Purui Xinheng Baide Shengwu Keji (Nei Menggu) Youxian Gongsi Equity Interest Transfer Contract Between
Exhibit
10.1
Purui
Xinheng Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Keji (Nei Menggu) Youxian Gongsi
(普瑞欣衡柏德生物科技(内蒙古)有限公司)
Between
Bio
Bridge Science (HK) Co., Ltd
China
Diamond Co., Ltd
And
China
Vaccine Corporation, Limited,
December
11, 2010
Contents
Article
I.
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Definition
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3
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Article
II.
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Object
Equity Interest
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5
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Article
III.
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Price
of Equity Interest Transfer
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5
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Article
IV.
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Payment
of the Equity Interest Transfer Price
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6
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Article
V.
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Approval
and Handover
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6
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Article
VI.
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Rights,
Obligations and Guarantees of Transferors
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7
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Article
VII.
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Rights,
Obligations and Guarantees of Party A
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9
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Article
VIII.
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Fulfillment,
Wind-up and Termination
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9
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Article
IX.
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Confidentiality
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10
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Article
X.
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Liability
for Breach of Contract
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10
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Article
XI.
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Force
Majeure.
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12
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Article
XII.
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Disputes
Settlement
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12
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Article
XIII.
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Applicable
Law
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13
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Article
XIV.
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Miscellaneous
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This
equity interest transfer contract (hereinafter referred to as the “Contract”) is
entered into on December 11, 2010, by and among
Party A:
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China
Vaccine Corporation, Limited, a company organized under the law of Hong
Kong, SAR, China;
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Party B:
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Bio
Bridge Science (HK) CO., LTD, a company organized under the law of Hong
Kong, SAR, China;
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Party C:
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China
Diamond CO., LTD, a company organized under the law of Hong Kong, SAR,
China;
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(Party A,
Party B and Party C are hereinafter referred individually as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties”. Party B and
Party C are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Transferors”.)
WHEREAS:
1.
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Purui
Xinheng Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Keji (Nei Menggu) Youxian Gongsi (hereinafter
referred to as “Object Company”) is a Sino-Foreign joint venture
registered with Hohhot Industrial and Commercial Administration of Inner
Mongolia Province.
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2.
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Party
B is holding 51% share of Object Company and Party C is holding 14% share
of Object Company; Party B and Party C collectively own 65% of Object
Company.
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3.
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The
Transferors will transfer to Party A all of their respective equity
interest of the Object Company and Party A will accept such equity
interest.
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Upon
friendly consultations according to the principle of equality and mutual
benefit, Party A, Party B and Party C have agreed on the following terms and
conditions in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and policies of the
People's Republic of China and Hong Kong SAR. The parties will abide by and
perform the Contract in good faith.
Definition
The terms
used in this Contract shall have the meanings set forth as
follows:
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1.1
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“Industrial and commercial
administration” (AIC) means the Administration of Industrial and
Commercial which takes charge of issuing business license and
registration.
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1.2
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“Examination and Approval
Authority” referred to the competent Ministry of Commerce (MOC)
which has authority to examine and approve the Contract, the equity
interest transfer according to relevant Chinese laws, regulations,
regulatory rules and policies.
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1.3
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“Encumbrance” shall mean
any mortgage, pledge, other security interest, title retention,
assignment, lien, charge, option, trust interest, pre-emptive right, and
restrictions caused by other
conditions.
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1.4
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“Closing Date” means the
date on which the Object Equity Interest Transfer has performed the
formality of alteration registration with the Administration of Industrial
and Commercial, subject to the date on which the Administration of
Industrial and Commercial has performed examination and approval procedure
and issued new business license to the Object
Company.
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1.5
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“Disclosed Information”
means the related materials, explanation, statement and other information
disclosed or made by the Transferors to Party A and Party A’s retained
intermediaries during Party A’s due diligence investigation of the power
plant and the equity interests contemplated to be transferred in
accordance with the Letter of Intent; or the information disclosed by the
Transferors to Party A in relation to the Object Company, the power plant
and the equity interests contemplated to be transferred before the
contract is executed.
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1.6
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“Force Majeure” means
special events such as earthquake, typhoon, flood disaster, fire disaster,
war, political disturbance, etc., or the events defined by Chinese laws
and regulations as Force Majeure.
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1.7
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“Tax” means the state or
local taxes defined by Chinese laws and regulations, including relevant
interest, fine or any other burden imposed by any government authorities
in relation to such taxes.
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Object Equity
Interest
2.1
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According
to the Contract, the Transferors shall sell to Party A their respective
equity interest of the Object Company and all the related rights and
interests in a way free of any encumbrance. Party A shall pay the
equity interest transfer price.
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2.2
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The
Transferors guarantee that the other shareholders besides the Transferors
of the Object Company agree that the Transferors can sell the object
equity interest held by the Transferors to Party A and agree to waive
their pre-emptive purchase right to the object equity
interest.
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2.3
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Each
Transferor hereby gives the other transferor a permission to sell its
equity interest of the Object Company to Party A as per the Contract and
mutually agrees to waive its pre-emptive purchase right to the equity
interest of the Object Company to be sold by the other
Transferor.
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After the
transfer of the equity interest is completed as per the Contract, Party A will
hold 65% equity interest of the Object Company.
Price of Equity Interest
Transfer
3.1
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The
price of the equity interest transfer will be based on the evaluation of
the object equity interest by the assets evaluation agency using the
international general appraisal method and the three parties shall give
confirmation of the price: the price of the equity interest transfer
is US$342,772 (or RMB2.3 million based on the exchange rate on
9/30/2010). The amount to be paid to each transferor is as
follows:
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Party
B: US$268,944
Party
C: US$73,828.
The
equity transfer price can be paid in either U.S. dollar or RMB based on the
above exchange rate.
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Payment of the Equity
Interest Transfer Price
4.1
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Party
A agrees to pay an xxxxxxx money of US$ 50,000 within 5 days of the
execution of this agreement to the bank account designated by Party B and
Party C. Party B and Party C will organize any further disbursements
between themselves.
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4.2
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Party
A will pay the second installment of US$ 146,386 within 6 months of the
execution of this agreement directly to the designated party in Hong Kong
specified by Party B and Party C. Party B and Party C will organize any
further disbursements between
themselves.
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4.3
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Party
A will the final installment of US$ 146,386 within 12 months of the
execution of this agreement provided the following conditions are
met:
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(1)
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Sales
from pre-acquisition inventories reach or exceed 5 million; should such
sales is less than 5 million, the final installment of US$ 146,486 shall
be reduced by the 20% of the difference between the final sales amount and
5 million should sales from existing inventory is taking longer to
complete, the final installment payment date could be delayed until such
sales is complete based on mutual
consent;
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(2)
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8.3
is met.
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4.4
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The
parties to the Contract shall follow the relevant laws, administrative
regulations, rules and normative documents and bear their respective
payable taxes arising from the revenue or activity under the
Contract.
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Approval and
Handover
5.1
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After
the approval of the Contract by the Examination and Approval Authority,
the Transferors and Party A shall cooperate and immediately perform
procedures relating to the industrial and commercial alteration
registration of the object equity interest transfer and application for
the new business license.
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5.2
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The
Transferors promise that, after the Contract is executed, all assets or
any documents (including electronic data and written materials) of the
Object Company, shall be kept in full and safe condition, and shall be
checked and counted or handed over to Party
A.
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5.3
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Upon
the closing date of the Contract, Transferors and Party A shall form a
check team and work together to do the check and handover work relating to
the Object Company and power plant.
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5.4
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The
check and handover work shall include but is not limited
to:
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(1)
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All
the official seals, financial seals and contract seals and other seals of
the Object Company;
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(2)
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All
certificates and licenses of the Object
Company;
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(3)
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The
Transferors and the Transferee shall check and verify the assets of the
Object Company and compile the assets inventory of the Object Company.
After the representatives of both parties confirm the assets inventory by
signatures, the assets shall be handed over to Party
A;
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(4)
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The
financial books and the accounting
records;
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(5)
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All
documents on the archives of the power
plant;
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(6)
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Other
check and handover procedures reasonably required by Party
A.
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5.5
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The
check and handover work shall be completed within seven days after the
closing day. The completion of the check and handover work shall be
confirmed by the representatives of both parties in
writing.
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5.6
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The
Transferors shall make sure that in the course of the handover, the power
plant is in continuous, steady and safe
operation.
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5.7
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The
Transferors shall provide full cooperation in completing the check and
handover work. If Party A or the Object Company suffers any damage due to
the Transferors’ non-cooperation, the Transferors shall bear the
compensation liability.
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Rights, Obligations and
Guarantees of Transferors
6.1
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Upon
execution of the Contract, except the Contract agrees otherwise, no act
shall be performed by the Transferors intentionally which leads to or may
lead to loss or damage of the assets, rights and interests of the Object
Company.
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6.2
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Upon
execution of the Contract, the Transferors shall not pledge, transfer or
put into trusteeship their respective equity interest of the Object
Company or have any other act which may affect Party A’s procurement of
the object equity interest
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6.3
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Upon
execution of the Contract, the Transferors shall guarantee: they will use
due care of a good faith manager to manage and operate the Object Company
in normal manner, including but not limited to: ( 1)
not to change the financial policies of the Object Company; (2) when
disposing of the assets, the credits and debts and other rights and
obligations of the Object Company, the Transferors shall procure advance
approval from Party A.
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6.4
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The
Transferors shall cooperate with Party A in order to complete the approval
and record-keeping procedures necessary for the equity interest
transfer.
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6.5
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The
Transferors shall assist Party A to perform the industrial and commercial
registration alteration procedure necessary for the equity interest
transfer.
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6.6
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The
Transferors shall not carry out any act which is adverse to the interest
of the Object Company.
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6.7
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The
Transferors shall give necessary assistance to Party A when Party A
performs its obligations under the Contract or exercise its rights under
the Contract.
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6.8
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The
Transferors shall give timely written notice to Party A when the
Transferors are in knowledge of any act, event and situation which may
lead to failure in fulfilling all or any part of the
Contract.
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6.9
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The
Transferors are entitled to receive the equity interest transfer price as
per the Contract.
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6.10
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Each
party of the Transferors shall bear joint liability in respect of the
Transferor’s or Transferors’ Contract obligations, guarantees,
representations and statements. Each party of the Transferors shall bear
joint liability in respect of breach of contract liability on part of the
Transferor or Transferors.
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Rights, Obligations and
Guarantees of Party A
7.1
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Party
A and the Transferors shall mutually cooperate to perform all approval
procedures in relation to the equity interest
transfer.
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7.2
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Party
A and the Transferors shall mutually cooperate to perform all industrial
and commercial registration alteration procedures in relation to the
equity interest transfer.
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7.3
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Party
A shall pay the equity interest transfer price to the Transferors as per
the Contract.
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7.4
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Party
A shall provide Transferors with necessary cooperation when the
Transferors perform their obligations under the Contract or exercise their
rights under the Contract.
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7.5
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Party
A shall give timely written notice to the Transferors when Party A is in
knowledge of .any situation which may lead to failure in fulfilling all or
any part of the Contract.
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Fulfillment, Wind-up and
Termination
8.1
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The
parties shall fulfill their contractual obligations fully and completely
as per the provisions of the
Contract.
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8.2
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The
Transferors and Party A shall work well together, give mutual cooperation,
prepare all necessary application documents and complete all procedures
relating to the equity interest transfer under the Contract, including but
not limited to examination and approval, record-keeping, industrial and
commercial registration. The costs and expenses incurred therefrom shall
be borne by each party respectively according to
laws.
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8.3
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The
Transferors have a duty to disclose any information known by them that has
a material and adverse impact on the normal operation of the Object
Company before the delivery date. If there are any undisclosed facts or
circumstances relating to the Object Company which the Transferors do know
before the Contract is executed, which have material and adverse impact on
the legal and normal operation of the Object Company, Party A is entitled
to terminate the Contract before the delivery date. The Transferors have
listed the major disclosures they have made in Appendix A to this
contract.
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8.4
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If
Party A terminates the Contract as per Article 8.3 of the Contract, it
shall give written termination notice to the Transferors and the
Transferors shall bear the breach of contract liability as per the
Contract.
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8.5
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If
the Contract and the equity interest transfer fail to be approved by the
examination and approval authority and such failure is not caused by Party
A or the Transferors, the Contract shall be automatically terminated and
no parties to the Contract shall bear breach of contract
liability.
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8.6
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Any
Taxes arising out of execution and fulfillment of the Contract shall be
borne by the Transferors and Party A according to the tax laws of
PRC.
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Confidentiality
The party
which receives the disclosed information as per the Contract,
shall:
(1)
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Keep
the disclosed information confidential within five years upon execution of
the Contract;
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(2)
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Except
that the above materials and information are disclosed to the employees or
consultants on need-to-know basis, or as required by law for any
government or statutory authority, any party to the Contract shall not
disclose the above materials and information to any third
party.
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Liability for Breach of
Contract
10.1
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If
Party A, any Transferor fails to obtain internal authorization to execute
and fulfill the Contract, or, the execution and fulfillment of the
Contract contradicts or contravenes other contracts, documents, articles
of association, internal rules, government authorization or approval
executed by Party A or the Transferors, or due to something one party
shall take blame for, the Contract is invalidated or becomes impossible to
be fulfilled or fully fulfilled, the Contract may be terminated by the
abiding party and the breaching party shall be deemed to have breached the
Contract. The breaching party shall pay the abiding party 1% of the Equity
Interest Transfer Price as
penalty.
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10.2
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If
the Transferors, before this Contract is executed, have not disclosed the
facts which may impact the legal existence of the Object Company and the
power plant, thus the legal existence of the Object Company or the power
plant is impacted after the Equity Interest Transfer is completed, Party A
is entitled to terminate this Contract and the Transferors shall
immediately repay all payments received as per the Contract. In the mean
time, the Transferors shall pay interest on the payments in the occupation
period as per the interest rate of the concurrent bank loan and shall pay
1% of the Equity Interest Transfer Price as
penalty.
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10.3
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The
Transferors have a duty to disclose any information known by them
that has a material and adverse impact on the operation of the Object
Company. If in the period from the delivery date up to six months after
the delivery date information that has a material and adverse impact
on the operation of the Object Company can be shown by Party A to have
been known by the Transferors before the delivery date and not disclosed,
Party A is entitled to compensation commensurate with the impact on the
operation of the Object Company as assessed by the relevant authorities.
The Transferors shall immediately make arrangements to pay such
compensation, and pay interest as per the interest rate of the concurrent
bank loan backdated to the delivery date. The Transferors have listed the
major disclosures they have made in Appendix A to this
contract.
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10.4
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In
case Party A fails to pay the price of equity interest transfer, and
postpone to pay off the debts for which Party A shall take the
responsibility according to this Contract, Party A shall pay a penalty for
breach of contract, the amount of the penalty is 0.08% of the total
payment multiplied the days that have been delayed. In case any delay has
been over 30 days, the Transferors have right to terminate this Contract.
Party A takes the transferred equity interest of Object Company as the
guarantee for performing the obligation of payment under this
contract.
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10.5
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If
either the Transferors or Party A violates the obligations under the
Contract or the representations or statements are false, or the guarantee
responsibilities are not fulfilled, it shall constitute a breach of
contract. The breaching party shall pay the abiding party 1% of the equity
interest transfer price as penalty. If the penalty is not sufficient to
cover the financial losses suffered by the abiding party in executing and
fulfilling the Contract, the breaching party shall make up the losses
suffered by the abiding party.
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10.6
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During
the period from the Contract execution date to the delivery date of the
equity interest, if the Transferors commit any act intentionally which
causes damage to the assets, rights and interests of the Object Company or
the Object Equity Interest, it shall constitute a breach of the Contract.
The Transferors shall be liable to make compensation to Party A or the
Object Company for any damages arising from the breach of the
Contract.
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10.7
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If
any of the Transferors breaches the Contract, it shall be deemed that all
the Transferors have breached the Contract collectively and all the
Transferors shall bear joint liability for the breach of the Contract by
any single party of the
Transferors.
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Force
Majeure.
11.1
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In
case Force Majeure event occurs, the obligations of the affected party and
any time period binding on such affected party shall be suspended and
extended automatically during the period of the Force Majeure event. In
such case, the affected party shall not bear any liability for breach of
the Contract as provided in the
Contract.
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11.2
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The
Party alleging the occurrence of a Force Majeure event shall inform the
other Party in writing within seven days
after the Force Majeure event, and shall provide sufficient evidence
issued by competent authority proving the occurrence and the continuation
of the Force Majeure event. The party
alleging Force Majeure shall do its best to eliminate the adverse effect
of the Force Majeure event on the fulfillment of the
Contract.
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Disputes
Settlement
12.1
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If
the Parties have any disputes arising from the Contract, it shall be
resolved firstly through friendly consultation. If the dispute cannot be
resolved through friendly consultation, any Party may submit the dispute
to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
(hereinafter referred to as “CIETAC”) for arbitration
pursuant to the prevailing CIETAC arbitration
rules.
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12.2
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The
arbitration award issued by CIETAC shall be final and binding on each
party. Each party to this Contract agrees to be bound by the said award,
and to act as per the award.
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Applicable
Law
The
establishment, validity, interpretation and implementation of the Contract shall
be governed and bound by the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of
China.
Miscellaneous
14.1
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Amendment
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An
Amendment of the Contract is only effective upon executing written document by
all Parties. If the amendment is only effective upon any approval of the
amendment by relevant administrative departments according to Chinese laws, it
shall be approved by such competent administrative departments
14.2
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Severability
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The
invalidity of any article in the Contract shall not affect the validity of the
other articles in the Contract.
14.3
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The
Contract is written and executed in Chinese and English, the Chinese
version will prevail in case of any
discrepancy.
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14.4
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The
Contract has eight copies in duplicate. Each party keeps two copies. The
other four copies shall be submitted for
approval.
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14.5
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The
Contract shall be effective upon seals of both parties and the date when
the examination and approval authority gives approval. All preceding
contracts or documents inconsistent with the Contract and executed by the
parties in relation to the Object Equity Interest Transfer shall be
subject to the Contract.
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Party
A: China Vaccine Corporation Co., Ltd
Authorized
representative:
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Date:
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Party
B: Bio Bridge Science (HK) Co., Ltd
Authorized
representative:
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Date:
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Party
C: China Diamond (HK) Co., Ltd
Authorized
representative:
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Date:
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Appendix
A: Disclosures
1.
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This
appendix details the major disclosures that the Transferors have made
regarding the Object Company to Party A.
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2.
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In
this Appendix the Object Company will be referred to as “XB” for
clarity.
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3.
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This
is not an exhaustive list of all disclosures made by the Transferors to
the buyer.
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4.
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Herein
mentioned disclosures have been made in a variety of ways, including
verbally in person and via telephone, and in written form both hard copy
and via email and documents attached to email messages.
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5.
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The
buyer shall not interpret the fact of the existence of any information
that is not listed in this Appendix as a breach of contract by the
Transferors, as the Transferors and the buyer stipulate that significant
and material information will be discovered in the XB hand-over process,
and such information’s non-inclusion in this Appendix is therefore
expected.
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6.
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Disclosures
Regarding Impairment of Ongoing Business
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a.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that the ongoing sales of the products of XB
may be significantly impaired (compared to past sales) by the resignation
of Li Yongsheng, the former General Manager of XB
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b.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that the staff at XB may have significant
personal loyalty to Li Yongsheng, that this has already caused problems
for the Transferors and may be an ongoing issue
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c.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that there is material evidence that Li
Yongsheng may have provided otherwise undocumented cash incentives to
buyers of XB’s products in the past
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7.
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Disclosures
Regarding XB’s Tax Liabilities
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a.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that owing to the high ratio of entertainment
costs in previous costs-of-sale, that there may be additional tax
liabilities in line with Chinese company law
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b.
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The
Transferors have disclosed the status of XB’s Land Usage taxes and other
business taxes through provision of the company accounts of XB to the
buyer
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8.
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Disclosures
Regarding XB’s Inventory
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a.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that the accounting value of the inventory held
by XB may not completely reflect its sales value, for the following
reasons:
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i.
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Natural
spoilage rates of biological products in long-term cold
storage
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ii.
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Non-substitutability
of bovine serum in certain industrial applications (e.g. clients of XB
wanting to purchase only serum from the same “production
batch”)
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iii.
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Applicable
use-by-dates for bovine serum means that the accounting value of such
inventory is written down over time and is not static
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b.
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The
buyers stipulate that they are aware of use-by, spoilage, and
non-substitutability issues in making their own assessment of the sales
value of XB’s major inventory constituents over time
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9.
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Disclosures
Regarding XB’s Land Usage Rights
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a.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that the land adjacent to the facility was
secured by a leasing type from the local government that requires building
works to commence within a certain time
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b.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that no plan of works has been lodged with the
local government and that the usage rights may therefore be
impaired
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10.
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Disclosures
Regarding the Facility in which XB operates
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a.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that the leasing/renting agreements between XB
and the companies that own the land and facilities on/in which XB operates
are renewed yearly on independent schedules
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b.
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The
Transferors therefore cannot guarantee that leasing/renting costs will not
increase, and have further disclosed that they are aware of a stated
desire by one of the companies mentioned in 9a. to increase their
rental/leasing charges in the near future
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c.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that the company that leases the current cold
storage to XB has expressed a desire to terminate that arrangement, and
other premises may therefore need to be found for XB’s inventory in the
near future
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11.
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General
Disclosures
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a.
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The
Transferors have disclosed that their primary reasons for sale
are:
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i.
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A
difference of opinion with the former General Manager Li Yongsheng in the
level of accounting and contractual documentation required to control (in
particular) accounts receivable and payable, and the level of risk that
the Transferors perceived in continuing with the accounting and
contractual documentation policies that had been laid down by Li
Yongsheng
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ii.
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The
inability of the Transferors to recruit highly skilled management and
sales personnel in Inner Mongolia
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iii.
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The
Transferors desire to move away from animal-based serums in their other
businesses
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