-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NVZeMax7dwJqJox9tWB0DLeuy4b+HoA6uwQmKbMxxXfl6vr7kXspXr3IJLxWLbh0 WzFbQ88TbLievlXxkqSAtQ== 0001144204-10-032855.txt : 20100610 0001144204-10-032855.hdr.sgml : 20100610 20100610161739 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-10-032855 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100604 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100610 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100610 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001443242 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 980588402 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-53401 FILM NUMBER: 10890546 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O YANTAI BOHAI PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP STREET 2: NO. 9 DAXIN ROAD, ZHIFU DISTRICT CITY: YANTAI, SHANDONG PROVINCE STATE: F4 ZIP: 264000 BUSINESS PHONE: 86-535-6763559 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O YANTAI BOHAI PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP STREET 2: NO. 9 DAXIN ROAD, ZHIFU DISTRICT CITY: YANTAI, SHANDONG PROVINCE STATE: F4 ZIP: 264000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Link Resources Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20080818 8-K 1 v187919_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 10, 2010 (June 4, 2010)

Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
000-53401
 
98-0588402
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

c/o Yantai Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group Co. Ltd.
No. 9 Daxin Road, Zhifu District
Yantai, Shandong Province, China 264000
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86(535)-685-7928
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 

 

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Effective June 8, 2010, the board of directors (consisting of Hongwei Qu, the sole director) of Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. (the “Company”), by written consent to action, appointed the following persons to the officer positions with the Company set forth below:

Name
 
Age
 
Position
Hongwei Qu
 
35
 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Gene Hsiao
 
47
 
Chief Financial Officer
Ning Tang
 
50
 
Vice President – Operations
Hongbin Shan
 
41
 
Vice President  – Sales and Marketing
Chunhong Jiang
 
45
 
Secretary and Treasurer

The Company has determined that Messrs. Qu and Hsiao shall be the “named executive officers” of the Company.

The biographical information of our officers is set forth below.  References below to “Bohai” are to Yantai Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group Co. Ltd., the Company’s operating subsidiary in China.

Hongwei Qu became the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary as of January 5, 2010, and, became the sole director and Chairman of the Company’s board of directors effective as of January 16, 2010 upon filing of Schedule 14(f) with the SEC on January 6, 2010 in compliance with Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Qu relinquished the positions of Interim Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer in June 2010.  From 2001 to May 2007, Mr. Qu was the founder and principal officer of Yantai Hangwei Medical Trading Co., a Chinese company engaged in the wholesale of drugs and medical products and retail of medical devices. In May 2007, Mr. Qu took principal responsibilities for the acquisition of Bohai.  From May 2007 until present, Mr. Qu has served as the General Manger and Executive Director of Bohai.  Mr. Qu has significant experience in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors in China.  Mr. Qu graduated from Shandong Economic University with a bachelor degree.

Gene Hsiao was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in June 2010.  Mr. Hsiao has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and management.  Prior to his appointment with the Company, Mr. Hsiao served as Chief Financial Officer for China Advanced Construction Materials Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CADC) from 2008 to 2010, where he was responsible for all U.S. affairs as well as corporate finance functions in China.  From 2000 to 2008, he served as Controller of Milligan and Company, LLC, where he managed the overall accounting and financial reporting functions as well as the company’s internal control processes.  From 1997 to 1999, he served as Finance Manager for J&J Snack Foods Corporation (Nasdaq:JJSF), where he was responsible for financial reporting and SEC schedule preparation.  From 1995 to 1997, he served as Accounting Supervisor of RCN Corporation (Nasdaq:RCNI) and as the Senior Operation Analyst at ARAMARK Corporation from 1992 to 1995.  Mr. received his B.S. degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia.
 
 
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Ning Tang was appointed as Bohai’s Vice President — Operations in November 2007 and the Company’s Vice President – Operations in June 2010.  Mr. Tang has over 25 years of experience in management of pharmaceuticals companies in China.  Prior to his appointment with Bohai, Mr. Tang served as General Manager for Yantai Xiangyu Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd. from 2004 to 2007, where he was responsible for all affairs of corporate operations in China.  He served as Vice President of Yantai Rongchang Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. from 1998 to 2004, where he managed the departments of operation, administration, manufacturing and product quality.  From 1986 to 1998, he served as Deputy Director for Yantai TCM Pharmaceuticals Corporation, where he was responsible for production, product quality, purchase, research and development and sales.  He received his B.S. degree in international trade and business from Shandong Economic University.

Hongbin Shan was appointed as Bohai’s General Manager of Sales in May 2010 and as the Company’s Vice President – Sales and Marketing as of June 2010.  Mr. Shan has over 10 years of experience in sales, marketing and management.  Prior to his appointment with us, from 1994 to 2010, Mr. Shan served as General Manager for the Qingdao Branch, Shandong Province of Shandong Green Leaf Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and manager of the Su-Min Region (including Jiangsu, Fujian, Hubei, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces) where he was responsible for all affairs of marketing and sales.  He also served in the capacity of Assistant Director of the Oncology Division, responsible for the national market of Shandong Green Leaf’s tumor line.  He received his B.S. degree from Yantai University and educational certificate from the senior MBA program of Tsinghua University.

Chunhong Jiang was appointed as Bohai’s General Manager of Finance, Secretary and Treasurer in May 2007 and as the Company’s Secretary and Treasurer in June 2010.  Ms. Jiang has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, accounting and management.  Prior to her appointment with Bohai, Ms. Jiang served as Financial Manager for Yantai Furao Trading Group from 2004 to 2007.  She served as Financial Manager and department director for Yantai Garment Company, a subsidiary of China Garment Group from 1994 to 2003, where she was responsible for overall accounting and financial reporting functions. She served as statistician, accountant and financial chief for Yantai Hardware Factory from 1987 to 1993, where she managed the overall statistics, accounting and financial reporting functions.  She graduated from Shandong Economic University.

Employment Agreement with Gene Hsiao

On June 4, 2010, Gene Hsiao and the Company entered into an employment agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report (the “Hsiao Agreement”).

The Hsiao Agreement provides for with an initial term of three (3) years and an annual base compensation of $120,000.  Pursuant to the Hsiao Agreement, Mr. Hsiao:

(i)           will be employed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company,

(ii)          will be eligible for an annual bonus, if any, as may be determined by the Company and for customary benefits generally available to all of the Company’s officers,

(iii)         may earn up to 120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shall vest on a yearly basis at a rate of 40,000 shares each year provided that he is employed by the Company,

(iv)        will be entitled to two weeks of vacation; and

(v)         will be entitled to received three months of severance if he is terminated by the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Hsiao Agreement).
 
 
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The Hsiao Agreement also contains a 12 month post-termination non-competition covenant and standard confidentiality provisions.

The foregoing summary of the Hsiao Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Hsiao Agreement filed as an exhibit to this Current Report.

Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 8, 2010, the Company’s board of directors voted to amend and restate the Company’s bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 (the “New Bylaws”). The following summary of the New Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the New Bylaws filed as an exhibit to this Current Report.
 
Among other changes, the New Bylaws establishes a classified board of directors which divides the Company’s board of directors into three classes.  As new directors are added to the Company’s board of directors, they will be designated to particular classes, with each class serving for three year terms.  The New Bylaws also: (i) establish procedures for the Company’s stockholders to call special meetings of the stockholders and nominate directors; (ii) establish procedures for contested director elections; (iii) provide that directors may only be removed with the vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the stockholders; and (iv) provide that the New Bylaws can only be amended by the stockholder of the Company with the vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the stockholders.
 
Item 8.01.  Other Events

On June 10, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of the officers as described in this Current Report.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits

3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated June 10, 2010.

10.1
Employment Agreement, dated June 4, 2010, by and between the Company and Gene Hsiao.

99.1
Press Release, dated June 10, 2010.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
June 10, 2010
Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc.
   
 
By:
/s/ Hongwei Qu
 
   
Name:
Hongwei Qu
   
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
EX-3.2 2 v187919_ex3-2.htm
Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS OF
BOHAI PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP, INC.
(a Nevada Corporation)

(adopted effective as of June 8, 2010)

These Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc, a Nevada corporation (formerly known as Link Resources, Inc., the “Corporation”) are adopted pursuant to Article X, Section 2 of the Corporation’s existing Bylaws (the “Original Bylaws”) and are intended to amend, restate and replace, in their entirety, the Original Bylaws effective as of the date first written above.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

SECTION 1.1.  Principal Office.  The principal offices of the Corporation shall be in such location as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may determine.

SECTION 1.2.  Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Nevada as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE 2

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 2.1.  Place of Meeting; Chairman.  All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. The Chairman of the Board of the Corporation (the “Chairman of the Board”) or any other person specifically designated by the Board of Directors shall act as the Chairman for any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.  The Chairman of the Board (or his or her designee) shall have full authority to control the process of any stockholder or Board of Directors meeting, including, without limitation, determining whether any proposals or nominations were properly brought before such meeting, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting, limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the Chairman of the Board (or his or her designee) shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, requiring ballots by written consent, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which are to be voted on by ballot.

SECTION 2.2.  Annual Meetings.  The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, subject to any postponement in the Board of Directors’ sole discretion, upon notice of such postponement given in any manner deeded reasonable by the Board of Directors.

 
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SECTION 2.3.  Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) or by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), may be called exclusively by: (i) the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, President or other executive officer of the Corporation, (ii) the Board of Directors or (iii) the request in writing of stockholders of record, and only of record, owning not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the entire capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.  Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.  The officers or directors shall fix the time and any place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as the place for holding such meeting.

SECTION 2.4.  Notice of Meeting.  Written notice of the annual and each special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, stating the time, place and purpose or purposes thereof, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting and shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation (the “Secretary”).  The Board of Directors may postpone a special meeting in its sole discretion in any manner it deems reasonable..

SECTION 2.5.  Business Conducted at Meetings.

Section 2.5.1  At any meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.  To be properly brought before a meeting, business must be: (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto provided within the notice period specified in Section 2.4) given by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder or stockholders of record, and only of record, holding not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the entire capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in accordance with applicable law, these Bylaws or otherwise.  In addition to any other applicable requirements set forth in these Bylaws, the U.S. federal securities laws or otherwise, for business to be properly brought before a meeting called by stockholders representing not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the entire capital stock of the Corporation, such stockholder(s) must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary.  Any special meeting of the Corporation proposed to be called by a stockholder or stockholders in such capacity shall not be required to be held: (i) with respect to any matter, within 12 months after any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which the same matter was included on the agenda, or if the same matter will be included on the agenda at an annual meeting to be held within 90 days after the receipt by the Corporation of such request (the election or removal of directors to be deemed the same matter with respect to all matters involving the election or removal of directors) or (ii) if the purpose of the special meeting is not a lawful purpose or if such request violates applicable law. A stockholder may revoke a request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the Secretary, and if, following such revocation, there are un-revoked requests from stockholders holding in the aggregate less than the requisite number of shares entitling the stockholders to request the calling of a special meeting, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may cancel the special meeting. If none of the stockholders who submitted the request for a special meeting appears or sends a qualified representative to present the nominations proposed to be presented or other business proposed to be conducted at the special meeting, the Corporation need not present such nominations or other business for a vote at such meeting.

Section 2.5.2  To be timely, a stockholder’s notice of a proposal to be included at an annual meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its proxy materials for the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders (or the date on which the Corporation mails its proxy materials for the current year if during the prior year the Corporation did not hold an annual meeting or if the date of the annual meeting was changed more than thirty (30) days from the prior year).

 
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Section 2.5.3  A record stockholders’ notice to the Secretary shall set forth in writing as to each matter the stockholder(s) propose to bring before the meeting: (a) a detailed description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for proposing such business, including the complete text of any resolutions, bylaws or articles of incorporation amendments proposed for consideration (b) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholders proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned directly or indirectly of record and directly or indirectly beneficially owned by the stockholders and each of its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereto (“Rule 144”)), including any shares of the Corporation owned or controlled via derivatives, synthetic securities, hedged positions and other economic and voting mechanisms, (d) any material interest of the stockholders in such proposed business and any agreements or understandings to which such stockholders are a party which relate in any way, directly or indirectly, to the proposed business to be conducted, including a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names), (e) a representation as to whether or not such stockholder intends to solicit proxies; (f) a representation as to whether or not such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the applicable meeting, and (g) such other information regarding the stockholder in his, her or its capacity as a proponent of a stockholder proposal that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) required to be made in connection with the contested solicitation of proxies pursuant to the SEC’s proxy rules.

Section 2.5.4  Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at a meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5.  The Chairman of the meeting shall, in his or her sole discretion, determine and declare to the meeting whether or not any business was properly brought before the meeting.  Any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.  Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall affect the right of a stockholder to request inclusion of a proposal in the Corporation’s proxy statement to the extent that such right is provided by an applicable rule of the SEC.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the advance notice provisions of these Bylaws shall apply to all stockholder proposals regardless of whether such proposal is sought to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statement or in a separate proxy statement.

SECTION 2.6.  Nomination of Directors.  Nomination of candidates for election as directors of the Corporation at any meeting of stockholders called for the election of directors, in whole or in part (an “Election Meeting”), must be made by the Board of Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote at such Election Meeting, in accordance with the following procedures.

Section 2.6.1.  Nominations made by the Board of Directors shall be made at a meeting of the Board of Directors or by written consent of the directors in lieu of a meeting prior to the date of the Election Meeting.  At the request of the Secretary, each proposed nominee nominated by the Board of Directors shall provide the Corporation with such information concerning himself or herself as is required, under the rules of the SEC and any applicable securities exchange, to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statement soliciting proxies for his or her election as a director.

Section 2.6.2.  The exclusive means by which a stockholder may nominate a director shall be by delivery of a notice to the Secretary, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of an Election Meeting, setting forth: (a) the name, age, business address and the primary legal residence address of each nominee proposed in such notice, (b) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee, (c) the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned directly or indirectly of record and directly or indirectly beneficially owned by the nominee and each of its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 144), including any shares of the Corporation owned or controlled via derivatives, hedged positions and other economic and voting mechanisms, (d) any material agreements, understandings or relationships, including financial transactions and compensation, between the nominating stockholder and the proposed nominees and (d) such other information concerning each such nominee as would be required, under the rules of the SEC, in a proxy statement soliciting proxies in a contested election of such nominees.  Such notice shall include a signed consent of each such nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation, if elected.  In addition, any stockholder nominee, to be validly nominated, shall submit to the Secretary the questionnaire required pursuant to Section 2.6.3 of these Bylaws.  A stockholder intending to nominate one or more candidates for election as directors must comply with the advance notice bylaw provisions specifically applicable to the nomination of candidates for election as directors for such nomination to be properly brought before the meeting.

 
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Section 2.6.3  To be eligible to be a director nominee nominated by a stockholder or stockholders for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, such nominee must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 2.6.2 of these Bylaws) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire (the “Questionnaire”) with respect to the background, qualification and experience of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be in the form approved by the Corporation and provided by the Secretary or such Secretary’s designee) and a written representation and agreement that such person: (a) will abide by the requirements of these Bylaws and the Articles of Incorporation as in effect at the time of their nomination and as validly amended, (b) is not and will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (c) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein, and (d) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation. If, prior to the Election Meeting, there is a change in any information set forth on the Questionnaire, then such director candidate shall promptly notify the Secretary by submitting a revised Questionnaire.

Section 2.6.4.  In the event that a person is validly designated by the Board of Directors as a nominee in accordance with this Section 2.6 and shall thereafter become unable or willing to stand for election to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may designate a substitute nominee who meets all applicable standards under these Bylaws.

Section 2.6.5.  If the Chairman of the Election Meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, such nomination shall be void.

SECTION 2.7.  Quorum; Adjournment.

Section 2.7.1  The holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy (provided the proxy has authority to vote on at least one matter at such meeting), shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders for the transaction of business, except when stockholders are required to vote by class, in which event a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the appropriate class shall be present in person or by proxy (provided the proxy has authority to vote on at least one matter at such meeting) in order to constitute a quorum as to such class vote, and except as otherwise provided by the NRS or by the Articles of Incorporation.  The stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to have less than a quorum if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.

 
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Section 2.7.2  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, whether or not a quorum is present, the Chairman of the Board or the person presiding as Chairman of the meeting shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, whether or not a quorum shall be present or represented.  If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 of these Bylaws.  At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

SECTION 2.8.  Voting; Proxies.

Section 2.8.1  Except as provided for below or by applicable law, rule or regulation, when a quorum is present at any meeting of the stockholders, any action by the stockholders on a matter except the election of directors shall be approved if approved by the majority of the votes cast.  Except as provided below with respect to Contested Elections, each nominee for director shall be elected by the majority of the votes cast with respect to that nominee’s election at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present.  Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in any Contested Election.  For purposes of these Bylaws, a “Contested Election” means an election of directors with respect to which, as of five days prior to the date the Corporation first mails the notice of meeting for such meeting to stockholders, there are more nominees for election than positions on the Board of Directors to be filled by election at the meeting.  In determining the number of votes cast in a Contested Election, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be treated as votes cast.  The provisions of this paragraph will govern with respect to all votes of stockholders except as otherwise provided for in the Articles of Incorporation or by a specific statutory provision superseding the provisions of these Bylaws.

Section 2.8.2  Every stockholder having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote in person, or by proxy: (a) appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such stockholder or by his or her duly authorized attorney or (b) authorized by the transmission of an electronic record by the stockholder to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a firm which solicits proxies or like agent who is authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive the transmission subject to any procedures the Board of Directors may adopt from time to time to determine that the electronic record is authorized by the stockholder; provided, however, that no such proxy shall be valid after the expiration of six (6) months from the date of its execution, unless coupled with an interest, or unless the person executing it specifies therein the length of time for which it is to continue in force, which in no case shall exceed seven (7) years from the date of its execution.  If such instrument or record shall designate two (2) or more persons to act as proxies, unless such instrument shall provide the contrary, a majority of such persons present at any meeting at which their powers thereunder are to be exercised shall have and may exercise all the powers of voting or giving consents thereby conferred, or if only one (1) be present, then such powers may be exercised by that one (1).  Unless required by the NRS or determined by the Chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any matter need not be by written ballot.  No stockholder shall have cumulative voting rights.

 
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SECTION 2.9.  Consent of Stockholders.  Whenever the vote of the stockholders at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be taken for or in connection with any corporate action, the meeting and vote of stockholders may be dispensed with if stockholders, having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, consent in writing to such corporate action being taken; provided, that in no case shall the written consent be by the holders of stock having less than the minimum percentage of the vote required by the NRS.  Any action by consent of the stockholders pursuant to this Section 2.9 must follow the notice and timing procedures of Section 2.5 applicable to any business to be conducted at a stockholder meeting. F urther, upon the request of a stockholder to conduct a consent solicitation, the Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution fixing a record date within ten (10) days of the date on which a request therefor is received, provided that such record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date of the adoption of such resolution.

SECTION 2.10.  Voting of Stock of Certain Holders. Shares standing in the name of another entity, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the governing documents of such entity may prescribe, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors or governing body of such entity may determine.  Shares standing in the name of a deceased person may be voted by the executor or administrator of such deceased person, either in person or by proxy.  Shares standing in the name of a guardian, conservator or trustee may be voted by such fiduciary, either in person or by proxy, but no such fiduciary shall be entitled to vote shares held in such fiduciary capacity without a transfer of such shares into the name of such fiduciary.  Shares outstanding in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver.  A stockholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares, unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the Corporation, he or she has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the pledgee, or his or her proxy, may represent the stock and vote thereon.

SECTION 2.11.  Treasury Stock.  The Corporation shall not vote, directly or indirectly, shares of its own stock owned by it; and such shares shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares.

SECTION 2.12.  Fixing Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date for any meeting of stockholders (which date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days preceding the date of any such meeting of stockholders), a date for payment of any dividend or distribution, a date for the allotment of rights, a date when any change or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining a consent of stockholders (which date shall not precede or be more than ten (10) days after the date the resolution setting such record date is adopted by the Board of Directors), in each case as a record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting and any adjournment thereof, to receive payment of any such dividend or distribution, to receive any such allotment of rights, to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or to give such consent, as the case may be. In any such case such stockholders and only such stockholders as shall be stockholders of record on the Record Date shall be entitled to such notice of and to vote at any such meeting and any adjournment thereof, to receive payment of such dividend or distribution, to receive such allotment of rights, to exercise such rights, or to give such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation after any such Record Date.

ARTICLE 3

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 3.1.  Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.  Subject to compliance with the provisions of the NRS, the powers of the Board of Directors shall include the power to make a liquidating distribution of the assets, and wind up the affairs of, the Corporation.

 
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SECTION 3.2.  Number and Qualifications.  The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be not less than one (1) and not more than nine (9).  Within the limits above specified, the number of the directors of the Corporation shall be determined solely in the discretion of the Board of Directors.  All directors shall be elected annually.  Directors need not be residents of Nevada or stockholders of the Corporation.

SECTION 3.3  Classification of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.3.1  The Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III.  The number of directors in each class shall be the whole number contained in the quotient arrived at by dividing the authorized number of directors by three, and if a fraction is also contained in such quotient then if such fraction is one-third (1/3) the extra director shall be a member of Class III and if the fraction is two-thirds (2/3) one of the extra directors shall be a member of Class III and the other shall be a member of Class II. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected.

Section 3.3.2  In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors: (a) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director of the class of which he is a member until the expiration of his current term, or his prior death, resignation or removal, and (b) the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board of Directors to such class or classes as shall, so far as possible, bring the number of directors in the respective classes into conformity with the formula in this Section 3.3, as applied to the new authorized number of directors.

SECTION 3.4.  Vacancies, Additional Directors; Removal From Office; Resignation.  If any vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors caused by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise, or if any new directorship is created by an increase in the authorized number of directors, a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or a sole remaining director, but not the stockholders of the Corporation, may choose a successor or fill the newly created directorship.  Subject to Section 3.3, any director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in his or her office and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, unless sooner displaced.  No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.  A director may be removed from his or her position by the Board of Directors with or without cause.  The stockholders of the Corporation may only remove a member of the Board of Directors for cause, which removal shall only occur at a meeting of the stockholders, duly called, by the affirmative vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat.  Any director may resign or voluntarily retire upon giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors.  Such retirement or resignation shall be effective upon the giving of the notice, unless the notice specifies a later time for its effectiveness.  If such retirement or resignation is effective at a future time, the Board of Directors may elect a successor to take office when the retirement or resignation becomes effective. For purposes of this Section 3.4, “cause” shall mean: (i) the director’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere of a serious felony involving (a) moral turpitude or (b) a violation of federal or state securities laws, but excluding any conviction based entirely on vicarious liability, (ii) the director’s commission of any material act of dishonesty resulting or intended to result in material personal gain or enrichment of such director at the expense of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and which act, if made the subject of criminal charges, would be reasonably likely to be charged as a felony, or (iii) the director being adjudged legally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.


 
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SECTION 3.5.  Regular Meetings.  A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held each year, without notice other than this Bylaw provision, at the place of, and immediately prior to and/or following, the annual meeting of stockholders; and other regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held during each year, at such time and place as the Board of Directors may from time to time provide by resolution, either within or without the State of Nevada, without other notice than such resolution.

SECTION 3.6.  Special Meeting.  A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board or by the President and shall be called by the Secretary on the written request of any two (2) directors (should there by such number then in office).  The Chairman of the Board or President so calling, or the directors so requesting, any such meeting shall fix the time and any place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as the place for holding such meeting.

SECTION 3.7.  Notice of Special Meeting.  Written notice (including via e-mail) of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of a special meeting.  Any director may waive notice of any meeting.  The attendance of a director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting solely for the purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, except that notice shall be given with respect to any matter when notice is required by the NRS.

SECTION 3.8.  Quorum.  A majority of the Board of Directors then serving shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the NRS, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws.  If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved of by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

SECTION 3.9.  Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof as provided in Article 4 of these Bylaws, may be taken without a meeting, if a written consent thereto is signed by all of the members of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be.  Evidence of any consent to action under this Section 3.9 may be provided in writing, including electronically via email or facsimile.

SECTION 3.10.  Meeting by Telephone.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken by means of a meeting by telephone conference or similar communications method so long as all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.  Any person participating in such meeting shall be deemed to be present in person at such meeting.

SECTION 3.11.  Compensation.  Directors, as such, may receive reasonable compensation for their services, which shall be set by the Board of Directors, and expenses of attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving additional compensation therefor.  Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for their services on committees.

 
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ARTICLE 4

COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 4.1.  Generally. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one or more additional special or standing committees, each such additional committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.  Each such committee shall have and may exercise such of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation as may be provided in such resolution, except as delegated by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors to another standing or special committee or as may be prohibited by law.

SECTION 4.2.  Committee Operations.  A majority of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any committee business.  Such committee or committees shall have such name or names and such limitations of authority as provided in these Bylaws or as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.  The Corporation shall pay all expenses of committee operations.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more appropriate directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee.  In the absence or disqualification of any members of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another appropriate member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member.

SECTION 4.3.  Minutes. Each committee of directors shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.  The Corporation’s Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any other designated person shall (a) serve as the Secretary of the special or standing committees of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (b) keep regular minutes of standing or special committee proceedings, (c) make available to the Board of Directors, as required, copies of all resolutions adopted or minutes or reports of other actions recommended or taken by any such standing or special committee and (d) otherwise as requested keep the members of the Board of Directors apprised of the actions taken by such standing or special committees.

ARTICLE 5

NOTICE

SECTION 5.1.  Methods of Giving Notice.

SECTION 5.1.1.  Notice to Directors or Committee Members.  Whenever under the provisions of the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or member of any committee of the Board of Directors, personal notice is not required but such notice may be: (a) given in writing and mailed to such director or committee member, (b) sent by electronic transmission (including via e-mail) to such director or committee member, or (c) given orally or by telephone; provided, however, that any notice from a stockholder to any director or member of any committee of the Board of Directors must be given in writing and mailed to such director or member and shall be deemed to be given upon receipt by such director or member.  If mailed, notice to a director or member of a committee of the Board of Directors shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail first class, or by overnight courier, in a sealed envelope, with postage thereon prepaid, addressed, to such person at his or her business address.  If sent by electronic transmission, notice to a director or member of a committee of the Board of Directors shall be deemed to be given if by (i) facsimile transmission, when receipt of the fax is confirmed electronically, (ii) electronic mail, when delivered to an electronic mail address of the director or member, (iii) a posting on an electronic network together with a separate notice to the director or member of the specific posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of the separate notice (which notice may be given in any of the manners provided above), or (iv) any other form of electronic transmission, when delivered to the director or member.

 
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SECTION 5.1.2.  Notices to Stockholders.  Whenever under the provisions of the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, personal notice is not required but such notice may be given: (a) in writing and mailed to such stockholder, (b) by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given or (c) as otherwise permitted by the SEC.  If mailed, notice to a stockholder shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.  If sent by electronic transmission, notice to a stockholder shall be deemed to be given if by (i) facsimile transmission, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (ii) electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (iii) a posting on an electronic network together with a separate notice to the stockholder of the specific posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of the separate notice (which notice may be given in any of the manners provided above), or (iv) any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

SECTION 5.2.  Written Waiver.  Whenever any notice is required to be given by the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in a signed writing or sent by the transmission of an electronic record attributed to the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.

SECTION 5.3.  Consent.  Whenever all parties entitled to vote at any meeting, whether of directors or stockholders, consent, either by a writing on the records of the meeting or filed with the Secretary, or by presence at such meeting and oral consent entered on the minutes, or by taking part in the deliberations at such meeting without objection, the actions taken at such meeting shall be as valid as if had at a meeting regularly called and noticed.  At such meeting any business may be transacted which is not excepted from the written consent or to the consideration of which no objection for lack of notice is made at the time, and if any meeting be irregular for lack of notice or such consent, provided a quorum was present at such meeting, the proceedings of such meeting may be ratified and approved and rendered valid and the irregularity or defect therein waived by a writing signed by all parties having the right to vote thereat.  Such consent or approval, if given by stockholders, may be by proxy or power of attorney, but all such proxies and powers of attorney must be in writing.

ARTICLE 6

OFFICERS

SECTION 6.1.  Officers.  The officers of the Corporation shall include the Chairman of the Board and President, as elected or appointed by the Board of Directors, may include the Secretary and Treasurer, as elected or appointed by the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board or President, may further include the Chief Executive Officer, as elected or appointed by the Board of Directors, and may further include, without limitation, such other officers and agents, including, without limitation, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents (any one or more of which may be designated Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or such other title as may be determined b the Board of Directors), Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, as the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board or President deem necessary and elect or appoint.  All officers of the Corporation shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as prescribed by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board or President, as applicable.  Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.  The Chairman of the Board shall be elected from among the directors.  With the foregoing exception, none of the other officers need be a director, and none of the officers need be a stockholder of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Board of Directors may delegate to any officer of the Corporation the power to appoint other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.

 
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SECTION 6.2.  Election and Term of Office.  The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or ratified annually by the Board of Directors at its first regular meeting held after the annual meeting of stockholders or as soon thereafter as conveniently possible (or, in the case of those officers elected or appointed other than by the Board of Directors, ratified at the Board of Directors’ first regular meeting held following their election or appointment or as soon thereafter as conveniently possible).  Other than the Chairman of the Board and the President, who shall each be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors, all other officers of the Corporation may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board or President.  Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been chosen and shall have qualified or until his or her death or the effective date of his or her resignation or removal, or until he or she shall cease to be a director in the case of the Chairman of the Board.

SECTION 6.3.  Removal and Resignation.  Any officer or agent may be removed, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors and, other than the Chairman of the Board and the President, may also be removed, either with or without cause, by action of the Chairman of the Board or President whenever, in his, her or their judgment, as applicable, the best interests of the Corporation shall be served thereby, but such right of removal and any purported removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights, if any, of the person so removed.  Any executive officer or other officer or agent may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation.  Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein, and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

SECTION 6.4.  Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring in any required office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

SECTION 6.5.  Compensation.  The compensation of the President shall be determined by the Board of Directors or a designated committee thereof.  Compensation of all other officers of the Corporation shall be determined by the President in consultation with the Board of Directors or a designated committee thereof. No officer who is also a director shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of his or her also being a director.

SECTION 6.6.  Chairman of the Board.  The Chairman of the Board (who may also be designated as Executive Chairman if serving as an employee of the Corporation) shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the Chairman of the Board’s absence, such duties shall be attended to by any vice chairman of the Board of Directors, or if there is no vice chairman, or such vice chairman is absent, then by the President. The Chairman of the Board may also hold the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, if so elected or appointed by the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board shall formulate and submit to the Board of Directors matters of general policy for the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as usually appertain to the office or as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. He or she may sign with the President or any other officer of the Corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors, and any deeds or bonds, which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof has been expressly delegated or reserved by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed.

 
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SECTION 6.7.  President.  The President, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Board, shall in general supervise and control the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President shall keep the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Board fully informed as they or any of them shall request and shall consult them concerning the business of the Corporation.  He or she may sign with the Chairman of the Board or any other officer of the Corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors, and any deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts, checks, notes, drafts or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof has been expressly delegated by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed. In general, he or she shall perform all other duties normally incident to the office of the President, except any duties expressly delegated to other persons by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors and such other duties as may be prescribed by the stockholders, Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors from time to time.

SECTION 6.8.  Secretary.  The Secretary, if any, shall (a) keep the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and committees of directors; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws and as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, and see that the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof is affixed to all certificates for shares prior to the issuance thereof and to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws; (d) keep or cause to be kept a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished by such stockholder; (e) have general charge of other stock transfer books of the Corporation; and (f) in general, perform all duties normally incident to the office of the Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6.9.  Treasurer.  The Treasurer, if any, shall (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever and deposit all such moneys in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.3 of these Bylaws; (b) prepare, or cause to be prepared, for submission at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors, at each annual meeting of stockholders, and at such other times as may be required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President, a statement of financial condition of the Corporation in such detail as may be required; and (c) in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Board of Directors.  If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine.

SECTION 6.10.  Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, if any, shall, in general, perform such duties as usually pertain to the position of chief executive officer and such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6.11.  Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer, if any, shall, in general, perform such duties as usually pertain to the position of chief financial officer and such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.

 
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ARTICLE 7

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND
VOTING OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION

SECTION 7.1.  Contracts. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Board of Directors may authorize any officer, officers, agent or agents to enter into any contract or execute and deliver an instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

SECTION 7.2.  Checks, etc.  All checks, demands, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, and notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 7.3.  Deposits.  All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Treasurer or the Chief Financial Officer may be empowered by the Board of Directors to select or as the Board of Directors may select.

SECTION 7.4.  Voting of Securities Owned by Corporation.  All stock and other securities of any other Corporation owned or held by the Corporation for itself, or for other parties in any capacity, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed by the person authorized to do so by resolution of the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such authorization, by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President.

ARTICLE 8

SHARES OF STOCK

SECTION 8.1.  Issuance.  Each stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates showing the number of shares of stock registered in his or her name on the books of the Corporation.  The certificates shall be in such form as may be determined by the Board of Directors, shall be issued in numerical order and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation as they are issued.  They shall exhibit the holder’s name and the number of shares and shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board and the President or such other officers as may from time to time be authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors.  Any or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.  In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such officer at the date of its issue.  If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the designation, preferences and relative participating, option or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class of stock; provided that except as otherwise provided by the NRS, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the Corporation will furnish to each stockholder who so requests the designations, preferences and relative participating, option or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and rights.  All certificates surrendered to the Corporation for transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled, except that in the case of a lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new certificate (or uncertificated shares in lieu of a new certificate) may be issued therefor upon such terms and with such indemnity, if any, to the Corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe. In addition to the above, all certificates (or uncertificated shares in lieu of a new certificate) evidencing shares of the Corporation’s stock or other securities issued by the Corporation shall contain such legend or legends as may from time to time be required by the NRS.

 
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SECTION 8.2.  Lost Certificates.  The Board of Directors may direct that a new certificate or certificates (or uncertificated shares in lieu of a new certificate) be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates (or uncertificated shares in lieu of a new certificate), the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate or certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, or both.

SECTION 8.3.  Transfers. In the case of shares of stock represented by a certificate, upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.  Transfers of shares shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the registered holder thereof, or by his or her attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney and filed with the Secretary and the Corporation’s transfer agent, if any.

SECTION 8.4.  Registered Stockholders.  The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Nevada.

SECTION 8.5.  Uncertificated Shares.  The Board of Directors may approve the issuance of uncertificated shares of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series of capital stock.

ARTICLE 9

DIVIDENDS

SECTION 9.1.  Declaration.  Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law.  Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.

SECTION 9.2.  Reserve.  Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interests of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.


 
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ARTICLE 10

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 10.1.  Third Party Actions.  The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or representative of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or representative of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.  The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

SECTION 10.2.  Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation.  The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.  No indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged, in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, to be liable to the Corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction shall determine upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.

SECTION 10.3.  Successful Defense.  To the extent that a director, officer, employee, agent or representative of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 10.1 or 10.2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense.

SECTION 10.4.  Determination of Conduct.  Any indemnification under Section 10.1 or 10.2 (unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to Section 10.5) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee, agent or representative is proper in the circumstances.  Such determination shall be made (a) by the stockholders, (b) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (c) by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceedings so orders, or (d) by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained.

 
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SECTION 10.5.  Payment of Expenses in Advance.  Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  The provisions of this Section 10.5 do not affect any rights to advancement of expenses to which corporate personnel other than directors or officers may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by law.

SECTION 10.6.  Indemnity Not Exclusive.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized herein or ordered by a court shall not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Articles of Incorporation, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in his or her official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding his or her office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 10.2 or for the advancement of expenses made pursuant to Section 10.5, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication establishes that his or her acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action. The indemnification and advancement of expenses shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

SECTION 10.7.  The Corporation.  For purposes of this Article 10, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting Corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers and employees, agents or representatives.  Accordingly, any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or representative of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or representative of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under and subject to the provisions of this Article 10 (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10.4) with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

SECTION 10.8.  Contested Director Indemnification.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Bylaws, a director who was elected in any Contested Election who is not a continuing director shall not be entitled to any indemnification or advancement of expenses unless and until a majority of the continuing directors vote that the indemnification provisions set forth in the Articles of Incorporation shall apply to such newly elected director.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.1.  Books. The books of the Corporation may be kept within or without the State of Nevada (subject to any provisions contained in the NRS) at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 11.2.  Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such fiscal year as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

 
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ARTICLE 12

AMENDMENTS

The stockholders of the Corporation may alter, amend, repeal or the remove any Bylaw only by the affirmative vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of the stockholders, duly called; provided, however, that no such change to any Bylaw shall alter, modify, waive, abrogate or diminish the Corporation’s obligation to provide the indemnity called for by Article 10 of these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation or applicable law.  Subject to the laws of the State of Nevada, the Board of Directors may, by majority vote of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, alter, amend or repeal these Bylaws, or enact such other Bylaws as in their judgment may be advisable for the regulation of the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.

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EX-10.1 3 v187919_ex10-1.htm
Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of June 4, 2010 by and between Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Gene Hsiao (the “Executive” and together with the Company, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ, and the Executive has agreed to supply his service to the Company in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer, with duties encompassing the operations of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries; and

WHEREAS, the Parties mutually intend to set forth herein the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive, each intending to be legally bound, hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1Employment and Term.
 
aEmployment Effective on the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), the Company hereby employs the Executive as Chief Financial Officer and the Executive hereby accepts such employment with the Company, in each case on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
(b)Term.  This Agreement shall be effective on June 4, 2010 (the “Effective Date”).  Unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement (the “Term”) shall be Three (3) years commencing on the Effective Date and ending on June 4, 2013.  The Term may be extended only with the mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive.

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2Duties.

 (a) During the Term, the Executive shall serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (theChief Executive Officer”), and shall perform duties consistent with the position of a chief financial officer of a U.S. publicly-listed corporation with operations in the People’s Republic of China.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive shall, under the supervision and direction of the Chief Executive Officer:
 
iServe and execute all applicable documents, filings and reports as the principal accounting officer of the Company for purposes of the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (theSEC”) and, in connection therewith, be responsible, in coordination with the Company’s existing accounting personnel, for: (A) all accounting and financial reporting and controls of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and (B) all financial related disclosure controls of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries;
 
 (ii)Oversee all aspects of the Company’s annual audit, including communications and interactions with the Company’s independent registered accounting firm, the of Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or any designated audit committee thereof, the Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s outside legal counsel;
 
 (iii)Oversee the preparation and filing the Company’s annual and quarterly financial statements and related SEC reports (including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained therein) in conformance with all SEC rules and regulations and generally accepting accounting principles (“GAAP”) of the United States of America;
 
 (iv)Oversee the conversion of the Company’s financial statements from Chinese GAAP to U.S. GAAP;
 
(v)Design and implement Sarbanes-Oxley Act, ensure the corporate internal governance  in compliance with the relevant provisions of the U.S. securities laws and applicable stock market regulations.
 
(vi)Work with the Company’s other accounting and finance personnel to implement the finance function of the Company, including the preparation or review of budgets, projections and financial analyses
 
(vii)Assist the Company in its communications with the SEC and all other applicable   regulatory authorities; and
 
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 (viii)Assist company’s executives to preparation and implement  of a strategic acquisition program and provide supports for the Company’s acquisition initiatives.
 
(ix)During the Employment Term, the Executive shall lead and coordinate the Company’s investor relations activities which shall include, but is not limited to, communications with investors, analysts and media, and the Company’s public disclosure, and shall implement and monitor the corporate governance of the Company in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations. The Executive shall work in conjunction with other members of the executive management team to support the Company’s business growth.
 
(iix)Assist the Chief Executive Officer in communications with the investment community.  Prepare road show for the company or introduce the company to potential investors at meetings, promote stock price .
 
(b) The Executive shall devote his entire business time and best skills and efforts (reasonable sick leave and vacations as described below excepted) to the performance of his duties under this Agreement.  The Executive shall regularly (and no less frequently that weekly) report to the Chief Executive Officer on all of his activities and shall maintain close and regular contact with the Company’s accounting and finance personnel.
 
(c) Executive further agrees that he will, without any additional compensation thereof, serve in such executive officer capacities with respect to the Company and any present or future subsidiaries and affiliated corporations and divisions as may from time to time be reasonably designated by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.
 
(d) During the Employment Term (as defined in Section 2 below), the Executive shall be based in the United States and shall he expected to travel extensively between and within China and the United States. In the event that the Executive is required by the Company to be relocated to China at any time during the Employment Term, the Company shall provide the Executive with necessary allowance and full coverage of all the costs in connection with the relocation.

3Base Salary.
 
(a)For services performed by the Executive for the Company pursuant to this Agreement, during the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) which shall initially be at the rate of One Hundred And Twenty Thousand (US$120,000) Dollars per year, of which thirty thousand (US$30,000) dollars will be paid by the end of each quarter. The Executive’s Base Salary shall he subject to annual review by the Board (or a committee thereof).

 
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(b)Any compensation (including bonus) which may be paid to the Executive under any additional compensation or incentive plan of the Company or which may be otherwise authorized from time to time by the Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall be in addition to the Base Salary to which the Executive shall be entitled under this Agreement.
 
4 Other Benefits.
 
In addition to the base salary to be paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Executive shall also be entitled to the following:
 
aEmployee Shares ..The Company shall pay the Executive a maximum of 120,000 shares which shall vest on a year basis at the rate of 40,000 shares each year, provided that the Executive is employed by the Company on such date.  The first installment shall be issuable on June 4, 2011.  In order for the employee shares to vest, the Executive must remain employed by the Company.  In the event that this Agreement or Executive’s employment terminates or ceases for any reason, then all employee shares that are not vested shall immediately terminate.  All employee shares that are vested at the Date of Termination (as defined below) must be exercised within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination.
 
 (b) Bonus; Participation in Plans.
 
 (i)Executive shall be eligible for any annual incentive bonus opportunity offered   by the Company to executive officers of the Company at Executive’s level.  The amount of this bonus, as well as the criteria necessary to earn a bonus, may be changed at any time by the Company and shall be within the sole discretion of the Board. All bonuses paid pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to applicable withholdings and deductions.  In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any incentive bonus plan adopted by the Company for its officers and employees, this Agreement shall control.
 
 (ii)The Executive shall also be entitled to participate in any benefit plans which shall be created by the Company from time to time.  The foregoing does not in any way limit the Company’s right to amend or terminate any benefit plan at any time in its discretion.
 
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 (c)Vacation.  The Executive shall be entitled to vacation of a maximum of  two weeks per year upon prior notice to the Chief Executive Officer and otherwise in accordance with the Company’s policies applicable to senior executives., which vacation may be taken at such times as the Executive elects with due regard to the needs of the Company. The Executive will also be entitled to paid time off for all holidays recognized by the Company and for sick days and personal days in accordance with the Company’s policies

 (d) Expense Reimbursement.  The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive, upon a proper accounting, presentation of appropriate documentation for reasonable business expenses and disbursements incurred by him in the course of the performance of his duties under this Agreement in accordance with the normal policy of the Company for senior executives. All in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy applicable to senior executives from time to time in effect

5Agreements of the Employee.
 
In order to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
 
aNo Other Agreements.  Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the entry into of this Agreement by Executive and Executive’s employment by the Company does not and will not conflict with, violate or breach: (i) any agreement or instrument to which Executive is a party or is otherwise bound, including any employment, non-competition, confidentiality or similar agreement or (ii) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any United States or Chinese court or governmental body.
 
(b)Confidentiality.
 
(i)The Executive acknowledges that by virtue of his employment hereunder he will have access to Confidential Information (as defined below) of the Company and that the communication of such Confidential Information to third parties could irreparably injure the business of the Company.  Accordingly, the Executive agrees that, during the Term and following the termination of this Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company or any reason: (A) he will treat and safeguard as strictly confidential and secret all Confidential Information received by him at any time and (B) he will not disclose or reveal any of the Confidential Information to any third party whatsoever or use the Confidential Information except as required in the ordinary course of performing duties hereunder and in no manner harmful to or competitive with the Company.

 
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 (ii)For purposes of the Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall include, but not be limited to, all non-public information of the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates that Executive may produce, obtain or otherwise learn of during the Term or otherwise regarding, pertaining or relating to the Company’s and its affiliates: (A) strategies, analysis, concepts, ideas, or plans; (B) operating and manufacturing processes or techniques; (C) demographic, trade area and competition related information; (D) prospective site locations; (E) intellectual property, formulas, discoveries, know-how, improvements, developments, drawings, designs, techniques, specifications, procedures and methods; (F) machinery and devices; (G) forecasts and projections; (H) new products, research data, reports or records (including computer records); (I) marketing or business development plans, strategies, analysis, concepts or ideas; (J) contracts, agreements and arrangements; (K) financial information about or proprietary to the Company, including, but not limited to, unpublished financial statements, budgets, projections, and costs; (L) pricing; (M) personnel information; and (N) any and all other trade secrets, trade dress, or proprietary information, and all concepts or ideas in or reasonably related to the Company’s business.
 
 (iii)Upon termination of his employment with the Company, the Executive shall return to the Company all documents, photographs, recorded or memory devices, papers and other property relating to the Company, containing Confidential Information, together with any copies thereof, and shall not retain any copies (either hard copy or electronic) of any Confidential Information.
 
(c)Assignment of Inventions and Moral Rights.
 
 (i)Executive hereby assigns and transfers to the Company, on a perpetual, worldwide and royalty-free basis, Executive’s entire right, title and interest in and to all Inventions.  As used in this agreement, the term  “Inventions” shall mean all intellectual property, ideas, improvements, designs, discoveries, developments, drawings, notes, documents, information and/or materials, whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice, made or conceived by Executive (whether made solely by Executive or jointly with others) which occur or are conceived during the period in which Executive is employed by or performs services for the Company or result from any task of any nature assigned to or undertaken by Executive or any work performed by Executive for or on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliate.
 
ii) Executive hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company any and all Moral Rights that Executive may have in any Inventions.  Executive also hereby forever waives and agrees never to assert against the Company, its successors or licensees any and all Moral Rights which Executive may have in any Inventions, even after termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Moral Rights” means any right to claim authorship of a work, any right to object to any distortion or other modification of a work, and any similar right, existing under the law of any country in the world, or under any treaty.

 
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 (d)Records. All papers, books and records of every kind and description relating to the business and affairs of the Company, or any of its affiliates (including computer records) , whether or not prepared by the Executive, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Executive shall surrender the same to the Company upon termination of this Agreement or otherwise at any time upon request by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
 
 (e)Covenant against Competition.  In consideration of the Company’s agreement to employ the Executive and enter into this Agreement, the Executive agrees that during the period of Executive’s employment with the Company and terminating twelve (12) months after the Date of Termination, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either alone or in association with others, without the prior written approval of the Company:
 
 (i)           Engage in a Competing Business in the Territory (as those terms are defined below), whether as a sole proprietor, partner, corporate officer, employee, director, shareholder, consultant, agent, independent contractor, trustee, or in any other manner by which Executive holds any beneficial interest in a Competing Business, derives any income from any interest in a Competing Business, or provides any service or assistance to a Competing Business. Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide employment to any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity that competes with any business conducted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates on the date of the Executive’s termination of employment or within one year of the Executive’s termination of employment in the geographic locations where the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates engage or propose to engage in such business (the “Business”). Nothing herein shall prevent the Executive from having a passive ownership interest of not more than 3% of the outstanding securities of any entity engaged in the Business whose securities are traded on a national securities exchange “Competing Business” shall mean any business that produces and distributes over-the-counter or prescription pharmaceuticals, products or remedies based on Traditional Chinese Medicine or otherwise engages in any business conducted or under development by the Company at any time during the Term.  “Territory” shall mean anywhere in the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region;

 
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(ii)Contact or solicit, or direct or assist others to contact or solicit, for the purpose of promoting any person’s or entity’s attempt to compete with the Company or any of its affiliates, in any business carried on by the Company or any of its affiliates during the period in which Executive was employed by the Company, any customers, suppliers, independent contractors, vendors, or other business associates of the Company or any of its affiliates that were existing or identified prospective customers, suppliers, independent contractors, vendors, or business associates during such period, or otherwise interfere in any way in the relationships between the Company or any of its affiliates and their customers, suppliers, independent contractors, vendors, and business associates;
 
(iii)in any manner whatsoever, request, solicit, encourage or assist any employee, officer or director of the Company to terminate their relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates, or join with any of them before or after the termination by any of them of any such relationship in any direct or indirect capacity in any Competing Business, or
 
(iv) seek or attempt to do any of the foregoing.
 
(f)Disparaging Statements.  At all times during and after Executive’s employment, Executive shall not either verbally, in writing, electronically or otherwise: (i) make any derogatory or disparaging statements about the Company, any of its affiliates, any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, or any of the Company’s current or past customers or employees, or (ii) make any public statement or perform or do any other act prejudicial or injurious to the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its affiliates or otherwise interfere with the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.
 
(g)Enforcement. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are reasonable, that valid consideration has been and will be received  and that the agreements set forth herein are the result of arms-length negotiations between the parties hereto.  The Executive recognizes that the provisions of this Section 5 are vitally important to the continuing welfare of the Company and its affiliates and that any violation of this Section 5 could result in irreparable harm to the Company and its affiliates for which money damages would constitute a totally inadequate remedy.  Accordingly, in the event of any such violation by the Executive, the Company and its affiliates, in addition to any other remedies they may have, shall have the right to institute and maintain a proceeding to compel specific performance thereof or to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief restraining any action by the Executive in violation of this Section 5 without posting any bond therefore or demonstrating actual damages, and Executive will not claim as a defense thereto that the Company has an adequate remedy at law or require the posting of bond .  If any of the restrictions or activities contained in this Section 5 shall for any reason be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such restrictions shall be construed so as thereafter to be limited or reduced to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law; it being understood that by the execution of this Agreement the parties hereto regard such restrictions as reasonable and compatible with their respective rights.  Executive acknowledges that injunctive relief may be granted immediately upon the commencement of any such action without notice to Executive and in addition Company may recover monetary damages.

 
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(h)Separate Agreement.  The Parties further agree that the provisions of Section 5 are separate from and independent of the remainder of this Agreement and that Section 5 is specifically enforceable by the Company notwithstanding any claim made by Executive against the Company.  The terms of this Section 5 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
 
(i)Further Assurances. In connection with this Agreement, Employee will execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company or its nominee upon request and at the Company’s expense all such documents, including applications for patents and copyrights and assignments of all Inventions, patents and copyrights to be issued therefore, as the Company may determine necessary or desirable to apply for and obtain letters patent and copyrights on all Inventions in any and all countries and/or to protect the interest of the Company or its nominee in Inventions, patents and copyrights and to vest title thereto in the Company or its nominee.

6Termination.
 
The Executive’s employment and the Employment Term shall terminate on the first of the following to occur:
 
aDeath or Disability.  Except to the extent otherwise expressly stated herein, including without limitation, as provided in Section 7(a) with respect to certain post-Date of Termination payment obligations of the Company, this Agreement shall terminate immediately as of the Date of Termination in the event of the Executive’s death or in the event that the Executive becomes disabled.  “Disability” shall mean the inability of Executive effectively to substantially provide the services hereunder by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than three (3) months.  At any time and from time to time, upon reasonable request therefore by the Company, the Executive shall submit to reasonable medical examination(s) for the purpose of determining the existence, nature and extent of any such disability.  The Company shall promptly give the Executive written notice of any such determination of the Executive’s disability and of the decision of the Company to terminate the Executive’s employment by reason thereof.  In the event of disability, until the Date of Termination, the Base Salary payable to the Executive shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of disability benefits, if any, paid to the Executive in accordance with any disability policy or program of the Company or applicable law.

 
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(b)Notification of Discharge or Resignation.  In accordance with the procedures hereinafter set forth: (i) the Company may discharge the Executive from his employment hereunder (A) immediately for Cause or (B) for any other reason or no reason on thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive, and (ii) the Executive may voluntarily resign from his employment for any reason or no reason on sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company.  Any discharge of the Executive by the Company or resignation by the Executive shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the Executive (in the case of discharge) or the Company (in the case of resignation).  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which: (i) indicates the intention to terminate this Agreement and (ii) if the termination is by the Company for Cause, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment.

7Obligations of the Company and Executive Upon Termination.
 
aDischarge for Cause, Death or Disability or Upon Resignation.  In the event of: (i) a discharge of the Executive for Cause, (ii) a resignation by the Executive or (iii) in the event this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 6(a) by reason of the death or disability of the Executive:
 
 
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(i)the Company shall pay all Accrued Obligations to the Executive, or to his heirs or estate in the event of the Executive’s death, in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination; and
 
(ii) the Executive, or his beneficiary, heirs or estate in the event of the Executive’s death, shall be entitled to receive all benefits accrued by him as of the Date of Termination under all other qualified and nonqualified retirement, pension, profit sharing and similar plans of the Company in such manner and at such time as are provided under the terms of such plans and arrangements; and
 
(iii) all other obligations of the Company hereunder shall cease forthwith and the Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, remuneration or other benefits from the Company.
 
(b)Discharge without Cause. If the Executive is discharged other than for Cause:
 
(i)The Company shall pay to the Executive a one-time severance payment equivalent to three months of Base Salary within thirty (30) days after the date of termination, and all other obligations of the Company hereunder shall cease forthwith and the Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, remuneration or other benefits from the Company.
 
(c)Definitions.  For purposes of this Section 6 and for Section 7 hereof, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below
 
(i)“Accrued Obligations” shall mean any fees and any reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his services (less any applicable withholdings and deductions), all due and payable to him through the Date of Termination.
 
(ii)“Cause” shall mean (A) the Executive’s theft, unauthorized appropriation or embezzlement of money or property of the Company; (B) the Executive’s intentional perpetration, participation in or attempted perpetration of fraud or other willful misconduct on the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (C) the Executive’s intentional and material failure to perform any of his duties under this Agreement, after written notice specifically setting forth the failure(s) and providing thirty (30) days to cure such failure.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Company in good faith has sent two (2) such notices in the aggregate during the Term, the Company will no longer be required to send notice and, upon the subsequent occurrence of any of the omissions or commissions described in this Section 6(d)(ii) the Company then may discharge Executive for “Cause”; (D) the Executive’s indictment for any felony crime; (E) any conduct by the Executive of activities which are or have the reasonable potential to be injurious to the Company or its reputation; (F) the Executive’s use of illegal drugs or the excessive use of alcohol which materially interferes with the performance of his obligations under this Agreement, and continues after written warning; or (G) the Executive’s commission of any willful or intentional act which materially injures the reputation, business or any business relationship of the Company or its employees.

 
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 (iii)“Date of Termination” shall mean: (A) in the event of a discharge of the Executive by the Company for Cause, the date the Company validly delivers a Notice of Termination, or any later date specified in such Notice of Termination, as the case may be, (B) in the event of a discharge of the Executive without Cause, the date which is thirty (30) days following the date the Company validly delivers a Notice of Termination, or any later date specified in such Notice of Termination, as the case may be; (C) in the event of a resignation by the Executive, the date which is sixty (60) days following the date the Executive validly delivers a Notice of Termination; (D) in the event of the Executive’s death, the date of the Executive’s death, and (E) in the event of termination of the Executive’s employment by reason of disability pursuant to Section 6(a), the date the date the Company validly delivers a Notice of Termination.

8Indemnification.
 
The Company shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in connection with any claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding arising out of or relating to performance by the Executive of services for, or action of the Executive as an officer or employee of the Company, or of any other person or enterprise at the request of the Company.  The Company shall also pay all judgments, awards, settlement amounts and fines associated with the foregoing.  Legal cost and expenses incurred in defending a claim, action, suit or investigation or criminal proceeding shall be paid by the Company in a timely manner in advance of the final disposition thereof upon the receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive to repay said amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that the Executive is entitled to be indemnified by the Company for such legal fees and related costs; provided, however, that this arrangement shall not apply to: (i) a non-derivative action commenced by the Company against the Executive or (ii) any matter attributable to actions taken by Executive in bad faith, for purposes other than the best interest of the Company or resulting from the Executive’s willful misconduct.  The foregoing shall be in addition to any indemnification rights the Executive may have by law, charter, by-law or otherwise.  Company shall have the right to select counsel to defend the Executive, subject to Executive’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  If the Company assumes responsibility for the defense of an action brought against the Executive, the Executive: (i) may not agree to any settlement without the Company’s prior written approval and (ii) will fully cooperate with the Company’s efforts in defense of the matter.
 
 
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9Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs and representatives of the Executive and the successors and assigns of the Company.
 
10Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given at the time when hand delivered, delivered by express courier, or sent by facsimile transmission (with receipt confirmed by the sender’s transmitting device) in accordance with the contact information provided below or such other contact information as the parties may have duly provided by notice.

   
if to the Company
     
   
c/o Yantai Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group Co. Ltd.
   
No. 9 Daxin Road, Zhifu District
   
Yantai, Shandong Province, China
   
Attention: Hongwei Qu
   
Fax Number: +86-0535-6763559
     
   
With a copy to
     
   
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Barry I. Grossman, Esq.
Fax Number: (212) 370-7889
     
   
if to the Executive
     
   
[INSERT ADDRESS AND FAX NUMBER]
 
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Party.
 
 
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11Assignment.  This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any Affiliate engaged in the Business or to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.  No payment to be made hereunder shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other charge.
 
12Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original by when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  This Agreement may be delivered by the Parties by facsimile or other electronic transmission.
 
13Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects and for all purposes by the internal laws of the State of New York without the effect of the principles of conflicts of law.
 
14Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect and the parties will act in good faith to seek to amend this Agreement so as to render the invalid or unenforceable provisions valid and enforceable while retaining the original intent and meaning of such provision to the maximum extent possible.
 
15Prior Understandings. This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the parties hereof, and supersedes all other oral or written agreements or understandings between them regarding the subject matter hereof.  No change, alteration or modification hereof may be made except by writing, signed by each of the Parties.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and shall not be construed as part of this Agreement or to limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
 
 
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16Waivers. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith.  No single waiver shall constitute a subsequent waiver of the same or any other provision hereof.
 
17WITHHOLDING. The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local and foreign taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
 
18Interpretation.  This Agreement has been subject to negotiation by the Parties with the assistance of counsel and shall not be interpreted by or for either of them by reason of authorship.  All Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall have no legal effect in the interpretation of this Agreement.

19Amendment.   No amendment or modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties hereto unless reduced to writing and signed by Executive and the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 
COMPANY
 
     
 
BOHAI PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Hongwei Qu
 
   
Name: Hongwei Qu
 
   
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
EXECUTIVE
 
     
 
  /s/ Gene Hsiao
 
 
Gene Hsiao
 

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EX-99.1 4 v187919_ex99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1

Bohai Pharmaceuticals Expands Management Team

— Gene Hsiao, former CFO and Finance Manager for Various NASDAQ Listed Companies, Appointed as Bohai’s Chief Financial Officer —

— Current Bohai Employees Ning Tang, Hongbin Shan, and Chunhong Jiang Appointed to New Positions within the Organization —

YANTAI, CHINA — June 10, 2010 — Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BOPH), a China-based pharmaceutical company engaged in the production, manufacturing and distribution of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, today announced an expansion of its management team, which now includes Gene Hsiao, former Chief Financial Officer for China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC), as Bohai’s new Chief Financial Officer.

In addition, Ning Tang, Hongbin Shan and Chunhong Jiang, who are each currently employed by Bohai’s Chinese operating subsidiary, were appointed to the positions of Vice President – Operations, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, and Secretary and Treasurer, respectively, of the public company.

Mr. Hsiao, age 47, has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and management.  Prior to his appointment he held positions at various public companies, including J&J Snack Foods Corporation (NASDAQ: JJSF), RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), as well as CFO for China Advanced Construction Materials Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) from 2008 to 2010, where he was responsible for all U.S. affairs as well as corporate finance functions in China.  He will be based in the United States.

“We are pleased that Gene Hsiao has joined Bohai to fill the critical role of CFO, and we look forward to working closely with him as we seek to grow our business in China and our presence as a U.S. public company,” stated Mr. Hongwei Qu, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Mr. Hsiao’s strong finance background and experience working with numerous public companies over the past decade will be a great asset to Bohai as we strive to strengthen our reporting and corporate governance initiatives.”

In other experience, Mr. Hsiao was the Controller of Milligan and Company, LLC, where he managed the overall accounting and financial reporting functions as well as the company’s internal control processes.  He also served as Senior Operation Analyst at ARAMARK Corporation in the 1990’s and received his B.S. degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia.

The appointments of Messrs Tang and Shan and Ms. Jiang to positions in the public company recognizes their importance to Bohai and is intended to round out the management team of the public company with the persons responsible for key functions in Bohai’s business in China.  Going forward, Mr. Tang and Mr. Shan will oversee operations and sales activities, respectively, while Ms. Jiang will be responsible for the accounting and finance functions of Bohai’s operating subsidiary, and is expected to work closely with Mr. Hsiao in her capacity as Secretary and Treasurer.
 
 
 

 
 
About Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc.
 
Based in the city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. is engaged in the production, manufacturing and distribution of herbal pharmaceuticals based on traditional Chinese medicine in China. Bohai’s medicines address common health problems such rheumatoid arthritis, viral infections, gynecological diseases, cardio vascular issues and respiratory diseases. Bohai’s products are sold either by prescription through hospitals or Over the Counter through local pharmacies and retail drug store chains. Bohai has approximately 600 employees, including approximately 300 sales representatives, operating from 20 offices throughout China. Bohai’s lead products, Tongbi Capsules and Tablets and Lung Nourishing Cream, are eligible for reimbursement under China’s National Medical Insurance Program. In fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, these products accounted for more than 50% of Bohai’s revenues.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release and the statements of representatives of Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. (the “Company”) related thereto contain, or may contain, among other things, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are “forward-looking statements,” including any other statements of non-historical information.  These forward-looking statements are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “projects,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” or similar expressions.  All forward-looking statements involve material assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and the expectations contained in such statements may prove to be incorrect.  Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.  The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov).  All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors.  The Company undertakes no duty to update these forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Contact:

Trilogy Capital Partners - Asia
Darren Minton, President
Toll-free: 800-592-6067
info@trilogy-capital.com
 
 
 

 
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