Restated Equity Option Agreement among Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd. and and Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd. June 7, 2011

Exhibit 4.14

Restated Equity Option Agreement

among

Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd.

and

Xx Xxxxx

and

Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd.

June 7, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Articles				Pages
1.		DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS			4
2.		PURCHASE AND SALE OF EQUITY INTEREST			5
3.		UNDERTAKINGS			6
4.		REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES			8
5.		FURTHER WARRANTIES			10
6.		TERM			10
7.		APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION			10
8.		CONFIDENTIALITY			11
9.		MISCELLANEOUS			11

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THIS RESTATED EQUITY OPTION AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into on June 7th, 2011 in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC).

by and among

(1) Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd. ( ), a liability limited company incorporated under the PRC laws with its registered address at 1102, Tower B, Xx. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000, Xxxxx (Party A);

and

(2) Xx Xxxxx , a PRC citizen, holder of identity card number *** whose residential address is at Xxxx 000, Xxxx 0, Xxxxxxxx 00, No. 2, Juchangnanxiang, Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, PRC (Party B);

and

(3) Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd. ( ), a company duly organized and existing under the PRC laws with its legal address at Room 1001, F/10, Tower B, Xx. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000, Xxxxx (Party C).

Recitals

A. Party B holds 68 % of the equity interest in Party C.

B. Party C, an operating vehicle of the website (xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx), is a PRC domestic company lawfully existing in the PRC and engaged in Internet information services.

C. On the 18th of March, 2011, a Restated Loan Agreement was entered into between Party A and Party B (Loan Agreement), pursuant to which Party B took loans in the amount of 6,120,000 (Loan) from, and therefore owes a debt to, Party A to subscribe to the aforementioned 68% equity interest in Party C.

D. On the 18th of March, 2011, a Restated Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement was entered into between Party A and Party C (Services Agreement), pursuant to which Party C will pay a service fee to Party A in consideration for services provided by Party A.

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E. Party A, Party B, Party C and certain other parties entered into an equity option agreement ( , Original Agreement) dated 1 April, 2008, pursuant to which Party B has agreed to grant to Party A an exclusive option to acquire the equity interests registered in Party B’s name, subject to the terms and conditions therein.

F. Party A, Party B ,Party C and certain other parties entered into a supplementary agreement to the Original Agreement (Supplementary Agreement) as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, the parties therein agree that Party A , Party B, and Party C will sign this Agreement to restate the Original Agreement. Party A, Party B and Party C further acknowledge that this Agreement does not substantially change the Original Agreement, and the provisions of this Agreement reflect the intention of the Parties when they executed the Original agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

1.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Designated Person(s)		means 1 or more person(s) designated by Party A;
Equity Interest		means 100% of the equity interest held by Party B in Party C;
Equity Pledge Agreement		means the Restated Equity Interest Pledge Agreement entered into by and among Party A and Party B, dated on the 18th of March, 2011, under which Party B pledges to Party A Party B’s Equity Interest in consideration for Party C’s performance of its obligations under the Loan Agreement and Services Agreement;
Notice of Purchase		means the written notice sent by Party A to exercise the Purchase Right (as defined below), as set forth in Article 2.2;
Person		means a person, corporation, joint venture, partnership, enterprise, trust, or non-corporate entity;
Purchase Right		means an irrevocable right to purchase, at any time, all or part of the Equity Interest held by Party B at a price equivalent to the lowest price permitted by then-current PRC laws; and
Security Interest		means any third party’s security, right or interest, any right to purchase Party B’s equity interest in Party C, or any right of acquisition, right of set-off, or other security arrangement, including any security interest subject to this Agreement, the Equity Pledge Agreement or the Loan Agreement.

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1.2 Interpretations. All headings used are for reference purposes only and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision. The use of the plural shall include the use of the singular, and vice versa. Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to a day, month or year is to a calendar day, month or year. The use of the masculine shall include the use of the feminine, and vice versa.

2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF EQUITY INTEREST

2.1 Authorization. Party B hereby irrevocably grants Party A or its Designated Person(s) the Purchase Right for his Equity Interest.

2.2 Procedures. Upon Party A’s decision to exercise such Purchase Right, it shall send a written Notice of Purchase to Party B setting forth details for the purchase.

2.3 Exercise of Purchase Right. Every time Party A exercises the Purchase Right:

2.3.1 Party B shall supervise and ensure other shareholders of Party C to convene a shareholders meeting, and pass a resolution to transfer the Equity Interest from Party B to Party A and/or the Designated Person;

2.3.2 Party B shall, upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Notice of Purchase, enter into all documents requested by Party A; and

2.3.3 Party B and Party C shall execute all documents, acquire all approvals, and perform all actions necessary to transfer the valid ownership of the Equity Interest to Party A and/or the Designated Person.

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2.4 Method of Payment. Upon exercise of the Purchase Right by Party A or its Designated Person(s), Party A shall make payment by cancelling all or a portion of the Loan, in the same proportion that Party A or its Designated Person(s) has acquired the Security Interest. In case PRC laws require Party A or its Designated Person(s) to pay to Party B, Party B shall immediately and unconditionally pay or transfer to Party A any proceeds in whatsoever form obtained from the Party A or its Designated Person(s) at the time such payables arise, after having deducted and paid any and all relevant taxes and expenses applicable to such a shareholder as a result of his receipt of such proceeds.

3. UNDERTAKINGS

3.1 Undertakings of Party C. Party C hereby undertakes that:

3.1.1 it will maintain its corporate existence, operate its business, and transact affairs prudently and efficiently in accordance with good financial and commercial standards and practices;

3.1.2 without the prior written consent of Party A, it will not sell, assign, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any legal or beneficiary rights to any of its assets, business, or revenues, or permit the creation of any other Security Interest over such rights at any time after the execution date of this Agreement;

3.1.3 without the prior written consent of Party A, it will not incur, assume, guarantee or allow the existence of any debts, except for those to which Party A has given its written consent;

3.1.4 it will always operate its business to maintain the value of its assets, and will not do anything which will affect its business situation nor the value of its assets;

3.1.5 without the prior written consent of Party A, it will not enter into any contract at an amount exceedingly higher or outside the ordinary business;

3.1.6 without the prior written consent of Party A, it will not provide any loan to any third party;

3.1.7 at the request of Party A, it will provide to Party A all information relating to its operation and financial conditions;

3.1.8 without the prior written consent of Party A, it will not be consolidated or merged with any third party, nor acquire or invest in any third party;

3.1.9 it will promptly inform Party A of any existing or threatened litigation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings relating to its assets, business, or revenues;

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3.1.10 in order to maintain the ownership of all its assets, it will execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions, file all necessary or appropriate charges, and conduct all necessary or appropriate defenses against all claims;

3.1.11 without the prior written consent of Party A, it will not in any form whatsoever allocate dividends to shareholders; and

3.1.12 if PRC law requires it to be dissolved or liquidated, it shall sell all of its assets to the extent permitted by PRC laws to Party A or another qualifying entity designated by Party A, at the lowest selling price permitted by applicable PRC law. Any obligation for Party A to pay Party C as a result of such transaction shall be forgiven by Party C or any proceeds from such transaction shall be paid to Party A in partial satisfaction of the service fee under the Services Agreement or remitted to Party A or the qualifying entity designated by Party A, as applicable under then-current PRC laws.

3.2 Undertakings of Party B. Party B undertakes on his own behalf that:

3.2.1 without the prior written consent of Party A, he will not sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge, grant any option rights or otherwise dispose of any legal or beneficiary rights to the Equity Interest, or permit the creation of any other Security Interest over such rights at any time, except for the pledge under the Equity Pledge Agreement;

3.2.2 without the prior written consent of Party A, he will not vote in favor of, endorse, or sign any shareholders resolution approving the sale, assignment, mortgage, or other disposal of the legal or beneficiary rights of any shareholder or allowing the creation of any other Security Interest over such rights at the shareholders meeting of Party C;

3.2.3 without the prior written consent of Party A, he will not vote in favor of, endorse, or sign any shareholders resolution approving the consolidation or merger of Party C with any third party or the acquisition of or investment in any third party by Party C at the shareholders meeting of Party C;

3.2.4 he will promptly inform Party A of any existing or threatened litigation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings relating to the Equity Interest;

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3.2.5 at the request of Party A, he will cause the shareholders meeting of Party C to vote in favor of the transfer of the Equity Interest as contemplated hereunder;

3.2.6 in order to maintain his ownership of the Equity Interest, he will execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions, file all necessary or appropriate charges, or conduct all necessary or appropriate defenses against all claims;

3.2.7 at the request of Party A, he will appoint the person nominated by Party A as the director of, or to hold any other position in, Party C;

3.2.8 at the request of Party A, he will immediately transfer the requested Equity Interest to the Designated Person(s);

3.2.9 he will strictly comply with the provisions of this Agreement and any other contracts entered into jointly or separately by the parties hereto, strictly perform the obligations under such contracts, and will not do anything which will affect the validity and enforceability of such contracts;

3.2.10 he shall not put forward, or vote in favor of, any shareholder resolution to, or otherwise request Party C to, issue any dividends or other distributions with respect to his equity interest in Party C; provided, however, in the event that he receives any profit, bonus, distribution or dividend from Party C, he shall, as permitted under PRC laws, immediately pay or transfer such profit, bonus, distribution or dividend to Party A or to any party designated by Party A in order to 1) first, to repay in part the Loan payable under the Loan Agreement; and 2) then, if there is any profit, bonus, distribution or dividend amount remaining, to pay in part the service fee under the Services Agreement on behalf of Party C; and

3.2.11 after mandatory liquidation described in 3.1.12 above, he will remit in full to the Party A any residual interest he receives in a nonreciprocal transfer or cause it happen. If such transfer is prohibited by PRC law, he will remit the proceeds to Party A or its Designated Person(s) in a manner permitted under PRC law

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

4.1 Representations and Warranties of Party B. Party B hereby represents and warrants on his own behalf to Party A that as of the date of this Agreement:

4.1.1 he has the power and right to sign, deliver, and perform his obligations under this Agreement, and that the said documents shall constitute his legal, valid, and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with their terms;

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4.1.2 the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other contracts, and the performance of his obligations thereunder, will not violate PRC law, breach or result in a default of any contract or instrument to which he is subject, or result in a breach, suspension, or revocation of any grant, license, or approval or result in the imposition of any additional conditions being imposed thereon; and

4.1.3 he is the lawful owner of the Equity Interest held by himself and has not created any Security Interest over such Equity Interest other than the Equity Pledge Agreement.

4.2 Representations and Warranties of Party C. Party C represents and warrants to Party A that:

4.2.1 it has the power and right to sign, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and said documents shall constitute its legal, valid, and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with their terms;

4.2.2 the execution and delivery, of this Agreement or any other contracts, and the performance of its obligations thereunder, will not violate PRC law, conflict with its Articles of Association or other constituent documents, breach or result in a default of any contract or instrument to which it is subject, or result in a breach, suspension, or revocation of any grant, license, or approval or result in the imposition of any additional conditions being imposed thereon;

4.2.3 it is the lawful owner of its assets, and has not created any Security Interest over such assets;

4.2.4 it does not have any outstanding debts other than those incurred in the ordinary course of business and which have been disclosed to Party A;

4.2.5 it will comply with all PRC law applicable to the acquisition of assets; and

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4.2.6 there is no existing, pending or threatened litigation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings relating to the Equity Interest, its assets, or itself.

5. FURTHER WARRANTIES

The parties to the agreement agree to promptly execute documents reasonably requisite to the performance of the provisions and the aim of this Agreement or documents beneficial to it, and to take actions reasonably requisite to the performance of the provisions and the aim of this Agreement or actions beneficial to it.

6. TERM

This Agreement shall take effect as of the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (1) the date on which all of the Equity Interests have been acquired by Party A directly or through its Designated Person(s); or (2) the unilateral termination by Party A (at its sole and absolute discretion), by giving 30 days prior written notice to the Party B of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

7. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

7.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with PRC law.

7.2 Consultation and Mediation. If any dispute arises in connection with this Agreement, the parties shall attempt in the first instance to resolve such dispute through friendly consultation or mediation.

7.3 Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) for arbitration, which shall be conducted in accordance with the CIETAC’s rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The place of arbitration shall be Beijing. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The tribunal shall consist of 3 arbitrators. The arbitral award is final and binding upon the parties. The cost of arbitration shall be allocated as determined by the arbitrators.

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8. CONFIDENTIALITY

8.1 Confidentiality Obligations. The parties shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information. Without the prior written consent of the other parties, no party shall disclose any Confidential Information to any third party unless the disclosure is required by law or by enforceable orders of the court or related government departments. Under such circumstances, the party required to disclose the Confidential Information shall notify the other parties immediately, take all possible measures to minimize the disclosure, and notify the persons to whom information is being disclosed of the confidentiality obligation.

8.2 Obligations upon Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party shall, at the request of the other parties, return any document, material, database, equipment, or software containing the Confidential Information to the other parties. If, for any reason, such document, material, database, equipment, or software cannot be returned, the parties shall destroy all the Confidential Information and delete the Confidential Information from any memory devices. No party shall be permitted to continue using the Confidential Information in any way after the termination of this Agreement.

8.3 No Time Limit. There is no time limit to the confidentiality obligations stipulated in this Article, which obligations will survive after the termination of this Agreement unless the Confidential Information is disclosed to the public for reasons not due to the breach of this Agreement by any party.

9. MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Notices. All notices or other communications sent by either party shall be written in English or Chinese, and delivered in person, by mail, or telecopy, to the other party at the following addresses. The date at which the communication shall be deemed to be duly given or made shall be confirmed as follows: (a) for notices delivered in person, the date of delivery shall be deemed as having been duly given or made; (b) for notices delivered by mail, the 10th day of the delivery date of air certified mail with postage prepaid (as shown on stamp) or the 4th day of the delivery date to an internationally certified delivery institution shall be deemed as having been duly given or made; and (c) for notices by telecopy, the receipt date showed on the delivery confirming paper of the relevant document shall be deemed as having been duly given or made.

Party A			:			Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd.
Address			:			1102, Tower B, Xx. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000, Xxxxx
Tel			:			x00 00 00000000
Attn			:			Xx Xxxxx

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Party B			:			Xx Xxxxx
Address			:			Xxxx 000, Xxxx 0, Xxxxxxxx 00, Xx. 0, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China
Tel			:			***
Attn			:			Xx Xxxxx
Party C			:			Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Address			:			Xxxx 0000, X/00, Xxxxx X, Xx. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000, Xxxxx
Tel			:			***
Attn			:			Qin Zhi

9.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Services Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Equity Pledge Agreement, and the power of attorney from Party B in favor of Party A (either original or restated) shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any previous discussions, negotiations and agreements related thereto (including without limitation, the Original Agreement). In the event of any discrepancy between this Agreement and Original Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of the discrepant provisions.

9.3 Amendment. Without the prior written consent of Party A, neither of Party B or Party C of this Agreement shall be entitled to amend this Agreement. If required by law, the parties shall obtain all requisite approvals from the relevant authorities to give effect to the amendment.

9.4 No Waiver. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing, any failure or delay on the part of any party to exercise any right, authority or privilege under this Agreement, or under any other agreement relating hereto, shall not operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, authority or privilege preclude any other future exercise thereof.

9.5 Severability. The provisions of this agreement are severable from each other. The invalidity of any provision of this agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this agreement.

9.6 Successors. This Agreement shall be valid and binding on the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

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9.7 Assignment. Party A may transfer or assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any of its designated parties (natural person or legal entity) at any time. In such circumstances, the transferee or assignee shall enjoy and undertake the same rights and obligations herein of Party A as if the transferee or assignee is Party A hereunder. When Party A transfers or assigns the rights and obligations under this Agreement, at the request of Party A, Party B shall execute the relevant agreements and/or documents with respect to such transfer or assignment. Party B and Party C shall assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Party A.

9.8 Language and Counterparts. This Agreement is prepared in 3 sets of originals in the English language. Each party shall hold 1 set.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereof have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

Party A:

Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd.

By:		/s/ Xx Xxxxx
Name: Xx Xxxxx
Title: Legal Representative
Company Seal:

Party B:

Xx Xxxxx

By:		/s/ Xx Xxxxx
Name: Xx Xxxxx

Party C

Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd.

By:		/s/ Legal Representative
Name:
Title: Legal Representative
Company seal:

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