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:
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“ 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.
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“ 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.
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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.
(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.
(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:
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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
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