Ningbo Heng Bang Long Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.] (as the “Purchaser”) and [Ningbo Bang Shi Da Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.] (as the “Seller”) and Fan Wenda (as the “Guarantor” of the Seller)
[Ningbo
Heng Bang Long Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
(as the
“Purchaser”)
and
[Ningbo
Bang Shi Da Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
(as the
“Seller”)
and
Fan
Xxxxx
(as
the “Guarantor” of the Seller)
November
6, 2010, in Shenzhen
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Chapter
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Page
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CHAPTER
I DEFINITION
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2
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CHAPTER
II PURCHASE OF ASSET AND BUSINESS
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4
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CHAPTER
III CONSIDERATION
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5
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CHAPTER
IV PREREQUISITE AND FULFILMENT
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7
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CHAPTER
V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTieS
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11
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CHAPTER
VI SELL BACK OPTION
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14
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CHAPTER
VII CONFIDENTIALITY
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15
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CHAPTER
VIII NOTICES
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CHAPTER
IX TAXES AND EXPENDITURES
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16
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CHAPTER
X FORCE MAJEURE
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CHAPTER
XI BREACH OF CONTRACT
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CHAPTER
XII GOVERNING LAW AND RESOLUTION DISPUTES
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CHAPTER
XIII EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT
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CHAPTER
XIV MISCELLANEOUS
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This
Asset and Business Purchase Agreement is made and entered into by and among the
following parties on November 6, 2010 (the “Execution Date”) in the
Peoples Republic of China (“China”):
Purchaser:
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[Ningbo Heng Bang Long
Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.] (the
“Purchaser”)
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Registered
Address: Xx. 00, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xx Di Village, Xxx Xxxx Town,
Yuyao
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Legal
Representative: Xxxx Xxx
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Title:
Chairman of the Board
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Seller:
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[Ningbo Bang Shi Da Electrical
Equipment Co., Ltd.] (the “Seller”)
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Registered
Address: Hu Di Village, Xxx Xxxx Town, Yuyao
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Legal
Representative: Fan Xxxxx
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Title:
Chairman of the Board
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Guarantor
of the Seller:
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Fan Xxxxx (the
“Guarantor”)
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ID
Number: 000000000000000000
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Address:
Hu Di Village, Xxx Xxxx Town, Yuyao
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The
forgoing parties shall be hereinafter referred to as a “Party” respectively, and
as the “Parties” collectively.
Whereas
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The
Seller is a limited liability company duly incorporated and validly
existing under the laws of China, mainly engaging in (i)
the production and processing of auto electrical equipment, plastic
products, hardware, auto fittings and moulds; and (ii) dealing in or
acting as an agent of import and export of goods and technology
(except for goods and technology restricted to be operated or prohibited
to be imported and exported by the
State);
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The
Purchaser is a limited liability company duly incorporated and validly
existing in Xxx Xxxx Town, Yuyao, under the laws of China, mainly engaging
in (i) the production and processing of auto electrical equipment,
plastic products, hardware, auto fittings, moulds and micro motor and
relevant fittings; and (ii) dealing in or acting as an agent
of import and export of goods and
technology;
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3、
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The
Seller desires to transfer all of the Target Assets and Target Business to
the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to acquire the Target Assets and
Target Business from the Seller according to this Agreement (“Asset
Purchase”).
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Through amicable negotiation, the
Parties agrees as follows
CHAPTER
I DEFINITION
1.
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Except
as otherwise prescribed in this Agreement, words and expressions as below
shall have the following meanings:
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(1) “Agreement”
means this Asset and Business Purchase Agreement, all the exhibits, schedules
attached hereto, all the supplement agreements, exhibits and schedule executed
for unmentioned matters of this Asset and Business Purchase Agreement, and any
agreement, memorandum executed for amendment of such documents, and, from time
to time, any amendments, alteration and supplement made in any form to above
documents.
(2) “Purchaser”
means [Ningbo Heng Bang Long Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
(3) “Controller”
means [Shenzhen Yue Xxxx Xxxxx Electric Motor Co., Ltd.], which is the
controlling shareholder of the Purchaser, with its registered address at Fu
Yuaner Road, High-tech Park, Fu Yong Street, Fu Yong Town, Shenzhen. The legal
representative is Xx Xxxxxxxx.
(4) “Seller”
means [Ningbo Bang Shi Da Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
(5) “Guarantor”
means Mr. Fan Xxxxx, who is the shareholder of Ningbo Bang Shi Da Electrical
Equipment Co., Ltd.
(6) “Evaluation
Report” means Assets
Evaluation Report on [Ningbo Bang Shi Da Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
Regarding to the Proposed Asset Acquisition by China Electric Motor, Inc. (Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx Ping Bao Zi [2010] No. 2-430) issued on September 30, 2010
by Shenzhen Tian Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx Asset, Land and Real Property Evaluation
Co., Ltd., the evaluation base date of which is August 31, 2010.
(7) “Target
Assets” means all of the assets actually controlled and/or operated by the
Seller, including but not limited to the inventory and fixed assets as described
on Exhibit 2 attached hereto. Each Party confirms that the real property and
vehicles of the Seller shall not be included in the definition of Target
Assets.
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(8) “Inventory”
means all products that have been produced but not sold by the Seller at the
Closing Date, semi-manufactured products in good quality and raw materials
(excluding the excess materials), as described on the Summary Schedule and
Detailed Schedule of Inventory Evaluation attached hereto as Exhibit
2.
(9) “Fixed
Asset” means all equipment owned by the Seller and used in the operation of the
Target Business at the Closing Date, as described on the Summary Schedule and
Detailed Schedule of Fixed Asset Evaluation attached hereto as Exhibit
2.
(10) “Target
Business” means the business of production and processing of auto electrical
equipment, plastic product, hardware, auto fittings and moulds, and dealing
in or acting as an agent of import and export of goods and technology
(except for goods and technology restricted to be operated or prohibited to be
imported and exported by the State), which is operated by the Seller and
proposed to be controlled, operated and managed by Purchaser after the Closing
Date pursuant to this Agreement, including, but is not limited to, those
Clients listed on Exhibit 3 hereto, those Transferred Employees listed on
Exhibit 4 hereto, and all rights associated with the foregoing under relevant
laws and agreements.
(11) “Clients”
means all entities and individuals relevant to the Target Business, who have
business contacts with the Seller and intend to purchase products and/or
services of the Seller, and whose name, address and contact information is
listed as Exhibit 3 hereto.
(12) “Transferred
Employee” means those employees currently employed by the Seller and proposed to
be transferred to the Purchaser, whose names shall be listed on Exhibit 4
attached hereto.
(13) “Control”
means to own management power, earning right and decision making power of any
enterprise, entity, asset and business through shareholding, trust, nominee
shareholders or voting right.
(14) “Consideration”
means the consideration to be paid to the Seller by the Purchaser in connection
with the acquisition of the Target Assets and the Target Business, as prescribed
in Article 7, and adjusted in accordance with this Agreement.
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(15) “Closing
Date” shall have the meaning as prescribed in Article 13 of this
Agreement.
(16) “Sell
Back Option” means the right entitled to the Purchaser as a remedy in the event
of an occurrence of certain circumstance prescribed in Chapter VI of this
Agreement.
(17) “Affiliate”
means any entity whether or not incorporated as a legal person, (a) who owns or
actually control shares/assets or equities of such entity; (b) whose
shares/assets or equities are owned or actually controlled by such entity; (c)
who, together with such entity, is owned or actually controlled by the same
entity; (d) directors, supervisors and officers of such entity, and close
relatives of any of the forgoing persons; and (e) who is owned or actually
controlled by any of the forging persons as described in (d). Close relatives
includes a spouse, lineal relatives, lineal relatives of a spouse and collateral
relatives by blood within three generations.
(18) The
terms “above”, “exceed”, “amount to” used in this Agreement include the number
itself.
2.
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Provisions
and exhibits referred to herein mean provisions and exhibits of this
Agreement.
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3.
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Titles
of this Agreement are set forth only for convenience of reading and shall
not influence the content and interpretation of any
provision.
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CHAPTER
II PURCHASE
OF ASSET AND BUSINESS
4.
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The
Seller agrees to transfer the Target Assets and the Target Business to the
Purchaser according to the terms of this Agreement, and the Purchaser
agrees to acquire Target Assets and Target Business according to the terms
of this Agreement. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Seller shall not
contact or negotiate with any third party with respect to the transfer or
disposition of the Target Assets and/or the Target Business, and shall not
impair the value of the Target Assets and/or affect the normal operation
of the Target Business until Closing
Date.
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5.
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The
Seller shall proceed to provide all necessary working and living
conditions and facilities for preparation teams consisting of specific
employees (including but not limited to warehouse keeper, accountant,
cashier, purchasing staff and project leader) dispatched in batches by the
Controller or the Purchaser beginning on the Execution
Date.
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6.
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After
the Asset Purchase has been completed according to this Agreement, the
Seller shall nullify its registration with the Administration for Industry
and Commerce within 6 months following the Closing
Date.
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CHAPTER
III CONSIDERATION
7.
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Consideration
of Target Assets and Target Business contemplated hereunder amounts to RMB
49,322,100 (“Consideration”), which shall be paid by the Purchaser in cash
in RMB.
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8.
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The
Parties agree that the Consideration contemplated hereunder shall be paid
in three installments:
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(A) First
Installment: RMB 5,000,000 (“First Installment Consideration” or “Deposit”),
which shall be paid to the bank account designated by the Seller within 10
business days after the Execution Date;
(B) Second
Installment: RMB 41,322,100 (“Second Installment Consideration”), which shall be
paid to the bank account designated by the Seller within 3 months after the
Closing Date;
(C) Third
Installment: RMB 3,000,000 (“Third Installment Consideration”), which shall be
paid to the bank account designated by the Seller within 7 business days in
accordance with Section 10 below after all the conditions prescribed in Article
13 have been consummated or waived in written by the Controller or the
Purchaser.
Each
Party agrees and confirms that, the Second Installment Consideration can be
adjusted pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement, and the Third Installment
Consideration can be adjusted pursuant to Article 11 of this
Agreement,
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The
Seller and the Purchaser shall check inventory and fixed asset in the
Target Assets before the Closing Date. If the actual value of the Target
Assets (“Actual Value of Target Assets”) is discovered to be lower than
the evaluation value (“Evaluation Value of Target Assets”) in the
Evaluation Report after such review, the Second Installment Consideration
shall be adjusted in accordance with the following
formula:
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Second
Installment Consideration actually paid by the Purchaser = RMB 41,322,100 –
(Evaluation Value of Target Assets – Actual Value of Target Assets)
10.
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The
Third Installment Consideration shall be paid to the bank account
designated by the Seller in three separate installments, each installment,
in amount of 1/3 of the Third Installment Consideration, will be payable
after the first, second and third anniversary of the Closing Date
(whichever is applicable). Each of the three separate installments shall
be paid within 30 working days after the Controller or the Purchaser has
first made written confirmation of the satisfaction of, or the Controller
or the Purchaser has waived in writing, the following conditions (each
payment date shall be a “Payment Date of Third Installment
Consideration”):
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(1) The
Target Assets and the Target Business have been successfully transferred and are
well operated under the control of the Purchaser, and no material adverse change
has occurred with respect to such Target Assets and Target
Business.
(2) All
“Key Employees” included within in the Transferred Employees (including but not
limited to Fan Xxxxx and his wife) shall continue to work for the Purchaser, and
shall not have materially violate their respective Employment Contract,
Confidentiality and Non-compete Agreement by and between such employees and the
Purchaser, and such contract and agreement shall continue to be
valid.
(3) The
amount of Third Installment Consideration to be paid has been adjusted and
confirmed according to Article 11 of this Agreement.
(4) As
of each Payment Date of Third Installment Consideration, the statements,
representations and warrants made hereunder by the Seller and the Purchaser
shall be true, complete and sufficient. The Seller and the Purchaser shall have
performed and complied with any obligation and covenant applicable to such Party
hereunder in all the material aspects.
(5) As
of each Payment Date of Third Installment Consideration, no event or
circumstance shall have occurred or, to the knowledge of either Party, is likely
to occur, which may lead to a material adverse change with respect to the Target
Assets, the Target Business, the Transferred Employees and/or the other
transaction provided hereunder.
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(6) As
of each Payment Date of Third Installment Consideration, there shall be no
existing, pending and/or contingent suit or legal proceeding, adverse
injunction, judgment, order, arbitration, claim or administrative order that may
lead to the following result: (i) preventing completion of any transaction
provided hereunder; (ii) causing any transaction hereunder to be revoked after
completion; (iii) engendering material adverse influences to the Target Assets,
the Target Business, or the Transferred Employees, or (iv) engendering any
material adverse influences to the Purchaser’s right or capacity to operate the
Target Business.
To avoid
any doubt, regardless of whether there is conflicting provision in this
Agreement, the Parties agree that in the event the Guarantor resigns or is
terminated as an employee of the Purchaser for any reason before any Payment
Date of any Third Installment Consideration, all unpaid Consideration shall no
longer be due and payable hereunder.
11.
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The
Parties agree and confirm that the Third Installment Consideration shall
be adjusted according to the annual sales volume (“Annual Effective
Sales”) arising from the operation of the Target Business from and after
the Closing Date, as audited on an annual basis. From and after the
Closing Date, if the Annual Effective Sales of the Purchaser for every 12
month period is less than RMB 100,000,000, Third Installment Consideration
shall be adjusted according to the following
formula:
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Third
Installment Consideration of relevant 12 month period = Annual Effective Sales
÷ RMB
100,000,000 ×
(Third Installment Consideration ÷ 3)
To avoid
any doubt, after any adjustment in accordance with this Section 11 has been made
and the adjusted amount has been paid, if the Annual Effective Sales for any 12
month period following such adjustment is greater than XXX 000,000,000, xxxx of
the Parties shall claim for further adjustment of payment of the Third
Installment Consideration adjusted and paid, which means each installment of the
Third Installment Consideration to be paid within 3 years after the Closing Date
shall be accounted independently and shall not be accumulated and carried
forward.
12.
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The
Seller shall promptly issue to Purchaser written confirmation regarding
its receipt of such funds on the date of receipt of any
Consideration.
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CHAPTER
IV PREREQUISITE
AND FULFILMENT
13.
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The
Purchaser shall pay the Second Installment Consideration to domestic bank
account designated by the Seller (the date of consummation or written
waiver of such prerequisites by the Seller and the Purchaser shall be
referred as the “Closing Date”) within 7 business days after written
confirmation of the satisfaction of, or written waiver of, each of the
following conditions by the Controller or the
Purchaser:
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(1) The
Purchaser is duly incorporated and validly existing and has obtained all the
permits and governmental approvals required by daily operation, including but
not limited to qualification of general tax payer;
(2) Execution
of this Agreement and transactions contemplated hereunder have been approved by
Shareholders’ Meeting of the Purchaser;
(3) Execution
of this Agreement and transactions contemplated hereunder have been approved by
Shareholders’ Meeting and/ or the Board of the Controller (if
required);
(4) The
Controller and the Purchaser shall have finished their financial and legal due
diligence of the Seller and shall be satisfied with the result of such due
diligence. The Seller shall have finished relevant rectification according to
suggestions in connection with the results of due diligence proposed by the
Controller and the Purchaser (if any);
(5) All
of the governmental approvals and registrations required in connection with this
Agreement, and consents and permits of any third party, shall have been duly
obtained;
(6) The
Target Assets shall have been duly delivered to the Purchaser, including but not
limited to:
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(a) Closing
of Fixed Asset: the Parties confirm that, all Fixed Asset shall have been
delivered to the Purchaser, any required registration, filing and approval
shall have been completed, and any relevant supporting documents shall
have been delivered to Purchaser. If there is any insurance attached to
such Fixed Assets, transfer of insurance documents and formalities shall
have been finished;
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(b) Closing
of Inventory: the Parties confirm that all the Inventory shall have been
delivered to the Purchaser, any required registration, filing and approval
shall have been completed, and any relevant supporting documents shall
have been delivered to Purchaser. If there is any insurance attached on
such Inventory, transfer of insurance documents and formalities shall have
been finished; in the event of any losses incurred by the Purchaser
arising from quality problems of products in the Inventory, which shall be
attributed to actions or inactions by the Seller and/ or Guarantor, the
Seller and the Guarantor shall bear a several and joint compensation
liability to such losses.
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(c) The
Purchaser and the Seller shall have entered into a legal transfer
agreement and document in respect to forgoing Target Assets, and the
Controller and Purchaser shall be satisfied with content and form of such
transfer documents.
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(7) The
Purchaser (and/or the Controller) and the Seller shall have performed a physical
count of the Target Assets, and have adjusted and confirmed the exact amount of
the Second Installment Consideration in accordance with the results of such
physical count as described in Article 9.
(8) The
Target Business shall have been duly delivered to the Purchaser through
agreement, including but not limited to:
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(a) Closing
of Client Resources: the Seller shall have submitted to the Purchaser a
complete Client list and contact materials responding to each
Client;
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(b) Closing
of Transferred Employees: the Seller shall provide a current employees
list (attached as Exhibit 4 hereo) to the Purchaser, listing the name,
position, time of signing on, serving entity, work place, salary and other
welfare of employees, and shall confirm key employees with the Purchaser
and Controller; Transferred Employees shall have terminated labor
relationship with the Seller and have entered into new labor contract and
confidentiality and non-compete agreement whose form and content are
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and Controller, with the
Purchaser; The working age shall have been recalculated;, Among others,
Fan Xxxxx and his wife, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, shall have entered into new labor
contract and confidentiality and non-compete agreement with terms of 3
years whose form and content are satisfactory to the Purchaser and
Controller; Remuneration of Fan Wenda’s wife shall be determined subject
to her position in the Purchaser; Basic remuneration of Fan Xxxxx shall be
RMB 20,000 per month; In the event that the Annual Effective Sales for any
12 month period commencing after the Closing Date is lower than RMB
100,000,000, the Purchaser shall pay and additional 3% of net profit after
tax to Fan Xxxxx as business commission; In the event that the Annual
Effective Sales for any 12 month period commencing after the Closing Date
is more than RMB 100,000,000, the Purchaser shall additionally pay 4% of
net profit after tax to Fan Xxxxx as business commission; Notwithstanding
any of the forgoing, under no circumstance, if the Annual Effective Sales
for any 12 month period commencing after the Closing Date is less than RMB
80,000,000, or net profit ratio is lower than 10%, shall NOT the Purchaser
be required to provide any business commission of such year to Fan Xxxxx.
If any Transferred Employee is not willing to execute a labor contract
with the Purchaser, the Seller shall have executed a confidentiality and
non-compete agreement (non –compete period shall not be less than 3 years)
with such employee and shall have paid certain economic compensation and
non-compete compensation to such employee (provided that the Seller shall
ensure that each Key Employees shall be transferred to the
Purchaser)
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(c) All
interested Parties have executed transfer agreements and documents with
respect to the transfer of the Target Business, whose content and form is
reasonably satisfactory to the Controller and the
Purchaser.
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(9) The
Seller and the Guarantor grant to the Purchaser an exclusive and irrevocable
lease priority with respect to real property owned and occupied by the Seller,
for a term of 1 year from of Execution Date of this Agreement. The Seller and
the Guarantor agree that, in the event that the Purchaser exercises such
priority within the term, rent of such real property shall not be higher than
RMB 6.2/ m²/ month and the lease term shall not be less than 2 years. The Seller
and the Guarantor shall not, for any reason, interfere with the exercise of such
priority by the Purchaser.
(10) The
organ of power of the Seller (Shareholders Meeting or the Board, as appropriate)
has executed all relevant resolutions and approved the execution of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, including but not limited
to approving the transfer of the Target Assets, the Target Business and
Transferred Employees;
(11) As
of the Closing Date, the statements, representations and warrants made hereunder
by the Seller and the Guarantor are true, complete and sufficient. The Seller
and the Guarantor have performed and complied with all obligations and
representations hereunder in all the material aspects;
(12) As
of the Closing Date, no changes, events or circumstances have occurred or
reasonably likely to occur which may have a material adverse influence on the
Target Assets, the Target Business, the Transferred Employees and/or the
transactions contemplated hereunder;
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(13) As
of the Closing Date, there shall be no existing, pending and/or contingent suit
or legal proceeding, adverse injunction, judgment, order, arbitration, claim or
administrative order that may lead to the following result: (i) preventing
completion of any transaction provided hereunder; (ii) causing any transaction
hereunder to be revoked after completion; (iii) engendering material adverse
influences to the Target Assets, the Target Business, or the Transferred
Employees, or (iv) engendering any material adverse influences to the
Purchaser’s right and capacity to operate the Target Business..
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The
Seller and the Guarantor shall take all the measures to ensure that the
Asset Purchase be completed within 15 business days following the
Execution Date of this Agreement.
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CHAPTER
V REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
15.
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The
Seller and the Guarantor severally and jointly make the following
representations and warranties to the Controller and Purchaser, and except
as otherwise prescribed, such representations and warrants shall be true
on the Execution Dare and the Closing
Date:
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(1) All
of the information and materials in connection with the Target Business and the
Target Assets provided to the Controller and the Purchaser by the Seller and the
Guarantor in the process of due diligence and negotiation for execution of this
Agreement are true, complete and accurate, and no such information and materials
is false, misleading and materially deviated.
(2) The
Target Assets and the Target Business are legally owned by the Seller, and there
is no pledge, mortgage, security, priority, option and other encumbrance
existing on the Target Assets and the Target Business; the Seller and the
Guarantor are duly authorized to execute and perform this Agreement and to
transfer the Target Assets and the Target Business to the Purchaser
unconditionally, without reservation, completely, legally and validly before the
Closing Date.
(3) The
execution and performance of this Agreement by the Seller and the Guarantor
shall not violate their Articles of Associations, binding laws and regulations,
any administrative order, arbitration or judgment, other executed agreements and
representations made to any third party, or lead any entity to claim
ineffectiveness jointly or separately against the Controller and/or the
Purchaser, or result in any claim, compensation, or claim or set any rights on
the the Target Assets and/or the Target Business.
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16.
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The
Seller and the Guarantor severally and jointly make the following
representations and warrants, with respect to Closing of the Target Assets
and the Target Business, to the Controller and
Purchaser:
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(1) Closing
of Target Assets and Target Business:
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(a) There
is no title dispute, pledge, mortgage, lien, other rights, rights
limitation or debt existing on, influencing, restricting or limiting all
or part of the Target Assets; there is no agreement or representations
which may entitle or create any such dispute, pledge, mortgage, lien,
other rights, rights limitation or debt on all or part of the Target
Assets;
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(b) The
Controller and the Purchaser have confirmed and are satisfied with the
agreement regarding to transfer of the Target Assets and the Target
Business to the Purchaser. The Target Assets and the Target Business may
not be delivered to the Purchaser without such confirmation by the
Controller and the Purchaser;
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(c) The
delivered Inventory shall be certified goods and shall comply with normal
marketing standard and quality requirement of such
industry;
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(d) The
Seller shall promote and ensure that the Transferred Employees set forth
on Exhibit 4 execute employment contracts with the Purchaser after
termination of labor relationship with the Seller. Transferred
Employees who refuse to enter into employment contracts with the Purchaser
shall be otherwise settled by the Seller. The Seller shall be
liable for labor disputes and settlement, arbitration or suits arising
herefrom and assume all the relevant fees and
expenses;
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(2) Labor
Relationship
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(a) Payable
salary, fees for settlement, compensation and suit, or payable economic
compensation or other relevant unpaid expenses arising from labor disputes
between the Seller and a Transferred Employee existing, arising, or
incurred before the Closing Date shall be unconditionally and irrevocably
assumed and indemnified by the
Seller;
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(b) Any
economic compensation arising from termination of labor relationship
between a Transferred Employee and the Seller shall be assumed by the
Seller; Once the Transferred Employees have been employed by the
Purchaser, the working age shall be recalculated and any economic
compensation regarding the termination of the labor relationship shall be
assumed by the Seller; If any economic compensation is required by any
employee of the Seller for his/her office leave, such compensation
calculated subject to the working age after the Closing Date shall be
assumed by the Seller.
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(3) Social
insurance and Housing Fund: Any social insurance, housing fund and social
welfare unpaid or underpaid by the Seller before the Closing Dare, or fines and
other penalties imposed by labor administrative authorities which has not been
paid and performed by the Seller shall be unconditionally and irrevocably
assumed by the Seller.
(4) Target
Business
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(a) Target
Business shall be operated normally by the Purchaser, and its nature and
manner may not be changed or
interrupted.
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(b) None
of the Clients will conduct material adverse adjustment to their
relationship with the Target Business before the Closing Date or in the
foreseeable period after the Closing
Date.
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(5) Creditors’
Rights and Liabilities
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(a) Any
liabilities or responsibilities (including but not limited to any product
liabilities, liabilities for breach of contract, administrative penalties
and contingent liabilities) existing on, arising from, or incurred by the
Seller before the Closing Date shall be assumed by the
Seller.
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(b) As
of the Closing Date, none of the Target Assets and/or the Target Business
will be involved in any administrative inquiry, suit, arbitration or other
material disputes. There is no pending judgment, adjudication, fines,
compensation or court order with respect to the Target Assets and/or the
Target Business. To the best knowledge of the Seller and the Guarantor,
there is no possibility of occurrence of any of the forgoing
events.
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(6) Non-Competition.
As of the Closing Date, the Seller, the Guarantor and their affiliates shall
not, directly or indirectly, participate in any activities which may compete
with Purchaser or Controller (including the Target Business), or may deprive of,
impair or infringe business interests or opportunities of the Purchaser or
Controller, or acquire or possess interests from such activities; each of the
Seller and the Guarantor shall not, in any identity or manner, directly or
indirectly procure, induce or lead any employee, service provider, consultant or
agent who have established or will establish an employment relationship, service
relationship, client relationship, or agent relationship with the Purchaser or
Controller, to terminate such relationship or give up or refuse to establish
such relationship with the Purchaser or Controller, or engage in any activity
which is intended to cause the forgoing result. The Seller and the Guarantor
agree and confirm that, in the event of any violation of such non-competition
and non-solicitation obligations, they shall indemnify the Purchaser and/ or the
Controller for all the losses arising herefrom, including but not limited to
reasonable attorney expenses. Any competition behavior conducted by any of the
affiliates of the Seller or the Guarantor shall be deemed to be a violation of
this article by the Seller or the Guarantor, and the Seller and Guarantor shall
assume joint and several liabilities for such behavior. The employment of Fan
Xxxxx and his wife by the Purchaser or their solicitation of employees or
clients on behalf of the Purchaser shall not be a violation of this
article
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17.
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In
accordance with this Agreement, the Seller and the Guarantor shall be
responsible for or assist in the diligent execution, approval,
registration, alteration and filing of this
Agreement.
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18.
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At
any time after execution of this Agreement or completion of due diligence
of the Seller (whichever is earlier), in the event of any requirement by
the Controller or the Purchaser to amend, delete, or add articles hereto,
or enter into any supplement agreement as a result of due diligence
findings, the Seller shall not refuse such requirement unreasonably and
shall use its best efforts to coordinate such changes with the
Purchaser.
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CHAPTER
VI SELL
BACK OPTION
19.
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The
Parties agree that, in the event of any claim or suit against, or
liability of the Controller or/ and Purchaser, or loss of ownership/ use
right of the Target Assets by the Purchaser, or the impossibility of
conducting the Target Business, which arise from a material violation of
this Agreement by the Seller and/or Guarantor (including but not limited
to a violation of the non-compete provisions applicable to such Parties
and their affiliate), malicious act or negative act, false statement and
concealment, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise a Sell Back Option,
subject to which the Purchaser can resell the Target Assets and Target
Business to the Seller according to provisions as
follows.
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20.
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Exercise
period of Sell Back Option is 3 years following the Closing
Date.
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21.
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The
Purchaser has a complete and independent option to resell the Target
Assets and the Target Business to the Seller when exercising the Sell Back
Option. The Seller shall refund the breach penalty which is equivalent to
the Consideration paid and an annual interest of 15% of such Consideration
to the Purchaser within 10 days of receipt of the notice issued by the
Purchaser. When the Purchaser exercises the Sell Back Option, the Seller
and the Guarantor agree to execute all required document and take all the
necessary action according to this Agreement, including but not limited to
timely executing documents required for alteration registration with the
applicable governing authority.
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22.
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In
the event of a circumstance prescribed in Article 19, however, if the
Purchaser fails to exercise the Sell Back Option, the Purchaser is
entitled to rectify and adjust the Consideration contemplated hereunder,
and the adjusted Consideration shall not exceed 70% of the original
Consideration. The Seller shall refund the margin of Consideration
unconditionally to the Purchaser in the manner accepted by the Controller
and the Purchaser within 10 days of receipt of notice issued by the
Purchaser; In the event that the Seller fails to pay such margin, the
Purchaser is entitled to deduct the margin from any fund payable to the
Seller.
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CHAPTER
VII CONFIDENTIALITY
23.
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The
Parties hereby agree that each Party shall maintain confidentiality of any
trade secret or technology information of any other Party obtained during
the performance of this Agreement, regardless of whether the transactions
contemplated hereunder are consummated. Such confidentiality obligation
shall not terminate until the date on which such confidentiality
information is voluntarily disclosed by its own right holder or enters
into public domain through other lawful methods. The Parties shall not
publish any media report, announcement, correspondence, notice or document
regarding the drafting and performance of terms in this Agreement, the
transactions or arrangements under this Agreement or any matters related
hereof without obtaining prior written consent of the other Parties,
except for the situation as required by any applicable legal or regulatory
stipulations, or requirements possibly raised by New York Stock Exchange,
NASDAQ, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, London Stock Exchange, Singapore
Exchange Limited and Supervisory Commission of other stock exchanges, or
the prudent disclosure to the shareholders, controllers, investment
advisors, financial advisors, auditors, legal advisors by Purchaser and/or
Controller. This article shall survive the termination of this Agreement
for any reason.
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CHAPTER
VIII NOTICES
All
notices or other documents pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
delivered personally or sent by express mail, or by facsimile transmission to
the address and/or facsimile number of such Party set forth below, or other
address and/or facsimile number as prescribed in the latest notice and/or
facsimile transmission by such Party to other Parties:
(i)
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Controller:
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Shenzhen
Yue Pengcheng Electric Motor Co., Ltd.
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Address:
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Fu
Yuaner Road, High-tech Park, Fu Yong Street, Fu Yong Town,
Shenzhen
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Facsimile:
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0755-81499855
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Attn:
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Xx
Xxxxxxxx
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(ii)
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Seller:
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Ningbo
Bang Shi Da Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.
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Address:
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Hu
Di Village, Xxx Xxxx Town, Yuyao
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Facsimile:
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0574-62161677
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Attn:
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Fan
Xxxxx
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(iii)
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Guarantor:
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Fan
Xxxxx
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Address:
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Hu
Di Village, Simen Twon, Yuyao
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Facsimile:
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0574-62161677
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24.
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Any
such notices or other documents given by personal delivery shall be
deemed effectively
given when received by the designated receiver; notices or other documents
given by facsimile transmission shall be deemed effectively given when
replying code or other confirmation signal has been received; notices or
other documents given by mail shall be deemed effectively given in 7 days
as of the delivery date. In order to certify the delivery of such notice,
the relevant Party merely needs to certify that such notice has been
placed or delivered to the address of the receiver, or the address of the
receiver has been appropriately written on the envelop of such notice, and
such notice has been mailed
appropriately.
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CHAPTER
IX TAXES
AND EXPENDITURES
25.
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The
fees and other costs arising from the investigation, negotiation,
drafting, execution and performance related to this Agreement and
transactions relating to this Agreement shall be respectively born by the
Party incurring such costs.
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26.
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The
taxes and fees relating to the transfer of Target Assets and Target
Business levied by governmental authorities shall be borne by
Seller.
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27.
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Unless
otherwise required pursuant to applicable laws or provided in this
Agreement, the taxes and fees relating to the transactions under this
Agreement payable as prescribed by laws shall be borne by the respective
Parties.
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28.
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Purchaser
shall withhold and remit taxes which shall ultimately be borne by Seller
in the event that Purchaser is required to withhold and remit taxes upon
paying Consideration pursuant to applicable laws and
regulations.
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CHAPTER
X FORCE
MAJEURE
29.
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Proportionate
exemption shall be rendered for the total or partial failure to perform
this Agreement due to force majeure. Force Majeure means any event,
situation or condition beyond anticipation, avoidance and reasonable
control of relevant Parties and unable to be avoided or overcome after
reasonable and prudential measures have been taken, which directly or
indirectly hinders the performance of any obligation under this Agreement,
including but not limited to disaster, war, fire, explosion, epidemics,
flood and storm. The Party shall give notice to the other
Parties which states in detail the force majeure event within 14 days
commencing from the date of the occurrence of such force majeure event in
the event that any Party fails to perform any clause or condition of this
Agreement due to the occurrence of any force majeure event. Any
extension to perform or failure to perform under this Agreement due to
force majeure event shall not constitute breach of contract by the
implicated Parties, nor shall it constitute the basis of any claim,
compensation or penalty. Under such circumstance, the Parties shall take
reasonable and feasible measures to perform this Agreement, and the
Parties implicated by force majeure event shall take reasonable measures
to prevent the increase of losses. The implicated Parties shall give
notice to the other Parties stating the cease of the force majeure event
within 14 days commencing from the date of the cease of the force majeure
event.
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30.
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The
Parties may negotiate to terminate this Agreement in the event that this
Agreement cannot be performed due to any force majeure event occurring
prior to Closing Date, which lasts for more than 6 months; in the event
that this Agreement is terminated by such method, any amount paid by
Controller or Purchaser shall be refunded immediately, including but not
limited to Deposit in the amount of RMB
5,000,000.
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CHAPTER
XI BREACH
OF CONTRACT
31.
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Failure
of performance or sufficient performance of this Agreement, breach of any
commitment, representations and warrants hereunder, or failure to make
true, accurate, complete covenants, statements and warranties by any Party
shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. The breaching Party shall
bear all and any liability of actual loss arising from such breach, and
pay damages in full to the Party accepting such commitment, representation
or warrant, which includes but is not limited to the whole loss,
litigation and/or arbitration fees, attorney’s fees, investigation fees,
evaluation fees and/or notarization fees of the non-breaching
Party. The respective breaching Parties shall bear their own
corresponding damages arising from their respective breach in proportion
with their respective faults in the event that several Parties under this
Agreement commit breach of this Agreement. This article shall
not limit the right of the Parties to seek other legal remedies, including
but not limited to the right to demand actual performance provided by the
Contract Law of the PRC.
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32.
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Purchase
shall be entitled to deduct directly the amount of damages from
Consideration and recover any deficiency pursuant to the laws and this
Agreement in the event that Seller and/or Guarantor commit a breach under
this Agreement.
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33.
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In
consideration that Guarantor is the shareholder of Seller and Seller will
nullify its Industry and Commerce registration within 6 months as of
Closing Date, Guarantor hereby irrevocably agrees and confirms that
Guarantor shall be jointly liable with Seller for any and all obligations
and liabilities of the Seller under this Agreement, including but not
limited to any obligation of payment and
damages.
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34.
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Seller
shall refund the First Installment Consideration (interest in accordance
with bank interest rate in the same period added) to Purchaser within 3
business days upon receipt of written notice by Controller or Purchaser in
the event of the occurrence of any of the following circumstance after
payment of First Installment Consideration by
Purchase:
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(1) the
transaction under this Agreement fails to be completed within 45 days of the
Execution Date for whatever reasons;
(2) the
prerequisites of Closing provided in Article 13 of this Agreement fail to be
fulfilled due to the action or inaction of Seller and/or Guarantor;
(3) substantial
and unfavorable changes occur in the assets, business, personnel or finance of
Seller and/or Guarantor prior to Closing Date, for which Controller or Purchaser
reasonably deems that conditions for closing under this Agreement may not be
fulfilled within a reasonable time;
(4) Seller
and/or Guarantor commit a material breach of any provision under this Agreement
prior to Closing Date, including but not limited to any representation,
commitment or warranty under this Agreement.
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CHAPTER
XII GOVERNING
LAW AND RESOLUTION DISPUTES
35.
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This
Agreement shall be governed, bound and protected by the laws of the PRC.
The interpretation, performance, amendment, termination, validity and
dispute resolution of this Agreement shall be conducted in accordance with
the laws of the PRC.
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36.
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In
the event of any dispute with respect to the execution, interpretation,
performance or validity of the provisions of this Agreement or any dispute
related to this Agreement, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to
resolve the dispute. In the event the Parties fail to reach an agreement
on the resolution of such a dispute, any Party may submit the relevant
dispute to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
Commission South China Sub-Commission (the “CIETAC South China”) for
arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in Shenzhen in accordance with
then-effective and applicable arbitration rules of CIETAC. The arbitration
ruling shall be final and binding on both
Parties.
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CHAPTER
XIII EFFECTIVENESS
OF THIS AGREEMENT
37.
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This
Agreement shall become effective as of the Execution Date first above
written after all Parties or their respective authorized representatives
sign and/or seal in this Agreement, and come into force and be become
binding upon all Parties. All Parties shall perform their respective
obligations in accordance with relevant provisions of this Agreement as of
the Execution Date.
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38.
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In
the event that any provision or stipulation under this Agreement is
invalid, unlawful or unenforceable in accordance with the laws of the PRC,
any other provision shall remain effective and binding on all Parties
without affecting the integral performance and material contents of this
Agreement.
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CHAPTER
XIV MISCELLANEOUS
39.
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This
Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement reached by and among the
Parties with respect to this Agreement, and shall supersede all prior
intentions, understandings, agreements, other written records, oral
consensus or promises reached among the Parties with respect to this
Agreement.
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40.
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Any
omission or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege under this
Agreement shall not be deemed as waiver of such right, power or privilege
to the extent permitted by the laws of PRC. Any right, power or privilege
under this Agreement shall be accumulative, and shall not exclude any
other right, power or privilege (regardless of whether regulated by laws);
any separate or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege shall not exclude any other exercise or further exercise of such
right, power or privilege in future
circumstances.
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41.
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This
Agreement is executed in three copies, each Party having one copy with
equal legal validity.
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Exhibits
of this Agreement:
Exhibit
A: Evaluation Report
Exhibit
B: List of Inventory and Fixed Assets
Exhibit
C: Clients List
Exhibit
D: List of Transferred Employees
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intentionally been left blank]
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Signature
Pages of Assets and Business Purchase Agreement.
Purchaser:
[Ningbo Heng Bang Long Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
Signature/Seal: /s/ Xxxx
Xxx
[Company Seal]
Name of
Legal Representative: Xxxx Xxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
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Signature
Pages of Assets and Business Purchase Agreement.
Seller:
[Ningbo Bang Shi Da Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.]
Signature/Seal: /s/ Fan
Xxxxx [Company Seal]
Name of
Authorized Representative:
Title:
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Signature
Pages of Assets and Business Purchase Agreement.
Guarantor:
Fan Xxxxx
Signature: /s/ Fan Xxxxx
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