Exhibit 10.4
ACQUISITION
AGREEMENT
THIS ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
is made as of June 16, 2006 (this
“ Agreement ”), by and among HRDQ GROUP, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), TELECOM
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“
Telecom ”), ALPHA CENTURY HOLDINGS, LTD, a BVI
corporation (“ Alpha ”), and CHINA DONGGUAN
NETWORKS, INC, a BVI corporation (“ CDN ,” and
together with Alpha, the “ Owners ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , as of the date hereof, Telecom is the sole
shareholder of and owns 100% of the outstanding shares interests in
Alpha;
WHEREAS , as of the date hereof, Alpha and CDN hold an
interest in certain assets used in the operation of the business
known as subaye.com and the associated website located at
www.subaye.com (collectively, the “ Business
”);
WHEREAS , the Owners desire to contribute all of their
respective right, title and interest in and to the Acquired Assets
(as defined below) to the Company upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein;
WHEREAS , the Company desires to accept from the Owners
all of the Owners’ right, title and interest in and to the
Acquired Assets on the terms and conditions set forth herein and,
in consideration therefor, (i) (a) to issue shares of common stock
of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”), (b) pay
cash to each Owner and (c) to issue a promissory note in the form
of Exhibit A hereto to Alpha (which shall be immediately
assigned by Alpha to Telecom) (the “ Promissory Note
”) and (ii) to assume the Assumed Liabilities (as defined
below), each asset set forth herein; and
WHEREAS , the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by that certain Series
A Preferred and Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated of even date
herewith, by and between the Company and the Purchasers (as defined
therein) are intended to constitute a single transaction for
purposes of Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended .
ACQUISITION
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and
promises contained herein and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Section 1
Acquisition and
Assumption.
(a) On and as of the date hereof, each Owner hereby
sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Company all
of its right, title, and interest in, to and under the assets of
the Business identified on Exhibit B attached hereto (the
“Acquired Assets”). On and as of the date hereof, the
Company hereby accepts the foregoing assignment of each Acquired
Asset.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein (including on Exhibit B), the Acquired Assets
shall not include, and the Owners shall not sell any of their
rights, title or interest in and to any asset identified on
Exhibit C attached hereto or any other asset that is not
used primarily in the Business (the “ Excluded Assets
”).
(c) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, the Company hereby assumes, effective as of the
date hereof, and agrees to pay, perform and discharge when due, and
indemnify, defend and hold harmless from and after the Closing Date
(as defined below), Telecom, Alpha, CDN and each of their
respective affiliates, and each of their respective officers,
directors and employees, from and against any and all obligations
and liabilities, whether known or unknown, arising out of, relating
to or otherwise in respect of the Acquired Assets, the Business or
the operation or conduct of the Business before the date hereof
(collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities ”),
including without limitation the liabilities listed on Exhibit
D attached hereto, but excluding the liabilities listed on
Exhibit E attached hereto (the “ Retained
Liabilities ”).
(d) (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement
to assign any asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising
under or resulting from such asset if an attempted assignment
thereof, without the consent of a third party, would constitute a
breach, default, violation or other contravention of the rights of
such third party, would be ineffective with respect to any party to
an agreement concerning such asset, claim or right, or would in any
way adversely affect the rights of either Owner or, upon transfer,
the Company under such asset, claim or right. If any transfer or
assignment by the Owners to the Company, or any assumption by the
Company of, any interest in, or liability, obligation or commitment
under, any asset, claim or right requires the consent of a third
party, then such transfer or assignment or assumption shall be made
subject to such consent being obtained. The Company agrees that
neither Owner nor any of such Owner’s affiliates shall have
any liability to the Company arising out of or relating to the
failure to obtain any such consent or because of any circumstances
resulting therefrom.
(i) If any such consent has not been obtained prior
to the consummation of this Agreement, the parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to secure such consent as promptly
as practicable and Owners shall cooperate with the Company (at the
Company’s expense) to structure a lawful and commercially
reasonable arrangement under which (i) the Company shall obtain
(without infringing upon the legal rights of such third party or
violating any applicable law) the economic claims, rights and
benefits (net of the amount of any related tax costs imposed on
either Owner or any of their respective affiliates) under the
asset, claim or right with respect to which the consent has not
been obtained and (ii) the Company shall assume any related
economic burden (including the amount of any related tax costs
imposed on either Owner or any of their respective affiliates) with
respect to the asset, claim or right with respect to which the
consent has not been obtained.
(e) The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that
Owner makes no representations or warranties whatsoever, express or
implied, with respect to any matter relating to this Agreement, the
Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, except that each Owner,
severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants that (i)
such Owner has all necessary power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to carry out its provisions; (ii) all
action on Owner’s part required for the lawful execution and
delivery of this Agreement has been taken; and (iii) upon such
Owner’s execution and delivery, this Agreement will be a
valid and binding obligation of such Owner, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except (x) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors’
rights, and (y) as limited by general principles of equity that
restrict the availability of equitable remedies.
(f) Subject to Section (6) hereof, without limiting
the foregoing, each Owner hereby disclaims any warranty (express or
implied) of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose
as to any portion of the Acquired Assets. Accordingly, subject to
Section (6) hereof, the Company accepts the Acquired Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,”
and “WITH ALL FAULTS.”
(a) In consideration of the assignment to the
Company by the Owners of the Acquired Assets hereunder, on the date
hereof, in addition to the Company’s assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities, the Company shall (i) issue the Promissory
Note to Alpha (which shall be immediately assigned to Telecom and
restated to reflect that Telecom shall be the Payee thereunder),
pay $1,950,800 in cash by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to CDN, (ii) issue 798,747 shares of Common Stock of the
Company to CDN and (iii) issue 2,024,192 shares of Common Stock of
the Company to Alpha (which shares shall be distributed immediately
to Telecom).
(b) In the event the amount of the Telecom Advance
(as defined below) exceeds $1.5 million (the amount of such excess,
the “ Excess Telecom Advance” ), then the
principal amount of the Promissory Note shall be increased by the
amount of the Excess Telecom Advance (and the Company shall deliver
to Telecom an amended and restated Promissory Note reflecting such
increased principal amount in exchange for cancellation of the
original Promissory Note). In the event the amount of the Telecom
Advance is less than $1.5 million (the amount by which the Telecom
Advance is less than $1.5 million, the “ Telecom Advance
Shortfall ”), then the principal amount of the Promissory
Note shall be reduced by the amount of the Telecom Advance
Shortfall (and the Company shall deliver to Telecom an amended and
restated Promissory Note reflecting such decreased principal amount
in exchange for cancellation of the original Promissory Note). The
completion of the adjustment contemplated by this Section 2(b)
shall in no way affect the enforceability of or Telecom’s
rights under the Promissory Note unless and until the Promissory
Note is exchanged for a duly executed amended and restated
Promissory Note in accordance with this Section 2(b). As used in
this Section 2(b), “ Telecom Advance ” means the
sum of (i) the value of the tangible assets and software licenses
purchased by Telecom (or by Alpha with funds advanced by Telecom)
for the Business prior to October 1, 2004 plus (ii) the amount of
funds expended by Telecom to purchase tangible assets and software
licenses for the Business (or advanced by Telecom to Alpha to
purchase tangible assets or software licenses for the Business) on
or after October 1, 2004.
(c) Within twenty (20) business days of the date
hereof, Telecom shall deliver to the Company Telecom’s
calculation of the Telecom Advance. In the event the Company
objects in good faith to Telecom’s calculation of the Telecom
Advance, then the Company shall notify Telecom of such objection in
writing with 10 (ten) business days of receipt of such calculation
and set forth the basis for such objection in reasonable detail
(the “ Objection Notice ”). If the Company does
not notify Telecom in writing of an objection within such 10 (ten)
business day period, then Telecom’s calculation of the
Telecom Advance shall be binding upon the parties hereto. If the
Company does notify Telecom in writing of such objection in
accordance with this Section 2(c), then the parties hereto shall
use good faith efforts to resolve the dispute in respect of the
calculation of the Telecom Advance. In the event the parties hereto
are unable to resolve such dispute within ten business days of
Telecom’s receipt of the Objection Notice, then the
respective Chief Executive Officers of Telecom and the Company
shall attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute, and if the
dispute is not resolved within twenty (20) business days of
Telecom’s receipt of the Objection Notice, then the parties
hereto shall refer the dispute to an independent accounting firm
(which shall not be the independent accounting firm of either of
Telecom or the Company) designated by Telecom and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, and the determination of such accounting
firm shall be binding on the parties hereto. The costs of such
independent accounting firm shall be borne by the party that is not
the prevailing party (the prevailing party shall be the party whose
calculation of the Telecom Advance is closest in amount to the
calculation of the Telecom Advance that is ultimately determined by
such accounting firm).
Section 3
Termination of Rights
Agreement
CDN and Telecom hereby agree that, as of the
date hereof, the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2005
(the “ Rights Agreement ”), by and between CDN
and Alpha, shall be terminated and of no further force or effect,
and CDN and Alpha agree that neither party shall have any further
obligations or liabilities to the other arising out of, resulting
from or in connection with the Rights Agreement or the Asset
Acquisition Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2005, by and
between CDN and Alpha.
(a) The consummation of the acquisition of the
Acquired Assets and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities shall be
held at the offices of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham
LLP 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, on the date
hereof, or such other date after the date hereof as the Company and
the Owners may mutually agree in writing (the “ Closing
Date ”).
(b) On the Closing Date, the Owners shall deliver
(duly and fully executed, acknowledged and notarized as
appropriate) to the Company the following:
(i) a duly executed counterpart to the bill of sale
for all of the Acquired Assets that constitute tangible personal
property in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the
“ Bill of Sale ”);
(ii) a duly executed counterpart to the assignment of
contracts rights in the form attached
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