Beijing Leyu Shiji Telecommunications Equipment Retail Chain Co., Ltd. (the “Acquirer”) AND Suzhou Industrial Park Pengjing Kunxiang Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Transferor”) Equity Interest Transfer Framework Agreement ABOUT Jiangsu Guanzhilin Mobile...
Exhibit
2.1
English Translation of
Chinese Language Agreement
Beijing
Leyu Shiji Telecommunications Equipment Retail Chain Co., Ltd.
(the
“Acquirer”)
AND
Suzhou
Industrial Park Pengjing Kunxiang Technology Co., Ltd.
(the
“Transferor”)
Equity
Interest Transfer Framework Agreement
ABOUT
Jiangsu
Guanzhilin Mobile Phones Hypermarket Co., Ltd.
(the
“Target
Company”)
September
11, 2009
Table
of Contents
ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
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3
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ARTICLE
2 EQUITY INTERESTS TRANSFER
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4
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ARTICLE
3 ACQUISITION CONSIDERATION
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4
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ARTICLE
4 PRECONDITIONS
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5
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ARTICLE
5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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5
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ARTICLE
6 INDEMNIFICATION
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10
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ARTICLE
7 MODIFICATION OF THE 51% EQUITY INTERESTS TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
FOR THE TARGET COMPANY
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11
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ARTICLE
8 DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION AND CAPITAL DECREASE
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12
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ARTICLE
9 TAXES AND CHARGES
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13
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ARTICLE
10 CONFIDENTIALITY
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13
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ARTICLE
11 FORCE MAJEURE
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13
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ARTICLE
12 NOTICES
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14
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ARTICLE
13 MISCELLANEOUS
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Annex
1 List of Target Company’s Subsidiaries
Annex
2 List of Retail Stores At Closing
Equity
Interest Transfer Framework Agreement
THIS
EQUITY INTEREST TRANSFER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into by
the parties below as of September 11, 2009 (“Execution Date”):
(1)
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Beijing Leyu Shiji
Telecommunications Equipment Retail Chain Co., Ltd. (the “Acquirer”), formerly
named as Beijing Feijie Investment Co., Ltd., a limited liability company
duly organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China with the
registration number of its business license as
110108010608315;
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(2)
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Suzhou Industrial Park Pengjing
Kunxiang Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Transferor”), a limited
liability company duly organized under the laws of the People’s Republic
of China with the registration number of its business license as
320594000142330.
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In this
Agreement, the Acquirer and the Transferor are individually referred to as a
“Party” and collectively
referred to as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS:
A.
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Jiangsu
Guanzhilin Mobile Phones Hypermarket Co., Ltd. (registration number:
321322000071028, hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or the “Target Company”) is a
limited liability company duly registered and organized in and validly
existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China. As of the
Execution Date of this Agreement, the registered and contributed capital
of the Target Company is RMB100 million Yuan (RMB One Hundred Million
Yuan). The Company is mainly engaged in the business of sales and
after-sales services for mobile phones, digital products and communication
equipment and their accessories, agent service for product of
communication operators, research and development and repair services for
communication equipment, leasing of sales counters, and house agent
services (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Mobile Phone
Business”).
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B.
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The
Acquirer, the Target company, Mr. Zhuqun Peng and other related parties,
jointly or separately, have entered into the Acquisition
Framework Agreement and Operation and Management Agreement on May 5, 2008,
the Supplementary Agreement to Acquisition Framework Agreement, the
Supplementary Agreement to Operation and Management Agreement, the Equity
Interests Transfer Agreement and the Supplementary Agreement to the Equity
Interests Transfer Agreement on October 30, 2008, and the
Confirmation Letter for the Operating Profit Index Lockup Period on
December 18, 2008 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “51% Equity Interests Transfer
Agreements for the Target Company”). Based on the 51% Equity
Interests Transfer Agreements for the Target Company, the Acquirer
specifies the terms and conditions of the acquisition of 51% of the equity
interests in the Target
Company.
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C.
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As
of the Execution Date of this Agreement, the Transferor holds 49% of the
equity interests in the Target Company and the Acquirer holds 51% of the
equity interests in the Target
Company.
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D.
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The
Transferor desires to transfer and the Acquirer desires to acquire the 49%
of the equity interests held by the Transferor in the Target Company, in
order to change the Target Company into a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Acquirer.
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E.
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The
Acquirer and the Transferor have entered into or will enter into an Equity
Interests Transfer Agreement to be submitted to the administration for
industry and commerce (“Equity Interests Transfer
Agreement for Registration”), setting forth the transfer by the
Transferor of its 49% equity interests in the Target Company to the
Acquirer.
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F.
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The
Parties agree to modify or supplement certain contents of the Equity
Interests Transfer Agreement for
Registration.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties
hereby agree to execute this Agreement as the terms and conditions
below:
Article
1 Definitions and Interpretations
1.1
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Definitions. Unless
otherwise specified herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
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(1)
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“Target Equity” refers to
the 49% of the equity interests held by the Transferor in the Target
Company.
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(2)
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“Guanzhilin” refers to,
collectively, the Target Company and the Target Company’s
Subsidiaries.
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(3)
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“Target Company’s
Subsidiaries” refer to the subsidiaries in which the Target Company
directly holds equity interests on the Execution Date of this Agreement
(see Annex 1).
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(4)
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“Retail Stores at
Closing” refer to the mobile phone retail stores normally operated
by Guanzhilin as of the Closing Date (see Annex
2).
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(5)
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“Acquisition
Consideration” refers to the aggregate consideration that the
Acquirer shall pay to the Transferor for the acquisition of the Target
Equity.
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(6)
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“Closing Date” refers to
the date on which the modification registration formalities regarding
transferring of the 49% of the equity interests in the Target Company to
the Acquirer with the administration for industry and commerce have been
completed and the Transferor has provided the Acquirer with the originals
of the modification registration inquiry archives which have been obtained
from the administration for industry and commerce. As of or before the
Closing Date, the legal representative, supervisors and general manager of
the Target Company as well as the director(s) appointed by the Transferor
shall have been replaced by and registered with the administration for
industry and commerce as persons designated by the
Acquirer.
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(7)
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“Business Secrets” refers
to all the information of the technical information and business
information relating to the operation of the assets and/or the business of
Guanzhilin, and information in connection with the transaction
contemplated herein, etc., including but not limited to the contracts,
research and development, proprietary information, financial information,
pricing and cost information, business, marketing and expansion plans and
proposals relating to the assets and/or the business of
Guanzhilin.
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(8)
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“Undisclosed
Liabilities” refers to any existing or contingent
liabilities of Guanzhilin not disclosed in writing to the Acquirer as of
the Closing Date, including, without limitation to, any actual,
contingent, mature, immature, contractual or tort-based liabilities,
liabilities arising out of prior civil litigation or arbitration
decisions, and any administrative penalties, recoveries, forfeitures, or
criminal penalties and
liabilities.
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(9)
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“Affiliate” refers, with
respect to any person or entity, to: (i) an entity that owns or controls
the equity interests, property rights or rights of such person or entity;
(ii) an entity of which the equity interests, assets or rights are owned
or controlled by such person or entity; (iii) an entity under common
ownership or control with such person or entity; (iv) the directors,
supervisors, senior officers or household owner of such entity or such
person, and any of their immediate family members; and (v) any other
entity owned or controlled by any of the persons referred to in (iv)
above. The term “immediate family
members” refers to the blood relatives and affinities within three
generations.
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1.2
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Interpretations. In
interpreting the contents of this
Agreement:
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(1)
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The
titles of articles, clauses, sub-clauses and paragraphs are provided for
the purpose of facilitating the understanding of this Agreement only and
do not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.
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(2)
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References
to articles and annexes are references to the articles and annexes of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise stated, any reference to this Agreement
includes the annexes of this
Agreement.
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(3)
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Unless
otherwise specified herein, a reference to any laws shall be also
considered as a reference to all the legal and statutory provisions
promulgated under such laws.
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Article
2 Equity Interests Transfer
2.1
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Transfer of Target
Equity. The Transferor agrees to transfer to the Acquirer and the
Acquirer agrees to accept the Target Equity. As of the Closing Date, the
Target Company will be changed into a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Acquirer.
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Article
3 Acquisition Consideration
3.1
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Acquisition
Consideration The Acquisition Consideration under this
Agreement is RMB200 million Yuan (RMB Two Million Yuan).The Parties agree
and confirm that, regardless of whether the transfer price of the Target
Equity is specified in the Equity Interests Transfer Agreement for
Registration, other than the Acquisition Consideration set forth under
this Agreement, the Acquirer shall not be required to pay any
consideration to the Transferor with respect to the Target Equity in
accordance with any other agreements or documents (including, but not
limited to, the Equity Interests Transfer Agreement for
Registration).
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3.2
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Payment of Acquisition
Consideration. The Parties agree that the Acquirer and/or its
designated person shall pay the Acquisition Consideration in accordance
with the following terms:
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(1)
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First Installment:
Within 3 business days after the Closing Date, the Acquirer and/or its
designated person shall pay RMB100 million Yuan (RMB One Million Yuan) to
the bank account designated by the
Transferor.
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(2)
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Second Installment:
Within 30 days after the Closing Date, the Acquirer and/or its designated
person shall pay RMB50 million Yuan (RMB Fifty Million Yuan) to the bank
account designated by the
Transferor.
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(3)
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Third Installment:
Within 3 months after the Closing Date, the Acquirer and/or its designated
person shall pay RMB50 million Yuan (RMB Fifty Million Yuan) to the bank
account designated by the
Transferor.
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Article
4 Preconditions
4.1
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Preconditions. The
Parties agree that the performance by the Acquirer of the obligation to
pay each installment of the Acquisition Consideration under Article 3.2
hereof shall be subject to the satisfaction and fulfillment of all of the
following preconditions:
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(1)
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The
modification registration formalities regarding transferring of the 49% of
the equity interests in the Target Company to the Acquirer with the
administration for industry and commerce shall have been
completed.
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(2)
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The
Transferor has provided the Acquirer with the originals of the
modification registration inquiry archives which have been obtained from
the administration for industry and
commerce.
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4.2
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Fulfillment of the
Preconditions. The Transferor shall exercise all necessary efforts
to perform the obligations in connection with the above preconditions and
handle all relevant legal procedures. The Acquirer shall assist the
Transferor in handling relevant legal procedures, if
necessary.
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Article
5 Representations and Warranties
5.1
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Representations and Warranties
of Transferor. The Transferor represents and warrants to the
Acquirer as follows (except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
these representations and warranties are true as of the Execution Date of
this Agreement and the Closing
Date):
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(1)
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All
the information and data provided by the Transferor and the Target Company
to the Acquirer during the due diligence, consultation and negotiation
activities carried out for the execution and performance of this Agreement
is true, complete and accurate, without any false, misleading or material
deviations.
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(2)
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The
Transferor is the sole legal holder of the Target Equity and has the
lawful, complete and effective right to dispose the Target Equity. It has
the necessary power and authority to execute and perform this Agreement
and to transfer the Target Equity to the Acquirer without additional
conditions or reservation and in a complete, lawful and effective manner
on the Closing Date.
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(3)
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Any
portion of the Target Equity is free and clear of any ownership dispute as
well as any right of choice, acquisition right, pre-emptive right, option,
custody, trust, mortgage, pledge or any encumbrances, limitations of
rights or any other liabilities in any
forms.
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(4)
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The
Target Company is duly organized and validly existing under PRC laws with
limited liabilities. Any and all payable expenses regarding its
establishment and registration have been fully
paid.
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(5)
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All
the branches and subsidiaries of the Target Company (including Target
Company’s Subsidiaries and branches) are duly organized and validly
existing under PRC laws and are 100% beneficially owned and controlled by
the Target Company. There is no ownership dispute over the equity
interests of such companies and branches and such equity interests are
free from any right of choice, acquisition right, pre-emptive right,
option, custody, trust, mortgage, pledge or any encumbrances, limitations
of rights or any other liabilities in any forms. The Acquirer shall
legally and beneficially own and control such branches and subsidiaries
after the Closing Date.
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(6)
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Guanzhilin
has all valid licenses, permits, approvals, registrations, qualifications,
certificates or other government authorizations necessary to operate its
business. There is no sign indicating that any license, permit, approval,
registration, qualification, certificate or authorization of Guanzhilin
will or is likely to be revoked or not renewed in whole or in part, in the
normal course of business ( whether due to this Agreement or any other
causes)
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(7)
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No
agreement, contract or other legal document already executed by Guanzhilin
will become invalid or be deemed as default, or be requested for early
termination due to the execution of this Agreement or the change of equity
ownership hereunder, and the Target Company will not be requested to
assume any liabilities therefrom. The execution of this Agreement or the
change of equity ownership hereunder will not result in any violation by
Guanzhilin of its articles of association or any applicable laws or
judicial/administrative order, award or
judgment.
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(8)
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Financial
and tax issues
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(i)
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The
financial account books, accounts and other records of Guanzhilin are set
up in accordance with applicable PRC laws and accounting practice and (a)
are always kept in an appropriate way; (b) include the complete and
accurate records of the matters that must be dealt with (the assets,
liabilities, major transactions, etc. of Guanzhilin); and (iii) provide
the true and fair opinions on the financial results of
Guanzhilin;
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(ii)
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Guanzhilin
has paid or prepaid in full the taxes payable or prepayable to the
taxation authority. From the date of its incorporation until the Closing
Date, Guanzhilin is free and clear of any tax evasion, tax dodgery, tax
arrear, tax refund by fraudulent means or circumstances of unduly
enjoyment of preferential tax
policies;
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(iii)
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From
the date of its incorporation until the Closing Date, Guanzhilin will not
be involved in any controversies, disputes, litigation, administrative
actions, tax investigations, sanctions or compulsory measures resulted
from any taxation issues (including, without limitation to, tax
declarations, execution of tax policies, enjoyment of tax preferences and
tax payments), and there will be no circumstance that will cause the
taxation authority to levy tax payment and overdue fine or impose tax
sanction or to cancel or forfeit the existing preferential tax policy, or
the possibilities thereof;
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(iv)
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing representations and warranties, the Transferor hereby
undertakes that if it finds, at any time, Guanzhilin is involved in any
controversies, disputes, litigations, administrative actions, tax
investigations, sanctions or compulsory measures resulted from any
taxation issues occurring before the Closing Date (including those
occurring after the Closing Date, but related responsibility is
attributable to the time before the Closing Date), such taxes, overdue
fines, penalties, etc. shall be borne and paid by the Transferor, and any
and all losses arising therefrom shall be unconditionally and irrevocably
borne and compensated by the Transferor or be directly deducted from the
Acquisition Consideration;
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(v)
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For
all taxes imposed on the Transferor under applicable PRC laws in
connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder, the Acquirer
and/or Guanzhilin is not required to pay any withholding tax with respect
to the deduction or payment on the Transferor’s behalf, and there is no
requirement that may be raised by relevant taxation authority to the
Acquirer and/or Guanzhilin in respect of the Target Equity
transaction.
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(9)
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Employees:
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(i)
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Guanzhilin
has paid the social insurance premiums for employees in full in accordance
with applicable PRC laws. Amount of such insurance premium is consistent
with the requirement of prudent business
operations;
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(ii)
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At
any time, if Guanzhilin is found to be involved in any controversies,
disputes, litigations, arbitrations, administrative or judicial actions,
labor investigations, sanctions or compulsory measures resulted from any
social security issues (including, but not limited to, failure to sign
labor contracts with employees, or failure to pay salaries to employees in
full and on time, or any non- payment of any employee social insurance
fees, social security fees, housing provident funds or welfare fees in
whole or in part, or any non-payment of any overdue fines or penalties
imposed by any labor administration authority or any compensations imposed
by any labor arbitration or litigation) occurring before the Closing Date
(including those occurring after the Closing Date, but related
responsibility is attributable to the time before the Closing Date), such
unpaid amounts, overdue fines, penalties, etc. shall be borne and paid by
the Transferor. Any losses arising therefrom shall be
unconditionally and irrevocably borne and compensated by the Transferor or
be directly deducted from the Acquisition
Consideration;
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(iii)
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The
Acquirer is entitled to confirm the not-retained employees within 30 days
after the Closing Date and notify the Transferor in writing. Any and all
works relating to such redundancy shall be the responsibility of the
Transferor. Any expenses involved shall be unconditionally and irrevocably
borne and compensated by the Transferor or be directly deducted from the
Acquisition Consideration.
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(10)
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Legal
Dispute:
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(i)
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Guanzhilin
has complied with its articles of association, applicable PRC laws and
judicial/administrative orders, awards or judgments in all of the material
respects, and is not involved in any significant litigation, arbitration
or dispute;
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(ii)
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At
the current time, there are no unperformed order, award, judgment,
proceeding, levy, expense, loss and costs against
Guanzhilin;
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(iii)
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At
any time, if Guanzhilin is found to be involved in any controversies,
disputes, litigation, arbitration, administrative or judicial actions,
investigations, sanctions or compulsory measures resulted from any legal
disputes occurring before the Closing Date (including those occurring
after the Closing Date, but related responsibility is attributable to the
time before the Closing Date), any losses arising therefrom shall be
unconditionally and irrevocably borne and compensated by the Transferor or
be directly deducted from the Acquisition
Consideration.
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(11)
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Business:
from the date of incorporation of Guanzhilin until the Closing
Date:
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(i)
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Guanzhilin
maintains normal business operations. The nature, scope or way of business
will not be changed or interrupted, and assets, operations, financial and
personnel situations of Guanzhilin do not have any material adverse
changes;
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(ii)
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No
third party will prematurely terminate any material contracts with
Guanzhilin (including, without limitation to, product supply and sale
contract, operator cooperation contract and house lease agreement for
retail stores) because of the transaction contemplated hereunder or demand
to collect payments under such material contracts before the payment due
date. There is no event or circumstance which is known or shall be
reasonably expected to have any material adverse effect on the Target
Equity or the transaction contemplated
hereunder;
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(iii)
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No
abnormal devaluation or illegal transfer, assignment, misappropriation,
disposal or realization of Guanzhilin’s assets will
occur.
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(12)
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Retail
Stores:
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(i)
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As
of the Closing Date, all the retail stores in Annex 2 are operating in
ordinary courses;
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(ii)
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All
the retail stores under the actual control of the Target Company and/or
the Transferor (whether or not using “Guanzhilin” as trade name) are
listed in Annex 2. If any such retail store is not listed in Annex 2, it
shall be included in the scope of closing. The Acquisition Consideration
shall have already covered such unlisted retail stores and the Transferor
undertakes to unconditionally refund to the Acquirer part of the
Acquisition Consideration as of RMB One Million Yuan to the Acquirer for
each unlisted retail store;
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(iii)
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The
house lease agreements for retail stores listed in Annex 2 are all true,
lawful and valid. Before March 31, 2011, if the lessor and/or property
owner unilaterally increases the rent, prematurely terminates the lease
agreement or puts forth any other request adverse to Guanzhilin other than
for reasons of any breach by Guanzhilin and/or discontinuance of lease by
Guanzhilin, the Acquirer shall, within 3 days of being aware thereof,
timely notify the Transferor in writing. If a consensus cannot be reached
with the lessor and/or property owner to prematurely terminate the lease
agreement after Transferor’s negotiations therewith, the Transferor
undertakes to unconditionally refund to the Acquirer part of the
Acquisition Consideration as equal to one year’s rent of such related
store.
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(13)
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Credits
and liabilities: from the date of incorporation of Guanzhilin until the
Closing Date, unless specifically disclosed herein and required for normal
business operations:
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(i)
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Guanzhilin
has not concluded any bank loan or guarantee
contracts;
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(ii)
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Guanzhilin
has not provided any guarantees for the debts of any companies or
persons;
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(iii)
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Except
for prepaid, ordinary course travel expenses in a reasonable amount (in
amounts not greater than RMB 10,000 individually and RMB 500,000 in the
aggregate), Guanzhilin has not loaned any funds to any companies or
persons;
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(iv)
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As
of the Closing Date, Guanzhilin has no outstanding borrowings, debts or
liabilities due to any banks, companies or
persons;
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(v)
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As
of the Closing Date, Guanzhilin has no outstanding borrowings, debts or
liabilities due to the Transferor or any directors, supervisors and
general managers of Guanzhilin as well as its Affiliates, and none of the
foregoing companies or persons has any outstanding borrowings, debts or
liabilities due to Guanzhilin.
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(14)
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Except
as expressly disclosed herein, there is no following matters being
performed and/or to be
performed:
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(i)
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Any
labor contract or service contract with a salary of over RMB 30,000
Yuan/person/month between Guanzhilin and any person (except for the labor
contracts and service contracts concluded by Guanzhilin with no more than
ten officers and engaged experts of
Guanzhilin);
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(ii)
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Any
agreement or arrangement concluded by Guanzhilin in any way other than by
observing the principle of independence of interest and fair market
value;
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(iii)
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Any
agreement or arrangement to which the Transferor or Guanzhilin is a party,
that has a material adverse effect on the financial or business conditions
of Guanzhilin;
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(iv)
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At
any time, any loss incurred by the Acquirer and/or Guanzhilin due to
undisclosed matters shall be unconditionally and irrevocably borne and
compensated by the Transferor or directly deducted from the Acquisition
Consideration;
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(15)
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Intangible
Assets:
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(i)
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The
word/graphic trademarks of “Guanzhilin” in class 35, class 37 and class 38
in accordance with the Nice Agreement Concerning the International
Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration
of Marks (“Guanzhilin
Trademarks”) are transferred to the Target Company, and all
transfer application documents with the Target Company as the transferee
and complying with the requirements of relevant government authority are
submitted to such government authority before September 30, 2009. The
Transferor shall cause the other joint owners of Guanzhilin Trademarks to
execute the relevant transfer application documents and actively assist in
completing such transfer
registration;
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(ii)
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From
the date of this Agreement, any use of Guanzhilin Trademarks by the
Transferor and its Affiliate in any way shall be subject to the prior
written consent of the Target
Company.
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(16)
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Non-competition:
Except with the prior written consent of the Target
Company:
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(i)
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The
Transferor and its Affiliate shall not, directly or indirectly, invest in,
acquire or subscribe the equity interests of or engage in mobile phone
retail business in the name of
Guanzhilin;
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(ii)
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From
the Execution Date of this Agreement to March 31, 2011, the Transferor and
its Affiliate shall not, directly or indirectly, invest in, acquire or
subscribe the equity interests of or engage in mobile phone retail
business in Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanxi and
Shanghai;
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(iii)
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From
the Execution Date of this Agreement to March 31, 2011, the Transferor and
its Affiliate shall not abet or solicit any employee of Guanzhilin to join
in the enterprises which they invested in, acquired or subscribed the
equity interests of, or are engaged in mobile phone retail
business;
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(iv)
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From
the Execution Date of this Agreement to August 31, 2019, the Transferor
and its Affiliate shall not lease or operate the retail stores listed in
Annex 2 in any name, regardless of whether the lease of any such retail
store is terminated by the lessor or
Guanzhilin.
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If the
Transferor and/or its Affiliate violate any of the foregoing provisions, the
Transferor shall refund to the Acquirer the Acquisition Consideration of RMB one
million Yuan per store concerned.
Upon the
occurrence of any of the foregoing circumstances, the Transferor shall
immediately cease, or take effective measures to preclude any such
breach.
5.2
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Representations and Warranties
of the Acquirer. The Acquirer hereby represents and warrants to the
Transferor as follows (except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
these representations and warranties are true as of the Execution Date of
this Agreement and the Closing
Date):
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(1)
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The
Acquirer is duly organized and validly existing under PRC laws with
limited liabilities;
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(2)
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The
Acquirer will pay the Acquisition Consideration in full in due course in
accordance with the provisions herein and perform its obligations as
specified herein.
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Article
6 Indemnification
6.1
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Indemnity for the
Acquirer
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(1)
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The
Transferor agrees and undertakes that the Transferor will be deemed as in
breach of this Agreement if the Transferor fails to perform this Agreement
in whole or in part or violates or misrepresents any representations,
warranties, undertakings or other obligations or provisions, or any
representations, warranties or undertakings hereunder is untenable,
untrue, inaccurate or incomplete, and the Transferor shall assume the
defaulting liability. Any liability, obligation, damages, litigation,
proceedings, arbitration, levy, expenses, losses and costs thus faced or
incurred by the Acquirer and/or Guanzhilin shall be unconditionally and
irrevocably borne and compensated by the Transferor or directly deducted
from the Acquisition Consideration
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(2)
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The
Transferor agrees and undertakes that the defaulting liabilities and debts
of the Transferor under the above paragraph and the relevant provisions of
this Agreement shall be borne and compensated by the Transferor within 10
days.
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(3)
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If
the Transferor delays in assuming the defaulting liability hereunder or
delays the payment and compensation for the losses incurred by the
Acquirer and/or Guanzhilin, the Transferor shall pay the liquidated
damages for such delay at a daily rate of 0.05% of the due but unpaid
amount as from the overdue date.
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6.2
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Indemnity for the
Transferor
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The
Acquirer shall pay each installment of the Acquisition Consideration
pursuant to the provisions of Article 3. In case of any delay due to the
fault of the Acquirer, the Acquirer shall pay the liquidated damages for
suchdelay at a daily rate of 0.05% of the due but unpaid amount as from
the overdue date.
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Article
7 Modification of the 51% Equity Interests Transfer Agreements for
the Target Company
7.1
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Adjustment of Acquisition
Consideration. The acquisition consideration under the 51% Equity
Interests Transfer Agreements for the Target Company is adjusted to RMB
252.96 million Yuan (RMB Two hundred and fifty-two million nine hundred
and sixty thousand Yuan).
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7.2
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Waiver of Operating Profit
Index. The Acquirer hereby agrees
to:
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(1)
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As
of the Closing Date, it waives the operating profit index of Mr. Zhuqun
Peng (as the controlling party therein) in all audited years as specified
in the 51% Equity Interests Transfer Agreements for the Target Company and
waives the relevant provisions with respect to the adjustment of the
acquisition consideration on the basis of the fulfillment of operating
profit index.
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(2)
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As
of the Closing Date, terminate the Operation & Management Agreement
dated May 5, 2008, the Supplementary Agreement to Operation &
Management Agreement dated October 30, 2008, the Confirmation Letter of
the Operating Profit Index Lockup Period dated December 18, 2008 and waive
all the liabilities and/or obligations of Mr. Zhuqun Peng (as the
controlling party therein)
thereunder.
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7.3
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Assumption of Liabilities
and/or Obligations. If Mr. Zhuqun Peng (as the controlling party
therein) fails to perform or comply with the 51% Equity Interests Transfer
Agreements for the Target Company or violates or misrepresents any
representations, warranties, undertakings or other obligations or
provisions under the 51% Equity Interests Transfer Agreements for the
Target Company and consequently causes the Acquirer and/or Guanzhilin to
face or assume any liability, obligation, damages, litigation,
proceedings, arbitration, levy, expenses, losses and costs, Mr. Zhuqun
Peng (as the controlling party) shall indemnify any and all of the actual
economic losses caused thereby, but excluding the actual economic losses
arising after December 31, 2011 (the compensation liability for the actual
economic losses incurred by the Acquirer and/or Guanzhilin due to
undisclosed liabilities and contingent liabilities is not subject to this
time limitation), and the Acquirer waives and will cause the Target
Company to waive the right on actively appealing for legal liabilities
against Mr. Zhuqun Peng. The Acquirer agrees to and will cause the Target
Company to agree to waive and not to appeal for any legal liabilities
and/or obligations of Mr. Zhuqun Peng (as the controlling party), other
than the obligation to compensate for the actual economic
losses.
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7.4
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Supplementary Agreement.
The Acquirer, Mr. Zhuqun Peng (as the controlling party) and other related
parties have executed the Supplementary Agreement II to Equity Interests
Transfer Agreement for 51% equity interests of the Target Company with
respect to the matters stipulated in this Article 7 on August 20, 2009
(“51% Equity
Supplementary Agreement II”). The Parties agree that the
effectiveness and performance of this Agreement is a precondition of the
effectiveness and performance of the 51% Equity Supplementary Agreement
II. If this Agreement is terminated for whatever reason, the 51% Equity
Supplementary Agreement II shall be terminated accordingly, and the
Parties shall resume performing the 51% Equity Interests Transfer
Agreements for the Target Company.
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Article
8 Dividend Distribution and Capital Decrease
8.1
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Dividend
Distribution
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(1)
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The
Parties agree to distribute all the consolidated after-tax distributable
dividends of the Target Company ended as of August 31, 2009. The
distribution percentages are set forth as
follows:
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Shareholder
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The
distribution percentages (%)
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Beijing
Leyu Shiji Telecommunications Equipment Retail Chain Co.,
Ltd.
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51
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Suzhou
Industrial Park Pengjing Kunxiang Technology Co., Ltd.
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49
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(2)
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Before
September 30, 2009 or within an extended period otherwise agreed by the
Parties, the Parties will confirm in writing all the consolidated
after-tax distributable dividends of the Target Company ended as of August
31, 2009. The Parties agree and undertake that they will cause the Target
Company to pay such dividend in accordance with the distribution
percentage as provided in the above paragraph to the bank accounts
designated by the Acquirer and the Transferor within 3 business days after
such written confirmation is
made.
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8.2
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Capital
Decrease
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(1)
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In
consideration of that the Transferor will cease to be a shareholder of the
Target Company, the Parties agree to decrease the registered capital of
the Target Company from XXX 000 xxxxxxx Xxxx (XXX one hundred million
Yuan) to XXX 00 xxxxxxx Xxxx (XXX fifty-one million
Yuan).
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(2)
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The
Parties agree and undertake that they will cause the Target Company to
complete the registration of such capital decrease in accordance with
applicable PRC laws and pay the capital decrease amount of XXX 00 xxxxxxx
Xxxx (XXX forty-nine million Yuan) to the bank account designated by the
Transferor within 3 business days upon the issuance of the business
license indicating that the registered capital of the Target Company is
XXX 00 xxxxxxx Xxxx (XXX fifty-one million
Yuan).
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8.3
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Confirmation of Acquisition
Consideration. The Acquirer confirms that the Acquisition
Consideration of RMB 200 million Yuan for the 49% equity interest in the
Target Company under Article 3 and the acquisition consideration of RMB
252.96 million Yuan for the 51% equity interest in the Target Company
under Article 7.1 have taken the effect of the dividend distribution and
capital decrease under Article 8 into reasonable consideration. Any
acquisition consideration shall not be adjusted or decreased due to
dividend distribution and capital
decrease.
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Article
9 Taxes and Charges
9.1
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Unless
otherwise required by relevant laws or otherwise agreed to herein, each
Party hereto shall pay all taxes and fees required by applicable PRC laws
and regulations relating to the transactions
hereunder.
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9.2
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Each
Party shall be responsible for their respective costs and expenses in
connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this
Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses for their
respective investment consultants, legal counsels, accountants, appraisers
and other professionals.
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Article
10 Confidentiality
10.1
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Each
Party shall keep confidential all Business Secrets it obtains from the
other Party during the process of execution and performance of this
Agreement. The term of this confidentiality obligation shall extend until
the relevant Business Secrets is publicly disclosed by its
owner.
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10.2
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The
above restriction shall not apply to the information
which:
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(1)
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Has
been proved by the receiving Party that such information had been obtained
before the disclosure and is not obtained from the disclosing Party
directly or indirectly;
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(2)
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Was
obliged to disclose by any Party required by law to the relevant
governmental authorities, stock exchanges,
etc.;
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(3)
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Was
disclosed by any Party to its Affiliates, investment consultants, legal
counsels, auditors and other financing institutions while using its best
efforts to protect and to encourage such other persons to protect the
confidentiality of such
information.
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10.3
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Each
Party shall cause the shareholders, directors, officers and other
employees of themselves, their professional consultants and their
Affiliates to comply with the confidentiality obligations under this
Article.
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Article
11 Force Majeure
11.1
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If
it is commercially impracticable to perform this Agreement due to any
force majeure, then any nonperformance of the obligations under this
Agreement relating to such force majeure shall be excused. “Force majeure”
means any event, circumstance or occurrence that cannot be foreseen,
avoided or reasonably controlled by the Parties and cannot be avoided or
mitigated by the Parties in whole or in part by taking reasonable and
cautious measures, thus directly or indirectly preventing the performance
of any material obligation hereunder. Such events, circumstances or
occurrences include but are not limited to natural disasters, wars, fires,
explosions, earthquakes, epidemics, floods and storms. If any force
majeure event occurs, making it commercially impracticable for any Party
to perform the terms and conditions herein, such Party shall notify the
other Party within 14 days of the occurrence of the force majeure event
and provide the details of the force majeure event in such notice. No
delay or failure to perform this Agreement caused by any force majeure
event will constitute a default on the part of such Party affected or
become the basis for any claims for compensation or indemnification. Upon
the occurrence of a force majeure event, both Parties shall have the
obligation to take reasonable measures to perform this Agreement where
practical and feasible. Within 14 days after the force majeure event has
ended, such Party shall notify the other Party of the end of the force
majeure event and shall ensure the receipt of such notice by the other
Party.
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11.2
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If
a force majeure event occurs, making it commercially impracticable to
perform this Agreement, and the force majeure event lasts for more than 6
months, the Parties may negotiate to terminate this
Agreement.
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Article
12 Notices
12.1
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Any
notices and other documents delivered hereunder shall be made in writing
and sent by courier, express mail, facsimile or electronic mail to the
Parties at the following addresses and/or facsimile
numbers.
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12..2
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If
any of such notices and other documents are delivered by courier, it shall
be regarded as properly sent after being received by the recipient; if it
is sent by facsimile, it shall be regarded as properly sent after receipt
of the reply code or facsimile confirmation; if it is sent via mail, it
shall be regarded as properly sent on the 3th day after being posted; if
it is sent by e-mail, it shall be regarded as properly sent upon the
receipt of the confirmation from the recipients. To prove that such
notices or documents have been sent, the Party must only show that such
notices have been placed at or sent to the following addresses of the
recipients, or the following addresses of the recipients have been
properly written on the mailing envelope and such items have been properly
sent.
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(1)
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To
Acquirer
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Address: 0/X,
Xxxxx Xxxxx’an Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xx.0, Xxxxxxxxx Xxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
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Recipient: Dongping Fei
Fax: 000-00000000
E-mail: xxx@xxxx.xxx
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(2)
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To
Transferor
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Address:
00X, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx.0000, Xxxxxxxx Road, Suzhou
Recipient: Zhuqun Peng
Fax: 0000-00000000-000
E-mail: xxx-xx@xxx.xxxx.xxx
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Article
13 Miscellaneous
13.1
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Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China.
All interpretation and performance of or relating to this Agreement shall
be subject to the laws of the People’s Republic of
China.
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13.2
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Dispute Resolution. Any
disputes arising from the performance of or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled by the Parties through friendly negotiation. If
the Parties have failed to settle the dispute within 30 days after a Party
gives the other Party a written notice of negotiation, any Party may
submit such dispute to the China International Economic and Trade
Arbitration Commission Shanghai Sub-Commission for arbitration in
accordance with such commission’s then applicable arbitration rules. The
arbitration decision shall be final and binding on the Parties to such
dispute.
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13.3
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Effectiveness. This
Agreement shall become effective on the date first written above after
being duly executed and affixed with the company seal by both
Parties.
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13.4
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Entire Agreement. The
annexes hereto shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement and
shall be legally effective as this Agreement and binding on the Parties.
In the event that any prior memoranda, agreements or contracts with
respect to the subject matter hereof entered or reached prior to this
Agreement are inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall
prevail. All the amendments or supplements hereto shall be made with
written instruments duly executed by the
Parties.
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13.5
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Waiver. No failure or
delay by a Party in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement
or any amendments or supplements hereto shall constitute or be regarded as
a waiver of such rights and remedies, and nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such rights or remedies prevent the further exercise of
such rights or remedies in future.
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13.6
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Severability. In the
event that any terms or provisions of this Agreement becomes invalid or
unenforceable in any circumstances or jurisdictions, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such terms or provisions shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remaining terms or provisions of this Agreement,
nor affect the validity or enforceability of such terms or provisions in
any other circumstances or
jurisdictions.
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13.7
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Language and
Counterparts. This Agreement is written in Chinese and binds upon
the Parties. This Agreement has two counterparts, with each of the Parties
holding one counterpart. Each counterpart shall be deemed an original and
all the counterparts shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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The
following annexes are made an integral part of this Agreement:
Annex 1
List of Target Company’s Subsidiaries
Annex 2
List of Retail Stores At Closing
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In
witness whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Equity Transfer Framework
Agreement to be executed by their respective authorized representatives as of
the date first above written.
Acquirer:
Beijing
Leyu Shiji Telecommunications Equipment Retail Chain Co., Ltd.
Authorized
Representative: /s/
Dongping
Fei
Transferor:
Suzhou Industrial Park Pengjing
Kunxiang Technology Co., Ltd.
Authorized
Representative: /s/
Xxxx
Xxxx
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