SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT For the Purchase of Common Shares of Legend Media Tianjin Investment Company Limited By Well Chance Investments Limited May 8, 2008
Execution
Version
For
the
Purchase of Common Shares
of
Legend
Media Tianjin Investment Company Limited
By
Well
Chance Investments Limited
May
8,
2008
This
Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of May 8, 2008, by and among:
1. |
Legend
Media Inc.,
a
corporation incorporated under the Laws of the State of Nevada, United
States of America ( “Legend”);
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2. |
Well
Chance Investments Limited, an international business company incorporated
under the Laws
of the British Virgin Islands (the
“Purchaser”);
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3. |
Music
Radio Limited, an international business company incorporated under
the
Laws of the British Virgin Islands (the "Seller"); and
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4. |
Ju
Baochun (巨宝春)
an individual holding PRC ID card No. ______________; and
Xxx Xxx (薛伟),
an individual holding PRC ID card No. ______________
(each a “Founder” and collectively the
“Founders”).
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The
Seller and the Founders are collectively referred to as the “Seller
Parties”,
and
each individually as a “Seller
Party”.
The
Purchaser and the Seller Parties are referred to herein collectively as the
“Parties”
and
each individually as a “Party”.
Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Article 12
of
this Agreement.
RECITALS
A. |
The
Purchaser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Legend.
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B. |
Legend
Media Tianjin Investment Company Limited is an international business
company incorporated under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands
(the
“Company”)
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Seller.
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C. |
Legend
Media Tianjin HK Limited is a Hong Kong company that will be a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“HK
Company”).
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D. |
HK
Company intends to set up a PRC Wholly Foreign Owned Entity, being
a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the HK Company (“PRC
Subsidiary”).
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E. |
Tianjin
Yinse Lingdong Advertising Co., Ltd. is a PRC company limited by
shares
(“Yinse”).
The Company, the HK Company, the PRC Subsidiary and Yinse are referred
to
herein collectively as the “Group
Companies”
and each individually as a “Group
Company”.
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F. |
The
Founders are the sole shareholders of the Seller and
Yinse.
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G. |
On
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser
desires to purchase, and the Seller desires to sell to the Purchaser,
common shares of the Company (the “Purchased
Shares”),
which Purchased Shares constitute 80% of the
Shares.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article
1
Share
Purchase and Sale
1.01. Purchase
and Sale. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (as defined below), the
Seller shall sell and transfer the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser, and
the
Purchaser shall purchase the Purchased Shares from the Seller.
1.02. Purchase
Price; Payment Schedule.
In
consideration for the sale and transfer of the Purchased Shares to the
Purchaser, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller cash consideration and share
consideration, as follows:
(i) Upon
Closing, Purchaser shall deliver the share certificates representing the
number
of shares of common stock of Legend with an aggregate Issue Price of
USD7,160,714 (the “Share Consideration”) to an escrow agent mutually
designated by the Purchaser and Seller (the “Escrow Agent”) and subject
to an escrow agreement (“Escrow Agreement”). The Escrow Agreement shall
provide that the costs for the said escrow will be equally shared by the
Purchaser and the Seller. The per share “Issue Price” is the weighted
average trading price of one share of Legend’s common stock for the 90 trading
days immediately prior to the date hereof.
(ii) Within
28
days after Closing, Purchaser shall deposit USD2 million (the “Cash
Consideration”) to an escrow account managed by the Escrow
Agent.
1.03. Escrow
Restrictions.
The
Share Consideration, Cash Consideration pursuant to Section 1.04 and the
original certificates and documents pursuant to Section 1.08 shall be released
by the Escrow Agent to the Seller or the Purchaser, as the case may be, upon
occurrence of each of the followings:
(i) Yinse
has
entered into a contract with Atis Advertising (the “Atis Contract”) in
form and content acceptable to Purchaser, pursuant to which (A) Yinse is
granted
the exclusive right to market and sell all broadcast advertising for China
National Radio Station Music Radio in Tianjin, local frequency FM92.5, (B)
the
term of such exclusivity is at least 2 years, (C) and any fees payable for
any
subsequent 12-month period by Yinse under the Atis Contract shall not be
increased by more than 20% of the fees payable in the first 12-month period.
(ii) Yinse
and/or the Founders have entered into certain contracts designated by Purchaser,
in form and content acceptable to Purchaser (the “Yinse Contracts”), that
contain one or more of the following provisions: (A) the provision of exclusive
technical consulting and services by the PRC Subsidiary to Yinse, (B) the
right
of the PRC Subsidiary to vote the Founders’ Yinse shares, (C) a pledge by the
Founders to transfer Yinse shares to the PRC Subsidiary or its designee upon
certain events of breach or default, (D) an option by PRC Subsidiary or its
designee to purchase Founders’ Yinse’s shares, (E) powers of attorney permitting
the PRC Subsidiary to act on behalf of the Founders in connection with the
foregoing, and (F) non-disclosure obligations and non-competition obligations
pursuant to the Section 4.06 of this Agreement on the part of the
Founders.
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1.04. Release
from Escrow.
If the
Atis Contract and the Yinse Contracts are fully executed on or prior to December
31, 2008, the Cash Consideration and that portion of the Share Consideration
with an aggregate Issue Price of USD2,160,714 shall be released to the Seller
within 7 days after such execution, and the remaining Share Consideration
shall
be released within 7 days after determination of the 2008 Revenue (as defined
below), in accordance with and subject to the terms of Section 1.05. If such
execution fails to occur on or prior to December 31, 2008, the Share
Consideration and the Cash Consideration shall be released to the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser shall have the right to seek release to Purchaser of any Share
Consideration or Cash Consideration in an amount equal to any Loss incurred
by
Purchaser in accordance with Article 10.
1.05. Adjustment
and Release of Remaining Share Consideration.
(i) The
Purchaser and Seller shall mutually select an impartial auditor (the “Initial
Auditor”) to audit and determine, according to US GAAP, the gross revenues
of Yinse for the period from June 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (the
“2008Revenue”). Such determination shall be made within 90 days
after December 31, 2008. Absent manifest error, such determination shall
be
final and conclusive.
(ii)
The
aggregate Issue Price of the Share Consideration to be released to the Seller
by
the Escrow Agent upon determination of the 2008 Revenue shall be as
follows:
(a) |
If
the 2008 Revenue equals 90% or more of RMB 8.75 million (the “2008
Target Revenue”), the aggregate Issue Price shall be USD5 million.
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(b) |
If
the 2008 Revenue equals less than 90% but more than 60%
of the 2008 Target Revenue, the USD5 million aggregate Issue Price
shall
be reduced in accordance with the following calculation: USD5 million
multiplied by (1 minus (the percentage shortfall from the 2008 Target
Revenue minus 10%). For example, if the 2008 Revenue equals 80% of
the
2008 Target Revenue, the percentage shortfall is 20% and the aggregate
Issue Price is calculated as follows: USD5,000,000 x (1-(0.20-0.10))
=
USD4.5 million, and the Seller would be entitled to receive the number
of
shares of Legend common stock equal to USD4.5 million divided by
the Issue
Price.
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(c) |
If
the 2008 Revenue is equal to or less than 60%
of the 2008 Target Revenue, the aggregate Issue Price shall be 0
and none
of the Share Consideration remaining with the Escrow Agent shall
be
released to the Seller.
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(iii)
After
the release of Share Consideration, if any, to the Seller in accordance with
this Section 1.05, all Share Consideration remaining with the Escrow Agent
shall
be released to the Purchaser.
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1.06. Closing;
Time and Place. Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and
7, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares (the “Closing”)
shall take place on May 15, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., at 00X, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxx
Xx. 0,
XX Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Center, Jia 0 Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, unless another place or time is agreed upon by the Purchaser
and the Seller. The date upon which the Closing actually occurs is herein
referred to as the “Closing Date”.
1.07. Deliveries
by the Purchaser. At
the
Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver:
(i) to
the
Escrow Agent,
a
certificate or certificates representing the Share
Consideration; and
(ii) to
the
Seller, a true and correct copy of the resolutions or minutes of the meetings
of
the board of directors of the Purchaser, and where required by applicable
Laws,
the shareholders of the Purchaser, or other relevant internal document
evidencing approval of this Agreement and the matters contemplated hereby,
certified by an authorized officer of the Purchaser.
1.08. Deliveries
by the Seller.
At the
Closing, the following original certificates and documents shall be delivered
to
the Escrow Agent and released to the Purchaser on the same day when the Escrow
Agent release the Cash Consideration and the Share Consideration to the Seller
pursuant to the Section 1.04 of this Agreement, provided copies of such
certificates and documents shall be delivered to the Purchaser on the Closing
Date:
(i) The
Purchased Shares.
(1)
A certificate
representing the Purchased Shares, duly endorsed for transfer as required
under
applicable Laws;, and (2) duly executed instruments of transfer
with
respect to the Purchased Shares.
(ii) The
Ancillary Agreements. The Seller shall deliver the Ancillary Agreements duly
executed by the Seller Parties, as applicable.
(iii) The
Resignation Letters. Duly executed letters of resignation by those current
officers, directors, company secretaries and signatories, as applicable,
of the
Group Companies as directed by the Purchaser, in form and content acceptable
to
the Purchaser.
(iv) Corporate
Approvals of the Seller. A true and correct copy of the resolutions or
minutes of the meetings of the Seller’s board of directors, and where required
by applicable Laws, the Seller’s shareholders, or other relevant internal
document evidencing approval of this Agreement and the matters contemplated
hereby, certified by an authorized officer of the Seller.
(v) Board
Resolutions of the Company. A true and correct copy of the resolutions or
minutes of a meeting of the Company’s board of directors or other relevant
internal document evidencing approval of this Agreement and the matters
contemplated hereby, certified by an authorized officer of the Company.
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(vi) Legal
Opinion of the BVI Counsel . A legal opinion of the BVI counsel to the
Company and the Seller on valid incorporation and good standing of the Company,
the Seller, and any other issues as may be reasonably requested by the
Purchaser.
(vii) Legal
Opinion of the PRC Counsel. A legal opinion of the PRC counsel to the
Company and the Seller on valid incorporation and existence of Yinse, the
enforceability of the Yinse Contracts, and any other issues as may be reasonably
requested by the Purchaser.
(viii) Share
Register. A certified copy of the share register of the Company, certified
by an officer of the Company and reflecting the Purchaser’s ownership of the
Purchased Shares.
(ix) Compliance
Certificate. Certificates signed by a duly authorized officer of the Seller
and each of the Founders (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Purchaser), dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the matters set
forth
in Section 6.04
have
been fulfilled and are accurate and complete.
Article
2
Representations
and Warranties of the Seller
and the Founders
Subject
to the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller and the
Founders hereby jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Purchaser
the following at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date;
provided,
however,
the
representations and warranties made in respect of the Ancillary Agreements
and
the PRC Subsidiary under this Agreement shall be made at the Closing Date
only:
2.01. Authority.
The
Seller is the sole and exclusive record holder of the Shares, free and clear
of
all Liens, and, there are no agreements, arrangements or understandings to
which
the Seller is a party (other than pursuant to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby) involving the purchase, sale, voting, holding
or other acquisition or disposition of the Shares or any interest therein.
The
Seller has fully paid for such Shares in accordance with applicable Laws,
and
the Shares are duly and validly issued.
There
is
no action, suit, investigation, complaint or other proceeding pending against
the Seller or, to the knowledge of the Seller or the Founders, threatened
against the Seller or the Founders or any other Person that restricts in
any
respect or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the
exercise by any Party or beneficiary of its rights under this Agreement or
the
performance by any Party of its obligations under this Agreement.
The
Seller and the Founders do not have any pre-emptive rights, rights of first
refusal, co-sale rights or similar rights in respect of the Company or the
Shares. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Seller
and
the Founders hereby waive any and all pre-emptive rights, rights of first
refusal, co-sale rights or similar rights, as well as any entitlements to
liquidation preferences or other preferences contemplated under the memorandum
and articles of association of the Company or otherwise, to the extent that
any
such rights or preferences would be inconsistent with the transactions set
forth
in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.
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Each
of
the Founder, Seller and Group Company has all requisite corporate or other
power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is a party and to perform the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Party is a party and
the
performance by such Party of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, has
been
duly and validly authorized and no other corporate action on the part of
such
Party is necessary. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, upon the
execution and delivery by each of the Founders, Seller and Group Company
(assuming due and valid execution and delivery by the Purchaser), will
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against such
Party
in accordance with their terms.
2.02. Tax
Matters.
Each of
the Seller and the Founders represents and warrants that the Seller or the
Founders has had an opportunity to review with its own tax advisors the tax
consequences to the Seller or the Founders of the sale of the Purchased Shares
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Seller
and the Founders understands that it must rely solely on its advisors and
not on
any statements or representations by the Purchaser, each Group Company or
any of
their respective agents. Each of the Seller and the Founders understands
that,
unless otherwise required under this Agreement, it shall be responsible for
its
own tax liability under relevant Law that may arise from the sale of the
Purchased Shares and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.03. Reliance
by the Purchaser. Each of the Seller and the Founders understands and
acknowledges that the Purchaser is entering into this Agreement in reliance
upon
the representations and warranties and covenants of the Seller Parties made
herein (subject to the exceptions and disclosures contained in the Disclosure
Schedule).
2.04. The
Company
(i) Organization.
The
Company is an international business company duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands and has
full
corporate power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and
to
own, use and lease its Assets and Properties. Except
for the HK Company, the Company has no other subsidiaries or branches. There
are
no other companies, partnerships, joint ventures, associations or other entities
in which the Company, of record or beneficially, has any direct or indirect
equity or other interest or any right (contingent or otherwise) to acquire
the
same. The Company has not engaged in any substantive business since its
incorporation.
(ii) Company
Share Capital. The total authorized share capital of the Company consists of
50,000 ordinary shares. The Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and are owned, of record by the holders thereof free
and
clear of all Liens, and were either issued in accordance with all applicable
securities Laws or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. There are no outstanding
Options with respect to the Company. There are no currently outstanding offers
to provide Options made by the Company that as at the date hereof have not
been
issued or granted. The Shares are not subject to and have not been issued
in
violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any Laws,
the
charter documents or any contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise
bound. There
are
no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the
right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having
the
right to vote) on any matters on which holders of equity interests of the
Company may vote. There are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies
or
other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or
transfer of any of the equity interests to which the Company is a party or
is
otherwise bound. There is no outstanding equity or similar securities of
the
Company or any rights to acquire such securities of the Company.
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2.05. The
HK
Company
(i) Organization.
The HK
Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
the
Laws of the Hong Kong and has full corporate power and authority to conduct
its
business as now conducted and to own, use and lease its Assets and Properties.
Except for the PRC Subsidiary, the HK Company has no other subsidiaries or
branches. There are no other companies, partnerships, joint ventures,
associations or other entities in which the Company, of record or beneficially,
has any direct or indirect equity or other interest or any right (contingent
or
otherwise) to acquire the same. The HK Company has not engaged in any
substantive business since its incorporation.
(ii) HK
Company Share Capital. The total authorized share capital of the Company
consists of 10,000 ordinary shares. The shares outstanding as at the date
of
this Agreement are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and are owned, of record by the holders thereof free and clear
of
all Liens, and were either issued in accordance with all applicable securities
Laws or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. There are no outstanding Options
with
respect to the HK Company. There are no currently outstanding offers to provide
Options made by the HK Company that as at the date hereof have not been issued
or granted. The shares are not subject to and have not been issued in violation
of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
subscription right or any similar right under any Laws, the charter documents
or
any contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound.
2.06. The
PRC
Subsidiary.
(i) The
PRC
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the
Laws
of the PRC, and has full corporate power and authority to conduct its business
as now conducted and to own, use and lease its Assets and Properties. The
PRC
Subsidiary is duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business in the
PRC.
All such registered capital has been duly authorized and is fully paid and
is
owned, of record or beneficially, by the HK Company free and clear of all
Liens.
There are no outstanding Options with respect to the PRC Subsidiary. The
PRC
Subsidiary does not have any subsidiaries, branches or representative offices.
The PRC Subsidiary has not engaged in any substantive business since its
incorporation.
(ii) The
equity interests in the PRC Subsidiary are not subject to or issued in violation
of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
subscription right or any similar right under any PRC Laws, the charter
documents or any contract to which the PRC Subsidiary is a party or otherwise
bound.
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2.07. Yinse.
(i) Section
2.07
of the Disclosure Schedule lists the name of Yinse and all lines of business
in which Yinse is engaged. Yinse is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the Laws of the PRC, and has full corporate power and authority
to conduct its business as now and proposed to be conducted and to own, use
and
lease its Assets and Properties.
(ii) Yinse
is
duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business in the PRC. The registered
capital of Yinse has been duly authorized and is fully paid and is owned
by the
holders thereof free and clear of all Liens. There are no outstanding Options
with respect to Yinse. Yinse does not have any subsidiaries, branches or
representative offices.
(iii) All
the
equity interests in Yinse are owned by the Founders and are not subject to
or
issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any PRC Laws,
the charter documents or any contract to which Yinse or a Founder is a party
or
otherwise bound.
(iv) No
penalty has been imposed on Yinse by the relevant PRC governmental authorities
due to its failure to comply with applicable Laws.
2.08. Governmental
Approvals and Filings. No consent, approval or action of, filing with or
notice to any Governmental Authority on the part of the Seller Parties is
required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
2.09. Compliance
with Laws and Orders. None of the Group Companies is or has at any time
received any notice that it is or has at any time been, in any violation,
breach
or default of any term of its articles of association, or of any provision
of
Contract, or any PRC Laws applicable to or binding upon the Group Company
or its
Assets and Properties (as the case may be).
2.10. Licenses.
All
consents, approvals, permits or Licenses required for the operation of the
business of the Group Company have been obtained. The Group Company has at
all
times carried on its business in compliance with all applicable Laws. Neither
the Group Company nor any of its directors, shareholders, and officers has
committed any criminal offence or any breach of the requirements or conditions
of any statute, treaty, legislation or regulation in the course of carrying
on
the Group Company’s business. The Group Company is not the subject of any
ongoing or threatening inquiry that would have an adverse effect by any
governmental or regulatory body.
Each
License is valid, binding and in full force and effect; and no Group Company
is
or has at any time been, or has received any notice that it is or has at
any
time been, in default (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both,
would be in default) under any such License.
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2.11. Contracts.
(i) Section
2.11
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each of the
all Contracts, to which any Group Company is a party or by which any of its
respective Assets and Properties is bound (including material Contracts that
have expired by their terms or otherwise terminated but have liabilities
that
continue to attach to such Group Company):
(ii) The
Seller has delivered to the Purchaser true and complete copies (or, if not
in
writing, reasonably complete and accurate written descriptions) of each Contract
or other arrangement required to be listed on Section 2.11 of the Disclosure
Schedule, together with all amendments and supplements thereto.
(iii) Each
Contract to which each Group Company is a party is in full force and effect
and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance
with
its terms, of each party thereto; and neither any Group Company nor, to the
knowledge of the Seller Parties, any other party to such Contract is, or
has
received notice that it is, in violation or breach of or default under any
such
Contract (or with notice or lapse of time or both, would be in violation
or
breach of or default under any such Contract) or that another party to a
Contract listed in Section 2.11 of the Disclosure Schedule intends to
cancel, terminate or refuse to renew such Contract.
(iv) No
Group
Company is a party to or bound by any Contract that could result, individually
or in the aggregate with any other such Contracts, in a Business Material
Adverse Effect.
2.12. Real
Property.
(i) Each
Group Company, as applicable, is in possession as lessee of each parcel of
real
property, together with all facilities, fixtures and other improvements thereon,
and in each case such lease is, to the knowledge of the Group Companies,
free
and clear of all Liens. To the knowledge of the Group Companies, none of
the use
of such real property, facilities, fixtures or other improvements contravenes
or
violates any occupational safety and health or other applicable Law in any
material respect.
(ii) Each
Group Company, as applicable, has a valid and subsisting leasehold estate
in and
the right to quiet enjoyment of the real properties used by it for the full
term
of the lease. Each lease referred to in paragraph above is a legal, valid
and
binding agreement of the applicable Group Company, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, and to the knowledge of the Group Companies, is a legal,
valid
and binding agreement of each other Person that is a party thereto, and no
Group
Company has received notice of any default (or any condition or event which,
after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
thereunder.
(iii) Prior
to
the execution of this Agreement, each Group Company has delivered to the
Purchaser true and complete copies of all leases (including any amendments
and
renewal letters).
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(iv) No
Group
Company is a lessor under any lease, sublease, tenancy or license of, or
entered
into any rental agreement with respect to, any portion of the real property
referred to in paragraph.
2.13. Insurance.
No
commercial insurance is used or necessary in the conduct of the business
of the
Group Companies.
2.14. Taxes.
All Tax
Returns required to be filed in respect of each Group Company have been duly
and
timely filed, have been prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws,
and are
true, correct and complete. All Taxes due and payable by each Group Company,
whether or not shown as due on such Tax Returns, have been fully paid when
due.
2.15. Legal
Proceedings. There are no:
(i) Actions
or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller or any Group Company,
threatened against any of the Group Companies or any of their respective
Assets
and Properties;
(ii) Orders
outstanding against any of the Group Companies; or
(iii) to
the
knowledge of the Seller Parties, facts or circumstances known to any of the
Group Companies that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Action
or
Proceeding that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to
clause (i)
or
(ii) above.
2.16. Affiliate
Transactions.
Except
for the Ancillary Agreements, as at the date of this Agreement, (i) there
are no inter-company Liabilities between a Group Company, on the one hand,
and
the Seller, or officer, director or Affiliate of the Seller, on the other,
(ii) neither the Seller, nor any such officer, director or Affiliate
provides or causes to be provided any assets, services or facilities to the
Group Companies, (iii) no Group Company provides or causes to be provided
any
assets, services or facilities to the Seller or any officer, director or
Affiliate of the Seller and (iv) no Group Company beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, any Investment Assets of the Seller or any such officer,
director or Affiliate of the Seller.
2.17. Employees;
Labor Relations.
The
Group
Companies have complied with all applicable Laws relating to the employment
of
labor.
2.18. Bank
and Brokerage Accounts; Investment Assets. Section 2.18 of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the names and locations
of all banks, trust companies, securities brokers and other financial
institutions at which any Group Company has an account or safe deposit box
or
maintains a banking, custodial, trading or other similar
relationship.
2.19. Brokers.
All
negotiations relative to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby
have been carried out by the Seller directly with the Purchaser without the
intervention of any Person on behalf of the Seller in such manner as to give
rise to any valid claim by any Person against the Purchaser, or any of the
Seller Parties for a finder’s fee, brokerage commission or similar
payment.
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2.20. Assets
and Properties. The Group Company has good and marketable title to its owned
properties and assets free and clear of liens or encumbrance. All facilities,
machinery, equipment, fixtures, vehicle and other properties owned, leased
or
used by the Group Company are in good operating condition and repair, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and are reasonably fit and usable for purposes for
which
they are being used.
2.21. No
Insolvency. No order has been made or petition presented or resolution
passed for the winding up of a Group Company. None of the Group Companies
is
insolvent or unable to pay its debts as and when due.
2.22. No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Founders
and the Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such
Person is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby will not:
(i) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any of the provisions of the
memorandum and articles of association (or other comparable corporate charter
documents) of the Seller and Group Company;
(ii) conflict
with or result in a violation of any Law or Order applicable to the Seller,
the
Founders and Group Company or any of its Assets and Properties; or
(iii) (a) conflict
with or result in a violation of, (b) constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, (c) require the Founders, the
Seller and Group Company to obtain any consent, approval or action of, make
any
filing with or give any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms
of,
(d) result in or give to any Person any right of termination, cancellation,
acceleration or modification in or with respect to or result in any loss
of
benefit under or with respect to, (e) result in or give to any Person any
additional rights or entitlement to increased, additional, accelerated or
guaranteed payments under, or (f) result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon a Group Company or any of its respective Assets and Properties,
under any Contract or License to which such Group Company is a party or by
which
any of its respective Assets and Properties is bound or any Law or Order
applicable to a Group Company or any of its respective Assets and
Properties.
2.23. No
Dividend or Other Distribution.
No
dividend or other distribution has occurred since its establishment with
respect
to any of the Group Companies.
2.24. No
Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no Liabilities against, relating to or
affecting the Group Company or any of its Assets and Properties, other than
Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice. No Group Company is a guarantor, indemnitor, surety or other obligor
of any indebtedness of any other Person.
No Group
Company has any interest payment obligation, including, without limitation,
bank
debt. Except as set forth in Section 2.24 of Disclosure Schedule, there
is no capital commitment (including, without limitation, off-balance sheet
capital commitment) for any Group Company.
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2.25. No
Powers of Attorney. Except as set forth in Section 2.25 of the Disclosure
Schedule, no Group Company has any powers of attorney or comparable delegations
of authority outstanding.
2.26. Absence
of Changes. Except for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
transactions to take place pursuant hereto on the Closing Date, since the
establishment of the Group Companies there has not been any Business Material
Adverse Effect on the Group Companies and none of the actions set forth in
Section 4.05 has occurred except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Purchaser
or as requested by the Purchaser. Without limiting the foregoing, there has
not
occurred since the establishment of the Group Companies until the date
hereof:
(i) any
(a) amendment of the memorandum and articles of association (or other
comparable corporate charter documents) of, or (b) reorganization,
liquidation or dissolution of any Group Company;
(ii) any
capital expenditure, commitments for additions to property, plant, equipment
or
license of any Group Company constituting capital assets in an aggregate
amount
exceeding Ten Thousand US Dollars (US$10,000);
(iii) any
entry
into any exclusive distribution, marketing, sales or other similar agreement
with any third person whereby any Group Company has granted any third party
exclusivity right;
(iv) any
material communication with a Governmental Authority;
(v) any
transaction by a Group Company with the Seller, any officer, director or
Affiliate of the Seller (a) outside the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or (b) other than on an arm’s-length basis;
(vi) any
material change in (a) any accounting, financial reporting, or Tax practice
or policy of any Group Company or (b) the fiscal year of any Group
Company;
(vii) any
entering into of an agreement to do or engage in any of the foregoing after
the
date hereof, except as contemplated by this Agreement; or
(viii) any
other
transaction involving or affecting a Group Company outside the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice.
2.27. Disclosure.
The
Seller Parties have provided the Purchaser with all information that the
Purchaser has requested (for deciding whether to acquire the Purchased Shares).
The Seller Parties have provided the Purchaser with all information that,
to the
best knowledge of the Seller Parties, may materially and adversely impact
the
business and financial condition of the Yinse. The Seller Parties have not
been
aware of any fact which has not been disclosed to Purchaser, which could
have a
Business Material Adverse Effect on Yinse. If any of the representations
and
warranties by the Seller and the Founders in this Agreement, any of the other
statements or certificates or other materials made or delivered to the Purchaser
at any time in connection herewith, or materials provided to the Purchaser
in
connection with its due diligence, becomes untrue or misleading in any material
respect, the Seller Parties shall, and shall promptly notify the Purchaser
in
writing of such fact and of the reasons for such change.
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No
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, and no statement
contained in the Disclosure Schedule, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
Any
certificate, list or other writing furnished to the Purchaser and/or its
Affiliates and representatives is a genuine and truthful copy of the original
copy.
Article
3
Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser
The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants the following to the Seller and
the
Founders as at the date of this Agreement and as at the Closing
Date:
3.01. Authorization
by the Purchaser.
The
execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which it is a party, and the performance by the Purchaser of
its
obligations hereunder and thereunder, have been duly and validly authorized
by
the board of directors of the Purchaser, no other corporate action on the
part
of the Purchaser or its shareholders being necessary. This Agreement has
been
duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes
(assuming due and valid execution and delivery by the Seller Parties), and
upon
the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of the Ancillary Agreements to
which
it is a party, such Ancillary Agreements will constitute, legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in
accordance with their terms.
3.02. Organization.
The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing under the
Laws
of its jurisdiction of formation. On the Closing Date and subject to other
provisions of this Agreement, the Purchaser has full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to
which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder
and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Purchaser
is
duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business in all jurisdictions,
in
which the ownership, use or leasing of its Assets and Properties, or the
conduct
or nature of its business, makes such qualification, licensing or admission
necessary and in which the failure to be so qualified, licensed or admitted
could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to which
it
is a party or on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations
hereunder or thereunder.
3.03. No
Conflicts. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement
does not, and the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of the Ancillary
Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by the Purchaser of its
obligations under this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will
not:
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(i) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the organizational documents of the Purchaser, as the case
may
be;
(ii) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any term or provision of any Law
or
Order applicable to the Purchaser or any of its respective Assets and Properties
to the extent that such conflict, violation or breach would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations
under
this Agreement; or
(iii) require
the Purchaser to obtain any consent, approval or action of, make any filing
with
or give any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of any Contract
or License to which the Purchaser is a party or by which any of its Assets
and
Properties is bound.
3.04. No
Insolvency.
No
order has been made or petition presented or resolution passed for the winding
up of the Purchaser. The Purchaser is not insolvent or unable to pay its
debts
as and when due and there is no unfulfilled insolvency-related decree or
court
order outstanding against the Purchaser.
3.05. Brokers.
No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Purchaser.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary of this Agreement, the Purchaser
agrees
to bear its own cost for such finder’s fee, brokerage commission or similar
payment, if any.
3.06. Consideration
Shares. The Share Consideration has been duly authorized, and when delivered
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly
issued,
fully paid and non-assessable and will be free of restrictions on transfer
other
than the Lock-in and orderly market conditions or otherwise as contemplated
under this Agreement.
3.07. Litigation.
As at the date hereof, no Action by or against the Purchaser is pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened, which could affect the legality,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements
or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
Article
4
Covenants
of the Seller
Parties
Except
as
expressly set forth in this Article 4 or otherwise consented to by the
Purchaser, the Seller and the Founders covenant and agree with the Purchaser
that, at all times from and after the date hereof until the earlier of (a)
the
Closing Date and (b) the termination of this Agreement, except otherwise
stipulated in this Agreement, the Seller and the Founders will comply with
all
covenants and provisions of this Article 4. For the purposes of this
Article 4, the parties understand and agree that under all circumstances
where
the Seller and the Founders covenant to cause the Group Companies to take,
or
refrain from taking a particular action, each of the Seller and the Founders
agree to exercise all control and power over the Group Companies available
to
the Seller and the Founders (whether by virtue of office, directorship,
shareholder status, contract or otherwise) in order to cause the Group Companies
to take, or refrain from taking, the specified action, provided that neither
the
Seller nor the Founders shall be obligated to exercise any control or power
not
available to it.
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4.01. Investigation
by the Purchaser.
The
Seller and
the
Founders will, and will cause the Group Companies to, (i) provide the
Purchaser and its officers, directors, key employees, agents, counsel,
accountants, financial advisors, consultants and other representatives with
reasonable access, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business
hours, to all officers, employees, agents and accountants of the Group Companies
and their Assets and Properties and books and records, and (ii) furnish the
Purchaser and such other Persons with all such information and data (including
copies of Contracts and other books and records) concerning the business
and
operations of the Group Companies as the Purchaser or any of such other Persons
may reasonably request in connection with such investigation.
4.02. Conduct
of Business. The Group Companies shall, and the Seller and
Founders will
cause the Group Companies to, conduct business only in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Group Companies shall, and the Seller and
Founders will
cause the Group Companies to:
(i) (a) preserve
intact the present business organization and reputation of the Group Companies,
(b) keep available (subject to dismissals, resignations and retirements in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) the services
of
the present officers, employees and consultants of the Group Companies,
(c) maintain the Assets and Properties of the Group Companies in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (d) maintain
the goodwill of customers, suppliers, lenders and other Persons to whom the
Group Companies provide services or with whom any Group Company otherwise
has a
significant business relationship, and (e) continue all current sales,
marketing and promotional activities relating to the business and operations
of
the Group Companies;
(ii) comply,
in all respects, with all Laws and Orders applicable to them and promptly
following receipt thereof give the Purchaser copies of any notice received
from
any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging any violation of any
such
Laws or Order.
4.03. Notice
and Cure.
The
Seller Parties will notify the Purchaser promptly in writing of, and
contemporaneously will provide the Purchaser with true and complete copies
of
any and all information or documents relating to, and will use all commercially
reasonable efforts to cure before the Closing, any event, transaction or
circumstance occurring after the date of this Agreement that causes or will
cause any covenant or agreement of any of the Seller Parties under this
Agreement to be breached or that renders or will render untrue in all
respects
any representation or warranty of the Seller Parties contained in this Agreement
as if the same were made on or as at the date of such event, transaction
or
circumstance. The Seller Parties also will notify the Purchaser promptly
in
writing of, and to the extent requested by the Purchaser, will use all
commercially reasonable efforts to cure, before the Closing, any violation
or
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by a Seller
Party in this Agreement, whether occurring or arising before, on or after
the
date of this Agreement.
4.04. Fulfillment
of Conditions. The Seller Parties will execute and deliver at the Closing
each Ancillary Agreement and other document or certificate that such Seller
Party is required hereby to execute and deliver as a condition to the Closing,
will take all commercially reasonable steps necessary or desirable and proceed
diligently and in good faith to satisfy each other condition to the obligations
of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement and will not, and will not permit
the Seller Parties to take or fail to take any action that could reasonably
be
expected to result in the non-fulfillment of any such condition. Each of
the
Seller Parties will take any other action required to authorize, approve
and
make effective the Transactions in accordance with applicable Law.
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4.05. Certain
Restrictions. Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Purchaser, the
Group Companies shall, and the Seller and the Founders shall cause the Group
Companies to refrain from:
(i) authorizing,
issuing, selling or otherwise disposing of any capital shares with respect
to
any Group Company, or effecting any share split or other change in the
capitalization of any Group Company, or modifying or amending any right of
(a)
any holder of outstanding capital shares with respect to any Group Company
or
(b) any holder of rights to acquire capital shares with respect to any Group
Company;
(ii) declaring,
setting aside or paying any dividend or other distribution in respect of
any
capital shares of any Group Company;
(iii)
(a) entering into, amending, modifying, terminating (partially or
completely), granting any waiver under or giving any consent with respect
to (1)
any Contract or (2) any License or (b) granting any irrevocable powers of
attorney, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(iv) violating,
breaching or defaulting under in any respect, or taking or failing to take
any
action that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute
a
violation or breach of, or default under, any term or provision of any License
held or used by the Group Companies or any Contract to which any of the Group
Companies is a party or by which any of their respective Assets and Properties
is bound;
(v) (a) incurring
any additional Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary
course of business), or (b) voluntarily purchasing, canceling, prepaying or
otherwise providing for a complete or partial discharge in advance of a
scheduled payment date with respect to, or waiving any right of any of the
Group
Companies under, any Indebtedness of or owing to any of them (other than
Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business);
(vi) making
capital expenditures or commitments for additions to property, plant or
equipment in an aggregate amount exceeding Ten Thousand US Dollars (US$10,000);
(vii) making
any change in the lines of business in which they participate or are engaged
which would result in a Business Material Adverse Effect; or
(viii) entering
into any agreement to do or engage in any of the foregoing.
4.06. Post-Closing
Covenants.
The
Founders covenant as follows:
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(i) From
the
date hereof until the earlier of the third anniversary of the date of this
Agreement or the termination of the Founder’s employment with any of the Group
Companies or any of their Affiliates, the Founders shall use best efforts
to
assist the Group Companies to:
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promptly
procure and maintain all required Licenses to operate the business
of the
Group Companies (including Yinse’s registration of its branch office and
update of its business license to reflect its branch offices) and
shall
not take or fail to take any action that results in, or would be
reasonably likely to result in, the revocation or non-renewal of
the
Licenses of Yinse, or that would otherwise cause or result in the
commencement of Actions or Proceedings by any governmental authorities
that would be reasonably likely to result in a Business Material
Adverse
Effect on the Group Companies; and
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(b) |
unless
otherwise expressly agreed by the Purchaser in writing, promptly
file with
the applicable PRC tax authority all required submissions, applications
and other documents.
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(ii) The
Founders shall not sell, transfer or encumber the remaining Shares owned
by the
Founders without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
(iii) Mr.
Ju
Baochun agrees and acknowledges that he will serve as executive management
of
Legend, subject to duty of care and duty of loyalty applicable to management
of
a public reporting company, including, without limitation, to refrain from
engaging in any affiliated transaction or disclosing any non-public information
of Legend and/or its Affiliates, conducting any activity that may be competitive
with the current or proposed business of any of the Group Companies or Legend
without the approval of the board of directors of Legend. Mr. Ju Baohcun
agrees
to cause any of his Affiliates to abide by the obligations under this
paragraph.
(iv) The
Founders and their Affiliates will not engage in any business related to
radio
advertising, including, without limitation, the obtaining of rights from
any
radio station, except as conducted through the PRC Subsidiary, Yinse or another
newly-formed entity, the revenues and profits of which may be consolidated
into
the financial statements of Legend according to US GAAP.
(v) Notwithstanding
the immediately foregoing subsections (iii) and (iv), the Parties acknowledge
and agree to the following:
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One
Affiliate of Mr. Ju is engaged in the general advertising business,
and
such Affiliate may from time to time place radio advertisements on
behalf
of its clients, provided such advertisements are with radio stations
that
broadcast outside the current or proposed coverage area or territory
of
any of the Group Companies and their
Affiliates.
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(b) |
One
Affiliate of Mr. Ju has entered into an exclusive agency agreement
with a
Beijing-based national radio channel. Legend is currently in negotiations
with Mr. Ju regarding a transaction with such Affiliate. During the
period
prior to the consummation of such transaction, the operations of
such
Affiliate will not constitute a breach of this Agreement, provided
that
such consummation is not unreasonably delayed and in any event occurs
prior to July 31, 2008.
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(vi) The
Founders agree that the Share Consideration shall be subject to a 12-month
Lock-in, starting from the issuance date of such Share Consideration, and
that
after the expiration of such Lock-in period, upon consultation with the broker
of the Purchaser or Legend, the Founders shall sell such Share Consideration
in
a manner which maintains an orderly market in Legend's shares.
ARTICLE
5
Covenants
of the Purchaser
The
Purchaser covenants
and agrees with the Seller that, at all times from and after the date hereof
until the Closing, the Purchaser will comply with all covenants and provisions
of this Article 5, except to the extent the Seller may otherwise consent in
writing.
5.01. Fulfillment
of Conditions.
The
Purchaser will execute and deliver at the Closing each Ancillary Agreement
that
the Purchaser is hereby required to execute and deliver as a condition to
the
Closing, will take all commercially reasonable steps necessary or desirable
and
proceed diligently and in good faith to satisfy each other condition to the
obligations of the Seller contained in this Agreement and will not take or
fail
to take any action that could reasonably be expected to result in the
non-fulfillment of any such condition.
5.02. Notice
and Cure. The Purchaser will notify the Seller and the Founders promptly in
writing of, and contemporaneously will provide the Seller with true and complete
copies of any and all information or documents relating to, and will use
all
commercially reasonable efforts to cure before the Closing, any event,
transaction or circumstance occurring after the date of this Agreement that
causes or will cause any covenant or agreement of the Purchaser under this
Agreement to be breached or that renders or will render untrue any
representation or warranty of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement as
if
the same were made on or as at the date of such event, transaction or
circumstance. The Purchaser also will notify the Seller and the Founders
promptly in writing of, and will use all commercially reasonable efforts
to
cure, before the Closing, any violation or breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser in this Agreement,
whether
occurring or arising before, on or after the date of this Agreement. No notice
given pursuant to this Section 5.02
shall
have any effect on the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
contained in this Agreement for purposes of determining satisfaction of any
condition contained herein or shall in any way limit the Seller’s right to seek
indemnity under Article10.
5.03. Shareholders
Approval. In the event that the approval of shareholders of the Purchaser is
required in order for the transactions contemplated under this Agreement
and the
Ancillary Agreements to be consummated, the Purchaser shall use its best
efforts
to obtain such approval within thirty (30) days after the date of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
6
Conditions
to Obligations of the Purchaser
The
obligations of the
Purchaser hereunder are subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing,
of
each of the following conditions (all or any of which may be waived in whole
or
in part by the Purchaser in its sole discretion):
6.01. Regulatory
Consents and Approvals.
As at
the Closing Date, all consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and
notices to any Governmental Authority necessary to permit the Seller to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) shall have
been duly obtained, made or given, (b) shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (c) shall not be subject to the
satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived and
(d) shall be in full force and effect, and all terminations or expirations
of waiting periods imposed by any Governmental Authority necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements shall have occurred.
6.02. Orders
and Laws. There shall not be in effect on the Closing Date any Order or Law
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
any of
the Ancillary Agreements or which could reasonably be expected to have a
Business Material Adverse Effect on the Group Companies, and there shall
not be
pending or threatened on the Closing Date any Actions or Proceedings or any
other action, statement or objection in, before or by any Governmental Authority
which could reasonably be expected to result in the issuance of any such
Order
or the enactment, promulgation or deemed applicability to the Purchaser,
the
Group Companies or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
of the
Ancillary Agreements of any such Order or Law.
6.03. Third
Party Consents. The consents (or in lieu thereof waivers) and all other
consents (or in lieu thereof waivers) to the performance by the Seller Parties
of their obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or
to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby as are required
under any Contract to which any of the Seller Parties is a party or by which
any
of their respective Assets and Properties are bound and where the failure
to
obtain any such consent (or in lieu thereof waiver) could reasonably be
expected, individually or in the aggregate with other such failures, to
adversely affect the Purchaser or have a Business Material Adverse Effect
on the
Group Companies, (a) shall have been obtained, (b) shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, (c) shall not be
subject to the satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied
or
waived and (d) shall be in full force and effect.
6.04. Performance
of Obligations; Representations and Warranties. Each Seller Party shall have
performed and complied with all covenants, obligations and agreements contained
in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it
prior
to or at the Closing and each of the representations and warranties made
by such
Seller Party in this Agreement and in each Ancillary Agreement to which it
is a
Party, shall be true and correct in all respects on the date hereof and on
and
at the Closing Date as though such representation or warranty was made on
and at
the Closing Date, and any representation or warranty made as at a specified
date
earlier than the Closing Date shall have been true and correct in all respects
on such earlier date.
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6.05. Closing
Deliveries. The Seller Parties shall have delivered to the Purchaser all of
the documents and agreements set forth in Section 1.08.
6.06. Certificates.
The Purchaser shall have received certificates from each of the Seller Parties
dated the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory
to the Purchaser, certifying that the conditions set forth herein have been
satisfied.
6.07. Proceedings.
All board and/or shareholder approvals to be obtained on the part of the
Seller
and the Founders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall have received copies of all such documents
and other evidences as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to
establish the consummation of such transactions and the taking of all
proceedings in connection therewith.
6.08. Directors
and Management. The Group Companies shall have updated and filed their
respective register of directors to accurately reflect their current directors
and general managers (to the extent applicable), including the following
directors of the Group Companies, who shall be appointed effective at the
Closing:
(a) The
Company
:
Xxxxxxx Dash, Xxxxxxx Xxx and Ju Baochun;
(b) The
HK
Company: Xxxxxxx Dash, Xxxxxxx Xxx and Ju Baochun; and
(c) The
PRC Subsidiary: Xxxxxxx Dash, Xxxxxxx Xxx and Ju Baochun.
6.09. No
Business Material Adverse Effect.
There
shall have been no Business Material Adverse Effect.
6.10. HK
Company. Ownership of all the equity interests of the HK Company shall have
been transferred to the Company.
6.11. Business
License. The PRC Subsidiary shall have completed capital injection in the
amount of 15% of its registered capital, among which 20% is contributed by
the
Seller and 80% contributed by the Purchaser and obtained the final business
license from relevant PRC Governmental Authority.
ARTICLE
7
Conditions
to Obligations of the Seller
The
obligations of the
Seller hereunder are subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing,
of
each of the following conditions (all or any of which may be waived in whole
or
in part by the Seller in their sole discretion):
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7.01. Orders
and Laws.
There
shall not be in effect on the Closing Date any Order or Law restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of
any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements or which could reasonably be expected to have a Business Material
Adverse Effect on the Purchaser, or there shall not be pending or threatened
on
the Closing Date any Action or Proceeding or any other action in, before
or by
any Governmental Authority which would result in the issuance of any such
Order
or the enactment, promulgation or deemed applicability to the Seller or the
Founders or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements of any such Order or Law.
7.02. Regulatory
Consents and Approvals. All consents, approvals and actions of, filings with
and notices to any Governmental Authority necessary to permit the Purchaser
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) shall have
been duly obtained, made or given, (b) shall not be subject to the
satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived and
(c) shall be in full force and effect, and all terminations or expirations
of waiting periods imposed by any Governmental Authority necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements shall have occurred.
7.03. Representations
and Warranties. The Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all
covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement that are
required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing
and
each of the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects on and as at (i) the
date
hereof, and (ii) the Closing Date as though such representation or warranty
was
made on and as at the Closing Date, and any representation or warranty made
as
at a specified date earlier than the Closing Date shall have been true and
correct in all respects on and as at such earlier date.
7.04. Proceedings.
All board and/or shareholder approvals to be obtained by the Purchaser in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all
documents incidental thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Seller and the Founders, and the Seller and the Founders
shall
have received copies of all such documents and other evidences as the Seller
and
the Founders may reasonably request in order to establish the consummation
of
such transactions and the taking of all proceedings in connection
therewith.
ARTICLE
8
Tax
Matters and Post-Closing Taxes
The
Parties
shall pay their respective sales, use, value added, transfer, real property
transfer, recording, stamp stock transfer and other similar Taxes and fees
arising out of the transactions effected pursuant to this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
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ARTICLE
9
Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Notwithstanding
any right of the Purchaser (whether or not exercised) to investigate the
affairs
of the Group Companies or any right of any Party (whether or not exercised)
to
investigate the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other
Party contained in this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything known by
any
such Party or the fact of the Closing, the Purchaser has the right to rely
fully
upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Seller
Parties contained in this Agreement (subject to the exceptions and disclosures
contained in the Disclosure Schedule). The
Representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein shall
survive the Closing.
ARTICLE
10
Indemnification
10.01. Indemnification by
the
Seller and the Founders.
The
Seller and the Founders shall jointly and severally indemnify the Purchaser
and
its officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates in respect of,
and
hold each of them harmless from and against, any and all Loss suffered, incurred
or sustained by any of them or to which any of them becomes subject to,
resulting from or arising out of any of the following:
(i) any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of or failure to
perform any covenant or agreement on the part of any of the Seller Parties
contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement (subject always
to the
exceptions and disclosures contained in the Disclosure Schedule);
or
(ii) any
fraud
or negligence by a Seller Party, or any of their respective employees, officers,
directors or shareholders with respect to the subject matter of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained or contemplated
by this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement.
10.02. Indemnification
by the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller and its officers, directors, employees,
agents and Affiliates in respect of, and hold each of them harmless from
and
against, any and all Loss suffered, incurred or sustained by any of them
or to
which any of them becomes subject to, resulting from or arising out of any
of
the following:
(i) any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or non-fulfillment of or failure to
perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Purchaser contained
in this
Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement; or
(ii) any
fraud
or negligence by the Purchaser, or any of its employees, officers, directors
or
shareholders with respect to the subject matter of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained or contemplated by this Agreement
or in any Ancillary Agreement.
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ARTICLE
11
Termination
11.01. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions contemplated hereby may
be
abandoned at any time prior to Closing:
(i) in
the
event of a material breach hereof by the non-terminating party if such
non-terminating party fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) Business
Days following notification thereof by the terminating party;
(ii) if
any
Order enjoining the Purchaser or any Seller Party from consummating the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have become final and
non-appealable; or
(iii) at
any
time after 90 days after the date hereof upon notification to the
non-terminating party by the terminating party if the Closing has not occurred
on or before such date;
provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement
under this Section 11.01
shall
not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under
this
Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure
of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date.
Notwithstanding
with anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Purchaser shall be entitled
to terminate this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements subsequent to the
Closing, if Yinse fails to obtain the Atis Contract on or prior to December
31,
2008. Upon such termination, all Parties shall be restored to status quo,
including, without limitation, the Cash Consideration and the Share
Consideration being immediately returned to the Purchaser or Legend, as
applicable, and the transfer of the Purchased Shares back to the
Seller.
11.02. Effect
of Termination.
If this
Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 11.01,
this
Agreement will forthwith become null and void, and there will be no liability
or
obligation on the part of the Seller and the Founders, or the Purchaser (or,
with regards to the Seller, and the Purchaser, any of their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents or other representatives or Affiliates), except
as
provided in the next succeeding sentence and except that the provisions with
respect to expenses in Section 13.04
and
confidentiality in Section 13.05
will
continue to apply following any such termination. Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, upon termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 11.01(ii)
or
(iii),
any
Party will remain liable to the non-breaching Party for any breach of this
Agreement by the breaching Party existing
at the time of such termination, and the non-breaching Party may seek such
remedies, including damages and reasonable fees of attorneys, against the
breaching Party with respect to any such breach as are provided in this
Agreement or as are otherwise available at law or in equity.
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ARTICLE
12
Definitions
12.01. Definitions.
(i) As
used
in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the meanings indicated
below:
“Actions
or Proceedings”
means
(i) any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or (ii) any Governmental Authority
inquiry, investigation or audit.
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person
specified. For the purposes of this definition, control of a Person means
the
power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person whether by Contract or otherwise and, in any
event
and without limitation of the previous sentence, any Person owning twenty
percent (20%) or more of the voting securities of a second Person shall be
deemed to control that second Person. For the purposes of this definition,
a
Person shall be deemed to control any of his or her immediate family members.
“Agreement”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the introductory paragraph.
“Ancillary
Agreements”
means
the Yinse Contracts and the Escrow Agreement.
“Assets
and Properties”
of
any
Person means all assets and properties of every kind, nature, character and
description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible,
whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise and wherever
situated), including the goodwill related thereto, operated, owned or leased
by
such Person, including cash, cash equivalents, Investment Assets, accounts
and
notes receivable, chattel paper, documents, instruments, general intangibles,
real estate, equipment, inventory, goods and intellectual property.
“Atis
Advertising”
means
Beijing Atis Advertising Co., Ltd. (北京阿提斯广告有限公司),
a
corporation incorporated under the Laws of PRC.
“Atis
Contract”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in the
PRC and
the U.S. are authorized or obligated to close.
“Business
Material Adverse Effect”
means
any material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, condition
(financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Group Companies
taken
as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Seller Parties to perform their
obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in a timely manner
or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements without material delay. In determining whether there
has
been a Business Material Adverse Effect, any event, circumstance, change
or
effect shall be considered both individually and together with all other
events,
circumstances, changes or effects and any event, circumstance, change or
effect
that reasonably could be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect (individually or together with one or more other events, circumstances,
changes or effects) shall be considered a Business Material Adverse
Effect.
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“BVI”
means
British Virgin Islands.
“Cash
Consideration”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the transactions contemplated by Section 1.06 of this
Agreement.
“Closing
Date” has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.06 of this Agreement.
“Contract”
means
any agreement, lease, and evidence of Indebtedness, mortgage, indenture,
security agreement or other contract (whether written or oral).
“Disclosure
Schedule”
means
the Disclosure Schedule, including any document annexed to the Disclosure
Schedule, attached hereto as the Exhibit,
dated
as at the date hereof and as updated immediately prior to the Closing Date,
delivered to the Purchaser by the Seller Parties in connection with this
Agreement.
“Escrow
Agent”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Escrow
Agreement”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Founders”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of this Agreement.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission, official
or
other instrumentality of the PRC, any foreign country or any domestic or
foreign
state, county, city or other political subdivision including but not limited
to
the Ministry of Commerce and their respective local and provincial branches
or
departments.
“HKIAC”
means
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
“Hong
Kong”
or
“HK”
means
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC.
“HK
Company”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Indebtedness”
of
any
Person means all obligations of such Person (i) for borrowed money,
(ii) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
(iii) for the deferred purchase price of goods or services (other than
trade payables, installment payments or accruals incurred in the ordinary
course
of business), (iv) under capital leases, or (v) in the nature of
guarantees of the obligations described in clauses (i) through
(iv) above of any other Person.
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“Investment
Assets”
means
all debentures, notes and other evidences of Indebtedness, stocks, securities
(including rights to purchase and securities convertible into or exchangeable
for other securities), interests in joint ventures and general and limited
partnerships, mortgage loans and other investment or portfolio
assets.
“Issue
Price”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Laws”
means
all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements
having the effect of law in the PRC, the United States, the British Virgin
Islands or any other country, or any domestic or foreign state, county, city
or
other political subdivision or of any Governmental Authority.
“Legend”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of this Agreement.
“Liabilities”
means
all Indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities of a Person (whether
absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise, or whether due or to become
due).
“Licenses”
means
all licenses, permits, certificates of authority, authorizations, approvals,
registrations, franchises and similar consents granted or issued by any
Governmental Authority.
“Liens”
means
any mortgage, pledge, assessment, security interest, lease, lien, adverse
claim,
levy, charge or other encumbrance of any kind, or any conditional sale Contract,
title retention Contract or other Contract to give any of the
foregoing.
“Lock-in”
means
the prohibition of any sale or transfer of the Share Consideration.
“Loss”
means
any and all direct or indirect damages, fines, fees, penalties, losses and
expenses (including interest, court costs, and reasonable fees of attorneys,
accountants and other experts or other expenses of litigation or other
proceedings or of any claim, default or assessment), whether foreseeable
or not.
“Option”
with
respect to any Person means any security, right, subscription, warrant, option,
“phantom” stock right or other Contract that gives the right to
(i) purchase or otherwise receive or be issued any shares of capital stock
of such Person or any security of any kind convertible into or exchangeable
or
exercisable for any shares of capital stock of such Person or (ii) receive
any benefits or rights similar to any rights enjoyed by or accruing to the
holder of shares of capital stock of such Person, including any rights to
participate in the equity, income or election of directors or officers of
such
Person.
“Order”
means
(i) any writ, judgment, decree, injunction or (ii) any other decision, ruling,
order or statement of any Governmental Authority (in each such case whether
preliminary or final).
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“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership,
proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, association or
Governmental Authority.
“PRC”
means
the People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose of this Agreement, not
including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
“PRC
Subsidiary”
has
the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Purchased
Shares”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.01
of this
Agreement.
“Purchaser”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of this Agreement.
“2008
Revenue”
has
the
meaning ascribed to Section 1.03 of this Agreement.
“2008
Target Revenue”
has
the
meaning ascribed to Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Seller”
has
the
meanings ascribed to them in the forepart of this Agreement.
“Share
Consideration”
as
the
meaning ascribed to Section 1.02 of this Agreement.
“Shares”
means
all the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company.
“Tax
Return”
means
any declaration, statement, report, return, information return or claim for
refund relating to Taxes (including information required to be supplied to
a
governmental entity in respect of such report or return) including, if
applicable, combined or consolidated returns for any group of entities that
includes any of the Group Companies.
“Transactions”
means
(1) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements,
and (2) all of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, including
the sale of the Purchased Shares by the Seller to the Purchaser, and the
performance by the Purchaser and the Seller Parties of their respective
obligations hereunder.
“USD”,
“US$”
means
U.S. dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“US
GAAP”
means
the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Yinse”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals to this Agreement.
(ii) Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (1) words of any gender
include each other gender; (2) words using the singular or plural number
also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (3) the terms
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this
entire Agreement; (4) the terms “Article”, “Section” or “clause” refer to
the specified Article, Section or clause of this Agreement; and (5) the
phrases “ordinary course of business” and “ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice” refer to the business and practice of the
Company, and Yinse. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them under IFRS.
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(iii) As
used
in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including”, and variations thereof,
shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed
to be
followed by the words “without limitation”.
(iv) As
used
in this Agreement, a matter is "to the knowledge of" the Seller, the Seller
Parties, the Founders or the Group Companies (as the case may be) if the
Seller,
Seller Parties, Founders or Group Companies (as the case may be) know or
should
have known such matter.
ARTICLE
13
Miscellaneous
13.01. Public
Announcements.
Subject
to applicable Law, and the rules and regulations of any stock exchange on
which
the securities of Legend or its Affiliates are traded, none of the Seller
or the
Founders shall, nor shall any Seller or the Founders permit any of its
Affiliates to, issue any press release, publicity statement, communication
with
stockholders, public notice or other public disclosure relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without prior notice to,
consultation with, and the consent of the Purchaser.
13.02. Communication.
None of the Seller Parties will undertake any communication with any
Governmental Authority prior to the Closing without the prior consent of
the
Purchaser.
13.03. Notices.
All notices, demands or other communications given hereunder (a) shall be
deemed to have been duly given and received (i) upon personal delivery,
(ii) if by facsimile, when confirmation of its error-free transmission has
been recorded by the sender's fax machine, or (iii) the second succeeding
Business Day after deposit with UPS or other equivalent air courier delivery
service, unless the notice is held or retained by the customs service, in
which
case the date shall be the fifth succeeding Business Day after such deposit
and
(b) must be in writing and delivered personally, by a recognized courier
service, by a recognized overnight delivery service, by facsimile or by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, at the following addresses
(or to
the attention of such other Person or such other address as any party may
provide to the other parties by notice in accordance with this
Section 13.03):
If
to the
Purchaser, to:
Address:
Room 601-602, Tower C, Baoding Center, XX.0, XxxxXxXxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Facsimile
No: 010-67082707
Attn:
Shao Changjian
If
to the
Seller or the Founders, to
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Address:
Room 0-0-000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. 0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx.
Facsimile
No: 010-66126396
Attn:
Ju
Baochun
13.04. Expenses.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each party will pay its
own
costs and expenses.
13.05. Confidentiality.
The Parties recognize that, in connection with the performance of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, each Party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing
Party”) may disclose Confidential Information to the other party (the
“Receiving Party”). The Receiving Party agrees (x) not to use any
such Confidential Information for any purpose other than in the performance
of
its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (y) not
to disclose any such Confidential Information, except (1) to its employees
who are reasonably required to have the Confidential Information in connection
herewith or with any of the Ancillary Agreements, (2) to its agent,
representatives, lawyers and other advisers that have a need to know such
Confidential Information and (3) pursuant to, and to the extent of, a
request or order by a Governmental Authority.
“Confidential Information” shall mean (i) the terms of this Agreement and
the other Ancillary Agreements and proprietary information (whether owned
by the
Disclosing Party or a third party to whom the Disclosing Party owes a
non-disclosure obligation) regarding the Disclosing Party’s business and
(ii) information which is marked as confidential at the time of disclosure
to the Receiving Party, or if in oral form, is identified as confidential
at the
time of oral disclosure and reduced in writing or other tangible (including
electronic) form including a prominent confidentiality notice and delivered
to
the Receiving Party within thirty (30) days of disclosure. “Confidential
Information” shall not
include
information which: (A) was known to the Receiving Party at the time of the
disclosure by the Disclosing Party; (B) has become publicly known through
no wrongful act of the Receiving Party; (C) has rightfully been received by
the Receiving Party from a third party; or (D) has been independently
developed by the Receiving Party.
13.06. Waiver.
Any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the
party
that is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be effective
unless set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of
the
party waiving such term or condition. No waiver by any party of any term
or
condition of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed
to be
or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this
Agreement on any future occasion. All remedies, either under this Agreement
or
by Law or otherwise afforded, will be cumulative and not
alternative.
13.07. No
Third Party Beneficiary. The terms and provisions of this Agreement are
intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and their respective
successors or permitted assigns, and it is not the intention of the Parties
to
confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any Person.
13.08. No
Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any right, interest
or obligation hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without the prior
written consent of the other party hereto and any attempt to do so will be
void,
except (i) for assignments and transfers by operation of Law and
(ii) that the Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights, interests and
obligations hereunder (including its rights under Article 10) to a
subsidiary, provided that any such subsidiary agrees in writing to be bound
by
all of the terms, conditions and provisions contained herein. Subject to
the
preceding sentence, this Agreement is binding upon, inures to the benefit
of and
is enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
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13.09. Governing
Law. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, and
any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and construed
in
accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to the
choice of law rules thereof.
13.10. Arbitration. Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or
the interpretation, breach, termination or validity hereof shall be resolved
through consultation. Such consultation shall begin immediately after one
Party
hereto has delivered to the other Parties hereto a written request for such
consultation. If within thirty (30) days following the date on which such
notice
is given the dispute cannot be resolved, the dispute shall be submitted to
arbitration upon the request of either Party with notice to the
other.
All
disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted
to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) for arbitration
in Hong Kong, which shall be conducted in accordance with HKIAC’s arbitration
rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The arbitral tribunal
shall comprise three arbitrators, two appointed by the Purchaser and the
Seller
respectively and the third appointed jointly by the two arbitrators. The
language of the arbitration shall be in English.
13.11. Waiver
of Immunity. To the extent that the Purchaser or the Seller Parties
(including assignees of any such rights or obligations hereunder) may be
entitled, in any jurisdiction, to claim for itself or its revenues, assets
or
properties, immunity from service of process, suit, the jurisdiction of any
court, an interlocutory order or injunction or the enforcement of the same
against its property in such court, attachment prior to judgment, attachment
in
aid of execution of an arbitral award or judgment (interlocutory or final)
or
any other legal process, and to the extent that, in any such jurisdiction
there
may be attributed such immunity (whether claimed or not), the Purchaser and
the
Seller Parties hereby irrevocably waive such immunity. Any and all process
may
be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this
Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 13.10.
13.12. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the sole
and entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter
hereof and supersedes and renders of no force and effect all prior oral or
written agreements, commitments and undertakings among the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof, including that certain Letter of Intent dated
January 23, 2008 (as amended).
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13.13. Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only by a written
instrument duly executed by or on behalf of each of the parties to
it.
13.14. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable under any present or future Law, and if the rights or obligations
of any party hereto under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely
affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this
Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the
remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect
and
will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or
by
its severance herefrom and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision, there will be added as a part of this Agreement
a
mutually acceptable legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in
terms
to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be
possible.
13.15. Headings.
The headings used in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.
13.16. Execution
of Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
13.17. Language.
This Agreement is prepared in both English and Chinese versions, with each
version having equal validity and legal effect. In the event of discrepancy
between the English and Chinese versions, the English version shall
govern.
13.18. Taking
Effect.
This
Agreement shall take effect on the date and year first above
written.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
Legend
Media Inc.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Dash
By:
Xxxxxxx Dash
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Well
Chance Investments Limited
/s/
Xxxxxxx Dash
By:
Xxxxxxx Dash
Title:
President
Music
Radio Limited
/s/
Ju Baochun
By:
Ju
Baochun
Title:
Executive Director
The
Founders
/s/
Ju Baochun
Ju
Baochun
/s/
Xue Xxx
Xxx
Wei
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
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