SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among MOBILEREN INC., YUNFAN ZHOU, RIGHT ADVANCE MANAGEMENT LTD., AND WANG LEILEI Dated as of September 27, 2008
Exhibit
2
EXECUTION
VERSION
by
and among
MOBILEREN
INC.,
XXXXXX
XXXX,
AND
WANG
LEILEI
Dated
as of September 27, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.1
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Specific
Definitions
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1
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Section
1.2
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Other
Terms
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1
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Section
1.3
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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1
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ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES
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Section
2.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Shares
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2
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Section
2.2
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Purchase
Price
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2
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Section
2.3
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Closing
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3
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Section
2.4
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Deliveries
by the Buyer Parties
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3
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Section
2.5
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Deliveries
by the Seller Parties
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3
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER PARTIES
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Section
3.1
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Representations
and Warranties
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Section
3.2
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Due
Organization and Good Standing
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4
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Section
3.3
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Corporate
Power
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Section
3.4
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Title
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4
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Section
3.5
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Litigation
and Claims
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4
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Section
3.6
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SEC
Filings
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5
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Section
3.7
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Filings
and Approvals
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5
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Section
3.8
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No
Directed Selling Efforts
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Section
3.9
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No
Brokers or Finders
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER PARTIES
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Section
4.1
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Representations
and Warranties
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5
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Section
4.2
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Due
Organization and Good Standing
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5
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Section
4.3
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Corporate
Power
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5
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Section
4.4
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Filings
and Approvals
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Section
4.5
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Availability
of Funds
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6
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Section
4.6
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Buyer
Parties’ Status in the U.S.
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6
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Section
4.7
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No
Directed Selling Efforts
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Section
4.8
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No
Registration
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Section
4.9
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Litigation
and Claims
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Section
4.10
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Inspections
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6
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ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
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Section
5.1
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Confidentiality
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Section
5.2
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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8
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Section
5.3
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Required
Approvals and Cooperation
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Section
5.4
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Resale
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9
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Section
5.5
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Expenses
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9
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Section
5.6
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Further
Assurances
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ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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Section
6.1
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Conditions
to the Buyer Parties’ and Seller Parties’ Obligations at the Closing
Date
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Section
6.2
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Conditions
to the Buyer Parties’ Obligations at the Closing Date
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10
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Section
6.3
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Conditions
to the Seller Parties’ Obligations at the Closing Date
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10
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ARTICLE
VII
SURVIVAL;
INDEMNIFICATION; CERTAIN REMEDIES
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Section
7.1
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Survival
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Section
7.2
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Indemnification
by Seller Parties
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Section
7.3
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Indemnification
by Buyer Parties
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Section
7.4
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Third
Party Claim Indemnification Procedures
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Section
7.5
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No
Consequential Damages
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Section
7.6
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Adjustments
to Losses
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Section
7.7
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Payments
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Section
7.8
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Characterization
of Indemnification Payments
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ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
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Section
8.1
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Termination
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Section
8.2
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Effect
of Termination
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
9.1
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Amendment
and Waiver
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Section
9.2
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Assignments
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Section
9.3
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Entire
Agreement
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Section
9.4
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Parties
in Interest; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section
9.5
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Counterparts
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15
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Section
9.6
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Section
Headings
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Section
9.7
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Notices
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15
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Section
9.8
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Public
Disclosure
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Section
9.9
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Dispute
Resolution
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Section
9.10
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Governing
Law
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Section
9.11
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Severability
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Section
9.12
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Specific
Performance and Injunctive Relief
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Section
9.13
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No
Agency
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Annex
A
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Definitions
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“SPA”), dated
as of September 27, 2008, by and among Mobileren Inc., a company incorporated
under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Seller”), Xxxxxx
Xxxx, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (“Xx. Xxxx,” and
collectively with the Seller, the “Seller Parties”),
Right Advance Management Ltd., a company incorporated under the Laws of the
British Virgin Islands (the “Buyer”), and Wang
Leilei, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (“Xx. Xxxx,” and
collectively with the Buyer, the “Buyer
Parties”). The Buyer Parties and the Seller Parties are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “parties” and each
individually as a “party.”
W I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Xx. Xxxx owns all of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Seller as
of the date of this SPA;
WHEREAS,
Xx. Xxxx beneficially owns all of the issued and outstanding share capital of
the Buyer as of the date of this SPA;
WHEREAS,
as of the date of this SPA, the Seller owns 17.95% of the issued and outstanding
ordinary shares, par value U.S.$0.0000005 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of
KongZhong Corporation, a company incorporated under the Laws of the Cayman
Islands (the “Company”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Seller desires to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer desires to purchase from
the Seller the Shares, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained
herein, and subject to and on the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Specific
Definitions. As used in this SPA, the capitalized terms shall
have the meanings set forth or referenced in Annex A hereto.
Section
1.2 Other
Terms. Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of
this SPA and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such meaning indicated
throughout this SPA.
Section
1.3 Other Definitional
Provisions.
(a) The
words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used
in this SPA, shall refer to this SPA as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this SPA.
(b) The
terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the
plural, and vice versa.
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(c) Words
importing gender include each gender.
(d) Whenever
the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this SPA, they shall
be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(e) Any
reference to a contract or document is to that contract or document as amended,
novated, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time.
(f) References
in this SPA to any Law or regulation include references to such Law or
regulation as amended, modified or replaced from time to time and any Laws or
regulations made pursuant to such Law or regulation; provided that nothing
in this Section 1.3(f) shall operate to increase the liability of any party
beyond what would have existed had this Section 1.3(f) been
omitted.
(g) If
any rights or obligations under this SPA fall on a day or date which is not a
Business Day, such rights or obligations shall instead fall on the next
succeeding Business Day after such stated day or date.
(h) Whenever
reference is made in this SPA to any Article, Annex, Section or Exhibit,
such reference shall be deemed to apply to the specified Article or
Section of this SPA or the specified Annex or Exhibit to this
SPA.
(i) The
parties have participated jointly in the negotiating and drafting of this
SPA. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or
interpretation arises, this SPA shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the
parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this
SPA.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES
Section
2.1 Purchase and Sale of
Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this SPA and on the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements, undertakings and obligations contained herein, at the Closing, the
Seller shall, and Xx. Xxxx shall procure the Seller to, sell to the Buyer an
aggregate of 183,500,000 Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and the
Buyer hereby agrees to purchase the Shares for the consideration specified in
Section 2.2.
Section
2.2 Purchase
Price. The Buyer agrees to pay, and Xx. Xxxx agrees to procure
the Buyer to pay, to the Seller in the aggregate U.S.$22,937,500 (the “Purchase Price”),
representing U.S.$0.1250 per Share, as follows:
(i) as
promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than October 10,
2008, the Buyer shall pay, and Xx. Xxxx shall procure the Buyer to pay, to the
Seller US$1,146,875, being 5.0% of the Purchase Price, in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts which have been designated in
writing by the Seller or Xx. Xxxx three (3) days prior to the Closing
Date;
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(ii) as
promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than November 15,
2008, the Buyer shall pay, and Xx. Xxxx shall procure the Buyer to pay, to the
Seller US$12,615,625, being 55.0% of the Purchase Price, in immediately
available funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts which have been
designated in writing by the Seller or Xx. Xxxx three (3) days prior to the
Closing Date; and
(iii) as
promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than December 31,
2008, the Buyer shall pay, and Xx. Xxxx shall procure the Buyer to pay, to the
Seller US$9,175,000, being 40.0% of the Purchase Price, in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts which have been designated in
writing by the Seller or Xx. Xxxx three (3) days prior to the Closing
Date.
Section
2.3 Closing. The
closing (the “Closing”) shall take
place as promptly as reasonably practicable, in any event no more than three (3)
days after the day on which all conditions to the Closing have been either
satisfied or waived by the party entitled to waive such condition (excluding
conditions capable of being satisfied only as part of the
Closing). The date on which the Closing occurs, as may be mutually
agreed by the Parties, is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing
Date”.
Section
2.4 Deliveries by the Buyer
Parties. At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver, and Xx. Xxxx
shall procure the Buyer to deliver, to the Seller the following:
(a) an
original instrument acknowledging and evidencing the payment obligations of the
Buyer Parties as set forth in Section 2.2; and
(b) a
copy of the cross-receipt with respect to the receipt of all the deliveries by
the Seller in accordance with this Section 2.4 and by the Buyer in accordance
with Section 2.5.
Section
2.5 Deliveries by the Seller
Parties. At the Closing, the Seller shall deliver, and Xx.
Xxxx shall procure the Seller to deliver, to the Buyer the
following:
(a) an
original or a certified copy of the updated register of members of the Company
reflecting the transfer of the Shares;
(b) a
copy of the cross-receipt with respect to the receipt of all the deliveries by
the Seller in accordance with Section 2.4 and by the Buyer in accordance with
this Section 2.5; a receipt by the Seller with respect to its receipt of the
payment made by the Buyer Parties shall be delivered to either of the Buyer
Parties upon each payment of such amounts by the Buyer Parties in accordance
with Section 2.2;
(c) a
copy of the certificate of good standing of the Seller;
(d) a
copy of the certificate of incumbency of the Seller; and
(e) a
copy of the resolutions of the board and/or shareholders of the Seller approving
the transactions contemplated herein.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER PARTIES
Section
3.1 Representations and
Warranties. Each of the Seller Parties represents and warrants
to the Buyer Parties that each of the representations and warranties set forth
in this Article III is true and accurate.
Section
3.2 Due Organization and Good
Standing.
(a) The
Company is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of the Cayman Islands, and is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and in good standing in each jurisdiction where such
qualification is necessary. The Company has the requisite power and
authority to own, lease and operate its assets and to conduct its business as
currently conducted.
(b) The
Seller is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of the British Virgin Islands. The Seller has the requisite
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and conduct its
business as currently conducted.
Section
3.3 Corporate
Power. The Seller has full legal rights, requisite corporate
power and authority and has taken all corporate actions necessary in order to
execute, deliver and fully perform its obligations under this SPA and to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein. When executed and
delivered by the parties hereto, this SPA shall constitute a valid and binding
agreement of each of the Seller Parties, enforceable against each of the Seller
Parties in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditor’s rights and to general
equity principles (the “Bankruptcy
Exception”).
Section
3.4 Title. All
of the Shares and all other outstanding share capital of the Company have been
duly authorized, and are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. The Seller is the sole legal and beneficial owner of
the Shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances. The Shares are being
sold by it free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than such as may arise
under this SPA) and, upon delivery of such Shares by the Seller at the Closing,
good and valid title to the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other
than such as may arise under this SPA) will pass to the Buyer.
Section
3.5 Litigation and
Claims.
(a) There
are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which either of the Seller
Parties is a party or of which any property of either of the Seller Parties is
the subject, and to the knowledge of each of the Seller Parties, no such
proceedings are threatened by any Governmental Authority or others, individually
or in the aggregate, could impair or delay the ability of the Seller Parties to
effect the Closing.
(b) None of the assets or properties of
each of the Seller Parties is subject to any order, writ, judgment, award,
injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority that is, individually or in
the aggregate, could impair or delay the ability of the Seller Parties to effect
the Closing.
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Section
3.6 SEC Filings. The
Company has filed all required reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since December
31, 2007 (the “SEC
Documents”). As of its filing date (or, if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing),
each SEC Document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
Section
3.7 Filings and
Approvals. Except for an amended statement of beneficial
ownership on Schedule 13G to be filed by the Seller Parties with the SEC
following the Closing to reflect the transactions contemplated herein, no
notices, reports or other filing are required to be made by the Company or any
of the Seller Parties with, nor are any registrations or approvals required to
be obtained by any of the Seller Parties or the Company from, any Governmental
Authority in connection with the execution or delivery of this SPA by the Seller
Parties, the performance by the Seller Parties of their obligations hereunder or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, other than those that
have already been made or obtained.
Section
3.8 No Directed Selling
Efforts. None of the Seller Parties, any of their Affiliates,
or any Person acting on behalf of any of them has engaged in or will, during the
“distribution compliance period” (as the term defined in Rule 902 under the
Securities Act), engage in any “directed selling efforts” (as the term defined
in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) and each of the Seller Parties, their
Affiliates, and any Person acting on behalf of any of them has complied and will
comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S under the
Securities Act.
Section
3.9 No Brokers or
Finders. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or
other similar intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on
behalf of any of the Seller Parties or the Company who might be entitled to any
fee or commission from any of the Seller Parties or the Company in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER PARTIES
Section
4.1 Representations and
Warranties. Each of the Buyer Parties represents and warrants
to each of the Seller Parties that each of the representations and warranties
set forth in this Article IV is true and accurate.
Section
4.2 Due Organization and Good
Standing. The Buyer has all requisite power and authority to
enter into this SPA and perform its obligations hereunder, and the Buyer is an
entity that is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
Section
4.3 Corporate
Power. The Buyer has full legal rights, requisite power and
authority and has taken all actions necessary in order to execute, deliver and
fully perform its obligations under this SPA and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein. When executed and delivered by the parties
hereto, this SPA shall constitute a valid and binding agreement of each of the
Buyer Parties, enforceable against each of the Buyer Parties in accordance with
its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exception.
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Section
4.4 Filings and
Approvals. No notices, reports or other filing are required to
be made by the Buyer Parties with, nor are any registrations or approvals
required to be obtained by the Buyer Parties from, any Governmental Authority in
connection with the execution or delivery of this SPA by the Buyer Parties, the
performance by the Buyer Parties of their obligations hereunder or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
Section
4.5 Availability of
Funds. The Buyer will have, and Xx. Xxxx will procure the
Buyer to have, on the Closing Date sufficient funds or other sources of
immediately available funds to make the payments for the Shares
hereunder.
Section
4.6 Buyer Parties’ Status in the
U.S.. Each of the Buyer Parties is not in the U.S., not a U.S.
Person (as the term defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act), and is not
purchasing the Shares, or the beneficial interest therein, for the account or
benefit of a U.S. Person.
Section
4.7 No Directed Selling
Efforts. None of the Buyer Parties, any of their respective
Affiliates, or any Person acting on behalf of any of them has engaged in or
will, during the “distribution compliance period” (as the term defined in Rule
902 under the Securities Act), engage in any “directed selling efforts” (as the
term defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) and each of the Buyer
Parties, any of their respective Affiliates, and any Person acting on behalf of
any of them has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions
requirement of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Section
4.8 No
Registration. Each of the Buyer Parties acknowledges that the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered
or sold in the United States or to U.S. Persons unless the Shares are registered
under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act is available.
Section
4.9 Litigation and
Claims.
(a) There
are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which either of the Buyer
Parties is a party or of which any property of either of the Buyer Parties is
the subject, and to the knowledge of each of the Buyer Parties, no such
proceedings are threatened by any Governmental Authority or others, individually
or in the aggregate, could impair or delay the ability of the Buyer Parties to
effect the Closing.
(b) None
of the assets or properties of each of the Buyer Parties is subject to any
order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority
that is, individually or in the aggregate, could impair or delay the ability of
the Buyer Parties to effect the Closing.
Section
4.10 Inspections. Each
of the Buyer Parties is an informed and sophisticated purchaser, experienced in
the evaluation and purchase of companies such as the Company and the entry into
transactions such as the transactions contemplated herein. Each of
the Buyer Parties has undertaken such investigation and has been provided with
and has evaluated such documents and information as it has deemed necessary to
enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the
execution, delivery and performance of its obligations under this
SPA. Each of the Buyer Parties agrees to accept the Shares based upon
its own inspection, examination and determination with respect thereto as to all
matters, and without reliance upon any express or implied representations or
warranties of any nature made by or on behalf of or imputed to any of the Seller
Parties, except as expressly set forth in this
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SPA. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Buyer Parties acknowledges
that the Seller Parties make no representation or warranty with respect to
(i) any projections, estimates or budgets delivered to or made available to
each of the Buyer Parties of future revenues, future results of operations (or
any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any
component thereof) of the Company and its subsidiaries or (ii) any other
information or documents made available to each of the Buyer Parties or their
respective counsel, accountants or advisors with respect to the Company and its
subsidiaries or their business, except as expressly set forth in this
SPA.
ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
Section
5.1 Confidentiality.
(a) Each
party (for the purposes of this Section 5.1, the “Receiving Party”)
agrees to, and shall procure its Representatives to, keep confidential and not
to use or disclose any information provided pursuant to or in connection with
this SPA by any other party (for the purposes of this Section 5.1, the “Disclosing Party”)
that the Disclosing Party has designated as confidential or proprietary
information (whether oral, written or in any other form), which the Disclosing
Party has provided prior to the date hereof or may provide to the Receiving
Party or its Representatives subsequent to the date hereof, and any information
derived by the Receiving Party or its Representatives from such information,
including the existence and terms and conditions of this SPA and the
transactions contemplated hereunder (collectively, the “Confidential
Information”). Confidential Information shall not include information
that:
(i) is
publicly available or becomes publicly available without the breach of any
obligations of confidentiality by the Receiving Party;
(ii) was
in the possession of the Receiving Party, having been acquired without the
breach of any obligations of confidentiality known to the Receiving Party, prior
to it being furnished to the Receiving Party by the Disclosing
Party;
(iii) was
independently and lawfully acquired by the Receiving Party without the breach of
any obligations of confidentiality; or
(iv) is
acquired by the Receiving Party without breach of any obligation of
confidentiality known to the Receiving Party.
(b) the
Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to its Representatives
subject to the condition that they:
(i) need
to know the Confidential Information for purposes of the transactions
contemplated in this SPA;
(ii) are
informed by the Receiving Party of the confidential nature of the Confidential
Information; and
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(iii) are
bound by confidentiality obligations to the same extent as set forth in this
Section 5.1.
(c) If
the Receiving Party is required pursuant to legal proceedings or becomes legally
compelled (by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil
investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential
Information, the Receiving Party shall provide the Disclosing Party with prompt
prior written notice and may disclose only that portion of the Confidential
Information that is required and shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain
assurance that confidential treatment shall be accorded to such Confidential
Information; provided that the
failure to obtain such assurance of confidential treatment shall not limit or
restrict any disclosures otherwise permitted under this Section
5.1. If the Receiving Party is required by applicable Laws (as
determined by its legal counsel) or pursuant to a request by any other
regulatory or Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction to disclose any of the
Confidential Information, the Receiving Party shall as far as reasonably
practicable make such disclosure only after prior consultation with the
Disclosing Party and after giving the Disclosing Party a reasonable opportunity
to comment on the proposed disclosure. Nothing contained herein is intended to
limit or restrict each of the Buyer Parties’ ability to file a Schedule 13D with
the SEC or any amendments thereto or to make required disclosure
therein.
(d) All
Confidential Information provided by a Disclosing Party shall be and shall
remain the property of the Disclosing Party. Upon the termination of
this SPA and upon the written request of the Disclosing Party, the Receiving
Party shall, and shall procure its Representatives and Affiliates to, subject to
applicable Laws, within thirty (30) calendar days following such request, return
to the Disclosing Party all Confidential Information and all reproductions of
Confidential Information, or promptly destroy such Confidential Information or
reproductions thereof in any form (except the Receiving Party shall not be
required to return or destroy such Confidential Information or any reproduction
thereof to the extent necessary to demonstrate its or its Representatives’
compliance with any Law, fiduciary obligations or bona fide document retention
policy or not reasonably practicable). In the case of such
Confidential Information that is not returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party
shall continue to keep such information confidential pursuant to the terms of
this Section 5.1 and shall not use such Confidential Information for purposes
other than the compliance with such Laws.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, any party may disclose to any and all Persons,
of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions
contemplated herein and all materials of any kind (including tax opinions or
other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such tax
treatment and tax structure. However, any information relating to the
tax treatment or tax structure shall remain subject to the confidentiality
provisions hereof (and the foregoing sentence shall not apply) to the extent
reasonably necessary to enable any Person to comply with applicable securities
laws. For this purpose, “tax treatment” means U.S. federal or state
income tax treatment, and “tax structure” is limited to any facts relevant to
the U.S. federal or state income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated
herein.
Section
5.2 Reasonable Best
Efforts. Each of the parties shall use all reasonable best
efforts (including the fulfillment of the conditions to the Closing specified in
Article VI to be performed by it) to have the Closing occur as soon as possible
after the date hereof; provided, however, that none of
the parties hereto shall have any obligation to propose, negotiate, commit to or
effect, by consent decree, hold separate orders or otherwise, the sale,
divestiture or disposition of assets or properties in order to avoid any
injunction (or to effect the dissolution thereof), temporary restraining order
or other order or decision in any suit or proceeding.
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Section
5.3 Required Approvals and
Cooperation. Each party agrees to, and the Seller Parties
shall procure the Company to, cooperate with each other and use their reasonable
efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation required by any
applicable Laws with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and
promptly file any additional information requested by any relevant Governmental
Authority as soon as practicable after receipt of such request
therefor.
Section
5.4 Resale. None
of the Buyer Parties, any of their respective Affiliates, or any Person acting
on behalf of any of them shall offer to Transfer or Transfer any Shares or
deposit any Shares to the Company’s American Depositary Receipts facilities
prior to the expiration of forty (40) days after the Closing Date.
Section
5.5 Expenses.
(a) Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, whether or not the transactions
contemplated in this SPA are consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this SPA and the transactions contemplated herein, shall be paid
by the party incurring such expense. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, each party shall pay all legal and accounting fees, and other
fees to consultants and advisors incurred by it, relating to this SPA and the
transactions contemplated herein.
(b) All
excise, sales, use, value added, transfer, stamp, stamp duty, stamp duty
reserve, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar taxes and fees that
may be imposed or assessed as a result of the transactions contemplated herein,
together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any
interest in respect of such additions or penalties (“Transfer Taxes”),
shall be borne by the Buyer Parties. Any Tax Returns that must be
filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be prepared by the party primarily
or customarily responsible under applicable local Law for filing such Tax
Returns, and such party will use its reasonable best efforts to provide such Tax
Returns to the other party at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date
such Tax Returns are due to be filed. The Buyer and Seller shall
cooperate in the timely completion and filing of all such Tax
Returns. The Buyer agrees to promptly pay, and Xx. Xxxx agrees to
procure the Buyer to promptly pay, all Transfer Taxes.
Section
5.6 Further
Assurances. At any time and from time to time after the
Closing Date, the parties hereto agree to: (a) furnish upon request to each
other such further assurances, information, documents, instruments of transfer
or assignment, files and books and records; (b) promptly execute, acknowledge
and deliver any such further assurances, documents, instruments of transfer or
assignment, files and books and records; and (c) do all such further acts and
things as the other parties may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying
out the intent of this SPA.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
Section
6.1 Conditions to the Buyer
Parties’ and Seller Parties’ Obligations at the Closing
Date.
(a) Regulatory
Matters. All waivers, approvals, registrations, notices and
filings required for the transactions contemplated by this SPA from or with any
Governmental Authority shall have been obtained or made and be in effect as of
the Closing Date and any required waiting period (and any
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extension
thereof) under applicable competition Laws applicable to the purchase by the
Buyer Parties of the Shares contemplated hereby shall have expired or shall have
been terminated.
(b) No
Prohibition. No Law shall be in effect prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
(c) Frustration of Closing
Conditions. None of the parties may rely on failure of any
condition set forth in Article VI to be satisfied if such failure was caused by
the failure of such party (or an Affiliate thereof) to act in good faith or use
its reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur.
Section
6.2 Conditions to the Buyer
Parties’ Obligations at the Closing Date. The obligation of
the Buyer under this SPA to consummate the purchase of the Shares and the other
transactions contemplated by this SPA shall be subject to the satisfaction, at
or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, the waiver of which
shall not be effective against the Buyer unless either of the Buyer Parties
consents to such waiver, which consent may be given by written notice to the
Seller Parties:
(a) Representations and
Warranties Accurate. All representations and warranties of the
Seller Parties contained in Article III shall be true and accurate in all
material respects (disregarding, for purposes of such determination of
materiality, all qualifications in such representations and warranties regarding
“material”), as of the date of this SPA and (except that representations and
warranties that are made as of a specific date need only be true and correct as
of such date) as of the Closing Date as though newly made on and as of the
Closing Date.
(b) Performance. Each
of the Seller Parties shall have performed and complied with all agreements,
covenants, obligations and conditions required by this SPA to be performed and
complied with by them prior to or on the Closing Date, in all material
respects. Any agreements, covenants, obligations and conditions as to
which the Seller Parties are required under this SPA to procure the Company to
comply with have been performed and complied with by the Company as if the
Company was directly bound by such agreements, covenants, obligations
and conditions required under this SPA, in all material respects.
(c) Deliverables. The
Buyer Parties shall have received all deliveries by the Seller Parties in
accordance with Section 2.5.
Section
6.3 Conditions to the Seller
Parties’ Obligations at the Closing Date. The obligation of
the Seller to consummate the sale of Shares and the other transactions
contemplated by this SPA shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to
the Closing, of all of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be
waived by any of the Seller Parties in its sole discretion:
(a) Representations and
Warranties Accurate. All representations and warranties of the
Buyer Parties contained in Article IV shall be true and accurate in all material
respects (disregarding, for purposes of such determination of materiality, all
qualifications in such representations and warranties regarding “material”), as
of the date of this SPA and (except that representations and warranties that are
made as of a specific date need only be true and correct as of such date) as of
the Closing Date as though newly made on and as of the Closing
Date.
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(b) Performance. The
Buyer Parties shall have performed and complied with all agreements, covenants,
obligations and conditions required by this SPA to be performed and complied
with by each of them prior to or on the Closing Date, in all material
respects.
(c) Deliverables. The
Seller Parties shall have received all deliveries by the Buyer Parties in
accordance with Section 2.4.
ARTICLE
VII
SURVIVAL;
INDEMNIFICATION; CERTAIN REMEDIES
Section
7.1 Survival. The
representations and warranties of the Seller Parties and the Buyer Parties
contained in this SPA shall survive the Closing for the period set forth in this
Section 7.1. All representations and warranties contained in
this SPA shall terminate on the first anniversary of the Closing
Date. If a written notice of a claim has been given prior to the
first anniversary of the Closing Date, then the relevant representation and
warranty shall survive as to such claim until such claim has been resolved so
long as formal proceedings pursuant to Section 9.9 are initiated within six (6)
months after such written notice of claim is first provided.
Section
7.2 Indemnification by Seller
Parties.
(a) Subject
to Sections 7.2(b), (c), (d) and (e), the Seller Parties hereby agree that from
and after the Closing they shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and
hold harmless each of the Buyer Parties and their Representatives and their
respective heirs and permitted assigns, each in their capacity as such (the
“Buyer Indemnified
Parties,” collectively with the Seller Indemnified Parties, the “Indemnified Parties”)
from, against and in respect of any damages, losses, charges, Liabilities,
claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively,
“Losses”)
imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, any of the
Buyer Indemnified Parties, in respect of third party claims or otherwise,
relating to or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty
made by the Seller Parties contained in this SPA for the period such
representation or warranty survives, and (ii) any breach of any covenant of
the Seller Parties or any of their respective Affiliates contained in this
SPA.
(b) The
Seller Parties shall not be liable to the Buyer Indemnified Parties for any
Losses that would not have arisen but for any voluntary act, omission or
transaction carried out after the date hereof by a Buyer Party or its Affiliates
or their respective Representatives.
Section
7.3 Indemnification by Buyer
Parties.
(a) The
Buyer Parties hereby agree that from and after Closing they shall, jointly and
severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller Parties and their
Representatives and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns,
each in their capacity as such (the “Seller Indemnified
Parties”) from, against and in respect of any Losses imposed on,
sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, any of the Seller
Indemnified Parties, in respect of third party claims or otherwise, directly or
indirectly relating to, arising out of or resulting from, (i) any breach of
any representation or warranty made by the Buyer Parties contained in this SPA
for the period such representation or warranty survives, (ii) any breach of
a covenant of the Buyer Parties contained in this SPA, and (iii) any Taxes
and Transfer Taxes for which the Buyer Parties is responsible in accordance with
Section 5.5.
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(b) The
Buyer Parties shall not be liable to the Seller Indemnified Parties for any
Losses that would not have arisen but for any voluntary act, omission or
transaction carried out after the date hereof by a Seller Party or its
Affiliates or their respective Representatives.
Section
7.4 Third Party Claim
Indemnification Procedures.
(a) In
the event that any written claim or demand for which an indemnifying party (an
“Indemnifying
Party”) may have liability to any Indemnified Party hereunder is asserted
against or sought to be collected from any Indemnified Party by a third party (a
“Third Party
Claim”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly, but in no event more than
ten (10) days following such Indemnified Party’s receipt of a Third Party Claim,
notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of such Third Party Claim, the amount
or the estimated amount of damages sought thereunder to the extent then
ascertainable (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of
such Third Party Claim), any other remedy sought thereunder, any relevant time
constraints relating thereto and, to the extent practicable, any other material
details pertaining thereto (a “Claim
Notice”). The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30)
calendar days (or such lesser number of days set forth in the Claim Notice as
may be required by a court proceeding in the event of a litigated matter) after
receipt of the Claim Notice (the “Notice Period”) to
notify the Indemnified Party that it desires to defend the Indemnified Party
against such Third Party Claim.
(b) In
the event that the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the
Notice Period that it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third
Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend the
Indemnified Party by appropriate proceedings and shall have the sole power to
direct and control such defense at its expense. Once the Indemnifying
Party has duly assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in any such defense
and to employ separate counsel of its choosing. The Indemnified Party
shall participate in any such defense at its expense unless the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party are both named parties to the proceedings and
the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that representation of
both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between them. The Indemnifying Party
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle,
compromise or offer to settle or compromise any Third Party Claim on a basis
that would result in (i) the imposition of a consent order, injunction or
decree that would restrict the future activity or conduct of the Indemnified
Party or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a finding or admission of a violation of
Law or violation of the rights of any Person by the Indemnified Party or any of
its Affiliates, or (iii) any monetary liability of the Indemnified Party
that will not be paid or reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party.
(c) If
the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend the Indemnified Party against a
Third Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnified Party timely notice of
its desire to so defend or otherwise, the Indemnified Party shall have the right
but not the obligation to assume its own defense; it being understood that the
Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification for a Third Party Claim shall not
be adversely affected by assuming the defense of such Third Party
Claim. The Indemnified Party shall not settle a Third Party Claim
without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(d) The
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate in order to ensure
the proper and adequate defense of a Third Party Claim, including by providing
access to each other’s relevant business records and other documents, and
employees; it being understood that the costs and expenses of the Indemnified
Party relating thereto shall be Losses for purposes of Section 7.2 or
Section 7.3, as the case may be.
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(e) The
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall use reasonable best efforts
to avoid production of confidential information (consistent with applicable
Laws), and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and others
representing any party to a Third Party Claim to be made so as to preserve any
applicable attorney-client or work-product privileges.
Section
7.5 No Consequential
Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this SPA, no Person shall be liable under this Article VII for any
consequential, punitive, special, incidental or indirect damages, including lost
profits.
Section
7.6 Adjustments to
Losses.
(a) Insurance. In
calculating the amount of any Loss, the proceeds actually received by the
Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates under any insurance policy or
pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment by or against any other
Person, net of any actual costs, expenses or premiums incurred in connection
with securing or obtaining such proceeds, shall be deducted. In the
event that an Indemnified Party has any rights against a third party with
respect to any occurrence, claim or loss that results in a payment by an
Indemnifying Party under this Article VII, such Indemnifying Party shall be
subrogated to such rights to the extent of such payment; provided that until the
Indemnified Party recovers full payment of the Loss related to any such claim,
any and all claims of the Indemnifying Party against any such third party on
account of said indemnity payment are hereby expressly made subordinate and
subject in right of payment to the Indemnified Party’s rights against such third
party. Without limiting the generality or effect of any other
provision hereof, each Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party shall duly
execute upon request all instruments reasonably necessary to evidence and
perfect the subrogation and subordination rights detailed herein, and otherwise
cooperate in the prosecution of such claims.
(b) Taxes. In
calculating the amount of any Loss, there shall be deducted an amount equal to
any net Tax benefit actually realized (including the utilization of a Tax loss
or Tax credit carried forward) as a result of such Loss by the party claiming
such Loss.
(c) Reimbursement. If
an Indemnified Party recovers an amount from a third party in respect of a Loss
that is the subject of indemnification hereunder after all or a portion of such
Loss has been paid by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Article VII, the
Indemnified Party shall promptly remit to the Indemnifying Party the excess (if
any) of (i) the amount paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of such Loss,
plus the amount received from the third party in respect thereof, less (ii) the
full amount of Loss. For the avoidance of doubt, no Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to recover damages or obtain payment, reimbursement,
restitution or indemnity more than once in respect of any one fact, matter,
event or circumstance that gives rise to more than one claim.
Section
7.7 Payments. The
Indemnifying Party shall pay all amounts payable pursuant to this Article VII,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds, promptly following receipt from
an Indemnified Party of a xxxx, together with all accompanying reasonably
detailed back-up documentation, for a Loss that is the subject of
indemnification hereunder, unless the Indemnifying Party in good faith disputes
the Loss, in which event it shall so notify the Indemnified Party. In
any event, the Indemnifying
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Party
shall pay to the Indemnified Party, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds, the amount of any Loss for which it is liable hereunder no later than ten
(10) days following any final determination of such Loss and the Indemnifying
Party’s liability therefor. A “final determination” shall exist when
(i) the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in writing, (ii) a
court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered a final and non-appealable
order or judgment, or (iii) an arbitration or like panel shall have rendered a
final non-appealable determination with respect to disputes the parties have
agreed to submit thereto.
Section
7.8 Characterization of
Indemnification Payments. All payments made by an Indemnifying
Party to an Indemnified Party in respect of any claim pursuant to
Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 shall be treated as adjustments to the
purchase price set forth in Section 2.2 for Tax purposes to the extent permitted
by applicable Law.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
Section
8.1 Termination. This
SPA may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by
written agreement of the either of the Buyer Parties and either of the Seller
Parties; or
(b) by
any of the Buyer Parties or the Seller Parties, by giving written notice of such
termination to the other parties, without liability to the terminating party on
account of such termination if: (i) the Closing has not occurred within 60 days
after the date hereof, unless such deadline has been extended by written
agreement of either of the Buyer Parties and either of the Seller Parties and
(ii) the terminating party is not in material breach (except for provisions in
which the obligations are subject to a materiality qualifier, in which case it
is any breach of such provision) of its obligations under this SPA.
Section
8.2 Effect of
Termination. In the event of the termination of this SPA in
accordance with Section 8.1, this SPA shall thereafter become void and have
no effect, and no party hereto shall have any liability to the other party
hereto or their respective Affiliates, or their respective directors, officers
or employees, except for the obligations of the parties hereto contained in this
Section 8.2 and in Sections 5.1 (Confidentiality), 5.5 (Expenses), 9.3
(Entire Agreement), 9.7 (Notices), 9.8 (Public Disclosure), 9.9 (Dispute
Resolution), 9.10 (Governing Law) and 9.11 (Severability) (and any related
definitional provisions set forth in Article I), and except that nothing in this
Section 8.2 shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach
of this SPA that arose prior to such termination, for which liability the
provisions of Article VII shall remain in effect in accordance with the
provisions and limitations of such Article.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.1 Amendment and
Waiver. Any provision of this SPA may be amended or waived if,
and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of
an amendment, by the Buyer Parties and the Seller Parties, or, in the case of a
waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No
failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under
this SPA
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shall
operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or privilege.
Section
9.2 Assignments. Unless
otherwise expressly provided in this SPA, no party to this SPA may assign any of
its rights or obligations under this SPA without the prior written consent of
the other parties to this SPA. Any attempted delegation or assignment without
the required consent shall be void and of no effect.
Section
9.3 Entire
Agreement. This SPA and all annexes and exhibits hereto
contain the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this SPA and supersede and extinguish all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters.
Section
9.4 Parties in Interest; No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This SPA shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. Nothing in this SPA, express or implied, is intended to
confer upon any Person other than the Buyer Parties, the Seller Parties or their
respective successors or permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by
reason of this SPA.
Section
9.5 Counterparts. This
SPA and any amendments to this SPA may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original instrument by the parties
executing such counterpart, but all of which shall be considered one and the
same instrument.
Section
9.6 Section
Headings. The section and paragraph headings and table of
contents contained in this SPA are for reference purposes only and shall not in
any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this SPA.
Section
9.7 Notices. All
notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder
shall be in writing in English and shall be deemed to have been duly given and
received on the date delivered by hand or by a generally recognized
international courier service such as Federal Express (with relevant fees
prepaid), or by other messenger (or, if delivery is refused, upon presentment)
or upon receipt by facsimile transmission (provided that a copy
of such facsimile and transmission confirmation is delivered by hand or a
generally recognized international courier service to the addressee of the
facsimile within five (5) Business Days), or upon delivery by registered or
certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties as
follows:
(a) If
to the Buyer Parties:
Address:
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00xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
000000, P.R. China
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Facsimile:
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00-00-0000-0000
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Attention:
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Wang
Leilei
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with
a copy to:
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Address:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
00/X,
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
X00,
Xxxx Xxx Men Wai Avenue
Beijing,
100022, P.R. China
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Facsimile:
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00-00-0000-0000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
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(b) If
to the Seller Parties:
Address:
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35thFloor,
Tengda Plaza
Xx.000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
000000, P.R. China
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Facsimile:
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00-00-0000-0000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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with
a copy to:
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Address:
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Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx
00/X,
Xxxxxxxxx Tower
The
Landmark, 00 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
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Facsimile:
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000-0000-0000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
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or to such
other Persons or addresses as the Person to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished in writing to the party giving such notice in the manner
set forth above (provided that notice
of any change of address shall be effective only upon receipt
thereof).
Section
9.8 Public
Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, (i) prior to the Closing, except as may be required to comply with the
requirements of any applicable Law and the rules and regulations of any stock
exchange upon which the securities of one of the parties are listed, from and
after the date hereof, no press release or similar public announcement or
communication (each, a “Communication”) shall
be made or caused to be made relating to this SPA or the transactions
contemplated herein, and (ii) upon and after the Closing, except as may be
required to comply with the requirements of any applicable Law and the rules and
regulations of any stock exchange upon which the securities of one of the
parties are listed, no Communication shall be made or caused to be made relating
to this SPA or the transactions contemplated herein unless specifically approved
in advance by either of the Buyer Parties and either of the Seller
Parties. In the event any of the parties is required by any
applicable Law or the rules and regulations of any stock exchange upon which its
securities are listed to make or cause to be made a Communication relating to
this SPA, the parties will consult and cooperate with one another in connection
with any such Communication and the party making such Communication shall
provide copies of any such document to the other parties for review prior to
making such
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Communication
and, if requested, give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions
or changes suggested in connection therewith.
Section
9.9 Dispute
Resolution.
(a) Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this SPA
shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) for
settlement by arbitration with three (3) arbitrators under the Arbitration Rules
of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in effect as of the
date of this SPA (the “Arbitration Rules”),
as modified by this SPA. The Buyer Parties, on the one hand, and the
Seller Parties, on the other hand, shall be entitled to designate one
arbitrator. The two (2) arbitrators shall consult with each other to
agree upon the selection of a third arbitrator; provided, however, that in the
event either party fails to appoint an arbitrator within twenty (20) Business
Days of receipt by either party of a written notice requesting arbitration, or
if the two (2) arbitrators cannot reach an agreement with respect to the third
arbitrator on or prior to 5:00 P.M. (Hong Kong time) on the 20th
Business Day following the date of the appointment of the first arbitrator, the
appointment shall be made by the HKIAC pursuant to the Arbitration Rules and the
Procedures for Administration of International Arbitration of the HKIAC (the
“Arbitration
Procedures”). Any arbitration pursuant to this Section 9.9 shall be
administered by the HKIAC in accordance with the Arbitration Procedures in
effect as of the date of this SPA.
(b) All
disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or in connection with this SPA
shall (in so far as is reasonably practicable) be resolved by means of a single
arbitral proceeding. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted
in English. The seat of the arbitration shall be in Hong
Kong. Any award of the arbitral tribunal must be in writing and state
the grounds upon which it is based.
(c) The
decision of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding on the parties and
the parties waive irrevocably any rights to any form of appeal, review or
recourse to any state or other judicial authority, in so far as such waiver may
validly be made.
(d) The
existence and content of any arbitration proceeding and any award thereof shall
be subject to Section 5.1.
(e) The
parties shall have the right to seek interim injunctive relief or other interim
relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, both before and after the
arbitral tribunal has been appointed, at any time up until the arbitral tribunal
has made its final award. Judgment upon any arbitral award may be
entered in any court of competent jurisdiction and any party may apply to such
court for the recognition and enforcement of such award as the Law of such
jurisdiction may allow. Each party to this SPA agrees that any
judgment upon an arbitral award rendered against it under this SPA may be
executed against its assets in any jurisdiction.
(f) Each
party hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any proper court in
the PRC and the British Virgin Islands with respect to the enforcement of any
arbitral award hereunder. Each party agrees that service of process
upon such party at the address so provided in Section 9.7 shall be deemed in
every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such action,
suit or proceeding.
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(g) Each
party hereby agrees to submit any dispute, controversy or claim with respect to
the enforceability of the arbitration provisions of this SPA to the HKIAC for
settlement by arbitration under the Arbitration Rules in accordance with the
Arbitration Procedures and the terms of this SPA. If the arbitration
provisions of this SPA are held unenforceable by the HKIAC, the parties shall be
entitled to submit any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in
connection with this SPA to any proper court of competent jurisdiction for legal
suits, actions or proceedings.
Section
9.10 Governing
Law. This SPA shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the
conflict of laws principles thereof.
Section
9.11 Severability. The
provisions of this SPA shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this SPA. If any provision
of this SPA, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is
invalid or unenforceable, (a) the parties shall use their respective best
efforts to negotiate and agree to a suitable and equitable provision to be
substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and
enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision
and (b) the remainder of this SPA and the application of such provision to other
Persons, entities or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or
unenforceability. In any such event, the party that is unable to
perform its obligations as a result of such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not be deemed to be in breach of any provision of this SPA or be liable for any
damages to the other party as a result.
Section
9.12 Specific Performance and
Injunctive Relief. Without prejudice to any other rights or
remedies which a party may have under this SPA, and notwithstanding any
limitations on remedies specified in this SPA, the parties acknowledge and agree
that damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this SPA and the
remedies of injunction, specific performance and other non-monetary remedies (in
addition to damages) as permitted by applicable Law are appropriate for any
threatened or actual breach of any provision of this SPA and each party is
entitled to pursue such remedies. No proof of special damages shall
be necessary for the enforcement of the rights under this Section
9.12.
Section
9.13 No
Agency. Nothing in this SPA shall be deemed to constitute any
party the agent of the other party for any purpose. In particular, no party
shall hold itself out as the agent of any other party for any purposes or
represent that it has authority to bind any other party in any way.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, this SPA has been signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto as of
the date first written above.
MOBILEREN
INC.
By:
/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Sole Director and Sole Shareholder
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XXXXXX
XXXX
/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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By: /s/ WANG
Leilei
Name:
WANG Leilei
Title:
Beneficial Owner
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WANG LEILEI
By:
/s/ WANG
Leilei
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[Signature
page to Share Purchase Agreement]
Annex
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DEFINITIONS
As used in
this SPA, the following defined terms shall have the meanings set forth or
referenced below:
“Affiliate” as applied
to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling,
Controlled by or under common Control with such Person.
“Aggregate Basket
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).
“Agreement” means this
SPA and all Annexes and Exhibits attached hereto.
“Arbitration
Procedures” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(a).
“Arbitration Rules”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(a).
“Bankruptcy Exception”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Business Day” means
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in the PRC, Hong
Kong, New York, the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands are authorized
or obligated by applicable Law to be closed.
“Buyer” and “Buyer Parties” have
the meanings set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
“Buyer Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Claim Notice” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Closing” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Communication” has
the meaning set forth in Section 9.8.
“Company” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals of this SPA.
“Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(a).
“Contract” means any
written or oral contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument,
lease, conditional sale contract, mortgage, license, franchise, insurance
policy, commitment or other arrangement or agreement.
“Control,” “Controlled” or
“Controlling” with respect to any Person means having the ability to
direct the management and affairs of such Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities or by contract, and such ability shall be deemed to exist
when any Person holds a majority of the outstanding voting securities, or the
economic rights and benefits, of such Person.
“Disclosing Party” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
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“Encumbrance” means,
whether arising under contract or otherwise, any lien, pledge, debt, retention
agreement, hypothecation, rights of others, assessments, voting trust
agreements, options, right of first offer, right of first refusal, proxy, title
defects, security interest, claim, charge, easement, commitment, encroachment,
mortgage, restriction, limitation or encumbrance of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
“Exchange Act” means
the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Rate” means,
for any particular date, (a) in relation to a comparison of a currency other
than RMB, and RMB, the base exchange rate for the relevant other currency and
RMB published by the People’s Bank of China on the day immediately preceding
such date or if no such published exchange rate is available on such date, on
the next preceding day on which such published exchange rate is available; and
(b) in relation to a comparison of two (2) currencies other than RMB, the close
spot mid-trade composite rate for a transaction between the two (2) currencies
in question as quoted on Bloomberg on the date immediately preceding the
relevant date or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, on the next preceding
day on which such rates are quoted.
“Governmental
Authority” means any nation, state, territory, province, county, city or
other unit or subdivision thereof or any entity, authority, agency, department,
board, commission, instrumentality, court or other judicial body authorized on
behalf of any of the foregoing to exercise legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any regulatory and
self-regulatory authority, including the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
“Governmental
Authorization” means all approvals, franchises, certificates of
authority, orders, consents, judgments, decrees, licenses, permits, waivers or
other authorizations issued, granted, given or otherwise made by or under the
authority of any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any applicable
Law.
“HKIAC” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.9.
“Indemnified Parties”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Indemnifying Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Law” means any law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, injunction or
decree, or international or multinational treaty or agreement enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered by a Governmental Authority.
“Liability” means any
debt, liability, commitment or similar obligation of any kind, character or
nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, actual or future, secured or
unsecured, accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or
to become due.
“Losses” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Maximum Indemnification
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).
“Xx. Xxxx” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
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“Xx. Xxxx” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
“Notice Period” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Ordinary Shares” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals of this SPA.
“party” and “parties” have the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
“Person” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority
or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality).
“PRC” means The
People’s Republic of China, which, for the purposes of this SPA only, shall not
include Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region or Taiwan.
“Purchase Price” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Receiving Party” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
“Representatives”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s and such Person’s Affiliates’
respective directors, officers, financing sources, general partners, limited
partners, equity holders, members, managers, employees, agents, consultants,
accountants, advisors, including legal and financial advisors, or other
representatives.
“RMB” means the lawful
currency of the PRC.
“SEC” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.6.
“Securities Act” means
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
“Seller Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Seller Parties” has
the meaning set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
“Shares” means the
183,500,000 Ordinary Shares to be sold by the Seller to the Buyer pursuant to
this SPA.
“SPA” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble of this SPA.
“Taxes” means all
federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local, foreign or other
taxes (including, governmental imposts, levies and other assessments) including,
all income, franchise, gains, capital, profits, gift, real property, goods and
services, transfer, value added, gross receipts, windfall profits, severance, ad
valorem, personal property, production, sales, use, license, stamp, documentary
stamp, mortgage recording, excise, employment, payroll, social security,
unemployment, disability, education, estimated or withholding taxes, and all
customs and import duties, together with any interest,
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additions,
fines or penalties with respect thereto or in respect of any failure to comply
with any requirement regarding Tax Returns and any interest in respect of such
additions, fines or penalties.
“Tax Return” means any
return, report, information statement, schedule or other document (including,
any such document prepared on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis and also
including any supporting schedules or attachments thereto) filed or required to
be filed with respect to Taxes.
“Third Party Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Transfer” means, with
respect to any Shares, to sell, assign, dispose of, exchange or otherwise
transfer such Shares.
“Transfer Taxes” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b).
“U.S.” means the
United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the
United States, and the District of Columbia.
“U.S.$” means United
States Dollars, the lawful currency of the U.S.
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