Non-Undertaking Short-Term Revolving Financing Agreement October 11th, 2007
Contract
No.: 750506071011
October
11th,
2007
This
agreement is hereby entered into between:
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Citibank
China Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch (hereinafter referred to as the Lending
Bank), with its address at: Xxxxx X, X0, XXXXX Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Road,
Futian District, Shenzhen, and
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(2) |
Shenzhen
Highpower Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Customer),
with its address at: Xxxxx X0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Village,
Pinghu Town, Longgang District,
Shenzhen.
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The
Parties hereby enter into the agreements as follows:
1. |
The
General Terms and Conditions of the Financing Agreement and any other
ancillary documentation attached hereto shall be a constituent part
of
this Agreement.
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2. |
The
maximum financing amount shall be equivalent to USD Two
Millions.
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The
Lending Bank shall, for the purpose of calculating the maximum financing amount,
have the right to calculate based on the exchange rate it determines. In case
that the total outstanding amounts hereunder exceed the foregoing maximum amount
due to any fluctuation of the exchange rate at any time, the Lending Bank shall
be entitled to request the Customer to immediately pay the related excessive
amount.
3. |
Currency
of financing: USD/RMB
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4. |
Financing
Methods and Limit:
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Discount
Business: RMB equivalent no more than USD 1.5
Million
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Pre-Balance
Risks: No more than USD 500,000.00
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In
any
event, the total amount of all outstanding financing under the foregoing
financing methods shall not exceed the maximum financing amount.
5. |
Maximum
Term of Each Method:
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Discount
Business: 3 months
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Pre-Balance
Risks: 12 months
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6. |
Loan
Interest Rate/Commission Rate/Financing Interest
Rate:
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· In
terms
of any Discount Business: the interest rate shall be subject to the relevant
ancillary documents.
7. |
Purpose
of Financing:
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· In
terms
of the Discount Business, the loan is obtained for the purchase of raw
materials.
· In
terms of the Pre-Balance Risks, the Customer shall make all transactions for
the
purpose of hedge.
8.
Guaranty and Guarantors:
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The
Customer shall provide cash guaranty under the Pledge Agreement with
the
Lending Bank via the Guarantors.
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Hong
Kong Highpower Technology Company Limited shall provide guaranty
by
issuing a letter of guarantee.
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Pan
Dangyu shall provide guaranty by issuing a letter of guarantee.
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Li
Wenliang provide guaranty by issuing a letter of
guarantee.
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Ma
Wenwei provide guaranty by issuing a letter of
guarantee.
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9.
Penalty Rate:
Subject
to the provisions set forth in Article 12 of the General Terms and Conditions
of
the Financing Agreement, the penalty rate shall be:
RMB:
The
penalty rate shall be the minimum penalty rate allowed according to the relevant
regulations by the People’s
Bank of
China for overdue loans, including both principal and interest.
USD:
The
penalty rate shall be decided by the Lending Bank in its own discretion.
10.
Loan Limit Setup Fee:
The
Customer shall pay to the Lending Bank loan limit setup fees according to the
amount, time and other requirements set forth in the Document of Loan Limit
Setup Fees issued by the Lending Bank from time to time.
11.
Special Conditions on Pre-Balance Risks:
Where
the
Lending Bank determines at any time that the losses calculated per market value
climb to a certain amount or percentage (as determined in the sole discretion
by
the Lending Bank according to its internal calculation method), the Lending
Bank
shall be entitled but not obligated to request in its sole discretion the
Customer to provide additional deposit pledge; the Customer hereby agrees and
undertakes to enter into the relevant pledge agreement with the Lending Bank
and
deposit the corresponding amount as the additional pledge ed within two (2
)
working, and complete the formalities as stipulated by national laws and
regulations as well as required by the Lending Bank.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
formally authorized representatives respectively as of the date first written
hereof. This agreement shall come into force upon execution by the formally
authorized representatives of the Parties.
For
and on behalf of the Lending Bank:
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For
and on behalf of the Customer
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By:
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[Illegible
Signature]
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(signature)
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By:
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[Illegible
Signature]
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(signature)
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(Customer
Corporate Seal) (Seal of
Shenzhen
Highpower Technology Co., Ltd.)
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Witnessed/Verified By:
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Print
Name
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Signature
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Letter
of Guarantee
This
letter of guarantee (hereinafter referred to as the “Letter”)
is
issued in Shanghai on October 11th,
2007 by
Pan Dangyu (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantor”),
a
citizen of the People’s Republic of China, with its address at Xxxx 000,
Xxxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxx 34, No. 463 Residential Compound, Shou Gou Ling Road, Tianhe
District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; and ID No.: 000000000000000000.
The beneficiary to the Letter is Citibank China Co., Ltd. including all its
branches and sub branches (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantee”).
This
Letter is aimed to guarantee, (i) the financing agreement (hereinafter referred
to as the “Financing
Agreement”)
dated
October 11th,
2007 by
and between Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd. as the borrower (hereinafter
referred to as the “Principal
Debtor”)
and
the Guarantee as the loan bank, whereby the Guarantee shall provide the loan
with total amount equivalent to USD 2 Million (hereinafter referred to as the
“Financing”)
to the
Principal Debtor; and (ii) the main agreement on deriving deals (hereinafter
referred to as the “Main
Agreement”,
which
together with the Financing Agreement are referred to as “Such
Agreements”)
signed
on October 11th,
2007 by
the Principal Debtor as Party B and the Guarantee as Party A.
The
terms
and expressions used but not otherwise defined in this Letter shall have the
same meaning as in the Financing Agreement or the Main Agreement to the extent
the same terms and expression are defined therein.
Whereas
the Guarantee and Principal Debtor have entered into Such Agreements, the
Guarantor agrees as follows:
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1.
Guaranty
and Indemnity
The
Guarantor unconditionally guarantees to pay any or all outstanding amounts
(existing or subsequent amounts) due and payable or to be due and payable by
the
Principal Debtor under Such Agreements (including any modification or supplement
made thereto from time to time as well as any deal confirmation or similar
confirmation documents made on reliance of the Main Agreement), with or without
other guaranty, that become due as a result of maturity or accelerated repayment
or any other reasons. The debt shall include but not limited to principal,
interest, charge, default interest, penalty, cost, expenditure, compensation,
payment, expense, and any expense or other payment obligations arising from
the
enforcement by the Guarantee of the rights prescribed hereunder or strict
performance of any terms or clauses hereof (all aforesaid obligations are herein
referred to as the “Debt”).
In
the event the Principal Debtor fails to pay full amount of any Debt (at the
prescribed due date or any other due date agreed as a result of accelerated
repayment or any other reasons), the Guarantor shall, at the request of the
Guarantee, pay said Debt to the Guarantee on behalf of the Principal Debtor
without any delay, as if the Guarantor had become the Principal Debtor in place
of the actual Principal Debtor. The Guarantor shall meanwhile pay any interest
accrued on such overdue Debt from the due date of payment to the date when
the
Guarantor fully pays the required amounts under this Letter, at a rate equal
to
the annual interest rate applicable to such Debt payable by the Principal Debtor
from time to time under the Financing Agreement. This Letter is a repayment
guarantee instead of a guarantee for debt collection. The due and outstanding
amounts of debt and expenses set forth on the vouchers produced by the Guarantee
shall be final to the Guarantor. As an independent obligation, the Guarantor
agrees that if any debt guaranteed by the Guarantor becomes unenforceable,
invalid or illegal (whether such circumstance exists now or whether it has
become known or may become known to any Party hereto in the future), the
Guarantor shall, as a major obligation of the Guarantor and upon request by
the
Guarantee, immediately indemnify the Guarantee for any cost, loss or
indebtedness incurred as a result of such circumstance. The amount of such
cost,
loss or indebtedness of the Guarantee shall be equal to the amounts otherwise
repayable to the Guarantee.
2.
Absolute
Guarantee
This
Letter is a continuous guarantee which shall become valid from the date of
signature and remain in force till the date when the Guarantor informs the
Guarantee of the cancellation of this Letter. The notice shall take force after
the Guarantee receives the notice or on a later date specified in the notice.
It
is however provided that the said cancellation hereof shall not restrict or
terminate any guaranty on related deals already agreed hereunder between the
parties before cancellation.
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To
the
extent permitted by the applicable laws of the People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as “China”; but for the purpose of this Letter, Hong
Kong, Macao or Taiwan shall be excluded), the obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be unconditional, and the Guarantor shall waive its right of
defense in respect of any of the following: (i) The unenforceability, invalidity
or illegality of any Debt; (ii) Any modification, amendment or waiver of any
clauses regarding the Debt or any consent regarding any deviation from the
debt
clauses, including changes to any extension or renewal of any period or terms,
or in any payment method or place, made with or without notice to the Guarantor
whatsoever; (iii) Any exchange, replacement, release of, or any unfulfilled
security interest in, or any damage to any collaterals used to secure the Debt
repayment hereunder; (iv) The Principal Debtor loses its capacity, power,
authorization or its legal person status required for or incurs any change
to
its corporate existence, corporate structure or ownership, or it incurs any
insolvency, bankruptcy, restructuring, or any other similar procedures that
may
affect the Principal Debtor or any of its assets or which may cause termination
or elimination of any Debt; (v) Any right of claim, right of setoff or other
rights that the Guarantor may have from time to time against the Principal
Debtor, regardless of whether such rights are related to the transactions
contemplated hereunder, to the extent that the provisions herein cannot prevent
such claims from being made in any separate litigation or necessary
counterclaim; (vi) Any laws, statutes or regulations in any jurisdiction
affecting the Debt clauses or the rights of the Guarantee, including but not
limited to: (A) The implementation of any such laws, statutes or regulations
of
the jurisdiction (including prior approval) will forbid the exchange of non-US
currencies (as defined below) into US dollars or remittance of fund out of
the
jurisdiction, or make it impossible to obtain US dollars in the legal foreign
exchange market in the jurisdiction according to common business practices;
or
(B) any orders are announced for closing down business operations of the banking
sector in the jurisdiction or for suspension of payment, or the jurisdiction
or
the government imposes any orders for suspension of repayment on any due and
outstanding amounts or requests for any rearrangement or restructuring, or
requires prior approval for any repayment; or (C) the obligation of repayment
set forth herein for any debt incurred in the said jurisdiction is directly
or
indirectly deprived by way of State or governmental confiscation,
nationalization, or requisition; or (D) any war (declared or not), insurrection,
revolution, enemy actions, civil turmoil or any event in the jurisdiction having
similar impact as those described in the subsections (A), (B) or (C) above
(all
events described in (A) to (D) above shall be limited to those occurring or
existing on or after the date of this Letter); and (vii) Any other circumstance
(including but not limited to limitation of prosecution) or any representation
(or the reliance on such representation) of the Guarantee which may constitute
an objection or discharge of all or part of the obligations of the Principal
Debtor or the Guarantor.
Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing and if permitted by the PRC laws,
in respect of any Debt, if the Debt is denoted in US dollars or in foreign
currencies other than the currency of the jurisdiction where the Principal
Debtor is primarily based, as it is stipulated in the relevant agreement giving
rise to such Debt, the Guarantor warrants that it will strictly follow the
terms
of such agreement in making payments to the Guarantee, including provisions
on
amounts and types of currency of payment as stipulated thereunder, without
regard to any applicable laws taking effect from time to time in the
jurisdiction where the Principal Debtor is primarily based, or any orders,
decrees or regulations issued by the said jurisdiction.
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The
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of this Article 2 is to expressly set forth that the obligations of the
Guarantor under this Letter are absolute and unconditional in any
circumstances.
3.
Waive
of
Rights
The
Guarantor hereby waives (i) any requirement on the Guarantee regarding any
instant, diligent notices of acceptance or non-acceptance or any other notices
in connection with any Debt and this Letter; and (ii) any requirement on the
Guarantee to exercise any right or take any action against the Principal Debtor,
or to request any collateral security or credit support therefrom.
4.
Re-effectiveness
This
Letter shall be consecutively valid. Under certain circumstances, if at any
time
all or part of the debts of the Principal Debtor (whether it is debt of the
Principal Debtor or any security on such debt or any amounts hereunder or
otherwise) are paid or cancelled, or rearranged by way of repayment, guarantee
or other disposals, but such repayment, cancellation or rearrangement are
revoked or the Guarantee must refund the received amounts due to any insolvency,
bankruptcy, liquidation, administration or restructuring of the Principal Debtor
as if such repayment, cancellation or rearrangement has never been made before,
then the effectiveness of this Letter shall be restored.
5.
Right
of
Subrogation
The
Guarantor shall not claim, enforce or exercise any right of subrogation that
it
may obtain under this Letter. The Guarantor shall may obtain such right of
subrogation by paying in the currency of denomination as set forth hereunder
or
in other currencies determined by the Guarantee till it has irrevocably repaid
all debts in full and terminated all agreements whereby the Guarantee undertakes
to provide loans. In the event the Guarantor claims for the right of subrogation
in violation of this Article, the Guarantor shall immediately return any payment
received to the Guarantee.
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6.
Non-Competition
The
Guarantor shall have no right to act as debtee or claim any of such rights,
or
have any right of claim to the assets of Principal Debtor or compete with the
Guarantee in case of bankruptcy or liquidation of the Principal Debtor. In
the
event the Guarantor claims for such rights in violation of this Article, the
Guarantor shall keep any amounts received as a result thereof on behalf of
the
Guarantee and shall pay the amounts to the Guarantee immediately after it
receives them.
7.
Sub-Debtee
The
Guarantor shall undertake to the Guarantee that he or she will not claim for
or
collect any repayment, early repayment or any other payment resulting from
or in
connection with the Principal Debtor’s performance of its obligations set forth
hereunder until the completion of repayment of all debts, regardless whether
the
repayment is made in cash, or intangible assets or by setoff method. However,
if
the Guarantor is requested by the Guarantee or required by law to register
or
claim any rights against the Principal Debtor in respect of any sub-debt, it
shall process such procedures in accordance with the instructions of the
Guarantee, receive any payment on behalf of the Guarantee, and return such
payment to the Guarantee immediately after it receives them. The Guarantor,
as
the Principal Debtor, hereby waives any right he or she may have to request
the
Guarantee to first claim any right of recourse against the Principal Debtor
in
respect of any debt according to the Financing Agreement and/or the Main
Agreement.
8.
Taxes
Any
payment prescribed in this Letter shall not be deducted, including all current
or future payments, but excluding the income tax and franchise taxes (all taxes,
charges, deductions, fees or withholding tax and all related debts are referred
to as the “Taxes”)
imposed in accordance with the laws issued in the place of jurisdiction or
local
government where the corporation or loan bank of the Guarantee locates. In
case
the Guarantor deducts any of taxes from the payable amount according to any
relevant laws, (i) the payable amount shall be increased accordingly so as
to
make sure the Guarantee can receive its receivables after the deduction
aforesaid (including the deduction of extra payables applicable under this
Article) as if no such deduction has been made; (ii) the Guarantor shall perform
such deduction aforesaid, and (iii) pay for all deducted items to the taxation
administration or any other government institutes according to relevant laws.
In
addition, the Guarantor shall also pay for any stamp tax, document tax,
consumption tax, asset tax or other similar charges (referred to as “Other
Taxes”) arising hereunder from signature, delivery or registration of this
Letter or related to the debts aforesaid or upon the current or future payment
prescribed under this Letter. The Guarantor shall immediately submit both
original and certified copy of the receipt of payment to the Guarantee, and
at
the request indemnify the Guarantee for any taxes, charges or other debts
(including penalty, interest and expenses) paid by the Guarantee within thirty
days, regardless whether the Taxes or Other Taxes aforesaid are legal. Without
prejudice to the effectiveness of the other agreements referred herein, the
agreement and obligations of the Guarantor set forth in this Article shall
remain effective after repayment of both principal and interest and the
termination of this Letter.
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9.
Place
and
Currency of Payment
In
case
the debts are payable in US dollars, the Guarantor shall pay to the place and
the account designated by the Guarantee. In case the debts are payable in any
foreign currency other than US dollars (referred to as “Non-US
Currency”)
and no
agreement has been reached regarding the time and place of such payment, the
Guarantor shall, at the selection of the Guarantee, (i) pay the debts in Non-US
Currency and in the prescribed payable place, or (ii) pay US dollars to any
account designated by the Guarantee in the prescribed place. In case the payment
is made according to subsection (ii) above, the Guarantor shall pay equivalent
US dollars with the debt amount to the Guarantee. Ordinary bank procedures
shall
be applied in the calculation of exchange rate. The Guarantee shall make sure
the Guarantor is able to purchase equivalent US dollars in the place of payment
on the payment date; provided, however, that the foregoing provision in this
paragraph shall not be applicable to any payment in Non-US Currency due to
application of any non-US laws, orders, decrees or regulations, in which case,
for the purpose of this Letter, the debts shall still be deemed to be payable
in
US dollars and be paid to the Guarantee according to the first sentence of
this
Article 9. The Guarantor shall indemnify any additional expenses to the
Guarantee for purchase of foreign exchanges according to this Article. For
the
purpose of this Article 9, any evidence shall be sufficient if it can
demonstrate that the Guarantee will suffer losses if it converts or purchases
foreign exchange.
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10.
Right
of
Setoff
Should
the laws of the People’s Republic of China allow, if the Guarantor fails to make
payment when its obligations become due and payable, the Guarantee shall be
authorized to set off any and all debts with any deposit (ordinary or special,
fixed or current, temporary or formal whatsoever), stock, bond, commercial
document or other assets held or controlled by the Guarantee from time to time,
or with any amounts that the Guarantee owes to the Guarantor at any time or
any
indebtedness incurred by the Guarantee to the Guarantor’s credit or account at
any time, regardless whether the Guarantee has made any other claim hereunder.
The Guarantee shall inform the Guarantor of the setoff immediately after the
same occurs, provided however that any failure to send such a notice shall
not
affect the effectiveness of such setoff or use if permitted by the laws of
the
People’s Republic of China. The right of the Guarantee stipulated herein is in
addition to any other rights and remedy the Guarantee may have, including but
not limited to other rights of setoff. To the extent permitted by the laws
of
the People’s Republic of China, the Guarantor agrees to waive any right of
setoff he or she may have against the Guarantee, and not exercise any rights
under its obligations set forth hereunder without restricting the effectiveness
of the aforesaid waiver.
11.
Representations
and Warranties
The
Guarantor represents and warrants that: (i) the Guarantor is legally qualified
to sign, deliver and perform this Letter, and will not break any law or any
contractual limitation with binding force over the Guarantor; (ii) the Guarantor
signs, delivers and performs this Letter without any authorization, approval,
notice or registration by any government institute, or supervision organization
or any third party; (iii) the obligations prescribed here in this Letter, once
signed and delivered by the Guarantor, shall become effective and have binding
force on the Guarantor; (iv) the Guarantor has not taken any steps or legal
procedures (if any) related with bankruptcy; and (v) the Guarantor has reached
the minimum age requirement according to applicable laws, has good reason,
and
has entered into this Letter out of his/her own free will after he/she has
sought independent professional advice (including legal advice) on all of
his/her obligations hereunder this Letter and come to a thorough understanding
of the nature of such obligations. The representations and warranties contained
in this clause shall be deemed to be repeatedly made by the Guarantor each
day
in any period when the debts remain unpaid or not discharged, as the case may
be.
12.
Undertakings
The
Guarantor hereby undertakes to the Guarantee that unless it is otherwise agreed
by the Guarantee, so long as any debt remains unpaid, the Guarantor shall (i)
comply with all applicable laws, statutes, and requirements and orders of any
government authorities having jurisdiction; (ii) pay for all taxes, evaluation
expenses, administrative charges or collection based on the incomes, revenues
or
assets of the Guarantor before any penalty is charged in order not to cause
any
lien, mortgage or any burden of rights to any of the assets aforesaid; (iii)
sign any other document or bills, including any negotiable xxxx and take any
action reasonably requested by the Guarantee for the purpose of implementation
of this Letter; (iv) the Guarantor, without any prior consent of the Guarantee
in written form, shall not (A) undertake, guarantee or endorse any other
obligation, or be directly or indirectly responsible for any obligations of
any
individual, enterprise or company other than the obligations of the Guarantor
prescribed herein; or (B) sell, lease or dispose or transfer any material part
of his or her assets.
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13.
Consecutive
Guaranty
This
Letter constitutes a consecutive guaranty and is applicable to any current
or
future debts regardless of the time of such debts. This Letter is irrevocable
and remains fully effective throughout the period of validity until all payable
amounts prescribed herein are irrevocably paid and all agreements related to
such debts are terminated. This Letter is an extra guaranty on and over any
other guaranty the Guarantee may have now or in the future regarding any debt,
and will not affect nor be affected by such other guaranty. To the extent
permitted by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and in order to
maximize the amount of recovery of debts from the Principal Debtor in any actual
or potential bankruptcy or dissolution (other than the fact that the Principal
Debtor makes repayment to the Guarantee), the Guarantee may put such recovered
amounts into a temporary account with accrual of interest. The amounts shall
be
kept in such account (interest-bearing temporary account) until the Guarantee
is
satisfied with the following: The Guarantee has no more obligation to make
any
payment in respect of the Debt and the Guarantee has irrevocably collected
all
amounts payable to the Guarantee under the Debt.
14.
Amendment
No
amendment or abandon of any clause of this Letter and no consent given by the
Guarantor to any deviation from the terms of with this Letter shall be deemed
valid unless they are made in writing and signed by the Guarantee. Subject
to
the Guarantees’ signature, such abandonment or consent shall be valid for
special purposes under special circumstances.
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15.
Address
All
notices and other communications prescribed herein shall be in writing
(including telefax), and sent by mail, telefax or express mail. Any notice
to
the Guarantor shall be to the attention of Pan Dangyu at the address: Luoshan
Industrial Park, Pinghu Town, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00000x, and
any
notice to the Guarantee shall be to the attention of Xxxxxxx Xxx, Citibank
China
Co., Ltd., at the address: F35, Citigroup Tower, Xx.00, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 000000, and CC (carbon copy) to Xxxxxxx Liu,
Block A, F9, CITIC Tower, No.1093, Middle Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00000x; or sent to any other address specified in any written
notice from one party to the other. All notices or other documents sent by
mail
shall become effective immediately after they are put into the mailbox, and
notices sent by telefax shall become effective once sent out.
16.
Credit
Award Authorization
The
Guarantor shall, without reliance on the Guarantee, independently analyze the
credit status and make his or her own decision to sign this Letter based on
any
proper documents and information. The Guarantor shall have sufficient methods
to
successively obtain basic information regarding the business, operations and
financial status of the Principal Debtor, and has not and will not depend on
any
such information provided by the Guarantee. The Guarantor acknowledges and
understands that he or she can materially benefit, directly or indirectly from
the credit award prescribed herein, and he or she fully agrees and understands
the terms and conditions of this Letter and the legal meaning of such terms
and
conditions hereof.
17.
Transfer
of Rights
To
the
extent permitted by the PRC laws, this Letter shall have binding force over
the
Guarantor and any of its successors or assigns. The Guarantor shall not transfer
his or her rights or obligations without prior consent of the Guarantee. The
Guarantee may at any time transfer any of its rights or obligations (if any)
prescribed herein to any other entity or individual after sending notice to
the
Guarantor. The Guarantor agrees such notice of right transfer can be made in
any
written form determined by the Guarantee at its sole discretion, and such
transfer by the Guarantee requires no prior approval and consent of the
Guarantor. The Guarantor further agrees that it is bound and will continue
to be
bound by this Letter regardless of such transfer of rights by the
Guarantee.
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18.
Accumulative
Rights
The
rights and remedies the Guarantee is entitled to hereunder shall be in addition
to and not exclusive of any other rights and remedies that the Guarantee may
enjoy under any laws, other agreements or documents. Any delay on the part
of
the Guarantee to perform any of its rights shall not be deemed a waiver of
such
rights.
19.
Joint
and
Several Liability
The
Guarantor shall bear joint and several liability with any other guarantor (if
any) for the debts aforesaid according to the laws of the People’s Republic of
China. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any of his or her obligations
under this Letter shall not be relieved, or damaged or affected in any manner
whatsoever in case the obligations of other guarantor are cancelled or
terminated, and/or such obligations become invalid, illegal or not
unenforceable.
20.
Disclosure
of Information
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that the Guarantee
may
disclose any information held by the Guarantee regarding debt, deposit, transfer
or any other deal information or similar information of the Guarantor: (i)
to
any professional consultation institutes or their employees, or any other party
providing services to the Guarantee, and/or (ii) to the headquarters, branches,
or affiliates of the Guarantee, and/or (iii) to the regulatory bodies, judicial
bodies or other government agencies of China or USA, including any state,
provincial and municipal governments, or the government authorities at the
place
of other guarantors, headquarters of the Guarantee or its other branches or
affiliates, and/or (iv) to any participants, or assignees or transferees of
any
rights (including any potential any participants, or assignees or transferees
under any loans related to such debts); and/or (v) to any potential purchasers
of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantee, and candidates for merging
with
the Guarantee, or any inheritors or any other person having similar legal
status.
21.
Personal
Information
The
Guarantor hereby agrees to the collection, processing and use by the Guarantee
of any personal information regarding to and provided by the Guarantor; and
the
information aforesaid may also be obtained by the Guarantee (i) for the purpose
of processing any deal between the Guarantee and the Guarantor, or (ii) for
the
purpose of soliciting business from the Guarantor or for any third party to
solicit business from the Guarantor; and/or (iii) for other purpose allowed
by
other laws and regulations.
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22.
Severability
In
the
event any of the clauses prescribed in this Letter is or becomes illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, it shall not affect (i) the
effectiveness or enforceability of other clauses of this Letter in such
jurisdiction; or (ii) the effectiveness or enforceability of the clause
aforesaid or any other clauses of this Letter in other
jurisdictions.
23.
Judgment
If,
for
the purpose of obtaining any court judgment, any amount falling due hereunder
must be converted from US Dollars into Non-US Currencies, the Guarantor agrees
to apply ordinary bank procedures for purpose of determining the exchange rate
and the Guarantee shall be able to purchase US Dollars with such Non-US Currency
one working day before the final judgment is issued. Notwithstanding the final
judgment in Non-US Currency, the obligations of the Guarantor falling due
hereunder shall be relieved on the date of payment only to the extent of any
amount in Non-US Currency declared due and payable by the Guarantor to the
Guarantee as specified in the judgment. The Guarantee may purchase US Dollars
with such Non-US Currency as per ordinary bank procedures. In the event the
purchased US Dollars fall short of the US Dollar amount previously due and
owing
to the Guarantee, the Guarantor agrees, as a separate obligation, to indemnify
any loss to the Guarantee arising in connection therewith, regardless of the
result of the court judgment. In the event the purchased US Dollars exceed
the
US Dollar amount previously due and owing to the Guarantee, the Guarantee agrees
to remit the excessive portion to the Guarantor.
24.
Governing
Laws
This
Letter shall be subject to, governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the
laws of the People’s Republic of China. The Guarantor shall irrevocably submit
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of the local court in the place of the Guarantee.
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Pan
Dangyu
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Letter of Guarantee
This letter of guarantee (hereinafter referred to as the “Letter”)
is
issued in Shanghai on October 11th,
2007 by
Ma Wenwei (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantor”),
a
citizen of the People’s Republic of China, with its address at Room 602, No. 68,
North Xx Xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx;
and
ID No.: 44010619700240338. The beneficiary to the Letter is Citibank China
Co.,
Ltd. including all its branches and sub branches (hereinafter referred to as
the
“Guarantee”).
This
Letter is aimed to guarantee, (i) the financing agreement (hereinafter referred
to as the “Financing
Agreement”)
dated
October 11th,
2007 by
and between Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd. as the borrower (hereinafter
referred to as the “Principal
Debtor”)
and
the Guarantee as the loan bank, whereby the Guarantee shall provide the loan
with total amount equivalent to USD 2 Million (hereinafter referred to as the
“Financing”)
to the
Principal Debtor; and (ii) the main agreement on deriving deals (hereinafter
referred to as the “Main
Agreement”,
which
together with the Financing Agreement are referred to as “Such
Agreements”)
signed
on October 11th,
2007 by
the Principal Debtor as Party B and the Guarantee as Party A.
The
terms
and expressions used but not otherwise defined in this Letter shall have the
same meaning as in the Financing Agreement or the Main Agreement to the extent
the same terms and expression are defined therein.
Whereas
the Guarantee and Principal Debtor have entered into Such Agreements, the
Guarantor agrees as follows:
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7.
Guaranty
and Indemnity
The
Guarantor unconditionally guarantees to pay any or all outstanding amounts
(existing or subsequent amounts) due and payable or to be due and payable by
the
Principal Debtor under Such Agreements (including any modification or supplement
made thereto from time to time as well as any deal confirmation or similar
confirmation documents made on reliance of the Main Agreement), with or without
other guaranty, that become due as a result of maturity or accelerated repayment
or any other reasons. The debt shall include but not limited to principal,
interest, charge, default interest, penalty, cost, expenditure, compensation,
payment, expense, and any expense or other payment obligations arising from
the
enforcement by the Guarantee of the rights prescribed hereunder or strict
performance of any terms or clauses hereof (all aforesaid obligations are herein
referred to as the “Debt”).
In
the event the Principal Debtor fails to pay full amount of any Debt (at the
prescribed due date or any other due date agreed as a result of accelerated
repayment or any other reasons), the Guarantor shall, at the request of the
Guarantee, pay said Debt to the Guarantee on behalf of the Principal Debtor
without any delay, as if the Guarantor had become the Principal Debtor in place
of the actual Principal Debtor. The Guarantor shall meanwhile pay any interest
accrued on such overdue Debt from the due date of payment to the date when
the
Guarantor fully pays the required amounts under this Letter, at a rate equal
to
the annual interest rate applicable to such Debt payable by the Principal Debtor
from time to time under the Financing Agreement. This Letter is a repayment
guarantee instead of a guarantee for debt collection. The due and outstanding
amounts of debt and expenses set forth on the vouchers produced by the Guarantee
shall be final to the Guarantor. As an independent obligation, the Guarantor
agrees that if any debt guaranteed by the Guarantor becomes unenforceable,
invalid or illegal (whether such circumstance exists now or whether it has
become known or may become known to any Party hereto in the future), the
Guarantor shall, as a major obligation of the Guarantor and upon request by
the
Guarantee, immediately indemnify the Guarantee for any cost, loss or
indebtedness incurred as a result of such circumstance. The amount of such
cost,
loss or indebtedness of the Guarantee shall be equal to the amounts otherwise
repayable to the Guarantee.
8.
Absolute
Guarantee
This
Letter is a continuous guarantee which shall become valid from the date of
signature and remain in force till the date when the Guarantor informs the
Guarantee of the cancellation of this Letter. The notice shall take force after
the Guarantee receives the notice or on a later date specified in the notice.
It
is however provided that the said cancellation hereof shall not restrict or
terminate any guaranty on related deals already agreed hereunder between the
parties before cancellation.
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To
the
extent permitted by the applicable laws of the People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as “China”; but for the purpose of this Letter, Hong
Kong, Macao or Taiwan shall be excluded), the obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be unconditional, and the Guarantor shall waive its right of
defense in respect of any of the following: (i) The unenforceability, invalidity
or illegality of any Debt; (ii) Any modification, amendment or waiver of any
clauses regarding the Debt or any consent regarding any deviation from the
debt
clauses, including changes to any extension or renewal of any period or terms,
or in any payment method or place, made with or without notice to the Guarantor
whatsoever; (iii) Any exchange, replacement, release of, or any unfulfilled
security interest in, or any damage to any collaterals used to secure the Debt
repayment hereunder; (iv) The Principal Debtor loses its capacity, power,
authorization or its legal person status required for or incurs any change
to
its corporate existence, corporate structure or ownership, or it incurs any
insolvency, bankruptcy, restructuring, or any other similar procedures that
may
affect the Principal Debtor or any of its assets or which may cause termination
or elimination of any Debt; (v) Any right of claim, right of setoff or other
rights that the Guarantor may have from time to time against the Principal
Debtor, regardless of whether such rights are related to the transactions
contemplated hereunder, to the extent that the provisions herein cannot prevent
such claims from being made in any separate litigation or necessary
counterclaim; (vi) Any laws, statutes or regulations in any jurisdiction
affecting the Debt clauses or the rights of the Guarantee, including but not
limited to: (A) The implementation of any such laws, statutes or regulations
of
the jurisdiction (including prior approval) will forbid the exchange of non-US
currencies (as defined below) into US dollars or remittance of fund out of
the
jurisdiction, or make it impossible to obtain US dollars in the legal foreign
exchange market in the jurisdiction according to common business practices;
or
(B) any orders are announced for closing down business operations of the banking
sector in the jurisdiction or for suspension of payment, or the jurisdiction
or
the government imposes any orders for suspension of repayment on any due and
outstanding amounts or requests for any rearrangement or restructuring, or
requires prior approval for any repayment; or (C) the obligation of repayment
set forth herein for any debt incurred in the said jurisdiction is directly
or
indirectly deprived by way of State or governmental confiscation,
nationalization, or requisition; or (D) any war (declared or not), insurrection,
revolution, enemy actions, civil turmoil or any event in the jurisdiction having
similar impact as those described in the subsections (A), (B) or (C) above
(all
events described in (A) to (D) above shall be limited to those occurring or
existing on or after the date of this Letter); and (vii) Any other circumstance
(including but not limited to limitation of prosecution) or any representation
(or the reliance on such representation) of the Guarantee which may constitute
an objection or discharge of all or part of the obligations of the Principal
Debtor or the Guarantor.
Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing and if permitted by the PRC laws,
in respect of any Debt, if the Debt is denoted in US dollars or in foreign
currencies other than the currency of the jurisdiction where the Principal
Debtor is primarily based, as it is stipulated in the relevant agreement giving
rise to such Debt, the Guarantor warrants that it will strictly follow the
terms
of such agreement in making payments to the Guarantee, including provisions
on
amounts and types of currency of payment as stipulated thereunder, without
regard to any applicable laws taking effect from time to time in the
jurisdiction where the Principal Debtor is primarily based, or any orders,
decrees or regulations issued by the said jurisdiction.
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The
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of this Article 2 is to expressly set forth that the obligations of the
Guarantor under this Letter are absolute and unconditional in any
circumstances.
9.
Waive
of
Rights
The
Guarantor hereby waives (i) any requirement on the Guarantee regarding any
instant, diligent notices of acceptance or non-acceptance or any other notices
in connection with any Debt and this Letter; and (ii) any requirement on the
Guarantee to exercise any right or take any action against the Principal Debtor,
or to request any collateral security or credit support therefrom.
10.
Re-effectiveness
This
Letter shall be consecutively valid. Under certain circumstances, if at any
time
all or part of the debts of the Principal Debtor (whether it is debt of the
Principal Debtor or any security on such debt or any amounts hereunder or
otherwise) are paid or cancelled, or rearranged by way of repayment, guarantee
or other disposals, but such repayment, cancellation or rearrangement are
revoked or the Guarantee must refund the received amounts due to any insolvency,
bankruptcy, liquidation, administration or restructuring of the Principal Debtor
as if such repayment, cancellation or rearrangement has never been made before,
then the effectiveness of this Letter shall be restored.
11.
Right
of
Subrogation
The
Guarantor shall not claim, enforce or exercise any right of subrogation that
it
may obtain under this Letter. The Guarantor shall may obtain such right of
subrogation by paying in the currency of denomination as set forth hereunder
or
in other currencies determined by the Guarantee till it has irrevocably repaid
all debts in full and terminated all agreements whereby the Guarantee undertakes
to provide loans. In the event the Guarantor claims for the right of subrogation
in violation of this Article, the Guarantor shall immediately return any payment
received to the Guarantee.
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12.
Non-Competition
The
Guarantor shall have no right to act as debtee or claim any of such rights,
or
have any right of claim to the assets of Principal Debtor or compete with
the
Guarantee in case of bankruptcy or liquidation of the Principal Debtor. In
the
event the Guarantor claims for such rights in violation of this Article,
the
Guarantor shall keep any amounts received as a result thereof on behalf of
the
Guarantee and shall pay the amounts to the Guarantee immediately after it
receives them.
10.
Sub-Debtee
The
Guarantor shall undertake to the Guarantee that he or she will not claim
for or
collect any repayment, early repayment or any other payment resulting from
or in
connection with the Principal Debtor’s performance of its obligations set forth
hereunder until the completion of repayment of all debts, regardless whether
the
repayment is made in cash, or intangible assets or by setoff method. However,
if
the Guarantor is requested by the Guarantee or required by law to register
or
claim any rights against the Principal Debtor in respect of any sub-debt,
it
shall process such procedures in accordance with the instructions of the
Guarantee, receive any payment on behalf of the Guarantee, and return such
payment to the Guarantee immediately after it receives them. The Guarantor,
as
the Principal Debtor, hereby waives any right he or she may have to request
the
Guarantee to first claim any right of recourse against the Principal Debtor
in
respect of any debt according to the Financing Agreement and/or the Main
Agreement.
11.
Taxes
Any
payment prescribed in this Letter shall not be deducted, including all current
or future payments, but excluding the income tax and franchise taxes (all
taxes,
charges, deductions, fees or withholding tax and all related debts are referred
to as the “Taxes”)
imposed in accordance with the laws issued in the place of jurisdiction or
local
government where the corporation or loan bank of the Guarantee locates. In
case
the Guarantor deducts any of taxes from the payable amount according to any
relevant laws, (i) the payable amount shall be increased accordingly so as
to
make sure the Guarantee can receive its receivables after the deduction
aforesaid (including the deduction of extra payables applicable under this
Article) as if no such deduction has been made; (ii) the Guarantor shall
perform
such deduction aforesaid, and (iii) pay for all deducted items to the taxation
administration or any other government institutes according to relevant laws.
In
addition, the Guarantor shall also pay for any stamp tax, document tax,
consumption tax, asset tax or other similar charges (referred to as “Other
Taxes”) arising hereunder from signature, delivery or registration of this
Letter or related to the debts aforesaid or upon the current or future payment
prescribed under this Letter. The Guarantor shall immediately submit both
original and certified copy of the receipt of payment to the Guarantee, and
at
the request indemnify the Guarantee for any taxes, charges or other debts
(including penalty, interest and expenses) paid by the Guarantee within thirty
days, regardless whether the Taxes or Other Taxes aforesaid are legal. Without
prejudice to the effectiveness of the other agreements referred herein, the
agreement and obligations of the Guarantor set forth in this Article shall
remain effective after repayment of both principal and interest and the
termination of this Letter.
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12.
Place
and
Currency of Payment
In
case
the debts are payable in US dollars, the Guarantor shall pay to the place and
the account designated by the Guarantee. In case the debts are payable in any
foreign currency other than US dollars (referred to as “Non-US
Currency”)
and no
agreement has been reached regarding the time and place of such payment, the
Guarantor shall, at the selection of the Guarantee, (i) pay the debts in Non-US
Currency and in the prescribed payable place, or (ii) pay US dollars to any
account designated by the Guarantee in the prescribed place. In case the payment
is made according to subsection (ii) above, the Guarantor shall pay equivalent
US dollars with the debt amount to the Guarantee. Ordinary bank procedures
shall
be applied in the calculation of exchange rate. The Guarantee shall make sure
the Guarantor is able to purchase equivalent US dollars in the place of payment
on the payment date; provided, however, that the foregoing provision in this
paragraph shall not be applicable to any payment in Non-US Currency due to
application of any non-US laws, orders, decrees or regulations, in which case,
for the purpose of this Letter, the debts shall still be deemed to be payable
in
US dollars and be paid to the Guarantee according to the first sentence of
this
Article 9. The Guarantor shall indemnify any additional expenses to the
Guarantee for purchase of foreign exchanges according to this Article. For
the
purpose of this Article 9, any evidence shall be sufficient if it can
demonstrate that the Guarantee will suffer losses if it converts or purchases
foreign exchange.
10.
Right
of Setoff
Should
the laws of the People’s Republic of China allow, if the Guarantor fails to make
payment when its obligations become due and payable, the Guarantee shall be
authorized to set off any and all debts with any deposit (ordinary or special,
fixed or current, temporary or formal whatsoever), stock, bond, commercial
document or other assets held or controlled by the Guarantee from time to time,
or with any amounts that the Guarantee owes to the Guarantor at any time or
any
indebtedness incurred by the Guarantee to the Guarantor’s credit or account at
any time, regardless whether the Guarantee has made any other claim hereunder.
The Guarantee shall inform the Guarantor of the setoff immediately after the
same occurs, provided however that any failure to send such a notice shall
not
affect the effectiveness of such setoff or use if permitted by the laws of
the
People’s Republic of China. The right of the Guarantee stipulated herein is in
addition to any other rights and remedy the Guarantee may have, including but
not limited to other rights of setoff. To the extent permitted by the laws
of
the People’s Republic of China, the Guarantor agrees to waive any right of
setoff he or she may have against the Guarantee, and not exercise any rights
under its obligations set forth hereunder without restricting the effectiveness
of the aforesaid waiver.
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11.
Representations and Warranties
The
Guarantor represents and warrants that: (i) the Guarantor is legally qualified
to sign, deliver and perform this Letter, and will not break any law or any
contractual limitation with binding force over the Guarantor; (ii) the Guarantor
signs, delivers and performs this Letter without any authorization, approval,
notice or registration by any government institute, or supervision organization
or any third party; (iii) the obligations prescribed here in this Letter, once
signed and delivered by the Guarantor, shall become effective and have binding
force on the Guarantor; (iv) the Guarantor has not taken any steps or legal
procedures (if any) related with bankruptcy; and (v) the Guarantor has reached
the minimum age requirement according to applicable laws, has good reason,
and
has entered into this Letter out of his/her own free will after he/she has
sought independent professional advice (including legal advice) on all of
his/her obligations hereunder this Letter and come to a thorough understanding
of the nature of such obligations. The representations and warranties contained
in this clause shall be deemed to be repeatedly made by the Guarantor each
day
in any period when the debts remain unpaid or not discharged, as the case may
be.
25.
Undertakings
The
Guarantor hereby undertakes to the Guarantee that unless it is otherwise agreed
by the Guarantee, so long as any debt remains unpaid, the Guarantor shall (i)
comply with all applicable laws, statutes, and requirements and orders of any
government authorities having jurisdiction; (ii) pay for all taxes, evaluation
expenses, administrative charges or collection based on the incomes, revenues
or
assets of the Guarantor before any penalty is charged in order not to cause
any
lien, mortgage or any burden of rights to any of the assets aforesaid; (iii)
sign any other document or bills, including any negotiable xxxx and take any
action reasonably requested by the Guarantee for the purpose of implementation
of this Letter; (iv) the Guarantor, without any prior consent of the Guarantee
in written form, shall not (A) undertake, guarantee or endorse any other
obligation, or be directly or indirectly responsible for any obligations of
any
individual, enterprise or company other than the obligations of the Guarantor
prescribed herein; or (B) sell, lease or dispose or transfer any material part
of his or her assets.
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26.
Consecutive
Guaranty
This
Letter constitutes a consecutive guaranty and is applicable to any current
or
future debts regardless of the time of such debts. This Letter is irrevocable
and remains fully effective throughout the period of validity until all payable
amounts prescribed herein are irrevocably paid and all agreements related to
such debts are terminated. This Letter is an extra guaranty on and over any
other guaranty the Guarantee may have now or in the future regarding any debt,
and will not affect nor be affected by such other guaranty. To the extent
permitted by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and in order to
maximize the amount of recovery of debts from the Principal Debtor in any actual
or potential bankruptcy or dissolution (other than the fact that the Principal
Debtor makes repayment to the Guarantee), the Guarantee may put such recovered
amounts into a temporary account with accrual of interest. The amounts shall
be
kept in such account (interest-bearing temporary account) until the Guarantee
is
satisfied with the following: The Guarantee has no more obligation to make
any
payment in respect of the Debt and the Guarantee has irrevocably collected
all
amounts payable to the Guarantee under the Debt.
27.
Amendment
No
amendment or abandon of any clause of this Letter and no consent given by the
Guarantor to any deviation from the terms of with this Letter shall be deemed
valid unless they are made in writing and signed by the Guarantee. Subject
to
the Guarantees’ signature, such abandonment or consent shall be valid for
special purposes under special circumstances.
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28.
Address
All
notices and other communications prescribed herein shall be in writing
(including telefax), and sent by mail, telefax or express mail. Any notice
to
the Guarantor shall be to the attention of Ma Wenwei at the address: Luoshan
Industrial Park, Pinghu Town, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00000x, and
any
notice to the Guarantee shall be to the attention of Xxxxxxx Xxx, Citibank
China
Co., Ltd., at the address: F35, Citigroup Tower, Xx.00, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 000000, and CC (carbon copy) to Xxxxxxx Liu,
Block A, F9, CITIC Tower, No.1093, Middle Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00000x; or sent to any other address specified in any written
notice from one party to the other. All notices or other documents sent by
mail
shall become effective immediately after they are put into the mailbox, and
notices sent by telefax shall become effective once sent out.
29.
Credit
Award Authorization
The
Guarantor shall, without reliance on the Guarantee, independently analyze the
credit status and make his or her own decision to sign this Letter based on
any
proper documents and information. The Guarantor shall have sufficient methods
to
successively obtain basic information regarding the business, operations and
financial status of the Principal Debtor, and has not and will not depend on
any
such information provided by the Guarantee. The Guarantor acknowledges and
understands that he or she can materially benefit, directly or indirectly from
the credit award prescribed herein, and he or she fully agrees and understands
the terms and conditions of this Letter and the legal meaning of such terms
and
conditions hereof.
30.
Transfer
of Rights
To
the
extent permitted by the PRC laws, this Letter shall have binding force over
the
Guarantor and any of its successors or assigns. The Guarantor shall not transfer
his or her rights or obligations without prior consent of the Guarantee. The
Guarantee may at any time transfer any of its rights or obligations (if any)
prescribed herein to any other entity or individual after sending notice to
the
Guarantor. The Guarantor agrees such notice of right transfer can be made in
any
written form determined by the Guarantee at its sole discretion, and such
transfer by the Guarantee requires no prior approval and consent of the
Guarantor. The Guarantor further agrees that it is bound and will continue
to be
bound by this Letter regardless of such transfer of rights by the
Guarantee.
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31.
Accumulative
Rights
The
rights and remedies the Guarantee is entitled to hereunder shall be in addition
to and not exclusive of any other rights and remedies that the Guarantee may
enjoy under any laws, other agreements or documents. Any delay on the part
of
the Guarantee to perform any of its rights shall not be deemed a waiver of
such
rights.
32.
Joint
and
Several Liability
The
Guarantor shall bear joint and several liability with any other guarantor (if
any) for the debts aforesaid according to the laws of the People’s Republic of
China. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any of his or her obligations
under this Letter shall not be relieved, or damaged or affected in any manner
whatsoever in case the obligations of other guarantor are cancelled or
terminated, and/or such obligations become invalid, illegal or not
unenforceable.
33.
Disclosure
of Information
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that the Guarantee
may
disclose any information held by the Guarantee regarding debt, deposit, transfer
or any other deal information or similar information of the Guarantor: (i)
to
any professional consultation institutes or their employees, or any other party
providing services to the Guarantee, and/or (ii) to the headquarters, branches,
or affiliates of the Guarantee, and/or (iii) to the regulatory bodies, judicial
bodies or other government agencies of China or USA, including any state,
provincial and municipal governments, or the government authorities at the
place
of other guarantors, headquarters of the Guarantee or its other branches or
affiliates, and/or (iv) to any participants, or assignees or transferees of
any
rights (including any potential any participants, or assignees or transferees
under any loans related to such debts); and/or (v) to any potential purchasers
of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantee, and candidates for merging
with
the Guarantee, or any inheritors or any other person having similar legal
status.
34.
Personal
Information
The
Guarantor hereby agrees to the collection, processing and use by the Guarantee
of any personal information regarding to and provided by the Guarantor; and
the
information aforesaid may also be obtained by the Guarantee (i) for the purpose
of processing any deal between the Guarantee and the Guarantor, or (ii) for
the
purpose of soliciting business from the Guarantor or for any third party to
solicit business from the Guarantor; and/or (iii) for other purpose allowed
by
other laws and regulations.
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35.
Severability
In
the
event any of the clauses prescribed in this Letter is or becomes illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, it shall not affect (i) the
effectiveness or enforceability of other clauses of this Letter in such
jurisdiction; or (ii) the effectiveness or enforceability of the clause
aforesaid or any other clauses of this Letter in other
jurisdictions.
36.
Judgment
If,
for
the purpose of obtaining any court judgment, any amount falling due hereunder
must be converted from US Dollars into Non-US Currencies, the Guarantor agrees
to apply ordinary bank procedures for purpose of determining the exchange rate
and the Guarantee shall be able to purchase US Dollars with such Non-US Currency
one working day before the final judgment is issued. Notwithstanding the final
judgment in Non-US Currency, the obligations of the Guarantor falling due
hereunder shall be relieved on the date of payment only to the extent of any
amount in Non-US Currency declared due and payable by the Guarantor to the
Guarantee as specified in the judgment. The Guarantee may purchase US Dollars
with such Non-US Currency as per ordinary bank procedures. In the event the
purchased US Dollars fall short of the US Dollar amount previously due and
owing
to the Guarantee, the Guarantor agrees, as a separate obligation, to indemnify
any loss to the Guarantee arising in connection therewith, regardless of the
result of the court judgment. In the event the purchased US Dollars exceed
the
US Dollar amount previously due and owing to the Guarantee, the Guarantee agrees
to remit the excessive portion to the Guarantor.
37.
Governing
Laws
This
Letter shall be subject to, governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the
laws of the People’s Republic of China. The Guarantor shall irrevocably submit
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of the local court in the place of the Guarantee.
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Letter
of Guarantee
This
letter of guarantee (hereinafter referred to as the “Letter”)
is
issued in Shanghai on October 11th,
2007 by
Li Wenliang (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantor”),
a
citizen of the People’s Republic of China, with its address at Xxxx 000, Xxxxx
0, Xx.0000, Xxxxx Mingzhu Road, Qianshan Town, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx; and ID No.: 000000000000000000. The beneficiary
to
the Letter is Citibank China Co., Ltd. including all its branches and sub
branches (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantee”).
This
Letter is aimed to guarantee, (i) the financing agreement (hereinafter referred
to as the “Financing
Agreement”)
dated
October 11th,
2007 by
and between Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd. as the borrower (hereinafter
referred to as the “Principal
Debtor”)
and
the Guarantee as the loan bank, whereby the Guarantee shall provide the loan
with total amount equivalent to USD 2 Million (hereinafter referred to as the
“Financing”)
to the
Principal Debtor; and (ii) the main agreement on deriving deals (hereinafter
referred to as the “Main
Agreement”,
which
together with the Financing Agreement are referred to as “Such
Agreements”)
signed
on October 11th,
2007 by
the Principal Debtor as Party B and the Guarantee as Party A.
The
terms
and expressions used but not otherwise defined in this Letter shall have the
same meaning as in the Financing Agreement or the Main Agreement to the extent
the same terms and expression are defined therein.
Whereas
the Guarantee and Principal Debtor have entered into Such Agreements, the
Guarantor agrees as follows:
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13.
Guaranty
and Indemnity
The
Guarantor unconditionally guarantees to pay any or all outstanding amounts
(existing or subsequent amounts) due and payable or to be due and payable by
the
Principal Debtor under Such Agreements (including any modification or supplement
made thereto from time to time as well as any deal confirmation or similar
confirmation documents made on reliance of the Main Agreement), with or without
other guaranty, that become due as a result of maturity or accelerated repayment
or any other reasons. The debt shall include but not limited to principal,
interest, charge, default interest, penalty, cost, expenditure, compensation,
payment, expense, and any expense or other payment obligations arising from
the
enforcement by the Guarantee of the rights prescribed hereunder or strict
performance of any terms or clauses hereof (all aforesaid obligations are herein
referred to as the “Debt”).
In
the event the Principal Debtor fails to pay full amount of any Debt (at the
prescribed due date or any other due date agreed as a result of accelerated
repayment or any other reasons), the Guarantor shall, at the request of the
Guarantee, pay said Debt to the Guarantee on behalf of the Principal Debtor
without any delay, as if the Guarantor had become the Principal Debtor in place
of the actual Principal Debtor. The Guarantor shall meanwhile pay any interest
accrued on such overdue Debt from the due date of payment to the date when
the
Guarantor fully pays the required amounts under this Letter, at a rate equal
to
the annual interest rate applicable to such Debt payable by the Principal Debtor
from time to time under the Financing Agreement. This Letter is a repayment
guarantee instead of a guarantee for debt collection. The due and outstanding
amounts of debt and expenses set forth on the vouchers produced by the Guarantee
shall be final to the Guarantor. As an independent obligation, the Guarantor
agrees that if any debt guaranteed by the Guarantor becomes unenforceable,
invalid or illegal (whether such circumstance exists now or whether it has
become known or may become known to any Party hereto in the future), the
Guarantor shall, as a major obligation of the Guarantor and upon request by
the
Guarantee, immediately indemnify the Guarantee for any cost, loss or
indebtedness incurred as a result of such circumstance. The amount of such
cost,
loss or indebtedness of the Guarantee shall be equal to the amounts otherwise
repayable to the Guarantee.
14.
Absolute
Guarantee
This
Letter is a continuous guarantee which shall become valid from the date of
signature and remain in force till the date when the Guarantor informs the
Guarantee of the cancellation of this Letter. The notice shall take force after
the Guarantee receives the notice or on a later date specified in the notice.
It
is however provided that the said cancellation hereof shall not restrict or
terminate any guaranty on related deals already agreed hereunder between the
parties before cancellation.
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To
the
extent permitted by the applicable laws of the People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as “China”; but for the purpose of this Letter, Hong
Kong, Macao or Taiwan shall be excluded), the obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder shall be unconditional, and the Guarantor shall waive its right of
defense in respect of any of the following: (i) The unenforceability, invalidity
or illegality of any Debt; (ii) Any modification, amendment or waiver of any
clauses regarding the Debt or any consent regarding any deviation from the
debt
clauses, including changes to any extension or renewal of any period or terms,
or in any payment method or place, made with or without notice to the Guarantor
whatsoever; (iii) Any exchange, replacement, release of, or any unfulfilled
security interest in, or any damage to any collaterals used to secure the Debt
repayment hereunder; (iv) The Principal Debtor loses its capacity, power,
authorization or its legal person status required for or incurs any change
to
its corporate existence, corporate structure or ownership, or it incurs any
insolvency, bankruptcy, restructuring, or any other similar procedures that
may
affect the Principal Debtor or any of its assets or which may cause termination
or elimination of any Debt; (v) Any right of claim, right of setoff or other
rights that the Guarantor may have from time to time against the Principal
Debtor, regardless of whether such rights are related to the transactions
contemplated hereunder, to the extent that the provisions herein cannot prevent
such claims from being made in any separate litigation or necessary
counterclaim; (vi) Any laws, statutes or regulations in any jurisdiction
affecting the Debt clauses or the rights of the Guarantee, including but not
limited to: (A) The implementation of any such laws, statutes or regulations
of
the jurisdiction (including prior approval) will forbid the exchange of non-US
currencies (as defined below) into US dollars or remittance of fund out of
the
jurisdiction, or make it impossible to obtain US dollars in the legal foreign
exchange market in the jurisdiction according to common business practices;
or
(B) any orders are announced for closing down business operations of the banking
sector in the jurisdiction or for suspension of payment, or the jurisdiction or
the government imposes any orders for suspension of repayment on any due and
outstanding amounts or requests for any rearrangement or restructuring, or
requires prior approval for any repayment; or (C) the obligation of repayment
set forth herein for any debt incurred in the said jurisdiction is directly
or
indirectly deprived by way of State or governmental confiscation,
nationalization, or requisition; or (D) any war (declared or not), insurrection,
revolution, enemy actions, civil turmoil or any event in the jurisdiction having
similar impact as those described in the subsections (A), (B) or (C) above
(all
events described in (A) to (D) above shall be limited to those occurring or
existing on or after the date of this Letter); and (vii) Any other circumstance
(including but not limited to limitation of prosecution) or any representation
(or the reliance on such representation) of the Guarantee which may constitute
an objection or discharge of all or part of the obligations of the Principal
Debtor or the Guarantor.
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Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing and if permitted by the PRC laws,
in respect of any Debt, if the Debt is denoted in US dollars or in foreign
currencies other than the currency of the jurisdiction where the Principal
Debtor is primarily based, as it is stipulated in the relevant agreement giving
rise to such Debt, the Guarantor warrants that it will strictly follow the
terms
of such agreement in making payments to the Guarantee, including provisions
on
amounts and types of currency of payment as stipulated thereunder, without
regard to any applicable laws taking effect from time to time in the
jurisdiction where the Principal Debtor is primarily based, or any orders,
decrees or regulations issued by the said jurisdiction.
The
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of this Article 2 is to expressly set forth that the obligations of the
Guarantor under this Letter are absolute and unconditional in any
circumstances.
15.
Waive
of
Rights
The
Guarantor hereby waives (i) any requirement on the Guarantee regarding any
instant, diligent notices of acceptance or non-acceptance or any other notices
in connection with any Debt and this Letter; and (ii) any requirement on the
Guarantee to exercise any right or take any action against the Principal Debtor,
or to request any collateral security or credit support therefrom.
16.
Re-effectiveness
This
Letter shall be consecutively valid. Under certain circumstances, if at any
time
all or part of the debts of the Principal Debtor (whether it is debt of the
Principal Debtor or any security on such debt or any amounts hereunder or
otherwise) are paid or cancelled, or rearranged by way of repayment, guarantee
or other disposals, but such repayment, cancellation or rearrangement are
revoked or the Guarantee must refund the received amounts due to any insolvency,
bankruptcy, liquidation, administration or restructuring of the Principal Debtor
as if such repayment, cancellation or rearrangement has never been made before,
then the effectiveness of this Letter shall be restored.
17.
Right
of
Subrogation
The
Guarantor shall not claim, enforce or exercise any right of subrogation that
it
may obtain under this Letter. The Guarantor shall may obtain such right of
subrogation by paying in the currency of denomination as set forth hereunder
or
in other currencies determined by the Guarantee till it has irrevocably repaid
all debts in full and terminated all agreements whereby the Guarantee undertakes
to provide loans. In the event the Guarantor claims for the right of subrogation
in violation of this Article, the Guarantor shall immediately return any payment
received to the Guarantee.
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18.
Non-Competition
The
Guarantor shall have no right to act as debtee or claim any of such rights,
or
have any right of claim to the assets of Principal Debtor or compete with the
Guarantee in case of bankruptcy or liquidation of the Principal Debtor. In
the
event the Guarantor claims for such rights in violation of this Article, the
Guarantor shall keep any amounts received as a result thereof on behalf of
the
Guarantee and shall pay the amounts to the Guarantee immediately after it
receives them.
13.
Sub-Debtee
The
Guarantor shall undertake to the Guarantee that he or she will not claim for
or
collect any repayment, early repayment or any other payment resulting from
or in
connection with the Principal Debtor’s performance of its obligations set forth
hereunder until the completion of repayment of all debts, regardless whether
the
repayment is made in cash, or intangible assets or by setoff method. However,
if
the Guarantor is requested by the Guarantee or required by law to register
or
claim any rights against the Principal Debtor in respect of any sub-debt, it
shall process such procedures in accordance with the instructions of the
Guarantee, receive any payment on behalf of the Guarantee, and return such
payment to the Guarantee immediately after it receives them. The Guarantor,
as
the Principal Debtor, hereby waives any right he or she may have to request
the
Guarantee to first claim any right of recourse against the Principal Debtor
in
respect of any debt according to the Financing Agreement and/or the Main
Agreement.
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14.
Taxes
Any
payment prescribed in this Letter shall not be deducted, including all current
or future payments, but excluding the income tax and franchise taxes (all taxes,
charges, deductions, fees or withholding tax and all related debts are referred
to as the “Taxes”)
imposed in accordance with the laws issued in the place of jurisdiction or
local
government where the corporation or loan bank of the Guarantee locates. In
case
the Guarantor deducts any of taxes from the payable amount according to any
relevant laws, (i) the payable amount shall be increased accordingly so as
to
make sure the Guarantee can receive its receivables after the deduction
aforesaid (including the deduction of extra payables applicable under this
Article) as if no such deduction has been made; (ii) the Guarantor shall perform
such deduction aforesaid, and (iii) pay for all deducted items to the taxation
administration or any other government institutes according to relevant laws.
In
addition, the Guarantor shall also pay for any stamp tax, document tax,
consumption tax, asset tax or other similar charges (referred to as “Other
Taxes”) arising hereunder from signature, delivery or registration of this
Letter or related to the debts aforesaid or upon the current or future payment
prescribed under this Letter. The Guarantor shall immediately submit both
original and certified copy of the receipt of payment to the Guarantee, and
at
the request indemnify the Guarantee for any taxes, charges or other debts
(including penalty, interest and expenses) paid by the Guarantee within thirty
days, regardless whether the Taxes or Other Taxes aforesaid are legal. Without
prejudice to the effectiveness of the other agreements referred herein, the
agreement and obligations of the Guarantor set forth in this Article shall
remain effective after repayment of both principal and interest and the
termination of this Letter.
15.
Place
and
Currency of Payment
In
case
the debts are payable in US dollars, the Guarantor shall pay to the place and
the account designated by the Guarantee. In case the debts are payable in any
foreign currency other than US dollars (referred to as “Non-US
Currency”)
and no
agreement has been reached regarding the time and place of such payment, the
Guarantor shall, at the selection of the Guarantee, (i) pay the debts in Non-US
Currency and in the prescribed payable place, or (ii) pay US dollars to any
account designated by the Guarantee in the prescribed place. In case the payment
is made according to subsection (ii) above, the Guarantor shall pay equivalent
US dollars with the debt amount to the Guarantee. Ordinary bank procedures
shall
be applied in the calculation of exchange rate. The Guarantee shall make sure
the Guarantor is able to purchase equivalent US dollars in the place of payment
on the payment date; provided, however, that the foregoing provision in this
paragraph shall not be applicable to any payment in Non-US Currency due to
application of any non-US laws, orders, decrees or regulations, in which case,
for the purpose of this Letter, the debts shall still be deemed to be payable
in
US dollars and be paid to the Guarantee according to the first sentence of
this
Article 9. The Guarantor shall indemnify any additional expenses to the
Guarantee for purchase of foreign exchanges according to this Article. For
the
purpose of this Article 9, any evidence shall be sufficient if it can
demonstrate that the Guarantee will suffer losses if it converts or purchases
foreign exchange.
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10.
Right
of Setoff
Should
the laws of the People’s Republic of China allow, if the Guarantor fails to make
payment when its obligations become due and payable, the Guarantee shall be
authorized to set off any and all debts with any deposit (ordinary or special,
fixed or current, temporary or formal whatsoever), stock, bond, commercial
document or other assets held or controlled by the Guarantee from time to time,
or with any amounts that the Guarantee owes to the Guarantor at any time or
any
indebtedness incurred by the Guarantee to the Guarantor’s credit or account at
any time, regardless whether the Guarantee has made any other claim hereunder.
The Guarantee shall inform the Guarantor of the setoff immediately after the
same occurs, provided however that any failure to send such a notice shall
not
affect the effectiveness of such setoff or use if permitted by the laws of
the
People’s Republic of China. The right of the Guarantee stipulated herein is in
addition to any other rights and remedy the Guarantee may have, including but
not limited to other rights of setoff. To the extent permitted by the laws
of
the People’s Republic of China, the Guarantor agrees to waive any right of
setoff he or she may have against the Guarantee, and not exercise any rights
under its obligations set forth hereunder without restricting the effectiveness
of the aforesaid waiver.
11.
Representations and Warranties
The
Guarantor represents and warrants that: (i) the Guarantor is legally qualified
to sign, deliver and perform this Letter, and will not break any law or any
contractual limitation with binding force over the Guarantor; (ii) the Guarantor
signs, delivers and performs this Letter without any authorization, approval,
notice or registration by any government institute, or supervision organization
or any third party; (iii) the obligations prescribed here in this Letter, once
signed and delivered by the Guarantor, shall become effective and have binding
force on the Guarantor; (iv) the Guarantor has not taken any steps or legal
procedures (if any) related with bankruptcy; and (v) the Guarantor has reached
the minimum age requirement according to applicable laws, has good reason,
and
has entered into this Letter out of his/her own free will after he/she has
sought independent professional advice (including legal advice) on all of
his/her obligations hereunder this Letter and come to a thorough understanding
of the nature of such obligations. The representations and warranties contained
in this clause shall be deemed to be repeatedly made by the Guarantor each
day
in any period when the debts remain unpaid or not discharged, as the case may
be.
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38.
Undertakings
The
Guarantor hereby undertakes to the Guarantee that unless it is otherwise agreed
by the Guarantee, so long as any debt remains unpaid, the Guarantor shall (i)
comply with all applicable laws, statutes, and requirements and orders of any
government authorities having jurisdiction; (ii) pay for all taxes, evaluation
expenses, administrative charges or collection based on the incomes, revenues
or
assets of the Guarantor before any penalty is charged in order not to cause
any
lien, mortgage or any burden of rights to any of the assets aforesaid; (iii)
sign any other document or bills, including any negotiable xxxx and take any
action reasonably requested by the Guarantee for the purpose of implementation
of this Letter; (iv) the Guarantor, without any prior consent of the Guarantee
in written form, shall not (A) undertake, guarantee or endorse any other
obligation, or be directly or indirectly responsible for any obligations of
any
individual, enterprise or company other than the obligations of the Guarantor
prescribed herein; or (B) sell, lease or dispose or transfer any material part
of his or her assets.
39.
Consecutive
Guaranty
This
Letter constitutes a consecutive guaranty and is applicable to any current
or
future debts regardless of the time of such debts. This Letter is irrevocable
and remains fully effective throughout the period of validity until all payable
amounts prescribed herein are irrevocably paid and all agreements related to
such debts are terminated. This Letter is an extra guaranty on and over any
other guaranty the Guarantee may have now or in the future regarding any debt,
and will not affect nor be affected by such other guaranty. To the extent
permitted by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and in order to
maximize the amount of recovery of debts from the Principal Debtor in any actual
or potential bankruptcy or dissolution (other than the fact that the Principal
Debtor makes repayment to the Guarantee), the Guarantee may put such recovered
amounts into a temporary account with accrual of interest. The amounts shall
be
kept in such account (interest-bearing temporary account) until the Guarantee
is
satisfied with the following: The Guarantee has no more obligation to make
any
payment in respect of the Debt and the Guarantee has irrevocably collected
all
amounts payable to the Guarantee under the Debt.
40.
Amendment
No
amendment or abandon of any clause of this Letter and no consent given by the
Guarantor to any deviation from the terms of with this Letter shall be deemed
valid unless they are made in writing and signed by the Guarantee. Subject
to
the Guarantees’ signature, such abandonment or consent shall be valid for
special purposes under special circumstances.
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41.
Address
All
notices and other communications prescribed herein shall be in writing
(including telefax), and sent by mail, telefax or express mail. Any notice
to
the Guarantor shall be to the attention of Li Wenliang at the address: Luoshan
Industrial Park, Pinghu Town, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00000x, and
any
notice to the Guarantee shall be to the attention of Xxxxxxx Xxx, Citibank
China
Co., Ltd., at the address: F35, Citigroup Tower, Xx.00, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 000000, and CC (carbon copy) to Xxxxxxx Liu,
Block A, F9, CITIC Tower, No.1093, Middle Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00000x; or sent to any other address specified in any written
notice from one party to the other. All notices or other documents sent by
mail
shall become effective immediately after they are put into the mailbox, and
notices sent by telefax shall become effective once sent out.
42.
Credit
Award Authorization
The
Guarantor shall, without reliance on the Guarantee, independently analyze the
credit status and make his or her own decision to sign this Letter based on
any
proper documents and information. The Guarantor shall have sufficient methods
to
successively obtain basic information regarding the business, operations and
financial status of the Principal Debtor, and has not and will not depend on
any
such information provided by the Guarantee. The Guarantor acknowledges and
understands that he or she can materially benefit, directly or indirectly from
the credit award prescribed herein, and he or she fully agrees and understands
the terms and conditions of this Letter and the legal meaning of such terms
and
conditions hereof.
43.
Transfer
of Rights
To
the
extent permitted by the PRC laws, this Letter shall have binding force over
the
Guarantor and any of its successors or assigns. The Guarantor shall not transfer
his or her rights or obligations without prior consent of the Guarantee. The
Guarantee may at any time transfer any of its rights or obligations (if any)
prescribed herein to any other entity or individual after sending notice to
the
Guarantor. The Guarantor agrees such notice of right transfer can be made in
any
written form determined by the Guarantee at its sole discretion, and such
transfer by the Guarantee requires no prior approval and consent of the
Guarantor. The Guarantor further agrees that it is bound and will continue
to be
bound by this Letter regardless of such transfer of rights by the
Guarantee.
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44.
Accumulative
Rights
The
rights and remedies the Guarantee is entitled to hereunder shall be in addition
to and not exclusive of any other rights and remedies that the Guarantee may
enjoy under any laws, other agreements or documents. Any delay on the part
of
the Guarantee to perform any of its rights shall not be deemed a waiver of
such
rights.
45.
Joint
and
Several Liability
The
Guarantor shall bear joint and several liability with any other guarantor (if
any) for the debts aforesaid according to the laws of the People’s Republic of
China. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any of his or her obligations
under this Letter shall not be relieved, or damaged or affected in any manner
whatsoever in case the obligations of other guarantor are cancelled or
terminated, and/or such obligations become invalid, illegal or not
unenforceable.
46.
Disclosure
of Information
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that the Guarantee
may
disclose any information held by the Guarantee regarding debt, deposit, transfer
or any other deal information or similar information of the Guarantor: (i)
to
any professional consultation institutes or their employees, or any other party
providing services to the Guarantee, and/or (ii) to the headquarters, branches,
or affiliates of the Guarantee, and/or (iii) to the regulatory bodies, judicial
bodies or other government agencies of China or USA, including any state,
provincial and municipal governments, or the government authorities at the
place
of other guarantors, headquarters of the Guarantee or its other branches or
affiliates, and/or (iv) to any participants, or assignees or transferees of
any
rights (including any potential any participants, or assignees or transferees
under any loans related to such debts); and/or (v) to any potential purchasers
of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantee, and candidates for merging
with
the Guarantee, or any inheritors or any other person having similar legal
status.
47.
Personal
Information
The
Guarantor hereby agrees to the collection, processing and use by the Guarantee
of any personal information regarding to and provided by the Guarantor; and
the
information aforesaid may also be obtained by the Guarantee (i) for the purpose
of processing any deal between the Guarantee and the Guarantor, or (ii) for
the
purpose of soliciting business from the Guarantor or for any third party to
solicit business from the Guarantor; and/or (iii) for other purpose allowed
by
other laws and regulations.
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48.
Severability
In
the
event any of the clauses prescribed in this Letter is or becomes illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, it shall not affect (i) the
effectiveness or enforceability of other clauses of this Letter in such
jurisdiction; or (ii) the effectiveness or enforceability of the clause
aforesaid or any other clauses of this Letter in other
jurisdictions.
49.
Judgment
If,
for
the purpose of obtaining any court judgment, any amount falling due hereunder
must be converted from US Dollars into Non-US Currencies, the Guarantor agrees
to apply ordinary bank procedures for purpose of determining the exchange rate
and the Guarantee shall be able to purchase US Dollars with such Non-US Currency
one working day before the final judgment is issued. Notwithstanding the final
judgment in Non-US Currency, the obligations of the Guarantor falling due
hereunder shall be relieved on the date of payment only to the extent of any
amount in Non-US Currency declared due and payable by the Guarantor to the
Guarantee as specified in the judgment. The Guarantee may purchase US Dollars
with such Non-US Currency as per ordinary bank procedures. In the event the
purchased US Dollars fall short of the US Dollar amount previously due and
owing
to the Guarantee, the Guarantor agrees, as a separate obligation, to indemnify
any loss to the Guarantee arising in connection therewith, regardless of the
result of the court judgment. In the event the purchased US Dollars exceed
the
US Dollar amount previously due and owing to the Guarantee, the Guarantee agrees
to remit the excessive portion to the Guarantor.
50.
Governing
Laws
This
Letter shall be subject to, governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the
laws of the People’s Republic of China. The Guarantor shall irrevocably submit
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of the local court in the place of the Guarantee.
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