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STOCK AND NOTES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
China Recycling Energy Corporation
Sifang Holdings Co., Ltd.
Shanghai TCH Energy Technology Co.,
Ltd.
and
Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P.
CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P.
November 16, 2007
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TABLE ON CONTENTS
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| 1. |
Definitions |
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| 2. |
Purchase and Sale |
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2.1 |
Sale and
Issuance of the Shares and the Notes |
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2.2 |
Closings |
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2.3 |
Use of
Proceeds |
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| 3. |
Representations and Warranties of the Company Group |
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3.1 |
Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification |
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3.2 |
Capitalization and Voting Rights |
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3.3 |
Corporate
Structure; Subsidiaries and Related Entities |
10 |
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3.4 |
Authorization |
10 |
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3.5 |
Valid
Issuance of Shares, Notes and Conversion Shares |
10 |
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3.6 |
Governmental
Consents |
11 |
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3.7 |
Broker |
11 |
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3.8 |
Tax
Matters |
11 |
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3.9 |
Constitutional Documents; Books and Records |
12 |
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3.10 |
Financial
Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities |
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3.11 |
SEC Reports
and OTC Requirements |
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3.12 |
Internal
Controls |
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3.13 |
Changes |
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3.14 |
Litigation |
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3.15 |
Indebtedness |
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3.16 |
Material
Contracts |
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3.17 |
Compliance
with Laws |
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3.18 |
Environmental
and Safety Laws |
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3.19 |
Title; Liens;
Permits |
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3.20 |
Compliance
with Other Instruments |
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3.21 |
Related Party
Transactions |
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3.22 |
Intellectual
Property Rights |
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3.23 |
Labor
Agreements and Actions |
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3.24 |
Benefit
Plans |
21 |
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3.25 |
Budget and Business Plan |
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3.26 |
Obligations of
Management |
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3.27 |
Certain Securities Law
Representations |
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3.28 |
Investment Company |
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3.29 |
Discontinued Business |
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3.30 |
Disclosure |
23 |
| 4. |
Representations and
Warranties of the Investors |
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4.1 |
Status |
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4.2 |
Authorization |
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4.3 |
Purchase for Own Account |
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4.4 |
Disclosure of
Information |
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4.5 |
Investment Experience |
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4.6 |
Regulation S |
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4.7 |
Restricted Securities |
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4.8 |
Legends |
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| 5. |
Conditions of the
Investors’ Obligations at the Initial Closing |
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5.1 |
Representations and
Warranties |
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5.2 |
No Material Adverse
Effect |
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5.3 |
Performance |
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5.4 |
Authorizations |
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5.5 |
No Restraints |
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5.6 |
Proceedings and
Documents |
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5.7 |
Transaction Documents |
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5.8 |
Opinions of Counsel |
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5.9 |
Completion of Due
Diligence |
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5.10 |
Budget and Business Plan |
27 |
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5.11 |
Investment Committee
Approval |
27 |
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5.12 |
Employment Agreements with Key
Employees |
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5.13 |
Confidentiality and Invention
Assignment Agreements |
28 |
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5.14 |
Management Incentive
Plan |
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5.15 |
Closing Certificates |
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| 6. |
Conditions of the
Investors’ Obligations at the Second Closing |
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6.1 |
Project Contracts |
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6.2 |
SAFE Circular 75
Registration |
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6.3 |
Establishment of Joint
Venture |
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6.4 |
Zheng Transaction
Payment |
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6.5 |
Performance |
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6.6 |
Closing Certificates |
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| 7. |
Conditions of the
Investors’ Obligations at the Third Closing |
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7.1 |
Project Contracts |
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7.2 |
Zheng Transaction
Payment |
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7.3 |
Performance |
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7.4 |
Closing Certificates |
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| 8. |
Conditions of the
Company’s Obligations at each Closing |
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| 9. |
Confidentiality |
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9.1 |
Confidentiality |
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| 10. |
Termination |
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10.1 |
Termination by Investors |
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10.2 |
Termination by the
Company |
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10.3 |
Effect of Termination |
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Miscellaneous |
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11.1 |
Survival |
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11.2 |
Successors and Assigns |
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11.3 |
Indemnity |
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11.4 |
Tax and Social Insurance
Expenses |
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11.5 |
Governing Law |
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11.6 |
Dispute Resolution |
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11.7 |
Notices |
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11.8 |
Fees and Expenses |
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11.9 |
Severability |
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11.10 |
Amendments
and Waivers |
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11.11 |
No
Waiver |
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11.12 |
Rights
Cumulative |
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11.13 |
Delays or
Omissions |
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11.14 |
No
Presumption |
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11.15 |
Headings and
Subtitles; Interpretation |
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11.16 |
Counterparts |
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11.17 |
No Commitment
for Additional Financing |
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11.18 |
Entire
Agreement |
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| Exhibits |
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| Exhibit A |
Form of First
Note |
| Exhibit B |
Form of Second
Note |
| Exhibit C |
Form of Shareholders
Agreement |
| Exhibit D |
Form of Registration
Rights Agreement |
| Exhibit E |
Form of Share Pledge
Agreement |
| Exhibit F-1 |
Form of Company PRC
Counsel Opinion |
| Exhibit F-2 |
Form of Company Nevada
Counsel Opinion |
| Exhibit F-3 |
Form of Company Counsel
Opinion |
| Exhibit G |
Allocation |
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STOCK AND NOTES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This STOCK AND NOTES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered
into as of November 16, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”), by and among China Recycling Energy Corporation, a
Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), Sifang
Holdings Co., Ltd., a company organized under the Laws of the
Cayman Islands (“ Sifang ”), Shanghai TCH
Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-foreign-owned enterprise
organized under the Laws of the People’s Republic of China
(“ TCH ” and together with the Company and
Sifang, the “ Company Group ”), and Carlyle
Asia Growth Partners III, L.P., a limited partnership organized
under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“ CAGP
”), and CAGP III Co-Investment, L.P., a limited
partnership organized under the Laws of the Cayman Islands
(together with CAGP, each, an “ Investor ”
and collectively, the “ Investors ”).
Each of the Company, Sifang, TCH and the Investors is
referred to herein individually as a “ Party
” and collectively as the “ Parties
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RECITALS
The Company proposes to issue,
and the Investors proposes to purchase, (i) a senior secured
convertible note in the principal amount of $5,000,000,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “ First Note ”), (ii) 4,066,706 shares
(the “ Shares ”) of common stock, US$0.001
par value, of the Company (the “ Common Stock
”), and (iii) a senior secured convertible note in the
principal amount of $15,000,000, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Second
Note ”), pursuant to the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement. The First Note and Second Note are
sometimes referred to as the “ Notes
”.
WITNESSETH
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing, the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions.
The following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them below:
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly
or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common
Control with such Person.
“ Agreement ”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
“ Arbitration Notice
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.6(b)
hereof.
“ Board ” or
“ Board of Directors ” means the board of
directors of the Company.
“ Business Day
” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal
holiday or other day on which commercial banks are required or
authorized by law to be closed in New York, USA.
“ Business Plan
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10
hereof.
“ CFC ” means
a controlled foreign corporation as defined in the
Code.
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“ Charter Documents
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9
hereof.
“ Closing ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof.
“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Common Stock
” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company ”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
“ Company Group
” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
“ Confidential
Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.1 hereof.
“ Contract ”
means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by
such Person or any oral or written contract, agreement,
undertaking, understanding, indenture, note, bond, loan,
instrument, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, franchise, or
license to which such Person is a party or by which such Person
or any of its property is bound.
“ Control ” of
a given Person means the power or authority, whether exercised
or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided ,
that such power or authority shall conclusively be presumed to
exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct
the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes entitled
to be cast at a meeting of the members or shareholders of such
Person or power to control the composition of a majority of the
board of directors of such Person. The terms
“Controlled” and “Controlling” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“ Conversion Shares
” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Notes.
“ Disclosing Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(c)
hereof.
“ Disclosure
Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3 hereof.
“ Dispute ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.6(a)
hereof.
“ Effective Date
” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
“ Environmental Laws
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18
hereof.
“ FCPA ” means
the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
“ Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.10 hereof.
“ First Note ”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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“ First Note Purchase
Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1 hereof.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any nation or government or any
federation, province or state or any other political subdivision
thereof; any entity, authority or body exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of
or pertaining to government, including any government authority,
agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of the
U.S., Cayman Islands, PRC or any other country, or any political
subdivision thereof, any court, tribunal or arbitrator, and any
self-regulatory organization.
“ HKIAC ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 11.6(c)
hereof.
“ Indebtedness
” shall mean (i) indebtedness for borrowed money,
including indebtedness evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or
similar instrument, and any guarantees, endorsements or
keep-well obligations or other contingent obligations in respect
thereof, (ii) obligations to pay rent or other amounts under any
lease of real or personal property, or a combination thereof,
which obligations are required to be classified and accounted
for as capital leases on a balance sheet under U.S. GAAP, but
excluding leases of capital equipment entered into in the
ordinary course of business not deemed material under U.S. GAAP
in the applicable Person’s financial statements, in each
case consistent with past practice, or (iii) obligations in
respect of outstanding letters of credit, acceptances and
similar obligations created for the account of such
Person.
“ Indemnifiable Loss
” means, with respect to any Person, any action, cost,
damage, disbursement, expense, liability, loss, deficiency,
diminution in value, obligation, penalty or settlement of any
kind or nature. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
provided in the preceding sentence, “ Indemnifiable
Loss ” shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i)
interest or other carrying costs, penalties, legal, accounting
and other professional fees and expenses incurred in the
investigation, collection, prosecution and defense of claims and
amounts paid in settlement, that may be imposed on or otherwise
incurred or suffered by such Person and (ii) any Taxes that may
be payable by such Person by reason of the indemnification of
any Indemnifiable Loss hereunder, other than Taxes that would
have been payable notwithstanding the event giving rise to
indemnification.
“ Indemnified Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b)
hereof.
“ Indemnifying Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b)
hereof.
“ Initial Closing
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof.
“ Investor(s)
” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
“ Intellectual
Property ” means all patents, patent applications,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade
secrets, processes, compositions of matter, formulas, designs,
inventions, proprietary rights, know-how and any other
confidential or proprietary information owned or otherwise used
by the Company Group.
“ Key Employee
” means, with respect to any Person, the president, chief
executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief
operating officer, the chief technical officer, the chief sales
and marketing officer, the general manager, any other manager
with the title of “vice-president” or higher or any
other employee with responsibilities similar to any of the
foregoing, of such Person. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Key Employee” includes any current Key Employee of
Yingfeng who will be executing an employment agreement with TCH
as contemplated by this Agreement.
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“ Knowledge ”
means, with respect to any Person, the actual knowledge of such
Person and that knowledge which should have been acquired by
such Person after making such due inquiry and exercising such
due diligence as a prudent business person would have made or
exercised in the management of his or her business affairs,
including but not limited to due inquiry of all officers,
directors, employees, consultants and professional advisers
(including attorneys, accountants and auditors) of the Person
and of its Affiliates who could reasonably be expected to have
knowledge of the matters in question.
“ Law ” or
“ Laws ” means any constitutional provision,
statute or other law, rule, regulation, official policy or
interpretation of any Governmental Authority and any injunction,
judgment, order, ruling, assessment or writ issued by any
Governmental Authority.
“ Liabilities
” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities owing
by such Person of any nature, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become
due.
“ Lien ” means
any mortgage, pledge, claim, security interest, encumbrance,
title defect, lien, charge or other restriction or
limitation.
“ Management Incentive
Plan ” means that certain management incentive plan
established by the Company.
“ Management Stock
Option ” means any option to purchase Common Stock
granted under the Management Incentive Plan.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means with respect to any Person, any event,
occurrence, fact, condition, change or development that (i) has
or is reasonably like to have a material adverse effect on the
operations, results of operations, financial condition,
prospects, assets or liabilities of such Person, or (ii)
materially impairs or is reasonably likely to materially impair
the ability to perform the material obligations of such Person
hereunder or under any Transaction Document or any Material
Contract of such Person, as applicable. In the case of any
member of the Company Group, any Material Adverse Effect with
respect to such member of the Company Group shall be deemed to
constitute a Material Adverse Effect with respect to all of the
members of the Company Group.
“ Material Contracts
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(i)
hereof.
“ Notes ” has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Party ” has
the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
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“ Permitted Liens
” means (i) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or the
validity of which are being contested and (ii) Liens incurred in
the ordinary course of business, which (x) do not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of the assets that
are subject to such Liens and (y) were not incurred in
connection with the borrowing of money.
“ Permits ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(b)
hereof.
“ Person ”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
partnership, proprietorship, association, limited liability
company, firm, trust, estate or other enterprise or
entity.
“ PFIC ” means
a passive foreign investment company as defined in the
Code.
“ PRC ” means
the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the
purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,
excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau
Special Administrative Region and the islands of
Taiwan.
“ Principal
Shareholders ” means the shareholders of the Company
party to the Shareholders Agreement.
“ Project Contracts
” means contracts, memoranda of understanding, term sheets
or bids for contracts relating to the provision of energy saving
and recycling products, systems and services (such as TRT, CHPG,
GTPG, and CGGE), including the design, construction,
installation, operation, leasing and/or sale of such products,
systems or services.
“ Purchased
Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.27 hereof.
“ Qualified Accounting
Firm ” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.5(b) hereof.
“Registration Rights
Agreement ” ” means the
Registration Rights Agreement entered into by the Company and
the Investors on the date hereof, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit D.
“ Related Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21
hereof.
“ SAFE ” means
the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the
PRC.
“ SEC ” means
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ SEC Reports
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a)
hereof.
“ Second Closing
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof.
“ Second Note Purchase
Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1 hereof.
“ Securities Act
” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended and
interpreted from time to time.
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“ Shareholders
Agreement ” means the Shareholders Agreement entered
into by and among the parties thereto as of the date hereof, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .
“Share Pledge
Agreement ” means the Share
Pledge Agreement entered into by the Principal Shareholders and
the Investors on the date hereof, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E .
“ Shares ” has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Shares Purchase
Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1 hereof.
“ Social Insurance
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23
hereof.
“ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
Controlled by the specified Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through contractual arrangements or through ownership of
equity securities, voting power or registered
capital.
“ Tax ” means
any national, provincial or local income, sales and use, excise,
franchise, real and personal property, gross receipt, capital
stock, production, business and occupation, disability,
employment, payroll, severance or withholding tax or any other
type of tax, levy, assessment, custom duty or charge imposed by
any Governmental Authority, any interest and penalties (civil or
criminal) related thereto or to the nonpayment thereof, and any
loss or Liabilities incurred in connection with the
determination, settlement or litigation of any Liabilities
arising therefrom.
“ Tax Return ”
means any tax return, declaration, report, estimate, claim for
refund, claim for extension, information return, or statement
relating to any Tax, including any schedule or attachment
thereto.
“ Transaction
Documents ” means this Agreement, the Shareholders
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Share
Pledge Agreement, and each of the agreements and other documents
otherwise required in connection with implementing the
transactions contemplated by any of the foregoing.
“ U.S. GAAP ”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States, applied on a consistent basis.
“ US$ ” means
United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United
States.
“ Yingfeng Contract
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a)
hereof.
“ Zheng Transactions
” means the transactions contemplated by that certain
Asset Transfers and Share Issuance Agreement and Common Stock
Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Hanqiao Zheng,
each dated as of November 14, 2007.
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2.
Purchase and
Sale.
2.1
Sale and Issuance of the
Shares and the Notes. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
(a)
at the Initial Closing (as
defined below), the Company will issue and sell to the
Investors, and the Investors will purchase from the Company, the
First Note, for an aggregate purchase price of US$5,000,000 (the
“ First Note Purchase Price ”). The
First Note will be secured by a perfected first priority Lien on
50% of all of the equity interests of the pledgor under the
Share Pledge Agreement.
(b)
at the Second Closing (as defined
below), the Company will issue and sell to the Investors, and
the Investors will subscribe for and purchase, the Shares, for
an aggregate purchase price of US$5,002,048.38 (the “
Share Purchase Price ”); and
(c)
at the Third Closing (as defined
below), the Company will issue and sell to the Investors, and
the Investors will purchase from the Company, the Second Note,
for an aggregate purchase price of US$15,000,000 (the “
Second Note Purchase Price ”). The Second
Note will be secured by a perfected first priority Lien (pari
passu with the First Note) on 50% of all of the equity interests
of the pledgor under the Share Pledge Agreement.
2.2
Closings.
(a)
Initial Closing.
The consummation of the sale and issuance
of First Note pursuant to Section 2.1(a) (the “
Initial Closing ”) shall take place remotely via
the exchange of documents and signatures as soon as practicable
after all closing conditions specified in Section 6
hereof have been waived or satisfied in accordance thereto, or
at such time and place as the Company and the Investors shall
mutually agree upon, orally or in writing. If at the
Initial Closing any of the closing conditions specified in
Section 6 of this Agreement shall not have been
fulfilled, the Investors shall, at their election, be relieved
of all of their obligations under this Agreement without thereby
waiving any other right such the Investors may have by reason of
such failure or such non-fulfillment. At the Initial
Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investors the First
Note, duly executed, and the Investors shall pay the First Note
Purchase Price within 10 days of the Initial Closing, by check
or wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the
Company prior to the Initial Closing.
(b)
Second Closing.
The consummation of the sale and issuance
of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (the “
Second Closing ”) shall take place remotely via the
exchange of documents and signatures as soon as practicable
after all closing conditions specified in Section 6 and
Section 7 hereof have been waived or satisfied in
accordance thereto, or at such time and place as the Company and
the Investors shall mutually agree upon, orally or in writing.
If at the Second Closing any of the closing conditions
specified in Section 6 and Section 7 of this
Agreement shall not have been fulfilled, the Investors shall, at
their election, be relieved of all of their further obligations
under this Agreement without thereby waiving any other right
such Investors may have by reason of such failure or such
non-fulfillment. At the Second Closing, the Company shall
deliver to the Investors a certificate or certificates
representing the Shares (or through its share transfer agent as
applicable), and the Investors shall pay the Share Purchase
Price within 10 days of the Initial Closing, by check or wire
transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Company
prior to the Second Closing. The Shares shall be allocated
among each Investor in accordance with Exhibit G
hereto.
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(c)
Third Closing.
The consummation of the sale and issuance
of the Second Note pursuant to Section 2.2(c) (the
“ Third Closing ”; for purposes of
this Agreement, any reference to a “ Closing
” shall mean any of the Initial Closing, the Second
Closing or the Third Closing, as the context requires) shall
take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures
as soon as practicable after all closing conditions specified in
Section 6 , Section 7 , and
Section 8 hereof have been waived or satisfied in
accordance thereto, or at such time and place as the Company and
the Investors shall mutually agree upon, orally or in writing.
If at the Third Closing any of the closing conditions
specified in Section 6 , Section 7 ,
and Section 8 of this Agreement shall not have been
fulfilled, the Investors shall, at their election, be relieved
of all of their further obligations under this Agreement without
thereby waiving any other right such Investors may have by
reason of such failure or such non-fulfillment. At the
Third Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investors the
Second Note, duly executed, and the Investors shall pay the
Second Note Purchase Price within 10 days of the Second Closing,
by check or wire transfer to a bank account designated in
writing by the Company prior to the Third Closing.
2.3
Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds from the First Note Purchase
Price, Share Purchase Price, and the Second Note Purchase
Price shall be used by the Company to fund the capital
investments required under its Business Plan and for its other
working capital needs.
3.
Representations and Warranties
of the Company Group. Subject to
such exceptions as may be specifically set forth in the
disclosure schedule attached to this Agreement (the “
Disclosure Schedule ”), each member of the Company
Group, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the
Investors that each of the statements contained in this
Section 3 are true, complete and not misleading as
of the date of this Agreement, and each of such statements shall
be true, complete and not misleading on and as of the date of
each Closing, with the same effect as if made on and as of the
date of such Closing.
3.1
Organization, Good Standing
and Qualification. Each member
of the Company Group is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each member of the Company Group has all
requisite legal and corporate power and authority to carry on
its business as now conducted, and is duly qualified to transact
business in each jurisdiction in which it conducts and proposes
to conduct business.
3.2
Capitalization and Voting
Rights.
(a)
As of the date of this Agreement,
the authorized capital of the Company consists of 100,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which (i) 17,147,268 shares of Common
Stock are currently issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of
Common Stock are subject to options, and (iii) there are no
other capital stock issued or authorized.
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(b)
After giving effect to the Zheng
Transactions and the adoption of the Management Incentive Plan,
and as of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital of
the Company consists of, 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of
which (i) 28,293,348 shares of Common Stock are issued and
outstanding, (ii) 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock are subject
to Management Stock Options under the Management Incentive Plan,
and (iii) there are no other capital stock issued or
authorized.
(c)
Other than the Management
Incentive Plan, there are no outstanding (i) options, warrants
or other rights to purchase from any member of the Company
Group, (ii) agreements, contracts, arrangements or other
obligations of the Company Group to issue, or (ii) other rights
to convert any obligation into or exchange any securities for,
in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii), shares of
capital stock of, or other ownership or equity interests in, the
Company or any member of the Company Group. Except as
otherwise expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
no member of the Company Group is a party or subject to any
agreement or understanding that affects or relates to (x) the
voting or giving of written consents with respect to any
security of any member of the Company Group (including, without
limitation, any voting agreements, voting trust agreements,
shareholder agreements or similar agreements) or the voting by a
director of any member of the Company Group or (y) the sale,
transfer or other disposition with respect to any security of
any member of the Company Group.
(d)
All share capital of each member
of the Company Group has been duly and validly issued (or
subscribed for), fully paid and non-assessable and are free of
Liens and any restrictions on transfer (except for any
restrictions on transfer under applicable securities Law or as
expressly contemplated under the Transaction Documents) and have
been issued in compliance with the requirements of all
applicable securities Laws and regulations, including, to the
extent applicable, the Securities Act. No share capital of
any member of the Company Group was issued or subscribed to in
violation of the preemptive rights of any Person, terms of any
agreement or any Laws, by which each such Person at the time of
issuance or subscription was bound. There are no (i)
resolutions pending to increase the share capital of any member
of the Company Group; (ii) outstanding options, warrants,
proxy, agreements, pre-emptive rights or other rights relating
to the share capital of any member of the Company Group, other
than as contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) outstanding
Contracts or other agreements under which any member of the
Company Group or any other Person purchases or may purchase or
otherwise acquires or may acquire, any interest in the share
capital of any member of the Company Group; (iv) dividends
which have accrued or been declared but are unpaid by any member
of the Company Group; or (v) outstanding or authorized
equity appreciation, phantom equity, equity plans or similar
rights with respect to any member of the Company
Group.
(e)
Except as provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement, no member of the Company Group
has granted or agreed to grant any Person any registration
rights (including piggyback registration rights) with respect to
any of their securities.
3.3
Corporate Structure;
Subsidiaries and Related Entities.
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(a)
Schedule 3.3(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule contains complete and
correct lists of each Person in which the Company owns, directly
or indirectly, any capital stock or similar equity interests,
showing, as to each such Person, the legal name thereof, the
jurisdiction of its organization, and the number and percentage
of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity
interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other
Subsidiary. Except otherwise disclosed in Schedule
3.3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, no member of the Company
Group owns or Controls, directly or indirectly, any interest in
any other Person, other than members of the Company Group, as
applicable, or is a participant in any joint venture,
partnership or similar arrangement except for its interest
and/or relationship with Xi’an Yingfeng Science and
Techology Co., Ltd. (“ Yingfeng
”).
(b)
Schedule 3.3(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as to
Yingfeng, its legal name, the jurisdiction of its
organization, and the number and percentage of shares of each
class of its capital stock or similar equity interests
outstanding owned by any shareholder, officer or director or
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c)
The constitutional documents and
certificates of TCH are valid and have been duly approved or
registered (as applicable) by competent PRC Governmental
Authorities.
(d)
No Subsidiary is a party to, or
otherwise subject to any legal or regulatory restriction or any
agreement (other than this Agreement) restricting the ability of
such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any
other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock
or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.
3.4
Authorization.
Each member of the Company Group has all
requisite legal and corporate power, and has taken all corporate
action on the part of such Person, its officers, directors and
shareholders as may be necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the performance
of all obligations of such Person hereunder and thereunder.
The authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance),
sale and delivery of the Shares and Notes being sold hereunder,
and the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes,
has been taken or will be taken prior to the applicable Closing,
and this Agreement, each of the Transaction Documents to which
each member of the Company Group is a party, when executed and
delivered by such Person, will constitute the valid and legally
binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such
Person in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other Laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as
limited by Laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.
The issuance of any Shares or Conversion Shares is not
subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal, or
if any such preemptive rights or rights of first refusal exist,
waiver of such rights has been obtained from the holders
thereof.
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3.5
Valid Issuance of Shares,
Notes and Conversion Shares.
(a)
The Shares that are being
purchased by or issued to the Investors hereunder, when issued,
delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement for the consideration expressed herein, will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from any
Liens and will be free of restrictions on transfer (except for
any restrictions on transfer under applicable securities Laws
and under the Shareholders Agreement).
(b)
The Notes, when issued, sold and
delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration
set forth herein, will be free of restrictions on transfer,
other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and
federal securities laws. The Notes will be issued in
compliance with applicable state and federal securities
laws.
(c)
The conversion rights attached to
the Notes, when the Notes are issued, will provide for the right
to convert to such number of shares of Common Stock as provided
thereunder. The Conversion Shares have been duly and
validly authorized for issuance by the Company, and when issued
pursuant to the terms of the Notes, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, not subject to any preemptive or
similar rights, free from all taxes, Liens, and restrictions on
transfer other than as imposed under any applicable securities
Law or as expressly contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(d)
Except as expressly contemplated
by the Transaction Documents, the Shares, Notes and Conversion
Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first
refusal or other similar rights.
3.6
Governmental Consents.
No consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority on the
part of the Company Group is required in connection with the
valid execution, delivery and consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or
the offer, sale, issuance or reservation for issuance of the
Shares, the Notes and the Conversion Shares.
3.7
Broker. The Company does not have any Contract with any
broker, finder or similar agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or by any of the Transaction
Documents and the Company has incurred no liability for any
brokerage fees, agents’ fees, commissions or
finders’ fees in connection with any of the Transactions
Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
therein.
3.8
Tax Matters.
(a)
Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, each member
of the Company Group (i) has timely filed all Tax Returns that
are required to have been filed by it with any Governmental
Authority, (ii) has timely paid all Taxes owed by it which are
due and payable or withheld and remitted to the appropriate
Governmental Authority all Taxes which it is obligated to
withhold and remit from amounts owing to any employee, creditor,
customer or third party, and (iii) has not waived any statute of
limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of
time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency other than,
in the case of clauses (1) and (ii), unpaid taxes that are in
contest with tax authorities by any member of the Company Group
in good faith or nonmaterial in amount.
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(b)
Each Tax Return referred to in
paragraph (a) above was properly prepared in compliance with
applicable Law and was (and will be) true, correct and complete
in all material respects. None of such Tax Returns
contains a statement that is false or misleading in any material
respect or omits any matter that is required to be included or
without which the statement would be false or misleading in any
material respect. No reporting position was taken on any
such Tax Return which has not been disclosed to the appropriate
tax authority or in such Tax Return, as may be required by Law.
All records relating to such Tax Returns or to the
preparation thereof required by applicable Law to be maintained
by applicable member of the Company Group have been duly
maintained.
(c)
The assessment of any additional
Taxes with respect to the applicable member of the Company Group
for periods for which Tax Returns have been filed is not
expected to exceed the recorded Liability therefor in the most
recent balance sheet in the Financial Statements (as defined
below), and except as disclosed in Schedule 3.8(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no material unresolved questions
or claims concerning any Tax Liability of any member of the
Company Group. There is no pending dispute with, or notice
from, any taxing authority relating to any of the Tax Returns
filed by any member of the Company Group which, if determined
adversely to such member, would result in the assertion by any
taxing authority of any valid deficiency in a material amount
for Taxes, and to the Knowledge of the applicable member of the
Company Group, there is no proposed Liability for a deficiency
in any Tax to be imposed upon the properties or assets of each
member of the Company. No member of the Company Group has
been the subject of any examination or investigation by any tax
authority relating to the conduct of its business or the payment
or withholding of Taxes that has not been resolved or is
currently the subject of any examination or investigation by any
tax authority relating to the conduct of its business or the
payment of withholding of Taxes. No member of the Company
Group is responsible for the Taxes of any other Person by reason
of contract, successor liability or otherwise.
(d)
No member of the Company Group
expects to become, as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby and by each of the other Transaction Documents a CFC.
No member of the Company Group anticipates that it will
become a PFIC or CFC for the current taxable year or any future
taxable year.
(e)
The Company is treated as a
corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
3.9
Constitutional Documents;
Books and Records. The articles
of incorporation, memorandum of association, bylaws and other
similar constitutional documents (the “ Charter
Documents ”) of each member of the Company Group are
in the form previously provided to the Investors. Each
member of the Company Group maintains in all material respects
its books of accounts and records in the usual, regular and
ordinary manner, on a basis consistent with prior practice, and
which permits its Financial Statements (as defined below) to be
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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3.10
Financial Statements;
Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a)
Schedule 3.10(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, and the
Company has delivered to the Investors, (i) the audited
consolidated balance sheet, and consolidated statements of
operations and cash flows of the Company Group for the year
ended December 31, 2006, (ii) the unaudited monthly financial
statements of TCH for the nine (9)-month period ended September
30, 2007, and (iii) quarterly financial statements of the
remaining members of the Company Group for the nine (9)-month
period ended September 30, 2007 (collectively, the financial
statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), the “
Financial Statements ”). The
Financial Statements are (x) complete and correct in all
material respects and present fairly the financial condition and
position of the Company Group as of their respective dates, in
each case except as disclosed therein and except, in the case of
unaudited interim financial statements, for the absence of notes
and to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments, and (y)
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(b)
Except as disclosed is
Schedule 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company
has no liabilities of any nature, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due,
except for (i) liabilities set forth in the Financial
Statements, and (ii) trade or business liabilities incurred in
the ordinary course of business since the period covered by the
Financial Statements and which do not exceed US$100,000 in the
aggregate.
3.11
SEC Reports and OTC
Requirements.
(a)
The Company has filed all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC
Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC
Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As
of the date of filing, in the case of SEC Reports filed pursuant
to the Exchange Act (and to the extent such SEC Report was
amended, then as of the date of filing of such amendment), and
as of the date of effectiveness in the case of SEC Reports filed
pursuant to the Securities Act (and to the extent such SEC
Report was amended, then as of the date of effectiveness of such
amendment), the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, as of
the date of filing, in the case of SEC Reports filed pursuant to
the Exchange Act (and to the extent such SEC Report was amended,
then as to the date of filing of such amendment), and as of the
date of effectiveness in the case of SEC Reports filed pursuant
to the Securities Act (and to the extent such SEC Report was
amended, then as of the date of effectiveness of such
amendment), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. All other financial, statistical, and market
and industry-related data included in the SEC Reports are based
on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably believes
to be reliable and accurate.
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(b)
The Company has not, in the 12
months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the OTC
on which the Common Stock has been traded to the effect that the
Company is not in compliance with the OTC requirements.
The Company is, and upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby expects to be, in compliance with all of the
OTC listing requirements.
3.12
Internal Controls.
Each member of the Company Group maintains
a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (a) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, (b) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
U.S. GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (c) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization and (d) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets
at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any material differences.
3.13
Changes. Since December 31, 2006 and except as disclosed in any
SEC Report or as contemplated by this Agreement, there has not
been:
(a)
any material change in the
assets, liabilities, financial condition or operations of the
Company Group from that reflected in the Financial
Statements;
(b)
any waiver by a member of the
Company Group of a valuable right or of a debt owed to
it;
(c)
any incurrence of or commitment
to incur any indebtedness for money borrowed;
(d)
any resignation or termination of
any Key Employee of any member of the Company Group, and to the
Knowledge of Company Group, no such employee intends to resign
and no member of the Company Group intends to termination the
employment of any such employee;
(e)
any satisfaction or discharge of
any Lien or payment of any obligation by the Company Group,
except in the ordinary course of business and that is not
material to the assets, properties, financial condition, or
operation of such entities (as such business is presently
conducted);
(f)
any change, amendment to or
termination of a material contract or arrangement by which any
member of the Company Group or any of its assets or properties
is bound or subject;
(g)
any change in any compensation
arrangement or agreement with any Key Employee of any member of
the Company Group;
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(h)
any sale, assignment, exclusive
license, or transfer of any Intellectual Property of any member
of the Company Group;
(i)
any mortgage, pledge, transfer of
a security interest in, or lien, created by any member of the
Company Group, with respect to any of its properties or assets,
except liens for taxes not yet due or payable;
(j)
any loan or advance to, guarantee
for the benefit of, or investment in, any Person (including but
not limited to any of the employees, officers or directors, or
any members of their immediate families, of any member of the
Company Group), corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity;
(k)
any declaration, setting aside or
payment or other distribution in respect of any member of the
Company Group’s capital shares, or any direct or indirect
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any of such shares
by any member of the Company Group (including without
limitation, any warrants, options or other rights to acquire
capital stock or other equity
securities);
(l)
any failure to conduct business
in the ordinary course, consistent with the past practices of
any member of the Company Group;
(m)
any damage, destruction or loss,
whether or not covered by insurance, adversely affecting the
assets, properties, financial condition, operation or business
of any member of the Company Group;
(n)
receipt of notice that there has
been a loss of, or order cancellation by, any major customer of
any member of the Company Group;
(o)
made capital expenditures or
commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of
US$100,000;
(p)
any other event or condition of
any character which individually or in the aggregate might
materially and adversely affect the assets, properties,
financial condition, operating results or business of any member
of the Company Group; or
(q)
any agreement or commitment by
any member of the Company Group to do any of the things
described in this Section 3.13 .
3.14
Litigation.
There is no action, suit, investigation or other
court, regulatory or other proceeding pending or to the
Knowledge of the Company Group, currently threatened against any
member of the Company Group or their respective assets,
businesses or proposed business activities, nor is there any
basis for any of the foregoing. The foregoing shall
include but not be limited to any action, suit, or other court,
regulatory or other proceeding involving the prior employment of
any of employees of the members of the Company Group, their use
in connection with the Company’s business of any
information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their
former employers or their obligations under any agreements with
prior employers. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company Group,
threatened against any Key Employee or director of any member of
the Company Group in connection with their respective
relationship with such entity. There is no judgment,
decree or order of any court or Governmental Authority in effect
and binding on any member of the Company Group or their
respective assets or properties. There is no court action,
suit, proceeding or investigation by any member of the Company
Group which such Person intends to initiate against any third
party. No Government Authority has at any time materially
challenged or questioned in writing the legal right of any
member of the Company Group to conduct its business as presently
being conducted or proposed to be conducted. No member of
the Company Group has received any opinion or mem
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