OPTION AGREEMENT
This
Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated
December 23, 2007, and is entered into in Beijing, China between Orient Come
Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands, located at Xxxx 000, Xxxxx X0, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. 0 Xxxxx Xx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000000 (“Party A”), and
Beijing K's Media Advertising Ltd. Co., a limited liability company organized
under the laws of the PRC (“Party B”), with a
registered address at Xxxx 000, Xx. 00, Xxx Xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xi Economic Xxxx,
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx, and shareholders holding 100% outstanding
shares of Party B (the “Shareholders” or
"Party C").
Party A and Party B, and Shareholders are referred to collectively in this
Agreement as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
1.
Party A is a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands,
which has the expertise in the business of media and media placements;
2.
Party B is a company incorporated in Beijing, China, and is an emerging outdoor
media company, which will place advertisements that contain premium bands in
KTV
nightclubs (the “Business”);
3.
Party
C are the Shareholders of Party B.
Party C has the ownership of 100% equity interests in Party B (each, an “Equity
Interest”and
collectively the “Equity
Interests”);
4.
A
series of agreements such as the
Business Cooperation Agreement (the “Service
Agreement”)
have been entered into by Parties A
and B as of December 23,
2007;
5.
An
Equity Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”)
has been entered into by
the Parties as of December 23, 2007;
6.
The
Parties are entering into this
Option Agreement in conjunction with the Pledge Agreement, Consulting Services
Agreement and related agreements.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Parties to
this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase
and Sale of Equity
Interest.
1.1 Grant
of Rights.
Party C (hereafter collectively the “Transferor”) hereby
irrevocably grants to Party A an option to purchase or cause any person
designated by Party A(“Designated Persons”) to purchase, to the extent permitted
under PRC Law, according to the steps determined by Party A, at the price
specified in Section 1.3 of this Agreement, at any time from the Transferor
a
portion or all of the equity interests held by Transferor in Party B (the “Option”). No Option
shall be granted by Transferor to any third party other than Party A and/or
the
Designated Persons. Party B hereby agrees to the granting of the Option by
Party
C to Party A and/or the Designated Persons. The "person” set forth in this
clause and this Agreement means an individual, corporation, joint venture,
partnership, enterprise, trust or a non-corporation organization.
1.2 Exercise
of Rights.
According to the stipulations of PRC laws and regulation, Party A and/or the
Designated Persons may exercise Option by issuing a written notice (the “Notice”)to the
Transferor and specifying the equity interest purchased from Transferor (the
"Purchased Equity
Interest”) and the manner of purchase.
1.3 Purchase
Price. For Party A to
exercise the Option, the purchase price of the Purchased Equity Interest (“Purchase Price”)
shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), unless the applicable PRC laws and
regulations require appraisal of the equity interests or stipulate other
restrictions on the purchase price of equity interests.
1.4 Transfer
of
the Purchased Equity Interest. Upon each exercise of the Option rights under
this Agreement:
1.4.1 Party
B shall convene a shareholders'
meeting upon request by the Transferor, and Transferor agrees to call such
meeting. During the meeting, the resolutions
shall be
proposed, approving the transfer of the appropriate Equity Interest to Party
A
and/or the Designated Persons;
1.4.2 The
Transferor shall, upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Notice related to the Purchased Equity Interest, enter into
Equity
Interest purchase agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Party A, with
Party A and/or the Designated Persons (as applicable);
1.4.3 The
related parties shall execute all
other requisite contracts, agreements or documents, obtain all requisite approval
and consent
of the government, conduct all necessary actions, without any security interest,
transfer the valid ownership of the Purchased Equity Interest to Party A and/or
the Designated Persons, and cause Party A and/or the Designated
Persons to be the registered
owner of the Purchased Equity Interest. In this clause and this Agreement,
“Security Interest”means
any mortgage, pledge, the
right or interest of the third party, any purchase right of equity interest,
right of acquisition,
right of first refusal,
right of set-off, ownership detainment or other security arrangements, however,
it does not include any security interest created under the Equity Pledge
Agreement.
1.5 Payment.
The payment of the Purchase Price shall be determined by the consultation of Party
A and/or
the Designated Persons with the Transferor according to the applicable laws
at
the time of exercise of the Option.
2. Promises
Relating to Equity Interest.
2.1 Promises
Related to Party B. Party
B and Party C hereby promise:
2.1.1 Without
prior written consent by Party
A, not, in any form, to supplement, change or renew the Articles of Association
of Party B, to increase or decrease registered capital of the corporation,
or to
change the structure of the registered capital in anyother forms;
2.1.2 According
to customary fiduciary
standards applicable to managers with respect to corporations and their
shareholders, to maintain the existence of the corporation, prudently and
effectively operate the business;
2.1.3 Without
prior written consentby Party A, not, upon
the
execution of this Agreement, to sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose, in any
other form, any asset, legitimate or beneficial interest of business or income
of Party B, or encumber or approve any encumbrance or imposition of any security
interest on Party A's
assets;
2.1.4 Without
prior written notice by Party A,
not issue or provide any guarantee or permit the existence of any debt, other
than (i) the debt arising from normal or daily business but not from borrowing;
and (ii) the debt disclosed to Party A and
obtained the
written consent from Party A;
2.1.5 To
normally operate all business to
maintain the asset value of Party B, without taking any action or failing to
take any action that would result in a material adverse effect on the
business or asset value of
Party B;
2.1.6 Without
prior written consent by Party
A, not to enter into any material agreement, other than agreements in the
ordinary course of business (for purposes of this paragraph, if the amount
of
the Agreement involves an amount that exceeds a hundred thousand
Yuan (RMB
100,000) the agreement shall be deemed material);
2.1.7 Without
prior written consent by
Party A, not to provide loan or credit loan to any others;
2.1.8 Upon
the request of Party A, to provide
all materials of operation and finance relevant to Party
B;
2.1.9 To
Purchase and hold the insurance from
an insurance company accepted by Party A, the insurance amount and category
shall be the same with those held by the companies in the same industry or
field, operating the similar business and owning the similar
properties and
assets as Party B;
2.1.10 Without
prior written consent by
Party A, not to cause Party B to merge or associate with any person, or acquire
or invest in any person;
2.1.11 To
notify Party A of the occurrence or
the potential occurrenceof
the litigation, arbitration or administrative procedure related to the assets,
business and income of Party B;
2.1.12 To
cause Party B to maintain and
preserve all its assets, and to execute all requisite or appropriate documents,
take all requisite or appropriate actions, and pursue
all
appropriate claims, or make requisite or appropriate pleas for all
claims;
2.1.13 Without
prior written notice by
Party A, not to assign equity interests to shareholders in any form;
2.1.14 According
to the request of Party A, to
appoint any person
designated by Party A to be the directors of Party B.
2.2 Promises
Related to Transferor.
Party C hereby promises:
2.2.1 Without
prior written consent by Party
A, not, upon the execution of this Agreement, to sell, transfer, mortgage or
dispose in any otherform
any legitimate or beneficial interest of equity interest, or to approve any
other security interest set on it, with the exception of the pledge set on
the
equity interest of the Transferor subject to Equity Pledge Agreement;
2.2.2 Without
the prior writtennotice by Party A, not
to decide or
support or execute any shareholder resolution at any shareholder meeting of
Party B that approves any sale, transfer, mortgage or dispose of any legitimate
or beneficial interest of equity interest, or allows any other security
interest set on it, other than
the pledge on the equity interests of Transferor pursuant to Equity Pledge
Agreement;
2.2.3 Without
prior written notice by Party A,
the Parties shall not agree or support or execute any shareholders resolution
at
any shareholder meeting of
Party B that approves Party B's merger or association with any person,
acquisition of any person or investment in any person;
2.2.4 To
notify Party A the occurrence or the
potential occurrence of the litigation, arbitration or administrative procedure related to the
equity
interest owned by them;
2.2.5 To
cause the Board of Directors of
Party B to approve the transfer of the Purchased Equity Interest subject to
this
Agreement;
2.2.6 In
order to keep its ownership of the
equity interest, to execute all requisite or appropriate
documents, conduct
all requisite or appropriate actions, and make all requisite or appropriate
claims, or make requisite or appropriate defend against fall claims of
compensation;
2.2.7 Upon
the request of Party A, to appoint
any person designated by
Party A to be the directors of Party B;
2.2.8 Upon
the request of Party A at any time,
to transfer its Equity Interest immediately to the representative designated
by
Party A unconditionally at any time and abandon its prior right of first refusal
of such equity interest
transferring to another available shareholder;
2.2.9 To
prudently comply with the provisions
of this Agreement and other Agreements entered into collectively or respectively
by the Transferor, Party B and Party A and perform all obligations under these Agreements,
without
taking any action or any nonfeasance that sufficiently affects the validity
and
enforceability of these Agreements;
3. Representations
and Warranties. As of the
execution date of this Agreement and every transferring date, PartyB and Party C hereby
represent and
warrant collectively and respectively to Party A as follows:
3.1 It
has the power and ability to enter
into and deliver this Agreement, and any equity interest transferring agreement
(“Transferring
Agreement,”respectively)
having
it as a party, for every single
transfer of the Purchased Equity Interest according to this Agreement, and
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and any Transferring Agreement.
Upon execution, this Agreement and the Transferring Agreementshaving
it as a party will constitute a
legal, valid and binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms;
3.2 The
execution, delivery of this
Agreement and any Transferring Agreement and performance of the obligations
under this Agreement and
any Transferring Agreement will not: (i) cause a violation of any relevant
laws
and regulations of PRC; (ii) conflict with its Articles of Association or other
organizational documents (if an entity); (iii) cause to breach any agreement
or
instruments
to which it is a party or having
binding obligation on it, or constitute the breach under any agreement or
instruments to which it is a party or having binding obligation on it; (iv)cause
to violate relevant authorization of any consent or approvalto
it and/or any continuing valid
condition; or (v) cause any consent or approval authorized to it to be
suspended, removed, or into which other requests be added;
3.3 The
shares of Party B are transferable,
and Party B has not permitted or caused any security interest to be imposed
upon the shares
of Party B.
3.4 Party
B does not have any unpaid
debt, other than (i) debt arising from its normal business; and (ii) debt
disclosed to Party A and obtained by written consent of Party A;
3.5 Party
B has complied with all PRC laws and regulations
applicable
to the acquisition of assets and securities in connection with this
Agreement;
3.6 No
litigation, arbitration or
administrative procedure relevant to the Equity Interests and assets of Party
B
or Party B itself is in process or to be settled and
the Parties have no
knowledge of any pending or threatened claim;
3.7 The
Transferor bears the fair and
salable ownership of its Equity Interest free of encumbrances of any kind,
other
than the security interest pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreement.
4. Assignment
of Agreement
4.1 Party
B and Party C shall not
transfer their rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party
without the prior written consent of the Party A.
4.2 Party
B and Party C hereby agree that
Party A shall be ableto
transfer all of its rights and obligation under this Agreement to any third
party with its needs, and such transfer shall only be subject to a written
notice sent to Party B and Party C by Party A, and no any further consent from
Party B or Party C will
be required.
5. Effective
Date and Term
5.1 This
Agreement shall be effective as of
the date first set forth above.
5.2 The
term of this Agreement is twenty
(20) years unless the early termination in accordance with this Agreement or
other terms of the relevant agreements stipulated by
the Parties. This
Agreement may be extended according to the written consent of Party A before
the
expiration of this Agreement. The term of extension will be decided unanimously
through mutual agreement of the Parties.
5.3 If
Party A orParty B terminates by
the expiration of
its operating period (including any extended period) or other causes in the
term
set forth in Section 5.2, this Agreement shall be terminated simultaneously,
except Party A has transferred its rights and obligationsin
accordance with Section 4.2 of this
Agreement.
6. Applicable
Law and Dispute Resolution
6.1 Applicable
Law. The execution,
validity, construing and performance of this Agreement and the resolution of
disputes under this Agreement shall be governed by the lawsof PRC.
6.2 Dispute
Resolution. The parties
shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or
performance in connection with this Agreement through friendly consultation.
In
case no settlement can be reached through consultation within thirty (30) days after such
dispute is
raised, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and
Trade Arbitration Commission (the “CIETAC”)
in accordance with its rules.
Arbitration shall take place in Beijing and the proceedings shall beconducted
in Chinese. Any resulting
arbitration award shall be final conclusive and binding upon both
parties.
7. Taxes
and
Expenses. Each Party
shall, according to the PRC laws, bear any and all registering taxes, costs
and
expenses for equity transfer arising from the preparation
and execution
of this Agreement and all Transferring Agreements, and the completion of the
transactions under this Agreement and all Transferring Agreements.
8. Notices.
Notices or other communications
required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement
shall be
written in English and Chinese and delivered personally or sent by registered
mail or postage prepaid mail or by a recognized courier service or by facsimile
transmission to the address of relevant each party or both parties
set forth below or other address
of the party or of the other addressees specified by such party from time to
time. The date when the notice is deemed to be duly served shall be determined
as the follows: (a) a notice delivered personally is deemed duly
served upon the delivery; (b) a
notice sent by mail is deemed duly served the tenth (10th)
day after the date when the air
registered mail with postage prepaid has been sent out (as is shown on the
postmark), or the fourth (4th)
day after the deliverydate to the internationally
recognized courier service agency; and (c) a notice sent by facsimile
transmission is deemed duly served upon the receipt time as is shown on the
transmission confirmation of relevant documents.
Party
A:
Orient Come Holdings Limited
Address:
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Room
810, Xxxxx X0
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xx. 0 XxxxxXx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 1007388
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Party
B:
Beijing K's Media Advertising Ltd. Co.
Address:
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211
Xx. 00 XxxXx Xxxxxx
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YanXi
Economic Xxxx, Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx
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Party
C:
Shareholders
Kun
(Xxxxx) Wei
Address:
Same as Party A
Xxxx
Xx
Address:
Same as Party B
9. Confidentiality.
The Parties acknowledge and
confirm any oral or written materials exchanged by the Parties in connection
with this Agreement are confidential. The Parties shall maintain the
secrecy and
confidentiality of all such materials. Without the written approval by the
other
Parties, any Party shall not disclose to any third party any relevant materials,
but the following circumstances shall be excluded:
(a) The
materials that is known or may be known by the general public (but not include
the materials disclosed by each party receiving the materials);
(b) The
materials are required to be disclosed subject to the applicable laws or the
rules or provisions of stock exchange; or
(c) The
materials are disclosed by each Party to its legal or financial consultant
relating the transaction of this Agreement, and this legal or financial
consultant shall comply with the confidentiality set forth in this Section.
The
disclosure of the confidential materials by staff or employed institution of
any
Party shall be deemed as the disclosure of such materials by such Party, and
such Party shall bear the liabilities for breaching the contract. This clause
shall survive whatever this Agreement is invalid, amended, revoked, terminated
or unable to implement by any reason.
10. Further
Warranties. The Parties
agree to promptly execute documents reasonably required to perform the
provisions and the aim of this Agreement or documents beneficial to it, and
to take actions reasonably
required to perform the provisions and the aim of this Agreement or actions
beneficial to it.
11. Miscellaneous.
11.1 Amendment,
Modification and Supplement. Any amendment and supplement
to this
Agreement shall only be effective is made by the Parties in writing.
11.2 Entire
Agreement. Notwithstanding
the Article 5 of this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject
matters therein and supersede and replace all prior or contemporaneous
agreements
and understandings in verb or/and in writing.
11.3 Severability.
If any provision of this
Agreement is judged as invalid or non-enforceable according to relevant Laws,
the provision shall be deemed invalid only within the applicable laws and regulations
of the
PRC, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions
hereof shall not be affected or impaired in any way. The Parties shall, through
fairly consultation, replace those invalid, illegal or non-enforceable
provisions with valid
provisions that may bring the similar economic effects with the effects caused
by those invalid, illegal or non-enforceable provisions.
11.4 Headings.
The headings contained in this
Agreement are for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect
the
interpretation, explanation or in any other way the meaning of the provisions
of
this Agreement.
11.5 Language
and
Copies. This Agreement has
been executed in Chinese in four (4) duplicate originals; each Party holds
one
(1) original and each
duplicate original shall have the same legal effect.
11.6 Successor.
This Agreement shall bind and
benefit the successor of each Party and the transferee allowed by each
Party.
11.7 Survival.
Any obligation taking place or
at term hereof prior to the end or termination ahead
of the end of this
Agreement shall continue in force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence
of
the end or termination ahead of the end of the Agreement. Article 6, Article
8,
Article 9 and Section 11.7 hereof shall continue in forceand
effect after the termination of this
Agreement.
11.8 Waiver.
Any Party may waive the terms
and conditions of this Agreement in writing with the signature of the Parties.
Any waiver by a Party to the breach by other Parties within certain situation
shall not be construed as
a waiver to any similar breach by other Parties within other situations.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereof have caused this Option Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
PARTY
A:
Orient Come Holdings, Inc.
By:
/s/ Xx Xxxx
Name:
Xx Xxxx
Title:
President
PARTY
B:
Beijing K's Media Advertising Ltd. Co.
By:
/s/
Kun (Xxxxx)
Wei
Name:
Kun (Xxxxx) Wei
Title:
President
[OPTION
AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE CONTINUED]
PARTY
C:
SHAREHOLDERS
OF PARTY B:
/s/
Kun (Xxxxx)
Wei
Name:
Kun Wei__
(PRC
ID Card
No.:
06825970
)
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Shares
of Beijing K's Media Advertising Ltd. Co. owned by Kun (Xxxxx)
Wei): 50%
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/s/
Xxxx
Xx
Name:
Xxxx Xx
(PRC
ID Card
No.:
11010219670607195)
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Shares
of Beijing K's Media Advertising Ltd. Co. owned by Xxxx
Xx: 50%
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