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Title: SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 10/20/2009

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, Parties: china infrastructure construction corporation , guzov ofsink  llc , hunter wise securities  llc
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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.

 

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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.

 

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(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.

 

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(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.

 

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 (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.

 

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(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:

 

(A)

Any natural person resident in the United States;

 

 

 

 

(B)

Any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States;

 

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(C)

Any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. person;

 

(D)

Any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. person;

 

 

(E)

Any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States;

 

 

(F)

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;

 

 

(G)

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

 

 

(H)

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.

 

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.

 

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(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) .

 

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(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.

 

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(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

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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(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.

 

(p)            Reserved.

 

(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.

 

 

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(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.

 

(u)            Reserved .

 

(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.

 

 

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(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.

 

 

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(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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