CORGI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED POUNDWELL LIMITED ZINDART MANUFACTURING LIMITED DONGGUAN XINDA GIFTWARE CO., LTD. LUEN TAT MODEL DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED LUEN TAT MOULD MANUFACTURING LIMITED and ONCHART INDUSTRIAL (BVI) LIMITED SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
CORGI
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
POUNDWELL
LIMITED
ZINDART
MANUFACTURING LIMITED
DONGGUAN
XINDA GIFTWARE CO., LTD.
LUEN
TAT MODEL DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED
LUEN
TAT MOULD MANUFACTURING LIMITED
and
ONCHART
INDUSTRIAL (BVI) LIMITED
________________________________________
________________________________________
Dated
as of November 3, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Clause
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Page
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1.
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INTERPRETATION
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2
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2.
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF THE ZML SHARES AND DX SHARES
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3.
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF THE PRC PROPERTIES
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4.
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CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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5.
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ACTIONS
PENDING CLOSING
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6.
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CLOSING
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7.
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CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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8.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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9.
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ARRANGEMENT
FOR XX. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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11.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION
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12.
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COSTS
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13.
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NOTICES
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14.
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GOVERNING
LAW AND ARBITRATION
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SCHEDULE
1 ZINDART MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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SCHEDULE
2 DONGGUAN XINDA GIFTWARE COMPANY
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SCHEDULE
3 DESCRIPTION OF LAND
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EXHIBIT
A - VENDOR AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
B - RESIGNATION LETTER OF XX. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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EXHIBIT
C - TERMINATION AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
D - LEASE AGREEMENT
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SCHEDULE
1 TO LEASE AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
E - DEED OF MUTUAL RELEASE
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THIS
AGREEMENT
is dated
as of November 3, 2006
BETWEEN:
(1)
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Corgi
International Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong and having
its
registered office at Xxxx 00, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx, 00-00 Xx
Xxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx (formerly named Zindart
Limited
and Zindart Industrial Company Limited (Chinese name: 殕灂实业有榰公司))
(the “Seller”);
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(2)
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Poundwell
Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with
an
office at Xxxx 00, 00/X, Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx, 00-00 Xx Xxx Xxx Street,
Fo Tan,
Hong Kong (the “Buyer”);
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(3)
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Zindart
Manufacturing Limited, a company established under the laws of the
British
Virgin Islands and having its registered office at P.O. Box 957,
Offshore
Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, the British Virgin Islands
(“ZML”);
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(4)
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Dongguan
Xinda Giftware Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established
and existing under the laws of the People's Republic of China, with
its
registered address at Hengli Tiankeng New City Industrial District,
Dongguan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China ("Dongguan
Xinda");
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(5)
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Luen
Tat Model Design Company Ltd., a company established under the laws
of the
British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at P.O. Box
957,
Offshore Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, the British Virgin
Islands ("LTMD");
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(6)
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Luen
Tat Mould Manufacturing Limited, a company established under the
laws of
the British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at P.O.
Box
957, Offshore Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, the British
Virgin Islands ("LTMM");
and
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(7)
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Onchart
Industrial (BVI) Limited, a company established under the laws of
the
British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at P.O. Box
957,
Offshore Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, the British Virgin
Islands ("OIL").
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R
E C I T A L S :
A.
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As
at the date hereof, ZML has the authorized capital described on Schedule
1
attached hereto, and all of the shares of ZML have been issued and
are
fully paid up.
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B.
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The
Seller is the registered and beneficial owner of the entire issued
and
fully paid up shares in ZML.
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C.
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Dongguan
Xinda is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established in the PRC
wholly-owned by the Seller.
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D.
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LTMD,
LTMM and OIL are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the
Seller.
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E.
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The
Seller has agreed to sell, and the Buyer has agreed to purchase,
the
entire issued share capital of ZML (“ZML
Shares”)
and the entire registered capital of Dongguan Xinda (“DX
Interest”),
in each case, on the terms and conditions herein
contained.
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F.
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The
Seller is agreeing to procure the sale, and the Buyer is agreeing
to
procure the purchase by Buyer, ZML or another designee of the PRC
Properties, on the terms and conditions herein
contained.
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IT
IS AGREED
as
follows:
1. |
INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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In
this Agreement and in the Schedules the following definitions are
used:
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"Agreement"
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has
the meaning ascribed in the heading of this Agreement.
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"Aggregate
Consideration"
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means
the aggregate of all consideration being paid, given or delivered
by the
Seller to the Buyer, ZML and Dongguan Xinda pursuant to this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the sale and
transfer
of the ZML Shares and the DX Interest pursuant hereto, (ii) the lease
of
the PRC Properties pursuant hereto and the agreement to endeavor
to effect
the subsequent transfer of the PRC Properties pursuant hereto; (iii)
the
release and discharge of all Inter-Company Obligations owing by ZML
and
Dongguan Xinda to the Seller; (iv) the payment to ZML of the amounts
due
under Clause
7.2
hereof in respect of the Inter-Company Obligations described therein;
(v)
the discharge of the obligations of ZML in relation to the HSBC/KBC
Banking Facilities pursuant to Clause
7.3
hereof; and (vi) the payment of the amounts due under Clause
7.4
in
respect of the Capital Leases.
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"Business
Day"
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"Buyer"
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has
the meaning ascribed to such term in the heading of this
Agreement.
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"Capital
Leases"
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means
the Capital Leases entered into by the Seller as guarantor/ lessee
with
Orix Asia Limited, Pacific Finance (Hong Kong) Limited, IBA Credit
Limited
and Dah Sing Bank Limited.
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"Claim"
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means
a claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or cause of
action.
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"Corgi
Financing"
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means
the financing being sought by the Seller and its affiliates pursuant
to
which the Seller anticipates raising not less than US$10 million,
which
the Seller would obtain upon the completion thereof.
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"Dongguan
Xinda"
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has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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"DX
Interest"
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has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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"Encumbrance"
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means
any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation,
trust, right of set off or other third party right or interest (legal
or
equitable) including any right of pre-emption, minority interests,
assignment by way of security, reservation of title or any other
security
interest of any kind however created or arising or any other agreement
or
arrangement (including a sale and repurchase arrangement) having
similar
effect.
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"HK$"
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means
the lawful currency of Hong Kong.
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means
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC.
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"HSBC/
KBC Banking Facilities"
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means
the banking facilities granted to ZML by the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited or the KBC Bank.
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"Inter-Company
Obligations"
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means
all amounts, cash advances, payables and receivables between ZML
and
Dongguan, on the one hand and the Seller, LTMM, LTMD and OIL, on
the other
hand.
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"Lease
Agreement"
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has
the meaning set forth in Article 3.3, and is substantially in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
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"LTMD"
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has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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"LTMM"
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has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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"Losses"
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means
all losses (including, without limitation, consequential losses and
losses
of profit), liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, legal
costs), charges and expenses.
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"Mutual
Release"
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has
the meaning set forth in Clause 7.1.2.
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"NASDAQ"
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means
the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
system
in the United States.
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"OIL"
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has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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"PRC"
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means
the People's Republic of China excluding Hong Kong, the Macao Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and
Taiwan.
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"PRC
Buildings"
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means
all the buildings situated upon the PRC Land (as defined
below).
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"PRC
Land"
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means
all the land described in the land use rights certificates listed
on
Schedule
3.
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"PRC
Mortgages"
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means
the mortgages and related loan agreement entered into between the
Seller
and the Agricultural Bank of China.
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"PRC
Properties"
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means
the PRC Lands and the PRC Buildings.
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"PRC
SPA"
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means
a Sale and Purchase Agreement to be executed by the Buyer and the
Seller
in relation to the transfer to Buyer of the registered capital in
Dongguan
Xinda in form consistent with the terms hereof and reasonably agreed
by
the Seller and the Buyer.
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"Properties
SPAs"
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means
the Sale and Purchase Agreements to be executed by ZML and the Seller
in
relation to the transfer of the PRC Properties consistent with the
terms
hereof in form reasonably agreed by the Buyer and the
Seller.
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"Properties
Transfer Closing Date"
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means
the third Business Day (or any other dates as agreed in writing by
the
parties to this Agreement) after the conditions set out in Clause
4.1.2
have been fulfilled or waived.
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"Properties
Transfer Closing"
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means
the completion of the purchase by ZML from the Seller of the PRC
Properties.
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"Shares
Transfer Closing
Date(s)"
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means
November 30, 2006 or such later date, if any, as the Buyer and the
Seller
may agree in writing.
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"Shares
Transfer Closing"
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means
the completion of the purchase by the Buyer from the Seller of the
ZML
Shares and the DX Interest.
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"Shares
Transfer Closing Date"
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means
the date on which the Shares Transfer Closing occurs, being the third
Business Day (or any other dates as agreed in writing by the parties
to
this Agreement) after the conditions set out in Clause
4.1.1
have been fulfilled or waived.
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"Shares
Transfer Warranties"
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has
the meaning set forth in Clause
8.1.
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"US$"
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means
the lawful currency of the United States of America.
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"Vendor
Agreement"
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means
the vendor agreement to be executed by Corgi Classics Limited and
ZML on
the Shares Transfer Closing Date in the form of Exhibit
A.
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"ZML
Shares"
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has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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"ZML"
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has
the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
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1.2
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In
this Agreement, save where the context otherwise
requires:
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1.2.1
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a
reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include a
reference:
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(a)
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to
that statute or provision as from time to time consolidated, modified,
re-enacted or replaced by any statute or statutory provision;
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(b)
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to
any repealed statute or statutory provision which it re-enacts (with
or
without modification); and
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(c)
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any
subordinate legislation made under the relevant
statute;
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1.2.2
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words
in the singular shall include the plural, and vice
versa;
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1.2.3
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the
masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral and vice
versa;
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1.2.4
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a
reference to a person shall include a reference to a firm, a body
corporate, an unincorporated association or to a person’s executors or
administrators;
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1.2.5
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a
reference to a clause, sub-clause, Schedule and Exhibit shall be
a
reference to a clause, sub-clause, Schedule and Exhibit (as the case
may
be) of or to this Agreement;
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1.2.6
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if
a period of time is specified and commences from a given day or the
day of
an act or event, it shall be calculated inclusive of that
day;
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1.2.7
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references
to any legal term for any action, remedy, method or judicial proceeding,
legal document, legal status, court, official or any legal concept
or
thing shall in respect of any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong be
deemed
to include what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to
the Hong
Kong legal term;
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1.2.8
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references
to writing shall include any modes of reproducing words in a legible
and
non-transitory form;
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1.2.9
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where
any agreement requires a party to use its "best efforts," "reasonable
efforts," "reasonable endeavors" or similar term, such requirement
shall
impose an obligation on such party to deploy efforts that are commercially
reasonable and practicable in a good faith effort to achieve the
relevant
objective, but without imposing an obligation to guarantee or procure
the
intended result or to spend money or
resources;
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1.2.10
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where
any of the Share Transfer Warranties is qualified in this Agreement
by the
expression "to the best of the knowledge, information and belief
of the
Seller" or "so far as the Seller is aware" or any similar expression,
that
Warranty shall be deemed to include an additional statement that
it has
been made after due, diligent and careful enquiry and that the Seller,
as
the case may be, has used its reasonable endeavors to ensure that
all
information given in the Warranty is true, complete and accurate
in all
material respects;
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1.2.11
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the
headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not
affect
the interpretation of any provision of this
Agreement;
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1.2.12
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references
to this Agreement include this Agreement as amended or supplemented
in
accordance with its terms.
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1.3
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The
designations adopted in the recitals and introductory statements
preceding
this clause apply throughout this Agreement and the
Schedules.
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF THE ZML SHARES and
DX shares
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2.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Seller hereby agrees
to
sell, and the Buyer hereby agrees to purchase, the ZML Shares and
the DX
Interest free from all Encumbrances on the Shares Transfer Closing
Date.
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2.2
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As
consideration for the sale and purchase of the ZML Shares and the
DX
Interest and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the
Buyer shall, on Shares Transfer Closing, pay to the Seller the sum
of
HK$10.00.
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2.3
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Promptly
following the execution and delivery hereof, the parties shall cooperate
reasonably and in good faith in endeavoring to agree on an reasonable
allocation of the consideration paid by or on behalf of the Buyer,
ZML and
Dongguan Xinda pursuant to this Agreement among the Aggregate
Consideration paid or delivered by the Seller and its affiliates,
and
shall execute such further instruments evidencing such agreement
and
allocation as any party may reasonably request, including a PRC
SPA
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that
sets
forth the agreed allocation of such value to transfer of the PRC Properties
to
ZML thereunder.
3.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Seller hereby agrees
to
sell, and ZML agrees, or shall cause its designee to agree to purchase,
the PRC Properties on the Properties Transfer Closing
Date.
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3.2
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As
consideration for the sale and purchase of the PRC Properties and
subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, ZML shall or shall
cause
its designee, on Properties Transfer Closing, pay to the Seller the
sum of
HK$10.00.
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3.3
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The
PRC Properties owned by the Seller have been occupied and used by
Dongguan
Xinda since the commencement of its business operations and, concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller and
Dongguan
Xinda, as lessee, are entering into a triple net lease (the "Lease
Agreement")
in order to confirm such pre-existing lease, use and occupancy
arrangements until the transfer thereof to ZML on the Properties
Transfer
Closing Date, which Lease Agreement shall be substantially in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
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4. |
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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4.1.1
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The
Seller's obligations in respect of the Shares Transfer Closing is
conditional upon the satisfaction or waiver by the Seller of the
following
conditions:
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(a)
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The
Seller having obtained the approval by its board of directors in
respect of this Agreement, the PRC SPA, and the transfer of the ZML
Shares
and the DX Interest contemplated hereunder and thereunder;
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(b)
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all
necessary permissions, consents, approvals, authorization, registration
and filings as may be required by any applicable governmental authority
in
the PRC in respect of the execution of the PRC SPA and the transfer
of the
DX Interest contemplated thereunder having been obtained and such
permissions, consents, approvals, authorization, registration and
filings
remaining in full force and effect;
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(c)
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if
required, the Seller having obtained the necessary approval in accordance
with all rules and regulations that are applicable to the Seller
as a
company that is listed on NASDAQ and have complied with the applicable
rules and regulations in respect of the execution of this Agreement
and
the transfer of the ZML Shares and the DX Interest contemplated
hereunder.
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4.1.2
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The
Properties Transfer Closing is conditional upon the satisfaction
of the
following conditions:
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(a) |
the
Shares Transfer Closing having
occurred;
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(b)
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if
required, the Seller having obtained all permissions, consents and
approvals by the Agricultural Bank of China as required under
the
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PRC
Mortgages in respect of the transfer of the PRC Properties to ZML or ZML's
designee or the release of the PRC Mortgages by the Agricultural Bank of China;
(c)
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all
necessary permissions, consents, approvals, authorization, registration
and filings as may be required by any applicable governmental authority
in
the PRC in respect of the Properties Transfer contemplated thereunder
having been obtained and such permissions, consents, approvals,
authorization, registration and filings remaining in full force and
effect; and
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(d)
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if
required, the Seller having obtained the necessary approval in accordance
with all rules and regulations that are applicable to the Seller
as a
company that is listed on NASDAQ and have complied with the applicable
rules and regulations in respect of the execution of this Agreement
and
the transfer of the PRC Properties contemplated hereunder (provided
that
the condition in this clause (d) may be waived or declared satisfied
by
the Seller);
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provided,
however,
that,
the failure of the foregoing conditions shall not affect the Shares Transfer
Closing or the completion of any transactions contemplated hereby other than
the
transfer by the Seller to ZML of legal title to the PRC Properties; and
provided
further, however,
that,
until the Properties Transfer Closing, Dongguan Xinda shall continue to use
and
occupy the PRC Properties as provided in the Lease Agreement and no adjustment
to the Aggregate Consideration or other change or amendment hereto shall be
required (except and to the extent the parties hereto otherwise agree).
4.1.3 |
The
Seller undertakes to use its reasonable endeavors to satisfy the
conditions set
out in Clauses
4.1.1
and 4.1.2.
The Buyer may by notice in writing waive, in whole or in part, such
conditions to its obligations.
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4.1.4 |
The
Buyer undertakes to use its reasonable endeavors to satisfy the
conditions set
out in Clauses
4.1.1
and 4.1.2.
The Seller may by notice in writing waive, in whole or in part, such
conditions to its obligations.
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4.1.5 |
On
the Shares Transfer Closing Date, the parties to the Mutual Release
shall
execute and deliver such Mutual Release.
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5. |
ACTIONs
PENDING CLOSING
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5.1
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Seller’s
General Obligations
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The
Seller undertakes to procure that from the date of this Agreement until Shares
Transfer Closing:
5.1.1 |
ZML
will carry on business in substantially the manner as it has been
regularly conducted; and
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5.1.2 |
ZML
shall take all reasonable steps to preserve and maintain its business,
employees, customers, assets, suppliers and operations as an ongoing
business in accordance with past custom and
practice.
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6. |
CLOSING
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6.1
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The
Shares Transfer Closing shall take place at the office of Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx in Hong Kong, or such other place as the
parties may agree, on the Shares Transfer Closing
Date.
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6.2
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On
the Shares Transfer Closing Date:
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6.2.1
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The
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Buyer:
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(a)
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a
certified true copy of minutes of a duly held board meeting of the
Seller
approving the execution of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereunder, in particular the transfer of ZML Shares
and the
DX Interest to the Buyer;
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(b)
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duly
executed instruments of transfer in respect of the ZML Shares in
favor of
the Buyer or its nominee;
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(c)
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original
share certificates in respect of the ZML
Shares;
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(d)
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share
certificate(s) in respect of the ZML Shares in the name of the Buyer
or
its nominee;
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(e)
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the
certificate of incorporation, common seal, minute book, statutory
register
and share certificate books of ZML;
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(f)
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the
original foreign investment enterprise approval certificate, the
original
business license, the company chop, contract chop and finance chop
of
Dongguan Xinda, and other registration certificates relating to Dongguan
Xinda;
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(g)
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the
resignations of the director(s) of ZML and Dongguan Xinda acknowledging
that he has no claim against ZML and Dongguan Xinda (as the case
may be)
whether for loss of office or otherwise;
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(h)
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the
PRC SPA duly executed by the Seller;
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(i)a
certified true copy of minutes of a duly held board meeting of Dongguan Xinda
approving the execution of the PRC SPA and the transactions contemplated
thereunder;
(j)
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the
resignation of the legal representative of Dongguan Xinda acknowledging
that he has no claim against Dongguan Xinda whether for loss of office
or
otherwise;
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(k)
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the
Vendor Agreement duly executed by Corgi Classics Limited and ZML;
and
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(l)
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any
waivers, consents or other documents reasonably required to vest
in the
Buyer or its nominee the full legal and beneficial ownership of the
DX
Interest and enable the Buyer to procure them to be registered in
the name
of the Buyer.
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6.2.2
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ZML
shall procure that the following business is transacted at its meeting
of
the directors:
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(a)
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the
directors of ZML shall approve the transfers of the ZML Shares and
the
entry of the transferee in the register of members of
ZML;
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(b)
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all
existing mandates for the operation of the bank accounts of ZML shall
be
revoked and new mandates issued giving authority to those persons
nominated by the Buyer;
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(c)
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the
persons nominated by the Buyer for appointment as directors and legal
representative(s) of ZML, shall be so appointed;
and
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(d)
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the
directors of ZML shall approve the execution of the Vendor Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated
thereunder.
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6.2.3
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The
Seller shall procure that the following business is transacted at
the
meetings of the directors of Dongguan
Xinda:
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(a)
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the
directors of Dongguan Xinda shall approve the transfers of the DX
Interest
for registration;
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(b)
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all
existing mandates for the operation of the bank accounts of Dongguan
Xinda
shall be revoked and new mandates issued giving authority to those
persons
nominated by the Buyer; and
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(c)
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the
persons nominated by the Buyer for appointment as directors of Dongguan
Xinda shall be so appointed.
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6.2.4
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The
Seller shall procure that the directors of Corgi Classics Limited
shall
approve the execution of the Vendor Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereunder.
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6.2.5
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Simultaneously
upon compliance by the Seller with the provisions of Clauses
6.2.1
to
6.2.4
the Buyer shall, at Shares Transfer Closing,
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(a)
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deliver
to the Seller the PRC SPA duly executed by the Buyer;
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(b)
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pay
the consideration for the transfer of the ZML Shares and the DX Interest,
being the sum of HK$10.00 in accordance with Clause
2.2;
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(c)
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deliver
the undated resignation letter duly executed by Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx in the form of Exhibit
B;
and
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(d)
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deliver
the termination agreement duly executed by Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
in the form of Exhibit
C.
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6.3
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The
Properties Transfer Closing shall take place at the office of Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, or such other place as the parties may agree,
on the Properties Transfer Closing
Date.
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6.4 |
On
the Properties Transfer Closing
Date:
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6.4.1 |
The
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Buyer:
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(a) |
the
Properties SPAs duly executed by the Seller;
and
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(b)
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Land
Use Certificate or relevant certificates (or an assignment of all
rights
thereto), issued by the governmental officials evidencing the Properties
Transfer.
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6.4.2
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Simultaneously
upon compliance by the Seller with the provisions of Clause
6.4.1,
ZML shall and the Buyer shall use its best endeavors to procure ZML
to, at
Properties Transfer Closing,
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(a) |
deliver
to the Seller the Properties SPAs duly executed by ZML;
and
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(b) |
pay
the consideration for the transfer of the PRC Properties, being the
sum of
HK$10.00 in accordance with Clause
3.2.
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7. |
CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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7.1
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The
Inter-Company Obligations shall be fully satisfied and discharged
or
waived as follows:
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7.1.1
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Subject
to Clause
7.2,
at
the Shares Transfer Closing, all Inter-Company Obligations outstanding
as
of the Shares Transfer Closing Date or attributable to any period
ending
on or prior to the Shares Transfer Closing Date, shall be deemed
satisfied
and discharged or waived in full, such that, as of and following
the
Shares Transfer Closing, (a) there shall be no obligation or liability
of
the Buyer or ZML to the Seller, LTMD, LTMM or OIL, and (b) no obligation
or liability of the Seller, LTMD, LTMM or OIL to ZML; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall affect the obligations of any party set forth
in this
Agreement.
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7.1.2
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Each
of LTMD, LTMM and OIL shall release and discharge all receivables
owed to
it by ZML.
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7.1.3
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The
Seller, ZML, LTMD, LTMM and OIL shall execute and deliver a deed
of mutual
release evidencing the satisfaction, discharge or waiver of all
Inter-Company Obligations, substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
(the "Mutual
Release").
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7.1.4
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From
time to time such further instruments effecting or evidencing such
satisfaction and discharge or waiver as may be reasonably requested
by any
such party.
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7.2
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Immediately
upon the completion of the Corgi Financing, the Seller will pay to
ZML an
amount equal to the Inter-Company Obligation in respect of the sale
of
goods owed by the Seller to ZML as at 28 September 2006 in full settlement
and discharge of the Inter-Company Obligations payable by the Seller
to
ZML as at such date. With respect to the sale by ZML to the Seller
of
goods after 28 September 2006, the Seller shall pay ZML therefor
in the
ordinary course within 45 days
after the date of shipment of such goods and otherwise in a manner
consistent with normal practice.
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7.3
|
Immediately
upon the completion of the Corgi Financing, the Seller shall assume
or
cause to be discharged the obligation of ZML under the HSBC/KBC Banking
Facilities. Neither the Buyer, ZML nor Dongguan Xinda shall take
any
action to increase, extend or amend the HSBC/KBC Banking Facilities.
The
Seller will not take any action to hinder the accounts receivable
financing from HSBC in favor of
ZML.
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7.4
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Immediately
upon the completion of the Corgi Financing, the Seller shall pay
to ZML an
amount of US$250,000 with respect to the Capital Leases. The parties
hereto shall take such actions as may be required to procure the
release
and termination of the guarantee of the Seller in relation to the
Capital
Leases.
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7.5
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If
(a) the Corgi Financing is not completed by the close of business
on
December 31, 2006, and (b) the payments and assumptions contemplated
by
Clauses 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 above have not been made or effected by
such
time, then the Buyer shall have the option, exercisable by irrevocable
written notice from the Buyer to the Seller (the "Exercise
Notice")
to transfer the Aggregate Consideration back to the Buyer (or its
successor or nominee) (the "Retransfer"),
free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by or through the Buyer
and its
affiliates; provided,
however,
that, if the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Corgi Financing has
been
completed before the receipt by the Seller of the Exercise Notice,
then
the Buyer's option under this Clause 7.5 shall be terminated provided
the
Seller makes the payments and effects the assumptions contemplated
by
Clauses 7.2,
7.3
and 7.4
within 10 Business Days thereafter.
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7.6
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With
respect to the PRC Properties, the Seller and the Buyer agree as
follows:
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7.6.1
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From
and after the Shares Transfer Closing Date, the Seller shall hold
title to
the PRC Properties for the use and benefit of Dongguan Xinda until
the
transfer thereof to Dongguan Xinda on the Properties Transfer Closing
Date
pursuant to this Agreement (such period, the "Properties
Holding Period");
provided,
however,
that, in the event of a material breach or default by the Buyer,
Dongguan
Xinda or ZML under this Agreement or the agreements contemplated
hereby,
the Seller may exercise such remedies as may be available at law
or in
equity.
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7.6.2
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If,
at any time during the Properties Holding Period, a bank or other
mortgagee of the PRC Properties forecloses thereon and causes a sale
or
disposition of the PRC Properties, and in connection therewith, the
Seller
receives any excess proceeds of such foreclosure sale after the
satisfaction of amounts owed to such bank or mortgagee, then the
Seller
shall hold such excess amounts in trust for the benefit of ZML, and
shall
promptly pay such amounts over to ZML or to such party as ZML shall
specify.
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7.6.3
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During
the Properties Holding Period, the Seller, the Buyer and Dongguan
Xinda
shall cooperate reasonably and in good faith to obtain any consents
and
approvals from the Agricultural Bank of China or any governmental
authority required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement with respect to the PRC Properties, including the
lease
thereof pursuant to the Lease Agreement (if required) and the transfer
of
title thereto as contemplated
hereby.
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7.6.4
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If,
during the Properties Holding Period, the Buyer, Dongguan Xinda or
ZML
determines that it needs to secure any loan facilities to it from
any bank
with the land use rights and buildings comprising the PRC Properties,
then
the Seller shall cooperate and execute and deliver any mortgages
and other
documents creating an Encumbrance on the PRC Properties reasonably
required by such bank; provided,
however,
that no such mortgages or documents or transactions relating thereto
shall
impose any cost, expense or obligation on the Seller for which the
Seller
is not borne by the Buyer, Dongguan Xinda or ZML and adequately and
indemnified by the Buyer, Dongguan Xinda or ZML in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to the Seller.
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7.6.5
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Each
of the Seller and ZML shall bear one-half of all taxes and fees imposed
by
any relevant government authority in the PRC in connection with the
transfer of the PRC Properties as contemplated by this Agreement
(including any deed or transfer tax and any Land Appreciation Tax);
provided,
however,
that the maximum amount that the Seller shall be required to bear
is
US$1,000,000. The Buyer shall notify the Seller of the determination
and
amount of such taxes and the date such taxes are due and will be
paid, and
the Seller shall pay the lesser of (i) one-half such amount and (ii)
an
aggregate of US$1,000,000 for all such taxes and fees, in any case,
within
10 days of such notice; provided,
however,
that the Buyer or ZML shall pay the amount by which the amount of
such
taxes and fees exceed the portion borne by the Seller such that all
taxes
and fees due to any governmental authority in respect of the purchase
and
sale of the PRC Properties are duly
paid.
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7.6.6
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The
parties acknowledge and agree that certain machinery, tooling, equipment
and other items of personal property and fixtures located on the
PRC
Properties belong to the Seller, its affiliates, third party customers
or
their affiliates ("Third
Party Property"),
and nothing herein shall convey any interest therein to the Buyer
or any
other party. The Seller has heretofore provided the Buyer and ZML
with a
true copy of the tooling register identifying such Third Party Property.
The Buyer, ZML and Dongguan Xinda shall make such Third Party Property
available to the Seller and any relevant party that owns or is authorized
to have access thereto, and the Seller, such owner or authorized
person
may enter upon the PRC Property and remove such Third Party Property
at
any time during reasonable business hours upon notice to ZML or Dongguan
Xinda. Pending such removal, ZML and Dongguan Xinda shall care for,
protect and preserve such Third Party Property using the same degree
of
reasonable care that they use with respect to their own property.
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7.7
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The
Buyer shall indemnify the Seller from and against any and all Losses
and
Claims (including Claims by third party) arising from or in connection
with or relating to ZML or Dongguan Xinda.
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8. |
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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8.1
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The
Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that, the matters set
forth in
Clauses 8.1.1
to
8.1.8
("Share
Transfer Warranties")
are true and accurate as of the date of this Agreement and as of
the
Shares Transfer Closing Date.
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8.1.1
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Corporate
Status
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(a)
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the
information set out in Schedule
1
is
true and accurate in each and every
respect;
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(b)
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ZML
(including any of its representative office or branch) has been duly
incorporated and constituted, and is legally subsisting under the
laws of
its respective place of incorporation;
and
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(c)
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so
far as the Seller is aware after making all due enquires, no events
or
omissions which is not capable of remedy have occurred whereby the
constitution subsistence or corporate status of ZML has been or is
likely
to be adversely affected.
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8.1.2
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Memorandum
and articles
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the
copies of the memorandum and articles of association and other constitutional
documents of ZML delivered to the Buyer are true and complete copies, and ZML
has complied with all the provisions of its memorandum and articles of
association and constitutional documents.
8.1.3
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Register
of members
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the
register of members of ZML contains a complete and accurate record of the
members of ZML and ZML has not received any notice of any application or
intended application for rectification.
8.1.4
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Statutory
books and registers
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the
statutory books and registers of ZML and all current books of account are
written up to date and all such documents and other necessary records, deeds,
agreements and documents relating to its affairs are in its possession or under
its control.
8.1.5
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Issued
shares and equity interest
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(a)
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the
Seller has a legal title to, and is the exclusive legal and beneficial
owner of all the ZML Shares, and, therefore, has an absolute right
to sell
and transfer such shares. All the ZML Shares will be sold to the
Buyer
free and clear of any Encumbrance together with all accrued beneficial
rights attached to them at the date of this Agreement or subsequently
becoming attached to them;
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(b)
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the
ZML Shares to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement constitute
the
entire issued share capital of ZML;
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(c)
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all
the issued shares or registered capital (as applicable) of ZML are
fully
paid up;
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(d)
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other
than as set out in Schedule
1,
there is no other issued shares, debentures, warrants, options, securities
or registered capital of any description in respect of
ZML.
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8.1.6
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Authority
of the Seller
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the
Seller has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement
and
the provisions of this Agreement, when executed, will constitute valid and
binding obligations on the Seller, in accordance with its terms.
8.1.7
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Government
Order
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the
execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Seller of its obligations
under, this Agreement will not result in a breach of any order, judgment or
decree of any court or governmental agency to which the Seller is a party or
by
which it is bound.
8.1.8
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Consents
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all
material consents, permissions, approvals and agreements of third parties which
are necessary for the Seller to obtain in order to enter into and perform this
Agreement in relation to the Shares Transfer in accordance with its terms have
been or will be unconditionally obtained in writing before the Shares Transfer
Closing.
8.2
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The
Buyer hereby agrees that the Seller will only transfer the PRC Properties
in the same physical and legal state and condition as they are in
at the
date of the Agreement (except for fair wear and tear). The Buyer
hereby
acknowledges that the PRC Properties are sold in an "as
is, where is"
condition, subject to (a) Encumbrances in favor of Agricultural Bank
of
China and other Encumbrances; and (b) a title defect relating to
one
parcel of the land comprising the PRC Properties, with respect to
which
the Seller undertakes to use reasonable efforts to rectify as soon
as
practicable. The Buyer hereby agrees that the Seller will only transfer
such rights and title to the PRC Properties as the Seller owns at
the date
of the Agreement.
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8.3
|
The
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Seller, as of the date
hereof
and as of the Shares Transfer Closing Date and as of the Properties
Transfer Closing Date, that:
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(a)
|
the
Buyer has full power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement, when executed, will
constitute valid and binding obligations on the Buyer, in accordance
with
its terms; and
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(b)
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neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance
by the
Buyer of its obligations under this Agreement will (i) result in
a breach
of any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency
to
which the Buyer is a party or by which is bound or, (ii) require
any
consent, approval or authorization of any person;
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(c)
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the
Buyer has not taken any action and to Buyer's knowledge no other
actions
have been taken that threaten the Buyer's legal existence, financial
viability or ability to own and operate ZML, Dongguan Xinda and the
PRC
Properties
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from
and
after the Share Transfer Closing Date and the Properties Transfer Closing
Date;
(d)
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the
Buyer intends to continue to operate the businesses and operations
of ZML
and Dongguan Xinda following the Share Transfer Closing Date and
the
Properties Transfer Closing Date; provided,
however,
that nothing herein shall limit the Buyer's ability to own and operate
such businesses and assets as it deems appropriate, consistent with
applicable law.
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8.4
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Each
of the Seller, the Buyer (except with respect to clause (a) below),
ZML,
Dongguan Xinda, LTMD, LTMM and OIL hereby represent, warrant, confirm
and
agree that:
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(a)
|
Each
of ZML and Dongguan Xinda (i) is solvent and financially viable on
the
date hereof, (ii) has not ceased to pay its obligations as they become
due, and is financially and operationally capable of discharging
its
obligations as they become due; (iii) has assets and properties,
the fair
valuation of which exceeds the aggregate amount of its obligations
and
liabilities; and (iv) will not be rendered insolvent or unable to
pay its
debts or discharge its obligations as they become due as a result
of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(b)
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Each
of ZML and Dongguan Xinda has a financially and commercially reasonably
business plan that the parties fully and reasonably expect to enable
it to
continue to operate its assets and conduct its business as operated
and
conducted on the date hereof and as contemplated to be operated and
conducted;
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(c)
|
Each
of parties has received and reviewed the following and confirm its
acceptance of and agreement with the
following:
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(i)
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a
property appraisal of the PRC Properties conducted by Savills Property
Services Ltd., an internationally reputable and recognized property
valuation company that is independent of the parties, which valued
the PRC
Properties at more than US$10
million;
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(ii)
|
the
opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxx Hong Kong that the Aggregate Consideration
paid and
delivered to the Buyer, ZML and Dongguan Xinda by the Seller and
its other
affiliates under this Agreement is fair value for the discharge of
the
Inter-Company Obligations owed to ZML and Dongguan Xinda;
and
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(iii)
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advice
from Xxxxxx and Calder, British Virgin Islands ("BVI")
counsel, to the effect that a purchase and sale transaction of the
sort
contemplated by this Agreement will not be nullified or avoided as
an
"undervalue transaction" under BVI law unless, amongst other
things:
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(A) |
(1)
any
BVI entity, at the time the transaction is entered into, is insolvent,
or
the transaction itself causes the such entity to become insolvent;
and
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(2)
|
the
transaction is entered into within two years of the onset of the
insolvency of the BVI entity (i.e.
the date of the appointment of any liquidator thereto);
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and
(B) |
the
BVI entity must have received no consideration for entering into
the
transaction, or entered into the transaction for a consideration,
the
value of which is significantly less than the value of the consideration
provided by the BVI entity.
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(d)
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Based
on the parties' analysis and advice, the parties and their respective
boards of directors have determined reasonably and in good faith
that (i)
the Aggregate Consideration paid and delivered to the Buyer, ZML
and
Dongguan Xinda by the Seller and its other affiliates is fair value
consideration for the discharge of the Inter-Company Obligations
and the
other agreements of the Buyer, ZML and Dongguan Xinda herein, and
(ii) the
transactions contemplated by the Sale and Purchase Agreement would
not
constitute an unfair preference, voidable preference, fraudulent
conveyance or similar transaction by ZML or Dongguan Xinda under
any
reasonable financial analysis.
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8.5 |
The
Seller shall not be liable under the Shares Transfer Warranties as
a
result of:
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(a)
|
any
legislation not in force at the date of this Agreement or any change
of
law or administrative practice which takes effect retroactively or
occurs
as a result of any increase in the rates of taxation in force at
the date
of this Agreement; and
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(b)
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any
act of ZML, Dongguan Xinda and/or the Buyer after the Shares Transfer
Closing or any circumstances arising or changes after such
time.
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8.6
|
The
Share Transfer Warranties shall be actionable only by the Buyer and
no
other persons shall be entitled to make any Claim or take any action
whatsoever against the Seller under, arising out of, or in connection
with
any of the Share Transfer Warranties or this Agreement. None of ZML,
Dongguan Xinda, LTMD, LTMM or OIL shall have any rights under this
Agreement, except as expressly set forth herein with respect to the
satisfaction of Inter-Company Obligations of such person, and any
Claims
arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby shall vest solely in the Buyer and the
Seller.
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8.7
|
Any
Claim by the Buyer or the Seller against the other arising out of
or in
connection with the representations and warranties of the other party
or
otherwise in relation to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be made in writing on or before December
31, 2006,
after which time the parties' liability hereunder shall expire, except
with respect to claims made in writing before such
date.
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8.8
|
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the maximum
amount
of aggregate indemnifiable Claims which may be recovered from the
Seller
arising out of or resulting from this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated
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hereby
shall be HK$10.00, except that, with respect to a breach by the Seller of its
obligation to pay an amount payable by the Seller pursuant to Clause
7.2
(Inter-Company Obligation), Clause
7.3
(HSBC/KBC Banking Facilities), Clause
7.4
(Capital
Leases), Clause
7.5.4
(tax
sharing), the Seller shall be obligated to pay such amount in accordance with
the terms hereof and such obligation shall not be limited by this Clause
8.8.
8.9
|
The
parties hereto waive as against each other any claims to consequential,
special, exemplary or punitive damages, and, notwithstanding anything
to
the contrary in this Agreement, any award of consequential, special,
exemplary or punitive damages shall not be included in calculating
the
amount of indemnifiable Claims hereunder.
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9. |
arrangement
for xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx XxxxXx
Xxxxxxxx
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The
parties agree that following Shares Transfer Closing,
9.1
|
the
Seller shall pay to Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx salary and related
benefits in accordance with his current employment agreement with
the
Seller for a period of six months after the Shares Transfer Closing
Date
in accordance with Seller’s normal payroll schedule in exchange for a
release of his employment contract and release of all liabilities
relating
to his termination..
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9.2
|
the
Seller shall indemnify Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx in accordance
with
the Deed of Indemnity entered into between the Seller and Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx dated 17th October 2005 for a period of six months
after
the Shares Transfer Closing Date.
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9.3
|
the
Seller shall provide insurance coverage to Xx. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
for his actions while he is an employee of Seller under the Seller’s
directors’ and officers’ insurance policy for a period of six months after
the Shares Transfer Closing Date.
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10. |
MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
|
No
party may assign or transfer, or purport to assign or transfer, any
of its
rights under this Agreement without prior written consent of the
other
parties and this Agreement shall be binding on and inure for the
benefit
of the parties’ successors, permitted assigns and personal
representatives.
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10.2
|
This
Agreement and the Exhibits hereto represents the entire understanding,
and
constitutes the whole agreement, in relation to its subject matter
and
supersedes any previous agreement between the parties with respect
thereto
and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, excludes
any
warranty, condition or other undertaking implied at law or by custom.
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10.3
|
Each
party confirms that, except as provided in this Agreement, no party
has
relied on any representation or warranty or undertaking which is
not
contained in this Agreement, without prejudice to any liability for
fraudulent misrepresentation, no party shall be under any liability
or
shall have any remedy in respect of misrepresentation or untrue statement
unless and to the extent that a claim lies under this
Agreement.
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10.4
|
The
agreements of the parties herein contemplated to be performed after
the
Shares Transfer Closing or the Properties Transfer Closing shall
survive
such dates in accordance with their terms.
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10.5
|
In
the case that any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement
is
declared invalid, not binding or not enforceable, then, such declaration
shall be effective only in connection with such provision or part
of a
provision and therefore shall not impair the validity, binding effects
and
enforceability of the other parts of such provision.
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11. |
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION
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11.1
|
Each
party undertakes that it shall treat as strictly confidential all
confidential information received or obtained by it or its employees,
agents or advisers as a result of entering into or performing this
Agreement including information relating to the provisions of this
Agreement, the negotiations leading up to this Agreement, the subject
matter of this Agreement and that none
of the parties shall issue any public announcement), press release,
or
make
any statement to the media without the other party’s consent as to the
content, timing and manner of making or dispatch thereof. The provisions
of this Clause
11.1
shall survive the Shares Transfer Closing and the Properties Transfer
Closing or, if the purchase and sale is not consummated, any termination
of this Agreement.
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11.2
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The
restrictions contained in Clause
11.1
shall not apply so as to prevent the Seller or the Buyer from making
any
disclosure to (a) actual or potential lenders, investors, shareholders
and
professional advisors, or to prevent the parties from making any
disclosure required by law or by NASDAQ or the US Securities Exchange
Commission, (b) supervisory or regulatory or governmental bodies
pursuant
to rules to which the relevant party is subject or (c) to any professional
adviser for the purposes of obtaining advice, or (d) in connection
with a
Claim or legal action between the parties; nor shall the restrictions
in
Clause
11.1
apply in respect of any information which comes into the public domain
otherwise than by a breach of this Clause
11
by
the parties.
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12. |
COSTS
|
The
parties shall pay their own costs in connection with the preparation,
negotiation and execution of this Agreement, except that (a) the stamp duty
of
and incidental to the sale and purchase of the ZML Shares (if any), the DX
Interest (if any) shall be borne by the Seller and the Buyer in equal shares,
and (b) the Seller shall reimburse the legal expenses and costs reasonably
incurred by the Buyer in relation to the preparation, negotiation and execution
of this Agreement in aggregate amount of not more than HK$200,000. All costs
and
expenses (including the tax expenses payable to the relevant PRC government
authorities by any parties to this Agreement) in connection with the transfer
of
titles of the PRC Properties and the registration of the Properties SPAs and
other title documents of the PRC Properties in the relevant PRC government
authorities shall be borne by both Seller and Buyer in accordance with
Clause
7.5.4.
13. |
NOTICES
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13.1
|
A
notice, approval, consent or other communication in connection with
this
Agreement:
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13.1.1
|
must
be in writing; and
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13.1.2
|
must
be left at the address of the addressee, or sent by prepaid registered
post (airmail if posted to or from a place outside Hong Kong) to
the
address of the addressee or sent by facsimile to the facsimile number
of
the addressee which is specified in this clause or if the addressee
notifies another address or facsimile number in Hong Kong then to
that
address or facsimile number.
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Such
communications for any party shall be addressed as follows:
With
respect to the Seller, LTMD, LTMM or, before the Shares Transfer Closing,
Dongguan Xinda, ZML, all communications shall be addressed to the Seller as
follows:
Corgi
International Limited
Attention
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:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Address
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:
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Xxxx
00, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx, 00-00 Xx Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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Facsimile
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:
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x000-0000-0000
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With
respect to the Buyer or, after the Shares Transfer Closing, Dongguan Xinda,
ZML,
all communications shall be addressed to the Buyer as follows:
Poundwell
Limited
Attention
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:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Address
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:
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c/o
Poundwell Limited
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Xxxx
00, 00/X, Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx
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00-00
Xx Xxx Xxx Xxxxxx
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Xx
Xxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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Facsimile
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:
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x000-0000-0000
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13.2
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A
notice, approval, consent or other communication shall take effect
from
the time it is received (or, if earlier, the time it is deemed to
be
received in accordance with Clause
13.3)
unless a later time is specified in it.
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13.3
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A
letter or facsimile is deemed to be received:
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13.3.1
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in
the case of a posted letter, unless actually received earlier, on
the
third (seventh, if posted to or from a place outside Hong Kong) day
after
posting; and
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13.3.2
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in
the case of facsimile, on production of a transmission report from
the
machine from which the facsimile was sent which indicates that the
facsimile was sent in its entirety to the facsimile number of the
recipient.
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14.
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GOVERNING
LAW
AND ARBITRATION
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14.1
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This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
Hong
Kong law.
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14.2
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Any
controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be settled
by
binding arbitration in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
in
accordance with Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance (Cap341) and the
UNCITRAL
Model Law. The arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator
in
Hong Kong, and the language of the arbitration shall be English.
The
arbitration award may be enforced as a judgment in any court having
jurisdiction. Any party hereto may seek any interim or preliminary
relief
from a court of competent jurisdiction in Hong Kong as necessary
to
protect its the rights or property. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably
submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong
to
enforce such agreement to arbitrate and to procure or compel any
such
interim relief.
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IN
WITNESS
of which
the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first mentioned
above.
CORGI
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:
/s/
Carrick Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Carrick
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Director
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POUNDWELL
LIMITED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director
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ZINDART
MANUFACTURING LIMITED
By:
/s/
Carrick Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Carrick
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
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DONGGUAN
XINDA GIFTWARE CO., LTD.
By:
/s/
Carrick Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Carrick
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
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LUEN
TAT MODEL DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED
By:
/s/
Carrick Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Carrick
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Director
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LUEN
TAT MOULD MANUFACTURING LIMITED
By:
/s/
Carrick Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Carrick
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
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ONCHART
INDUSTRIAL (BVI) LIMITED
By:
/s/
Carrick Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Carrick
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Director
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