EXHIBIT 4.5
WARRANT AGREEMENT
Agreement made as of January __, 2007 between ChinaGrowth North
Acquisition Corporation, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands, with offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Chemical
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000000 ("Company"), and American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, a New York corporation, with offices at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 ("Warrant Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in a public offering ("Public
Offering") of Units ("Units") and, in connection therewith, has determined to
issue and deliver up to (i) 5,175,000 Warrants ("Public Warrants") to the public
investors, and (ii) 315,000 Warrants to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. Inc. ("the
"Representative") or its designees ("Representative's Warrants" and, together
with the Public Warrants, the "Warrants"), each of such Warrants evidencing the
right of the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share, par value $.001 per
share ("Ordinary Share").
WHEREAS, prior to the closing of the Public Offering, certain of the
Company's officers and directors have collectively agreed to purchase a combined
total of 900,000 Warrants at a price of $1.20 per Warrant (the "Founding
Director Warrants"), each of such Founding Director Warrants evidencing the
right of the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share;
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-1, No. 333-134458 ("Registration
Statement"), for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Act"), of, among other securities, the Warrants and the Ordinary Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the
Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the
issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the
Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of
the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the
respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the
Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are
necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and
countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the
valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF WARRANT AGENT. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent
to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby
accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. WARRANTS.
2.1. FORM OF WARRANT. Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form
only, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of
which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile
signature of, the Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company's seal. In the event the
person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have
ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before
such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she
had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.
2.2. EFFECT OF COUNTERSIGNATURE. Unless and until countersigned by the
Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no
effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3. REGISTRATION.
2.3.1. WARRANT REGISTER. The Warrant Agent shall maintain
books ("Warrant Register") for the registration of original issuance and the
registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the
Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names
of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in
accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.
2.3.2. REGISTERED HOLDER. Prior to due presentment for
registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may
deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon
the Warrant Register ("registered holder"), as the absolute owner of such
Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing on the Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than
the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and
for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
2.4. DETACHABILITY OF WARRANTS. The securities comprising the Units
will not be separately transferable until 90 days after the date hereof unless
the Representative informs the Company of its decision to allow earlier separate
trading, but in no event will the Representative allow separate trading of the
securities comprising the Units until the Company files a Current Report on Form
6-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the
Company of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering including the proceeds
received by the Company from the exercise of the Underwriter's over-allotment
option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to the filing of the
Form 6-K, and the Underwriter's over-allotment option has either expired or been
exercised in full. The Company shall file a separate Current Report on Form 6-K
if the over-allotment option is exercised in whole or in part after the
consummation of the offering and shall include in this Form 6-K, or amendment
thereto, or in a subsequent Form 6-K, information indicating if the
representative has allowed separate trading of Ordinary Shares and Warrants
prior to the 90th day after the date of this prospectus.
2.5 WARRANTS AND REPRESENTATIVE'S WARRANTS. The Representative's
Warrants shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public
Warrants.
3. TERMS AND EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
3.1. WARRANT PRICE. Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the
Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions
of such Public Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the
Company the number of Ordinary Shares stated therein, at the price of $6.00 per
whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the
last sentence of this Section 3.1. Each of the Representative's Warrants shall,
when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof,
subject to the provisions of such Representative's Warrants and of this Warrant
Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of Ordinary Shares stated
therein, at the price of $6.00 per whole share, subject to the adjustments
provided in Section 4 hereof. The term "Warrant Price" as used in this Warrant
Agreement refers to the price per share at which Ordinary Shares may be
purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised; provided that any such reduction
shall be identical in percentage terms among all of the Warrants.
3.2. DURATION OF WARRANTS. A Warrant may be exercised only during the
period ("Exercise Period") commencing on the later of (i) the consummation by
the Company of a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition or other
similar business combination ("Business Combination") (as described more fully
in the Company's Registration Statement) and (ii) __________, 2008, and
terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (i)
___________, 2011 or (ii) the date fixed for redemption of the Warrants as
provided in Section 6 of this Agreement ("Expiration Date"). Except with
respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6
hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall
become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under
this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date;
provided that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all of the
Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Warrant can expire unexercised
regardless of whether a registration statement is current under the Act with
respect to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
3.3. EXERCISE OF WARRANTS.
3.3.1. PAYMENT. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant
and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent,
may be exercised by the registered holder thereof by surrendering it, at the
office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent,
in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the subscription
form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full, in
lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft
payable to the order of the Company (or as otherwise agreed to by the Company),
the Warrant Price for each full Ordinary Share as to which the Warrant is
exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise
of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Ordinary Share, and the
issuance of the Ordinary Shares.
3.3.2. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. As soon as practicable after
the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the
Warrant Price, the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant
a certificate or certificates for the number of full Ordinary Shares to which he
is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or
it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new
countersigned Warrant for the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall
not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
obligated to deliver any securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant unless
a registration statement under the Act with respect to the Ordinary Shares is
effective. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any
registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful. In no
event will the registered holder of a Warrant be entitled to receive a net-cash
settlement, shares of Common Stock or other consideration in lieu of physical
settlement in shares of Common Stock, regardless of whether the Common Stock
underlying the Warrants is registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement.
3.3.3. VALID ISSUANCE. All Ordinary Shares issued upon the
proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
3.3.4. DATE OF ISSUANCE. Each person in whose name any such
certificate for Ordinary Shares is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to
have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant
was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the
date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender
and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company are closed,
such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the
close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books
are open.
4. ADJUSTMENTS.
4.1. SHARE DIVIDENDS - SPLIT-UPS. If after the date hereof, and subject
to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding Ordinary
Shares is increased by a share dividend payable in Ordinary Shares, or by a
split-up of Ordinary Shares, or other similar event, then, on the effective date
of such share dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of Ordinary Shares
issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such
increase in outstanding Ordinary Shares.
4.2. AGGREGATION OF SHARES. If after the date hereof, and subject to
the provisions of Section 4.6, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares is
decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or
reclassification of Ordinary Shares or other similar event, then, on the
effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split,
reclassification or similar event, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on
exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in
outstanding Ordinary Shares.
4.3 ADJUSTMENTS IN EXERCISE PRICE. Whenever the number of Ordinary
Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in
Section 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest
cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by
a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Ordinary Shares
purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such
adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of Ordinary
Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.4. REPLACEMENT OF SECURITIES UPON REORGANIZATION, ETC. In case of any
reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (other
than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the
par value of such Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and
that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the
outstanding Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to
another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as
an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company
is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase
and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the
Warrants and in lieu of the Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately
theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights
represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or
property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization,
merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or
transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had
exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any
reclassification also results in a change in Ordinary Shares covered by Section
4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2,
4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly
apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or
consolidations, sales or other transfers.
4.5. NOTICES OF CHANGES IN WARRANT. Upon every adjustment of the
Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the
Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice
shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or
decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the
exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of
calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the
occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any
such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the
last address set forth for such holder in the warrant register, of the record
date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any
defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
4.6. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. Notwithstanding any provision contained in
this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional
shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant
to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the
exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the
Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the
number of the Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Warrant holder.
4.7. FORM OF WARRANT. The form of Warrant need not be changed because
of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such
adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is
stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the
Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of
Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the
substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether
in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in
the form as so changed.
5. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF WARRANTS.
5.1. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER. The Warrant Agent shall register the
transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant
Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with
signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for
transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate
number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the
Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent
to the Company from time to time upon request.
5.2. PROCEDURE FOR SURRENDER OF WARRANTS. Warrants may be surrendered
to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer,
and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new
Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered,
representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that in
the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend,
the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in
exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for
the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the
new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
5.3. FRACTIONAL WARRANTS. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to
effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the
issuance of a warrant certificate for a fraction of a warrant.
5.4. SERVICE CHARGES. No service charge shall be made for any exchange
or registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5. WARRANT EXECUTION AND COUNTERSIGNATURE. The Warrant Agent is
hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will
supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company
for such purpose.
6. REDEMPTION.
6.1. REDEMPTION. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of
the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any
time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office
of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2, at the price
of $.01 per Warrant ("Redemption Price"), provided that the last sales price of
the Ordinary Shares has been at least $11.50 per share, on each of twenty (20)
trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third
business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the registration statement must be current in
order for the Company to exercise its redemption rights pursuant to this Section
6. The provisions of this Section 6.1 may not be modified, amended or deleted
without the prior written consent of the Representative.
6.2. DATE FIXED FOR, AND NOTICE OF, REDEMPTION. In the event the
Company shall elect to convert all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date
for the redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed
for redemption to the registered holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their
last addresses as they shall
appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not
the registered holder received such notice.
6.3. EXERCISE AFTER NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. The Warrants may be
exercised, for cash at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given
by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the time and date
fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, the record holder of the
Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the
Warrants, the Redemption Price.
6.4 OUTSTANDING WARRANTS ONLY. The Company understands that the
redemption rights provided for by this Section 6 apply only to outstanding
Warrants. To the extent a person holds rights to purchase Warrants, such
purchase rights shall not be extinguished by redemption. However, once such
purchase rights are exercised, the Company may redeem the Warrants issued upon
such exercise provided that the criteria for redemption is met. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Founding Director Warrants will not be transferable or
saleable by the officer and directors holding such Founding Director Warrants
until the Company completes a merger, share capital exchange, asset acquisition
or other similar business combination with an operating business and will be
non-redeemable so long as such officers and directors hold the Founding Director
Warrants. The provisions of this Section 6.4 may not be modified, amended or
deleted without the prior written consent of the Representative.
7. OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF WARRANTS.
7.1. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. A Warrant does not entitle the
registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company,
including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other
distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to
receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the
election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
7.2. LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED, OR DESTROYED WARRANTS. If any Warrant is
lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on
such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose
(which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender
thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the
Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall
constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not
the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone.
7.3. RESERVATION OF ORDINARY SHARES. The Company shall at all times
reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Ordinary
Shares that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full
of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
7.4. REGISTRATION OF ORDINARY SHARES. The Company agrees that prior to
the commencement of the Exercise Period, it shall file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, or
a new registration statement, for the registration, under the Act, of, and it
shall take such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in
which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Ordinary Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. In either case, the Company will use its
best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the
effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration of the
Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, the
Company agrees to use its reasonable efforts to register such securities under
the blue sky laws of the states of residence of the exercising Warrant holders
to the extent an exemption is not available. The provisions of this Section 7.4
may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the
Representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Warrant can expire unexercised
regardless of whether a registration statement is current under the Act with
respect to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. In no event
will the registered holder of a Warrant be entitled to receive a net-cash
settlement of shares of Common Stock or other consideration as a result of the
Company's non-compliance with this Section 7.4.
8. CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT AND OTHER MATTERS.
8.1. PAYMENT OF TAXES. The Company will from time to time promptly pay
all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent
in respect of the issuance or delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of
Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in
respect of the Warrants or such shares.
8.2. RESIGNATION, CONSOLIDATION, OR MERGER OF WARRANT AGENT.
8.2.1. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR WARRANT AGENT. The Warrant
Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be
discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty
(60) days' notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent
becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company
shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant
Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30
days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by
the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice,
submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any
Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County
of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company's
cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such
court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of
Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall
be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and
obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally
named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for
any reason it becomes necessary or
appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the
expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant
Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent
hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall
make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for
more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant
Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
8.2.2. NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR WARRANT AGENT. In the event a
successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice
thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Ordinary
Shares not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
8.2.3. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF WARRANT AGENT. Any
corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be
consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to
which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent
under this Agreement without any further act.
8.3. FEES AND EXPENSES OF WARRANT AGENT.
8.3.1. REMUNERATION. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant
Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder
and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the
Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2. FURTHER ASSURANCES. The Company agrees to perform,
execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed,
acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and
assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying
out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4. LIABILITY OF WARRANT AGENT.
8.4.1. RELIANCE ON COMPANY STATEMENT. Whenever in the
performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall
deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established
by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or
matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically
prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a
statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board of the
Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such
statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2. INDEMNITY. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder
only for its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees
to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all
liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for
anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement
except as a result of the Warrant Agent's negligence, willful misconduct, or bad
faith.
8.4.3. EXCLUSIONS. The Warrant Agent shall have no
responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to
the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof);
nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or
condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be
responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4
hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment
or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such
adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any
representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to
whether any Ordinary Shares will when issued be valid and fully paid and
nonassessable.
8.5. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENCY. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency
established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and
conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to
the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and
pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of
Ordinary Shares through the exercise of Warrants.
9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
9.1. SUCCESSORS. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by
or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to
the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
9.2. NOTICES. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this
Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of
any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered
if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier
service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid,
addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the
Warrant Agent), as follows:
ChinaGrowth North Acquisition Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Chemical Industry Park
Shanghai, China 201417
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made
by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall
be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if
sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit
of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Vice President
Fax No.: 000-000-0000
with a copy in each case to:
DLA Piper US LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and
Ellenoff Xxxxxxxx & Schole LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
9.3. APPLICABLE LAW. The validity, interpretation, and performance of
this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles
that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another
jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim
against it arising out of or relating in
any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the
State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction
shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive
jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenience forum. Any such
process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a
copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such
mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the
Company in any action, proceeding or claim.
9.4. PERSONS HAVING RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. Nothing in this
Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions
hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any
person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders
of the Warrants and, for the purposes of Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof,
the Representative, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this
Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or
agreement hereof. The Representative shall be deemed to be a third-party
beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2
hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements
contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit
of the parties hereto (and the Representative with respect to the Sections 6.1,
6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof) and their successors and assigns and of the registered
holders of the Warrants.
9.5. EXAMINATION OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT. A copy of this Agreement
shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in
the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the
registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder
to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.
9.6. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
9.7. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect
the interpretation thereof.
9.8 AMENDMENTS. This Warrant Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto without consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any
ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision
contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to
matters or questions arising under this Warrant Agreement as the parties may
deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect
the interest of the registered holders. All other
modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Warrant
Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent of each
of the Company and the registered holders of a majority of then outstanding
Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price
or extend the duration of the Exercise Period in accordance with Section 3.1 and
3.2, respectively, without such consent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed by
the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: CHINAGROWTH NORTH
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
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Name:
Title:
Attest: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER
& TRUST COMPANY
By: ___________________________________
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Name:
Title:
