar transactions) (the “2008
Make Good Shares”)
and
shall instruct the Transfer Agent to transfer into the name of each Investor,
the number of 2008 Make Good Shares released to such Investor. The Escrow Agent
need only rely on the letter of instruction from Agent in this regard and will
disregard any contrary instructions. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
rely
on the calculations provided by Agent with the letter of instruction in
releasing the Escrow Shares for disbursement, with no further responsibility
to
calculate or confirm amounts. If the Company’s audited consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 specify that both (i)
the
2008 Guaranteed ATNI and (ii) 2008 Guaranteed EPS, in
each case after adding back any compensation expense relating to the Escrow
Shares or the return of any Escrow Shares to the Make Good Pledgor due to the
achievement of 2008 Guaranteed ATNI and 2008 Guaranteed EPS, or any expenses
relating to the beneficial conversion feature attributable to the Company’s 5%
convertible notes issued in January, 2008, shall
each have been achieved, the Agent shall provide written instruction (with
a
copy to the Company) to the Escrow Agent to release all 2008 Make Good Shares
deposited with the Escrow Agent to the Make Good Pledgor within 10 Business
Days
after the date which the 2008 Annual Report is filed with the Commission,
provided that Escrow Agent is given notice of the 2008 Annual Report’s filing
and results. Any releases of 2008 Make Good Shares required to be made to
Investors under this Section shall be made to Investors within 10 Business
Days
after the date which the 2008 Annual Report is filed with the Commission,
provided that Escrow Agent is given notice of the 2008 Annual Report’s filing
and results.”
2. Effectiveness.
This
Amendment shall become effective upon execution.
3. Limited
Nature of Amendment.
Except
as expressly amended hereby, the Escrow Agreement remains in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms and this Amendment shall not by implication
or otherwise alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms,
conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Escrow
Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall
continue in full force and effect.
4. Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument,
and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other parties; it being understood that all parties need
not sign the same counterpart.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first
indicated above.
COMPANY: | ||
CHINA WATER AND DRINKS INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xu Hong Bin | |
Name: | Xu Hong Bin | |
Title: | President |
AGENT: | ||||
THE PINNACLE FUND, L.P. | ||||
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By: | Pinnacle Advisors, L.P., its General Partner | |||
By: | Pinnacle Fund Management,
LLC, its
General
Partner
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Sole Member |
ESCROW AGENT: | ||
LOEB & LOEB LLP | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Partner | |
XX. XX HONG BIN | ||
/s/ Xu Hong Bin | ||
Xx. Xx Hong Bin |