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LOCK UP AND VOTING AGREEMENT

Voting Agreement

LOCK UP AND VOTING AGREEMENT | Document Parties: NEOSTEM, INC. | CHINA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC | ERYE ECONOMY AND TRADING CO LTD | ERYE PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY LTD You are currently viewing:
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NEOSTEM, INC. | CHINA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC | ERYE ECONOMY AND TRADING CO LTD | ERYE PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY LTD

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Title: LOCK UP AND VOTING AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 3/31/2009
Industry: Healthcare Facilities     Law Firm: Lowenstein Sandler     Sector: Healthcare

LOCK UP AND VOTING AGREEMENT, Parties: neostem  inc. , china biopharmaceuticals holdings  inc , erye economy and trading co ltd , erye pharmaceuticals company ltd
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  EXHIBIT 10.4

 

LOCK UP AND VOTING AGREEMENT

 

LOCK UP AND VOTING AGREEMENT dated November 2, 2008 (the “ Voting Agreement ”) is by and between NEOSTEM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the " Parent ”), The CHINA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the individuals or entities listed on Schedule A annexed hereto (collectively, the “ Stockholders ” and each individually is a “ Stockholder ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution of this Voting Agreement, the Company, Parent and CBH Acquisition LLC (“ Subco ”), a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated of even date herewith (as amended from time to time, the “ merger agreement ”) pursuant to which the Company, which owns 51% of the equity of Suzhou Erye Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd (" Erye "), will be merged with and into Subco with Subco continuing as the surviving company and as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “ merger ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Stockholders are the record and beneficial owners of certain shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Shares ”), all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the " Series A Preferred Stock ") and all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the " Series B Preferred Stock ") in the amounts set forth opposite the Stockholder's name on Schedule A hereto, and/or may become, at any time after the date hereof, the record and beneficial owners of shares of capital stock of the Company (the Common Shares, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and any shares of capital stock of the Company that may be acquired after the date hereof are collectively referred to herein as the “ Shares ”); and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to entering into the merger agreement, Parent desires that each of the Stockholders agree, and each of the Stockholders is willing to agree, to enter into this Voting Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parent, the Company and each of the Stockholders, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Certain Definitions .  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the merger agreement.  For purposes of this Voting Agreement:

 

 

(a)

Beneficially Own” or “ Beneficial Ownership” with respect to any securities means having “beneficial ownership” of such securities as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing.  Without duplicative counting of the same securities by the same holder, securities Beneficially Owned by a Person shall include securities Beneficially Owned by all other Persons with whom such Person would constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 


 

 

(b)

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

2.            Disclosure .  Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees to permit the Company and Parent to publish and disclose in the Company's Proxy Statement, and any press release or other disclosure document which Parent and the Company reasonably determine to be necessary or desirable in connection with the merger and any transactions related thereto, each Stockholder's identity and ownership of the Shares and the nature of each Stockholder's commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Voting Agreement.

 

3.            Series A and B Preferred Approval; Voting of Company Stock .

 

(a)           Each of the Stockholders, to the extent they are holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, in satisfaction of all contractual and legal requirements, hereby: (i) consents to the Company’s execution and delivery of the merger agreement and the taking of all actions by the Company to effect the merger; and (ii) agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the Termination Date (as defined below), contemporaneously with any meeting of the holders of the Shares, however called, or in connection with any written consent of the holders of the Shares, the Stockholder shall cause the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock held of record or Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to consent in writing to the merger, adoption of the merger agreement and any actions required in furtherance thereof.

 

(b)           Each of the Stockholders, to the extent they are holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, in satisfaction of any requirements of the Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (the “ Certificate of Designations ”) or otherwise, hereby (i) consents to the provisions in the merger agreement which provide for the merger consideration to be paid to holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock in the manner set forth in the merger agreement and (ii) waives any right to notice of the merger under the Certificate of Designations or otherwise.  Each of the Stockholders, to the extent they are holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, agrees to take all actions and execute all documents which the Parent or the Company reasonably requests to effect the exchange of their equity interests in the Company for the Parent securities described in the merger agreement on the terms set forth in the merger agreement.  In particular, the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock agrees to exchange such shares, and all other equity interests it owns in the Company, for the RimAsia Exchanged Common Shares, the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and the Class B Warrants. RimAsia also agrees to cancel all warrants it holds in the Company simultaneously with the merger, which warrants (the "RimAsia CBH Warrants") are fully described on Schedule A.  Each of the Stockholders, to the extent they are holders of Series A Preferred Stock, agrees to take all actions and execute all documents which the Parent or the Company reasonably requests to cancel and/or exchange their Series A Preferred Stock as partial consideration for shares of  NeoStem Common Stock as more particularly set forth in the merger agreement.  The holders of Series B Preferred Stock also agree to cancel all warrants.  They hold in the Company simultaneously with the merger, which warrants are fully described on Schedule A.  The holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock agree to cancel all Series A and Series B Preferred Stock held by them, to return the certificates for such shares to the Company and to execute any other documents reasonably requested by the Company or NeoStem simultaneously with delivery by the Company to them of the securities described above as consideration.

 

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(c)           Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the first to occur of (x) the Effective Time of the merger or (y) the taking by the Board of Directors of the Company of any action permitted under the merger agreement properly to terminate the merger agreement in accordance with its terms (the “ Termination Date ”), at any meeting of the holders of the Shares, however called, or in connection with any written consent of the holders of the Shares, he shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares held of record or Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder, whether now owned or hereafter acquired: (i) in favor of approval of the merger, adoption of the merger agreement and any actions required in furtherance thereof and hereof, (ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty, or any other obligation or agreement, of the Company under the merger agreement or any Stockholder under this Voting Agreement and (iii) except as otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by Parent, against the following actions (other than the merger and the transactions contemplated by this Voting Agreement and the merger agreement): (A) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company, (B) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company, or a reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (C)(1) any change in a majority of the individuals who constitute the Company's board of directors; (2) any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws; (3) any material change in the Company's corporate structure or business; or (4) any other action which, in the case of each of the matters referred to in clauses (C)(1), (2) or (3), is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, or materially and adversely affect the merger and the transactions contemplated by this Voting Agreement and the merger agreement.

 

(d)           To the extent that any Stockholder holds any options, warrants or other rights to acquire securities of the Company, the Stockholder consents to the treatment of such securities under the merger agreement and agrees to exchange and/or cancel any options or warrants as provided in the merger agreement.

 

(e)           Each of the Stockholders, to the extent they are holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, agrees that notwithstanding anything else in any agreement to the contrary, (i) no further consent of or notice to the holders of the Series A or Series B Preferred Stock shall be required in connection with the Company’s execution of the merger agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the merger and (ii) neither the Company’s execution of the merger agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the merger, shall trigger, or give any legal rights except as contemplated by the merger agreement.

 

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(f)           RimAsia agrees that any accrued dividends and any interest and penalties are cancelled, so that RimAsia will have no claims against NeoStem following consummation of the Merger other than to receive the consideration provided in the merger agreement.

 

4.            Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Company and each Stockholder .  The Company represents and warrants to Parent, and each Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent severally with respect to the securities held by it, that to the best of its knowledge, the signatories to this Agreement, as listed on Exhibit A, constitute (a) the holders of 100% of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, (b) the holders of 100% of the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, and (c) that there are no other classes of equity or persons with voting rights with respect to the merger other than the holders of the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock and the Common Stock of the Company.  Each of the Stockholders hereby severally represents and warrants (with respect to such Stockholder only and not with respect to each other Stockholder) to, and agrees with, Parent as follows:

 

 

(a)

Ownership of Securities .  Such Stockholder is the sole record and Beneficial Owner of the number of shares set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Schedule A hereto.  On the date hereof, the Shares set forth opposite the Stockholder's name on Schedule A hereto constitute all of the Shares or other securities of the Company owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder or with respect to which such Sto


 
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