SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT)
Exhibit
4.34
English Translation for Reference
(SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT)
This Settlement Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and among the following parties on
March 24, 2011, in Beijing City.
Party A: Guangdong Meidiya Investment Co., Ltd.
Address: Xxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx. 00 Sanyuanli Boulevard, Baiyun District, Guangzhou
Address: Xxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx. 00 Sanyuanli Boulevard, Baiyun District, Guangzhou
Party B: Xxxxxx Xxx
ID No.: 432901195707202037
Address: Xxxx 0, Xxxxx XXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx. 00 Banjing Road, Haiding District, Beijing
ID No.: 432901195707202037
Address: Xxxx 0, Xxxxx XXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx. 00 Banjing Road, Haiding District, Beijing
Party C: Beijing Fanhua Datong Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Address: 00/X, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx. X000, Xxxx Xxxxxx of Xuanwumen, Xicheng District, Beijing
Address: 00/X, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx. X000, Xxxx Xxxxxx of Xuanwumen, Xicheng District, Beijing
The three parties mentioned above are referred to collectively as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS:
1. | Party C (or “Datong Investment”) is a limited liability company jointly invested by Party A
and Party B and duly incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”)
on July 8, 2008, with a registered capital of RMB20 million, of which RMB11 million were
contributed by Party A, representing 55% of the equity interests in Datong Investment, and
RMB9 million were contributed by Party B, representing 45% of the equity interests in Datong
Investment; |
2. | Party A and Party B have executed several agreements (“Original Shareholders Agreements”) in
respect of the rights and obligations between Datong Investment and Party A and Party B; |
3. | Party A intends to transfer all of its 55% equity interests in Datong Investment to Beijing
Min Si Xxxx Xxx Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“Min Si Xxxx Xxx”) (“Equity Transfer”), and
Min Si Xxxx Xxx agrees to acquire the said equity interests; |
4. | CISG Holdings Ltd., the affiliated company of Party A, Winner Sight Global Limited, the
affiliated company of Min Si Xxxx Xxx, and other related parties execute a SHARE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (“Offshore Agreement”) on the date hereof in respect of the transfer by CISG
Holdings Ltd. of its equity interests in Datong International Holdings Limited to Winner Sight
Global Limited. |
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree to enter into this Agreement as follows for mutual
observance:
Article 1 Current Account
The Parties hereto unanimously agree that Party A and Party B shall guarantee to settle all the
current accounts between Party A and its affiliated companies, and Datong Investment and its
affiliated companies before the closing of the Equity Transfer.
Article 2 Return of Security Deposit
Pursuant to the Original Shareholders Agreements, Party B has provided a security deposit of RMB180
million to Party A as the guarantee for its operating result. As of the date of this Agreement,
Party A has returned part of the security deposit to Party B in an amount of RMB106.3 million in
accordance with the standards of operating result as specified herein. In respect of returning the
remaining security deposit of RMB73.7 million, the Parties agree unanimously as follows:
1. | Party A shall return RMB69.7 million in the remaining security deposit to the account
designated by Party B after receiving the full payment made by Min Si Xxxx Xxx with respect to
the Equity Transfer; the security deposit of RMB4 million shall be returned to the account
designated by Party B within ten (10) working days upon the completion of the 2010 annual
audit of CNinsure Inc., the affiliated company of Party A, or on May 31, 2011, whichever is
earlier. |
2. | Party B and Party C undertake as follows: |
(1) | to fully cooperate with CNinsure Inc, the affiliated company of Party A, in
preparing for the 2010 annual audit on Datong Investment and its subsidiaries; |
(2) | to fully cooperate with the auditors engaged by CNinsure Inc., the affiliated
company of Party A, in completing the 2010 annual audit on Datong Investment and its
subsidiaries; |
(3) | to provide Party A with the financial statements of Datong Investment and its
subsidiaries for January 2011 for its review. |
Article 3 Termination of the Obligation to Make Capital Reserve
In accordance with the Original Shareholders Agreements, Party B undertakes unilaterally to invest
an additional RMB20 million to Datong Investment as capital reserve. The Parties hereto unanimously
agree that the obligation of Party B to make capital reserve of RMB20 million to Datong Investment
as set forth in the Original Shareholders Agreement shall be terminated in all aspects upon the
effectiveness of this Agreement, and Party B shall cease to have any obligation to make capital
reserve of RMB20 million to Datong Investment.
Article 4 Profits Distribution
1. | The Parties hereto unanimously agree that Datong Investment shall pay RMB10 million to Party
A as dividend distribution and shall make such payment to Party A before December 31, 2012.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Datong Investment did not distribute and will not distribute
any dividends to Party A, and Datong Investment bears no obligation to distribute dividends to
Party A in the past or in the future. |
2. | The Parties hereto further agree that if Datong Investment, Datong International Holdings
Limited and its subsidiaries raise funds through issuing shares publicly or by private
placement before December 31, 2012 (not including any funds raised through equity financing or
by the issuance of shares in any form in connection with the incentive of staff) and the
raised fund is more than USD15 million, Datong Investment shall distribute the dividend of
RMB10 million to Party A within 10 working days after the raised fund has been transferred to
the accounts of Datong Investment, Datong International Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries. |
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3. | In accordance with the Original
Shareholders Agreements, Party A shall
be entitled to all consolidated net
profits (book value) of Datong
Investment from January 1, 2009 to
December 31, 2012, and 80% of its
consolidated net profits (book value)
for the year 2013. Meanwhile, Party B
shall assume all losses incurred by
Datong Investment from January 1, 2009
to December 31, 2013, and shall be
entitled to 20% of the consolidated net
profits (book value) of Datong
Investment for the year 2013. The
Parties hereto unanimously agree that
the aforementioned shall be terminated
in all aspects as of the date of the
effectiveness of this Agreement. |
Article 5 Video Equipment
The Parties hereto unanimously confirm that Datong Investment will cease to use any video equipment
provided by the affiliated company of Party A, Fanhua XinLian Information Technology Consulting
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., to Datong Investment and its subsidiaries/branches (for the list of video
equipment, please refer to Exhibit 1 of this Agreement). Party B guarantees that Datong Investment
and its subsidiaries/branches shall hand over all video equipment to the affiliated company of
Party A before February 28, 2011.
Article 6 Non-solicitation
The Parties unanimously agree that to maintain a good competitive market environment, none of the
Parties shall, as of the date of this Agreement and within one year thereafter, directly or
indirectly solicit the officers, employees, sales agents of the other Party as its own officers,
employees, sales agents, or induce, intend to induce the aforementioned persons to terminate their
employment with the other Party. However, such restriction shall not preclude any Party from
recruiting employees through general recruitment advertisements targeting at non-specified persons
(which mean the advertisements which do not directly target at the officers, employees and sales
agents of the other Party).
Article 7 Confidentiality
The Parties hereto agree that they shall at all times keep confidential this Agreement and any
matters in connection with this Agreement, unless with proper causes.
Article 8 Effectiveness
This Agreement shall become effective on the closing date of the Offshore Agreement.
Article 9 Miscellaneous
This Agreement is an agreement entered into by and among Party A, Party B Party C (i.e. Datong
Investment) and their respective affiliates for the purpose of settling the problems between Party
A and Party B (as the original shareholders of Datong Investment) when Party A transfer its equity
interests in Datong Investment to Min Si Xxxx Xxx. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all
the rights and obligations set forth in all documents, such as shareholders agreement,
supplementary agreements, agreements and undertakings, executed by and bound upon the Parties
hereto and their respective affiliates prior to the execution hereof, shall, if not performed,
cease to be performed and, if being performed, be terminated automatically. The Parties hereto
agree to engage in further negotiations on issues not mentioned herein, and enter into a
supplemental agreement, after the execution of this Agreement.
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Article 10 Counterpart
This Agreement is made in four originals. Each Party and Min Si Xxxx Xxx shall keep one original.
Each original shall have equal legal effect.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHERROF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.
Guangdong Meidiya Investment Co., Ltd. (Chop)
Legal Representative (or Authorized Representative): /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx Xxx: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx
Beijing Fanhua Datong Investment Management Co., Ltd. (Chop)
Legal Representative (or Authorized Representative): /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx
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