SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of January 30, 2024 by and among Yijia Group Corp., a Nevada company (the “Company”), and individuals listed in Exhibit B hereto and each affixes its signature on the signature page of this Agreement (each, a “Purchaser”; collectively, the “Purchasers”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”);
WHEREAS, the Company is offering (the “Offering”) up to 1,900,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $0.05 per share to the Purchasers listed in Exhibit B, each of whom severally but not jointly enters into this Agreement and makes representations and warranties hereunder;
WHEREAS, each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D, acquiring the Shares solely for its own account for the purpose of investment;
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Purchase and Sale of the Shares
Section 1.1 Purchase Price and Closing.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase for $0.05 per share payable in the legal currency of the United States or China based on the currency exchange ratio set forth on the signature page, such number of shares of common stock (each a “Share” and collectively the “Shares”) for an aggregate price of listed on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”).
(b) Subject to all conditions to closing being satisfied or waived, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, on the date of the occurrence of completion of and receipt by the Company of the Purchase Price (the “Closing Date”).
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser (i) a statement report issued by its transfer agent or stock certificate(s) evidencing such number of Shares issued to the Purchaser, and (ii) any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement. On or before the time of the Closing, the Purchaser shall have delivered its Purchase Price by wire transfer pursuant to the wire information contained in Exhibit C to this Agreement.
(d) The Company may conduct the Closing on a rolling basis and the Offering has commenced from October 26, 2023 and shall terminate on January 30, 2024 unless the Company extends such offering period at its sole discretion.
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ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser on behalf of itself, its Subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”), as of the date hereof (except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto with each numbered Schedule corresponding to the section number herein), as follows:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Power and Shell Risk. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization (as applicable) and respectively, has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company has minimum operations and bears a shell risk designation on the OTC market.
(b) Corporate Power; Authority and Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to issue and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Company or stockholders is required. This Agreement constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(c) Issuance of Shares. The Shares to be issued at the Closing shall have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and when paid for and issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) Commission Documents. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) within the past two (2) years, including filings incorporated by reference therein (the “Commission Documents”). The Company has not provided to the Purchaser any material non-public information or other information which, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, was required to have been disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. At the time of the respective filings, each Commission Document complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents.
(e) No Integration. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2, 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 securities or solicited any offers to buy any securities, under circumstances that would cause this Offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any trading market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser, severally but not jointly, hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company as of the date hereof:
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(a) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will not 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 Purchaser 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 Purchaser 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 Purchaser). Such Purchaser 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, provided, that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, such Purchaser is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.
(b) Status of Purchaser. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D. The Purchaser further makes the representations and warranties to the Company set forth on Exhibit A. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is not a broker-dealer, nor an affiliate of a broker-dealer.
(c) Reliance on Exemptions. The Purchaser understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to the Purchaser in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire the Shares.
(d) Governmental Review. The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares.
(e) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(f) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the transaction documents (including this Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto) and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.
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ARTICLE III
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
Section 3.1 Transfer Restrictions.
| (a) | The Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. |
| (b) | The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 3.1, of a legend on any of the Shares in form substantially the same as the following: |
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.”
(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares.
(d) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Shares pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Shares are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend the applicable Shares as set forth in this Section 3.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
Section 4.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
Section 4.2 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein, neither the Company nor any of the Purchaser makes any representations, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchaser, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought.
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Section 4.3 Notices. All notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications to be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by the intended recipient as follows: (i) if personally delivered, on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service), (ii) if mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested, two (2) business days after being mailed, (iii) if delivered by overnight courier (with all charges having been prepaid), on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the overnight courier service of recognized standing), or (iv) if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the business day of such delivery if sent by 6:00 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient, or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding business day (as evidenced by the printed confirmation of delivery generated by the sending party’s telecopier machine). If any notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given or the refusal to accept same, the notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication shall be deemed received on the second business day the notice is sent (as evidenced by a sworn affidavit of the sender). All such notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications will be sent to the following addresses or facsimile numbers as applicable:
If to the Company:
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
If to Purchaser:
The address listed on Exhibit B
Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
Section 4.4 Waivers. No waiver by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.
Section 4.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Purchaser, as applicable, provided, however, that, subject to federal and state securities laws, a Purchaser may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an affiliate or to a third party acquiring all or substantially all of its Shares in a private transaction without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Purchaser, after notice duly given by such Purchaser to the Company provided, that no such assignment or obligation shall affect the obligations of such Purchaser hereunder and that such assignee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the Purchaser. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
Section 4.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.
Section 4.7 Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing hereunder for a period of three (3) years following the Closing Date.
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Section 4.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
Section 4.9 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions or part of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement and such provision shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
Section 4.10 Individual Capacity. Each Purchaser enters into this Agreement on its own capacity, and not as a group with other Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally but not jointly, makes representations and warranties contained under this Agreement.
Section 4.11 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing by mutual written agreement of the Purchaser and the Company.
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[Signature Page of the Company]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officer as of the date first above written.
The Company:
Yijia Group Corp.
By: _________________________________
Name: Qiuping Lu
Title: CEO
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[Signature Page of the Purchaser]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this Agreement to be duly executed individually or by its authorized officer or member as of the date first above written.
The Purchaser:
By: ______________________________
Name:
Number of Shares Purchase: ______________________________________
Total Purchase Price: ($) _________________________________________
Purchase Price Per Share: $0.05
Address and Contacts of Purchaser:
Telephone:
Email:
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EXHIBIT A
ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
The Purchaser warrants and represents to the Company that he/she qualifies as an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of the fact that the Purchaser meets the following criteria at the time of the sale of the Securities to the Purchaser (Purchaser must initial the applicable categories below):
I. ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
A.Individual Investors: (Initial one or more of the following statements)
1.____I certify that I am an accredited investor because I have had individual income (exclusive of any income earned by my spouse) of more than $200,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years and I reasonably expect to have an individual income in excess of $200,000 for the current year.
2.____I certify that I am an accredited investor because I have had joint income with my spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years and I reasonably expect to have joint income with my spouse in excess of $300,000 for the current year.
3.____I certify that I am an accredited investor because I have an individual net worth, or my spouse and I have a joint net worth, in excess of $1,000,000.
4.____I certify that I am an accredited investor because I am a director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer.
B.Partnerships, Corporations, Trusts or Other Entities: (Initial one of the following statements)
1. The undersigned hereby certifies that it is an accredited investor because it is:
a.______any corporation, partnership, or Massachusetts or similar business trust, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
b.______a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the securities offered as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act;
c.______an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, whose investment decisions are made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3 (21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, an insurance company or registered investment adviser;
d.______a self-directed employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;
e.______an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
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f.______any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
g.______an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
h.______a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
i.______any bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;
j.______any broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
k.______any insurance company as defined in Section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act;
l.______any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
m.______any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; or
2.____The undersigned hereby certifies that it is an accredited investor because it is an entity in which each of the equity owners qualifies as an accredited investor under items A(1), (2) or (3) or item B(1) above.
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EXHIBIT B
LIST OF PURCHASERS
| Name | Address
| ID | Number of Share |
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EXHIBIT C
Wire instruction
Name of the bank:
Account Number:
Routing number:
Name of the bank:
Account number:
Routing number:
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