Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION COPY
dated as of
November 26, 2009
among
HURRAY! HOLDING CO., LTD.,
THE PERSONS LISTED ON ANNEX I
and
KU6 HOLDING LIMITED
relating to the purchase and sale
of
100% of the Capital Shares
of
KU6 HOLDING LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions
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Section 1.01. Definitions |
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Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions |
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ARTICLE 2
Purchase and Sale
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Section 2.01. Purchase and Sale |
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Section 2.02. Closing |
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Section 2.03. Stock Options |
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Section 2.04. Certificates for Buyer Shares |
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ARTICLE 3
Representations and Warranties of the Sellers
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Section 3.01. Legal Status |
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Section 3.02. Authority |
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Section 3.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 3.04. Noncontravention |
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Section 3.05. Ownership of Shares |
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Section 3.06. Accredited Investor Status |
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Section 3.07. Investment Purpose |
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Section 3.08. Exempt from Registration; Restricted Securities |
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Section 3.09. SAFE Registration |
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Section 3.10. Litigation |
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Section 3.11. Finders’ Fees |
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ARTICLE 4
Representations and Warranties of the Company
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Section 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 4.02. Corporate Authorization |
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Section 4.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 4.04. Noncontravention |
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Section 4.05. Capitalization |
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Section 4.06. Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.07. Financial Statements |
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Section 4.08. Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 4.09. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities |
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Section 4.10. Related Party Transactions |
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Section 4.11. Material Contracts |
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Section 4.12. Litigation |
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Section 4.13. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders |
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Section 4.14. Properties |
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Section 4.15. Intellectual Property |
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Section 4.16. Licenses and Permits |
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Section 4.17. Selling Documents |
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Section 4.18. Finders’ Fees |
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Section 4.19. Taxes |
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Section 4.20. Employees; Labor Relations |
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Section 4.21. Environmental Matters |
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ARTICLE 5
Representations and Warranties of Buyer
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Section 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization |
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Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 5.04. Noncontravention |
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Section 5.05. Capitalization |
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Section 5.06. SEC Filings |
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Section 5.07. Financial Statements |
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Section 5.08. Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 5.09. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities |
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Section 5.10. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders |
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Section 5.11. Properties |
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Section 5.12. Litigation |
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Section 5.13. Finders’ Fees |
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ARTICLE 6
Covenants of the Sellers and the Company
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Section 6.01. Conduct of the Company |
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Section 6.02. Access to Information; Confidentiality |
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Section 6.03. Notices of Certain Events |
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Section 6.04. Resignations |
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Section 6.05. Lock-up Agreements |
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Section 6.06. Side Letter with Shareholders of Management Seller |
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Section 6.07. ADS Facility |
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Section 6.08. Waiver of Existing Rights |
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ARTICLE 7
Covenants of Buyer
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Section 7.01. Confidentiality |
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Section 7.02. Conduct of Buyer |
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Section 7.03. Buyer Shareholder Meeting |
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Section 7.04. NASDAQ Listing |
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Section 7.05. Director Appointment |
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Section 7.06. Employment Agreement of Xx. Xx |
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Section 7.07. SEC Filing |
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ARTICLE 8
Covenants of Buyer and Seller
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Section 8.01. Commercially Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances |
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Section 8.02. Certain Filings |
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Section 8.03. Public Announcements |
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ARTICLE 9
Conditions to Closing
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Section 9.01. Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and the Sellers |
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Section 9.02. Conditions to Obligation of Buyer |
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Section 9.03. Conditions to Obligation of the Sellers |
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ARTICLE 10
Survival; Indemnification
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Section 10.01. Survival |
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Section 10.02. Indemnification |
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Section 10.03. Methods of Settlement of Indemnity Payments |
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Section 10.04. Third Party Claim Procedures |
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Section 10.05. Direct Claim Procedures |
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Section 10.06. Exclusive Remedy |
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Section 10.07. Consequential Damages |
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ARTICLE 11
Termination
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Section 11.01. Grounds for Termination |
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Section 11.02. Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE 12
Miscellaneous
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Section 12.01. Notices |
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Section 12.02. Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.03. Disclosure Schedule References |
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Section 12.04. Expenses |
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Section 12.05. Successors and Assigns |
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Section 12.06. Governing Law |
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Section 12.07. Jurisdiction |
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Section 12.08. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 12.09. Entire Agreement |
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Section 12.10. Severability |
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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Exhibit A
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Form of Lock-Up Agreement |
Exhibit B
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Form of Instrument of Transfer |
Exhibit C
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Form of Instruction Letter |
Exhibit D
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Option Conversion Agreement |
Exhibit E
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Form of Side Letter |
Exhibit F
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Form of PRC Legal Opinion |
Exhibit G
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Form of Cayman Legal Opinion |
Exhibit H
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Form of Employment Agreement |
v
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 26, 2009 among Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd., a
company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Buyer”), the Persons
listed on Annex I hereto (collectively the “Sellers” and each a “Seller”) and Ku6 Holding Limited,
a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”)
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Sellers are the record and beneficial owners of all the outstanding capital
shares of the Company and desire to sell such shares to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase such
shares from the Sellers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth;
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
Section 1.01. Definitions. (a) The following terms, as used herein, have the following
meanings:
“ADSs” means the American Depositary Shares of Buyer, each representing 100 Buyer Shares,
listed on NASDAQ.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person; provided that neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiary shall be considered an Affiliate of any Seller.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any transnational, domestic or foreign
national, federal, provincial, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution,
treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling
or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority
that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended, modified or supplemented unless
expressly specified otherwise.
“Balance Sheet” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2009.
“Balance Sheet Date” means September 30, 2009.
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Beijing Operating Company” means
, a limited liability company
formed under the laws of the PRC.
“Beijing Subsidiaries” means, collectively, the Beijing Operating Company and the Beijing
WFOE.
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Beijing WFOE” means
, a wholly-foreign owned company formed under
the laws of the PRC.
“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in Hong Kong or Beijing, the PRC are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
“Buyer Balance Sheet” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Buyer and its
Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009.
“Buyer Balance Sheet Date” means June 30, 2009.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
business, assets or results of operations of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole, excluding
any effect resulting from (A) changes in the general economic or political or regulatory
conditions, (B) changes (including changes of Applicable Law) or conditions generally affecting the
industries in which Buyer and its Subsidiaries operate, (C) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or
natural disasters or other force majeure events, (D) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of
any action required by, this Agreement, or the failure to take any action prohibited by this
Agreement, (E) any changes in U.S. GAAP (or the interpretation thereof), (F) changes in the market
price or trading volume of the ADSs (it being understood that this clause (F) shall not prevent a
party from asserting that any fact, change, event, occurrence or effect that may have contributed
to such change independently constitutes or contributes to a Buyer Material Adverse Effect) or (G)
any failure by Buyer to meet its internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or
other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (it being understood that
this clause (G) shall not prevent a party from asserting that any fact, change, event, occurrence
or effect that may have contributed to such change independently constitutes or contributes to a
Buyer Material Adverse Effect), in the case of (A), (B) and (C) above, to the extent such changes
do not adversely affect Buyer and its Subsidiaries in a disproportionate manner relative to other
participants in the PRC in the same industries in which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries operates.
“Buyer Shares” means the ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, of Buyer.
“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.
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“Company Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule dated the date hereof regarding
this Agreement that has been provided by the Company to Buyer and attached hereto.
“Contract” means, with respect to any specified Person, all loan agreements, indentures,
letters of credit (including related letter of credit applications and reimbursement obligations),
mortgages, security agreements, pledge agreements, deeds of trust, bonds, notes, guarantees, surety
obligations, warranties, licenses, franchises, permits, powers of attorney, purchase orders,
leases, and other agreements, contracts, instruments, obligations, offers, commitments,
arrangements and understandings, written or oral, to which the specified Person is a party or by
which it or any of its assets or properties may be bound or affected.
“Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by” and
"under common Control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; provided that such power or authority shall conclusively be presumed to exist upon
possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of
the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of the members or shareholders of such Person or power
to control the composition of a majority of the board of directors of such Person.
“Employee Plans” means, collectively, each employee benefit plan, each employment, severance
or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or
oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related
rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance
(including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee assistance program,
disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits,
severance benefits and post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension,
health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by
the Company or any of its Subsidiary and covers any employee or former employee of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any
liability.
“Employment Agreement” means the Employment Agreement between Buyer and Xx. Xx substantially
in the form of Exhibit H hereto.
“Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Laws relating to human health and safety, the
environment or release of hazardous substances.
“Environmental Permits” means all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals and
other similar authorizations of Governmental
Authorities relating to or required by Environmental Laws and affecting, or relating in any
way to, the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiary as currently conducted.
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“Government Official” shall be broadly defined to include any (i) officer or employee at any
level of the government of the PRC or any other country (including its political subdivisions), or
any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or of a public international organization, or
any natural person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such government or
department, agency or instrumentality or any such public international organization; (ii) any
candidate for political office; or (iii) any person who holds or held a prominent public position
in the PRC or any other country (including its political subdivisions), including head of state,
senior government, judicial or military official, official of a political party, candidate for
political office, or senior executive of a state-owned enterprise of national importance.
“Governmental Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign national, federal,
provincial, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court,
agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.
“Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of
China.
“Intellectual Property” means (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks,
trade dress, domain names and other indications of origin, the goodwill associated with the
foregoing and registrations in any jurisdiction of, and applications in any jurisdiction to
register, the foregoing, including any extension, modification or renewal of any such registration
or application, (ii) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, in any jurisdiction,
patents, applications for patents (including divisions, continuations, continuations in part and
renewal applications), and any renewals, extensions or reissues thereof, in any jurisdiction, (iii)
Trade Secrets, (iv) writings and other works, whether copyrightable or not, in any jurisdiction,
and any and all copyrights, whether registered or not, and registrations or applications for
registration of copyrights in any jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof, (v) moral
rights, database rights, design rights, industrial property rights, publicity rights and privacy
rights, (vi) Software and (vii) any similar intellectual property or proprietary rights.
“IT Assets” means computers, computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations,
routers, hubs, switches, data communication lines and all other information technology equipment,
and all associated documentation owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiary or licensed or
leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiary pursuant to written agreement (excluding any public
networks).
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“knowledge” of any Person that is not an individual means the knowledge of such Person’s
officers after due inquiry.
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such property or
asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any
property or asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor
under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to
such property or asset.
“Lock-Up Agreements” means the Lock-Up Agreements, each between Buyer on the one hand and one
of the Sellers and the Executive Officers on the other hand and substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto and each a “Lock-Up Agreement”.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
business, assets, results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole,
excluding any effect resulting from (A) changes in the general economic or political or regulatory
conditions, (B) changes (including changes of Applicable Law) or conditions generally affecting the
industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (C) acts of war, sabotage or
terrorism or natural disasters or other force majeure events, (D) compliance with the terms of, or
the taking of any action required by, this Agreement, or the failure to take any action prohibited
by this Agreement, (E) any changes in PRC GAAP (or the interpretation thereof) or (F) any failure
by the Company to meet its internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other
financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (it being understood, however,
that the underlying cause of or causes of such failures may nonetheless be deemed to have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries); in the case of (A), (B) and (C)
above, to the extent such changes do not adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries in a
disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the PRC in the same industries in which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates.
“Management Seller” means the Seller marked with an asterisk on Annex I, i.e., Kumella
Holdings Limited.
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Xx. Xx” means Shanyou Li
, a PRC citizen with ID No. 12010419720322681X.
“NASDAQ” means the NASDAQ Stock Market.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the U.S., as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 of the U.S., as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Operating Subsidiaries” means, collectively, the following Subsidiaries of the Company:
(i) the Beijing Operating Company,
(ii) the Tianjing Operating Company,
(iii)
a limited liability company
formed under the laws of the PRC, and
(iv)
, a limited liability company formed
under the laws of the PRC.
“Option Holders” means the individuals listed on Section 4.06(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule as holders of outstanding stock options of the Company.
“Option Conversion Agreements” means the Option Conversion Agreements, each between the
Company and one of the Option Holders and substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and each an
"Option Conversion Agreement”.
“Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Permitted Lien” means any (i) Lien for Taxes not yet due or are contested in good faith or
(ii) any mechanics Liens or similar Liens for labor, materials or supplies incurred in the ordinary
course of business for amounts that are not delinquent.
“Person” means an individual, company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision
or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China excluding, for the purposes of this Agreement only,
Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan.
“PRC GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the PRC.
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PRC IP Laws” means,
collectively,
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and other Applicable Laws relating to the
Intellectual Property rights of contents posted on or otherwise accessible through the internet.
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“Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to each Seller (other than the Management Seller), a
ratio the numerator of which is the number of Issued Buyer Shares of such Seller and the
denominator of which is the sum of the Issued Buyer Shares of all Sellers (other than the
Management Seller).
“RMB” means renminbi, the legal currency of the PRC.
“SAFE” means the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC or its authorized local
branch, as the case may be, or any successor thereto.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S.
“Series A Shares” means the Series A Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the
Company.
“Series A-1 Shares” means the Series A-1 Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of
the Company.
“Series B Shares” means the Series B Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the
Company.
“Series B-1 Shares” means the Series B-1 Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of
the Company.
“Shares” means, collectively, the Ordinary Shares, the Series A Shares, the Series A-1 Shares,
the Series B Shares and the Series B-1 Shares.
“Side Letter” means a side letter to be entered into by and between Buyer and all of the
shareholders of the Management Seller substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto.
“Software” means computer software (whether in source code or object code form).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity (i) of which securities or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or
other persons performing similar functions are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such
Person or (ii) directly or indirectly Controlled by such Person.
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Tianjing Operating Company” means
, a limited liability company
formed under the laws of the PRC.
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“Trade Secrets” means trade secrets and confidential information (including all source code
for any Software owned or distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiary) and rights in any
jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person.
“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements, the Side
Letter and the Option Conversion Agreements.
“U.S.” means the United States of America.
“US$” or “US Dollars” means the U.S. dollars, the legal currency of the U.S.
“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
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Agreement |
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Preamble |
Buyer |
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Preamble |
Buyer Indemnified Parties |
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10.02 |
Buyer SEC Documents |
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5.06 |
Buyer Shareholder Meeting |
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7.03 |
Buyer Voting Proposal |
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7.03 |
Capex Budget |
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4.08 |
Closing |
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2.02 |
Company Securities |
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4.05 |
Damages |
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10.02 |
Drop Dead Date |
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11.01 |
e-mail |
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12.01 |
Executive Officers |
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6.05 |
Form Employment Contracts |
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4.20 |
Indemnified Party |
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10.04 |
Indemnifying Party |
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10.04 |
Issued Buyer Shares |
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2.01 |
Lease |
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4.14 |
Management Seller Indemnified Parties |
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10.02 |
Material Contracts |
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4.11 |
Non-Competition Agreement |
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4.11 |
Other Seller Indemnified Parties |
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10.02 |
Permits |
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4.16 |
Sellers |
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Preamble |
Sold Shares |
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2.01 |
Social Insurance |
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4.20 |
Subsidiary Securities |
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4.06 |
Tax |
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4.19 |
Tax Return |
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4.19 |
Tax Sharing Agreements |
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4.19 |
Taxing Authority |
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4.19 |
Third Party Claim |
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10.04 |
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Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words “hereof”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are
included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or
interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and
Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this
Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but
not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular
term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular.
Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed
by those words or words of like import. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to
printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible
form. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof;
provided that with respect to any agreement or contract listed on any schedules hereto, all such
amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate schedule.
References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References
from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and
including, respectively. References to “law”, “laws” or to a particular statute or law shall be
deemed also to include an and all Applicable Law.
ARTICLE 2
Purchase and Sale
Section 2.01. Purchase and Sale. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, each Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from such Seller, the
Shares set forth under the heading “Sold Shares” opposite the name of such Seller in Section 2.01
of the Company Disclosure Schedule (such Seller’s “Sold Shares”) at the Closing. The total purchase
price for each Seller’s Sold Shares shall be that number of Buyer Shares to be issued to such
Seller as set forth under the heading “Issued Buyer Shares” opposite the name of such Seller in
Section 2.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (such Seller’s “Issued Buyer Shares”).
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Section 2.02. Closing. The closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Shares
hereunder shall take place at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, The Hong Kong Club
Building, 18th Floor, 3A Chater Road, Hong Kong, as soon as possible, but in no event
later than 5 Business Days, after satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 9, or at such
other time or place as Buyer and the Sellers may agree. At the Closing:
(a) each Seller shall deliver to Buyer share certificate(s) for such Seller’s Sold Shares
together with an instrument of transfer in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto transferring such
Sold Shares to Buyer;
(b) the Company shall deliver to Buyer an instruction letter substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit C hereto; and
(c) Buyer shall deliver to each Seller a share certificate for such Seller’s Issued Buyer
Shares.
Section 2.03. Stock Options. (a) On the date hereof, each of the Executive Officers (other
than Xx. Xxx Xxx) has entered into an Option Conversion Agreement with the Company, under which
such Option Holder agrees to convert all stock options of the Company held by such Executive
Officer immediately prior to the Closing into a right to receive the number of Buyer Shares as set
forth therein.
(b) Promptly after the date hereof and in all cases by the Closing, the Company shall cause
each of the Option Holders other than the Executive Officers to enter into an Option Conversion
Agreement with the Company, under which such Option Holder will agree to convert all stock options
of the Company held by such Option Holder immediately prior to the Closing into the number of ADSs
as set forth therein, subject to Section 2.03(c).
(c) The aggregate number of Buyer Shares (including Buyer Shares represented in ADSs) to be
issued pursuant to the Option Conversion Agreements with all Option Holders shall be 44,438,105.
Section 2.04. Certificates for Buyer Shares. Each certificate for Buyer Shares issued to
any Seller pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 shall bear the following legend:
“The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and may not be offered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of
unless registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States and the
securities regulatory authorities of applicable states or unless an exemption from such
registration is available.
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The securities represented hereby are also subject to additional restrictions on transfer
as set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement by and between [name of such Seller] and Hurray!
Holding Co., Ltd. dated as of [Closing Date], copies of which may be obtained upon request
from Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. or any successor thereto.”
ARTICLE 3
Representations and Warranties of the Sellers
Each Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
that:
Section 3.01. Legal Status. Such Seller is:
(a) if such Seller is Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, a citizen and resident of the PRC with ID number
000000000000000000;
(b) if such Seller is The Board of Trustees of the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Junior University, a trust
duly created and validly existing under the laws of the State of California; and
(c) if such Seller is any other Seller, a corporation, a limited liability company or limited
partnership duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its incorporation or formation as set forth opposite its name in Annex I.
Section 3.02. Authority. (a) Such Seller has:
(i) if such Seller is Xxxx Xxxxxxxx or The Board of Trustees of the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Junior University, the legal right and full power and authority to enter into and perform
this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which he or it is a party and to
perform his or its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and
(ii) if such Seller is any other Seller, the full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a
party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which
such Seller is a party, the performance of the obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate or organizational actions of such Seller (except in the case of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx)
and no other corporate or organizational proceedings on the part of
such Seller (except in the case of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx) are necessary to authorize such execution,
delivery or performance or to consummate such transactions.
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(c) This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Seller is a party when
executed will constitute valid and binding obligations on him or it in accordance with their
respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general
principles of equity).
(d) All approvals, registrations and filings with the Governmental Authorities necessary for
such Seller to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Seller
is a party and to perform his or its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been obtained.
Section 3.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such
Seller of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which he or it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby require no action by or in respect
of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than filings to be made by Buyer pursuant to
applicable U.S. federal securities laws (including the rules and regulations of NASDAQ).
Section 3.04. Noncontravention. The execution and delivery of, and the performance by such
Seller of his or its obligations under, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which
such Seller is a party do not and will not:
(a) violate any Applicable Laws binding on such Seller or any of his or its assets or
properties;
(b) constitute a default (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both)
under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or
obligation of such Seller or to a loss of any benefit to which he or it is entitled under any
provision of any Contract binding upon such Seller or any of his or its assets or properties; or
(c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (or any obligation to create any Lien) on
any assets or properties of such Seller.
Section 3.05. Ownership of Shares. Such Seller is the record and beneficial owner of such
Seller’s Sold Shares, free and clear of any Lien and any other limitation or restriction (including
any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares except for those set
forth in the Third Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement by and among the Sellers, the
Company and the Beijing Subsidiaries dated as of July 15, 2008 and the effective memorandum and
articles of association of the Company), and will transfer and
deliver to Buyer at the Closing valid title to such Sold Shares free and clear of any Lien and
any such limitation or restriction.
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Section 3.06. Accredited Investor Status. If such Seller is an entity formed under the laws
of the U.S., such Seller is an “Accredited Investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D under
the 1933 Act.
Section 3.07. Investment Purpose. Such Seller is obtaining its Issued Buyer Shares for
investment for its own account and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any
distribution thereof or of any interest therein. Such Seller (either alone or together with its
advisors) has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of receiving its Issued Buyer Shares as consideration
for the sale of its Sold Shares and is capable of bearing the economic risks of such transaction.
Section 3.08. Exempt from Registration; Restricted Securities. Such Seller understands that
its Issued Buyer Shares will not be registered under the 1933 Act or registered or listed publicly
pursuant to any other Applicable Laws on the ground that the sale provided for in this Agreement is
exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or the registration or listing requirements of any
other applicable securities law, and that the reliance of Buyer on such exemption is predicated in
part on such Seller’s representations set forth in this Agreement. Such Seller understands that its
Issued Buyer Shares are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the 1933 Act
and that such Issued Buyer Shares are not registered or listed publicly and must be held
indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered or listed publicly or sold pursuant to an
exemption from such registration or listing is available.
Section 3.09. SAFE Registration. If such Seller is a PRC citizen or resident or has any
direct or indirect shareholder who is a PRC citizen or resident, such individual Seller and such
shareholders have completed all necessary foreign exchange registrations with the SAFE required by
the Applicable Laws for his or her direct or indirect holding of the Sold Shares of such Seller.
Section 3.10. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or any
basis therefor) pending against, or to the knowledge of such Seller, threatened against or
affecting, such Seller or any of its properties before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority
which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined or resolved adversely in accordance with the
plaintiff’s demands, would reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on the ownership of
such Seller’s Sold Shares or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or
materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.11. Finders’ Fees. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of such Seller or any
other party hereto who might be entitled to any fee or
commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any party
other than such Seller.
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ARTICLE 4
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
that:
Section 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Company is a company duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has all corporate
powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals
required to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company has heretofore delivered to Buyer
true and complete copies of the memorandum and articles of association of the Company as currently
in effect.
Section 4.02. Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within
the Company’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Company. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company in
accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general
principles of equity).
Section 4.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than filings to be
made by Buyer pursuant to applicable U.S. federal securities laws (including the rules and
regulations of NASDAQ).
Section 4.04. Noncontravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company or
any of the Sellers of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
do not and will not (i) violate the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (ii) violate any Applicable Law, (iii) require any consent or other action by any
Person under, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any right or obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to a loss of
any benefit to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any Contract of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with only such exceptions, in the case of each of
clauses (ii) through (iv), as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4.05. Capitalization. (a) The authorized share capital of the Company consists of
500,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, comprising of (i) 321,278,439 Ordinary Shares
and (ii) 178,721,561 Preferred Shares, of which 55,555,555 are designated as Series A Shares,
10,198,604 are designated as Series A-1 Shares, 80,000,000 are designated as Series B Shares and
32,967,402 are designated as Series B-1 Shares. As of the date hereof, there are outstanding
100,701,104 Ordinary Shares, 55,555,555 Series A Shares, 10,198,604 Series A-1 Shares, 74,880,455
Series B Shares and 22,967,402 Series B-1 Shares.
(b) As of the date hereof, there are outstanding stock options to purchase an aggregate of
14,199,000 Ordinary Shares and an aggregate of 27,283,951 Ordinary Shares (including the 14,199,000
Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the outstanding stock options) are reserved for the stock
option plan of the Company. Section 4.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete
and correct list of each outstanding stock option and other right to purchase Shares, the name of
the holder and number of Shares subject thereto.
(c) All outstanding capital shares of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in Section 4.05(a) and Section 4.05(b),
there are no outstanding (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (ii)
securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting
securities of the Company or (iii) options or other rights to acquire from the Company, or other
obligation of the Company to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company (the items in Section
4.05(c)(i), Section 4.05(c)(ii) and Section 4.05(c)(iii) being referred to collectively as the
"Company Securities”).
(d) There are no preemptive rights or similar rights on the part of any Person with respect to
the share capital of the Company.
(e) Except for this Agreement, there is no agreement, arrangement or obligation of any kind
(and no authorization therefore has been given) obligating the Company or any other Person:
(i) to issue or sell, or cause to be issued or sold, any Company Securities; or
(ii) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Company Securities.
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Section 4.06. Subsidiaries. (a) Section 4.06(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists
all Subsidiaries of the Company, including for each such Subsidiary the jurisdiction of its
organization or formation, the amount of its authorized capital stock or registered capital or its
equivalent, the amount of its outstanding
capital stock or its equivalent, and the record owners of such outstanding capital stock or
its equivalent. Each Subsidiary of the Company is a company duly incorporated, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation, has all corporate
powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals
required to carry on its business as now conducted and to own, use and lease its assets and
properties. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where
failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.06(b)(I) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all of the
outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of each Subsidiary of the Company is owned by
the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other limitation or
restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such
capital stock or other voting securities). Except as set forth in Section 4.06(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule and Section 4.06(b)(II) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiary convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of capital stock or voting securities of any of its Subsidiary or (ii) options or other
rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiary, or other obligation of the Company or
any of its Subsidiary to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into
or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of any of its Subsidiary (the items in
Section 4.06(b)(i) and Section 4.06(b)(ii) being referred to collectively as the “Subsidiary
Securities”).
(c) Except for the capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, the
Subsidiaries of the Company, the Company does not own or control and is not obliged to acquire,
directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in,
any Person.
(d) There are no preemptive rights or similar rights on the part of any Person with respect to
the share capital of any Subsidiary of the Company.
(e) There is no agreement, arrangement or obligation of any kind (and no authorization
therefore has been given) obligating the Company, any of its Subsidiary or any other Person:
(i) to issue or sell, or cause to be issued or sold, any Subsidiary Securities; or
(ii) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Subsidiary
Securities.
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(f) All of the registered capital of each Subsidiary of the Company organized or formed under
the laws of the PRC has been timely contributed. Such
contribution has been duly verified by a certified accountant registered in the PRC and the
accounting firm employing such accountant, and the report of the certified accountant evidencing
such verification has been registered with the relevant Governmental Authority.
Section 4.07. Financial Statements. (a) The audited balance sheets as of December 31, 2007
and 2008 of each of the Beijing Subsidiaries and the related audited consolidated statements of
income and cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 fairly present, in
conformity with PRC GAAP applied on a consistent basis, the financial position of such Beijing
Subsidiary as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for
the periods then ended.
(b) The unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2009 and the related
unaudited interim consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 of the Company and its Subsidiaries fairly present, in conformity with PRC GAAP
applied on a consistent basis, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case of any unaudited
interim financial statements).
Section 4.08. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past
practices and there has not been:
(a) any event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts that has had or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any amendment of the memorandum and articles of association or other similar
organizational documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries;
(c) any splitting, combination or reclassification of any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or
other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of
the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any Company Securities or any
Subsidiary Securities;
(d) (i) any issuance, delivery or sale, or authorization of the issuance, delivery or sale of,
any shares of any Company Securities or Subsidiary Securities, other than the issuance of
Subsidiary Securities to the Company or (ii) amendment of any term of any Company Security or any
Subsidiary Security (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
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(e) any incurrence of any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities in respect
thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for (i) those contemplated by the capital
expenditure budget for the Company and its Subsidiaries that is attached to Section 4.08(e) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Capex Budget”) and (ii) any unbudgeted capital expenditures not
to exceed RMB$50,000 individually or RMB$100,000 in the aggregate;
(f) any acquisition (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise),
directly or indirectly, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any assets, securities,
properties, interests or businesses, other than acquisition in the ordinary course of business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries in a manner that is consistent with past practice that do not
constitute the acquisition of a business or of a controlling interest in any Person;
(g) any sale, lease or other transfer, or creation or incurrence of any Lien on, any assets,
securities, properties, interests or businesses of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other
than Permitted Liens and any Liens set forth in Section 4.08(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(h) other than in connection with actions permitted by Section 4.08(d) or Section 4.08(e), the
making by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any loans, advances or capital contributions
to, or investments in, any other Person, other than capital contributions by the Company to its
wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(i) the creation, incurrence, assumption or sufferance to exist by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof;
(j) any damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance)
affecting the business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has had or would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(k) (i) the entering into of any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts
in any material respect the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates
or any successor thereto or that would, after the Closing Date, limit or restrict in any material
respect the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates, from
engaging or competing in any line of business, in any location or with any Person or (ii) the
entering into, amendment or modification in any material respect or termination of any Material
Contract required to be disclosed by Section 4.11 or waiver, release or assignment of any material
rights, claims or benefits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(l) (i) the grant or increase of any severance or termination pay to (or amend any existing
arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii)
any increase in benefits payable under
any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements, (iii) the
entering into of any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or amendment of
any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iv) the
establishment, adoption or amendment (except as required by Applicable Law) of any collective
bargaining, bonus, profit-sharing, thrift, pension, retirement, deferred compensation,
compensation, stock option, restricted stock or other benefit plan or arrangement covering any
director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (v) any increase in
compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any director, officer or employee of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, other than increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(m) any labor dispute, other than routine individual grievances, or any activity or proceeding
by a labor union or representative thereof to organize any employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, which employees were not subject to a collective bargaining agreement at the Balance
Sheet Date, or any lockouts, strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages or threats thereof by or with
respect to such employees;
(n) any change in the Company’s methods of accounting, except as required by concurrent
changes in PRC GAAP as agreed to by its independent public accountants;
(o) any settlement, or offer or proposal to settle, (i) any material litigation,
investigation, arbitration, proceeding or other claim involving or against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (ii) any shareholder litigation or dispute against the Company or any of its
officers or directors or (iii) any litigation, arbitration, proceeding or dispute that relates to
the transactions contemplated hereby; or
(p) any Tax election, change any annual tax accounting period made or changed, any method of
tax accounting adopted or changed, any Tax Returns amended or claims for Tax refunds filed, any Tax
claim, audit or assessment settled, or any right to claim a Tax refund, offset or other reduction
in Tax liability surrendered.
Section 4.09. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no liabilities of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of
circumstances which would reasonably be expected to result in such a liability, other than:
(a) liabilities provided for in the Balance Sheet or disclosed in the notes thereto; and
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(b) other undisclosed liabilities which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.10. Related Party Transactions. Except as disclosed in Section 4.10 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is indebted,
either directly or indirectly, to any Seller or any Affiliate of any Seller or any Affiliate of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any amount whatsoever and (ii) no Seller or any Affiliate of
any Seller, or any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is, directly or indirectly,
a party to or otherwise an interested party with respect to any Contract with the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.11. Material Contracts. (a) Except as set forth in Section 4.11 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by:
(i) any lease (whether of real or personal property) providing for annual rentals of
RMB$100,000 or more;
(ii) any agreement for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services,
equipment or other assets providing for either (A) annual payments by the Company and its
Subsidiaries of RMB$50,000 or more or (B) aggregate payments by the Company and its
Subsidiaries of RMB$100,000 or more;
(iii) any sales, distribution or other similar agreement providing for the sale by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment
or other assets that provides for either (A) annual payments to the Company and its
Subsidiaries of RMB$50,000 or more or (B) aggregate payments to the Company and its
Subsidiaries of RMB$100,000 or more;
(iv) any agreement entered into by either of the Beijing Operating Company or the
Tianjing Operating Company or any of their respective shareholders, on the one hand, and
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, in each case, relating to the
business, operation or assets of, or the ownership, transfer, disposition, pledge or
voting of or otherwise related to any equity interests in, any of the Operating
Subsidiaries;
(v) any partnership, joint venture or other similar agreement or arrangement;
(vi) any agreement relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business
(whether by merger, sale of share, sale of assets or otherwise);
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(vii) any agreement relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred
purchase price of property (in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or
secured by any asset);
(viii) any option, license, franchise or similar agreement;
(ix) any agency, dealer, sales representative, marketing or other similar agreement;
(x) any agreement that limits the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or which would so
limit the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date;
(xi) any agreement with (A) any Seller or any of its Affiliates, (B) any Person
directly or indirectly owning, Controlling or holding with power to vote, 5% or more of
the outstanding voting securities of any Seller or any of its Affiliates, (C) any Person
5% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
Controlled or held with power to vote by any Seller or any of its Affiliates or (D) any
director or officer of any Seller or any of its Affiliates or any “associates” or members
of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule
16a-1 of the 0000 Xxx) of any such director or officer;
(xii) any agreement under which any director, officer or employee of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is prohibited from or restricted in engaging in any business or
activities competing with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Non-Competition
Agreement”);
(xiii) any agreement with any director or officer of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or with any “associate” or any member of the “immediate family” (as such
terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the 0000 Xxx) of any such
director or officer; or
(xiv) any other agreement, commitment, arrangement or plan not made in the ordinary
course of business that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Except for failures to be in force or effect, breaches, violations or defaults which would
not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Contract disclosed in any Schedule to this Agreement or
required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the “Material Contracts”) is a
valid and binding agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, and
is in full force and effect, and none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any other party thereto is in
default or breach in any material respect under the terms of any such Contract, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, no event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute any event of default thereunder. True and complete copies of each
Material Contract have been delivered to Buyer.
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Section 4.12. Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 4.12 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending
against, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before any arbitrator or any Governmental
Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined or resolved adversely in
accordance with the plaintiff’s demands, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.13. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. (a) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of, and has not since April 20, 2006 violated, and to the knowledge of
the Company is not under investigation with respect to and has not been threatened to be charged
with or given notice of any violation of, any Applicable Law, except for violations that have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) (i) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the directors, employees or
agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made any offer, payment, promise to pay, or
authorization of the payment of any money, or offer, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the
giving of anything of value to any Government Official or political party for purposes of
influencing any act or decision of such official or party in his or its official capacity, in order
to obtain or retain business or secure any improper advantage.
(ii) None of the Company Securities or Subsidiaries Securities are, to the knowledge
of the Company, beneficially or legally owned or held by any Government Official who is in
a position to award or influence decisions favorable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by any close family member of, or any entity directly or indirectly owned
by, such a Person. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the officers or directors of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a Government Official (or close family member of
a Government Official) who is in a position to award or influence decisions favorable to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Section 4.14. Properties. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have
good and marketable title to, or in the case of leased
property and assets have valid leasehold interests in, all property and assets (whether real,
personal, tangible or intangible) reflected on the Balance Sheet or acquired after the Balance
Sheet Date, except for properties and assets sold since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices. None of such property or assets is subject to
any Lien other than Permitted Liens and the Liens set forth in Section 4.08(g) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, each lease, sublease or license (each, a “Lease”) under which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases or licenses any real property is valid and in full
force and effect and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated any provision of,
or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default under the provisions of such Lease, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Lease.
Section 4.15. Intellectual Property. (a) Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a complete and correct list of all material registrations and applications for
registration of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use or distribute, as applicable, pursuant to a
written agreement (in each case, free and clear of any Liens), all Intellectual Property used in,
distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in, or necessary for the conduct of its
business as currently conducted.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual
Property rights of any Person.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and
its Subsidiaries (i) are not hosting any contents on (or otherwise accessible through) their
websites that were uploaded, posted or otherwise made accessible through such websites in breach of
any Applicable Laws relating to any Intellectual Property and (ii) have taken all measures to
satisfy the safe harbor specified in the PRC IP Laws.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, no Person has challenged, infringed, misappropriated or
otherwise violated any Intellectual Property right owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(f) Except as set forth in Section 4.15(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or otherwise has knowledge of
any pending or threatened claim, action, suit, order or proceeding with respect to any Intellectual
Property used or distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or alleging that any
services provided, processes used or products distributed, manufactured, used, imported, offered
for sale or sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries infringes, misappropriates or otherwise
violates any Intellectual Property rights of any Person.
(g) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not alter,
encumber, impair or extinguish any Intellectual Property right of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or impair the right of Buyer to distribute, develop, use, sell, license or dispose of,
or to bring any action for the infringement of, any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(h) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal
industry practice to maintain the confidentiality of all Trade Secrets owned, used or held for use
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no such Trade Secrets have been disclosed other than
to employees, representatives and agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries all of whom are
bound by written confidentiality agreements.
(i) The IT Assets operate and perform in a manner that permits the Company and its
Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted and to the knowledge of
the Company, no Person has gained unauthorized access to the IT Assets.
(j) The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented reasonable backup and disaster recovery
technology consistent with industry practices.
(k) All Software owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was (i) developed by
employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries working within the scope of their employment, (ii)
developed by officers, directors, agents, consultants, contractors, subcontractors or others who
have executed appropriate instruments of assignment or who have agreed in writing to effect such
assignment, which ultimately runs in favor of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as assignee,
which assignments have conveyed or will convey to the Company or such Subsidiary ownership of all
of such person’s rights in the Intellectual Property rights relating to such developments, or (iii)
acquired in connection with acquisitions in which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries obtained
appropriate representations, warranties or indemnities from the transferring party relating to the
title to such Intellectual Property rights.
(l) There are no defects in any Software distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that would prevent such Software from performing in
accordance with its user specifications and there are no viruses, worms, Trojan horses or
similar programs in any such Software.
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(m) None of the Software distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries contains any
software code that is licensed under any terms or conditions that require that any software be (i)
made available or distributed in source code form, (ii) licensed for the purpose of making
derivative works, (iii) licensed under terms that allow reverse engineering, reverse assembly or
disassembly of any kind or (iv) redistributable at no charge.
Section 4.16. Licenses and Permits. Section 4.16(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
correctly describes each license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar
authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (the “Permits”) together with the name of the Governmental Authority issuing such
Permit. Except as set forth on Section 4.16(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (x) the Permits
are valid and in full force and effect in all material respects, (y) neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in material default under, and no condition exists that with notice or lapse of
time or both would constitute a material default under, the Permits and (z) none of the Permits
will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.17. Selling Documents. None of the documents or information delivered to Buyer in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
therein not misleading.
Section 4.18. Finders’ Fees. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.19. Taxes. (a) All Tax Returns required by Applicable Law to be filed with any
Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been in
accordance with all Applicable Law, and all filed Tax Returns are true and complete in all material
respects.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or has had paid on its behalf) or has
withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes due and payable, or, where
payment is not yet due, has established (or has had established on its behalf and for its sole
benefit and recourse) in accordance with PRC GAAP an adequate accrual for all Taxes through the end
of the last period for which the Company and its Subsidiaries ordinarily record items on their
respective books.
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(c) The income and franchise Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries through the Tax
year ended December 31, 2008 have been examined and closed or are Tax Returns with respect to which
the applicable period for assessment under Applicable Law, after giving effect to extensions or
waivers, has expired.
(d) There is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or investigation now pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against or with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in respect of any Tax or Tax asset.
(e) No assessment of Tax has been proposed in writing against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and properties and to the knowledge of the Company,
there are no grounds for any such assessment. There are no outstanding agreements, waivers or
arrangements extending the statutory period of limitation applicable to any claim for, or the
period for the collection or assessment of, Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries for any taxable period.
(f) Section 4.19(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all jurisdictions
(whether foreign or domestic) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently files Tax
Returns.
(g) No election has been filed, and no agreement has been entered into, with any Taxing
Authority.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any arrangement
whereby any Tax liability or any Tax asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was determined
or taken into account for Tax purposes with reference to or in conjunction with any Tax liability
or any Tax asset of any other person.
(i) “Tax” means (i) any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person), together with any interest,
penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental Authority (a “Taxing
Authority”) responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign), and any liability
for any of the foregoing as transferee, (ii) in the case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or
having been before the Closing Date a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group, or a party to any agreement or arrangement, as a result of which liability of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries to a Taxing Authority is determined or taken into account with reference to
the activities of any other Person, and (iii) liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
for the payment of any amount as a result of being party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or with
respect to the payment of any amount imposed on any Person of the type described in (i) or (ii) as
a result
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of any existing express or implied agreement or arrangement (including an indemnification agreement
or arrangement). “Tax Return” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information
or filing required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including
information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or
with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such
report, return, document, declaration or other information, and any election with respect to Taxes.
"Tax Sharing Agreements” means all existing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written)
binding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that provide for the allocation, apportionment,
sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit, or the transfer or assignment of income,
revenues, receipts, or gains for the purpose of determining any Person’s Tax liability.
Section 4.20. Employees; Labor Relations. (a) Section 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the names, titles, annual salaries and other
compensation of all employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) None of the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries has indicated to the Company or
such Subsidiary that he or she intends to resign or retire as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise within one year after the Closing Date.
(c) Section 4.20(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth template employment
contracts used by the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Form Employment Contracts”). All
employment contracts entered into by the Company and its Subsidiaries are in the form of the Form
Employment Contracts.
(d) Section 4.20(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list
identifying each Employee Plan.
(e) There are no disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any trade union or other representatives of its
employees. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any collective
bargaining agreement with any labor union.
(f) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) is in compliance with all Applicable Laws in
all material respects relating to their respective employees, consultants, dispatched,
subcontracted or outsourced workers and independent contractors, including all such Applicable
Laws, Contracts, policies or plans relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, compensation,
benefits, terms and conditions of employment, termination of employment, employment discrimination,
immigration, disability, civil rights, occupational safety and health, workers’ compensation, pay
equity, collection and payment of withholding and/or social contribution taxes and similar Taxes,
national pension, national medical
insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, unemployment insurance and other mandatory social
security matters, and (ii) is not engaged, in any material respect, in any unfair labor practice or
discriminatory employment practice that is prohibited by Applicable Laws.
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(g) Except as set forth in Section 4.20(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each Subsidiary
organized or formed under the laws of the PRC has complied with all Applicable Laws relating to
social insurance and other benefits, including pension, medical insurance, work-related injury
insurance, birth and nursery insurance and unemployment insurance (collectively, the “Social
Insurance”). All contributions or payments required to be made or paid by each such Subsidiary or
any employees of such Subsidiary to the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to any Social
Insurance have been made or fully deducted, as applicable, and paid to on or before their due
dates.
(h) No employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will become
entitled to any bonus, retirement, severance, job security or similar benefit or enhanced such
benefit (including acceleration of vesting or exercise of an incentive award) as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liabilities in respect of
actual or contingent employment termination payments to employees (including any severance
payments, any cash-out or acceleration of options and restricted stock and any “gross-up” payments
with respect to any of the foregoing).
(j) Each of the Executive Officers is party to an effective Non-Competition Agreement with the
Subsidiary of the Company that employs such Executive Officer.
Section 4.21. Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no notice, notification, demand,
request for information, citation, summons or order has been received, no complaint has been filed,
no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, action, claim, suit, proceeding or review (or
any basis therefor) is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened by any
Governmental Authority or other Person relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and
have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits; and (iii) there
are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever,
whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise arising under or
relating to any Environmental Law or any hazardous substance and there is no condition, situation
or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in or be the basis for any such
liability or obligation.
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ARTICLE 5
Representations and Warranties of Buyer
Buyer represents and warrants to each Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
that:
Section 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power. Buyer is a company duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has all corporate powers and
all material governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to
carry on its business as now conducted.
Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the
corporate powers of Buyer and, except for any required approval by Buyer’s shareholders, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement constitutes
a valid and binding agreement of Buyer in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity).
Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action by
or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than filings to be made by
Buyer pursuant to applicable U.S. federal securities laws (including the rules and regulations of
NASDAQ).
Section 5.04. Noncontravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i)
violate the memorandum and articles of association of Buyer, (ii) violate any Applicable Law, or
(iii) conflict with, result in any default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or
loss of a material benefit under material note, mortgage, document, instrument, contract or
agreement to which Buyer is a party or by which it is or may be bound, with only such exceptions in
the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.05. Capitalization. (a) The authorized share capital of Buyer consists of
5,000,000,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share. As of October 31, 2009, there were
outstanding 2,207,291,040 ordinary shares, rights to purchase 36,668 ADSs and employee stock
options to purchase an aggregate of 459,827 ADSs. All outstanding shares of capital stock of Buyer
have been duly
authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.
(b) The Buyer Shares to be issued pursuant hereto have been duly authorized and, when issued
and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will have been validly issued and
will be fully paid and nonassessable and the issuance thereof is not subject to any preemptive or
other similar right.
Section 5.06. SEC Filings. (a) Buyer has filed with or furnished to the SEC all reports,
schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to
be filed or furnished by Buyer since January 12, 2005 (collectively, together with any exhibits and
schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the “Buyer SEC Documents”).
(b) As of its filing date (and as of the date of any amendment), each Buyer SEC Document
complied, and each Buyer SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof will comply, as to form
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and 1934 Act, as the case
may be.
(c) As of its filing date, each Buyer SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not, and
each Buyer SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof will not, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Each Buyer SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment
became effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
Section 5.07. Financial Statements. The audited consolidated financial statements and
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of Buyer included or incorporated by reference
in the Buyer SEC Documents fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with U.S. GAAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), the consolidated
financial position of Buyer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their
consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements).
Section 5.08. Absence of Certain Changes. Since Buyer Balance Sheet Date, the business of
Buyer and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practice,
and there has not been any action taken by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries that, if taken during
the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date without the Company’s consent,
would constitute a breach of Section 7.02.
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Section 5.09. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no liabilities or obligations
of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, other than: (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed and
provided for in the Buyer Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto; (ii) liabilities or obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices since the Buyer Balance
Sheet Date; and (iii) liabilities and obligations that would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.10. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. Each of Buyer and its Subsidiaries is
in compliance with, and to the knowledge of Buyer is not under investigation with respect to and
has not been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any Applicable Law,
except for violations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect. There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order
of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority outstanding against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries
that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer
Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay
the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.11. Properties. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect, Buyer and its Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title to, or in the case of leased property and assets have valid leasehold interests
in, all property and assets (whether real, personal, tangible or intangible) reflected on the Buyer
Balance Sheet or acquired after the Buyer Balance Sheet Date, except for properties and assets sold
since the Buyer Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices.
Section 5.12. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending
against, or to the knowledge of Buyer threatened against or affecting, Buyer before any arbitrator
or any Governmental Authority which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect or in any manner challenges or seeks to
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.13. Finders’ Fees. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Buyer who might be
entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE 6
Covenants of the Sellers and the Company
Section 6.01. Conduct of the Company. (a) From the date hereof until the Closing Date,
except as permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, and each Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity as a
shareholder of the Company and through persons designated by such Seller to the Board of Directors
of the Company to instruct each of the Company and its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice and use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
(i) preserve intact its present business organization, (ii) maintain in effect all of its foreign,
federal, state and local licenses, permits, consents, franchises, approvals and authorizations,
(iii) keep available the services of its directors, officers and key employees, (iv) maintain
satisfactory relationships with its customers, lenders, suppliers and others having material
business relationships with it, (v) manage its working capital (including the timing of collection
of accounts receivable and of the payment of accounts payable and the management of inventory) in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (vi) continue to make capital
expenditures consistent with the Capex Budget.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement, from the date hereof until the Closing Date the Company shall not (unless required by
Applicable Law) and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and each Seller shall not permit
any of the Company or its Subsidiaries to do any of the following without the prior written consent
of Buyer:
(i) amend its memorandum and articles of association or other similar organizational
documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(ii) split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of the capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise
acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any Company Securities or any
Subsidiary Securities;
(iii) (A) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any
shares of any Company Securities or Subsidiary Securities, other than the issuance of any
Subsidiary Securities to the Company or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company
or (B) amend any term of any Company Security or any Subsidiary Security (in each case,
whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
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(iv) incur any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities in respect
thereof, except for (A) those contemplated by the Capex Budget and (B) any unbudgeted
capital expenditures not to exceed RMB$50,000 individually or RMB$100,000 in the
aggregate;
(v) acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise),
directly or indirectly, any assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses, other
than supplies in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in a
manner that is consistent with past practice;
(vi) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, or create or incur any Lien (other than a
Permitted Lien) on, any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets, securities,
properties, interests or businesses;
(vii) other than in connection with actions permitted by Section 6.01(b)(iv) or
Section 6.01(b)(v), make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments
in, any other Person;
(viii) create, incur, assume, suffer to exist or otherwise be liable with respect to
any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof;
(ix) (A) enter into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts
in any material respect the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Affiliates or any successor thereto or that would, after the Closing Date, limit or
restrict in any material respect the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, Buyer or any of
their respective Affiliates, from engaging or competing in any line of business, in any
location or with any Person or (B) enter into, amend or modify in any material respect or
terminate any Material Contract or otherwise waive, release or assign any material rights,
claims or benefits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) (A) grant or increase any severance or termination pay to (or amend any existing
arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (B) increase benefits payable under any existing severance or termination
pay policies or employment agreements, (C) enter into any employment, deferred
compensation or other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with any
director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) establish,
adopt or amend (except as required by Applicable Law) any collective bargaining, bonus,
profit-sharing, thrift, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, compensation, stock
option, restricted stock or other benefit plan or arrangement covering any director,
officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (E)
increase compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any director, officer or
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(xi) change the Company’s methods of accounting, except as required by concurrent
changes in PRC GAAP, as agreed to by its independent public accountants;
(xii) settle, or offer or propose to settle, (A) any material litigation,
investigation, arbitration, proceeding or other claim involving or against the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any shareholder litigation or dispute against the Company or
any of its officers or directors or (C) any litigation, arbitration, proceeding or dispute
that relates to the transactions contemplated hereby;
(xiii) make or change any Tax election, change any annual tax accounting period,
adopt or change any method of tax accounting, amend any Tax Returns or file claims for Tax
refunds, settle any Tax claim, audit or assessment, or surrender any right to claim a Tax
refund, offset or other reduction in Tax liability;
(xiv) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Company
hereunder, or omit to take any action necessary to prevent any representation or warranty
of the Company hereunder from being, inaccurate in any respect at, or as of any time
before, the Closing Date; or
(xv) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
(c) The Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, and each Seller shall use
commercially reasonably efforts in its capacity as a shareholder of the Company and through persons
designated by such Seller to the Board of Directors of the Company to instruct the Company and its
Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable best efforts to take all appropriate measures to
satisfy the safe harbor specified in Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the
U.S.
Section 6.02. Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) From the date hereof until the
Closing Date, the Company will (i) give, and will cause each Subsidiary to give, Buyer, its
counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives full access to the
offices, properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to the books and
records of Seller relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) furnish, and will cause each
Subsidiary to furnish, to Buyer, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized
representatives such financial and operating data and other information relating to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct the employees and
advisors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of
the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. No investigation by Buyer or other information received by Buyer shall
operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by
any Seller or the Company hereunder.
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(b) After the Closing, each Seller and its Affiliates will hold, and will use their
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees,
accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless compelled to
disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law, all confidential
documents and information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that
such information can be shown to have been (i) previously known on a nonconfidential basis by such
Seller, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of such Seller or its Affiliates or (iii) later
lawfully acquired by such Seller from sources other than those related to its prior ownership of
the Company and its Subsidiaries. The obligation of each Seller and its Affiliates to hold any such
information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such
information as they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information.
Section 6.03. Notices of Certain Events. The Company and each Seller (who actually receives
or is aware of any of the following notices, actions, inaccuracies or failures) shall promptly
notify Buyer of:
(a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person
is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its knowledge
threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such Seller or the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to
have been disclosed pursuant to Section 4.12 or that relate to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement at any time
during the term hereof that would reasonably be expected to cause the condition set forth in
Section 9.02(a) or 9.02(b) not to be satisfied; and
(e) any failure of such Seller or the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant,
condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder;
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provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall not limit or
otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to Buyer.
Section 6.04. Resignations. At or prior to the Closing Date, relevant Sellers shall deliver
to Buyer the resignations of all directors of the Company who were designated by such Seller, if
any, with such resignations to be effective from the Closing Date.
Section 6.05. Lock-up Agreements. (a) Each of the Management Seller and the individuals
listed on Section 6.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Executive Officers”) shall
execute and deliver to Buyer a Lock-Up Agreement under which the Management Seller or such
Executive Officer, as applicable, will agree not to sell any of its Buyer Shares acquired pursuant
to this Agreement or such Executive Officer’s Option Conversion Agreement, as applicable, in each
case by the second anniversary of the Closing Date without the prior written consent of Buyer.
(b) Each of the other Sellers shall execute and deliver to Buyer a Lock-Up Agreement under
which such Seller will agree not to sell any of its Issued Buyer Shares within 180 days of the
Closing Date without the prior written consent of Buyer.
Section 6.06. Side Letter with Shareholders of Management Seller. The Company shall cause
all of the shareholders of the Management Seller to execute and deliver to Buyer a Side Letter by
the Closing.
Section 6.07. ADS Facility. (a) Each Seller agrees that such Seller shall not, prior to the
day on which all of such Seller’s Issued Buyer Shares have become freely transferrable under the
1933 Act and under such Seller’s Lock-Up Agreement, deposit any of its Issued Buyer Shares into the
unrestricted ADS facility of Buyer with the depositary of the ADSs nor request the issuance of by
such depositary of any unrestricted ADSs in respect of any such Issued Buyer Shares.
(b) Each Seller agrees that when ADSs are issued to such Seller with respect to the Issued
Buyer Shares of such Seller, the number of such ADSs shall be rounded down to a whole number such
that after such issuance such Seller shall not hold any Buyer Shares not represented in ADSs.
Section 6.08. Waiver of Existing Rights. Upon Closing, each of the Company and the Sellers
hereby waives (i) its right of first refusal, right of co-sale and right of first offer and similar
rights with respect to the sale of Shares by each other Seller under this Agreement, and (ii) the
right to receive any liquidation preference amount that it may have with respect to the Shares it
holds, in each case regardless where such rights are set forth.
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ARTICLE 7
Covenants of Buyer
Section 7.01. Confidentiality. Prior to the Closing Date and after any termination of this
Agreement, Buyer and its Affiliates will hold, and will use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel,
consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence and shall not disclose to any third party,
unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law,
all confidential documents and information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
furnished to Buyer or its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously
known on a nonconfidential basis by Buyer, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of Buyer or
(iii) later lawfully acquired by Buyer from sources other than Seller or the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; provided that Buyer may disclose such information to its officers, directors,
employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement so long as such Persons are informed by Buyer of the
confidential nature of such information and are directed by Buyer to treat such information
confidentially. The obligation of Buyer and its Affiliates to hold any such information in
confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such information as
they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information. If this Agreement
is terminated, Buyer and its Affiliates will, and will use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel,
consultants, advisors and agents to, destroy or deliver to Seller, upon request, all documents and
other materials, and all copies thereof, obtained by Buyer or its Affiliates or on their behalf
from Seller or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement that are
subject to such confidence.
Section 7.02. Conduct of Buyer. From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Buyer shall,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent
with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until
the Closing Date Buyer shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) amend its memorandum and articles of association or other similar organizational documents
(whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(b) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or (ii) declare, set
aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock;
(c) merge with or into any Person;
(d) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
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Section 7.03. Buyer Shareholder Meeting. (a) Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable
best efforts to take all actions in accordance with law, the organizational documents of Buyer and
the rules of NASDAQ to promptly and duly call, give notice of, convene and hold as promptly as
practicable, a meeting of its shareholders (“Buyer Shareholder Meeting”) for the purpose of
approving the issuance of Buyer Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the Option Conversion
Agreements (the “Buyer Voting Proposal”).
(b) Once the Buyer Shareholder Meeting has been called and notice duly given, Buyer shall not
postpone or adjourn the Buyer Shareholder Meeting without the consent of the Company, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, other than (i) for the absence of a quorum or (ii)
to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and mailing of any supplemental or amended
disclosure that it believes in good faith is necessary under Applicable Laws prior to the Buyer
Shareholder Meeting; provided that in the event that the Buyer Shareholder Meeting is delayed to a
date after February 28, 2010 as a result of either (i) or (ii) above, then the Drop Dead Date shall
be extended to the fifth Business Day after such date. The Buyer’s Board of Directors (A) shall
recommend approval of the Buyer Voting Proposal by the shareholders of Buyer and include such
recommendation in the proxy statement and (B) shall not withdraw, qualify or modify, or publicly
propose to withdraw, qualify or modify in any manner, the recommendation of the Buyer’s Board of
Directors that the Buyer’s shareholders vote in favor of the Buyer Voting Proposal; provided that
the Buyer’s Board of Directors is not required to comply with the foregoing obligations in this
sentence if it determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that such
compliance would violate its fiduciary duties under Applicable Laws. Buyer shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the Buyer Voting Proposal.
Section 7.04. NASDAQ Listing. Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the Buyer Shares to be authorized for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, as
soon as reasonably practicable.
Section 7.05. Director Appointment. Promptly after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall cause
an individual to be designated by the Company on the Closing Date to be appointed as a member of
the Board of Directors of Buyer.
Section 7.06. Employment Agreement of Xx. Xx. On or prior to the Closing, Buyer shall have
executed and delivered to Xx. Xx the Employment Agreement.
Section 7.07. SEC Filing. Within the first year following the Closing Date, Buyer shall at
all times remain subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the 1934 Act and file all
required reports in compliance with and within the timeframes under Section 13 of the 1934 Act,
such that each Seller who is not then an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144(a)(1) of the 0000 Xxx)
of Buyer shall be eligible to resell its Buyer Issued Shares without volume limitations under Rule
144 of the 1933 Act.
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ARTICLE 8
Covenants of Buyer and Seller
Section 8.01. Commercially Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer on the one hand and the Sellers and the Company on
the other hand will use their commercially reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under Applicable Laws
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Sellers and Buyer agree, and the
Sellers and the Company, prior to the Closing, and Buyer, after the Closing, agree to cause the
Company and each Subsidiary, to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements
and other writings and to take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to
consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 8.02. Certain Filings. The Sellers and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable best
efforts to cooperate with one another (i) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any Governmental Authority is required, or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers
are required to be obtained from parties to any material contracts, in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) in taking such actions or
making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith and seeking timely
to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
Section 8.03. Public Announcements. The parties agree to consult with each other before
issuing any press release or making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby and, except for any press releases and public statements the
making of which may be required by Applicable Law or any listing agreement with any national
securities exchange, will not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior
to such consultation.
ARTICLE 9
Conditions to Closing
Section 9.01. Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and the Sellers. The obligations of Buyer
and the Sellers to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(a) No provision of any Applicable Law shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.
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(b) All actions by or in respect of or filings with any Governmental Authority required to
permit the consummation of the Closing shall have been taken, made or obtained.
(c) The shareholders of Buyer shall have duly approved the issuance of the Buyer Shares and
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement at the Buyer Shareholder Meeting.
Section 9.02. Conditions to Obligation of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the
Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:
(a) (i) Each of the Sellers shall have performed all of its or his obligations hereunder
required to be performed by it or him on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Sellers contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing
delivered by the Sellers pursuant hereto (A) that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse
Effect shall be true at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such date, and (B) that
are not qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true in all material respects
at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such time, and (iii) Buyer shall have
received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), Managing Director or a
director of each Seller to the foregoing effect.
(b) The Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed
by it on or prior to the Closing Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered by the Company
pursuant hereto (A) that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true at
and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such date, and (B) that are not qualified by
materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true in all material respects at and as of the
Closing Date as if made at and as of such time, and (ii) Buyer shall have received a certificate
signed by the CEO of the Company to the foregoing effect.
(c) There shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any action or proceeding by any
Person before any Governmental Authority, (i) seeking to restrain, prohibit or otherwise interfere
with the ownership or operation by Buyer or any of its Affiliates of all or any material portion of
the business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of Buyer or any of their
Affiliates or to compel Buyer or any of its Affiliates to dispose of all or any material portion of
the business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of Buyer or any of their
Affiliates, (ii) seeking to impose or confirm limitations on the ability of Buyer or any of its
Affiliates effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of the Shares, including the right to
vote any Shares acquired or owned by Buyer or any of its Affiliates on all matters properly
presented to the Company’s
shareholders or (iii) seeking to require divestiture by Buyer or any of its Affiliates of any
Shares.
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(d) There shall not be any action taken, or any Applicable Law proposed, enacted, enforced,
promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the purchase of the Shares, by any Governmental
Authority that, in the reasonable judgment of Buyer would, directly or indirectly, reasonably
result in any of the consequences referred to in Sections 9.02(c)(i) through 9.02(c)(iii).
(e) Buyer shall have received the resignation letters of all directors of the Company.
(f) Buyer shall have received all documents it may reasonably request relating to the
existence of each Seller, if applicable (except in the case of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx), the Company and its
Subsidiaries and the authority of each Seller (except in the case of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx) for this
Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
(g) Buyer shall have received from each of the Sellers and the Executive Officers a Lock-Up
Agreement duly executed by such Seller or Executive Officer, as applicable, which shall continue to
be effective on the Closing Date.
(h) Buyer shall have received from all of the shareholders of the Management Seller the Side
Letter duly executed by such shareholders, which shall continue to be effective on the Closing
Date.
(i) Buyer shall have received an opinion of Han Kun Law Offices, PRC counsel to the Company,
dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F hereto.
(j) Buyer shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, Cayman Islands counsel to
the Company dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit G hereto.
Section 9.03. Conditions to Obligation of the Sellers. The obligation of each Seller to
consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:
(a) (i) Buyer shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed
by it at or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and warranties of Buyer contained
in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto shall
be true in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such date
and (iii) such Seller shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of
Buyer to the foregoing effect.
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(b) Such Seller shall have received a copy of the resolutions of the Shareholders and Board of
Directors of Buyer respectively authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution,
delivery and performance of relevant Transaction Documents to which it is a party therein.
(c) Such Seller shall have received an opinion of Buyer’s Cayman Islands counsel dated the
Closing Date, providing that (i) the issuance of the Buyer Shares pursuant to this Agreement have
been duly authorized and (ii) the Issued Buyer Shares of the Sellers have been validly issued as
fully paid and non-assessable and are free and clear of any liens or encumbrances other than the
transfer restrictions provided under the Lock-Up Agreements and relevant securities laws.
ARTICLE 10
Survival; Indemnification
Section 10.01. Survival. The representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained
in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith shall survive the Closing until the second anniversary of the Closing Date; provided that
(x) the representations and warranties by all Sellers other than the Management Seller in Article 3
shall survive the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing Date; (y) the representations
and warranties by Buyer to each Seller other than the Management Seller in Article 5 shall survive
the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing Date; and (z) the representations and
warranties of the Company in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.18 and the representations and warranties of
Buyer in Sections 5.01, 5.02, and 5.13 to the Management Seller shall survive indefinitely or until
the latest date permitted by law. The covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in
this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith shall survive the Closing indefinitely or for the shorter period explicitly specified
therein, except that for such covenants and agreements that survive for such shorter period,
breaches thereof shall survive indefinitely or until the latest date permitted by law.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement in respect of which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement shall survive the time
at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentences, if notice of the
inaccuracy or breach thereof giving rise to such right of indemnity shall have been given to the
party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time.
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Section 10.02. Indemnification. (a) Effective at and after the Closing, the Management
Seller hereby indemnifies Buyer and its Affiliates (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries)
and their respective successors and assignees (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”)
against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from (i) any and all damage, loss, liability and
expense
(including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding whether involving a third party claim or a claim
solely between the parties hereto) (“Damages”) incurred or suffered by the Buyer Indemnified
Parties arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty (determined without regard to
any qualification or exception contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect
or any similar qualification or standard) of the Company or the Management Seller or any breach of
covenant or agreement made or to be performed by the Company or the Management Seller pursuant to
this Agreement, and (ii) any and all Damages incurred or suffered by any of the Buyer Indemnified
Parties arising out of, in connection with or relating to any breach or violation of any Applicable
Laws relating to Intellectual Property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the
Closing, in each case referred to in clauses (i) through (ii) regardless of whether such Damages
arise as a result of the negligence, strict liability or any other liability under any theory of
law or equity of, or violation of any law by, Buyer, any of its Affiliates or any of their
respective successors and assignees; provided that with respect to indemnification by the
Management Seller for misrepresentation or breach of warranty of the Company or of the Management
Seller pursuant to this Section 10.02(a), (A) no amounts of indemnity shall be payable unless and
until the Buyer Indemnified Parties incur Damages in excess of US$100,000 in the aggregate, in
which event the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to seek indemnity from the Management
Seller for the full amount of such Damages in the aggregate and (B) the Management Seller’s maximum
liability with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder shall not exceed US$7,816,028.
(b) Effective from the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing, each Seller (other
than the Management Seller) hereby, severally but not jointly, indemnifies the Buyer Indemnified
Parties against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any Damages incurred or suffered by
the Buyer Indemnified Parties arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty
(determined without regard to any qualification or exception contained therein relating to
materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or standard) of such Seller or
any breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by such Seller pursuant to this
Agreement; provided that with respect to indemnification by such Seller for misrepresentation or
breach of warranty of such Seller pursuant to this Section 10.02(b), (i) no amounts of indemnity
shall be payable unless and until the Buyer Indemnified Parties incur Damages in excess of
US$100,000 in the aggregate, in which event the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to seek
indemnity from such Seller for the full amount of such Damages in the aggregate and (ii) such
Seller’s maximum liability with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder shall not exceed
its Pro Rata Portion of US$12,782,560.
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(c) Effective at and after the Closing, Buyer hereby indemnifies the Management Seller, its
Affiliates and their respective successors and assignees
(collectively, the “Management Seller Indemnified Parties”) against and agrees to hold each of
them harmless from any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the Management Seller Indemnified
Parties arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty (determined without regard to
any qualification or exception contained therein relating to materiality or Buyer Material Adverse
Effect or any similar qualification or standard) of Buyer or breach of covenant or agreement made
or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement regardless of whether such Damages arise as
a result of the negligence, strict liability or any other liability under any theory of law or
equity of, or violation of any law by, any of the Management Seller Indemnified Parties; provided
that that with respect to indemnification by Buyer for misrepresentation or breach of warranty of
Buyer pursuant to this Section 10.02(c), (i) no amounts of indemnity shall be payable unless and
until the Management Seller Indemnified Parties incur Damages in excess of US$100,000 in the
aggregate, in which event the Management Seller Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to seek
indemnity from Buyer for the full amount of such Damages in the aggregate and (ii) Buyer’s maximum
liability to the Management Seller Indemnified Parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereunder shall not exceed US$7,816,028.
(d) Effective from the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing, Buyer hereby
indemnifies each Seller (other than the Management Seller), its Affiliates and their respective
successors and assignees (collectively, the “Other Seller Indemnified Parties” of such Seller)
against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all Damages incurred or suffered by
the Other Seller Indemnified Parties arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty
(determined without regard to any qualification or exception contained therein relating to
materiality or Buyer Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or standard) of Buyer or
breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement
regardless of whether such Damages arise as a result of the negligence, strict liability or any
other liability under any theory of law or equity of, or violation of any law by, any of the Other
Seller Indemnified Parties; provided that that with respect to indemnification by Buyer for
misrepresentation or breach of warranty of Buyer pursuant to this Section 10.02(d), (i) no amounts
of indemnity shall be payable unless and until the Other Seller Indemnified Parties incur Damages
in excess of US$100,000 in the aggregate, in which event the Other Seller Indemnified Parties shall
be entitled to seek indemnity from Buyer for the full amount of such Damages in the aggregate and
(ii) Buyer’s maximum liability to the Other Seller Indemnified Parties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereunder shall not exceed such Seller’s Pro Rata Portion of
US$12,782,560.
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Section 10.03. Methods of Settlement of Indemnity Payments. Each party’s liability of
indemnification pursuant to this Article 10 shall be settled in cash in US Dollars; provided that
if any Seller’s Issued Buyer Shares are not freely transferrable under the 1933 Act or such
Seller’s Lock-Up Agreement when such Seller is required to make any indemnity payment pursuant to
Section 10.02(a) or
Section 10.02(b), such Seller may settle such payment by transferring to the Buyer Indemnified
Party entitled to receive such payment a number of Buyer Shares (free from any Liens and any
restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Buyer Shares) equal to (x) such
indemnity payment denominated in US Dollars divided by (y) the per share closing price of the ADSs
on the date of such payment multiplied by (z) 100.
Section 10.04. Third Party Claim Procedures. (a) The party seeking indemnification under
Section 10.02 (the “Indemnified Party”) agrees to give prompt notice in writing to the party
against whom indemnity is to be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of the assertion of any claim or
the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding by any third party (“Third Party Claim”) in
respect of which indemnity may be sought under such Section. Such notice shall set forth in
reasonable detail such Third Party Claim and the basis for indemnification (taking into account the
information then available to the Indemnified Party). The failure to so notify the Indemnifying
Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent
such failure shall have actually prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
(b) The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Third Party
Claim and, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section, shall be entitled to control and
appoint lead counsel for such defense, in each case at its own expense; provided that prior to
assuming control of such defense, the Indemnifying Party must (i) acknowledge that it would have an
indemnity obligation for the Damages resulting from such Third Party Claim as provided under this
Article 10 and (ii) furnish the Indemnified Party with evidence that the Indemnifying Party has
adequate resources to defend the Third Party Claim and fulfill its indemnity obligations hereunder.
(c) The Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume or maintain control of the defense
of any Third Party Claim and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Indemnified
Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party does not deliver the acknowledgment referred to in Section
10.04(b)(i) within 30 days of receipt of notice of the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section
10.04(a), (ii) the Third Party Claim relates to or arises in connection with any criminal
proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation, (iii) the Indemnified Party reasonably
believes an adverse determination with respect to the Third Party Claim would be materially
detrimental to the reputation or future business prospects of the Indemnified Party or any of its
affiliates, (iv) the Third Party Claim seeks an injunction or equitable relief against the
Indemnified Party or any of its affiliates or (v) the Indemnifying Party has failed or is failing
to prosecute or defend vigorously the Third Party Claim.
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(d) If the Indemnifying Party shall assume the control of the defense of any Third Party Claim
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Indemnifying Party shall obtain the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) before
entering into any settlement of
such Third Party Claim, if the settlement does not expressly unconditionally release the
Indemnified Party and its Affiliates from all liabilities and obligations with respect to such
Third Party Claim or the settlement imposes injunctive or other equitable relief against the
Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates.
(e) In circumstances where the Indemnifying Party is controlling the defense of a Third Party
Claim in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to
participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim and to employ separate counsel of its choice
for such purpose, in which case the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne by
the Indemnified Party; provided that in such event the Indemnifying Party shall pay the fees and
expenses of such separate counsel (i) incurred by the Indemnified Party prior to the date the
Indemnifying Party assumes control of the defense of the Third Party Claim or (ii) if
representation of both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel would
create a conflict of interest.
(f) Each party shall cooperate, and cause their respective affiliates to cooperate, in the
defense or prosecution of any Third Party Claim and shall furnish or cause to be furnished such
records, information and testimony, and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings,
trials or appeals, as may be reasonably requested in connection therewith.
Section 10.05. Direct Claim Procedures. In the event an Indemnified Party has a claim for
indemnity under Section 10.02 against an Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party
Claim, the Indemnified Party agrees to give prompt notice in writing of such claim to the
Indemnifying Party. Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail such claim and the basis for
indemnification (taking into account the information then available to the Indemnified Party). The
failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its
obligations hereunder, except to the extent such failure shall have actually prejudiced the
Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days
following the receipt of a notice with respect to any such claim that the Indemnifying Party
disputes its indemnity obligation to the Indemnified Party for any Damages with respect to such
claim, such Damages shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay to the Indemnified Party any and all Damages arising out of
such claim. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its indemnity obligation for any Damages
with respect to such claim, the parties shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of
such dispute and, if not resolved through negotiations, such dispute shall be resolved by
litigation in an appropriate court of jurisdiction determined pursuant to Section 12.07.
Section 10.06. Exclusive Remedy. The indemnification provisions of this Article 10 shall
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any Damages incurred or suffered by
Indemnified Parties under this Agreement.
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Section 10.07. Consequential Damages. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement
to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party shall be liable to any Indemnified Party for any Damages of
the Indemnified Party comprised of incidental, consequential or punitive damages (including for
lost profits) except to the extent such incidental, consequential or punitive damages are included
in any third party claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification by the Indemnified Party.
ARTICLE 11
Termination
Section 11.01. Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior
to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written agreement of the Company and Buyer;
(b) by either the Company or Buyer if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before
February 28, 2010 (the “Drop Dead Date”); or
(c) by either the Company or Buyer if there shall be any Applicable Law that makes
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited or if
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would violate any nonappealable final order,
decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority having competent jurisdiction.
The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clauses 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) shall give
notice of such termination to the other party.
Section 11.02. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated as permitted by
Section 11.01, such termination shall be without liability of either party (or any stockholder,
director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party) to the other party
to this Agreement; provided that if such termination shall result from the (i) willful failure of
either party to fulfill a condition to the performance of the obligations of the other party, (ii)
failure to perform a covenant of this Agreement or (iii) breach by either party hereto of any
representation or warranty or agreement contained herein, such party shall be fully liable for any
and all Damages incurred or suffered by the other party as a result of such failure or breach. The
provisions of Sections 7.01, 8.03, 12.04, 12.06 and 12.07 shall survive any termination hereof
pursuant to Section 11.01.
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ARTICLE 12
Miscellaneous
Section 12.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission and electronic mail (“e-mail”)
transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given,
if to Buyer, to:
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
00/X, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
No. 18 Xia Xxxxx Xx, East Third Ring
Chaoyang District, Beijing
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Qu Haibin and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (00) 00 0000-0000
E-mail: xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx and xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
The Hong Kong Club Building, 18th Floor
0X Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 0000-0000
E-mail: xxxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx
if to Seller, to the address of such Seller set forth under the signature of such Seller or
such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be
deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in
the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such
notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next
succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.
Section 12.02. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or
waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an
amendment, by Buyer and Sellers holding in the aggregate at least 51% of the Ordinary Shares then
held by all Sellers, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, or in the case of a waiver, by the party
against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendments to this
Agreement that adversely affect a Seller in a manner different from other Sellers shall require
such Seller’s consent.
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(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 12.03. Disclosure Schedule References. The parties hereto agree that any reference
in a particular Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall only be deemed to be an exception
to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (a) the representations and warranties (or
covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are contained in the corresponding Section of this
Agreement and (b) any other representations and warranties of such party that is contained in this
Agreement, but only if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for
purposes of) such representations and warranties would be readily apparent to a reasonable person
who has read that reference and such representations and warranties, without any independent
knowledge on the part of the reader regarding the matter(s) so disclosed.
Section 12.04. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or
expense.
Section 12.05. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns;
provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the consent of each other party hereto.
Section 12.06. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of
New York, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of
such state.
Section 12.07. Jurisdiction. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
shall be settled by arbitration in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the Notice of Arbitration is submitted in accordance
with these Rules. The dispute shall be resolved by one arbitrator appointed by the parties. If the
parties cannot agree on one arbitrator, the dispute shall be resolved by three arbitrators, one
appointed by the Company, one appointed by Buyer and the third appointed by the first two
arbitrators. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. Any award is final and may
be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The award shall apportion the costs of
arbitration. The parties shall duly and punctually perform their obligations hereunder pending,
issuance of the arbitral award.
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Section 12.08. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement may be
signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as
if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto
shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and
unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this
Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether
by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this
Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations, or liabilities
hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
Section 12.09. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between
the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 12.10. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby
is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the
parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent
of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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KU6 HOLDING LIMITED
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KUMELLA HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
PRC |
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JABE, LLC
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
XXXXXX XXXXXXXX JUNIOR
UNIVERSITY (SEVF II)
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BAIDU HOLDINGS LIMITED
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XXXXXX XXXXXX JURVETSON FUND
VIII, L.P.
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DRAPRE XXXXXX JURVETSON PARTNERS
VIII, LLC
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LIMITED
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ITOCHU CORPORATION
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INFINITUDE INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
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SBI BB MOBILE INVESTMENT LPS
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Representative Director & COO
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ANNEX I
LIST OF SELLERS
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KUMELLA HOLDINGS LIMITED*
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JABE, LLC
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE XXXXXX
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BAIDU HOLDINGS LIMITED
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XXXXXX XXXXXX JURVETSON FUND VIII, L.P.
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XXXXXX XXXXXX JURVETSON PARTNERS VIII,
LLC
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DT VENTURES CHINA FUND II, L.P.
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The Cayman Islands |
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TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD.
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Taiwan |
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SHARP FOCUS ASSETS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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ITOCHU CORPORATION
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INFINITUDE INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
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Annex — 1
COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
See Attached
Schedule-1
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
__________ __, 2009
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
00/X, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.00 Xxx Xxxxx Xx, Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxx F.S.
Re: Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. — Lock-up Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. (“
Buyer”) has entered into
[(i)]
1 a
Share Purchase Agreement (the “
SPA”) with Ku6 Holding Limited, a company
incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “
Company”) and the Sellers (as
defined in the SPA) [including the undersigned]
2 dated November 26, 2009[, pursuant to
which Buyer will issue to the undersigned [
•] ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, of
Buyer (the “
Ordinary Shares”) as consideration for the sale of [
•] by the undersigned to
Buyer]
3 [and (ii) the Company has entered into an Option Conversion Agreement (the
“
Conversion Agreement”) with the undersigned dated as of November 26, 2009, pursuant to which all
stock options of the Company held by the undersigned will be cancelled, in exchange for which the
undersigned will be entitled to receive [
•] ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, of
Buyer (the “
Ordinary Shares”)]
4, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the
SPA.
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Exhibit A — 1
As a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the SPA, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of
Buyer, it will not, during the period commencing on the Closing Date (as defined in the SPA) and
ending on the [second anniversary of the Closing Date]5 [181st day after the Closing
Date]6 (the
“Lock-up Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase,
lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Ordinary Share or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the Ordinary Shares or any interest
in the foregoing or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in
whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Ordinary Share, , whether or
not represented in American Depositary Shares, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, owned
directly by the undersigned (including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the
undersigned has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission of the United States of America, and whether any such transaction described in
clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or other securities, in
cash or otherwise.
[Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer some or all of the Ordinary
Shares held by the undersigned to any Person who is a shareholder of the undersigned on the date
hereof if such shareholder will execute and deliver to Buyer simultaneously with such transfer a
Lock-Up Agreement substantially similar to this Lock-Up Agreement.]7
The undersigned understands that Buyer is relying upon this Lock-up Agreement in proceeding
toward consummation of the transactions contemplated by the SPA. The undersigned further
understands that this Lock-up Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s
heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
This Lock-up Agreement shall terminate upon the expiration of the Lockup Period.
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Exhibit A — 2
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF INSTRUMENT OF TRANSFER
KU6 Holding Limited
We,
[Insert the Name of the Transferor]
of
[Insert the Address]
do hereby transfer to Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. of Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Century
Yard, Cricket Square, Xxxxxxxx Drive, P.O. Box 2681GT, Georgia Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
(the “Transferee”) the shares standing in our name in the Register of KU6 Holding Limited to hold
unto the said Transferee, his executors, administrators or assigns.
Dated the th day
of , 2009.
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For and on behalf of |
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Authorised Signatory
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Exhibit B — 1
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF INSTRUCTION LETTER
[On letterhead of Ku6 Holding Limited]
[date]
[name and address of Ku6’s transfer agent]
Tel:
Fax:
Attention:
Dear Sirs
KU6 Holding Limited (“Company”)
On behalf of the board of directors of the Company, I hereby instruct you to cancel the following
share certificates of the Company upon receipt of the same from Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. on behalf
of the relevant shareholders:
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Certificate Number |
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No. of Shares |
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Name of shareholder |
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100,000,000 Ordinary
Shares
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KUMELLA HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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701,104 Ordinary Shares
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XXXX XXXXXXXX |
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3,706,173 Series A
Shares
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JABE, LLC |
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1,510,401 Series B
Shares |
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586,420 Series A Shares
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE XXXXXX XXXXXXXX JUNIOR
UNIVERSITY (SEVF II) |
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8,641,975 Series A
Shares
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BAIDU HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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41,694,444 Series A
Shares
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XXXXXX XXXXXX JURVETSON
FUND VIII, L.P. |
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16,992,012 Series B
Shares |
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926,543 Series A Shares
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XXXXXX XXXXXX JURVETSON
PARTNERS VIII, LLC |
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377,600 Series B Shares |
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Exhibit C — 1
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Certificate Number |
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No. of Shares |
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Name of shareholder |
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10,198,604 Series A-1
Shares
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DT VENTURES CHINA FUND II,
L.P. |
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17,624,763 Series B
Shares |
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26,248,459 Series B
Shares
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TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. |
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1,574,908 Series B
Shares
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SHARP FOCUS ASSETS
MANAGEMENT LIMITED |
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5,302,620 Series B
Shares
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ITOCHU CORPORATION |
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5,249,692 Series B
Shares
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INFINITUDE INVESTMENT CO.,
LTD. |
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8,899,868 Series B-1
Shares
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SBI BROADBAND FUND NO. 1
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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5,454,758 Series B-1
Shares
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SBI BROADBAND CAPITAL CO.,
LTD |
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8,612,776 Series B-1
Shares
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SBI BB MOBILE INVESTMENT
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You are also instructed to attend to the following:
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update the register of members of the Company to reflect the transfers of shares in the
following manner on receipt of the signed instruments of transfer pursuant to the Company’s
articles of association: |
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transferee |
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KUMELLA HOLDINGS
LIMITED
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100,000,000
Ordinary Shares
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Hurray! Holding
Co., Ltd. |
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XXXX XXXXXXXX
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701,104 Ordinary
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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JABE, LLC
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3,706,173 Series A
Shares and
1,510,401 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE
XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
(SEVF II)
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586,420 Series A
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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BAIDU HOLDINGS
LIMITED
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8,641,975 Series A
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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Exhibit C — 2
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Name of |
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transferor |
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No. of Shares |
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transferee |
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XXXXXX XXXXXX
JURVETSON FUND
VIII, L.P.
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41,694,444 Series A
Shares and
16,992,012 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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XXXXXX XXXXXX
JURVETSON PARTNERS
VIII, LLC
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926,543 Series A
Shares and 377,600
Series B Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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DT VENTURES CHINA
FUND II, L.P.
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10,198,604 Series
A-1 Shares and
17,624,763 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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TLC CAPITAL CO.,
LTD.
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26,248,459 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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SHARP FOCUS ASSETS
MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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1,574,908 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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ITOCHU CORPORATION
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5,302,620 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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INFINITUDE
INVESTMENT CO.,
LTD.
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5,302,620 Series B
Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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SBI BROADBAND FUND
NO. 1 LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
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8,899,868 Series
B-1 Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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SBI BROADBAND
CAPITAL CO., LTD
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5,454,758 Series
B-1 Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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SBI BB MOBILE
INVESTMENT LPS
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8,612,776 Series
B-1 Shares
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Hurray! Holding Co. |
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Exhibit C — 3
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issue physical share certificates in name of the following shareholder and deliver the same
to the recipient set out below: |
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Name of shareholder |
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postal code) of recipient |
Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd.
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[The sum of the
numbers of ordinary
shares set forth in
all signed
instruments of
transfer]
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Codan Trust Company
(Cayman) Limited,
Century Yard, Cricket
Square, Xxxxxxxx
Drive, P.O. Box
2681GT, Georgia Town,
Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands |
Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd.
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[The sum of the same
as above numbers of
Series A Preferred
Shares set forth in
all signed
instruments of
transfer]
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same as above |
Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd.
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[The sum of the
numbers of Series A-1
Preferred Shares set
forth in all signed
instruments of
transfer]
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same as above |
Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd.
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[The sum of the
numbers of Series B
Preferred Shares set
forth in all signed
instruments of
transfer]
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same as above |
Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd.
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[The sum of the
numbers of Series B-1
Preferred Shares set
forth in all signed
instruments of
transfer]
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Yours faithfully
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Director
Ku6 Holding Limited |
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Exhibit C — 4
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPTION CONVERSION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated as of November 26, 2009 between Ku6 Holding Limited, a
company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and [name]
with ID No. [•] (the “Option Holder”).
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a
Share Purchase Agreement (the “
SPA”) with Hurray!
Holding Co., Ltd., a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the
“
Buyer”) and all of the shareholders of the Company specified in the SPA, pursuant to which the
Buyer agrees to purchase all of the outstanding capital shares of the Company subject to the terms
and conditions of the SPA.
WHEREAS, the Option Holder is an employee of a subsidiary of the Company and currently holds
stock options to purchase [•] ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company set
forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Stock Options”).
WHEREAS, the Option Holder and the Company agree that immediately prior to the closing of the
transactions contemplated by the SPA, the Stock Options shall be converted into the right to
receive certain equity securities of the Buyer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Conversion. Effective immediately prior to the Closing, all Stock Options shall
be cancelled, in exchange for which the Option Holder shall be entitled to receive [•] ordinary
shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, of the Buyer[, represented by American Depositary Shares of
the Buyer, each representing 100 ordinary shares]8 (the “Issued Shares”).
Section 2. [Share Certificate]9 [American Depositary Receipt]10. (a)
Within 2 business days of the Closing, the Option Holder will receive [a certificate][an American
depositary receipt] for the Issued Shares in its name.
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Executive Officers |
Exhibit D — 1
(b) Such certificate shall bear the following legends:
“The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and may not be offered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of
unless registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States and the
securities regulatory authorities of applicable states or unless an exemption from such
registration is available.
[The securities represented hereby are also subject to additional restrictions on transfer
as set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement by and between [name of such Option Holder] and
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. dated as of [the Closing Date defined in the SPA], copies of
which may be obtained upon request from Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. or any successor
thereto.]11”
Section 3. Representations by the Option Holder. The Option Holder represents and warrants
to the Company as follows:
(a) Citizenship. The Option Holder is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China with ID No.
[•].
(b) Authorization. The Option Holder has the legal power to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes valid and binding agreements and consents of the Option
Holder enforceable against the Option Holder in accordance with its terms.
(c) Ownership of Stock Options. The Option Holder is the owner of the Stock Options.
(d) Investment Purposes. The Option Holder is acquiring the Issued Shares hereunder for
investment for the Option Holder’s own account and not with a view to, or for sale in connection
with, any distribution thereof.
(e) Regulation S. The Option Holder is Not a “U.S. person” (as such term is defined in
Regulation S of the 0000 Xxx) and is outside of the U.S.
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Exhibit D — 2
(f) Exempt from Registration. The Option Holder understands that the Issued Shares will not
be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended (the
“1933 Act”), or registered or listed publicly
pursuant to any other applicable laws on the ground that the issuance provided for in this
Agreement is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or the registration or listing
requirements of any other applicable securities law, and that the reliance of Buyer on such
exemption is predicated in part on the Option Holder’s representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement.
Section 4. Taxes. The Option Holder shall be responsible and pay any and all the taxes
required by applicable laws in relation to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5. SAFE Registration. The Option Holder will make reasonable endeavors to complete
all necessary foreign exchange registrations with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of
the People’s Republic of China required by the applicable laws for the holding of the Stock Options
by the Option Holder as soon as practicable following the Closing.
Section 6. Conditions. The obligation of the parties to consummate the conversion hereunder
is subject to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the SPA (the “Closing”).
Section 7. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party shall have received a counterpart
hereof signed by the other party.
Section 8. Third Party Beneficiary. The parties hereto enter into this Agreement for the
benefit of the Buyer. Except for the Buyer, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer
any rights on any person other than the parties to this Agreement.
Section 9.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of the State of
New York, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.
Exhibit D — 3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its
authorized officer, and the Option Holder has executed this Agreement, as of the date first above
written.
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Exhibit D — 4
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SIDE LETTER
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
00/X, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.00 Xxx Xxxxx Xx, Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
People’s Republic of China
[Closing Date defined in the SPA]
Re: Acquisition of Ku6 Holding Limited
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understand that Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. (the “
Buyer”) has entered into a
Share Purchase Agreement (the “
SPA”) with Ku6 Holding Limited, a company incorporated and existing
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “
Company”), Kumella Holdings Limited (the “
Seller”) and
other persons specified in the SPA, pursuant to which the Buyer agrees to purchase 100,000,000
ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001, of the Company from the Seller and to issue 257,106,176
ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, of Buyer (the “
Issued Shares”) to the Seller as
consideration for such share purchase.
The undersigned hereby represent and warrant to Buyer that they are the record and beneficial
holders of all of the outstanding capital shares of the Seller and will indirectly hold all of the
Issued Shares after the closing of the transactions contemplated by the SPA (the “Closing”).
As a condition and inducement to the Buyer’s willingness to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the SPA, each of the undersigned (a “Covenantor”) hereby agrees that, without the
prior written consent of the Buyer, such Covenantor shall not, during the period commencing on the
date of the Closing and ending on the second anniversary of the date of the Closing (the “Lock-up
Period”), (1) directly or indirectly through a transfer of his or her interests in the Seller or
otherwise, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase
any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise
transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Issued Share or any securities convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for the Issued Shares or any interest in the foregoing or (2)
directly or indirectly, enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in
whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any ordinary share, par value
0.00005 per share, of the Buyer,
whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, whether or not represented in American Depositary
Shares, owned directly by such Covenantor (including holding as a custodian) or with respect to
which such Covenantor has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission of the United States of America, and whether any such transaction described
in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise.
Exhibit E — 1
The Covenantor understands that the Buyer is relying upon this letter in proceeding toward
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the SPA. The Covenantor further understands that
this letter is irrevocable and shall be binding upon such Covenantor’s heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns.
This letter shall terminate upon the expiration of the Lock-up Period.
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Shanyou Li
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Han Kun
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ID No. 12010419720322681X
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ID No. 341223197706273112 |
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ID Xx. 000000000000000000
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Exhibit E — 2
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF PRC LEGAL OPINION
See Attached
Exhibit F — 1
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CAYMAN LEGAL OPINION
See Attached
Exhibit G — 1
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF XX. XX’X EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
See Attached
Exhibit H — 1