Exhibit 10.1
SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
by and among
CHINA AGRO SCIENCES CORP.
a Florida corporation
and
CHINA HGS INVESTMENT,
INC.
a Delaware corporation
and
RISING PILOT, INC.
a British Virgin Islands business
company
Dated as of August 21,
2009
SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
This Share Exchange Agreement
(the “ Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of August 21, 2009 by and
among China Agro Sciences Corp., a Florida corporation (“
CHAS ”), China HGS Investment Inc., a corporation
formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ HGS
”), and Rising Pilot, Inc., a British Virgin Islands business
company which owns 100% issued and outstanding capital stock of HGS
(the “ HGS Shareholder ”). Each of CHAS, HGS,
and the HGS Shareholder is referred to herein individually as a
“ Party ” and all are referred to collectively
as the “ Parties .”
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS , the HGS Shareholder owns 100% of the issued
and outstanding shares of HGS.
WHEREAS , HGS owns 100% of the equity of Shaanxi
Hanguangsha Management and Consultation Limited Company, a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise (WOFE) organized under the laws of the
People’s Republic of China (“ Shaanxi HGX
”).
WHEREAS, on June 29, 2009, Shaanxi HGX entered into a
variable interest entity agreement (the “VIE
Agreement”) with Shaanxi Guangsha Investment and Development
Group Co., Ltd., a real estate development company established
under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“S
haanxi Guangsha Investment ”), to manage and operate
the business activities of Shaanxi Guangsha Investment.
WHEREAS , the Boards of Directors of CHAS and HGS have
determined that a business combination between CHAS and HGS (the
“ Share Exchange ”) is advisable and in the best
interests of their respective companies and stockholders and in
furtherance thereof have approved the Share Exchange.
WHEREAS , in the Share Exchange, the HGS Shareholder
shall exchange all its shares in HGS (the “ HGS Shares
”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 14,000,000
shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of CHAS (the
“ Exchange Shares ”). As a result, HGS will
become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHAS.
WHEREAS , in connection with the change of control
contemplated by the Share Exchange, the directors and officers of
CHAS will be resigning from their positions and new directors and
officers will be appointed effective as of ten (10) days following
the filing and mailing of a Schedule 14F-1.
WHEREAS, prior to the Share Exchange, Dalian Holding
Corp., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHAS
(“ Dalian Holding ”) which owns all the assets
of CHAS assumed all of the liabilities and contingent
liabilities of CHAS which existed prior to the Closing of the
Share Exchange. At the same time, CHAS entered into a
management agreement with Zhengquan Wang, its previous CEO, and
Dalian Holding (the “ Management Agreement ”),
pursuant to which it is agreed that Mr. Wang will manage Dalian
Holding within his discretion, provided that his actions or
inactions would not have a materially adverse effect to CHAS. The
Management Agreement further provided that Mr. Wang will purchase
Dalian Holding and assume all of its liabilities (the
“Spin-Out”) with terms to be negotiated and
approved by the CHAS shareholders, provided that, if the Spin-Out
does not occur within ninety (90) days following the Closing of the
Share exchange, the Share Exchange shall be unwound.
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of CHAS and
HGS agree that within 30 days after the Closing of the
Share Exchange, CHAS shall enter into an entrusted management
agreement (the “ Entrusted Management Agreement
”) with the management of Shaanxi Guangsha Investment (the
“ Shaanxi Guangsha Management ”), pursuant
to which CHAS will issue to Mr. Xiaojun Zhu, CEO of Shaanxi
Guangsha Investment and his management team an aggregate of
25,000,000 newly issued shares of common stock of CHAS, provided
that all Mr. Xiaojun Zhu's shares of Shaanxi HGX are transferred to
unrelated third party in advance.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants, representations and warranties contained herein,
the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“
Acquired Entities ” means HGS and Shaanxi HGX
collectively.
“
Applicable Law ” means any domestic or foreign law,
statute, regulation, rule, policy, guideline or ordinance
applicable to the businesses of the Parties, the Share Exchange
and/or the Parties.
“
Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.02.
“
DGCL ” means the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
“
Exchange Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
FBCA ” means the Florida General
Corporation Act.
“ HGS
Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
"Knowledge” means, in the case of CHAS or HGS, a
particular fact or other matter of which its Chief Executive
Officer or Chief Financial Officer is actually aware or which a
prudent individual serving in such capacity could be expected to
discover or otherwise become aware of in the course of conducting a
reasonable review or investigation of the corporation and its
business and affairs.
“
Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset,
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, claim,
encumbrance, royalty interest, any other adverse claim of any kind
in respect of such property or asset, or any other restrictions or
limitations of any nature whatsoever.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” with respect to any entity
or group of entities means any event, change or effect that has or
would have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition,
business or results of operations of such entity or group of
entities, taken as a whole.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, trust or unincorporated organization or a government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“
Share Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Spin-Out ” shall mean a to be negotiated transaction
whereby 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Dalian
Holding, which has assumed all of the pre-Share Exchange assets and
liabilities of CHAS, shall be sold to Mr. Wang for a mutually
agreeable amount of consideration.
“
Tax ” (and, with correlative meaning, “
Taxes ” and “ Taxable ”)
means:
(i) any income,
alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross receipts tax, sales tax,
use tax, ad valorem tax, transfer tax, franchise tax, profits tax,
license tax, withholding tax, payroll tax, employment tax, excise
tax, severance tax, stamp tax, occupation tax, property tax,
environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax,
impost, levy, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge
of any kind whatsoever together with any interest or any penalty,
addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto
by any governmental or Tax authority responsible for the imposition
of any such tax (domestic or foreign), and
(ii) any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
clause (i) above as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group for any taxable period,
and
(iii) any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
clauses (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied
obligation to indemnify any other person.
“ Tax
Return ” means any return, declaration, form, claim for
refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any
amendment thereof.
ARTICLE I
THE SHARE EXCHANGE
SECTION
1.01 SHARE EXCHANGE
a. On the Closing
Date (defined herein), the HGS Shareholder shall transfer and
assign to CHAS all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
HGS. The HGS Shareholder represents and warrants that
upon delivery to CHAS of the stock certificates duly endorsed for
transfer, all right, title and interest in said shares will be
transferred to CHAS free of Liens, claims and
encumbrances.
b. On the Closing
Date, CHAS shall deliver to the HGS Shareholder or its assignees a
total of 14,000,000 shares of CHAS common stock. CHAS
represents and warrants that the shares to be issued to the HGS
Shareholders have been duly authorized and shall become legally
issued, fully paid and non-assessable when the shares are
issued.
c. The parties intend
that the exchange of shares described above shall qualify as a
tax-free exchange under Section 351 of the United States Internal
Revenue Code. The parties further intend that the
issuance of the common stock by CHAS to the HGS Shareholder shall
be exempt from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act of
1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) of said Act.
The closing of
the Share Exchange (the “ Closing ”) will take
place as soon as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions precedent set forth in Article V or at such other
date as CHAS and HGS shall agree (the “ Closing Date
”), but in any event no later than August 31, 2009, unless
extended by a written agreement of CHAS and HGS. The
Closing shall take place at the offices of
195 Route 9
South, Suite 204
or at such
other location as the parties hereto agree.
SECTION
1.03 RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE
The Exchange
Shares issued pursuant to the Share Exchange will not be registered
under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state, and
cannot be transferred, hypothecated, sold or otherwise disposed of
until: (i) a registration statement with respect to such securities
is declared effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) CHAS
receives an opinion of counsel for the holders of the shares
proposed to be transferred, reasonably satisfactory to counsel for
CHAS, that an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act is available.
The
certificates representing the Exchange Shares which are being
issued hereunder shall contain a legend substantially as
follows:
“THE
SECURITIES WHICH ARE REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY
NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
UNTIL A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS DECLARED
EFFECTIVE UNDER SUCH ACT, OR CHINA AGRO SCIENCES CORP. RECEIVES AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
COUNSEL FOR CHINA AGRO SCIENCES CORP. THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT IS
AVAILABLE.”
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
CHAS
CHAS hereby
represents and warrants to HGS and the HGS Shareholder, as of the
date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, except at
otherwise indicated, and except in each case as disclosed in the
CHAS disclosure letter delivered as of the date hereof, as
follows:
SECTION
2.01 ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND
POWER
CHAS is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and has corporate
power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted
by it and to enter into and perform this Agreement and to carry out
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. CHAS has the power
to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted and is duly
authorized and qualified to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in
good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect on CHAS. CHAS
has delivered or made available to HGS a true and correct copy of
the Articles of Incorporation (the “ Articles of
Incorporation ”), and the Bylaws, or other charter
documents, as applicable, of CHAS, each as amended to date. CHAS is
not in violation of any of the provisions of its respective charter
or bylaws or equivalent organization documents. There are no
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights,
exchangeable or convertible securities or other commitments or
agreements of any character relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock or other securities of CHAS, or otherwise obligating
CHAS to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any such securities. CHAS does not directly or indirectly
own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible
or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest
in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business
association or entity.
SECTION
2.02 CAPITALIZATION
(a) There are 100,000,000
shares of capital stock of CHAS authorized, consisting of
100,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share (the
“ CHAS Common Shares ”) . As of the date
of this Agreement, there are 20,050,000 CHAS Common Shares issued
and outstanding.
(b) Except for the 25,000,000
CHAS Common Shares to be issued to the Shaanxi
Guangsha Management with terms and conditions to be stipulated
in a future Entrusted Management Agreement with CHAS, no CHAS
Common Shares have been reserved for issuance to any
person. There are no contracts, commitments or
agreements relating to voting, purchase or sale of CHAS’s
capital stock (i) between or among CHAS and any of its stockholders
and (ii) to the best of CHAS’s knowledge, between or among
any of CHAS’s stockholders.
(c) All outstanding CHAS Common
Shares are validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, not subject
to pre-emptive rights and have been issued in compliance with all
state and federal securities laws or other Applicable
Law.
SECTION
2.03 AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENT
The execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement by CHAS has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate and shareholder action, and
this Agreement, upon its execution by the Parties, will constitute
the valid and binding obligation of CHAS, enforceable against each
of them in accordance with and subject to its terms, except as
enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency or other
laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights. The execution and consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with its provisions
by CHAS will not violate any provision of Applicable Law and will
not conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms,
conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, CHAS's
Articles of Incorporation or their Bylaws, in each case as amended,
or, in any material respect, any indenture, lease, loan agreement
or other agreement or instrument to which CHAS is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound, or any decree,
judgment, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
CHAS. No consent, approval, order or authorization of,
or registration, declaration or filing with, any court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or instrumentality (“ Governmental Entity ”) is
required by or with respect to CHAS in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
SECTION
2.04 SEC DOCUMENTS; FINANCIAL
CONDITION
CHAS has made
available to HGS a true and complete copy of each statement,
report, registration statement (with the prospectus in the form
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act), definitive
proxy statement, and other filings filed with the SEC by CHAS since
January 1, 2008 (collectively, the “ CHAS SEC
Documents ”). In addition, CHAS has made available to HGS
all exhibits to the CHAS SEC Documents filed prior to the date
hereof, and will promptly make available to HGS all exhibits to any
additional CHAS SEC Documents filed prior to the Closing Date. All
documents required to be filed as exhibits to the CHAS SEC
Documents have been so filed, and all material contracts so filed
as exhibits are in full force and effect, except those that have
expired in accordance with their terms, and neither CHAS nor any of
its subsidiaries is in material default thereunder. As of their
respective filing dates, the CHAS SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
Securities Act, and none of the CHAS SEC Documents contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a
subsequently filed CHAS SEC Document. The financial statements of
CHAS, including the notes thereto, included in the CHAS SEC
Documents (the “ CHAS Financial Statements ”)
were complete and correct in all material respects as of their
respective dates, complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective
dates, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
basis consistent throughout the periods indicated and consistent
with each other (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto
or, in the case of unaudited statements included in Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC). The
CHAS Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition
and operating results of CHAS at the dates and during the periods
indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal, recurring year-end adjustments).
SECTION
2.05 SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
There has been
no change in CHAS accounting policies since June 30, 2009 except as
described in the notes to the CHAS Financial Statements. Each
required form, report and document containing financial statements
that has been filed with or submitted to the SEC since August 31,
2001, was accompanied by the certifications required to be filed or
submitted by CHAS’s chief executive officer and chief
financial officer pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the
“ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), and at the time of
filing or submission of each such certification, such certification
was true and accurate and materially complied with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Since June 30, 2009, neither CHAS nor, to the knowledge
of the CHAS, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant
or representative of CHAS or any of its subsidiaries has received
or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding
the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or
methods of CHAS or their respective internal accounting controls,
including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that CHAS
has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices,
except for (A) any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim as has
been resolved without any resulting change to CHAS’s
accounting or auditing practices, procedures methodologies or
methods of CHAS or its internal accounting controls and (b)
questions regarding such matters raised and resolved in the
ordinary course in connection with the preparation and review of
CHAS’s financial statements and periodic reports. To the
knowledge of CHAS, no attorney representing CHAS, whether or not
employed by CHAS, has reported evidence of a material violation of
securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by
CHAS or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the
Board of Directors of CHAS or any committee thereof or to any
director or officer of CHAS. To the knowledge of CHAS, no employee
of CHAS has provided or is providing information to any law
enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission
of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any
applicable law.
SECTION
2.06 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR
EVENTS
(a) there has not been any
Material Adverse Change in the business, operations, properties,
assets, or condition of CHAS;
(b) CHAS has not (i) amended
its Articles of Incorporation; (ii) declared or made, or agreed to
declare or make, any payment of dividends or distributions of any
assets of any kind whatsoever to stockholders or exchanged or
redeemed, or agreed to exchange or redeem, any outstanding capital
stock; (iii) made any material change in its method of management,
operation, or accounting; (iv) entered into any material
transaction; or (v) made any accrual or arrangement for payment of
bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or
termination pay to any present or former officer or
employee;
(c) CHAS has not (i) borrowed
or agreed to borrow any funds or incurred, or become subject to,
any material obligation or liability (absolute or contingent)
except liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) paid any material obligation or liability (absolute or
contingent) other than current liabilities reflected in or shown on
the most recent CHAS balance sheet, and current liabilities
incurred since that date in the ordinary course of business; (iii)
sold or transferred, or agreed to sell or transfer, any material
assets, properties, or rights, or canceled, or agreed to cancel,
any material debts or claims; or (iv) made or permitted any
material amendment or termination of any contract, agreement, or
license to which it is a party.
SECTION
2.07 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED
LIABILITIES
CHAS has no
material obligations or liabilities of any nature (matured or
unmatured, fixed or contingent) other than (i) those set forth or
adequately provided for in the Balance Sheet included in
CHAS’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended June 30, 2009 (the “ CHAS Balance Sheet
”), (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business
and not required to be set forth in the CHAS Balance Sheet under
GAAP, (iii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since
the CHAS Balance Sheet date and not reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on CHAS, and (iv) those incurred in
connection with this Agreement.
SECTION
2.08 GOVERNMENTAL AND THIRD PARTY
CONSENTS
No consent,
waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency or
commission or other federal, state, county, local or other foreign
governmental authority, instrumentality, agency or commission or
any third party, including a party to any agreement with CHAS, is
required by or with respect to CHAS in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for such consents,
waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings as may be required under (i) applicable
securities laws, or (ii) the FBCA.
There is no
action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against,
or to the Knowledge of CHAS, threatened against or affecting CHAS
or any of their respective assets or properties before any court or
arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or
official. There is no injunction, judgment, decree,
order or regulatory restriction imposed upon CHAS or any of their
respective assets or business, or, to the knowledge of CHAS, any of
their respective directors or officers (in their capacities as
such), that would prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
CHAS.
SECTION
2.10 INTERESTED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
Except as
disclosed in its SEC filings or on Schedule 2.10 hereto, CHAS is
not indebted to any officer or director of CHAS (except for amounts
due as normal salaries and bonuses and in reimbursement of ordinary
expenses), and no such person is indebted to CHAS, and there are no
other transactions of the type required to be disclosed pursuant to
Items 402 or 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act.
SECTION
2.11 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE
LAWS
To the
Knowledge of CHAS, the business of CHAS has not been, and is not
being, conducted in violation of any Applicable Law.
SECTION
2.12 TAX RETURNS AND PAYMENT
CHAS has duly
and timely filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by
it and has duly and timely paid all Taxes shown thereon to be due.
There is no claim for Taxes that is a Lien against the property of
CHAS other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable. CHAS has
not received written notification of any audit of any Tax Return of
CHAS being conducted or pending by a Tax authority, no extension or
waiver of the statute of limitations on the assessment of any Taxes
has been granted by CHAS which is currently in effect, and CHAS is
not a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement with any Tax
authority or otherwise, which may result in the payment of any
material amount in excess of the amount reflected on the above
referenced CHAS Financial Statements.
SECTION
2.13 SECURITY LISTING
CHAS is a fully
compliant reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and all
CHAS public filings required under the Exchange Act have been made.
The common stock of CHAS is listed for quotation on the OTC
Bulletin Board. To the Knowledge of CHAS, CHAS has not been
threatened or is not subject to removal of its common stock from
the OTC Bulletin Board.
SECTION
2.14 FINDERS’ FEES
CHAS has not
incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability
for brokers’ or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or investment bankers’ fees or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby.
SECTION
2.15 MINUTE BOOKS
The minute
books of CHAS made available to HGS contain in all material
respects a complete and accurate summary of all meetings of
directors and stockholders or actions by written consent of CHAS
during the past three years and through the date of this Agreement,
and reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes accurately
in all material respects.
SECTION
2.16 VOTE REQUIRED
The approval of
CHAS’s Board of Directors is the only approvals or votes
necessary to approve this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby on behalf of such entity.
SECTION
2.17 BOARD APPOVAL
The Board of
Directors of CHAS has (i) approved this Agreement and the Share
Exchange, and (ii) approved the issuance of the Exchange Shares
pursuant to Section 1.01.
SECTION
2.18 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Except as
disclosed in the CHAS SEC Documents, there are no Benefit Plans
maintained by CHAS covering only CHAS executive officers. Each
Benefit Plan maintained by CHAS has been operated and administered
in accordance with its terms and applicable law, except where
failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on CHAS.
The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Share
Exchange will not constitute an event under any Benefit Plan
maintained by CHAS that will or may result in any payment,
acceleration, termination, forgiveness of indebtednes
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