SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the “Share Purchase Agreement”) made and entered into this 1st
day of
January, 2010 (the “Execution Date”) by and between:
SHISHI HUABAO MINGXIANG FOODS CO.,
LTD.
(the “Purchaser”), a limited liability company incorporated under
the laws of the People's Republic of China with its registered address at Dabao
Industrial Zone, Xiangzhi Town, Shishi City, Fujian, China and its legal
representative is Xxx Xxxx Fei; and
QIU SHANG JING
(the “Seller”),
with Identity Card Number 359002197910162010 and his
domicile is 179 Jiuwu Road,
Dongfu Village One, Hongshan Town, Shishi City, Fujian, China;
WHEREAS
, the Seller is the
sole shareholder which accounts for 100% of the registered capital of SHISHI XIANGHE FOOD SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
(the “Corporation”), a limited liability company
incorporated under the laws of the People's Republic of China with its
registered address at Dabao Industrial Zone, Xiangzhi Town, Shishi City, Fujian,
China which the Corporation has the registered capital of RMB5,000,000;
and
WHEREAS
, the Purchaser entered
into a Credit or Share Purchase Option Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with
the Seller and the Corporation on November 27, 2009, which the Purchaser made a
loan to the Corporation in the amount of RMB180,500,000 to be used for working
capital purposes and the interest rate on the loan is 5.0% per annum. In
consideration of the loan, the Purchaser received the option to purchase shares
representing eighty percent (80%) of the Corporation from the Seller. The Seller
agreed to pledge all of his shares in the Corporation to guarantee the
performance of the Corporation under the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS
, the Purchaser elects
to exercise the option to purchase shares representing eighty percent (80%) of
the Corporation and the Seller agrees to sell shares representing eighty percent
(80%) of the Corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
hereinafter set forth.
NOW THEREFORE
, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Share
Purchase Agreement, and in order to consummate the purchase and the sale of
eighty percent (80%) of the Corporation’s registered capital aforementioned, the
parties hereby agreed as follows:
1.
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Purchase and Sale of
Shares
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Upon the basis of the representations
and warranties herein contained, and the other terms of this
Share
Purchase
Agreement,
the Purchaser
elects
to purchase
eighty percent (80%)
shares
of the Corporation
from
the
Seller, and
the
Seller agrees to sell, transfer, assign
and deliver the
eighty percent (80%) shares
of the Corporation
to
the
Purchaser, free and c
xxxx of any liens security interests,
encumbrances, claims, liabilities, restrictions and third party right
(
the “
Liens
”
). The purchase price for
the
eighty percent (80%) shares
of the Corporation
shall be
XXX
0
00
,000,000 (
the “
Purchase Price
”
). The closing
of the
purchase and
the
sale of the
s
hares (the
“
Closing
”
) shall take place on
January
1
, 20
10
, at such location as the parties shall
agree. At the Closing
,
(i)
the
Seller shall
handle the share transfer procedures as
soon as possible and taxes occur ther
eof shall be borne by the relevant
parties in accordance with the laws
and (ii)
the
Purchaser shall
pay
the Seller an
amount of
RMB9,500,000 by wire transfer to
a
bank
account designated by
the
Seller
within 30 days after the
audit report of the Corporation for the year of 2009 is issued, in addition to
the loan of RMB180,500,000 which the Corporation owes to the Purchaser under the
Credit Agreement, will be transferred to be the consideration for the purchase
of eighty percent (80%) of the shares of the Corporation which the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller.
2.
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Mutual
Representations, Undertakings and
Warranties
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(a)
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Each
party has the full capacity for civil rights and civil conduct to sign and
perform this Share Purchase Agreement, and each party has taken all
necessary measures to obtain the approvals for signing and formal delivery
of this Share Purchase Agreement in accordance with the requirements of
the relevant laws and articles of
associations.
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(b)
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The
parties represent respectively that the execution and performance of this
Share Purchase Agreement shall not and does not in any way violate any
agreement and contract that neither party has participated
in.
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(c)
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The Seller
and the Purchaser
has full power,
capacity
,
authority
and right
to execute and deliver th
is
Share Purchase
Agreement and to perform
their
respective
obligations hereunder.
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(d)
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The execution, delivery and
performance of this
Share Purchase
Agreement by
the
Seller
and the Purchaser
does not contravene or conflict
with the articles of incorporation
or by
laws of Purchaser or with any
material agreement, contract or other instrument, or any law, rule,
regulation, order or decree, binding upon or applicable to the
Seller
and the
Purchaser
.
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(e)
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The
Seller represents that it legally owns the shares of the Corporation free
and clear of any pledge, encumbrance, seizure, claim and so forth at the
date of this Share Purchase Agreement and the Seller has the right to
transfer the shares.
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(f)
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All
assets of the Corporation are legally owned by itself and 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; the
Corporation also has not involved in any
dispute.
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(g)
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The
Seller and the Corporation represent that the Corporation has not involved
in any labor disputes or in any other disputes with any of its
employees.
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(h)
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The
Seller and the Corporation represent that the Corporation has not
defaulted or evaded any state or local
tax.
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(i)
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The
Seller and the Corporation represent that the trademarks, technologies and
any other intellectual properties owned or used by the Corporation 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 the Corporation are indeed owned
by third parties, the consideration of the corresponding perpetual use
rights has been fully settled by the Seller and the
Corporation.
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(j)
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The
Seller and the Corporation 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 the Seller and the Corporation in
accordance with laws to ensure the realization of the rights of the
Purchaser under this Share Purchase
Agreement.
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(k)
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The
Seller and the Corporation warrant respectively that there is not any
pending litigation, judicial or administrative proceeding or investigation
in which they are involved. As far as the Seller and the Corporation 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 the Corporation's properties, rights or businesses,
or impact the Seller on the use of its properties or on its business
operation.
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(l)
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The
Seller and the Corporation warrant that, prior to the completion of the
change registration of the Corporation with the administration of industry
and commerce, all business activities of the Corporation 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 the
Corporation and will try its best to keep the Corporation’s assets and
interests from any violation or
loss.
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(m)
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The
Seller and the Corporation warrant that, the production activities of the
Corporation have been in compliance with the requirements of hygiene
licensing, environmental protection and safe production, the Corporation
has not been penalized or warned by relevant administrative departments
for hygiene, environmental protection or safety
issues.
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(n)
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The
parties hereby agree, that any untruth or falsity of the undertakings or
warranties under this Share Purchase Agreement, or any breach of its
undertakings or warranties by neither party will constitute breach of this
Share Purchase Agreement. The breaching party shall bear the corresponding
liabilities and shall compensate any loss suffered by other
parties.
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3.
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Transfer of
Shares
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(a)
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The
Seller shall enter into any other relevant documents required for the
approval and registration with the Purchaser in a timely manner and urge
the Corporation 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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(b)
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The
shareholding structure of the Corporation is now changed
into:
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Name
of Shareholder
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Proportion
of the Shares
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Shishi
Huabao Mingxiang Foods Co., Ltd.
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80%
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Qiu
Shang Jing
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20%
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(c)
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After
the change of the shareholding structure of the Corporation in accordance
with 3 (b), if the Corporation has any funding requirement from the
shareholders, the Purchaser and the Seller should inject the capital into
the Corporation according to their respective
shareholding.
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(d)
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The
Seller shall be responsible to urge the Corporation 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
effective date of this Share Purchase Agreement and the Purchaser shall
give full cooperation.
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(e)
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If
the Seller intends to sell its 20% shareholding in the Corporation, the
Purchaser will have the right of first refusal at the maximum valuation of
RMB47,500,000.
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4.
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Guarantee
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(a)
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The
Corporation hereby irrevocably agrees that the Corporation shall bear
joint and several liability to the Purchaser for all expenses (including
but not limited to litigation costs, legal expenses, traveling expenses,
enforcement expenses) which the Seller shall compensate to the Purchaser
arising from the share purchase or disputes in connection with the share
purchase.
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(b)
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Save
for the guarantee under 4 (a), the Purchaser has the right to request the
Seller to pledge all its shares in the Corporation to the Purchaser and
handle the share pledge registration in a timely manner to ensure the full
performance of this Share Purchase Agreement of the
Seller.
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5.
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Disposition
of Credit and Debt and Profit
Distribution
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(a)
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The
Seller shall faithfully disclose the credit and debt information of the
Corporation. Under the circumstances that the Purchaser suffers heavy
losses or any unrecorded liabilities which are related to the execution of
this Share Purchase Agreement due to the Seller's fraud or intentional
concealment of material debt of the Corporation, the Purchaser has the
right to request the Seller to compensate the losses arising there
from.
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(b)
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It
is agreed that all the profits earned by the Corporation until November
30, 2009 are owned by the Seller. The Seller has the right to decide to
distribute the aforesaid profits of the Corporation. The profits earned by
the Corporation from December 1, 2009 until the effective date of this
Share Purchase Agreement, either the Purchaser and the Seller shall not
unilaterally decide to distribute the aforesaid profits of the Corporation
without written consent of another party. The profits earned by the
Corporation after the effective date of this Share Purchase Agreement
could be distributed under the laws in accordance with the respective
shareholding of the Purchaser and the Seller in the
Corporation.
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6.
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Taxes
and Expenses
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The Purchaser and
t
he Seller unanimously agree that each
party shall bear its own taxes and relevant expenses arising from the transfer
of the shares of
t
he Corporation under this
Share Purchase
Agreement.
7.
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Termination
of The Agreement
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(a)
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The
Purchaser and the Seller agree that this
Share Purchase
Agreement will be terminated if
the following occurs:
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l
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the
Purchaser and the Seller unanimously agree to terminate
th
is
Share Purchase
Agreement
;
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l
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this
Share Purchase Agreement is
ruled null and void by judicial a
uthorities in accordance with the
laws; and
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l
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occurrence of other circumstances
leading to termination of th
is
Share Purchase
Agreement in accordance with the
laws.
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(b)
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On the occurrence of the aforesaid
circumstances leading to termination of this
Share Purcha
se
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
bre
ach and
compensation for economic losses according to its
defaults.
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8.
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Default
Liabilities
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(a)
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Under
the circumstances that the Seller fails to handle the share transfer
registration procedures on schedule under 3 (d), the Seller shall
compensate to the Purchaser amounting to 20% of the amount of the purchase
price as the penalty. The aforesaid payment of penalty shall not affect
the right of the Purchaser to request the continuing performance of this
Share Purchase Agreement of the Seller or to apply to the court for the
enforcement.
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(b)
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Save
for the provisions under 8 (a), breach of any provisions under this Share
Purchase Agreement shall be deemed as breach of contract. The defaulting
party shall undertake liabilities for breach to other
parties.
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(c)
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Unless
force majeure occurs, if any party's violation of this Share Purchase
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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9.
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Settlement
of Disputes
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(a)
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The Purchaser and
t
he Seller 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
Share Purchase
Agreement through friendly
negotiations. Should no agreement can be reached through negotiation, each
party may submit the dispute to the China International Economic and
T
rade Arbitration
Commission, Shanghai Branch for arbitration in accordance with the
commission
’
s arbitration rules then in
effect, which constitute part of this clause. The arbitration award shall
be final and binding on the parties
hereto.
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4
(b)
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The
language for arbitration shall be
Chinese.
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10.
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Governing
Law
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The
concluding, validity, interpretation, performance of this Share Purchase
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.
11.
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Waiver
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Any
party’s failure to request exercise any clause under this Share Purchase
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.
12.
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Amendments
to The Agreement
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No
amendment, alteration or modification to any provision in this Share Purchase
Agreement shall be valid unless written alteration agreements are signed by duly
authorized representatives of each party.
13.
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Notification
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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 postal department issues registration receipts.
(i)
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If to the
Seller:
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Receiver:
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Qiu
Shang Jing
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Address:
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000
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
One
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Hongshan
Town,
Shishi
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Telephone
Number:
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0000-00000000
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Facsimile:
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0595-88987766
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Email:
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xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
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(ii)
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If to the
Purchaser:
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Receiver:
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Xxx
Xxxx Fei
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Address:
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Dabao
Industrial Zone
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Xiangzhi
Town
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Shishi
City
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Telephone
Number:
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0000-00000000
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Facsimile:
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0595-88982319
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Email:
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xxxxxxx.xxx@xxxxx-xxxxxx.xx
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Or at such other address as the
Purchaser or
the
Seller each may specify by
written
notice to the others, and e
ach such notice, request, consent and
other
communication shall for all purposes of
the
Share Purchase
Agreement be treated as
being
effective or having been given when
delivered if delivered personally, upon
receipt of facsimile confirmation if
transmitte
d by facsimile,
or, if sent by
mail, at the earlier of its receipt of
72 hours after the same has been
deposited in a regularly maintained
receptacle for the deposit of mail, addressed and postage prepaid as
aforesaid.
14.
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Final
Agreement
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The
parties understand and agree that this Share Purchase 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 Share Purchase Agreement supersedes all and any previous statements,
undertakings, explanations and declarations of intention made by any party to
this Share Purchase Agreement, no matter in writing or by oral, expressed or
implicated.
15.
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Effectiveness
of The Agreement
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This
Share Purchase Agreement shall come into effect when it is
executed.
16.
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Miscellaneous
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(a)
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The parties agree to cooperate
with each other in executing and delivering all further documents
necessary to effect the purchase and
the
sale of the
s
hares, and both parties agree to
coop
erate with
each
other for purposes of effecting
the other terms of this
Share Purchase
Agreement.
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(b)
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All representations, warranties,
covenants, and obligations in this
Share Purchase
Agreement will survive the
Closing.
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(c)
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Any provision of this
Share Purchase
Agreement may be amended or
waived, if, but
only if, such amendment or waiver
is in writing and is signed by both parties
hereto.
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(d)
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This
Share Purchase
Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective
heir
s,
administrators, successors, assigns and legal
representatives.
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(e)
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This
Share Purchase
Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and governed
by
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 Share Purchase
Agreement on terms, conditions and relevant matters of the share transfer
for the parties to observe.
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(f)
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Th
is
Share Purchase
Agreement contains the entire
agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the purchase
and the sale
of the
s
hares and the other transactions
contemplated herein, and supersedes all prior understandings and
agreements of the parties wi
th respect to the subject matters
hereof.
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(g)
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This
Share Purchase
Agreement may be executed in
counterparts each of which
shall be an original with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument. No provision of this
Sha
re Purchase
Agreement is intended to confer
upon any
p
erson other than the parties
hereto any rights or remedies
hereunder.
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(h)
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If any term, provision, covenant
or restriction of this
Share Purchase
Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction or ot
her authority to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this
Share Purchase
Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated
so long a
s the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such
a
determination, the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this
Share Purchase
Agreement so as to e
ffect the original intent of the
parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as
originally contemplated to the
fullest extent
possible.
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(i)
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The
parties may sign supplementary written agreements separately regarding
matters not covered in this Share Purchase Agreement. All supplementary
agreements constitute an indivisible part of this Share Purchase
Agreement, and have the same legally binding effect as this Share Purchase
Agreement.
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(j)
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Any
provision under this Share Purchase 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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(k)
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The
headings in this Share Purchase Agreement are set for convenience of
reference only, and shall not be used in construing or interpreting this
Share Purchase Agreement.
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(l)
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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, unless
and to the extent disclosure is required by law, or to secure advice from
a legal or tax advisor
.. 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 Share Purchase 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 Share Purchase Agreement). Each party shall take
necessary measures to make sure that its employees observe the obligation
of confidentiality under this
clause.
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(m)
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This
Share Purchase 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, each of the
undersigned has duly executed, or caused
its authorized officer to duly execute,
this
Share Purchase
A
greement as of the date first
set
forth above.
The
Purchaser:
Shishi
Huabao Mingxiang Foods Co., Ltd.
Xxx Xxxx
Fei
Signature
of Legal Representative
Date:
January 1, 2010
The
Seller:
Qiu
Shang Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxx
Signature
Date:
January 1, 2010
The
Corporation:
Shishi
Xianghe Food Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Qiu Shang
Jing
Signature
of Legal Representative
Date:
January 1, 2010
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