SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of August 6,
2009 (the “ Execution Date ”), by and between
China Architectural Engineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), KGE Group Limited, a Hong Kong
limited company, and each of the purchasers listed on Schedule I
attached hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively,
the “Purchasers”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
Company desires to sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers
desire to purchase from the Company, an aggregate of 17,000,000
shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s
common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“ Common
Stock ”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the
Purchasers desire to receive and rely upon KGE Group Limited, and
KGE Group Limited is willing to provide for such reliance to
encourage investment by the Purchasers, certain promises for the
benefit of the Purchasers and the Company and its stockholders
overall.
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 agree as follows:
(a)
“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such Person. “Control” for this
purpose means possession, directly or indirectly, of more than
fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of a Person.
(b) “
Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday
and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized
or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
(c) “
Entity ” means any sole proprietorship, corporation,
partnership of any kind having a separate legal status, limited
liability company, business trust, unincorporated organization or
association, mutual company, joint stock company or joint
venture.
(d)
“ Governmental Authority ” means (i) any
federal, state, county, municipal or other government, domestic or
foreign, or any agency, board, bureau, commission, court,
department or other instrumentality of any such government, or (ii)
any Person having the authority under any applicable Governmental
Requirement to administer, assess, collect or impose
Taxes.
(e) “
Governmental Requirement ” means at any time (i) any
law, statute, code, ordinance, order, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction, writ, edict, award, authorization or other
requirement of any Governmental Authority in effect at that time or
(ii) any obligation included in any certificate, certification,
franchise, permit or license issued by any Governmental Authority
or resulting from binding arbitration, including any requirement
under common law, at that time.
(f) “
Knowledge ” means, as it pertains to the Company and
any Purchaser, the actual knowledge of the Company or the
Purchaser, as applicable.
(g) “
Person ” means any natural person, Entity, estate,
trust, union or employee organization or Governmental
Authority.
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AGREEMENT TO
PURCHASE AND SELL STOCK
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(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees
to sell and issue to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers agrees to
purchase, acquire and accept from the Company at the Closing (as
defined below), the number of authorized but unissued shares of
Common Stock set forth opposite their names set forth on
Schedule I attached hereto at a per share purchase price of
$1.65 (the “ Per Share Price ”).
(b) None
of the Shares shall be sold and issued to the Purchasers prior to
the Company obtaining stockholder approval to sell and issue the
Shares in accordance with the requirements of NASDAQ Marketplace
Rule 5635 and Section 6 hereto (the “ Stockholder
Approval ”). If and when the Company obtains the
Stockholder Approval, the parties shall hold a Closing for the
purchase and sale of the Shares.
3. CLOSING
On September
30, 2009, provided that the Stockholder Approval is obtained, the
parties shall conduct a closing for the purchase and sale of the
Shares (the “ Closing ,” the date of the Closing
being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
”), at the offices of the Company at 105 Baishi Road, Jiuzhou
West Avenue, Zhuhai 519070, People’s Republic of China at
5:00 p.m. Local Time or at such other time and place as the Company
and Purchasers mutually agree upon after the Stockholder Approval
is obtained. At the Closing, against delivery of full
payment for the Shares sold hereunder by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s
instructions; the Company shall provide to Purchasers
(i) irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer
agent and registrar to issued one or more stock certificates
registered in the name of Purchasers (or in such nominee name(s) as
designated by each Purchaser, representing the number of Shares set
forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule I
hereto and bearing the legend set forth in Section 5(j)
herein. The Company shall submit such irrevocable
instruction letter to the Company’s transfer agent on the
Closing Date and the stock certificate representing the Shares
purchased by each Purchaser shall be delivered by the transfer
agent to the Purchasers no later than Five (5) Business Days from
the Closing Date. Closing documents may be delivered by
facsimile on the Closing Date, with original signature pages
subsequently sent by overnight courier.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
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The Company
hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as of the Closing
Date that:
(a)
Organization . The Company has all corporate power and
authority required to enter into this Agreement and the other
agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
(b)
Due Authorization . All corporate actions on the part of the
Company necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and
performance of all obligations of the Company under this Agreement,
including the authorization, issuance, reservation for issuance and
delivery of all the Shares being sold under this Agreement, have
been taken and no further consent or authorization of the Company,
the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board of
Directors ”) or the Company’s stockholders is
required (other than the Stockholder Approval), and this Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except (i) as may be limited by (1) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and (2) the effect of rules
of law governing the availability of equitable remedies and
(ii) as rights to indemnity or contribution may be limited
under federal or state securities laws or by principles of public
policy thereunder.
(c)
Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by the Company, and the consummation by Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not:
(i) contravene or conflict with the organizational documents
of Company; or (ii) constitute a violation of any provision of any
federal, state, local or foreign law, rule, regulation, order or
decree applicable to Company, except in the case of clause (ii),
for such violations, breaches or defaults as would not be
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Company.
(d)
Litigation . There is no Action pending to which Company is
a party that is reasonably likely to prevent, enjoin, alter or
delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
Valid Issuance of the Shares . The Shares have been duly
authorized and, when issued and delivered to Purchasers against
payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be
free and clear from all liens, claims and encumbrances with respect
to the issuance of such Shares and will not be subject to any
pre-emptive rights or similar rights.
(f)
Brokers, Finders and Others . There are no fees
or commissions of any sort whatsoever claimed by, or payable by the
Company to, any broker, finder, intermediary or any other similar
Person in connection with effecting this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for ordinary and customary
legal and accounting fees.
(g)
Governmental and Third-Party Proceedings . No
consent, approval, authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with, any court, Governmental Authorities or any other
third party, other than the Nasdaq Stock Market or as required
under U.S. state and federal securities laws, is required to be
made or obtained by the Company in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents or the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS OF THE PURCHASERS
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Each of the
Purchasers, severally but not jointly, hereby represents and
warrants to the Company as of the Closing Date that:
(a)
Organization . Purchaser has all corporate, limited
liability company, partnership, trust or individual, as the case
may be, power and authority required to enter into this Agreement
and the other agreements, instruments and documents contemplated
hereby, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
(b)
Due Authorization . All corporate, limited liability
company, partnership, trust or individual, as the case may be,
action on the part of Purchaser necessary for the authorization,
execution, delivery of and the performance of all obligations of
Purchaser under this Agreement have been taken and no further
consent or authorization of Purchaser is necessary, and this
Agreement constitutes Purchaser’s legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
(i) as may be limited by (1) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and (2) the effect of rules of law governing the
availability of equitable remedies and (ii) as rights to
indemnity or contribution may be limited under federal or state
securities laws or by principles of public policy
thereunder.
(c)
Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by Purchaser, and the consummation by Purchaser
of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not:
(i) contravene or conflict with the organizational documents
of Purchaser; or (ii) constitute a violation of any provision of
any federal, state, local or foreign law, rule, regulation, order
or decree applicable to Purchaser, except in the case of clause
(ii), for such violations, breaches or defaults as would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Purchaser.
(d)
Litigation . There is no Action pending to which Purchaser
is a party that is reasonably likely to prevent, enjoin, alter or
delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
Investment Representations . The Purchaser has received this
Agreement and carefully read such Agreement; the decision to
acquire Shares has been taken solely in reliance upon the
information contained in this Agreement, and such other written
information supplied by an authorized representative of the Company
as the Purchaser may have requested. The Purchaser
acknowledges that all documents, records and books pertaining to
this investment have been made available for inspection by the
Purchaser, its attorneys, accountants and purchaser representatives
upon request prior to tendering this Agreement, and that it has
been informed by the Company that its books and records will be
available for inspection by the Purchaser or its agents and
representatives at any time, and from time to time, during
reasonable business hours and upon reasonable
notice. The Purchaser further acknowledges that it (or
its advisors, agents and/or representatives) has had a reasonable
and adequate opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers
from the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the
acquisition of Shares, the nature of Shares and the business and
operations of the Company, and to obtain from the Company such
additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable
without unreasonable effort or expense, as is necessary to verify
the accuracy of the information contained in this Agreement or
otherwise provided by the Company; all such questions have been
answered by the Company to the full satisfaction of the
Purchaser. Purchaser is not relying upon any oral
information furnished by the Company or any other Person in
connection with its investment decision, and in any event, no such
oral information has been furnished to Purchaser which is in any
way inconsistent with or contradictory to any information contained
in this Agreement, or otherwise provided to Purchaser by the
Company in writing as described above.
(i) Purchaser
meets the criteria established in each of subsections (1) or (2)
below:
(1) Purchaser
is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in
Rule 501 of Regulation D, promulgated under the 1933
Act.
(2) Purchaser
is not a U.S. Person, as defined in Rule 901 of Regulation S,
promulgated under the 1933 Act and Purchaser warrants
that:
(a) Purchaser
is not acquiring Shares as a result of, and Purchaser covenants
that he, she or it will not engage in any “directed selling
efforts” (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act)
in the United States in respect of the Shares which would include
any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the
market in the United States for the resale of any of the
Shares;
(b) Purchaser
is not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of, directly
or indirectly, any U.S. Person;
(c) Purchaser
is a resident of the jurisdiction in which Purchaser
resides;
(d) the
offer and the sale of Shares to Purchaser as contemplated in this
Agreement complies with or is exempt from the applicable securities
legislation of the jurisdiction in which the Purchaser
resides;
(e) Purchaser
is outside the United States when receiving and executing this
Agreement and that the Purchaser will be outside the United States
when acquiring Shares,
(f) and
Purchaser covenants with the Company that:
(i) offers
and sales of any of Shares prior to the expiration of a period of
six months after the date of original issuance of the Shares (the
six month period hereinafter referred to as the “
Distribution Compliance Period ”) shall only be made
in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in
Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of the 1933
Act or an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales after
the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance
with the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or an exemption
therefrom and in each case only in accordance with applicable state
securities laws; and
(ii) Purchaser
will not engage in hedging transactions with respect to Shares
until after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance
Period.
(ii) Purchaser
(1) has adequate net worth and means of providing for current
financial needs and possible personal contingencies, (2) has no
need for liquidity in this investment; and (3) is able to bear the
economic risks of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite
period of time, and of losing the entire amount of such
investment.
(iii) Purchaser
understands and acknowledges that an acquirer of the Shares it must
be prepared to bear the economic risk of such investment for an
indefinite period because of: (A) illiquidity of the Shares due to
the fact such stock has not been registered under the 1933 Act or
any state securities act (nor passed upon by the SEC or any state
securities commission), and the Shares have not been registered or
qualified by the Company under federal or state securities laws
solely in reliance upon an available exemption from such
registration or qualification, and hence such Shares cannot be sold
unless they is subsequently so registered or qualified (which is
not likely), or are otherwise subject to any applicable exemption
from such registration requirements; and (B) substantial
restrictions on the transfer of Shares, as set forth in this
Agreement and by legend on the face or reverse side of any
certificate evidencing an ownership interest in the
Company.
(iv) Purchaser
either (i) has a pre-existing personal or bus