Services Agreement - Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp. and Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc.
Jesup & Lamont
SECURITIES CORPORATION
650 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
| NASO | TELEPHONE: | (212) 307-2660 | ||
| CIPC | FAX: | (212) 307-7478 |
January 28, 2005
Mr. Rui LinWu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc
Qiao Xing Building, Huizhou City
Guangdong, 51602
Dear Mr. Wu:
The purpose of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”) is to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp. (“JESUP”) shall introduce Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (the “Company”) to one or more investors in connection with the proposed private placement (the “Placement”) of securities (the “Securities”) of the Company. The terms of such Placement and the Securities shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the investor(s). JESUP’s engagement under this Agreement shall be exclusive until February 25, 2005. The Identities of the investors to which JESUP introduces the Company shall be proprietary information of JESUP and shall not be divulged to third parties by the Company, nor used by the Company outside the scope of JESUP’s engagement as described herein.
The parties hereto hereby agree that the Company shall pay to JESUP the fees and compensation set forth below if there is any financing of equity or debt (including without limitation the Placement) or other capital raising activity of the Company (a “Financing”) within 24 months of the date of this Agreement with any Investors to whom the Company was introduced by JESUP pursuant to this Agreement.
In consideration of the services rendered by JESUP under this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay JESUP the following fees and other compensation;
(a) A cash fee payable immediately upon the closing of any portion of any Financing (including without limitation the Placement) and equal to 5% of the aggregate proceeds raised.
(b) 5% warrant coverage.
(c) $35,000 expense allowance.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be adjudicated in the courts of the State of New York or in the
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federal courts sitting in the Southern District of New York, and each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process upon it by registered or certified mail at its address set forth herein shall be deemed adequate and lawful. The Company shall indemnify JESUP against any liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attributable to any information supplied or omitted to be supplied to any investor by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that JESUP is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary of the Company and shall have no duties or liabilities to the equity holders or the creditors of the Company or any other person by virtue of this Agreement or the retention of JESUP hereunder, all of which are hereby expressly waived.
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to its subject matter and there are no agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof which are not contained in this Agreement. This Agreement may be modified only in writing signed by the party to be charged hereunder.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please confirm this by signing and returning to us the duplicate copy of this letter.
| Very truly yours, JESUP & LAMONT SECURITIES CORP. | |||||
| /s/ Bill Moreno | |||||
| Name: | Mr. Bill Moreno | ||||
| Title: | President and CEO | ||||
Agreed to and accepted as of the date first written above:
| Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc | ||||
| /s/ Rui Lin Wu | ||||
| Name: | Mr. Rui Lin Wu | |||
| Title: | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | |||
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