Fee Letter Agreement Among Sellers
Exhibit 10.17
Fee Letter Agreement Among Sellers
September 15, 2010
SouFun Holdings Limited (the “Company”)
0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx. 0 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000
People’s Republic of China
0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx. 0 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000
People’s Republic of China
IDG Technology Venture Investment, Inc. (“IDG”)
c/o IDGVC Venture Investment Consultancy (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Xxxx 000, Xxxxx X, XXXXX Xxxxx,
0 Jianguomennei Dajie
Beijing, 100005
People’s Republic of China
c/o IDGVC Venture Investment Consultancy (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Xxxx 000, Xxxxx X, XXXXX Xxxxx,
0 Jianguomennei Dajie
Beijing, 100005
People’s Republic of China
Re: SouFun Holdings Limited
Reference is made to that certain Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by
and among the Company, Telstra International Holdings Limited (“Telstra”), IDG, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (Asia) L.L.C. (together, the “Underwriters”), providing for the
public offering of American depositary shares (“ADSs”) representing Class A ordinary shares, par
value HK$1.00 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of the Company. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined in this letter agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Underwriting Agreement.
In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Telstra, on one hand,
and each of the Company and IDG, on the other hand, hereby agree as follows:
(i) | Telstra shall, within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date, reimburse each of the Company and IDG for the respective aggregate Underwriting Discount (as defined below) attributable to the ADSs sold by each of them, to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. | ||
(ii) | Such reimbursement is to be made in Federal (same day) funds to (a) an account designated in writing to Telstra by the Company for the ADSs to be sold by the Company and (b) to an account designated in writing to Telstra by IDG for the ADSs to be sold by IDG, in each case no later than one Business Day after the date of Underwriting Agreement. | ||
(iii) | The term “Underwriting Discount” means an amount per ADS equal to the excess of (x) the price per ADS at which the Company and IDG agree to sell ADSs to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Underwriting |
SouFun Holdings Limited IDG Technology Venture Investment, Inc. |
September 15, 2010 . |
Agreement and (y) the initial public offering price per ADS as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. | |||
(iv) | The term “Business Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which banks in the City of New York, New York are open for business and not permitted by law or executive order to be closed. | ||
(v) | This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, including, without limitation, Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law. | ||
(vi) | The Company, IDG and Telstra hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company, IDG and Telstra irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit or proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. | ||
(vii) | This letter agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. |
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Very truly yours, TELSTRA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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The foregoing letter agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
SOUFUN HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||||
By: |
/s/ Tianquan Xxxxxxx Xx | |||
Name:
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Tianquan Xxxxxxx Xx
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Title: |
Executive Chairman | |||
IDG
TECHNOLOGY VENTURE INVESTMENT, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Chi Sing Ho | |||
Name:
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Chi
Sing Ho
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Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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