Dated 23 March 2004 POLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and ITALIAN MOTORS (SALES & SERVICE) LTD and FERRARI S.p.A EQUITY JOINT VENTURE CONTRACT relating to the establishment of Ferrari Maserati Cars International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Dated 23 March 2004

POLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

and

ITALIAN MOTORS (SALES & SERVICE) LTD

and

FERRARI S.p.A

EQUITY JOINT VENTURE CONTRACT

relating to

the establishment of

Ferrari Maserati Cars International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Linklaters

Linklaters Shanghai Office

28th Floor, HSBC Tower

101 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxxx000x0X

the People’s Republic of China

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Table of Contents

Contents		Page
1	DEFINITIONS
2	INTERPRETATION
3	ESTABLISHMENT
4	SCOPE OF BUSINESS
5	BUSINESS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
6	TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT AND REGISTERED CAPITAL
7	FINANCE
8	RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF EQUITY INTERESTS
9	PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS
10	PERMITTED TRANSFERS BY FERRARI
11	RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES
12	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
13	BOARD
14	POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARD
15	BOARD MEETINGS
16	MANAGEMENT
17	MARKETING AND SALES
18	ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT
19	LABOUR MANAGEMENT
20	TAXES AND PROFIT DISTRIBUTION
21	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
22	INSURANCE
23	CONFIDENTIALITY
24	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
25	NON-COMPETITION
26	JOINT VENTURE TERM
27	TERMINATION
28	EXIT OPTIONS
29	CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH
30	FORCE MAJEURE

31		APPLICABLE LAW
32		SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
33		MISCELLANEOUS
SCHEDULE 1 Definitions
SCHEDULE 2 Permitted Brands
SCHEDULE 3 Clauses 28.2.1 & 28.3.1

EQUITY JOINT VENTURE CONTRACT

THIS CONTRACT (this “Contract”) is made on 23 March 2004

AMONG:

Poly Technologies, Inc., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC with its registered office at 00/X Xxxx Xxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx District, Beijing, PRC (“Poly Technologies”) and whose legal representative is Mr Xxxx Xxxx Sheng (Chairman of the board whose nationality is Chinese);

and

Italian Motors (Sales & Service) Ltd, a joint stock limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the HKSAR with its registered office at 00 Xxxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xx Xxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx, HKSAR (“Italian Motors”) and whose legal representative is Xx Xxx Man Xxx Xxxxxxx (Chairman of the board whose nationality is British )

and

Ferrari S.p.A., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Italy with its registered office at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx (Xxxxxx), Xxxxx (“Ferrari”) and whose legal representative is _____________________ (Chairman of the board whose nationality is __________).

Ferrari, Italian Motors and Poly Technologies are hereinafter each as a “Party” and jointly as the “Parties”.

PREAMBLE

(A)	Ferrari is a world-wide leading manufacturer of passenger sportcars which owns 100% of the corporate capital of Maserati S.p.A. (“Maserati”), an Italian company and a leading manufacturer of passenger sportcars;

(B)	Italian Motors is an experienced distributor of passenger sportcars;

(C)	Poly Technologies is in the business of international trade of permitted commodities and technologies and sales of motor cars; and

(D)

In accordance with the EJV Law, the EJV Regulations and other Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, the Parties adhering to the principles of equality and mutual benefit and after friendly consultations, have agreed to jointly invest in and establish a Sino-foreign equity joint venture in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, PRC on the terms and conditions set out in this Contract.

IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1	DEFINITIONS

Unless expressly provided otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the words, and expressions in bold in the Chinese version of this Contract, and the words and expressions with capitalised initials in the English version of this Contract have the meanings ascribed to them in Schedule 1.

2	INTERPRETATION

2.1.1

A reference to Relevant Laws and Regulations or to any legislation or to any provision of Relevant Laws and Regulations or of any legislation includes a reference to such Relevant Laws and Regulations or legislation as amended or modified from time to time.

2.1.2

A reference to any contract, document or Permit is to that contract, document or Permit as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced from time to time.

2.1.3

A reference to a Clause or a Schedule is to a Clause of, or a schedule to, this Contract.

2.1.4

Each schedule to this Contract shall form an integral part of this Contract and shall have the same legal effect as Clauses set out in the body of this Contract.

2.1.5

A reference to a “person” includes any individual or entity (including any company, business or other enterprise or entity, joint venture, institution, state or government department) as the context permits.

2.1.6

A reference to any party to this Contract or any other contract or document includes that party’s successors and permitted assigns.

2.1.7

A reference to a Director, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer means a person appointed in accordance with this Contract holding such position in the EJV from time to time.

2.1.8

A reference to any PRC government authority or department includes such authority or department at State, provincial, municipal and other levels and any successor authority or department assuming the same or similar regulatory functions.

2.1.9

The singular in the English version of this Contract includes the plural and vice versa.

2.1.10

A gender in the English version of this Contract includes all genders.

2.1.11

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Contract.

2.1.12

The words “includes” or “including” mean “includes without limitation” and “including without limitation” respectively.

2.1.13

A reference to a date in this Contract shall mean a calendar date, and a reference to time in this Contract shall mean Beijing time in the PRC.

2.1.14

References to records and information in this Contract shall mean records and information in any form including paper, electronic media, magnetic media and film.

3	ESTABLISHMENT

3.1	Establishment

In accordance with the EJV Law, the EJV Regulations and other Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, the Parties agree to establish a Sin0-foreign equity joint venture on the terms and conditions of this Contract.

3.2	Name and Address

3.2.1

The name of the EJV shall be “法拉利˙斔籲拉签汽炚国榻狈易(上海)有榰公司” in Chinese and Ferrari Maserati Cars international Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in English.

3.2.2

The legal address of the EJV shall be at as agreed between the Parties.

3.2.3

Ferrari shall license, and procure Maserati to license, the EJV to use certain Intellectual Property Rights to be agreed by the Parties, including the names “Ferrari”, “Maserati” and the associated marks and get-up in the corporate, trade and business names and logo of the EJV in the conduct of Business in accordance with the Export/Distribution Agreements.

3.2.4

Upon Ferrari ceasing to hold 25% or more of the Equity Interests in the EJV, the Parties shall procure that:

(i)

the EJV shall on or prior to such date pass a Board resolution to change the corporate, trade and business names and logo of the EJV and these shall be changed immediately thereafter to exclude the names, logos and associated marks and get-up licensed by Ferrari and Maserati to the EJV and the EJV shall take all necessary steps as may be required under the Relevant Laws and Regulations of PRC to effect such changes; and

(ii)

the EJV’s stationary, invoices, and other documents bearing the names, logos and associated marks of “Ferrari” or “Maserati” shall be reprinted and old stationary destroyed to reflect the changes set out in (i) above.

3.3	Limited Liability EJV

3.3.1

The EJV shall be a limited liability company with enterprise legal person status under the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC. The liability of each Party shall be limited to the amount it has agreed to contribute by way of capital contribution to the registered capital of the EJV pursuant to this Contract.

3.3.2

The Parties shall share the profits and bear the losses of the EJV in accordance with the terms set out in this Contract.

3.4	Compliance with PRC Laws

The activities of the EJV shall be governed and protected by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC. The EJV shall enjoy all the protection, privileges, rights and benefits conferred by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC and by policies of the Government Authorities relating to foreign investment.

4	SCOPE OF BUSINESS

4.1

Purpose

The purpose of the Parties in establishing the EJV is to strengthen economic and technological co operation between the Parties, to bring into play the respective strengths of the Parties and to enable the Parties to achieve satisfactory economic benefits.

4.2	Scope of Business

4.2.1

The EJV’s scope of business shall be the import, distribution and sale, through a local network of car dealers, of Ferrari and Maserati cars, original spare parts and

ancillary products (“Business”).

4.2.2

If the above business scope is approved by the relevant Approval Authorities in a form different from the above, then the version set out in the Business Licence shall prevail.

5	BUSINESS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

5.1

General

The EJV shall commence and develop the Business in accordance with the Business Plan and this Contract.

5.2	Implementation

In implementing the Business Plan, the Board shall explore all available ways of developing the Business to maximise the economic benefits to the Parties. In formulating and implementing any subsequent Business Plan, the Board shall explore all available business models and ways of structuring and developing the Business to maximise the economic benefits to the Parties and to achieve the business targets in the most efficient manner, with particular reference to efficiency from a marketing, sales, finance, taxation and governmental authorisation stand point.

5.3

Permits

The Local Partners shall obtain, and Ferrari shall use its reasonable endeavours to assist the Local Partners to obtain, in a timely manner, all necessary Permits required to conduct the Business by the EJV in accordance with this Contract.

5.4	Business Documents

Each of the Parties shall procure that each of the following documents shall be duly executed by each party thereto or agreed in a form satisfactory to each Party on or before the Capital Contribution Date as provided in Clause 6.5:

(i)

Export/Distribution Agreement between Ferrari and the EJV;

(ii)

Export/Distribution Agreement between Maserati and the EJV;

(iii)

the form of the Standard Dealership Agreements between the EJV and the Chinese Dealers; and

(iv)

the form¡E of the After Sales Servicing Agreements between the EJV and the Chinese Dealers.

6	TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT AND REGISTERED CAPITAL

6.1	Total Investment Amount

The total investment amount of the EJV shall be US$6 million.

6.2	Registered Capital

The registered capital of the EJV shall be US$3 million.

6.3	Contribution of Registered Capital

6.3.1

Poly Technologies shall contribute the RMB cash equivalent of US$0.9 million (calculated using the Exchange Rate on the Capital Contribution Date).

6.3.2

Italian Motors shall contribute US$0.9 million in cash.

6.3.3

Ferrari shall contribute US$1.2 million in cash.

6.4	Equity Interest of the Parties

The Equity Interest held by each Party shall be as follows:

6.4.1

Poly Technologies: 30%;

6.4.2

Italian Motors: 30%; and

6.4.3

Ferrari: 40%.

6.5	Timing of Contributions

Each of the Parties shall make its capital contribution in full pursuant to Clause 6.3 on the Capital Contribution Date.

6.6	Decrease or Increase of Registered Capital

During the Joint Venture Term, the registered capital of the EJV may only be increased or decreased subject to:

(i)

the EJV complying with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC;

(ii)

the EJV obtaining all necessary approvals from the relevant Government Authorities; and

(iii)

the unanimous approval of the Board in accordance with Clauses 14.1.2 and 14.3.2.

6.7	Failure to Contribute Capital

6.7.1

If a Party (the ¡§Defaulting Party¡¨) fails to contribute capital in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, the Defaulting Party shall be liable to pay the EJV liquidated damages calculated at the rate of 10.95% per annum or the maximum legal rate under the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, whichever is the lower, on the amount of the outstanding capital contribution accruing from the date on which the capital contribution is due until the date on which the capital contribution is made compounded monthly.

6.7.2

The remedies provided for under Clause 6.7.1 shall be in addition to and shall not affect the Non-Defaulting Party¡¦s right to terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 27.2.1 or Clause 27.3.1 (as the case may be), Ferrari¡¦s right to exercise its options pursuant to Clause 28 (if Ferrari is the Non-Defaulting Party), the Defaulting Party’s liability to compensate the Non-Defaulting Party under Clause 29 and all other remedies available to the Non Defaulting Party under the Relevant Law and Regulations of the PRC.

7	FINANCE

7.1	Additional Finance

The difference between the total investment amount and registered capital of the upon Board approval, may be financed by loans raised in the name of the EJV from domestic or international lenders pursuant to the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC and provided that the total debt/equity ratio of the EJV shall comply with the Relevant Law and Regulations of the PRC and in any case shall not exceed one.

7.2	Restrictions

Any external financing raised by the EJV shall not confer any right on any lender to subscribe for registered capital of the EJV or to participate in the Business.

8	RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF EQUITY INTERESTS

8.1	Other than in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 9, 10 and 28 and subject to the approval of the Approval Authorities, no Party may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option over, all or part of its Equity Interest.

8.2	No Party may create any Encumbrance over all or part of its Equity Interest without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

9	PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS

9.1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 10 and Clause 28, where any of the Parties receives a bona fide offer from a third party (a Third Party¡¨) for the transfer of all or part of its Equity Interest, that Party must notify the Board and the other Parties of such offer. In such event, each of the other Parties has the right, in the proportion that its Equity Interest bears to the combined Equity Interests of such other Parties and subject to approval by the Approval Authority and a unanimous approval of the Board, to purchase from the relevant Party such Equity Interest at the same price and on the same terms as offered by the Third Party. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly acknowledged that if the other Parties do not agree to purchase all of the Equity Interest that is subject to the offer from the Third Party, the Party receiving such offer may sell such Equity Interest to the Third Party subject to a unanimous Board approval.

9.2	Any transfer of Equity Interest that contravenes the provisions of this Clause 9 or corresponding provisions of the Articles shall be null and void.

10	PERMITTED TRANSFERS BY FERRARI

10.1	Permitted Transfers

Notwithstanding Clauses 8 and 9, the following transfers are allowed:

10.1.1

Transfers to Subsidiaries of Ferrari

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Contract, Ferrari may transfer all but not part of its Equity Interest to a subsidiary of Ferrari by giving at least 10 Business Days’ prior notice to the other Parties.

10.1.2

Transfer to Chow Tai Fook

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Contract, Ferrari shall have the option to transfer 1% of its Equity Interest in the EJV to Chow Tai Fook, a major conglomerate experienced in the marketing of luxury goods, or to one of the Associated Companies of Chow Tai Fook after the EJV is established in a form as agreed between Ferrari and Chow Tai Fook.

10.2	Consent and Waiver of Pre-emptive Rights

Where Ferrari transfers its Equity Interest in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 10, each of the other Parties shall be deemed to have consented to the transfer and to have waived its pre-emptive rights in respect of such transfer.

10.3	Completion of Transfers

For the purposes of a transfer of Equity Interests in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 10 and Clause 28, each Party shall:

10.3.1

procure that each Director appointed by it votes in favour of a resolution of the Board approving the transfer;

10.3.2

amend this Contract and the Articles to reflect the transfer and execute a document setting out such amendments:

10.3.3

waive its pre-emptive rights in relation to such transfer as the case may be in writing in such a form as may be required by the Approval Authorities;

10.3.4

consent in writing to the transfer of equity interests agreement or any similar document setting out the terms of the transfer of Equity Interests which has been entered into by the parties to such transfer;

10.3.5

enter into or sign such other documents or applications as may be required to be submitted to the Approval Authorities in relation to the transfer;

10.3.6

co-operate in the obtaining of all necessary approvals of the Approval Authorities of the transfer; and

10.3.7

provide all other assistance reasonably necessary for completion of the transfer.

11	RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

11.1	Responsibilities of the Local Partners

In addition to its other responsibilities under this Contract, each of the Local Partners shall, during the Joint Venture Term, be jointly and severally responsible for:

11.1.1

assisting the EJV and its employees in obtaining the most preferential Tax treatment available and, where available, exemptions and other concessions;

11.1.2

appointing agreed staff to the EJV in accordance with Clause 19.2.2 and assisting the EJV in recruiting local staff;

11.1.3

assisting expatriate staff of the EJV and personnel of Ferrari in obtaining any necessary entry visas and work permits; and

11.1.4

supervising the Directors appointed by it in the discharge of their duties in accordance with the provisions of this Contract and the Articles.

11.2	Responsibilities of Ferrari

In addition to its other responsibilities under this Contract, Ferrari shall, during the Joint Venture Term, be responsible for:

11.2.1

appointing agreed staff to the EJV in accordance with Clause 19.2.2 and assisting the EJV in recruiting expatriate staff;

11.2.2

assisting local staff of the EJV in obtaining the required travel visas for business trips outside the PRC in connection with the Business; and

11.2.3

supervising the Directors appointed by it in the discharge of their duties in accordance with the provisions of this Contract and the Articles.

11.3

Expenses

The EJV shall bear the reasonable costs incurred by each of the Parties in discharging its obligations under this Clause 11.

12	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

12.1	Representations and Warranties

Each Party represents and warrants to each other Party that:

12.1.1

it satisfies all qualification requirements under PRC law or otherwise imposed by the Approval Authorities in relation to a Chinese or a foreign investor in a bonded zone automobiles trading joint venture;

12.1.2

each of it and its relevant Associated Companies has the full power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is party and perform its obligations under such Transaction Documents;

12.1.3

each of it and its relevant Associated Companies has obtained all consents and approvals and taken all actions necessary for it to validly enter into and give effect to the Transaction Documents to which it is party;

12.1.4

the signatory of each of the Party and of each of its relevant Associated Companies to the Transaction Documents has the authority to execute them for and on behalf of it;

12.1.5

each Transaction Document to which the Party or any of its relevant Associated Companies is a party, when executed or where so required by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, approved by the Approval Authorities (as the case may be), will constitute, lawful, valid and binding obligations on it and, where relevant, on its Associated Companies in accordance with its terms;

12.1.6

the entry into and delivery of, when executed, and the performance of each Transaction Document to which the Party or its relevant Associated Companies is a party will not result in any breach of any of its Articles of Association or any of its legal or contractual obligations or result in any claim by a third party against any other Party or the EJV; and

12.1.7

no steps have been taken or legal proceedings commenced or threatened against the Party or any of its relevant Associated Companies which is a party to a Transaction Document for its winding up or for it to be declared bankrupt or insolvent or for a liquidation committee to be appointed in respect of its assets or business.

12.2	Repetition

Each Party further represents and warrants to each other Party that eac representations and warranties given by it under Clause 12.1 shall be true in all respects as at the date of signature of this Contract and the Establishment Date as if they had been given again on the Establishment Date.

12.3	Liability for Breach

If a Party breaches any of the representations or warranties given by it in Clauses 12.1 or 12.2, it shall indemnify and keep indemnified each other Party and the EJV against any losses, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities and claims that such Party or the EJV may suffer as a result of such breach.

BOARD

13.1	Establishment

The EJV shall establish the Board on the Establishment Date.

13.2	Composition

The Board shall consist of five Directors.

13.3

Directors

13.3.1

Ferrari shall appoint two Directors, Italian Motors shall appoint two Directors and Poly Technologies shall appoint one Director, by notice to the other Party and submit notification of such appointments and other relevant documents relating to such appointments to the SAIC prior to the Establishment Date.

13.3.2

The term of each Director shall be four years. Upon expiry of his current term, the Party which appointed the Director may reappoint him for a further term not exceeding four years by notice to the other Party.

13.3.3

A Party may, at any time, remove and replace any Director appointed by it by notice to the other Parties. The Party removing the Director appointed by it shall be solely responsible for paying any compensation for loss of office or all other claims made by such Director in relation to his or her removal from office.

13.3.4

If a seat on the Board is vacated by the retirement, removal, resignation, illness, disability or death of any Director, the original appointing Party shall within 20 Business Days appoint a successor to serve out the remaining term of the outgoing Director.

13.3.5

A Director, in his capacity as Director, shall not receive remuneration from the EJV, other than reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred by him in attending Board meetings. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Clause 13.3.5 shall prohibit a Director from receiving remuneration from the EJV in respect of any other position (including the position of the Chief Executive Officer) concurrently held by that Director at the EJV.

13.4

Chairman

13.4.1

A Director appointed by Italian Motors, Xx Xxx Man Xxx Xxxxxxx, shall be appointed as the first Chairman of the EJV. Ferrari shall be entitled to appoint a Director appointed by it to act as Chairman if Xx Xxx Man Fai Richard is removed from the office of Chairman for any reason. Any removal of Xx Xxx Man Xxx Xxxxxxx the office of Chairman shall require the approval of at least 3/5 of the members of the Board including the affirmative votes of the two Directors appointed by Xxxxxxx

13.4.2

The Chairman shall have the same voting rights as any other Director.

13.4.3

The Chairman shall be the legal representative of the EJV. The Chairman shall not take any action or make any commitment on behalf of the EJV without prior authorisation from the Board in the form of a Board resolution. Italian Motors shall procure that the Chairman that it appoints shall comply with this Clause 13.4.3. Italian Motors shall compensate the EJV and the other Parties for any direct or indirect losses, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities and claims suffered by the EJV or by the other Parties as a result of the Chairman appointed by Italian Motors acting in contravention of this Clause 13.4.3.

14	POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARD

14.1	The Board shall be the highest authority of the EJV. The Board shall be responsible for directing and supervising the management of the EJV. The Board shall decide all major matters in relation to the EJV including:

14.1.1

any amendment to the Articles;

14.1.2

any increase or reduction of the registered capital or total investment amount of the EJV;

14.1.3

any termination or dissolution of the EJV;

14.1.4

the creation of any Encumbrance over any property of the EJV;

14.1.5

the merger of the EJV with any other legal entity (whether listed or unlisted), or any division of the EJV;

14.1.6

any transfer of the Equity Interest by the Parties;

14.1.7

any request by the EJV for the giving of any guarantee by any Party as security for any borrowing or debt of the EJV;

14.1.8

any change to the nature of the Business, the scope of business or the corporate form of the EJV;

14.1.9

the approval of the Business Plan and the Budget and any change to the Business Plan and the Budget;

14.1.10

the incurring of any capital expenditure by the EJV exceeding the amount of US$100,000 (other than as expressly provided for in the current Business Plan or the Budget);

14.1.11

any borrowing or the giving of any guarantee by the EJV (other than as expressly provided for in the Business Plan or the Budget);

14.1.12

the entering into by the EJV of any equipment lease or financing arrangement in an amount exceeding US$100,000 (other than as expressly provided for in the Business Plan or the Budget);

14.1.13

the disposal by the EJV of any asset of an amount exceeding US$100,000 (other than as expressly provided for in the Business Plan or the Budget);

14.1.14

the formation or closure of any subsidiaries, branches or representative offices of the EJV inside or outside of the PRC;

14.1.15

the application for, amendment of, or termination or cancellation of any Permit required for the business operations of the EJV;

14.1.16

the acquisition or disposal of any shares, equity interests or other forms of equity securities in or debt instruments issued by any legal entity (whether listed or unlisted, inside or outside of the PRC);

14.1.17

the commencement or settlement of any litigation, arbitration or other legal proceedings or claim relating to an amount exceeding US$50,000;

14.1.18

the referral, conduct or settlement of any dispute in connection with any Permit of the EJV;

14.1.19

any transaction to which the EJV is a party which is proposed to be entered into with a Party or an Associated Company of any Party of an amount exceeding US$100,000 (other than as expressly provided for in the Business Plan or the Budget);

14.1.20

any transaction to which the EJV is a party where the amount payable by or payable to the EJV exceeds US$100,000 (other than as expressly provided for in the Business Plan or the Budget);

14.1.21

the declaration of any dividend or the making of any other profit distribution by the EJV;

14.1.22

the appointment, dismissal and any decisions relating to the remuneration of the Senior Management Personnel;

14.1.23

the formulation of the organisational structure of the EJV and the internal rules and regulations of the EJV, including any employee handbook;

14.1.24

the pricing and the terms and conditions of sale of Ferrari/Maserati Products;

14.1.25

the definition of the price list of the Network, the recommended retail prices, the allocation of Contract Automobiles among the members of the Network and the entering into by the EJV, from time to time, Standard Dealership Agreements with new Chinese Dealers;

14.1.26

any other matters required by this Contract or the Articles to be decided by the Board; and

14.1.27

any other matters required by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC to be decided by the Board.

14.2	Related Transactions

A series of related transactions shall be construed as a single transaction, and any amounts involved in a series of related transactions shall be aggregated to determine whether a matter is one to be decided by the Board.

14.3

Approval

14.3.1

Subject to Clause 14.3.2, a resolution of the Board in relation to any matter set in Clauses 14.1.1 to 14.1.26 shall require, to the extent permitted by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, the approval of at least 3/5 of the members of the Board including the affirmative votes of the two Directors appointed by Ferrari.

14.3.2

The matters referred to in Clauses 14.1.1 to 14.1.6 shall require the approval of all the Directors.

14.3.3

Any other matters as provided in Clause 14.1.27 shall be decided by a simple majority of the Directors present at the relevant Board meeting.

14.4

Quorum

The quorum for any Board meeting shall be four Directors attending in person or by proxy, consisting of at least one Director appointed by each Party, failing which the meeting shall be adjourned to such later date, time and place as the Parties may agree or, if no such agreement is reached, to the same time and place five Business Days after the scheduled date of the meeting adjourned. The Chairman shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each Director immediately after the adjournment. If any Director fails both to attend a meeting of the Board and to appoint another person to attend the meeting as his proxy, he shall be deemed to have attended such meeting and to have abstained from voting.

14.5

Voting

At each Board meeting, each Director present in person or by proxy shall be entitled to one vote.

14.6	Conflicts of Interest

Each Party acknowledges that each Director is appointed by a Party to represent the interests of the Party that appointed him. That Director, in performing any of his duties or exercising any power, right or discretion as a Director in relation to the EJV, shall be entitled to have regard to and represent the interests of the Party that appointed him or her and to act on the wishes of the Party that appointed him or her except in any particular case where no honest and reasonable director could have formed the view that, in so doing, the Director was acting bona fide in the best interests of the EJV as a whole.

15	BOARD MEETINGS

The Board meetings shall be convened pursuant to the relevant provisions set out in the Articles.

16	MANAGEMENT

16.1	Chief Executive Officer

16.1.1

Xx Xxx Man Xxx Xxxxxxx shall be appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer. Ferrari shall be entitled to nominate a candidate for the office of the Chief Executive Officer if Xx Xxx Man Fal Xxxxxxx is removed from the office of the Chief Executive Officer for any reason.

16.1.2

The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the operations and day-to-day management of the EJV.

16.1.3

The Chief Executive Officer shall be accountable to the Board and shall exercise the following powers:

(i)

to be in charge of the operations and day-to-day management of the EJV and to organise the implementation of all resolutions of the Board;

(ii)

to be in charge of the preparation of the Business Plan and investment policies of the EJV and to submit them to the Board for approval;

(iii)

to supervise the preparation of the Budget and the audited financial statements of the EJV and to submit them to the Board for approval;

(iv)

to formulate plans for the establishment of the internal management organisation of the EJV;

(v)

to formulate the management systems and detailed rules and regulations of the EJV;

(vi)

unless otherwise provided in this Contract, to recommend the engagement or dismissal of the other Senior Management Personnel;

(vii)

to engage or dismiss any staff other than those who are required to be appointed or dismissed by the Board; and

(viii)

any other powers conferred by this Contract, the Articles, the Board or the Relevant Laws and Regulations of PRC.

16.1.4

The Chief Executive Officer shall prepare and submit to the Board a draft Business Plan for the EJV for the following Financial Year no later than two months before the end of each Financial Year (except the first Business Plan which shall be agreed by the Parties prior to the execution of this Contract and ratified by the Board with effect from the Establishment Date). The Board shall approve the draft Business Plan within 20 Business Days after receipt with any amendments that the Board requires.

16.1.5

The Chief Executive Officer shall prepare and submit to the Board, on a monthly basis within five Business Days after the end of each month, an interim business report on the activities and prospects of the EJV, showing the performance of the EJV against the Business Plan. The form of the monthly business reports shall be determined by the Board and shall comply with each Party’s reporting requirements.

16.2	Appointment of Other Senior Management Personnel

16.2.1

Ferrari shall be entitled, after consultation with Italian Motors and Poly Technologies and by notice to the Board, to nominate an experienced and qualified person for appointment by the Board as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

16.2.2

Italian Motors and Poly Technologies shall procure that the Directors appointed by each of them shall vote to appoint the candidates nominated by Ferrari in accordance with Clause 16.1.1 and Clause 16.2.1 to be the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer unless the recommended candidates do not comply with the relevant requirements of the Relevant Laws and Regulations of PRC.

16.2.3

Other Senior Management Personnel may be nominated by any of the Parties and shall be appointed by the Board after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer.

16.3	Term of Office

16.3.1

The term of office for each of the Senior Management Personnel shall be one year.

16.3.2

Any Senior Management Personnel may be removed and replaced at anytime by the approval of at least 3/5 of the members of the Board including the affirmative votes of the two Directors appointed by Ferrari, subject to the provisions of the employment contract of the relevant Senior Management Personnel and the requirements of Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

16.4	Authority of The Deputy Chief Executive Officer

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer shall assist the Chief Executive Officer in carrying out his functions and shall report to him.

16.5	Non-Compete

The Senior Management Personnel may not engage in the same type of business as that of the EJV, whether for their own accounts or that of others, nor engage in activities which will jeopardise the interest of the EJV.

17	MARKETING AND SALES

17.1	Marketing Policy

The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for formulating the marketing policy and strategy of the EJV for approval by the Board. All marketing activities of the EJV shall be conducted in accordance with such approved policy and strategy.

17.2	Sales and Distribution

17.2.1

Ferrari/Maserati Products may be sold only through the Chinese Dealers in accordance with sales and distribution guidelines of Ferrari and pursuant to the Transaction Documents under Clause 5.4(i), (ii) and (iii), provided, however, that the following parties shall have the right of first offer to distribute, on an exclusive basis, the Ferrari/Maserati Products in the four principal cities in the Territory as follows:

(i)

Beijing, right of first offer to Poly Technologies and other Chinese Dealers which are nominated by Poly Technologies and approved by the Board;

(ii)

Shanghai, right of first offer to Poly Technologies and other Chinese Dealers which are nominated by Poly Technologies and approved by the Board;

(iii)

Guangzhou, right of first offer to Chow Tai Fook and other Chinese Dealers which are nominated by Chow Tai Fook and approved by the Board, and

(iv)

Chengdu, right of first offer to Chow Tai Fook and other Chinese Dealers which are nominated by Chow Tai Fook and approved by the Board.

The pricing and the terms and conditions of sale of Ferrari/Maserati Products shall be in accordance with the Export/Distribution Agreements and the guidelines of Ferrari from time to time.

17.2.2

After Establishment Date, if Poly Technologies and/or any of its Chinese Dealers are required by the Government Authorities provide an authorization from Ferrari during their applications for the relevant Permits as a qualified dealer of Ferrari/Maserati Products, Ferrari will use its best endeavours to issue, and procure Maserati to issue, such an authorization to Poly Technologies and/or any of its Chinese Dealers provided that an authorization from the EJV has not satisfied the requirements of the Government Authorities.

18	ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT

18.1	Chief Financial Officer

Under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for the financial management of the EJV. The Chief Financial Officer shall report to the Chief Executive Officer and shall be responsible for preparing the Budget and the financial statements of the EJV.

18.2	Accounting Requirements

18.2.1

The EJV shall maintain complete, fair and accurate financial and accounting books and records satisfactory to the Parties and the Board in accordance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, PRC GAAP and, to the extent that a matter is not covered by PRC GAAP, in accordance with IAS. In any event, the EJV shall prepare for each Financial Year pro-forma financial statements in accordance with IAS. The EJV’s account shall use the internationally used accrual basis and debit and credit accounting system.

18.2.2

The accounting rules and procedures to be adopted by the EJV shall be prepared by the Chief Financial Officer and submitted to the Board for approval in accordance with Clause 14.3.

18.2.3

RMB shall be used as the unit of account by the EJV in its day-to-day financial accounting.

18.2.4

Accounting records, vouchers, books, financial statements and reports of the EJV shall be made and kept in Chinese and English.

18.3	Financial Information and Budget

18.3.1

The Chief Financial Officer shall prepare and submit to the Board and the Parties the following information as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than the dates set out below:

(i)

monthly unaudited management accounts (including (I) a detailed profit and

loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement and cash flow forecast for the next three months and (ii) a review of the Budget including a reconciliation of results against the Budget) within five Business Days after the end of each month;

(ii)

a draft Budget for the EJV for the following Financial Year no later than three months before the end of each Financial Year, such draft Budget being broken down on a monthly basis and containing a cash flow forecast and a balance sheet showing the projected position of the EJV as at the end of the following Financial Year;

(iii)

the unaudited results of the EJV for each Financial Year within 20 Business Days after the end of the Financial Year;

(iv)

audited financial statements for each Financial Year within four months after the end of the Financial Year; and

(v)

such further information relating to the Business or financial condition of the EJV as any Party may reasonably require or for tax purposes of the Party in and outside the PRC.

18.3.2

The Board shall approve the draft Budget within 20 Business Days after receipt with any amendments that the Board requires.

18.4	Auditing and Internal Controls

18.4.1

The Board shall establish an audit committee consisting of at least one Director appointed by each Party. The audit committee shall review the audited accounts prepared by the Auditor and discuss with the Auditor the accounting policies to be adopted. The audit committee shall report to the Board directly.

18.4.2

The Auditor shall conduct an audit of the financial statements of the EJV after the end of each Financial Year and produce an audit report and audited accounts of the EJV within three months after the end of that Financial Year.

18.4.3

All important financial and accounting records and statements shall require the approval and signature of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer.

18.5	Access to Information and Independent Audit

18.5.1

Each Party may require the EJV to make available its books and records to duly authorised representatives of the Party for inspection, examination, audit and copying at the expense of such Party at any time during normal business hours of the EJV.

18.5.2

Each Party may conduct an independent audit of the Business and operations of the EJV once a year itself or through an independent auditor at its own cost. The EJV shall ensure that all reasonable assistance and access to records and documents are provided to the auditing Party.

18.6	Bank Accounts

18.6.1

After the Establishment Date, the EJV shall, subject to the approvals of Government Authorities, open a foreign exchange account and a RMB account at such banks or financial institutions as may be approved by the Board from time to time provided that, in the case of the EJV¡¦s foreign exchange account, the bank or financial institution is a designated foreign exchange bank and is authorised to accept foreign exchange deposits in the PRC from the EJV.

18.6.2

The EJV may, subject to the approval of SAFE and of the Board, open foreign exchange accounts with financial institutions outside the PRC in accordance with its operational needs.

19	LABOUR MANAGEMENT

19.1	Compliance with Law

All matters relating to the recruitment, employment, discipline, dismissal, resignation wages, labour protection, welfare benefits, and labour discipline of the staff of the EJV shall be dealt with in accordance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

19.2	Recruitment

19.2.1

Each staff member recruited by the EJV must satisfy the qualification criteria formulated by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Board.

19.2.2

The EJV shall give full consideration to any suitably qualified staff nominated by a Party or any of its Associated Companies with a view to considering his possible appointment by the EJV.

19.2.3

Where it would be beneficial to the EJV’s business development, the EJV shall give full consideration to any qualified staff nominated by a Party and its Associated Companies with a view to considering his possible secondment to the EJV. Subject to Clause 19.4, the terms of such secondment shall be formulated by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Board.

19.2.4

Notwithstanding Clauses 19.2.2 and 19.2.3, the EJV shall not, however, be obliged to employ any staff from any Party or any of its Associated Companies and shall endeavour to recruit staff with the mixture of experience and expertise best suited to ensuring the commercial success of the EJV.

19.3	Responsibility

19.3.1

Each Party shall procure that all staff members seconded by it to the EJV shall act in the best interests of the EJV.

19.3.2

The EJV shall be responsible for remunerating each person seconded to the EJV or employed by the EJV under Clause 19.2.

19.4	Expatriate Terms

19.4.1

The Parties agree that the terms of employment of expatriate staff shall be determined in accordance with Ferrari’s expatriate employee policies with reference to the terms of employment of comparable expatriate personnel in other Sino-foreign joint ventures in the automotive industry.

19.4.2

The Parties agree that the EJV shall bear any and all of the wages, premiums, reimbursements and any other costs in connection with the secondment and the relocation of Ferrari’s technical personnel who have been working or will be working in the PRC for the EJV on a full time basis for more than six months to provide support, training and other services to the EJV for the purpose of achieving the objectives of the Business Plan.

19.5	Trade Union

Employees of the EJV may establish a trade union and carry out trade union activities in accordance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

20	TAXES AND PROFIT DISTRIBUTION

20.1

Taxes

20.1.1

The EJV shall pay Tax in accordance with the provisions of the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

20.1.2

The Parties shall procure that the EJV shall use its best endeavours to obtain the most preferential Tax treatment obtainable under the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC and relevant policies of Government Authorities from time to time.

20.2	Profit distribution

20.2.1

In each Financial Year, the EJV shall set aside an amount as determined by the Board from its distributable after-tax profits for allocation to the reserve fund, the enterprise development fund and the bonus and welfare fund for staff and workers in accordance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

20.2.2

Profits may not be distributed before any losses of previous years have been made up. Remaining undistributed profits from previous years may be distributed together with those of the current year.

20.2.3

Subject to Clauses 20.2.1 and 20.2.2, the EJV shall distribute to the Parties in proportion to their respective Equity Interests such amount of the EJV’s profits lawfully available for distribution in each Financial Year after making reasonable provision as may be determined and approved by the Board.

21	FOREIGN EXCHANGE

21.1	General Provisions

The EJV shall conduct any foreign exchange transactions in accordance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

21.2	Payments to Ferrari

21.2.1

To the extent permitted by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC and unless otherwise requested in writing by Ferrari, all payments from the EJV to Ferrari or its Associated Companies shall be made in US Dollars. Ferrari may, with reasonable prior notice to the EJV, at its sole discretion require such payments to be made in other currency, including Euros.

21.2.2

Payments for the purchase of Ferrari/Maserati Products shall be made to Ferrari and/or its Associated Companies (i) against letter of credit within 30 days from Deliveries until 31 December 2004, and (ii) against letter of credit at sight or equivalent instrument upon Deliveries starting from 1 January 2005.

21.2.3

The EJV shall purchase foreign exchange for remittance of any profit to be distributed to, any capital to be recovered by, and any royalties to be collected by, Ferrari in an account designated by Ferrari outside the PRC. For this purpose, all exchange and remittance expenses shall be borne by the EJV.

22	INSURANCE

The EJV shall insure with insurers of international reputation against all risks usually insured against by PRC companies carrying on the same or similar business to the EJV on normal business terms with insurance companies established in the PRC. The types of coverage, value and term of insurance of the EJV shall be approved by the Board in accordance with the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC by taking into account industry practice and the business needs of the EJV.

23	CONFIDENTIALITY

23.1	Confidentiality

23.1.1

In consideration of an Information Provider disclosing Confidential Information, each Party in its capacity as a Recipient agrees:

(i)

to treat the Confidential Information as secret and confidential;

(ii)

not to disclose the Confidential Information to any person except as permitted under this Clause 23;

(iii)

to only use or reproduce the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of the Business; and

(iv)

on request by an Information Provider, promptly provide an accurate list of all Representatives to whom Confidential Information has been disclosed.

23.1.2

This Clause 23 does not prohibit the disclosure by a Recipient of Confidential Information:

(i)

to a Representative on a need to know basis for the sole purpose of the Business, provided that the Recipient shall ensure that any Representative to whom it makes such disclosure shall observe the provisions of this Clause 23 as if he was the Recipient and the Recipient shall accept liability to the relevant Information Provider for any failure of the Representative to do so; or

(ii)

in respect of which the relevant Information Provider has given its prior written consent; or

(iii)

pursuant to a court order, applicable law, the legal request of a governmental or regulatory body with jurisdiction over the Recipient, or the rules of a stock exchange but only to the extent so ordered or required and provided that the Recipient has, as far as reasonably practicable, given prior notice to the relevant Information Provider.

23.1.3

This Contract does not prohibit the disclosure by a Party of Confidential Information for the sole purpose of a proposed transfer of its Equity Interest, provided that:

(i)

that Party shall give prior notice of such proposed disclosure to the other Parties including particulars of the prospective transferee in reasonable detail; and

(ii)

that Party shall procure the prospective transferee to, prior to being disclosed such information, execute a confidentiality agreement in a form agreed by the Parties (acting reasonably), undertaking to each Party and the EJV to keep the information confidential.

23.1.4

Within 10 Business Days from the date on which it ceases to hold any Equity Interest, the Recipient shall:

(i)

destroy all Confidential Information in its possession or under its control; and

(ii)

certify that it has so destroyed all Confidential Information,

provided that the destruction of Confidential Information shall not release any from its obligations under this Clause 23.

23.2	Damages not an Adequate Remedy

Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of a Party, the Parties acknowledge and agree that damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this Clause 23 and the remedies of propitiatory injunctions and other relief are appropriate and may be sought for any threatened or actual breach of any such provision and no proof of special damages shall be necessary for the enforcement of any Party’s rights under this Clause 23.

23.3	Public Announcement

23.3.1

No Party shall make any announcement or disclosure to the media on any matter concerning this Contract and any Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated in these documents without the prior written consent of the other Parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) save where required by the Relevant Laws and Regulations, the legal request of a governmental or regulatory body with jurisdiction over the Party concerned or the rules of a stock exchange.

23.3.2

If a Party is required by the Relevant Laws and Regulations, the lawful request of a governmental or regulatory body with jurisdiction over it or the rules of a stock exchange to announce or disclose any matter concerning any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated in it, then, as far as reasonably practicable, such Party shall discuss with the other Party before making such announcement or disclosure.

23.4	Trade Secrets

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, where any Party provides to the EJV or the other Parties documents containing Trade Secrets it shall xxxx on the document in a prominent place “strictly confidential, contains material not to be disclosed, copied or transmitted to any third party without permission”. The Chief Executive Officer shall formulate internal rules and regulations for the management and protection of Trade Secrets which shall be applied by the staff of the EJV. Relevant provisions on the protection of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets shall be included in each of the EJV’s labour contracts with its employees.

24	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

24.1

Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Contract, Ferrari shall license, and procure Maserati to license, the EJV to use certain Intellectual Property Rights, including trademarks, details of which shall be provided in the Export/Distribution Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed by the Parties that during the Joint Venture Term, the EJV shall pay royalties to Ferrari and Maserati each year in an amount equivalent to 0.8% of the total sales of the EJV for that Fiscal Year, subject to a minimum amount, US$300,000 in each of the first three Fiscal Years.

24.2	Use of Intellectual Property Rights by EJV

The use of Ferrari’s Intellectual Property Rights by the EJV shall comply with the provisions of the Export/Distribution Agreement between Ferrari and the EJV. In addition to the provisions thereof, each Party shall also use its best endeavours to procure the EJV to:

24.2.1

use Ferrari’s Intellectual Property Rights in connection with the Business (“Business IP”) solely for the benefit of the EJV and not for any other purposes which may directly or indirectly prejudice the Business;

24.2.2

promptly notify each Party of any circumstance coming to the attention of the EJV, any Director or any employee of the EJV which may constitute an infringement of, or any suspected passing off in respect of, any Business IP;

24.2.3

not do anything which, in the opinion of a Party, may bring the interests of the other Parties or any of its Associated Companies into disrepute or damage the interests of the other Party or any of its Associated Companies in any way; and

24.2.4

take such action in relation to the use of the Business IP owned by a Party as that Party may require in connection with the protection of that Business IP or any infringement or passing off in relation to the Business IP.

24.3	Savings and Exclusions

24.3.1

Unless otherwise in accordance with a separate contract entered into with the other Parties, neither Party shall, as a result of the entering into this Contract, (i) acquire any rights in relation to any part of the names, marks or get up of the other Party or any of its Associated Companies (either alone or in conjunction with or as a constituent part of any name, xxxx or get-up); or (ii) acquire any Intellectual Property Right owned, developed or created by the other Parties or by any of its Associated Companies including, rights to reproduce or use any part of the other Parties or its Associated Companies’ names, marks or get up in any of its advertising, publicity or promotional activities; or (iii) be deemed to have been given any express or implied endorsement by the other Party or any of its Associated Companies of its products or services.

24.3.2

If there is any inconsistency between this Clause 24 and the Export/Distribution Agreement between Ferrari and/or Maserati and the EJV, the terms of this latter agreement shall prevail.

24.4	Intellectual Property incorporating Ferrari Intellectual Properties

In the event of termination of the Export/Distribution Agreement and/or in the event of termination of this Contract for whatever reason, the Parties shall procure that the EJV shall immediately cease from using the Intellectual Property Rights incorporating Ferrari Intellectual Property Rights developed, with the consent of Ferrari, during the validity of this Contract.

25	NON-COMPETITION

25.1	Restrictions

25.1.1

Unless it has obtained the prior written consent of Ferrari, Italian Motors and Poly Technologies must not, either alone or jointly, with, through or on behalf of any person, directly or indirectly:

(i)

carry on or be engaged or concerned or interested in any business that is similar to or the same as the Business;

(ii)

seek to, in competition with the EJV:

(a)

procure orders from;

(b)

do business with; or

(c)

procure directly or indirectly any other person to procure orders from or do business with,

any person who is or has been a customer of the EJV at any time during the term of this Contract; or

(iii)

solicit or contact, with a view to the engagement or employment by any person of, any employee, officer or manager of the EJV or any person who has been an employee, officer or manager of the EJV within the previous two-year period, except for an employee who has been seconded to the EJV.

25.1.2

Italian Motors and Poly Technologies agree to procure that any company of which they hold, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the issued shares or equity interest (the ¡§Participated Companies) shall comply with the provisions of this Clause 25.1 as though it applied directly to them.

25.1.3

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, Italian Motors and Poly Technologies, unless they have obtained the written approval of the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by at least 3/5 of the members of the Board including the affirmative votes of the two Directors appointed by Ferrari, undertake, during the Joint Venture Term, not to engage directly or indirectly or through their Participated Companies in the Territory in any activity of manufacturing, distribution, sale or servicing in the automotive business, except only for the sale by Poly Technologies of those brands of cars as specified in Schedule 2 of this Contract by itself or through its dealers located in Beijing and/or other areas of the Territory which are expressly permitted by Ferrari provided that any sales activities in relation to those cars by Poly Technologies or its dealers shall not be carried out within an area which is 1 kilometres from any of the showrooms of Ferrari/Maserati Products.

25.2	Invalidity

25.2.1

Each of the restrictions set out in Clause 25.1 is a separate and independent restriction on Italian Motors and Poly Technologies and each of their Participated Companies and the validity of one restriction shall not be affected by the invalidity or unenforceability of another.

25.2.2

Each Party considers the restrictions in Clause 25.1 to be reasonable and necessary for the protection of the interests of the EJV. If any such restriction shall be held to be void but would be valid if deleted in part or reduced in application, such restriction shall apply with such deletion or modification as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

25.3

Duration

The covenants set out in Clause 25.1 shall continue to apply to Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies and each of their Participated Companies for a period of 24 months from the date on which Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies, as applicable, ceases to hold any Equity Interest. The covenants set out in Clause 25.1 shall be construed during this period by reference to the Business, customers, employees, officers or managers or contracting parties of the EJV as at the date on which Italian Motors or Poly Technologies ceases to hold any Equity Interest.

25.4	Acknowledgment

Italian Motors and Poly Technologies agree and acknowledge that, Ferrari or any of its Associated Companies may establish joint ventures with, or acquire interests in, the PRC automotive industry or provide related services in the PRC provided that such joint ventures are not in competition with the EJV.

26	JOINT VENTURE TERM

26.1	Joint Venture Term

The Joint Venture Term of the EJV shall be 10 years from the Establishment Date.

26.2	Extension of Joint Venture Term

Subject to unanimous approval of the Board, the Parties may file an application with the Approval Authorities for extending the Joint Venture Term at least six months prior to the expiry of the Joint Venture Term.

27	TERMINATION

27.1	Termination upon Expiry of Joint Venture Term

Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, this Contract shall terminate upon the expiry of the Joint Venture Term.

27.2	Unilateral Termination by either Italian Motors or Poly Technologies

27.2.1

For the purposes of Clause 27.2.2, an “Italian Motors or Poly Technologies Termination Event” shall occur when:

(i)

(unless waived by Italian Motors and Poly Technologies) Ferrari or Maserati fails to execute and deliver in accordance with this Contract any Transaction Document to which it is a party;

(ii)

Ferrari or Maserati commits a material breach of one or more of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, which material breach is not remedied within 20 Business Days after receipt of a notice from Italian Motors or Poly Technologies or the EJV requiring remedy; or

(iii)

Ferrari becomes bankrupt or insolvent or enters into or is subject to any analogous proceedings (whether voluntary or otherwise), ceases to carry on its business.

27.2.2

Within 20 Business Days after the occurrence of an Italian Motors or Poly Technologies Termination Event, without prejudice to the accrued rights and liabilities of the Parties, Italian Motors or Poly Technologies, as the case may be, may, by notice to Ferrari, terminate this Contract, liquidate the EJV and the provisions of Clause 28.1 shall apply.

27.3	Unilateral Termination by Ferrari

27.3.1

For the purposes of Clause 27.3.2, a “Ferrari Termination Event” shall occur when:

(i)

(unless waived by Ferrari) Italian Motors or Poly Technologies or EJV fails to execute and deliver in accordance with this Contract any Transaction Document to which it is a party;

(ii)

Italian Motors or Poly Technologies commits a material breach of one or more of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, which material breach is not remedied within 20 Business Days after receipt of a notice from Ferrari requiring remedy;

(iii)

Italian Motors or Poly Technologies fails to satisfy any warranties and representations under this Contract;

(iv)

any step is taken by any person or Government Authority with a view to the seizure, compulsory acquisition, expropriation or nationalisation of all or any part of the assets of the EJV, or the assets used by the EJV in connection with the carrying on of its business;

(v)

the Approval Authority conditions the granting of approval in relation to any Transaction Document on making changes to such Transaction Document which are not acceptable to Ferrari;

(vi)

the business scope of the EJV that is approved by the Approval Authority and as set out in the Business Licence is materially different from that set out in this Contract and is unacceptable to Ferrari in the approved form;

(vii)

after the Establishment Date, any Government Authority requires any provision of one or more of the Transaction Documents to be revised or imposes conditions or restrictions on the implementation of one or more of the Transaction Documents;

(viii)

any Government Authority promulgates a new PRC law, regulation or directive or a new interpretation or amendment of an existing PRC law, regulation or directive, and as a result Ferrari or Maserati is unable to derive the full benefit of any material term of one or more of the Transaction Documents;

(ix)

either Italian Motors or Poly Technologies is declared bankrupt or has a liquidation committee appointed in relation to its assets or business, ceases to carry on its business, or is unable to pay its debts as and when they fall due;

(x)

a change of Control occurs in relation to Italian Motors or Poly Technologies; or

(xi)

the Export/Distribution Agreements between Ferrari and the EJV terminate for whatever reason.

27.3.2

Within 20 Business Days after the occurrence of a Ferrari Termination Event, without prejudice to the accrued rights and liabilities of the Parties, Ferrari may, by notice to Italian Motors and Poly Technologies, terminate this Contract, liquid the EJV and the provisions of Clause 28.1 shall apply.

27.4	Termination in Other Circumstances

27.4.1

This Contract may be terminated at any time by mutual agreement between the Parties.

27.4.2

If:

(i)

a Force Majeure Event occurs;

(ii)

as a result of the Force Majeure Event, the EJV is unable to operate effectively for a continuous period of 90 days from the date on which the Force Majeure Event occurs; and

(iii)

the Parties are unable to agree on how to mitigate the impact of the Force Majeure Event on the operations of the EJV in a manner acceptable to all the Parties during such 90-day period, then each of the Parties shall have the right to, by notice to the other Parties within 20 Business Days after the expiry of the 90-day period, terminate this Contract, liquidate the EJV and the provisions of Clause 28.1 shall apply.

27.4.3

If any of the following events occurs, unless the event in question occurred for any reason attributable to it, each of the Parties may, by notice to the other Parties within 20 Business Days after the date of occurrence of such event, withdraw from the EJV at no cost or penalty and terminate this Contract, and, if the EJV has been established by that time, liquidate the EJV and the provisions of Clause 28.1 shall apply:

(i)

the EJV fails to obtain the Permits on terms consistent with this Contract;

(ii)

any Permit of the EJV has been issued subject to a condition or requirement which is, in the reasonable opinion of that Party, unacceptable to it; or

(iii)

there occurs a material adverse change in the PRC import and distribution of passengers sportcars business, the PRC economy or the financial condition of the other Parties between the date of this Contract and the Establishment Date.

27.4.4

The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that in the event of expiration or termination for whatever reason of the Export/Distribution Agreement, the Parties shall deem this Contract automatically terminated, liquidate the EJV and the provisions of Clause 28.1 shall apply.

28	EXIT OPTIONS

28.1	Dissolution and Liquidation

28.1.1

If this Contract is terminated for any reason, each Party shall procure the Directors appointed by it under this Contract to vote in favour of, and apply to the Approval Authorities for, the liquidation and dissolution of the EJV.

28.1.2

If the Contract is terminated, all remaining assets of the EJV (fixed or otherwise) after payment of all the outstanding liabilities of the EJV shall be liquidated and the proceeds of such liquidation shall be distributed to the Parties in accordance with their respective Equity Interests.

28.1.3

Any dissolution and liquidation shall take place in accordance with the provisions of the Articles, the Foreign Invested Enterprise Liquidation Procedures and other Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

28.1.4

Termination of this Contract or dissolution of the EJV for any cause shall be without prejudice to the rights and liabilities of the Parties accrued at the time of termination or dissolution.

28.2	Call Option

28.2.1

In the event that the EJV in two consecutive Financial Years has not reached (i) the Budget targets; or (ii) any of those target items of the Business Plan as specified in Schedule 3 of this Contract as approved by the Board (each a “Call Option Event”), Ferrari, itself or through its nominee, shall have an option (the “Call Option”) exercisable pursuant to the provisions of Clause 28.2.2 to purchase, subject to obtaining all necessary approvals from the Approval Authorities, all but not part of the Equity Interest held by Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies (each a “Selling Party”), at Ferrari’s sole discretion, for an amount equal to the aggregate of the fair market value of the Equity Interest held by Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies, as the case may be, (the “Fair Market Value”) determined in accordance with the provisions of Clause 28.4.

28.2.2

Exercise

(i)

Within 60 Business Days after the date on which the Call Option Event occurs, Ferrari or its nominee may by notice to Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies, as the case may be, (the ¡§Call Option Notice¡¨) exercise the Call Option in whole but not in part.

(ii)

Within 3 Business Days after the date of the Call Option Notice, the Parties shall refer the Fair Market Value to be determined by the Independent Expert in accordance with Clause 28.4.

28.2.3

Failure to transfer

(i)

Each Selling Party shall be deemed to have granted the EJV a power of attorney authorising the EJV to nominate a person to execute and deliver the necessary transfer documentation on behalf of the Selling Party in the event that the Selling Party fails or refuses to comply with its obligations in this Clause. To the extent permitted by the laws of PRC, the EJV may receive the purchase price as a trustee for the Selling Party (as beneficiary of the trust) and shall place such money in a segregated account. The EJV shall not encumber, use or otherwise dispose of such purchase price but shall:

(a)

take all reasonable steps needed to cause the purchaser to be registered as the holder of the Equity Interest being sold; and

(b)

take all reasonable steps to pass on the purchase price (including accrued interest) to the selling Party.

The receipt of the EJV for the purchase price shall be a good discharge to the purchaser (who shall not be bound to see to the application of those moneys).

(ii)

Nothing in Clause 28.2.3(i) shall prejudice the rights of Ferrari under Clause

28.3	Put Option

28.3.1

In the event that the EJV in two consecutive Financial Years has not reached (i) the Budget targets; or (ii) any of the target items of the Business Plan as specified in Schedule 3 of this Contract as approved by the Board (each a “Put Option Event”), Ferrari shall have an option (the “Put Option”) exercisable pursuant to the provisions of Clause 28.3.2 of requiring Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies, at Ferrari’s sole discretion, to purchase, subject to obtaining all necessary approvals from the Approval Authorities, all but not part of the Equity Interest held by Ferrari for an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Equity Interest held by Ferrari determined in accordance with the provisions of Clause 28.4.

28.3.2

Exercise

(i)

Within 60 Business Days after the date on which a Put Option Event occurs, Ferrari may by notice to Italian Motors and/or Poly Technologies, as the case may be, (the “Put Option Notice”) exercise the Put Option in whole but not in part.

(ii)

Within 3 Business Days after the date of the Put Option Notice, the Parties shall refer the Fair Market Value to be determined by the Independent Expert in accordance with Clause 28.4.

28.4	Fair Market Value

28.4.1

The Independent Expert shall determine the Fair Market Value as at the date of the Call Option Notice or Put Option Notice as the case may be and on the following assumptions and bases:

(i)

valuing the net assets of the EJV (excluding goodwill and all other intangible assets) as on an arm’s length sale between a willing seller and a willing buyer;

(ii)

if the EJV is then carrying on business as a going concern, on the assumption that it will continue to do so, with its assets being valued accordingly;

(iii)

including provisions and adjustments for bad and doubtful debts and otherwise as the Independent Expert may (on the same bases as those customarily applied in the previous audited financial statements of the EJV) consider appropriate, but excluding any allowance or provision for deferred Tax; and

(iv)

the application in all other respects of principles and practices consistent with those customarily applied in the previous audited financial statements of the EJV, unless inconsistent with any accounting standard or the the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC, in which case the relevant standard or provisions of the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC shall prevail.

28.4.2

The Independent Expert may have access to all accounting records relevant documents of the EJV, subject to any confidentiality provisions.

28.4.3

The Independent Expert shall notify the Parties in writing of its determination of the Fair Market Value within 45 Business Days after the date of its appointment by the Parties. The determination of the Independent Expert shall be final and binding on the Parties except in the case of manifest error or fraud, and subject to the approval of Government Authorities as required by the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC (including approval of SAAC, if applicable), in which event, approval from Government Authorities shall be obtained. The Independent Expert shall act as an expert, not as an arbitrator. The costs of the Independent Expert shall be borne by the Parties in equal shares.

29	CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH

29.1

Breach

Without prejudice to Clauses 27, 28 and 29.2, if a Party (the “Breaching Party”) commits a material breach of a Transaction Document, the other Parties, individually or jointly, (the “Non-Breaching Party”) may give a notice (a “Default Notice”) notifying the Breaching Party of its breach and requiring it to be remedied within 20 Business Days starting from the date on which the notice is effective under this Contract.

29.2	Liability for Breach

In the event of a breach of this Contract, without prejudice to the rights of the Non- Breaching Party set out in Clauses 27, 28 and 29.3, the Breaching Party shall be liable to compensate the Non-Breaching Party for any direct or indirect losses, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or claims that the Non-Breaching Party may suffer as a result of such breach.

29.3	Survival of Rights and Liabilities

29.3.1

Termination of this Contract or dissolution of the Company for any cause shall not release a Party from any liability (whether for breach of contract or otherwise) which at the time of termination or dissolution has already accrued to the other Party.

29.3.2

The obligations under Clauses 12.3 and 23 shall survive the termination of this Contract.

30	FORCE MAJEURE

30.1	A Party shall not be liable for any delay in or failure of performance of any of its obligations under this Contract if:

(i)

such delay or failure arises from a Force Majeure Event;

(ii)

it has taken all reasonable measures to avoid or minimise the delay or the impact of the failure; and

(iii)

the Party claiming the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event has promptly given notice to the other Party of the nature of the Force Majeure Event, an estimate of the duration of the Force Majeure Event and the probable extent to which that Party shall be unable to observe or perform its obligations under this Contract and, shall provide proof and relevant certificates certifying the existence of the Force Majeure Event within a reasonable time, in accordance with Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

30.2	For the avoidance of doubt, a shortage of available funds shall not, under any circumstances, constitute a Force Majeure Event in relation to any Party.

31	APPLICABLE LAW

This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with published Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC.

32	SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

32.1	Consultation

The Parties shall use their reasonable endeavours to settle any dispute, controversy or claim in connection with this Contract through friendly consultations.

32.2	Choice of Arbitration

32.2.1

In case no settlement can be reached through consultations within 60 Business Days after the date of notification by one Party to the other Parties, then such dispute, controversy or claim, including a dispute as to the validity or existence of this Contract, shall be resolved by arbitration conducted in English by a sole arbitrator pursuant to the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”). The venue of arbitration shall be in London.

32.2.2

The sole arbitrator shall be appointed by unanimous agreement of the Parties within 10 days following the notice by which one of the Parties communicates to the other Parties its intention to activate the arbitral proceeding. If the Parties do not reach an agreement upon the appointment of the sole arbitrator within said term, the Parties shall refer to ICC for appointment of the sole arbitrator and ICC shall appoint the latter within 20 Business Days from the request by the Parties.

32.2.3

The sole arbitrator shall draw up and submit to the Parties for signature the terms of reference within 21 days of receiving the file. The terms of reference shall not include the list of issues to be determined.

32.2.4

The arbitral award shall be final and binding upon the Parties and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

32.2.5

The arbitral award may be enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction. The arbitration expense and costs incurred by the winning Party or Parties shall be paid by the losing Party or Parties and the arbitral tribunal shall have the power to make an award in respect thereof. If it becomes necessary for a Party to enforce an arbitral award by legal action of any kind, the defaulting Party shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses and attorney’s fees, including any cost of additional litigation or arbitration that may be incurred by the Party seeking to enforce the award.

32.3	Continual Performance

During the period when a dispute is being resolved, the Parties shall in all respects other than the issue(s) in dispute continue their performance of this Contract.

33	MISCELLANEOUS

33.1	Relationship

33.1.1

Nothing in this Contract shall constitute a Party a partner or an agent of the others.

33.1.2

Neither Party shall have the authority to in any way bind or commit the other Parties to any obligations other than in accordance with this Contract.

33.2	Entire Agreement

This Contract, together with the other Transaction Documents, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to matters described in this Contract and the other Transaction Documents and supersedes any written or oral representation, agreement, including a Letter of Intent entered into by the Parties which was extended on 26 February 2004, or arrangement previously made by or entered into between the Parties with respect to the same matters.

33.3	Assignment

Save as expressly provided in this Contract, no Party may assign its rights and obligations under this Contract without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

33.4	Severability

The illegality or invalidity of any provision of this Contract shall not affect the validity of any other provisions of this Contract.

33.5

Waiver

Any Party’s failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Contract shall not operate as a waiver thereof, and any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege shall not preclude the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

33.6	Further Endeavours

A Party shall at any time upon the request of the other Party execute or procure the execution of such documents and do or procure the doing of such acts and things as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions of this Contract.

33.7

Notices

33.7.1

All notices and communications between the Parties shall be in writing and shall be written in English and may be delivered by hand, courier or fax to the following addresses:

Poly Technologies

Address:

Attention:

Facsimile:

00/X Xxxx Xxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx District
Beijing, PRC
Xx Xxxx Deli

x00-0 0-00000000

Italian Motors

Address:

Attention:

Facsimile:

90 Xxxx Xxxx Toi Road, To Kwa Wan
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Xx Xxx Man Xxx Xxxxxxx

x000-00000000

Ferrari

Address:

Attention:

Facsimile:

Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0

00000 Xxxxxxxxx (Xxxxxx)
Xxxxx
Xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx

x00-0000-000000

33.7.2

Notices shall be deemed to have been delivered at the following times:

(i)

if by hand, on reaching the designated address subject to proof of delivery;

(ii)

if by courier, the fifth Business Day after the date of dispatch; and

(iii)

if by fax, upon generation of a confirmation of successful transmission report by the sender’s fax machine indicating completed uninterrupted transmission.

33.7.3

During the Joint Venture Term, each Party may change its particulars for receipt of notices at any time by notice given to the other Parties in accordance with this Clause 33.7.

33.8

Costs

Save as otherwise provided in this Contract, each Party shall bear its own legal and other professional costs in relation to the preparation, negotiation and entry into of the Transaction Documents.

33.9

Articles

In case of any inconsistency between the Articles and this Contract, this Contract shall prevail.

33.10

Languages and Copies

This Contract shall be written in the Chinese and English languages in six originals. Where there is any discrepancy between the two versions, the English version shall prevail. Each Party and the EJV shall retain one original of each version in each language.

33.11

Effective Date

This Contract shall come into force subject to approval by the Approval Authorities. If the Approval Authorities do not grant their approval to this Contract within 180 days after the date of this Contract, unless the Parties agree to an extension, any Party shall have right to cancel this Contract by prior written notice to the other Parties.

33.12

Amendments

No amendment of any provision of this Contract shall be valid or binding on a Party unless made in writing and duly executed by that Party and, where required under the Relevant Laws and Regulations of the PRC and policies of the Government Authorities, approved by the relevant Approval Authorities.

This Contract is entered into by the duly authorised representatives of the Parties on the date stated on the first page of this Contract.

Italian Motors (Sales & Service) Ltd			Poly Technologies, inc.

By:		By:

Name:	Xxxxxxx Man Xxx XXX	Name:	Zhang Lian Sheng

Title:	Director	Title:	President

Nationality:	British	Nationality:	Chinese

Derrari S.p.A.

By:

Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Title:	Commercial & Marketing Director

Nationality:	Italian

SCHEDULE I

Definitions

“Approval Authorities”	means MOC and its local branches.

”Articles”	means the Articles of Association of the EJV in the agreed form entered into between the Parties.

“Associated Company”	means, in relation to a Party, a body corporate in which the Party directly or indirectly holds 20% or more of the issued shares or equity interests (or is otherwise entitled to control 20% or more of the person¡¦s voting power), or, a body corporate which is under common Control with, or in Control of, such Party.

“Auditor”	means the PRC subsidiary of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu or such other independent and internationally recognised certified public accountant registered in the PRC with the legal right to audit the accounts of the EJV which shall be nominated by Ferrari and appointed by the Board as the auditor of the EJV pursuant to this Contract.

“Board”	means the board of directors of the EJV as constituted from time to time.

“Breaching Party”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 29.1.

“Budget”	means the budget for the EJV prepared in accordance with this Contract and approved by the Board from time to time.

“Business”	means the business described under Clause 4.2 and any other business undertaken by the EJV from time to time in accordance with the Business Plan.

“Business Day”	means a working day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the PRC and Italy.

“Business IP”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 24.2.1.

“Business Licence”	means the business licence of the EJV issued by SAIC.

“Business Plan”	means the business plan for the EJV prepared in accordance with this Contract and approved by the Board from time to time.

“Call Option”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.2.1.

“Call Option Event”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.2.1.

“Call Option Notice”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.2.2(i)

“Capital Contribution Date”	means the 15th Business Day after the Establishment Date.

“Chow Tai Fook”	means local dealers in the PRC as approved by the Board from time to time sell Ferrari/Maserati Products within specific areas of the Territory and with which the EJV has concluded Standard Dealership Agreement.

“Confidential Information”	means all information of any nature and in any form including information held or stored in any computer relevant system or in electronic form or recorded on magnetic or other recordable media and all copies of such information in relation to the matters contemplated in this Contract provided by a Party or the EJV (each an “Information Provider”) to one of the Parties (the “Recipient”) or otherwise learnt by the Recipient from an Information Provider, but does not include information which:

	(i)	becomes available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Contract;

	(ii)	is known by the Recipient prior to its disclosure by an Information Provider or its learning from an Information Provider;

	(iii)	is made available to the Recipient by a third party which is not under an obligation of confidence to an Information Provider; or

	(iv)	was developed by the Recipient independently of the disclosure by an Information Provider or its learning from an Information Provider.

“Contract Automobiles”	means all models or versions of Ferrari and Maserati passenger cars.

“Control”	means in relation to a body corporate, where a person (or persons acting in concert) has direct or indirect control:

	(i)	of the affairs of that body corporate;

	(ii)	over more than 50% of the capital with voting rights of that body corporate which are ordinarily exercisable in a shareholders¡¦ meeting of that body corporate;

	(iii)	over more than 50% of the voting rights at a meeting of the board of directors or a meeting of a similar body of that body corporate; or

	(iv)	over the appointment or removal of a majority of the members of the board of directors or a similar body of that body corporate.

“Default Notice”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 29.1.

“Deliveries”	means the date on which Ferrari/Maserati Products are made available for delivery ex-works the factory of the Ferrari/Maserati Products.

“EJV”	means a Sino-foreign equity joint venture to be established by the Parties pursuant to this Contract on the Establishment Date.

“EJV Law”	means the PRC Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Law passed on 1 July 1979 by the PRC National People’s Congress and any and all of its subsequent amendments.

“EJV Regulations”	means the PRC, 5mb-foreign Equity Joint Venture Law Implementing Regulations promulgated on 20 September 1983 by the State Council.

“Encumbrance”	means any claim, charge, mortgage, security, lien, option, equity, power of sale, hypothecation or other third party rights, retention of title, right of pre-emption, right of first refusal or security interest of any kind.

“Equity Interest”	means, in relation to a Party, the percentage interest in the registered capital of the EJV held by that Party as provided in this Contract.

“Establishment Date”	means the date on which the first PRC legal person business licence is issued to the EJV.

“Euro”	means the lawful currency for the European Union for the time being.

“Exchange Rate”	means the mean of the buying and selling rates for RMB against US$ or Euro (as the case may be) published by the PBOC as applicable on each relevant payment date.

“Export/Distribution Agreement”	means the distribution agreements to be entered into by and between the EJV on one side, and Ferrari and Maserati, as applicable, on the other side, for the import in the Territory and distribution of Ferrari/Maserati Products to local car dealers for the purpose of their resale, delivery and registration to final consumers in the Territory.

“Fair Market Value”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.2.1.

“Ferrari/Maserati Products”	means Ferrari and Maserati cars, original spare parts and ancillary products.

“Ferrari Termination Event”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 27.3.1.

“Financial Year”	means, in respect of the first Financial Year of the EJV, the period commencing on the Establishment Date and ending on 31 December of the same year, and, in respect of each subsequent Financial Year, each subsequent period commencing on 1 January and ending on 31 December of the same year provided that in respect of the last Financial Year, it shall be the period commencing on 1 January of the year of the EJV’s dissolution and ending on the date of dissolution of the EJV.

“Force Majeure Event”	means, in respect of a Party, any objective circumstances which are unforeseen, unavoidable, insurmountable otherwise beyond the control of the Party and renders performance by the Party of all or part of its obligations under this Contract impossible, including lightning, typhoon, storm, flood, fire, earthquake or other acts of nature, epidemic, war and civil disobedience and any act or omission of a Government Authority.

“Government Authority”	means the government of the PRC, at central, provincial and local levels, including all State, provincial, county and other committees, ministries, departments, bureaux and agencies which have authority over the EJV or the activities of a Party in connection with the matters contemplated in this Contract.

“HKSAR”	means Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

“IAS”	means the International Accounting Standards published by the International Accounting Standards Board from time to time.

“ICC”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 32.2.1.

“Independent Expert”	means the PRC subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers, an internationally recognised PRC registered certified public accountant, having its principal place of business in Shanghai.

“Information Provider”	has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Confidential Information”.

“intellectual Property Rights”	includes patents, patent applications, utility models, trade marks, service marks, registered designs, unregistered design rights, copyrights, moral rights, technical drawings, business names, database rights, Internet domain names, brand names, computer software programmes and systems, know how, inventions, confidential information and other industrial or commercial intellectual property rights whatsoever and wheresoever and whether registered or capable of registration or not and all applications for registration or protection of the foregoing.

“Italian Motors or Poly	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 27.2.1. Technologies Termination Event”

“Joint Venture Term”	means the term of this Contract as set out in Clause 26.1, including any extensions of such term provided for pursuant to Clause 26.2.

“Local Partners”	means Italian Motors and Poly Technologies.

“MOC”	means the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC and its local branches.

“Network”	means any and all undertakings within the Territory which are authorized by Ferrari or the EJV directly or through their operating branches, to distribute the Contract Automobiles and/or to provide after services.

“Non-Breaching Party”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 29.1.

“Party”	means Italian Motors or Poly Technologies or Ferrari individually; ¡§Parties¡¨ means Italian Motors and Poly Technologies and Ferrari collectively.

“Participated Companies”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 25.1.2.

“PBOC”	means the People’s Bank of China and its local branches.

“Permits”	means any (public or private) licence, permit, registration, certificate, consent, approval and/or authorisation.
“PRC”	means the People’s Republic of China, excluding for these purposes the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan.

“PRC GAAP”	means generally accepted accounting principles in the PRC from time to time.

“Put Option”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.3.1

“Put Option Event”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.3.1

“Put Option Notice”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 28.3.2(i)

“Recipient”	has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Confidential Information”

“Relevant Laws and Regulations”	means, with respect to any person, any laws, rules, administrative or departmental regulations, directives, notices, treaties, judgments, decrees or orders of any governmental or regulatory authority that are applicable to and binding on such person.

“Representative”	means any person acting for or on behalf of the Recipient including any director, officer, employee, contractor or professional adviser of the Recipient.

“RMB”	means Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC for the time being.

"SAAC”	means the State-owned Assets Administration Commission of the PRC and its local branches.

“SAFE”	means the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC and its local branches.

“SAIC”	means the State Administration of Industry and Commerce of the PRC and its local branches.

“Selling Party”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 282.1.

“Senior Management Personnel”	means the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy C Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and any other management personnel of the EJV designated as such by the Board from time to time.

“Standard Dealership Agreement”	means the standard dealership agreement to be concluded by the EJV with each of the Chinese Dealers in a form satisfactory to Ferrari.

“Tax”	means any and all applicable tax or taxes (including any income tax, value added tax or sales tax, business tax, stamp or other duty, levy, impost, charge, fee, deduction, or withholding of any nature and howsoever called or described) imposed, levied, collected or assessed by whomsoever and wheresoever.

“Territory”	means the PRC except Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan.

“Third Party”	has the meaning ascribed to it under Clause 9.1.

“Trade Secrets”	has the meaning given to such expression in the PRC Anti- unfair Competition Law, namely any technology, information or business operation information which is unknown to the public, is capable of bringing about economic benefits to the rightful holder, has practical utility and which is subject to measures in place and carried out in order to keep it secret.

“Transaction Documents”	means:

	(a)	this Contract;

	(b)	the Articles; and

	(c)	each and all the agreements as set out in Clause 5.4.

“US$” or “US Dollars”	means the lawful currency of the United States of America for the time being.

SCHEDULE 2

Permitted Brands

For the purpose of Clause 25.1.3, the following brands (for the avoidance of doubt, the permission relates to brands only, not the manufacturers which manufacture the permitted brands or other brands manufactured by the same manufacturer but not included in the following list) of cars are allowed to be sold in the Territory by Poly Technologies or through its dealers in the Territory during the Joint Venture Term:

·	Mercedes Benz

·	Mitsubishi

Toyota

Nissan

Honda

Mazada

Peugeot

Citroen

Flat

·	Alfa Romeo

Jeep

Ford

·	BMW series 3 & 5 which are made in the PRC

·	Audi A4 & A6 which are made in the PRC

SCHEDULE 3

Clauses 28.2.1 & 28.3.1

Trigger Events For Put/Call Options

1	Sales Volumes of the EJV

2	Earning Before Interests and Tax of the EJV

3	Number of Points of Sale and/or Service Centres of the EJV

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Dated 23 March 2004 POLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and ITALIAN MOTORS (SALES & SERVICE) LTD and FERRARI S.p.A EQUITY JOINT VENTURE CONTRACT relating to the establishment of Ferrari Maserati Cars International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

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