Form of Lockup Agreement, dated August 26, 2008

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into on August 26, 2008 between the stockholders set forth on the signature page to this Agreement (each, a "Holder") and China Valves Technology, Inc. (f/k/a Intercontinental Resources, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the "Company").

B.           In connection with the Offering, the Company has agreed to provide the Investors certain registration rights, and in furtherance thereof has agreed to file a registration statement to enable the Investors to resell certain of the securities subject of the Offering.

C.           It is a condition to the Investors' respective obligations to close under the Purchase Agreement and provide the financing contemplating by the Offering that the Holder execute and deliver to the Company this Agreement.

D.           In contemplation of, and as a material inducement for the Investors to enter into, the Purchase Agreement, the Holder and the Company have each agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.           Effectiveness of Agreement.  This Agreement shall become null and void if the Purchase Agreement is terminated prior to its Closing as to all Investors.

2.           Representations and Warranties.  Each of the parties hereto, by their respective execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby represents and warrants to the others and to all third party beneficiaries of this Agreement that (a) such party has the full right, capacity and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its respective obligations under this Agreement, (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such party and is the binding and enforceable obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of such party’s obligations under this Agreement will not conflict with or breach the terms of any other agreement, contract, commitment or understanding to which such party is a party or to which the assets or securities of such party are bound.

 

 

 

Each Holder has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to enter into and deliver this Agreement, and such Holder confirms that it has not relied on the advice of the Company or any other person.

3.           Beneficial Ownership.  Holder hereby represents and warrants that it does not beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) any shares of Common Stock, or any economic interest therein or derivative therefrom, other than those shares of Common Stock specified on its signature page to this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder as specified on its signature page to this Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Holder’s Shares.”

        4.           Lockup.  From and after the date of this Agreement and through and including the one year anniversary of the effective date of a registration statement resulting in all Shares being registered for resale by the Investors (plus one additional day for each Trading Day following the Effective Date of any Registration Statement during which either (1) the Registration Statement is not effective or (2) the prospectus forming a portion of the Registration Statement is not available for the resale of all Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) required to be covered thereby) (the "Lockup Period"), the Holder irrevocably agrees that, except as set forth below, it will not offer, pledge, encumber, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or announce the offering of, any of its Holder’s Shares (including any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or representing the rights to receive, Holder’s Shares) or engage in any Short Sales with respect to any security of the Company.  In furtherance thereof, the Company will (x) place a stop order with the Transfer Agent on all Holder’s Shares, including those which are covered by a registration statement, (y) notify its transfer agent in writing of the stop order and the restrictions on such Holder’s Shares under this Agreement and direct the transfer agent not to process any attempts by the Holder to resell or transfer any Holder’s Shares except in compliance with this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Holder may transfer any Holder's Shares by (a) bona fide gift or (b) will or intestate succession to his or her immediate family or to a trust the sole beneficiaries of which are one or more of the undersigned and his or her immediate family (the term "immediate family" meaning for these purposes the spouse, domestic partner, lineal descendant, father, mother or sibling of the undersigned), provided that each resulting transferee of such Holder's Shares executes and delivers to the Company an agreement satisfactory to the Company certifying that such transferee is bound by the terms of this Agreement and has been in compliance with the terms hereof since the date first above written as if it had been an original party hereto.  Further, Holder shall be permitted to pledge, encumber, or create a security interest in any or all of its Holder's Shares to secure the payment or performance of indebtedness and other obligations of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to bona fide commercial lending institutions in the People's Republic of China.  For purposes hereof, “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.

 

 

 

5.           Third-Party Beneficiaries.  The Holder and the Company acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is entered into for the benefit of and is enforceable by the Investors and their successors and assigns. The Holder and the Company understand and agree that this Agreement is a material inducement to the willingness of the Investors to enter into the Purchase agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, that each of the Company and the Holder receive benefits as a result of the investment into the Company by the Investors.

6.           No Additional Fees/Payment.  Other than the consideration specifically referenced herein, the parties hereto agree that no fee, payment or additional consideration in any form has been or will be paid to the Holder in connection with this Agreement.

7.           Enumeration and Headings.  The enumeration and headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

 

        13.           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.

        14.           Remedies.  The Company and the Investors shall have the right to specifically enforce all of the obligations of the Holder under this Agreement (without posting a bond or other security), in addition to recovering damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law.  Furthermore, each Holder recognizes that if it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Company or the Investors.  Therefore, the Holder agrees that each of the Company and the Investors shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security.

15.           Arbitration.           Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled definitively and exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator appointed in accordance with said Rules.  The arbitration shall take place in New York, New York, United States of America.  The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.  The arbitrator shall apply the law of the State of New York, United States of America, without regard for its principles of conflict of laws.  Decisions by the Investors participating in the arbitration shall be by majority vote based on the percentage of the Company owned by the individual Investors participating in the arbitration.  Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

Name:   Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned:   ______________________________________

CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC.   By:                                                                                   Name: Title: