AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
made as of October 21, 2010, by and among NOBAO RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED, an
exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the
“Company”), SLP NOBLE HOLDINGS LTD., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under
the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“Silver Lake”), CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III, L.P., an exempted
limited partnership registered in the Cayman Islands (“CEF”), XXX XXXX INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a
company duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands and wholly
owned by Xx. Xxxx Xxxx Xxx (the “Founder”) and WIDE SAFETY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a Hong Kong
company (“Wide Safety”).
Each of the Company, Silver Lake, CEF, the Founder and Wide Safety shall be referred to
individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
WITNESSETH
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the mutual promises and
covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the Parties agree as follows:
1. | Definitions. |
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in Schedule I hereto.
2. | Rights of First Refusal and Co-Sale Rights |
No Restricted Shareholder (as defined below) shall directly or indirectly transfer, mortgage,
pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber or grant a security interest, lien, charge, privilege or
similar right in or on any of the Shares except and in accordance with the provisions herein
contained.
2.1 | Prohibition on Transfer of Shares. |
(a) | General. |
Except as provided in Sections 2.2 through 2.5 of this Agreement, any holder
(whether directly or indirectly) of Series A Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares of the Company,
other than the holders of Ordinary Shares converted from either Series A-1 Senior Preferred Shares
or otherwise held by Silver Lake or its Affiliates (the “Restricted Shareholders”), regardless of
any such holder’s employment status with the Company, may not transfer any direct or indirect
interest in any Equity Securities of the Company now or hereafter owned or held by him prior to a
Qualified IPO, except for
transfers in compliance with this Section 2, unless otherwise approved in writing by
the majority of the Board, including the approval of each of the Series A-1 Director and
Series A
Director (each as defined in the Memorandum and Articles). For the purposes hereof, redemption or
repurchase of shares by the Company shall not be prohibited under this clause.
(b) | Prohibited Transfers Void. |
Any transfer of Equity Securities by a Restricted Shareholder not made in compliance with this
Agreement shall be null and void as against the Company and the Holders, shall not be recorded on
the books of the Company and shall not be recognized by the Company.
2.2 | Rights of First Refusal. |
(a) | Transfer Notice. |
Prior to the closing of a Qualified IPO, if a Restricted Shareholder proposes to transfer the
Equity Securities he or it directly or indirectly holds in the Company to one or more third parties
pursuant to an understanding with such third parties (a “Transfer”, and such holder a
“Transferor”), then the Transferor shall, subject to the applicable statutory provisions and the
Memorandum and Articles, give the Company written notice of the Transferor’s intention to make the
Transfer (the “Transfer Notice”), which shall include (i) a description of the Equity Securities to
be transferred (the “Offered Shares”), (ii) subject to any applicable non-disclosure agreement with
such third party, the identity of the prospective transferee and (iii) the consideration and the
material terms and conditions upon which the proposed Transfer is to be made. The Transfer Notice
shall certify that the Transferor has received a firm offer from the prospective transferee and in
good faith believes a binding agreement for the Transfer is obtainable on the terms set forth in
the Transfer Notice.
(b) | Company’s Option. |
(i) The Company shall have an option for a period of fifteen (15) days following the receipt
of the Transfer Notice to elect to purchase all of the Offered Shares (not in part) at the same
price and subject to the same material terms and conditions as described in the Transfer Notice,
subject further to complying with all the applicable statutory provisions (including, without
limitation, the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands) and the Memorandum and Articles.
(ii) The Company may exercise such purchase option and, thereby, purchase all of the Offered
Shares, by notifying the Transferor in writing, before expiration of the fifteen (15) day period,
that it wishes to purchase all of the Offered Shares.
(iii) If the Company gives the Transferor notice that it desires to purchase Offered Shares,
then payment for the Offered Shares to be purchased shall be by check or wire transfer in
immediately available funds of the appropriate currency,
against delivery of such Offered Shares to be purchased at a place agreed by the Transferor
and the Company and at the time of the scheduled closing therefor, which shall be no later than
forty-five (45) days after the Company’s receipt of the Transfer Notice, unless such notice
contemplated a later closing with the prospective third party transferee or unless the value of the
purchase price has not yet been established pursuant to Section 2.2(d) or if later, the day
on which all the mandatory statutory procedures shall have been completed.
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(iv) Regardless of any other provision of this Agreement, if the Company declines in writing,
or fails to exercise its purchase option pursuant to this Section 2.2 with respect to all
(and not less than all) Offered Shares, then the Transferor shall be under no obligation to
transfer the Offered Shares to the Company pursuant to this Section 2.2 and shall then be
required to provide a Transfer Notice regarding the Offered Shares to the Holders (the “Holder
Transfer Notice”) pursuant to Section 2.2(c).
(v) The Transferor shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Transfer Notice and any
intent to transfer Offered Shares at any time, whether or not the Company has elected to purchase
under this Section 2.2 any Offered Shares offered thereby.
(c) | Holders’ Option. |
(i) If the Company at any time elects not to purchase all of the Offered Shares pursuant to
its right of first refusal in Section 2.2(b) hereof, then each Holder shall have an option
for a period of fifteen (15) days following such Holder’s receipt of the Holder Transfer Notice to
elect to purchase its respective pro rata share of the Offered Shares at the same price and subject
to the same material terms and conditions as described in the Holder Transfer Notice.
(ii) Each such Holder may exercise such purchase option and, thereby, purchase all or any
portion of its pro rata share (with any re-allotment as provided below) of the Offered Shares, by
notifying the Transferor and the Company in writing, before expiration of the fifteen (15) day
period as to the number of such shares that it wishes to purchase (including any re-allotment).
(iii) Each such Holder’s pro rata share of the Offered Shares shall be a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of Equity Securities (assuming the exercise, conversion and
exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) owned by such Holder on the date of the Holder Transfer
Notice and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Equity Securities (assuming the
exercise, conversion and exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents) held by all Holders on such
date, multiplied by the Offered Shares.
(iv) If any Holder fails to exercise such purchase option pursuant to this Section
2.2, the Transferor shall give notice of such failure (the “Re-allotment Notice”) to each other
Holder that elected to purchase its entire pro rata share of the
Offered Shares (the “Purchasing Holders”). Such Re-allotment Notice may be made by telephone
if confirmed in writing within two (2) days. The Purchasing Holders shall have a right of
re-allotment such that they shall have ten (10) days from the date such Re-allotment Notice was
given to elect to increase the number of Offered Shares they agreed to purchase under Section
2.2(c)(iii) to include their respective pro rata share of the Offered Shares contained in any
Re-allotment Notice.
(v) Subject to applicable securities Laws, the Holder shall be entitled to apportion Offered
Shares to be purchased among its partners and Affiliates upon written notice to the Company and the
Transferor.
(vi) If a Holder gives the Transferor notice that it desires to purchase Offered Shares, then
payment for the Offered Shares to be purchased shall be by check or wire transfer in immediately
available funds of the appropriate currency, against delivery of such Offered Shares
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to be
purchased at a place agreed by the Transferor and all the participating Holders and at the time of
the scheduled closing therefor, which shall be no later than forty-five (45) days after the
Holder’s receipt of the Holder Transfer Notice, unless such notice contemplated a later closing
with the prospective third party transferee or unless the value of the purchase price has not yet
been established pursuant to Section 2.2(d).
(vii) Regardless of any other provision of this Agreement, if the Holders decline in writing,
or fail to exercise their purchase option pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) with respect to
all (and not less than all) Offered Shares, the Transferor shall be under no obligation to transfer
the Offered Shares to the Holders or the Company pursuant to this Section 2.2 and instead
shall be free to sell such Offered Shares pursuant to the Holder Transfer Notice, subject to
Sections 2.3 and 2.4 hereunder.
(viii) The Transferor shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Holder Transfer Notice
and any intent to transfer Offered Shares at any time, whether or not any Holder has elected to
purchase under this Section 2.2(c) any Offered Shares offered thereby.
(ix) If the Company or any Holder exercises its right of first refusal to purchase the Offered
Shares, then, upon the date of the completion of the relevant share transfers, the Transferor will
have no further rights as a holder of such Offered Shares except the right to receive payment for
such Offered Shares from the Company or such Holder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
and the Transferor will forthwith cause all certificate(s) evidencing such Offered Shares to be
surrendered to the Company for cancellation or transfer to such Holder.
(x) In the event that the Company or Holders have not elected to purchase all of the Offered
Shares, then the sale of the remaining Offered Shares will become subject to the co-sale right of
the Holders as set forth in Section 2.3 below.
(d) | Valuation of Property. |
(i) Should the purchase price specified in the Transfer Notice or Holder Transfer Notice be
payable in property other than cash or evidences of indebtedness, the Holders or the Company, as
the case may be, shall have the right to pay the purchase price in the form of cash equal in amount
to the fair market value of such property.
(ii) If the Transferor, on the one hand, and the Holders or the Company, as the case may be,
on the other hand, cannot agree on such cash value within seven (7) days after the Holders’ receipt
of the Holder Transfer Notice or the Company’s receipt of the Transfer Notice, the valuation shall
be made by an appraiser of internationally recognized standing jointly selected by the Transferor
and the Holders or the Company, as the case may be, or, if they cannot agree on an appraiser within
ten (10) days after the Holders’ receipt of the Holder Transfer Notice or the Company’s receipt of
the Transfer Notice, each shall select an appraiser of internationally recognized standing and the
two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser of internationally recognized standing, whose
appraisal shall be determinative of such value.
(iii) The cost of such appraisal shall be shared equally by the Transferor and the Holders or
the Company, as the case may be, with the half of the cost borne by the Holders to be
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borne pro
rata by each Holder based on the number of shares such Holder has elected to purchase pursuant to
Section 2.2(c).
(iv) If the value of the purchase price offered by the prospective transferee is not
determined within the time limit specified in Section 2.2(b)(iii) or Section
2.2(c)(vi) above, the closing of the Holders’ or the Company’s purchase shall be held on or
prior to the fifth business day after such valuation shall have been made pursuant to this
Section 2.2(d).
2.3 | Right of Co-Sale. |
(a) To the extent the applicable Holders do not exercise their respective right of first
refusal as to all of the Offered Shares pursuant to Section 2.2(c), each Holder that did
not exercise its right of first refusal as to any of the Offered Shares pursuant to Section
2.2(c) shall have the right to participate in such sale of Equity Securities on the same terms
and conditions as specified in the Transfer Notice by notifying the Transferor in writing within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Holder Transfer Notice referred to in Section 2.2(b)
(each such Holder, a “Selling Holder”).1
(i) Such Selling Holder’s notice to the Transferor shall indicate the number of Equity
Securities the Selling Holder wishes to sell under its right to participate.
(ii) To the extent one or more of the Holders exercises such right of participation in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below, the number of Equity Securities that the Transferor may sell in the Transfer shall be correspondingly
reduced.
(b) Each Selling Holder may elect to sell such number of Equity Securities that in the
aggregate equals the total number of Offered Shares being transferred following the exercise or
expiration of all rights of first refusal pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c)
hereof on a pro rata basis. Each Selling Holder may elect to sell such number of Equity Securities
that equals the product of (i) the aggregate number of the Offered Shares being transferred
following the exercise or expiration of all rights of first refusal pursuant to Sections
2.2(b) and 2.2(c) hereof multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-if-converted basis which includes the number of Ordinary Shares
that would be issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of Ordinary Share Equivalents)
owned by the Selling Holder on the date of the Transfer Notice and the denominator of which is the
total number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-if-converted basis which includes the number of Ordinary
Shares that would be issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of Ordinary Share
Equivalents) owned by all Selling Holders on the date of the Transfer Notice.
(c) If any Selling Holder fails to exercise such co-sale option pursuant to this Section
2.3, the Transferor shall give notice of such failure (the “Co-Sale Re-allotment Notice”) to
each other Selling Holders that elected to sell its entire pro rata share of the Offered Shares
(the “Co-Sale Selling Holders”). Such Co-Sale Re-allotment Notice may be made by telephone if
confirmed in writing within two (2) days. The Co-Sale Selling Holders shall have a right of
re-allotment such that they shall have ten (10) days from the date such Co-Sale Re-allotment
1 | Note to Han Kun: Please see definition of “Holder Transfer Notice”. Given this definition, no changes required to the 15 day period concept because the ROFR and Tag time periods are consistent. |
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Notice
was given to elect to increase the number of Equity Securities they agreed to sell under
Section 2.3(b) to include their respective pro rata share of the Equity Securities to be
sold contained in any Co-Sale Re-allotment Notice.
(d) Each Selling Holder shall effect its participation in the sale by promptly delivering to
the Transferor for transfer to the prospective purchaser one or more certificates, properly
endorsed for transfer, which represent the type and number of Equity Securities which such Selling
Holder elects to sell; provided, however that if the prospective third-party purchaser
objects to the delivery of any Ordinary Share Equivalents in lieu of Ordinary Shares, such Selling
Holder shall only deliver Ordinary Shares (and therefore shall convert any such Ordinary Share
Equivalents into Ordinary Shares) and certificates corresponding to such Ordinary Shares. The
Company agrees to make any such conversion concurrent with the actual transfer of such shares to
the purchaser and contingent on such transfer.
(e) The share certificate or certificates that a Selling Holder delivers to the Transferor
pursuant to Section 2.3(d) shall be transferred to the prospective purchaser in
consummation of the sale of the Equity Securities pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in
the Transfer Notice, and the Transferor shall concurrently therewith remit to such Selling Holder
that portion of the sale proceeds to which such Selling Holder is entitled by reason of its
participation in such sale.
(f) To the extent that any prospective purchaser prohibits the participation of a Selling
Holder exercising its co-sale rights hereunder in a proposed Transfer or otherwise refuses to
purchase shares or other securities from a Selling Holder exercising its co-sale rights hereunder,
the Transferor shall not sell to such prospective purchaser any Equity Securities unless and until,
simultaneously with such sale, the Transferor shall purchase from such Selling Holder such shares
or other securities that such Selling Holder would otherwise be entitled to sell to the prospective
purchaser pursuant to its co-sale rights for the same consideration and on the same terms and
conditions as the proposed transfer described in the Transfer Notice.
2.4 | Non-Exercise of Rights. |
(a) Subject to any other applicable restrictions on the sale of such shares, to the extent
that the Holders have not exercised their rights to purchase the Offered Shares within the time
periods specified in Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) and the Holders have not exercised
their rights to participate in the sale of the Offered Shares within the time periods specified in
Section 2.3, the Transferor shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the expiration of
such rights in which to sell the Offered Shares, as the case may be, to the third-party transferee
identified in the Transfer Notice upon terms and conditions (including the purchase price) no more
favorable to the purchaser than those specified in the Transfer Notice.
(b) In the event the Transferor does not consummate the sale or disposition of the Offered
Shares within one hundred and twenty (120) days from the expiration of such rights, the Holders’
first refusal rights and co-sale rights shall continue to be applicable to any subsequent
disposition of the Offered Shares by the Transferor until such rights lapse in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
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(c) The exercise or non-exercise of the rights of the Holders under this Section 2 to
purchase Equity Securities from a Transferor or participate in the sale of Equity Securities by a
Transferor shall not adversely affect their rights to make subsequent purchases from the Transferor
of Equity Securities or subsequently participate in sales of Equity Securities by the Transferor
hereunder.
2.5 | Limitations to Rights of First Refusal and Co-Sale. |
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2 and in the Shareholders
Agreement, the Founder may sell or otherwise assign, up to five percent (5%) of Equity Securities
held by him as of the date hereof, to any Person, and such sale or assignment shall be subject to
only the applicable Holders’ right of first refusal under Section 2.2 and co-sale right
under Section 2.3 under the same terms and conditions, provided that (i) only one
(1) transfer is permitted and any additional transfer shall require the prior consent of each
Investor, and (ii) each such transferee, prior to the completion of the sale, transfer, or
assignment, shall have executed documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Holders, assuming the obligations of the Restricted Shareholders under this Agreement, including
but not limited to Section 2.1 hereof, with respect to the transferred securities.
(b) In addition to the provisions of Section 2.5(a), any Restricted Shareholder that
is (x) an individual person, may sell or otherwise assign, with or without consideration, up to
five percent (5%) of Equity Securities now or hereafter held by such holder, to an entity
wholly-owned by such holder, or to a spouse or child of such holder, or to a trust, custodian,
trustee, or other fiduciary for the account of any of the foregoing, or to a trust for such
holder’s account or (y) an entity, may sell or otherwise assign, with or without consideration,
100% of its Equity Securities to an Affiliate of such entity (collectively, the “Permitted
Transferees” and each, a “Permitted Transferee”) and such sale or assignment shall not be subject
to Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3, provided that (i) with respect
to any transfer pursuant to clause (x) only one transfer to Permitted Transferees is
permitted and any additional transfer by any holder of Equity Securities to a Permitted Transferee
shall require the prior consent of the Investors (which such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), (ii) each such Permitted Transferee, prior to the completion of the sale,
transfer, or assignment, shall have executed documents, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Holders, assuming the obligations of the Restricted Shareholders under this
Agreement, including but not limited to Section 2.1 hereof, with respect to the transferred
securities and (iii) with respect to clause (x), each Permitted Transferee shall have
executed and delivered to the transferring Restricted Shareholder (with a copy to the Company) an
irrevocable, unconditional and permanent power of attorney, all in form and manner reasonably
satisfactory to the Holders, effective immediately after the closing of such sale or assignment,
appointing the transferring Restricted Shareholder (or such holder’s existing attorney-in-fact) as
such Permitted Transferee’s attorney-in-fact and authorizing him to vote, in his absolute
discretion as the attorney-in-fact of the Permitted Transferee, any and all Equity Securities of
the Company owned by such Permitted Transferee with respect to any Company related matters.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, any Transfer of Equity
Securities pursuant to the Option Agreements (as defined in that certain Share Exchange Agreement
entered into by the Company and certain parties on January 15, 2010, the “Share Exchange
Agreement”) shall not be subject to the transfer restrictions hereunder.
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2.6 | Change in Control. The Parties agree that, for purposes of the transfer restrictions in this Agreement and in certain other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Share Exchange Agreement), a transaction or series of transactions that result in a change in Control of a Shareholder shall be deemed to constitute a Transfer of such Restricted Shareholders’ Equity Securities. |
2.7 | Termination. This Section 2 will terminate on the completion of a Qualified IPO or upon the merger of the Company into another entity. |
3. | Assignments and Transfers; No Third Party Beneficiaries. |
3.1 | Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives, but shall not otherwise be for the benefit of any third party. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights of any Person hereunder are only assignable in connection with the transfer (subject to applicable securities and other Laws) of Equity Securities held by such Person but only to the extent of such transfer; provided, however, that (i) the transferor shall, prior to the effectiveness of such transfer, furnish to the Company written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Equity Securities that are being assigned to such transferee, and (ii) such transferee shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such transfer, become a party to this Agreement and be subject to all applicable restrictions set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of any Party hereunder shall not otherwise be assigned without the mutual written consent of the other Parties. |
3.2 | The sale or transfer of any Equity Securities by (i) the holders of Series A-1 Senior Preferred Shares (in their capacity as such) shall not be subject to any right of first refusal, co-sale rights or any other contractual conditions or restrictions on transfer except as may be required by Law (ii) the holders of Series A Preferred Shares (in their capacity as such) shall only be subject to the right of first refusal co-sale rights set forth above as may be required by Law. |
4. | Drag-Along Rights. |
4.1 | If, at any time after the second anniversary of July 2, 2009, there is an offer by a bona fide third party not affiliated with any Party to (a) purchase all the Shares in the Company; or (b) relating to a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation in which the Company is not the surviving entity; or (c) purchase all or substantially all the Company’s properties and assets (each a “Trade Sale”), then the holders of (x) at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of each of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and (y) a majority of the Series A-1 Senior Preferred Shares (such holders, acting together, the “Dragging Holders”) shall have the right to cause other holders of Series A Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares to sell all of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares, Series A Preferred Shares and all options, warrants or other rights to acquire any such shares then held by them on the same terms and conditions (the “Drag Along Election”), |
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provided, however, that the Founder shall have a pre-emptive right to buy all of the Series A Preferred Shares held by CEF under the same terms and conditions. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Drag Along Election shall include the right on the part of Dragging Holders to cause the holders of Ordinary Shares and Series A Preferred Shares to approve a sale of assets, merger, consolidation, corporations or exchange or reorganization of the Company with or into any other corporations, corporation or other entity (excluding any merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company), or any other transaction or series of related transactions, in which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation own less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving entity, or a sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a third party (each a “Sale Transaction”), provided, however, that in no event shall a holder of Ordinary Shares be obligated to undertake the foregoing if the distribution of consideration received by the shareholders upon consummation of the Sale Transaction is not in accordance with the liquidating distribution requirements set forth in the Company’s then-current Memorandum of Association. Following the consent of the Dragging Holders, the Dragging Holders may exercise the Drag-Along Election by providing written notice of such election (the “Drag-Along Notice”) to all shareholders of the Company, including the name and address of the third party acquirer, the aggregate purchase price to be paid by such third party purchaser, the proposed date for the closing of such Trade Sale, and the other material terms and conditions of such Trade Sale or Sale Transaction. |
4.2 | Within fifteen (15) days upon receipt of the Drag-Along Notice, if the Founder does not exercise the right to purchase all of the Series A Preferred Shares held by CEF under the same terms and conditions, then each holder of Series A Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares shall execute and deliver such instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other action, including executing any purchase agreements, merger agreements, indemnity agreements, escrow agreements or related documents as the Company or the acquirer in such Trade Sale or Sale Transaction may reasonably require in order to carry out the terms and provisions of this Section 4. |
4.3 | Should the consideration to be paid in connection with the Trade Sale or Sale Transaction be payable in property other than cash, the Parties agree and acknowledge that the value of the consideration will be determined in accordance with the following arrangement: (i) if the consideration to be paid in connection with the Trade Sale or Sale Transaction is for publicly-traded securities, the value of the consideration to be paid shall be equal to the average closing price based on a period of thirty (30) days prior to the closing; or (ii) if the consideration for the Trade Sale or Sale Transaction is not for publicly-traded securities, and the Investors cannot agree on such value within seven (7) days after receipt of the Drag-Along Notice by the shareholders of the Company, the valuation shall be made by an appraiser of internationally recognized standing jointly selected with the mutual consent of the Investors, whose appraisal shall be determinative of such value. |
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4.4 | This Section 4 will terminate on the completion of a Qualified IPO. |
5. | Legend. |
Each existing or replacement certificate for shares now owned or hereafter acquired by any
Restricted Shareholder shall bear the following legend:
“THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION, ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE MEMBER, THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY.
COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”
6. | Further Instruments and Actions. |
The Parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may
reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Each Party agrees to cooperate
affirmatively with the other Parties, to the extent reasonably requested by another Party, to
enforce rights and obligations pursuant hereto.
7. | Miscellaneous. |
7.1 | Governing Law. |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong as
to matters within the scope thereof and without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
7.2 | Notices. |
Any notice required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and
shall be given either personally or by next-day or second-day courier service, fax, electronic mail
or similar means to the address as shown below the signature of such Party on the signature page of
this Agreement (or at such other address as such Party may designate by fifteen (15) days’ advance
written notice to the other Parties to this Agreement given in accordance with this Section
7.2). Where a notice is sent by next-day or second-day courier service, service of the notice
shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and sending by next-day or
second-day service through an internationally-recognized courier a letter containing the notice,
with a confirmation of delivery, and by two (2) days having passed after the letter containing the
same is sent as aforesaid. Where a notice is sent by fax or electronic mail, service of the notice
shall be deemed to be effected on the same day on which it is properly addressed and sent through a
transmitting organization with a reasonable confirmation of delivery.
7.3 | Entire Agreement. |
This Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement and the exhibits hereto and thereto contain the
entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all
other agreements between or among any of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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7.4 | Amendments and Waivers. |
This Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto) constitutes the full and entire
understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Any term of this Agreement may be amended by each of the Parties hereto and the observance of any
term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the applicable Parties to which
such terms relate. Subject to Section 7.11, any amendment or waiver affected in accordance
with this paragraph shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
7.5 | Severability. |
If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law,
such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be
interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
7.6 | Attorney’s Fees. |
In the event that any dispute among the Parties arising from or in relation to this Agreement
should result in litigation, the prevailing Party in such dispute shall be entitled to recover from
the losing Party all fees, costs and expenses of enforcing any right of such prevailing Party under
or with respect to this Agreement, including, without limitation, such reasonable fees and expenses
of attorneys and accountants, which shall include, without limitation, all fees, costs and expenses
of appeals.
7.7 | Titles and Subtitles. |
The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to
be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
7.8 | Counterparts. |
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile and
e-mailed copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals for purposes of the effectiveness of
this Agreement.
7.9 | Dispute Resolution. |
(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the
interpretation, breach, termination or validity hereof, shall first be subject to resolution
through consultation of the parties to such dispute, controversy or claim. Such consultation shall
begin within seven (7) days after one Party hereto has delivered to the other Parties involved a
written request for such consultation. If within thirty (30) days following the commencement of
such consultation the dispute cannot be
resolved, the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration upon the request of any Party with
notice to the other Parties.
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(b) The arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong under the auspices of the Hong Kong
International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”). There shall be three (3) arbitrators. The
complainant and the respondent to such dispute shall each select one (1) arbitrator within thirty
(30) days after giving or receiving the demand for arbitration. Such arbitrators shall be freely
selected, and the Parties shall not be limited in their selection to any prescribed list. The
Chairman of the HKIAC shall select the third arbitrator, who shall be qualified to practice law in
Hong Kong and fluent in English and Mandarin. If either party to the arbitration does not appoint
an arbitrator who has consented to participate within thirty (30) days after selection of the first
arbitrator, the relevant appointment shall be made by the Chairman of the HKIAC.
(c) The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The arbitration tribunal shall
apply the Arbitration Rules of the HKIAC in effect at the time of the arbitration. However, if such
rules are in conflict with the provisions of this Section 7.9, including the provisions
concerning the appointment of arbitrators, the provisions of this Section 7.9 shall
prevail.
(d) The arbitrators shall decide any dispute submitted by the parties to the arbitration
strictly in accordance with the substantive laws of New York and shall not apply any other
substantive law.
(e) Each Party hereto shall cooperate with any party to the dispute in making full disclosure
of and providing complete access to all information and documents requested by such party in
connection with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations
binding on the Party receiving the request; all such requested information and documents can be
provided in English or Chinese with equal legal validity.
(f) The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing
parties, and any party to the dispute may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for
enforcement of such award.
(g) Any party to the dispute shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief, if
possible, from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of the arbitral
tribunal.
7.10 | Rights Cumulative. |
Each and all of the various rights, powers and remedies of a Party hereto will be considered
to be cumulative with and in addition to any other rights, powers and remedies which such Party may
have at law or in equity in the event of the breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. The
exercise or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy will neither constitute the exclusive
election thereof nor the waiver of any other right, power or remedy available to such Party.
7.11 | No Waiver. |
Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions
hereof will not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, nor will any waiver or
relinquishment of, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right, power or remedy
hereunder at any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right, power or
remedy at any other time or times.
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7.12 | No Presumption. |
The Parties acknowledge that any applicable law that would require interpretation of any
claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the Party that drafted it has no application and is
expressly waived. If any claim is made by a Party relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity
in the provisions of this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion will be
implied because this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of any Party or its counsel.
7.13 | Confidentiality. |
The terms and conditions of this Agreement, all exhibits and schedules attached hereto and
thereto, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including their existence, shall be
considered confidential information and shall not be disclosed by any Party hereto to any third
party other than any such Parties respective Affiliates and their respective officers, directors,
employees, investors, general and limited partners, agents, representatives and advisers.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
COMPANY: | NOBAO RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxx Xxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
Address: | Building Xx. 0, 000 Xxxx Xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 000000 |
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Fax: | 00-00-0000-0000 | |||
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
FOUNDER:
XXX XXXX INVESTMENTS LIMITED |
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Address: | P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporation Center, Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands |
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Fax: | [ ] | |||
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
CEF: | CHINA ENVIRONMENT FUND III, L.P. |
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Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
Address: | A2302, XX Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000 Xxxxx |
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Fax: | 00-00-0000-0000 | |||
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
WIDE SAFETY: | WIDE SAFETY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Address: | ||||
Fax: | ||||
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
SILVER LAKE: | SLP NOBLE HOLDINGS LTD. | |||
By: |
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Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
Address: | 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
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Fax: | x0 000 000 0000 | |||
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SCHEDULE I
“Affiliates” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, including, without
limitation any general partner, officer or director of such Person and any venture capital fund now
or hereafter existing which is controlled by or under common control with one or more general
partners or shares the same management company with such Person.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“CEF” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Control” of a given Person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct
the business, management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, which power or authority shall
conclusively be presumed to exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the
vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes entitled to be cast at meetings of the members
or shareholders of such Person or power to control the composition of a majority of the board of
directors of such Person; the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Co-Sale Re-allotment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) hereof.
“Co-Sale Selling Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) hereof.
“Drag-Along Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.
“Drag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.
“Equity Securities” means any Ordinary Shares and/or Ordinary Share Equivalents of the
Company.
“Founder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government or any province or state or any other
political subdivision thereof; any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including without
limitation any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of
the PRC, Hong Kong or the Cayman Islands or any political subdivision thereof, any court, tribunal
or arbitrator, and any self-regulatory organization.
“HKIAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(a) hereof.
“Holders” means (i) with respect to a transfer of any Ordinary Shares (other than Ordinary
Shares into which the Series A Preferred Shares are converted into) in accordance with Section
2 by a Restricted Shareholder, each Investor, together with their respective transferees and
assigns who become holders of the Equity Securities in accordance to the terms hereof and (ii) with
respect to a transfer of any Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with Section 2 by a
Restricted Shareholder, Silver Lake together with its respective transferees and assigns who become
holders of the Equity Securities in accordance to the terms hereof.
“Holder Transfer Notice” has the meaning section forth in Section 2.2(b) hereof.
“Investors” means each of Silver Lake and CEF.
“Law” means any constitutional provision, statute or other law, rule, regulation, official
policy or interpretation of any Governmental Authority and any injunction, judgment, order, ruling,
assessment or writ issued by any Governmental Authority.
“Memorandum and Articles” means the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, as
amended and restated from time to time.
“Offered Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof.
“Ordinary Shares” means the Company’s ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share.
“Ordinary Share Equivalents” means warrants, options and rights exercisable for Ordinary
Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, including, without
limitation, the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series A-1 Senior Preferred Shares.
“Party” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b) hereof.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, proprietorship,
association, limited liability company, firm, trust, estate or other enterprise or entity.
“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes of this Agreement,
excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and
Taiwan.
“Purchasing Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c) hereof.
“Qualified IPO” has the meaning given to such term in the Memorandum and Articles, as amended
and restated from time to time.
“Re-allotment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c) hereof.
“Restricted Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) hereof.
“Sale Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.
“Selling Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 hereof.
“Series A Preferred Shares” means any and all of the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares, par
value US$0.001 per share, with the rights and privileges as set forth in the Memorandum and
Articles.
“Series A-1 Senior Preferred Shares” means any and all of the Company’s Series A-1 Senior
Preferred Shares, par value US$0.001 per share, with the rights and privileges as set forth in the
Memorandum and Articles.
“Shares” means the Company’s Ordinary Shares, Series A Preferred Shares and/or Series A-1
Senior Preferred Shares.
“Silver Lake” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Transfer” or “Transferor” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof.
“Transfer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof.
“Trade Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.
“Wide Safety” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.