Agreement and Plan of Merger By and Among Glu Mobile Inc., Maverick Acquisition Corp., Awaken Limited, Awaken (Beijing) Communications Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing Qinwang Technology Co. Ltd.,...
Exhibit 2.01
Agreement and Plan of Merger
By and Among
Maverick Acquisition Corp.,
Awaken Limited,
Awaken (Beijing) Communications Technology Co. Ltd.,
Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd.,
Beijing Qinwang Technology Co. Ltd.,
each of Wang Bin, Xxxx Xxx, and You Yanli
and
Xxxx Xxx, as Representative
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
November 28, 2007 (the “Agreement Date”) by and among Glu Mobile Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Acquirer”), Maverick Acquisition Corp., a business company incorporated under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands (“Sub”), Awaken Limited, a business company with limited liability
incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Company”), Awaken (Beijing)
Communications Technology Co. Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise organized under the laws of
the PRC (the “WFOE”), Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd., a domestic limited
liability company organized under the laws of the PRC (“MIG”), Beijing Qinwang Technology Co. Ltd.,
a domestic limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC (“Qinwang”), each of Wang
Bin, Xxxx Xxx and You Yanli (collectively, the “PRC Shareholders”), and Xxxx Xxx, as the
representative of the shareholders of the Company (the “Representative”).
RECITALS
A. The Company, the WFOE, MIG and Qinwang (collectively, the “Company Entities”) are engaged
in the business of developing, publishing and distribution of mobile network gaming software and
computer software. The PRC Shareholders are current shareholders of MIG and Beijing Since Times
Communications Technology Co. Ltd., a domestic limited liability company organized under the laws
of the PRC (“Since Times”), and Wang Qi is the current sole shareholder of Qinwang.
B. The parties intend, that subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth, Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company to be the
surviving entity of the Merger, all pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
applicable provisions of the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Pursuant to the Merger, among
other things, the current shareholders of the Company (as set forth on Schedule A hereto)
(each a “Company Shareholder”) will have their shares of the Company converted into the right to
receive cash and shares of Acquirer Common Stock in the manner set forth herein.
C. The Company Shareholders have approved the terms of this Agreement and the Merger and have
appointed Xxxx Xxx as their formal legal representative to execute this Agreement on their behalf.
The Board of Directors of Acquirer, Sub and the Company have each determined that the Merger is in
the best interests of their respective entities and their respective securityholders, have approved
the principal terms of this Agreement and, accordingly, have agreed to effect the Merger provided
for herein upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
D. Each of individuals listed on Exhibit A-1 hereto (each, a “Key Employee”), is
executing and delivering to Acquirer (a) an employment agreement between such Key Employee and the
New WFOE in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 (a “Key Employee Employment
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Agreement”)
and Acquirer’s standard employee invention assignment and confidentiality agreement (the “Employee
IP Agreement”), which will supersede and replace any existing employment agreement between any of
the Company Entities and such Key Employee, to
establish an employment relationship and specify each party’s respective rights and
obligations and (b) a Non-Competition Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1
(a “Key Employee Non-Competition Agreement”), with each such agreement to be effective as of the
Closing.
E. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company Entities, as set forth in
Article 3, and the PRC Shareholders, as set forth in Article 3A, contained herein are a material
inducement to Acquirer to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.
F. The representations, warranties and covenants of Acquirer and Sub contained herein are a
material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and to perform its respective
obligations hereunder.
NOW, THEREFOR, in consideration of the above-recited facts and the mutual promises, covenants
and conditions contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings set forth below:
1.1 “Acquirer Common Stock” means shares of common stock, par value US$0.0001 per share, of
the Acquirer.
1.2 “Acquisition Proposal” means any offer or proposal by a Person (other than Acquirer or any
of its Subsidiaries) relating to: (a) any acquisition or purchase of shares or other ownership
interest in any of the Company Entities or any option, warrant or other security exercisable or
exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares or other ownership interest in any of the Company
Entities from such Company Entity by any Person or group acting in concert representing 10% or more
of the voting interest in the total outstanding voting securities or other ownership interest of
such Company Entity; (b) any tender offer, exchange offer or private transaction that, if
consummated, would result in any Person or group acting in concert beneficially owning shares or
other ownership interest in any of the Company Entities or any option, warrant or other security
exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares or other ownership interest in any of
the Company Entities representing 10% or more of the voting interest in the total outstanding
voting securities or other ownership interest of such Company Entity; (c) any merger,
consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving a Company Entity pursuant to
which the shareholders or owners of other ownership interest in
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such Company Entity immediately
preceding such transaction hold less than 90% of the equity interests in (i) the surviving or
resulting entity of such transaction or (ii) the parent entity of the surviving or resulting entity
of such transaction; or (d) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or business of such Company Entity.
1.3 “BVIBCA” means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, of the British Virgin Islands.
1.4 “Charter Documents” means the documents by which any Person (other than an individual)
establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal affairs. For example, the “Charter
Documents” of (i) a company would be its certificate of incorporation, memorandum of association,
articles of association and by-laws, or equivalent documents under the state of its incorporation
and (ii) a wholly foreign-owned enterprise organized under the laws of the PRC would be its
approval certificate and business license.
1.5 “Closing” is defined in Section 7.1.
1.6 “Closing Date” is defined in Section 7.1.
1.7 “Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.8 “Company Entities Transaction Expenses Certificate” means a certificate executed by each
of the Chief Financial Officers of the Company Entities setting forth (a) the Expenses that have
been paid as of the Effective Time and (b) the Expenses that have been incurred by the Company
Entities and not paid as of the Effective Time, which certificate shall be accompanied by such
supporting documentation, information and calculations as are necessary for Acquirer to verify and
determine the amount of Expenses.
1.9 “Company Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per share, of the
Company.
1.10 “Company Ordinary Shares Amount” means an amount equal to (a) the Initial Merger
Consideration divided by (b) the fully-diluted Company Ordinary Shares, as of the Effective Time.
1.11 “Contract” means any binding contract, agreement, arrangement, binding commitment,
undertaking, instrument, permit, mortgage, license, sublicense, letter of intent or purchase order
(in each case, whether oral or in writing).
1.12 “Damages” means, collectively, any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, causes of
actions, losses, reductions in value, costs, damages, Liabilities and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, other professionals’ and experts’ reasonable fees, and court or
arbitration costs.
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1.13 “Earnout Amount” means an amount of up to US$20,000,000 payable pursuant to the terms and
conditions of Schedule 2.2.1 in either cash or Acquirer Common Stock, at the sole
discretion of Acquirer; provided, however, that no more than 30% of the Earnout
Amount shall be payable in Acquirer Common Stock.
1.14 “Earnout Per Share Amount” means an amount equal to (a) the Earnout Amount divided by (b)
the fully-diluted Company Ordinary Shares as of the Effective Time.
1.15 “Effective Time” means the date and time on which the Merger first becomes legally
effective under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as a result of filing the Articles of Merger
and Plan of Merger with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs pursuant to the requirements of the
BVIBCA.
1.16 “Encumbrance” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest, title retention device, conditional sale or other security
arrangement, collateral assignment, claim, charge, adverse claim of title, ownership or right to
use, restriction or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset (including any
restriction on (a) the voting of any security or the transfer (other than pursuant to applicable
federal and state securities laws) of any security or other asset, (b) the receipt of any income
derived from any asset, (c) the use of any asset, and (d) the possession, exercise or transfer of
any other attribute of ownership of any asset).
1.17 “Escrow Cash” means US$2,250,000.
1.18 “Expense Certificates” is defined in Section 9.10.
1.19 “Expense Deduction” is defined in Section 12.6.
1.20 “Expenses” means the fees and expenses of Xxx Xx Law Offices and any other accountants
and other professional advisors acting on behalf of the Company Entities to be added that are
incurred by the Company Entities in connection with the Merger, including but not limited to, the
New WFOE Expenses and the actions referenced in Sections 5.7.
1.21 “fully-diluted Company Ordinary Shares” means the aggregate number of shares of the
Company (on an as-converted to Company Ordinary Shares basis) and any option, warrant or other
security exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of the Company, in each case
whether vested or unvested (each, on a fully exercised and converted to Company Ordinary Shares
basis), that are (or are deemed to be) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
1.22 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles.
1.23 “Governmental Authority” is defined in Section 3.4.2.
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1.24 “Hazardous Materials” means any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste which is
or becomes prior to the Closing regulated under, or defined as a “hazardous substance,”
“pollutant,” “contaminant,” “toxic chemical,” “hazardous materials,” “toxic substance” or
“hazardous chemical” under (a) any supranational law applicable in the PRC, (b) national or local
laws or in the PRC, or (c) regulations promulgated under any of the above acts, laws or statutes,
in each case, which are applicable to the Company Entities at the Agreement Date.
1.25 “Initial Merger Consideration” means US$14,700,000 minus (a) the Net Working Capital
Adjustment and (b) the Expenses.
1.26 “Intellectual Property Rights” means, collectively, any and all worldwide industrial and
intellectual property rights, including patents, patent applications, patent rights, trademarks,
trademark registrations and applications therefor, trade dress rights, trade names, service marks,
service xxxx registrations and applications therefor, Internet domain names, Internet and World
Wide Web URLs or addresses, copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor, mask
work rights, mask work registrations and applications therefor, inventions, trade secrets,
know-how, customer lists, supplier lists, proprietary processes and formulae, software source code
and object code, hardware description language (“HDL”) code, netlists, design databases, design
methodologies, design schematics, ASICs, cores, transceivers, interconnects, equalizers,
algorithms, net lists, architectures, structures, technology, screen displays, photographs, images,
layouts, development tools, designs, blueprints, specifications, technical drawings (or similar
information in electronic format) in any jurisdiction whatsoever, whether registered or
unregistered, and all documentation and media constituting, describing, embodying or relating to
any of the foregoing, including manuals, programmers’ notes, memoranda and records.
1.27 The “knowledge” of the Company Entities means, with respect to any fact, circumstance,
event or other matter in question, (i) the actual or deemed knowledge of Wang Bin, Xxxx Xxx, You
Yanli and Rui A Ji with respect to such fact, circumstance, event or other matter after reasonable
inquiry, and (ii) the knowledge of such fact, circumstance, event or other matter after reasonable
inquiry of the officers, directors, or legal or financial personnel of the Company Entities and any
other employees, consultants or other service providers responsible for a principal business
function of the Company Entities (and, with respect to Section 3.14, the Persons engaged in
product or technology development activity for Company). Any such individual will be deemed to
have knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (a) such fact,
circumstance, event or other matter is reflected in one or more documents (whether written or
electronic, including electronic mails sent to or by such individual) in, or that have been in, the
possession of such individual, including his or her personal files, (b) such fact, circumstance,
event or other matter is reflected in one or more documents (whether written or electronic)
contained in books and records the Company Entities that would reasonably be expected to be
reviewed by an individual who has the duties and responsibilities of such individual in the
customary performance of such duties and responsibilities, or (c) such knowledge could be obtained
from reasonable inquiry of the Persons employed or retained by
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the Company Entities charged with
administrative or operational responsibility for such matters for the Company Entities, exercising
due care.
1.28 “Liabilities” means any debt, liability or obligation, whether accrued or fixed, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, known or unknown, and whether due
or to become due, in each case that would be required by U.S. GAAP to be reflected on a balance
sheet or in the notes thereto, as well as off balance sheet liabilities and obligations
1.29 “Material Adverse Change” when used with reference to any Person, means any event,
change, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or
taken together with all other Effects, (i) is or is reasonably likely to be or become materially
adverse in relation to the condition (financial or otherwise), capitalization, properties,
employees, assets (including intangible assets), business, prospects, operations or results of
operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) materially impedes
or delays, or is reasonably likely to materially impede or delay, such Person’s ability to
consummate the transactions consummated by this Agreement in accordance with its terms and
applicable legal requirements; provided that changes in the trading volume or trading
prices of Acquirer’s capital stock, in and of themselves, shall not be deemed to constitute a
Material Adverse Change.
1.30 “Net Working Capital” as of any specified date means the difference obtained by
subtracting (A) the aggregate consolidated total current liabilities of each of the Company
Entities as of such date, from (B) the aggregate consolidated total current assets of each of the
Company Entities as of such date (consisting of all such current assets required to be set forth on
a balance sheet prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP applied on a consistent basis, and thereby
excluding all “Fixed Assets” as of such date.) For purposes of calculating Net Working Capital:
(x) current assets and “Fixed Assets” refer to the line items set forth on the Balance Sheet (as
defined in Section 3.8.1), (y) current liabilities shall include all long term liabilities
and exclude all Expenses incurred or paid and the effect or impact of the incurrence or payment
thereof (i.e. assets and Liabilities shall be calculated as if Company Entities had not incurred or
paid any Expenses) and deferred revenue, and (z) current assets shall exclude accounts receivable
that are outstanding for more than 90 days or that are otherwise doubtful.
1.31 “Net Working Capital Adjustment” means an amount equal to the difference between (a) the
Net Working Capital as of the Effective Time and (b) the Net Working Capital as of the Balance
Sheet Date, provided, however, that (a) if such difference is less than or equal to
$25,000, the Net Working Capital Adjustment shall be zero and (b) if the acquisition of Qinwang by
MIG has closed prior to the Effective Time, any expenses (including but not limited to the purchase
price) incurred in connection with such acquisition shall be disregarded for purposes of
calculating any Net Working Capital Adjustment.
1.32 “New WFOE” means Maverick (Beijing) Mobile Entertainment Technology Limited, a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise organized under the laws of the PRC.
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1.33 “New WFOE Expenses” means the fees and expenses of Acquirer and other professional
advisors acting on behalf of the Acquirer that are incurred by Acquirer in connection with the
establishment of the New WFOE, which expenses shall not exceed $4,000.
1.34 “Person” means any individual, company (including any not-for-profit company), general or
limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, company
(including any limited liability company or joint stock company), association, organization, entity
or Governmental Authority.
1.35 “PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, excluding for the purposes of this definition
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan.
1.36 “Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Person receiving payment pursuant to
Sections 2.2.1, the quotient (rounded to the seventh decimal place) obtained by
dividing (a) the number of Company Ordinary Shares held by such Person immediately prior to
the Effective Time, by (b) the total number of Company Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
1.37 “Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.38 “Spreadsheet” means a spreadsheet, in form acceptable to Acquirer and the Exchange Agent,
which Spreadsheet will be prepared by the Company and dated as of the Closing Date and will set
forth, as of the Closing Date and immediately prior to the Effective Time (in addition to the other
required data and information specified therein): (i) the names of all Company Shareholders and
their respective addresses and, where available, taxpayer identification numbers; (ii) the number
of issued and outstanding shares of Company Ordinary Shares held by each Company Shareholder (iii)
the amount of cash payable to each Company Shareholder for the Company Ordinary Shares held by such
Company Shareholder; (iv) the amount of cash required to be deducted and withheld from each Company
Shareholder; (v) the amount of Escrow Cash to be placed in the Escrow Account on behalf of each
Company Shareholder; and (vi) each Company Shareholder’s Pro Rata Share.
1.39 “Sub Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per share, of Sub.
1.40 a “subsidiary” of a particular company (the “parent company”) means a company with
respect to which the parent company owns or holds, either directly or indirectly, shares, shares of
capital stock or other securities, including but not limited to Company shares, representing at
least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting stock or shares , as applicable, of such company.
1.41 “Tax” and “Taxes” mean all income, gains, franchise, excise, property, sales, use,
employment, license, payroll, services, occupation, recording, value added or transfer taxes,
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governmental charges, fees, levies, assessments or other taxes (whether payable directly or by
withholding), and, with respect to such taxes, charges, fees, levies and assessments, any estimated
tax, interest, fines, penalties or additions and interest on such fines, penalties and additions.
1.42 “Tax return” means any return, report, declaration, form, claim for refund or information
return or statement relating to any Tax, including any schedule and appendix, and including any
amendment thereof as required by the relevant Government Authority in accordance such jurisdictions
prevailing Tax laws and regulations.
1.43 “Termination Right Date” means December 7, 2007, provided, however, that if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before such date or any other date that Acquirer and the Company may
agree upon in writing, but on such date all of the conditions to Closing set forth in Articles 7-9
(other than conditions that by their nature are only to be satisfied as of the Closing) other than
(a) the delivery of evidence satisfactory to Acquirer of the satisfaction of the covenant set forth
in Section 5.7.3 by the Company Entities and the PRC Shareholders, as applicable, and (b)
the conditions set forth in Sections 9.15 and 9.16 have been satisfied or waived in
writing, then neither party shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
10.1.2 until December 21, 2007.
1.44 “Total Merger Consideration” means an amount of up to $34,700,000, comprised of the
Initial Merger Consideration and Earnout Amount, minus any Net Working Capital Adjustment and the
Expenses.
Other capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and not defined in this Article 1
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
THE MERGER
2.1 The Merger. Subject to the termination of this Agreement as provided in Article
10 herein, the parties hereto will cause the Merger to be consummated by filing the Articles of
Merger and Plan of Merger with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in accordance with the BVIBCA on
or before the Closing Date and to be effective on the Closing Date. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Sub will be merged with and into the Company
in a statutory merger, the separate existence of Sub will cease and the Company will be the
surviving company in the Merger (the “Surviving Company”), all pursuant to the Articles of Merger
and Plan of Merger and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the BVIBCA.
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2.2 Conversion and Exchange of Shares.
2.2.1 Conversion of Company Ordinary Shares. Subject to all the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, each Company Ordinary Share that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, by virtue of the Merger and without the
need for any further action on the part of Acquirer, Sub, the Company or the holders thereof
(except as expressly set forth herein), be converted into the right to receive (a) the Company
Ordinary Shares Amount, subject to the withholding of the Escrow Cash pursuant to Section
2.6 of this Agreement, and (b) if applicable, the Earnout Per Share Amount, at such time and as
provided for in Schedule 2.2.1 (attached hereto), without interest. For the avoidance of
doubt, the parties agree that after the Merger, the Company Shareholders will cease to hold any
securities in the Company. The holders of Company Ordinary Shares as of the Effective Time shall
not be allowed to transfer or assign their right to receive the Earnout Per Share Amount.
2.2.2 Conversion of Sub Ordinary Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, each Sub Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable ordinary share of the Surviving Company. Each certificate evidencing ownership of
Sub Ordinary Shares will evidence ownership of such ordinary share of the Surviving Company.
2.2.3 Cancellation of Company-Owned Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding Section
2.2.1, each Company Ordinary Share held by the Company Entities immediately prior to the
Effective Time will be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof and without the
issuance or payment of any consideration.
2.2.4 Withholding Rights. Acquirer and the Surviving Company will be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise deliverable under this Agreement, and from any
other payments otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement, to any Person entitled to payment
under this Agreement, including any holder of Company Ordinary Share, such amounts as Acquirer or
the Surviving Company is required to deduct and withhold with respect to any such deliveries and
payments under the Code or any provision of state, local, provincial or foreign Tax law. To the
extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts will be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been delivered and paid to such holders in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made
2.3 Fractional Shares. If, as a result of Section 2.2, fractional shares of
Acquirer Common Stock would otherwise be issuable to the Company Shareholders, then such fractional
shares shall be converted into an amount of cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a)
the Acquirer Stock Price Per Share (as such term is defined in Section 2.10) by (b) the
fraction of a share of Acquirer Common Stock that such Person would otherwise have been entitled to
receive, and the number of shares of Acquirer Common Stock issued to such Company Shareholder shall
be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
2.4 Adjustments for Capital Changes. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in
this Agreement, if at any time after the Agreement Date and prior to the Earnout Payment
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Date (as
defined in Schedule 2.2.1 hereto), Acquirer recapitalizes, either through a subdivision (or
stock split) of any of its outstanding capital stock into a greater number of shares of capital
stock, or a combination (or reverse stock split) of any of its outstanding capital stock into a
lesser number of shares of capital stock, issues a stock dividend or engages in any transaction
having a similar effect to the foregoing (a “Capital Change”), then the number of shares of
Acquirer Common Stock issuable pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of Section 2.2.1, as
applicable, shall be appropriately, equitably and proportionately adjusted.
2.5 Securities Laws Issues. The shares of Acquirer Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger pursuant to Section 2.2 will be issued pursuant to an exemption or exemptions from
registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, and exemptions from
qualifications under any applicable state securities law. Acquirer and the Company shall comply
with all applicable provisions of, and rules under, the Securities Act in connection with the
offering and issuance of shares of Acquirer Common Stock in the Merger.
2.6 Escrow. At the Effective Time, Acquirer will withhold a pro rata amount, based
upon each Company Shareholders’ ownership of the Company Ordinary Shares, of the Escrow Cash from
the cash payable at the Effective Time to each Company Shareholder in the Merger upon conversion of
such Company Shareholder’s shares of outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and deposit the Escrow
Cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an interest bearing account (the “Escrow
Account”) opened with U.S. Bank (the “Escrow Agent”) as set forth in the escrow agreement (the
"Escrow Agreement”) by and between Acquirer, the Escrow Agent and the Representative (attached
hereto as Exhibit D). The Escrow Cash will constitute partial security for the
indemnification obligations of the Company Shareholders pursuant to Article 11. Any interest
accrued on the Escrow Cash that is payable to the Company Shareholders shall be paid to the Company
Shareholders on a pro rata basis based on
each Company Shareholders’ Pro Rata Share. The cost of escrowing the Escrow Cash shall be
borne by the Company Shareholders.
2.7 Effects of the Merger.
2.7.1 General. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger will be as provided in
this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the BVIBCA and of PRC law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, all of the properties, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises of the Company and Sub will vest in the Surviving Company, and all
Liabilities and duties of the Company and Sub will become the Liabilities and duties of the
Surviving Company.
2.7.2 Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Surviving Company shall be those of Sub as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time; provided, however, that Article I of the Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Surviving Company will be amended at the Effective Time to read: “The name of
the company is Awaken Limited” and, for the sake of clarity, it being understood that
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the
registered agent and registered office of the Surviving Company shall be the registered agent and
registered office of the Sub.
2.7.3 Directors and Officers. At the Effective Time, (i) the directors of Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall serve as the directors of the Surviving Company until
their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified and (ii) the officers of
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall serve as the officers of the Surviving Company
until their respective successors are duly appointed.
2.8 Total Merger Consideration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, in no event will the aggregate consideration paid by Acquirer to the Company
Shareholders exceed the Total Merger Consideration.
2.9 Tax Consequences. Acquirer makes no representations or warranties to the Company
Entities or to any of their securityholders regarding the Tax treatment of the Merger, or any of
the Tax consequences to the Company Business or any of their securityholders of this Agreement, the
Merger or any of the other transactions or agreements contemplated hereby and, for the sake of
clarity, it being understood that any tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Company Entities and their securityholders, as of
immediately prior to the Closing, as applicable. The Company Entities acknowledge that they are
relying solely on their own Tax advisors in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the
other transactions and agreements contemplated hereby, and shall advise their securityholders to do
the same.
2.10 Value of Acquirer Common Stock. For purposes of Section 2.3 of this
Agreement, the Earnout pursuant to Schedule 2.2.1, the Employment Agreements and Article 11
of this Agreement, the value of Acquirer Common Stock or “Acquirer Stock Price Per Share” shall be
equal to the average of the closing sale prices of Acquirer Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ
Global Market for the ten consecutive trading days ending with the trading day that is one trading
day prior to the issuance of such Acquirer Common Stock
pursuant to Schedule 2.2.1 or the payment of any Damages pursuant to Article 11 of
this Agreement, as applicable.
2.11 Payment and Closing Mechanics. At and after the Effective Time, each certificate
representing outstanding shares of Company Ordinary Shares will represent the right to receive the
Company Ordinary Shares Amount as determined pursuant to Sections 2.2.1 subject to the
provision of Section 2.6 (regarding the Escrow Cash), for which such shares of Company
Ordinary Shares have been or will be exchanged. No later than five business days before the
expected Effective Time, Acquirer shall deliver to the Exchange Agent (as defined below) for
exchange in accordance with this Section 2.11, through such reasonable procedures as
Acquirer may adopt, the cash payable less the Escrow Cash to be issued in exchange for outstanding
shares of Company Ordinary Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, but
no later than the second business day after the Effective Time, Acquirer will cause to be mailed to
each holder of record of a certificate or certificates that immediately prior
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to the Effective Time
represented outstanding shares of Company Ordinary Shares (each, a “Certificate”) and which shares
were converted into the right to receive cash pursuant to Section 2.2.1, (i) a letter of
transmittal in customary form (which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss
and title to any Certificate will pass, only upon delivery of such Certificate to U.S. Bank or such
other agent or agents as may be appointed by Acquirer (the “Exchange Agent”) and will be in such
form and have such other provisions as Acquirer may reasonably specify, including an agreement by
each Company Shareholder to be bound by the indemnification provisions hereof, the appointment of
the Representative and any applicable withholding amount (the “Letter of Transmittal”)) and (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Certificates in exchange for cash. Upon
surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate for cancellation or upon delivery to the Exchange
Agent of an affidavit of lost certificate and an indemnification agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Acquirer (an “Affidavit”), in each case together with any required Form W-9 or Form
W-8 and Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the
instructions thereto, the Exchange Agent will, within two business days, either (a) initiate a wire
transfer to each tendering holder of a Certificate or an Affidavit or (b) deliver to each tendering
holder, at the address specified for such tendering holder in the Spreadsheet, a check payable for
the amount of cash to which such holder is entitled pursuant to this Section 2.11, subject
to the applicable provisions of Section 2.6 (regarding the Escrow Cash). After the
Effective Time, there will be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Ordinary
Shares on the share register of the Company. Until Certificates representing shares of Company
Ordinary Shares are surrendered pursuant to this Section 2.11, such Certificates will be
deemed, for all purposes, to evidence only ownership of the right to receive cash pursuant to
Section 2.2.1. No interest will be paid or accrued on any cash payable or shares issuable
pursuant to Section 2.2.1. Any stamp duty, transfer Tax or similar Tax payable in
connection with the transfer of Company Ordinary Shares by any Company Shareholder will be payable
by such Company Shareholder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any
Certificate has not been surrendered prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Time (or
immediately prior to such earlier date on which the Initial Merger Consideration contemplated by
Sections 2.2.1 in respect of such Certificate would otherwise escheat to or become the
property of any Governmental Authority (as defined in Section 3.4.2), any amounts payable
in respect of such Certificate shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the
property of Acquirer, free and clear of all claims or interests of any Person previously entitled
thereto. Neither the Sub, as the surviving
entity of the Merger, nor any party hereto shall be liable to any Person for any amount
properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar law.
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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES
OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES
Each of the Company Entities hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to Acquirer
that, except as expressly set forth in the letter addressed to Acquirer from the Company Entities
and dated as of the Agreement Date, which has been delivered by the Company Entities to Acquirer
concurrently with the parties’ execution of this Agreement (including all schedules thereto, the
"Company Disclosure Letter”) referencing a specific representation, warranty or statement herein
(clearly indicating the applicable section and, if applicable, subsection), each of the
representations, warranties and statements contained in the following sections of this Article 3 is
true and correct. For all purposes of this Agreement, the statements contained in the Company
Disclosure Letter and its schedules shall also be deemed to be representations and warranties made
and given by the Company Entities to Acquirer under Article 3 of this Agreement.
3.1 Organization and Good Standing.
3.1.1 The Company is a company with limited liability duly incorporated and validly existing
under the laws of British Virgin Islands. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted
and as proposed to be conducted, and is qualified to transact business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which its failure to be so qualified would materially affect the Company or
any of the other Company Entities, either individually or collective. The Company has delivered to
Acquirer and its counsel true and correct copies of the currently effective Memorandum and Articles
of Association or equivalent document(s), each as amended to date. The Company is not in violation
of its Memorandum and Articles of Association.
3.1.2 Each of the WFOE and MIG is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the PRC, has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate
and lease its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted, and is qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which its failure to be so qualified would materially affect such entity or any of the other
Company Entities, either individually or collectively. Each of the WFOE and MIG has delivered to
Acquirer and its counsel, true and correct copies of the currently effective Charter Documents,
each as amended to date. Each of the WFOE and MIG are not in violation of its Charter Documents.
3.2 Capitalization; Title to Shares.
3.2.1 The authorized share capital of the Company is US$578,412.50 divided into 4,466,250
ordinary shares of US$0.01 each of which 1,779,412 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding.
Schedule 3.2.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of
the number of Ordinary Shares held by each of the Company Shareholders. No fractional shares of
Company Ordinary Shares are issued or outstanding and the Company holds no treasury shares. All of
the issued and outstanding Company Ordinary Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued,
and are fully paid, are not subject to any right of rescission, and
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have been offered, issued, sold
and delivered by the Company in compliance with all registration or qualification requirements (or
applicable exemptions therefrom) of all applicable laws, including but not limited to the laws of
the British Virgin Islands. The Company has no option plans and no ordinary shares subject to
outstanding options.
3.2.2 The registered capital of the WFOE is US$415,000. All of the registered capital of the
WFOE has been duly paid-up and registered, in compliance with all registration or qualification
requirements (or applicable exemptions therefrom) of all applicable laws, including but not limited
to the laws of the PRC. The WFOE has no option plans and no capital subject to outstanding
options. The Company owns and holds good and marketable title to 100% of the capital of the WFOE.
Since the establishment of the WFOE, the only equity holder of the WFOE has been the Company.
3.2.3 The registered capital of MIG is RMB10,000,000. All of the registered capital of the
MIG has been duly paid-up and registered, in compliance with all registration or qualification
requirements (or applicable exemptions therefrom) the laws of the PRC. MIG has no option plans and
no shares of capital stock subject to outstanding options. Xxxx Xxx and You Yanli own and hold
good and marketable title to 49% and 51%, respectively, of the capital of MIG.
3.2.4 The registered capital of Qinwang is RMB10,000,000. All of the registered capital of the
Qinwang has been duly paid-up and registered, in compliance with all registration or qualification
requirements (or applicable exemptions therefrom) the laws of the PRC. Qinwang has no option plans
and no shares of capital stock subject to outstanding options. Wang Qi owns and holds good and
marketable title to 100% of the capital of Qinwang.
3.2.5 There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, rights of refusal, calls,
rights, convertible securities or other commitments or agreements, including voting agreements,
voting trusts, proxies and preemptive rights, of any character under which any third party has any
existing or potential right to purchase or otherwise acquire (whether directly or indirectly) any
shares or any other securities (if any) of any of the Company Entities or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for any capital of any of the Company Entities, or obligating any
of the Company Entities to grant, issue, extend, or enter into any such subscription, option,
warrant, right of refusal, call, right, convertible security or other commitment or agreement of
any character, whether from any of the Company Entities or any securityholder of any of the Company
Entities. The Company Entities are not under any obligation to register (under any applicable law)
any of their presently outstanding shares or other securities or any shares or other securities
that may be subsequently issued.
3.3 Corporate Information. Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter
contains the following information with respect to the Company, the WFOE and MIG: (i) the name of
the company and its registered address; (ii) the registered incorporation or establishment date;
(iii) the legal status; (iv) the authorized or registered capital; (v) the full names and
residential addresses of its directors, legal representative, executive director and supervisor;
(vi) the full
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details of its securityholders and their equity holdings; (vii) the accounting
reference date; (viii) its auditors; (ix) its ICP License, if any, and (x) its VATS license, if any
(the “Corporate Information”). The Corporate Information is true and accurate in all respects.
Except with respect to the other Company Entities, the Company Entities do not have, whether
directly or indirectly, (a) any subsidiaries, (b) equity or ownership interest in any company,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business entity, or (c) any
contractual relationships designed to provide effective control of any company, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture or other business entity.
3.4 Power, Authorization and Validity.
3.4.1 Power and Authority. The Company, the WFOE and MIG have the legal capacity to
enter into, execute, deliver and perform each of their respective obligations under this Agreement
and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Merger, have been duly and validly approved and
authorized by the Company, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company Ordinary Shares that are issued
and outstanding and the signature of the PRC Shareholders on the Agreement at a quorate meeting of
the shareholders of the Company (or a resolution in writing signed by shareholders representing a
majority of the issued Company Ordinary Shares) is the only action of the holders of any of the
Company Entities necessary under all Applicable Laws and the Company Entities’ respective Charter
Documents to approve the Merger, this Agreement and, if required, all other agreements,
transactions and actions contemplated hereby and thereby. To the Company’s knowledge, no holder of
Company Ordinary Shares has exercised dissenters’ rights under Applicable Law with respect to his,
her or its shares by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.4.2 No Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any supranational, national, state, municipal or local government, any
subdivision, court, administrative agency or commission or other authority thereof, or any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other
governmental or quasi-governmental authority (each, a “Governmental Authority”), or any other
Person or entity, governmental or otherwise, is necessary or required to be made or obtained by any
of the Company Entities or by any securityholder of any of the Company Entities to enable the
Company Entities to lawfully execute and deliver, enter into, and to perform its obligations under,
this Agreement or to consummate the Merger, except as set forth in Schedule 3.13 to the
Company Disclosure Letter.
3.4.3 Enforceability. This Agreement will constitute valid and binding obligations of
the Company Entities enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as to the effect, if any, of
(i) applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and (ii) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief
and other equitable remedies.
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3.5 No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby, nor any
discussions or negotiations with Acquirer of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated
hereby, will conflict with, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) result in a
termination, breach or violation of: (i) any provision of the Charter Documents of any of the
Company Entities as currently in effect; (ii) any judgment by any court or tribunal of competent
jurisdiction or any ruling of any governmental, regulatory or other authority of competent
jurisdiction or any writ, decree or order applicable to any of the Company Entities or any of their
respective assets or properties; (iii) any relevant legislation, order, rule, regulation or
similar instrument in any part of the world applicable to any of the Company Entities or any
of their respective assets or properties which would result in a Material Adverse Change to such
entity, any of the other Company Entities or the Company Entities collectively; or (iv) any
material instrument, agreement, Contract, undertaking, understanding or commitment (whether verbal
or in writing) to which any of Company Entities is a party or by which any of the Company Entities
or any of their respective assets or properties are bound. Neither the execution of this Agreement
or performance of any of the obligations hereunder, nor the consummation of the Merger, will give
rise to, or trigger the application of, any rights of any third party (including without limitation
rights of notice, rights to consent to an assignment or a change of control of any of the Company
Entities or rights of refusal) under any agreement, contract, understanding or commitment to which
any of the Company Entities is a party or is bound, that would come into effect due to the
execution or delivery of this Agreement or that would come into effect upon the Closing.
3.6 Litigation. There is no action, claim, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding,
claim or investigation pending (collectively, an “Action”), or to each of the Company Entities’
knowledge, threatened against, or a reasonable basis for any Action against, any of the Company
Entities or any director, officer, employee, agent, securityholder or other similar representative
of the Company Entities in their capacity as such before any court, administrative agency or
arbitrator. There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Authority,
court or arbitrator outstanding against any of the Company Entities or any security of any of the
Company Entities or against or affecting any of their respective assets or properties (including
but not limited to Company shares).
3.7 Taxes.
3.7.1 Each of the Company Entities has filed on a timely basis all material Tax returns that
it was required to file under applicable laws on or prior to the date hereof. All such Tax returns
were, when filed, correct and complete in all material respects and were prepared in substantial
compliance with all applicable laws. All material Taxes owed by the Company Entities (whether or
not shown on any Tax return) have been paid when due taking into account any extensions, or if not
yet due, such Taxes have been properly accrued in accordance with PRC GAAP. None of the Company
Entities is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time for the filing of any Tax return.
None of the Company Entities has incurred any Liability for Taxes other than in the ordinary course
of its business. There is no extension of any statute of
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limitations on the assessment of any
Taxes granted by any of the Company Entities that is currently in effect. No claim has ever been
made in writing addressed to any of the Company Entities by a Governmental Authority in a
jurisdiction where any of the Company Entities do not file Tax returns that it is or may be subject
to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Encumbrances on any of the assets or properties of
the Company Entities that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
The Company Entities have made available to Acquirer or its tax advisor correct and complete
copies of all material Tax
returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by
the Company Entities.
3.7.2 To the knowledge of the Company Entities, there is no pending dispute or claim
concerning any Tax Liability of any of the Company Entities either claimed or raised by any
Governmental Authority or with any agent of any Governmental Authority. None of the Company
Entities has received from any foreign, federal, state, or local taxing authority (including
jurisdictions where none of the Company Entities have filed Tax returns) any (i) notice indicating
an intent to open an audit or other review, or (ii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment for
any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against any of the
Company Entities.
3.7.3 None of the Company Entities is formed under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof.
3.7.4 None of the Company Entities is a party to or bound by any Tax sharing, Tax indemnity,
or Tax allocation agreement.
3.7.5 The Company Entities have in their possession official government receipts for any Taxes
paid by it to any Governmental Authority in any jurisdictions
3.7.6 The Company Entities are in compliance with the requirements for any applicable Tax
holidays or incentives and none of the Tax holidays or incentives will be jeopardized by the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement, including but not limited to the documents and actions
set forth in Section 5.7.
3.7.7 The Company Entities are not, and will not on the Closing Date be, a “Controlled Foreign
Corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code. The Company Entities do not, and will
not immediately prior to the Closing, have any “United States shareholders” within the meaning of
Section 951(b) of the Code.
3.7.8 The Company does not expect to be treated as a “Passive Foreign Investment Company”
within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code for its current taxable year. The Company does not
intend to conduct its business in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in the
Company being treated as a Passive Foreign Investment Company within the meaning of Section 1297 of
the Code.
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3.7.9 The prices for any property (or use of any property) or services provided by or to the
Company Entities are and have been in accordance with applicable PRC Law in all material respects.
3.7.10 The Company Entities have transacted, conducted, undertaken, or carried out each
inter-company transaction (including, without limitation, purchases and sales, royalties,
rents, interest and service fees) with related parties within each Company Entity’s approved
business scope and in accordance with the relevant PRC laws and regulations. The inter-company
pricing policies for each of the Company Entities has been established in line with the arm’s
length principle, properly documented and substantiated in accordance with current PRC transfer
pricing rules and regulations. The inter-company pricing policies for each of the Company Entities
are not subject to any material dispute with any Government Authority or with any agent of any
Government Authority and there are no present circumstances which may give rise to any such
dispute.
3.8 Financial Statements; Net Working Capital.
3.8.1 Attached as Schedule 3.8 to the Company Disclosure Letter are each of the
Company Entities’ (i) unaudited balance sheets (the “Balance Sheet”) dated October 31, 2007 (the
“Balance Sheet Date”), (ii) unaudited income statements and statements of cash flows for the 10
months ended October 31, 2007 (all such financial statements and any notes thereto are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements (a) are in
accordance with the books and records of the Company Entities, (b) fairly present the financial
condition of the Company Entities at the date therein indicated and the results of operations for
the period therein specified and (c) have been prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP applied on a
consistent basis. The Company Entities have no material debt, liability or obligation of any
nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, that
is not reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements, except for those that may have
been incurred after the date of the Financial Statements in the ordinary course of its business,
consistent with past practice (for the sake of clarity, it being understood that any adjustments or
amendments of any of the Company Entities’ accounts receivables due to a reclassification of such
Company Entities’ accounts receivables by a third party shall be deemed to have not occurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice). There has been no change in the
Company Entities’ accounting policies other than as specifically described in the notes to the
Financial Statements. All reserves established by the Company Entities that are set forth or
reflected on the balance sheet dated October 31, 2007 are adequate and have been established in
accordance with PRC GAAP. The Company Entities have no knowledge of any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal
control over financial reporting of the Company Entities.
3.8.2 The October 31, 2007 Net Working Capital Statement (a true, correct and complete copy of
which is attached as Schedule 3.8.2 to the Company Disclosure Letter) is, and the Closing
Net Working Capital Statement will be, (a) true, correct and complete, (b) derived
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from and in
accordance with the books and records of the Company Entities, (c) fairly and accurately
representative of the current assets and the Liabilities of the Company Entities as of the relevant
date (subject to the exclusions in the definition of “Net Working Capital”), (d) prepared in
accordance with PRC GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior periods, and
(e) with respect to the Closing Net Working Capital Statement, calculated in the same manner
and using the same assumptions and methodologies as those used in preparing the October 31, 2007
Net Working Capital Statement.
3.9 Title to Properties. The Company Entities have legal and beneficial title to all
of their respective assets and properties (including but not limited to those reflected on the
Balance Sheet), free and clear of all Encumbrances. All properties owned or leased by the Company
Entities or used in their respective businesses are in good condition and repair, normal wear and
tear excepted. None of the Company Entities owns any real property. All leases of real or
personal property to which any of the Company Entities are a party (i) are in full force and effect
and (ii) the Company Entities (as applicable) are not in default of any of such leases. No lease
pursuant to which any of the Company Entities lease any real property (nor, with respect to leases
of real property from any Company Shareholders or any company, firm or entity owned or controlled
by a Company Shareholders, the real property that is the subject of such lease) is collateral for
the security of any obligation of any Person or entity. None of the Company Entities are in
violation of any zoning, building, safety or similar ordinance, regulation or requirement or other
law or regulation applicable to the operation of its owned or leased properties; all property
leased by the Company Entities in the PRC was leased on the basis of lawful and valid land-use
rights, and such leases have been duly registered with the competent authorities. None of the
Company Entities owns any real property.
3.10 Product Offering. Schedule 3.10 to the Company Disclosure Letter
contains a complete list of software products, games or other offerings by the Company Entities
(the “Published Products”), and all products, games or other offerings under license, development
or consideration by the Company Entities, including all products, games or other offerings which
any of the Company Entities has a license to develop (irrespective of whether formal development
has commenced), with a scheduled final software delivery date (each a “Product Under Development”,
and collectively with the Published Products referred to as “Products”).
3.10.1 Schedule 3.10.1 to the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, for each Product,
the following: (a) a list of all contracts and agreements (including without limitation all
development, copyright, trademark license, technology license, distribution or other agreement)
relating to the Product; (b) whether the Product is to be or has been developed internally (i.e.,
exclusively by employees of the Company Entities) or externally (i.e., including one or more
independent contractors) and a list of the agreements with such external developers or independent
contractors; (c) the advances paid or payable, and the royalties payable, to any third parties with
respect to such Product; (d) the amount and source of any advances made for any other Product that
can be cross-collateralized with royalties earned for the Product; (e) a list of the third parties
with distribution or publication rights; (f) the territory in which any third party has
distribution rights; (g) a statement as to whether such distribution rights are exclusive or
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nonexclusive; (h) the price or royalty terms applicable to such distribution for such Product;
(i) the term of such distribution rights; (j) whether the Company Entities retain the unrestricted
rights to distribute such Product upon such expiration or early termination of the third
parties’ rights; and (k) the devices supported by such Product, if such Product is a game.
3.10.2 Schedule 3.10.2 to the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, for each Product
Under Development, the following: (a) the currently scheduled final software delivery date (which
the Company Entities believe to be reasonable) and (b) an estimate of percentage of completion for
each Product Under Development.
3.10.3 Schedule 3.10.3 to the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, for each Published
Product, the following: (a) a summary of sales or license receipts by all sales and licenses,
through the Balance Sheet Date and (b) any advances against royalties made, or guarantees owed,
with respect to such Published Product.
3.11 Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not been
with respect to any of the Company Entities any:
3.11.1 Material Adverse Change to the Company Entities, individually or collectively;
3.11.2 amendment to the Charter Documents of any of the Company Entities;
3.11.3 incurrence, creation or assumption by any of the Company Entities of (i) any
Encumbrances on any of the assets or properties of any of the Company Entities; or (ii) any
indebtedness for borrowed money;
3.11.4 offer, issuance or sale of any debt or equity securities of any of the Company
Entities, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire from any of the Company Entities,
whether directly or indirectly, any debt or equity securities of any of the Company Entities;
3.11.5 payment or discharge by any of the Company Entities of any liability or indebtedness
for borrowed money or any Encumbrances on any asset or property of any of the Company Entities, or
the payment or discharge of any Liability that was neither shown on the Balance Sheet nor incurred
in the ordinary course of business after the Balance Sheet Date, in an amount in excess of
US$10,000 for any single liability to a particular creditor;
3.11.6 purchase, license, sale, assignment or other disposition or transfer, or any agreement
or other arrangement for the purchase, license, sale, assignment or other disposition or transfer,
of any of the assets or properties of any of the Company Entities, other than (i) a license of any
product or products of any of the Company Entities made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices and (ii) a disposition, made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, of tangible assets of any of the Company Entities that are
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not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the conduct of the business of any of the
Company Entities;
3.11.7 damage, destruction or loss of any property or asset, whether or not covered by
insurance;
3.11.8 declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or the making of any other
distribution in respect of, any of the Company Entities’ capital, shares or shares of capital, as
applicable, any split, division, combination or recapitalization of any of the Company Entities’
capital, shares or shares of capital, as applicable, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase
or other acquisition of any of the Company Entities’ capital, shares or shares of capital, as
applicable, or any change in any rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions of any outstanding
capital, shares, shares of capital or securities of any of the Company Entities;
3.11.9 change or increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to any of the
officers, directors, or employees of any of the Company Entities, or any bonus or pension,
insurance or other benefit payment or arrangement made to or with any of such officers, directors,
employees or agents except in connection with normal employee salary or performance reviews or
otherwise in the ordinary course of business;
3.11.10 change with respect to the senior management or other key personnel of any of the
Company Entities;
3.11.11 obligation or liability incurred by any of the Company Entities to any of its
officers, directors or securityholders, except for normal and customary compensation and expense
allowances payable to officers and directors in the ordinary course of business;
3.11.12 making by any of the Company Entities of any loan or advance (other than a loan or
advance for reasonable travel and related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices), or capital contribution to, or any investment in, any Company
Shareholders or any firm or business enterprise in which any securityholder of any of the Company
Entities or any of such securityholders’ immediate family (as such term is defined in
Section 3.17 herein), uncles, aunts or first cousins had a direct or indirect material
interest at the time of such loan, advance, capital contribution or investment;
3.11.13 entering into, amendment of, relinquishment, termination or non-renewal by any of the
Company Entities of any material contract, lease, transaction, commitment or other right or
obligation (or any group of the same that, taken together, is material to the business of any of
the Company Entities) other than in the ordinary course of business;
3.11.14 any written indication or assertion, or oral assertion by (i) any customer of any of
the Company Entities, (ii) any Person or entity who referred business to any of the Company
Entities or (iii) the other party to any Material Agreement (as defined in Section 3.12),
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of (A) any material problems with services or performance, or (B) any desire to amend,
relinquish, terminate or not renew any Material Agreement;
3.11.15 material change in the manner in which any of the Company Entities extends discounts
or credits to customers or otherwise deals with its customers;
3.11.16 entering into by any of the Company Entities of any contract or agreement that (i) by
its terms requires or contemplates a current and/or future financial obligation (inclusive of
overhead expense) on the part of any of the Company Entities involving in excess of US$10,000 and
(ii) is not entered into in the ordinary course of business;
3.11.17 any license, transfer or grant of a right under any Company Entities’ IP Rights (as
defined in Section 3.14), other than those licensed, transferred or granted by any of the
Company Entities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
3.11.18 any deferral of the payment of any accounts payable other than in the ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practice, or any discount, accommodation or other concession made
other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, in order to
accelerate or induce the collection of any receivable;
3.11.19 any labor dispute or claim of unfair labor practices;
3.11.20 any departure or cessation of employment of any Key Employee;
3.11.21 any sale, issuance, creation, grant or authorization of the issuance or grant of any
shares, shares of capital stock or other securities, including but not limited to Company shares,
of any of the Company Entities; or
3.11.22 any Contract made by it to do any of the foregoing or to take any action which, if
taken before the Agreement Date, would have made any representation or warranty set forth in this
Article 3 untrue or incorrect as of the date when made.
3.12 Contracts and Commitments/Licenses and Permits. Schedule 3.12 to the
Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of each of the following: (i) written or oral
contracts, agreements, commitments or other instruments to which any of the Company Entities is a
party or to which any of the Company Entities or any of their respective assets or properties is
bound and (ii) licenses and permits held by any of the Company Entities; and shall include without
limitation:
3.12.1 any agreement providing for payments by or to any of the Company Entities in an
aggregate amount of US$10,000 or more;
3.12.2 any distribution, sales representative or similar agreement under which any third party
is authorized to sell, market, provide or contract or take orders for, any products or services of
any of the Company Entities;
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3.12.3 any distribution, sales representative or similar agreement under which any of the
Company Entities is authorized to sell, market, provide or contract or take orders for, any
products or services of any third party;
3.12.4 any continuing contract for the future purchase, sale, license, provision or
manufacture of products, material, supplies, equipment or services requiring payment to or from any
of the Company Entities;
3.12.5 any contract or commitment in which any of the Company Entities has granted or received
most favored customer pricing provisions or exclusive marketing or distribution rights relating to
any services or any market or geographic territory;
3.12.6 any contract, agreement or commitment which obligates or commits any of the Company
Entities to develop, enhance or customize any software, copyrightable content, technology or
Intellectual Property Right;
3.12.7 any contract, agreement or commitment that provides for the purchase, lease or license
of any software (other than software generally available to the public on standard license terms at
a per copy license fee of less than US$500 per copy or generally available at retail stores),
copyrightable content, technology or Intellectual Property Rights by, for or to (or for the benefit
or use of) any of the Company Entities, which software, content, technology or Intellectual
Property Rights is used (or is contemplated by any of the Company Entities to be used) in
connection with the business of any of the Company Entities, or is incorporated in any product or
service currently sold, licensed, provided, leased, distributed or marketed by any of the Company
Entities;
3.12.8 any joint venture or partnership contract or agreement or other agreement which has
involved, or is reasonably expected to involve, a sharing of profits, expenses or losses with any
other party;
3.12.9 any Contract for or relating to the employment or hiring for services of any of its
directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors, which is not immediately
terminable by the Company Entities without cost or other Liability to them, beyond the obligations
of the Company Entities in their capacity as employers under PRC law, including any Contract
requiring it to make a payment to any director, officer, employee, consultant or independent
contractor on account of the Merger, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Contract
that is entered into in connection with this Agreement;
3.12.10 any indenture, mortgage, trust deed, promissory note, loan agreement, security
agreement, guarantee, performance (or other) bond or other agreement or commitment for the
borrowing of money, for a line of credit;
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3.12.11 any lease or other agreement under which any of the Company Entities leases, holds or
operates (i) any real property owned by a third party (other than month-to-month leases of storage
space), or (ii) any items of personal property owned by a third party;
3.12.12 any agreement or arrangement (or series of related agreements or arrangements) for the
sale, licensing or leasing by any of the Company Entities of any of its assets or properties;
3.12.13 any agreement to which any of the Company Entities is a party that restricts any of
the Company Entities from engaging in any aspect of their business, from participating or competing
in any line of business or market or that restricts any of the Company Entities from engaging in
any business in any market or geographic area;
3.12.14 any Company Entities IP Rights Agreement (as defined in Section 3.14), other
than any license to any of the Company Entities of software generally available to the public on
standard license terms at a per copy license fee of less than US$500 per copy or generally
available at retail stores);
3.12.15 any agreement relating to the sale, issuance, grant, exercise, award, purchase,
repurchase or redemption of any registered capital, shares, shares of capital stock or other
securities, including but not limited to Company shares, of any of the Company Entities or any
options, warrants or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any such registered capital
shares of stock, other securities or options, warrants or other rights therefor;
3.12.16 any consulting or similar agreement under which any of the Company Entities provides
any consulting services to a third party;
3.12.17 any contract with or commitment to any labor union or any collective bargaining
agreement;
3.12.18 any agreement or contract pursuant to which any of the Company Entities leases or
otherwise provides the services of any of its employees to a third party;
3.12.19 any agreement or contract of the type described in the second sentence of
Section 3.17;
3.12.20 any Contract with any Governmental Authority or any material Governmental Permit (as
defined in Section 3.16);
3.12.21 any Contract containing indemnification, warranty or similar provisions with respect
to products or services other than an obligation to repair or replace products in the event of
defective workmanship or materials provided by any of the Company Entities;
3.12.22 any Contract under which any of the Company Entities provides any services to any
third party for fees in excess of US$10,000 per year, including any consulting
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Contract,
professional Contract or software implementation, maintenance, support, deployment or development
services Contract (including, for each such Contract, a description of the percentage of completion
and expected additional hours, resources and costs necessary to complete such services;
3.12.23 any Contract pursuant to which any of the Company Entities has acquired a business or
entity, or material portion of the assets of a business or entity, whether by way of merger,
consolidation, purchase of stock, purchase of assets, exclusive license or otherwise; or
3.12.24 any other agreement, contract, commitment or instrument not described in the foregoing
subparagraphs of this Section 3.12 that is material to the business of any of the Company
Entities or provides another party a remedy which, if incurred, could result in a Material Adverse
Change to the Company Entities individually or collectively.
There has been delivered by the Company Entities to Acquirer’s counsel, a true and complete
copy of each agreement, contract, Governmental Permit or other document described in any of the
foregoing clauses 3.12.1 through 3.12.24 of this Section (such agreements, contracts, Governmental
Permits and other documents being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Material Agreements”
and each individually as a “Material Agreement”).
3.13 No Default; No Consent Required; No Restrictions. None of the Company Entities
are in material breach, violation or default under any Material Agreement. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.13 to the Company Disclosure Letter, no consent or approval of any third party
is required to ensure that, following the Closing, any Material Agreement will continue to be in
full force and effect without any breach or violation thereof caused by virtue of the Merger or by
any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement. None of the Company Entities is a party to,
and no asset or property of any of the Company Entities is bound or affected by, any judgment,
injunction, order, decree, contract, covenant or agreement (noncompete or otherwise) that restricts
or prohibits any of the Company Entities or any of their affiliates from freely engaging in any
business now conducted by any of them or from competing anywhere in the world (including without
limitation any contracts, covenants or agreements restricting the geographic area in which any of
the Company Entities may sell, license, market, distribute or support any products or technology or
provide services, or restricting the markets, customers or industries that the Company Entities may
address in operating their respective businesses), or includes any grants by any of the Company
Entities of exclusive licenses. No event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of
time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, (a) result in a breach, violation or default of any
of the provisions of any Material Agreement, (b) give any third party (i) the right to declare a
default or exercise any remedy under any Material Agreement, (ii) the right to a rebate,
chargeback, penalty or other material change in terms under any Material Agreement, (iii) the right
to accelerate the maturity or performance of any obligation of any of the Company Entities under
any Material Agreement, or (iv) the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Agreement,
except in each such case for such defaults, acceleration rights, termination rights
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and other
rights that have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change to the Company Entities individually or collectively. None of the Company Entities has
received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible material breach or
violation of, or default under, any Material Agreement.
3.14 Intellectual Property.
3.14.1 The Company Entities (i) own and have independently developed or (ii) have the valid
right or license to, all Intellectual Property Rights used in any Product or in the conduct of the
Business (such Intellectual Property Rights being collectively referred to as the “Company Entities
IP Rights”). “Company Entities Owned IP Rights” means Company Entities IP Rights that are owned or
exclusively licensed to the Company Entities, and “Company Entities Licensed IP Rights” means
Company Entities IP Rights that are not Company Entities Owned IP Rights. The Company Entities have
not transferred ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights that are or were Company Entities
Owned IP Rights to any third party, or knowingly permitted the Company Entities rights in any
Intellectual Property Rights that is or was Company Entities Owned IP Rights to enter the public
domain or, with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights for which the Company Entities have
submitted an application or obtained a registration, lapse (other than through the expiration of
registered Intellectual Property Rights at the end of its maximum statutory term).
3.14.2 Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, in accordance with
their terms: (i) constitute a breach of or default under any Contract governing any Company
Entities IP Rights (collectively, the “Company Entities IP Rights Agreements”); (ii) cause the
forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of, any Company
Entities IP Rights; or (iii) materially impair the right of any of the Company Entities or the
Surviving Company to use, possess, sell or license any Company Entities IP Rights or portion
thereof. There are no royalties or license fees payable by the Company Entities to any Person as a
result of the ownership, use, reproduction, license in, sale, distribution, marketing, advertising
or disposition of any Company Entities IP Rights or Products by any of the Company Entities, and
none will become payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. None of the Company Entities IP Rights
Agreements grants any third party exclusive rights to or under any Company Entities IP Rights
or grants any third party the right to sublicense any Company Entities IP Rights.
3.14.3 Neither the operation of the Company Entities nor the use, development, manufacture,
marketing, licensing, sale, offering for sale, distribution, or intended use of any Products (as
defined in Section 3.10) has violated or violates any Contract between any of the Company
Entities and any other Person or infringes or misappropriates, or will infringe or misappropriate,
any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person. There is no pending or threatened claim or
litigation contesting the validity, ownership or right of any of the Company Entities to exercise
any Company Entities IP Rights or to use, develop, manufacture, market, license, sell, or
distribute any Products, nor is there any legitimate basis for any such claim.
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None of the Company
Entities has received any notice asserting that any Company Entities IP Rights or Products, or the
proposed use, manufacture, marketing, license, sale, distribution, or intended use or disposition
thereof, conflicts or will conflict with the rights of any other Person.
3.14.4 To the knowledge of the Company Entities, no current or former employee, consultant or
independent contractor of any of the Company Entities who was involved in, or who contributed to,
the creation or development of any Company Entities Owned IP Rights: (i) is in material violation
of any Contract term or covenant relating to patent disclosure, invention assignment,
non-disclosure, non-competition, or using trade secrets or proprietary information of others
without permission; or (ii) has developed any technology, software or other copyrightable,
patentable or otherwise proprietary work for any of the Company Entities that is subject to any
agreement under which such employee, consultant or independent contractor has assigned or otherwise
granted to any Person (other than any of the Company Entities) any rights (including Intellectual
Property Rights) in or to such technology, software or other copyrightable, patentable or otherwise
proprietary work. The employment of any employee of any of the Company Entities or the use by any
of the Company Entities of the services of any consultant or independent contractor does not
subject any of the Company Entities to any Liability to any other Person for improperly soliciting
such employee, consultant or independent contractor to work for any of the Company Entities,
whether such Liability is based on contractual or other legal obligations to such Person.
3.14.5 The Company Entities have taken all necessary and appropriate steps to protect,
preserve and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of the confidential information of each of
the Company Entities and to preserve and maintain all of interests and proprietary rights in
Company Entities IP Rights. All current and former officers, employees, consultants and
independent contractors of any of the Company Entities having access to proprietary or confidential
information of any of the Company Entities, its customers or business partners and inventions owned
by any of the Company Entities have executed and delivered an agreement regarding the protection of
such proprietary or confidential information and the assignment of inventions to any one of the
Company Entities (in the case of proprietary or confidential information of any of the Company
Entities customers and business partners, to the extent
required by such customers and business partners), and true, correct and complete copies of
all such agreements have been delivered to Acquirer’s legal counsel. The Company Entities have
secured valid written assignments from all of the Company Entities current and former employees,
consultants and independent contractors who were involved in, or who contributed to, the creation
or development of any Company Entities Owned IP Rights of the rights to such contributions that may
be owned by such Persons or that one of the Company Entities does not already own by operation of
law. No current or former director, officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor of any
of the Company Entities has any right, license, claim or interest in or with respect to any of the
Company Entities IP Rights or Products.
3.14.6 Schedule 3.14.6 to the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete
list of (i) all worldwide registrations made by or on behalf of any of the Company Entities of any
patents, copyrights, mask works, trademarks, service marks, rights in Internet or
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World Wide Web
domain names or URLs with any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, including Internet
domain name registrars, and (ii) all applications, registrations, filings and other formal written
governmental actions made or taken pursuant to Applicable Laws by any of the Company Entities to
secure, perfect or protect its interest in any of the Company Entities IP Rights, including all
patent applications, copyright applications, and applications for registration of trademarks and
service marks. All registered patents, trademarks, service marks, rights in Internet or World Wide
Web domain names, URLs and copyrights held by any of the Company Entities are valid, enforceable
and subsisting.
3.14.7 The Company Entities exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to all
Company Entities Owned IP Rights, free and clear of all Encumbrances and licenses (other than end
user licenses of Products granted in the normal course of business). To the knowledge of the
Company Entities, the rights, licenses and interests of any of the Company Entities in and to all
Company Entities Licensed IP Rights are free and clear of all Encumbrances.
3.14.8 Schedule 3.14.8 to the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete
list of (i) all Contracts as to which any of the Company Entities is a party and pursuant to which
any Person is authorized to use any Company Entities IP Rights and (ii) all Contracts as to which
any of the Company Entities is a party and pursuant to which any of the Company Entities is
authorized to use any Intellectual Property Right owned by any Person other than the Company
Entities (other than non-exclusive object code licenses of software generally available to the
public at a per copy license fee of less than US$500).
3.14.9 None of the Company Entities or any other Person acting on their behalf has disclosed
or delivered to any Person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or other
Person of, any of the Company Entities Source Code. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or
condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) will, or would reasonably
be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery by any of the Company Entities or any Person
acting on their behalf to any Person of any Company Entities Source
Code. Schedule 3.14.9 identifies each Contract pursuant to which any of the Company
Entities or any of its Subsidiaries has deposited, or is or may be required to deposit, with an
escrow holder or any other Person, any Company Entities Source Code, and describes whether the
execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, in and of itself, would reasonably be expected to result in the
release from escrow of any Company Entities Source Code. “Company Entities Source Code” means,
collectively, any HDL code, netlists, design databases, software source code, any material portion
or aspect of any of the foregoing, or any material proprietary information or algorithm contained
in or relating to any of the foregoing, incorporated in or forming part of any Product.
3.14.10 To the knowledge of the Company Entities, there is no unauthorized use, disclosure,
infringement or misappropriation of any Company Entities IP Rights by any Person, including any
employee or former employee of any of the Company Entities. The Company Entities have not agreed
to indemnify any Person for any infringement of any Intellectual
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Property Right of any Person by
any product or service that has been (i) sold, supplied, marketed, distributed or provided by any
of the Company Entities or (ii) licensed or leased to any Person.
3.14.11 All Products sold, distributed, licensed, leased or provided by any of the Company
Entities to customers and all services provided by or through any of the Company Entities to
customers on or prior to the Closing Date conform in all material respects to applicable
contractual commitments, express and implied warranties, product specifications and product
documentation and to any representations provided to customers. None of the Company Entities has
any Liability (and, to the knowledge of the Company Entities, there is no legitimate basis for any
present or future Action against any of the Company Entities giving rise to any Liability relating
to the foregoing Contracts) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection
therewith in excess of any reserves therefor reflected on the Balance Sheet. The Company Entities
have provided Acquirer with all documentation and notes relating to the testing of the Company
Entities software products and plans, specifications, designs, and mask works for Products
currently under development by any of the Company Entities.
3.14.12 No (i) government funding, (ii) facilities of a university, college, other educational
institution or research center, or (iii) funding, gift or grant from any Person (other than funds
received in consideration for shares, shares of the capital stock or other securities, including
but not limited to Company shares, of any of the Company Entities) was used in the conception or
development of Company Entities IP Rights. No current or former employee, consultant or
independent contractor of any of the Company Entities who was involved in, or who contributed to,
the conception, creation or development of any Company Entities IP Right has performed services for
the government, any university, college or other educational institution or any research center
during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also
performing services for any of the Company Entities. The
Company Entities have not participated in any standards-setting activities or joined any
standards setting or similar organization that would affect the proprietary nature of any Company
Entities IP Rights or restrict the ability of any of the Company Entities to enforce, license or
exclude others from using any Company Entities IP Rights.
3.14.13 No Public Software (as defined below) (i) forms part of the Company Entities IP Rights
or any Product, (ii) was or is used in connection with the development of any Company Entities IP
Right or Product, or (iii) is incorporated into, in whole or in part, or has been distributed with,
any Product. “Public Software” means any software that contains, or is derived in any manner (in
whole or in part) from, any software that is distributed as free software, open source software
(e.g., Linux), including software licensed or distributed under any of the following licenses or
distribution models, or licenses or distribution models similar to any of the following: (i) GNU’s
General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL); (ii) the Artistic License (e.g., PERL);
(iii) the Mozilla Public License; (iv) the Netscape Public License; (v) the Sun Community Source
License (SCSL); (vi) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL); (vii) the BSD License; and
(viii) the Apache License.
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3.14.14 None of the software owned, developed, marketed, distributed, licensed or sold by any
of the Company Entities, at the time of such ownership, development, marketing, distribution,
license or sale by any of the Company Entities, contains any “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time
bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus,” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software
industry) or any other code designed or intended to have, or capable of performing, any of the
following functions: (i) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding in any manner the
operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a computer system or network or other device on
which such code is stored or installed; or (ii) damaging or destroying any data or file without the
user’s consent. For all software used by the Company Entities in providing services, or in
developing or making available any of the Products, the Company Entities have implemented any and
all security patches or upgrades that are generally available for that software.
3.15 Privacy.
3.15.1 The Company Entities have not collected any personally identifiable information from
any third parties except employees and consultants of the Company Entities. A description of all
current and prior privacy policies of the Company Entities is attached as Schedule 3.15.1 to the
Disclosure Letter. No complaint relating to an improper use or disclosure of, or a breach in the
security of, any such information has been made, or to the knowledge of the Company Entities, is
threatened against any of the Company Entities. To the knowledge of the Company Entities, no
investigation relating to the information privacy or data security practices (including collection,
transfer, or use) of the Company Entities is being conducted by any Governmental Authority.
3.15.2 There has been no data security breach of any computer systems or networks of any of
the Company Entities. The Company Entities use commercially reasonable efforts to protect the
confidentiality, integrity and security of its servers, systems, sites, circuits, networks and
other computer and telecommunications assets and equipment (and all information and transactions
stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby) against any unauthorized use, access,
interruption, modification or corruption, in material conformance with applicable industry
practices, including (i) the use of adequate-strength encryption technology (at least 128-bit,
unless otherwise disclosed ) and (ii) the implementation and maintenance of a commercially
reasonable security plan which is designed to (x) audit and identify internal and external risks to
personally identifiable information, third party information and all other confidential
information, (y) implement, monitor and improve adequate and effective safeguards to control those
risks, and (z) maintain notification procedures in compliance with applicable Law in case of any
breach of security compromising personally identifiable information or otherwise regulated
information.
3.16 Compliance with Laws. The Company Entities have complied, and is now and at the
Closing Date will be in compliance, with all applicable national, provincial, or foreign laws,
ordinances, regulations, and rules, and all orders, writs, injunctions, awards, judgments, and
decrees applicable to any of the Company Entities or to their assets, properties, and
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businesses.
The Company Entities hold all permits, licenses and approvals from, and has made all filings with,
third parties, including government agencies and authorities (“Governmental Permits”), that are
necessary in connection with any of the Company Entities.
3.17 Certain Transactions and Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the directors, officers or securityholders of
the Company Entities, nor any member of their immediate families (as defined below), has any direct
or indirect ownership interest in any firm or company that competes with, or does business with, or
has any contractual arrangement with, the Company Entities (except with respect to any interest in
less than one percent (1%) of the shares of any company whose shares are publicly traded). None of
the directors or securityholders of the Company Entities, nor any member of their immediate
families, nor any of their uncles, aunts or first cousins, nor any of officers or employees of the
Company Entities, is a party to, or is otherwise directly or indirectly interested in, any contract
or informal arrangement with the Company Entities, except for normal compensation for services as
an officer, director or employee thereof that have been disclosed in writing to Acquirer. None of
the directors or securityholders of the Company Entities nor any member of their immediate
families, nor any of the officers or employees of the Company Entities, has any interest in any
property, real or personal, tangible or intangible (including but not limited to any Company
Entities IP Rights or any other Intellectual Property Rights) that is used in, or that was
developed for use in, the business of the Company Entities, except for the normal rights of a
securityholder under applicable law. As used herein, “immediate family” means and includes a
person’s grandparents, parents, sisters and brothers, spouse, father and mother-in-law, sisters and
brothers-in-law, children and grandchildren.
3.18 Employees and Other Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18 of
the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) none of the Company Entities are delinquent in payments to any
of its employees for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any
services performed by them to date or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, (ii)
upon termination of the employment of any such employees, none of the Company Entities, the
Acquirer and the Surviving Company will, by reason of any action taken or not taken prior to the
Closing, be liable to any of such employees for severance pay or any other payments, except to the
extent required by PRC law, (iii) the Company Entities are in compliance with all laws respecting
labor, employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
(iv) there is no unfair labor practice complaint against any of the Company Entities pending before
any Governmental Authority, (v) there is no labor strike, material dispute or grievance, slowdown
or stoppage actually pending or, to the knowledge of the Company Entities, threatened against or
involving the Company Entities, (vi) no labor union currently represents the employees of the
Company Entities and, to the knowledge of the Company Entities, no labor union has taken any action
with respect to organizing the employees of the Company Entities, and (vii) no employee has
informed the Company Entities that such employee will or may terminate his or her employment or
engagement with the any of the Company Entities. None of the Company Entities is a party to or
bound by any collective bargaining agreement, union Contract or similar agreement.
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3.19 Corporate Documents. The Company Entities have made available to Acquirer for
examination: (a) copies of the Charter Documents of the Company Entities as currently in effect;
(b) the minute books containing all records of all proceedings, consents, actions, and meetings of
the securityholders, board of directors and any committees thereof, of the Company Entities;
(c) the register of members reflecting all share issuances and transfers of the Company Entities;
(d) all permits, orders, and consents issued by, and filings by the Company Entities with, any
regulatory agency with respect to the Company Entities, and all applications for such permits,
orders, and consents; and (e) all the Material Agreements.
3.20 No Brokers. None of the Company Entities nor any affiliate of the Company
Entities is obligated for the payment of any fees or expenses of any investment banker, broker,
finder or similar party in connection with the origin, negotiation or execution of this Agreement
or in connection with the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and
Acquirer will not incur any liability, either directly or indirectly, to any investment banker,
broker, finder or similar party as a result of this Agreement or the Merger.
3.21 Books and Records.
3.21.1 The register of books, records and accounts of the Company Entities are in all material
respects true, complete, up-to-date and correct, are stated in reasonable detail and accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company Entities.
3.21.2 In the event that any Company Shareholders have been issued with stock certificates
representing their entire holding of any of the Company Entities, all earlier stock certificates
previously issued by the Company Entities to such securityholders have been duly collected and
cancelled by the Company Entities.
3.22 Insurance. The Company Entities maintain and at all times during the prior year
have maintained fire and casualty, general liability, errors and omissions, business interruption
and product liability insurance that are appropriate for similarly sized and similarly situated
businesses.
3.23 Environmental Matters.
3.23.1 During the period that the Company Entities have leased or owned its respective
properties or owned or operated any facilities, there have been no disposals, releases or
threatened releases of Hazardous Materials (as defined below) on, from or under such properties or
facilities that resulted from any act or omission of the Company Entities or any of its employees,
agents or invitees.
3.23.2 To the knowledge of the Company Entities, none of the properties or facilities of the
Company Entities is in violation of any national or local ordinance, regulation or order relating
to industrial hygiene or to the environmental conditions on, under or about such
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properties or
facilities, including, but not limited to, soil and ground water condition. During the time that
the Company Entities have owned or leased its properties and facilities, none of the Company
Entities nor, to the knowledge of the Company Entities, any third party, has used, generated,
manufactured or stored on, under or about such properties or facilities or transported to or from
such properties or facilities any Hazardous Materials.
3.24 No Existing Discussions. None of the Company Entities, nor any director,
officer, securityholder, employee or agent of the Company Entities, is engaged, directly or
indirectly, in any discussions or negotiations with any third party relating to any Acquisition
Proposal.
3.25 Certain Business Practices.
3.25.1 None of the Company Entities, nor any director, officer, employee, consultant or agent
acting on behalf of the Company Entities (including the PRC Shareholders and Wang Qi) has offered,
paid, promised to pay or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, gave, promised to give,
or authorized the giving of anything of value to a government official (including, without
limitation, officials of governmental authorities, officials of state-owned or controlled
enterprises and officials of public international organizations), to any political party or
official thereof or any candidate for political office, or to any Person, with a high probability
that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly
or indirectly, to any government official, to any political part or official
thereof, or to any candidate for any political office, is for the purpose of influencing any
act or decision of such official, political party, political official or candidate in his or her
official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official functions, or
inducing such official, political party, political official or candidate to use his, her or its
influence with the government or instrumentality, in order to assist the Company Entities in
obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Entities, or in
securing other illegitimate benefits.
3.25.2 Since October 31, 2006, none of the Company Entities has engaged in “self-downloading”.
For purposes of this Section 3.25.2, “self-downloading” occurs when any of the Company
Entities’ directors, officers, employees or consultants, or agents acting on behalf of the Company
Entities, downloads or otherwise acquires a license to any of the Published Products in such a
manner that China Mobile Communications Group (“China Mobile”) (or any other applicable service
provider) registers, accounts for or otherwise treats such transaction as being independent of the
Company Entities.
3.26 PRC Entities.
3.26.1 All permits, licenses, authorizations, registrations, franchises, approvals,
certificates, variances and similar rights obtained, or required to be obtained, from Governmental
Authorities (“Permits”) required under PRC laws for the establishment and operation of the WFOE,
MIG and Qinwang (the “PRC Entities”) have been duly obtained from the competent
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PRC Governmental
Authorities and are in full force and effect. A true copy of the current and valid business
license of the PRC Entities has been delivered to Acquirer.
3.26.2 Except as set forth on Schedule 3.26.2 to the Company Disclosure Letter, All
filings and registrations with Governmental Authorities required by applicable PRC laws in respect
of the PRC Entities and their respective operations, including registrations with the Ministry of
Commerce, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the State Administration for Foreign
Exchange, local and state tax bureaus, customs authorities, product registration authorities, and
any other relevant Governmental Authorities in the PRC (including their provincial or local
counterparts, as necessary), have been duly completed in accordance with relevant laws of the PRC,
except where failure to obtain the same would not have a material effect on the business of the PRC
Entities.
3.26.3 The PRC Entities are not in receipt of any letter or notice from any relevant PRC
Governmental Authorities notifying them of any revocation of their respective Permits for
noncompliance or the need for compliance or remedial actions in respect of the activities carried
out directly or indirectly by the PRC Entities.
3.26.4 In respect of any Permits required for the conduct of any part of the business of the
PRC Entities that are subject to periodic renewal, the Company and the PRC
Shareholders have no reason to believe that such requisite renewals will not be timely granted
by the relevant PRC Governmental Authorities.
3.26.5 With regard to employment and staff or labor management, the PRC Entities have complied
with all applicable Laws of the PRC, including laws pertaining to welfare funds, social benefits,
medical benefits, insurance, retirement benefits, pensions, consultant income and business tax
withholding, and employee income tax withholding.
3.26.6 Schedule 3.26.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter lists (i) all material Taxes
paid and material Tax Returns filed by or on behalf of the PRC Entities; and (ii) all jurisdictions
(including localities and districts within China) in which the PRC Entities are required to file
Tax Returns or pay Taxes.
3.26.7 The PRC Entities have made available to Acquirer or its representatives complete and
accurate copies of shareholder registers and transfer records of such entities setting forth all
transfers of any equity. The statutory and corporate records of the PRC Entities are complete and
accurate, and the signatures and seals appearing on all documents contained therein are the true or
facsimile signatures and seals of the Persons purporting to have signed the same.
3.26.8 The PRC Entities do not have any foreign exchange loans outstanding as of the date of
this Agreement, except as listed in Schedule 3.26.8 of the Company Disclosure Letter, which
includes each current foreign exchange loan of PRC Entities; each such foreign exchange loan were
or have been made, registered and (if relevant) repaid in compliance in all material respects with
PRC Law.
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3.26.9 No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with,
any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required to be obtained or made by or with
respect to the PRC Entities in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by or the consummation by either PRC Entity of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, other than the approval and registration by the Chinese approving authorities of the
transfer of the equity interests from the Company to Acquirer.
3.27 Disclosure. Neither this Agreement, its exhibits and schedules and the Company
Disclosure Letter, nor any of the certificates or documents to be delivered by the Company Entities
to Acquirer under this Agreement, taken together, contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and
therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE 3A
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE PRC SHAREHOLDERS
OF THE PRC SHAREHOLDERS
Each of the PRC Shareholders hereby severally represents and warrants to Acquirer that, except
as expressly set forth in the letter addressed to Acquirer from the PRC Shareholders and dated as
of the Agreement Date, which has been delivered by the PRC Shareholders to Acquirer concurrently
with the parties’ execution of this Agreement (including all schedules thereto, the “PRC
Shareholders Disclosure Letter”) referencing a specific representation, warranty or statement
herein (clearly indicating the applicable section and, if applicable, subsection), each of the
representations, warranties and statements contained in the following sections of this Article 3A
is true and correct. For all purposes of this Agreement, the statements contained in the PRC
Shareholders Disclosure Letter and its schedules shall also be deemed to be representations and
warranties made and given by the PRC Shareholders to Acquirer under Article 3A of this Agreement.
3A.1 No Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person or entity, governmental
or otherwise, is necessary or required to be made or obtained by any of the PRC Shareholders to
enable the PRC Shareholders to lawfully execute and deliver, enter into, and to perform such PRC
Shareholders’ obligations under, this Agreement or to consummate the Merger, except as set forth in
Schedule 3A.1 to the Company Disclosure Letter.
3A.2 Enforceability. This Agreement will constitute valid and binding obligations of
the PRC Shareholders enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as to the effect, if any, of
(i) applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and
(ii) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies.
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3A.3 No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby, nor any
discussions or negotiations with Acquirer of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated
hereby, will conflict with, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) result in a
termination, breach or violation of: (i) any relevant legislation, order, rule, regulation or
similar instrument in any part of the world applicable to any of the PRC Shareholders or any of
their respective assets or properties which would result in a Material Adverse Change or (ii) any
material instrument, agreement, Contract, undertaking, understanding or commitment (whether verbal
or in writing) to which any of the PRC Shareholders is a party which would result in a Material
Adverse Change.
3A.4 Certain Transactions and Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 3A.4 of the
PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter, none of the PRC Shareholders nor any member of their immediate
families, has any direct or indirect ownership interest in, or affiliate with, any firm or company
(except with respect to any interest in less than one percent (1%) of the shares of any company
whose shares are publicly traded). None of the PRC Shareholders nor any member of their immediate
families, nor any of their uncles, aunts or first cousins, is a party to, or is otherwise directly
or indirectly interested in, any contract or informal arrangement with the Company Entities, except
for normal compensation for services as an officer, director or employee thereof that have been
disclosed in writing to Acquirer. None of the PRC Shareholders nor any member of their immediate
families, has any interest in any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible (including but
not limited to any Company Entities IP Rights or any other Intellectual Property Rights) that is
used in, or that was developed for use in, the business of the Company Entities, except for the
normal rights of a securityholder under applicable law.
3A.5 Certain Business Practices. To the knowledge of each of the PRC Shareholders,
such PRC Shareholder has not offered, paid, promised to pay or authorized the payment of any money,
or offered, gave, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value to a government
official (including, without limitation, officials of governmental authorities, officials of
state-owned or controlled enterprises and officials of public international organizations), to any
political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office, or to any Person, with a
high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or
promised, directly or indirectly, to any government official, to any political part or official
thereof, or to any candidate for any political office, is for the purpose of influencing any act or
decision of such official, political party, political official or candidate in his or her official
capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his, her or its official functions, or inducing
such official, political party, political official or candidate to use his, her or its influence
with the government or instrumentality, in order to assist the Company Entities in obtaining or
retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company Entities, or in securing
other illegitimate benefits.
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ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRER AND SUB
Acquirer and Sub hereby represent and warrant to each of the Company Entities that each of the
following representations, warranties and statements contained in the following Sections of this
Article 4 is true and correct.
4.1 Organization and Good Standing. Acquirer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and Sub is a business company
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands, and Acquirer and Sub have the requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and
lease its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
4.2 Power, Authorization and Validity.
4.2.1 Power and Authority. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by Acquirer and Sub has been duly and validly approved and authorized. Acquirer and Sub have all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform their
obligations under, this Agreement and have all requisite corporate power and authority to take any
and all actions that may be necessary on their part to consummate the Merger.
4.2.2 No Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency, commission or other Governmental
Authority or any other Person or entity, governmental or otherwise, is necessary or required to be
made or obtained by Acquirer or Sub to enable Acquirer and Sub to lawfully execute and deliver,
enter into, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement and to consummate the Merger,
except for such consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any court, administrative agency, commission or other Governmental Authority or any
other Person or entity, governmental or otherwise, if any, that if not made or obtained by Acquirer
or Sub would not be material to Acquirer’s or Sub’s ability to consummate the Merger or to perform
their respective obligations under this Agreement.
4.2.3 Enforceability. This Agreement is, or when executed by Acquirer, Sub and each
of the other parties thereto will be, valid and binding obligations of Acquirer and Sub,
enforceable against Acquirer and Sub in accordance with their respective terms, except as to the
effect of (a) applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and (b) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and
other equitable remedies.
4.3 No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein, will (a) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association
or Bylaws of Acquirer or Sub, each as currently in effect, or (b) except as would not have a
Material Adverse Change on Acquirer, conflict with or violate any Applicable Law.
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4.4 Sufficient Cash and Timely Payment. Acquirer will have sufficient cash, available
lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to enable it to pay the Total
Merger Consideration in full on the date that such payment is required.
4.5 No Prior Sub Operations. Sub was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the
Merger and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.6 Disclosure. Neither this Agreement, its exhibits and schedules, nor any of the
certificates or documents to be delivered by the Acquirer to the Company under this Agreement,
taken together, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES
During the period from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of (i) the Closing or
(ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 10 (and after the Closing with
respect to those covenants and agreements set forth in Section 5.15 that by their terms
continue or arise after the Closing), the Company Entities and certain securityholders of the
Company Entities, where applicable, hereby jointly and severally covenant and agree to act as
follows:
5.1 Advice of Changes. The Company Entities will promptly advise Acquirer in writing
of (a) any breach of any representation or warranty contained in Article 3 of this Agreement such
that the condition set forth in Section 9.1 would not be satisfied, (b) any breach of any
covenant or obligation of the Company Entities pursuant to this Agreement such that the condition
set forth in Section 9.2 would not be satisfied, (c) any termination, expiration or lapsing
of any Material Agreement or any material provision thereof (at least five business days prior
thereto) and (d) any Material Adverse Change to the Company Entities, individually or collectively.
5.2 Maintenance of Business. The Company Entities will continue to conduct its
businesses and maintain its business relationships in the ordinary course and in material
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company Entities shall (A) pay all of its
debts and Taxes when due, subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes, (B) pay or
perform its other obligations when due, (C) use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with
past practice and policies to collect accounts receivable when due and not extend credit outside of
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (D) sell Products consistent with
past practices as to license, service and maintenance terms, incentive programs, and in accordance
with PRC GAAP requirements as to revenue recognition and (E) use its commercially reasonable
efforts consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact its
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present business
organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and Key Employees and preserve
its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors,
licensees, and others having business dealings with it, to the end that its goodwill and
ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Closing. The Company Entities will use commercially
reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve its businesses and its relationships with customers,
advertisers, suppliers, employees, users of the Company Entities services and others with whom the
Company Entities have contractual relations in substantially the same manner as it has prior to the
Agreement Date. If any of the Company Entities becomes aware of a material deterioration in the
relationship with any customer, key supplier or Key Employee, it will promptly bring such
information to the attention of Acquirer in writing and, if requested by Acquirer, will exert
commercially reasonable efforts to restore the relationship as promptly as practicable.
5.3 Conduct of Business. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of
Section 5.2, none of the Company Entities will, without the prior written consent and
approval of Acquirer:
5.3.1 borrow, assume or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or lend any money (other
than a loan or advance for reasonable and travel related expenses incurred in the ordinary course
consistent with past practices);
5.3.2 enter into (i) any agreement with any of the Company Entities securityholders or any
business enterprise in which any Company Entities securityholders or any member of his or her
immediate family has any material interest (except for any such agreement that is expressly
contemplated by the terms of this Agreement), or (ii) any Material Agreements or any other material
transaction or take any other action not in the ordinary course of business;
5.3.3 grant, incur, create or assume any Encumbrance on any of the assets or properties of the
Company Entities;
5.3.4 purchase, license, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or enter into any
agreement or other arrangement for the purchase, license, sale, assignment or other disposition or
transfer, of any of the assets, properties or goodwill (including without limitation Intellectual
Property Rights) of the Company Entities or any Company Entities IP Rights;
5.3.5 enter into any material lease or contract for the purchase or sale of any property,
whether real or personal, tangible or intangible;
5.3.6 (i) pay any bonus, increased salary or special remuneration or employee benefit to any
officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company Entities (except for normal and reasonable
salary increases or normal cash bonus payments paid in amounts and at times that are consistent
with the Company Entities past compensation practices and policies) or (ii) enter into any
employment or consulting agreement with any such Person;
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5.3.7 establish any new employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, including but not
limited to any pension, savings, health or other insurance, stock, stock option, or stock
appreciate rights plan or program, or make any change with respect to the senior management or
other key personnel of the Company Entities;
5.3.8 change any of its accounting methods, or revalue, write-off or write-up the value of any
assets, in any material respect;
5.3.9 declare, set aside or pay any cash, share or stock dividend or other distribution in
respect of the capital stock (or other securities, including but not limited to Company shares) of
the Company Entities, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares or other securities of the
Company Entities, pay or distribute any cash or property to any securityholder of the Company
Entities or make any other cash payment to any securityholder of the Company Entities that is not
made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
5.3.10 enter into, amend or terminate any Material Agreement, or allow any Material Agreement
or right thereunder to lapse or terminate by its terms, without giving Acquirer reasonable advance
notice;
5.3.11 guarantee or act as a surety for any obligation of any third party other than in the
course of providing services to the Company Entities’ customers in the ordinary course of business
in a manner consistent with past practices;
5.3.12 waive or release any material right or claim except in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice;
5.3.13 offer, issue, sell, exchange, create or authorize any shares, shares of capital stock
or other securities, including but not limited to Company shares, of the Company Entities, or
issue, grant or create any warrants, obligations, subscriptions, options, convertible securities,
or other commitments to issue shares of capital stock (or other securities, including but not
limited to Company shares) of the Company Entities or any debt or equity securities that are
potentially exchangeable for, or convertible into, any shares of capital stock (or other
securities, including but not limited to Company shares) in the Company Entities;
5.3.14 divide or split or combine or reverse split the outstanding capital stock (or other
securities, including but not limited to Company shares) of the Company Entities or enter into any
recapitalization affecting the number of issued shares of any class or series or affecting any
other of its securities;
5.3.15 merge, consolidate or reorganize with, or acquire, or enter into any other business
combination with, any company, partnership, limited liability company or any other entity (other
than Acquirer or an affiliate of Acquirer) or enter into any negotiations, discussions or agreement
for such purpose;
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5.3.16 amend the Company Entities’ Charter Documents except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement;
5.3.17 license or acquire any Intellectual Property Rights from any third party except for any
such license or acquisition in the ordinary course of business;
5.3.18 materially change any insurance coverage;
5.3.19 pay or discharge any Encumbrance or liability other than in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practices;
5.3.20 incur any liability to any of its directors or officers;
5.3.21 defer the payment of any accounts payable other than in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practices or provide any discount, accommodation or other concession
other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices, in order to
accelerate or induce the collection of any receivable;
5.3.22 materially change the manner in which it extends discounts, credits or warranties to
customers or otherwise deals with its customers;
5.3.23 fail to maintain its equipment and other assets in good working condition and repair
according to the standards it has maintained to the Agreement Date, subject only to ordinary wear
and tear;
5.3.24 waive or release any material right or claim;
5.3.25 commence a lawsuit other than (i) for the routine collection of bills or (ii) in such
cases where it in good faith determines that failure to commence such a lawsuit would result in the
material impairment of a valuable aspect of the business of the Company Entities; provided,
however, that it consults with Acquirer at a reasonable time prior to the filing of such a lawsuit;
5.3.26 agree to any audit assessment by any tax authority, make or change any Tax election, or
file any tax return unless copies of such returns have first been delivered to Acquirer for its
review and approval at a reasonable time prior to filing;
5.3.27 enter into any agreement, contract, undertaking, understanding or commitment (other
than with Acquirer) that will require the procurement of any consent, waiver or novation or provide
for any change of the obligations of any party in connection with, or terminate as a result of the
consummation of the Merger;
5.3.28 violate Section 3.11.3, Section 3.16, Section 3.24, Section
3.25 or Section 3.26 of this Agreement; or
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5.3.29 agree to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses 5.3.1 through 5.3.28.
5.4 Approval of the Company Shareholders.
5.4.1 Promptly after the execution of the Agreement, the Company will take all action
necessary to solicit and obtain the affirmative vote of the holders of all of the issued and
outstanding Company Ordinary Shares (the “Requisite Vote”) approving and adopting this
Agreement, approving the Merger and all other transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement.
5.4.2 The Representative will use his best efforts to ensure that the Company’s Board of
Directors adopts this Agreement and approves the Merger and the Board of Directors of the Company
will recommend that the Company Shareholders vote in favor of and adopt this Agreement pursuant to
the Company Shareholders Consent, approve the Merger.
5.4.3 The Company will solicit from all Company Shareholders proxies or consents in favor of
the approval and adoption of this Agreement, and will use all reasonable efforts to take all other
action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of the Company Shareholders required by
the BVIBCA and the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association to obtain such approvals. All
written consents solicited by the Company in connection with the Merger will be solicited in
compliance with the BVIBCA, the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, and all other
applicable legal requirements. Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee
thereof will withhold, withdraw, amend or modify, or propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw,
amend or modify, in a manner adverse to Acquirer, the recommendation of the Board of Directors of
the Company that the Company Shareholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement.
5.5 Information for Private Placement Exemptions. The Company shall provide, and
verify the accuracy of, all information deemed reasonably necessary by Acquirer and its counsel to
establish the availability of an exemption or exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act, Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and/or Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act, and exemptions from the qualification/registration
requirements of any other applicable state “blue sky” securities laws for the issuance of Acquirer
Common Stock to Company Shareholders in connection with the Merger. Each Company Shareholders will
use all reasonable efforts to assist Acquirer to the extent necessary to comply with the securities
and “blue sky” laws of all jurisdictions which are applicable with respect to such Company
Shareholders in connection with the Merger.
5.6 Regulatory Approvals. The Company Entities will promptly execute and file, or
join in the execution and filing, of any application, notification or any other document that may
be necessary in order to obtain the authorization, approval or consent of any relevant Governmental
Authority that may be required, or which Acquirer may reasonably request, in connection with the
consummation of the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement. The Company
Entities will use their respective best efforts to promptly obtain, and to cooperate with Acquirer
to promptly obtain, all such authorizations, approvals and consents.
5.7 Necessary Consents, Documentation and Other Actions.
5.7.1 The Company Entities will in good faith use all reasonable efforts to promptly obtain
such written consents, waivers, releases and authorizations of third parties, give notices to third
parties and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate in addition to those set
forth in the foregoing Sections of this Article 5 in order to effect the consummation of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to enable Acquirer to
carry on the Company Entities immediately after the Closing Date and to keep in effect and
avoid the breach, violation of, termination of, or adverse change to, any agreement or contract to
which the Company Entities is a party or is bound or by which any of their assets is bound.
5.7.2 MIG shall take all action necessary in accordance with this Agreement, its Charter
Documents and the laws of the PRC to appoint a PRC national designated by Acquirer as trustee
shareholders of MIG and removing Xxxx Xxx and You Yanli as trustee shareholders of MIG, including
without limitation, successful registration of such shareholder change (i) prior to Closing with
the competent Administration of Industry and Commerce; and (ii) within 4 months after Closing with
the competent Administration of Telecommunications.
5.7.3 PRC Transfer Documents. The Company Entities, as applicable, shall provide
evidence satisfactory to Acquirer that the following documents evidencing the relationship between
the New WFOE, the Company, MIG, Qinwang and the PRC Shareholders and all other parties thereto have
been finalized and executed:
(a) Share Transfer Agreements between each of the PRC Shareholders and PRC nationals
designated by Acquirer.
(b) Resolutions of the PRC Shareholders to remove the general manager, executive director,
supervisor and other management personnel of each of MIG and Qinwang, and to appoint individuals
designated by Acquirer to these positions.
(c) Any documents necessary for the registration of the amendments in (a) and (b) above with
the competent PRC authorities.
5.7.4 The Company Entities and the PRC shareholders shall cause Wang Qi to act (or not to act,
as the case may be) as and when necessary to ensure the performance of this Agreement and the
execution of all the transactions contemplated hereunder so long as Wang Qi is a shareholder of
Qinwang.
5.7.5 Qinwang shall take all action necessary in accordance with this Agreement, its Charter
Documents and the laws of the PRC to appoint a PRC national designated by Acquirer as the sole
shareholder of Qinwang and remove Wang Qi as the sole shareholder of
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Qinwang, including without
limitation, successful registration of such shareholder change (i) prior to Closing with the
competent Administration of Industry and Commerce; and (ii) within 4 months after Closing with the
competent Administration of Telecommunications.
5.8 Litigation. The Company Entities will (i) notify Acquirer in writing promptly
after first receiving written notice of any claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding
or investigation by or before any court, arbitrator or arbitration panel, board or governmental
agency, initiated by or against any of the Company Entities or to the knowledge of the Company
Entities to be threatened against any of the Company Entities or any of their officers, company
secretary, directors, employees or securityholders in their capacity as such and (ii) notify
Acquirer of ongoing material developments in any such new or existing litigation, and consult in
good faith with Acquirer regarding the conduct of the defense of any such litigation.
5.9 No Other Negotiations. The Company Entities will not, nor will it authorize or
permit any of its directors, officers, employees or Affiliates or any investment banker, attorney
or other advisor or representative retained by any of them (collectively, the
“Company Entities Representatives”) to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit or
initiate, or take any action intended to encourage or induce the making, submission or announcement
of any Acquisition Proposal or take any other action intended to lead to an Acquisition Proposal;
(ii) respond to any inquiry, offer or proposal concerning any Acquisition Proposal (other than to
respond to such inquiry, offer or proposal by indicating that the Company Entities are not
interested in any Acquisition Proposal); (iii) furnish any information regarding the Company
Entities to any Person in connection with or in response to any inquiry, offer or proposal
concerning any Acquisition Proposal (other than to respond to such inquiry, offer or proposal by
indicating that the Company Entities are not interested in any Acquisition Proposal);
(iv) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any
information with respect to, or take any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of,
any Acquisition Proposal; (v) cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any
Person to effect any Acquisition Proposal; (vi) withhold, withdraw or modify (or publicly propose
or announce any intention or desire to withhold, withdraw or modify), in a manner adverse to
Acquirer, the approval of the Board of Directors of each of the Company Entities of this Agreement
and/or any of the transactions contemplated hereby; (vii) approve, endorse or recommend any
Acquisition Proposal; (viii) execute, enter into or become bound by any letter of intent or similar
document or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Proposal; or (ix)
take any action or position that is inconsistent with, or withdraw or modify (or publicly propose
or announce any intention or desire to withdraw or modify), in a manner adverse to Acquirer, any
determination or recommendation referred to in Section 5.4. The Company Entities will
immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions or
negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and use
its best efforts to obtain the return from all such Persons with whom it has had any discussions or
negotiations with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or cause the destruction of all copies of
confidential information previously provided to such parties by the Company Entities or its
Representatives in connection with an Acquisition
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Proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, it is
understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.9 by any
Company Entities Representative will be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.9 by the
Company Entities. The Company Entities as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event more
than 24 hours thereafter) will advise Acquirer orally and in writing of (i) any Acquisition
Proposal, any request for nonpublic information which Company reasonably believes could lead to an
Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry with respect to or which the Company Entities reasonably
believes could lead to an Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) the identity of the Person or group
making such Acquisition Proposal, offers, inquiry or other contact and the terms and conditions of
any Acquisition Proposals or offers or the nature of any inquiries or contacts (and shall include
with such notice copies of any written materials received from or on behalf of such Person relating
to such proposal, offer, inquiry or request). The Company Entities will keep Acquirer fully and
promptly informed as promptly of the status and details (including material amendments or proposed
amendments) of any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. The Company Entities shall
provide Acquirer with 48 hours prior notice (or such lesser notice as is provided to members of the
Board of Directors of
the Company Entities) of any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company Entities at
which it is reasonably expected to discuss any Acquisition Proposal.
5.10 Access to Information. Until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of
this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, the Company Entities will allow
Acquirer and its agents access at reasonable times to the files, books, records, technology,
contracts, personnel and offices of the Company Entities, including, without limitation, any and
all information relating to the Company Entities taxes, commitments, contracts, leases, licenses,
and real, personal and intangible property and financial condition. The Company Entities will
cause their accountants to cooperate with Acquirer and its agents in making available all financial
information reasonably requested by Acquirer, including without limitation the right to examine all
working papers pertaining to all financial statements prepared or audited by such accountants.
Subject to compliance with applicable law, from the date hereof until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company Entities shall confer from time
to time as requested by Acquirer with one or more representatives of Acquirer to discuss any
material changes or developments in the operational matters of the Company Entities and the general
status of the ongoing operations of the Company Entities. No information or knowledge obtained in
any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.10 or otherwise shall affect or be deemed to
modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the
parties hereto to consummate the Merger.
5.11 Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent. The Company Entities will use all
reasonable efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all of the conditions precedent which are
set forth in Articles 7 and 9 as promptly as reasonably practicable and will use all reasonable
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things as
may be necessary or reasonably desirable to effect completely the Merger and the other transactions
provided for herein as promptly as reasonably practicable.
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5.12 Confidentiality Agreements. The Company Entities will obtain from each current
and future employee, contractor and consultant of the Company Entities who has had (or is
reasonably expected to have) access to any software, technology, trade secrets or other proprietary
works owned or developed by the Company Entities, or to any other confidential or proprietary
information of the Company Entities, its clients and customers and other parties to whom any of the
Company Entities has confidentiality obligations, a confidentiality agreement in the form
customarily used by the Company Entities or a form reasonably acceptable to Acquirer, duly executed
by such employee, contractor or consultant and delivered to the Company Entities.
5.13 Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements. Upon the request of Acquirer, to the
extent permitted under applicable law and the terms of such employee plans or benefit arrangements,
the Company Entities will terminate any benefit arrangement immediately prior to the Closing.
5.14 Closing of Merger. Unless permitted to terminate the Agreement pursuant to
Article 10, the Company will not refuse to effect the Merger if, on or before the Closing Date,
all the conditions precedent to its obligations to effect the Merger under Article 8 herein
have been satisfied or waived by them and Acquirer elects to consummate the Merger.
5.15 Further Assurances. If, at any time after the Closing, Acquirer considers or is
advised that any further instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary or
desirable to consummate the Merger or to carry out the purposes of this Agreement at or after the
Closing, then the PRC Shareholders, Acquirer, the Company Entities, and their respective officers
and directors may execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments, instruments and
assurances and do all other things necessary or desirable to consummate the Merger and to carry out
the purposes and intent of this Agreement, in the name of the Company Entities or otherwise. The
parties hereto further agree that, upon Acquirer’s request, the parties will amend this Agreement
to cause Company to merge into Sub (with Sub to be the surviving company) or to cause Company to
merge into Acquirer or a different direct or indirect subsidiary of Acquirer, provided,
however, that any such change in structure shall not (x) adversely affect any Company
Shareholders, (y) result in any representation or warranty of the Company Entities to become untrue
or closing condition of the Company Entities to fail to be satisfied, and (z) entitle Acquirer to
any indemnification as a result of any Damages caused by such change in structure.
5.16 Employees. The Company Entities will use all reasonable efforts to (a) at the
request of Acquirer, transfer the employment of the Company Entities’ employees listed on
Exhibit A-2 hereto (the “Specified Employee”) from MIG to the New WFOE by terminating
such Specified Employee’s employment with MIG and (i) entering into new employment agreement
between such Specified Employee and the New WFOE in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2
(a “Specified Employee Employment Agreement”), (ii) an Employee IP Agreement and (iii)
a Non-Competition Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 (a
“Specified Employee Non-Competition Agreement”), with each such agreement to be
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effective as of the Closing and (b) retain the employment of the Specified Employees prior to such
transition and to secure their continued employment after the Closing with the New WFOE, and the
Company Entities will promptly notify Acquirer if they becomes aware that any Specified Employee
intends to leave the employ of the Company Entities or the New WFOE.
5.17 Public Disclosure.
5.17.1 The parties hereto acknowledge that Acquirer and the Company have previously executed a
Nondisclosure Agreement dated June 12, 2007 (as may be amended from time to time, the
“Nondisclosure Agreement”), which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms. If this Agreement is terminated, the Nondisclosure Agreement will remain in full force
and effect, and all copies of documents containing confidential information of a disclosing party
will be returned by the receiving party to the disclosing party or be destroyed, as provided in the
Nondisclosure Agreement.
5.17.2 Upon or following the execution of this Agreement, Acquirer and the Company may issue a
joint press release announcing the Merger. Acquirer may make any other public disclosures as it
deems necessary or desirable in its sole discretion. The Company Entities
shall not, and the Company Entities shall cause each Company Entities Representative not to,
directly or indirectly, issue any press release or other public statement relating to the terms of
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or use Acquirer’s name or refer to Acquirer
directly or indirectly in connection with Acquirer’s relationship with the Company Entities in any
media interview, advertisement, news release, press release or professional or trade publication,
or in any print media, whether or not in response to an inquiry, without the prior written approval
of Acquirer, unless required by law (in which event an opinion of counsel to that effect shall be
first delivered to Acquirer prior to any such disclosure, and the Company Entities shall use best
efforts to provide Acquirer and its counsel with an opportunity to review prior to such disclosure
and shall consider in good faith any comments by Acquirer or its counsel).
5.18 BBS. MIG shall provide evidence satisfactory to Acquirer that it has either
removed all bulletin board services functionality from its website (xxx.xxx.xxx.xx) or that such
functionality is compliant with the requirements of the 2000 Administrative Measures for Internet
Information Services.
5.19 Certain Copyrights. The Company Entities shall provide evidence satisfactory to
Acquirer that it has registered the Copyrights specified on Schedule 5.19 with the Copyright Bureau
of the PRC.
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ARTICLE 5A
COVENANTS OF THE PRC SHAREHOLDERS
During the period from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of (i) the Closing or
(ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 10 (and after the Closing with
respect to those covenants and agreements set forth below that by their terms continue or arise
after the Closing), the PRC Shareholders hereby severally covenant and agree to act as follows, and
the PRC Shareholders agree to ensure that the MIG and Qinwang so act (i) as long as they are still
the trustee shareholders of MIG and Qinwang or (ii) to the extent they continue to exert any
control or influence over the actions of MIG or Qinwang:
5A.1 Necessary Consents. The PRC Shareholders will in good faith use all reasonable
efforts to promptly obtain such written consents, waivers, releases and authorizations of third
parties, give notices to third parties and take such other actions as may be necessary or
appropriate in addition to those set forth in the foregoing Sections of this Article 5A in order to
effect the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to
enable Acquirer to carry on the Company Entities immediately after the Closing Date and to keep in
effect and avoid the breach, violation of, termination of, or adverse change to, any agreement or
contract to which the PRC Shareholders is a party or is bound or by which any of the Company
Entities’ assets is bound.
5A.2 Appointment of Trustee Shareholders. The PRC Shareholders, as applicable, shall
take all action necessary in accordance with this Agreement, its Charter Documents and
the laws of the PRC to appoint the PRC nationals designated by Acquirer as trustee
shareholders of MIG and Qinwang and removing the PRC Shareholders as trustee shareholders of MIG
and Qinwang, including without limitation, successful registration of such shareholder changes (i)
prior to Closing with the competent Administration of Industry and Commerce; and (ii) within 4
months after Closing with the competent Administration of Telecommunications.
5A.3 Termination of Certain Affiliations with Since Times. Each of Wang Bin and Xxxx
Xxx shall provide evidence satisfactory to Acquirer of the termination of all affiliation with
Since Times, including but not limited to each of the following:
(a) Share Transfer Agreement relating to Wang Bin’s and Xxxx Xxx’x transfer of their holding
in Since Times to an entity unrelated to him;
(b) Shareholder resolutions removing Wang Bin from his position as general manager, Executive
Director, Supervisor and any other managerial position in Since Times; and
(c) Any documents necessary for the registration of the amendments in (a) and (b) above with
the competent PRC authorities.
(d) Records of the competent PRC authorities evidencing the successful registration of the
foregoing.
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5A.4 Termination of Certain Affiliations of Wang Bin. Wang Bin shall provide evidence
satisfactory to Acquirer of the termination of all affiliation with Jinan Mai Xx Xxxx Communication
Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Mai Xx Xxxx Communications Co. Ltd., including but not limited to the
termination of each of the following:
(a) Share Transfer Agreement relating to Wang Bin’s transfer of his holding in Jinan Mai Xx
Xxxx Communication Co. Ltd. to an entity unrelated to him;
(b) Shareholder resolutions removing Wang Bin from his position as general manager, Executive
Director, Supervisor and any other managerial position in Jinan Mai Xx Xxxx Communication Co. Ltd.;
(c) Share Transfer Agreement relating to Wang Bin’s transfer of his holding in Shanghai Mai Xx
Xxxx Communications Co. Ltd. to an entity unrelated to him;
(d) Shareholder resolutions removing Wang Bin from his position as general manager, Executive
Director, Supervisor and any other managerial position in Shanghai Mai Xx Xxxx Communications Co.
Ltd.;
(e) Any documents necessary for the registration of the amendments in (a)-(d) above with the
competent PRC authorities.
(f) Records of the competent PRC authorities evidencing the successful registration of the
foregoing.
5A.5 Termination of Certain Affiliations of Xxxx Xxx. Xxxx Xxx shall provide evidence
satisfactory to Acquirer of the termination of all affiliation with Beijing Yangguang Tengsi Mobile
Technology Co. Ltd. and Beijing Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxx Xi Xx Xxx Limited. within three months of the
Closing Date, including but not limited to the termination of each of the following:.
(a) Share Transfer Agreement relating to Xxxx Xxx’x transfer of his holding in Beijing
Yangguang Tengsi Mobile Technology Co. Ltd. to an entity unrelated to him;
(b) Shareholder resolutions removing Xxxx Xxx from his position as general manager, Executive
Director, Supervisor and any other managerial position in Beijing Yangguang Tengsi Mobile
Technology Co. Ltd.;
(c) Share Transfer Agreement relating to Xxxx Xxx’x transfer of his holding in Beijing Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxx Xi Xx Xxx Limited to an entity unrelated to him;
(d) Shareholder resolutions removing Xxxx Xxx from his position as general manager, Executive
Director, Supervisor and any other managerial position in Beijing Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxx Xi Xx Xxx
Limited;
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(e) Any documents necessary for the registration of the amendments in (a)-(d) above with the
competent PRC authorities.
(f) Records of the competent PRC authorities evidencing the successful registration of the
foregoing.
5A.6 PRC Transfer Documents. The PRC Shareholders shall provide evidence satisfactory
to Acquirer that the following documents evidencing the relationship between MIG, Qinwang and the
PRC Shareholders and all other parties thereto have been finalized and executed by MIG and Qinwang:
(a) Share Transfer Agreements between each of the PRC Shareholders and PRC nationals
designated by Acquirer
(b) Resolutions of the PRC Shareholders to remove the general manager, executive director,
supervisor and other management personnel of each of MIG and Qinwang, and to appoint individuals
designated by Acquirer to these positions.
(c) Any documents necessary for this registration of the amendments in (a) and (b) above with
the competent PRC authorities.
5A.7 Reasonable Efforts. The PRC Shareholders will use all reasonable efforts to
satisfy or cause to be satisfied all of the conditions precedent of such PRC Shareholder as set
forth in further detail in the applicable sections and subsections of Articles 7 and 9, as
promptly as reasonably practicable and will use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things as may be necessary or reasonably
desirable to effect completely the Merger and the other transactions provided for herein as
promptly as reasonably practicable.
5A.8 Further Assurances. If, at any time after the Closing, Acquirer considers or is
advised that any further instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary or
desirable to consummate the Merger or to carry out the purposes of this Agreement at or after the
Closing, then the PRC Shareholders shall execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments,
instruments and assurances and do all other things necessary or desirable to consummate the Merger
and to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree that,
upon Acquirer’s request, the parties will amend this Agreement to cause Company to merge into Sub
(with Sub to be the surviving company) or to cause Company to merge into Acquirer or a different
direct or indirect subsidiary of Acquirer, provided, however, that any such change
in structure shall not (x) adversely affect any Company Shareholders, (y) result in any
representation or warranty of the Company Entities to become untrue or closing condition of the
Company Entities to fail to be satisfied, and (z) entitle Acquirer to any indemnification as a
result of any Damages caused by such change in structure.
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5A.9 Stock Power. For so long after Closing as he or she remains the registered
holder of any of the Company Entities equity, and subject to the documents executed among MIG, the
PRC Shareholders and the Company, as applicable (or other securities, including but not limited to
Company shares), each of the PRC Shareholders shall hold such shares and any distributions of
profits or assets in respect thereof and all other property and rights arising out of or deriving
from them on trust and as nominee for Acquirer and shall deal with and dispose of such shares and
exercise all rights conferred by him or her holding such shares as Acquirer directs. Each of the
PRC Shareholders hereby appoints Acquirer (or such Person as Acquirer may direct) to be his or her
attorney (“Attorney”) in his or her name and on his or her behalf from the date of Closing to the
date on which transfers of the such shares are registered in favour of Acquirer (or as Acquirer may
direct) pursuant to this Agreement (“Period”), to vote at meetings of securityholders of the
Company Entities or any meetings of any class or part thereof and to execute any form or form of
acceptance and such other documents as may be necessary in connection with any resolutions put to
securityholders of the Company Entities (or any class or part thereof) including without
limitation, any written resolutions, consents or proxy forms and to make any amendments thereto
which the Attorney may in his absolute discretion deem to be necessary on the basis that this
appointment shall be on an unconditional and irrevocable basis for the Period. Each of the PRC
Shareholders undertakes to ratify and confirm whatever the Attorney shall, in his name or on his
behalf, do or purport to do by virtue or in pursuance of this power of attorney.
5A.10 Wang Bin and Xxxx Xxx hereby covenant that (i) at any time after the date hereof,
Beijing Feibu Business and Trade Co., Ltd. and Beijing Phoenix Tree Technology Co., Ltd. will
remain dormant and shall not conduct any business unless approved by the Acquirer, (ii) neither of
the abovementioned entities shall in any way adversely affect the business of
Company Entities or Xxxx Xxx and Wang Bin’s provision of services to Company Entities.
ARTICLE 6
ACQUIRER COVENANTS
During the period from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of (i) the Closing or
(ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 10 (and after the Closing with
respect to those covenants and agreements set forth below that by their terms continue or arise
after the Closing), Acquirer covenants and agrees to act as follows:
6.1 Regulatory Approvals. Acquirer will promptly execute and file, or join in the
execution and filing, of any application, notification or any other document that may be necessary
in order to obtain the authorization, approval or consent of any Governmental Authority, which may
be reasonably required, or which the Company Entities may reasonably request, in connection with
the consummation of the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Acquirer
will in good faith use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain, and to cooperate
with the Company Entities to promptly obtain, all such authorizations, approvals and consents.
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6.2 Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent. Acquirer will use reasonable efforts to
satisfy or cause to be satisfied all of the conditions precedent that are set forth in Article 8 as
promptly as reasonably practicable and will use reasonable efforts to cause the transactions
provided for herein to be consummated as promptly as reasonably practicable.
ARTICLE 7
CLOSING MATTERS
7.1 The Closing. Subject to termination of this Agreement as provided in Article 10
below, the closing of the transactions to consummate the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place at
the offices of Fenwick & West LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 or such
other place that Acquirer and the Company may mutually agree upon within two (2) business days
after all of the conditions to Closing set forth in Articles 8 and 9 herein have been satisfied
and/or waived in accordance with this Agreement, or on such other day as Acquirer and the Company
may mutually agree on (the “Closing Date”).
7.2 Exchanges at the Closing.
7.2.1 Acquirer Deliveries. Subject to the fulfillment (or waiver) of all conditions
precedent to Acquirer’s obligation to effect the Closing under Article 9, at the Closing, in
consideration and against delivery by the Company Entities and each of the PRC Shareholders of all
items, documents, agreements and certificates required to be delivered to Acquirer by the Company
Entities and each of the PRC Shareholders at or before the Closing pursuant to
Section 7.2.2 and/or Article 9 herein, Acquirer (in addition to any other items required by
this Agreement to be delivered by Acquirer at or before the Closing) will deliver to the respective
parties thereto, any items, instruments, documents and agreements required as
conditions to consummate the Closing as set forth in Article 8 which have not been previously
delivered, in consideration and against delivery by the Company Entities of all items, documents,
agreements and certificates required to be delivered by the Company Entities at or before the
Closing pursuant to Section 7.2.2 and/or Article 10 herein:
(a) evidence of the payment of the Initial Merger Consideration to the Exchange Agent as
provided in Section 2.11; and
(b) evidence of the payment of the Escrow Cash to the Escrow Agent as provided in Section
2.6;
(c) the duly executed Escrow Agreement;
(d) the Securityholders Agreement duly executed by Acquirer;
(e) the receipts of all of the documents provided by the Company Entities to the legal counsel
and tax advisor of the Acquirer; and
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(f) any other items, instruments, documents and agreements required as condition to consummate
the Closing as set for tin Article 9 which have not been previously delivered.
7.2.2 Company Entities Deliveries. Subject to the fulfillment of all conditions
precedent to the Company Entities’ obligation to effect the Closing under Article 8, at the
Closing, the Company Entities and each of the PRC Shareholders, as applicable, will deliver to
Acquirer (in addition to any other items required by this Agreement to be delivered by the Company
Entities and the Representative at or before the Closing), in consideration and against delivery by
Acquirer of all items, documents, agreements and certificates required to be delivered by Acquirer
at or before the Closing pursuant to Section 7.2.1 and/or Article 8 herein:
(a) the original share register of the Company;
(b) an executed certification of each Company Shareholders on Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN that such securityholder is not a “United States person” within the meaning of the Code;
(c) in the case of each Company securityholder, a Securityholders Agreement duly executed by
each Company securityholder, attached hereto as Exhibit E by and between Acquirer and such
Company securityholder;
(d) the Company Entities Closing Net Working Capital Statement;
(e) the Company Entities Transaction Expenses Certificate;
(f) the Spreadsheet and a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the Spreadsheet is true, correct and complete;
(g) evidence of the Company Entities’ receipt of all consents, waivers and approvals from
third parties and Governmental Authorities, if any, necessary to effect the transactions
contemplated hereby under the contracts listed or described in Schedule 3.13 to the Company
Disclosure Letter and Schedule 3A.1 to the PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter;
(h) evidence satisfactory to Acquirer of the satisfaction of the covenants set forth in
Section 5.7 by the Company Entities and the PRC Shareholders, as applicable;
(i) letters of resignation from each officer and member of the Board of Directors of the
Company Entities;
(j) written acknowledgments pursuant to which the Company Entities’ outside legal counsel and
any financial advisor, accountant or other Person who performed services for or on behalf of the
Company Entities, or who is otherwise entitled to any
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compensation from the Company Entities, in
connection with this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise, acknowledges: (i) the total amount of fees, costs and expenses of any nature that is
payable or has been paid to such Person in connection with this Agreement and any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise; and (ii) that it has been paid in full
and is not (and will not be) owed any other amount by any of the Company with respect to this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise;
(k) Secretary’s Certificates, executed by the each of the Company Entities’ respective
corporate secretary or equivalent officer, attaching copies of the each of the Company Entities
respective Charter Documents, as currently in effect, and executed copies of resolutions adopted by
each of the Company Entities’ respective Board of Directors and, in the case of the Company, the
Company Shareholders approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(l) any items, instruments, documents and agreements required as conditions to consummate the
Closing as set forth in Article 9 which have not been previously delivered.
ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES
The obligations of the Company Entities to consummate the Merger are subject to the
fulfillment or satisfaction, on and as of the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any one
or more of which may be waived by the Company Entities, but only in a writing signed on behalf of
the Company Entities by a duly authorized officer of the Company Entities):
8.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Acquirer and Sub set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct on the Agreement Date and on
the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on the Closing Date
(except for representations and warranties which address matters only as to a specified date, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct with respect to such specified date). The
Company will have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date to such effect executed on
behalf of Acquirer and Sub by a duly authorized officer of each of Acquirer and Sub.
8.2 Covenants. Acquirer and Sub will have performed and complied with all of its
covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement on or before the Closing (to the extent that
such covenants and obligations require performance by Acquirer or Sub, as applicable, on or before
the Closing), and the Company will have received a certificate dated as of the Closing
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Date to such
effect executed on behalf of Acquirer and Sub by a duly authorized officer of each of Acquirer and
Sub.
8.3 Compliance with Law; No Legal Restraints; No Litigation. There will not be
issued, enacted or adopted, or threatened by any Governmental Authority, any order, decree,
temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction, legislative enactment, statute, regulation, or
Action, or any judgment or ruling by any Governmental Authority that prohibits or renders illegal
or imposes material limitations on the Merger or any other material transaction contemplated by
this Agreement.
8.4 Payment of the Initial Merger Consideration. Acquirer will have paid the Initial
Merger Consideration to the Exchange Agent in accordance with Article 2.
8.5 Government Consents. There will have been obtained at or before the Closing Date
such permits or authorizations, and there will have been taken such other actions, as may be
required to consummate the Merger by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the parties
and the actions herein proposed to be taken.
8.6 Material Adverse Change. There will not have been any Material Adverse Change to
Acquirer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the Company will have received a certificate
to such effect signed by an officer of Acquirer.
ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIRER AND SUB
The obligations of Acquirer to consummate the Merger are subject to the fulfillment or
satisfaction on, and as of the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any one or more of
which may be waived by Acquirer, but only in writing signed on behalf of Acquirer and Sub by a duly
authorized officer of each of Acquirer and Sub):
9.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
the Company Entities and the PRC Shareholders set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct
on the Agreement Date and on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been
made on the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties which address matters only as
to a specified date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct with respect to
such specified date). Acquirer will have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date to
such effect executed on behalf of the Company Entities by each of the PRC Shareholders and each
respective Company Entities’ Chief Executive Officer.
9.2 Covenants. The Company Entities and the PRC Shareholders will have performed and
complied with all of its covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement
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on or before the Closing (to the extent that such covenants and obligations require performance by the Company
Entities on or before the Closing), and Acquirer will have received a certificate dated as of the
Closing Date to such effect executed by each of the PRC Shareholders and on behalf of the Company
Entities by each respective Company Entities’ Chief Executive Officer.
9.3 No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred after the Agreement
Date any Material Adverse Change to the Company Entities individually or collectively and Acquirer
will have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date to such effect executed on behalf of
the Company Entities by each respective Company Entities’ Chief Executive Officer
9.4 Compliance with Law; No Legal Restraints; No Litigation. There will not be
issued, enacted, adopted or threatened by any Governmental Authority, any order, decree, temporary,
preliminary or permanent injunction, legislative enactment, statute, regulation, or Action, or any
judgment or ruling by any Governmental Authority that prohibits or renders illegal or imposes
limitations on: (a) the Merger or any other material transaction contemplated by this Agreement;
or (b) Acquirer’s right (or the right of the Surviving Company) to own, retain, use or operate any
material portion of its products, assets or properties (including products, assets or properties of
the Company Entities) on or after the Effective Time or seeking a disposition or divestiture of any
such products, assets or properties.
9.5 Government Consents. There will have been obtained at or before the Closing Date
such permits or authorizations, and there will have been taken such other actions, as may be
required to consummate the Merger by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the parties
and the actions herein proposed to be taken.
9.6 Consents. Acquirer will have received duly executed copies of all material
third-party consents, approvals, assignments, waivers, authorizations or other certificates
(including without limitation those set forth in Schedule 3.13 to the Company Disclosure
Letter and Schedule 3A.1 to the PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter) contemplated by this
Agreement or the Company Disclosure Letter or the PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter or reasonably
deemed necessary by Acquirer’s legal counsel to provide for the continuation in full force and
effect of any and all Material Agreements after the Merger, the preservation of Company
Entities IP Rights and other assets and properties after the Merger and for Acquirer to consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer.
9.7 Continued Employment of Key Employees and Specified Employees. Each of the Key
Employees and 90% of the Specified Employees shall have continued to be employed as full-time
employees of the Company Entities at all times from the Agreement Date through the Closing Date.
9.8 Employment Agreements, Employee IP Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements. The
Key Employees shall have executed and delivered to Acquirer a Key Employee Employment Agreement,
Employee IP Agreement and Key Employee
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Noncompetition Agreement, with such agreements being
effective and in full force as of the Closing. All of the Specified Employees employed as of the
Closing date shall have executed and delivered to Acquirer a Specified Employee Employment
Agreement, Employee IP Agreement and Specified Employee Noncompetition Agreement, with such
agreements being effective and in full force as of the Closing, provided that Acquirer shall
provide the execution copies of the Key Employee Employment Agreements, Employee IP Agreements and
Key Employee Non-Competition Agreements before or on the day of execution of this Agreement.
9.9 Resignation of Directors and Officers. At the request of Acquirer, all Persons
holding the position of a director or officer (or comparable position) of the Company Entities in
office immediately prior to the Effective Time will have resigned in writing from such positions
effective as of the Effective Time.
9.10 Expense Certificates. Acquirer shall have received, at least two business days
prior to the Closing Date, a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of each of the
Company Entities (the “Expense Certificates”) setting forth (a) the Expenses, including a
reasonable, good faith estimate of such Expenses expected to be incurred after the Closing
(specifying the amounts owed to each party), (b) the wire transfer instructions for each party owed
payments relating to the Expenses, and (c) the aggregate amount of the Expense Deduction, if any.
9.11 Debt. All Debt (other than as set forth on Schedule 9.11 to the Company
Disclosure Letter) shall be prepaid three business days prior to the Closing pursuant the terms of
the agreements governing such Debt.
9.12 Intellectual Property and Invention Assignment Agreements. Prior to the Closing,
all current and former officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors of the Company
Entities having access to proprietary or confidential information of the Company Entities, its
customers or business partners and inventions owned by the Company Entities shall have executed an
agreement regarding the protection of such proprietary or confidential information and the
assignment of inventions to the Company Entities in a form that is reasonably satisfying to
Acquirer, in its sole discretion.
9.13 Closing Deliverables. Acquirer will have received each of the agreements,
instruments, consents, waivers and other documents set forth in Section 7.2.2;
provided, however, that such receipt will not be deemed to be an agreement by
Acquirer that such documents are accurate and will not be deemed to be an acknowledgement or
agreement by Acquirer that the representations and warranties of these Company Entities herein are
true and correct or diminish Acquirer’s remedies under this Agreement if such representations and
warranties are not true and correct.
9.14 Opinion of the Company’s Counsel. Acquirer will have received (a) from Xxxxxx
and Xxxxxx, legal counsel to the Company, an opinion substantially in the form attached
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hereto as Exhibit F-1, and (b) from Xxx Xx, legal counsel to the Company, an opinion substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2.
9.15 Submission of Documents for Shareholder and Management Changes. Acquirer will
have received evidence satisfactory to it, such determination being at the sole discretion of
Acquirer, that the documents set forth in Section 5.7.3 have been duly submitted to the
competent PRC company registry and telecommunications administration authorities.
9.16 Establishment of New WFOE. The New WFOE will be duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the PRC, have the requisite corporate power and authority to
own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as proposed to be conducted, and
will be qualified to transact business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its
failure to be so qualified would materially affect such entity or any of the other Company
Entities, either individually or collectively.
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
10.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time before the Closing,
whether before or after approval of the Merger:
10.1.1 by the mutual written consent of Acquirer and the Company;
10.1.2 by either Acquirer or the Company Entities, if all conditions to such party’s
obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been satisfied
or waived, and the Closing has not occurred, on or before the Termination Right Date;
provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 10.1.2 will not be available to any party whose breach of any covenant or agreement
hereunder will have been a principal cause of, or will have resulted in, the failure of the Closing
to occur on or before such date;
10.1.3 by Acquirer (at any time before the adoption of this Agreement by the required vote of
the Company Shareholders), if a Triggering Event will have occurred;
10.1.4 by the Company, if (i) there has been a breach by Acquirer or Sub of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein on the part of Acquirer or Sub, or
if any representation or warranty of Acquirer or Sub will have become untrue, and which
Acquirer or Sub fails to cure within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten (10) business days,
after written notice thereof has been given to Acquirer or Sub by the Company (except that no cure
period will be provided for a breach by Acquirer or Sub which by its nature cannot be cured), and
(ii) such breach or failure to be true would result in the failure of any of the conditions set
forth in Article 8 to be satisfied; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement
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under this Section 10.1.4 will not be available to the Company Entities if the Company
Entities are at that time in material breach of this Agreement;
10.1.5 by Acquirer, if (i) there has been a breach by the Company Entities of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein on the part of the Company
Entities, or if any representation or warranty of the Company Entities will have become untrue, and
which the Company Entities fails to cure within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten (10) business
days, after written notice thereof has been given to the Company Entities by Acquirer (except that
no cure period will be provided for a breach by the Company Entities which by its nature cannot be
cured), and (ii) such breach or failure to be true would result in the failure of any of the
conditions set forth in Article 9 to be satisfied; provided, however, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this Section 10.1.5 will not be available to Acquirer if Acquirer is
at that time in material breach of this Agreement;
10.1.6 by either the Company or Acquirer, if (i) any permanent injunction or other order of a
court or other competent authority preventing the consummation of the Merger becomes final and
nonappealable, or (ii) the Requisite Vote is not obtained; provided, however, that
the right to terminate this Agreement under clause (ii) of this Section 10.1.6 will not be
available to the Company Entities where the failure to obtain the Requisite Vote will have been
caused by the action or failure to act of the Company Entities and such action or failure to act
constitutes a material breach of this Agreement; or
10.1.7 by Acquirer, if the Requisite Vote is modified, withdrawn or otherwise of no force and
effect at any time following the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto;
10.1.8 by Acquirer, if a Material Adverse Change on the Company Entities shall have occurred
prior to the Effective Time.
Any termination of this Agreement under Sections 10.1.2 through 10.1.8 will be
effective by the delivery of a written notice of the terminating party to the other party hereto.
For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Triggering Event” will be deemed to have occurred if: (i)
the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof for any reason withdraws, or amends
or modifies in a manner adverse to Acquirer, its recommendation in favor of the approval and
adoption of this Agreement or approval of the Merger; (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company
fails to reaffirm its recommendation in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the
Merger within five business days after Acquirer requests in writing that such recommendation be
reaffirmed at any time following the receipt by Company of an Acquisition Proposal; or (iii)
Company breaches any of the provisions of Section 5.9.
10.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated as provided in
Section 10.1, this Agreement will be of no further force or effect; provided,
however, that (a) Section 5.17 (Public Disclosure), this Section 10.2 (Effect of Termination) and
Article 12 (Miscellaneous) will survive the termination of this Agreement and will remain in full
force and
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effect and (b) the termination of this Agreement will not relieve any party from any
Liability for any breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, INDEMNIFICATION AND REMEDIES
11.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties
of the Company Entities and the PRC Shareholders contained in this Agreement, including the Company
Disclosure Letter, the PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter and in the other certificates
contemplated by this Agreement, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of
any investigation, discovery or disclosure made by or on behalf of any of the parties to this
Agreement, until the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date (the “Release Date”);
provided, however, that the representations and warranties of the Company Entities
contained in Section 3.2 (Capitalization; Title to Shares), Section 3.4 (Power,
Authorization and Validity), Section 3.7 (Taxes) and Section 3.14 (Intellectual
Property) will remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or
disclosure made by or on behalf of any of the parties to this Agreement, until the expiration of
the applicable statute of limitations for the Claim (as defined in Section 11.5) which
seeks recovery of Damages arising out of a breach of such representations or warranties;
provided further, that the representations and warranties shall not terminate with
respect to any Claim based upon any misrepresentation or breach of a representation or warranty
that is submitted in accordance with this Agreement until such Claim is fully resolved;
provided, further, that any Indemnified Person (as defined in Section 11.2)
will be entitled to seek recovery for fraud and/or intentional misrepresentation until the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for any Claim alleging fraud and/or intentional
misrepresentation. All representations and warranties of Acquirer and Sub contained in this
Agreement and the other agreements, certificates and documents contemplated by this Agreement will
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or disclosure made
by or on behalf of any of the parties to this Agreement, until the earlier of (a) the termination
of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the Effective Time. All covenants of the
parties will survive according to their respective terms.
11.2 Indemnification Obligations. Subject to the provisions and limitations set forth
in Section 11.3, each Company Shareholder (each, and the Representative on behalf of any
Company Shareholders, an “Indemnifying Person” and, collectively, the “Indemnifying Persons”),
jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Acquirer, the Surviving Company
and their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, securityholders and employees,
and assigns and successors (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons” and each individually, an
"Indemnified Person”) from and against any Damages directly or indirectly incurred, paid or accrued
in connection with or resulting from or arising out of:
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11.2.1 any inaccuracy, misrepresentation or untruth in any representation or warranty of the
Company Entities or any PRC Shareholder contained in this Agreement, the Articles of Merger and
Plan of Merger, the Company Disclosure Letter, the PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter or any
certificate or document delivered pursuant to his Agreement, as of the Agreement Date and as of the
Closing Date (as though such representation or warranty were made as of the Closing Date, except
for any such representations and warranties that, by their terms, speak only as of a specific date
or dates);
11.2.2 any breach of or default in connection with any of the covenants or agreements made by
the Company Entities or any PRC Shareholder in this Agreement, the Company Disclosure Letter, the
PRC Shareholders Disclosure Letter or any certificate or document delivered pursuant to this
Agreement;
11.2.3 any Expenses not the subject of an Expense Deduction as of the Closing;
11.2.4 any amount by which the Net Working Capital of the Company Entities is negative as of
the Closing;
11.2.5 any litigation commenced by or on behalf of the Company Entities or the Company
Shareholders and pertaining to matters occurring at or prior to the Closing (whether such
litigation is commenced before or after the Closing); and
11.2.6 any deficiencies associated with the documentation of the control relationship between
the Company and the PRC Entities and between the PRC Entities before the Closing.
11.2.7 any expenses paid by the Company Entities relating to the operation of Since Times
after the Closing Date in excess of RMB180,000.
11.3 Limitation on Liability.
11.3.1 Time Limit of Claims. No Claim may be asserted or brought by an Indemnified
Person against the Indemnifying Persons after the Release Date except with respect to Claims
arising from or relating to (i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation, (ii) representations and
warranties contained in Section 3.2 (Capitalization, Title to Shares), Section 3.4
(Power, Authorization and Validity), Section 3.7 (Taxes) and Section 3.14
(Intellectual Property) which may be brought by an Indemnified Person against the Indemnifying
Persons until the applicable statute of limitations expires; provided, however,
that any Claim asserted by an Indemnified Person against the Indemnifying Persons prior to the
applicable preceding deadline may thereafter be prosecuted as provided in this Article 11 and
recovery on such Claim may be had by the Indemnified Person as provided herein.
11.3.2 Earnout Holdback. By virtue of this Agreement, the Earnout Amount shall serve
as partial security for the indemnity obligations of the Indemnifying Parties provided
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for in Section 11.2 hereof, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 11.3. To
the extent that Damages are recoverable pursuant to this Article 11, the Indemnified
Parties shall have the right to set-off the amount of any unsatisfied Damages in excess of the
value of the Escrow Cash against the Earnout Amount. For the sake of clarity, it being understood
that any recovery of Damages shall first be made against the Escrow Cash; if the aggregate Damages exceeds the
Escrow Cash, Acquirer may seek further indemnification by means of a reduction in the Earnout
Amount that may be earned and may become payable in the future pursuant to Schedule 2.2.1
hereto and then by means of recovery of the Earnout Amount previously paid to Company Shareholders,
if any. Neither the exercise nor the failure to exercise such right of set-off will constitute an
election of remedies or limit an Indemnified Party in any manner in the enforcement of any other
remedies that may be available to it. Any such amounts so set-off shall reduce such Earnout
Amount, as applicable, and not be distributed to the Company Shareholders with (i) each amount
set-off in respect of a Settled Claim (as defined in Section 11.7) being retained by
Acquirer in respect thereof and (ii) each amount set-off in respect of an Contested Claim (as
defined in Section 11.7) being held back by Acquirer pending resolution thereof (such held
back amount, the “Earnout Holdback”). If any such Contested Claims become Settled Claims, such
claims shall, subject to the limitations and conditions of this Article 11, be satisfied by
set-off against the Earnout Holdback. As soon as a Contested Claim is resolved and such portion
thereof (if any) that becomes a Settled Claim has been set-off against the Earnout Holdback,
Acquirer shall deliver to the Company Shareholders the portion of the Earnout Holdback relating to
such claim that is not so set-off; provided, however that the portion to be so
distributed shall be reduced if and to the extent necessary to ensure that following any such
distribution the remaining Earnout Holdback shall be no less than the aggregate value of the
remaining Contested Claims. For the avoidance of doubt, it being understood that if no Claims are
filed by the Earnout Payment Date or all Contested Claims become Settled Claims on or before the
Earnout Payment Date, the Earnout Amount shall be paid by Acquirer to the Company Shareholders in
accordance with Article 2 and Schedule 2.21. If there are Claims filed prior to the Earnout
Payment Date, the part of the Earnout Amount exceeding the damages set forth in such Claims shall
be paid to the Company Shareholders in accordance with Article 2 and Schedule 2.2.1.
11.3.3 Indemnifiable Damage Threshold. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, no Indemnified Person may make a Claim (as defined in Section 11.5) that does
not involve fraud, willful breach or intentional misrepresentation by the Company Entities, unless
and until a Notice of Claim (as defined in Section 11.5) describing Damages in an aggregate
amount greater than $10,000 (the “Threshold”) has been delivered, in which case the Indemnified
Person may make claims for indemnification and may recover from the Escrow Cash for all Damages
(including the amount of the Threshold).
11.3.4 Materiality Determination. For the purpose of determining the existence of, or
the amount of the Damages resulting from, a breach or inaccuracy of a representation or warranty of
the Company for purposes of this Article 11, any “materiality” or “Material Adverse Change”
qualifiers or words of similar import contained in such representation or warranty shall
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in each case be disregarded and without effect (as if such standard or qualification were deleted from such
representation or warranty).
11.4 Appointment of Representative. Each Indemnifying Person approves the designation
of and designates Xxxx Xxx as the representative and as the attorney-in-fact and agent for and on
behalf of each Indemnifying Person (the “Representative”) with respect to claims for
indemnification pursuant to this Article 11 and disputes with respect to the payment of the Earnout
Amount as set forth in Schedule 2.2.1 hereto and the taking by the
Representative of any and all actions and the making of any decisions required or permitted to
be taken by the Representative pursuant to this Agreement, including the exercise of the power to
(a) authorize the release to Acquirer of the relevant portion of the Escrow or the return or
cancellation of the Earnout Amount (subject to the constraints set forth in Section 11.3)
in satisfaction of indemnification claims of any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Article 11;
(b) resolve, settle or compromise, and/or comply with orders of courts with respect to, any claim
for indemnification made pursuant to this Article 11; (c) decide whether or not to challenge the
Earnout Amount paid, (d) resolve, settle or compromise any disputes with respect to the Earnout
Amount and the satisfaction of any Milestone (as set forth in Schedule 2.2.1), and (e) take
all actions necessary in the judgment of the Representative for the accomplishment of the
foregoing. The Representative will have authority and power to act on behalf of each Indemnifying
Person with respect to the disposition, settlement or other handling of all claims for
indemnification pursuant to this Article 11 and all rights or obligations arising under this
Article 11. The Indemnifying Persons will be bound by all actions taken and documents executed by
the Representative in connection with this Article 11, and the Indemnified Persons will be entitled
to rely on any action or decision of the Representative. In performing the functions specified in
this Agreement, the Representative will not be liable to any Indemnifying Person in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Representative. Each Indemnifying Person
will severally, and not jointly, on a pro rata basis based on such person’s Pro Rata Share,
indemnify and hold harmless the Representative from and against any Liability incurred without
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Representative and arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of his duties hereunder. Any out-of-pocket costs
and expenses reasonably incurred by the Representative in connection with actions taken by the
Representative pursuant to the terms of this Article 11 (including the hiring of legal counsel and
the incurring of legal fees and costs) will be paid directly by the Indemnifying Persons to the
Representative on a pro rata basis based on each such person’s Pro Rata Share, and no such amounts
will be paid from the Escrow Cash.
11.5 Notice of Claim. As used herein, “Claim” means a claim for indemnification of
any Indemnified Person for Damages pursuant to this Article 11. Acquirer will give a written
notice of a Claim executed by an officer of Acquirer (a “Notice of Claim”), whether for its own
Damages or for Damages incurred by any other Indemnified Person. Acquirer may give a Notice of
Claim at any time after any Indemnified Person suffers Damages or is subject to an Action that may
give rise to a Claim, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.3(c). Acquirer
will deliver a Notice of Claim based on, arising from, relating to or caused by:
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11.5.1 any item specified in Section 11.2 or
11.5.2 the assertion, whether oral or in writing, against any Indemnified Person of an Action
brought by a third party against such Indemnified Person (in each such case, a “Third-Party Claim”)
that is based on, arises out of, relates to or is caused by any item specified in Section
11.2.
11.5.3 No delay on the part of Acquirer in giving the Representative a Notice of Claim will
relieve the Representative or any Indemnifying Person from any of its obligations pursuant to this
Article 11 unless (and then only to the extent that) the Representative or such Indemnifying Person
is materially prejudiced thereby. The assertion of any single Claim for
indemnification hereunder will not bar an Indemnified Person from asserting any other Claim or
Claims hereunder.
11.6 Contents of Notice of Claim. Each Notice of Claim by Acquirer given pursuant to
Section 11.5 will contain the following:
11.6.1 a statement that the Indemnified Person has incurred, paid or accrued (in accordance
with U.S. GAAP) or, in good faith, believes it will have to incur, pay or accrue (in accordance
with U.S. GAAP) Damages in an aggregate stated amount arising from such Claim (which amount may be
the amount of damages claimed by a third party in a Third-Party Claim); and
11.6.2 a brief description, in reasonable detail (to the extent reasonably available to
Acquirer), of the facts, circumstances or events giving rise to the alleged Damages based on
Acquirer’s good faith belief thereof, including the identity and address of any third-party
claimant (to the extent reasonably available to Acquirer) and copies of any formal demand or
complaint, the amount of Damages, the date each such item was incurred, paid or accrued, or the
basis for such anticipated Liability, and the sections of this Agreement alleged to have been
breached.
11.7 Resolution of Notice of Claim. Each Notice of Claim delivered by Acquirer will
be resolved as follows:
11.7.1 Uncontested Claims. If, within 20 calendar days after a Notice of Claim is
received by the Representative, the Representative does not contest such Notice of Claim in a
writing given to Acquirer as provided in Section 11.7.2, then the Representative will be
conclusively deemed to have consented, on behalf of all Indemnifying Persons, to the recovery by
the Indemnified Person of the full amount of the Damages specified in the Notice of Claim,
including the forfeiture of such portion of the Escrow Cash and the Earnout Amount sufficient to
satisfy such Damages and, without further notice, to have stipulated to the entry of a final
judgment for damages against the Indemnifying Persons for such amount in any court having
jurisdiction over the matter where venue is proper.
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11.7.2 Contested Claims. If the Representative gives Acquirer written notice
contesting all or any portion of a Notice of Claim (a “Contested Claim”) within the 20 calendar day
period specified in Section 11.7.1, then such Contested Claim will be resolved either (i)
by a written settlement agreement executed by Acquirer and the Representative or (ii) in the
absence of such a written settlement agreement, in any court of competent jurisdiction located in
San Mateo County, California.
11.7.3 Settled Claims. If a Claim (including a Contested Claim) is settled by a
written settlement agreement executed by Acquirer and the Representative (a “Settled Claim”), then
the parties will resolve such Settled Claim as provided in such settlement agreement.
11.8 Defense of Third-Party Claims.
11.8.1 Except as provided below, Acquirer will defend any Third-Party Claim, and the costs and
expenses incurred by Acquirer in connection with such defense (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, other professionals’ and experts’ fees and court or arbitration
costs) will be included in the Damages for which Acquirer may seek indemnification pursuant to a
Claim made by any Indemnified Person hereunder. Within ten calendar days of delivery of the Notice
of Claim regarding any Third-Party Claim, the Representative may, at the expense of the
Indemnifying Persons, elect to prosecute such Third-Party Claim to conclusion or settlement
satisfactory to the Representative, conditioned on the Representative using counsel reasonably
acceptable to Acquirer; provided, however, that the Representative may not elect to
prosecute or settle any such Third-Party Claim if (i) such Third-Party Claim seeks injunctive or
other equitable relief against Acquirer or the Surviving Company, (ii) Damages sought under such
Third-Party Claim, together with Damages sought under any other Claims then in dispute or pending,
can reasonably be expected to exceed the value of the Escrow Cash that remains available for
recovery of Damages, (iii) such Third-Party Claim relates to any Company Entities IP Right, (iv)
settlement of, or an adverse judgment with respect to, the Third-Party Claim is, in the reasonable
good faith judgment of Acquirer, likely to establish a precedential custom or practice materially
adverse to the continuing business interests of Acquirer.
11.8.2 If the Representative makes the election to defend with respect to a Third-Party Claim
as set forth in Section 11.8.1, then (i) the Representative will be deemed to have admitted
that such Third-Party Claim is an indemnifiable Claim hereunder, (ii) Acquirer will have the right
to participate, at its own expense and through counsel of its own selection, in all proceedings,
and (iii) upon the conclusion or settlement of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Person shall
be entitled to recover Damages related to such Third-Party Claim from the Escrow Cash and the
Earnout Amount. If the Representative defends a Third-Party Claim, it shall not, without the
written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, effect
the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, such
Third-Party Claim unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional
release of the Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such action or claim, (ii) does
not include an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to
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act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person and (iii) does not include any injunctive or other non-monetary relief.
11.8.3 If the Representative does not make such election with respect to a Third-Party Claim
within the required time period, Acquirer will (i) be free to handle the prosecution or defense of
such Third-Party Claim, (ii) take all necessary steps to contest such Third-Party Claim or to
prosecute such Third-Party Claim to conclusion or settlement satisfactory to Acquirer without
requiring the consent of the Representative or the Indemnifying Persons, (iii) notify the
Representative of the progress of such Third-Party Claim, (iv) permit the Representative, at the
Representative’s expense, to participate in the settlement negotiations with respect to such
Third-Party Claim, and (v) provide the Representative with reasonable access to all relevant
information and documentation relating to such Third-Party Claim and Acquirer’s prosecution or
defense thereof to the extent that access to such information and documentation by the
Representative does not affect any privilege relating to the Indemnified Person. Upon the
conclusion or settlement of a Third-Party Claim, which Third-Party Claim the Representative has
elected to not defend, the Indemnified Party will provide the Representative with written notice of
such conclusion or settlement (“Notice of Conclusion"). Within twenty (20) calendar days of
delivery of such Notice of Conclusion, the Representative shall elect in writing to (A) admit that
such Third-Party Claim is an indemnifiable Claim hereunder, in which case the Indemnified
Person shall be entitled to recover Damages related to such Third-Party Claim or (B) dispute,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.1 and Section 11.7, whether such
Third-Party Claim is an indemnifiable Claim hereunder. If the Representative fails to make an
election in accordance with the preceding sentence, then the Representative will be conclusively
deemed to have admitted that such Third-Party Claim is an indemnifiable Claim hereunder and the
Indemnified Person shall be entitled to recover Damages related to such Third-Party Claim from the
Escrow Cash and the Earnout Amount. In any case, the party not in control of such Third-Party
Claim will cooperate with the other party in the conduct of the prosecution or defense thereof.
11.9 Release of Remaining Escrow Cash.
11.9.1 Within five business days following the 18-month anniversary of the Effective Time (the
"Escrow Release Date”), the Acquirer will deliver to the Company Shareholders the portion of the
Escrow Cash in excess of the amount that is necessary to satisfy all unsatisfied or disputed Claims
specified in any Notice of Claim delivered to the Representative before the Escrow Release Date,
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
11.9.2 If any Claims are pending but not resolved on the Escrow Release Date, then the Escrow
Agent will retain possession and custody of that portion of the Escrow Cash that equals the total
maximum amount of Damages then being claimed by the Indemnified Persons in all such pending Claims,
and, as soon as all such Claims have been resolved, the Acquirer will deliver a written notice to
the Escrow Agent to pay the Company Shareholders any remaining portion of the Escrow Cash not
required to satisfy such Claims, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
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ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Governing Law. The internal laws of the California (irrespective of its choice
of law principles) will govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, and
the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto; provided,
however, that any matters related to the effectiveness of the Merger shall be governed by British
Virgin Islands law. Each of the parties hereto: (a) consents to submit itself to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California and the Federal courts of the United States
of America located within the State of California, in the event any dispute arises out of this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; (b) agrees that it will not
attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any
such court; and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of
the transactions contemplated in this Agreement in any court other than the State of California and
the Federal courts of the United States of America located within the State of California.
12.2 Assignment; Binding Upon Successors and Assigns. None of the parties hereto may
assign any of its or his rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the other parties hereto. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
12.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof,
will for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this
Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be
interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree
to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable
provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of
the void or unenforceable provision.
12.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which will be an original as regards any party whose signature appears thereon and all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement will become binding when one
or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, will bear the signatures of all
parties reflected hereon as signatories.
12.5 Amendment and Waivers. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended,
and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular
instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a writing signed by the party to be
bound thereby, provided that following the Closing, the Representative may bind all Company
Shareholders. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof or default in the performance hereof will
not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. No
such waiver will be effective unless signed in writing by the
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party against whom such waiver or extension is asserted. The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof will not
be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.
12.6 Fees and Expenses. Each party will bear its respective expenses and legal fees
incurred with respect to this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that if the Merger is consummated, Acquirer will pay at the Closing by wire transfer
of immediately available funds the Expenses as set forth in the Expense Certificates pursuant to
Section 9.10, provided, that any and all Expenses will be deducted by Acquirer from
the Initial Merger Consideration at the Closing (such deduction referred to herein as the “Expense
Deduction”). Other than as set forth in Article 12, Acquirer shall not be required to pay any
Expenses incurred by the Company Entities or the Company Shareholders in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby other than the Expenses.
12.7 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this
Agreement will be in writing and will be either hand delivered in Person, sent by facsimile, sent
by certified or registered first class mail, postage pre-paid, or sent by nationally recognized
express courier service. Such notices and other communications will be effective upon receipt if
hand delivered or sent by facsimile, five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail, and one (l) day
after dispatch if sent by express courier, to the following addresses, or such other addresses as
any party may notify the other parties in accordance with this Section:
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If to Acquirer:
Glu Mobile Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Glu Mobile Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Vice President and General Counsel
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Vice President and General Counsel
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
and
Fenwick & West, LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
If to the Company Entities:
Awaken Limited
Offshore Incorporations Centre
P.O. Box 957
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Attention: Wang Bin, Chief Executive Officer
Fax Number: 00-00-00000000 x000
Offshore Incorporations Centre
P.O. Box 957
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Attention: Wang Bin, Chief Executive Officer
Fax Number: 00-00-00000000 x000
with a copy to:
Xxx Xx Law Offices
China Resources Building, 20th Floor
8 Jianguomenbei Avenue
Beijing, 100005
P.R. China
Attention: Xx Xxx, Partner
Fax Number: 8610-8519-1350
China Resources Building, 20th Floor
8 Jianguomenbei Avenue
Beijing, 100005
P.R. China
Attention: Xx Xxx, Partner
Fax Number: 8610-8519-1350
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or to such other address as a party may have furnished to the other parties in writing pursuant to
this Section 12.7.
12.8 Construction of Agreement. This Agreement has been negotiated by the respective
parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof will not be construed for or against
either party. A reference in this Agreement to an Article, a Section or an exhibit will mean an
Article, a Section in, or exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise explicitly set forth. The
titles and headings herein are for reference purposes only and will not in any manner limit the
construction of this Agreement which will be considered as a whole.
12.9 No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed or construed
as creating a joint venture or partnership between any of the parties hereto. No party is by
virtue of this Agreement authorized as an agent, employee or legal representative of any other
party. No party will have the power to control the activities and operations of any other and
their status is, and at all times will continue to be, that of independent contractors with respect
to each other. No party will have any power or authority to bind or commit any other party. No
party will hold itself out as having any authority or relationship in contravention of this
Section.
12.10 Absence of Third Party Beneficiary Rights. No provisions of this Agreement are
intended, nor will be interpreted, to provide or create any third party beneficiary rights or any
other rights of any kind in any client, customer, affiliate, securityholder, partner, employee or
any party hereto or any other Person or entity unless specifically provided otherwise herein, and,
except as so provided, all provisions hereof will be personal solely between the parties to this
Agreement.
12.11 Exchange Rate. For purpose of this Agreement other than Schedule 2.2.1,
any conversion of amounts otherwise set forth in RMB into United States Dollars (or vice versa)
shall be based on the exchange rate in effect on the day prior to the Closing Date as quoted by
the Wall Street Journal.
12.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits hereto constitute the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions,
express or implied, written or oral, between the parties with respect hereto. The express terms
hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any
of the terms hereof. If Acquirer is acquired by any party, this Agreement is still valid and
binding upon the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
GLU MOBILE INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ L. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | L. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
MAVERICK ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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AWAKEN LIMITED | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Wang Bin | |||||||
Name: | Wang Bin | |||||||
Title: | Director | |||||||
WANG BIN | ||||||||
/s/ Wang Bin
|
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AWAKEN (BEIJING) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. |
XXXX XXX | |||||||
By:
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/s/ Wang Bin | /s/ Xxx Xxxx | ||||||
Name: |
Wang Bin | |||||||
Title:
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General Manager | YOU YANLI | ||||||
/s/ You Xxx Xx | ||||||||
BEIJING ZHANGZHONG
MIG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. |
REPRESENTATIVE | |||||||
By:
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/s/ You Xxx Xx | /s/ Xxx Xxxx | ||||||
Name:
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You Xxx Xx | Xxxx Xxx | ||||||
Title: |
General Manager | |||||||
BEIJING QINWANG TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. | ||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxx | |||||||
Name: |
Xxxx Xxx | |||||||
Title: |
Authorized Signatory | |||||||
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