China Electric Equipment Group Co., Ltd. Sundex Holdings Limited and China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. Share Transfer Agreement of CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd. March 15, 2010
Exhibit
4.85
English Translation of
Chinese Language Document
China
Electric Equipment Group Co., Ltd.
Sundex
Holdings Limited
and
China
Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
of
CEEG
(Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
March 15,
2010
Table of
Contents
Article
1
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Definitions
and Interpretations
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2
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Article
2
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Share
Transfer
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4
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Article
3
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Share
Transfer Purchase Price and Payment
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4
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Article
4
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Conditions
Precedent to the Second Batch Price Payment
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5
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Article
5
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Second
Batch Price Post Obligations
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8
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Article
6
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Representations
and Warranties
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9
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Article
7
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Indemnification
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10
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Article
8
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Termination
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11
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Article
9
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Confidentiality
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12
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Article
10
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Amendment
and Waiver
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13
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Article
11
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Assignment
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13
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Article
12
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Expenses
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13
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Article
13
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Governing
Law and Dispute Resolution
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14
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Article
14
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Notices
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14
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Article
15
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Signing
and Effectiveness
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16
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Article
16
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Miscellaneous
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16
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Article
17
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Headings
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16
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Article
18
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Entire
Agreement and Language
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17
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Appendix
1: Basic Information of the Company
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Appendix
2: Representations and Warranties of the Transferors and the
Company
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This
Share Transfer Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into on March
15, 2010
BY AND AMONG:
China
Electric Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (“CEEG”)
Address:
6 Shuige Road, Jiangning Economic and Technical Development Zone,
Nanjing
Legal
representative: Lu Tingxiu
Sundex
Holdings Limited (“Sundex”)
Address:
Xxxx 0000, 00X, Xxxxx Sun Plaza, 28 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,
Kowllon.
Legal
representative: Au Xxxxx Xxxx Kit, Xxxxxx
(The
above two parties are hereinafter referred to as the “Transferors”
collectively)
China
Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (the “Transferee”)
Address:
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Jiangning Economic and Technical Development Zone,
Nanjing
Legal
representative: Lu Tingxiu
The
parties in the above are hereinafter referred to as a “Party” individually and the
“Parties”
collectively.)
1
WHEREAS:
1.
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CEEG
(Shanghai) Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd. is a Sino-foreign
limited liability company duly established by the Transferors and validly
existing under the PRC Laws, the detailed information of which is set
forth in Appendix 1 hereto.
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2.
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The
Transferors are shareholders of the Company and holds 100% shares of the
Company jointly.
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3.
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The
Transferors unanimously agree to transfer to the Transferee and the
Transferee agrees to acquire from the Transferors the 100% shares held by
the Transferors in the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
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NOW
THEREFORE, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit and in good faith, the
Parties agree as follows through full consultations:
Article
1 Definitions
and Interpretations
1.1
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Definitions Unless otherwise
specified herein, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
them below:
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PRC
or China
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means
the People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of this Agreement,
excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special
Administrative Region and Taiwan
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PRC
Laws
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means
laws, regulations, judicial interpretations and administrative rules
officially promulgated by the Chinese legislative authorities at each
level and other competent authorities.
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Agreement
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means
this Share Transfer Agreement.
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Benchmark
Date
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means
November 30, 2009.
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Business
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means
the business conducted and to be conducted by the Company on or prior to
and after the date of the Share Transfer pursuant to this
Agreement.
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Encumbrances
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means
mortgage, pledge, lien or other third party’s interests or other rights or
claims that may be exercised or filed by third parties.
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Share
Transfer
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means
the transfer by the Transferors to the Transferee and the acquisition by
the Transferee from the Transferors of the 100% shares held by the
Transferors in the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
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2
Approval
Authority
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means
the original examination and approval authority at the time of
establishment of the Company.
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AIC
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means
Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce
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RMB
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means
the legal currency of the PRC.
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Conditions
Precedent
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means
the conditions precedent to the Second Batch Price payment as specified in
Article 4 hereof.
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Land
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means
the land plot No.V-25A in Songjiang District of Shanghai Municipality the
land use right of which belongs to the Company.
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Completed
Projects
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means
solar cell module production projects having an accumulative capacity of
110MW/year that the Company has completed and put into
operation.
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Social
Insurance
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means
the pension, medical insurance, work-related insurance, unemployment
insurance and maternity insurance prescribed by the PRC
Laws.
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Leased
Properties
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means
all the properties leased by the Company currently, including plants,
offices, employee dormitories and cafeteria.
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Working
Day
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means
a day other than Saturday, Sunday or holidays prescribed by the PRC
Laws.
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1.2
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Interpretations
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In
this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a)
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References
to articles, sections, subsections, appendices, recitals or preambles are
to articles, sections, subsections, appendices, recitals or preambles of
or to this Agreement; articles, sections, subsections, appendices,
exhibits, recitals or preambles constitute part of this
Agreement;
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(b)
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The
table of contents and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only
and shall not affect the meaning and interpretation of this
Agreement;
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(c)
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The
words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed
by the phrase “without limitation”;
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(d)
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The
words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby” and “hereunder” and words of similar
import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement;
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(e)
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Terms
defined herein, when used in any certificates or other documents made or
delivered in accordance with this Agreement, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them, unless otherwise specified therein;
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(f)
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Any
Law defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that
is referred to herein shall mean such Law or statute as from time to time
amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable
successor statutes;
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(g)
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References
to a person shall also include its permitted successors or assigns;
and
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(h)
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The
use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated
otherwise.
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1.3
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The
Appendices form part of this Agreement and shall have the same force and
effect as if expressly set out in the body of this Agreement and any
reference to this Agreement shall include the
Appendices.
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Article
2 Share
Transfer
2.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Transferors agree to
transfer to the Transferee and the Transferee agrees to accept from the
Transferors on the date of this Agreement the entire shares of the
Company, together with all the rights, title and interests attaching
thereto as at the date hereof (the “Shares”).
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2.2
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The
Transferors hereby acknowledge and warrant that the Shares are free from
any Encumbrances, and that the Transferee will obtain all the entire
powers and rights attached to the Shares after it fully pays the Second
Batch Price Price (as defined below) on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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Article
3 Share
Transfer Purchase Price and Payment
3.1
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The
Parties have determined that the share transfer price is RMB200 million
(the “Share Transfer
Price”). The Parties agree that the Share Transfer Price will be
paid in cash in accordance with the indication of
CEEG.
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3.2
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The
Transferor and Transferee agree that the Share Transfer Price shall be
paid according to the
followings:
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(a)
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TheTransferee
shall pay the Transferor 20% of the Share Transfer Price, i.e. XXX 00
million within five (5) Working Days of the execution of the Agreement
(“First Batch
Price”).
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(b)
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Upon
the satisfaction or waiver by the Transferee of all the Conditions
Precedent specified in Article 4 hereof, the CEEG representing the
Transferors shall deliver to the Transferee originals or certified true
copies of letters, certificates, documents and other written materials
proving the satisfaction of such Conditions Precedent. The Transferee
shall, within three (3) Working Days of its receipt of such documents and
materials, issue a written response to CEEG, confirming the satisfaction
of the Conditions Precedent or explaining in details the reasons that it
believes the non-satisfaction of the Conditions Precedent. On the second
day of the date when it confirms in writing the satisfaction of the
Conditions Precedent or on the second day of the expiry date of the
aforesaid three-day period in case the Transferee fails to respond within
such period (the “Second
Batch Price Payment Date”), the Transferee shall pay 60% of the
Share Transfer Price, i.e. RMB 120 million to the Transferors (“Second Batch
Price”).
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(c)
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On
the date of the completion of the change of registration with the AIC and
the obtainment of the new business license from the AIC (“Price Pay-off Date”),
the transferee shall pay-off the rest Share Transfer Price, i.e. XXX 00
million to the Transferor.
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3.3
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The
Transferors shall deliver all the seals and stamps and other relevant
certificates and licenses held by the Company to the Transferee before the
payment of the Second Batch Price on the Second Batch Price Payment
Date.
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3.4
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If
the Conditions Precedent specified in Article 4 hereof have not been
satisfied or waived by May 31, 2010, then by a prior written notice, the
Transferee may:
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(a)
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terminate
this Agreement without bearing any liability;
or
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(b)
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make
payment according to the adjusted amount, if the Transferors
and the Transferee agree to adjust the amount of the Share Transfer
Price
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Article
4 Conditions
Precedent to the Second Batch Price Payment
4.1
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The
payment by the Transferee to the Transferors of the Second Batch Price
shall be conditioned upon the satisfaction of the following conditions,
unless all or part of such conditions are waived by the Transferee in
writing:
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(a)
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The
approval for changes in shares of foreign-invested enterprises has been
issued by the Approval Authority with respect to the Share
Transfer;
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(b)
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No
material adverse changes occur to the financial condition, operation,
assets, creditor’s rights, liabilities, revenue, prospect or other aspects
of the Company, and no material changes occur in the ordinary course of
business of the Company, during the period from the Benchmark
Date to the Second Batch Price Payment Date. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, “material adverse changes” include without
limitation the degree of deterioration in the financial condition of the
Company is more than 10%or, any adverse change in the status of agreements
between the Company and its main clients, and the Company’s loss of
business clients which rank the first places based on the amount of annual
revenue (same as below);
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(c)
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The
Company has filed an application for postponing the date of commencement
of construction on the Land possessed by the Company with the competent
land authority and has obtained the consent and approval for such
postponement;
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(d)
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The
Company has paid to the competent tax authority the urban and
township land use tax payable by it with respect to the Land possessed by
it;
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(e)
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The
Company has communicated with the competent authority about the project
approval of the Completed Projects and has obtained such authority’s
opinion that the Company shall go through supplemental approval
formalities or go through filing formalities after it is converted into a
domestic company with respect to the Completed
Projects;
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(f)
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The
Company has submitted the environmental impact assessment statements of
the Completed Projects to the competent environmental protection authority
with respect to the Completed
Projects;
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(g)
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The
Company has filed applications for safety pre-assessment of the Completed
Projects with the competent safety administrative
authority;
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(h)
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With
respect to the base and percentage of payment of social insurance
contributions adopted by the Company currently, the Company has
communicated with the competent administrative department of labor and
social security, and the Company has obtained a document issued by such
department proving its acceptance of the base and percentage of payment of
social insurance contributions adopted by the Company or has paid the
difference between the social insurance contributions payable by it and
the social insurance contributions paid by it
;
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(i)
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With
respect to the Company’s relying on CEEG in each aspect of its production
and operation, the Company and the Transferors will work out a explicit
disposal plan (the “Disposal Plan) and a time schedule (the “Time
Schedule”) to be later attached as Appendix to this Agreement within
fifteen (15) days of the execution of this Agreement in respect of the
arrangement of the following issues following the Share Transfer, and the
Disposal Plan and the Time Schedule have been approved by the
Transferee:
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(i)
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CEEG
provides sales management and financial management services to the
Company;
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(ii)
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The
Company shares certain employees with
CEEG;
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(iii)
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It
is CEEG, other than the Company itself, who enters into dispatch
agreements with the labor dispatch service
provider;
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(iv)
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The
insured of part of insurance policies purchased by the Company are CEEG
and its subsidiaries; and
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(v)
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The
owner of domain name of the Company’s website is
CEEG.
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(j)
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The
Company or the Transferors has performed its obligation to notify the
relevant lending banks or has obtained the consent of the relevant lending
banks with respect to the Share Transfer, if such notice or consent is
required in the loan agreement;
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(k)
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Each
director of the Company has executed a resignation to confirm his/her
waiver of all his/her rights and to state that he/she will not make and
has not made any claims against the Company in the capacity of director or
for other reasons; for the avoidance of doubt, the resignation will become
effective upon the application of the registration of the Share Transfer
with the AIC;
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(l)
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The
authorized signatory of all the bank accounts of the Company has been
changed into the person designated by the Transferee in
writing;
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(m)
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Each
representation and warranty made by the Transferors under this Agreement
are true, correct, accurate and not-misleading in all material aspects as
at the Second Batch Price Payment
Date;
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(n)
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The
Transferors have performed and complied with each covenant, undertaking
and obligations this Agreement requires them to perform and comply with on
or prior to the Second Batch Price Payment
Date;
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(o)
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Sundex
or the Transferee has obtained the tax payment opinion (if necessary) from
the relevant tax authority and completed relevant foreign exchange
approval formalities with respect to overseas payment of the Share
Transfer Price (if necessary);
and
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(p)
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The
Transferee has completed the financial, legal and business due diligence
exercise of the Company.
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4.2
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For
the avoidance of doubt, in order to prove the satisfaction of the
Conditions Precedent specified in Articles 4.1 (m) and (n), the
Transferors shall submit a written confirmation to the Transferee, stating
that (1) the representations and warranties specified in Article 6 hereof
and Appendix 2 hereto are true, accurate and complete in all aspects as of
the Second Batch Price Payment Date; (2) the undertakings and obligations
contained herein have been complied with by the Transferors in all aspects
during the period from the date hereof to the Second Batch Price Payment
Date; and (3) no event or circumstance which have had or will have an
material adverse effect has occurred during the period from the Benchmark
Date to the Second Batch Price Payment
Date.
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Article
5 Second
Batch Price Post Obligations
5.1
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Following
the Second Batch Price Payment Date, the Transferors shall and shall
promote the Company to, as soon as possible, prepare such documents and
materials and go through such formalities as are necessary for handling
change registration with the AIC, and shall file an application for
registering the change in the Company to the AIC within three (3) Working
Days of the Second Batch Price Payment
Date.
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5.2
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Following
the Second Batch Price Payment Date, the Transferors will perform on a
continuous basis their obligations specified in the Disposal Plan and the
Time Schedule under Article 4.1 (j), and shall procure the fulfillment of
the Disposal Plan in line with the Time Schedule, unless the Parties
modify the Disposal Plan and the Time Schedule through
consultations.
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5.3
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Following
the Second Batch Price Payment Date, the Transferors shall, at the request
of the Transferee and the Company, assist the Company to complete the
following formalities:
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(a)
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obtain
the approval on check and acceptance of environmental protection
facilities of the Completed Projects and complete emission declaration, if
applicable;
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(b)
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obtain
the approval on check and acceptance of safety facilities of the Completed
Projects;
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(c)
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register
the lease agreements for the Leased Properties with the relevant house
lease administrative department for
filing.
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5.4
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Following
the Price Pay-off Date, the Transferors shall, at the request of the
Transferee and the Company, assist the Company to go through the
formalities of change registration of relevant certificates and licenses
necessary for the operation of the
Company.
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Article
6 Representations
and Warranties
6.1
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Each
Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Parties,
that:
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(a)
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it
has full power and authority (including necessary government approvals and
internal approvals) to execute and perform this
Agreement;
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(b)
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the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement to which it is a
party will not violate in any way its business license, certificate of
incorporation, corporate constitutional documents, or any applicable laws,
authorizations or approvals, or any provisions of any contractual
arrangements to which it is a party or is otherwise
bound;
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(c)
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its
representative has been fully authorized to sign this Agreement on its
behalf;
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(d)
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no
lawsuit, arbitration or other legal or government proceedings undisclosed
is subsisting or pending, or to the best of such Party’s knowledge,
threatened in writing or affecting the performance of its obligations
hereunder; and
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(e)
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it
shall execute all documents and take all actions necessary to effect the
Share Transfer.
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6.2
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In
addition to the representations and warranties made jointly and severally
under Appendix 2 hereto, each of the Transferors further represents and
warrants jointly and severally to the Transferee
that:
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(a)
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it
is the sole legal owner of the entire Shares held by
it;
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(b)
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the
Shares are free and clear of any Encumbrance, preemptive right, right of
first refusal or other third party option or other
right;
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(c)
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there is
no indebtedness owing to the
Company by it, or
director of the Company or other then
existing affiliates of
the Company as at the date of this Agreement and the Second Batch
Price Payment Date;
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(d)
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no
event or circumstance which has or is likely to have a material adverse effect subsist as
at the date of this Agreement and the Second Batch Price Payment
Date;
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(e)
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all
information, documents, materials relating to the operation of the
Company, including without limitation contingent liabilities, have been
provided to the Transferee or the Transferee’s agent without any
concealment or material omission.
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6.3
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Each
of the Transferors hereby undertakes to notify and procure the Company to
notify the Transferee upon becoming aware of any event which may cause any
of the representations and warranties to be incorrect, misleading or
breached or which may have an adverse effect on the assets or liabilities
of the Company, and, until the Price Pay-off Date, to keep the Transferee
updated on a continuous basis for any
information.
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6.4
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Each
of the representations and warranties shall be construed as a separate and
independent representation and warranty and shall not be limited or
restricted by the terms of any other representations and
warranties.
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6.5
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The
representations and warranties made by the Parties shall be deemed to be
made as at the date hereof and the Second Batch Price Payment Date, and
all the representations and warranties and all the covenants and
obligations of the Parties will survive one (1) years of the Price Pay-off
Date.
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Article
7 Indemnification
7.1
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The
Transferors hereby agree to jointly and severally compensate for the
losses suffered by the Transferee arising directly in connection with or
from:
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(a)
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the
breach of any representation and warranty made by them herein within the
valid term of the representations and
warranties;;
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(b)
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the
breach of any undertaking or obligations contained
herein;
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(c)
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within
one (1) year after the Price Pay-off Date, the making by any governmental
department or competent authority of a punitive decision in respect of the
Company due to any violation by the Company of the application laws
committed prior to the Second Batch Price Payment Date;
or
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(d)
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within
one (1) year after the Price Pay-off Date, any losses incurred or arising
from any claim or cause of action of any third party due to any action,
inaction, event, liability or obligation of the Transferors occurring or
existing prior to the Price Pay-off Date, with the exception of such
action, inaction, event, liability or obligation that has been fully
disclosed to the Transferee by the Transferors and has been accepted by
the Transferee prior to the Second Batch Price Payment Date, and such
disclosed and accepted action, inaction, event, liability or obligation
shall not constitute a breach of the obligations
hereof.
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7.2
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If
the Transferee is aware of any circumstance specified herein under which
it may suffer losses, it shall notify the Transferors immediately and
reasonably provide the Transferee with an opportunity to fully defend
itself and mitigate the losses, and the Transferors shall fully cooperate
with the Transferee to minimize the possible losses by legal and effective
means. With respect to disputes, controversies, lawsuits, actions and
proceedings relating to the losses, the Transferee shall not waive or omit
the exercise of any of its rights in any forms against third parties
without the prior written consent of the Transferors. The Transferors are
not required to be liable for the magnification of losses resulting from
the omission by the Party suffering losses of exercise of its rights or of
waiver of its rights. Where the Transferor is remiss of cooperation,
thereby the losses are not effectively recovered, the Transferor shall
jointly assume the losses suffered by the
Transferee.
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7.3
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The
provisions of Article 7 hereto shall not preclude any other rights
available to the Transferee under this Agreement or applicable laws or the
Transferee’s right to seek any other
remedies.
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Article
8 Termination
8.1
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This
Agreement may be terminated under any of the following
circumstances:
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8.1.1
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by
the parties by agreement;
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8.1.2
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by
the parties pursuant to Article 3.4
hereof;
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8.1.3
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by
the Transferors if the Transferee fails to pay the Second Batch within
thirty (30) days of the date when all the Conditions Precedent specified
in Article 4 hereof are satisfied or deemed to be satisfied or waived,
unless the Parties unanimously agree in writing to extend the time limit
for payment of the Second Batch Price;
or
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8.1.4
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by
the Transferors (in case of breach by the Transferee) or the Transferee
(in case of breach by the Transferors) if the Transferee or the
Transferors materially breach the representations and warranties or its
other obligations hereunder, which have material adverse effects, and the
Transferee or the Transferors fail to remedy such breach to the
satisfaction of the Transferors (in case of breach by the Transferee) or
the Transferee (in case of breach by the Transferors) within thirty (30)
days of its receipt a relevant written
notice.
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8.2
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Upon
the termination of this Agreement, if the Transferee has paid part or
whole of the Share Transfer Price to the Transferors, such Share Transfer
Price shall be returned to the Transferee pursuant to this Agreement,
provided however that the Transferee has committed a breach of this
Agreement; if the AIC has registered the Shares under the name of the
Transferee, the Company and the Transferee shall apply to the Approval
Authority for approval of share change, and after such approval of the
Approval authority for share change is issued, the formalities of change
registration with the AIC shall be gone through immediately to re-register
the Shares under the name of the Transferors
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8.3
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If
the provisions of this Article 8 are terminated, this Agreement other than
Articles 9 and 13 shall become invalid. Unless otherwise agreed by the
Parties, the termination of this Agreement shall not hinder the exercise
and performance of the rights and obligations of the Parties accrued prior
to such termination.
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Article
9 Confidentiality
9.1
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The
Parties shall use all their reasonable efforts to keep, and shall ensure
that their respective affiliates and senior officers, employees, agents,
banks, accountants, legal advisors and other relevant personnel will keep
the following information (the “Confidential Information”)
confidential:
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9.1.1
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All
information relating to the Share Transfer, including without limitation
this Agreement and the progress of the Share
Transfer;
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9.1.2
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Any
information (in oral or in writing or in other forms) for which any Party
has taken protective measures, or which has been designated to be of
confidential nature, or the ownership of which belongs to any Party;
and
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9.1.3
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Relevant
information on the other Parties that a Party may receive as a result of
its participating in the Share
Transfer.
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9.2
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No
Party may disclose the Confidential Information to any third party without
the prior written consent of the other
Parties.
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9.3
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The
Confidential Information shall not include the following
information:
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9.3.1
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which
is or becomes available to the public through no breach of the
confidentiality obligation; and
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9.3.2
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which
is development independently or received legally without breaching the
confidentiality obligation.
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9.4
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If
a Party is required to disclose the Confidential Information by the
applicable laws or by binding judgments, orders or demands of competent
courts, any governmental authorities, agencies or regulatory authorities
or any other authorities having jurisdiction, such Party shall not be
deemed to have breached the confidentiality obligation specified in this
article, provided that such Party shall give a prior written notice to the
other Parties and shall consult with the other Parties for the purpose of
avoiding or mitigating the losses of the other Parties due to such
disclosure.
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Article
10 Amendment
and Waiver
10.1
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Any
amendment to this Agreement shall become effective after it is signed by
the Parties in writing and approved by the Approval
Authority.
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10.2
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Any
waiver of the provisions hereof and rights and obligations shall become
effective after it is signed by the waiving Party in writing and on the
date when it is approved by the Approval Authority if such approval of the
Approval Authority is required.
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Article
11 Assignment
11.1
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No
Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
and any attempted transfer or assignment shall be null and
void.
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Article
12 Expenses
12.1
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Each
Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation, negotiation, consultation and execution of this Agreement and
all related matters, including without limitation legal service fee,
financial audit fee, organizational structure change cost, and expense of
negotiation, consultation and execution of this Agreement. The detailed
provisions are as follows:
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12.1.1
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The
Transferee shall bear the legal fee and financial audit fee paid by the
Transferee relating to the Share
Transfer;
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12.1.2
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Unless
otherwise specified herein, each Party shall bear all the stamp duty,
income tax and any other taxes on net profits arising from the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, in each case, payable by
it.
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Article
13 Governing
Law and Dispute Resolution
13.1
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The
validity, interpretation, performance of and resolution of disputes in
connection with this Agreement shall be governed by the PRC
Laws.
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13.2
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Any
dispute or claim arising from or in connection with this Agreement or any
matter relating to the breach, termination or invalidity of this Agreement
(including disputes over the validity of this Agreement or this article)
shall be resolved by the Parties through friendly
consultation.
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13.3
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If
the Parties fail to resolve a dispute through consultation and mediation
within thirty (30) days of the issuance by a Party to the other Parties of
a notice confirming the occurrence of the dispute, such dispute shall be
submitted to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
(“CIETA”) for
arbitration in Shanghai in accordance with its arbitration
rules.
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13.4
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Arbitration
pursuant to this Article 13 shall be conducted by an arbitration panel
consisting of three (3) arbitrators, one of whom shall be appointed by the
Transferors jointly, one shall be appointed by the Transferee, where the
Transferors fail to appoint an arbitrator within thirty (30) days, the
CIETA shall appoint an arbitrator for the Transferors. The
chief arbitrator shall be elected in accordance with the
arbitration rules then in force. The arbitration shall be conducted in
Chinese.
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13.5
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The
arbitral award shall be binding upon the Parties and the Parties agree to
be bound by and comply with the arbitral award. The court or other
judicial authorities having jurisdiction over the Party against with the
arbitral award is rendered or the assets of such Party may enforce the
arbitral award. Unless otherwise specified in the arbitral award, the
arbitration expense and the enforcement fee of the arbitral award shall be
borne by the losing Party.
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Article
14 Notices
14.1
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All
notices, demands, requests, waivers, consents, approvals or other
communications (the “Notices” collectively)
shall be in writing with a copy kept by the delivering Party, shall be
signed by the legal or authorized representative of the delivering Party,
and shall be delivered to the following addresses or facsimile numbers or
such other addresses or facsimile numbers as may be
notified:
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To:
China Electric Equipment Group Co., Ltd.
Address:
6 Shuige Road, Jiangning Economic and Technical Development Zone,
Nanjing
Facsimile:
Attn:
To:
Sundex Holdings Limited
Address:
Xxxx 0000, 00X, Xxxxx Sun Plaza, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx.
Facsimile:
Attn:
To:
China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
Address:
123 Focheng West Road, Jiangning Economic and Technical Development Zone,
Nanjing
Facsimile:
Attn:
14.2
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Any
notice given by any Party shall be correctly addressed. Unless otherwise
specified herein, a notice may be sent by hand delivery, airmail,
facsimile or recognized courier service. If a notice is sent by hand
delivery or recognized courier service, it shall be deemed to be served
even if the addressee refuses to sign in. Any notice correctly addressed
shall be deemed to have been duly served under the following
circumstances:
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14.2.1
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at
the time it is sent to the mailing address of the addressee and signed in
by or on behalf of the addressee (with the exception of the addressee
refuses to sign in)if by hand delivery (including by recognized courier
service);
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14.2.2
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seven
(7) Working Days after the date of posting if by
airmail;
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14.2.3
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at
the time the transmission confirmation report is received if by
facsimile.
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14.3
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Any
Party may change each item of its contact information specified herein,
provided that a formal notice shall be given to the other Parties. The new
contact information stated in the foregoing notice shall become effective
on the date specified below:
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14.3.1
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an
effectiveness date specified in the notice;
or
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14.3.2
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ten
(10) days after the giving of the notice if no effectiveness date is
specified therein or the effectiveness date specified in the notice is
less than ten (10) days from the date of giving
thereof.
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Article
15 Signing
and Effectiveness
15.1
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This
Agreement shall take effect after it is executed by the representative
representatives of the Parties and approved by the Approval
Authority.
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Article
16 Miscellaneous
16.1
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon the successors of the Parties. The
successors of the Parties shall be entitled to the rights, interests,
obligations and liabilities of the Parties
hereunder.
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16.2
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No
failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder
by any Party shall be deemed as a waiver thereof, nor any single or
partial exercise of any right or remedy hereunder shall hinder the further
exercise or other exercise thereof or the exercise of other rights or
remedies. The rights and remedies specified herein shall be in addition to
other rights or remedies available under the applicable laws, unless
otherwise specified by the applicable laws or unless the Parties have
provided restrictions on such rights and
remedies.
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16.3
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This
Agreement will supersede and preclude all agreements and arrangements
among the Parties (or by any Party) with respect to any matter hereunder,
and such agreements and arrangements, if any, shall become invalid on the
date of this Agreement.
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16.4
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If
any provision of this Agreement is deemed (or becomes) illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in any aspect, the validity and enforceability of the other
provisions hereof shall not be affected or
impaired.
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Article
17 Headings
17.1
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Headings
of articles are inserted for convenience of reference and shall not affect
the meaning and interpretation of any provision of this
Agreement.
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Article
18 Entire
Agreement and Language
18.1
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This
Agreement and the Appendices hereto shall constitute the entire agreement
of the Parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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18.2
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This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts in English and
Chinese languages. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version of this
Agreement shall prevail.
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The
Parties have caused their respective authorized representatives to execute this
Agreement as of the date first written above.
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(Signature
page)
This
Agreement is signed on the date addressed on the first page of this
Agreement
Transferors:
China Electric Equipment Group Co.,
Ltd. /s/
Name: /s/
Lu Tingxiu
Title:
Sundex Holdings Limited
/s/
Name: /s/
Sun Ronggui
Title:
Transferee:
China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
/s/
Name: /s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xx Xxxx Xxx
Title:
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Appendix
1: Basic Information of the Company
Name
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CEEG (Shanghai)
Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
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Registration
No.
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310000400516734
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Registered
Address:
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Building
0, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
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Date
of Establishment
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June
4, 2007
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Name
of Company
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Limited
liability company (with investment from mainland and Taiwan, Hong Kong or
Macao)
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Legal
Representative
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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Registered
Capital
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USD7,000,000
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Paid-in
Capital
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USD7,000,000
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Scope
of Business
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R&D,
design, production and processing of solar cell module, construction and
operation of solar power station, sale of self-produced products, and
provision of after-sale services (the business shall be run after the
issuance of an administrative permit is such permit is
needed)
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Status
of Shareholding
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China
Electric Equipment Group Co., Ltd. holds 75% shares and Sundex Holdings
Limited holds 25% shares
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Appendix
2: Representations and Warranties of the Transferors and the
Company
Subject
to the disclosed matters, the Transferors and the Company irrevocably and
unconditionally, jointly and severally, represent and warrant and undertake to
the Transferee that all representations, warranties and statements of fact set
out in this Appendix 2 or otherwise contained in this Agreement are and will be
true, complete and accurate in all material respects as at the time they are
made as specified in Article 6.5 of the Agreement as well as within the period
of validity.
1.
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Organization and
Authorization: The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the PRC. The
Transferors have all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to perform their obligations hereunder and to consummate
the Share Transfer contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Transferors and constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Transferors enforceable
against the Transferors in accordance with its
terms.
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2.
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Authority and
Qualification of the Company: The Company has all necessary power
and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now
owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on the Business as it has
been and is currently conducted. The Company are duly licensed or
qualified to do the Business. The Business constitutes all of
the business conducted by the Company as of the Price Pay-off
Date. All corporate actions taken by the Company a have been
duly authorized.
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3.
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Investment by the
Company: The Company does not hold or control, directly or
indirectly, any shares or interests in any other firms, partnerships,
trusts, association or other
entities.
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4.
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Capitalization:
The Transferors have contributed their respective shares of the registered
capital of the Company in full, consistent with the requirements of the
PRC Laws and the terms of the articles of association. The
Company, when established, has been granted the required approvals from
competent regulatory authorities. A qualified Chinese
accountant has verified the Transferors’ capital
contribution to the Company and has issued a valid capital verification
report, the content of which was and is
accurate.
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5.
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Corporate Books and
Records: The copies of its articles of association of the Company
which were provided to the Transferee are accurate and complete in all
respects and have attached to the copy of the articles of association
copies of all resolutions and agreements which are required to be so
attached. The minute books of the Company contain accurate
records of all meetings and accurately reflect all other actions taken by
the shareholders and the board of directors of the
Company.
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6.
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Financial
Information: The Company does not provide any guarantees for any
third parties. The audited balance sheets of the Company present fairly
the financial condition and results of the Company and do not contain any
material omissions or misleading
information.
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7.
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Litigation:
Except the disclosed matters, there is no existing or potential dispute or
actions which will have a material
adverse effect, pending before any governmental
authority or threatened in writing to be brought by or before any
governmental authority, by or against the Company, the Transferors or
relating to the Business or affecting any of the assets or properties of
the Business. Neither the
Company or the Transferors, nor any of its assets or properties is
subject to any pending or threatened in writing governmental order that
could affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
or the consummation of the Share
Transfer.
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8.
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Compliance with
Laws:
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(a)
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The
Company has conducted and will continue to conduct the Business in
accordance with all laws, including the governmental approvals applicable
to the Company, or any of its properties or assets or the Business, and
the Company is not in violation of any such laws or governmental
approvals.
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(b)
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No
equipment or technology used by the Company is in material breach of the
relevant state policies regarding the development of the Business in the
PRC.
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9.
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Taxes: (i) all returns and reports in respect of
taxes required to be filed with respect to the Company have been filed in
a timely manner; (ii) all taxes required to be shown on such returns and
reports or otherwise due have been paid in a timely manner; (iii) all such
returns and reports are true, accurate and complete in all material
respects; (iv) no adjustment relating to such returns has been proposed
formally or informally by any tax authority and no basis exists for any
such adjustment; (v) there are no pending or threatened actions or
proceedings for the assessment or collection of taxes against the Company.
The accruals and reserves for Taxes reflected in Financial Statements are
adequate to cover all Taxes required to be accrued through such date
(including interest and penalties, if any, thereon) in accordance with
accounting rules.
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10.
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Environmental, Health,
Security and Other Permits and
Licenses:
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(a)
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Except the
disclosed matters,
prior to the date of this Agreement,
there are no environmental claims pending or threatened in writing
against the Company or the real property, and there are no circumstances
that can reasonably be expected to form any such environmental claim. As
from the date of this Agreement,
there are no environmental
claims which
will result in material adverse
effect pending
or threatened in writing against the Company or the real
property, and there are no circumstances that can
reasonably be expected to form any such environmental
claim which will result in material
adverse effect.
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(b)
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During
the period from the date hereof to the Price Pay-off Date, the Transferors
will advise the Transferee promptly if it acquires knowledge that: (i) any
event that is reportable by the Company under the environmental laws has
occurred on, under, around or above any of the real property, including
any event that had occurred prior to the date hereof but has not been
reported; (ii) there has occurred any violation by the Company of any
environmental law or there are circumstances existing giving rise to a
liability under environmental law in respect of real property including
any that had occurred prior to the date hereof; (iii) the Company has
received any written communication from any governmental authority or the
affected Party to the effect that real property is not in compliance with
or has a liability under any environmental law, including any written
communication or information of non-compliance that it received prior to
the date hereof; (iv) the Company’s records
relating to compliance with environmental laws are not complete and
correct in all material respects; and (v) the Company has received or been
threatened, in writing, with any litigation or claim under any
environmental law that is material in relation to the Business or that, if
successful, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
including any that was received prior to the date
hereof.
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(c)
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Except the disclosed matters, with respect to fire protection,
production safety, health of the employees, and the use and storage of the
hazardous materials and the necessary disposal facilities in relation
thereto, all the required licenses, permits and approvals have been
obtained by the Company, and all the examination and acceptance procedures
have been processed by the competent governmental authorities and
successfully consummated without any penalty or damage incurred or any
governmental order issued requiring the correction or amelioration by the
Company.
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11.
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Intellectual
Property:
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(a)
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The
Company is the exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title
and interest in and to the intellectual property, and the Company has a
valid right to use the intellectual property in the ordinary course of the
Business as presently conducted or as contemplated to be
conducted. Except the licenses in, the intellectual property
includes all of the intellectual property used in the ordinary day-to-day
conduct of the Business, and there are no other items of intellectual
property that are material to the ordinary day-to-day conduct of the
Business. The intellectual property is subsisting, valid and
enforceable, and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole
or part. All application, filing, registration, renewal and
other fees for the intellectual property have been paid. The
Company has taken all actions necessary to maintain its intellectual
property. No compulsory licenses, licenses of right or anything
similar have been, or are likely to be, granted with respect to the
intellectual property.
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(b)
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The
operation of the Business as currently conducted or as contemplated to be
conducted and the use of the intellectual property in connection therewith
do not conflict with, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the
intellectual property or other proprietary rights, including rights of
privacy, publicity and endorsement, of any third party, and no actions or
claims are pending or threatened in writing against the Company alleging
any of the foregoing. No intellectual property is subject to
any outstanding decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting
the use of such intellectual property or that would impair the validity or
enforceability of such intellectual property. No actions or
claims have been asserted or are pending or threatened in writing against
the Company (i) based upon or challenging or seeking to deny or restrict
the use by the Company of any of the intellectual property, (ii) alleging
that any services provided by, processes used by, or products manufactured
or sold by the Company infringe or misappropriate any intellectual
property right of any third party. To the best knowledge of the
Transferors, no person is engaging in any activity that infringes the
intellectual property. The consummation of the Share Transfer
will not result in the termination or impairment of any of the
intellectual property.
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(c)
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The
Company has taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry
practice to maintain the confidentiality of the trade secrets and other
confidential intellectual property used in connection with the
Business. Except the disclosed matters, (i) there has been no
misappropriation of any trade secrets or other confidential intellectual
property used in connection with the Business by any person; (ii) none of
the operations of the Company involves the unauthorized use of
confidential information disclosed in circumstances which might entitle a
third party to make a claim against the Company; (iii) the Company
has not misappropriated any trade
secrets of any other person; (iv) no
employee, independent contractor or agent of the Company is in default or
breach of any term of any employment contract, nondisclosure contract,
assignment of invention contract or similar contract or contract relating
in any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of
intellectual property; and (v) except
for agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, the
Company is not subject to any obligation which restricts the free use or
disclosure of confidential information used by the Company in respect of
the intellectual property and licenses
in.
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(d)
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The
Company owns, or has licensed thereby, all intellectual property which is
necessary, required or desirable to carry on the Business as it is
presently carried on, and in accordance with the current documented plans
of the Company for the
Business.
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12.
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Assets:
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(a)
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Except
the disclosed matters, the Company has not owned, used or otherwise
possessed any assets.
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(b)
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Except
the disclosed matters, the Company owns,
leases or has the legal right to use all its
assets, and with respect to contract rights, the Company is a party to and
enjoys the right to the benefits of all contracts, agreements and other
arrangements used or intended to be used by the Company relating to the
conduct of the Business. The Company has good and marketable
title to, or, in the case of leased or subleased Assets, valid and
subsisting leasehold interests in, all the assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
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(c)
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The
Company has caused the assets to be maintained in accordance with good
business practice, and all the assets are in good operating condition and
repair and are suitable for the purposes for which they are used and
intended, including the
Business. No maintenance or other capital investment
with respect to the assets has been
deferred.
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(d)
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Following
the consummation of the Share Transfer, the Company will continue to own,
with good, valid and marketable title, or lease, under valid and
subsisting leases, the assets free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, lien
or other encumbrances, and without incurring any penalty or other adverse
consequence.
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13.
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Employee and Labor
Matters: All directors, senior officers, management employees, and
technical and professional employees of the Company are under obligation
to the Company to maintain in confidence all confidential or proprietary
information acquired by them in the course of their employment. Except the
disclosed matters, there are no controversies which will result in a material
adverse effect,
slowdowns or work stoppages,
pending or threatened in writing against the Company and any of their
respective employees, and the Company has not experienced any controversies which will result in a material
adverse effect,
slowdown or work stoppage since its
establishment.
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14.
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Social Insurance
Matters: Except the disclosed matters, the Company has complied
with all applicable laws relating to Social Insurance, including without
limitation, pension, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance,
maternity and unemployment insurance. All contributions
required to be made by the Company with respect to any Social Insurance
payment have been made on or before their due dates. All such
contributions required to be made by any employees of the Company with
respect to any Social Insurance payment have been fully deducted and paid
to the relevant governmental authorities on or before their due dates, and
no such deductions have been challenged or disallowed by any governmental
authority or any employees of the
Company. .
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15.
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Insurance:
Except the disclosed matters, all assets, properties and risks of the
Company are covered by valid, currently effective insurance policies or
binders of insurance issued in favor of the Company with PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
and Ping An Property & Casualty
Insurance Company of China, Ltd., in such types and amounts and
covering such risks as are consistent with customary practices and
standards of companies engaged in businesses and operations similar to
those of the Company.
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16.
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Full
Disclosure:
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(a)
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The
Transferors are not aware of any facts pertaining to the Company or the
Business which could have a material adverse effect and which have not
been disclosed in this Agreement or the financial
statements.
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(b)
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No
representation or warranty of the Transferors in this Agreement, nor any
statement or certificate furnished or to be furnished to the Transferee
pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with the Share Transfer,
contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein
not misleading.
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