EXHIBIT 4.52
LOAN AGREEMENT
The Loan Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of May 12, 2006
between the following two parties.
(1) Linktone Ltd. (the "Lender"), a limited company established and
registered in Cayman island, with its legal address of Cayman Island
in British West Indies
(2) Yao Baoxin (the "Borrower")
PRC ID Number: 000000000000000000
Address: Room 402, No.108, the 8th Community of Sitang, Baoshan
District, Shanghai
The Lender and the Borrower will be called hereinafter the "One Party"
respectively and the "Both Parties" collectively.
WHEREAS, the Borrower holds 50% equity in Shanghai Weilan Computer Co.,
Ltd. (the "Borrower's Company"), a limited liability company registered in the
People's Republic of China (the "PRC").
WHEREAS, the Lender is a company registered in Cayman Islands. The Lender
intends to provide a loan to the Borrower.
NOW THEREFORE, Both Parties agree as follows:
1. LOAN
1.1 The Lender agrees to provide a long-term loan to the Borrower with the
principal as RMB5, 000,000 in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement. Term for such loan will be ten (10) years
and shall be extended upon the agreement of Both Parties through
negotiations. During the term or extended term of such loan, the
Borrower shall refund the loan ahead of the loan term or the extended
loan term, if either of the following events occurs:
(1) the Borrower becomes dead or becomes a person without capacity or
with limited capacity for civil acts;
(2) the Borrower quits from or dismissed by the Lender or its
affiliates;
(3) the Borrower commits a crime or involves a crime;
(4) any other third party claim more than RMB50,000 against the
Borrower;
(5) foreign investors are permitted to invest in the business of
value-added telecommunication and the relevant authorities begin
to approve such business in accordance with the applicable laws
of PRC.
1.2 The Lender agrees to remit the amount of such loan to the account
designated by the Borrower within seven (7) days after receiving the
Borrower's written notification to use the loan, provided that all of
the preconditions set forth in
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Section 2 of this Agreement are satisfied. The Borrower shall issue
confirmation notification to the Lender on the day receiving the
amount of the loan. The commitments of the Lender under this section
are effective only to the Borrower itself, but not the Borrower's
inheritor or transferee.
1.3 The Borrower agrees to accept such loan provided by the Lender and
agrees and warrants hereby such loan shall be used only for the
investment in the Borrower's Company to expand the business of the
company. Without the Lender's prior written consent, the Borrower
shall not use the amount of such loan for any other purpose or
transfer or pledge its equity in the Borrower's Company to any other
third party.
1.4 The Lender and the Borrower jointly agree and confirm that the
Borrower shall refund the loan only by transferring all of Borrower's
equity in the Borrower's Company to the Lender or other (legal person
or natural person) designated by the Lender.
1.5 The Lender and the Borrower hereby jointly agree and confirm that any
proceeds raised from the transfer of Borrower's equity in the
Borrower's Company shall be paid to the Lender, as the consideration
of the loan provided by the Lender, in the means designated by the
Lender in accordance with this Agreement and the Agreement shall
terminate simultaneously.
1.6 The Lender and the Borrower hereby jointly agree and confirm that the
Lender has the right to, but has no obligation to, at any time,
purchase or designate the other (legal person or natural person) to
purchase all or part of Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company at
any price determined by Both Parties, subject to the permission of the
law.
The Borrower warrants to issue an irrevocable proxy to confer all its
rights as a shareholder of the Borrower's Company to a person
designated by the Lender.
1.7 Interest of the Loan. In the event when the Borrower transfer its
equity in the Borrower's Company to the Lender or the person
designated by the Lender, the loan hereunder shall be deemed as the
loan without interest, if the transfer price of such equity equals to
or is less than the principal under this Agreement. However, in case
that the transfer price exceeds the amount of principal hereunder, the
exceeding amounts shall be deemed the interests of such loan under
this Agreement and shall be paid to the Lender by the Borrower.
2. PRECONDITIONS OF THE LOAN
The Lender will be liable to provide loan to the Borrower in accordance
with Section 1.1 when all of the following conditions are satisfied or are
waived by the Lender in writing.
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2.1 Subject to the terms of Section 1.2, the Lender receives the drawing notice
formally issued by the Borrower.
2.2 The Lender, the Borrower and Linktone Consulting Ltd. Shanghai. have
formally executed a equity pledge contract (the "Equity Pledge Contract"),
by virtue of which the Borrower agrees to pledge all its equity in the
Borrower's Company to the Linktone Consulting Ltd. Shanghai.
2.3 The Borrower, Lender and Borrower's Company have executed an exclusive
purchase contract (the "Exclusive Purchase Contract"), as per which the
Borrower shall grant the Lender an irrevocable option to purchase all of
the Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company, provided that it is
permitted by laws of PRC.
2.4 The above-mentioned Equity Pledge Contract and Exclusive Purchase Contract
are in full effectiveness, of which there is none of default event and all
relevant filing procedures, approval, authorization, registration and
governmental proceedings have been obtained or completed (if needed).
2.5 The representation and warranties under Section 3.2 are, and shall be,
true, integrate, correct and un-misleading, on the day of drawing
notification and on the drawing day, just as the representation and
warranties are made on such days.
2.6 The Borrower breaches none of its commitments under Section 4 and no event
which will affect the Borrower's performance of the obligations hereunder,
happens or threatens to happen.
3. REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES
3.1 The Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower that, from
the execution date of this Agreement until the date this Agreement
terminates,
(a) the Lender is a company registered and validly existing under the
laws of Cayman Islands;
(b) subject to its business scope, articles of association and other
organizational documents, the Lender has full right, power and
all necessary and appropriate approval and authorization to
execute and perform this Agreement;
(c) the execution and the performance of this Agreement shall not be
against any enforceable and effective laws and regulations,
governmental approval, authorization and notification, other
government documents and any contracts executed with, or
commitments made to, any third party; and
(d) this Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Lender, which is enforceable against the
Lender in accordance with its terms upon its execution.
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3.2 The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, from the execution
date of this Agreement until the date this Agreement terminates,
(a) the Borrower's Company is a limited liability company registered
and validly existing under the laws of PRC;
(b) subject to its articles of association and other organizational
documents, the Borrower has full right, power and all necessary
and appropriate approval and authorization to execute and perform
this Agreement;
(c) the execution and the performance of this Agreement shall not be
against any enforceable and effective laws and regulations,
governmental approval, authorization and notification, other
government documents and any contracts executed with, or
commitments made to, any third party;
(d) this Agreement shall constitute the legal and valid obligations
of the Borrower, which is enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with its terms upon its execution;
(e) the Borrower has paid contribution in full for its equity in the
Borrower's Company in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations and has acquired capital contribution verification
report issued by the qualified accounting firm;
(f) the Borrower neither create pledge or any other security, nor
make third party any offer to transfer the Borrower's equity, nor
make acceptance for the offer of any third party to purchase
Borrower's equity, nor execute agreement with any third party to
transfer Borrower's equity, except the terms of the Equity Pledge
Contract;
(g) there are no disputes and legal or other proceedings pending or
threatened before any court, tribunal or other regulatory
authority and involving the Borrower; and
(h) the Borrower's Company has completed all governmental approval,
authorization, license, register, filing and otherwise necessary
to carry out the business subject to its business license and to
possess its assets.
4. COMMITMENTS OF BORROWER
4.1 The Borrower, as major shareholder of the Borrower's Company, agrees that
it shall cause the Borrower's Company, during the term of this Agreement,
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(a) not to supply, amend or modify its articles of association, to
increase or decrease its registered capital, or to change its capital
structure in any way without the Lender's prior written consent;
(b) subject to good financial and business rules and practices, to
maintain and operate its business and handle matters prudently and
effectively;
(c) not to sell, transfer, mortgage, dispose of in any other way, or to
create other security interest on, any of its assets, business or
legal right to collect interests without the Lender's prior written
consent;
(d) without the Lender's prior written consent, not to create, succeed to,
guarantee or permit any debt, except (i)the debt arising in the course
of the ordinary or daily business operation, but not arising from the
loan, and (ii)the debt being reported to the Lender or having approved
by the Lender in writing;
(e) to operate persistently all the business of the Borrower's Company and
to maintain the value of its assets;
(f) without the Lender's prior written consent, not to execute any
material contracts (during this stage, a contract will be deemed
material if its value exceeds RMB50,000) except those executed during
the ordinary operation;
(g) not to provide loan or credit to any person without the Lender's prior
written consent;
(h) to provide information concerning all of its operation and financial
affairs subject to the Lender's request;
(i) to purchase insurance from the insurance company accepted by the
Lender and maintain persistently such insurance, provided that the
amount and type of such insurance are as the same as, or equivalent
to, the insurance amount and insurance type taken out generally by the
company which operates, in the same territory, the similar business
and possesses the similar properties or assets;
(j) not to merger or combine with, buy or invest in, any other person
without the Lender's prior written consent;
(k) to inform promptly the Lender of the pending or threatened suit,
arbitration or regulatory procedure concerning the assets, business or
income of the Borrower's Company;
(l) to execute all necessary or appropriate documents, to take all
necessary or appropriate action and to bring all necessary or
appropriate lawsuit or to make
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all necessary and appropriate defending against all claims, in order
to maintain the ownership of the Borrower's Company for all its
assets;
(m) without the Lender's prior written consent, not to issue dividends to
each shareholder in any form, provided however, the Borrower's Company
shall promptly allocate all its allocable profits to each of its
shareholders upon the Lender's request;
(n) to appoint any person designated by the Lender to be the director of
the Borrower's Company subject to the Lender's request;
(o) to comply strictly with the terms under the Exclusive Purchase
Contract and to do nothing affecting the validity and enforceability
of such contract;
4.2 The Borrower agrees that it shall, during the term of this Agreement,
(a) not sell, transfer, mortgage, dispose of in any other way, or create
other security interest on, any of its legal right of equity or equity
interest without the Lender's prior written consent, except the terms
of the Equity Pledge Contract;
(b) cause the shareholder's meeting appointed by the Lender not to sell,
transfer, mortgage, dispose of in any other way, or to create other
security interest on, any of the Borrower's legal right of equity or
equity interest without the Lender's prior written consent, except
that the counter party is the Lender or those designated by the
Lender;
(c) cause the shareholder's meeting appointed by the Lender not to merge
or combine with, buy or invest in, any person without the Lender's
prior consent;
(d) promptly inform the Lender of the pending or threatened suit,
arbitration or regulatory procedure concerning the Borrower's equity
in the Borrower's Company;
(e) execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or
appropriate action and bring all necessary or appropriate lawsuit or
make all necessary and appropriate defending against all claims, in
order to maintain the ownership of the Borrower's Company for all its
assets;
(f) do nothing that may materially affect the assets, business and
liabilities of the Borrower's Company without the Lender's prior
written consent;
(g) appoint any person to be the director of the Borrower's Company
subject to the Lender's request;
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(h) transfer promptly and unconditionally, at any time, all of the
Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company to the Lender or
representative designated by the Lender and cause the other
shareholder of the Borrower's Company to waive its option to purchase
such equity hereof, subject to the requesting of the then holding
company of the Lender, provided that such transfer is permitted under
the laws of PRC;
(i) cause the other shareholder of the Borrower's Company to transfer
promptly and unconditionally, at any time, all equity of the other
shareholder in the Borrower's Company to the representative designated
by the Lender and the Borrower hereby waive its option to purchase
such equity hereof, subject to the requesting of the then holding
company of the Lender, provided that such transfer is permitted under
the laws of PRC;
(j) refund the loan to the Lender with such amount arising from
transferring Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company if the Lender
purchases the Borrower's equity subject to the Exclusive Purchase
Contract; and
(k) comply strictly with the terms of this Agreement, Equity Pledge
Contract and Exclusive Purchase Contract, fully perform all
obligations under such contracts and do nothing affecting the validity
and enforceability of such contracts.
5. DEFAULT
The Borrower shall pay the daily overdue interests with 0.01% of the
overdue amount until the Borrower refunds all of the principal, overdue
interests of the principal and other money, in the event when the Borrower dose
not perform its obligation of repayment.
6. NOTIFICATIONS
Notice or other communications under this Contract shall be delivered
personally or sent by facsimile transmission or by registered mail to the
address set forth below, except that such address has been changed in writing.
The date noted on the return receipt of the registered mail is the service date
of the notice if the notice is sent by registered mail; the sending date is the
service date of the notice if the notice is sent personally or by facsimile
transmission. The original of the notice shall be sent personally or by
registered mail to the following address after the notice is sent by facsimile.
the Lender: Linktone Ltd
Address: Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Telephone No.: _______________
Facsimile No.: _______________
the Borrower: Yao Baoxin
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Address: Xxxx 000, Xx.000, the 8th Community of Sitang, Baoshan District,
Shanghai
7. CONFIDENTIALITY
Both parties acknowledge and confirm that any oral or written materials
concerning this Agreement exchanged between them are confidential information.
Both parties shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of all such
confidential data and information and shall not disclose to any third party
without the other party's written consent, except (a) the data or information
that was in the public domain or later becomes published or generally known to
the public, provided that it is not released by the receiving party, (b) the
data or information that shall be disclosed pursuant to applicable laws or
regulations, and (c) the data or information that shall be disclosed to One
Party's legal counsel or financial counsel who shall also bear the obligation of
maintaining the confidentiality similar to the obligations hereof. The undue
disclosing of the confidential data or information of One Party's legal counsel
or financial counsel shall be deemed the undue disclosing of such party who
shall take on the liability of breach of this Agreement. This section shall
survive after this Agreement terminates by any reason.
8. GOVERNING LAW AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
8.1 The execution, validity, interpretation, performance, implementation,
termination and settlement of disputes of this Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of PRC.
8.2 Both Parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the
interpretation or performance in connection with this Agreement
through friendly consultation within 30 days after One Party ask for
consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through
consultation, One Party can submit such matter to China International
Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The
arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the
arbitration proceedings shall take place in Shanghai. The arbitration
award shall be final and binding upon the Both Parties and shall be
enforceable in accordance as its terms.
8.3 In case of any disputes arising out of the interpretation and
performance of this Agreement or any pending arbitration of such
dispute, Both Parties shall continue to perform their rights and
obligations under this Agreement, except that such maters are involved
in the disputes.
8 MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution and
shall expire when Both Parties has fully performed their obligations
under this Agreement.
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9.2 This Agreement is made in duplicate and each of the parties shall keep
one, which has the same effect.
9.3 Both Parties may amend and supply this Agreement with a written
agreement. The amendment and supplement duly executed by Both Parties
shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect
as this Agreement.
9.4 Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable shall
not affect the validity and enforceability of any other provisions
hereof.
9.5 The Appendices referred to in this Agreement are an integral part of
this Agreement and have the same legal effect as this Agreement.
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EXECUTION PAGE
the Lender: Linktone Ltd.
Representative: [seal]
Title:
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the Borrower: Yao Baoxin
by: [signature]
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