EXHIBIT 10.2
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(the " Agreement "), dated
August 6, 2008, is made and entered into as of the 31
st day of July 2008, by and among ASIA SPECIAL
SITUATION ACQUISITION CORP. , a Cayman Island corporation ("
ASSAC "); CHINA TEL GROUP, INC. , a Nevada
corporation (" CHTL "); GEORGE ALVAREZ
(“Alvarez”) ; and CHTL ACQUISITION CORP., a
Nevada corporation (“ Mergerco
”). Alvarez and the other Persons listed on
Schedule A annexed hereto and made a part hereof who
are holders of CHTL Class B Common Stock are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “ CHTL Principal
Shareholders ” and ASSAC, CHTL, the CHTL Principal
Shareholders, and Mergerco are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the “ Parties .”
Recitals
A. Effective
as at the date of this Agreement, ASSAC, CHTL, Trussnet Group,
Inc ., a Nevada corporation (“ Trussnet ”)
and the CHTL Principal Shareholders entered into an amended and
restated stock purchase agreement (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”), pursuant to which, inter alia
, on the “Closing Date” of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, ASSAC agreed to purchase
for $270,000,000 the “Purchased Securities” of CHTL (as
those terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement).
B. The
Parties hereto all deem it necessary and advisable to enter into
this Agreement, pursuant to which, inter alia ,
Mergerco will be merged with and into CHTL with CHTL as the
surviving corporation of such merger (the “ Merger
”); as a result of which ASSAC shall own 100% of the shares
of capital stock of CHTL.
C. The
Board of Directors of ASSAC and Mergerco each deems the Merger
advisable and in the best interest of said corporations and its
shareholders and have each approved and adopted the form, terms and
provisions of the Purchase Agreement, this Agreement and the
Merger.
D. The
Board of Directors of CHTL and the CHTL Principal Shareholders
each deems the Merger advisable and in the best interest of said
corporation and its shareholders and the Board of Directors of
CHTL and the CHTL Principal Shareholders have each approved
and adopted the form, terms and provisions of the Purchase
Agreement, this Agreement and the Merger.
E. Alvarez is
a director, chief executive officer of CHTL and a CHTL Principal
Shareholder, and Alvarez and the other CHTL Principal Shareholders
are entering into this Agreement as an inducement to
ASSAC.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I. - THE
MERGER
1.1
The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada (the " Nevada
Corporation Law "), Mergerco shall be merged with and into CHTL
at the Effective Time. Following the
Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Mergerco shall
cease and CHTL shall continue as the surviving corporation of
the Merger (the " Surviving Corporation ") and shall succeed
to and assume all the rights and obligations of Mergerco in
accordance with the Nevada Corporation Law.
1.2
Effective Time . Subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, as soon as practicable on or after the Effective
Time, the Parties shall file a certificate of merger or other
appropriate documents (in any such case, the " Certificate of
Merger ") executed in accordance with the relevant provisions
of the Nevada Corporation Law and shall make all other filings
or recordings required under the Nevada Corporation Law
. The Merger shall become effective at such time and on
such date as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the
Nevada Secretary of State, or at such other time as
ASSAC and CHTL shall agree should be specified in the
Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being
referred to herein as the " Effective Time ").
1.3
Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the
effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the Nevada
Corporation Law.
1.4
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws .
(a) The
CHTL certificate of incorporation as in effect immediately
following the Effective Time shall be the certificate of
incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed
or amended as provided therein or by applicable law.
(b) The
bylaws of CHTL as in effect immediately following the Effective
Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable
law.
1.5
Directors . The board of directors of CHTL
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall constitute the entire
members of be the board of directors of the Surviving
Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal or
until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified,
as the case may be.
1.6
Officers . The officers of CHTL immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall constitute all of the officers of the
Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or
removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified, as the case may be.
1.7
Effect on Securities . As of the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the
holder of any shares of the outstanding capital stock, notes or
other evidences of indebtedness of CHTL, Mergerco or
ASSAC:
(a)
ASSAC Ordinary Shares and ASSAC Warrants. Each
of the 14,000,000 ordinary shares of ASSAC, $0.0001 par value per
share (the “ ASSAC Ordinary Shares ”) that are
issued and outstanding as at the Effective Time of the Merger shall
remain issued and outstanding following the Effective Time of the
Merger, except as otherwise provided in Section 1.7(i)
below. Each of the 17,225,000 issued and outstanding
warrants to purchase ASSAC Ordinary Shares (the “ ASSAC
Warrants ”) that are issued and outstanding as at the
Effective Time of the Merger shall remain issued and outstanding
following the Effective Time of the Merger, except as otherwise
provided in Section 1.7(i) below.
(b)
CHTL Treasury Stock . Each share of
CHTL Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("
CHTL Class A Common Stock "), each share of
CHTL Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("
CHTL Class B Common Stock ") and each share of
CHTL preferred stock, $___ par value per share (the “ CHTL
Preferred Stock ”) that is held in the treasury of CHTL
or by any wholly owned subsidiary of CHTL, and each share of
CHTL Class A Common Stock, each share of CHTL Class B Common Stock
and each share of CHTL Preferred Stock that is owned by ASSAC shall
automatically be cancelled and returned and shall cease to exist
and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor.
(c)
Mergerco Common Stock . Each share of common
stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Mergerco issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and exchanged for one issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of
the Surviving Corporation.
(d)
Outstanding CHTL Class A Common Stock . As at the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of the holder of any shares of CHTL Class A Common Stock
or any shares of capital stock of ASSAC or the Surviving
Corporation, each full share of CHTL Class A Common Stock that is
issued and outstanding as at the Effective Time of the Merger
(other than shares of CHTL Class A Common Stock to be canceled in
accordance with Section 1.7(b) hereof), shall be converted
into and exchanged for the right to receive twenty two and one-half
percent (0.225) of one ASSAC Ordinary Share (the “ Class A
Common Stock Exchange Ratio ”).
(e)
Outstanding CHTL Class B Common Stock . As
at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holder of any shares of CHTL Class B
Common Stock or any shares of capital stock of ASSAC or the
Surviving Corporation, each full share of CHTL Class B Common Stock
that is issued and outstanding as at the Effective Time of the
Merger (other than shares of CHTL Class B Common Stock to be
canceled in accordance with Section 1.7(b) hereof), shall be
converted into the right to receive that fraction of a share of
ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred Stock (the “ Class B
Common Stock Exchange Ratio ”) as shall be determined by
dividing (i) 1,000,000, representing the aggregate number of shares
of ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred Stock being issued in connection
with the Merger, by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of CHTL
Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as at the Effective
Time of the Merger.
As of the
Effective Time, all shares of CHTL Class A Common Stock and
CHTL Class B Common Stock (collectively, the “ CHTL Common
Stock ”) shall no longer be issued or outstanding and
shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to
exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such
shares of CHTL Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the right to receive the ASSAC Ordinary
Shares and the ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred Stock, without
interest, based on the Class A Common Stock Exchange Ratio and the
Class B Common Stock Exchange Ratio, respectively, as provided in
Section 1.7(d) and Section 1.7(e) .
(f)
Outstanding CHTL Preferred Stock . As at the Effective
Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the holder of any shares of CHTL Preferred Stock or any shares of
capital stock of ASSAC or the Surviving Corporation, each full
share of CHTL Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding as at
the Effective Time of the Merger (other than shares of CHTL
Preferred Stock to be canceled in accordance with Section
1.7(b) hereof), shall be converted into and exchanged for the
right to receive that number of ASSAC Ordinary Shares or fraction
of an ASSAC Ordinary Share as shall be determined by (i) converting
such share of CHTL Preferred Stock, at the conversion price then in
effect, into the applicable number of shares of CHTL Class A Common
Stock (the “ CHTL Preferred Stock Conversion Shares
”), and (ii) multiplying such number of CHTL Preferred Stock
Conversion Shares by twenty-two and one-half percent (0.225) (the
“ Preferred Stock Exchange Ratio
”). For the avoidance of doubt, if each full share
of CHTL Preferred Stock (purchased at $10.00 per share) is
convertible by the holder into 4.4444 shares of CHTL Class A Common
Stock, then such share of CHTL Preferred Stock would be converted
into and exchanged for one (1) full ASSAC Ordinary
Share.
As of the
Effective Time, all shares of CHTL Preferred Stock shall no longer
be issued or outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and
retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate
representing any such shares of CHTL Preferred Stock shall cease to
have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the ASSAC Ordinary Shares, without interest, based on the Class A
Common Stock Exchange Ratio.
(g)
Outstanding CHTL Debentures . By virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of the
aggregate up to $45,000,000 maximum principal amount of 10%
convertible debentures of CHTL due December 31, 2008 and
convertible by the holder(s) at $0.95 per share into CHTL Class A
Common Stock (the “ CHTL Debentures ”), each of
such CHTL Debentures issued and outstanding as of the Effective
Time shall be converted into an identical principal amount of 10%
convertible debentures of ASSAC (individually, an “ASSAC
Debenture ” and collectively, as the “ ASSAC
Debentures ”). Such ASSAC
Debentures:
(i) shall
be due and payable on March 31, 2009;
(ii) shall
be convertible by the holder at any time on or after January 1,
2009 and on or prior to the March 31, 2009 maturity date of the
ASSAC Debentures, into 0.236842 ASSAC Ordinary Share (the
“ ASSAC Debenture Exchange Ratio ”) determined
by dividing $1.00 by the $0.95 conversion price of the CHTL
Debentures and multiplying the result thereof by
$2.25). For the avoidance of doubt, each $1.00 principal
amount of ASSAC Debentures shall be convertible into 0.2368421
ASSAC Ordinary Shares, and
(iii) shall
be in the form of the note annexed hereto as Exhibit
A and made a part hereof.
(h)
CHTL Warrants and CHTL Options . As at the Effective
Time any issued and outstanding options to purchase shares of CHTL
Common Stock (“ CHTL Options ”) or warrants to
purchase shares of CHTL Common Stock (“ CHTL
Warrants” ) shall be cancelled and of no further force or
effect.
(i)
ASSAC Ordinary Shares Owned by CHTL . As at the
Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of ASSAC Ordinary
Shares, if any, that is owned of record by CHTL immediately prior
to the Effective Time of the Merger shall automatically be
cancelled and returned and shall cease to exist and no
consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(j)
Terms of ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred Stock
. As at the Effective Time of the Merger, the board of
directors of ASSAC shall issue, from the 1,000,000 authorized
shares of ASSAC preferred stock, an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares
of Series A Voting Preferred Stock of ASSAC, which shall contain
the rights and privileges that are substantially identical to the
terms of the CHTL Class B Common Stock or otherwise acceptable to
Alvarez, including, without limitation, the following:
(i)
Amount . The authorized and issued shares of
Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall not be increased unless the
holders of Eighty-Five Percent (85%) of the issued and outstanding
shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock vote in favor of
increasing the number of authorized Series A Voting Preferred
Stock.
(ii)
Voting . Each holder of a share of Series A Voting
Preferred Stock shall have the right to cast one hundred (100)
votes for each share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock held by
such shareholder at any duly called meeting of shareholders or
pursuant to a written consent of shareholders
(iii)
No Economic Interest or Right to Dividends . The Series
A Voting Preferred Stock shall have no economic interest in the
assets or properties of ASSAC or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, nor shall the holders of any shares of Series A
Voting Preferred Stock be entitled to receive any consideration, or
share in the receipt of any consideration, available to other
holders of securities of ASSAC in connection with (A) the sale or
transfer of any securities or assets of ASSAC or any of its direct
or indirect Subsidiaries (whether through stock sale, asset sale,
merger, tender offer, consolidation or like combination), or (B)
the transfer of any shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock to
any other Person. The holders of Series A Voting
Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to the payment of any
dividends payable by ASSAC or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, in cash or in kind.
(iv)
No Rights on Liquidation . In the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ASSAC or any of its
direct or indirect Subsidiaries, whether voluntary or involuntary,
the holders of shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall not
be entitled to receive any cash, cash-in-kind or assets whatsoever
of ASSAC or any of its Subsidiaries.
(v)
Conversion . The Series A Voting Preferred Stock
shall have no rights to convert into any other authorized shares or
other securities of ASSAC or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries.
(vi)
Transferability . The consent of Eighty-One
Percent (81%) of the issued and outstanding shares
of Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall be required for
any holder of Series A Voting Preferred Stock to sell, assign, or
transfer any shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock to any third
party, or to grant proxies or voting rights with respect to any
shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock, except for any proxies
granted to Alvarez relating to the Series A Voting Preferred
Stock.
(vii)
Redemption Rights . ASSAC shall automatically
redeem the Series A Voting Preferred Stock on July 1,
2023 (the “ Redemption Date
”). On the Redemption Date each share of Series A
Voting Preferred Stock shall be redeemed by CHTL at the par value
($0.0001) of the shares of Series A Voting Preferred
Stock.
(viii)
Proxy . All holders of CHTL Class B Common Stock
who shall receive the ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall
grant to Alvarez a proxy to vote all of their shares of ASSAC
Series A Voting Preferred Stock.
(k)
ASSAC Note . As at the Effective Time of
the Merger, the then outstanding amount of the $165,000,000
original principal amount of the ASSAC non-interest bearing Note
due March 31, 2009 and issued to CHTL under the terms of the
Purchase Agreement shall be cancelled and extinguished.
1.8
Exchange of CHTL Instruments .
(a) ASSAC
shall designate Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or
another a person reasonably acceptable to CHTL to act as exchange
agent in the Merger (the " Exchange Agent "), and, from time
to time on, prior to or after the Effective Time, ASSAC shall make
available, or cause the Surviving Corporation to make available, to
the Exchange Agent ASSAC Ordinary Shares and ASSAC Series A
Voting Preferred Stock and ASSAC Debentures (collectively, the
“ ASSAC Securities ”) in amounts and at the
times necessary for the delivery of the Merger Consideration,
to be delivered upon surrender of certificates representing the
shares of CHTL Common Stock and CHTL Preferred Stock, the CHTL
Debentures and other CHTL Securities to be converted into ASSAC
Securities pursuant to Section 1.7.
(b) As
soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the
Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record on the Record
Date of CHTL Common Stock, CHTL Preferred Stock and CHTL Debentures
(collectively, “ CHTL Securities ”) (i) a letter
of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates evidencing
shares of CHTL Common Stock, CHTL Preferred
Stock, CHTL Debentures and other CHTL Securities
(collectively, “ CHTL Instruments ”) shall pass,
only upon delivery of the CHTL Instruments to the Exchange
Agent and shall be in a form and have such other provisions as
ASSAC may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in
effecting the surrender of the CHTL Instruments in exchange for the
Merger Consideration and other ASSAC
Securities. Upon surrender of a CHTL Instrument for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents
as may be appointed by ASSAC, together with such letter of
transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may
reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such
CHTL Instrument shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
the amount of Merger Consideration and other ASSAC Securities
theretofore represented by such CHTL Instruments which shall have
been converted or exchange pursuant to Section 1.7, and the CHTL
Instruments so surrendered shall forthwith be
canceled. In the event any CHTL Instruments shall have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, ASSAC may, in its discretion and as
a condition precedent to the delivery of the Merger Consideration,
ASSAC Debentures or other ASSAC Securities in respect of the CHTL
Instruments, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
CHTL Instrument to deliver a affidavit or bond in such amount or
form as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim
that may be made against ASSAC, the Surviving Corporation or the
Exchange Agent.
(c) All
Merger Consideration delivered upon the surrender of shares of CHTL
Common Stock, CHTL Preferred Stock, CHTL Debentures and other CHTL
Securities in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.8 shall
be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights
pertaining to the shares of CHTL Common Stock, CHTL Preferred Stock
and CHTL Debentures represented by such CHTL
Instruments. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer
books and note register of CHTL shall be closed, and there shall be
no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of
the Surviving Corporation of shares of CHTL Common Stock or CHTL
Debentures that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time. If, after the Effective Time, CHTL Instruments are
presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent for
any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in
this Section 1.8.
1.9
Registration Statement .
Prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger, ASSAC and CHTL shall cause to be
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “ SEC ”), a registration for Form S-4 and
Form F-4 of CHTL and ASSAC, respectively (each, a “
Registration Statement ”. The Form S-4
Registration Statement of CHTL shall include the Information
Statement, and the) Form F-4 Registration Statement of ASSAC shall
include the Information Statement as the ASSAC prospectus, pursuant
to which ASSAC shall register under the Securities Act the Merger
Consideration.
1.10
Holders of Record of CHTL Securities .
(a) Only
holders of record of shares of CHTL Common Stock and CHTL Preferred
Stock as at the Effective Time of the Merger shall be entitled to
receive ASSAC Ordinary Shares and ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred
Stock, as Merger Consideration as of the Effective Time of the
Merger. Persons who are holders of CHTL Debentures as at
the Effective Time of the Merger shall only be entitled to receive
ASSAC Debentures in connection with the Merger.
(b) Persons
who timely deliver to CHTL prior to the Effective Time of the
Merger duly executed notices of conversion of their CHTL Debentures
in accordance with the terms of such CHTL Debentures hall be deemed
to be holders of record of shares of CHTL Common Stock as at the
Effective Time of the Merger, even if a stock certificate(s)
evidencing such shares of CHTL Common Stock shall not have been
delivered to such Person as at the Effective Time of the
Merger.
1.11
Closing . The closing of the Merger (the “
Closing ”) will take place at the offices of Hodgson
Russ LLP, counsel to ASSAC, at its office in New York, New York,
within ten days following the delivery of satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 or at
such other date as ASSAC and the CHTL Principal Shareholders shall
agree (the “ Effective Time ”), but in no event
shall the Effective Time occur later than March 31, 2009, unless
such date shall be extended by mutual agreement of ASSAC and the
CHTL Principal Shareholders to not later than June 30, 2009 (the
“ Outside Effective Time ”). On the
Effective Time the Parties shall consummate the Merger and cause
the Articles of Merger to be filed at such Closing with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
1.12
Dissenters Rights . Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, any issued and outstanding shares
of CHTL Common Stock held by a Person who objects to the Merger (a
" Dissenting Shareholder ") and complies with all the
provisions of Section 92A.380 of the Nevada Corporation Law
concerning the right of holders of CHTL Common Stock to dissent
from the Merger and require appraisal of their shares of CHTL
Common Stock, as the case may be (the " Dissenting Shares ")
shall not be converted as described in Section 1.7 but shall
become the right to receive such consideration as may be determined
to be due to such Dissenting Shareholder pursuant to Section
92A.380 of the Nevada Corporation Law. If, after the
Effective Time, such Dissenting Shareholder withdraws his demand
for appraisal or fails to perfect or otherwise loses his right of
appraisal, in any case pursuant to the Nevada Corporation Law, his
Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to be converted as of the
Effective Time into the right to receive his pro-rata shares of the
Merger Consideration. CHTL shall give ASSAC (i) prompt
notice of any demands for appraisal of Dissenting Shares received
by either CHTL, and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such
demands. Neither CHTL nor ASSAC will voluntarily make
any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal and will not,
except with the prior written consent of the CHTL Principal
Shareholders, settle or offer to settle any such
demands.
1.13
Change of Corporate Name. ASSAC shall use
its best efforts (but shall not be legally obligated) to obtain the
requisite shareholders approval to change its corporate name to
“ CHINATEL CORPORATION ” or such other corporate
name as shall be acceptable to the Parties, with such name change
to be effective, pursuant to the ASSAC Restated Charter, on or
promptly following the Effective Time of the Merger.
ARTICLE II - CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
Except as defined elsewhere in this Agreement,
all capitalized terms not expressly defined in this Agreement shall
have the same meaning as is defined in the Purchase
Agreement. In addition to other terms defined in this
Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
“ Applicable Law” means any
domestic or foreign law, statute, regulation, rule, policy,
guideline or ordinance applicable to the businesses of the Parties
and/or the Merger.
“ Affiliate
” means any one or more Person controlling,
controlled by or under common control with any other Person or
their affiliate.
“ ASSAC
Conversion Shares ” shall mean the number of ASSAC
Ordinary Shares that may be issued following the Effective Time of
the Merger to holders of ASSAC Debentures upon their conversion of
up to $45,000,000 of such ASSAC Debentures.
“ ASSAC Ordinary Shares ”
shall mean the ordinary shares of ASSAC, $0.0001 par value per
share.
“ ASSAC Debentures ” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.7(g) above, and
shall refer to the maximum aggregate $45,000,000 principal amount
of 10% debentures of ASSAC, and in the form of Exhibit
A annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
“ ASSAC Financings
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9
of this Agreement.
“ ASSAC Restated Charter
” shall mean the amended and restated certificate
of incorporation of ASSAC in effect as at the Effective Time of the
Merger.
“ Business Day ” shall mean
any day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day on which
national banks located in New York, New York shall be closed for
business.
“ Dollar” and “
$” means lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Chinacomm Agreements”
and “Chinacomm
Parties” shall have the respective meanings as are
defined in the Purchase Agreement.
“CHTL Common Stock”
means the collective reference to
(a) the 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, of CHTL, and (b) the 200,000,000 shares of Class B
common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of CHTL, authorized
pursuant to its certificate of incorporation, as amended, through
the Effective Time.
“CHTL Principal Executive
Officer ” shall
mean Alvarez, in his capacity as President and Chief Executive
Officer of CHTL.
“ CHTL Stockholders ” means
the collective reference to the CHTL Principal Shareholders and all
other holders of CHTL Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock
and CHTL Preferred Stock.
“ Effective Time ” shall mean
the date upon which the Merger shall be consummated.
“ Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as
promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any
successor Institutes concerning the treatment of any accounting
matter.
“ Knowledge ” means the
knowledge after reasonable inquiry.
“ Information Statement ”
shall mean the information statement referred to in Section
1.9 that will also constitute the ASSAC prospectus to be
included in the Registration Statement declared effective by the
SEC.
“ Lien ” means, with respect
to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind
in respect of such property or asset.
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
with respect to any entity or group of entities means any event,
change or effect that has or would have a materially adverse effect
on the financial condition, business or results of operations of
such entity or group of entities, taken as a consolidated
whole.
“ Merger Consideration ”
shall mean the collective reference to: (a) all shares of ASSAC
Ordinary Shares issued to the holders of CHTL Class A Common Stock
and CHTL Preferred Stock as at the Effective Time of the Merger
pursuant to Section 1.7(d) and Section 1.7(f) of this
Agreement, (b) all ASSAC Series A Voting Preferred Stock issued to
holders of CHTL Series B Common Stock as at the Effective Time of
the Merger pursuant to Section 1.7(e) of this Agreement, and
(c) all ASSAC Debentures issued to holders of CHTL Debentures as at
the Effective Time of the Merger pursuant to Section 1.7(g)
of this Agreement.
“ Person ” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, trust or unincorporated
organization or a government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“Tax ” (and, with correlative meaning, “
Taxes ” and “ Taxable ”)
means:
(i) any income, alternative or add-on minimum
tax, gross receipts tax, sales tax, use tax, ad valorem tax,
transfer tax, franchise tax, profits tax, license tax, withholding
tax, payroll tax, employment tax, excise tax, severance tax, stamp
tax, occupation tax, property tax, environmental or windfall profit
tax, custom, duty or other tax, impost, levy, governmental fee or
other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever together
with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional
amount imposed with respect thereto by any governmental or Tax
authority responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic
or foreign), and
(ii) any liability for the payment of any
amounts of the type described in clause (i) above as a result of
being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group for any Taxable period, and
(iii) any liability for the payment of any
amounts of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above as a
result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other
person.
“ Tax Return ” means any
return, declaration, form, claim for refund or information return
or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“ Westmoore
Warrants ” means warrants to purchase 500,000 Ordinary
Shares of ASSAC upon substantially identical terms and conditions
as the warrants to be issued by ASSAC to Canaccord Capital Corp.
and Roth Capital Partners LLC under the engagement agreement
referred to in Section 4.13 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF CHTL
CHTL
hereby severally represent and
warrant to ASSAC as follows:
3.1.
Organization and Good Standing . Each of
CHTL, Trussnet and the “Chinacomm Parties” (as that
term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) are entities
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of their respective States or countries of organization, all
as set forth on Schedule 3.1 to the Purchase
Agreement.
3.2.
Subsidiaries . The only direct subsidiary
of CHTL is Trussnet. Trussnet is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Nevada . Schedule 3.2 to the
Purchase Agreement sets forth: (a) the names, (b) the
authorized, issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other
equity of Trussnet and of each of the direct and indirect
subsidiaries of Trussnet and all Chinacomm Parties, and
(c) the record and beneficial owners of such capital stock or
other equity.
3.3.
Authorization and Approvals . Each of CHTL,
Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties have the requisite corporate
power and authority and have obtained all requisite licenses,
permits, franchises, approvals and consents necessary (i) to own
and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now
being conducted, and (ii) to enter into and carry out the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, as well as all transactions
contemplated hereunder. All corporate proceedings have
been taken and all corporate authorizations have been secured which
are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
by CHTL of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by CHTL and Trussnet and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of CHTL, enforceable
in accordance with its terms.
3.4.
Effect of Agreement . As of the Effective
Time of the Merger, the consummation by any of CHTL, Trussnet and
the Chinacomm Parties of the transactions contemplated hereby and
by the Chinacomm Agreements, including the execution, delivery and
consummation of this Agreement, will comply with all applicable law
and will not:
(a) violate
any Requirement of Law applicable to or binding upon ASSAC,
the Company, Trussnet or any of the Chinacomm
Parties;
(b) violate:
(i) the terms of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of CHTL,
Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties; or (ii) any material agreement,
contract, mortgage, indenture, bond, bill, note, or other material
instrument or writing binding upon CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm
Parties or to which any of CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties
is subject;
(c) accelerate
or constitute an event entitling the holder of any indebtedness
of any of CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties to
accelerate the maturity of such indebtedness or to increase the
rate of interest presently in effect with respect to such
indebtedness; or
(d) result
in the breach of, constitute a default under, constitute an event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default
under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest,
charge or encumbrance upon any of the assets or any other
properties of any of CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties under
any agreement, commitment, contract (written or oral) or other
instrument to which any of CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties
is a party or by which it is bound or affected.
3.5.
Consents and WiMAX License .
(a) All
consents, approvals or other authorizations or notices, required by
any state or federal regulatory authority or other Person or
entity, including all PRC Regulatory Authorities, in
order to permit ASSAC, CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Chinacomm Agreements and to enable CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm
Parties to operate their respective businesses, including the
construction, installation and operation of the Wireless
Installations under the WiMAX License have been obtained and are in
full force and effect.
(b) The
MII or other applicable PRC Regulatory Authority have renewed the
WiMAX license granted to Chinacomm for a minimum of not less than
three years, and such WiMAX License, as so renewed is in compliance
with the requirements of the PRC Regulatory Authorities.
3.6.
Legal Proceedings . There are no legal,
administrative, arbitral or other actions, claims, suits or
proceedings or investigations instituted or pending or, to the
Knowledge of CHTL’s management, threatened against any of
CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm Parties, or against any property,
asset, interest or right of any of CHTL, Trussnet and the Chinacomm
Parties, that might