SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement
”), is dated as of October 16, 2009, by and between
China Infrastructure Construction Corporation, a
Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”), and
the subscribers identified on the signature pages hereto (each a
“ Subscriber ” and collectively, the “
Subscribers ”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , the Company and each Subscriber are executing
and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from
securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2),
Section 4(6), Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”)
and/or Regulation S (“ Regulation S ”) as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).
WHEREAS, Hunter Wise Securities, LLC is acting as
exclusive placement agent (“ Placement Agent ”),
on a “best efforts” basis, in a private offering
(the “ Offering ”) in which the
Company desires to offer and sell shares (the “ Purchased
Shares ”) of its common stock, no par value (the “
Common Stock ”), at a price of $3.90 per share (the
“ Share Purchase Price ”) for aggregate gross
proceeds of up to $10,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price
”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into this Agreement
to issue and sell the Purchased Shares and the Subscriber desires
to purchase that number of Purchased Shares set forth on the
signature page hereto on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
WHEREAS , the aggregate proceeds of the Offering shall
be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of a Funds Escrow Agreement
to be executed by the parties substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Escrow Agreement
”).
AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and
other agreements contained in this Agreement, the Company and the
Subscriber hereby agree as follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares . Subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined below), each Subscriber
shall purchase and the Company shall sell to each Subscriber the
Purchased Shares for the portion of the Purchase Price designated
on the signature pages hereto.
2.
Closing . The issuance and sale of the Purchased
Shares shall occur on the closing date (the “ Closing
Date ”), which shall be the date that Subscriber funds
representing the net amount due to the Company from the Purchase
Price of the Offering is transmitted by wire transfer or otherwise
to or for the benefit of the Company. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein (the “ Closing
”) shall take place at the offices of Anslow & Jaclin,
LLP, 195 Route 9 South, 2 nd Floor, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 at 2:00 p.m.,
New York time on such date as the Subscribers and the Company may
agree upon; provided , that all of the conditions set forth
in Section 12 hereof and applicable to the Closing shall have been
fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith. The Subscribers and the
Company acknowledge and agree that the Company may consummate the
sale of additional Purchased Shares to the Subscribers or other
subscribers, on the terms set forth in this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents as defined herein, at more than one closing
(each and any closing is referred to herein as a “
Closing ”), all of which closings shall occur not
later than October 31, 2009.
3.
Subscriber Representations, Warranties and Covenants
. Each Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and
agrees with the Company that:
(a)
Organization and Standing of the Subscriber
. If such Subscriber is an entity, such Subscriber
is a corporation, partnership or other entity duly incorporated or
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
(b)
Authorization and Power . Such Subscriber
has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in
Section 4(c)) and to purchase the Purchased Shares being sold to it
hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by such
Subscriber and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent
or authorization of such Subscriber or its Board of Directors,
stockholders, partners, members, as the case may be, is
required. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Subscriber and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and
delivered, a valid and binding obligation of such Subscriber
enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with the terms
thereof.
(c)
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and the consummation by such Subscriber of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will
not (i) result in a violation of such Subscriber’s charter
documents or bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or
obligation to which such Subscriber is a party or by which its
properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation of any
law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any
court or governmental agency applicable to such Subscriber or its
properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on such Subscriber). Such Subscriber is
not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental
agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents or to purchase the Purchased Shares in accordance
with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the
representation made in this sentence, such Subscriber is assuming
and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and
agreements of the Company herein.
(d)
Acquisition for Investment . The Subscriber is acquiring the
Purchased Shares solely for its own account for the purpose of
investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with
distribution. The Subscriber does not have a present
intention to sell the Purchased Shares, nor a present arrangement
(whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any
distribution of the Purchased Shares to or through any person or
entity; provided , however , that by making the
representations herein and subject to Section 2.2(h) below, the
Subscriber does not agree to hold the Purchased Shares for any
minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of
the Purchased Shares at any time in accordance with Federal and
state securities laws applicable to such
disposition. The Subscriber acknowledges that it is able
to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the
Purchased Shares and that it has been given full access to such
records of the Company and the subsidiaries and to the officers of
the Company and the subsidiaries and received such information as
it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence
investigation and has sufficient knowledge and experience in
investing in companies similar to the Company in terms of the
Company’s stage of development so as to be able to evaluate
the risks and merits of its investment in the
Company. The Subscriber further acknowledges that the
Subscriber understands the risks of investing in companies
domiciled and/or which operate primarily in the People’s
Republic of China and that the purchase of the Purchased Shares
involves substantial risks.
(e)
Information on Company . Such
Subscriber has been furnished with or has had access to the EDGAR
Website of the Commission and to the Company’s Form 10-K
filed on EDGAR on September 15, 2009 for the fiscal year ended May
31, 2009, together with all other filings made with the Commission
available at the EDGAR website and all correspondence from the
Commission to the Company including but not limited to the
Commission’s comment letters relating to the Company’s
periodic filings with the Commission whether available at the EDGAR
website or not (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “
Reports ”). In addition, such
Subscriber has received in writing from the Company such other
information concerning its operations, financial condition and
other matters as such Subscriber has requested in writing,
identified thereon as OTHER WRITTEN INFORMATION (such other
information is collectively, the “ Other Written
Information ”), and considered all factors such
Subscriber deems material in deciding on the advisability of
investing in the Purchased Shares. Such Subscriber has
relied on the Reports and Other Written Information in making its
investment decision.
(f)
Opportunities for Additional Information . Each
Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has had the opportunity
to ask questions of and receive answers from, or obtain additional
information from, the executive officers of the Company concerning
the financial and other affairs of the Company.
(g)
Information on Subscriber . Subscriber is,
and will be on the Closing Date, an “ accredited
investor ”, as such term is defined in Regulation D
promulgated by the Commission under the 1933 Act, is experienced in
investments and business matters, has made investments of a
speculative nature and has purchased securities of United States
publicly-owned companies in private placements in the past and,
with its representatives, has such knowledge and experience in
financial, tax and other business matters as to enable such
Subscriber to utilize the information made available by the Company
to evaluate the merits and risks of and to make an informed
investment decision with respect to the proposed purchase, which
represents a speculative investment. Such Subscriber has
the authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own
the Purchased Shares. Such Subscriber is able to bear
the risk of such investment for an indefinite period and to afford
a complete loss thereof. The information set forth on
the signature page hereto regarding such Subscriber is
accurate.
(h)
Compliance with 1933 Act . Such Subscriber
understands and agrees that the Purchased Shares have not been
registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities
laws, by reason of their issuance in a transaction that does not
require registration under the 1933 Act (based in part on the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Subscriber
contained herein), and that such Purchased Shares must be held
indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition is registered under
the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws or is exempt
from such registration. The Subscriber acknowledges that
the Subscriber is familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and
regulations of the Commission, as amended, promulgated pursuant to
the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”), and that such
person has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under
certain circumstances. The Subscriber understands that to the
extent that Rule 144 is not available, the Subscriber will be
unable to sell any Purchased Shares without either registration
under the 1933 Act or the existence of another exemption from such
registration requirement. In any event, and subject to compliance
with applicable securities laws, the Subscriber may enter into
lawful hedging transactions in the course of hedging the position
they assume and the Subscriber may also enter into lawful short
positions or other derivative transactions relating to the
Purchased Shares, and deliver the Purchased Shares, to close out
their short or other positions or otherwise settle other
transactions, or loan or pledge the Purchased Shares, to third
parties who in turn may dispose of these Purchased
Shares.
(i)
Purchased Shares Legend . The Purchased Shares
shall bear the following or similar legend:
“ THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE PURCHASED SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, NOR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE PURCHASED SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE PURCHASED SHARES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
(WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT
OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID
ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PURCHASED SHARES
MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR
OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE PURCHASED
SHARES. ”
(j)
Communication of Offer . The offer to sell the
Purchased Shares was directly communicated to such Subscriber by
the Company. At no time was such Subscriber presented
with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article,
radio or television advertisement, or any other form of general
advertising or solicited or invited to attend a promotional
meeting otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such
communicated offer.
(k)
Restricted Securities . Such Subscriber
understands that the Purchased Shares have not been registered
under the 1933 Act and such Subscriber will not sell, offer to
sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any of the
Purchased Shares unless pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the 1933 Act, or unless an exemption from
registration is available. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, such Subscriber may
transfer (without restriction and without the need for an opinion
of counsel) the Purchased Shares to its Affiliates (as defined
below) provided that each such Affiliate is an “accredited
investor” under Regulation D and such Affiliate agrees to be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For the
purposes of this Agreement, an “ Affiliate ” of
any person or entity means any other person or entity directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such person or entity. Affiliate
includes each Subsidiary of the Company. For purposes of this
definition, “ control ” means the power to
direct the management and policies of such person or firm, directly
or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise.
(l)
No Governmental Review . Such Subscriber
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any
other governmental or state agency has passed on or made
recommendations or endorsement of the Purchased Shares or the
suitability of the investment in the Purchased Shares nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of
the Purchased Shares.
(m)
Correctness of Representations . Such Subscriber
represents that the foregoing representations and warranties are
true and correct as of the date hereof and, unless such Subscriber
otherwise notifies the Company prior to the Closing Date, shall be
true and correct as of the Closing Date. The Subscriber
understands that the Purchased Shares are being offered and sold in
reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration
requirement of Federal and state securities laws and the Company is
relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the
Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the applicability
of such exemptions and the suitability of the Subscriber to acquire
the Purchased Shares.
(n)
Brokers’ Fees. Other than the Placement
Agent and except as set forth on Schedule 4(ii), each Subscriber
has no knowledge of any brokerage or finder’s fees or
commissions that are or will be payable by the Placement Agent, the
Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor,
Subscriber, consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker,
bank or other person or entity with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(o)
Short Sales and Confidentiality. Other than the transaction
contemplated hereunder, the Subscriber has not directly or
indirectly, nor has any person acting on behalf of or pursuant to
any understanding with the Subscriber, executed any disposition,
including short sales (but not including the location and/or
reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), in the
securities of the Company during the period commencing from the
time that the Subscriber first received a term sheet from the
Company or any other person setting forth the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereunder until the date that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly
announced as described in Section 8(m). The Subscriber
covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described
in Section 8(m), the Subscriber will maintain the confidentiality
of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction
(including the existence and terms of this transaction). The
Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Commission
currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares
of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the
effective date of the Registration Statement with the Purchased
Shares is a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, as set
forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of
Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997,
compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation
Finance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subscriber does not
make any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will
not engage in short sales in the securities of the Company after
the date that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
first publicly announced as described in Section 8(m).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Subscriber that is
a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio
managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber's assets and
the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment
decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of
such Subscriber's assets, the covenant set forth above shall only
apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the
portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the
Purchased Shares covered by this Agreement.
(p)
Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
Non-United States Persons .
(i) The
Subscriber understands that the investment offered hereunder has
not been registered under the 1933 Act and the Subscriber
understands that such Subscriber is purchasing the Purchased Shares
without being furnished any offering literature or prospectus. The
Subscriber is acquiring the Purchased Shares for the
Subscriber’s own account, for investment purposes only, and
not with a view towards resale or distribution.
(ii) At
the time the Subscriber was offered the Purchased Shares, it was
not, and at the date hereof, such Subscriber is not a
“U.S. Person” which is defined below:
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Any natural person resident in the United
States;
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Any partnership or corporation organized or
incorporated under the laws of the United States;
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Any estate of which any executor or
administrator is a U.S. person;
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Any trust of which any trustee is a U.S.
person;
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Any agency or branch of a foreign entity located
in the United States;
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Any non-discretionary account or similar account
(other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary
for the benefit or account of a U.S. person;
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Any discretionary account or similar account
(other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary
organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident of the
United States; and
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Any partnership
or corporation if (i) organized or incorporated under the laws of
any foreign jurisdiction and (ii) formed by a U.S. person
principally for the purpose of investing in securities not
registered under the 1933 Act, unless it is organized or
incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in
Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act) who are
not natural persons, estates or trusts.
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“ United States ” or
“ U.S. ” means the United States of
America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United
States, and the District of Columbia.
(iii) The
Subscriber understands that no action has been or will be taken in
any jurisdiction by the Company that would permit a public offering
of the Purchased Shares in any country or jurisdiction where action
for that purpose is required.
(iv) The
Subscriber (i) as of the execution date of this Agreement is not
located within the United States, and (ii) is not purchasing the
Purchased Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person
except in accordance with one or more available exemptions from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act or in a transaction not
subject thereto.
(v) The
Subscriber will not resell the Purchased Shares except in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S (Rule 901 through
905 and Preliminary Notes thereto), pursuant to a registration
under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from
registration; and agrees not to engage in hedging transactions with
regard to such securities unless in compliance with the 1933
Act.
(vi) The
Subscriber will not engage in hedging transactions with regard to
shares of the Company prior to the expiration of the distribution
compliance period specified in Category 2 or 3 (paragraph (b)(2) or
(b)(3)) in Rule 903 of Regulation S, as applicable, unless in
compliance with the 1933 Act; and as applicable, shall include
statements to the effect that the securities have not been
registered under the 1933 Act and may not be offered or sold in the
United States or to U.S. persons (other than distributors) unless
the securities are registered under the 1933 Act, or an exemption
from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act is
available.
(vii) No
form of “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule
902 of Regulation S under the 1933 Act), general solicitation or
general advertising in violation of the 1933 Act has been or will
be used nor will any offers by means of any directed selling
efforts in the United States be made by the Subscriber or any of
their representatives in connection with the offer and sale of the
Shares.
4.
Company Representations and Warranties . The
Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each Subscriber
that:
(a)
Due Incorporation . The Company is a corporation
or other entity duly incorporated or organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate power
to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently
conducted. The Company 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 the failure to so qualify would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement,
a “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any
material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries
individually, or in the aggregate and/or any condition,
circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise
materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any
of its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any entity at any
date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited
liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or
other business entity of which more than 30% of (i) the
outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies)
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a
partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the
capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company
or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint
venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust,
estate, association or other entity business is, at the time
of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, by such entity. As
of the Closing Date, all of the Company’s Subsidiaries and
the Company’s ownership interest therein are set forth on
Schedule 4(a) .
(b)
Outstanding Stock . All issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock and equity interests in the Company have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable.
(c)
Authority; Enforceability . This Agreement, the
Purchased Shares, the Escrow Agreement, the Investor Relations
Escrow Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements and any other
agreements delivered together with this Agreement or in connection
herewith (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents
”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and are valid and binding agreements of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of
equity. The Company has full corporate power and
authority necessary to enter into and deliver the Transaction
Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder.
(d)
Capitalization and Additional Issuances
. The authorized and outstanding capital stock of
the Company and Subsidiaries on a fully diluted basis as of the
date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (not including the
Purchased Shares) are set forth on Schedule 4(d)
. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(d) , there
are no options, warrants, or rights to subscribe to, securities,
rights, understandings or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for or giving any right to subscribe for any shares of
capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries. The only officer, director, employee and
consultant stock option or stock incentive plan or similar plan
currently in effect or contemplated by the Company is described on
Schedule 4(d) . There are no outstanding
agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting the
Company’s common stock.
(e)
Consents . No consent, approval, authorization or
order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator
having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates, the
Over The Counter Bulletin Board (the “ Bulletin Board
”) or the Company’s shareholders is required for the
execution by the Company of the Transaction Documents and
compliance and performance by the Company of its obligations under
the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the
issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares. The
Transaction Documents and the Company’s performance of its
obligations thereunder have been unanimously approved by the
Company’s Board of Directors. No consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any
governmental authority in the world, including without limitation,
the United States, or elsewhere is required by the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as would not
otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect or the consummation of any
of the other agreements, covenants or commitments of the Company or
any Subsidiary contemplated by the other Transaction Documents. Any
such qualifications and filings will, in the case of
qualifications, be effective on the Closing and will, in the case
of filings, be made within the time prescribed by law.
(f)
No Violation or Conflict . Assuming the
representations and warranties of the Subscriber in Section 3 are
true and correct, neither the issuance nor sale of the Purchased
Shares nor the performance of the Company’s obligations under
this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents entered into by
the Company relating thereto will:
(i) violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default (or
an event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or
both would be reasonably likely to constitute a default) under (A)
the articles or certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws of
the Company, (B) to the Company’s knowledge, any decree,
judgment, order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination
applicable to the Company of any court, governmental agency or
body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or over
the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
(C) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of
indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other similar plan,
indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to
which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party, by which the
Company or any of its Affiliates is bound, or to which any of
the properties of the Company or any of its Affiliates is subject,
or (D) the terms of any “lock-up” or similar provision
of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company, or
any of its Affiliates is a party except the violation, conflict,
breach, or default of which would not have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(ii) result
in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon the Purchased Shares or any of the assets of the Company or
any of its Affiliates except in favor of Subscriber as described
herein; or
(iii) result
in the activation of any anti-dilution rights or a reset or
repricing of any debt, equity or security instrument of any
creditor or equity holder of the Company, or the holder of the
right to receive any debt, equity or security instrument of the
Company nor result in the acceleration of the due date of any
obligation of the Company; or
(iv) result
in the triggering of any piggy-back or other registration rights of
any person or entity holding securities of the Company or having
the right to receive securities of the Company.
(g)
The Purchased Shares . The Purchased Shares upon
issuance:
(i) are,
or will be, free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims
or other encumbrances, subject only to restrictions upon transfer
under 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, the Purchased 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 or exempt from registration will be free
trading, unrestricted and unlegended;
(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
Company or rights to acquire securities of the Company;
and
(iv) will
not subject the holders thereof to personal liability by reason of
being such holders.
(h)
Litigation . There is no pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or
investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its
Affiliates that would affect the execution by the Company or the
complete and timely performance by the Company of its obligations
under the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in
the Reports, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Company, basis for or threatened action, suit, proceeding or
investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its
Affiliates which litigation if adversely determined would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(i)
No Market Manipulation . The Company 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 common stock to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Purchased Shares or affect the price at which the Purchased
Shares may be issued or resold.
(j)
Information Concerning Company . The Reports and
Other Written Information contain all material information relating
to the Company and its operations and financial condition as of
their respective dates which information is required to be
disclosed therein. Since May 31, 2009 and except
as modified in the Reports and Other Written Information or in the
Schedules hereto, there has been no Material Adverse Effect
relating to the Company’s business, financial condition or
affairs. The Reports and Other Written Information, including the
financial statements included 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, taken as a whole, not misleading in light of the
circumstances and when made.
(k)
Defaults . The Company is not in material
violation of its articles of incorporation or
bylaws. The Company is (i) not in default under or
in violation of any other material agreement or instrument to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are bound or
affected, which default or violation would have a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) not in default with respect to any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body or subject to or party to any order
of any court or governmental authority arising out of any action,
suit or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting
antitrust, monopoly, restraint of trade, unfair competition or
similar matters which default would have a Material Adverse Effect,
or (iii) not in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority which violation would have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(l)
No Integrated Offering. Neither the
Company, 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 of the Company nor solicited any offers to buy any
security of the Company under circumstances that would cause the
offer of the Purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the
1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions,
including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of
the Bulletin Board. No prior offering will impair the
exemptions relied upon in this Offering or the Company’s
ability to timely comply with its obligations
hereunder. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates
will take any action or steps that would cause the offer or
issuance of the Purchased Shares to be integrated with other
offerings which would impair the exemptions relied upon in this
Offering or the Company’s ability to timely comply with its
obligations hereunder. The Company will not conduct any
offering other than the transactions contemplated hereby that may
be integrated with the offer or issuance of the Purchased Shares
that would impair the exemptions relied upon in this Offering or
the Company’s ability to timely comply with its obligations
hereunder.
(m)
No General Solicitation . Neither the Company,
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/Regulation S under the 1933 Act) in connection with
the offer or sale of the Purchased Shares.
(n)
No Undisclosed Liabilities . The Company has no
liabilities or obligations which are material, individually or in
the aggregate, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of
the Company businesses since May 31, 2009 and which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Reports
or on Schedule 4(n) .
(o)
No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Since
May 31, 2009, except as disclosed in the Reports, no event or
circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company 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 Company
but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed in the
Reports.
(q)
No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There
are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably
anticipated by the Company to arise between the Company and the
accountants and lawyers previously and presently employed by the
Company, including but not limited to disputes or conflicts over
payment owed to such accountants and lawyers, nor have there been
any such disagreements during the two years prior to the Closing
Date, in each case, that could cause a Material Adverse
Effect.
(r)
Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company,
nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person
acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly,
used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or
other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political
activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed
to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by
any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware)
which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any
material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, as amended.
(s)
Reporting Company . The Company is a
publicly-held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“ 1934 Act ”). Pursuant to the
provisions of the 1934 Act, the Company has timely filed all
reports and other materials required to be filed thereunder with
the Commission during the preceding twelve months.
(t)
Listing . The Company’s common stock is
quoted on the Bulletin Board currently under the symbol
“CHNC”. The Company 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
its common stock does not meet all requirements for the
continuation of such quotation. The Company satisfies
all the requirements for the continued quotation of its common
stock on the Bulletin Board.
(v)
Environmental Compliance . Since their inception, neither
the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries have been, in violation of
any applicable law relating to the environment or occupational
health and safety, where such violation would have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in
compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter
defined), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to
conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance
with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or
approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
“ Environmental Laws ” shall mean all applicable
laws relating to the protection of the environment including,
without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting,
licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic
substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous
in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater or land, or
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic
substances, material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in
nature. Other than as disclosed on Schedule 4(v) , the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are also in compliance with
all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
requirements, schedules and timetables required or imposed under
all Environmental Laws. There are no past or present events,
conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating
to or in any way affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries that
violate or may violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date
or that may give rise to any environmental liability, or
otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit,
proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any
Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage (including
without limitation underground storage tanks), disposal, transport
or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened
release of any hazardous substance where, in each of the foregoing
clauses (i) and (ii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
(w)
Employees . Except as disclosed on Schedule 4(w) ,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any collective
bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of its
employees. Except as disclosed in the Reports or Other Written
Information, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any
employment contract, agreement regarding proprietary information,
non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement,
confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or
restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer,
employee or consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or
such Subsidiary required to be disclosed with the Commission or on
the Form 8-K that is not so disclosed. Since May 31, 2009, no
officer, consultant or key employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the
aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or,
to the knowledge of the Company, has any present intention of
terminating his or her employment or engagement with the Company or
any Subsidiary.
(x)
Public Utility Holding Company Act; Investment Company Act and
U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation Status . The Company is
not a “holding company” or a “public utility
company” as such terms are defined in the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. The Company is not, and as
a result of and immediately upon the Closing will not be, an
“investment company” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company,”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The Company is not and has never been a U.S.
real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(y)
ERISA . No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation has been incurred with respect to any Plan (as defined
below) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which is or would
be materially adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents and the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares will
not involve any transaction which is subject to the prohibitions of
Section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be
imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, provided, that, if any of the Subscribers, or any
person or entity that owns a beneficial interest in any of the
Subscribers, is an “employee pension benefit plan”
(within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to which
the Company is a “party in interest” (within the
meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), the requirements of Sections
407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if applicable, are met. As used in
this Section 2.1(bb), the term “ Plan ” shall
mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3 of ERISA) which is or has been established or maintained,
or to which contributions are or have been made, by the Company or
any Subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether or not
incorporated, which, together with the Company or any Subsidiary,
is under common control, as described in Section 414(b) or (c) of
the Code.
(z)
Independent Nature of Subscribers . The Company acknowledges
that the obligations of each Subscriber under the Transaction
Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any
other Subscriber, and no Subscriber shall be responsible in any way
for the performance of the obligations of any other Subscriber
under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that the
decision of each Subscriber to purchase securities pursuant to this
Agreement has been made by such Subscriber independently of any
other Subscriber and independently of any information, materials,
statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations,
assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its
Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other
Subscriber or by any agent or employee of any other Subscriber, and
no Subscriber or any of its agents or employees shall have any
liability to any Subscriber (or any other person) relating to or
arising from any such information, materials, statements or
opinions. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained herein,
or in any Transaction Documents, and no action taken by any
Subscriber pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Subscribers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption
that the Subscribers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each
Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of
this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it
shall not be necessary for any other Subscriber to be joined as an
additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
(aa)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in material compliance
with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, that are effective and for
which material compliance by the Company is required as of the date
hereof.
(bb)
PFIC . Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is or intends to become a “passive foreign
investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(cc)
OFAC . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor,
to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent,
employee, Affiliate or person acting on behalf of any of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any
U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”); and
the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the
sale of the Purchased Shares, or lend, contribute or otherwise make
available such proceeds to any subsidiary of the Company, joint
venture partner or other person or entity, towards any sales or
operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other
country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the
activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions
administered by OFAC.
(dd)
Money Laundering Laws . The operations of each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all
times in compliance with the money laundering requirements of all
applicable governmental authorities and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced
by any governmental authority (collectively, the “ Money
Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by
or before any court or governmental authority or any arbitrator
involving any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ee)
Company Predecessor and Subsidiaries . The
Company makes each of the representations contained in Sections
4(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (j), (k), (n), (o), (p), (q),
(r), (v), (w), (y), (aa), (bb), (cc) and (dd) of this
Agreement, as same relate or could be applicable to each
Subsidiary. All representations made by or relating to
the Company of a historical or prospective nature and all
undertakings described in Sections 8(f) through 8(l) shall
relate, apply and refer to the Company and its predecessors and
successors. The Company represents that it owns all of
the equity of the Subsidiaries and rights to receive equity of the
Subsidiaries identified on Schedule 4(a) , free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances and claims, except as set forth on
Schedule 4(a
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