Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement between Beijing Xin Fu Industry Consulting Co., Ltd. and Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Co., Ltd.
Exclusive
Technical Consulting
between
Beijing
Xin Fu Industry Consulting Co., Ltd.
(北京信赋兴业咨询有限公司)
and
Beijing
Wowjoint Machinery Co., Ltd.
(北京万桥兴业机械有限公司)
This
Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into on the date of August 25, 2009 between the following two
parties in Beijing:
Party
A:
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Beijing
Xin Fu Industry Consulting Co., Ltd. (北京信赋兴业咨询有限公司)
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Legal
Address:
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B2-D2-000
X Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, #0, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxx., Xxxxxxx, P.R.China 100088
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Party
B:
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Beijing
Wowjoint Machinery Co., Ltd. (北京万桥兴业机械有限公司)
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Legal
Address:
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1108
A Block Tiancheng Mansion, #2 Xinfeng Road, Deshengmenwai Street, Xicheng
Dist. Beijing P.R. China 100088
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WHEREAS:
1.
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Party
A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise organized in People’s Republic of
China (the “PRC”) under the Laws of the PRC, owns resources to provide the
technical consulting, management services, business consulting and
possessing the relevant business experience and
resources.
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2.
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Party
B, a limited liability company registered in the PRC and is approved by
the competent governmental authorities to carry on the business of
manufacturing and installation of tailored construction equipment and
machinery.
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3.
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Party
A agrees to provide Party B with technical consulting and related services
set forth in this Agreement, and Party B agrees to accept such technical
consulting and services provided by Party
A;
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NOW THEREFORE, the parties
through mutual negotiations agree as follows:
1.
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Technical
Consulting and Services;
Exclusivity
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1.1
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During
the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to, as the exclusive technical
consulting and services provider of Party B, provide the exclusive
technical consulting and services to Party B set forth on Appendix
1. Party A further agrees that, during the term of this
Agreement, it shall not provide any technical consulting and services to
any other third parties without Party B’s prior written consent, with the
exception to the affiliates of Party
B.
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1.2
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Party
B hereby agrees to accept such exclusive technical consulting and services
provided by Party A. Party B further agrees that, during the
term of this Agreement, it shall not accept any third parties to provide
such technical consulting and services for such above-mentioned business
without the prior written consent of Party
A.
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1.3
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Party
A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interests
to any and all intellectual property rights arising from the performance
of this Agreement, including but not limited to, copyrights, patent,
know-how, trade secrets and others no matter whether it is developed by
Party A or by Party B based on Party A’s intellectual property
right.
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2.
Calculation and Payment of the Fee for Technical Consulting and
Services (the “Fee”)
The
parties agree that the Fee under this Agreement shall be determined according to
the terms set forth in Appendix 2.
3.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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3.1
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Party A hereby represents and
warrants as follows:
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3.1.1
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Party
A is a company duly registered and validly existing under the Laws of the
PRC;
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3.1.2
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Party
A has the power, has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and has
obtained all third party and governmental consents and approvals to
execute and perform this Agreement. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and does not and will not result in any
violation of enforceable or effective laws or contractual
limitations;
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3.1.3
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The
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Party A,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms upon its execution;
and
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3.14
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No
lawsuit, arbitration or other judicial or administrative proceeding is
pending that would affect Party A’s ability to perform its obligation
under this Agreement, and to its knowledge, no such proceeding is
threatened
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3.2
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Party B hereby represents and
warrants as follows:
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3.2.1
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Party
B is a company duly registered and validly existing under the Laws of the
PRC and is licensed to engage in the business of the information service
on the value-added communication
services.
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3.2.2
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Party
B has the company power, within the business scope, has been dully
authorized by all necessary action, has been obtained all consents and
approvals from any third parties and governments to execute and perform
this Agreement, and do not and will not result in any violation of
enforceable or effective laws or contractual
limitations.
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3.2.3
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The
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Party B,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms upon its
execution.
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3.2.4
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No
lawsuit, arbitration or other judicial or administrative proceeding is
pending that would affect Party B’s ability to perform its obligation
under this Agreement, and to its knowledge, no such proceeding is
threatened; and
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3.2.5
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Party
B has disclosed to Party A all contracts, government approvals, permits or
other documents to which Party B is a party or by which Party B (or any of
its properties, assets or business) is subject or bound, which may have a
material adverse effect on its ability to fully perform its obligations
under this Agreement, and the documents provided by Party B to Party A
does not contain any statement of or omit to state any material
fact.
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3.3
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Party
B further covenants to Party A as
follows:
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3.3.1
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Party
B shall pay the Fee as set forth in Appendix 2 in a timely manner to Party
A in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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3.3.2
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During
the Term of this Agreement, Party B shall continuously maintain the
validity of its business licenses, permits and qualifications; and
actively cooperate with Party A in the provision of the Services as set
forth in Appendix 1.
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4.
Confidentiality
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4.1
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Prior
to and during the term of this Agreement, a Party (“Disclosing Party”) may
have disclosed or may disclose certain confidential information to the
other Party (“Recipient”) from time to time. The Recipient shall keep
confidential such confidential information and shall not use such
confidential information for any purpose other than those specifically
provided for under this Agreement. The foregoing confidentiality
obligation shall not apply to the information: (a) that was already in the
Recipient’s possession prior to such disclosure, as demonstrated by
documentation prepared prior to such disclosure; (b) that has entered the
public domain through no breach of this Agreement by the Recipient; and
(c) that was obtained by the Recipient from a third party who did not
commit a breach of confidence with respect to such
information.
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4.2
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The
parties agree that this Article 4 shall survive no matter whether this
Agreement is amended, cancelled or
terminated.
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5.
Indemnity
Party B
shall indemnify and hold harmless Party A from and against any loss, damage,
obligation and expenses arising out of any litigation, claim or other legal
procedure against Party A arising out of the performance of this
Agreement.
6.
Effectiveness and Term
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6.1
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This
Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date first set
forth above. The term of this Agreement is ten (10) years
unless earlier terminated as set forth in this Agreement (the
“Term”). Party A and Party B shall review this Agreement every
three (3) months to determine whether any amendment or supplement to the
Agreement is necessary after considering the
circumstances.
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7.
Termination
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7.1
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Termination;
extension
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This
Agreement shall terminate automatically upon expiration of the Term unless a
written notice of extension from Party A is provided to Party B upon or prior to
expiration of the Term. Under such circumstance, the Term shall
automatically renew for a period specified in Party’s notice up to ten (10)
years.
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7.2
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Early
Termination
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During
the Term, Party B may not terminate this Agreement except in the case of gross
negligence, fraud or other illegal acts or bankruptcy of Party
A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Party A may terminate this
Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B thirty (30) days before
such termination.
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7.3
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Survival
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All
rights and obligations under Article 4 and Article 5 shall survive after the
termination of this Agreement.
8.
Dispute Resolution
The
parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or
performance in connection with this Agreement through friendly
consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through
consultation, each Party can submit such matter to Hong Kong International
Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) for arbitration in Hong Kong under the current
effective rules of HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall comprise of
three (3) arbitrators. Each party shall be entitled to appoint one
(1) arbitrator and the arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third (3rd)
arbitrator who shall preside as Chairman. The arbitration proceedings
shall be conducted in Chinese. The arbitration award shall be final
and binding upon the parties and shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
9.
Force Majeure
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9.1
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Force
Majeure, which includes, but not limited to, acts of governments, acts of
nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or
war, means any event that is beyond the party’s reasonable control and
cannot be prevented with reasonable care. However, any shortage
of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force
Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to
its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the
other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this
Agreement by the affected party.
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9.2
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In
the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from
performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, only
within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not
be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of
performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to
minimize or remove the effects of Force Majeure and attempt to resume
performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force
Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, the parties agree to
resume performance of this Agreement with their best
efforts.
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10. Notices
All
notices or other communications provided for hereunder shall be written in
English and Chinese and shall be personal delivery or by registered or postage
prepaid mail, recognized courier service or facsimile transmission to the
address of the relevant party or parties set forth below.
If
to Party A:
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Beijing Xin Fu Industry
Consulting Co., Ltd.
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B2-D2-000
X Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, #0, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxx., Xxxxxxx, P.R.China 100088
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If
to Party B:
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Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Co.,
Ltd.
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1108
A Block Tiancheng Mansion, #2 Xinfeng Road, Deshengmenwai Street, Xicheng
Dist. Beijing P.R. China 100088
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11.
Assignments
Party B
may not assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third
parties without the prior written consent of Party A.
12.
Severability
If any
provision contained in this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable under
applicable, such provision shall be invalid or unenforceable as to such
jurisdiction and the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way
impaired.
13.
Amendment and Supplement
Any
amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is made
in writing and signed by the parties hereto. The amendment and
supplement duly executed by the parties shall be part of this Agreement and
shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement.
14.
Governing Law
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
PRC.
15.
Miscellaneous
This
Agreement is executed in English.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
representatives hereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above
written.
Exclusive
Technical Consulting and Services Agreement
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By:
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/s/ Ya Bin Liu
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Party A : Beijing Xin Fu
Industry Consulting Co., Ltd.( 北京信赋兴业咨询有限公司)
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(Affix
Seal)
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Legal
Representative: Ya Bin Liu
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By:
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/s/ Ya Bin Liu
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Party
B: Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Co., Ltd. (北京万桥兴业机械有限公司)
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(Affix
Seal)
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Legal
Representative: Ya Bin
Liu
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Appendix
1: The list of Technical Consulting and services
Party A
shall provide Party B with the following technical consulting and
services:
1.
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Provide
technical services for the designs in plan of constructions, equipment
blueprint and modification.
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2.
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Conducting
marketing research and providing marketing-research related consulting
services;
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3.
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Verifying
and confirming project offers valued at or more than $100,000 USD and
tendering with combined signature.
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4.
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Providing
the planning, design, evaluation and confirmation consulting support with
regard to the development of new
products.
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5.
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Providing
the consulting services and support with regard to the labor and
employment matters of Party B, including but not limited to the
designation and training of Party B’s business personnel, administrative
and management personnel, assist in the establishment of a sound human
resource management system.
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6.
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Providing
management-related consulting services and support; introduce advanced
management concept and models to Party
B.
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7.
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Provide
technical indications for product development, modification, issues with
testing and installation and other technical support services as needed by
Party B.
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8.
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Such
other services as may be agreed between the
Parties.
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Appendix
2: Calculation and Payment of the Fee for Consulting and Services
Party B
shall pay a consulting service fee in amount of 12% to 20% of its revenue per
year to Party A. The actual applicable rate of the Fee in a given
year shall be determined by Party A at its sole discretion based on the
financial and business conditions of Party B.
The Fee
should be calculated and collected within 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year of Party B. Party B shall wire the Fee within such period to a
bank account designated by Party A.