Amendment No.1 for Exclusive Option Agreement (English Version) This Exclusive Option Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of
Amendment No.1 for
(English Version)
This Exclusive Option Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of
December 20, 2010, and amended on April 20, 2011, among the following three parties:
PARTY A: China Complant Group Holding Inc.
Legal Address: 000 X. Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx., #0; Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX.
PARTY B: Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd.
Legal Address: Floor 12, FuTian Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XxxxXxx Xxxx Xxxx, XxxxXxxx, XxXxx, 000000, China.
PARTY C: JianXun Si, Chairman and an authorized person to represent shareholders of Party B, who collectively own more than 50% of the outstanding equity interests in Party B.
Legal Address: Floor 12, FuTian Oriental Plaza, HangHai East Road, ZhenZhou, HeNan, 450000, China.
WHEREAS, Party A is a business company incorporated under the laws of
Nevada, USA;
WHEREAS, Party B is a company with exclusively domestic capital registered in the People's Republic of China, and engaged in designing and manufacturing of air separating equipment, and undertaking internationally contracted projects of EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) etc.;
WHEREAS, Part A has entered a series of agreements, collectively the
"Main Agreements", which include "Exclusive Consult and Services Agreement", "Operating Agreement" and "Equity Pledge Agreement", and "Proxy Agreement", with Part B, or Part B and Part B's shareholders together, concurrently with this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Party C represents more than 50% equity interest of Party B and agrees to provide security of pledge over the equity interests for the performance of payment obligations of Party B under the Main Agreements, and Party A agrees to accept such security of pledge, as specified in an Equity Pledge Agreement;
WHEREAS, "Agreement Letter for Exclusive Option Agreement" as showed in the appendix is an integral part of this Agreement and has the same legal effects as the other parts of the Agreement. Part C will legally represent any shareholder of Part B, who signs the "Agreement Letter for Exclusive Option Agreement", in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, Party A, Part B and Part C through negotiations hereby agree as follows through mutual negotiations:
1. Stock Option Grant
Part C hereby irrevocably grant to Party A, or one or more persons (each, a "Designee") designated by Part A, an option (the "Stock Option") to purchase, up to the maximum permitted by the laws of The People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), all of the registered capital of Party B now or hereafter
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owned and held by Party C at any time, in part or in whole, at Party A's sole instruction and at the price described in Article 3 herein. Such Stock Option shall not be entitled to any other person except for Party A and its Designee. Party B hereby agrees to the grant by Party C of the Stock Option to Party A. All the rights of the Stock Option of Party A under this Agreement shall be exclusive and irrevocable.
2. Exercise Stock Option
2.1 When signing this Agreement, Party B and Part C shall also execute the "Agreement Letter for Exclusive Option Agreement" according to Appendix attached hereto, and submits all signed documents to Party A for safekeeping.
2.2 If Party A decides to exercise the Stock Option pursuant to Article 1 hereinabove, it shall send written notice to Party B, which specifies the quantity of the registered capital of Part B to be acquired and identifies the transferee. Party B and Party C shall furnish all materials and documents necessary for the registration of said registered capital transfer within 10 business days after the date of Party A's notice.
3. Price
| 3.1 | For Party A to exercise the Option, the purchase price of the Purchased Equity Interest (“Purchase Price”) shall be equal to the original paid-in price of the Purchased Equity Interest by the Transferor, unless the applicable PRC laws and regulations require appraisal of the equity interests or stipulate other restrictions on the purchase price of equity interests. | |
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If the applicable PRC laws require appraisal of the equity interests or stipulates other restrictions on the purchase price of the Equity Interest at the time that Party A exercise the Option, the Parties agree that the Purchase Price shall be set at the lowest price permissible under the applicable laws. | |
The total purchasing price for the Stock Option shall be the lowest price allowable under the PRC Laws at the time of said purchasing. All the taxes, and other expenses arising from the excising of the Stock Option shall be the sole responsibility of the Party in accordance with the PRC Laws
4. Confidentiality
The Agreement itself and relevant materials of this Agreement shall be held confidential by all the Parties and shall not be disclosed to any third party excluding senior officers, directors, shareholders, agents and professional consultants. If any Party is required by PRC Laws or other jurisdictional laws to disclose any information in connection with this Agreement to the public or shareholders, or to file this Agreement with the regulatory authorities involved, that Party shall not be subject to this Article.
This Article shall survive any amendment, supplementary or termination of this Agreement.
5. Effective Date And Term
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This Agreement shall come into effect as of the date first present above. The term of this Agreement is ten (10) years, and shall be automatically renewed for additional ten (10) year period upon the initial expiration of the initial term hereof or any renewal term, except earlier termination happens any time as set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement.
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Termination
During the initial or any renewal term of this Agreement, Party B and Part C shall not elect to terminate this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above stipulation, Party A shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with or without any reason at any time by definitely giving Party B and Part C a written notice thirty days prior to the termination.
7. Transfer
7.1 Party B and Part C shall not have the right to transfer any rights and obligations to any third party under this Agreement unless with Party A's prior written consent;
7.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon Party C and its successors, and also binding upon Party A and its successors.
7.3 Party A, at any time, may assign all or any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, to any third party. Where Party A transfers its rights and obligations under the this Agreement, Party B and Part C shall, upon Party A's request, execute agreements concerning said transfer.
8. Language
This Agreement is written in both Chinese and English, and executed in Chinese only, and the executed Chinese language Agreement shall prevail in all cases. This Agreement is executed in three originals and each Party holds one original. Each original has the same legal effect.
9. Amendments and Supplementary Agreements
Parties may negotiate and enter any amendments of this Agreement, or supplementary agreements on matters not agreed upon herein. Any amendments of this Agreement, or supplementary agreements shall be valid only when made in writing and signed by all parties. Any amendments of this Agreement, or supplementary contracts have equal effect as this Agreement.
10. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China.
11. Settlement of Dispute
The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from, out of or in connection with the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly negotiation. In case no settlement can be reached through negotiation within six months, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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12. Force Majeure
Force Majeure means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, such as the acts of nature: earthquake, flood, typhoon, fire, explosion, and acts of governments, war, and acts of terrorism or other civil unrest means. If a Force Majeure event exists and affects the performance of this Agreement, the affected party shall immediately notify the other party by means of telegraph, e-mail or other electronic forms, and shall furnish sufficient evidence in writing of the occurrence of the Force Majeure event within twenty (20) calendar days thereafter. According to the impact of the Force Majeure on the performance of this Agreement, the Parties determine whether to release this Agreement. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts.
13. Capable of Severing
Any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed as capable of severing in the jurisdiction where it conflicts with the laws in such jurisdiction. The invalid or unenforceable effect of such provision in one jurisdiction should not be affected that in other jurisdictions.
(A Signature Page Follows)
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Signature Page
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Part A, Part B and Part C hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by a duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.
Party A: China Complant Group Holding Inc.
By: /s/ JianXun Si
JianXun Si
Chairman
Party B: Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd.
By: /s/ JianXun Si
JianXun Si
Chairman
Party C: Shareholders of Part B
By: /s/ JianXun Si
JianXun Si
An authorized representative of the majority shareholders
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(An Appendix Page Follows)
Appendix: Form of Agreement Letter for Exclusive Option Agreement
Agreement Letter for Exclusive Option Agreement
( English Version, for Reference only )
To:
Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd. and China Complant Group Holding Inc.
I, as the shareholder of Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd., hereby agree and confirm as follows:
1. I have read the full text of Option Agreement, and I fully agree to all contents of this agreement.
2. I assign JianXun Si, Chairman of Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd., to represent me with the Common stock shares specified at the bottom of this agreement, together with Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd., to sign the Exclusive Option Agreement with China Complant Group Holding Inc.
3. I agree that other shareholders of Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd., ("other shareholders") transfer equity interests of Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd., held by them to China Complant Group Holding Inc., or the third party prescribed by China Complant Group Holding Inc.
4. I agree to waive my preemptive right when the other shareholders transfer their equity interests to China Complant Group Holding Inc., or a third party designated by China Complant Group Holding Inc.
5. I agree to sign or provide necessary documents for the purpose of going through the registration of said transfer when the other shareholders transfer their equity interests to China Complant Group Holding Inc., or the third party prescribed by China Complant Group Holding Inc.
This Agreement Letter shall be effective from the signing date.
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Signature:
Print Name:
Identity Card Number:
Information of Possession of Common Stocks of Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd.:
Class of Common Stocks: Number of Shares:
Percentage of Voting Power:
Date: December 5, 2010
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