Share Transfer Agreement
Exhibit
2.1
WHEREAS,
Chongqing Xxx Xxx Technology Education Development Co., Ltd. is a limited
liability company incorporated in Chongqing City (hereinafter the “Target
Company”). The Target Company invested and established Foreign Trade and
Business College of Chongqing Normal University (hereinafter “FTBC”), and owned
the relevant interests and rights in FTBC pursuant to Cooperation School Running
Agreement dated as of October 25, 2003.
WHEREAS,
Chongqing Chaosheng Education and Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter the
“Transferor”) holds 20 percent of equity interests in the Target
Company.
WHEREAS,
Yupei Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter the
“Transferee”), as the leading satellite communication service provider, long
distance education service provider and education resource provider, has owned
80 percent of the equity interests in the Target Company. It intended to acquire
the Transferor’s 20 percent of equity interests in the Target Company, in order
to reach the end of holding 100 percent of equity interests in the Target
Company.
The
Transferor and the Transferee, through friendly negotiations, hereby agree as
follows:
Article 1
Parties
1.1
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Transferor:
Chongqing Chaosheng Education and Investment Co.,
Ltd.
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Legal
Representative: Xx Xxxx
Title:
Chairman
1.2
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Transferee:
Yupei Information Technology (Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd.
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Legal
Representative: Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx
Title:
Chairman
Article 2
Definition
2.1
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Except
as otherwise provided in the agreement, the terms are defined as
below:
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Target
Company: Chongqing Xxx Xxx Technology Education Development Co.,
Ltd.
FTBC:
Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal
University
Share
Transfer: the share transfer stipulated in Article 3.
Auditor:
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The
Auditor retained by the Transferor and is acceptable to the Transferee,
and conduct the auditing in accordance with the Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles in the United States (US GAAP), in the other words,
an accounting firm
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Date of
Audit: June 30, 2009
University
Operation Cooperative Agreement: the agreement by and between the Target Company
and Chongqing Normal University, dated October 25, 2003
Target:
the Target Company and FTBC
Laws and
regulations: the applicable laws, regulation, rules, judicial interpretations,
local regulations, and other rules that are legally effective from time to time
in the People’s Republic Of China.
Article 3
Share Transfer
3.1
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The
Transferor agrees to transfer its 20 percent of equity interests in the
Target Company to the Transferee in accordance with the terms stipulated
in this agreement. The Transferee agrees to assume the aforesaid shares
from the Transferor in accordance with the terms stipulated in this
agreement.
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The
Transferee shall become the holder of 100 percent of equity interests in the
Target Company after the Share Transfer.
3.2
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Both
parties agree that the Share Transfer shall include the total cumulative
undistributed profits related to the transferred shares in the Target
Company (if any), and all of other incidental rights and
interests.
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Article 4
Payment of Share Transfer
4.1
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Both
parties agree that the price of every 1 percent of the Share Transfer
under this agreement is RMB6,750,000. The total amount of the Share
Transfer is RMB135,000,000.
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4.2
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Within
10 business days after the agreement becomes effective, the Transferee
shall pay 50% of the total amount of the Share Transfer specified in the
preceding provision (RMB67,500,000) to the bank account designed by the
Transferor in the other written instruction. Within five business days
upon the completion of the industrial and commercial alteration
registration, the Transferee shall pay the Transferor 50 percent of the
total amount of the Share Transfer
(RMB67,500,000.)
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4.3
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The
Transferor shall file tax report in regard to the proceeds obtained from
the Share Transfer. Other taxes related to the Share Transfer shall be
assumed by the Transferor and the Transferee on their own in accordance
with laws.
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4.4
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The
payment obligation of the Transferee under Article 4.2 shall be performed
after the following conditions are
satisfied:
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4.4.1
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The
shareholder meeting of Target Company has approved the Share Transfer, and
other shareholders of the Target Company have declared not to exercise
their preemptive rights;
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4.4.2
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All
of the governmental approvals, authorizations or registrations necessary
for the Share Transfer under this agreement have been consummated or
obtained;
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4.4.3
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The
Transferor has urged the other shareholders of the Target Company and the
Transferee to execute an amendment to the articles of association of the
Target Company, and the amendment shall be acceptable to the
Transferee;
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4.4.4
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The
auditor, has in accordance with U.S. GAAP rendered an audit report
containing an standard unqualified opinion on the Target of the year 2006
and January to June of the year
2009.
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Article 5
Representations and Warranties of Transferor
Subject
to the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, with regard to matters
related to the Share Transfer, the Transferor hereby represents and warranties
as follows:
5.1
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The
Target Company is a duly incorporated limited liability company under the
laws of the People’s Republic of China. FTBC is a private college
established and approved by the Ministry of Education. Its establishment
has obtained all necessary approvals and permissions from the government.
Since being incorporated, the Target Company and Hai Yuan Company have
passed the industrial and commercial examinations in every year. FTBC has
passed the annual examination by the educational authority and the civil
authority. The Target is validly
existing.
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5.2
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The
Transferor legally owns the shares intended to be transferred under the
agreement, and has the complete right and authority to transfer such
shares on its own.
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5.3
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The
shareholders and the founder of the Target have fully performed its
obligation of capital contributions to the Target, or have paid the
relevant considerations for obtaining the equity interests or interests/
rights in the Target. The Transferor, during the period being the
shareholder, did not violate laws to withdraw its capital contributions or
transfer assets of the Target.
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5.4
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To
transfer its shares of the Target Company, the Transferor has complied
with the procedure set forth in the articles of association. The
shareholder meeting of the Target Company has unanimously agreed to
transfer shares to the Transferee. The Transferor warrants to provide the
Transferee with the resolution of the shareholder
meeting.
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5.5
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The
financial statements and accounting records provided by the Transferor to
the auditor designed by the Transferee shall be true and complete
financial records, and shall fairly reflect the financial condition of the
Target and the result of business operations in the relevant period. No
material adverse changes of the Target have occurred since the date of
audit.
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5.6
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Except
for the interests, to which Chonging Normal University is entitled in
accordance with the Cooperation School Running Agreement and the laws, the
Target Company shall own the rest of the interests in
FTBC;
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The
Target has listed all of the use rights of lands and housing properties,
which include all of the lands and housing properties within FTBC. Subject
to exceptions set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Target owns entire
use rights of lands and ownership of the aforesaid lands and housing
properties, or holds legal use rights if they are leased. No third parties
have ownerships, co-ownerships, rights of possessions, mortgages, pledges,
rights to lien, or other security
interests.
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5.7
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The
Transferor does not grant any mortgage, pledge or similar security
interests on the shares intended to be transferred for any third party’s
interests, or to any third part. The Target does not provide any third
party with guarantees, mortgages, pledges or any other forms constituting
guarantees for any person (including the
Transferor.)
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5.8
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The
Transferor’s execution of this agreement does not violate any agreement or
contract by and between any third party, or any legally binding
covenant.
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5.9
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Special
representations and warranties related to
FTBC:
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(1)
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FTBC
is legally established and existing in accordance with laws of the
People’s Republic of China, and is a private non-corporate legal entity.
It is entitled to recruit students and run schools. The level is
college.
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(2)
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FTBC
is a private school requesting for reasonable
returns.
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(3)
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FTBC
has obtained, held and completed all necessary governmental permissions,
approvals, registrations, and/ or reporting procedures for developing its
current business, including but not limited to running schools, recruiting
students and receiving tuitions.
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5.10
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Any
documents or information related to this agreement provided by the
Transferor shall be true, complete and accurate in all respects, and no
material falseness, omissions and misleading information
exist.
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Article 6
Representations and Warranties of the Transferee
The
Transferee represents and warrants as below:
6.1
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The
Transferee is a duly incorporated company under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China. It owns the complete capacity to acquire the shares in
its own name.
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6.2
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The
Transferee will complete the necessary internal approval procedure and the
disclosure obligations required by laws after the execution of the
agreement.
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6.3
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The
Transferee will provide with assistance in regard to the alteration
registration of the Share Transfer under this agreement. Such assistance
includes to provide with necessary documents and
information.
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Article 7
Transfer and Handover
7.1
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Accounting
Materials and Chops
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The
Transferor shall transfer and convey all original material financial
records, accounting books and materials stipulated in Article 5.5, and the
Target’ s common chops, financial chops and chops for contracts (if any),
an other chops to the Transferee within 15 days after the agreement
becomes effective. The Transferee is entitled to review and examine the
authenticity and integrity of the aforesaid transferred materials, and
executed the certificate of handover after no falseness is found by the
examination.
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7.2
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Personnel
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The
transferor shall provide the Transferee with the complete list of all current
employees of the Target (including permanent and temporary employees). The
Transferee agrees to continually employ the employees of the Target after the
acquisition under this agreement is consummated.
7.3
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Business
Handover
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After the
execution of the agreement, the Transferor shall provide the Transferee with all
unconcluded business (including purchases and sales, investments, leases,
constructions, guarantees and all types of contracts and agreements), and
together with the business transaction agreements, transaction receipts,
correspondences and other relevant materials, so that the continuity of the
business of the Target may remain after the completion of the Share
Transfer.
7.4
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Closing
of Share Transfer
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Within
five business days after the 1st period
payment set forth in the Article 4.2 has been completely paid, the Transferor
and the Transferee shall conduct the alteration registration procedure with the
registration authority the, with which the Target Company registered to record
the Transferee as the shareholder of the 20% of equity interests on the Target
Company’s shareholder list. Each party agrees that it shall urge the Target
Company’s shareholder meeting to approve the Share Transfer under this
agreement, to elect directors and supervisors, and to make relevant amendment to
the articles of association of the Target Company, and to complete all necessary
legal procedure of the industrial and commercial alteration
registration.
7.5
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Consolidated
Financial Statement
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After the
Transferee validly acquires the transferred shares, the Transferee is entitled
to immediately consolidate the financial statements of the Target Company and
FTBC to its financial statements as its subsidiaries.
Article 8
Omitted
Article 9
No Competition
9.1
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The
Transferor shall guarantee that it and its related parties shall not
engage in any business that competes with the business of FTBC (except for
obtaining the written consent of the Transferee.) The related party in
this article refers to any natural person, company, corporation or other
entity, which is not the Target, and directly or indirectly controlled by
the Transferor, or which directly or indirectly controls the Transferor,
or which is, together with the Transferor, directly or indirectly
controlled by others.
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Article
10 Breach and Compensation
10.1
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In
the event the Transferee cannot pay the payment stipulated in Article 4,
the Transferee shall pay the Transferor the penalty that is 0.3‰/ day of
the deferral amount.
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10.2
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If
any of the following events occurs, it is deemed that the Transferor
breaches the agreement:
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(1)
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Causes
the rights acquired in accordance with the agreement by the Transferee
void, cancelable or incomplete:
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A. The
equity interests the transferor holds is imperfect;
B. The
validity of the Target Company’s shareholder meeting resolution that approves
the Share Transfer or other similar documents is imperfect,
or
C. Due to
the acts or omissions of the Transferor;
(2)
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The
Transferor cannot complete all approval procedures or registration
procedures within the time frame this agreement stipulated, and after the
Transferee grants the Transferor a grace period, the Transferor still
cannot consummate the procedures.
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(3)
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The
Transferor’s representations and warranties made under this agreement
(including the appendixes or relevant documents) are untrue, or there is
material omission or misleading
information.
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10.3
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In
the event the Transferor breaches this agreement, the Transferee is
entitled to adopt one or more of compensations listed
below:
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(1)
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Temporarily
ceases to perform its obligations, and starts to perform its obligations
after the Transferor’s breach ends. The Transferee’s temporary non
performance in accordance with this item shall not constitute the
non-performance or deferring
performance.
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(2)
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Unilaterally
cancels the agreement by written notice. The cancellation notice becomes
effective from the date of sending
notice;
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(3)
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Requests
the Transferor to return the paid transfer
amount;
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(4)
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Requests
the Transferor to compensate the cost and expenses incurred arising from
and in connection with the
agreement;
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(5)
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Requests
the Transferor to compensate all of losses of the
Transferee.
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10.4
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The
compensations and the rights the Transferee obtains under this agreement
does not preclude the Transferee to acquire other rights and
compensations, to which it is entitled in accordance with
laws.
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Article
11 Effectiveness, Alteration, Cancellation and Termination
11.1
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The
agreement becomes effective after both parties sign and seal on the
agreement.
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11.2
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Except
as otherwise provided in the agreement that the parties has right to
unilaterally cancel the agreement, any alteration or cancellation of the
agreement shall become effective after both parties execute a written
agreement.
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11.3
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The
cancellation of this agreement does not affect rights the other party had
acquired before the cancellation. In the event either party’s loss is
caused by the other party’s unilateral alter or cancel this agreement,
except as otherwise provided in this agreement or in laws that its
liability can be waived, the obligor shall be responsible for the
compensation.
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Article
12
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Notice
and Delivery
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Article
13
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Dispute
Resolution
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Article
14
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Title
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Article
15
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Waiver
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Article
16
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Confidentiality
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Article
17
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Miscellaneous
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Transferor:
Chongqing
Chaosheng Education and Investment Co., Ltd.
Legal
Representative/ Authorized Person:
/s/ Xx Xxxx
Xx Xxxx
Date: August 11, 2009
Transferee:
Yupei
Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Legal
Representative/ Authorized Person:
/s/ Xxx
Xxxx Xxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx
Date:
August 11, 2009