SERVICE AGREEMENT
DATED: January
4, 0000
XxxxxXxxx
Technology (BVI) Limited
and
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
THIS AGREEMENT is dated the
4th day of January 2010.
BETWEEN:
(1)
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ChinaCast
Technology (BVI) Limited., a company incorporated in the
British Virgin Islands whose principal business office is situated at
Suite 8, 20/F, One IFC 0
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx (the “Company”);
and
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(2)
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx (the
“Executive”).
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RECITAL:
The
Company has agreed to employ the Executive and the Executive has agreed to serve
the Company as an employee of the Company on the terms and conditions set out
below.
NOW
IT IS AGREED as follows:
1.
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INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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In this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall bear the
following meanings:
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“this
Agreement”
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this
Agreement as may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented
pursuant to Clause
16;
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“Appointment”
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the
employment of the Executive pursuant to this
Agreement;
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“Board”
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the
Board of Directors of the Company from time to
time;
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“Business”
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the
business presently carried on by the Company, including but not limited to
providing e-learning and training services in the Peoples Republic of
China (“PRC”);
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“Change
of Control”
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A
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place if.
(i) any
person or entity, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than the Company, or a
wholly-owned subsidiary thereof, becomes the beneficial owner of Company
securities having 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of the Company that may be cast for the election of
directors of the Company (other than as a result of the issuance of
securities initiated by the Company in the ordinary course of
business);
(ii) as
the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer,
merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested
election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, less than a
majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities
of the Company or any successor corporation or entity entitled to vote
generally in the election of the directors of the Company or such other
corporation or entity after such transactions, is held in the aggregate by
the holders of the Company's securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction;
(iii) the
Company sells all or substantially all of its assets;
(iv) shareholders
approve a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
or
(v) during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period were members of the Company's Board of Directors cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof (unless the election, or
the nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, of each new
director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such
period).
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“Commencement
Date”
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on
or before January 1,
2010;
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“Confidential
Information”
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any
information of, developed, used or applied or which may be developed, used
or applied by the Company or any Group Company in relation to the
Business, or which the Company or any Group Company has obtained from any
third party on terms that restrict its disclosure or use, other
confidential technical information, any of the trade secrets, clients’
lists, accounts, financial or trading information or other confidential or
personal information which the Executive may receive or obtain in relation
to the business, finances, dealings or affairs of the Company or any Group
Company, including any information regarding the products, services,
research programme, projects or other technical data, know-how or
specifications, whether in human or machine readable form, and whether
stored electronically or otherwise, or the finances, proposals,
contractual arrangements, principals, joint venture partners, contracting
parties, employees or agents of the Company or any Group
Company;
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“Documents”
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documents,
disks, memory, notebooks, tapes or any other medium on which information
(whether confidential or otherwise) may from time to time be referred to,
written or recorded;
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“Group”
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the
Company and any company which is for the time being a subsidiary or
holding company of the Company and the terms ‘subsidiary” and “holding
company’ shall have the meanings ascribed thereto by section 2 of the
Companies Ordinance;
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“Group
Company”
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any
company within the
Group;
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“HK$”
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Hong
Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong
Kong;
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“Hong
Kong”
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the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
PRC;
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“month”
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calendar
month;
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“Performance
Bonus”
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the
annual performance based bonus to which the Executive may be entitled
pursuant to Clause 5.1.2;
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“Prohibited
Area”
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Shall
mean the PRC
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“PRC”
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the
People’s Republic of China and for the purpose of this Agreement,
excluding Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and
Taiwan;
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“Restricted
Period”
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the
period of 6 months from the Termination
Date;
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“Salary”
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the
salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Clause
4.1;
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“Term”
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the
period from the Commencement Date until the Termination
Date;
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“Termination
Date”
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the
date of termination of the Executive's employment pursuant to Clause
11;
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“U.S.”
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United
States of America; and
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“Working
Days”
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Monday
to Friday except where such day falls on a statutory
holiday.
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1.2
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In this
Agreement:
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1.2.1
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References to Clauses and
Sub-Clauses are respectively to clauses and sub-clauses in this
Agreement;
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1.2.2
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reference to any Ordinance,
regulation or other statutory provision include reference to such
Ordinance, regulation or provision as may be modified, consolidated or
re-enacted from time to
time;
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1.2.3
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unless
the context otherwise requires, words denoting the singular include the
plural and vice versa, words denoting gender include both genders and the
neuter and words denoting a person include a corporation, sole
proprietorship, firm, joint venture or syndicate and, in each case, vice
versa; and
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1.2.4
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the
rule known as ejusdem generis shall not apply, so that words and phrases
in general terms following or followed by specific examples shall be
construed in the widest possible sense and shall not be construed as
limited or related to the examples
given.
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1.3
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The headings in this Agreement
are for ease of reference only and do not form part of the
Agreement.
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2.
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APPOINTMENT
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2.1
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Subject to the terms set out in
this Agreement, the Company appoints the Executive and the Executive
accepts his employment as an employee of the Company with the duties
described in Clause 3.
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2.2
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The Executive's employment shall
commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue unless terminated by
the Company pursuant to Clause 11.2 or terminated by the parties hereto
pursuant to Clause 11.1.
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3.
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DUTIES
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3.1
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The Executive shall during the
Term:
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3.1.1
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serve the Company in his capacity
as Chief Financial Officer with such executive and management
responsibilities and duties (consistent with the Executive’s position as
Chief Financial Officer of the Company) as may from time to time
reasonably be assigned to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company (“CEO”) and/or the board of directors of the Company (the
“Board”), including all of the powers and duties usually incident to such
position for a U.S. listed public company, and specifically including but
not limited to (a) creation and maintenance of proper financial controls;
(b) development and submission of financial reports in accordance with
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requirements; (c) development of
corporate governance policies and procedures; (d) managerial accounting;
(e) treasury functions; (f) accounting functions, including accounts
payable and receivable; (g) cost controls; (h) payroll; (i) management of
legal functions; (j) support of activities to identify and enter into
additional joint ventures with universities; and (k) responsibility for
attracting new capital and
financing.
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3.1.2
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devote
the whole of his working time, attention and abilities during normal
business hours and such additional hours as may reasonably be required to
administer the duties associated with his position;
and
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3.1.3
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use
his best endeavors to promote and protect the interests of the Company and
shall at all times keep the Board promptly and fully informed of all
matters relating to or in connection with the performance and exercise of
his duties under the Agreement.
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3.2
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The Executive shall work in Hong
Kong or the PRC which the Board may require for the proper performance and
exercise of his duties under this
Agreement.
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3.3
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The Executive shall be required
to work such hours as are reasonably necessary to fulfill his duties under
this Agreement.
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4.
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REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
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4.1
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As
remuneration for his services, the Executive shall be entitled to a salary
at the rate of HK$1,440,000 per calendar year or HK$120,000 per calendar
month (or such other rate as may from time to time be agreed in writing).
The Salary shall accrue from day to day and be payable by equal monthly
installments in arrears on or before the last day of each month, provided
that if the employment terminates on a date before the end of a month, the
Salary for that month shall be in proportion to the number of days for
which the Executive was employed that
month.
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4.2
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If
applicable at any time and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the constitutional documents of the Company or of any other
Group Company, the Salary shall be inclusive of any other fees or
remuneration of any description which the Executive might be entitled to
receive from the Company or any Group Company or any other company or
association in which he holds office as a nominee or representative of the
Company or any Group Company (and the Executive shall, at the discretion
of the Board, either waive his right to any such remuneration or account
to the Company for the same forthwith upon
receipt).
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4.3
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The
Salary shall be reviewed by the Board not less than annually, the first
review being in December 2010.
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4.4
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The
Executive hereby authorises the Company to deduct from any remuneration
accrued and due to him under the terms of this Agreement (whether or not
actually paid during the Appointment) or from any pay in lieu of
notice:
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4.4.1
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any
overpayment of salary or expenses or payment made to the Executive by
mistake or through any
misrepresentation;
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4.4.2
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any
undisputed debt presently payable by the Executive to the Company or any
Group Company; and
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4.4.3
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any
employee’s contribution to pension fund or provident fund as adopted by
the Company from time to time.
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4.5
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The
Company shall repay to the Executive all reasonable travelling, hotel and
other expenses properly incurred by the Executive in connection with the
performance of the duties of the Executive under this Agreement, subject
to the Executive having delivered to the Company vouchers or evidence of
payment of such expenses as the Board may from time to time
require.
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5.
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OTHER
BENEFITS
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5.1
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In addition to the Salary, the
Executive shall be entitled
to:-
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5.1.1
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An annual Performance Bonus that
is based on the Executive’s performance as described below. The
calculation of the Performance Bonus for the year will be determined by
the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the following
criteria.
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The
Performance Bonus will be paid less statutory deductions, if any, within 90 days
after the year end. If the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
pursuant to Clause 11.1, the Executive shall be entitled to a pro-rata amount of
the Performance Bonus for the calendar year.
5.2
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The
Compensation Committee will allocate the Executive restricted shares each
year to be awarded for meeting the management targets set for the year and
these shares will be subject to the restrictions and forfeiture provisions
as reflected in the Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement
attached hereto. For 2009, the allocation was 60,000 restricted
shares.
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6.
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SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENT AND OTHER
BENEFITS
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6.1
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The Executive shall be entitled
to his full Salary during periods of absence due to ill-health or sickness
properly vouched for in accordance with the requirements of the Board,
provided that the aggregate period of absence of in any 12 month period
shall not exceed 30 days.
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6.2
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During
the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee
pension and welfare benefit plans and programs made available to the
Company’s senior level executives or to its employees generally, as such
plans or programs may be in effect from time to time, including, without
limitation, pension, profit sharing, savings and other retirement plans or
programs, medical, dental, hospitalization, short-term and long-term
disability and life insurance plans, accidental death and dismemberment
protection, travel accident insurance, and any other pension or retirement
plans or programs and any other employee welfare benefit plans or programs
that may be sponsored by the Company from time to time, including any
plans that supplement the above-listed types of plans or programs, whether
funded or unfunded. The Executive’s participation shall be based on, and
the calculation of all benefits shall be based on, the assumptions that
the Executive has met all service-period or other requirements for such
participation provided that no such assumptions shall be made as to a
tax-qualified plan if such assumption would jeopardize the tax-qualified
status of such plan..
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7.
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HOLIDAY
ENTITLEMENT
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7.1
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The
Executive shall during the Term be entitled to paid leave of absence of 21
Working Days (in addition to the usual public holidays) in each complete
holiday year worked (and pro-rata for part of each holiday year worked),
which shall be taken by the Executive at such time or times as shall be
mutually convenient to the Executive and the Company. Accrued paid leave
may be carried forward up to a maximum of 21 Working
Days.
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7.2
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For
the purposes of the Employment Ordinance, the holiday year of the
Executive shall run from 1st
January each year to 31st
December of that year.
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8.
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RESERVED
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9.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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9.1
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The
Executive shall not at any time during or after the Term use, divulge or
communicate to or cause or enable any third party (other than any officer
of employee of the Company whose province it is to know the same) to
become aware of or use, take away, conceal, destroy or retain for his own
or some other person’s advantage or to the detriment of the Company or the
Group any of the Confidential
Information.
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9.2
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The
Executive acknowledges that all Documents containing or referring to
Confidential Information at any time in his control or possession are and
shall at all times remain the absolute property of the Company and/or
Group Company and the Executive undertakes, both during the Appointment
and after the Termination Date:
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9.2.1
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to
exercise due care and diligence to avoid any unauthorised publication,
disclosure or use of Confidential Information and any Documents containing
or referring to it;
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9.2.2
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at
the direction of the Board, to deliver up any Confidential Information
(including all copies of all Documents whether or not lawfully made or
obtained) or to delete Confidential Information from any re-usable medium;
and
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9.2.3
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to
do such things and sign such documents at the expense of the Company as
shall be reasonably necessary to give effect to this Clause and/or to
provide evidence that it has been complied
with.
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9.3
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The
restrictions in Clauses 9.1 and
9.2:
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9.3.1
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will
not restrict the Executive from disclosing (but only to the proper
recipient) any Confidential Information which the Executive is required to
disclose by law or any order of the court or any relevant regulatory body,
provided that where practicable the Executive shall have given prior
written notice to the Board of the requirement and of the information to
be disclosed and allow the Board an opportunity to comment on the
requirement before making the disclosure;
and
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9.3.2
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will
not apply to Confidential Information which is or which comes into the
public domain otherwise than as a result of an unauthorised disclosure by
the Executive.
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9.4
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The
Executive agrees that the restrictions set out in this Clause 9 are
without prejudice to any other duties of confidentiality owed to the
Company and the Group, whether express or implied and are to survive the
termination of the
Appointment.
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10.
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RESTRICTIONS DURING
EMPLOYMENT
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10.1
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The
Executive shall not at any time during the Appointment, save with the
prior written notification and sanction of the Board, be directly or
indirectly engaged, concerned or interested in any other company
(including any consultancy or advisory work) which carries on a business
of a similar nature to the
Business.
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10.2
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The
Executive shall not during the Appointment (save in a purely social
capacity or with the prior written consent of the Board) make any contact,
whether formal or informal, written or oral, with any of the Company's
past, current or prospective suppliers, customers or clients with whom the
Executive has had business dealings (directly or indirectly) for any
purpose (including but not limited to an intention to set up a competing
business or to seek employment) other than for the legitimate business
interests of the Company.
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10.3
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The
Executive shall not during the Appointment either on his own behalf or on
behalf of any person, firm or
company:
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10.3.1
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solicit
or endeavour to entice away from the Company an actual employee, or
discourage from being employed by the Company any person who, to the
knowledge of the Executive, is an employee or a prospective employee of
the Company; or
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10.3.2
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employ
or procure another person to employ any such
person.
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10.4
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The
restrictions set out in this Clause 10 are without prejudice to any other
duties or obligations owed to the Company or any Group Company whether
express or implied.
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11.
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TERMINATION
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11.1
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Without
prejudice to any other rights or causes of action available, this
Agreement can be terminated by either the Company or the Executive with
good reason by giving to the other party hereto 3 months notice in
writing, provided, however, if the Company effects such termination
pursuant to this Clause, in lieu of such advance notice, the Company may
pay the Executive his Salary for all or a portion of such 3 month
period
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11.2
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Without prejudice to any other
rights or causes of action available to the Company, this Agreement shall
be subject to immediate termination by the Company by summary notice in
writing without compensation
if:
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11.2.1
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the
Executive at the time the notice is given is prevented by reason of
ill-health or accident or other incapacity from properly performing his
duties and has been so prevented (whether by the same or another reason)
for at least a continuous period of 180 days or for an aggregate period of
at least 180 days (whether or not, in either case, Working Days) in the
preceding 52 consecutive weeks;
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11.2.2
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(a)
The Executive shall be guilty of any gross misconduct or willful neglect
of his duties hereunder;
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(b)
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the
Executive shall commit any material breach or, after having been given
warning in writing, any repeated or continued breach (after receipt of
prior notification of the previous breach(es) from the Company) of any of
his obligations arising from the Appointment or
otherwise;
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(c)
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the
Executive shall commit any act of fraud or dishonesty which, in the
opinion of the Board, adversely affects his ability properly to carry out
his duties;
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(d)
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the
Executive is convicted of a criminal offence (other than an offence which
in the opinion of the Board does not affect his position in the Company);
or
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(e)
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the
Executive shall become of mental disorder or been admitted to a hospital
in pursuance of an application made under Part III of that
Ordinance.
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11.3
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Upon
termination of the Appointment however
arising:
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11.3.1
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if
applicable the Executive shall, without prejudice to any claim he may have
arising out of the termination of this employment hereunder, forthwith at
the request of the Board and without further claim for compensation resign
from all offices held by him in any Group Company and from all other
appointments or offices which he holds as nominee or representative of the
Company or any Group Company and, if he fails so to do, the Company is
irrevocably authorised by the Executive to appoint some person in his name
and on his behalf to execute such documents and to do such other things as
are reasonably necessary to give effect to such resignations;
and
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11.3.2
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the
Executive (or, if he shall be dead, of unsound mind or bankrupt, his
personal representatives or such other persons as shall be appointed to
administer his estate and affairs) shall deliver up to the Company in
accordance with the directions of the Board, all keys, security passes,
credit cards, the Documents and other property belonging to or relating to
the businesses or affairs of the Company or any Group Company, including
all copies of all Documents containing or referring to Confidential
Information which may be in his possession or under his control (or that
of his personal representatives or such other persons), and shall not
retain copies, extracts or notes of any of the
same.
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11.4
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Where
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Clause 11.2.2, the Executive
shall not be entitled to receive the Performance Bonus provided for in
Clause 5.1.2 for the calendar year where the termination occurs. When this
Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Clause 11.1, the
Performance Bonus for the calendar year shall be paid on a pro-rata basis
and payable within the time frame herein
provided.
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11.5
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The
Executive may terminate his employment hereunder for Good Reason. For
purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall have “Good Reason” to
terminate his employment hereunder upon the Company’s material breach of
any provision of this Agreement or any other written agreement between the
Executive and the Company, in each case as determined in good faith by the
Executive, which is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof from the Executive to the
CEO.
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11.6
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In
the event that within one year following a Change of Control the Company
terminates Executive without cause or Executive terminates employment for
Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to (i) one twelve of his most
recent annual income inclusive of bonus for each year of service with the
ChinaCast group of companies; and (ii) any unpaid vacation pay,
unreimbursed expenses and any other benefits owed to Executive pursuant to
any written employee benefit plan or policy of the Company. In addition,
upon termination, all unvested stock options and Restricted Stock Awards
shall immediately vest. Executive shall have 90 days from the date of
termination to exercise the Stock
Options.
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12
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RESTRICTIONS AFTER
EMPLOYMENT
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12.1
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The
Executive shall not, save with the prior written consent of the Board,
during the Restricted Period, carry on or be concerned or engaged or
interested directly or indirectly (whether as principal, shareholder,
partner, employee, officer, agent or otherwise) within the Prohibited Area
in any part of any trade or business which competes with any part of any
trade or business carried on by the Company at any time during the period
of 12 months prior to the Termination Date, in which the Executive shall
have been actively engaged or
involved.
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12.2
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The
Executive shall not during the Restricted Period and within the Prohibited
Area either on his own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm or company
in relation to the business activities of the Company in which the
Executive has been engaged or involved, directly or
indirectly:
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12.2.1
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solicit,
approach or offer goods or services to or entice away from the Company any
person, firm or company who at the Termination Date (or at any time during
12 months prior to the Termination Date) was a client or customer of the
Company and in each case with whom the Executive (or any other employee on
his behalf or under his direct instruction) has been actively engaged or
involved by virtue of his duties hereunder;
or
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12.2.2
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deal
with or accept custom from any person, firm or company who at the
Termination Date (or at any time during 12 months prior to the Termination
Date) was a client or customer of the Company and in each case with whom
the Executive (or any other employee on his behalf or under his direct
instruction) has been actively engaged or involved by virtue of his duties
hereunder; or
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12.2.3
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solicit
or approach or offer goods or services to or entice away from the Company
any person, firm or company who at the Termination Date (or at any time
during 12 months prior to the Termination Date) was a supplier, agent or
distributor of the Company and in each case with whom the Executive (or
any other employee on his behalf or under his direct instruction) has been
actively engaged or involved by virtue of his duties hereunder;
or
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12.2.4
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deal
with or interfere with any person, firm or company who at the Termination
Date (or at any time during 12 months prior to the Termination Date) was a
supplier, agent or distributor of the Company and in each case with whom
the Executive (or any other employee on his behalf or under his direct
instruction) has been actively engaged or involved by virtue of his duties
hereunder;
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PROVIDED
THAT nothing contained in these Sub-Clauses 12.2.1 to 12.2.4 shall prohibit the
Executive from carrying out any activities which are not in competition with any
part of the business of the Company with which the Executive was involved in 12
months prior to the Termination Date.
12.3
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The
Executive shall not during the Restricted Period and within the Prohibited
Area either on his own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm or company
in relation to the business activities of the Company in which the
Executive has been engaged or involved, directly or indirectly, approach,
solicit, endeavour to entice away, employ, offer employment to or procure
the employment of any person who is or was a key employee belonging to the
management grade or in a senior capacity with whom the Executive has had
dealings within a period of 12 months prior to the Termination Date)
whether or not such person would commit any breach of his contract of
employment by reason of so leaving the service of the Company or
otherwise.
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12.4
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The
Executive shall not, at any time after the Termination Date, either on his
own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or company directly or
indirectly, within the Prohibited
Area:
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12.4.1
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interfere
or seek to interfere with the continuance, or any of the terms, of the
supply of goods or services to the Company;
or
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12.4.2
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represent
himself as being in any way connected with or interested in the business
of the Company (other than as a consultant or a member if such be the
case) or use any name which is identical or similar to or likely to be
confused with the name of the Company or any product or service produced
or provided by the Company or which might suggest a connection with the
Company.
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12.5
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The
Executive (who acknowledges that, in the course of the Appointment, he is
likely to have dealings with the clients, customers, suppliers and other
contacts of the Company) agrees that each of the restrictions in
Sub-Clauses 12.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.3, 12.4.1 and 12.4.2
is separate and distinct, is to be construed separately from the other
restrictions, and is reasonable as regards its duration, extent and
application for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the
Company. However, in the event that any such restriction shall be found to
be void or unenforceable but would be valid or enforceable if some part or
parts of it were deleted, the Executive agrees that such restriction shall
apply with such deletions as may be necessary to make it valid and
effective.
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13.
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INDEMNITY
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13.1
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The
Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party, or is threatened to
be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company
or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to
employee benefit plans, whether or not the basis of such Proceeding is the
Executive’s alleged action in an official capacity while serving as a
director, officer, member, employee or agent, the Executive shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent legally
permitted or authorized by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors or, if greater,
by the laws of the State of Delaware, against all cost, expense, liability
and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments,
fines, or other liabilities or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in
settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection
therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive
even if he has ceased to be a director, member, employee or agent of the
Company or other entity and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s
heirs, executors and
administrators.
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13.2
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The
Company shall advance to the Executive all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by him in connection with a Proceeding within 20 calendar days
after receipt by the Company of a written request for such advance. Such
request shall include an undertaking by the Executive to repay the amount
of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not
entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses. Neither the
failure of the Company (including its board of directors, independent
legal counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of any proceeding concerning payment of amounts claimed by
the Executive under Clause 14.1 above that indemnification of the
Executive is proper because he has met the applicable standard of conduct,
nor a determination by the Company (including its board of directors,
independent legal counsel or stockholders) that the Executive has not met
such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the
Executive has not met the applicable standard of
conduct.
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13.3
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The
Company agrees to continue and maintain a directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policy covering the Executive to the extent the
Company provides such coverage for its other executive
officers.
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14.
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NOTICES
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Notices
by either party hereto:
14.1
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must
be in writing addressed:
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14.1.1
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to the Company at its principal
business office for the time being;
and
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14.1.2
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to
the Executive at his place of work or at the address set out in this
Agreement or such other address as the Executive may from time to time
have notified to the Company for the purpose of this Clause;
and
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14.2
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will
be effectively served:
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14.2.1
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on
the day of receipt, where any hand-delivered letter or a facsimile
transmission is received on a Working Day before or during normal working
hours;
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14.2.2
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on
the following Working Day, where any hand-delivered letter or facsimile
transmission is received either on a Working Day after normal working
hours or on any other day;
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14.2.3
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on
the second Working Day following the day of posting from within Hong Kong
of any letter sent by first class prepaid mail;
or
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14.2.4
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on
the fifth Working Day following the day of posting to an overseas address
of any prepaid airmail letter.
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15.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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15.1
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This
Agreement embodies all the terms and provisions of and relating to the
employment of the Executive by the
Company.
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15.2
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The
terms of this Agreement may only be varied in writing by the parties
hereto or their duly authorised
agents.
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16.
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PRIOR
AGREEMENTS
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This
Agreement is in substitution for and shall supersede all former and existing
agreements or arrangements made orally or in writing for the employment of the
Executive by the Company or any Group Company, which shall be deemed to have
been cancelled with effect from the date of this Agreement, and no party hereto
shall have any claim in respect of any such superseded agreements or
arrangements.
17.
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PROPER LAW AND
FORUM
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This
Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted and construed in accordance with
and governed by British Virgin Island laws and each party hereto irrevocably
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts and waives all
defences to any action arising hereunder brought in the courts of Hong Kong on
the ground that such an action is brought in an inconvenient
forum.
IN
WITNESS whereof the parties hereto entered into this Agreement the day and year
first written above.
SIGNED
for and on behalf of ChinaCast Technology
(BVI)
Limited
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)
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)
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by
Xxx Xxxx
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)
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in
the presence of:- Xxxxx Xx
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)
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SIGNED,
SEALED AND DELIVERED
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)
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by Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
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)
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in
the presence of:- Xxxxx Xx
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)
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