WETH 8-K
Wetouch Technology Inc. (WETH)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 19, 2023, Wetouch Technology Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the buyers indicated therein (collectively, the “Buyers”), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Buyers an aggregate of 160,000,000 shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $40,000,000, or $0.25 per share. The net proceeds of the offering (after deducting legal and accounting fees and expenses) shall be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes and the repayment of debt.
The Company and the Buyers made certain representations and warranties to each other that are customary for transactions similar to this one, subject to specified exceptions and qualifications. The Company also agreed to indemnify the Buyers and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith, as a result of to (a) any material breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Agreement, or (b) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such person and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
The foregoing description of the Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the form of the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 above, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
The issuance of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement is intended to be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities are subject to transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the Shares will contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 10.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC. | ||
| Date: January 25, 2023 | By: | /s/ Zongyi Lian |
| Name: | Zongyi Lian | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of ____________, 2023, entered into by and between Wetouch Technology Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the Buyer(s) set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (individually, a “Buyer” or collectively, the “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) and/or Regulation S (“Regulation S”) as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall sell to the Buyers, and the Buyers shall purchase from the Company (the “Offering”), a minimum of 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) (the “Minimum Amount”), and up to a maximum of 160,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Maximum Amount”) (the “Shares”), at a purchase price of $0.25 per Share (the “Purchase Price”), the total Purchase Price to be allocated amongst the Buyer(s) in the respective amounts set forth on the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page(s) affixed hereto (the “Subscription Amount”); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES.
(a) Purchase of Shares. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at the Closing (as defined below), and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at the Closing, such number of Shares as is set forth on the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page, attached hereto as Annex A, for each Buyer affixed hereto. Upon a Buyer’s execution of this Agreement on the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page and Buyer’s completion of the Investor Certification, the Investor Profile, the Anti-Money Laundering Information Form and, if applicable, the Wire Transfer Authorization (each attached hereto), the Buyer shall wire transfer the Subscription Amount set forth on its Buyer Omnibus Signature Page, in same-day funds in accordance with the instructions set forth immediately below.
Wire Instructions
| Bank: | 中国银行温江支行 (Bank of China, Wenjiang Branch) | |
| Account Name: | 四川伟大奇科技有限公司 (Sichuan Vtouch Technology Co., Ltd.) | |
| Account #: | 1226 2018 8676 |
(b) Closing Date. The initial closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. New York time on or before the fifth (5th) business day following the satisfaction of the conditions to the Closing set forth herein and in Sections 7 and 8 below (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)). There may be multiple Closings, subject to prior termination, until such time as subscriptions for the Maximum Amount are accepted (the date of any such Closing is hereinafter referred to as a “Closing Date”). Each Closing shall occur on a Closing Date at the offices of The Crone Law Group P.C., 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2446, New York, New York 10170 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)). The Shares may be offered and sold through the end of the Offering Period.
(c) Acceptance of Subscriptions. Each Buyer understands and agrees that the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for the Shares, in whole or in part. If the subscription is rejected in whole or the Offering of the Shares is terminated, all funds received by the Company from the Buyer will be promptly returned without interest or offset, and this subscription shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected in part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will be returned without interest or offset, and this subscription will continue in full force and effect to the extend this subscription was accepted.
(d) Form of Payment. Upon execution hereof by the Buyer and pending the Closing, the Purchase Price for the Subscription Amount purchased under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Company for the Shares to be issued and sold to the Buyer(s) on such Closing Date, and the Company shall deliver to the Buyer(s) the certificates for the Shares of Common Stock duly executed on behalf of the Company.
(e) Offering Period. the Company may offer the Shares at any time through and including January 30, 2023 which date may be extended for an additional thirty (30) days (as such may be extended, the “Offering Period”) at the sole discretion of the Company.
(f) Right to Increase Maximum Amount. The Company, in its sole discretion, may determine to increase the Maximum Amount of the Offering.
2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, as to such Buyer, that:
(a) Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Common Stock at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Common Stock, or an available exemption under the Securities Act. The Buyer agrees not to sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer the Buyer’s securities unless such securities are registered under the federal and applicable state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from such law is available.
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(b) Residence of Buyer. Each Buyer resides in the jurisdiction set forth on the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page affixed hereto.
(c) Investor Status. The Buyer meets the requirements of at least one of the suitability standards for an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D, or is not a “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S, and as set forth on the Investor Certification attached hereto.
(d) Non-US Person. If a Buyer is not a person in the United States or a U.S. Person (as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S) or is not purchasing the Shares on behalf of a person in the United States or a U.S. Person:
(i) neither the Buyer nor any disclosed principal is a U.S. Person nor are they subscribing for the Shares for the account of a U.S. Person or for resale in the United States and the Buyer confirms that the Shares have not been offered to the Buyer in the United States and that this Agreement has not been signed in the United States;
(ii) the Buyer acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to a U.S. Person unless the securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration requirements is available, and further agrees that hedging transactions involving such securities may not be conducted unless in compliance with the Securities Act;
(iii) the Buyer and if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, understands that the Company is the seller of the Shares and underlying securities and that, for purposes of Regulation S, a “distributor” is any underwriter, dealer or other person who participates pursuant to a contractual arrangement in the distribution of securities sold in reliance on Regulation S and that an “affiliate” is any partner, officer, director or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with any person in question. Except as otherwise permitted by Regulation S, the Buyer and if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, agrees that it will not, during a one year distribution compliance period, act as a distributor, either directly or through any affiliate, or sell, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise convey the Shares or underlying securities other than to a non-U.S. Person;
(iv) the Buyer and if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, acknowledges and understands that in the event the Shares are offered, sold or otherwise transferred by the Buyer or if applicable, the disclosed principal for whom the Buyer is acting, to a non-U.S Person prior to the expiration of a one year distribution compliance period, the purchaser or transferee must agree not to resell such securities except in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from registration; and must further agree not to engage in hedging transactions with regard to such securities unless in compliance with the Securities Act; and
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(v) neither the Buyer nor any disclosed principal will offer, sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares or the underlying securities in the United States or to a U.S. Person unless (A) the Company has consented to such offer, sale or disposition and such offer, sale or disposition is made in accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and the securities laws of all applicable states of the United States or, (B) the SEC has declared effective a registration statement in respect of such securities.
(e) Investor Qualifications. The Buyer (i) if a natural person, represents that the Buyer has reached the age of 21 and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Shares, the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Buyer is executing this Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity. The execution and delivery of this Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is bound.
(f) Buyer Relationship with Brokers. The Buyer’s substantive relationship with any broker for the transactions contemplated hereby or subagent thereof (collectively, “Brokers”) through which the Buyer is subscribing for the Shares predates such Broker’s contact with the Buyer regarding an investment in the Shares.
(g) Solicitation. The Buyer is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the offering of the Shares through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares and is not subscribing for the Shares and did not become aware of the offering of the Shares through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the Buyer was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not previously known to the Buyer in connection with investments in securities generally.
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(h) Brokerage Fees. The Buyer has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby.
(i) Buyer’s Advisors. The Buyer and the Buyer’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”), as the case may be, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and, in particular, investments in securities, so as to enable it to utilize the information made available to it in connection with the Shares to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and the Company and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto.
(j) Buyer Liquidity. Each Buyer has adequate means of providing for such Buyer’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of its investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time, and after purchasing the Shares the Buyer will be able to provide for any foreseeable current needs and possible personal contingencies. The Buyer must bear and acknowledges the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Shares including the risk of illiquidity and the risk of a complete loss of this investment
(k) High Risk Investment; Review of Risk Factors. The Buyer is aware that an investment in the Shares involves a number of very significant risks and has carefully reviewed and understands the risks of, and other considerations relating to, the purchase of the Shares, including the underlying securities.
(l) Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire such securities.
(m) Information. Each Buyer and its Advisors have been furnished with all documents and materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information that Buyer requested and deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Shares. Each Buyer and its Advisors have been afforded the opportunity to review such documents and materials, as well as the Company SEC Filings (as defined below), as such term is defined below (hard copies of which were made available to the Buyer upon request to the Company or were otherwise accessible to the Buyer via the SEC’s EDGAR system), and the information contained therein. Each Buyer and its Advisors have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Each Buyer understands that such discussions, as well as any written information provided by the Company, were intended to describe the aspects of the Company’s business and prospects which the Company believes to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the completeness of such information and makes no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to any information provided by any entity other than the Company. Some of such information may include projections as to the future performance of the Company, which projections may not be realized, may be based on assumptions which may not be correct and may be subject to numerous factors both beyond and within the Company’s control. Additionally, the Subscriber understands and represents that he is purchasing the Shares notwithstanding the fact that the Company may disclose in the future certain material information the Subscriber has not received, including its financial results for its current fiscal quarter. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its Advisors shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares.
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(n) No Other Representations or Information. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Shares, the Buyer has not relied upon any representation or information (oral or written) other than as stated in this Agreement. No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Buyer or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the offering of the Shares.
(o) No Governmental Review. Each Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares (or the underlying securities), or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Shares (and the underlying securities), nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.
(p) Transfer or Resale. (A) Each Buyer understands that: (i) the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) (“Rule 144”) may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer instructions against the shares and certificates for the Common Stock comprising part of the Shares to the extent specifically set forth under this Agreement. There can be no assurance that there will be any market or resale for the Shares, nor can there be any assurance that the Shares will be freely transferable at any time in the foreseeable future.
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(B) Each Buyer understands that the Company is a former “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Pursuant to Rule 144(i), securities issued by a current or former shell company (that is, the Shares) that otherwise meet the holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 nevertheless cannot be sold in reliance on Rule 144 until one year after the Company (a) is no longer a shell company; and (b) has filed current “Form 10 information” (as defined in Rule 144(i)) with the SEC reflecting that it is no longer a shell company, and provided that at the time of a proposed sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all reports and other materials required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports. As a result, the restrictive legends on certificates for the Shares cannot be removed except in connection with an actual sale meeting the foregoing requirements or pursuant to an effective registration statement.
(q) Legends. Each Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
For U.S. Persons:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THESE SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 OR 144A THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (D) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, OR (E) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THE HOLDER HAS, PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION, IN EITHER CASE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
For Non-U.S. Persons:
THESE SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT, AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within three (3) business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) the Buyer or its broker make the necessary representations and warranties to the transfer agent for the Common Stock that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements in connection with a sale transaction, provided the Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or transfer of the Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act.
(r) Authorization, Enforcement. The Buyer has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform under this Agreement and to purchase the Shares being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Buyer, and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Buyer or Buyer’s Board of Directors, stockholders, partners, members, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(s) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby, or relating hereto, do not and will not (i) if the Buyer is not an individual, result in a violation of such Buyer’s charter documents or bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which such Buyer is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Buyer or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such Buyer). Such Buyer is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, or to purchase the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, such Buyer is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.
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(t) Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer and its counsel and/or its Advisors have received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein; and (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants; each Buyer has received answers to all questions such Buyer submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(u) Trading Activities. The Buyer’s trading activities with respect to the Company’s Common Stock shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the principal market on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed or traded. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position in the Common Stock of the Company and, except as set forth below, the Buyer shall not, and shall not cause any of its affiliates under common control with the Buyer, to engage in any short sale as defined in any applicable SEC or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules on any hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock until the earlier to occur of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the Buyer(s) no longer own Common Stock. Without limiting the foregoing, the Buyer agrees not to engage in any naked short transactions in excess of the amount of shares owned (or an offsetting long position) by the Buyer.
(v) Regulation FD. Each Buyer acknowledges and agrees that all of the information received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transactions is of a confidential nature and may be regarded as material non-public information under Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC and that such information has been furnished to the Buyer for the sole purpose of enabling the Buyer to consider and evaluate an investment in the Shares. The Buyer agrees that it will treat such information in a confidential manner, will not use such information for any purpose other than evaluating an investment in the Shares, will not, directly or indirectly, trade or permit the Buyer’s agents, representatives or affiliates to trade in any securities of the Company while in possession of such information and will not, directly or indirectly, disclose or permit the Buyer’s agents, representatives or affiliates to disclose any of such information without the Company’s prior written consent. The Buyer shall make its agents, affiliates and representatives aware of the confidential nature of the information contained herein and the terms of this section including the Buyer’s agreement to not disclose such information, to not trade in the Company’s securities while in the possession of such information and to be responsible for any disclosure or other improper use of such information by such agents, affiliates or representatives. Likewise, without the Company’s prior written consent, the Buyer will not, directly or indirectly, make any statements, public announcements or other release or provision of information in any form to any trade publication, to the press or to any other person or entity whose primary business is or includes the publication or dissemination of information related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event the Merger (or other business combination if such transaction assumes a different corporate form) is not entered into, the Company acknowledges that the information covered by this Section 2(u) will no longer be deemed material, non public information under Regulation FD.
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(w) No Legal Advice from the Company. Each Buyer acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such Advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
(x) No Group Participation. Each Buyer and its affiliates is not a member of any group, nor is any Buyer acting in concert with any other person, including any other Buyer, with respect to its acquisition of the Shares.
(y) Reliance. Any information which the Buyer has heretofore furnished or is furnishing herewith to the Company or any Broker is complete and accurate and may be relied upon by the Company and any Broker in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and state securities laws in connection with the offering of securities. The Buyer further represents and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to the Company immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the Company’s issuance of the Shares. Within five (5) days after receipt of a request from the Company or any Broker, the Buyer will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company or any Broker is subject.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect, as defined below.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, and all other documents necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively the “Transaction Documents”) to which it is a party and to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents will be duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents when executed will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
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(c) Capitalization. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings (as defined below), no shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. As of the date of this Agreement except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings (as defined below), (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of such Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of its securities under the Securities Act, and (iv) there are no outstanding registration statements. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings (as defined below), there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Shares as described in this Agreement. The Shares, when issued, will be free and clear of all pledges, liens, encumbrances and other restrictions. No co-sale right, right of first refusal or other similar right exists with respect to the Shares, or the issuance and sale thereof. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, the issue and sale of the Shares will not result in a right of any holder of securities of the Company to adjust the exercise, exchange or reset price under such securities. The Company has made available to the Buyer true and correct copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as and in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
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(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected except for those which could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Except those which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not in violation of any term of or in default under its constitutive documents. Except those which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not in violation of any term of or in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company. The business of the Company is not being conducted and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity, except for any violation which could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will require any notice, consent or waiver under any contract or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of its assets is subject, except for any notice, consent or waiver the absence of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding two sentences have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(f) SEC Filings; Financial Statements. The Company has 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 Securities Exchange Act (all of the foregoing and all other documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “Company SEC Filings”). The Company SEC Filings are available to the Buyers via the SEC’s EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Filings complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the Company SEC Filings, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the audited financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s SEC Filings, and the subsequent unaudited interim financial statements included in the Company’s SEC Filings (collectively, the “Financial Statements”), complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the staff of the SEC with respect to any of the Company SEC Filings. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer including, without limitation, information referred to in this Agreement, 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 circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(g) Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the Company SEC filings, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company or the Common Stock, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i) adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein, or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by such Buyer or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to the Buyers that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
(i) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its 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 Shares.
(j) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.
(k) Employee Relations. The Company is not involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. The Company is not party to any collective bargaining agreement. The Company’s employees are not members of any union, and the Company’s relationship with its employees is good.
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(l) Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), the Company owns or possesses all patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations, and all rights with respect to the foregoing, which are necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted (the “Intellectual Property”) without any conflict with the rights of others except for such conflicts that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of, or conflict with, the asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property that it utilizes.
(m) Environmental Laws.
(i) The Company has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below), except for violations of Environmental Laws that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, written notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information request, relating to any Environmental Law involving the Company, except for litigation, notices of violations, formal administrative proceedings or investigations, inquiries or information requests that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local law, statute, rule or regulation or the common law relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, including without limitation any statute, regulation, administrative decision or order pertaining to (i) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and transportation of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or solid or hazardous waste; (ii) air, water and noise pollution; (iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the release or threatened release into the environment of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including without limitation emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of pollutants, contaminants or chemicals; (v) the protection of wild life, marine life and wetlands, including without limitation all endangered and threatened species; (vi) storage tanks, vessels, containers, abandoned or discarded barrels, and other closed receptacles; (vii) health and safety of employees and other persons; and (viii) manufacturing, processing, using, distributing, treating, storing, disposing, transporting or handling of materials regulated under any law as pollutants, contaminants, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or oil or petroleum products or solid or hazardous waste.
(ii) To the knowledge of the Company there is no material environmental liability with respect to any solid or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that has been used by the Company.
(iii) The Company (i) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (ii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(n) Title. The Company has good and marketable title to all of its personal property and assets free and clear of any material restriction, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest or other charge, claim or encumbrance which would have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to properties and assets it leases, the Company is in material compliance with such leases and holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(o) Internal Accounting Controls. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, the Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(p) No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, the Company is not subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, the Company is not in breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Tax Status. The Company has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(r) Certain Transactions. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, and except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(s) Rights of First Refusal. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings, the Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former stockholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.
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(t) Reliance. The Company acknowledges that the Buyers are relying on the representations and warranties made by the Company hereunder and that such representations and warranties are a material inducement to the Buyer purchasing the Shares. The Company further acknowledges that without such representations and warranties of the Company made hereunder, the Buyers would not enter into this Agreement.
(u) Brokers’ Fees. The Company does not have any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) No Disqualification Event.
(i) None of Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the Offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications currently described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (vii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e).
(ii) The Company is not aware of any person, other than any Issuer Covered Person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Shares.
(iii) The Company will promptly notify the Buyers in writing of (A) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (B) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the offer and sale of the Shares as required under Regulation D. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Shares, or obtain an exemption for the Shares, for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(c) Reporting Status. Until the date on which the Buyer(s) shall have sold all the Common Stock, including the Common Stock underlying the Shares, the Company shall file in a timely manner (or, with respect to Form 8-K reports, shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to file in a timely manner) all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
(d) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares (after deducting legal and accounting fees and expenses) for working capital and general corporate purposes and the repayment of debt.
(e) Listings or Quotation. The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of its Common Stock on the OTC Markets.
(f) Corporate Existence. The Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, enter into a change of control transaction, or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “Organizational Change”), unless, prior to the consummation of an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written consent of the Buyers then owning a majority of the Shares sold in the Offering. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this Section 4(f) will thereafter be applicable to the Shares.
(g) Resales Absent Effective Registration Statement. Each of the Buyers understands and acknowledges that (i) this Agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby may require the Company to issue and deliver the Shares to the Buyers with legends restricting their transferability under the Securities Act, and (ii) it is aware that resales of such Shares may not be made unless, at the time of resale, there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering such Buyer’s resale(s) or an applicable exemption from registration.
(h) Indemnification of Buyers. In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any material breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or (b) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Buyer Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement by any of the Buyer Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
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5. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Shares to the Buyer(s) at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and completed and executed the Investor Certification, the Investor Profile and the Anti-Money Laundering Information Form and delivered them to the Company.
(b) The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for Shares in respective amounts as set forth on the signature page(s) affixed hereto by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Date.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the applicable Closing Date.
(b) The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation by the Company of the purchase and sale of the Shares and the transactions contemplated hereby or under the Transaction Documents, all of which shall be in full force and effect.
(c) The Company shall have delivered to the Buyers a certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares, certifying the current versions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing this Agreement on behalf of the Company. The foregoing certificate shall only be required to be delivered on the first Closing Date, unless any information contained in the certificate has changed.
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7. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard exclusively in federal or state court sitting in the New York County, New York, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Supreme Court of New York, sitting in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) Irrevocable Subscription. Each of the Buyers hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by such Buyer, except as required by applicable law, and that this Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Buyer and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. If the Buyer is more than one person, the obligations of the Buyer hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.
(c) Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraises or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. All of such counterparts shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all the signers had signed a single page. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
(e) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(f) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
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(g) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein (including any term sheet), and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(h) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile or electronic mail; (iii) upon receipt when sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC. No. 29, Third Main Avenue, Shigao Town, Renshou County Meishan, Sichuan, 620500 China Attention: Zongyi Lian e-mail: [email protected] | ||
| With a copy to: | The Crone Law Group, P.C. 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2446 New York, NY 10170 Attention: Mark Crone Telephone: 917.398.5082 |
If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page affixed hereto. Each party shall provide five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.
(i) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. No party shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.
(j) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(k) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 7(n), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Section 4, shall survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12) months. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
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(l) Publicity. The Company shall have the right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any other party; and the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or regulations or as it otherwise deems appropriate.
(m) 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 consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) Termination. In the event that the initial Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before January 30, 2023 due to the Company’s or the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party by providing five (5) days’ written notice to such breaching party of the non-breaching party’s intent to terminate this Agreement (and if the non-breaching party is the Buyer, to also withdraw its subscription) at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party.
(o) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(p) Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Buyer and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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(q) ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS
| The USA PATRIOT Act | What is money laundering? | How big is the problem and why is it important? | ||
The USA PATRIOT Act is designed to detect, deter, and punish terrorists in the United States and abroad. The Act imposes new anti-money laundering requirements on brokerage firms and financial institutions. Since April 24, 2002, all brokerage firms have been required to have new, comprehensive anti-money laundering programs.
To help you understand these efforts, we want to provide you with some information about money laundering and our steps to implement the USA PATRIOT Act. |
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegally obtained money so that the funds appear to come from legitimate sources or activities. Money laundering occurs in connection with a wide variety of crimes, including illegal arms sales, drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, racketeering, and terrorism. | The use of the U.S. financial system by criminals to facilitate terrorism or other crimes could well taint our financial markets. According to the U.S. State Department, one recent estimate puts the amount of worldwide money laundering activity at $1 trillion a year. |
| What are we required to do to eliminate money laundering? | ||
| Under new rules required by the USA PATRIOT Act, our anti-money laundering program must designate a special compliance officer, set up employee training, conduct independent audits, and establish policies and procedures to detect and report suspicious transaction and ensure compliance with the new laws. | As part of our required program, we may ask you to provide various identification documents or other information. Until you provide the information or documents we need, we may not be able to effect any transactions for you. | |
(p) Omnibus Signature Page. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such related agreements, it is hereby agreed that the execution by the Buyer of this Agreement, in the place set forth on the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page below, shall constitute agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof, with the same effect as if each of such separate but related agreement were separately signed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | ||
| WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Zongyi Lian | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| BUYERS: | |
| The Buyers executing the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page in the form attached hereto as Annex A and delivering the same to the Company or its agents shall be deemed to have executed this Agreement and agreed to the terms hereof. |
ANNEX A
To subscribe for Shares in the private offering of Wetouch Technology Inc.:
| 1. | Date and Fill in the amount of Shares being purchased and Complete and Sign (i) the Buyer Omnibus Signature Page of the Securities Purchase Agreement, attached as Annex A. |
| 2. | Initial the Investor Certification attached as Annex B. |
| 3. | Complete and Sign the Investor Profile attached as Annex C. |
| 4. | Complete and Sign the Anti-Money Laundering Information Form attached as Annex D. |
| 5. | Fax or email all forms and then send all signed original documents to: |
The Crone Law Group, P.C.
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2446
New York, NY 10170
Attention: Liang Shih, Esq.
Telephone: 917.398.5082
E-mail: [email protected]
| 6. | If you are paying the Purchase Price by wire transfer, you should send a wire transfer for the exact dollar amount, or equivalent RMB amount, of the Purchase Price of the Shares you are offering to purchase according to the following instructions: |
| Bank: | 中国银行温江支行 (Bank of China, Wenjiang Branch) | |
| Account Name: | 四川伟大奇科技有限公司 (Sichuan Vtouch Technology Co., Ltd.) | |
| Account #: | 1226 2018 8676 |
ANNEX A
Buyer Omnibus Signature Page
to
Securities Purchase Agreement
The undersigned, desiring to: (i) enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of [ ]1, 2023 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned, Wetouch Technology Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the other parties thereto, in or substantially in the form furnished to the undersigned and (ii) purchase Shares of the Company as set forth below, hereby agrees to purchase such Shares from the Company and further agrees to join the Securities Purchase Agreement as a party thereto, with all the rights and privileges appertaining thereto, and to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned specifically acknowledges having read the representations section in the Securities Purchase Agreement entitled “Buyer’s Representations and Warranties,” and hereby represents that the statements contained therein are complete and accurate with respect to the undersigned as a Buyer.
The Buyer hereby elects to purchase ______________ Shares at a price per share of $0.25 for a total of ($___________________ ) (to be completed by the Buyer) under this Securities Purchase Agreement.
| BUYER (individual) | BUYER (entity) | ||
| Signature | Name of Entity | ||
| Print Name | Signature | ||
| Print Name: | |||
| Signature (if Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common) | Title: | ||
| Address of Principal Residence: | Address of Executive Offices: | ||
| Social Security Number(s)/National ID Number: | IRS Tax Identification Number: | ||
| Telephone Number, e-mail: | Telephone Number: | ||
| Facsimile Number: | Facsimile Number: | ||
1 Will reflect the Closing Date. Not to be completed by Buyer.
ANNEX B
WETOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC.
INVESTOR CERTIFICATION
For Individual Accredited Investors Only
(all Individual Accredited Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):
| Initial _______ | I have a net worth of at least $1 million either individually or through aggregating my individual holdings and those in which I have a joint, community property or other similar shared ownership interest with my spouse. The net value of an individual’s primary residence must be excluded from the calculation of “net worth” for purposes of this calculation. |
| Initial _______ | I have had an annual gross income for the past two years of at least $200,000 (or $300,000 jointly with my spouse) and expect my income (or joint income, as appropriate) to reach the same level in the current year. |
| Initial _______ | I am a director or executive officer of Wetouch Technology Inc. |
For Non-Individual Accredited Investors
(all Non-Individual Accredited Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that is 100% owned by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors set forth above. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that has total assets of at least $5 million and was not formed for the purpose of investing the Company. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary (as defined in ERISA §3(21)) that is a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose total assets exceed $5,000,000 as of the date of this Agreement. |
| Initial _______ | The undersigned certifies that it is a self-directed employee benefit plan whose investment decisions are made solely by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a U.S. bank, U.S. savings and loan association or other similar U.S. institution acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity. |
| Initial _______ | The undersigned certifies that it is a broker-dealer registered pursuant to §15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an organization described in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with total assets exceeding $5,000,000 and not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a trust with total assets of at least $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. |
ANNEX B
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is a plan established and maintained by a state or its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the benefit of its employees, and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
| Initial _______ | The investor certifies that it is an insurance company as defined in §2(13) of the Securities Act of 1933, or a registered investment company. |
For Non-U.S. Person Investors
(all Investors who are not a U.S. Person must INITIAL this section):
| Initial _______ | The investor is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Regulation S; and specifically the investor is not: |
| A. | a natural person resident in the United States of America, including its territories and possessions (“United States”); | |
| B. | a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States; | |
| C. | an estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person; | |
| D. | a trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; | |
| E. | an agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States; | |
| F. | a non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person; | |
| G. | a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States; or | |
| H. | a partnership or corporation: (i) organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (ii) formed by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts. |
And, in addition:
| I. | the investor was not offered the securities in the United States; | |
| J. | at the time the buy-order for the securities was originated, the investor was outside the United States; and | |
| K. | the investor is purchasing the securities for its own account and not on behalf of any U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) and a sale of the securities has not been pre-arranged with a purchaser in the United States. |
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INFORMATION FORM
The following is required in accordance with the AML provision of the USA PATRIOT ACT.
(Please fill out and return with requested documentation.)
INVESTOR NAME: __________________________________________________________
LEGAL ADDRESS:
_________________________________________________________
SSN# or TAX ID# or National ID Number
OF INVESTOR: ___________
FOR INVESTORS WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS:
YEARLY INCOME: _______________________ AGE: ______________
NET WORTH (excluding value of primary residence): _______________________________
OCCUPATION: ____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: __________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE(S): ________________________________________________
IDENTIFICATION & DOCUMENTATION AND SOURCE OF FUNDS:
| 1. | Please submit a copy of non-expired identification for the authorized signatory(ies) on the investment documents, showing name, date of birth, address and signature. The address shown on the identification document MUST match the Investor’s address shown on the Investor Signature Page. |
| Current Driver’s License | or | Valid Passport | or | Identity Card | |
| (Circle one or more) | |||||
| 2. | If the Investor is a corporation, limited liability company, trust or other type of entity, please submit the following requisite documents: (i) Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Certificate of Formation, Operating Agreement, Trust or other similar documents for the type of entity; and (ii) Corporate Resolution or power of attorney or other similar document granting authority to signatory(ies) and designating that they are permitted to make the proposed investment. |
| 3. | Please advise where the funds were derived from to make the proposed investment: |
| Investments | Savings | Proceeds of Sale | Other ____________ | |
| (Circle one or more) | ||||
Signature: _______________________________________
Print Name: ______________________________________
Title (if applicable): ________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________