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Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11.
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Total fee paid:
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Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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Filing Party:
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Date Filed:
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Jie Han | |
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
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(i)
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approving:
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a)
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all transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including without limitation:
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i.
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the Issuance Transaction,
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the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable upon the conversion of any and all of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation, and
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the potential additional issuance and sale of shares of Common Stock of the Company to MSPEA by XDE and/or Mr. Han or the Company pursuant to the share adjustment mechanism set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, by XDE and/or Mr. Han pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement and by XDE pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;
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the increase in the number of authorized directors constituting the Board from seven to nine, effective immediately prior to the Closing and the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Nevada Secretary of State; and
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the Charter Amendment and the execution and filing of the Certificate of Designation and the Charter Amendment with the Nevada Secretary of State; and
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ratifying the Auditor Appointment.
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Name and Address
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Title of Class
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Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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Percent of Class
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Jie Han
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Series B Preferred Stock
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1,000,000
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(3)
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100.0
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Jie Han
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Common Stock
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32,510,131
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(3)
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68.3
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Qingwei Ma
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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12,000
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*
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Junjie Ma
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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8,000
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*
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Taylor Zhang
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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14,000
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*
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Robert Brisotti (4)
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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Lawrence W. Leighton
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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20,395
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Linyuan Zhai
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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2,394
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Yong Jin
(address: c/o China XD Plastics Company Limited,
500 5th Avenue, Suite 4120, New York, New York 10110)
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Common Stock
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2,394
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XD. Engineering Plastics Company Limited
(address: Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438, Road Town,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands)
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Series B Preferred Stock
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1,000,000
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100.0
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XD. Engineering Plastics Company Limited
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Common Stock
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24,382,598
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51.2
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MSPEA Modified Plastics Holding Limited
(address: c/o Walkers Corporate Services Limited, Walker House,
87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands)
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Series D Preferred Stock
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15,384,615
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Total Ownership of Common Stock by All Directors and
Executive Officers as a Group
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The amount of beneficial ownership includes the number of shares of common stock and/or Series B Preferred Stock and/or Series D Preferred Stock, plus, in the case of each of the executive officer and directors and all officers and directors as a group, all shares issuable upon the exercise of the options held by them, which were exercisable as of August 15, 2011 or within 60 days thereafter. Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated by the SEC, every person who has or shares the power to vote or to dispose of shares of common stock are deemed to be the “beneficial owner” of all the shares of common stock over which any such sole or shared power exists.
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Based upon 47,628,367 shares of Common Stock outstanding, 1,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, and 2 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding as of August 15, 2011.
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Mr. Jie Han beneficially owns (i) 32,510,131 shares of Common Stock, representing 68.3% of our total outstanding Common Stock, which includes 8,127,533 shares of Common Stock directly held by Mr. Jie Han and 24,382,598 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Jie Han through his sole ownership of XDE, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock through his sole ownership of XDE, representing 100% of our total outstanding Series B Preferred Stock.
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Mr. Robert Brisotti’s business address is 40 Wall Street, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10005.
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Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated under the Securities Purchase Agreement, MSPEA Modified Plastics Holding Limited will own 16,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, representing 100% of our total outstanding Series D Preferred Stock.
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Ranking: The Series D Preferred Stock is junior to each of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock and senior to our Common Stock and the Junior Stock, in each case as to the payment of dividends and liquidation preference.
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Dividend: Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is entitled to be paid non-cumulative dividend or other distribution by us simultaneously with any dividend or distribution on any shares of Common Stock or any Junior Stock in an amount equal to the product of (i) the dividend or distribution payable on each share of Common Stock or Junior Stock multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of Series D Preferred Stock.
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Conversion: The shares of Series D Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock at any time on or after January 1, 2012 but on or before the date that is three years from the issuance date (the “Maturity Date”) at the then applicable conversion price, subject to mandatory or optional redemption arrangement in certain circumstances as described in the Certificate of Designation. At any time on or after the Maturity Date, and if each of the Income Targets has been achieved, the Company will have the right to require each holder of any share of Series D Preferred Stock to convert any outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the then applicable conversion price. The initial conversion price is $6.25 per share and is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock split, stock combination, issuance of shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of the Common Stock or mergers or reorganization.
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Voting Rights: The holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote upon all matters upon which holders of Common Stock have the right to vote, such votes to be counted together with shares of Common Stock as a single class. Each holder of outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of votes that would be attributable to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, assuming such conversion took place on the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Holders of Series D Preferred Stock have the right to elect, voting as a separate class, two directors to serve on the Board so long as at least 12,800,000 (adjusted for any dilutive corporate actions) shares of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, and one director to serve on the Board if the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding at such time is less than 12,800,000 (adjusted for any dilutive corporate actions) but more than 1,600,000 (adjusted for any dilutive corporate actions). For so long as at least 1,600,000 (adjusted for any dilutive corporate actions) shares of Series D Preferred Stock remain outstanding, holders of Series D Preferred Stock have veto rights over certain material corporate actions of the Company and its subsidiaries as described in the Certificate of Designation.
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Redemption: Holders of the shares of the Series D Preferred Stock have the right to require us to redeem all or a portion of the outstanding shares of the Series D Preferred Stock, subject to certain restriction on the redemption date, at a price per share equal to an amount that would yield a total internal rate of return of 15% to such holder on the original issue price of the Series D Preferred Stock of $6.25 per share (as adjusted, for any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or other like changes in our capital structure) (the “IRR Price”) upon the occurrence of the following events: (i) our failure to achieve an adjusted consolidated net income of RMB360 million for fiscal year 2011, or RMB468 million for fiscal year 2012, or RMB608 million for fiscal year 2013, (ii) a breach by us, XDE or Mr. Han of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement in any Transaction Document that (A) in the case of a breach of a covenant or agreement that is curable, has remained uncured for 30 days after notice and (B) has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on (x) the business, operations, properties, financial position (including any material increase in provisions), earnings or condition of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (y) the value, marketability or liquidity of the Series D Preferred Stock taking into account any remedies already sought and received in connection with such breach, (iii) the commencement by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar applicable law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company or such subsidiary to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in an involuntary case, or (iv) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar officials of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs. On or after the Maturity Date, holders of any outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall require us to redeem each share of Series D Preferred Stock in cash at the IRR Price.
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Liquidation Preference: If we voluntarily or involuntarily liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs, each holder of the Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive out of our assets available for distribution to stockholders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, if any, and before any distribution of assets is made on the our Common Stock or any of our other shares of Junior Stock, a liquidating distribution in the amount that is the greater of (a) an amount per share of the IRR Price, taking into account of all cash dividends and distributions paid by us and received by such holder, and (b) the amount such holder would receive as a holder of Common Stock assuming the prior conversion of each share of our Series D Preferred Stock. In any such distribution, if our assets are not sufficient to pay the liquidation preferences in full to all holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock, the amounts paid to the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock will be paid pro rata in accordance with the respective aggregate liquidation preferences of those holders. If the liquidation preference has been paid in full to all holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock then the holders of the Common Stock and the Junior Stock will be entitled to receive all of our remaining assets according to their respective rights and preferences.
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Purchase Rights: Holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock will have the right to participate, pro rata and on an as-converted basis, in any grant, issuance, or sale by us of any equity securities or other property to the record holders any class of Common Stock.
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Transferability: A holder of shares of Series D Preferred Stock may transfer, directly or indirectly, some or all of the Series D Preferred Stock and the accompanying rights under the Certificate of Designation held by such holder without our consent, provided that such assignment is in compliance with applicable securities laws and the transferee is not principally engaged in our principal business in China unless otherwise approved in writing by us.
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| SECTION 1 INTERPRETATION | 2 |
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SECTION 2 SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
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SECTION 3 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO COMPLETION
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SECTION 4 COMPLETION ACTIONS
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SECTION 5 OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY BETWEEN EXECUTION AND COMPLETION
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SECTION 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION 7 CONFIDENTIALITY; RESTRICTION ON ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SECTION 9 TAXES, DUTIES, FEES AND EXPENSES
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SECTION 10 INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION 11 TERMINATION
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SECTION 12 NOTICES
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SECTION 13 MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 14 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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SCHEDULE 1
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PART A – PARTICULARS OF THE COMPANY |
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PART B – PARTICULARS OF HK SPV
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PART C – PARTICULARS OF PRC OPCO
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PART D – PARTICULARS OF THE OTHER ONSHORE COMPANIES
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PART E – STRUCTURE CHART
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COMPANY WARRANTIES
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INVESTOR WARRANTIES
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KEY HOLDER WARRANTIES
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LIST OF SINIOR MANAGERS
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| SCHEDULE 6 | POST-COMPLETION CONVENANTS |
| EXHIBIT A |
TERMS OF THE SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
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| EXHIBIT B | FORM PLEDGE AGREEMENT |
| EXHIBIT C | AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCOROPRATION OF THE COMPANY |
| EXHIBIT D | AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE COMPANY |
| EXHIBIT E | DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT |
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EXHIBIT F-1
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CERTIFICATE OF INCUMBENCY AND AUTHORITY OF COMPANY |
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EXHIBIT F-2
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CERTIFICATE OF INCUMBENCY AND AUTHORITY OF INVESTOR |
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EXHIBIT G
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COMPANY WIRE INSTRUCTION |
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CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED, a corporation organized and existing under Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes of the State of Nevada of the United States of America (the "Company");
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MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers Corporate Services Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands (the "Investor");
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XD. ENGINEERING PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("XD Engineering"); and
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JIE HAN (韩杰), a PRC Citizen ("Mr. Han").
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The Company is a Nevada corporation listed on Nasdaq (as defined below).
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The Company owns all of the issued share capital of Favor Sea Limited (辉海有限公司), a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI SPV"). BVI SPV owns all of the issued share capital of Hong Kong Engineering Plastics Company Limited (香港工程塑料有限公司), a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of HKSAR (as defined below) ("HK SPV") and Favor Sea (US) Inc. (辉海(美国) 有限公司), a corporation organized under the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York of the United States of America ("New York Co"). HK SPV owns all of the equity interest in Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Company Limited (哈尔滨鑫达高分子材料有限责任公司), a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC (as defined below) ("PRC Opco"). PRC Opco owns all of the equity interest in Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Engineering Center Company Limited (哈尔滨鑫达高分子材料工程中心有限责任公司), a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC ("Harbin Co"), Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Research Center Company Limited (哈尔滨高分子材料研究中心有限责任公司), a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC ("Harbin Research Center") and Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Materials Testing Technical Co., Ltd. (哈尔滨鑫达高分子材料检测技术有限责任公司), a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC ("Harbin Testing"). Harbin Co owns all of the equity interest in Heilongjiang Xinda Software Development Company Limited (黑龙江鑫达软件开发有限责任公司), a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC ("Heilongjiang Co").
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Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company intends to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor intends to purchase, a certain number of convertible preferred shares in the capital of the Company.
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Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires the following words and expressions have the following meanings:
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Terms Defined Elsewhere in this Agreement. The following terms are defined in this Agreement as follows:
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"2011 Performance Target"
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Section 8.25(a)
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"2011 Share Adjustment"
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Section 8.26(a)
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"2012 Performance Target"
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Section 8.25(b)
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"2012 Share Adjustment"
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Section 8.26(b)
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"2013 Performance Target"
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Section 8.25(c)
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"2013 Share Adjustment"
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Section 8.26(c)
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"8-K Filing"
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Section 8.11
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"Actual Profit Notice"
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Section 8.26(g)
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"Adjustment Notice"
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Section 8.26(g)
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"Agreement"
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Preamble
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"BVI SPV"
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Recitals
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"Company Warranties"
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Section 6.1
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"Company"
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Preamble
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"Confidential Information"
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Section 7.1
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"Consideration"
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Section 2.1
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"DTC"
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Section 8.24
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"Fees and Expenses"
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Section 9.1
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"Harbin Co"
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Recitals
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"Harbin Research Center"
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Recitals
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"Harbin Testing"
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"Heilongjiang Co"
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"HK SPV"
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"Indemnified Party"
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"Indemnifying Party"
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Section 10.1
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"Investor"
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Preamble
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"Investor Warranties"
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"Issuance Notice Period"
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"Key Holder"
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"Key Holder Warranties"
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Section 6.3
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"Losses"
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"Material Contracts"
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Schedule 2
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"Mr. Han"
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Preamble
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"New York Co"
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Recitals
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"Performance Targets"
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Section 8.24
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"PRC Opco"
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"Preemptive Right"
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Section 8.16(a)
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"Proceeds"
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Section 2.3
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"Process Agent"
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Section 14.3
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Section 8.16(a)
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"Reporting Period"
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Section 8.3
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"Representatives"
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Section 7.1
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"Series D Director Designee"
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Section 8.15
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"XD Engineering"
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Preamble
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Interpretation.
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Directly or Indirectly. The phrase "directly or indirectly" means directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons or through contractual or other arrangements, and "direct or indirect" has the correlative meaning.
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Gender and Number. Unless the context otherwise requires, all words (whether gender-specific or gender neutral) shall be deemed to include each of the masculine, feminine and neuter genders, and words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
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Headings. Headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
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Include not Limiting. "Include," "including," "are inclusive of" and similar expressions are not expressions of limitation and shall be construed as if followed by the words "without limitation."
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Law. References to "law" shall include all applicable laws, regulations, rules and orders of any Governmental Authority, or any other self-regulating body, any common or customary law, constitution, code, ordinance, statute or other legislative measure and any regulation, rule, treaty, order, decree or judgment; and "lawful" shall be construed accordingly.
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References to Documents. References to this Agreement include the Schedules and Exhibits, which form an integral part hereof. A reference to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, to such Section of, or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement. The words "hereof," "hereunder" and "hereto," and words of like import, unless the context requires otherwise, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section hereof or Schedule or Exhibit hereto. A reference to any document (including this Agreement) is, unless otherwise specified, to that document as amended, restated, consolidated, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time.
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Share Calculations. In calculations of share numbers, references to a "fully diluted basis" mean that the calculation is to be made assuming that all outstanding options, warrants and other Equity Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (whether or not by their terms then currently convertible, exercisable or exchangeable), have been so converted, exercised or exchanged. Any share calculation that makes reference to a specific date shall be appropriately adjusted to take into account any share split, share consolidation or similar event after such date.
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Knowledge. Where any statement is qualified by the expression "to a Person's knowledge, information and belief" or any similar expression, that statement shall, unless otherwise stated or context otherwise demands, be deemed to refer to such Person's actual knowledge and the deemed knowledge of such matters as such Person would have discovered, had such Person made reasonable enquiries and investigations of a Person in the position of such Person. In respect of the "knowledge of the Company", the foregoing sentence shall be interpreted by replacing the term "such Person" or other words of similar intent with "Mr. Han and the other Senior Managers" mutatis mutandis.
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Writing. References to writing and written include any mode of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form including emails and faxes.
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(j)
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Language. This Agreement is drawn up in the English language.
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2.1
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Purchased Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Investor agrees to purchase, and the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Investor at Completion, the Purchased Shares for a total purchase price of US$100,000,000 (the "Consideration").
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Consideration. The Investor shall pay the Consideration at Completion in accordance with Section 4.2(b).
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Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the issuance of the Purchased Shares (the "Proceeds") to fund the capital expenditures and working capital of the Group.
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Investor at Completion. The obligation of the Investor to complete the purchase of the Purchased Shares at Completion is subject to the fulfillment, prior to or simultaneously with Completion, of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Investor:
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the Company Warranties and the Key Holder Warranties remaining true and correct in all material respects (it being understood that any Company Warranty or Key Holder Warranty qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Change,” “in all material respects” or similar wording set forth therein shall be true and correct in all respects) on the Completion Date as provided in Section 6.5 (except for those warranties that speak as of a specific date in which case, such warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date);
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each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han having performed and complied in all material respects with all of its or his agreements and obligations contained in the Transaction Documents to which it or he is a party that are required to be performed or complied with by it or him on or before Completion;
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Each of the Company and XD Engineering having duly attended to and carried out all corporate procedures that are required under the laws of its place of incorporation or establishment to effect its execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, and having provided copies of all resolutions (and all attachments thereto) described below to the Investor (each certified by a duly authorized director or officer to be true, complete and correct copies as of the Completion Date) which corporate procedures shall include:
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approval by the Board and the written consent of XD Engineering and Mr. Han as stockholders of the Company on or prior to the date hereof, each to the extent required by the applicable law and Company Charter Documents, of the following:
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(1)
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the authorization and issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock to the Investor; and
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(2)
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the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and all the transactions contemplated thereby.
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(ii)
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approval by the board of directors and the stockholder(s) of XD Engineering, to the extent required by the applicable law or its charter documents, of the execution, delivery and performance by such entity of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and all transactions contemplated thereby;
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(d)
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the amendment to the Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C having been duly adopted.
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(e)
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the amendment to the By-laws of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D having been duly adopted;
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(f)
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all consents and approvals of, notices to and filings or registrations (collectively, the "Approval") with any Governmental Authority or any other Person required pursuant to any applicable law of any Governmental Authority (including any anti-trust, competition or similar legal requirements in any jurisdiction), or pursuant to any contract binding on the Company, XD Engineering, or Mr. Han or whereby their respective assets are subject or bound, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (to the extent that such transactions are to be completed on or prior to the Completion Date) including the Nasdaq Stockholder Approval, having been obtained or made and copies thereof having been provided to the Investor (each certified by a duly authorized director or officer to be true, complete and correct copies thereof as of the Completion Date);
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(g)
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there being no Governmental Authority or other Person that has:
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(i)
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instituted or threatened any legal, arbitral or administrative proceedings or inquiry against XD Engineering, Mr. Han, the Company or any other Group Member to restrain, prohibit, delay or otherwise challenge the transaction contemplated hereby or under any Transaction Document or requested any information in connection with the possible institution of any such proceedings or inquiry; or
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(ii)
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proposed or enacted any statute or regulation which would prohibit, materially restrict, impact or delay implementation of the transactions contemplated under any Transaction Document or the operation of any Group Member or the operation of any Group Member after Completion as contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
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(h)
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each of the Transaction Documents having been executed by each party thereto other than the Investor and delivered to the Investor;
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(i)
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there having been since the date of this Agreement, no Material Adverse Change ;
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(j)
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the Company having delivered to the Investor a copy of the register of directors of the Board as at the Completion Date and copies of all resolutions and documentation evidencing the composition of the Board, certified by a duly authorized director of the Board and the Secretary of the Company to be true, complete and correct copies thereof, and reflecting that the two Series D Director Designees have been duly elected to the Board immediately prior to the Completion;
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(k)
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the Company having delivered to the Investor (i) duly executed director indemnification agreements in favor of the Series D Directors, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit E hereto, and (ii) evidence that the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy that (x) is maintained by the Company covering an aggregate limit of liability of no less than US$10 million, and (y) has been amended to provide coverage in respect of the Series D Directors in an amount equal to that extended to the Company’s current directors;
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(l)
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the Company having delivered evidence to the satisfaction of the Investor of the appointment of a Process Agent pursuant to Section 14.3;
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(m)
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the Company having delivered to the Investor evidence to the satisfaction of the Investor that the Company is validly existing and in good standing in the State of Nevada;
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(n)
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the Company having delivered to the Investor evidence to the satisfaction of the Investor that the Company has engaged a Big 4 Accounting Firm as the Auditor on or prior to the date hereof and such Auditor having conducted standard opening balance audit procedures and having not resigned;
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(o)
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the Company having provided a certificate of incumbency and authority in the form attached at Exhibit F-1;
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(p)
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the due filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of the State of State of Nevada;
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(q)
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completion of all appropriate actions to elect or appoint at Completion the Series D Directors to the Board and the Compensation Committee thereof, including, if necessary, taking such appropriate actions to increase the size of the Board and the Compensation Committee thereof to effect such election or appointment;
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(r)
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Mr. Han having acquired all of the Equity Securities of XD Engineering;
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(s)
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there being no outstanding comments from the SEC regarding any filings by the Company;
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(t)
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there having been no suspension in trading of the Common Stock;
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(u)
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each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han having delivered to the Investor (i) a certificate, dated the Completion Date and signed by an authorized signatory of such Person, certifying that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (s) of this Section 3.1 have been satisfied and (ii) such other evidence of the satisfaction of such conditions as the Investor may reasonably request;
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(v)
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there being no valid injunction that restrains or prohibits the Investor from performing its obligations under any Transaction Document;
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(w)
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the Investor having received legal opinions from: (i) the Company's Nevada legal counsel, and (ii) the Company's PRC legal counsel; (iii) the Company's Hong Kong legal counsel, (iv) the Company's New York legal counsel, and (v) the Company's British Virgin Islands legal counsel,, each dated as of the Completion Date in form and substance to the satisfaction of the Investor; and
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(x)
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Nasdaq having approved the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares on Nasdaq.
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3.2
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Company at Completion. With respect to the Investor, the Company's obligation to complete the allotment and issuance of the Purchased Shares at Completion is subject to the fulfillment, prior to or simultaneously with Completion, of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Company:
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(a)
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the Investor Warranties remaining true and correct in all material respects (it being understood that any Investor Warranty qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Change,” “in all material respects” or similar wording set forth therein shall be true and correct in all respects) on the Completion Date;
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(b)
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the Investor having performed and complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and obligations contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before Completion;
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(c)
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the Investor having duly attended to and carried out all corporate procedures that are required under the laws of its place of incorporation or establishment to effect its execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is as a party and the transactions contemplated thereby;
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(d)
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there being no valid injunction that restraints or prohibits XD Engineering, Mr. Han or the Company from performing such Party's obligations under any Transaction Document;
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(e)
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each of the Transaction Documents having been executed by the Investor and delivered to the other parties;
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(f)
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the Investor having provided a certificate of incumbency and authority in the form attached at Exhibit F-2;
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(g)
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the Investor having delivered to the Company (i) a certificate, dated the Completion Date and signed by an authorized signatory of such Person, certifying that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this Section 3.2 have been satisfied.
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4.1
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Time and Place of Completion. Completion shall take place at the Hong Kong offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 12th Floor, Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong on the third Business Day after all the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 (other than those conditions precedent that by their terms cannot be fulfilled until Completion) are satisfied or waived in writing, or at such other time and place as the Parties may agree or as may be determined pursuant to Section 4.3.
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4.2
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Actions at Completion. With respect to the Investor, at Completion,
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(a)
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the Company shall:
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(i)
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allot and issue the Purchased Shares to the Investor as fully paid up, non-assessable and free and clear of any Encumbrances;
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(ii)
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duly register the Investor as the holder of the Purchased Shares in the Company's register of stockholders or stock ledger and deliver a copy of the register of stockholders or stock ledger to the Investor, certified as a true, correct and complete copy by a director of the Company and the secretary of the Company;
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(iii)
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cause the transfer agent of the Company to duly record the Investor as the holder of the Purchased Shares in the records of the transfer agent and deliver a copy of such records to the Investor, certified as a true, correct and complete copy by a duly authorized officer of the transfer agent;
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(iv)
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deliver to the Investor a share certificate, duly completed in the name of the Investor and reflecting the Investor's ownership of the Purchased Shares; and
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(v)
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deliver to the Investor a receipt for payment of the Consideration; and
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(b)
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subject to Section 9, the Investor shall pay the Consideration, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account opened by the Company in accordance with the instructions set forth in Exhibit G.
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4.3
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Actions if Conditions not Fulfilled. If any condition set forth in Section 3 shall not have been fulfilled or waived in writing by the Target Completion Date,
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(a)
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the Investor, in the case of a failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 by the Company, may, at its option, without prejudice to its rights hereunder and in accordance with applicable law:
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(i)
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defer Completion of its purchase of Purchased Shares to a later date;
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(ii)
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so far as practicable, proceed to Completion of its purchase of Purchased Shares; or
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(iii)
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terminate this Agreement, in accordance with Section 11.2; and
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(b)
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the Company, in the case of a failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2, may, at its option, without prejudice to its rights hereunder and in accordance with applicable law:
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(i)
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defer Completion to a later date;
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(ii)
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so far as practicable, proceed to Completion; or
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(iii)
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terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.2.
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5.1
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Notices of Breaches. From the date hereof until the Completion Date, except as disclosed in the Transaction Documents or otherwise as contemplated thereunder, the Company shall, and shall cause each other Group Member to, conduct its business in a manner consistent with its past practice in its ordinary cause of business. The Company shall give the Investor prompt notice of any event, condition or circumstance occurring prior to the Completion Date that would constitute a breach of any terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
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5.2
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Restrictions on Actions between Execution and Completion. From the date hereof until the Completion Date, other than as set forth in this Agreement, other Transaction Documents or as set forth in Section 6(pp) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Group Member to, without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent if it is to be given shall not be unreasonably delayed:
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(a)
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amend, modify or waive any provisions of any Transaction Document;
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(b)
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make any distribution of profits by way of interim or final dividend, capitalization of reserves or otherwise;
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(c)
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appoint or change the accounting firm responsible for the audit of the Group, or make any material change of accounting or audit policies of any Group Member other than such change required by the auditor of the Company;
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(d)
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make any investment or any disposition that is not in the ordinary course of business of the Group or make any capital expenditure or incur any commitment in an aggregate amount exceeding US$2 million;
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(e)
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approve, waive or make adjustments or modifications to the terms of transactions involving the interest of any Related Party with the transaction value individually or in the aggregate exceeding US$2 million, other than the transactions (x) expressly contemplated in the Transaction Documents and (y) solely between or among the Group Members;
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(f)
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increase, reduce or cancel the authorized or issued Equity Securities of any Group Member or issue, allot, purchase or redeem any Equity Securities of any Group Member, undertake any recapitalization or similar transaction or do any act which has the effect of diluting or reducing the effective shareholding of the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock on a fully-diluted basis in any Group Member; amend, modify or waive any provision of any document including any certificate of designation related to any authorized or issued Equity Securities of any Group Member;
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(g)
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make any offers or sales of any security or solicit any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any shares of the Series D Preferred Stock under the 1933 Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise;
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(h)
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borrow any money or obtain any financial facilities in an aggregate amount exceeding US$2 million;
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(i)
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create or allow to exist any Encumbrance of any nature in an aggregate amount exceeding US$2 million whatsoever on any of the property, undertaking, assets or rights of any Group Member;
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(j)
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enter into any reorganization, consolidation, merger, joint venture or partnership, or acquire, sell, transfer or dispose any Equity Securities of any Person;
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(k)
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acquire, sell, transfer, license, or otherwise dispose in any form of any asset including any trademarks, patents or other intellectual property owned by any Group Member, other than the sales of products to customers in the ordinary course of business;
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(l)
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make any alteration or amendment to the Company Charter Documents or the charter documents of any other Group Member, or change the size or composition of its board of directors or any committee thereof other than contemplated under the Transaction Documents;
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(m)
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approve any budget or business plan of any Group Member or any modification thereto, or approve the execution or termination of any Material Contract by any Group Member that is not in the ordinary cause of business of the Group;
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(n)
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cease to conduct or carry on business as now conducted, approve the development of any new line of business or change any part of its business activities;
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(o)
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settle, compromise or concede any litigation, legal proceedings, arbitration, mediation or any other dispute resolution procedures;
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(p)
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employ or terminate any Senior Manager; or
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(q)
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conduct any bankruptcy or insolvency related proceeding.
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5.3
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Listing. The Company shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to secure the subsequent listing on the Nasdaq of all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares and the ongoing listing of such securities thereon. In connection with the application for such subsequent listing, the Parties agree to cooperate and conduct good faith discussions with Nasdaq and to take all necessary steps, if any, required by Nasdaq in connection with the approval of such application and the continued listing of such securities so long as such requirement does not materially and adversely affect the Parties’ rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents and any related document.
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6.1
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Company Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor in the terms of the warranties set forth in Schedule 2 hereto (such warranties, the "Company Warranties") and acknowledge that the Investor in entering into this Agreement is relying on such Company Warranties.
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6.2
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Investor Warranties. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han in the terms of the warranties set forth in Schedule 3 hereto (such warranties, the "Investor Warranties") and acknowledges that the Company in entering into this Agreement is relying on the Investor Warranties.
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6.3
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Key Holder Warranties. Each of Mr. Han and XD Engineering, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Investor in terms of the warranties set forth in Schedule 4 hereto (such warranties, the "Key Holder Warranties") and acknowledges that the Investor is entering into this Agreement is relying on the Key Holder Warranties.
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6.4
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Knowledge of Claims. Each of the Company Warranties, the Key Holder Warranties and the Investor Warranties is given subject to the matters fully and fairly disclosed in the numbered and lettered section corresponding to such Company Warranties, Key Holder Warranties and Investor Warranties in the Disclosure Schedule (including the schedules and the appendices thereof). No other information relating to any Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han of which Investor has knowledge (actual or constructive), no other information relating to the Investor of which the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han has knowledge (actual or constructive) and no investigation by or on behalf of the Investor, the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han shall prejudice any claim made by the Investor, the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han, as the case may be, under the indemnity contained in Section 10, or operate to reduce any amount recoverable thereunder. It shall not be a defense to any claim against the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han or the Investor that the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han or the Investor, as the case may be, knew or ought to have known or had constructive knowledge of any information (other than as fully and fairly disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule) relating to the circumstances giving rise to such claim. The Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to take effect as at the date hereof.
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6.5
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Bring-Down to Completion. The Company Warranties and the Key Holder Warranties shall be deemed to be repeated as at the Completion Date as if they were made on and as of the Completion Date and all references therein to the date of this Agreement were references to the Completion Date.
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6.6
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Survival. The Company Warranties and the Key Holder Warranties shall survive the Completion Date for a period of two (2) years following the Completion Date.
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7.1
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General Obligation. Each Party undertakes to the other Parties that it shall not reveal, and that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to procure that its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel and advisors who are in receipt of any Confidential Information (collectively, "Representatives") do not reveal, to any third party any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company or the concerned Party, as the case may be, or use any Confidential Information in such manner that is detrimental to the Company or the concerned Party, as the case may be. The term "Confidential Information" as used in this Section 7 means, (a) any non-public information concerning the organization, structure or business of any Party; (b) the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any of the other Transaction Documents, and the identities of the Parties and their respective Affiliates; and (c) any other information or material prepared by a Party or its Representatives that contains or otherwise reflects, or is generated from, Confidential Information.
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7.2
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Exceptions. The provisions of Section 7.1 shall not apply to:
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(a)
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disclosure of Confidential Information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by or at the direction of a Party or any of the Representatives in violation of this Agreement;
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(b)
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disclosure by a Party to a Representative or an Affiliate, provided that such Representative or Affiliate (i) is under a similar obligation of confidentiality or (ii) is otherwise under a binding professional obligation of confidentiality;
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(c)
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disclosure, after giving prior notice to the other Parties to the extent practicable under the circumstances and subject to any practicable arrangements to protect confidentiality, to the extent required under the rules of any stock exchange on which the shares of a Party or its parent company are listed or by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process or in connection with any judicial process regarding any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement; provided that no prior notice to any Party shall be required to be given under this Section 7.2(c) with respect to any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement; or
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(d)
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disclosure by the Investor of Confidential Information to a financing source in connection with an arrangement under Section 8.10 hereof; provided that such financing source shall be subject to confidentiality obligations similar to the ones set forth in this Section 7.
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7.3
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Publicity. Subject to Section 8.11, except as required by law, by any Governmental Authority including any relevant stock exchange on which the shares of a Party or its parent company are listed or otherwise agreed by all the Parties, no publicity release or public announcement concerning the relationship or involvement of the Parties shall be made by any Party; provided that any such publicity release or public announcement shall be reviewed and agreed by all Parties hereto prior to its release.
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8.1
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Commercially Reasonable Best Efforts. Each party shall use its/his commercially reasonable best efforts to timely satisfy each of the covenants and conditions for Completion to be satisfied by it/him as provided in this Agreement.
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8.2
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Corporate Existence. Except as approved in accordance with the Company's then-existing articles of incorporation (including by the requisite holders of Purchased Shares pursuant to the Certificate of Designation), so long as the Investor beneficially owns any Purchased Shares or Conversion Shares, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company's assets and shall not be party to any Reorganization Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designation).
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8.3
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Reporting Status. Until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all of the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares and (ii) the date on which the Investor may sell all of the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or any successor rule thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act (the "Reporting Period"), the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.
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8.4
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Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its eligibility to register the Conversion Shares for resale by the Investor on Form S-3.
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8.5
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Listing. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Common Stock's authorization for listing on the Nasdaq. Neither the Company nor any other Group Member shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq.
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8.6
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Financial Information. The Company agrees to promptly, and in any event within five days of completion thereof, send the following to the Investor during the Reporting Period unless the following are filed with the SEC through the EDGAR system and are available to the public through the EDGAR system (i) a copy of its Annual Reports and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K or 10-Q, any interim reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholders' equity statements and/or cash flow statements, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act or such similar reports or financial statements if not filed with the SEC on such Forms, and (ii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders.
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8.7
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Information Rights. So long as the Investor is entitled to appoint the Series D Directors or its nominees serve as directors of the Company, upon the reasonable request of the Investor the Company shall provide to the Investor financial or other information (including non-public information) regarding the business and operation of the Group, including any information or statements as may be reasonably necessary for the Investor (or any of its direct or indirect owner) to file any Tax Return or other filings required by law. So long as the Investor is entitled to appoint the Series D Directors or its nominees serve as directors of the Company, upon the Investor's request, and with reasonable prior notice to the Company, the Company shall permit representatives of the Investor, during normal office hours, to (a) visit any of the sites and premises where the business of each Group Member is conducted; (b) inspect any of the sites, facilities, plants and equipment of each Group Member; and (c) have access to those officers, employees, agents, accountants, auditors, contractors and subcontractors of each Group Member who have or may have knowledge of matters with respect to which the Investor seeks information.
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8.8
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Budgets and Business Plans. The Company shall prepare a proposed annual operating and capital budget and business plan for the Company, which shall be submitted to the Investor within 90 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Company. The Board shall adopt a budget and business plan for the Company promptly after the submission of such budget and business plan after the commencement of the relevant fiscal year of the Company, which the Board shall review at least twice annually and may revise from time to time in accordance with the needs of the Group.
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8.9
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Notification to the Investor. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the occurrence of any transaction or event (i) as a consequence of which caused by the Company (whether alone or together with any one or more transactions or events occurring before, on or after the Completion Date) any material Liability of any Group Member has arisen or will or may arise (including any legal proceedings or material threatened legal proceedings), or (ii) which may otherwise cause a material adverse effect on any Group Member.
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8.10
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Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares may be pledged by the Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement. The pledge of the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of such securities hereunder, and by effecting such a pledge the Investor shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee may reasonably request in connection with such a pledge by the Investor.
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8.11
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Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. Subject to Section 7, on or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments thereto, the "8-K Filing"), provided that the Investor shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release. In the event that the Investor is not entitled to appoint the Series D Directors and its nominees no longer serve as directors of the Company, the Company shall not, and shall cause each other Group member not to, provide the Investor with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any other Group Member without the express written consent of the Investor prior to such disclosure.
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8.12
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Form D and Blue Sky. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D under the 1933 Act and to provide a copy thereof to the Investor promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Completion, take such action as necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares for sale to the Investor at the Completion pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor on or prior to the Completion. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States following the Completion.
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8.13
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Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance and delivery upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, as provided in the Certificate of Designation, the maximum number of Conversion Shares that may be issuable or deliverable upon such conversion. Such Conversion Shares are duly authorized and, when issued or delivered in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company shall issue such Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, and otherwise comply with the terms hereof and thereof.
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8.14
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Information Statement. Promptly after the written consent of XD Engineering and Mr. Han to the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall (x) file with the SEC an information statement in conformance with the 1934 Act and in accordance with Nevada law within three (3) Business Days after the date hereof, and comply with any comments from the SEC to revise such information statement as soon as practicable; and (y) mail such information statement to its stockholders of record in compliance with applicable law as soon as practicable after the SEC informs the Company that it has completed the review of such information statement and has no further comments. The information statement, as well as any proposed revisions thereto, shall be reviewed by the Investor prior to its filing.
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8.15
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Series D Directors. Effective upon the Completion, the Company will cause Eddy Huang and Jun Xu (or other designees of the Investor) (the "Series D Director Designees") to be appointed to fill the two (2) directorship reserved for the Series D Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Designation and concurrently the Company shall cause Eddy Huang (or another designee of the Investor) to be appointed to fill the one (1) seat at the Compensation Committee of the Board. Concurrently with the appointment of the Series D Director Designees, the Company, the Investor and the Series D Director Designees shall enter into indemnification agreements in form and substance mutually agreeable to the Investor on the one hand, and the Company on the other hand, for the benefit of the Series D Director Designees. It is understood that the appointment of the Series D Director Designees as directors of the Board will be subject to legal and governance requirements regarding service as directors of the Company.
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8.16
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Preemptive Right.
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The Company shall not issue any securities (including any Equity Securities or any debt or other securities of any kind) of any type or class to any Person (the "Proposed Recipient") unless the Company has offered the Investor in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.16 the right to purchase up to its Pro Rata Share of such issuance (the "Preemptive Right"), for a per unit consideration, equal to the per unit consideration to be paid by the Proposed Recipient and otherwise on the same terms and conditions as are offered to the Proposed Recipient. The restrictions under this Section 8.16 shall not apply to any Exempted Issuance.
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Not less than 20 days before a proposed issuance of securities other than an Exempted Issuance, the Company shall deliver to the Investor notice of such proposed issuance setting forth (i) the number, type and terms of the securities to be issued, (ii) the consideration to be received by the Company in connection with the proposed issuance and (iii) the identity of the Proposed Recipients.
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Within 10 days following receipt of the notice referred to in Section 8.16 (B) (the "Issuance Notice Period"), the Investor, if it elects to exercise its rights under this Section 8.16, shall give notice to the Company electing to exercise the Preemptive Right, the maximum number of securities to be purchased by the Investor and its calculation of its Pro Rata Share. Failure by the Investor to give such notice within such 10 days period shall be deemed a waiver by the Investor of its rights under this Section 8.16 with respect to such proposed issuance.
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8.17
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Insurance. The Company shall, and shall procure that each other Group Member shall, subject to the availability of the type of insurance and the commercial reasonableness of the terms by the standards generally applied to comparable businesses, insure and keep insured with a reputable insurer or insurers on terms and conditions acceptable to the Investor, all of the assets and business which can be insured of each of its operating subsidiaries, against insurable losses, on a reinstatement basis utilizing current full replacement values, and any other insurance required by law.
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8.18
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Intellectual Property Protection. The Company shall, and shall ensure that each other Group Member shall, take all commercially reasonable steps promptly to protect their respective intellectual property rights.
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8.19
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Compliance with Law. So long as the Investor beneficially owns any Purchased Shares or Conversion Shares, the Company shall, and shall cause each other Group Member to, and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that every other Relevant Person will fully comply with all applicable law, including the requirements of (x) the Foreign Corruption Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (y) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective, and (z) the sanction programs administered by the Office of the Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department.
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8.20
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Books, Records and Internal Controls.
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(a)
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The Company shall, and shall cause each other Group Member to, (i) make and keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly (x) reflect their transactions and dispositions of assets and (y) present their financial instruments and Equity Securities; and (ii) prepare its financial statements and disclosure documents accurately, in accordance with US GAAP, PRC GAAP or IFRS, as applicable and ensure the completeness and timeliness of such financial statements and disclosure documents.
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(b)
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The Company shall, and shall cause each other Group Member to, devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that:
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(i)
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transactions are executed and access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization;
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(ii)
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transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of periodic financial statements and to maintain accountability for assets;
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(iii)
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the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and
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(iv)
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any transaction by and between any Group Member and any Related Party is properly monitored, recorded and disclosed.
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8.21
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Post-Completion Covenants. The Company shall, and shall procure that each other relevant Group Member shall, complete all of the events set forth in Schedule 6 within the time period set forth therein.
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8.22
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Senior Managers. The Company shall ensure that within fifteen (15) days after the Completion the Senior Managers shall each enter into an employment agreement with the relevant Group Member. Each of such employment agreement shall (i) have a term of no less than five years; (ii) contain non-competition and confidentiality provisions lasting no less than two years after the termination of employment for any reason; and (iii) otherwise be on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Investor.
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8.23
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Listing Venue. In the event that any Equity Securities of the Company or any other Group Member become listed on a securities exchange or otherwise traded on any other trading platform (whether the shares of Common Stock are listed on the Nasdaq), the Parties shall take all commercially reasonable steps to ensure that the Investor will directly hold such listed or traded Equity Securities of the applicable Group Member to reflect the Investor's equity interest in the Group.
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8.24
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Legends. the Investor understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares, until such time as the resale of the Purchased Shares and Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
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8.25
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Performance Targets. The Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby jointly and severally represent, covenant and warrant to the Investor that the Company will be able to achieve each of the following performance targets (the "Performance Targets"):
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(a)
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the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2011 shall be no less than RMB 360 million(the "2011 Performance Target");
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(b)
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the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2012 shall be no less than RMB 520 million (the "2012 Performance Target"); and
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(c)
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the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2013 shall be no less than RMB 800 million (the "2013 Performance Target").
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8.26
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Share Adjustment.
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(a)
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XD Engineering and Mr. Han jointly and severally undertake to the Investor that for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2011, if the Actual Profit for such Financial Year is lower than the 2011 Performance Target, the Investor shall have the right to purchase from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, and, subject to Section 8.26(e), XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell and transfer to the Investor, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to "N1" (as defined below) at par value:
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(A)
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If the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2011 is greater than zero, then subject to paragraph (d) below,
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(B)
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If the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2011 is equal to or less than zero, then N1 shall be equal to (a) 33% of the number of shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately after the Completion minus (b) Y1.
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(b)
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XD Engineering and Mr. Han jointly and severally undertake to the Investor that for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2012, if the Actual Profit for such Financial Year is lower than the 2012 Performance Target, the Investor shall, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (d) below, have the right to purchase from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, and, subject to Section 8.26(e), XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell and transfer to the Investor, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to "N2" (as defined below) at par value:
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(A)
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If the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2012 is greater than zero, then
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(B)
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If the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2012 is equal to or less than zero, then N2 shall be equal to (a) the number of shares of Common Stock that represents 33% of the number of shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis immediately after the Completion minus (b) Y2, subject to paragraph (d) below.
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(c)
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XD Engineering and Mr. Han jointly and severally undertake to the Investor that for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2013, if the Actual Profit for such Financial Year is lower than the 2013 Performance Target, the Investor shall, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (d) below, have the right to purchase from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, and, subject to Section 8.26(e), XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell and transfer to the Investor, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to "N3" (as defined below) at par value:
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(A)
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If the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2013 is greater than zero, then
N3 = (E3/A3)*Y3 - Y3, which result shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number (with 0.5 or larger fraction rounded up).
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(B)
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If the Actual Profit for the Financial Year ended on December 31, 2013 is equal to or less than zero, then N3 shall be equal to (a) the number of shares of Common Stock that represents 33% of the number of shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately after the Completion minus (b) Y3, subject to paragraph (d) below.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, under no circumstances shall the aggregate of (x) the sum of N1, N2 and N3 under this Section 8.26(a), (b) and (c) and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Investor as of the time immediately after the Completion on a fully-diluted basis exceed thirty-three percent (33%) of the total number of the shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately after the Completion.
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(e)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Parties agree that the Investor shall have the right to achieve the economic consequence contemplated under Section 8.26(a), 8.26(b) and 8.26(c) through the following means: (i) the Investor shall have the right to elect to subscribe to and purchase from the Company, instead of XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, at the relevant time of determination in each applicable Financial Year, (ii) subject to such election by the Investor described in the immediate preceding clause (i), the Company shall issue and allot to the Investor, in each case of clause (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to "N1", "N2" and "N3", as applicable, as determined in accordance with Section 8.26(a), 8.26(b) and 8.26(c), as applicable, and (iii) simultaneously with the issuance of "N1", "N2" and "N3" shares of Common Stock, as applicable, as described in the preceding clause (ii), the Company shall redeem from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han (and XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell to the Company), at par value, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to "N1", "N2" and "N3", respectively, provided that the Company shall not redeem any shares of Common Stock from XD Engineering or Mr. Han (and XD Engineering and Mr. Han shall not sell any shares of Common Stock to the Company) if any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, and provided further that each Party shall fulfill its/his obligations under this Section 8.26 (e) as soon as no share of Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding.
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(f)
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Under no circumstance shall the Investor be required to surrender to XD Engineering or Mr. Han, or to sell to the Company, any number of shares of the Common Stock sold and allotted to the Investor under this Section 8.26.
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(g)
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The Company’s Auditor shall determine the Actual Profit for the applicable Financial Year and notify the Parties hereto by delivering a notice (the "Actual Profit Notice") of such determination within ten (10) Business Days after the submission by the Company of the Company Financial Statements to the SEC for the relevant Financial Year. If any adjustment under this Section 8.26 is triggered, the Investor shall have the right to receive the applicable adjustment under this Section 8.26 by delivering a notice (the "Adjustment Notice"), within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of the applicable Actual Profit Notice, to each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han. The Investor shall specify whether it will exercise its right under Section 8.26(e) in the Adjustment Notice. If the Investor exercises its right under Section 8.26(e), within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of the applicable Adjustment Notice, (i) the Company shall (x) issue and allot the specified number of Adjustment Shares, free of any Encumbrance, to the Investor at par value, and (y) redeem from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han the applicable Redemption Shares, at par value, and (ii) XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell to the Company the applicable Redemption Shares, free of any Encumbrance, and deliver the share certificates representing the Redemption Shares to the Company. If the Investor does not exercise its right under Section 8.26(e), within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of the applicable Adjustment Notice, (i) Mr. Han and/or XD Engineering shall sell the specified number of Adjustment Shares, free of any Encumbrance, to the Investor at par value, and (ii) the Investor shall purchase such specified number of Adjustment Shares, free of any Encumbrance, at par value from Mr. Han and/or XD Engineering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not redeem any shares of Common Stock from XD Engineering or Mr. Han (and XD Engineering and Mr. Han shall not sell any shares of Common Stock to the Company) if any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, provided that each Party shall fulfill its/his obligations under this Section 8.26(g) as soon as no share of Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding.
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(h)
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The Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the Company has sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued in accordance with this Section 8.26.
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9.1
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Fees and Expenses upon Completion. At Completion, the Company shall pay the Investor all fees and expenses incurred by the Investor for engaging legal counsels and other professional advisors and agents (the "Fees and Expenses") in connection with due diligence, preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents, performance hereunder or thereunder and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or referred to herein; provided that the total amount of such Fees and Expenses for the Investor shall not exceed US$500,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies). At Completion, the Company shall bear all Taxes or duties levied by a Tax Authority in connection with the issuance of the Purchased Shares to the Investor in any jurisdiction, if any.
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9.2
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Fees and Expense in the Absence of Completion. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.2, each Party shall bear its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder; provided however, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.2(a), Section 11.2(c), Section 11.2(d) or Section 11.2(f), then all fees and expenses incurred by the Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the Company, subject to a cap of US$500,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies), and payable upon written notice by the Investor
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9.3
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Tax Status of the Series D Preferred Stock. Except to the extent required by a change in law, the Company shall treat the Series D Preferred Stock as "common stock" for purposes of Section 305 of the Code and as not giving rise to any deemed distribution to any holder of the Series D Preferred Stock under Section 305(b)(4) and Section 305(c)of the Code. In the event that the Investor is treated as receiving a distribution from the Company under Section 301 of the Code, the Company shall determine the amount of the relevant actual and expected earnings and profits of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whether the Company is treated as a so-called 80-20 company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.1
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9.4
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Tax Treatment.
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The Company shall consider in good faith whether any steps should be necessary to ensure that the Company and the Group Members are treated as tax residents only in their respective countries of incorporation. In this regard, the Company shall consider placing, with respect to each of the Company and other Group Members, central management and control, and in particular, the place where the directors of each respective company meet to conduct the business of that company in the entity's jurisdiction of incorporation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall also consider in good faith that each Group Member not incorporated in the PRC shall not (i) be managed and controlled from within the PRC, (ii) maintain its books and records within the PRC, or (iii) otherwise be managed in a manner that may cause any Governmental Authority in the PRC to challenge the tax residency of such Group Member or to disregard any entity under the PRC's general anti-tax avoidance rules.
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(b)
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If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall deliver a certificate under Section 1445 of the Code to the effect that the Company is not (and has not been) a United States real property holding corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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(c)
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For applicable U.S. federal income tax purposes and except to the extent required by a change in law, XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han or the Company shall treat any transfer under Section 8.26 of this Agreement as an adjustment to the shares entitled to be received by the Investor under this Agreement and not an adjustment governed by Section 305 of the Code.
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10.1
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General Indemnity.
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(a)
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The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Investor and its Affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees (each an "Indemnified Party") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, proceedings, costs and expenses (including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Party in any action between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or between the Indemnified Party and any third party, in connection with any investigation or evaluation of a claim or otherwise) (collectively, "Losses") resulting from or arising out of any breach by the Company of any Company Warranty or any other covenant or agreement in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
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(b)
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Mr. Han and XD Engineering (the “Key Holders” and, together with the Company, the “Indemnifying Parties”) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against all Losses resulting from or arising out of any breach by him/it of the Key Holder Warranties and or any other covenant or agreement in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
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(c)
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The Investor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, XD Engineering, Mr. Han and their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and all Losses resulting from or arising out of any breach by the Investor of this Agreement.
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10.2
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Limitation.
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(a)
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The Indemnifying Parties’ obligations under Section 10.1 shall be subject to the following limitation:
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The Indemnifying Parties are not liable to make any payment (whether by way of damages or otherwise) and the Indemnified Parties may not make any Claim, for any Loss suffered by the Investor in relation to a breach of any Company Warranty or Key Holder Warranty (as applicable) if the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses to all Indemnified Parties is less than $1,000,000; provided that once the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses equals or exceeds $1,000,000, the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification for the total amount of such Losses;
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the aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Indemnifying Parties in respect of all Claims for breach of any Company Warranty or Key Holder Warranty (as applicable) to the Indemnified Parties shall not exceed the Consideration; and
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(iii)
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The Indemnifying Parties are not liable to make any payment (whether by way of damages or otherwise) and the Indemnified Parties may not make any Claim, for any Loss suffered by the Investor in relation to a breach of any Company Warranty or Key Holder Warranty (as applicable) if such Claim for a breach of a Company Warranty or a Key Holder Warranty (as applicable) is brought after the survival period of such Company Warranty or Key Holder Warranty set forth in Section 6.6 hereof.
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(b)
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In the event that the Company (i) defaults on a final and non-appealable judgment in respect of the Company’s obligation to pay Losses pursuant to Section 10.1(a) hereof or (ii) acknowledges its obligations pursuant to Section 10.1(a), but is either unable to pay or refuses to pay the full amount of the Losses so acknowledged, then
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(i)
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the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to present a written demand (the “Demand Letter”) to XD Engineering, who shall be secondarily liable as a limited guarantor of the Company’s obligations under Section 10.1(a) hereof to make payment of any such shortfall amount to the Indemnified Party(ies) so that the Indemnified Party(ies) shall receive, together with any amounts paid by the Company, the full amount that is otherwise owed pursuant to Section 10.1(a); and
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in the event that XD Engineering does not fulfill its obligations under Section 10.1(b)(i) above within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the Demand Letter, Mr. Han shall then become liable in the third instance as a limited guarantor of the Company’s obligations under Section 10.1(a) hereof to make payment of any such shortfall amount to the Indemnified Party(ies) so that the Indemnified Party(ies) shall receive, together with any amounts paid by the Company and/or XD Engineering, the full amount that is otherwise owed pursuant to Section 10.1(a).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the liabilities of each of XD Engineering and Mr. Han under Section 10.1(b) shall (x) be indirect and secondary, and the Indemnified Parties shall make claims against the Company prior to making any claims against XD Engineering and then Mr. Han and (y) not exceed the aggregate value of all Equity Securities of the Company directly or indirectly held by XD Engineering and Mr. Han, respectively.
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10.3
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The amount of any payment to any such Indemnified Party shall be sufficient to make such Indemnified Party whole for any diminution in value of the Equity Securities held by it resulting from such breach. Any indemnity referred to in this Section 10 for breach of a Company Warranty or a Key Holder Warranty shall be such as to place the Indemnified Party in the same position as it would have been in had there not been any breach of the Company Warranties or Key Holder Warranties under which the Indemnified Party is to be indemnified. In connection with the indemnification obligation of the Indemnifying Party as set forth above, the Indemnifying Party shall, upon presentation of appropriate invoices containing reasonable detail, reimburse each Indemnified Party for all such expenses as they are incurred by such Indemnified Party.
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10.4
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For the avoidance of doubt, any recourse against XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han under the Transaction Documents shall be solely against the Equity Securities of the Company directly or indirectly held by XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, respectively, and/or the value derived therefrom.
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11.1
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Effective Date; Termination. This Agreement shall become effective upon execution by all of the Parties and shall continue in force until terminated in accordance with Section 11.2.
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11.2
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Events of Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Completion as follows:
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(a)
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if any one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 to the obligation of the Investor to complete has not been fulfilled on or prior to the Target Completion Date , the Investor shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to its purchase of the Series D Preferred Stock;
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(b)
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if any one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 to the obligation of the Company to complete has not been fulfilled on or prior to the Target Completion Date as a result of any failure by the Investor, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to the Investor's purchase of Purchased Shares;
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(c)
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if the Company has breached any Company Warranty, or any other material covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, which breach cannot be cured or, if it is capable of being cured, is not cured within 30 days after the Company has been notified in writing of the same, the Investor shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to its purchase of the Purchased Shares;
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(d)
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if XD Engineering or Mr. Han has breached any Key Holder Warranty, or any other material covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, which breach cannot be cured or, if it is capable of being cured, is not cured within 30 days after XD Engineering or Mr. Han, as applicable, has been notified in writing of the same, the Investor shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to its purchase of the Purchased Shares;
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(e)
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if the Investor has breached any of the Investor Warranties, or any other material covenant or agreement of the Investor contained in this Agreement, which breach cannot be cured or, if capable of being cured, is not cured within 30 days after the Investor being notified in writing of the same, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to the Investor's purchase of Purchased Shares;
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(f)
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if Completion does not occur within 120 Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Investor may, at its sole discretion, give written notice to the other Parties to terminate this Agreement; or
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at any time on or prior to the Completion Date, by written consent of all Parties.
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11.3
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Survival. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 11.2, it shall become void and of no further force and effect, except for the provisions of Section 7 (Confidentiality; Restriction on Announcements), Section 9 (Taxes, Duties, Fees and Expenses), Section 10 (Indemnification), this Section 11.3 and Section 14 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction); provided, however, that such termination shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, be without prejudice to the rights or obligations of any Party in respect of a breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.
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12.1
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Notices. Each notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing in English and delivered or sent to the relevant Party at its address or fax number as set out below (or such other address or fax number as the addressee has by five (5) Business Days' prior written notice specified to the other Parties). Any notice, demand or other communication given or made by letter between countries shall be delivered by international commercial overnight delivery service or courier (such as Federal Express or DHL). Any notice, demand or other communication so addressed to the relevant Party shall be deemed to have been delivered, (a) if delivered in person or by messenger, when proof of delivery is obtained by the delivering party; (b) if sent by post within the same country, on the third Business Day following posting, and if sent by post to another country, on the seventh Business Day following posting; and (c) if given or made by fax, upon dispatch and the receipt of a transmission report confirming dispatch.
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12.2
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Addresses and Fax Numbers. The initial address and facsimile for each Party for the purposes of this Agreement are:
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if to the Investor :
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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c/o Morgan Stanley Private Equity
International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Facsimle: +852 3407-5069
Attention: Eddy Huang
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
12th Floor, Hong Kong Club Building
3A Chater Road, Central
Hong Kong
Facsimile: (852) 2536-9622
Attention: John E. Lange
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
U.S.A.
Facsimile: (212) 492-0085
Attention: Tracey A. Zaccone
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if to the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han:
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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No. 9 Dalian North Road, Haping Road Centralized Industrial Park, Harbin Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province, PRC 150060
Facsimile: 86-451-84346611
Attention: Mr. Jie Han
Telephone number: (86) 451-8434-6600
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1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District
100020 Beijing, China
Facsimile: + 86 6561 5158
Attention: Steven Liu
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13.1
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No Partnership. The Parties expressly do not intend to form a partnership, either general or limited, under any jurisdiction's partnership law. The Parties do not intend to be partners to each other, partners as to any third party, or create any fiduciary relationship among themselves, solely by virtue of transactions contemplated hereby or the Investor's status as holder of the Series D Preferred Stock. The Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han further acknowledge that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any other Group Member or XD Engineering or Mr. Han (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and none of them has received any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han further represent to the Investor that their decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han and their respective representatives.
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13.2
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Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties.
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13.3
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Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument signed by the Party waiving such provision. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of the same preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Without limiting the foregoing, no waiver by a Party of any breach by any other Party of any provision hereof shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of that or any other provision hereof.
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13.4
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other Transaction Documents and any other documents referred to herein or therein) constitutes the whole agreement among the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings relating to such subject matter.
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13.5
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Severability. Each and every obligation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate obligation and shall be severally enforceable as such and in the event of any obligation or obligations being or becoming unenforceable in whole or in part. To the extent that any provision or provisions of this Agreement are unenforceable they shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement, and any such deletion shall not affect the enforceability of such provisions of this Agreement as remain not so deleted.
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13.6
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts including counterparts transmitted by telecopier or facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which signed and taken together, shall constitute one document.
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Transfer; Assignment. The Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or duties hereunder to any Person. The Investor shall not, directly or indirectly, assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any Person (other than to its Affiliates) without the prior written consent of the Company.
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GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF THE UNITED STATES APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH JURISDICTION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto (i) will submit itself to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court located in the State of New York or any New York state court having subject matter jurisdiction in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (ii) agrees that venue will be proper as to proceedings brought in any such court with respect to such a dispute, (iii) will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction or venue by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iv) agrees to accept service of process at its address for notices pursuant to this Agreement in any such action or proceeding brought in any such court. With respect to any such action, service of process upon any party hereto in the manner provided herein for the giving of notices shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon such party.
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Service of Process. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby irrevocably designates and appoints New York Co (the "Process Agent"), as the authorized agent of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han upon whom process may be served in any such suit or proceeding, it being understood that the designation and appointment of the Process Agent as such authorized agent shall become effective immediately without any further action on the part of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby represents that it has notified the Process Agent of such designation and appointment and that the Process Agent has accepted the same in writing. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han further agrees that service of process upon the Process Agent and written notice of said service to the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han, as the case may be, mailed by prepaid registered first class mail or delivered to the Process Agent at its principal office, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han, as the case may be, in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han further agrees to take any and all actions, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Process Agent in full force and effect so long as the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han have any outstanding obligations under this Agreement.
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Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Investor will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The Parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by the Investor by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents by the other Parties and the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
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By:
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XD. ENGINEERING PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
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By:
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| Name: Jie Han | |||
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MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED
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CORPORATE MATTERS
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Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each Group Member and XD Engineering has been duly incorporated and organized, and is validly existing (i) in good standing and (ii) in compliance with all registration and approval requirements. Each Group Member and XD Engineering has the corporate power and authority to own and operate its Assets and properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted. Other than the State of Nevada and the State of New York, the Company is not qualified to do business in any jurisdiction in the United State of America.
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Charter Documents. The copies of the Company Charter Documents and the charter documents of each Group Member and of XD Engineering attached to the Disclosure Schedule (in each case, having attached thereto copies of all such resolutions as are by law required to be attached thereto and all amendments made to date), are effective, have not been superseded and are true, correct and complete. All legal and procedural requirements concerning the adoption of such charter documents have been duly and properly complied with in all respects. The Certificate of Designation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and will become effective at a time no later than the Completion.
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Minute Books. Each Group Member has made available to the Investor a copy of its minute books. Such copies are true, correct and complete and contain all amendments and all minutes of meetings and actions taken by the stockholders and directors of each Group Member since the time of incorporation through the date hereof and reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes accurately.
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Capitalization and Other Particulars. The particulars of each Group Member's and XD Engineering's share capital set forth in Schedule 1 are a true, complete and correct description of the share capital of each Group Member and XD Engineering on the date hereof and on the Completion Date. No Group Member or XD Engineering is in violation of any term of or in default under its certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, the certificate of designations, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock or their organizational charter or other constitutional documents, respectively.
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Options, Warrants and Reserved Shares. Except for (i) shares of the Series D Preferred Stock and Conversion Shares, (ii) any rights to be granted pursuant to the Transaction Documents and (iii) as set forth in Schedule 1, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements for the subscription or purchase from any Group Member of any Equity Securities of any Group Member. No shares in the capital stock of any Group Member, or shares issuable upon exercise of any outstanding options, warrants or rights, or other shares issuable by any Group Member, are subject to any Encumbrances, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to subscribe or purchase such shares (whether in favor of any Group Member or any other Person), pursuant to any agreement or commitment of any Group Member. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and Conversion Shares will not result in a valid right of any holder of any securities of the Company to exercise any preemptive rights, rights of first refusals or other rights, or to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares or Conversion Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or equivalents thereof or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor). All shares in the capital stock of each Group Member are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued in material compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
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Other Rights with Respect to Shares. Except as provided in the Transaction Documents, there are no stockholders' agreement, voting or other similar agreements in relation to the Equity Securities of any Group Member that are presently outstanding or that may hereafter be issued.
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Subsidiaries. Save for BVI SPV, the Company does not own any Equity Securities in any other Person. Save for HK SPV and New York Co, BVI SPV does not own any Equity Securities in any other Person. Save for the PRC Opco, HK SPV does not own any Equity Securities in any other Person. Save for Harbin Co, Harbin Testing and Harbin Research Center, PRC Opco does not own any Equity Securities in any other Person. Harbin Research Center does not own any Equity Securities in any Person. Save for Heilongjiang Co, Harbin Co does not own any Equity Securities in any other Person.
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Onshore Companies. For each Onshore Company, each holder of record of its registered capital have contributed in full its subscribed share of the entity's registered capital pursuant to the articles of association and, as applicable, relevant joint venture contracts, and all such contributions have been verified and certified by a Chinese registered public accountant according to applicable law, approved by all relevant Governmental Authorities and fully paid, and verification certificates have been issued to each such holder of record or previous investor accordingly. All previous transfers or assignments of registered capital have been approved by the relevant Governmental Authorities and all necessary corporate action.
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Corporate Records. The registers of stockholders, resolutions and all other documents of each Group Member required to be kept or filed with any relevant Governmental Authority have been kept, filed or submitted for filing, and all resolutions required by applicable laws or the charter documents of such Group Member then effective have been passed.
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(j)
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Competitive Activities. Neither XD Engineering nor Mr. Han holds any Equity Securities in any entity that carries on any business that directly or indirectly competes with the business of any Group Member as presently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted.
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(k)
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No Immunity. No property of any Group Member enjoys any right of immunity from set off, suit or execution with respect to the Company's obligations under any Transaction Document.
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Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board have taken all necessary actions, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the articles of incorporation or any certificates of designations or the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or incorporation, including the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.378 to 78.3793, which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, the Company's issuance of the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares and the Investor's ownership of the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares. The Company has not adopted a stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
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Board Composition. The Company is in compliance in all material respects, with all the requirements of (i) the listing standards of the Nasdaq, (ii) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (including any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective) and (iii) any other applicable law, including such requirements related to (w) the composition of the Board, (x) the independent committees, (y) the director independence and (z) the audit committee financial expert.
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Reverse Merger. The Reverse Merger was conducted and completed in compliance in all material aspects with all applicable laws. The Company has provided the Investor with all material information related thereto, including any correspondences with the SEC.
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2.
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AUTHORIZATION AND VALIDITY OF TRANSACTIONS
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Authorization. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Transaction Documents which it has signed as a party. All actions on the part of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han necessary for the authorization, allotment, issuance and delivery of the Purchased Shares and Conversion Shares have been taken or will be taken prior to the Completion.
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Valid Issuance of Stock. The Purchased Shares are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Certificate of Designation and any applicable securities or corporate laws. The Conversion Shares when issued and paid for as provided upon conversion of the Purchased Shares will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are and will be free of restrictions on transfer. As of Completion, a number of shares of Common Stock shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance which equals 133% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares (assuming for purposes hereof, that the Purchased Shares are convertible at the price set forth in the Certificate of Designation and without taking into account any limitations on the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designation).
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Enforceability. The Transaction Documents to which the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han is a party, when executed, will be valid and binding obligations of each such entity or individual, enforceable against each such entity or individual in accordance with their respective terms, except where such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally. The Certificate of Designation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and is, as of the date of Completion, in full force and effect, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and has not been amended.
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Consents and Approvals. All consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, or registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations or filings with, any Governmental Authority or any other competent corporate authority required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been obtained.
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HSR. .All specified waiting period (and any extension thereof), to the extent applicable to the transaction contemplated hereby under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1996, as amended, have been terminated or having expired. The Company has obtained all approvals, if any, required to be obtained under any anti-trust, competition or similar legal requirements in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby.
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No Breach. The execution and delivery by each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han of each of the Transaction Documents to which it/he is a party and the implementation and performance by the foregoing entities of all the transactions contemplated under such Transaction Documents do not and will not:
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in case of the Company and XD Engineering, breach or constitute a default under any charter document of such entity or of the memorandum of association, articles of association, by-laws or other constitutional document of such entity;
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result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right to any Person under, any Material Contract to which such entity or individual is a party (including any other certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock or warrants or other securities of the Company) or by which such entity or individual or its/his property or Assets is bound or result in the acceleration of any obligation of such entity or individual (whether to make payment or otherwise) to any Person; or
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result in a violation or breach of or default under any law.
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LEGAL COMPLIANCE
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(a)
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No Violation of Law. No Group Member has at any time been in violation of any applicable law or regulation in any material respect.
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(b)
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Permits and Registrations. Each Group Member has all Permits and has completed all government registrations, which in each case are necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted and to own or use its Assets, Real Property and Leased Real Properties as currently used and as contemplated to be used. No Group Member is in breach of or default under any such Permit in any material respect, and there is no reason to believe such Permit shall be suspended, cancelled or revoked. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the construction and operation of the operating facilities of each Onshore Company and operation of its business is and has been in compliance in all material respects with its relevant feasibility study and business license, as applicable; (ii) all necessary approvals from Governmental Authorities have been received to ensure that each Onshore Company will continue to enjoy, to the extent permitted by applicable law in all material respects, all of the Tax clearances, concessions and other benefits available to such Onshore Company prior to Completion, or otherwise available under applicable law to foreign investment enterprises similarly situated; (iii) the Company is not in violation in any material respect of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Nasdaq and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Nasdaq. During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, (a) the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Nasdaq, (b) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Nasdaq and (c) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Nasdaq regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Nasdaq.
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Ethical Business Practices.
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In connection with their activities of the Group, each Group Member, XD Engineering, Mr. Han and, to the best knowledge of the Company, each director, officer, employee or agent of any Group Member (collectively, the "Relevant Persons") have used only legitimate business and ethical practices in commercial operations and in dealing with Governmental Authority.
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In connection with their activities of the Group, none of the Group Members, XD Engineering, Mr. Han and, to the best knowledge of the Company, the Relevant Persons has (i) made or offered any payments or transfers of value which have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, or acceptance of or acquiescence in kickbacks or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining business, (ii) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (iii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iv) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (v) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
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The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective.
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Books and Records and Internal Controls.
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Each Group Member has made and kept books, records, and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly (x) reflect its transactions and dispositions of assets and (y) present its financial instruments and Equity Securities.
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(ii)
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Each Group Member has devised and maintained a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (A) transactions are executed and access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of periodic financial statements and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (D) any transaction by and between any Group Member and any Related Party is properly monitored, recorded and disclosed.
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(iii)
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Each Group Member has prepared its financial statements and disclosure documents in accordance with US GAAP, PRC GAAP or IFRS, as applicable and such financial statements and disclosure documents have been prepared on an accurate, complete and timely basis.
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Absence of Government Official Economic Interest. No government official in China or any other country and no close relative or family member of such an official has held an ownership or other economic interest, direct or indirect, in any Group Member, other than Equity Securities of the Company acquired by such person from the open market.
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Use of Agents and Representatives. No Group Member has used any agent or representative which does not conduct its business in an ethical and lawful fashion and have a good business reputation.
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Prohibited Persons. No Group Member or Relevant Persons is an entity or individual with whom U.S. companies and nationals are precluded from doing business under sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department (a "Prohibited Person"), including (a) the U.S. Treasury Department's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons and (b) the U.S. Treasury Department's sanctions regulations targeted against Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Myanmar/Burma, Zimbabwe or Belarus. No Group Member has (i) provided goods, services, funds, or assets to or for the benefit of a Prohibited Person, (ii) received good, services, funds, or assets from or on behalf of a Prohibited Person or (iii) to the Company's knowledge, otherwise engaged in any business transaction with a Prohibited Person.
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Foreign Exchange. None of Mr. Han, XD Engineering and the Group Members is or has at any time been in violation of any applicable law, regulation or any other requirements of law of any Governmental Authority with respect to any matter relating to foreign currency exchange.
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Change of Law. None of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han is aware of any Governmental Authority or other Person having proposed, enacted or changed, or intending to propose, enact or change, any law which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the business of any Group Member or any portion thereof as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted.
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SEC Documents. The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the Completion, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents filed during any time before the Reverse Merger, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading. .
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Compliance with Environmental Laws. Each Group Member is currently in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all material respects, has at all times complied with all Environmental Laws in all material respects and is in possession of all required environmental Permits.
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Environmental Hazards. There is no material condition or circumstance in respect of any Group Member which poses a risk of harm (other than in relation to product safety or liability) to human health or safety, or the health of animals, plants or the environment.
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ASSETS
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Status of Assets. Each Group Member owns or has the right to use all Assets currently used by it including leasing such Assets in the conduct of its business as currently conducted and contemplated to be conducted. The Assets (other than the leased Assets) owned by the Group are free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Encumbrance over Assets with an aggregate value less than US2,500,000 and all leased Assets are free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Encumbrance over Assets with an aggregate value less than US2,500,000. The Assets of the Group have been properly maintained and are in good working condition subject to normal wear and tear and the typical useful lives of such Assets, are in all material respects in a condition that is adequate for their intended uses and in the aggregate sufficient to carry on the business of the Group in the ordinary cause in all material aspects as currently conducted, subject to continued repair and replacement in accordance with past practice.
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Real Property.
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Neither the Company nor any other Group Member is, nor has it ever been, a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Codes and the Company will provide a statement to such effect in accordance with the Code and the regulations thereunder upon the request of the Investor.
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The real property of the Group (the "Real Property") comprises all the land, buildings and premises (as well as the fixed attached thereto) currently owned, occupied or used by the Group or in respect of which the Group has any estate, interest, right or title. The description of the Real Property as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule is true and complete.
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The Group has proper legal title to the land use rights and building ownership rights in respect of the Real Property (including possession of the land use rights certificates and building ownerships certificates) and is, subject to compliance with all applicable laws of the PRC, entitled to transfer, sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of the Real Property and there are no occupancy rights or Encumbrances in favor of third parties affecting it.
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The original land grant fee for the land use rights of any Real Property was paid in full, and no further amounts are currently owing in respect thereof. No other fees or other payments are owing under the relevant granted land use rights contracts in respect of the Real Property. The relevant granted land use right contracts and the relevant land registration card contain no restrictions on any Group Member to use the Real Property for which they are currently being used by the Group.
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For any land use rights allocated (but not granted) to any Group Member, such Group Member has complied with all restrictions set forth in the land use rights certificate for such allocated land use rights.
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There are no claims pending or to the knowledge of the Company or Mr. Han, threatened that would result in the creation of any Encumbrance against any Real Property.
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To the knowledge of the Company or Mr. Han, there are no zoning or other applicable laws currently in effect that would prevent or limit any Group Member from conducting its operations on the Real Property as they are currently conducted.
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Insurance.
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All Assets of the Group and the Real Property that are of an insurable nature have at all times been and are insured in amounts to the full replacement value thereof against such risks as are, in accordance with commercial best practices, normally insured against in the PRC in the industry in which the Group operates or possesses such assets. Each of such insurances has been obtained from a well-established and reputable insurer. Each Group Member has at all times been adequately covered against risks normally covered by insurance taken out by companies carrying on the same type of business or having similar assets as the Group in China.
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No Group Member has suffered any uninsured losses in excess of US$100,000 or waived any rights or claims of material or substantial value with respect to any policy of insurance or allowed any insurance to lapse.
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No claim under any policy of insurance taken out in connection with the business or assets of any Group Member is outstanding and there are no facts or circumstances likely to give rise to such a claim.
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Leases.
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The Investor has been provided with true and complete copies of all real property leases (the "Leases") in respect of real property used by the Group that is not owned by the Group (the "Leased Properties"). Each of the Group Members is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of each Lease to which it is a party.
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Each of the Group Members has the right to use the Leased Properties leased to it under the provisions of the relevant Leases. Each such Lease has been executed and is valid and binding on the parties thereto, all rent and other sums and charges payable by such Group Member as tenant thereunder are current, no notice of default or termination under such Lease is outstanding, and no termination event or condition or uncured default on the part of such Group Member exists under such Lease. To the best knowledge of the Company or Mr. Han, there is no underlying mortgage, deed of trust, lease, grant of term or other estate in or interest affecting any Leased Properties material to the operations of the Group, that is superior to the interest of such Group Member as tenant under the applicable Lease.
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The Leases contain no material restriction on business currently operated on such property or any right for the lessor or landlord to terminate the lease prior to expiration of its term (unless the lessee defaults on rental payment, breaches the lease terms).
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There is no reason for the Company or Mr. Han to believe that any of the landlords named in the Leases does not possess the legal right to lease the Leased Properties at the time of the grant of the relevant Lease.
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None of the Group Members, XD Engineering or Mr. Han has any ownership, financial or other interest in the landlord under any Lease.
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Each of the Group Members has full legal right, power and authority to lease the land use rights of its Real Property to any Person.
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Products.
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No Group Member has designed, manufactured, sold, leased, distributed or supplied products or services which are, were, are likely to become, or are alleged to be, faulty or defective in any material respect, or which do not comply with any warranties or representations expressly or impliedly made by any Group Member, or with any relevant law in any material respect.
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(ii)
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There have not been any product recalls, material reworks or post-sale warnings issued by any Group Member or by agents acting on its behalf relating to any product designed, manufactured, distributed, sold, leased or supplied by it nor any internal investigation or consideration by any Group Member or decision concerning whether or not to do so.
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(iii)
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There is no action, suit, claim, inquiry, proceeding or investigation in any case by or before any court or governmental body pending or, to the knowledge of each Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han threatened, against or involving the business of any Group Member relating to any product alleged to have been sold or leased by any Group Member and alleged to have been defective which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
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(iv)
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All products sold by the Group and required to be certified by the original equipment manufacturers have been properly certified by the original equipment manufacturers. Such certifications have been properly obtained by the Group and are currently effective. There are no events or circumstances, to the best knowledge of each Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han, that could result in the revocation, suspension or termination of such certifications, or the refusal by the relevant parties to renew such certifications.
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6.
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CONTRACTS AND TRANSACTIONS
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(a)
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Validity of Contracts.
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(i)
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No Group Member is in breach of or has knowledge (actual or constructive) of the invalidity of or grounds for rescission, avoidance or repudiation of any Material Contract or other material transaction to which such Group Member is a party, nor has any Group Member received notice of any intention to terminate any such Material Contract or repudiate or disclaim any other material transaction.
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(ii)
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To the knowledge of the Company, no party with whom any Group Member has entered into any Material Contract is in default thereunder being a default which, individually or when aggregated with all other such defaults, would have an adverse effect on the financial or trading position or prospects of any Group Member.
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(iii)
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From January 1, 2008 through the date hereof, no Person (being a customer or distributor of the Principal Business or otherwise) that receives products or services from the Group with respect to the Principal Business pursuant to any Material Contract has provided written notice to any Group Member terminating such contract or providing written notice of non-renewal pursuant to any automatic renewal provision thereunder. In addition, no Person (being a customer or distributor of the Principal Business or otherwise) that currently receives products or services from the Group pursuant to a Material Contract has given written notice to any Group Member or, to the knowledge of any Group Member, has given notice (whether or not in writing) to any Group Member, alleging that any Group Member is in material breach of such contact, or terminating such contract or providing notice of non-renewal pursuant to any automatic renewal provision thereunder, or advising any Group Member that such Person intends to materially reduce its purchases of products or services pursuant to such contract, or to otherwise alter its business relationship with the Group to the detriment of the Group.
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(iv)
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From January 1, 2008 through the date hereof, no Person that supplies any parts or any other materials necessary for the Group to conduct the Principal Business pursuant to a Material Contract with any Group Member has provided written notice to any Group Member terminating such contract or providing notice of non-renewal pursuant to any automatic renewal provision thereunder. In addition, no Person that currently supplies parts or materials to the Group pursuant to a Material Contract has given written notice to any Group Member or, to the knowledge of any Group Member, has given notice (whether or not in writing) to any Group Member, alleging that any Group Member is in material breach of such contract, or terminating such contract or providing notice of non-renewal pursuant to any automatic renewal provision thereunder, or advising any Group Member that such Person intends to materially reduce its sales of parts or materials pursuant to such contract, or to otherwise alter its business relationship with the Group to the detriment of the Group in any material respect.
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(b)
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Material Contracts. Other than the Transaction Documents and those Contracts copies of which are referenced in the Disclosure Schedule, no Group Member is a party to, or bound by any Material Contract (as defined below). The following Contracts shall be deemed to be "Material Contracts":
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(i)
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any Contract entered into having a total contract value greater than US$5,000,000;
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(ii)
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any agreement or arrangement otherwise than by way of negotiation at arm's length having a total contract value greater than US$250,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies);
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(iii)
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any sale or purchase option or similar Contract or arrangement affecting any Asset the value of which exceeds US$5,000,000 and which is owned or used by any Group Member or by which any Group Member is bound, except for a finance lease entered into in the ordinary course of business;
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(iv)
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any Contract which cannot readily be fulfilled or performed by any Group Member on time or without undue or unusual expenditure of money or effort;
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(v)
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any Contract which the Group does not have the technical and other capabilities or the human and material resources to enable it to fulfill, perform and discharge all its outstanding obligations in the ordinary course of business without realizing a loss on closing of performance;
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(vi)
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any Contract restricting the freedom of any Group Member to provide and take goods and services or to manage its own business affairs by such means and from and to such Persons as it may from time to time think fit;
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(vii)
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any Contract pursuant to which (a) any Group Member incurs indebtedness with the aggregate amount of principal and interest payments greater than US$1,000,000 or (b) any Group Member provides any guarantee in excess of US$1,000,000;
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(viii)
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any Contract whereby any Group Member is, or has agreed to become, a member of any joint venture, consortium or partnership or other unincorporated association;
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(ix)
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any Contract with a customer, distributor, advertiser or advertising agency or any other Person that has a total contract value greater than US$5,000,000 on an annual basis;
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(x)
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any Contract that is void, illegal, unenforceable or which contravene any applicable laws and regulations;
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(xi)
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any Contract with a supplier or service provider which constitutes five percent or more of the total supply of goods or services received by any Group Member on an annual basis;
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(xii)
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any Contract that prohibits or restricts the sale, disposal or transfer of any Equity Securities (or any interests therein) owned by the Company;
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(xiii)
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any stockholder agreements, joint venture agreements or partnership agreements; and
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(xiv)
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any employment contracts or arrangements in excess of US$ 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) and the employment contracts of the ten (10) most highly compensated employees.
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(c)
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Adverse Transactions. No act or transaction (including the issuance and sale of the Series D Preferred Stock) has been effected by any Group Member in consequence of which any Group Member is or may be liable to (i) (1) refund the whole or part of any investment grant from any government or quasi-governmental body or other grant received by virtue of any statute; (2) repay in whole or in part any government or local authority loan; or (3) lose the benefit of any financial concession or Tax relief or Tax holiday accorded to any Group Member by any authority; or (ii) as a result of which any grant for which application has been made by any Group Member will or may not be paid or will or may be reduced pursuant to the present practice of the appropriate authority. All Tax rates applied to any Group Member are based upon the valid application of relevant Tax law or binding policy, to the Company's knowledge, are not being and will not in future be challenged by any relevant Governmental Authority, and no Group Member has suffered or will suffer any losses relating thereto.
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(d)
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Finance Documents. Other than as disclosed in the Existing Financial Statements, there are no loans, guarantees, Encumbrances or unusual liabilities given, made or incurred by or on behalf of any Group Member (and, in particular but without limiting the foregoing, no loans have been made by or on behalf of any Group Member to any directors or stockholders of any Group Member) and no Person has given any guarantee of or security for any overdraft, loan or loan facility granted to any Group Member.
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(e)
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Related Party Transactions. There are no Contracts, understandings, transactions or proposed transactions between any Group Member on the one hand and any Related Party on the other hand. No Related Party is indebted to any Group Member, nor is such Group Member indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any Related Party. No Related Party has any direct or indirect ownership in any business entity with which any Group Member is affiliated or with which such Group Member has a business relationship, or any business entity that competes with such Group Member.
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(f)
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Authority to Enter into Contracts. No Group Member has given any powers of attorney or other authority express or implied which is still outstanding or effective to any Person to enter into any Contract or commitment to do anything on its behalf other than the authority given to (i) board members, officers or employees to enter into agreements in the normal course of their duties and (ii) authorized representatives and agents to undertake certain governmental filings.
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(g)
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Brokers and Finders. None of the Company, XD Engineering or Mr. Han has retained any investment banker, broker, or finder and there are no fees or charges due or payable to third parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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7.
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FINANCIAL MATTERS
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(a)
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Financial Statements. Each of the Existing Financial Statements has been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, applied on a consistent basis, and shows a true and fair view of the state of affairs, assets and liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of each Group Member including (a) all transactions between or among Related Parties, (b) the compensation for all officers and directors of each Group Member, (c) all of the existing Equity Securities, and (d) all bad and/or doubtful account receivable and reserves therefor as at the respective dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby and are not affected by any unusual or non-recurring items not covered therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all of the revenues of each Group Member in each of their financial statements are timely and properly recorded in accordance with US GAAP, PRC GAAP or IFRS, as applicable.
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(b)
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No Change in Accounting Policy. No change in the policies of accounting has been made in preparing the accounts of the Group or any Group Member for each of the previous financial periods of the Group or any Group Member ended on the Latest Accounts Date, except as stated in the accounts for such period.
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(c)
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Changes in Net Assets. Since the Latest Accounts Date and at all times up to the Completion Date, no material change has occurred to the assets and liabilities (whether actual or contingent) shown in the Existing Financial Statements and there has been no material reduction in the value of the net assets of any Group Member on the basis of the valuations methodology applied to the Existing Financial Statements.
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(d)
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Depreciation. The fixed assets of each Group Member covered in the Existing Financial Statements have been or will be, as applicable, depreciated in accordance with US GAAP, PRC GAAP or IFRS, as applicable. The value of each Asset has been properly reflected in the Existing Financial Statements.
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(e)
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No Acceleration of Borrowings. No borrowing of any Group Member has become or is now due and payable, or capable of being declared due and payable, before its normal or originally stated maturity and no demand or other notice requiring the payment or repayment of money before its normal or originally stated maturity has been received by such Group Member.
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(f)
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Projections. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company has furnished to the Investor certain projected budgets, financial statements and forecasts. Such projected budgets, financial statements and forecasts were prepared by the Company in good faith based on its best knowledge, information and belief.
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(g)
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Provision and Reserve. Full provision or reserve has been made by the Company in the Existing Financial Statements (i) for all Taxes, including deferred or provisional taxation in respect of the accounting period ended on or before the Latest Accounts Date and the Management Accounts Date, as the case may be, for which any Group Member was then or might at any time thereafter become or has become liable including (without limitation) Taxes; and (ii) for all doubtful account receivables.
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(h)
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Books and Financial Records. All the accounts, books, registers, ledgers and financial and other material records of whatsoever kind of each Group Member have been fully properly and accurately kept and completed in all material respects; there are no inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein; and they give and reflect a true and fair view of the financial, contractual and trading position of the Group and of its facilities and machinery, fixed and current assets and liabilities (actual and contingent), debtors, creditors and work-in-progress.
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(i)
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Special Financial Arrangements. The Group has not factored any of its debts or entered into any financing arrangement of a type which would not require to be shown or reflected in the Existing Financial Statements.
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(j)
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Distribution. All amounts paid or otherwise distributed by any Group Member to its direct or indirect equity holders (other than to another Group Member) for dividend, distribution, share redemption or repurchase or similar transactions have been paid or otherwise distributed in compliance with all legal and accounting requirements.
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(k)
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Accountants. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company's accounting firm is Moore Stephens Hong Kong. To the knowledge of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the 1934 Act and (ii) issued its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company's annual report for the year ending December 31, 2010.
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(l)
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No Disagreements with Accountants or Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants or lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company's ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
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(m)
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Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Completion Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the Proceeds, the current cash flow of the Company and the cash it would receive if it were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its Liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Completion Date.
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8.
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TAX, RECORDS AND RETURNS
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(a)
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Compliance with Laws. No Group Member is or has at any time been in violation in any material respect of any applicable law or regulation regarding Tax which may result in any material liability or criminal or administrative sanction or otherwise have an adverse effect on any Group Member, other than such violation that has been rectified or resolved and does not have any pending, or possible future, liability or criminal or administrative sanction or otherwise.
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(b)
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Tax Returns and Payments. Each Group Member has duly and timely filed all material Tax Returns as required by law, and such Tax Returns are true and correct in all material respects. Each Group Member has paid all material Taxes when due and none of them is or will become liable to pay any fine, penalty, surcharge or interest in relation to such Tax with respect to activities of any Group Member, other than Taxes contested in good faith for which sufficient reserve has been made.
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(c)
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Deductions and Withholdings. Each Group Member has made all deductions and withholdings in respect, or on account, of any Tax from any payments made by it which it is obliged by law to make and has duly and timely accounted in full to the appropriate Governmental Authority for all amounts so deducted or withheld.
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(d)
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Tax Avoidance Transactions. No Group Member has been a party to any “listed transaction,” as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
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(e)
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Non-U.S. Tax Avoidance Transactions. No Group Member has entered into or been engaged in or been a party to any transaction, scheme or arrangement which, for purposes of the Tax laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States, is artificial or fictitious or any such transaction or series of transactions or scheme or arrangement of which the main or dominant purpose or one of the main or dominant purposes was the avoidance or deferral of or reduction in the liability to Tax in any such jurisdiction outside the United States of any Group Member.
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(f)
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Preferred Tax Treatments. All exemptions, reductions and rebates of Taxes granted to any Group Member by a Governmental Authority are in full force and effect and have not been terminated. The transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents will not, and, to the best knowledge of the Company, there is no other circumstance or event that will, result in any such exemption, reduction or rebate being cancelled or terminated, whether retroactively or for the future.
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(g)
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Tax Audits and Assessments. No unresolved deficiencies with respect to any Tax Returns filed by any Group Member (or any other Taxes for which any Group Member may be liable) have been proposed or assessed against or with respect to any Group Member (and there is no outstanding audit, assessment, dispute or claim concerning any material Tax liability of any Group Member pending or raised), in each case by any Governmental Authority in writing to any Group Member, except with respect to matters for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with US GAAP.
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(h)
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Not Party to a Spin-off. The Company has not been a "distributing corporation" or a "controlled corporation" in any distribution occurring during the last two years intended to qualify under Section 355 of the Code.
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(i)
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No Withholding on Purchase or Sale of Shares by Investor. No withholding of any Tax imposed by the PRC or any political subdivision or authority thereof is required (and no PRC Tax is otherwise payable) with respect to (i) the initial purchase of the Series D Preferred Stock by the Investor, (ii) the redemption or conversion thereof, (iii) any payment to the Investor thereon or under any Transaction Document or (iv) the sale of any Series D Preferred Stock, or any Common Share received upon conversion thereof, by the Investor, in each case so long as the Investor does not hold any shares of the Series D Preferred Stock or Common Shares, as applicable, through a permanent establishment in the PRC.
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9.
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OPERATIONS
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(a)
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Changes Since Latest Accounts Date.
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(i)
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General Changes. Since the Latest Accounts Date:
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(1)
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the business of the Group has been carried on in the ordinary course and so as to maintain the same as a going concern;
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(2)
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there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or trading prospects of the Group; and
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(3)
|
there has been no agreement or commitment by any Group Member to do any of the things described in Clause 9(ii).
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(ii)
|
Specific Changes. Except where necessary to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, since the Latest Accounts Date:
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(1)
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no Group Member has assumed or incurred any Liabilities (actual or contingent) or expenditure otherwise than in the ordinary course of carrying on its business or entered into any transaction which is not in its ordinary course of business;
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(2)
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no amount secured by the mortgages, charges or Encumbrances disclosed in the accounts and management accounts has been increased beyond the amount shown in the accounts and management accounts and no mortgage, charge or Encumbrance has been created since the Latest Accounts Date other than in the ordinary course of business;
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(3)
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no business of any Group Member has been adversely affected by the loss of any important contract or customer or source of supply or by any abnormal factor not affecting related businesses similar to any Group Member to a like extent and the Company is not aware of any facts which are likely to give rise to any such effects;
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(4)
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except as requested by the Investor and approved by the Company on or prior to Completion, no Group Member has appointed an auditor or changed its existing auditor;
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(5)
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no dividends, bonuses or distributions have been declared, paid or made;
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(6)
|
no Group Member has ceased to conduct or carry on its business, approved the development of any new line of business or changed any part of its business activities in any material respect;
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(7)
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no Group Member has employed or terminated any Senior Manager;
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(8)
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no Group Member has entered into any joint venture or partnership with any Person;
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(9)
|
no Group Member has settled, compromised or conceded any litigation, legal proceedings, arbitration, mediation or other dispute resolution procedures involving an amount, individually or in the aggregate, exceeding US$1 million;
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(10)
|
no Group Member has changed its financial year end or accounting policies;
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(11)
|
save for resolutions copies of which have been delivered to the Investor prior to the date hereof or which are required to be passed by any Group Member prior to Completion in order to satisfy the conditions set out in the Transaction Documents, no board or stockholders' resolutions of any Group Member have been passed;
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(12)
|
there has not been any waiver or compromise granted by any Group Member of a valuable right or of a material debt owing to it; and
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(13)
|
there has been no change to or waiver of any right under any Material Contract or agreement with a value in excess of US$1 million.
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(iii)
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Current Operations. To the Company’s knowledge, there is no existing fact or circumstance that may have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of any Group Member to conduct its business as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted.
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10.
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EMPLOYEES
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(a)
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Status of Employees.
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(i)
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No Group Member has at any time since its establishment had, or is being threatened by, any strike, collective work stoppage or other material labor issue.
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(ii)
|
Each Group Member has complied with all applicable laws regarding employees, employee benefits, employee safety and labor matters for all employees of the Group.
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(b)
|
Employment Agreements and Compensation Arrangements. Except as required by law, no Group Member is a party to or is bound by any currently effective employment contract (other than contracts that can be terminated on an at-will basis), deferred compensation agreement, pension, provident, superannuation, life assurance, disability or other similar schemes or arrangements, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit sharing plan, retirement agreement or other employee compensation agreement. To the extent that any such arrangements as described in the foregoing are required to be entered into by law, the Company shall provide copies of such arrangements to the Investor. Each stock option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under US GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company's stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
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(c)
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Status of Employees. No Senior Manager, officer or key employee, or any group of key employees, intends to terminate their employment with any Group Member, nor does such Group Member have a present intention to terminate the employment of any of the foregoing. Subject to general principles related to wrongful termination of employees, the employment of each officer and employee of the Group is terminable at will by its respective employer.
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(d)
|
Withholding Tax. All amounts required to have been withheld by the Group with respect to employee salaries (including employees who have been treated as consultants) have been withheld.
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(e)
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Trade Union. Unless otherwise required by law, no Group Member has any agreement or other arrangement (binding or otherwise) with any trade union or other body representing its employees or any of them nor does it recognize any trade union or other body representing its employees or any of them for negotiating purposes.
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11.
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CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS
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(a)
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No Litigation. None of any Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han is engaged in or has been notified that it is the subject of any litigation, arbitration or administrative or criminal proceedings (collectively, "Litigation"), whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise, which may give rise to a claim against such Group Member. There is no judgment, decree, or order of any court in effect against any Group Member, and no Group Member is in default with respect to any order of any Governmental Authority to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
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(b)
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No Pending Proceedings. No Litigation is pending or threatened against any Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han. There are no facts or circumstances likely to give rise to any Litigation against any Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han or any such Litigation against any stockholder or any director, officer of any Group Member.
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(c)
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No Undertaking; No Injunction. None of any Group Member, XD Engineering or Mr. Han, and no director or officer of any Group Member is party to any undertaking or assurance given to any Governmental Authority or the subject of any injunction relating to such Group Member's business that is still in force.
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(d)
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No Insolvency. No order has been made and no resolution has been passed for the winding up or liquidation or dissolution of any Group Member. No distress, execution or other process has been levied on the whole or a substantial part of the assets of any Group Member. No Group Member is insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they fall due.
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(e)
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No Investigation or Inquiry. No Group Member is the subject of any investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority and there are no facts which are likely to give rise to any such investigation or inquiry.
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12.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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(a)
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Proper Acquisition. Details of all Intellectual Property owned by each Group Member are set out in the Disclosure Schedule. None of such Intellectual Property has been wrongfully or unlawfully acquired by any Group Member.
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(b)
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No Infringement. The processes and methods employed, the services provided, the businesses conducted, and the products manufactured, used or dealt in by any Group Member do not, or at the time of being employed, provided, conducted, manufactured, used or dealt in by any Group Member did not infringe the rights of any other Person in any Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, there is not, nor has there been at any time, any unauthorized use or infringement by any Person of any of the Intellectual Property owned or otherwise required for the business of any Group Member.
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13.
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DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Full Disclosure. There is no fact or circumstance relating to the affairs of any Group Member which has not been disclosed to the Investor and which if disclosed might reasonably have been expected to influence the decision of the Investor to purchase the Series D Preferred Stock including the amount of the Consideration.
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(b)
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Representation. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Schedule and any other Transaction Document, none of the Company, Mr. Han, or any other Group Member makes any representations or warranties, and the Company, Mr. Han hereby disclaim any other representations and warranties, whether made by the Company, Mr. Han, any Group Member, or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives, with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated hereby, any Group Member, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Investor or its representatives of any document or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing.
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14.
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SECURITIES ISSUANCE
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(a)
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Acknowledgment regarding the Investor's Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Investor, prior to the Completion, (i) does not have the right to appoint or designate, and has not appointed an officer of the Company or designated a director of the Board or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) is not an "affiliate" of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, is not a "beneficial owner" of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act).
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(b)
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No General Solicitation; Placement Agent's Fees. Neither the Company, nor any of the other Group Members or their affiliates, nor 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) in connection with the offer or sale of the Series D Preferred Stock. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers' commissions relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
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(c)
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No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, or any Group Member, any of their affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Purchased Shares under the 1933 Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Purchased Shares to require the approval of the stockholders of the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. None of the Company, or any Group Member, their affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of any of the Purchased Shares under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Purchased Shares to be integrated with other offerings for purposes of any such applicable stockholder approval provisions.
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(d)
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Dilutive Effect. The Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han understand and acknowledge that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations is absolute and unconditional (subject to any restrictions and limitations on convertibility or exercisability, as applicable, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations), regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.
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(e)
|
Registration Rights. To the Company's knowledge, no facts or circumstances exist that would inhibit or delay the preparation and filing of the registration statement with respect to the Purchased Shares and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement. Except pursuant to that certain securities purchase agreement dated as of November 27, 2009 among the Company and the buyers named therein, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the 1933 Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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1.
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The Investor is a company duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia III Holdings (Cayman) Ltd, a Cayman Islands limited liability company.
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2.
|
The Investor has the full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement and the performance by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action of the Investor. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally.
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3.
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The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investor will not:
|
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(a)
|
breach or constitute a default under any provision of the Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association or equivalent charter documents of the Investor;
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(b)
|
conflict with or result in any material breach or violation of any of the terms and conditions of, or constitute (or with notice or lapse of time or both constitute) a material default under, any agreement to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor is bound;
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(c)
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violate any court order, judgment, injunction, award, decree or writ against, or binding upon, the Investor or upon its securities, properties or business; or
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result in violation or breach of or default under any law.
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The funds used by the Investor to purchase the Purchased Shares have been legally obtained by the Investor.
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The Investor is an "Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, as presently in effect.
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XD Engineering is a company duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.
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Each of XD Engineering and Mr. Han has the full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by XD Engineering or Mr. Han of this Agreement and the performance by XD Engineering or Mr. Han of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action of the Investor. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of XD Engineering and Mr. Han, enforceable against XD Engineering or Mr. Han (as the case may be) in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally.
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The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by XD Engineering or Mr. Han, will not, where applicable:
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breach or constitute a default under any provision of the Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association or equivalent charter documents of XD Engineering;
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conflict with or result in any material breach or violation of any of the terms and conditions of, or constitute (or with notice or lapse of time or both constitute) a material default under, any agreement to which XD Engineering or Mr. Han (as the case may be) is a party or by which XD Engineering or Mr. Han (as the case may be) is bound;
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violate any court order, judgment, injunction, award, decree or writ against, or binding upon, XD Engineering or Mr. Han (as the case may be) or upon its securities, properties or business; or
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result in violation or breach of or default under any law.
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Mr. Han directly owns 8,127,533 shares of the Common Stock.
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XD Engineering directly owns legally and beneficially (i) 24,382,598 shares of the Common Stock and (ii) all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company.
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HAN Jie
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Chief Executive Officer
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ZHANG Taylor
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Chief Financial Officer
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MA Qingwei
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Chief Operating Officer,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer
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MA Junjie
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Acting Chief Technology Officer
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the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date; and
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the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
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Date of Conversion:
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Number of Preferred Shares to be converted:
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Stock certificate no(s). of Preferred Shares to be converted:
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Please confirm the following information:
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Conversion Price:
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Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
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Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the Holder on the Date of Conversion:
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| SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS | 1 |
| SECTION 2 GENERAL; SECURITIES SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT | 6 |
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SECTION 3 DEMAND REGISTRATION
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| SECTION 4 INCIDENTAL OR "PIGGY-BACK" REGISTRATION | 10 |
| SECTION 5 UNDERWRITTEN OFFERINGS | 11 |
| SECTION 6 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES | 13 |
| SECTION 7 INDEMNIFICATION; CONTRIBUTION | 17 |
| SECTION 8 COVENANTS | 19 |
| SECTION 9 MISCELLANEOUS | 21 |
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BETWEEN:
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CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED, a corporation organized and existing under the Nevada Revised Statutes of the State of Nevada of the United States of America (the "Company"); and
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MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Investor").
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RECITALS:
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") by and among the Company, the Investor, XD Engineering Plastics Company Limited, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("XD Engineering") and Jie Han, a citizen of the People's Republic of China ("Mr. Han"), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Investor an aggregate of 16,000,000 shares of Series D junior convertible preferred stock of the Company, US$0.0001 par value per share (the "Series D Preferred Stock").
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WHEREAS, in connection therewith, and in order to induce the Investor to purchase shares of Series D Preferred Stock, the Company desires to and has agreed to grant to the Investor the demand and other registration rights set forth herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Definitions. As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
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"1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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"1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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"Affiliate" means any Person who is an "affiliate" as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1934 Act.
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"Agreement" means this Agreement as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
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"Asian/European Listing" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
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"Asian/European Public Offering" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c).
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"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to be closed.
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"Certificate of Designation" means the certificate of designation of the Series D Preferred Stock.
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"Completion Date" has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any other capital stock of the Company into which such stock is reclassified or reconstituted, and any securities of the Company or any successor which may be issued on or after the date hereof in respect of, or in exchange for, shares of Common Stock pursuant to, among others, merger, consolidation, stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization of the Company or otherwise.
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"Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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"Company Charter Documents" has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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"Company Underwriter" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
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"Designated Holder" means the Investor and any permitted transferee of the Investor to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred in accordance with Section 9.5 of this Agreement, other than a transferee to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement under the 1933 Act or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or any successor rules thereto), but in each case solely for so long as the Investor or such transferee continue to be a holder of Registrable Securities.
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"Electing Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
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"Eligible Market" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Trading Day" as set forth in this Section 1.1.
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"Effectiveness Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
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"Event" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
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"Event Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
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"Event Payments" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
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"Equity Securities" means, with respect to any Person, such Person's capital stock, membership interests, partnership interests, registered capital, joint venture or other ownership interests or any options, warrants or other securities, in each case that are directly or indirectly convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, such capital stock, membership interests, partnership interests, registered capital or joint venture or other ownership interests. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to "Equity Securities" refers to the Equity Securities of the Company.
"FINRA" means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or any successor entity thereto).
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"Governmental Authority" means any government or political subdivision thereof; any department, agency or instrumentality of any government or political subdivision thereof; any court or arbitral tribunal; and the governing body of any securities exchange, in each case having competent jurisdiction.
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"Holders' Counsel" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
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"Incidental Registration" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
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"Indemnified Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
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"Indemnifying Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
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"Initiating Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"Investor" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall also include any permitted transferee thereof.
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"Inspector" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
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"Liability" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
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"Majority Interest" means the Designated Holders holding at least a majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities (the determination of such majority shall be calculated on a fully-diluted basis).
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"Mr. Han" has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
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"Participating Holder" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
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"Person" means any natural person, firm, company, Governmental Authority, joint venture, partnership, association or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality).
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"Records" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
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"Registrable Securities" means, subject to Section 2.2 below (a) any shares of Common Stock issued in respect of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock; (b) any other shares of Common Stock transferred or issued to the Investor, whether by the Company, Mr. Han or XD Engineering in accordance with the Transaction Documents; and (c) any other shares of Common Stock of the Company issued in respect of the shares described in subsections (a) and (b) above (because of stock splits, stock dividends, combination of shares, reclassifications, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations or other reorganization or similar events and any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof).
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"Registration Expenses" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
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"Registration Statement" means a registration statement filed pursuant to the 1933 Act.
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"Required Effectiveness Date" means the earlier of (A) the date that is sixty (60) days from the Required Filing Date; provided, that, if the SEC reviews and has written comments to the filed Registration Statement, then the Required Effectiveness Date under this clause shall be ninety (90) days from the Required Filing Date, or (B) five (5) Business Days following the date the SEC or the Staff notifies the Company that it will not review the Registration Statement or that the Company may request effectiveness of the Registration Statement, which dates in each case may be extended for the failure of the Designated Holders to comply with its obligations set forth in Section 3.1(b).
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"Required Filing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any similar or successor agency then having jurisdiction to enforce the 1933 Act.
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"SEC Approved Registrable Securities" means Registrable Securities other than SEC Non-Registrable Securities.
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"Stockholders' Agreement" means the Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Investor, XD Engineering and Mr. Han.
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"Pledge Agreement" means the Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Investor and XD Engineering.
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"SEC Non-Registrable Securities" means the Registrable Securities excluded from the Registration Statement either (i) pursuant to Section 3.2(b) because the SEC or the Staff has indicated through comment letters or otherwise that such securities are not eligible to be resold under Rule 415 of the 1933 Act, or (ii) pursuant to Section 3.2(c).
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"Securities Purchase Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
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"Series D Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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"Shelf Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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"Staff" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
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"Trading Day" means (a) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, market or trading or quotation facility on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted (an "Eligible Market"), or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any Eligible Market, then a day on which trading occurs on the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successor thereto), or (c) if trading ceases to occur on the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successor thereto), any Business Day.
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"Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Stockholders' Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Company Charter Document.
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"Underwriter Identification" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
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"XD Engineering" has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
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Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires
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Directly or Indirectly. The phrase "directly or indirectly" means directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons or through contractual or other arrangements, and "direct or indirect" has the correlative meaning.
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Gender and Number. Unless the context otherwise requires, all words (whether gender-specific or gender neutral) shall be deemed to include each of the masculine, feminine and neuter genders, and words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
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Headings. Headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
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Include not Limiting. "Include," "including," "are inclusive of" and similar expressions are not expressions of limitation and shall be construed as if followed by the words "without limitation."
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Law. References to "law" shall include all applicable laws, regulations, rules and orders of any Governmental Authority, or any other self-regulating body, any common or customary law, constitution, code, ordinance, statute or other legislative measure and any regulation, rule, treaty, order, decree or judgment; and "lawful" shall be construed accordingly.
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References to Documents. References to this Agreement include the Schedules and Exhibits, which form an integral part hereof. A reference to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, to such Section of, or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement. The words "hereof," "hereunder" and "hereto," and words of like import, unless the context requires otherwise, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section hereof or Schedule or Exhibit hereto. A reference to any document (including this Agreement) is, unless otherwise specified, to that document as amended, restated, consolidated, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time.
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Share Calculations. In calculations of share numbers, references to a "fully diluted basis" mean that the calculation is to be made assuming that all outstanding options, warrants and other Equity Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock (whether or not by their terms then currently convertible, exercisable or exchangeable), have been so converted, exercised or exchanged. Any share calculation that makes reference to a specific date shall be appropriately adjusted to take into account any share split, share consolidation or similar event after such date.
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Knowledge. Where any statement is qualified by the expression "to a Person's knowledge, information and belief" or any similar expression, that statement shall, unless otherwise stated or context otherwise demands, be deemed to refer to such Person's actual knowledge and the deemed knowledge of such matters as such Person would have discovered, had such Person made reasonable enquiries and investigations of a person in the position of such Person. In respect of the "knowledge of the Company", the foregoing sentence shall be interpreted by replacing the term "such Person" or other words of similar intent with "Mr. Han and the other Senior Managers (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement)" mutatis mutandis.
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Writing. References to writing and written include any mode of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form including emails and faxes.
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Language. This Agreement is drawn up in the English language.
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Grant of Rights. The Company hereby grants registration rights to the Designated Holders upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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Registrable Securities. For the purposes of this Agreement, securities of the Company listed in the definition of "Registrable Securities" in Section 1.1 hereof will cease to be Registrable Securities, when (i) a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC and all such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) the entire amount of the Registrable Securities owned by a Designated Holder may be sold in a single sale without any limitation as to volume pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision then in effect) under the 1933 Act or (iii) such Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act. Wherever reference is made in this Agreement to a request or consent of Holders of a certain percentage of Registrable Securities, the determination of such percentage shall be calculated on a fully-diluted basis.
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Holders of Registrable Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns of record Registrable Securities, or holds an option to purchase, or a security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, Registrable Securities whether or not such acquisition or conversion has actually been effected; provided, in each case, that if such Registrable Securities were acquired from the original holder, such transfer was made in compliance with Section 9.5 hereof. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of the instructions, notice or election received from the record owner of such Registrable Securities. Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise of an option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of another security shall be deemed outstanding for the purposes of this Agreement.
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Request for Demand Registration.
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At any time, and from time to time, Designated Holders holding at least twenty five percent (25%) of the outstanding Registrable Securities (the "Initiating Holders") shall have the right to request, in writing, that the Company file with the SEC a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the 1933 Act (the "Shelf Registration Statement") on Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto), or if Form S-3 may not be used by the Company pursuant to applicable law, on Form S-1 (or any successor form thereto), with respect to the resale, from time to time, covering all, but not less than all, of the Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders, provided that Designated Holders may not effect more than three (3) registrations on Form S-1 pursuant to this Section 3.1. The Company shall file the Shelf Registration Statement no later than thirty (30) days following request from the Initiating Holders (such 30th day, the "Required Filing Date"). The Company shall give written notice of the filing of each of Shelf Registration Statements at least fifteen (15) days prior to filing each such Registration Statement to all Designated Holders and shall include in such Registration Statements all Registrable Securities of any Designated Holder that has delivered a written request to the Company to include its Registrable Securities 5 days prior to the filing date of the applicable Registration Statement. The disposition of Registrable Securities from the Shelf Registration Statement may occur, at any time, in one or more underwritten offerings, block transactions, broker transactions, at-market transactions or in such other manner or manners as may be specified by the applicable Designated Holders. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company is required to file the Registration Statement on a Form S-1, then the Company shall have sixty (60) days from the date of the request from the Initiating Shareholders to prepare and file the Registration Statement and the Required Filing Date shall be, in such case, the sixtieth (60th) day after the request from the Initiating Holders.
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Each Designated Holder shall be obligated to: (x) furnish to the Company in writing such information with respect to such Designated Holder, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and (y) shall timely execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. The Required Filing Dates listed above and the resulting Required Effectiveness Dates shall be extended to the extent that any delay is attributable to any failure on the part of any such Designated Holder to fulfill its obligations pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 3.1(b).
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Effective Shelf Registration Statement.
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The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable but in any event on or prior to the Required Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the 1933 Act, subject to the provisions of Sections 6.4 and 6.5 hereof, until the earlier of (i) such time as the Company delivers a notice that each Designated Holder may sell in the open market in a single transaction all Registrable Securities then held by each such Designated Holder pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act (or any similar provision then in force) without being subject to the volume limitations thereof or otherwise under an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, as amended, and all other applicable securities and blue sky laws or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 (such period being the "Effectiveness Period").
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 3.2(d) below), in the event the staff of the SEC (the "Staff") or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities by or on behalf of the Company such that Rule 415 is not available to the Company to register the resale of such Registrable Securities and, as a result, the Staff or the SEC does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a manner that permits the continuous resale at the market by the Designated Holders participating therein (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Designated Holder) without being named therein as an "underwriter," then the Company shall reduce the number of shares to be included in such Registration Statement (in accordance with the following sentence) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective as aforesaid. In making such reduction, the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by all other Designated Holders on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise required to be included for each such Designated Holder) unless the inclusion of shares by a particular Designated Holder or a particular set of Designated Holders results in the Staff or the SEC's taking the position that the inclusion of such Registrable Securities by such Designated Holders would constitute a registration "by or on behalf of the Company," in which event, the shares held by such Designated Holder or set of Designated Holders shall be the only shares subject to reduction. In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires any Designated Holder seeking to sell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an "underwriter" (an "Underwriter Identification") in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and such Designated Holder (subject to Section 3.2(d) below) does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of such Designated Holder, only to the extent necessary as would cause the Staff or the SEC not to require such Underwriter Identification or until such Designated Holder accepts such Underwriter Identification and the manner thereof. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3.2(b), if requested by a Designated Holder holding Registrable Securities that were so excluded from such registration, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be registered to the greatest extent and at the earliest opportunity practicable and in any event not later sixty (60) days after the earliest practicable date permitted under applicable guidance of the SEC and the Staff (and shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect additional registrations of Registrable Securities until all such securities have been included in additional Registration Statements).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Designated Holder shall have the right to require the Company to exclude all or any portion of such Designated Holder's Registrable Securities from any Registration Statement, by written notice to the Company upon such Designated Holder's reasonable belief that (i) inclusion of such Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement could subject such Designated Holder to underwriter liability, or (ii) the SEC or the Staff will impose material restrictions and terms on the disposition of such Registrable Securities. In such event, the Company shall be required to file a new Registration Statement for such excluded shares in accordance with Section 3.2(b).
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If any such Registration Statement and related prospectus refer to any Designated Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company and if in such holder's sole and exclusive judgment, such holder is or might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Company, or that such reference could reasonably be expected to result in an Underwriting Identification requirement, such holder shall have the right to (i) require the insertion therein of language, in form and substance satisfactory to such holder and presented to the Company in writing, to the effect that the holding by such holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by such holder of the investment quality of the Company's securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Company, or (ii) in the event that such reference to such holder by name or otherwise is not required by the 1933 Act or any similar federal statute then in force, require the deletion of the reference to such holder.
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Event Payments. Should an Event (as defined below) occur then, upon each monthly anniversary of the occurrence of such Event (an "Event Payment Date") until the applicable Event is cured, as relief for the damages suffered therefrom by the Designated Holders (the parties hereto agreeing that the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 3.3 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by the Designated Holder by reason of such Event and that such liquidated damages represent the exclusive monetary remedy for the Designated Holders for damages suffered due to such Event; provided, however, that this shall in no manner limit the Designated Holders' entitlement to specific performance as provided for in Section 9.3), the Company shall pay to each Designated Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one-twentieth of a percent (0.05%) of (i) the number of SEC Approved Registrable Securities then held by such Investor as of the date of such Event, multiplied by (ii) the purchase price paid by such Investor for such SEC Approved Registrable Securities then held, for each day that such Event continues, excluding the day on which such Event has been cured. The payments to which an Investor shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 3.3 are referred to herein as "Event Payments." In the event the Company fails to make Event Payments to an Investor within five (5) Business Days after an Event Payment Date, such Event Payments owed to such Investor shall bear interest at the rate of one half percent (0.5%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. All pro rated calculations made pursuant to this paragraph shall be based upon the actual number of days in such pro rated month. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay such liquidated damages in an aggregate amount that exceeds five percent (5%) of the purchase price paid by the Investors for its Registrable Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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For such purposes, each of the following shall constitute an "Event":
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(i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Required Filing Date or is not declared effective on or prior to the Required Effectiveness Date except: (A) as provided for in Section 6.4, (B) in the event that the SEC or the Staff (whether by means of a comment letter provided by the SEC or the Staff relating to the Registration Statement or otherwise) makes a determination that the registration of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement may not be appropriately characterized as secondary offerings that are eligible to be made on a shelf basis under Rule 415 or that one or more of the Designated Holders should be subjected to Underwriter Identification or (C) such extensions deemed appropriate pursuant to Section 3.1(b); or
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on and after the effective date of a Registration Statement filed hereunder, a Designated Holder is not permitted to sell SEC Approved Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement (or a subsequent Registration Statement filed in replacement thereof) for any reason (other than the fault of such Designated Holder) for more than sixty (60) days in any one hundred and eighty day (180) day period or for more than one hundred (100) days in any twelve month period.
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3.4
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Expenses. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with this Section 3, whether or not the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective.
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4.1
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Request for Incidental Registration. At any time after the date hereof until the end of the Effectiveness Period, if (i) the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the 1933 Act with respect to an offering by the Company for its own account (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor thereto), or (ii) the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the 1933 Act with respect to an offering for the account of any stockholder of the Company other than any Designated Holder, then in each case the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each of the Designated Holders at least thirty (30) days before the anticipated filing date, and such notice shall specify, at minimum, the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement, any proposed means of distribution of such Registrable Securities or other securities, any proposed managing underwriter or underwriters of such Registrable Securities or other securities and a good faith estimate by the Company of the proposed maximum offering price thereof (or reasonable range thereof), as such price is proposed to appear on the facing page of such registration statement, and offer such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request (an "Incidental Registration"). The Company shall (within twenty (20) days of the notice by the Designated Holders provided for below in this sentence cause the managing underwriter or underwriters in the case of a proposed underwritten offering (the "Company Underwriter") to permit each of the Designated Holders who have requested in writing to the Company within ten (10) Business Days of the giving of the notice by the Company to participate in the Incidental Registration to include its, his or her Registrable Securities in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or the account of such other stockholder, as the case may be, included therein. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 4.1 involving an underwritten offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless the Designated Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten offering as reasonably agreed upon between the Company, such other stockholders, if any, and the Company Underwriter. If the Company Underwriter determines in writing to the Company that the registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities which the Designated Holders have requested to be included in an offering by the Company for its own account (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor thereto) would materially adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the price per security that will derive from such registration, then the Company shall be required to include in such Incidental Registration, to the extent of the amount that the Company Underwriter believes may be sold without causing such adverse effect, (i) all of the securities to be offered for the account of the Company, (ii) the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the Designated Holders pursuant to this Section 4, as a group, which Registrable Securities shall be allocated pro rata among such Designated Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering by each such Designated Holder and (iii) other securities requested to be included in such offering; provided, however, that no such reduction shall reduce the shares of Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders included in the registration to below 20% of the total amount of securities included in such registration, unless such adverse effect is related to any of the matters contemplated by Section 3.2(b) hereof, in which case such 20% floor shall not apply and such Registrable Securities may be excluded pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.2(b) hereof. If the Company Underwriter determines in writing to the Company that the registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities which the Designated Holders have requested to be included in an offering for the account of any stockholder of the Company other than any Designated Holders ("Other Stockholders") would materially adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the price per security that will derive from such registration, then the Company shall be required to include in such Incidental Registration, to the extent of the amount that the Company Underwriter believes may be sold without causing such adverse effect, (i) all of the securities to be offered for the account of such Other Stockholders, (ii) the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the Designated Holders pursuant to this Section 4, as a group, which Registrable Securities shall be allocated pro rata among such other Designated Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering by each such Designated Holder, (iii) all of the securities to be offered for the account of the Company, and (iv) other securities requested to be included in such offering; provided, however, that no such reduction shall reduce the shares of Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders included in the registration to below 35% of the total amount of securities included in such registration unless such adverse effect is related to any of the matters contemplated by Section 3.2(b) above, in which case such 35% floor shall not apply and such Registrable Securities may be excluded pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.2(b). For the avoidance of doubt, no registration pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall relieve the Company of its obligations to register Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2.
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4.2
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Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under Section 4.1 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Designated Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. A Designated Holder shall have the right, by written notice to the Company, to exclude all or any portion of such Designated Holder's Registrable Securities from any Registration Statement effected pursuant to this Section 4 at any time prior to its effectiveness.
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4.3
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Expenses. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any Incidental Registration pursuant to this Section 4, whether or not such Incidental Registration becomes effective.
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5.1
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Market Underwritten Offering. The Designated Holders may distribute all or any portion of the Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering; provided, that: (i) a Majority Interest has requested such underwritten offering (the "Electing Holders"), (ii) the Electing Holders provide written notice to the Company and the other Designated Holders of their intention to distribute Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering; (iii) the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof shall be designated by the Electing Holders (provided, however, that such designated managing underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company); (iv) each Designated Holder participating in such underwritten offering (each a, "Participating Holder," and collectively, the "Participating Holders") agrees to sell such Participating Holder's Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Electing Holders entitled selecting the managing underwriter or underwriters hereunder; (v) each Participating Holder participating in such underwritten offering completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; and (vi) the underwritten sale pursuant to this Section must be for a number of Registrable Securities, which based on the good faith determination by the Electing Holders, would result in gross proceeds of at least $10 million.
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5.2
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The Company agrees that in the event an underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 5.1 is undertaken, the Company shall (without limitation to the obligations of the Company set forth in Article VI):
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enter into and perform customary agreements (including an indemnity agreement with customary indemnification provisions) and take such other actions as reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including causing its officers to participate in "road shows" and other information meetings organized by the underwriter, if applicable;
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(b)
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make available at reasonable times for inspection by any Designated Holder, any managing underwriter participating in any disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, Holders' Counsel and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such Designated Holder or any managing underwriter (each, an "Inspector" and, collectively, the "Inspectors"), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and such other information (collectively, the "Records") as shall be reasonably necessary to enable any such Inspector to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's and its subsidiaries' officers, directors and employees, and the independent public accountants of the Company, to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Records and other information that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential, and which is delivered to the Inspectors pursuant to written instruction to keep such information confidential, shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors or used for any purpose other than as necessary or appropriate for the purpose of such inspection (and the Inspectors shall confirm their agreement in writing in advance to the Company if the Company shall so request) unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary, in the Company's judgment, to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (ii) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom or (iii) the information in such Records was and/or becomes otherwise known to the Inspectors on a non-confidential basis, prior to or after its disclosure by the Company, or was and/or becomes generally available to the public. Each Designated Holder agrees that it shall promptly, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at the Company's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential, and such Designated Holder shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection therewith;
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(c)
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furnish, at the request of any seller of Registrable Securities on the date such securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date the Registration Statement with respect to such securities becomes effective and dated as of such date, an opinion of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the seller making such request, covering such legal matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the underwriters, if any, and such seller may reasonably request and are customarily included in such opinions; and
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(d)
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obtain one or more "cold comfort" letters, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement and dated the date of the closing under the applicable underwriting agreement, signed by the independent certified public accountants of the Company who have certified the financial statements included in such Registration Statement, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by "cold comfort" letters as the holders of a Majority Interest.
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6.1
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Obligations of the Company. Whenever registration of Registrable Securities has been requested pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, and in connection with any such request, the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
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(a)
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before filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto relating to Registrable Securities, the Company shall provide a single counsel selected by the Designated Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered in such registration ("Holders' Counsel") with an adequate and appropriate opportunity to review and comment on such Registration Statement and each prospectus included therein (and each amendment or supplement thereto) to be filed with the SEC, subject to such documents being under the Company's control. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Holders' Counsel in performing the Company's obligations under this Agreement. The Company shall promptly notify the Holders' Counsel and each seller of Registrable Securities of any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC relating to Registrable Securities and take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered;
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(b)
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prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the period specified in such Section 3, or with respect to Section 4 and if not so specified therein, the lesser of (A) one hundred and eighty (180) days and (B) such shorter period which will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold and shall comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
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(c)
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furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities, prior to filing a Registration Statement relating to Registrable Securities, at least one executed copy of such Registration Statement as is proposed to be filed, and thereafter such number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and such other documents or prospectus as each such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;
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(d)
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register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as any seller of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, and continue such registration or qualification in effect in such jurisdiction for as long as permissible pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction, or for as long as any such seller reasonably requests or until all of such Registrable Securities are sold, whichever is shortest, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable any such seller to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign entity in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 6.1(d), or (B) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
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(e)
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promptly notify each seller of Registrable Securities: (i) when a prospectus, any prospectus supplement, a Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement (but only if relating to Registrable Securities) has been filed with the SEC, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment (but only if relating to Registrable Securities), when the same has become effective; (ii) of any comments or request by the SEC or any other federal or state Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or for additional information (but only if relating to Registrable Securities); (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement relating to Registrable Securities or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purpose; (v) of the existence of any fact or happening of any event (including the passage of time) of which the Company has knowledge which makes any statement of a material fact in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue or which would require the making of any changes to the Registration Statement or prospectus in order that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of such prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (vi) determination by counsel of the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement relating to Registrable Securities is advisable;
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(f)
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upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by clause (v) of Section 6.1(e), as promptly as practicable, prepare a supplement, amendment or post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or related prospectus and furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities a reasonable number of copies of such supplement to or an amendment or post-effective amendment of such Registration Statement or prospectus as may be necessary so that, after delivery to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of such prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
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(g)
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upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by clauses (iii) or (iv) of Section 6.1(e), as promptly as practicable, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of any such order or suspension and shall immediately notify each seller of Registrable Securities of any such withdrawal;
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(h)
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cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed; provided, that the applicable listing requirements are satisfied;
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(i)
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keep Holders' Counsel reasonably advised in writing as to the initiation and progress of any registration hereunder; provided, that the Company shall provide Holders' Counsel with all correspondence with Staff or the SEC in connection with any Registration Statement filed hereunder to the extent that such Registration Statement has not been declared effective on or prior to the date required hereunder;
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(j)
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provide reasonable cooperation to each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the FINRA;
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(k)
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cooperate with the Designated Holders of the Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing such Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as such Designated Holders may request;
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(l)
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not later than the Required Effectiveness Date of any Registration Statement, provide CUSIP numbers for the Registrable Securities registered for resale under such Registration Statement, and provide the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities one or more certificates for such Registrable Securities, in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; and
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(m)
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take all other steps reasonably necessary and advisable to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
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6.2
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Seller Information. The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish, and such seller shall furnish, to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing in response to requests made by the Staff or to permit the Company to comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The furnishing of such information shall be a condition to the inclusion of the seller's shares in such registration.
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6.3
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Registration Expenses. The Company shall pay all expenses arising from or incident to its performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) SEC, stock exchange and FINRA registration (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel in connection with FINRA registration) and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in complying with securities or "blue sky" laws (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any underwriter incurred in connection with "blue sky" qualifications of the Registrable Securities as may be set forth in any underwriting agreement), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) the reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Holders' Counsel (including without limitation the fees charges and expenses incurred in connection with any amendments to a Registration Statement), which shall in no event exceed US$100,000 per each Registration Statement and as amended), and (v) the reasonable fees, charges and expenses of counsel to the Company and of its independent certified public accountants and any other accounting fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company (including, without limitation, any expenses arising from any "cold comfort" letters or any special audits incident to or required by any registration or qualification), regardless of whether such Registration Statement is declared effective. All of the expenses described in the preceding sentence of this Section 6.3 are referred to herein as "Registration Expenses." The Designated Holders of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to a Registration Statement shall bear the expense of any broker's commission or underwriter's discount or commission relating to registration and sale of such Designated Holders' Registrable Securities.
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6.4
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Notice to Discontinue. Each Designated Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in clause (v) of Section 6.1(e), such Designated Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Designated Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 6.1(f) and, if so directed by the Company, such Designated Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Designated Holder's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities which is current at the time of receipt of such notice. If the Company shall give any such notice, the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the period referred to in Section 6.1(b)) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to clause (v) of Section 6.1(e) to and including the date when sellers of such Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by, and meeting the requirements of, Section 6.1(f); provided, that, no single suspension under this Section 6.4 shall exceed forty-five (45) days in any one hundred and eighty (180) day period and in no event shall more than one suspension event exceed, in the aggregate, sixty (60) days in any twelve (12) month period.
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6.5
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Suspension of Sales. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, so long as the Registration Statement is on Form S-1 or on any other form that does not allow for forward incorporation by reference of reports and other materials filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, the Company may suspend sales under such Registration Statement as follows (but, in any event, no single suspension event shall exceed sixty (60) days in any one hundred and eighty (180) day period) and in no event shall more than one suspension event exceed, in the aggregate, ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period: (i) for the period commencing at the time that the Company disseminates a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for any fiscal period and ending on the third (3rd) Business Day after the earlier of (A) the date that the related report on Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, under the 1934 Act is filed with the SEC and (B) the date on which such report is required to be filed under the 1934 Act (giving effect to Rule 12b-25 promulgated thereunder); (ii) for the period commencing at the time that the Company disseminates a press release announcing a material development that would make a statement of a material fact in such Registration Statement untrue or misleading and ending on the third (3rd) Business Day after the earlier of (A) the date that the related report on Form 8-K is filed with the SEC and (B) the date on which such report is required to be filed under the 1934 Act (giving effect to Rule 12b-25 promulgated thereunder); (iii) to the extent necessary to allow any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the prospectus to be prepared and, if necessary, filed with the SEC and, in the case of a post-effective amendment, declared effective; and (iv) for a period during which the Company, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, determines that the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries would be materially detrimental to the Company; provided, that the Company shall promptly notify the Designated Holders in writing (I) of the existence of such material, non-public information (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Designated Holders) and the date on which such suspension will begin and (II) of the date on which such suspension ends. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to minimize periods during which the Registration Statement is not effective.
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7.1
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Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Designated Holder, its general or limited partners, members, directors, officers, Affiliates and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act) any of the foregoing from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation) or any action or proceeding in respect thereof (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) (each, a "Liability" and collectively, "Liabilities"), (i) arising out of or based upon or relating to any untrue, or allegedly untrue, statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary, final or summary prospectus including any free writing prospectus, or document incorporated by reference into any of the foregoing, or notification or offering circular (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), (ii) arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, except insofar as such Liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or omission contained in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or final prospectus in reliance and in conformity with information concerning such Designated Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Designated Holder specifically for use therein, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities laws in connection with the sale of securities by such Designated Holder pursuant to any Registration Statement in which such Designated Holder is participating. The Company shall also provide customary indemnities to any underwriters (or persons, including broker-dealers or agents deemed "underwriters" within the meaning of the 1933 Act) of the Registrable Securities, their officers, directors and employees and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Designated Holders of Registrable Securities.
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7.2
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Indemnification by Designated Holders. In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Designated Holder is participating pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 hereof, each such Designated Holder shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing such information with respect to such Designated Holder as may be required by law or regulation for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or prospectus and all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Designated Holder not materially misleading or necessary to cause such Registration Statement or prospectus not to omit a material fact with respect to such Designated Holder necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Each Designated Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, Affiliates, and each Person who controls the Company to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Designated Holders, but only if such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information with respect to such Designated Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Designated Holder specifically for use in such Registration Statement or preliminary, final or summary prospectus or amendment or supplement, or a document incorporated by reference into any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the total amount to be indemnified by such Designated Holder pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters' discounts and commissions) received by such Designated Holder in the offering to which the Registration Statement or prospectus relates.
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7.3
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Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnified Party") agrees to give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party (the "Indemnifying Party") after the receipt by the Indemnified Party of any written notice of the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation or threat thereof made in writing for which the Indemnified Party intends to claim indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any Liability that it may have to the Indemnified Party hereunder (except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced or otherwise forfeits substantive rights or defenses by reason of such failure). If notice of commencement of any such action is given to the Indemnifying Party as above provided, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by the Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the same, (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party or (iii) such parties have been advised in writing by such counsel that either (x) representation of such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct or (y) there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, in any of such cases, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all similarly-situated Indemnified Parties. No Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement entered into without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the consent of such Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
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Contribution.
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If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to an Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any Liabilities referred to herein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions which resulted in such Liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative faults of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding; provided, that the total amount to be contributed by such Designated Holder shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters' discounts and commissions) received by such Designated Holder in the offering.
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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 7.4(a). No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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8.1
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Rule 144. The Company covenants that from and after the date hereof it shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to (a) file any reports required to be filed by it under the 1934 Act and (b) take such further action as each Designated Holder may reasonably request (including providing any information necessary to comply with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act), all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Designated Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the 1933 Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or Regulation S under the 1933 Act or (ii) any similar rules or regulations hereafter adopted by the SEC. The Company shall, upon the request of any Designated Holder, deliver to such Designated Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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8.2
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Other Listings.
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In addition to the rights of the Designated Holders under Section 3, Section 4 and Section 5 of this Agreement, in the event of the admission or listing of any Common Stock of the Company to or on an Asian or European securities exchange (a "Asian/European Listing"), the Company shall take such action as may be necessary or required to include in such Asian/European Listing all Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders such that the Designated Holders are able to freely transfer such Registrable Securities to the same extent as any other holder of Common Stock of the Company on such securities exchange, and to maintain any such Asian/European Listing, subject to any "close periods" under the rules of such securities exchange.
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Without limiting the generality of subsection (a), the Company shall take such action, including, without limitation, preparing, printing and circulating listing particulars and other offering documents setting forth current information regarding the Company, to the extent reasonably required to facilitate and permit the offering and sale of Registrable Securities by, and on behalf of, the Designated Holders on such securities exchange.
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If any part of the equity share capital of the Company is to be offered in Asia or Europe by the Company or any of its shareholders in a manner requiring the publication of a prospectus or listing particulars (an "Asian/European Public Offering") pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting, the Company shall (i) each such time give written notice to the Designated Holders of its intention to do so and (ii) include in such Asian/European Public Offering all of the Registrable Securities held by such Designated Holders from whom the Company has received written request for inclusion thereof within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt by such Designated Holders of the notice referred to in clause (i) above, to the same extent as provided by the incidental or "piggy-back" rights held by the Designated Holders pursuant to Section 4.
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The Company shall pay all expenses arising from or incident to its performance of, or compliance with, this Section 8.2, including, without limitation, (i) listing, filing and other fees required to effect a Asian/European Listing or Asian/European Public Offering, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in complying with securities laws or rules of the applicable jurisdiction or stock exchange (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any underwriter incurred in connection with such compliance as may be set forth in any underwriting agreement, if applicable), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Company and of its independent public accountants and any other accounting fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company (including, without limitation, any expenses arising from any "cold comfort" letters or any special audits incident to or required by any Asian/European Listing or Asian/European Public Offering) and any legal fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company, and (v) any liability insurance or other premiums for insurance obtained for the benefit of the Company and/or its directors and officers in connection with any Asian/European Listing or Asian/European Public Offering, regardless of whether such Asian/European Listing becomes effective or such Asian/European Public Offering commences. In the event any of the Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders are sold pursuant to an Asian/European Public Offering, each Designated Holder shall bear the respective expense of any broker's commission or an underwriter's discount or commission relating to the sale of such Designated Holders' Registrable Securities.
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8.3
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Limitations on Registration Rights. No Person shall, without the prior written consent of a Majority Interest, be permitted to include securities of the Company in any registration filed under Section 3 hereto.
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8.4
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Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. Except for the exercise of existing rights (as of the date hereof) held by holders of its securities, the Company shall not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to the rights, privileges and preferences of its existing securities that would adversely affect the ability of the Designated Holders of Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement or that would adversely affect the marketability of such Registrable Securities in any such registration (including, without limitation, effecting a stock split or a combination of shares).
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9.1
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Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (i) the shares of Common Stock and other Equity Securities, (ii) any and all shares of voting common stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock or other Equity Securities are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by the Company and (iii) any and all equity securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock or other Equity Securities and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof. The Company shall cause any successor or assign (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) to enter into a new registration rights agreement with the Designated Holders on terms substantially the same as this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction.
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9.2
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Other Registration Rights. The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Designated Holders in this Agreement or grant any additional registration rights to any Person or with respect to any securities which are not Registrable Securities which are prior in right to or inconsistent with the rights granted in this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of a Majority Interest. Other than as set forth in this Agreement, no holder of the securities of the Company has the right to register securities of the Company on the initial or any subsequent Shelf Registration Statement.
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9.3
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Remedies. The Designated Holders, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of their rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages alone (including those specified in Section 3.3) would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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9.4
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Notices. All notices, demands and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in the manner provided for under the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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9.5
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Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto as hereinafter; provided, that the rights of the Designated Holders contained in this Agreement shall be automatically transferred to the transferee of any Registrable Security provided that (i) such transfer is permitted under the terms of such Registrable Security; (ii) such transferee agrees to become a party to this Agreement and be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement as though an original party hereto; (iii) the Company is furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred; (iv) immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws if so required; and (v) such transfer shall have been conducted in accordance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. All of the obligations of the Company hereunder shall survive any transfer. Except as provided in Section 7, no Person other than the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns are intended to be a beneficiary of this Agreement.
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9.6
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Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless consented to in writing by (i) the Company and (ii) the Designated Holders holding at least a Majority Interest; provided that any party hereto may give a waiver in writing as to itself. No failure or delay by a party to this Agreement in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of the same preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Without limiting the foregoing, no waiver by a party to this Agreement of any breach by any other Party of any provision hereof shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of that or any other provision hereof.
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Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by Affiliated entities or Persons or entities or Persons under common management or control shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.
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9.8
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts including counterparts transmitted by telecopier or facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which signed and taken together, shall constitute one document.
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9.9
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Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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9.10
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GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF THE UNITED STATES APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH JURISDICTION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION. Each of the parties hereto (i) will submit itself to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States district court for the Southern District of New York in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (ii) agrees that venue will be proper as to proceedings brought in such court with respect to such a dispute, (iii) will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction or venue by motion or other request for leave from such court and (iv) agrees to accept service of process at its address for notices pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in any such action or proceeding brought in such court. With respect to any such action, service of process upon any party hereto in the manner provided in the Purchase Agreement for the giving of notices shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon such party. If there is no applicable jurisdiction in such federal court, each of the parties hereto shall submit itself to the jurisdiction of the state court for the State of New York.
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9.11
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
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9.12
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Severability. Each and every obligation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate obligation and shall be severally enforceable as such and in the event of any obligation or obligations being or becoming unenforceable in whole or in part. To the extent that any provision or provisions of this Agreement are unenforceable they shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement, and any such deletion shall not affect the enforceability of such provisions of this Agreement as remain not so deleted Each and every obligation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate obligation and shall be severally enforceable as such and in the event of any obligation or obligations being or becoming unenforceable in whole or in part. To the extent that any provision or provisions of this Agreement are unenforceable they shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement, and any such deletion shall not affect the enforceability of such provisions of this Agreement as remain not so deleted.
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9.13
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties or undertakings with respect to the subject matter contained herein, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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9.14
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Service of Process. The Company hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Favor Sea (US) Inc. (the "Process Agent"), as the authorized agent of the Company upon whom process may be served in any such suit or proceeding, it being understood that the designation and appointment of the Process Agent as such authorized agent shall become effective immediately without any further action on the part of the Company. The Company hereby represents that it has notified the Process Agent of such designation and appointment and that the Process Agent has accepted the same in writing. The Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. The Company further agrees that service of process upon the Process Agent and written notice of said service to the Company mailed by prepaid registered first class mail or delivered to the Process Agent at its principal office, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company further agrees to take any and all actions, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Process Agent in full force and effect so long as the Company has any outstanding obligations under this Agreement.
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Further Assurances. Each of the parties shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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9.16
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Other Agreements. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of, or release from, any obligations any party hereto may have under any other Transaction Documents.
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9.17
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Termination. Except for the liabilities or obligations under Section 6.3 or Section 7, all of which shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms, this Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder (other than liability for the breach by any party hereto of any of the terms of this Agreement) shall terminate upon the end of the Effectiveness Period.
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COMPANY:
CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Jie Han | |
| Name: Jie Han | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
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INVESTOR:
MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED
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| Name: Alan K. Jones | |||
| Title: Director | |||
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| SECTION 1 INTERPRETATION |
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| SECTION 2 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES | 6 |
| SECTION 3 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND UNDERTAKINGS | 8 |
| SECTION 4 TERM AND TERMINATION | 10 |
| SECTION 5 NOTICES | 11 |
| SECTION 6 MISCELLANEOUS | 12 |
| SECTION 7 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION | 13 |
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MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers Corporate Services Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands (the "Investor");
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(2)
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XD. ENGINEERING PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with its registered office at Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands ("XD Engineering"); and
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JIE HAN, a PRC Citizen ("Mr. Han").
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XD Engineering and Mr. Han are existing stockholders of China XD Plastics Company Limited, a corporation organized and existing under Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes of the State of Nevada, as amended (the "Company");
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(B)
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Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Investor, the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han, the Company will issue to the Investor and the Investor will purchase certain preferred shares from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions thereof; and
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In consideration of and as a condition precedent to the purchase of the Series D Preferred Stock by the Investor under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Parties (as defined below) enter into this Agreement.
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Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions have the following meanings:
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1.2
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Terms Defined Elsewhere in this Agreement. The following terms are defined in this Agreement as follows:
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"Agreement"
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Preamble
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"Company"
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Recital
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"Investor"
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Preamble
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"Mr. Han"
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Preamble
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"Offered Shares"
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Section 2.2(a)
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"Price Notice"
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Section 2.3
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"Process Agent"
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Section 7.3
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"Securities Purchase Agreement"
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Recital
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"Tag-Along Notice"
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Section 2.2(c)
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"Tag-Along Right"
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Section 2.2(b)
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"Transfer"
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Section 2.1
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"Transferee"
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Section 2.2(a)
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"Transfer Notice"
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"Transferring Stockholder"
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Section 2.2(a)
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1.3
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Interpretation.
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Directly or Indirectly. The phrase "directly or indirectly" means directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons or through contractual or other arrangements, and "direct or indirect" has the correlative meaning.
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(b)
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Gender and Number. Unless the context otherwise requires, all words (whether gender-specific or gender neutral) shall be deemed to include each of the masculine, feminine and neuter genders, and words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
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(c)
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Headings. Headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
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(d)
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Include not Limiting. "Include," "including," "are inclusive of" and similar expressions are not expressions of limitation and shall be construed as if followed by the words "without limitation".
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Law. References to "law" shall include all applicable laws, regulations, rules and orders of any Governmental Authority, securities exchange or other self-regulating body, any common or customary law, constitution, code, ordinance, statute or other legislative measure and any regulation, rule, treaty, order, decree or judgment; and "lawful" shall be construed accordingly.
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References to Documents. References to this Agreement include the Schedules and Exhibits, which form an integral part hereof. A reference to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, to such Section of, or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement. The words "hereof," "hereunder" and "hereto," and words of like import, unless the context requires otherwise, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section hereof or Schedule or Exhibit hereto. A reference to any document (including this Agreement) is, unless otherwise specified, to that document as amended, consolidated, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time.
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Share Calculations. In calculations of share numbers, references to a "fully diluted basis" mean that the calculation is to be made assuming that all outstanding options, warrants and other Equity Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (whether or not by their terms then currently convertible, exercisable or exchangeable), have been so converted, exercised or exchanged. Any share calculation that makes reference to a specific date shall be appropriately adjusted to take into account any share split, share consolidation or similar event after such date.
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(h)
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Writing. References to writing and written include any mode of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form including emails and faxes.
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(i)
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Language. This Agreement is drawn up in the English language.
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2.2
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Tag-Along Rights.
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So long as the Investor holds any Equity Security of the Company, if XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han (as applicable, in such capacity, the "Transferring Stockholder") proposes to directly or indirectly Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company in one or a series of transactions to a third party (the "Transferee") which could reasonably be expected to result in a Change of Control, the Transferring Stockholder shall send a written notice to the Investor (the "Transfer Notice") at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the proposed closing of such Transfer between the Transferring Stockholder and the Transferee. The Transfer Notice shall state, (i) the name of the Transferring Stockholder, (ii) the name and address of the Transferee, (iii) the amount of Equity Securities to be Transferred (the "Offered Shares"), (iv) the amount and form of the proposed consideration for the proposed Transfer and (v) the other terms and conditions of the proposed Transfer.
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The Investor shall have the right (the "Tag-Along Right") but not the obligation to require the Transferee to purchase from the Investor, at the same consideration per share of Common Stock (or, if the consideration per share of Common Stock is not applicable, at the same consideration for the same amount of voting power associated with the Equity Securities being transferred by the Transferring Stockholder) offered to the Transferring Stockholder and upon the same terms and conditions as to be paid and given to the Transferring Stockholder as set forth in the Transfer Notice, all or a portion of the Equity Securities held by the Investor.
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For the Investor to exercise such Tag-Along Right, within thirty (30) calendar days after the delivery of the Transfer Notice, the Investor shall deliver a notice of such election (the "Tag-Along Notice") to the Transferring Stockholder, specifying the amount of Equity Securities with respect to which it has elected to exercise its Tag-Along Right. Such Tag-Along Notice shall be irrevocable and shall constitute a binding agreement by the Investor to Transfer such Equity Securities on the terms and conditions set forth in the Transfer Notice; provided however, in connection with any such Transfer from the Investor to the Transferee as contemplated hereunder, the Investor shall not be required to make any representation, warranty or indemnity regarding any matter concerning the business of any Group Member.
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Where the Investor has properly elected to exercise its Tag-Along Right and the proposed Transferee fails to purchase the Investor's Equity Securities specified in the Tag-Along Notice from the Investor, the Transferring Stockholder shall not make the proposed Transfer, and if any Transfer is purported to be made, such Transfer shall be void and null ab initio.
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Avoidance of Restrictions. The Parties agree that the Transfer restrictions in this Agreement shall not be capable of being avoided by the holding of Equity Securities of the Company indirectly through a company or other entity that can itself be sold in order to dispose of an interest in the Equity Securities of the Company free of such restrictions. Any Transfer or other disposal of any shares (or other interest) of the entity holding equity interest in a Party shall be treated as being a Transfer of the Equity Securities of the Company held by that Party, and the provisions of this Agreement that apply in respect of the Transfer of the Equity Securities of the Company shall thereupon apply in respect of the Equity Securities of the Company so held.
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Representations and Warranties. XD Engineering and Mr. Han jointly and severally represent to the Investor, and the Investor represents to XD Engineering and Mr. Han (to the extent applicable), that:
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such Party has the full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the transactions contemplated hereby, and such Party is duly incorporated or organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization;
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(b)
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the execution and delivery by such Party of this Agreement and the performance by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action of such Party;
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(c)
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assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; and
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the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) violate any provision of any organizational or governance document of such Party, (ii) require such Party to obtain any consent, approval or action of, or make any filing with or give any notice to, any Governmental Authority in such Party's country of organization or any other Person pursuant to any instrument, contract or other agreement to which such Party is a party or by which such Party is bound, other than any such consent, approval, action or filing that has already been duly obtained or made or otherwise explicitly required hereunder, (iii) conflict with or result in any breach or violation of any of the terms and conditions of, or constitute (or with notice or lapse of time or both constitute) a default under, any instrument, contract or other agreement to which such Party is a party or by which such Party is bound, or (iv) violate any law.
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Non-Competition.
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enter into any business that is engaged in the Principal Business (or any part thereof) anywhere in the PRC or otherwise competes directly or indirectly with any Group Member;
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solicit for itself/himself or any entity other than a Group Member the business or a customer or client of any Group Member; or
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persuade, solicit or encourage any employee of any Group Member to leave such Group Member's employ.
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Transaction Documents.
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Subject to Section 10 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, XD Engineering and Mr. Han shall be severally and not jointly liable with the Company for the Company's obligations under the Transaction Documents. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable full amount of the Voluntary Redemption Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) and/or the Mandatory Redemption Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) to the Investor for any reason within six months after the Redemption Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) or the Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), as applicable, XD Engineering and Mr. Han shall immediately make payment to the Investor such that the Investor will receive the applicable full amount of the Voluntary Redemption Price and/or the Mandatory Redemption Price.
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Subject to Section 10.2(b) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, XD Engineering and Mr. Han undertake to the Investor that if for any reason any provision of the Certificate of Designation is not enforceable or alleged to be unenforceable by any Person, XD Engineering and Mr. Han will transfer shares or pay the relevant price or take other means to transfer the economic interest to the Investor, to the effect that the Investor will enjoy the full economic benefit under the Certificate of Designation as if such unenforceability of alleged unenforceability had not occurred.
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Anti-Dilution Protection. If the Company shall at any time issue or sell any shares of Common Stock or Equity Securities, other than an issuance or sale in an Exempted Issuance, at a price per share of Common Stock, or in the case other Equity Securities exchangeable or convertible into shares of Common Stock, at a conversion or exercise price for a share of Common Stock (in each case, the "New Issue Price") that is less than the then effective Conversion Price of Series D Preferred Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Designation of Series D Preferred Stock) (treating the price per share of Common Stock, in the case of the issuance of any Equity Securities, as equal to (x) the sum of the price for such Equity Securities plus any additional consideration payable (without regard to any anti-dilution adjustments) upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Equity Securities divided by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock initially underlying such Equity Securities), the Investor shall have the right to purchase from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, and XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell and transfer to the Investor, at par value per share, a number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that the Series D Preferred Stock held by the Investor would have been convertible into as if the then effective Conversion Price is equal to the New Issue Price, minus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that the outstanding Series D Preferred Stock held by the Investor are convertible into under the then effective Conversion Price. Such sale and purchase shall be completed within 10 Business Days after the date of issuance of the Common Stock or other Equity Securities or a later date requested by the Investor.
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In case the consideration received by the Company from such sale or issuance is not cash, the amount of the consideration shall be the Fair Market Value of such non-cash consideration. If the terms of any Equity Securities of the Company other than the Series D Preferred Stock are amended, modified or adjusted by operation of their terms (including any anti-dilution adjustment) or in any other manner that results in a reduction of the New Issue Price of such Equity Securities, XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han shall sell and transfer to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from XD Engineering and/or Mr. Han, additional number of shares of Common Stock at par value in accordance with this Section 3.4, as if the New Issue Price after such reduction had been the original New Issue Price of such Equity Securities.
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The "Fair Market Value" of any property in connection with any given transaction means:
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Effective Date; Termination. This Agreement shall become effective upon execution and shall continue in force until the earlier to occur of (a) the date upon which the Investor and the permitted transferees of the Series D Preferred Stock cease to hold the Minimum Number of the Series D Preferred Stock and (b) any date agreed upon in writing by all of the Parties.
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Consequences of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 4.1, it shall become void and of no further force and effect, except for the provisions of this Section 5, Section 5 (Notices), Section 6 (Miscellaneous) and Section 7 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)], provided, however, that such termination shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, be without prejudice to the rights or obligations of any Party accrued under this Agreement prior to such termination.
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Notices. Each notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing in English and delivered or sent to the relevant Party at its address or fax number set out below (or such other address or fax number as the addressee has by five Business Days' prior notice specified to the other Parties). Any notice, demand or other communication given or made by letter between countries shall be delivered by international commercial overnight delivery service or courier (such as Federal Express or DHL). Any notice, demand or other communication so addressed to the relevant Party shall be deemed to have been delivered, (i) if delivered in person or by messenger, when proof of delivery is obtained by the delivering party; (ii) if sent by post within the same country, on the third Business Day following posting, and if sent by post to another country, on the seventh Business Day following posting; and (iii) if given or made by fax, upon dispatch and the receipt of a transmission report confirming dispatch.
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Addresses and Fax Numbers. The initial address and facsimile for each Party for the purposes of this Agreement are:
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if to the Investor:
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with a copy to:
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c/o Morgan Stanley Private Equity
International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Morgan Stanley Private Equity
Facsimle: +852 3407-5069
Attention: Eddy Huang
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
12th Floor, Hong Kong Club Building
3A Chater Road, Central
Hong Kong
Facsimile: (852) 2536-9622
Attention: John E. Lange
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with a copy to:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York
New York 10019-6064
Facsimile: 1 (212) 373-2553
Attention: Tracey Zaccone
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if to XD Engineering or Mr. Han:
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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No. 9 Dalian North Road, Haping Road Centralized Industrial Park, Harbin Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province, PRC 150060
Facsimile: 86-451-84346611
Attention: Mr. Jie Han
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DLA Piper
20th Floor, South Tower, Beijing Kerry Center
1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District
100020 Beijing, China
Facsimile: + 86 6561 5158
Attention: Steven Liu
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Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties. The Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or duties hereunder to any Person. The Investor shall not, directly or indirectly, assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any Person other than to its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Company.
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No Partnership. The Parties expressly do not intend hereby to form a partnership, either general or limited, under any jurisdiction's partnership law. The Parties do not intend to be partners one to another, or partners as to any third party, or create any fiduciary relationship among themselves, by virtue of their status as parties to this Agreement.
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Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties.
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Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument signed by the Party waiving such provision. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of the same preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Without limiting the foregoing, no waiver by a Party of any breach by any other Party of any provision hereof shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of that or any other provision hereof.
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents and any other documents referred to herein or therein, constitutes the whole agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings relating to such subject matter.
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Severability. Each and every obligation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate obligation and shall be severally enforceable as such and in the event of any obligation or obligations being or becoming unenforceable in whole or in part. To the extent that any provision or provisions of this Agreement are unenforceable they shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement, and any such deletion shall not affect the enforceability of this Agreement as remain not so deleted.
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Consent to Specific Performance. The Parties declare that it is impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered by a Party by reason of the failure by any other Party to perform any of the obligations hereunder. Therefore, if any Party shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions hereof, any Party against whom such action or proceeding is brought hereby waives any claim or defense therein that the other Party has an adequate remedy at law, to the extent permitted by law.
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts including counterparts transmitted by telecopier or facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which signed and taken together, shall constitute one document.
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Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF THE UNITED STATES APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH JURISDICTION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto (i) will submit itself to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court located in the State of New York or any New York state court having subject matter jurisdiction in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (ii) agrees that venue will be proper as to proceedings brought in any such court with respect to such a dispute, (iii) will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction or venue by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iv) agrees to accept service of process at its address for notices pursuant to this Agreement in any such action or proceeding brought in any such court. With respect to any such action, service of process upon any party hereto in the manner provided herein for the giving of notices shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon such party.
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Service of Process. Each of XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Favor Sea (US) Inc. (辉海(美国) 有限公司) (the "Process Agent"), as the authorized agent of XD Engineering and Mr. Han upon whom process may be served in any such suit or proceeding, it being understood that the designation and appointment of the Process Agent as such authorized agent shall become effective immediately without any further action on the part of XD Engineering and Mr. Han. Each of XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby represents that it has notified the Process Agent of such designation and appointment and that the Process Agent has accepted the same in writing. Each of XD Engineering and Mr. Han hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. Each of the Company, XD Engineering and Mr. Han further agrees that service of process upon the Process Agent and written notice of said service to XD Engineering or Mr. Han, as the case may be, mailed by prepaid registered first class mail or delivered to the Process Agent at its principal office, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon XD Engineering or Mr. Han, as the case may be, in any such suit or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of XD Engineering and Mr. Han further agrees to take any and all actions, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Process Agent in full force and effect so long as XD Engineering and Mr. Han have any outstanding obligations under this Agreement.
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MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED
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XD. ENGINEERING PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
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/s/ Jie Han
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any and all right, title interests in the Pledged Shares including, without limitation, all certificates, agreements or instruments, if any, representing the Pledged Shares, any options and other rights of any nature whatsoever which may be issued or granted to the Pledgor in respect of the Pledgor’s interest in the Pledged Shares while this Agreement is in effect; and, subject to Section 6 of this Agreement, all income and benefits, including, without limitation, dividends, distributions payable or distributable in cash, property, or stock, registration rights and subscription rights, instruments and other property (the “Proceeds”) from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledgor’s interest in any of the foregoing; and
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all additions, substitutes and replacements for and Proceeds of the property described in paragraph (a) above (including all shares or other proceeds arising out of conversions or splits of any securities described in paragraph (a) above). Any securities received by the Pledgor which shall constitute such additions, substitutes and replacements for, or Proceeds of, the property described in paragraph (a) above, shall, if delivered to the Pledgor, be held in trust by the Pledgor for the Pledgee and shall be delivered immediately to the Pledgee.
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The full and prompt payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by redemption or acceleration or otherwise) of all debts, obligations and liabilities of the Pledgor (including liabilities for which the Pledgor is jointly and severally liable) and Mr. Han owing to the Pledgee, whether now existing or hereafter incurred, arising under the Transaction Documents and any and all renewals, extensions and rearrangements thereof, and the due performance and compliance by the Company, the Pledgor and Mr. Han with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Transaction Documents; and
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All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Pledgee, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, to enforce this Agreement and maintain, preserve, collect and realize upon the Collateral; provided, however, that the Pledgee shall notify the Pledgor and Mr. Han in writing as soon as possible if such costs and expenses are reasonably estimated to have reached US$100,000 (it being understood that no failure or delay of the Pledgee to so notify the Pledgor or Mr. Han shall prejudice the validity or status of the Secured Obligations).
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The Pledgor has full power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to incur and perform the obligations provided for herein. No consent or approval of any governmental authority or other third party is or will be required as a condition to the enforceability of this Agreement.
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This Agreement is duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Pledgor and is enforceable against the Pledgor in accordance with its terms.
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The Pledgor is, and (as to any substitute Collateral) shall be, the sole record and beneficial owner of the Collateral, free and clear of any setoff, claim, restriction, pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance or other charge of any type, except for (i) the security interest created by this Agreement and (ii) restrictions imposed by applicable laws, and, subject to the same exceptions, the Pledgor has and shall have the right to transfer such Collateral and to grant a security interest therein to the Pledgee as provided in this Agreement.
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Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of, nor the compliance with, the terms, conditions or provisions hereof, will conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (i) any relevant statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Pledgor or the Collateral or (ii) any indenture, agreement or other instrument, or any judgment, order or decree, to which the Pledgor is a party or by which any of its assets including, without limitation, the Collateral, may be bound. There is no litigation, claim or judicial, administrative or governmental proceeding of which the Pledgor has been notified or, to the knowledge of the Pledgor, threatened with respect to the Collateral, nor is there any basis for any such litigation, claim or proceeding.
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The pledge of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral and a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, securing the performance of the Secured Obligations.
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No financing statement or similar notice covering any Collateral is or shall be on file in any recording office, and no other pledge or assignment thereof has been made, or shall have been made, other than in favor of the Pledgee.
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The Pledgor shall defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming any interest therein adverse to the Pledgee. The Pledgor shall keep the Collateral free from all claims, restrictions, encumbrances, security interests, pledges, liens, demands or charges of any type, except the security interest hereby created.
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Except as contemplated by the Transactional Documents, the Pledgor shall not sell, assign, transfer, lease, lend, assign or otherwise hypothecate, pledge or encumber the Collateral or any interest therein nor reduce the Pledgor’s interest in any of the Collateral. The Pledgor shall not consent to the amendment to any document, instrument or agreement governing the terms of the Collateral or the rights of the Pledgor with respect thereto except with the consent of the Pledgee.
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The Pledgor shall pay all costs necessary to enforce the security interest created by this Agreement, including but not limited to taxes, assessments, reasonable attorney’s fees, legal expenses and expenses of sales. Whether the Collateral is or is not in the Pledgee’s possession, and without any obligation to do so and without waiving the Pledgor’s default for failure to make any such payment, the Pledgee at its option may pay any such reasonable costs and expenses and discharge encumbrances on the Collateral, and such payments shall be a part of the Secured Obligations.
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The Pledgor shall sign and deliver, at its own cost, any instruments furnished by the Pledgee, including, without limitation, financing statements and continuation statements, which are necessary or desirable in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Pledgee to obtain, create, maintain and perfect the security interest hereunder and to enable the Pledgee to comply with any federal or state law in order to obtain, create or perfect the Pledgee’s interest in the Collateral or to obtain proceeds of the Collateral.
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The Pledgor shall notify the Pledgee immediately of any change in the Pledgor’s place of business, and any change in any matter warranted or represented by the Pledgor in this Agreement.
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The Pledgor appoints the Pledgee and any officer thereof as the Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact with full power in the Pledgor’s name and on the Pledgor’s behalf, from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an “Event of Default”, to do every act which Pledgor is obligated to do or may be required to do hereunder; however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to obligate the Pledgee to take any action hereunder nor shall the Pledgee be liable to the Pledgor for failure to take any action hereunder. This appointment shall be deemed a power coupled with an interest and shall not be terminable as long as any Secured Obligations are outstanding.
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No renewal or extensions of or any other indulgence with respect to the Secured Obligations or any part thereof, no modification of the terms of the Transaction Documents, no release of any security, no delay in enforcement of payment, and no delay or omission or lack of diligence or care in exercising any right or power with respect to the Secured Obligations or any security therefor or guaranty thereof or under this Agreement shall in any manner impair or affect the rights of the Pledgee under any law, hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents. The Pledgee shall not be required to file suit or assert a claim for personal judgment against any person for any part of the Secured Obligations or seek to realize upon any other security for the Secured Obligations, before foreclosing or otherwise realizing upon the Collateral. The Pledgor waives any right that can be waived to the benefit of or to require or control application of any other security or proceeds thereof, and agrees that the Pledgee shall have no duty or obligation to the Pledgor to apply to the Secured Obligations any such other security or proceeds thereof. The Pledgor waives any right to require that any action be brought against any other person or to require that resort be had to any other security. The Pledgor further waives any right of subrogation or to enforce any right of action against any other obligor on any Secured Obligations or other pledgor to the Pledgee of collateral for the Secured Obligations.
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Except to the extent required by the Transaction Documents, so long as any Secured Obligations remain outstanding, the Pledgor shall not create or incur or suffer to be created, incurred or exist any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance of any kind upon the shares of the Common Stock held by the Pledgor that are not Pledged Shares.
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Unless and until there shall have occurred an Event of Default, the Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise all voting rights, if any, attaching to any of the Collateral, and to give consents, waivers or ratifications in respect thereof; provided, that no such action shall violate or be inconsistent with the terms of the Transaction Documents. All such rights of the Pledgor to vote and to give consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease in the case that an Event of Default shall occur and Section 9 of this Agreement shall then become applicable.
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The Pledgee shall give to the Collateral the same degree of care and protection which it gives to its own property, provided, however, that it shall have no liability to the Pledgor for any losses, costs, expenses or damages due to any acts or omissions of third parties, or due to any acts of God or other causes beyond its control. The Pledgee shall have no duty to preserve any rights with respect to any Collateral, including, without limitation, rights against prior parties, or to take, or to notify the Pledgor of the need to take, any action respecting any rights, privileges or options relating to any Collateral. To replace any certificates, however, the Pledgor shall not be required to supply any bond or other indemnity.
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The Pledgor shall furnish to the Pledgee, promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all notices, requests and other documents received by the Pledgor relating to the Collateral unless the same were sent by the Pledgee.
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The Pledgee may exercise its rights with respect to the Collateral, without regard to the existence of any other security or source of payment for the Secured Obligations, and may demand, sue for collection or make any other compromise or settlement with respect to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, and the Pledgee shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party in New York under the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Except as specifically reserved herein, the Pledgor waives all suretyship defenses at law and in equity, including waste and impairment of the Collateral, and further waives the requirement of any demand and presentment. Ten (10) days’ prior notice to the Pledgor at the address provided below or at such other address as the Pledgor shall provide to the Pledgee in writing for such purpose, of the time and place of any public sale of the Collateral, or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition is to be made, shall constitute reasonable notification.
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The Pledgee is authorized at any such sale (including without limitation any sale to itself or its affiliate, the same being expressly authorized and contemplated herein), if the Pledgee deems it advisable to do so, in order to comply with any applicable securities laws, to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Sales made subject to such restriction shall not, solely by reason thereof, be deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.
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The Pledgee is specifically authorized, with respect to any Collateral that consists of security, to acquire such Collateral itself or to transfer such Collateral to any affiliate of the Pledgee at a price which shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the mutual agreement of the Pledgor and the Pledgee. The Pledgor expressly waives any requirement that the Pledgee conduct a public or private sale with respect to such Collateral and agree that such a disposition is commercially reasonable.
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In case of any sale of all or part of the Collateral on credit for future delivery, the Collateral so sold shall be retained by the Pledgee until the purchase price is paid. The Pledgee shall incur no liability in case of the failure of the purchaser to pay for the Collateral as so sold if the Collateral is recovered, or of the failure of the Pledgee to make any sale of the Collateral after giving notice thereof, and in case of any such failure, such Collateral may again be sold.
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All cash proceeds received by the Pledgee in respect of any sale, collection or other enforcement or disposition of the Collateral shall be applied (after deduction of any amounts payable to the Pledgee for reasonable expenses of the sale, collection or disposition of the Collateral) against the Secured Obligations in such order as the Pledgee shall elect. Upon payment or performance in full of all of the Secured Obligations, the Pledgor shall be entitled to the return of all Collateral pledged by them and all proceeds thereof, which have not been used or applied toward the payment of the Secured Obligations as herein authorized.
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XD. Engineering Plastics Company Limited, as the Pledgor
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Address: Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438, Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
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MSPEA MODIFIED PLASTICS HOLDING LIMITED, as the Pledgee
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Address: c/o Walkers Corporate Services Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-9005
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16,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, in China XD Plastics Company Limited registered in the name of XD. Engineering Plastic Company Limited.
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Dated as of [________], 2011
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| ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS | 2 |
| ARTICLE 2 INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS | 6 |
| ARTICLE 3 INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY | 6 |
| ARTICLE 4 INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL | 7 |
| ARTICLE 5 INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS | 7 |
| ARTICLE 6 ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS | 7 |
| ARTICLE 7 CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY | 8 |
| ARTICLE 8 EXCLUSIONS | 8 |
| ARTICLE 9 ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; SELECTION OF LAW FIRM | 9 |
| ARTICLE 10 PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION; DEFENSE OF CLAIM; SETTLEMENT | 10 |
| ARTICLE 11 PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION | 11 |
| ARTICLE 12 PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS | 12 |
| ARTICLE 13 REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE | 14 |
| ARTICLE 14 SECURITY | 15 |
| ARTICLE 15 NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; PRIMACY OF INDEMNIFICATION; SUBROGATION | 16 |
| ARTICLE 16 ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT | 18 |
| ARTICLE 17 MISCELLANEOUS | 18 |
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No. 9 Dalian North Road
Haping Road Centralized Industrial Park
Harbin Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province, PRC 150060
Facsimile: 86-451-84346611
Attention: Mr. Jie Han
Telephone number: (86) 451-8434-6600
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China XD Plastics Company Limited
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c/o Morgan Stanley Private Equity
International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West
Kowloon
Hong Kong SAR
Facsimile: +852 34075936
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Approval of Transaction Documents
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Approval of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
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III.
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Increase in Number of Authorized Directors
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Appointment of New Accounting Firm
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General Omnibus Resolutions
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/s/ Jie Han
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August 15, 2011
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Jie Han
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Date
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/s/ Jie Han
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August 15, 2011
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XD. Engineering Plastic Company Limited
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Date
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The name of the Corporation is China XD Plastics Company Limited. The date of filing of its original Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada was December 1, 2005.
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The Articles of Incorporation were amended by a Certificate of Amendment filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on April 20, 2009.
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This Second Amendment to Articles of Incorporation further amends the provisions of Articles I through VII of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation but shall not amend the terms of any outstanding Certificate of Designation.
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The text of Articles I through VII of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to read as herein set forth in full:
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the annual dividend rate, if any, on shares of Preferred Stock, which may be cumulative or noncumulative, the conditions or time for payment of dividends, and the preference or relation of such dividends to dividends payable on any other class or series of capital stock;
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whether the shares of Preferred Stock shall be subject to redemption and, if so, the times, redemption price, rates, adjustments and the other terms and conditions of such redemption;
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whether shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or series of capital stock or for any other securities, property or assets of the Corporation and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the terms of adjustment, if any;
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whether the shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall have voting rights, which may be full or limited, may vary over time, and which may be applicable generally or only upon any stated fact or event;
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the rights of holders of shares of Preferred Stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation; and
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any other relative rights, powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof relating to the Preferred Stock.
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dividends may be declared and paid or set apart for payment to the holders of the Common Stock out of any assets or funds of the Corporation available for the payment of dividends under Nevada law;
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the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock in connection with the election of directors and on all other matters requiring stockholder approval; and
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upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall share equally and ratably in the Corporation's assets available for distribution.
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