Agreement
Exhibit 10.22
This Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan, for the purposes of this Agreement) and dated August 16, 2010, by and among the following parties:
| (1) | 1VERGE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD. (“1Verge Internet”) |
Legal Address: Xxxxxxx X, 0/X, XxxxXxxxx Xxxxx, Xx 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Legal Representative: Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx
| (2) | 1VERGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD. (“Beijing 1Verge Infotech”) |
Legal Address: Xxxxxxx X&X, 0/X, XxxxXxxxx Xxxxx, Xx 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Legal Representative: XXX Xxxxx
| (3) | JIAHEYI ADVERTISING (BEIJING) CO., LTD. (“Jiaheyi”) |
Legal Address: Xxxxxxx X, 0/X, XxxxXxxxx Xxxxx, Xx 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Legal Representative: XXX Xxxxx
| (4) | XXX Xxxxx, a PRC citizen whose PRC identification number is 10108197109214485, and whose residential address is Xxxx 0000, Xxxxx 0, Xxxx Xxxx International Apartment, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000, XXX |
| (5) | XXX Xxxx, a PRC citizen whose PRC identification number is 310101196805284437 and whose residential address is, 1701 Tower D, Sunz Garden, 98 Jianguo Road, Beijing , PRC |
(XXX Xxxxx and XXX Xxxx each hereafter referred to as a “VIE Shareholder”, and collectively “VIE Shareholders”)
(individually a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”)
WHEREAS:
| A. | XXX Xxxxx currently holds an 80% equity interest (amounting to RMB 80,000) in Jiaheyi and XXX Xxxx holds a 20% equity interest (amounting to RMB 20,000) in Jiaheyi. |
| B. | In order for Jiaheyi to subscribe to the increased registered capital of Beijing 1Verge Infotech, the VIE Shareholders agreed to extend loans to Jiaheyi in several instalments in an aggregate amount of RMB 19,000,000 (the “Loans”). For this purpose, VIE Shareholders requested financial supports from 1Verge Internet. 1Verge Internet agreed to provide financial support to facilitate the VIE Shareholders’ extension of Loans to Jiaheyi. |
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| C. | As a result, 1Verge Internet extended the principal amount of the Loans in several instalments to the VIE Shareholders, who in turn extended the principal amount of the Loans to Jiaheyi. Jiaheyi has applied all such Loans to subscribe to the increased registered capital of Beijing 1Verge Infotech. After this capital increase, the registered capital of Beijing 1Verge Infotech has been increased to RMB 20,000,000, in which Jiaheyi held a 95% equity interest (amounting to RMB 19,000,000), XXX Xxxxx held a 4% equity interest (amounting to RMB 800,000) and XXX Xxxx held a 1% equity interest (amounting to RMB 200,000). |
| D. | In consideration of 1Verge Internet and the VIE Shareholders’s support in assisting Jiaheyi to subscribe to the increased registered capital of Beijing 1Verge Infotech, Jiaheyi concluded a series of agreements with 1Verge Internet and the VIE Shareholders, a list of which is appended hereto as Appendix 1 (“Jiaheyi VIE Agreements”). Pursuant to the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements, Jiaheyi, as a 95% shareholder of Beijing 1Verge Infotech, agreed not to, among others, transfer or otherwise dispose of the equity interests it held in Beijing 1Verge Infotech without the prior written consent of 1Verge Internet and the VIE Shareholders. |
| E. | On May 19, 2010 1Verge Internet and the VIE Shareholders procured that Jiaheyi transfer its 95% equity interest (amounting to RMB 19,000,000) to the VIE Shareholders, for consideration of [RMB 19,000,000] (“Equity Transfer”). After this Equity Transfer, XXX Xxxxx holds an 80% equity interest (amounting to RMB 16,000,000) in Beijing 1Verge Infotech and XXX Xxxx holds a 20% equity interest (amounting to RMB 4,000,000). |
THEREFORE, the Parties, through friendly negotiation based on principles of equal and mutual benefit, agree as follows:
| 1. | Acknowledgement and Authorization of the Equity Transfer |
1Verge Internet and the VIE Shareholders hereby confirm and acknowledge that the Equity Transfer fully complied with the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements and has been duly authorized and acknowledged by 1Verge Internet and the VIE Shareholders.
| 2. | Assignment of Contractual Rights and Obligations / Responsibilities |
Notwithstanding any provisions herein or in the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements, the Parties hereby confirm and acknowledge that:
| 2.1 | All rights that Jiaheyi shall enjoy and obligations that is shall assume under the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements shall be duly and fully transferred to the VIE Shareholders upon the completion of the Equity Transfer, including without limitation Jiaheyi’s obligation to repay the Loans to the VIE Shareholders in accordance with and in a manner as stipulated under the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements, and the power and authority to designate and authorize a person designated by 1Verge Internet to vote on Jiaheyi’s behalf at the shareholders' meetings of Beijing 1Verge Infotech and exercise the full voting rights as Beijing 1Verge Infotech’s shareholder as granted to Jiaheyi by law and under the Articles of Association of Beijing 1Verge Infotech. |
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| 2.2 | Upon the completion of the Equity Transfer and once Jiaheyi is no longer a registered shareholder of Beijing 1Verge Infotech, Jiaheyi shall not enjoy any rights, nor shall it assume any obligations or responsibilities, under or arising from the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements. |
| 2.3 | Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an exemption of Jiaheyi from its obligations or responsibilities as a result of its breach of the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements before the completion of the Equity Transfer. |
| 2.4 | All Jiaheyi VIE Agreements to which Jiaheyi is party shall be amended and restated in form and substance satisfactory to 1Verge Internet. |
| 2.5 | All powers of attorney issued by Jiaheyi in its capacity as a registered shareholder of Beijing 1Verge Infotech according to the Jiaheyi VIE Agreements are hereby revoked, nullified and invalidated. |
| 3. | Taxes and Expenses |
Any taxes, expenses or costs that will be incurred by or be applicable to Jiaheyi and/or the VIE Shareholders in connection with, relating to or arising from the Equity Transfer or the assignment of the contractual rights and obligations / responsibilities set forth in Section 2 hereunder shall be solely borne by 1Verge Internet.
| 4. | No Assignment |
Neither Party shall assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties, except that 1Verge Internet may at its discretion assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to its affiliates or subsidiaries.
| 5. | Effectiveness |
This Agreement will be effective upon its being signed by the Parties hereunder, notwithstanding that the Assignment of the Contractual Rights and Obligations / Responsibilities in Section 2 shall be effective retroactively as of the date of the completion of the Equity Transfer.
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| 6. | Governing Law and Dispute Resolution |
| 6.1 | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the PRC. |
| 6.2 | If any dispute in connection with this Agreement arises, the Parties shall attempt in the first instance to resolve such dispute through friendly consultation or mediation. |
| 6.3 | In case no settlement can be reached through friendly consultation, either Party may submit such matter to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) for arbitration in accordance with the then current rules of CIETAC. The arbitration proceedings shall take place in Beijing and shall be conducted in Chinese. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon all the Parties. This article shall not be influenced by the termination or elimination of this Agreement. |
| 7. | Languages and Counterparts |
This Agreement is executed in Five (5) originals in English and each Party shall retain 1 original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by a duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.
1VERGE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
(Company Seal)
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx | |
| Authorized Representative: Xxxxxx XXX | ||
1VERGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
(Company Seal)
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxx | |
| Authorized Representative: XXX Xxxxx | ||
JIAHEYI ADVERTISING (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
(Company Seal)
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxx | |
| Authorized Representative: XXX Xxxxx | ||
XXX XXXXX
| By: | /s/ Qin Xxxxx |
XXX DELE
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxx |
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[Appendix 1]
List of Jiaheyi VIE Agreements
| 1. | Loan Agreement among XXX Xxxxx, XXX Xxxx and Jiaheyi, dated November 19, 2007; |
| 2. | Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among XXX Xxxxx, XXX Xxxx, Jiaheyi and 1Verge Internet, dated November 19, 2007; |
| 3. | Share Option Agreement among XXX Xxxxx, XXX Xxxx, Jiaheyi and 1Verge Internet, dated November 19, 2007; |
| 4. | Business Operations Agreement among XXX Xxxxx, XXX Xxxx, Jiaheyi and 1Verge Internet, dated November 19, 2007; and |
| 5. | 2 Powers of Attorney issued by Jiaheyi in favour of Xx. Xxxxxx XXX in March 2006 and November 2007, respectively. |
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