Exhibit
10.1
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 5, 2009
By and Between
Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc.
and
Wild Flavors, Inc.
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and
entered into as of the 5th day of February, 2009, by and between
Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “ Corporation ”) and Wild
Flavors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Wild ”).
R E C
I T A L S
A.
The
Corporation desires to sell 20,000,000 newly issued shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “
Purchased
Shares ”) to Wild, at a price of $0.15 per share,
in exchange for cash consideration of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) (the “ Consideration
”).
B.
Additionally
and also in exchange for the Consideration, the
Corporation agreed to issue a warrant to Wild for the purchase of
up to 26,666,666 newly issued shares of common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, in the Corporation (the “ Warrant Shares ”), at an
exercise price of $0.35 per share, in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto (the “ Warrant ”).
C.
Wild
desires to purchase all of the Purchased Shares and to acquire the
Warrant from the Corporation, and the Corporation desires to sell
and issue all of the Purchased Shares and issue the Warrant to the
Corporation, in consideration for the payment of the Consideration
by Wild to the Corporation, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
D.
The
Corporation owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock
in Sunwin Stevia International Corp., a Florida corporation, free
and clear of any and all liens or other encumbrances, whatsoever
(the “ Subsidiary
”).
E
. Wild,
the Corporation and the Subsidiary desire that the Corporation and
the Subsidiary enter into a Distribution Agreement in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto (the “ Distribution Agreement
”) that provides the Subsidiary with certain rights regarding
the sale, marketing and distribution of steviaside and the
OnlySweet® product worldwide.
F
. In
order to provide for the rights of the parties relating to their
respective ownership interests in the Corporation and the
governance of the Corporation, at the Closing, the parties, along
with Mr. Laiwang Zhang (“ Chairman Zhang ”), shall
execute and deliver to each other a Stockholders Agreement in the
form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the “
Stockholders
Agreement ”).
G.
Immediately
following the Closing (as defined below), the Corporation shall
take and cause to have taken the actions necessary to cause the
Subsidiary (i) to convert from a Florida corporation to a Delaware
limited liability company (the “ Conversion ”), and (ii)
to adopt the Limited Liability Company Agreement in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto (the “ Subsidiary Operating Agreement
”), pursuant to which Wild will be appointed as the sole
Manager of the Subsidiary and given other rights and authority
regarding the management of the Subsidiary for as long as the
Distribution Agreement is in effect.
H.
In
exchange for certain services to be provided by Wild to the
Corporation and the Subsidiary during the two year period following
the Closing (as defined below), as more specifically set forth on
Exhibit E attached hereto (the “ Services ”), immediately
following the Conversion, the Subsidiary shall issue 4,500
membership units in the Subsidiary to Wild (the “
Initial Sub
Units ”), such that Wild will own 45% of the
outstanding membership interests of the Subsidiary. The parties
hereby agree that the fair market value of the Services at the time
the same shall be provided by Wild will be valued in the aggregate
amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).
I.
The
Corporation and Wild desire that Wild shall have the option (the
“ Exchange
Option ”), expiring December 31, 2010, to exchange
the Initial Sub Units for 6,666,666 newly issued shares of common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, in the Corporation (the “
Exchange Shares
”).
J.
The
Corporation and Wild further desire that Wild shall have a
conditional option to acquire from the Subsidiary a certain number
of membership units in the Subsidiary (the “ Bonus Option
”). The number of membership units of the
Subsidiary that Wild may earn (the “ Bonus Option Units ”)
would be the greater of (a) the number of membership units
necessary such that Wild would own 51% of the issued and
outstanding membership units of the Subsidiary after exercise of
the Bonus Option and (b) the number of membership units equal to 6%
of the then issued and outstanding membership units of the
Subsidiary. In order to exercise the Bonus Option, (i) Wild must
not have exercised the Exchange Option and (ii) the Subsidiary must
have achieved cumulative pre-tax profits of $3,000,000 on or before
December 31, 2011 computed in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”)
except that the cost of insurance required to be purchased by the
Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement
shall not be included as an expense or cost when calculating such
pre-tax profit calculation Upon exercise of the Bonus
Option, Wild would pay to the Subsidiary an aggregate exercise
price of $1,000.00.
A G R
E E M E N T
For
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1.
Authorization, Sale and Issuance of the Purchased Shares and
the Warrant Shares and Issuance of the Warrant .
1.1
Closing . The closing (the “ Closing ”) of all of the
transactions contemplated hereunder (the “ Contemplated Transactions
”), shall take place at the offices of Frost Brown Todd LLC,
2200 PNC Center, 201 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, on
February 5, 2009, or on such other day as may be mutually agreed
upon by the parties (the “ Closing Date
”).
1.2
Authorization by the Corporation . At or prior to the
Closing, the Corporation shall have authorized (a) the sale and
issuance to Wild of all of the Purchased Shares, (b) the issuance
to Wild of the Warrant, and (c) the reservation for future issuance
to Wild of all of the Warrant Shares and the Exchange Shares. On or
prior to the Closing, the
Corporation
shall have duly reserved sufficient shares of Common Stock to be
issued upon the exercise of the Warrant and the Exchange
Option.
1.3
Purchase and Sale of the Purchased Shares and Issuance of the
Warrant; Issuance of Exchange Option and Bonus Option; Payment of
the Consideration .
(a)
At
the Closing, Wild shall purchase from the Corporation and the
Corporation shall issue and sell to Wild, all of the Purchased
Shares, free and clear of any and all liens or other encumbrances,
whatsoever, and the Corporation shall issue to Wild the Warrant,
all in exchange for the delivery by Wild of the Consideration, in
the manner set forth hereunder. At the Closing, Wild shall deliver
to the Corporation the Consideration, by way of wire transfer of
immediately available funds, to an account to be designated by the
Corporation in writing at least two business days prior to the
Closing. In addition, the Corporation shall grant to Wild the
Exchange Option effective upon the issuance of the Initial Sub
Units.
(b)
Concurrently
with the completion of the Conversion, the Corporation shall cause
the Subsidiary to issue to Wild the Initial Sub Units in exchange
for Wild’s agreement to perform the Services set forth on
Exhibit E or as may otherwise be agreed upon by the parties
in writing during the two-year period following the
Closing.
1.4
Other Agreements . As further consideration for each
party’s obligations under this Agreement and as specifically
bargained for inducements to enter into this Agreement, at the
Closing, the parties shall deliver to each other each of the
following agreements:
(a)
Stockholders Agreement . A duly executed copy of
the Stockholders Agreement, which the Corporation shall cause
Chairman Zhang and certain other shareholders of the Corporation to
execute and deliver a copy of the same at the Closing.
(b)
Subsidiary Operating Agreement . The Corporation
shall deliver to Wild a copy of the Subsidiary Operating Agreement
to be executed upon the Conversion.
(c)
Distribution Agreement . The Corporation shall
deliver to Wild a duly executed copy of the Distribution Agreement,
in a form acceptable to the Corporation, Wild and the
Subsidiary.
2.1
Closing Deliverables of Wild . At the Closing, Wild
shall deliver to the Corporation each of the following
items:
(b)
a
duly executed copy of the Stockholders Agreement;
(c)
a
duly executed certificate of an officer of Wild certifying, as
complete and accurate as of the Closing, to the incumbency and
signatures of the officers of Wild executing this Agreement and any
other document relating to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “ Contemplated Transactions
”);
(d)
a
duly executed certificate of an officer of Wild certifying as to
the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and
5.2(b);
2.2
Closing Deliverables of the Corporation . At the
Closing, the Corporation shall deliver to Wild each of the
following items:
(a)
a
certificate representing all of the Purchased Shares, duly issued
in the name of Wild;
(b)
a
duly executed copy of the Warrant;
(c)
a
copy of the Stockholders Agreement, duly executed by the
Corporation and Chairman Zhang;
(d)
a
duly executed copy of the Subsidiary Operating
Agreement;
(e)
a
duly executed copy of the Distribution Agreement;
(f)
a
duly executed certificate of an officer of the Corporation
certifying, as complete and accurate as of the Closing, to the
incumbency and signatures of the officers of the Corporation
executing this Agreement and any other document relating to the
Contemplated Transactions;
(g)
a
duly executed certificate of an officer of the Corporation
certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b);
(h)
any
and all consents or approvals which may be necessary to allow the
Corporation to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, all of
which are listed on Schedule 2.2(g) (the “
Consents
”), in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Wild
and its counsel; and
(i)
resolutions
of the Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders (the
“ Resolutions ”),
authorizing the Corporation’s consummation of all of the
Contemplated Transactions and the performance by the Corporation of
all of its obligations hereunder, and certified by an officer of
the Corporation.
3.
Representations and Warranties of the Corporation .
In order to induce Wild to enter into this Agreement, the
Corporation hereby represents and warrants to Wild as
follows:
3.1
Organization; Capitalization; and Authority
.
(a)
The
Corporation is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. The
Corporation is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, other than those jurisdictions in which
failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. For
purpose of this Agreement, a “ Material Adverse Effect
” shall mean a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, results of operations, properties or business of the
Corporation
taken
individually, or in the aggregate, as a whole. The Subsidiary is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Florida. The Subsidiary is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification
necessary, other than those jurisdictions in which failure to so
qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All the
Corporation’s subsidiaries, including the Subsidiary, as of
the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a)
.
(b)
As
of January 9, 2009, the issued and outstanding shares of stock in
the Corporation consist of 106,182,416 shares of common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and no
shares of preferred stock (together, “ Shares ”). The Shares
represent all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock in the
Corporation immediately prior to the Closing. Immediately following
the Closing, 26,666,666 shares of Common Stock in the Corporation
will be reserved for issuance to Wild, pursuant to the Warrant, and
6,666,666 shares of Common Stock in the Corporation will be
reserved for issuance to Wild, pursuant to the Exchange Option. All
of the Shares have been duly authorized and issued by and on behalf
of the Corporation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(b)
or as provided in this Agreement, there are no options, warrants or
other rights issued or outstanding giving any party the right to
purchase any additional shares of stock in the Corporation or any
membership units in the Subsidiary. The Corporation owns all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock in the Subsidiary, free and
clear of any and all liens of other encumbrances,
whatsoever.
(c)
The
Corporation has the full corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement, and
the Stockholders Agreement, to conduct its business, to own its
properties and to consummate all of the Contemplated Transactions.
This Agreement, the Distribution Agreement, and the Stockholders
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action of the Corporation and constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Corporation, enforceable against it in
accordance with their respective terms. The Subsidiary Operating
Agreement will be duly adopted by the Corporation, as a member of
the Subsidiary, promptly after the Conversion.
3.2
No Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or the Stockholders
Agreement, nor the performance by the Corporation or the Subsidiary
of any or all of the Contemplated Transactions will violate,
conflict with, give rise to any termination right or result in (a)
the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon
the Purchased Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Exchange Shares or
any of the assets of the Corporation or any of its affiliates or
subsidiaries, except as contemplated herein; or (b) the activation
of any anti-dilution rights or a reset or repricing of any debt or
security instrument of any other creditor or equity holder of the
Corporation, nor result in the acceleration of the due date of any
obligation of the Corporation; or (c) the activation of any
piggy-back registration rights of any person or entity holding
securities or debt of the Corporation or having the right to
receive securities of the Corporation under (x) any provision of
the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation, (y) any
agreement or commitment to which the Corporation or one of its
affiliates is a party, or (z) any law, rule, regulation or order of
any court or China, the United States, any state or municipality,
any subdivision of any of the foregoing or any subdivision,
authority, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court
or
instrumentality
of any of the foregoing (each, a “ Governmental Agency ”)
applicable to the Corporation or its affiliates.
3.3
Approvals of Governmental Agencies . No approval or
authorization of, or filing or registration with, or notice to, any
Governmental Agency is required to be obtained or made by the
Corporation or the Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement or
the Contemplated Transactions.
3.4
Other Consents . No consent of or notice to any
Person is required to be obtained or made by the Corporation or the
Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement or the Contemplated
Transactions.
3.5
Securities Issuance and Compliance .
(a)
Securities Issuance . Upon their issuance, the
Purchased Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, the Exchange
Option and the Exchange Shares and the Initial Sub Units (i) are,
or will be, free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims
or other encumbrances, subject to restrictions upon transfer under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”) and any
applicable state securities laws; (ii) have been, or will be, duly
and validly authorized and on the date of issuance of the Purchased
Shares, and upon exercise of the Warrant and the exercise of the
Exchange Option, the Purchased Shares, Warrant Shares and Exchange
Shares, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable or if registered pursuant to the 1933 Act and resold
pursuant to an effective registration statement will be free
trading and unrestricted; (iii) will not have been issued or sold
in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of the
holders of any securities of the Corporation; (iv) will not subject
the holders thereof to personal liability by reason of being such
holders, provided Wild’s representations herein are true and
accurate; and (v) provided Wild’s representations herein are
true and accurate, will have been issued in reliance upon an
exemption from the registration requirements of and will not result
in a violation of Section 5 under the 1933 Act.
(b)
Reporting Corporation . Pursuant to the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Act (the
“1934 Act”), the Corporation has filed all reports and
other materials required to be filed thereunder with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission
”) during the preceding 12 months.
(c)
No Market Manipulation . The Corporation and its affiliates
have not taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, cause
or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the
Corporation’s common stock to facilitate the sale or resale
of the Purchased Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Exchange Shares
or affect the price at which the Purchased Shares, Warrant Shares
and Exchange Shares may be issued or resold, provided, however,
that this provision shall not prevent the Corporation from engaging
in investor relations/public relations activities consistent with
past practices.
(d)
Information Concerning Corporation . The Corporation has
furnished Wild with or has confirmed that Wild has had access at
the EDGAR Website of the Commission to the Corporation’s Form
10-K (and any amendments thereto) for the year ended
April
30, 2008 and all periodic and current reports filed with the
Commission thereafter, but not later than five business days before
the Closing Date (hereinafter referred to as the “
Reports
”). The Reports contain all material information relating to
the Corporation and its operations and financial condition as of
their respective dates and all the information required to be
disclosed therein. Since the last day of the fiscal year of the
most recent audited financial statements included in the Reports
(“ Latest Financial
Date ”), and except as modified in the Schedules
hereto, there has been no Material Adverse Effect relating to the
Corporation’s business, financial condition or affairs not
disclosed in the Reports. The Reports including the financial
statements therein, do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances when made.
(e)
Stop Transfer . The Corporation will not issue any stop
transfer order or other order impeding the sale, resale or delivery
of any of the Purchased Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Exchange
Shares, except as may be required by any applicable federal or
state securities laws (and, if so required, unless contemporaneous
notice of such instruction is given to Wild).
(f)
Not an Integrated Offering . Neither the
Corporation, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on
its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security
under circumstances that would cause the offer of the Purchased
Shares, Warrant Shares or Exchange Shares pursuant to this
Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Corporation
for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval
provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and
regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board (“ Bulletin Board ”) or any
Principal Market which would impair the exemptions relied upon in
this Agreement or the Corporation’s ability to timely comply
with its obligations hereunder. Nor will the Corporation or any of
its affiliates take any action or steps that would cause the offer
or issuance of the Purchased Shares or the Warrant Shares, the
Exchange Shares to be integrated with other offerings which would
impair the exemptions relied upon in this Agreement or the
Corporation’s ability to timely comply with its obligations
hereunder. The Corporation will not conduct any offering other than
the transactions contemplated hereby that will be integrated with
the offer or issuance of the Purchased Shares, Warrant Shares or
Exchange Shares, which would impair the exemptions relied upon in
this Agreement or the Corporation’s ability to timely comply
with its obligations hereunder.
(g)
No General Solicitation . Neither the
Corporation, nor any of its affiliates, nor to its knowledge, any
person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of
general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or
sale of the Purchased Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Exchange
Shares.
(h)
Listing . The Corporation’s common stock is quoted on
the Bulletin Board under the symbol: SUWN. The Corporation has not
received any oral or written notice that its common stock is not
eligible nor will become ineligible for quotation on the Bulletin
Board nor that the common stock does not meet all requirements for
the continuation of such quotation.
(i)
Investment Company . Neither the Corporation nor
any affiliate is an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Corporation Act of 1940, as
amended.
3.6
Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule
3.6 , there is no pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or investigation before any court, Governmental Agency
or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Corporation,
the Subsidiary or any of its affiliates that would affect the
execution by the Corporation or the performance by the Corporation
of its obligations under this Agreement. There is no pending, or,
to the knowledge of the Corporation, basis for any, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation before any court, Governmental Agency
or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Corporation,
the Subsidiary or any of its affiliates which litigation if
adversely determined would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.7
Dilution . The Corporation’s
executive officers and directors understand the nature of the
securities being sold hereby and recognize that the issuance of the
Purchased Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Exchange Shares will
have a potential dilutive effect on the equity holdings of other
holders of the Corporation’s equity or rights to receive
equity of the Corporation. The board of directors of the
Corporation has concluded, in its good faith business judgment that
the issuance of the Purchased Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant
Shares, the Exchange Option and the Exchange Shares is in the best
interests of the Corporation. The Corporation specifically
acknowledges that its obligations to issue the Warrant Shares upon
exercise of the Warrants and the Exchange Shares upon exercise of
the Exchange Option are binding upon the Corporation and
enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on
the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Corporation or
parties entitled to receive equity of the Corporation.
3.8
Insurance . The Corporation has provided to Wild an
accurate and complete description of all policies of insurance, and
copies of such policies if requested by Wild, covering the
Corporation and/or the Subsidiary or all or any portion of their
property and assets necessary for the Corporation to satisfy its
obligations under the Distribution Agreement. All such policies are
in full force and effect, all premiums covering all periods up to
the date hereof have been paid and no notice of cancellation or
termination has been received with respect to any such policy. Such
policies are in compliance with all agreements to which the
Corporation or the Subsidiary is a party, are valid and
enforceable, will remain in full force and effect through the term
of the Distribution Agreement, and will not be affected by the
Contemplated Transactions.
3.9
No Undisclosed Liabilities . The
Corporation has no liabilities or obligations which are material,
individually or in the aggregate, which are not disclosed in the
Reports, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the
Corporation’s businesses since the Latest Financial Date and
which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.9 .
3.10
No Disagreements With Accountants or Lawyers . There
are no disagreements of any kind presently existing or reasonably
anticipated between the Corporation and the Subsidiary, on the one
hand, and any accountants, lawyers or other services providers
employed or engaged by the Corporation or the Subsidiary at any
point in the past, including, but
not
limited to the payment of any amounts claimed owed by the
Corporation or the Subsidiary to any such service provider, nor
have there been any such agreements during the past three
years.
3.11
Taxes . The Corporation and the Subsidiary have each
filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns required to be filed on or
before the date hereof pursuant to all applicable laws or
regulations of each Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over
either of them. The Corporation and the Subsidiary have each paid,
or established a reserve set forth in the Reports to the extent
required by United States generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied for, all Taxes due, including, without
limitation, pursuant to those Tax Returns, or pursuant to any
assessment received by either of them. Neither the Corporation nor
the Subsidiary has requested any extension of time for the payment
of Taxes. To the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, there
exists no proposed tax assessment or tax audit against or affecting
the Corporation or the Subsidiary, except as disclosed in the
Balance Sheet. All Taxes that the Corporation or the Subsidiary has
been required by law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld
or collected and paid or will be timely paid to the proper
Governmental Agency. All Tax Returns filed by the Corporation
and/or the Subsidiary are true, correct and complete in all
material respects. For purposes of this Agreement,
“ Taxes
” shall mean all taxes, penalties, interest, or other
assessments or charges including, without limitation, income,
transfer, excise, franchise, sales, use, property, employment,
withholding, social security, workers’ compensation, and
value added taxes and customs duties, imposed by any Governmental
Agency. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Tax Returns
” shall mean any return, report, information return or other
document (including any related or supporting information) filed or
required to be filed with any Governmental Agency in connection
with any Taxes.
3.12
No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.12 , since the Latest Financial
Date, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect
to the Corporation or its businesses, properties, operations or
financial condition, that, under applicable law, rule or
regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement prior to the
date hereof by the Corporation but which has not been so publicly
announced or disclosed in the Reports.
3.13
Affiliated Transactions . Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.13 or in the Reports, none of the officers,
directors, stockholders, or relatives of any of the foregoing, nor
any person controlled by any of them, has any interest (other than
as a non-controlling holder of securities of a publicly-traded
company), either directly or indirectly, in any person (whether as
an employee, officer, director, shareholder, agent, independent
contractor, security holder, creditor, consultant or otherwise)
that currently (i) provides any services or designs, produces or
sells any products or product lines, or engages in any activity
which is the same, similar to or competitive with any activity or
business in which the Corporation or the Subsidiary is now engaged;
(ii) is a supplier of, customer of, creditor of, or has an existing
contractual relationship with, the Corporation or the Subsidiary;
or (iii) has any direct or indirect interest in any asset or
property used by the Corporation or the Subsidiary or any property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, that is necessary or
desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation or the
Subsidiary.
3.14
Brokerage Fees, Etc . No person
has any claim for any brokerage fees, commissions or similar
payments with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, based upon
any agreement or understanding made by the Corporation.
3.15
Compliance with Laws
.
(a)
Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.15 , the operations of the
Corporation and the Subsidiary have been conducted in all material
respects in accordance with, and the Corporation and the Subsidiary
are each in compliance in all material respects with, all
applicable laws and regulations, whether legislated or enacted in
the United States, China or elsewhere in the world, including,
without limitation those which relate to:
(i)
giving
or agreeing to give any gift or similar benefit of more than
nominal value on behalf of the Corporation or the Subsidiary to any
customer, supplier, employee or official of any Governmental Agency
(domestic or foreign), to induce the recipient or his employer to
do business, grant favorable treatment or compromise or forego any
claim;
(ii)
making
any payment which might be improper under prevailing laws
(regardless of the jurisdiction in which such payment was made) to
promote or retain sales or to help, procure or maintain good
relations with suppliers;
(iii)
engaging
in any activity which would constitute a violation of the federal
or applicable state antitrust laws;
(iv)
dealings
with the United States or Chinese government or any agency or
department thereof, including, but not limited to, any law with
respect to conspiracy to defraud, false claims, conspiracy to
defraud the United States, embezzlement or theft of public money,
fraud and false statements, false demands against the United
States, mail fraud, wire fraud, RICO and truth in negotiations;
or
(v)
pollution
or protection of the environment, including emissions, discharges
or releases of contaminants, or hazardous or toxic materials or
wastes into air, water or land, or otherwise relating to the
distribution, use, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic material or
waste.
Neither
the Corporation nor the Subsidiary has received any notification of
any asserted present or past failure to comply with any such laws
or regulations. No gift or benefit is required in connection with
the operations of the Corporation or the Subsidiary or their
respective businesses, to avoid any fine, penalty, cost, expense or
Material Adverse Effect. The Corporation and the Subsidiary have
all licenses, permits and approvals from Governmental Agencies
required under all applicable laws and regulations for the conduct
of their respective businesses and neither is in violation of any
of them, other than violations, individually or in the aggregate,
which will not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each license, permit
and approval is in full force and effect, and, to the best of the
Corporation’s knowledge, no suspension or cancellation has
been threatened.
(b)
To
the Corporation’s knowledge, none of the directors, officers,
managers or key employees of the Corporation or the Subsidiary have
been (i) arrested for or convicted of any material crime, including
any felony or crime of moral turpitude (whether material or not),
(ii) indicted or (iii) adjudged bankrupt, and none of them has
served as an officer or director of a bankrupt entity and none has
been restricted in any way from bidding on contracts with the
government of the United States or China.
(c)
The
Corporation and the Subsidiary are in full compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, and all
employees or independent contractors who are not United States
citizens and who work in the United States are (i) named in
Schedule 3.15 , (ii) currently authorized under United
States immigration laws to hold United States employment as
described in Schedule 3.15 , (iii) will continue to have
such employment authorization throughout the term of this Agreement
and (iv) otherwise in compliance with United States immigration
laws.
3.16
Absence of Certain Corporation Control Person Actions or
Events . The term “ Corporation Control Person
” means each director, executive officer, promoter, and such
other persons as may be deemed in control of the Corporation
pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934
Act. To the Corporation’s knowledge, none of the following
has occurred during the past five years with respect to a
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