EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement was entered on 10/31/97 by and between: 1.The Hartcourt Companies, a Utah corporation, NASDAQ BB Symbol: HRCT, located at 19104 S. Norwalk BI, Artesia, CA. 90701 USA, herein after referred to as "HARTCOURT"; and...Employment Agreement • April 13th, 1998 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • California
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 28th day of October, 1997 between The Hartcourt Companies, Inc., a Utah corporation ("Company"), Electronic Components...Agreement and Plan of Reorganization • November 12th, 1997 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • California
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LEASELease • July 3rd, 1997 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials
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Exhibit 10.20 Agreement with GoCall.com EXCHANGE AGREEMENT THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made this 23rd day of December, 1999 by and between The Hartcourt Companies Inc., a Utah corporation (`Hartcourt") and GoCall Inc., a Delaware...Exchange Agreement • April 14th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • California
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AMENDMENT TO THE HARTCOURT COMPANIES, INC. INVESTMENT AGREEMENT DATED ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 3, 1999 AND RELATED AGREEMENTSInvestment Agreement • February 28th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • Georgia
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Exhibit 10.13 CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on December 30, 1996, by and between Hartcourt Companies, Inc., a Utah corporation and its subsidiaries or affiliates (the "Company"), and American Equities...Consulting Agreement • July 3rd, 1997 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • California
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONReorganization Agreement • July 3rd, 1997 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • Utah
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EXHIBIT 10.A. OPTION AGREEMENT FRED G. LUKE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PRESIDENT OF NUVEN ADVISORS, INC. OPTION AGREEMENT THIS OPTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into effective the 1st day of day of April 1999, by and between Fred G. Luke,...Option Agreement • September 7th, 1999 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • Utah
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AGREEMENTStock Purchase Agreement • April 14th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • California
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EXHIBIT 10.C. FEE AGREEMENT WITH JOHN A. FURUTANI, ESQ. This FEE AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES (the "Agreement") is between The Hartcourt Companies Inc., ("Client" or the "Company") whose address is 4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 530, Newport Beach,...Fee Agreement • September 7th, 1999 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • Utah
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- --------------------------- 99.2 Employment agreement January 5th, 2005 Mr. Richard Hyland A British Citizen, and permanent resident of Hong Kong (ID number P736866(A) Room 2218 Ascott Pudong 3 Pudong Avenue...Employment Agreement • January 12th, 2005 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Hong Kong
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ANDAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Shares • April 27th, 2005 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Hong Kong
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ANDAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Certain Interest in the Registered Capital • April 27th, 2005 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Hong Kong
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HARTCOURT CAPITAL, INC.Agreement for Sale and Purchase • April 20th, 2004 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
Contract Type FiledApril 20th, 2004 Company Industry____________________________________________________________________________ | This document is entirely in the Chinese language and has not been | | translated. The PDF format is filed as an exhibit to this 10-KSB. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXHIBIT 10.1 FEE AGREEMENT FOR INTRODUCTION SERVICES This FEE AGREEMENT FOR INTRODUCTION SERVICES (the "Agreement") is between The Hartcourt Companies, Inc., a Utah corporation (the "Company") and Tang Wai Leong, an individual (the "Introducer")....Fee Agreement for Introduction Services • May 9th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • Utah
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EXHIBIT 10.B. FEE AGREEMENT WITH ARCHER & WEED This agreement is between The Hartcourt Companies Inc. ("Client") whose address is 2049 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California 90067 and Richard O. Weed of the firm Archer & Weed whose address is 4695...Fee Agreement • September 7th, 1999 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials
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Exhibit 10.1 Regulation D Subscription Agreement between PYR Management LLC and The Hartcourt Companies, Inc. THE HARTCOURT COMPANIES INC. REGULATION D SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES...Regulation D Subscription Agreement • February 4th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • New York
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ANDAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Equity Capital • April 19th, 2004 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Hong Kong
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Dated the 26th day of February 2007 Zhou Bizheng and SHANGHAI SHIHENG ARCHITECTURE CONSULTING CO., LTDAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Entire Interest in the Registered Capital • April 24th, 2007 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
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August 30, 2006 Mr. Victor Zhou Suite 1903, No 7, Rongcheng Garden, Rongcheng Road, Shanghai, China 200120 Re: CEO Employment Agreement Dear Mr. Zhou:Ceo Employment Agreement • September 28th, 2006 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • California
Contract Type FiledSeptember 28th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionOn behalf of the Board of Directors (“Board”), I am pleased to offer you the position of Chief Executive Officer with The Hartcourt Companies, Inc. (the “Company”). This Employment Agreement sets forth the terms of our offer of employment to you for your approval and agreement.
ANDAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Certain Interest in Registered Capital • November 9th, 2004 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Hong Kong
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May 31, 2006 Mr. Victor Zhou Suite 1903, No 7, Rongcheng Garden, Rongcheng Road, Shanghai, China 200120 Re: Acting CEO Employment Agreement Dear Mr. Zhou:Acting Ceo Employment Agreement • September 28th, 2006 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • California
Contract Type FiledSeptember 28th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionOn behalf of the Board of Directors (“Board”), I am pleased to offer you the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer with The Hartcourt Companies, Inc. (the “Company”). This Employment Agreement sets forth the terms of our offer of employment to you for your approval and agreement.
Dated the 18th day of September 2006 HARTCOURT CAPITAL, INC. and GREAT FOCUS HOLDINGS LIMITEDAgreement for Sale and Purchase of Shares • January 16th, 2007 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
Contract Type FiledJanuary 16th, 2007 Company IndustryWithin 30 business days upon executing this Agreement, the Vendor shall fully and truly present to the Purchaser all the documents related to operational, financial and legal status of the Company since its incorporation, including but not limit to:-
Dated the 29th day of December 2006 Zhou Haisheng Liu Gang and AI-ASIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Cooperative Agreement • January 16th, 2007 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
Contract Type FiledJanuary 16th, 2007 Company IndustrySchedule 3: Licenses and Permits for China Princely to be an Authorized Accrediting Organization in Vocational Education 14
May 31, 2006 Dr. Yungeng Hu 11A, 519 Xinhua Road Shanghai, China 200052 Re: CFO and President Employment Agreement Dear Dr. Hu:Cfo and President Employment Agreement • September 28th, 2006 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • California
Contract Type FiledSeptember 28th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionOn behalf of the Board of Directors (“Board”), I am pleased to offer you the position of Chief Financial Officer and President with The Hartcourt Companies, Inc. (the “Company”). This Employment Agreement sets forth the terms of our offer of employment to you for your approval and agreement.
Dated the 13th day of June 2007Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Interest • October 22nd, 2007 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
Contract Type FiledOctober 22nd, 2007 Company IndustryShanghai Jiumeng Information Technology Co., Ltd (hereinafter “Shanghai Jiumeng”) is a limited liability company duly incorporated in Shanghai China with business license no. of 3101062014453 and validly existing as of the date of this Agreement. Li Zhengzheng, is Chinese Citizen with PRC identity card no. of 310108511123403.
RECITALS:Investment Agreement • February 28th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials • Georgia
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Beijing UAC Stock Trade Online Co. Ltd. ( ) and The Hartcourt Companies Inc.Contractual Joint Venture Contract • April 14th, 2000 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials
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EXHIBIT F FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENTVoting Agreement • August 21st, 2009 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Delaware
Contract Type FiledAugust 21st, 2009 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [_________], 20[__], by and among Maple China Education Incorporated (formerly named The Hartcourt Companies, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Victor Zhou and Wilson Li as representatives of the Company (the “Hartcourt Representatives”), and the individuals and entities listed on Schedule A to this Agreement (each a “Sino-Canada Shareholders” and together the “Sino-Canada Shareholder”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Definitive Agreement (defined below).
EXHIBIT A FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENTLock-Up Agreement • August 21st, 2009 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
Contract Type FiledAugust 21st, 2009 Company IndustryReference is made to that certain Plan of Reorganization and Share Exchange Agreement (the “Definitive Agreement”), dated August 20, 2009 by and among The Hartcourt Companies, Inc., a Utah corporation (“Purchaser”), Maple China Education Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Hartcourt Education Investment Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a company existing under the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Purchaser Sub”), Sino-Canada Investment Group Inc., a company existing under the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Sino-Canada”), Sino-Canada High School, a private educational non-enterprise institution existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, Wujiang Huayu Property Management Company, a company existing under the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China, Canadian Learning Systems Corporation, a company existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the individuals
Dated the 28th day of December 2006 Dong Shunsheng Zhang Xiaoxiao Xia Weilan Cai Daqin Xia Fengling Zeng Yunwo WENZHOU LIREN EDUCATION GROUP CO., LTD. and AI-ASIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Cooperative Agreement • January 16th, 2007 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec
Contract Type FiledJanuary 16th, 2007 Company IndustryIn this Agreement (including the Schedules), unless the context otherwise defines, the following words and expressions in capital letters shall have the following meanings:
CAPITAL COMMERCE LTD. 2B Mansion House, 143 Main Street, Gibraltar Telephone: 350.76173 Fax: 350.70135 On 28 July 1997, Capital Commerce, Ltd. (an Isle of Man Corporation), does hereby enter into this agreement with The Harcourt Companies, Inc. (a...Securities Agreement • April 13th, 1998 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Pens, pencils & other artists' materials
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PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT by and among THE HARTCOURT COMPANIES, INC., MAPLE CHINA EDUCATION INCORPORATED, HARTCOURT EDUCATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD, SINO-CANADA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.,...Plan of Reorganization and Share Exchange Agreement • August 24th, 2009 • Hartcourt Companies Inc • Services-business services, nec • Delaware
Contract Type FiledAugust 24th, 2009 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 20, 2009 is entered into by and among The Hartcourt Companies, Inc., a Utah corporation (“Purchaser”), Maple China Education Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), Hartcourt Education Investment Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a company existing under the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China and wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Purchaser Sub”), Sino-Canada Investment Group Inc., a company existing under the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Company”), Sino-Canada High School, a private educational non-enterprise institution existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“SCHS”), Wujiang Huayu Property Management Company, a company existing under the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (“PM”), Canadian Learning Systems Corporation, a company existing under the laws of the