Banking Facilities Agreement CHINA N MERCHNTS BANK WUHAN BRANCH Be Put Into Service From 2009
Exhibit
10.1
CHINA N
MERCHNTS BANK WUHAN BRANCH
Be Put
Into Service From 2009
1
No.:
2010 Guang SZ
No. 010
Credit
Grantor: China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Guanggu Subbranch
(Hereinafter
referred to as Party A)
Main
Coordinator:Li ping
Credit
Applicant: Wuhan Guoce Nordic New energy Xx.Xxx.(Hereinafter referred to as
Party B)
Legal
Representative/ Main Coordinator:Hou tiexin
Upon
Party B’s application, Party A has agreed to provide the credit line to Party B
on the terms and conditions contained herein and entered into this Agreement in
accordance with relevant provisions of laws and through full
negotiation.
Article
1 Credit line
1.1 Party
A provides Party B with credit line of RMB(currency) (amount)90,000,000 Yuan
only (including the equivalent value of other currencies, the exchange rate
shall be translated with the foreign exchange rate published by Party A when the
specific business actually take place, the same below). Among which (choose one
from the following with “√”)
√□Revolving line of
credit, RMB
(currency)
90,000,000
(amount) Yuan;
□One-off line of
credit,
(currency)
(amount) Yuan.
Revolving
line of credit refers to the ceiling amount of the credit principal such as the
continuous and revolving loans, trade financing, note discount, commercial
acceptance draft, and letter of guarantee, legal person account overdraft,
domestic factoring,
,
and etc. provided by Party A for Party B in the credit granting
period.
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One-off
line of credit refers to the situation that when Party B applies for the
transaction of multiple credit business one by one to Party A during the credit
granting period, the accumulated amount of each credit business can not exceed
the amount of one-off credit line stipulated in the Agreement. Party B can not
reuse the one-off credit line. The corresponding amount of Party B’s application
of transacting multiple credit business shall occupy the amount of one-off
credit line stipulated in this Article until its full occupation by
accumulation.
“Trade
financing” includes credit opening, import xxxx advance, shipping guarantee,
import xxxx advance for collection, packing loan, export xxxx purchase, export
xxxx purchase for collection, financing for import/export transfer, short term
credit insurance financing, import factoring, export factoring (dual factoring
without recourse, except the dual factoring without recourse within Party A’s
system; the same below),
,
and other types of business.
1.2 If
Party A transacts the business of import factoring and domestic factoring
without recourse taking Party B as the payer, then the credit of Party B’s
accounts receivable assigned to Party A in such business shall occupy the
foresaid credit line; if Party B applies to transact the business of domestic
factoring with recourse or export factoring, then the basic acquisition payment
(basic purchase payment) provided by Party A to Party B in such business shall
occupy the foresaid credit line.
1.3 Where
Party A entrusts any other branches of China Merchants Bank to open a
back-to-back letter of credit to the beneficiary according to the internal
processes requirement, such opening and the import xxxx advance and shipping
guarantee business shall occupy the foresaid credit line.
1.4 The
foresaid credit line does not include the corresponding credit line of
securities or deposits pledge guarantee provided by Party B or any third party
against the single specific business. The below is same.
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□1.5 For the
Banking Facilities Agreement with number of (year) SZ
No.
, originally signed by the two parties, from the effective date of this
Agreement, the balance unpaid of the specific business under the former Banking
Facilities Agreement shall be included into this Agreement automatically, until
it occupies the credit line under the Agreement (if this article is applicable,
please fill the □ with
“√”).
Article
2 Credit granting period
The
credit granting period lasts 12
months, namely from 2010(year)6 (month)
24 (date), 2011
to 6 (month)
24(date). Party B applies
for the credit line from Party A during such period. Beyond the expiry date of
the credit period, unless otherwise stipulated in the Agreement, Party A rejects
the credit line requests from Party B.
Article
3 Use of the credit line
3.1 Types
and scope
The
foresaid credit line shall be (choose one from the two with “√”):
(√ )
3.1.1 General credit line, its specific business types include (fill in with
actual situation):
Floating capital
loans,xxxx for bank acceptance is
no more than 60 million yuan
Guarantee ,
,
Meanwhile,
Party B can
(fill in with “can” or “can not”) make regulation use for the foresaid line of
credit, and (choose one from the following with “√”):
√□All the business
types can get reciprocal regulation use;
□All the business
types can get reciprocal regulation use, namely
and
.
( )
3.1.2 Single credit line of
.
3.2 The
revolving line of credit can be reused by Party B in the credit period while the
one-off line of credit can not be reused. Each of the credits for use must get
applications by Party B and each of the credits must be approved by Party A.
Each loan or other credit amount, deadline, specific usage etc. should be
included in the specific business contracts (including certificate of
indebtedness) or agreements signed by the two parties, otherwise such is covered
in the relevant business application requested from Party B to Party A and
approved by Party A.
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Under the
domestic factoring without recourse, Notice of Accounts Receivable Credit
Transfer, sent by Party A to Party B and confirmed by Party B in the form
approved by Party A shall be considered as “Specific Business Contract” reached
between the two parties.
3.3 Any
loan in the credit line or otherwise is definitely stipulated in date in line
with the business need of Part B and business management of Part A. The maturity
date of each specific business may be later than the expiry date of credit
during the period.
Article
4 Interest and fees
Loans
within the credit line, financing rate and relevant business are charged
pursuant to the contracts.
Article
5 Guarantees
5.1
Subject to the Agreement herein, all Party B’s debts to Party A are guaranteed
by Wuhan
Guoce Technology Co., Ltd. Xx Xxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Hou tiexin, Qi Na, Xxxx
Xxxx as the joint and several liability and it must produce the
Irrevocable Letter of Guarantee of the Ceiling Amount to Party A.
And/or
5.2
Subject to the Agreement herein, all Party B’s debts to Party A are mortgaged
(pledged) by with its as guaranties.
The two parties shall sign another guarantee contract.
If
the Guarantor signs the guarantee contract and deals with recognizance formality
against the Agreement herein, Party A has the right of declining lines of credit
to Party B.
Article
6 Rights and obligations of Party B
6.1 Party
B’s rights:
6.1.1 To
require Party A to supply loans within a credit line loan or other credit
according to the terms of the Agreement herein.
6.1.2 To
use the credit line subject to the Agreement herein.
6.1.3 To
require Party A to maintain secrecy of product, operation, property and account
or others of Party B, otherwise provided by laws and regulations or regulatory
body saved.
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6.1.4
After having been guaranteed by Party A, to demise the debt to the third
Party.
6.2 Party
B’s obligations:
6.2.1 To
provide the documents and the balances of deposits and loans the accounts in all
banks demanded by Party A in good faith (including but not limited to financial
statements and annual financial report, material changes in product, operation,
management in the deadline of Party A), as well as the conditions in all opening
banks, accounts and deposit balance, and party with the investigation, review
and inspection of Party A;
6.2.2
Subject to Party A for its supervision of the usage of credit funds, the related
production and management financial activities;
6.2.3
Subject to the Agreement herein and promise of each specific contract/
commitment to use loans/ other credits;
6.2.4
Subject to the Agreement herein and promise of each specific contract, timely
and fully repay loans, make advances and other principal and interest of credit
line;
6.2.5
Only by obtaining the written consent of Party A that the debt under the
Agreement herein to the third Party can be demised;
6.2.6 In
case of the following situations, Party B immediately informs Party A and
actively cooperates with Party A to deal with the safeguard measures of security
reimbursement of loans, make advances and other principal and interest of credit
line under the Agreement herein:
6.2.6.1
Significant financial loss, property loss or other financial
crises;
6.2.6.2
Provide loans or guarantees for third parties or provide mortgage (pledge)
guarantee by its own property (rights);
6.2.6.3
Change matters such as consolidation (mergers), separation, reorganization,
joint venture (cooperative), property (shares) right transfer, joint-stock
reform, etc.;
6.2.6.4 Circumstances such as closure, suspension or cancellation of business license, application for or filed for bankruptcy, dissolution, etc.;
6.2.6.5
Significant operating and financial crisis with its controlling shareholder or
other related companies, which affects its normal operation;
6.2.6.6
Significant related party transactions with its controlling shareholder or other
related companies, which affects its normal operation;
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6.2.6.7
Litigation, arbitration, criminal or administrative penalties affecting its
operating and financial status negatively;
6.2.6.8
Any other material circumstance affecting its ability of repayment.
6.2.7 No
delay of management and recourse to the mature claims, and the main property
shall ever be disposed without compensation or otherwise inappropriate
manners.
Article
7 Rights and obligations of Party A
7.1 Party
A’s rights:
7.1.1 To
require Party B to repay loans, make advances and other principal and interest
of credit line under the Agreement herein;
7.1.2 To
require Party B to provide relevant documents of credit line;
7.1.3 To
be acknowledged of production operation and financial operation of Party
B;
7.1.4 To
supervise Party B’s usage of loans under the Agreement herein and each specific
contract and/or other credit;
7.1.5
Under its internal processes requirement, after receiving Party B’s application
for opening letter of credit, to entrust the local branches of China Merchants
Bank to open a back-to-back letter of credit to the beneficiary;
7.1.6 To
deduct money directly from Party B’s account to repay Party B’s debt under the
Agreement herein and each specific contract and/or other credit;
7.1.7 To
demise its claims to Party B, and the right to adopt the manner it deems
appropriate, including but not limited to fax, mail, served by hand and notice
in the public media to notify Party B that its assignment, as well as its
collection for Party B.
7.1.8
Other rights under this Agreement herein.
7.2 Party
A’s obligations:
7.2.1
Loans to the Party B or provides other credit subject to the Agreement herein
and each specific contract and/or other credit.
7.2.2
Maintains secrecy of product, operation, property and account or otherwise of
Party B, otherwise provided by laws and regulations or regulatory body
saved.
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Article
8 Party B’s especial guaranties
8.1 Party
B is formally established under Chinese law and the legal entity with legal
personality. Party B has sufficient capacity as civil conduct to conclude and
implement the Agreement herein;
8.2
Signing and implementation of this Agreement herein must be fully authorized by
Board of Directors or otherwise;
8.3
Documents, data and certifications related to Party B, Guarantor, mortgagor
(pledgor) and mortgaged (pledged) properties or otherwise provided by Party B
must be true, accurate, complete and effective without any errors or omissions
in material fact.;
8.4 Each
specific contract and Letter of Credit, trust receipts and documents of other
relevant Agreement signed to Party A should be strictly followed;
8.5 Any
significant adverse consequences for the main property of Party B, litigation,
arbitration or criminal, administrative penalties again Party B are not occurred
during signing the Agreement herein. Such litigation, arbitration or criminal,
administrative penalties are not occurred during the implementation of the
Agreement herein. If not so, Party A should be immediately informed by Party
B;
8.6 The
business activities must be strictly subject to national laws and regulations.
Various operations must be strictly in accordance with the business license or
business scope approved by Party B. Annual registration formalities must be on
schedule;
8.7 To
maintain or improve the existing management level to ensure the maintenance and
appreciation of existing assets. Any maturity claims never be given up, nor to
grant or otherwise inappropriate disposition of the existing main property shall
never be disposed without compensation or otherwise inappropriate
manners;
8.8
Without the permission of Party A, Party B shall not repay other long-term debt,
as well as and ;
8.9 Any
other material event affecting implementation of Party B’s obligations is never
occurred by Party B during signing the Agreement herein.
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Article
9 Other fees
Fees of
credit investigation, inspection, notarization relevant to the Agreement herein
and attorney's fees, litigation costs, travel, advertising fees, service fees or
otherwise paid by Party A under the situations of delaying repayment for Party A
under the Agreement herein, all of those fees shall be borne by Party B in full.
Party B warrants Party A to directly deduct from Party B's bank account in
license from the Party A’s bank. Any shortfall shall be ensured by Party B to
repay after the receipt of Party A’s notice.
Article
10 Events of default and handling
10.1
Occurrences of Party B’s default events can be regarded as one of the
followings:
10.1.1
Breach of provisions of Subsection (1), Section (2) in Article (6) herein, for
providing Party A with false information or concealing the real material
situations and mismatching with the investigation, review and inspection of
Party A;
10.1.2
Breach of provisions of Subsection (2), Section (2) in Article (6) herein, for
not accepting or evading Party A’s supervision of the use of credit funds, the
related production and management and financial activities;
10.1.3
Breach of provisions of Subsection (3), Section (2) in Article (6) herein, for
using the loans and other credits against the Agreement herein and each specific
contract;
10.1.4
Breach of provisions of Subsection (3), Section (2) in Article (6) herein, for
failing to discharge the principal and interest of loans, imprest and other
credit debt on any repayment due date subject to the Agreement herein and each
specific contract;
10.1.5
Breach of provisions of Subsection (5), Section (2) in Article (6) herein, for
unilaterally demising liabilities under this Agreement to a third Party without
authorization. Or breach of provisions of Subsection (7), Section (2) in Article
(6) herein, delay of management and recourse to the mature claims, or the main
property shall never be disposed without compensation or otherwise inappropriate
manners;
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10.1.6
Breach of provisions of Subsection (6), Section (2) in Article (6) herein. The
situation occurs under the Subsection (6) hereinbefore, yet Party A is not
timely informed. Party B does not meet Party A’s requirement of adding the
safeguard measures after noticing the situations hereinbefore or Party A
considers that it is not conducive to safe recovery of principal and
interest;
10.1.7
Breach of provisions of Section (1), Section (2) and Section (5) in Article (8)
herein or violation of provisions of Section (3), Section (4), Section (6) ,
Section (7) , Section (8) and Section (9) in Article (8) herein, yet not correct
immediately under Party A’s requirement;
10.1.8
Other cases of that Party A’s legitimate rights and interests of Party are
damaged in the view of Party A.
10.2
Events of default would be regarded occurred if Party A’s requirements of
excluding the negative impact or adding or changing condition of recognizance
after Party A considers that the following situations may affect Guarantor’s
ability to provide Bank Guarantee are not met by Guarantor and Party
B:
10.2.1
The case similar to one of the described under provisions of Subsection (6),
Section (2) in Article (6) herein;
10.2.2
Conceal its own actual capability of undertaking guarantee responsibility or
without authorization when providing the irrevocable guarantee;
10.2.3
Annual registration formalities are delayed;
10.2.4
Delay of management and recourse to the mature claims. Or the main property
shall never be disposed without compensation or otherwise inappropriate
manners.
10.3
Events of default would be regarded occurred if Party A’s requirements of
excluding the negative impact or adding or changing condition of recognizance
after Party A considers that the following situations may cause false or devalue
of the collateral are not met by mortgager (pledgeor) and Party B:
10.3.1 No
ownership or disposition on the collateral or the ownership or dispositions are
under dispute;
10.3.2
Case of rent, sequestration, detainees, supervision and Prior to existence of
the statutory priority (including but not limited to the statutory priority of
construction funds) of the collateral, and/or conceal such occurred
cases;
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10.3.3
Without the written consent of Party A, mortgagor demises, leases, re-mortgages
or any other inappropriate disposes of collateral without authorization. Despite
the written consent of Party A, but regardless of Party A’s requirement,
mortgagor does not use the received of disposing of collateral to repay Party
B’s debt owned by Party A;
10.3.4
Collateral is not correctly kept, maintained and repaired by mortgagor, causing
significant impairment value of collateral, or collateral is directly endangered
by mortgage’s human behavior, leading to reduction in the value of the
collateral, or in the mortgage period, Collateral is covered and against the
requirements of Party A.
10.4 Once
the case occurs under provisions of Section (1), Section (2) or Section (3) in
Article (10) herein, Party A has the right to take following measures
respectively/simultaneously:
10.4.1
Reduce the credit line under the Agreement herein. Or stop the use of the
remaining credit line;
10.4.2
Recover the principal and interest of the loans and relevant fees within the
credit line in advance;
10.4.3
For the money orders Party A has accepted or opening (including the
commissioning) letters of credit, guarantees, delivery guarantees and other
letters in credit period, regardless of whether Party A has made the imprest,
Party A may request additional margin amount or demise Party B’s deposits in its
other accounts in Party A’s bank into Party B’s margin accounts as a repayment
for margin Party A has paid as a the settlement under the Agreement herein, or
hand over the corresponding amount to the third Party as margin Party A pays for
Party B hereafter;
10.4.4 As
for Party A’s right of acquiring unsettling receivable under Party A’s recourse
of domestic factoring and export factoring, Party A has the right to request
Party B to fulfill the immediate repurchase obligations; if Party A has no right
of acquiring unsettling receivable under Party A’s recourse of domestic
factoring and import factoring, Party A has the right to recourse to Party B
immediately;
10.4.5
Directly debit Party B’s clearing account and / or the deposits in other
accounts to discharge Party B’s total debt in this Agreement herein and each
specific contract;
10.4.6
Recourse under the Article 13 in the Agreement herein.
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Article
11 Alteration and discharge of the Agreement
This
Agreement can be altered and discharged in written form through negotiation of
the Parties. This Agreement may not be valid until the written forms are
reached. Neither Parties has right of alteration, amendment and discharge on the
Agreement unilaterally without authorization.
Article
12 Miscellaneous
12.1
During the entry into force of this Agreement, for any breach or delay of Party
B, Party A’s tolerance, grace period or delaying implementation subject to this
Agreement shall be entitled to Party A’s interest or right and such interest or
right hereinbefore subject to this Agreement can not be damaged, affected or
limited. Such interest or right hereinbefore cannot be regarded as Party A’s
license or approval. As well it cannot be regarded as Party A’s abandonment of
right of taking action on the existing or future violations.
12.2 For
whatever reason, this Agreement becomes null and void in law, or part of the
clause is invalid, Party B should bear the repayment of all obligations owed by
Party A under this Agreement. If that happens, Party A has the right to
terminate the implementation of this Agreement, and may recover immediately to
the Party B’s debt under this Agreement.
12.3
Notice, requirements or otherwise about Party A and Party B relating to this
Agreement should be sent in writing.
Address of Party A:
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1(bis), Guanggu Square
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Address
of Party B:
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Xx. 00, Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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If sent
by hand, the receiving party’s signing as served (if the recipient rejects, the
rejected day deems as served); by postal correspondence, after the expiry of
seven days of sending, it deems as served; by facsimile transmission, when the
recipient party’s fax system receives the fax, it deems as served.
Party A
notifies Party B in the public media on the assignment of credit or overdue
receivables. It deems served on the day of announcement.
If there
is an alternation of the address of either Party, that Party shall promptly
notify the other Party, or else to bear the losses that may arise
therefore.
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12.4 The
two parties agree that as for all the business applications under the trade
financing business, it is accepted when Party B stamps specimen seal in
accordance with the Power of
Attorney for Specimen Seal provided to Party A, and both parties approve
the effect of such seal.
12.5
Supplemental Agreement in writing to settle the pending issues and change
matters by the consensus of Party A and Party B and each specific contract as an
annex under the Agreement herein constitute an integral part of this
Agreement.
12.6
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12.7
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12.8
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Article
13 Governing law and disputes settlement
13.1 The
formation, interpretation and settlement of the Agreement herein shall be
governed by the Law of the People's Republic of China. The rights and interests
of Party A and Party B are under the protection of the People's Republic of
China law.
13.2 Any
dispute arising out of the performance of this Agreement may be resolved through
negotiation. In case no settlement is reached through negotiation, either party
may (choose one from the three with “√”):
þ 13.2.1 Xxx to peoples'
court where Party A locates;
□13.2.2 Apply to
/
Arbitration Committee for arbitration;
□13.2.3 Submit to
(if this item is applicable, choose one from the following two, with
“√”):
□China
International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
□
/ Chapter of China International
Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
for
arbitration on the basis of Financial Disputes Arbitration Rules.
13.3
After the enforcing notary is negotiated by Party A and Party B subject to this
Agreement and each specific contract, for the recovery of Party B’s debt under
this Agreement and the specific contracts, Party A can directly apply to the
competent people's court for enforcement.
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Article
14 Effective period of this agreement
Article
15 Supplementary provisions
This
Agreement shall be made in four, one for Party A, one for Party B, one for the
and one
for the .
Each copy shall have the equal legal force.
The provisions of this Agreement
herein are under full negotiations of the parties. The Bank has warned the other
parties of waiving or limitation of the liability of bank, some unilateral right
of the bank, the increase of the responsibility of other parties or restriction
over the rights of parties shall be understood comprehensively and accurately.
Upon other parties’ request, the Bank has made a corresponding explanation of
these provisions. All contracting parties are completely consistent in the
understanding of the terms of this Agreement.
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(Signing
page)
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Party
A:
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(Seal)
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Main
coordinator or authorized agent
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(Signature/Seal):
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Party
B:
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(Seal)
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Legal
representative /Main coordinator / Authorized agent
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(Signature/Seal):
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Date of
signing:6 (M) 24 (D), 2010 (Y)
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