SINOENERGY CORPORATION
EXECUTION
VERSION
SINOENERGY
CORPORATION
To:
Each
of
the investors listed on Schedule
A
(each an
“Investor”)
Re: Information
and Inspection Rights
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
letter will confirm our agreement that pursuant to and effective as of your
purchase of certain (x) 12% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Senior
Notes”)
and
(y) 3.0% Guaranteed Senior Convertible Notes due 2012 (the “Convertible
Notes”,
and
together with the Senior Notes, the “Securities”)
issued
by Sinoenergy Corporation (the “Company”)
pursuant to the applicable securities purchase agreements (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”)
dated
August 31, 2007 among the Company, the Investors and the other parties thereto,
the Investors (and its successors and assigns) shall be entitled to the
following contractual rights to certain financial information, inspection
rights, and other rights specifically provided herein:
1. Subject
to the Company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations and except for
information already provided to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, the
Company will concurrently furnish to the Investors all material information
(at
the address set forth on Schedule
A
hereto
or at such other address as the Investor may notify the Company in writing)
provided generally to all shareholders (including but not limited to financial
statements, details of material contracts, and acquisitions or disposals of
material assets and public filings with the trading market on which any of
the
Company’s capital stock is traded and the relevant regulatory
authorities).
2. The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Investors
with access to the books and records of the Company, provided
that
access to communications between the Company and its subsidiaries with its
attorneys need not be provided.
Information,
financial statements and other documents provided to the Investor or developed
pursuant to numbered paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall constitute “Confidential
Information”
for
the
purposes of this Agreement. Each Investor agrees, jointly and not severally,
that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge, or use for any
purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company) any Confidential
Information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this letter,
unless such Confidential Information (a) is known or becomes known to the public
in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement by such
Investor), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such
Investor without use of the Company’s Confidential Information, or (c) is or has
been made known or disclosed to such Investor by a third party without a breach
of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company;
provided,
however,
that
such Investor may disclose Confidential Information (i) to its attorneys,
accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to
obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the
Company; (ii) to any bona fide prospective purchaser of any securities from
such
Investor, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions
of
this letter; and (iii) to any affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly
owned subsidiary of the Investor in the ordinary course of
business.
The
rights described herein for an Investor shall terminate and be of no further
force or effect at the earliest time that both of the following conditions
are
met: (x) such Investor (together with its affiliates) holding less than
$2,000,000 in principal amount of the Securities issued by the Company under
the
Securities Purchase Agreement and (y) such Investor (together with its
affiliates) holding less than 3% of the common stock of the Company on a
fully-diluted basis.
The
confidentiality obligations referenced herein will survive any such
termination.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York. U.S. federal or state courts in the City of New York shall
have non-exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from this Agreement,
and
each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such
courts and waives any objection based on forum
non conveniens
or the
laying of venue.
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EXECUTION
VERSION
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
SINOENERGY CORPORATION | ||
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By: | /s/ XXXX Xxxxxxxx | |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
INVESTOR: | ||
ABAX LOTUS LTD. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
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Name: | ||
Title | ||
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INVESTOR: | ||
CCIF PETROL LIMITED | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xx | |
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Name: | ||
Title | ||
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SCHEDULE
A
NAME
AND ADDRESS OF INVESTORS
Abax
Lotus Ltd.
c/o
Abax Global Capital (Hong Kong) Limited
Suite
6708, 67/F Two International Finance Centre
0
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxx SAR
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CCIF
Petrol Limited
Kingston
Xxxxxxxx, PO Xxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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