LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, dated as of November 15, 2006
(this " Agreement "), by and among Applied
Spectrum Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Company "), the stockholders listed on the
signature pages hereto under the heading "
Stockholders " (each a "
Stockholder " and collectively, the "
Stockholders ") and Keating Securities, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as agent for the Investors (as
defined below) (the " Investor Agent
").
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2006, the Company
entered into a definitive share exchange agreement whereby the
Company will acquire all of the shares and equity ownership of Ever
Leader Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of
Hong Kong SAR, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries in exchange
for Common Stock (the " Exchange ").
WHEREAS, immediately following the consummation
of the Exchange, the Stockholders will own or have the power and
authority to vote with respect to collectively 50,418,001 shares of
Common Stock, which represent in the aggregate approximately 71.01%
of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company;
WHERE AS, the Company and
certain investors (each, an " Investor ", and
collectively, the " Investors ") have entered into
a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2006 (the
" Securities Purchase Agreement "), pursuant to
which, among other things, the Company has agreed to issue and sell
to the Investors and the Investors have agreed to purchase, (i)
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "
Common Stock ") of the Company and (ii) warrants
to acquire shares of Common Stock.
WHEREAS, the Company and Computershare Trust
Company, Inc. have entered into that certain Make Good Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Investor Agent, the
Company, its current and future subsidiaries, Ever Leader Holdings,
Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong SAR,
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Mr. Yiqing Wan, Ms. Wei Xu
and Moveup Investments Limited (the " Make Good
Agreement ").
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of
the Investors to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, in the
Exchange and in that certain private placement memorandum (as
amended and supplemented prior to the Closing Date, the "
Private Placement Memorandum ") related thereto
delivered to the Investors (collectively, the "
Transactions "), the Investors have required that
each Stockholder agree, and in order to induce the Investors to
enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Stockholder has
agreed, to enter into this Agreement with respect to all the Common
Stock now owned and which may hereafter be acquired by the
Stockholder (the " Common Shares ") and any other
Restricted Securities (as defined below), if any, which such
Stockholder is currently entitled to vote, or after the date
hereof, becomes entitled to vote, at any meeting of stockholders of
the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS
(a) Beginning on the Subscription Date (as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement) and until the earlier to
occur of (x) the date 180 days after the Additional Effective Date
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and (y) solely if
the audited FY07 Financial Statements (as defined in the Make Good
Agreement) states that FY07 Net Income (as defined in the Make Good
Agreement) exceeded the Performance Threshold (as defined in the
Make Good Agreement) and the FY07 Financial Statements do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, March 31, 2008 (the "
Lock-Up Period "), each Stockholder will not, and
the Company will not permit such Stockholder to, without the prior
written consent of the Required Holders (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement), (i) sell, offer to sell, tender,
contract or agree to sell, assign, hypothecate, hedge, pledge,
grant any option to purchase, transfer, grant a proxy or power of
attorney with respect to, or otherwise dispose of or agree to
dispose of, or create or permit to exist any security interest,
lien, claim, pledge, option, right of first refusal, agreement,
limitation on such Stockholder's voting rights, charge or other
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever ("
Encumbrance "), in each case, directly or
indirectly, with respect to any shares of Common Stock, Options (as
defined in the Warrant), Convertible Securities (as defined in the
Warrant) or any other instrument convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock, or other rights to purchase shares
of Common Stock or to convert or exercise any such convertible or
exercisable instrument (except as may be issued pursuant to the
terms of an Approved Stock Plan (as defined in the Warrant)), or
cause the Company to file or cause to be declared effective a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the " Commission ") relating to the offer and
sale of any shares of Common Stock (other than the Registration
Statements contemplated pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that
transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic
consequences of ownership of any shares of Common Stock, or
warrants or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock,
whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such
securities, in cash or otherwise, owned directly by the undersigned
(including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the
undersigned has beneficial ownership within the rules and
regulations of the Commission or (iii) directly or indirectly,
initiate, solicit or encourage any person to take actions which
could reasonably be expected to lead to the occurrence of any of
the foregoing (any security, instrument or right to acquire
securities referred to in this paragraph, collectively, the "
Restricted Securities ").
(b) Section 1.1(a) shall not, with respect to
Restricted Securities, apply to (a) bona fide gifts, whether to
charitable organizations or otherwise, provided the recipient
thereof agrees in writing with each of the Company and the Investor
Agent to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, (b) dispositions
to any foundation, trust, partnership or the limited liability
company, as the case may be, for the direct or indirect benefit of
the undersigned and/or the immediate family of the undersigned,
provided that such trust agrees in writing with each of the Company
and the Investor Agent to be bound by the terms of this Agreement,
(c) transfers as required by law provided that after such transfer,
the terms of this Agreement continue to apply to the Restricted
Securities and (d) to dispositions by a partnership to a partner of
such partnership, provided such partner agrees in writing with each
of the Company and the Investor Agent to be bound by the terms of
this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “immediate
family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or
adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
1.2 Voting Agreement . Each Stockholder hereby agrees that at any
meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, and in
any action by written consent of the Company's stockholders, each
of the Stockholders shall vote the Common Shares and the Restricted
Securities: (a) in favor of the Transactions; and (b) against any
proposal or any other corporate action or agreement that would
result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or
any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the
Securities Purchase Agreement or which could result in any of the
conditions to the Company's obligations under the Securities
Purchase Agreement not being fulfilled. Each Stockholder
acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of the Private Placement
Memorandum, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement).
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER
Each Stockholder hereby represents and warrants,
severally but not jointly, to each of the Investors as
follows:
2.1 Authority Relative to This Agreement
. Each Stockholder has all necessary
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
perform his or its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. Each Stockholder has taken
whatever steps necessary, including without limitation, moving the
Restricted Securities from a margin account to a cash account
and/or delivering any voting instructions or legal proxy to any
necessary broker or agent, to ensure that such Stockholder has the
necessary power and authority to vote all of the Restricted
Securities held by such Stockholder or has properly empowered such
broker or agent to vote in accordance herewith. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance
with its terms, except (a) as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors'
and other obligees' rights, (b) where the remedy of specific
performance or other forms of equitable relief may be subject to
certain equitable defenses and principles and to the discretion of
the court before which the proceeding may be brought, and (c) where
rights to indemnity and contribution thereunder may be limited by
applicable law and public policy.
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