Credit or Share Purchase Option Agreement
Exhibit
10.1
This
Agreement is executed in Shishi City, Fujian Province, China dated November 27,
2009 by the following parties:
Shishi Huabao Mingxiang Food Co.,
Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Party A"), a limited liability company
incorporated under the laws of the People's Republic of China with its
registered address at Dabao Industry Park, Xiangzhi, Shishi.
Legal
Representative: Xxx Xxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx (hereinafter
referred to as "Party B")
ID
Number: 000000000000000000
Domicile:
000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx One, Hongshan Town, Shishi
Shishi Xianghe Food Science and
Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Party C"), a limited
liability company incorporated uner the laws of the People's Republic of China
with its registered address at Dabao Industry Park, Xiangzhi,
Shishi.
Legal
Representaive: Qiu Shang Jing
Whereas:
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Party
B is the sole natural person shareholder of Party C and the registered
capital of Party C is RMB5,000,000. Party B contributed RMB5,000,000 which
accounts for 100% of the registered capital of Party
C.
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2.
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Party
A intends to provide capital to Party C as the working capital. It is also
the intention of Party A to purchase 80% of the shares and interests
(hereinafter referred to as "shares") of Party B in the registered capital
of Party C under the circumstances that Party C meet the relevant
conditions stipulated in this Agreement. Party C accepts the financing
provided by Party A and Party B accepts the contingent request of Party A
to purchase 80% of the shares in the registered capital of Party C. Party
B intends to provide guarantee to Party A to secure the loan of Party C
and the share purchase option which Party B authorized to Party
A.
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3.
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Upon
the aforesaid common intents and fully negotiations among the parties,
according to the “Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China”, the
“Corporation Law of the People’s Republic of China” and other relevant
laws and regulations, and based on the principle of good faith, the
parties have reached this Agreement on terms, conditions and relevant
matters of the share transfer for the parties to
observe.
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Article
1 Mutual Representations, Undertakings and Warranties
1.1
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The
parties represent respectively that, Party B is a natural person with the
nationality of the People’s Republic of China; Party A and Party C are
legal persons with good faith, and duly incorporated, validly existing
under the laws of the People's Republic of China. Each party has the full
capacity for civil rights and civil conduct to sign and perform this
Agreement, and each party has taken all necessary measures to obtain the
approvals for signing and formal delivery of this Agreement in accordance
with the requirements of the relevant laws and articles of
associations.
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1.2
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The
parties represent respectively that the execution and performance of this
Agreement shall not and dose not in any way violate any agreement and
contract that neither party has participated
in.
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1.3
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Party
B represents that it legally owns the shares of Party C free and clear of
any pledge, encumbrance, seizure, claim and so forth at the date of this
Agreement; Party B has the right to transfer the
shares.
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1.4
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All
assets of Party C are legally owned by itself; there is no setting of
guarantee, mortgage, pledge or lien on any of such assets in any form or
granting of any rights or interests to any other party; Party C also has
not involved in any dispute.
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1.5
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Party
B and Party C represent that Party C has not involved in any labor
disputes or in any other disputes with any of its
employees.
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1.6
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Party
B and Party C represent that Party C has not defaulted or evaded any state
or local tax.
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1.7
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Party
B and Party C represent that the trademarks, technologies and any other
intellectual properties owned or used by Party C has not violated any
third party’s intellectual property rights and also has not been violated
by any third party; or if the trademarks, technologies and any other
intellectual properties used by Party C are indeed owned by third parties,
the consideration of the corresponding perpetual use rights has been fully
settled by Party B and Party C.
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1.8
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Party
B and Party C undertake that using of the capital provided by Party A will
strictly in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the
relevant document(s) will be provided in time in accordance with the
request of Party A; under the circumstances that Party A exercises the
share purchase option, Party B and Party C shall handle the relevant share
transfer procedures in a timely manner and all taxes and expenses arising
from the share transfer shall be borne by Party B and Party C in
accordance with laws to ensure the realization of the rights of Party A
under this Agreement.
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1.9
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Party
B and Party C warrant respectively that there is not any pending
litigation, judicial or administrative proceeding or investigation in
which they are involved. As far as Party B and Party C know, there is not
any threaten that the courts or the government authorities may carry out
any litigation, judicial or administrative proceeding or investigation.
There is also not any cause for claim, litigation, judicial or
administrative proceeding or investigation that may directly or indirectly
impact on Party C's properties, rights or businesses, or impact Party B on
the use of its properties or on its business
operation.
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1.10
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Party
B and Party C warrant that, prior to the completion of the change
registration of Party C with the administration of industry and commerce,
all business activities of Party C have been carried out legitimately;
there is not any case in violation of the laws or the articles of
association; it also will not conduct adversely to Party C and will try
its best to keep Party C’s assets and interests from any violation or
loss.
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1.11
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Party
B and Party C warrant that, the production activities of Party C have been
in compliance with the requirements of hygiene licensing, environmental
protection and safe production, Party C has not been penalized or warned
by relevant administrative departments for hygiene, environmental
protection or safety issues.
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1.12
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The
parties hereby agreed, that any untruth or falsity of the undertakings or
warranties under this Agreement, or any breach of its undertakings or
warranties by neither party will constitute breach of this Agreement. The
breaching party shall bear the corresponding liabilities and shall
compensate any loss suffered by other
parties.
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Article
2 Credit
2.1
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Party
A shall provide a loan amounting to RMB180,500,000 to Party C within 30
days from the execution of this Agreement, and the term of the loan shall
be two months from the execution of this Agreement. The interest rate is
5.0% per annum and the interest shall be calculated starting from the
actual borrowed date to the actual repayment
date.
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2.2
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The
aforesaid loan shall be used exclusively as the working capital of Party
C. Party C shall strictly warrant that the loan shall not be used for any
other purpose without prior approval of Party A; otherwise, Party A shall
be entitled to demand Party C to repay the loan and the occurred interests
at any time.
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2.3
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Upon
the maturity of the loan and Party A does not exercise the share purchase
option stipulated under Article 3 of this Agreement, Party C shall repay
the principal of the aforesaid loan together with the interest occurred
during the actual loan term (hereinafter referred to as "Credit") to Party
A in a timely manner.
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2.4
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Any
party has the right to propose a request for extension of the term of the
loan to the other party three days prior to the maturity date of the loan
and the term of loan will be extended accordingly upon written consent of
the other party.
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2.5
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Upon
the execution of this Agreement, Party A will be allowed by Party B and
Party C to have full access rights to the financial statements of Party C
and to involve in all management decisions and daily operations of Party
C, until the termination of this
Agreement.
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Article
3 Share Purchase Option
3.1
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Party
B hereby irrevocably agrees that prior to the full repayment of the loan
in Party C to Party A, Party A is entitled to unilaterally request to
purchase 80% of the shares holding by Party B in Party C. Party A shall
pay an amount of RMB9,500,000 to Party B within 30 days after the audit
report of Party C for the year of 2009 is issued, in addition to the
Credit which Party C owes to Party A under Article 2 of this Agreement,
will be transferred to be the consideration for the purchase of 80% of the
shares which Party A shall pay to Party B (hereinafter referred to as
"Share Purchase Option"). If there is any amount due by Party B to Party C
at the time of execution of the Share Purchase Option of Party A, the
aforesaid amount would be considered as part of the consideration for the
purchase of 80% of the shares which Party A shall pay to Party
B.
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3.2
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The
exercise of the Share Purchase Option of Party A mainly depends on whether
Party C could achieve the target of completing business turnover of
RMB65,000,000 prior to 31 December 2009 according to the current
accounting standards and principles deployed by Party C. Therefore, Party
A has the right to request Party B and Party C to provide financial data
of Party C or to employ independent accountant to conduct financial audit
on Party C. However, in any case, the achieving of the aforesaid financial
target or not shall not bind on the exercise of the Share Purchase Option
of Party A and Party A has the right to decide to exercise or not to
exercise the Share Purchase Option for any
reason.
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3.3
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Under
the circumstances that Party A exercises the Share Purchase Option, Party
A shall issue formal written notice to Party B and the date of exercise of
the Share Purchase Option shall be the date on which Party A issues the
formal written notice. Upon receiving the notice, Party B shall enter into
a separate share transfer agreement and other relevant documents required
for the approval and registration with Party A in a timely manner and urge
Party C to handle the share transfer procedures as soon as possible. Taxes
occur thereof shall be borne by the relevant parties in accordance with
the laws.
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3.4
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Upon
the exercise of the Share Purchase Option of Party A, the shareholding
structure of Party C will be changed
into:
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Name
of Shareholder
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Proportion
of the Shares
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Shishi
Huabao Mingxiang Food Co., Ltd.
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80%
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Qiu
Shang Jing
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20%
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3.5
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After
the change of the shareholding structure of Party C in accordance with
point 3.4, if Party C has any funding requirement from the shareholders,
Party A and Party B should inject the capital into Party C according to
their respective shareholding.
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3.6
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Party
B shall be responsible to urge Party C to handle change registration
procedures with the departments of administration of industry and
commerce, tax or the customs in relation to the shareholding, director,
legal representative or other matters within 45 days from the date of the
exercise of the Share Purchase Option and Party A shall give full
cooperation.
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3.7
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After
the exercise of the Share Purchase Option of Party A, if Party B sells its
20% shareholding in Party C, Party A will have the right of first refusal
at the maximum valuation of
RMB47,500,000.
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3.8
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Party
B shall not negotiate with any other parties about the transfer of its
shareholding in Party C starting from the execution of this Agreement and
until the termination of this Agreement or the execution of the Share
Purchase Option of Party A, whichever is
earlier.
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Article
4 Guarantee
4.1
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Party
C hereby irrevocably agrees that Party C shall bear joint and several
liability to Party A for all expenses (including but not limited to
litigation costs, legal expenses, traveling expenses, enforcement
expenses) which Party B shall compensate to Party A arising from the
Credit, the Share Purchase Option or disputes in connection with the
Credit or the Share Purchase
Option.
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4.2
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Save
for the guarantee under Article 4.1, Party A has the right to request
Party B to pledge all its shares in Party C to Party A and handle the
share pledge registration in a timely manner during the term of loan, to
ensure the full performance of this Agreement of Party
B.
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Article
5 Disposition of Credit and Debt and Profit Distribution
5.1
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Prior
to the exercise of the Share Purchase Option of Party A, Party B shall
faithfully disclose the credit and debt information of Party C. Under the
circumstances that Party A suffers heavy losses or any unrecorded
liabilities which are related to the operations prior to the execution of
this Agreement upon the exercise of the Share Purchase Option due to Party
B's fraud or intentional concealment of material debt of Party C before
the exercise of the Share Purchase Option of Party A, Party A has the
right to request Party B to compensate the losses arising
therefrom.
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5.2
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It
is agreed that all the profits earned by Party C until November 30, 2009
are owned by Party B. Party B has the right to decide to distribute the
aforesaid profits of Party C. After the exercise of Share Purchase Option
of Party A, the profits earned by Party C from December 1, 2009 until the
exercise date of Share Purchase Option of Party A, either Party A and
Party B shall not unilaterally decide to distribute the aforesaid profits
of Party C without written consent of another party. The profits earned by
Party C after the exercise of Share Purchase Option of Party A could be
distributed under the laws in accordance with the respective shareholding
of Party A and Party B in Party C.
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Article
6 Taxes and Expenses
Party A
and Party B unanimously agree that each party shall bear its own taxes and
relevant expenses arising from the transfer of the shares of Party C under this
Agreement.
Article
7 Termination of This Agreement
7.1
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Party
A and Party B agree that this Agreement will be terminated if the
following occurs:
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(1)
the
expiry of the term of this Agreement;
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(2)
Party
A and Party B unanimously agree to terminate the
Agreement;
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(3)
this
Agreement is ruled null and void by judicial authorities in accordance
with the laws; and
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(4)
occurrence
of other circumstances leading to termination of the Agreement in
accordance with the
laws.
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7.2
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On
the occurrence of the aforesaid circumstances leading to
termination of this Agreement, the defaulting party shall
undertake liabilities for breach and compensate for economic losses
suffered by the other parties; should it be the faults of all the
parties, each party shall be respectively responsible for the liabilities
for breach and compensation for economic losses according to its
defaults.
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Article
8 Default Liabilities
8.1
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Under
the circumstances that Party C violates the provisions under Article 2 of
this Agreement and fails to repay the loan on time, Party C shall
compensate to Party A RMB30,000 per day as the penalty from the maturing
date of the loan.
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8.2
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Under
the circumstances that Party B violates the provisions under Article 3 of
this Agreement and fails to handle the share transfer registration
procedures on schedule upon the exercise of the Share Purchase Option of
Party A, Party B shall compensate to Party A amounting to 20% of the
amount of the loan as the penalty. The aforesaid payment of penalty shall
not affect the right of Party A to request the continuing performance of
this Agreement of Party B or to apply to the court for the
enforcement.
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8.3
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Save
for the provisions under Article 8.1 and 8.2, breach of any provisions
under this Agreement shall be deemed as breach of contract. The defaulting
party shall undertake liabilities for breach to other
parties.
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8.4
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Unless
force majeure occurs, if any party's violation of this Agreement leads to
the losses of the other parties, the other parties shall have the right to
seek compensation for losses suffered from the defaulting
party; should it be the faults of all the parties, each party shall
undertake compensation liability to the other parties to the extent of its
default.
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Article
9 Settlement of Disputes
9.1
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Party
A and Party B agree that all parties shall use their best efforts to
resolve any dispute arising out of or in relation to the validity,
interpretation and performance of this Agreement through friendly
negotiations. Should no agreement can be reached through negotiation, each
party may submit the dispute to the China International Economic and Trade
Arbitration Commission, Shanghai Branch for arbitration in accordance with
the commission’s arbitration rules then in effect, which constitutes part
of this clause. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on
the parties hereto.
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9.2
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The
language for arbitration shall be
Chinese.
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Article
10 Governing Law
The
concluding, validity, interpretation, performance of this Agreement, and the
settlement of disputes thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the People's Republic of China. Where there is no relevant laws
of the People's Republic of China, the international treaty participated by the
People's Republic of China and the international practice shall be applied. The
legitimate rights and interests of each party are protected by the laws of the
People's Republic of China.
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Article
11 Waiver
Any
party’s failure to request exercise any clause under this Agreement at any time
shall not be considered as a waiver, and therefore doesn’t deprive of the rights
of the party to exercise the same clause afterwards. Any party’s one-time or
repetitious waiver of rights for ascertaining the liabilities for violation to
the clauses, agreements, statements or warranties shall not be considered as the
continuing waiver of rights for ascertaining the liabilities for violation to
such clauses, agreements, statements or warranties.
Article
12 Amendments to This Agreement
No
amendment, alteration or modification to any provision in this Agreement shall
be valid unless written alteration agreements are signed by duly authorized
representatives of each party.
Article
13 Notification
13.1
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In
case any party need to give any notice to the other party, any of the
following way shall be deemed to have been duly given: (1) when hand
delivered to the other Party; or (2) when delivered by postage prepaid
registered letter; or (3) when sent by facsimile; or (4) when sent by
e-mail. Provided that sent by facsimile or e-mail, a confirmation letter
from the receiving party is required, and it also shall be delivered to
the sending party by postage prepaid registered letter timely. Provided
that hand delivered to the other Party, the signature by the following
receiving party shall be deemed as effective delivery. Provided that it is
delivered by hand, the service shall be deemed completed when the notice
is receipted by the following receivers or by any other persons who has
reason to be deemed to have authorization by receiver to receive mails or
letters according to the following addresses; Provided that it is
delivered by registered letters, the service shall be deemed completed
seven (7) days after the after the postal department issues registration
receipts.
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13.2
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Party
A's address:
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Dabao
Industry Park, Xiangzhi, Shishi
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Receiver: | Xxx Xxxx Fei | |
Telephone Number: | 0595-88981629 | |
Facsimile: | 0595-88982319 | |
Email: | xxxxxxx.xxx@xxxxx-xxxxxx.xx |
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Party
B's address:
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000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx One,
Hongshan
Town, Shishi
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Receiver: | Qiu Shang Jing | |
Telephone Number: | 0000-00000000 | |
Facsimile: | 0595-88987766 | |
Email: | xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx | |
13.4
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Party
C's address:
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Dabao
Industry Park, Xiangzhi, Shishi
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Receiver: | Qiu Shang Jing | |
Telephone Number: | 0000-00000000 | |
Facsimile: | 0595-88987766 | |
Email: | xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx |
13.5
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Any
party may notice the other parties its new appointed communication
address, fax number, e-mail address to substitute the above-mentioned
communication address, fax number, e-mail address from time to time in a
written form.
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Article
14 Final Agreement
The
parties understand and agree that this Agreement is the final declaration of
intention of all parties’ consensus, it is also the ultimate legal basis when
each party exercises its rights or fulfills its obligations. This Agreement
supersedes all and any previous statements, undertakings, explanations and
declarations of intention made by any party to this Agreement, no matter in
writing or by oral, expressed or implicated.
Article
15 Effectiveness of This Agreement
This
Agreement shall come into effect when it is executed.
Article
16 Miscellaneous
16.1
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The
parties may sign supplementary written agreements separately regarding
matters not covered in this Agreement. All supplementary agreements
constitute an indivisible part of this Agreement, and have the same
legally binding effect as this
Agreement.
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Any
provision under this Agreement, which deemed to be illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable in some jurisdictions, shall not influence its legality,
validity and enforceability in other jurisdictions and shall not influence
the legality, validity and enforceability of other provisions
herein.
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16.3
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The
headings in this Agreement are set for convenience of reference only, and
shall not be used in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
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16.4
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Each
party undertakes that it will strictly keep confidential any data or
information of any other party it obtained during the course of the share
transfer hereunder, both during the term of this Agreement and after the
termination thereof. No party may, without the written consent of any
other party, disclose any of these data or information to any third party,
or publicize to the public or release to the media any matters related to
this Agreement (unless required by the relevant laws, the stipulations or
regulations of any governmental authorities/stock exchanges of the
People's Republic of China or any other countries, or the necessity for
each party to duly exercise its rights stipulated under this
Agreement). Each party shall take necessary measures to make sure that its
employees observe the obligation of confidentiality under this clause.
This clause shall survive the termination of this Agreement
forever.
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16.5
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This
Agreement is entered into in Chinese in four originals. Each party shall
retain one original, and the other one original shall be used for the
alternation registration procedures with the administration of industry
and commerce.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The
parties to this Agreement have duly executed this Agreement on the date
indicated at the very beginning hereof.
Party
A:
Shishi
Huabao Mingxiang Food Co., Ltd. (石狮市华宝明祥食品有限公司)
Signature
of Legal Representative:
Date:
November 27, 2009
Party
B:
Qiu
Shang Jing (邱尚静)
Signature:
Date:
November 27, 2009
Party
C:
Shishi
Xianghe Food Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (石狮市祥和食品科技有限公司)
Signature
of Legal Representative:
Date:
November 27, 2009