EX-4.4 5 a2236573zex-4_4.htm EX-4.4 THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 22, 2018 by and among:
1. Niu Technologies, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”);
2. Niu Holding Inc., a business company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI Company 1”);
3. ELLY Holdings Limited, a business company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “BVI Company 2”, together with the BVI Company 1, “BVI Companies”, and each, a “BVI Company”);
4. Niu Technologies Group Limited, a company organized and existing under the laws of Hong Kong (the “HK Co.”);
5. 北京牛电信息技术有限责任公司, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), as the wholly-owned subsidiary of the HK Co. (the “WFOE”);
6. 北京牛电科技有限责任公司, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the PRC (“Domestic Co.”);
7. 江苏小牛电动科技有限公司, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the PRC, which is wholly owned by the Domestic Co. (“Jiangsu Subsidiary”, together with the Domestic Co., “Domestic Companies”);
8. Each of the persons as set forth in Schedule A-1 attached hereto (collectively, the “Founders” and each a “Founder”);
9. Olive Hill Holdings Inc., a business company incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands;
10. Each of the entities as set forth in Schedule A-2 attached hereto (collectively, the “Series Seed Shareholders”, and each a “Series Seed Shareholder”);
11. Each of the entities as set forth in Schedule A-3 attached hereto (collectively, the “Series A Shareholders”, and each a “Series A Shareholder”); and
12. Each of the entities as set forth in Schedule A-4 attached hereto (collectively, the “Series B Shareholders”, and each a “Series B Shareholder”, and collectively with the Series Seed Shareholders and Series A Shareholders, the “Investors” or the “Preferred Shareholders”).
The Company, the HK Co., the WFOE, the Domestic Co. and the Jiangsu Subsidiary are referred to collectively herein as the “Group Companies”, and each, a “Group Company”. The WFOE and the Domestic Companies are referred to collectively herein as the “PRC Companies”, and each a “PRC Company”. The Investors, the BVI Companies and the Series Seed Shareholders are referred to collectively herein as the “Shareholders”.
A. The Company, the BVI Companies, the HK Co., the WFOE, the Domestic Companies, the Founders and the Investors have entered into a Third Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated March 26, 2018 (the “Prior Agreement”).
B. The Company, the BVI Companies, the HK Co., the WFOE, the Domestic Companies, the Founders and the Series B Shareholders and other parties thereto have entered into a Series B Preferred Share Purchase Agreement dated March 26, 2018 (the “Series B Share Purchase Agreement”).
C. The parties hereto (the “Parties”) desire to enter into this Agreement to replace the Prior Agreement.
1. INFORMATION RIGHTS; BOARD REPRESENTATION.
1.1. Information and Inspection Rights.
(i) audited annual consolidated financial statements, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, prepared in conformance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) or such other accounting standards agreed by the Board (including each Series A Director then in office, if any) audited by an accounting firm acceptable to the Board (including each Series A Director then in office, if any);
(ii) unaudited monthly consolidated financial statements, within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, prepared in conformance with the US GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with US GAAP);
(iii) unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, prepared in conformance with the US GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with US GAAP);
(iv) an annual capital expenditure, operation results and operations budget for the Group Companies for the following fiscal year, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the end of each fiscal year;
(v) copies of all Company documents or other Company information sent to any Shareholder; and
(vi) promptly upon the written request by any Preferred Shareholder, such other information as such Preferred Shareholder shall reasonably request from time to time, including, without limitation, the most recent version of the investment agreements, documents relating to subsequent financing or company management, and a copy of the official articles of association or other constitutional documents of the Group Companies (the above rights, collectively, the “Information Rights”). All financial statements to be provided to the Preferred Shareholders pursuant to this Section 1.1(a) shall be in English and/or Chinese and shall include an income statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement for the relevant period as well as for the fiscal year to-date and the analysis comparing the actual fiscal results to the annual budget and shall be prepared in conformance with the US GAAP.
(c) Termination of Rights. The Information Rights and Inspection Rights shall terminate upon the closing of a Qualified IPO. A “Qualified IPO” means (i) a firm commitment underwritten public offering of the Ordinary Shares (or depositary receipts or depositary shares therefor) in the United States pursuant to an effective registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with an offering price per share (net of underwriting commissions and expenses) that reflects the valuation of the Company immediately prior to such offering of at least US$1,000,000,000 and that results in gross proceeds to the Company of at least US$100,000,000, or (ii) a public offering of the Ordinary Shares in the Hong Kong SAR or any other jurisdiction which results in the Ordinary Shares trading publicly on a recognized international securities exchange approved by the holders of more than two-thirds (2/3) of the Series A Preferred Shares, so long as the offering price per share (net of underwriting commissions and expenses) satisfies the foregoing pre-offering valuation and gross proceeds requirements, unless in each case of (i) or (ii) such requirements are waived by the holders of more than two-thirds (2/3) of the Series A Preferred Shares.
(a) Effective from the date hereof,
(i) GGV Capital V L.P. and GGV Capital V Entrepreneurs Fund L.P. (collectively, “GGV”) shall be entitled to appoint one (1) director (the “GGV Director” or a “Series A Director”);
(ii) Phoenix Auspicious Internet Investment L.P. shall be entitled to appoint one (1) director (the “Phoenix Director” or a “Series A Director”);
(iii) The holders of a majority of the Series Seed Preferred Shares shall be entitled to appoint one (1) director;
(iv) The Founders holding a majority of the Ordinary Shares held by all Founders then providing services to the Group Company shall be entitled to jointly appoint three (3) directors, and appoint one director as the chairman of the Board. The chairman of the Board shall be entitled to two (2) votes at any meeting of the Board.
(b) With respect to each election of directors of the Board, each holder of voting securities of the Company shall vote at each meeting of shareholders of the Company, or in lieu of any such meeting shall give such holder’s written consent with respect to, as the case may be, all of such holder’s voting securities of the Company as may be necessary (i) to keep the authorized size of the Board at no more than seven (7) directors, (ii) to cause the election or re-election as members of the Board, and during such period to continue in office, each of the individuals designated pursuant to Section 1.2(a), and (iii) against any nominees not designated pursuant to Section 1.2(a). Any director designated pursuant to Section 1.2(a) may be removed from the Board, either for or without cause, only upon the vote or written consent of the Person or group of Persons then entitled to designate such director pursuant to Section 1.2(a), and the Parties agree not to seek, vote for or otherwise effect the removal of any such director without such vote or written consent. Any Person or group of Persons then entitled to designate any individual to be elected as a director on the Board shall have the exclusive right at any time or from time to time to remove any such director occupying such position and to fill any vacancy caused by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal of any director occupying such position or any other vacancy therein, and each other Party agrees to cooperate with such Person or group of Persons in connection with the exercise of such right. Each holder of voting securities of the Company agrees to always vote such holder’s respective voting securities of the Company at a meeting of the members of the Company (and given written consents in lieu thereof) in support of the foregoing.
(c) Subject to the provisions of the Restated Articles, the directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit, provided however that board meetings shall be held at least once every three (3) months unless the Board otherwise approves (so long as such approval includes the approval of each Series A Director then in office, if any) and that a written notice of each meeting, agenda of the business to be transacted at the meeting and all documents and materials to be circulated at or presented to the meeting shall be sent to all directors entitled to receive notice of the meeting at least two (2) days before the meeting and a copy of the minutes of the meeting shall be sent to such Persons promptly following such meeting. A meeting of directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate not less than three (3) directors, which directors in each case shall include each Series A Director then in office, if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a quorum is not present, then such meeting shall be adjourned for at least five (5) days at the same place or such other time and place the directors then present may determine. The number of the directors attending such adjourned Board meeting shall constitute a quorum at such adjourned Board meeting, provided, however, that any matters that requires the approval of each Series A Director then in office, if any, pursuant to Section 7.2 shall nevertheless require the approval of each Series A Director then in office, if any. The Company shall reimburse the directors for all reasonable out-of-pocket (travel and lodging) expenses incurred in connection with attending any meetings of the Board and any committee thereof. Except for the chairman of the Board who has two (2) votes, other Directors shall each have one (1) vote per Director on all matters that are presented to the Board for approval.
1.4. The PRC Companies. Unless otherwise agreed by the holders of more than two-third (2/3) of the Series A Preferred Shares in writing, Domestic Companies, the WFOE and the HK Co. shall have the same number of directors as the Company, and the Investors shall be entitled to appoint the same number of directors to each of the Domestic Companies, the WFOE and the HK Co. as they are entitled to appoint to the Board.
(a) it is their intention that, whenever this Agreement refers to a law, form, process or institution of the United States of America but the parties wish to effectuate qualification or registration in a different jurisdiction where registration rights have significance, reference in this Agreement to the laws or institutions of the United States shall be read as referring, mutatis mutandis, to the comparable laws or institutions of the jurisdiction in question; and
(b) if the Company intends to list its securities outside the United States of America, it is agreed that the Company will not undertake any listing of American Depositary Receipts, American Depositary Shares or any other security derivative of the Ordinary Shares unless arrangements have been made reasonably satisfactory to the holders of more than two-thirds (2/3) of the Series A Preferred Shares (as defined in the Restated Articles), to ensure that the spirit and intent of this Agreement will be realized and that the Company is committed to take such actions as are necessary such that the Holders (as defined below) will enjoy rights corresponding to the rights hereunder to sell their Registrable Securities in a public offering in the United States of America as if the Company had listed Ordinary Shares in lieu of such derivative securities.
2.2. Definitions. For purposes of this Section 2:
(e) Form F-3. The term “Form F-3” means such respective form under the Securities Act or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC which permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.
(f) SEC. The term “SEC” or “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) Underwriting. If the Holders initiating the registration request under this Section 2.3 (the “Initiating Holders”) intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, then they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 2.3 and the Company shall include such information in the Request Notice. In such event, the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered and reasonably acceptable to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.3, if the underwriter(s) advise(s) the Company in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten, then the Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be registered and underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be reduced as required by the underwriter(s) and allocated among the Holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis according to the number of Registrable Securities then Outstanding held by each Holder requesting registration (including the Initiating Holders); provided, however, that the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting and registration shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting and registration including, without limitation, all shares that are not Registrable Securities and are held by any other Person, including, without limitation, any Person who is an employee, officer or director of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; provided further, that at least fifty percent (50%) of Registrable Securities requested by the Holders to be included in such underwriting and registration shall be so included. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter(s), delivered at least ten (10) business days prior to the effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.
(a) The Company shall notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing at least twenty (20) days prior to filing any registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of effecting a public offering of securities of the Company (including, but not limited to, registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of the Company, but excluding registration statements relating to any employee benefit plan or a corporate reorganization), and shall afford each such Holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. Each Holder desiring to include in any such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities held by it shall within twenty (20) days after receipt of the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in writing, and in such notice shall inform the Company of the number of Registrable Securities such Holder wishes to include in such registration statement. If a Holder decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any registration statement thereafter filed by the Company, such Holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of its securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. No Holder of Registrable Securities shall be granted piggyback registration rights superior to those of the Holders of Series B Preferred Shares, the Holders of Series A Preferred Shares without the consent in writing of the Holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Ordinary Shares issuable or issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Shares and Series A Preferred Shares, which majority shall include the Ordinary Shares issuable or issued upon conversion of the majority of the Series B Preferred Shares and Series A Preferred Shares.
(c) Not Demand Registration. Registration pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall not be deemed to be a demand registration as described in Section 2.3 above. There shall be no limit on the number of times the Holders may request registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 2.4.
2.5. Form F-3. In case the Company shall receive from any Holder a written request or requests that the Company effect a registration on Form F-3 and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, then the Company will:
(a) Notice. Promptly give written notice of the proposed registration and the Holder’s or Holders’ request therefor, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders of Registrable Securities; and
(b) Registration. The Company shall use its best efforts to effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holders or Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within twenty (20) days after the Company provides the notice contemplated by Section 2.5(a); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 2.5:
(i) if Form F-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders;
(ii) if the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public (net of any underwriters’ discounts or commissions) of less than US$500,000;
(iii) if the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Form F-3 registration to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form F-3 registration statement no more than once during any twelve (12) month period for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Holder or Holders under this Section 2.5; provided that the Company shall not register any of its other shares during such ninety (90) day period (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities of participants in a Company share plan, a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Act, a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, or a registration in which the only Ordinary Shares being registered are Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered);
(iv) if the Company has, within the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of such request, already effected three (3) registrations under the Securities Act other than a registration from which the Registrable Securities of Holders have been excluded (with respect to all or any portion of the Registrable Securities the Holders requested be included in such registration) pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.3(b) and 2.4 (a); or
(v) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance.
Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a Form F-3 registration statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of the Holders.
(c) Not Demand Registration. Form F-3 registrations shall not be deemed to be demand registrations as described in Section 2.3 above. Except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be no limit on the number of times the Holders may request registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 2.5.
(d) Blue Sky. Use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act.
(a) By the Company. To the extent permitted by law and its memorandum and articles of association, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its partners, officers, directors, legal counsel, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other United States federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a “Violation”):
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto;
(ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or
(iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any United States federal or state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any United States federal or state securities law in connection with the offering covered by such registration statement;
and the Company will reimburse each such Holder, its partner, officer, director, legal counsel, underwriter or controlling Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them, as such expenses are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
(e) Survival; Consents to Judgments and Settlements. The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 2.9 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement, regardless of the expiration of any statutes of limitation or extensions of such statutes. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of the first registration under the Securities Act filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general public;
(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c) So long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, to furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or its qualification as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form F-3 (at any time after it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and (iii) such other reports and documents of the Company as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to Form F-3.
(c) Each Right Participant shall be obligated to buy such number of New Securities in accordance with the terms of Section 3.4 and the Company shall so notify the Right Participants within twenty (20) business days following the date of the Second Participation Notice. The transaction in connection with the New Securities shall be consummated within forty-five (45) days after the expiration of the Second Participation Period.
4. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS; RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL; CO-SALE RIGHTS.
4.1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Section 4, “ROFR Shares” means (i) the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares, (ii) the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants, (iii) the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of any outstanding convertible securities (other than the Preferred Shares); provided that, in no event the ROFR Shares shall include any shares held by any Investor in the Company; and “ROFR Shareholder” means each of the holders of the Preferred Shares (except the Series Seed Preferred Shares) and its permitted assignees to whom its rights under this Section 4 have been duly assigned in accordance with this Agreement.
4.2. Right of First Refusal. Subject to Section 4.5 of this Agreement, if any holder of Ordinary Shares of the Company (excluding the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Company’s outstanding Preferred Shares) proposes to directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate, transfer, or otherwise encumber or dispose of in any way or otherwise grant any interest or right with respect to all or any part of any interest (“Transfer”) in any ROFR Shares held by or issuable to it (the “Selling Shareholder”), then such Selling Shareholder shall promptly give written notice (the “Transfer Notice”) to the Company and each ROFR Shareholder prior to such Transfer. The Transfer Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed Transfer including, without limitation, the number of ROFR Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable for ROFR Shares) to be sold or transferred (the “Offered Shares”), the nature of such Transfer, the consideration to be paid, and the name and address of each prospective purchaser or transferee. For the avoidance of doubt, the Preferred Shares and any Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall not be subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 4. The ROFR Shareholders may exercise their right of first refusal with respect to the Offered Shares as follows:
(a) Option of the ROFR Shareholder.
(i) Each ROFR Shareholder shall have an option for a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of the Transfer Notice (the “ROFR Shareholder’ First Refusal Period”) to elect to purchase all or a portion of the Offered Shares, at the same price and subject to the same terms and conditions as described in the Transfer Notice (the “ROFR Shareholder’ Right of First Refusal”). Each ROFR Shareholder may exercise the ROFR Shareholder’ Right of First Refusal and purchase all or any portion of the Offered Shares by notifying the Selling Shareholder, the Company and each other ROFR Shareholder in writing (the “ROFR Shareholder’ First Refusal Notice”) before expiration of ROFR Shareholder’ First Refusal Period as to the number of shares that it wishes to purchase. The ROFR Shareholder’ First Refusal Notice shall set forth the number of Offer Shares that such ROFR Shareholder wishes to purchase, which amount shall not exceed the First Refusal Allotment (as defined below) of such ROFR Shareholder.
(ii) In the event any ROFR Shareholder elects not to purchase its First Refusal Allotment of the Offered Shares available under Section 4.2(a)(i) within the ROFR Shareholder’ First Refusal Period, then the Selling Shareholder shall promptly give written notice (the “ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Notice”) to each ROFR Shareholder that has elected to purchase all of its First Refusal Allotment of the Offered Shares (each a “Fully Participating Preferred Shareholder”), which notice shall set forth the number of remaining Offered Shares not purchased by the other ROFR Shareholder (“ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares”), and shall offer the Fully Participating ROFR Shareholder the right to acquire its First Refusal Allotment of the ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares. Each Fully Participating Preferred Shareholder shall have ten (10) days after delivery of the ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Notice (the “ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Period”) to deliver a written notice to the Selling Shareholder (the “Participating ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Notice”) of its election to purchase its First Refusal Allotment of the ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Transfer Notice, which such Participating ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Notice shall also indicate the maximum number of the ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares that such Fully Participating ROFR Shareholder will purchase in the event that any other Fully Participating ROFR Shareholder elects not to purchase its First Refusal Allotment of the ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares.
(b) First Refusal Allotment. Each ROFR Shareholder shall have the right to purchase that number of the Offered Shares or ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares, as the case may be (the “First Refusal Allotment”), equivalent to the product obtained by multiplying the aggregate number of the Offered Shares or ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares, as the case may be, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-converted basis) held by ROFR Shareholder at the time of the transaction and the denominator of which is the total number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-converted basis) owned by all ROFR Shareholder at the time of the transaction who have the right of first refusal to purchase the applicable shares and have elected to participate in such right of first refusal purchase. A ROFR Shareholder shall not have a right to purchase any of ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Shares, unless it exercises its right of first refusal within the ROFR Shareholder First Refusal Period, to purchase up to all of its First Refusal Allotment of the Offered Shares. To the extent that any ROFR Shareholder does not exercise its right of first refusal to the full extent of its First Refusal Allotment, the Selling Shareholder and the exercising ROFR Shareholder shall, at the exercising ROFR Shareholder’ sole discretion, within five (5) days after the end of the ROFR Shareholder First Refusal Period, make such adjustment to the First Refusal Allotment of each exercising ROFR Shareholder so that any remaining Offered Shares may be allocated to those ROFR Shareholder exercising their rights of first refusal on a pro rata basis.
(c) Purchase Price and Payment. The purchase price for the Offered Shares to be purchased by the ROFR Shareholder exercising their right of first refusal will be the price set forth in the Transfer Notice, but will be payable as set forth below. If the purchase price in the Transfer Notice includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration will be as previously determined by the Board in good faith, which determination will be binding upon the Company, the Selling Shareholder and the ROFR Shareholder, absent fraud or error. The transaction shall be closed within forty-five (45) days following the date of the Transfer Notice and the payment of the purchase price shall be made by wire transfer or check as directed by the Selling Shareholder.
(d) Expiration Notice. Within ten (10) days after the expiration of the ROFR Shareholder’ Overallotment Period, the Company will give written notice (the “First Refusal Expiration Notice”) to the Selling Shareholder and the ROFR Shareholder specifying either (i) that all of the Offered Shares were subscribed by the ROFR Shareholder exercising their rights of first refusal, or (ii) that the ROFR Shareholder have not subscribed for any or all of the Offered Shares in which case the First Refusal Expiration Notice will specify the Co-Sale Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the remaining Offered Shares for the purpose of the co-sale right of the holders of the Preferred Shares described in the Section 4.3 below.
(e) Rights of a Selling Shareholder. If any ROFR Shareholder exercises its right of first refusal to purchase the Offered Shares, then, upon the date the notice of such exercise is given by the ROFR Shareholder, the Selling Shareholder will have no further rights as a holder of such Offered Shares except the right to receive payment for such Offered Shares from such ROFR Shareholder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Selling Shareholder will forthwith cause all certificate(s) evidencing such Offered Shares to be surrendered to the Company for transfer to such ROFR Shareholder together with an executed instrument of transfer.
4.3. Preferred Shareholder’s Co-Sale Right. In the event that the ROFR Shareholder have not exercised their right of first refusal with respect to any or all of the Offered Shares, then the remaining Offered Shares not subscribed for under the right of first refusal pursuant to Section 4.2 above shall be subject to co-sale rights under this Section 4.3 and each Series B Preferred Shareholder or Series A Preferred Shareholder who has not exercised any of its right of first refusal with respect to the Offered Shares and each Series Seed Preferred Shareholder (other than the Founders) (collectively, the “Co-Sale Right Holders”) shall have the right, exercisable upon written notice to the Selling Shareholder, the Company and each other Preferred Shareholder (the “Co-Sale Notice”) within ten (10) days after receipt of First Refusal Expiration Notice (the “Co-Sale Right Period”), to participate in such sale of the Offered Shares on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Transfer Notice. The Co-Sale Notice shall set forth the number of Ordinary Shares or Preferred Shares (on both an absolute and as-converted to Ordinary Shares basis) that such Co-Sale Right Holder wishes to include in such sale or transfer, which amount shall not exceed the Co-Sale Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of such Co-Sale Right Holder. To the extent one or more of the Co-Sale Right Holder exercise such right of participation in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below, the number of Ordinary Shares or Preferred Shares that such Selling Shareholder may sell in the transaction shall be correspondingly reduced. The co-sale right of each Co-Sale Right Holder shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Co-Sale Pro Rata Portion. Each Co-Sale Right Holder may sell all or any part of that number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-converted basis) held by it that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of the Offered Shares subject to the co-sale right hereunder by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-converted basis) owned by such Co-Sale Right Holder at the time of the sale or transfer and the denominator of which is the combined number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-converted basis) at the time owned by all Co-Sale Right Holders who elect to exercise their co-sale rights (if any Co-Sale Right Holder does not elect to exercise the co-sale right to the full extent then its Ordinary Shares (on as-converted basis) for calculation in the denominator shall be proportionately reduced) and the Selling Shareholder (“Co-Sale Pro Rata Portion”).
(b) Transferred Shares. Each Co-Sale Right Holder shall effect its participation in the sale by promptly delivering to the Selling Shareholder for transfer to the prospective purchaser an executed instrument of transfer and one or more certificates which represent:
(i) the number of Ordinary Shares (on an as-converted basis) which such Co-Sale Right Holder elects to sell;
(ii) that number of Preferred Shares which is at such time convertible into the number of Ordinary Shares that such Co-Sale Right Holder elects to sell; provided in such case that, if the prospective purchaser objects to the delivery of Preferred Shares in lieu of Ordinary Shares, such Co-Sale Right Holder shall convert such Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares and deliver Ordinary Shares as provided in Subsection 4.3(b)(i) above. The Company agrees to make any such conversion concurrent with the actual transfer of such shares to the purchaser; or
(iii) a combination of the above.
(c) Payment to Co-Sale Right Holder. The share certificate or certificates that the Co-Sale Right Holder delivers to the Selling Shareholder pursuant to Section 4.3(b) shall be transferred to the prospective purchaser and the Company’s register of members shall be updated in consummation of the sale of the Offered Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Transfer Notice, and the Selling Shareholder shall concurrently therewith remit to such Co-Sale Right Holder that portion of the sale proceeds to which such Co-Sale Right Holder is entitled by reason of its participation in such sale. To the extent that any prospective purchaser or purchasers prohibits such assignment or otherwise refuses to purchase any shares or other securities from a Co-Sale Right Holder exercising its co-sale right hereunder, the Selling Shareholder shall not sell to such prospective purchaser or purchasers any ROFR Shares unless and until, simultaneously with such sale, the Selling Shareholder shall purchase such shares or other securities from such Co-Sale Right Holder.
(d) Right to Transfer. To the extent the ROFR Shareholders do not elect to purchase, or to participate in the sale of, any or all of the Offered Shares subject to the Transfer Notice, the Selling Shareholder may, not later than ninety (90) days following delivery to the Company and each of the ROFR Shareholder of the Transfer Notice, conclude a transfer of the remaining Offered Shares covered by the Transfer Notice and not elected to be purchased by the ROFR Shareholder, which in each case shall be on substantially the same terms and conditions as those described in the Transfer Notice. The Selling Shareholders shall cause any prospective purchaser of such shares to comply with this Agreement and Restated Articles, as maybe amended from time to time, to the fullest extent. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions which are materially different from those described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer of any ROFR Shares by the Selling Shareholder, shall again be subject to the right of first refusal of the ROFR Shareholder and the co-sale right of the Preferred Shareholder and shall require compliance by the Selling Shareholder with the procedures described in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of this Agreement.
4.4. Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the right of first refusal, and co-sale rights of the ROFR Shareholders as set forth in the Sections 4.2, 4.3 and Section 4.5 shall not apply to (a) any sale or transfer of ROFR Shares to the Company pursuant to a repurchase right or right of first refusal held by the Company in the event of a termination (either voluntary or involuntary) of employment or consulting relationship; or (b) in the case of an ROFR Shareholder that is a natural person, any transfer by a ROFR Shareholder of any ROFR Shares held by such ROFR Shareholder as of the date hereof, to the parents, children or spouse, wholly-owned entity or to trusts for the benefit of such Persons, of such ROFR Shareholder for bona fide estate planning or tax planning purposes (each transferee pursuant to the foregoing subsections (a) and (b) above, a “Permitted Transferee”); provided that adequate documentation therefor is provided to the ROFR Shareholder to their reasonable satisfaction and that any such Permitted Transferee agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement in place of the relevant transferor; provided, further, that such transferor under subsection (b) shall remain liable for any breach by such Permitted Transferee of any provision hereunder.
4.5. Prohibited Transfers. Except for transfers by a holder of ROFR Shares to its Permitted Transferees as provided in Section 4.4 above, none of the holders of Ordinary Shares (other than the holder of Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Company’s outstanding Preferred Shares, except for the Preferred Shares held by the Founders) and the Founders shall, without the prior written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Preferred Shares, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose through one or a series of transactions, directly or indirectly any Company securities held by him, her or it to any Person on or prior to a Qualified IPO. Any attempt by a party to sell or transfer ROFR Shares in violation of this Section 4 shall be void and the Company hereby agrees it will not effect such a transfer nor will it treat any alleged transferee as the holder of such shares without the requisite written consent.
4.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5 shall not apply to any proposed transfer of Preferred Shares (except for any Preferred Shares held by the Founders) or Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares by any holders of Preferred Shares (except for any Preferred Shares held by the Founders), without prejudice to the rights of the Preferred Shareholders to purchase any Offered Shares to be transferred by any other shareholders pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.3.
4.7. The Shareholders specifically agree that the restrictions with regard to the transfer of the Founders’ or the Founder Holdcos’ shares in the Company as described under this Section 4 shall apply equally to transfer of the shares of the BVI Companies, as if each of the provisions under this Section 4 has been repeated under this Section 4.7 with regard to transfer of the shares of the BVI Companies except that the reference to the shares in the Company has been revised to refer to the shares in the BVI Companies, as applicable, so that the result of such restrictions on the indirect transfer of the shares in the Company by transferring the shares in the BVI Companies is the same as if the BVI Companies directly transfer the relevant shares in the Company.
4.8. Restriction on Indirect Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the prior written approval of the Series B Preferred Shareholder and Series A Preferred Shareholder:
(a) None of the Founders shall, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose through one or a series of transactions any equity interest held, directly or indirectly, by him in the BVI Companies to any Person; and (ii) the BVI Companies shall not, and each Founder shall cause the BVI Companies not to, issue to any Person any equity securities of the BVI Companies or any options or warrants for, or any other securities exchangeable for or convertible into, such equity securities of the BVI Companies.
(b) None of the Founders and the BVI Companies shall, or shall cause or permit any other Person to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose through one or a series of transactions any equity interest held or controlled by him or the BVI Companies respectively in the Company to any Person. Any transfer in violation of this Section 4.8 shall be void and the Company hereby agrees it will not effect such a transfer nor will it treat any alleged transferee as the holder of such equity interest.
(c) None of the Group Companies shall, and each Founder shall cause any Group Company not to, issue to any Person any equity securities of such Group Company, or any options (except for any option issued under any employee and advisor share option plan approved by the Board, including the affirmative votes of each Series A Director then in office, if any) or warrants for, or any other securities exchangeable for or convertible into, such equity securities of such Group Company.
(d) None of the Founders, the Company and the HK Co. shall, or shall cause or permit any other Person to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose through one or a series of transactions any equity interest held or controlled by them or the respectively in any PRC Company to any Person. Any transfer in violation of this Section 4.8 shall be void and the PRC Companies hereby agree they will not effect such a transfer nor will they treat any alleged transferee as the holder of such equity interest.
4.9. Guarantees by the Founders. The Founders hereby jointly and severally guarantee and warrant the performance and obligations of the BVI Companies under this Agreement.
4.10. Legend.
(a) Each certificate representing the ROFR Shares (other than Ordinary Share issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) shall be endorsed with the following legend:
“THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”
(b) Each party agrees that the Company may instruct its transfer agent to impose transfer restrictions on the shares represented by certificates bearing the legend referred to in Section 4.10(a) above to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and the Company agrees to promptly do so. The legend shall be removed upon termination of the provisions of this Section 4.
4.11. Term. The provisions under this Section 4 shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a Qualified IPO, or (ii) a Liquidation Event (as defined in the Restated Articles).
5.1. Assignment and Amendment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
6. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE.
7.1. In addition to such other limitations as may be provided in the Restated Articles, for so long as any Series A Preferred Shares are outstanding, the following acts of the Group Companies, whether in a single transaction or series of related transactions, whether directly or indirectly and whether or not by amendment, merger, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, or otherwise, shall require the prior written approval of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class:
(a) any material change to the business scope, or nature of the business of any Group Company, engagement in or investment in any new line or business or sale, disposal or cessation of any existing business line of any Group Company;
(b) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any Group Company, any consummation of a Liquidation Event or effecting any other merger or consolidation;
(c) any sale, transfer, license, pledge or encumbering all or all substantial technology or intellectual property, other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business;
(d) any increase, decrease or cancellation of any authorized or outstanding shares of any Group Company, or any issuance, distribution, purchase or redemption of any shares, or securities convertible into or carrying a right of subscription in respect of any shares or any warrant or any grant or issuance of options (other than pursuant to an equity incentive plan approved by the Board, including each Series A Director then in office, if any);
(e) any amendment of Restated Articles or other charter documents of any Group Company which alters or adversely affects the rights, preferences, privileges or powers of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, the Series B Preferred Shares and the Series A Preferred Shares;
(f) any change in share reserve under the ESOP (as defined in the Series B Share Purchase Agreement) or any other equity incentive, purchase or participation plan for the benefit of any employees, officers, directors, contractors, advisors or consultants of any of the Group Companies;
(g) any approval of or adjustments or modification to the terms of any transaction involving the interest of any director, employee, officer, management member or shareholder of any of the Group Companies, including but not limited to the making of any loans or advances, whether directly or indirectly, or the provision of any guarantee, indemnity or security for or in connection with any indebtedness or liabilities of any director, employee, officer, management member or shareholder of the Group Companies;
(h) any action that results in the payment or declaration of a dividend or other distribution on any Ordinary Shares or Preferred Shares;
(i) any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Group Company with any other entity or entities or any spin-off, sub-division, or any other transaction of a similar nature or having a similar economic effect as any of the foregoing, or other forms of restructuring of any Group Company;
(j) any creation, authorization or issuance of any debenture constituting a pledge, lien or charge (whether by way of fixed or floating charge, mortgage encumbrance or other security) on all or any of the assets or rights of any Group Company exceeding US$1,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency or currencies) in the aggregate in any financial year for any Group Company;
(k) any initial public offering of any equity securities of any Group Company; determination of the listing venue, timing, valuation and other terms of the initial public offering;
(l) any acquisition of or any investment in or making any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of US$2,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currency or currencies) in aggregate in any financial year of any of the Group Companies, other than pursuant to the annual budget and business plan approved by the Board, including the affirmative vote of each Series A Director then in office, if any;
(m) any settlement or alteration of any employment agreement, salaries, bonuses or other incentive plans of any key management (including but not limited to the Key Employees (as defined in the Series B Share Purchase Agreement)), or any change in compensation of any employee of any Group Company by more than US$200,000 in a twelve (12) month period; or
(n) any appointment, removal, replacement of the directors of any Group Company;
For the avoidance of doubt, if any of the foregoing matters requires the approval by way of a Special Resolution (as defined in the Restated Articles), and if the Shareholders vote in favor of such act but the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares has not been obtained, then the holders of then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, who voted against such Special Resolution at a meeting of the shareholders shall together carry 34% of the votes on such Special Resolution with such votes being divided equally among such holders of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares.
7.2. In addition to such other limitations as may be provided in the Restated Articles, for so long as any Series A Preferred Shares are outstanding, the following acts of the Group Companies, whether in a single transaction or series of related transactions, whether directly or indirectly and whether or not by amendment, merger, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, or otherwise, shall require the prior written approval of the Board (which approval includes the approval of each Series A Director then in office, if any, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):
(a) any appointment or change of the auditors, accounting policies, internal controls over financial reporting or the financial year of any Group Company;
(b) any appointment, removal, replacement of the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer (or financial vice president or financial controller), the chief technology officer and the chief operating officer of any Group Company, including approving any option plans;
(c) any approval or material amendment to the annual accounts or budget or business or operating plan of any of the Group Companies, including the capital expenditure plan;
(d) any equity investment or entering into any joint venture with any person;
(e) the adoption, amendment or termination of the ESOP or any other equity incentive, purchase or participation plan for the benefit of any employees, officers, directors, contractors, advisors or consultants of any of the Group Companies;
(f) the determination of the exercise price for any share options or other equity incentives; or
(g) any action by a Group Company (if applicable) to authorize, approve or enter into any agreement or obligation with respect to any of the actions listed above.
8.1 If at any time that is thirty-six (36) months after May 27, 2015, the Approving Parties (as defined below) vote in favor of or otherwise consent in writing to sell or transfer all or substantially all of the shares, assets or business of the Company in any transaction or a series of transactions that would qualify as a Liquidation Event and with the gross proceeds derived from such transactions being equal to or greater than US$1,000,000,000 (a “Change of Control”), then the Company shall promptly notify each of the remaining shareholders of the Company (the “Remaining Shareholders”, including without limitation, each of the holders of Ordinary Shares and Preferred Shares who are not Approving Parties) in writing of such vote, consent or agreement and the material terms and conditions of such Change of Control, whereupon each Remaining Shareholder shall, in accordance with instructions received from the Company (the “Drag Along Instructions”), vote all of its voting securities of the Company in favor of, otherwise consent in writing to, or otherwise sell or transfer all of their shares in such Change of Control (including without limitation tendering original share certificates for transfer, signing and delivering share transfer certificates, share sale or exchange agreements, and certificates of indemnity relating to any shares in the capital of the Company in the event that such Remaining Shareholder has lost or misplaced the relevant share certificate) on the same terms and conditions as were agreed to by the Approving Parties, provided, however, that such terms and conditions, including with respect to price paid or received per share, may differ between the Ordinary Shares and the Preferred Shares (including without any limitation, in order to reflect any liquidation preference of the Preferred Shares and participation rights of the Preferred Shares). For purpose of this Section 8.1, the “Approving Parties” shall mean (i) the chief executive officer of the Company, (ii) holders of at least one-second (1/2) of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Shares, (iii) the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, each voting as a separate class on an as converted basis.
8.2 In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company is hereby expressly authorized by each Remaining Shareholder to take any or all of the following actions on such Remaining Shareholder’s behalf (to be extent permitted by applicable laws, without receipt of any further consent by such Remaining Shareholder), provided such Remaining Shareholder fails to take necessary actions as required under the Drag Along Instructions, to: (i) vote all of the voting securities of such Remaining Shareholder in favor of any such Change of Control; (ii) otherwise consent on such Remaining Shareholder’s behalf to such Change of Control; (iii) sell all of such Remaining Shareholder’s shares in such Change of Control, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section; and (iv) act as the Remaining Shareholder’s attorney in fact in relation to any such Change of Control and have the full authority to sign and deliver, on behalf of such Remaining Shareholder, share transfer certificates, share sale or exchange agreements and certificates of indemnity relating to any shares in the capital of the Company in the event that such Remaining Shareholder has lost or misplaced the relevant share certificate.
9.5 Organization and Structuring of PRC Companies. The Company, each Group Company and the holders of Ordinary Shares covenant and agree to take such actions, to enter into, amend and/or terminate such agreements, to obtain such governmental approvals and make such governmental filings, and to undertake such additional initiatives, and to cause the Company’s shareholders and each Group Company and their respective shareholders to take such actions, to enter into, amend and/or terminate such agreements, to obtain such governmental approvals and make such governmental filings, and to undertake such additional initiatives, to reform the organizational structure of any Group Company, as may be reasonably requested by the Board: (a) to secure, to the extent commercially beneficial to the Company and permissible under PRC and Hong Kong law, the Company’s full ownership of and/or control over each Group Company, (b) to secure the Company’s ability to benefit and profit from the financial activities of each Group Company without restriction under PRC and Hong Kong law, (c) to allow the Company to consolidate the financial results of all the Group Companies with its own financial results under the US GAAP, (d) to obtain any and all governmental licenses, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals that may be required by any Group Company to carry on its business in compliance with the applicable laws in all material respects as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, (e) to cause a representative of each Investor to become a shareholder of Domestic Co. holding a percentage of ownership in the registered capital of Domestic Co. equals to the percentage of then outstanding share capital of the Company (on an as-converted basis) that is owned by such Investor, at no additional cost to the Investors, at any time as requested by the Investors, and (f) to complete such other structural, control and organizational matters and related documentation, and to obtain such other governmental approvals, related to the Group Companies and their operations as reasonably requested by the Board, including the approval of each Series A Director then in office, if any.
(a) participate, assist, be concerned with, engaged or interested in, any business or entity in any manner, directly or indirectly, which is in competition with the business carried on by any Group Company at any time during the Restriction Period;
(b) during the Restriction Period, solicit in any manner any Person who is or has been during the Restriction Period a customer or client of any Group Company for the purpose of offering to such Person any goods or services similar to or competing with any of the businesses conducted by any Group Company at any time during the Restriction Period; or
(c) during the Restriction Period, solicit or entice away, or endeavor to solicit or entice away, any employee or officer of any Group Company.
For purpose of this Agreement, “Associate” means, in relation to an individual, his spouse, his child or step-child, his parents, his grandparents, his brother and sisters, any Person acting under his instructions (pursuant to an agreement or arrangement, formal or otherwise) and any Person controlled by him.
10.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong SAR without regard to principles of conflicts of law thereunder.
10.9. Adjustments for Share Splits, Etc. Wherever in this Agreement there is a reference to a specific number of shares of Preferred Shares or Ordinary Shares of the Company, then, upon the occurrence of any subdivision, combination or share dividend of the Preferred Shares or Ordinary Shares, the specific number of shares so referenced in this Agreement shall automatically be proportionally adjusted to reflect the effect on the outstanding shares of such class or series of shares by such subdivision, combination or share dividend.
(b) Arbitration. In the event the Parties are unable to settle a dispute between them regarding this Agreement in accordance with subsection (a) above, such dispute shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) for arbitration in Hong Kong. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force at the time of the initiation of the arbitration, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this subsection (b). There shall be one (1) arbitrator jointly nominated by parties, who shall be qualified to practice the laws of the Hong Kong SAR. In the event that the parties cannot jointly agree on an arbitrator, the HKIAC shall appoint an arbitrator. The arbitral proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese. The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto.
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GSR Ventures IV, L.P. | |
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GSR Partners IV, L.P., its General Partner |
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GSR Partners IV, Ltd., its General Partner |
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GSR Principals Fund IV, L.P. | |
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IDG-ACCEL CHINA GROWTH FUND III L.P. | |
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By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund III Associates L.P., its General Partner | |
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By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund GP III Associates Ltd., its General Partner | |
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IDG-ACCEL CHINA III INVESTORS L.P. | |
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By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund GP III Associates Ltd., its General Partner | |
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Phoenix Auspicious Internet Investment L.P. | |
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Name: Xx XX (杜力) | |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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Phoenix Wealth Investment (Holdings) Limited | |
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GGV CAPITAL V L.P. | |
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GGV Capital V L.L.C., its General Partner |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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GGV CAPITAL V ENTREPRENEURS FUND L.P. | |
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GGV Capital V L.L.C., its General Partner |
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GGV CAPITAL SELECT L.P. | |
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GGV Capital Select L.L.C., its General Partner |
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IDG CHINA VENTURE CAPITAL FUND IV L.P. | |
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IDG China Venture Capital Fund IV Associates L.P., |
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its General Partner |
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IDG China Venture Capital Fund XX XX Associates Ltd., |
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its General Partner |
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/s/ Chi Sing Ho |
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Name: Chi Sing Ho | |
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IDG CHINA IV INVESTORS L.P. | |
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IDG China Venture Capital Fund XX XX Associates Ltd., |
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/s/ Chi Sing Ho |
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HUAXING CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P. | |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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THE INVESTORS: | |
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SCC ANDROMEDA VENTURE LIMITED | |
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Name: Xx Xxx(曹毅) | |
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Title: Director |
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SCC VENTURE V HOLDCO I, LTD. | |
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Name: Ip Xxx Xxx Eva | |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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Zhen Partners Fund III, L.P. | |
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By: Zhen Partners Management (MTGP) III, L.P. its General Partner | |
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By: Zhen Partners Management (TTGP) III, Ltd. its General Partner | |
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Innovation Works Development Fund II, L.P. | |
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By: Innovation Works Development Fund II GP, LTD., its general partner | |
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Innovation Works Parallel Fund II, L.P. | |
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Hyperfinite Galaxy Holding Limited | |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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