8,050,000 SHARES CHINA CORD BLOOD CORPORATION ORDINARY SHARES, PAR VALUE US$0.0001 PER SHARE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT November 5, 2010
EXECUTION
VERSION
8,050,000
SHARES
CHINA
CORD BLOOD CORPORATION
ORDINARY
SHARES, PAR VALUE US$0.0001 PER SHARE
November
5, 2010
November
5, 2010
Xxxxxxxxx
& Company, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx of America
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
China
Cord Blood Corporation, an exempted company with limited liability registered by
way of continuation in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), proposes to issue
and sell to Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc. (the “Underwriter”), and certain
shareholders of the Company (the “Selling Shareholders”) named
in Schedule I hereto severally propose to sell to the Underwriter, an aggregate
of 8,050,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Firm Shares”), of which
7,000,000 shares are to be issued and sold by the Company and 1,050,000 shares
are to be sold by the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder will sell
the amount set forth opposite such Selling Shareholder’s name in Schedule I hereto.
The
Selling Shareholders also propose to sell to the Underwriter not more than an
additional 1,207,500 ordinary shares (the “Additional Shares”), if and
to the extent that the Underwriter shall have determined to exercise the right
to purchase such ordinary shares granted to it in Section 3 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional
Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Shares.” The
ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company to be outstanding
after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to
as the “Ordinary
Shares.” The Company and the Selling Shareholders are hereinafter
sometimes collectively referred to as the “Sellers.”
The
Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration
statement, including a prospectus, on Form F-3 relating to the securities (the
“Shelf Securities”),
including the Shares, to be issued from time to time by the
Company. The registration statement as amended to the date of this
Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the
registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A
or Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is
hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and
the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated October 25, 2010 is
hereinafter referred to as the “Base
Prospectus.” The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the
prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Shares in the form first used
to confirm sales of the Shares (or in the form first made available to the
Underwriter by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173
under the Securities Act), is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term
“preliminary prospectus”
means any preliminary form of the Prospectus. If the Company has
filed an abbreviated registration statement to register additional Ordinary
Shares pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement”), then any reference herein to the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
For
purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has
the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and “Time of Sale Prospectus” means
the preliminary prospectus together with the free writing prospectuses, if any
(each identified in Schedule II hereto), and “broadly available road show”
means a “bona fide electronic road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the
Securities Act) that has been made available without restriction to any
person. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “Base
Prospectus,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and
“Prospectus” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference
therein. The terms “supplement,” “amendment” and “amend” as used herein with
respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or any free writing prospectus shall
include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are
deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
1. Representations and Warranties of
the Company. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees
with the Underwriter that:
(a) The
Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for
such purpose are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
by the Commission.
(b) (i)
Each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and
incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus
complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange
Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii)
each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, did
not contain, and each such part, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as
amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects
with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, (v) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time
of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus
is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as
defined in Section 5), the Time of Sale
Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will
not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) each broadly available road
show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading and (vii) the Prospectus does not
contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties
set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon
information relating to the Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by
the Underwriter expressly for use therein.
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(c) The
Company has been registered by way of continuation and is duly incorporated in
the Cayman Islands, is validly existing as an exempted company with limited
liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, has the corporate power and
authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the
Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in
good standing in the Cayman Island, and in each other jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition,
financial or otherwise, earnings, business or operations, or on the business
prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (“Material Adverse Effect”). The
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company
adopted by special resolution passed on June 25, 2009 and effective on June 30,
2009 (the “Memorandum &
Articles”) comply with the requirements of applicable Cayman Islands law
and are in full force and effect.
(d) The
Company’s subsidiaries have been identified in Schedule III hereto (each, a
“Subsidiary” and
collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), and the
Company has no other direct or indirect subsidiaries or any other company over
which it has direct or indirect effective control. Each Subsidiary has been duly
incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing
(where applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has
the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its
business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The business license of
each Subsidiary is in full force and effect. All of the issued shares of each
Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and, except as noted in Schedule III, are owned directly or
indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities
or claims. None of the outstanding shares or equity interest in any Subsidiary
was issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of
such Subsidiary. The memorandum and articles of association or other
constitutive or organizational documents of each Subsidiary comply with the
requirements of applicable law in their respective jurisdictions of
incorporation and are in full force and effect.
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(e) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company.
(f) The
authorized share capital of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the
description thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
(g) The
Ordinary Shares (including the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders)
outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares to be sold by the Company have
been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(h) The
Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and, when issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not
be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(i) There
are (i) no outstanding securities issued by the Company convertible into or
exchangeable for, rights, warrants or options to acquire from the Company, or
obligations of the Company to issue, Ordinary Shares of the Company, and (ii) no
outstanding rights, warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible
into or exchangeable for, any Shares or direct interest in any of the
Subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus
and the Prospectus.
(j) The
Shares to be sold by the Company, when issued and delivered in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, will be free of any restriction upon the transfer
thereof under the Memorandum & Articles (subject to compliance with the
procedures for transfer set out therein) or any agreement or other instrument to
which the Company is a party.
(k) The
Shares have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
(l) Neither
the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (i) in breach of or in default under
any applicable laws and regulations of the United States, the People’s Republic
of China (the “PRC”),
the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands or Hong Kong, (ii) in violation
of its memorandum and articles of association or other constitutive documents or
(iii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to
which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of its
properties or assets is subject, except for such breaches or defaults as would
not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and none of the
businesses, activities, agreements or commitments of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries is or has been unauthorized or exceeds or has exceeded the business
scope of its business licenses, except to the extent that the failure to be so
authorized or to operate within the business scope of its business license has
been corrected, remedied, rectified or waived or where such failure would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(m) The
execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of
its obligations under, this Agreement will not (i) contravene any provision of
applicable law or the memorandum and articles of association, certificate of
incorporation, by-laws or other constitutive documents of the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any
of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or
instrument binding upon the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that is material
to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) contravene,
conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court
having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; and no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental
body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations
under this Agreement, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue
Sky laws of the various states of the United States and applicable rules and
regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and the NYSE in
connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
(n) There
has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise,
or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale
Prospectus.
(o) There
are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party
or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is
subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects
in the Time of Sale Prospectus and proceedings that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the power or ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus or (ii) that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are
not so described; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other
documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not
described or filed as required.
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(p) Each
preliminary prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally
filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with
the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
(q) The
Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares
and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus will
not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(r) The
Company and the Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable
local, domestic and foreign laws and regulations relating to the protection of
human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental
Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals
required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective
businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any
such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with
Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other
approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits,
licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(s) There
are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including,
without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up,
closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit,
license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any
potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Except
for the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, there are
no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person
granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company
or to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares registered
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(u) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or consolidated affiliated entities, nor
any director, officer, or employee, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent
or representative of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or consolidated
affiliated entities, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an
offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or
giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or
indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a
government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international
organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of
any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for
political office) to influence official action or secure an improper advantage;
and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, have conducted their
businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws, including without
limitation the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and have
instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and procedures
designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the
representation and warranty contained herein.
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(v) The
operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at
all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by
Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT
Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where
the Company and the Subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations
thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued,
administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”),
and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(w) (i) The
Company represents that neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Entity”) or , to the knowledge
of the Entity, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or
representative of the Entity, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned
or controlled by a Person that is:
(A) the
subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) , the United Nations
Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union
(“EU”), Her Majesty’s
Treasury (“HMT”), or
other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor
(B) located,
organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions
(including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan
and Syria).
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(ii) The Entity represents
and covenants that it will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the
offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(A) to
fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any
country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the
subject of Sanctions; or
(B) in
any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person
(including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter,
advisor, investor or otherwise).
(iii) The Entity represents
and covenants that for the past 5 years, it has not knowingly engaged in, is not
now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions
with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing
or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.
(x) Each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all real
property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by it
which is material to its business, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects except such as do not materially affect the value of
such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property by the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable; and any real
property and buildings held under lease by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with
such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or a
Subsidiary, as applicable.
(y) The
Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms,
all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how
(including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or
confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks,
domain names and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the
business now operated by them, and neither the Company nor any of the
Subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with
asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or
in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would have a Material Adverse Effect. To the best of the Company’s
knowledge, the products, services, processes and inventions of the Company and
the Subsidiaries that are material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries or are otherwise referenced in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus do not violate or conflict with any intellectual property or
proprietary right of any third person, including any patent or trade secret
right held by or assignable to any third person.
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(z) No
material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent; and the
Company is not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance
by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, business partners or
contractors that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; neither the Company
nor any of the Subsidiaries has been refused any material insurance coverage
sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has
any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries possesses all necessary licenses, consents,
certificates, authorizations, sanctions, permissions, declarations, approvals,
orders, registrations, clearances and permits, issued by the appropriate
domestic or foreign governmental agency or body or any stock exchange authority
or any other regulatory body having jurisdiction over it and its assets and
properties, for it to conduct its business, except where the failure so to
possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Governmental Approvals”); each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Approvals; all of the
Governmental Approvals are valid and in full force and effect, except where the
invalidity or failure to be in full force or effect would not, singly or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; none of the Governmental Approvals
contains any materially burdensome restrictions or conditions not described in
the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; neither the Company nor any of
the Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any of the Governmental Approvals which, singly or
in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would have a Material Adverse Effect; neither the Company nor any of the
Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that any of the Governmental Approvals
will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
(cc) No
material relationships, direct or indirect, or material transactions exist
between the Company or any of the Subsidiaries on the one hand and their
respective affiliates, officers and directors or their shareholders, customers
or suppliers on the other hand; and the statements in the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus in this regard are true and correct in all
material respects and do not omit anything necessary to make such statements, in
the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
(dd) Based
on the Company’s current and anticipated operations and composition of its
earnings and assets, including the current and expected valuation of its assets,
the Company was not a Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) within the meaning of
Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for
the taxable year ended March 31, 2010 and does not expect to become a PFIC in
its current taxable year; and the Company has no plans or intentions to become a
PFIC in the future.
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(ee) Each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries has filed all income, franchise and other
tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have
requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, singly
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) and have paid all taxes
required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or
pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect, or, except as currently being
contested in good faith and for which reserves required by U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been created
in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been
determined adversely to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which has had
(nor does the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge
of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined
adversely to the Company or the Subsidiaries and which could reasonably be
expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect.
(ff) No
stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties and no capital gains,
income, withholding or other taxes are payable by or on behalf of the
Underwriter to the government of the PRC or the Cayman Islands or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof in connection with (i) the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement, (ii) the issuance, sale or delivery
of the Shares to the Underwriter or (iii) the initial sale and delivery by the
Underwriter of the Shares to purchasers thereof.
(gg) The
consolidated financial statements (and the notes thereto) of the Company
included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Company on a consolidated
basis as of the dates indicated, and the results of operations and the cash
flows for the periods specified; and (i) such financial statements have been
prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved and (ii) KPMG, who have expressed an opinion on the audited
financial statements of the Company based on their audits, are independent
auditors with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
(hh) The
section of the Time of Sale Prospectus captioned “Item 5. Operating and
Financial Review and Prospects – Our Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Critical Accounting Policies” accurately and fairly describes (i)
the accounting policies which the Company believes are the most important in the
portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and
which require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, (ii)
the judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of critical accounting
policies and (iii) the likelihood that materially different amounts would be
reported under different conditions or using different assumptions and an
explanation thereof.
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(ii) The
section of the Time of Sale Prospectus captioned “Item 5. Operating and
Financial Review and Prospects” accurately and fairly describes (i) all material
trends, demands, commitments, events, uncertainties and risks, and the potential
effects thereof, that the Company believes would materially affect liquidity and
are reasonably likely to occur and (ii) all off-balance sheet transactions,
arrangements, and obligations, including, without limitation, relationships with
unconsolidated entities that are contractually limited to narrow activities that
facilitate the transfer of or access to assets by the Company or its
Subsidiaries such as structured finance entities and special purpose entities
that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on the liquidity of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the availability thereof or
the requirements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for capital
resources.
(jj) The
Company and its Subsidiaries each maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements of each of the Company and the Subsidiaries in conformity with U.S.
GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv)
the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. Since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year,
there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
(kk) The
Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has
been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP; the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company
is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial
reporting.
(ll) The
Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that complies
with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and
procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the
Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities, and
such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions
for which they were established.
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(mm) The
principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have
made all certifications required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) and any
related rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, and the statements
contained in any such certification are complete and correct; and the Company is
otherwise in material compliance with all applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(nn) Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries
has: (i) entered into or assumed any contract, (ii) incurred or agreed to incur
any liability (including any contingent liability) or other obligation, (iii)
acquired or disposed of or agreed to acquire or dispose of any business or any
other asset or (iv) assumed or acquired or agreed to assume or acquire any
liabilities (including contingent liabilities), that would, in the case of any
of clauses (i) through (iv) above, be material to the Company and the
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and that are not otherwise described in the Time
of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(oo) Subsequent
to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not purchased any of its
outstanding securities, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or
distribution of any kind, and there has not been any material change in the
issued share capital, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries.
(pp) Under
the current laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands, all dividends and other
distributions declared and payable on the Ordinary Shares in cash may be freely
transferred out of the Cayman Islands and may be freely converted into United
States dollars, in each case without there being required any consent, approval,
authorization or order of, or qualification with, any court or governmental
agency or body in the Cayman Islands; and all such dividends and other
distributions will not be subject to withholding, value-added or other taxes
under the laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands.
(qq) Except
as set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, none of the
Subsidiaries is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from (i) paying
any dividends or making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s equity
interest, (ii) repaying to the Company any loan, (iii) making advances to the
Company or (iv) transferring any of its property or assets to the Company or any
other Subsidiary; except as set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus, all dividends and other distributions declared and payable upon the
equity interests in a Subsidiary may be converted into foreign currency that may
be freely transferred out of the PRC or its jurisdiction of incorporation and
all such dividends and other distributions are not and will not be subject to
withholding or other taxes under the laws and regulations of the PRC or its
jurisdiction of incorporation and otherwise free and clear of any other tax,
withholding or deduction in the PRC or its jurisdiction of incorporation, in
each case without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization in
the PRC or its jurisdiction of incorporation.
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(rr) The
Company is aware of and has been advised as to the content of the Rules on
Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the
“PRC Mergers and Acquisitions
Rules”) jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, the State Assets
Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Tax Administration, the
State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory
Commission (the “CSRC”)
and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC on August 8, 2006,
including the relevant provisions thereof which purport to require offshore
special purpose entities formed for listing purposes and controlled directly or
indirectly by PRC companies or individuals to obtain the approval of the CSRC
prior to the listing and trading of their securities on an overseas stock
exchange. The Company has received legal advice specifically with
respect to the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules from its PRC counsel and
understands such legal advice. Except as disclosed in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the issuance and sale of the Shares, the
listing and trading of the Shares on the NYSE and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not, as of the date hereof,
adversely affected by the PRC Mergers and Acquisitions Rules.
(ss) The
Company is in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE Rules and Regulations”)
in all material respects and has used its reasonable efforts to cause its
shareholders, beneficial owners and option holders who may be subject
to SAFE Rules and Regulations to comply with the SAFE Rules and Regulations
applicable to them in connection with the Company, including, without
limitation, requesting each shareholder named in the Company’s share register,
beneficial owner and option holder that is, or is directly or indirectly owned
or controlled by, a PRC resident or PRC citizen to complete any registration and
other procedures required under applicable SAFE Rules and
Regulations.
(tt) The
Company is a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the
Securities Act.
(uu) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any
action which was designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably
be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of
any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Shares.
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(vv) The
Company has not sold, issued or distributed any Shares of its capital stock
during the six-month period preceding the date hereof, including any sales
pursuant to Rule 144A, Regulation D or Regulation S under the Securities Act,
other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option plans
or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights
or warrants.
(ww) Neither
the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor any of their respective properties,
assets or revenues are entitled to any right of immunity on the grounds of
sovereignty from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or
counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from services of process, from
attachment prior to or in aid of execution of judgment, or from other legal
process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any
judgment. The irrevocable and unconditional waiver and agreement of
the Company in this Agreement not to plead or claim any such immunity in any
legal action, suit or proceeding based on this Agreement is valid and binding
under the laws of the PRC and the Cayman Islands.
(xx) Any
statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the
Company reasonably and in good faith believes to be reliable and accurate, and
such data agree with the sources from which they are derived, and the Company
has obtained the written consent for the use of such data from such sources to
the extent required.
(yy) The
choice of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law of this
Agreement is a valid choice of law under the laws of the Cayman Islands and the
PRC and will be would be recognized and given effect to in any action brought
before a court of competent jurisdiction in the Cayman Islands, except for those
laws (i) which such court considers to be procedural in nature, (ii) which are
revenue or penal laws or (iii) the application of which would be inconsistent
with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the laws of the Cayman
Islands. The Company has the power to submit, and pursuant to Section 14 of this
Agreement, has legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably submitted, to the
personal jurisdiction of each New York State and United States Federal court
sitting in The City of New York (each, a “New York Court”) and has
validly and irrevocably waived any objection to the laying of venue of any suit,
action or proceeding brought in any such court; and the Company has the power to
designate, appoint and empower, and pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement,
has legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably designated, appointed and
empowered, an authorized agent for service of process in any action in any New
York Court arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any preliminary
prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or the offering of the Shares, and service of process effected on such
authorized agent will be effective to confer
valid personal jurisdiction over the Company as provided in Section 4
hereof.
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(zz) Except
as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the courts of
the Cayman Islands and PRC would recognize as a valid judgment, a final and
conclusive judgment in
personam obtained in the New York Courts against the Company based upon
this Agreement under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money
payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature
or in respect of a fine or other penalty) and would give a judgment based
thereon, provided that (i) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties
subject to such judgment, (ii) such courts did not contravene the rules of
natural justice of the Cayman Islands, (iii) such judgment was not obtained by
fraud, (iv) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public
policy of the Cayman Islands or the PRC, (v) no new admissible evidence relevant
to the action is submitted prior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts
of the Cayman Islands or the PRC, and (vi) there is due compliance with the
correct procedures under the laws of the Cayman Islands or the
PRC. The Company is not aware of any reason why the enforcement in
the Cayman Islands or the PRC of such a New York Court judgment would be, as of
the date hereof, contrary to public policy of the Cayman Islands or
PRC.
(aaa) There
are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries or the Underwriter for a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with this offering,
or any other arrangements, agreements, understandings, payments or issuance with
respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries or any of their respective executive
officers or directors that may affect the Underwriter’s compensation
as determined by FINRA.
(bbb) There
are no affiliations or associations between (i) any member of FINRA and (ii) the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers,
directors or 5% or greater security holders or any beneficial owner of the
Company’s unregistered equity securities that were acquired at any time on or
after the 180th day immediately preceding the date that the Registration
Statement was initially filed with the Commission, except as disclosed in the
Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(ccc) None
of the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares under this Agreement will be
paid to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates.
Any
certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the
Underwriter or counsel to the Underwriter in connection with the Shares shall be
deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriter as to
matters covered thereby.
2. Representations and Warranties of
the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder, severally and not
jointly, represents and warrants to and agrees with the Underwriter
that:
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(a) Such
Selling Shareholder, if an entity, has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a company or a limited partnership, as the case may be, in good
standing (where applicable) in its jurisdiction of organization.
(b) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of
such Selling Shareholder.
(c) The
execution and delivery by such Selling Shareholder of, and the performance by
such Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Custody
Agreement signed by such Selling Shareholder and the Company, as Custodian (the
“Custodian”), relating
to the deposit of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder (the “Custody Agreement”) and the
Power of Attorney appointing certain individuals as such Selling Shareholder’s
attorneys-in-fact (each, an “Attorney-in-Fact” and
collectively, the “Attorneys-in-Fact”) to the
extent set forth therein, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and
by the Registration Statement (the “Power of Attorney”) will not
contravene any provision of applicable law, or the certificate of incorporation,
memorandum and articles of association, by-laws or similar constitutive
documents of such Selling Shareholder (if such Selling Shareholder is a
corporation), or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such Selling
Shareholder or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or
court having jurisdiction over such Selling Shareholder, and no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental
body or agency is required for the performance by such Selling Shareholder of
its obligations under this Agreement or the Custody Agreement or the Power of
Attorney of such Selling Shareholder, except such as may be required by the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states of the United States and
applicable rules and regulations of FINRA and the NYSE in connection with the
offer and sale of the Shares.
(d) Such
Selling Shareholder has, and on the Closing Date will have, valid title to, or a
valid “security entitlement” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York
Uniform Commercial Code in respect of, the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Shareholder free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, equities or
other encumbrances and the legal right and power, and all authorization and
approval required by law, to enter into this Agreement, the Custody Agreement
and the Power of Attorney and to sell, transfer and deliver the Shares to be
sold by such Selling Shareholder or a security entitlement in respect of such
Shares.
(e) The
Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by such Selling Shareholder and are valid and binding agreements
of such Selling Shareholder.
(f) Upon
payment for the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement, delivery of such Shares, as directed by the Underwriter, to Cede
& Co. (“Cede”) or
such other nominee as may be designated by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registration of such
Shares in the name of Cede or such other nominee and the crediting of such
Shares on the books of DTC to securities accounts of the Underwriter (assuming
that neither DTC nor the Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (within the
meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the
“UCC”)) to such Shares),
(A) DTC shall be a “protected purchaser” of such Shares within the meaning
of Section 8-303 of the UCC, (B) under Section 8-501 of the UCC,
the Underwriter will acquire a valid security entitlement in respect of such
Shares and (C) no action based on any “adverse claim”, within the meaning
of Section 8-102 of the UCC, to such Shares may be asserted against the
Underwriter with respect to such security entitlement; for purposes of this
representation, such Selling Shareholder may assume that when such payment,
delivery and crediting occur, (x) such Shares will have been registered in
the name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the
Company’s share registry in accordance with its Memorandum & Articles and
applicable law, (y) DTC will be registered as a “clearing corporation”
within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC and (z) appropriate
entries to the account of the Underwriter on the records of DTC will have been
made pursuant to the UCC.
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(g) The
questionnaires containing certain information regarding such Selling Shareholder
and the election form which sets forth the amount of Shares such Selling
Shareholder has elected to sell in the offering, completed by such Selling
Shareholder and submitted to the Company, does not and as of the Closing Date
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading and such Selling Shareholder’s election to sell the
number of Shares indicated in the election form is valid and binding on such
Selling Shareholder.
(h) Certificates
in negotiable form for all Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder under
this Agreement, together with a share transfer form, stock power or powers or
forms duly endorsed in blank by such Selling Shareholder, have been placed in
custody with the Custodian for the purpose of effecting delivery hereunder,
subject to the terms of the Custody Agreement.
(i) The
Shares represented by the certificates held in custody for such Selling
Shareholder by the Custodian are subject to the interests of the Underwriter
hereunder; the arrangements made by such Selling Shareholder for such custody
are to that extent irrevocable; the obligations of such Selling Shareholder
hereunder shall not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death or
incapacity of any individual Selling Shareholder or, in the case of an estate or
trust, by the death or incapacity of any executor or trustee or the termination
of such estate or trust, or in the case of a partnership or corporation, by the
dissolution of such partnership or corporation, or by the occurrence of any
other event; and if any individual Selling Shareholder or any such executor or
trustee should die or become incapacitated, or if any such estate or trust
should be terminated, or if any such partnership or corporation should be
dissolved, or if any other such event should occur, before the transfer of the
Shares hereunder, certificates representing the Shares shall be delivered by or
on behalf of such Selling Shareholder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Custody Agreement.
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(j) To
such Selling Shareholder’s knowledge, without independent investigation, the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 are true and correct, and the Time of Sale Prospectus
and the Prospectus does not omit any material fact, condition or information
that has had, or may have, a Material Adverse Effect. Such Selling
Shareholder is not prompted by any information concerning the Company or the
Subsidiaries which is not set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus to sell its Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
(k) The
statements of fact set out in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus
which contain information in relation to such Selling Shareholder (“Selling Shareholder
Information”), to the extent such statements relate to such Selling
Shareholder, are and will (as at the date of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus) be true and accurate in all material respects and not misleading in
any material respect, it being understood that and there are no facts known or
which on reasonable enquiry could have been known to such Selling Shareholder
and/or its Directors (or any of them) which are not disclosed in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the omission of which would make the Selling
Shareholder Information misleading in any material respect or which in the
circumstances of the Global Offering are material for disclosure
therein.
(l) There
are no contracts, agreements or understandings between such Selling Shareholder
and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against such Selling
Shareholder or the Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other
like payment in connection with this offering or, to such Selling Shareholder’s
knowledge, any other arrangements, agreements, understandings, payments or
issuance with respect to the Company or any of its officers, directors,
shareholders, partners, employees, Subsidiaries or affiliates that may affect
the Underwriter’s compensation as determined by FINRA.
(m) There
are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and such Selling
Shareholder, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus; none of the proceeds received by such Selling Shareholder from the
sale of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement will be paid to a member of FINRA or any affiliate of (or person
“associated with”, as such terms are used in the Rules of FINRA) such
member.
(n) Such
Selling Shareholder has not prepared or had prepared on its behalf or used or
referred to any free writing prospectus, and has not distributed any written
materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares.
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(o) No
stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties and no capital gains,
income, withholding or other taxes are payable by or on behalf of the
Underwriter to the government of the PRC or the Cayman Islands or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof in connection with (i) the sale or
delivery of such Selling Shareholder’s Shares to the Underwriter or (ii) the
initial sale and delivery by the Underwriter of such Shares to purchasers
thereof.
(p) Such
Selling Shareholder has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed
to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected
to cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Shares.
(i)
Neither such Selling Shareholder nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates,
employees, agents and directors and officers in the United States: (A) does any
business with or involving the government of, or any person or project located
in, any country targeted by any Sanctions or administered by the OFAC; or (B)
supports or facilitates any such business or project, in each case other than as
permitted under Sanctions, and (ii) such Selling Shareholder is not controlled
(within the meaning of the executive orders or regulations promulgating such
Sanctions or the laws authorizing such promulgation) by any such government or
person.
(q) Such
Selling Shareholder, if a PRC resident or PRC citizen, or, if such Selling
Shareholder is an entity, any of the direct or indirect owners or controlling
persons of such Selling Shareholder that is a PRC resident or PRC citizen, is in
compliance with any applicable SAFE Rules and Regulations in all material
respects, including without limitation, having completed or being in the process
of completing any registration and other procedures required under applicable
SAFE Rules and Regulations.
Any
certificate signed by any Selling Shareholder and delivered to the Underwriter
or counsel for the Underwriter in connection with the Shares shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by such Selling Shareholder to the Underwriter as to
matters covered thereby.
3. Agreements to Sell and
Purchase. Each Seller, severally and not jointly, hereby
agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter, upon the basis of the
representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions
hereinafter stated, agrees to purchase from such Seller, at US$4.2525 a Share
(the “Purchase Price”),
the number of Firm Shares.
On the
basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and
subject to its terms and conditions the Selling Shareholders agree to sell to
the Underwriter the Additional Shares, and the Underwriter shall have the right
to purchase, up to the maximum number of Additional Shares at the Purchase
Price. The Underwriter may exercise this in whole or from time to
time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date of
this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of
Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriter and the date on which such
shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one
business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the
closing date for the Firm Shares nor later than ten business days after the date
of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased as provided in
Section 5 hereof solely for the purpose of
covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm
Shares. On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be
purchased (an “Option Closing
Date”), the Underwriter agrees to purchase the number of Additional
Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the
Underwriter may determine).
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Each
Selling Shareholder hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the
Underwriter it will not, during the period ending 90 days after the date of the
Prospectus, (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or
contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option,
right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (as such term is
used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) or any other securities so owned
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or (2) enter
into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Ordinary Shares,
whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be
settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise.
The
restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (a) the
Shares to be sold hereunder, (b) transactions relating to Ordinary Shares or
other securities of the Company acquired in open market transactions after the
completion of the Public Offering, (c) transfers of Ordinary Shares or any
security convertible into Ordinary Shares as a bona fide gift, (d) dispositions
to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or the
immediate family of the undersigned, (e) transfers upon death by will or
intestacy to the undersigned’s immediate family, (f) distribution of Ordinary
Shares or any security convertible into Ordinary Shares to limited partners or
stockholders of the undersigned, (g) the establishment of a trading plan
pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Ordinary
Shares or (h) the exercise, sale, transfer or disposal of any of the warrants
issued by Pantheon China Acquisition Corp., the Company’s predecessor, in
connection with its initial public offering and assumed by Pantheon Arizona
Corp. and the Company in connection with its redomicile to the Cayman Islands
(the “SPAC Warrants”) or
any Ordinary Shares issued upon such exercise, provided that, in the case of any
gift, disposition, transfer or distribution pursuant to sub-clauses (c), (d),
(e) or (f), each donee, transferee or distribute shall sign and deliver a
lock-up letter substantially in the form of this letter and that no filing
under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be
voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Ordinary Shares or other
securities of the Company acquired in such open market transactions; and
provided further, that, in the case of sub-clause (g) above, such plan does not
provide for the transfer of Ordinary Shares during the restricted period, and no
public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act regarding the establishment
of such plan shall be required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the
undersigned or the Company. In addition, each Selling Shareholder
agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it will not,
during the period ending 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, make any
demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any
Ordinary Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Ordinary Shares. Each Selling Shareholder also agrees and
consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer
agent and registrar against the transfer of any Ordinary Shares held by such
Selling Shareholder except in compliance with the foregoing
restrictions.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 90-day restricted
period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material
event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the
90-day restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings
results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 90-day period,
the restrictions imposed by this Agreement shall continue to apply until the
expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings
release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. The
Company shall promptly notify the Underwriter of any earnings release, news or
event that may give rise to an extension of the initial 90-day restricted
period.
The
Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the
Underwriter, it will not, during the period ending 90 days after the date of the
Prospectus, (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any
option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant
any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose
of, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or (2) enter into
any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Ordinary Shares, whether
any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled
by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or
(3) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the
offering of any Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares.
The
restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (a) the
Shares to be sold hereunder, (b) the issuance by the Company of Ordinary Shares
(1) upon the exercise of the SPAC Warrants or (2) pursuant to the terms of the
Company’s warrant exchange offer, provided that the Company agrees to include
provisions in the relevant warrant exchange offer documents to require the
holders of the SPAC Warrants to agree that any such Shares issued (other than
upon such exercise) shall not be transferable by the recipients thereof during
the 45-day period following the consummation of such exchange offer, (c) the
establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under
the Exchange Act for the transfer of Ordinary Shares, provided that
such plan does not provide for the transfer of Ordinary Shares during the 90-day
restricted period or (d) the grant of options to purchase Ordinary Shares that
would not vest, restricted shares that would not become freely transferable and
restricted share units that would not vest, in each case during the 90-day
restricted period, under the Company’s share incentive plan.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 90-day restricted
period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material
event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the
90-day restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings
results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 90-day period,
the restrictions imposed by this Agreement shall continue to apply until the
expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings
release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. The
Company shall promptly notify the Underwriter of any earnings release, news or
event that may give rise to an extension of the initial 90-day restricted
period.
4. Terms of Public Offering. The
Sellers are advised by the Underwriter that the Underwriter proposes to make a
public offering of the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this
Agreement have become effective as, in the judgment of the Underwriter, is
advisable. The Sellers are further advised by the Underwriter that
the Shares are to be offered to the public upon the terms set forth in the
Prospectus.
5. Payment and
Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares to be sold by each
Seller shall be made to such Seller in Federal or other funds immediately
available in New York City against delivery of such Firm Shares for the account
of the Underwriter at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2010,
or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth
business day thereafter, as may be designated in writing by the
Underwriter. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter
referred to as the “Closing
Date.”
Payment
for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company on behalf of the Selling
Shareholders in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City
against delivery of such Additional Shares for the account of the Underwriter at
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding
notice described in Section 3 or at such other time
on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than the 10th business
day after the date of such notice, as may be designated in writing by the
Underwriter.
The Firm
Shares and the Additional Shares shall be registered in such names and in such
denominations as the Underwriter shall request in writing not later than one
full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing
Date, as the case may be. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares
shall be delivered to the Underwriter on the Closing Date or an Option Closing
Date, as the case may be, for the account of the Underwriter, with any transfer
taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriter
duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
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6. Conditions to the Underwriter’s
Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriter are subject to the
following conditions:
(a) Subsequent
to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date,
there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business or operations of the Company and Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus as of the date of this
Agreement that, in the judgment of the Underwriter, is material and adverse and
that makes it, in the judgment of the Underwriter, impracticable to market the
Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale
Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(b) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect
set forth in Section 6(a) above and to the effect that the representations
and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct
as of the Closing Date, and that the Company has complied with all of the
agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date.
(c) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and signed by an Attorney-in-Fact, to the effect that the
representations and warranties of each of the Selling Shareholders contained in
this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date, and that each of the
Selling Shareholders has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all
of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or
before the Closing Date.
(d) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date opinions of Loeb & Loeb
LLP and Xxxxx Day, U.S. counsels for the Company and the Selling Shareholders,
dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter,
respectively.
(e) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxx
& Xxxxxxx, Cayman Islands counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(f) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of JunZeJun Law
Offices, PRC counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(g) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxx
& Xxxxxxx, British Virgin Islands counsel for the Company, dated the Closing
Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
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(h) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxxx Day,
Hong Kong counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(i) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of local counsel
for each Selling Shareholder, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(j) The
Underwriter shall have received on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date
a certificate, dated the date hereof and the Closing Date, respectively, and
signed by the Chief Financial Officer, to the effect set forth in Exhibit
A.
(k) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Shearman &
Sterling, U.S. counsel for the Underwriter, dated the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(l) The
Underwriter shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of King &
Wood, PRC counsel for the Underwriter, dated the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
(m) The
Underwriter shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing
Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter, from KPMG, independent
public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily
included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial information contained in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided
that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not
earlier than the date hereof.
(n) The
“lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
between the Underwriter and certain shareholders, officers and directors of the
Company that have been identified in Schedule IV hereto relating to sales and
certain other dispositions of Ordinary Shares or certain other securities,
delivered to the Underwriter on or before the date hereof, shall be in full
force and effect on the Closing Date.
(o) The
Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including the
information required by Rule 430A or 430B under the Securities Act) in the
manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act; or the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement containing the information required by such Rule 430A or
430B, and such post-effective amendment shall have become
effective.
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(p) No
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no
proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the
Commission.
(q) FINRA
shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the
underwriting terms and arrangements for the offering.
(r) On
the Closing Date, the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter shall have
received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably request
for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the
Shares as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of
the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions
or agreements, herein contained.
The
obligations of the Underwriter to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are
subject to the delivery to the Underwriter on the applicable Option Closing Date
of such documents as it may reasonably request with respect to the good standing
of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Shares to
be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of
such Additional Shares.
7. Covenants of the
Company. The Company covenants with the Underwriter as
follows:
(a) To
furnish to the Underwriter, without charge, two signed copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by
reference) and for delivery to the Underwriter a conformed copy of the
Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto but including documents
incorporated by reference) and to furnish to the Underwriter in New York City,
without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day
next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in
Section 7(f) or 7(j) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale
Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated therein by reference and
any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as the
Underwriter may reasonably request.
(b) Before
amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Underwriter a copy of each such
proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or
supplement to which the Underwriter reasonably objects, and to file with the
Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such
Rule.
(c) To
furnish to the Underwriter a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be
prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to
use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which the Underwriter
reasonably objects.
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(d) Not
to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being
required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the
Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the
Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file
thereunder.
(e) If
the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares at
a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and
any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to
amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event
shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus
conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on
file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter, it is necessary to
amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law,
forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense,
to the Underwriter and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or
supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of
Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the
circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective
purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so
that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with
applicable law.
(f) If,
during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Shares, in
the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter, the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof
the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law
to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event
shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or
supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred
to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not
misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter, it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law,
forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense,
to the Underwriter and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Underwriter
will furnish to the Company) to which Shares may have been sold by the
Underwriter and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or
supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so
amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the
Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the
Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable
law.
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(g) To
endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue
Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriter shall reasonably
request.
(h) To
make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to the
Underwriter as soon as practicable an earning statement covering a period of at
least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company
occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
(i) To
apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares sold by it in the manner
described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Time of Sale Prospectus and
the Prospectus.
(j) If
the third anniversary of the initial effective date of the Registration
Statement occurs before all the Shares have been sold by the Underwriter, prior
to the third anniversary to file a new shelf registration statement and to take
any other action necessary to permit the public offering of the Shares to
continue without interruption; references herein to the Registration Statement
shall include the new registration statement declared effective by the
Commission.
8. Covenants of the Selling
Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder, severally and not
jointly, covenants with the Underwriter as follows:
(a) To
deliver to the Underwriter (or its agent), prior to or at the Closing Date, a
properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 or an IRS Form
W-8, as appropriate, together with all required attachments to such
form.
(b) Not
to (and to cause its affiliates not to) take, directly or indirectly, any action
which is designed to or which constitutes or which might reasonably be expected
to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security
of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(c) To
pay or cause to be paid all taxes, if any, on the transfer and sale of the
Shares being sold by such Selling Shareholder.
(d) Not,
directly or indirectly, to use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares sold by
it fund any operations in, to finance any investments, projects or activities
in, or to make any payments to, any country, or to make any payments to, or
finance any activities with, any person targeted by any of such
Sanctions.
(e) Such
Selling Shareholder, if a PRC resident or PRC citizen, or, if such Selling
Shareholder is an entity, any of the direct or indirect owners or controlling
persons of such Selling Shareholder that is a PRC resident or PRC citizen, will
use his or her best efforts to comply with any applicable SAFE Rules and
Regulations, including without limitation, completing any registration and other
procedures required under applicable SAFE Rules and Regulations.
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9. Expenses. Whether
or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this
Agreement is terminated, the Sellers agree to pay or cause to be paid all
expenses incident to the performance of their obligations under this Agreement,
including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel,
the Company’s accountants and counsel for the Selling Shareholders in connection
with the registration and delivery of the Shares under the Securities Act and
all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus,
the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used
by, or referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the
foregoing, including the filing fees payable to the Commission relating to the
Shares (within the time required by Rule 456 (b)(1), if applicable), all
printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriter and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified,
(ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares
to the Underwriter, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii)
the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in
connection with the offer and sale of the Shares under state securities laws and
all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for offer and
sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 7(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriter in connection with such
qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment
memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel to the Underwriter incurred in connection with the review and
qualification of the offering of the Shares by FINRA, (v) all costs and expenses
incident to listing the Shares on the NYSE, (vi) the cost of printing
certificates representing the Shares, (vii) the costs and charges of any
transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of the
Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in
connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without
limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any
electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show
slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection
with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel
and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any
such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the
road show, (ix) the document production charges and expenses associated with
printing this Agreement and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the
performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is
not otherwise made in this Section. It is understood, however, that
except as provided in this Section, Section 11
entitled “Indemnity and Contribution” and the last paragraph of Section 13
below, the Underwriter will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees
and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes payable on resale of
any of the Shares by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers
they may make.
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The
provisions of this Section shall not supersede or otherwise affect any agreement
that the Sellers may otherwise have for the allocation of such expenses among
themselves.
10. Covenants of the
Underwriter. The Underwriter covenants with the Company not to
take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the
Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf
of the Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the
Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.
11. Indemnity and Contribution. a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter
within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of the Underwriter within the meaning of
Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating
any such action or claim) caused by (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any
issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities
Act, any broadly available road show and any Company information that the
Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the
Securities Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
(ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any
such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based
upon information relating to the Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing
by the Underwriter expressly for use therein.
(b) Each
Selling Shareholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold
harmless the Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter
within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of the Underwriter within the meaning of
Rule 405 under the Securities Act, from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating
any such action or claim) caused by (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any
issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities
Act, any broadly available road show, any Company information that the Company
has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities
Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto but only with
reference to information relating to such Selling Shareholder, or (ii) any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading but
only with reference to information relating to such Selling
Shareholder. The liability of each Selling Shareholder under the
indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall be limited to an amount
equal to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the Shares sold by such Selling
Shareholder under this Agreement.
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(c) The
Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Selling
Shareholders, the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who sign
the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company or
any Selling Shareholder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim) caused by (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under
the Securities Act, any broadly available road show, any Company information
that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d)
under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the
Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or (ii) any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but
only with reference to information relating to the Underwriter furnished to the
Company in writing by the Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer
free writing prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished
by the Underwriter to the Company consists of its name and address and the
fourth and eleventh paragraph of the section of the Time of Sale Prospectus
captioned “Underwriting.”
(d) In
case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be
instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought
pursuant to Section 11(a), 11(b) or 11(c), such person (the “indemnified party”) shall
promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in
writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall
retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such
proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel
related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified
party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party
unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties
to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties
by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party
shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction,
be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for the Underwriter and all persons, if any, who
control the Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of
the Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act,
(ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any
local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of either such Section and (iii) the fees and expenses of more than
one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Selling
Shareholders and all persons, if any, who control any Selling Shareholder within
the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses shall be
reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate
firm for the Underwriter and such control persons and affiliates of the
Underwriter, such firm shall be designated in writing by the
Underwriter. In the case of any such separate firm for the Company,
and such directors, officers and control persons of the Company, such firm shall
be designated in writing by the Company. In the case of any such
separate firm for the Selling Shareholders and such control persons of any
Selling Shareholders, such firm shall be designated in writing by an
Attorney-in-Fact. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if
settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the
indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against
any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second
and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it
shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its
written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after
receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such
indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance
with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect
of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could
have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement
includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability
on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
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(e) To
the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 11(a), 11(b) or 11(c) is unavailable
to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under
such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or
parties on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the
allocation provided by clause 11(e)(i) above
is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 11(e)(i) above but also the relative fault of the
indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or
parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
the Sellers on the one hand and the Underwriter on the other hand in connection
with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before
deducting expenses) received by each Seller and the total underwriting discounts
and commissions received by the Underwriter, in each case as set forth in the
table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate Public Offering
Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Sellers on the one
hand and the Underwriter on the other hand shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Sellers or by the Underwriter and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The liability of each Selling
Shareholder under the contribution agreement contained in this paragraph shall
be limited to an amount equal to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the
Shares sold by such Selling Shareholder under this Agreement.
(f) The
Sellers and the Underwriter agree that it would not be just or equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 11 were
determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in Section 11(e). The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities
referred to in Section 11(e) shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 11, no Underwriter shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were
offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that the Underwriter has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided
for in this Section 11 are not exclusive and
shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any
indemnified party at law or in equity.
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(g) The
indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 11 and the representations, warranties and other
statements of the Company and the Selling Shareholders contained in this
Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless
of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made
by or on behalf of the Underwriter, any person controlling the Underwriter or
any affiliate of the Underwriter, any Selling Shareholder or any person
controlling any Selling Shareholder, or the Company, its officers or directors
or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment
for any of the Shares.
12. Termination. The
Underwriter may terminate this Agreement by giving notice to the Company, if
after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date
(i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by,
as the case may be, any of the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ
Global Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade or other relevant exchanges, (ii) trading
of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in
any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities
settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States, the PRC, Hong
Kong or the Cayman Islands or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear systems
in Europe shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking
activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State or PRC, Hong
Kong or Cayman Islands authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak
or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets, currency
exchange rates or controls or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of
the Underwriter, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any
other event specified in this clause (v), makes
it, in the judgment of the Underwriter, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed
with the offer, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
13. Effectiveness. This Agreement
shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties
hereto. If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriter because of any
failure or refusal on the part of any Seller to comply with the terms or to
fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason any Seller
shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, such Seller
will reimburse the Underwriter for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the
fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriter
in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.
14. Submission to Jurisdiction;
Appointment of Agent for Service. (a) Each of the Sellers
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or
United States Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of
New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration
Statement, or the offering of the Shares. Each of the Sellers
irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which
such Seller may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. To the extent that any Seller has or hereafter may acquire any
immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of
any court or from any legal process with respect to such Seller or such Seller’s
property, each of the Sellers irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or
proceeding.
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(b) Each
of the Sellers hereby irrevocably appoints Corporation Services Company, with
offices at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, the
United States of America, as such Seller’s agent for service of process in any
suit, action or proceeding described in the preceding paragraph and agrees that
service of process in any manner permitted by applicable laws in any such suit,
action or proceeding may be made upon such Seller at the office of such agent.
Each of the Sellers waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other
requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect
thereto. Each of the Sellers represents and warrants that such agent
has agreed to act as such Seller’s agent for service of process, and each of the
Sellers agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all
documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in
full force and effect.
15. Judgment Currency. If for the
purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due
hereunder into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto
agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used
shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the
Underwriter could purchase United States dollars with such other currency in The
City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is
given. The obligation of each of the Sellers with respect to any sum due from
such Seller to the Underwriter or any person controlling the Underwriter shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not
be discharged until the first business day following receipt by the Underwriter
or controlling person of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent
that the Underwriter or controlling person may in accordance with normal banking
procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency. If the
United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to the
Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, each of the Sellers agree as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the
Underwriter or controlling person against such loss. If the United States
dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to the Underwriter
or controlling person hereunder, the Underwriter or controlling person agrees to
pay to such Seller an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased
over the sum originally due to the Underwriter or controlling person
hereunder.
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16. Foreign Taxes. All
payments made by the Company under this Agreement, if any, will be made without
withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes,
duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied
by or on behalf of the Cayman Islands, the PRC or any political subdivision or
any taxing authority thereof or therein unless the Company is or becomes
required by law to withhold or deduct such taxes, duties, assessments or other
governmental charges. In such event, the Company will pay such additional
amounts as will result, after such withholding or deduction, in the receipt by
the Underwriter and each person controlling the Underwriter, as the case may be,
of the amounts that would otherwise have been receivable in respect thereof,
except to the extent such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental
charges are imposed or levied by reason of the Underwriter’s or controlling
person’s being connected with the Cayman Islands or the PRC other than by reason
of its being an Underwriter or a person controlling the Underwriter under this
Agreement.
17. Entire
Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any
contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the
extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the
Shares, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, with respect
to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus,
the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the
Shares.
(b) The
Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the
Shares: (i) the Underwriter has acted at arms length, are not agents of,
and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the
Underwriter owes the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this
Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this
Agreement), if any, and (iii) the Underwriter may have interests that
differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full
extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the
Underwriter arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with
the offering of the Shares.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement
may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument.
19. Applicable Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York.
20. Headings. The headings of the
sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only
and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
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21. Notices. All
communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and
if to the Underwriter shall be delivered, mailed or sent to Jefferies &
Company, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America,
Attention: the General Counsel, if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or
sent to 48th Floor, Bank of China Tower, 0 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
S.A.R., Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx, and if to the Selling Shareholders shall be
delivered, mailed or sent to x/x Xxxxx Cord Blood Corporation, 48th Floor, Bank
of China Tower, 0 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx S.A.R., Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxx.
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Very
truly yours,
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CHINA
CORD BLOOD CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Signature
Page to Underwriting Agreement
The
Selling Shareholders named in Schedule I
hereto, acting severally
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Attorney-in-Fact |
Signature
Page to Underwriting Agreement
Accepted
as of the date hereof
XXXXXXXXX
& COMPANY, INC.
By:
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Xxxxxxxxx
& Company, Inc.
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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Signature
Page to Underwriting Agreement
Selling
Shareholders
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Number
of Firm Shares To Be Sold
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NEW
HORIZON CELLSTAR CO LIMITED
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563,356 | |||
TIME
REGION HOLDINGS LIMITED
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95,167 | |||
TIME
GALAXY LIMITED
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95,167 | |||
MUARATAI
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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90,496 | |||
SUPER
CASTLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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159,302 | |||
XXXXXXXX
X XXXX
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46,512 | |||
Total:
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1,050,000 |
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SCHEDULE
II
Time
of Sale Prospectus
1.
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Preliminary
Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Base Prospectus dated November
4, 2010
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2.
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Orally
communicated pricing information
below:
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China
Cord Blood Corporation
8,050,000
Ordinary Shares
The
information below assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment
option.
Issuer:
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China
Cord Blood Corporation
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Symbol:
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NYSE/CO
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Shares
offered by the Company:
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7,000,000
Ordinary Shares
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Shares
offered by the Selling Shareholders:
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1,050,000
Ordinary Shares
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Price
to public:
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$4.50
per Ordinary Share
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Proceeds
to the Company, net of underwriting discounts and
commissions:
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$29,767,500
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Proceeds
to the Selling Shareholders, net of underwriting discounts and
commissions:
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$4,465,125
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Trade
date:
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November
5, 2010
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Settlement
date:
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November
10, 2010
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Underwriting
discounts and commissions:
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5.5%
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CUSIP:
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047870631
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Underwriter:
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Xxxxxxxxx
& Company, Inc.
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A copy of
the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating
to this offering may be obtained by contacting Equity Syndicate Prospectus
Department, Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, XX, 00000, at 877-547-6340, and at
Xxxxxxxxxx_Xxxxxxxxxx@Xxxxxxxxx.xxx.
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SCHEDULE
III
Subsidiaries
Name
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation
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China
Cord Blood Services Corporation
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Cayman
Islands
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China
Stem Cells Holdings Limited
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Cayman
Islands
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Beijing
Jiachenhong Biological Technologies Co., Limited
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PRC
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China
Stem Cells (East) Company Limited
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British
Virgin Islands
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China
Stem Cells (West) Company Limited
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British
Virgin Islands
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China
Stem Cells (North) Company Limited
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British
Virgin Islands
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China
Stem Cells (South) Company Limited
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British
Virgin Islands
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China
Stem Cells (East) Company Limited
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Hong
Kong
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China
Stem Cells (West) Company Limited
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Hong
Kong
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China
Stem Cells (North) Company Limited
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Hong
Kong
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China
Stem Cells (South) Company Limited
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Hong
Kong
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Guangzhou
Municipality Tianhe Nuoya Bio-engineering Co. Ltd.
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PRC
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Favorable
Fort Limited1
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Hong
Kong
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Jinan
Baoman Science &Technology Development Co. Ltd.2
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PRC
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SCHEDULE
IV
Locked-up
Persons
NEW
HORIZON CELLSTAR CO LIMITED
TIME
REGION HOLDINGS LIMITED
TIME
GALAXY LIMITED
MUARATAI
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
SUPER
CASTLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
XXXXXXXX
X XXXX
XXXX
XXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXX
XXXX X
XXXX
XXX
XX
XXXX
XXX
XXX
XXXX
XXX
ARASHIYAMA
XXX
XX
GOLDEN
MEDITECH HOLDINGS LIMITED
CHINA
CORD BLOOD CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT A
Form
of Officer’s Certificate
I, XXXX
Xxxx Chuen, Albert, Chief Financial Officer of China Cord Blood Corporation, an
exempted company with limited liability registered by way of continuation in the
Cayman Islands (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 6(j) of the
Underwriting Agreement, dated November 5, 2010 (the “Underwriting Agreement”),
among the Company, the Selling Shareholders and Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.,
hereby certify that I am familiar with the accounting, operations, records
systems and internal controls of the Company, I have participated in the
preparation of the Registration Statement, reviewed the disclosure in the
Registration Statement and performed the following procedures on the financial
and operating information and data identified and circled by you in the Time of
Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus attached hereto as Annex A.
I further
certify each of the circled financial and operating information and data in the
attached annex is true and accurate and have:
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(A)
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Compared
the amount or percentage to or recalculated the amount and/or percentage
from the corresponding amount or percentage appearing in the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Group”) incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement and found them to be in
agreement.
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(B)
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Compared
the amount or percentage, or recalculated the amount and/or percentage,
from the corresponding information in the Company’s general ledger to the
corresponding amount or percentage in an analysis prepared by the
Company’s accounting personnel and found them to be in
agreement;
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(C)
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Confirmed
the accuracy of certain operating data and other data circled by you in
Annex A, based on corresponding data and other records maintained by the
Company; and
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(D)
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Recalculated
the U.S. dollar amount based on the corresponding RMB amount and the rate
of RMB6.7815 to $1.00, as specified in the Registration Statement, and
found them to be in agreement.
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Attached
hereto as Annex
B are the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Company for
the three months ended September 30, 2010, respectively (collectively, the
“Management
Accounts”), and attached hereto as Annex C is the
financial outlook prepared by the Company for the fiscal year 2011 (the “Financial Outlook”),
each as provided by the Company to the Underwriter. I further certify
that:
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(1)
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The
Management Accounts (a) are derived from the internal accounting records
of the Company and (b) have been prepared on a basis substantially
consistent with the audited financial statements of the Company included
in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
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(2)
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Nothing
has come to my attention that has led me to believe that at September 30,
2010 there was any change in issued ordinary shares, increase in long-term
debt, decreases in shareholders’ equity or net current assets of the Group
as compared to the amounts shown in our unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of June 30, 2010, or for the period from July 1, 2010 to
September 30, 2010, there were any decreases, as compared with the
corresponding period in the preceding year, in consolidated revenues,
operating income or net income.
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(3)
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The
Financial Outlook has been prepared with a reasonable basis and in good
faith at the time when the projections included therein were
made.
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(4)
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Nothing
has come to my attention that has led me to believe that (i) at November
2, 2010 there were any material changes in net current assets of the Group
as compared to the amounts shown in our unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of June 30, 2010.
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I further
certify that except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus, there have been no changes to the Company’s accounting principles,
procedures or methodologies since June 30, 2010 up to November 2,
2010.
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Underwriting Agreement.
[Signature page
follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated as
of November 5, 2010.
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF LOCK-UP LETTER
______,
2010
Jefferies
& Company, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx of America
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
The
undersigned understands that Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc., (the “Underwriter”), proposes to
enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with
China Cord Blood Corporation, an exempted company with limited liability
registered by way of continuation in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), providing for the
public offering (the “Public
Offering”) by the Underwriter of 8,050,000 Ordinary Shares (the “Shares”), par value US$0.0001
per share, of the Company (the “Ordinary
Shares”).
To induce
the Underwriter that may participate in the Public Offering to continue its
efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees
that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it will not, during
the period ending 90 days after the date of the final prospectus (the “Initial Lock-Up Period”)
relating to the Public Offering (the “Prospectus”), (1) offer,
pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase,
purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) by the
undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement
that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of the Ordinary Shares, whether any such transaction described in
clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such
other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall
not apply to (a) the Shares to be sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement,
(b) transactions relating to Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Company
acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public
Offering, (c) transfers of Ordinary Shares or any security convertible into
Ordinary Shares as a bona fide gift, (d) dispositions to any trust for the
direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or the immediate family of the
undersigned, (e) transfers upon death by will or intestacy to the undersigned’s
immediate family, (f) distribution of Ordinary Shares or any security
convertible into Ordinary Shares to limited partners or stockholders of the
undersigned, (g) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1
under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Ordinary Shares or (h) the exercise,
sale, transfer or disposal of any of the warrants issued by Pantheon China
Acquisition Corp., our predecessor, in connection with its initial public
offering and assumed by Pantheon Arizona Corp. and the Company in connection
with its redomicile to the Cayman Islands or any ordinary shares issued pursuant
to such exercise; provided
that, in the case of any gift, disposition, transfer or distribution
pursuant to sub-clauses (c), (d), (e) or (f), each donee, transferee or
distribute shall sign and deliver a lock-up letter substantially in the form of
this letter and
that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or
shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Ordinary Shares
or other securities of the Company acquired in such open market transactions;
and provided further,
that, in the case of sub-clause (g) above, such plan does not provide for the
transfer of Ordinary Shares during the restricted period, and no public
announcement or filing under the Exchange Act regarding the establishment of
such plan shall be required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the
undersigned or the Company. In addition, the undersigned agrees that,
without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it will not, during the
period ending 90 days after the date of the Prospectus, make any demand for or
exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any Ordinary Shares or
any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary
Shares. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop
transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against
the transfer of the undersigned’s Ordinary Shares except in compliance with the
foregoing restrictions.
If:
(1) during
the last 17 days of the Initial Lock-Up Period the Company issues an earnings
release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs;
or
(2) prior
to the expiration of the Initial Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it
will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day
of the Initial Lock-Up Period;
the
restrictions imposed by this agreement shall continue to apply until the
expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings
release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.
2
The
undersigned shall not engage in any transaction that may be restricted by this
agreement (aside from the transactions described in the third paragraph of this
letter) during the 34-day period beginning on the last day of the Initial
Lock-Up Period unless the undersigned requests and receives prior written
confirmation from the Company or the Underwriter that the restrictions imposed
by this agreement have expired.
The
undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriter are relying upon
this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public
Offering. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is
irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns.
Whether
or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors,
including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made
pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to
negotiation between the Company and the Underwriter.
Very
truly yours,
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(Name)
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(Address)
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