FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, CONVERSION AND SHARE EXCHANGE
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Exhibit 2.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, CONVERSION AND SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, CONVERSION AND SHARE EXCHANGE
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, CONVERSION AND SHARE EXCHANGE (Amendment) effective this 27th day of May, 2009, is by and among IDEATION ACQUISITION CORP., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA (Ideation), Earl Yen (the CSV Representative), Tommy Cheung and Stephen Lau (collectively, the DB Representative) and Qinying Liu (the Management Shareholder Representative and, together with the CSV Representative and the DB Representative, the SM Shareholders Representatives).
Recitals
WHEREAS, Ideation and the SM Shareholders Representatives, along with the other parties thereto, have previously entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, Conversion and Share Exchange dated as of March 31, 2009 (the Agreement); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 16.2 of the Agreement, Ideation and a majority of the SM Shareholders Representatives wish to amend the Agreement to reflect the terms set forth below.
Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. | The first sentence of Section 16.2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows: | |
No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by Ideation and a majority of the SM Shareholders Representatives; provided that (a) any amendment to or waiver of any provision of the Linden Sections shall also require the consent of Linden Ventures and (b) any other amendment or waiver that, directly or indirectly, disproportionately affects Linden Ventures relative to the (i) SM Shareholders as a group, (ii) SM Warrantholders as a group, or (iii) SM Shareholders and SM Warrantholders together as a group, shall also require the consent of Linden Ventures, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Linden Ventures shall be notified of all proposed and final amendments to the Agreement, regardless of whether or not Linden Ventures consent is required thereon, simultaneously with notification of such amendments to Ideation or the SM Shareholders Representatives. | ||
2. | The following defined term shall be added to Annex A of the Agreement in the appropriate location so as to place such defined term in the proper alphabetical order: |
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Linden Sections means the following sections and paragraphs of the Agreement: (a) Section 5.1(b) (Warrants), Section 5.1(e) (Interim Notes), Section 6.3 (Additional Agreementsas it relates to Linden Ventures New Warrant exercise price and Lock-up Agreement), Section 12.9 (Series D or Other Financing), Section 16.2 (Amendments; Waivers), Section 16.5 (SM Shareholders Representativesonly to the extent it applies to Linden Ventures), and Section 16.9 (Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries); (b) the Preamble to Article VII (Representations and Warrantiesonly to the extent it applies to Linden Ventures); (c) Article XIV (Indemnificationonly to the extent it applies to Linden Ventures); (d) Schedule B (to the extent it relates to Linden Ventures SM Warrant Ownership); and (e) Schedule C (Allocation of New Warrants to Linden Ventures). | ||
3. | Article 29(a)(i) of Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: | |
(i) Each outstanding Series A Preferred Share shall be convertible, (i) at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after six (6) months following the Series A Original Issue Date, by notice to the office of the Chairman of the Board or the president of the Company or any transfer agent for such Series A Preferred Shares or any other place as the Company and the converting holder mutually agree, and (ii) at the option of the Company and after eighteen (18) months following the Series A Original Issue Date, if for 20 Trading Days within any period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending three Trading Days prior to the date the Company delivers a notice to the Series A Preferred Holders of such conversion option, the Closing Price of the Ordinary Shares of the Company equals or exceeds US$11.50, into such number of fully-paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares calculated in accordance with clause (ii) of this Article 29(a). | ||
4. | Except as amended by the terms of this Amendment, the Agreement remains in full force and effect. | |
5. | Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings given to them in the Agreement. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date and year first set forth above.
IDEATION ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Steven D. Rubin | |||
Name: | Steven D. Rubin | |||
Title: | Secretary | |||
Address: | 1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 620 Los Angeles, CA 90025 | |||
Facsimile: | (310) 861-5454 | |||
MANAGEMENT SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE: | ||||
/s/ Qinying Liu | ||||
Name: | Qinying Liu | |||
Address: | Room 4B, Yinglong Building No. 1358 Yan An Road West Shanghai 200052, China | |||
Facsimile: | +86 (21) 6283-0552 | |||
CSV REPRESENTATIVE: | ||||
/s/ Earl Ching-Hwa Yen | ||||
Name: | Earl Ching-Hwa Yen | |||
Address: | Rm. 104, Bldg.18 No. 800 Huashan Road Shanghai 200050, China | |||
Facsimile: | +86 (21) 6225-8573 |
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DB REPRESENTATIVE: | ||||
/s/ Tommy Cheung | ||||
Name: | Tommy Cheung | |||
Address: | 56/F, Cheung Kong Center 2 Queens Road Central Hong Kong | |||
Facsimile: | + ###-###-####-8304 | |||
/s/ Stephen Lau | ||||
Name: | Stephen Lau | |||
Address: | 56/F, Cheung Kong Center 2 Queens Road Central Hong Kong | |||
Facsimile: | + ###-###-####-8304 | |||
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