Form of Lock-up Agreement with certain shareholders
Exhibit 10.14
LockUp Agreement PreOffering NonManagement Shareholders
Longhai Steel Inc. | Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. |
No. 1 Jingguang Road | 4400 Biscayne Blvd |
Neiqiu County, Xingtai City | 12th Floor |
Hebei Province, China 054000 | Miami, FL 33137 |
Attn: Dr. Eberhard Kornotzki | Attn: Nicholas Stergis |
Chief Financial Officer | Managing Director, Investment Banking |
Re: LockUp Agreement
Dear Mr. Kornotzki and Mr. Stergis:
The undersigned understands that Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (the Underwriter), proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement with Longhai Steel Inc. (the Company), providing for the public offering (the Offering), by the Underwriter of units, each unit consisting of two shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the Common Stock), and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the Units). The undersigned is a holder of shares of the Companys Common Stock as of the date hereof and is not an officer, director or holder of 5% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
In consideration of the Underwriters agreement to undertake the Offering of the Units on a firm commitment basis, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that the undersigned will not register, offer, sell, contract to sell or grant (each such event a transfer) any Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or any warrants to purchase Common Stock (including, without limitation, securities of the Company which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon the exercise of a stock option or warrant) (collectively, Securities) other than as stated below:
1. General Volume Limitations. Except as permitted below, the undersigned will be permitted to transfer Securities only on the following schedule:
Period | Aggregate Number of Securities Transferrable |
Within 90 days posttransaction | No Securities held by undersigned |
After 90 days posttransaction | 10% of Securities held by undersigned |
After 180 days posttransaction | 10% of Securities held by undersigned |
After 270 days posttransaction | 10% of Securities held by undersigned |
After 360 days posttransaction | All Securities held by undersigned |
If the closing price of the Companys Common Stock exceeds the Offering price of the Units for any twenty (20) trading days in a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the number of shares of Common Stock traded multiplied by the volume weighted average price per share on such twenty (20) days exceeds $500,000 USD per day, then the foregoing volume limitations shall be released immediately and the undersigned will be permitted to transfer its Securities without regard to volume, in accordance with any applicable laws, regulations and other obligations. For purposes of this paragraph, the volume and pricing information provided by Bloomberg shall be deemed to be conclusive.
2. Exceptions to Volume Limitations. Notwithstanding the volume limitations set forth in Section 1, the undersigned will be permitted to transfer shares to any institutional investor in a block trade, without limitation as to size conditional upon the written permission of the Underwriter.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriter will proceed with the Offering in reliance upon this Lockup Agreement. By executing below, the Company acknowledges and agrees that it will take all steps necessary to ensure that the undersigned is not able to effect a transfer in contravention of this Lock up Agreement, including, without limitation, causing the Companys transfer agent to note in its records the foregoing limitations and instructing the transfer agent not to effect any transfer in violation of this Lockup Agreement.
Very truly yours,
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Longhai Steel Inc. acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the final paragraph of this letter agreement.
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