Equity Transfer Agreement Date: October 1, 2008 Beijing
Exhibit
10.1
Date:
October 1, 2008
Beijing
This
Agreement is made and entered
into
on October 1, 2008 in Beijing by and between the following parties:
Transferee:
Beijing
PKU Chinafront High Technology Co., Ltd., a company duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China ( “Party A or
Transferee”), having its legal domicile at 7th
Floor,
Tower
B, E-wing Center, Xx. 000 xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XXX.
Transferors:
Xxxx
Xx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx and Jieqing Guo
(collectively “Party B or Transferers”)
Recitals
WHEREAS
on Feb 6th,
2007,
the Transferors jointly formed Shanghai Yootu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
(the “Target Company”), a company duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the People’s Republic of China and mainly engaged in the business of
processing and releasing of real-time traffic information, having its key
technologies in the system for receiving, processing and releasing floating
car
data.
WHEREAS
the Registered Capital of the Target Company is RMB two million (RMB 2,000,000),
and the Transferors are the all existing shareholders of the Target Company,
holding one hundred percent (100%) of the equity interest in the Target Company
as of the date herein. The Transferors agree to transfer the one hundred percent
(100%) of the equity interest they hold in the Target Company to the Transferee,
with the consideration specified in Section 2.2 and in accordance with other
terms and conditions contained herein, and the Transferee agrees to purchase
all
the equity interest and rights pertaining thereto under the aforesaid transfer
pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.
NOW
THEREFORE the Parties to this Agreement, through amicable consultation based
on
the principle of equality, willingness and mutual benefit, hereby agree as
the
follows in accordance with the terms and conditions herein:
Article
1 Definitions
1.1 In
this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise states, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(1) “China”
shall mean the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR
and Taiwan);
(2) “RMB”
shall mean the statutory currency of the People’s Republic of China;
(3) “Shares”
shall mean the shareholder’s equity right enjoyed by the current shareholders in
proportion to their respective paid-up and actually invested registered capital
pursuant to the relevant legal documents as percentage of the registered capital
in the Target Company. Generally the shares can be represented by share
certificates or equity interests. In this Agreement the shares are to be
represented in the form percentage;
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(4) “Equity
Transfer” shall mean the Transferors’ transfer of the one hundred percent (100%)
of the equity interest they hold in the Target Company in accordance with the
terms and conditions and the agreements herein;
(5) “Transfer
Price” shall mean the price specified in Sections 2.2 and 2.3;
(6) “Transfer
Completion Date”, shall mean the definition as given in Section 5.1;
(7) “Current
shareholders” shall mean the shareholders of the Target Company as specified in
the Commercial Registration and the Articles of Association of the Target
Company, which shall include all the current shareholders of the Target Company,
before the Agreement is executed and becomes effective;
(8) “Option”
shall mean the consideration obtained by the Target Company as a result of
transferring the equity interest upon satisfying the provisions set forth in
Sections 3.2 and 3.3 herein, the consideration for the 5% shares as granted
to
the key personnel who have mastered the key technologies; the key personnel
and
percentages of distribution among them will be described in Exhibit 5 of this
Agreement;
(9) “Key
technologies” shall mean the technologies as set forth in Exhibit 6 attached
hereto;
(10) “Sales
revenue” shall mean the revenue that the Target Company actually generates from
its main business in relation to its key technologies, i.e. real time traffic
information service (not including regular project revenue) that has actually
been recognized on the book; such sum shall be calculated on an accrual basis
under the US GAAP;
(11) “Net
Income” shall mean the net income that the Target Company actually generates
from its main business in relation to its key technologies, i.e. real time
traffic information service (not including regular project revenue) less the
annual cost of the year that has actually been recognized on the book; such
sum
shall be calculated on an accrual basis under the US GAAP; and
(12) the
“Agreement” shall mean the entire agreement, all exhibits and other documents
agreed by both Party A and Party B to be attached hereto as exhibits;
1.2 Articles,
sections, subsections and exhibits shall respectively refer to the articles,
sections, subsections and exhibits contained herein;
1.3 The
headings contained herein are made for convenience and shall in no case affect
the interpretation and understanding of the Agreement.
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Article 2 Equity Transfer
2.1 Both
Party A and Party B agree that the Transferee shall pay the Transferorssuch
amount of cash and shares defined in Section 2.2 as consideration for purchasing
the transferred equity interest pursuant to the terms and conditions under
Article 4 of the Agreement.
2.2 The
Transfer Price with which Party A acquires the one hundred percent (100%) of
the
equity interest shall be: maximum RMB 8.8 million and the consideration as
represented by the net income of Party B for fiscal years 2009 and 2010,
respectively as set forth in Article 3 of the Agreement.
2.3 The
Transfer Price shall mean the purchase price to acquire the transferred equity
interest, including all shareholders’ interests pertaining to the equity
interest transferred. Such shareholder’s interests shall mean all existing and
prospective interests as pertaining to the equity transferred, including all
interests as represented by one hundred percent (100%) of the movable property,
fixed assets and tangible/intangible assets. The Transfer Price shall exclude
the following: (a) any debt or amount payable of the Target Company not
explicitly specified in Exhibits 2 attached hereto (the “Undisclosed Debt”), and
(b) the depreciation, damage, reduction or loss of use value of the Target
Company’s exiting property as compared with the lists in Exhibits 4, 5 and 6
(collectively the “Impairment Loss”)
2.4 If
any
Undisclosed Debt exists, then Party B shall assume the liability of paying
off
such debts to the extent of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount in debt.
2.5 Party
B
agrees that upon execution of the Agreement it shall prepare all documents
necessary for registering the equity transfer under the Agreement and shall
engage the persons as appointed by the parties to complete all necessary
registration regarding the equity transfer with the Administration of Industry
and Commerce. The parties to the Agreement shall, with their utmost effort
including but not limited to sign all necessary legal documents as required
by
relevant commercial departments and administration of industry and commerce
,
cause the registration of the equity transfer to be completed as soon as
possible.
Article
3 Payment and Delivery
3.1 Party
A
shall pay the initial transfer price of RMB 8.8 million (RMB 8,800,000) to
Party
B within five (5) business days following the date of this Agreement. Upon
the
satisfaction of all the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 3.2, 3.3
and
3.4 herein, Party A shall pay the second and the third installment of the
transfer price according to the following payment terms set forth in Sections
3.2 and 3.3.
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3.2 Party
A
shall on the later of (1) January 1 2010 and (2) the completion of the audit
of
financial statements of Party B as of and for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2009 pay the following consideration to Party B:
Consideration
of 2009 = the audited net income of the Target Company of fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009 * 2.
Payment
Terms: 50% in cash plus the number of shares of China TransInfo Technology
Corp.
in value equivalent to the remaining 50% of the consideration. The per share
price of such shares shall be the 30-day average of the closing priceimmediately
before the end of 2009 and the exchange rate being the 30-day average of the
closing price of RMB against USD immediately before the end of 2009 shall apply.
The paid shares shall be locked up for one year from their issuance date. If
the
Target Company experiences losses in 2009 then no consideration shall be paid.
If on July 1 2010 there is any bad debt or outstanding receivable recorded
in
the recognized income of 2009, such bad debt or outstanding receivable shall
be
charged into the expenses of 2010.
3.3 Party
A
shall on the later of (1) January 1 2011 and (2) the completion of the audit
of
financial statements of Party B as of and for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2010 pay the following consideration to Party B:
Consideration
of 2010 = the audited net income of the Target Company of fiscal year ending
December 31, 2010 * 3.
Payment
Terms: 50% in cash plus the number of shares of China TransInfo Technology
Corp.
in value equivalent to the remaining 50% of the consideration. The per share
price of such shares shall be the 30-day average of the closing price
immediately before the end of 2010 and the exchange rate being the 30-day
average of the closing price of RMB against USD immediately before the end
of
2010 shall apply. The paid shares shall be locked up for one year from their
issuance date. If the Target Company experiences losses in 2010 then no
consideration shall be paid. To ensure that the net income of 2010 is
represented truthfully and validly in the financial statements, Party A may
withhold any cash consideration in the amount of any outstanding receivable
however recognized as income from January 1 2010 to December 31 2010, i.e.
the
amount of any outstanding receivable recognized as income multiplied by 3.
If
the amount withheld is greater than the aggregate cash consideration of 2010,
Party A may withhold the amount of the share consideration in a value equivalent
to the difference. Such withholding shall be released upon repayment of all
outstanding receivables recognized as income and the whole receivable of related
contracts in 2010.
3.3.1
For
the definitions of Net Income and Sales Revenue refer to Sections 1.1.10 and
1.1.11 of the Agreement. The amount of the net income and sales revenue shall
be
calculated on the accrual basis under US GAAP and shall be verified and
confirmed by the accounting firm designated by the Transferee.
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3.4 The
initial transfer price paid by the Transferee to the Transferors pursuant to
Section 3.1 hereunder shall be deposited into a bank account as designated
by
the Transferors, and the Transferors agree to pay off all the debts as set
forth
in Exhibit 2 hereto within 5 days after the receipt of the aforesaid payment.
Any payment left over from satisfying the debts may be distributed among: (a)
the Transferors of the Target Company in proportion to their percentage of
ownership; or (b) the Transferors according to the proportion of distribution
as
determined and agreed by the Transferors.
3.5 The
Transferors shall reserve the shares of China TransInfo Technology Corp. for
the
key technical personnel according to the proportion as set forth in Exhibit
5.
Such key technical personnel may waive the right for the above options; however
no such options shall be transferred, used as guarantee or for paying debts
by
the technical personnel. The Transferee shall also pay the transfer price to
the
technical personnel of the Target Company in proportion as set forth in Exhibit
5
3.6 If
before
the payment of the remaining consideration of 2009 and 2010, the Transferee
discovers any Undisclosed Debts and/or Impairment Loss in its property, then
the
Transferee shall have the right of deducting such amount of the Undisclosed
Debts and/or devaluation of property as percentage of the aggregate Transfer
Price from the remaining amount payable to the Transferors . If such Undisclosed
Debts and/or devaluation of property is discovered after the whole amount of
the
Transfer Price has been paid by the Transferee to the Transferors , then the
Transferors shall refund such amount of Transfer Price equal to the Undisclosed
Debts and/or devaluation of property as percentage of the aggregate Transfer
Price to the Transferee.
3.7 Party
B
shall complete the registration of the business alteration within 15 business
days after its receipt of the initial transfer price under Section 3.1.
3.8 Relevant
tax and other charges arising out of the equity transfer under the Agreement
shall be paid by the Transferee and the Transferors respectively in accordance
with the relevant laws and regulations.
Article
4 Preconditions for Share transfer
4.1 Only
when
the following precondition are fulfilled within 30 days from the date the
Agreement shall the Transferee perform its obligations of the payment of the
Transfer Price as set forth in Article 3 of the Agreement.
(1) The
Transferors have completed all legal procedures as necessary for transferring
its equity interest in the Target Company to the Transferee;
(2) Party
B
has provided the resolution of the shareholders of the Target Company approving
the equity transfer;
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(3) The
Transferors should have singed a declaration for possible tax arising from
the
equity transfer before the Transfer Completion Date;
(4) The
Target Company should have acquired the ownership of the key technologies as
set
forth in Exhibit 5 attached hereto and should have had the full control over
such technologies;
(5) The
key
technical personnel should have transferred all source code and documents as
set
forth in Exhibit 6 to the Target Company and the personnel designated by the
Transferee; and
(6) The
Target Company should have entered into the Confidentiality &
Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 7 with the key technical
personnel who control the key technologies.
4.2 The
Transferee shall have the right in its discretion to waive any and all
preconditions as set forth in Section 4.1. Such decision of waiver shall be
made
in writing.
4.3 If
any of
the preconditions as set forth in Section 4.1 is not fulfilled within the
specified time and such precondition is not waived by the Transferee, then
the
Agreement shall be terminated automatically; and any right, obligation and
responsibility under the Agreement shall become invalid and no longer binding
on
both parties, and the Transferors shall not claim any Transfer Price against
the
Transferee under the Agreement, and shall, no later than 7 business days after
the termination of the Agreement, refund in full amount of the Transfer Price
the Transferee has already paid to the Transferor pursuant to Section 3.1 herein
together with any interest accrued from the payment during such period.
4.4 If
the
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 4.3 and the equity transfer has
been
registered, then the parties agree that they shall work together with necessary
efforts to cause such equity interest to be transferred from the Transferee
back
to the Transferors.
Article
5 Equity Transfer Completion Date
5.1 The
Agreement shall come into force when signed by the authorized representatives
of
both parties and the Transferee shall be entitled to the transferred equity
interest and become the only shareholder of the Target Company upon completion
of all legal procedures for alteration and registration required for
transferring the equity interest. However, the rights and obligations shall
not
be finally fulfilled until the preconditions set forth in Article 4 are
satisfied within the specified time period under Section 4.1 and the Transfer
Price has actually been paid to the transferors by the Transferee.
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Article
6 Structure of Corporate Governance
6.1 Upon
the
execution of the Agreement, the Transferee has the right to appoint a financial
controller to the Target Company. The common seal, special seal for contact,
and
the special financial seal shall be kept by the relevant person designated
by
the financial controller appointed by the Transferee and the private seal of
the
legal representative shall be kept by the current person in charge of finance
of
the Target Company .
6.2 Upon
the
completion of the equity transfer, the Board of Directors of the Target Company
shall consist of 5 members, 4 of whom are recommended by the Transferee with
the
remaining 1 recommended by the Transferors.
6.3 Upon
the
completion of the equity transfer, the structure of corporate governance is
subject to the Company Law and relevant regulations of the Transferee’s parent
company.
Article
7 Representation and Warranties of the Transferee
7.1. Representation
and Warranties of the Transferee shall be true, complete and
accurate.
7.2 The
Transferee has the full power, rights and capacities for execution, delivery
and
performance of the Agreement, and can act as the subject of litigation. Party
A's execution and performance of the Agreement shall not violate any relevant
laws and regulations or government order, nor breach any contract or agreement
binding upon Party A or its assets thereof.
7.3 Legality
of the Share Transfer payments. Beijing Zhangcheng hereby warrants that its
Share Transfer payments for subscription for transferers' shares of the Company
are legal, and it has full power and capacity to make the Share Transfer payment
to the transferers subject to the terms and conditions of the
agreement.
Article
8 Representation and Warranties of the Transferors
8.1 The
Transferors hereby represent and warrant as follows to the Transferee:
8.1.1 Authorization.
Authorized representative of the Transferors has all the necessary rights and
authorization for execution and performance of the Agreement and fulfillment
of
the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. The Agreement shall be binding
upon the Transferors and the Target Company.
8.1.2 No
Conflict. The execution and performance of the Agreement does not breach,
conflict with the articles of association or bylaws of the Target Company,
nor
violate any mandatory stipulations of Chinese laws and regulations; the
Transferors and the Target Company have acquired all necessary consent or
authorization from a third party in respect of the transactions
hereunder.
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8.1.3 Duly
existing. The Target Company is a limited liability company duly incorporated
and existing under relevant laws.
8.1.4 Investment.
The Target Company does not as of the date of this Agreement, invest in or
operate, including but not limited to, its subsidiaries, branch companies,
representative offices or branches; or any other entity controlled directly
or
indirectly by the Target Company or any other entity in which the Target Company
holds shares.
8.1.5 Financial
statements. The financial statements (including balance sheets, profit &
loss statement and cash flow statement) for the period ended September 30,
2008
(“Balance Sheets Date”) in Exhibit 2 represents the real, complete and accurate
operation state and financial position of the Target Company in related periods
and on related base day. All the Target Company's audit accounts and management
accounts (including transfer accounts) have been kept in compliance with
relevant Chinese finance and accounting system in conjunction with the real
condition of the Target Company, which represent the real and fair financial
position and operation state of the Target Company during the period of relevant
accounts. The Target Company's financial records and data are in full compliance
with Chinese laws and regulations and the principles of Chinese Accounting
Standard.
8.1.6 Undisclosed
liabilities. The normal liabilities of the Target Company shall not have any
material and adverse effect on the Target Company or its shareholders. In
addition, the Target Company does not have any other liabilities not represented
in the balance sheets nor has the Target Company ever furnished other parties
with security of guaranty or any pledge, mortgage or any other security
interests with respect to any of its material assets.
8.1.7 Capital
structure. The capital structure of registered capital of the Target Company
in
its articles of association and its amendment with filing and registration
with
the Administration for Industry and Commerce is consistent with that in the
articles of association and its amendment provided by the Transferors to the
Transferee, which represents the complete and accurate capital structure of
the
Target Company prior to the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth above,
no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Target Company
are
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding.
8.1.8 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. From the Balance Sheet Date to the date of this
Agreement, unless otherwise specified in the Agreement and approved by the
Transferee in written form, during such period there has not been:
(a)
any
prepayment of the liabilities by the Target Company;
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(b)
any
security of guaranty or any mortgage, pledge or any other security interest
created by the Target Company;
(c)
any
exemption of its creditor’s rights upon other s or wavier of its rights of
claim;
(d)
any
amendment to any existing contracts or agreements;
(e)
any
bonus granted to any executive officers, directors, employees, sales
representatives, agents or advisors or any increase of their income in any
other
form, or the salaries of the five persons with the highest salary in the Target
Company, CEO, President, COO and CFO by xxx aggregate of 10% within any period
of twelve months;
(f)
any
incurrence of loss (whether or not the insurance has bought), or deterioration
of relationship with the Target Company’s suppliers, customers or employees,
which may lead to materially adverse impact on the Target Company;
(g)
any
change of the method of accounting calculation, accounting policy or principles,
or rules and regulations of financial accounting of the Target
Company;
(h)
any
transfer, or any license granted to others for the use of the intellectual
property of the Target Company except for the normal business of the Target
Company;
(i)
any
material change with respect to regular sales or accounting method, employment
policy, or related rules and regulations;
(j)
have
materially adverse change with respect to the Target Company's financial
position; or any other transactions rather than the regular business incurring
responsibilities;
(k)
any
resolutions at shareholders' meeting or board resolutions of the Target Company
which are different from those approved at annual general meeting with respect
to the Target Company’s routine business, except for those made particularly for
the performance of the Agreement;
(l)
any
declaration, payment, or causing the payment of any dividend, bonus or
distributions in other forms;
(m)
(i)
any sale, mortgage, pledge, lease, transfer or disposition of assets out of
its
normal business scope of which the underlying transaction value reaches over
RMB
30,000, (ii) any disposition of any fixed asset or approval of the disposal
of
its fixed asset by others, giving up the control over the assets of the Target
Company, entry into any contract which may result in the fixed assets
expenditure, or incurrence of any other responsibilities, except for those
incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Target Company; (iii) any
expenditure over RMB 30,000 that is out of the Target Company’s ordinary course
of business, or purchase of any tangible or intangible assets (including the
equity interest in any company);
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(n)
any
transaction or action that is not within the ordinary course of the Target
Company’s business; or
(o)
any
action or inaction which may lead to the above events.
8.1.9 Tax.
The
Target Company has filed all the tax returns required by the laws and
regulations of China, and has paid all the tax payables.
8.1.10 Asset.
The Target Company has the full power and right to own and use all their assets
as set forth in Exhibit 8.
8.1.11 Fixed
assets. The Target Company has clear and legal property rights over its fixed
assets, and has furnished the Transferee with relevant supporting documents
in
respect of the title and use right of the Target Company’s fixed assets. There
is no mortgage, security of guaranty or any third party’s claim over such fixed
assets.
8.1.12 The
Transferors hereby warrant that all the duplicated documents of the existing,
effective written contracts of the Target Company have been furnished to the
Transferee, which are true copies of the originals, and that such contracts
are
valid and duly operative. In addition, the Target Company does not have any
of
the following contracts, agreements or documents binding upon the Target Company
or to which the Target Company is a party, or violation of the terms and
conditions or obligations of such contracts, agreements or documents,
which:
(a)
are
not made in the ordinary course of business;
(b)
are
not made on a fair base;
(c)
result in the Target Company's loss or prejudice to the Company's
interests;
(d)
can
not be implemented with adequate efforts and expenditure; or
(e)
limit
the Target Company's free operation.
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8.1.13 Intellectual
property. Unless otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure List, the Target Company
has the legal title of or rights to use all the intellectual properties being
used by the Target Company (including but not limited to patent, trademark,
copyright, know-how, domain name and business secret), and the Target Company
has acquired all the necessary authorization or license of the intellectual
property with regard to a third party's intellectual property during its
operation (including but not limited to the intellectual property license for
the services with regard to providing value-added services). The Target Company
does not infringe upon any others' intellectual property rights, business
secret, know-how or similar rights, and is not involved in any claim, dispute
or
proceedings, which remain unresolved or may occur, against the Company due
to
the infringement upon any third party's intellectual property rights, business
secret, know-how or similar rights. The Target Company has officially registered
its trademark, patent, software copyright and domain name with relevant
authorities.
8.1.14 Litigation.
There is no any of the following events which may have materially adverse impact
on the Target Company, or have adverse impact on the execution, validness and
enforceability of the Agreement and the Equity Transfer thereof, whether it
is
implemented, remain unresolved or may occur:
(a)
penalty, ban or order against the Target Company from any government
authorities;
(b)
proceedings or dispute against the Target Company such as civil, criminal and
administrative actions and arbitration
8.1.15
Compliance.
The Target Company's current operation is in full compliance with the existing
laws and regulations, rules and other provisions issued by relevant
administrations of China, and the code of telecom operators (collectively “Laws
and Regulations”), and the Target Company does not violate any of such Laws and
Regulations which may lead to material and adverse impact on the Target
Company's operation or its assets.
8.1.16
Employees.
(a)
All
the employees of the Target Company abide by relevant applicable labor
laws;
(b)
There
are not any labor disputes or potential labor disputes between the Target
Company and its employees and former employees;
(c)
The
Target Company does not have any economic compensation, payable but not paid,
to
pay due to termination of the labor contracts, or similar obligation to pay
the
indemnity or compensation costs with regard to employment;
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(d)
The
Target Company has fully paid and/or withheld employees' social insurance fund
or welfares in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, including
endowment insurance, housing fund, medical insurance, unemployment insurance
and
other payable insurance or welfare as per relevant laws and the agreements,
and
therefore does not have any existing or potential disputes concerning such
social insurance and welfares.
8.2 Special
representation and warranties. Besides the general representation and warranties
set forth above, the Transferors and the Target Company further represent and
warrant as follows:
8.2.1 all
the
documents including account books, records of equity changes, financial
statement and other records of the Target Company have been kept subject to
business rules and controlled by the Target Company, and all the principal
transactions in connection with the Target Company's operation have been
recorded in an accurate and regular way;
8.2.2 as
of the
date of this Agreement, all the documents of the Company including the minutes
of board meetings and meetings of shareholders' conference and shareholder
list
have been kept safely, in which all necessary events required by such documents
are recorded well and truly;
8.2.3 ever
since the Balance Sheet Date, (1) except for the normal operation, there are
not
any events giving rise to advanced debt maturity; (2) except for the normal
operation, there are not any assets of the Target Company disposed or out of
the
Target Company's control, and the Target Company has not reached any agreement
which might give rise to additional financial expenditure, nor have any
responsibility thereof;
8.2.4 the
Target Company has submitted to tax authorities all required information; and
up
to the date of this Agreement, the Target Company does not have any disputes
with tax authorities regarding tax responsibility or potential tax
responsibility or tax incentives;
8.2.5 the
Target Company has the financial documents for normal taxing and tax payment,
and all the necessary supporting documents for tax incentives with the approval
by relevant government departments;
8.2.6 except
for the employee benefit, social and endowment insurance in accordance with
the
Labor Law of the People's Republic of China and relevant provisions, the Target
Company does not provide any other incumbent, retire or elderly welfares or
insurance.
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8.3 Good
Title. The Transferors are the record owners of the equity interest of the
Target Company, and upon the execution of the Agreement, there is no mortgage,
pledge, security interest, lien, impediment or other limits in any form on
such
equity interest, , and the Transferors hold the equity interest only for its
own
account rather than proxy holding for any other third party.
8.4 Information
disclosure. All the documents, material facts and information, provided to
the
Transferee by the Transferors and the Target Company prior and after the
execution of the Agreement, are true, accurate, without omission and not
misleading.
8.5 The
Transferors shall take all necessary measures to demand the trade receivables
listed in Exhibit 2 be paid as soon as possible.
8.6 Shares
lock-up. The shares that the Transferors acquire from the Transferee’s parent
company listed on a U.S. stock market shall be locked up for one year following
the date of issuance.
8.7 Further
Promises of the Target Company and the Transferors.
8.7.1
Company
operation. During the period from the execution of the Agreement up to the
alternation registration with the Administration for Industry and Commerce
accepted by the Parties, unless as is specified in the Agreement and the
Exhibits to the Agreement or approved by the Transferee in written form, the
Transferors and the Target Company promise that they shall:
(a)
be
operating in an ordinary course of business. They will continue to develop
its
relationship with customers so that the Target Company's reputation and
operation will not experience materially adverse influence after the capital
increase and transfer of equity;
(b)
pay
the due payables and other liabilities in the ordinary course of business,
and
shall not make any unusual transactions thereby incurring unusual liabilities.
Except for the ordinary course of business, the Target Company shall not repay
the loan, or disburse trade payables in advance or delay;
(c)
perform the contracts, agreements, or other documents in respect of the Target
Company's assets and business in a timely manner;
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(d)
not
reconcile or waive, alter its request or other rights without the written
approval by the Transferee, except for the ordinary course of
business;
(e)
make
their best efforts to maintain the legal operation of the Target Company, and
shall not separate, nor merger with any third party or acquire the assets or
business of a third party;
(f)
not
breach the representation and warranties in the Agreement through action or
inaction;
(g)
inform the Transferee in writing of relevant events, facts, conditions, changes
or other information which have had or might have materially adverse impact
on
the Target Company in a timely manner; and
(h)
handle the tax affairs of the Target Company as usual in full compliance with
relevant laws and regulations.
8.7.2
Information
collection. During the period from the execution of the Agreement up to the
alternation registration with the Administration for Industry and Commerce,
the
Transferors shall provide, at the reasonable request of the Transferee and
its
representatives, all relevant documents of the Target Company to the Transferee
and its representatives during business hours, including but not limited to
all
necessary accounts, records, contracts, technical documentation, personnel
information, management situation and other documents to the lawyer, accountant
and other representatives appointed by the Transferee; in order to assist the
Transferee in reviewing the documents in respect of the Target Company's
properties, assets and business and those mentioned in the Agreement, the
Transferors shall permit the Transferee to meet or contact the customers and
creditors of the Target Company. The Transferors agree that the Transferee
has
the full rights to conduct detailed due diligence investigations in respect
of
the Target Company's financial position, asset conditions and operation status
at any time prior to the equity transfer.
Article
9 Liability for Breach of Agreement
9.1
Any
breach of or failure to perform its representation, warranties, obligations
or
responsibilities by one party shall constitute the default.
9.2
Unless
otherwise specified in the Agreement, in case of any other additional expenses,
responsibilities or loss incurred to the other party due to the default of
one
party, the defaulting party shall indemnify the innocent party for such
expenses, responsibilities or losses (including but not limited to interests
and
counsel fees, paid or lost due to the default). The total amount of the
indemnification the defaulting party has to pay to the innocent party shall
be
equal to the loss due to such default activity and in addition, the defaulting
party shall pay the innocent party 20% of such loss due to the default above
as
penalty.
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Article
10 Information Disclosure and Confidentiality
10.1
Unless
otherwise specified in the Agreement, the terms and conditions hereunder in
respect of Equity Transfer (including all terms and conditions hereunder, the
Exhibits and any other relevant documents relating to investment) are
confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party. If required by
relevant laws, the disclosing party shall discuss with the other party the
disclosure and submission of relevant information within reasonable time prior
to the disclosure and submission.
10.2
Unless
otherwise specified in the Agreement, the Parties shall make their best efforts
to keep confidential any business information, material facts and relevant
documents in any form, which are related to the Parties hereto due to the
performance of the Agreement.
10.3
The
Parties shall cause their respective directors, executive officers and other
employees, and the directors, executive officers and other employees of
affiliated companies to perform the confidentiality obligation set forth in
this
Article.
10.4
In
case
the Agreement is terminated for any reason, the provisions in this Article
shall
maintain their original validity.
Article
11 Supplement, Modification, Amendment and Termination
11.1
After
the
execution of the Agreement, the Parties may enter into any written supplemental
agreements upon mutual consultation, which shall take effect upon due execution
of the Parties hereto.
11.2
The
Agreement may be modified or amended upon mutual consultation. Any modification
or amendment to the Agreement shall be in writing, which shall take effect
upon
due execution of the Parties hereto.
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11.3
Termination.
The Agreement may be terminated as follows:
11.3.1
The
Parties make written agreement to terminate the Agreement and define the
effective date of termination;
11.3.2
One
party
shall inform the other party in writing of the termination of the Agreement
within ten (10) business days prior to the effective date of the termination
which shall be contained in the notification, in the event that:
(a)
the
other party’s representation or warranties are found not true or have material
omission when made or on the date of this Agreement;
(b)
the
other party fails to comply with the terms, promises and obligations under
the
Agreement, and fails to take effective remedial actions within ten (10) days
upon receipt of written notification from the party.
11.3.3
Where
the
Equity Transfer set forth in Article 3 hereunder can not be closed within one
(1) month as of the date of this Agreement, Party A shall have the right to
terminate the Agreement.
11.4
Validity of termination.
11.4.1
In
the
event that the Agreement is terminated as per any clause aforementioned, the
Agreement shall be null and void;
11.4.2
Upon
the
termination of the Agreement, the Parties shall adhere to the principles of
equity, fairness and credit and return to the other party the considerations
obtained pursuant to the Agreement, making their best efforts to seek
restitution
in integrum;
11.4.3
Upon
the
termination of the Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Parties under
the Agreement shall be terminated, and one party shall not demand any claim
against the other party in respect of the Agreement and its termination, except
the responsibilities set forth in Article 9 of the Agreement.
Article
12 Force Majeure
12.1
Any
delay
in or failure of performance by either party of all or any of their obligations
under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach hereunder if, and to the
extent that such delays or failures are caused by Force Majeure, provided that
necessary remedial measures shall be taken to reduce the damage under proper
condition.
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12.2
The
affected party shall inform the other party(ies) of the occurrence of Force
Majeure in writing within three (3) business days after the occurrence of Force
Majeure, and furnish the other party(ies) with descriptions of Force Majeure
and
proving documents issued by local competent notaries for such failure of or
delay in performance of all or any of its obligations within fifteen (15)
business days after the occurrence of the Force Majeure. The Parties may
determine whether to terminate the Agreement, or partially exempt the
performance of the Agreement, or prolong the performance of the Agreement.
In
the event that the Parties can not reach an agreement within sixty (60) days
after the occurrence of Force Majeure or events, the party affected by Force
Majeure or events has the full right to terminate the Agreement, and any party
shall not be liable for the loss caused to other party(ies)
thereof.
12.3
The
Force
Majeure means objective events or circumstances, unpredictable, unavoidable
and
uncontrollable, which includes earthquake, typhoon, flood, fire, war and other
unpredictable, unavoidable and uncontrollable Acts of Gods, and change of any
laws, rules and regulations, promulgation of new laws, rules and regulations,
or
any government act leading to direct influence on the performance of the
Agreement or failure to perform the terms and conditions hereunder.
Article
13 Applicable Laws and Dispute Settlement
13.1
The
execution, validity, interpretation, performance and dispute settlement
hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
China. In case of certain items in respect of the Agreement not stipulated
in
promulgated laws and regulations of China, such items shall be construed and
performed as per generally accepted international business practice complying
with the laws and regulations of China.
13.2
Any
disputes arising out of the performance of the Agreement or in connection with
the Agreement shall be settled via friendly consultation; either party may
submit any dispute failing friendly settlement to competent courts of China
for
judgment.
Article
14 Notice and Delivery
14.1
Any
effective notice or other communications relating to the Agreement between
the
Parties (“Notice”) shall be in writing (including fax and e-mail) and posted,
sent by a courier or addressed to that notified party at the address or
telephone number hereunder with the name of attention on the
Notice.
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To
the
Transferee: Beijing PKU Chinafront High Technology Co., Ltd.
Attn.:
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Address:
Room 717, Tower B, E-wing Center, Xx. 000 xx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, XXX
Post
Code: 10086
Tel:
000-00000000, 00000000000
To
the
Target Company and its shareholders
Attn.:
Xxxx Xx
Address:
Tower A Room 1305, Fudan Science Building, Xx. 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
XXX
Post
Code: 200433
Tel:000-00000000
14.2
The
service time for the Notice shall be determined by the following:
14.2.1
The
Notice shall be deemed to have been received if it is personally delivered
or
sent by courier and the notified party issues the receipt; those without the
notified party's receipt shall not be deemed to have been duly served
on;
14.2.2
Notices,
which can be sent by post and shall be delivered through registered express
or
EMS, shall be deemed to have been received by the notified party on the seventh
day after the date of dispatch;
14.2.3
The
Notice sent by fax or e-mail is deemed as given upon the date on the receipt
of
fax notice or e-mail, and the confirmation date by the notified party is the
delivery date.
14.3
In
case
of any change of the above address or telephone number of either party (the
“Change Party”), the Change Party shall notify other parties within seven (7)
days after the change. Where the Change Party fails to notify other parties
of
such change in a timely way, it shall bear any loss or damages incurred to
other
parties thereof.
Article
15 Miscellaneous
15.1. The
supplementary Exhibits to the Agreement are integral part of the Agreement,
and
shall have the same legal binding force with the Agreement; in case of
discrepancy between the Exhibits and the text of the Agreement, the text of
the
Agreement shall prevail.
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15.2 In
case
any provision under the Agreement and the Exhibits is found invalid or not
enforceable in accordance with applicable laws, such provision shall be deemed
as non-existence from the beginning and the remaining provisions maintain
effective; the Parties may define new provisions through consultation to bring
about the original intention of such provision to the great extent.
15.3
The
Agreement shall also be binding upon the successors and transferees of the
Parties, and such successors and transferees may have and hold the shares
hereunder.
15.4
Party
A
may assign and transfer its rights, shares and obligations hereunder to its
affiliated companies, wholly-owned subsidiaries and holding company's
wholly-owned subsidiaries.
15.5 Except
the aforesaid provisions in Section 15.3 and 15.4, any party shall not assign
or
transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder.
15.6
Unless
otherwise specified in the Agreement, the failure of one party to exercise
of
its rights, power and privilege does not constitute its waiver of such rights,
power and privilege, and single or partial exercise of such rights, power and
privilege shall not prevent its exercise of any other rights, power and
privilege.
15.7
The
Agreement shall be effective with the official seals and the signature by the
legal representatives or duly authorized representatives of the
Parties.
15.8
The
Agreement is made in five copies of equal validity with 2 copies for Beijing
Zhangcheng, one for each shareholder of Yootu, one to be kept by Yootu for
filing and one copy for competent Administration for Industry and
Commerce.
[Signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by duly authorized
representatives of the Parties on the date first written above.
Transferor:
Shareholders (Seal)
Authorized
representative:
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/s/
Xxxx Xx
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Xxxx
Xx
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Transferee:
Party A: Beijing PKU Chinafront High Technology Co., Ltd. (seal)
Authorized
representative:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxx
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