THIS AGREEMENT is made the 26th day of July, Two Thousand and Ten BETWEEN WHEREAS :-
Exhibit 10.1
THIS AGREEMENT is made the 26th day of July, Two Thousand and Ten
BETWEEN
1. | XXX XXX WA XXXXXX (Holder of Hong Kong Identity Card No. [_______] of 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
00, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx (hereinafter called “Xxxxxx Xxx”) of the first
part; |
2. | OFFICEWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands under the
International Business Companies Act on 8th December 1999 with Company Number 356202
(hereinafter called “Officeway”) of the second part;
(AND Xxxxxx Xxx and Officeway are hereinafter collectively called the “Vendors” and as far as the
context shall permit the term “Vendors” shall mean any or all of them); and |
3. | ZHU Guangming (holder of the People’s Republic of China passport No. [_______] of Room
1110A, Xx. 0 Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx (hereinafter called “Purchaser”) of
the third part. |
WHEREAS :-
(1) | CHINAWE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED whose registered office is situate at Xxxx 0, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx X, Xxx Keung Industrial Building, 66-68 Tong Mi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong (hereinafter
called the “Company”) is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Hong Kong under
the provisions of the Companies Ordinance by registration No. 611817 and has an authorised
share capital of HK$2,075,800 divided into 2,075,800 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each and have
been issued and are fully paid up. The present shareholders and their shareholding are more
particularly described in the Schedule I hereto. |
(2) | Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Man Xxxx Xxx and Xxx Man Xxxxx are the present directors of the Company. |
(3) | The Vendors are desirous of selling and the Purchaser is desirous of purchasing all the
Vendors’ shareholding in the Company for the consideration and upon and subject to the terms
and conditions hereinafter contained. |
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NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:- |
1. | INTERPRETATION |
1.01 | The Schedules 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 Schedules. |
1.02 | In this agreement the following expressions shall have the following respective meanings:- |
“Balance Sheet Date”
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31st December, 2008 | |
“Board of Directors”
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the board of directors for the time being of the Company or the directors present at a meeting of directors at which a quorum is present, including any duly constituted committee of the board of directors; | |
“Companies Ordinance”
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the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, as amended, of the laws of Hong Kong); | |
“Completion”
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completion of the sale and purchase as provided in Clause 6; | |
“Completion Accounts”
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draft management accounts of the Company prepared by the Company before Completion in accordance with generally accepted accountancy principles and practice in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 31st December, 2008 up to the Completion Date; | |
“Completion Date”
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the 26th July, 2010 or such other date as may be agreed amongst all the parties hereto in writing; | |
“Conditions”
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the conditions set out in Clause 4; | |
“Financial Report”
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the report including a balance sheet showing the financial status of the Company as at Balance Sheet Date prepared by Mazars CPA Limited | |
“HK$”
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Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; | |
“Shares”
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ordinary share(s) of HK$1.00 each in the capital of the Company more particularly described in Schedule II; | |
“US$”
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United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America. |
1.03 | Unless the context otherwise requires, in this agreement:- |
(a) | words and expressions defined in the Companies Ordinance shall have the same respective
meanings; |
(b) | references to Clauses, Recitals or Schedules are references to the Clauses of or Recitals
or Schedules to this agreement, each reference to a sub-clause is a reference to the relevant
sub-clause of the clause in which the reference appears and each reference to a paragraph is a
reference to the relevant paragraph of the sub-clause in which the reference appears; and |
(c) | words importing one gender shall include every gender, words importing the singular shall
include the plural and vice versa and reference to persons shall include bodies corporate and
unincorporate. |
1.04 | Headings in this agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of
this agreement. |
2. | SALE OF SHARES |
2.01 | Subject to the terms of this agreement, each of the Vendors shall as beneficial owner sell
and the Purchaser shall purchase free from all liens, charges and incumbrances and together
with all rights now or hereinafter attaching thereto their respective shareholding in the
Company, which are set out opposite to each of the Vendors’ names in Schedule II hereto. |
2.02 | Each of the Vendors and the Purchaser shall waive any pre-emption rights if they may have in
relation to any of the Shares under the Articles of Association of the Company or otherwise. |
3. | PURCHASE CONSIDERATION |
3.01 | Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, the price payable for the Shares is
US$1.00 and the proportion thereof payable to each of the Vendors is the same as the
proportion of shares sold by each of the Vendors. |
3.02 | Subject as provided in this agreement, the price for the purchase of the Shares shall be paid
or satisfied on completion. |
4. | CONDITIONS |
4.01 | Completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares shall be conditional on all the Vendors
shall sell and transfer the Shares to the Purchaser or his nominee(s) on Completion in
accordance with the terms of this agreement. |
4.02 | The Purchaser shall have the option to waive the conditions in Clause 4.01. |
4.03 | If the Condition specified in Clause 4.01 has not been or is not fulfilled and the condition
is not waived by the Purchaser, this agreement shall automatically terminate with immediate
effect but without prejudice to the demand rights proceedings and claims of the Purchaser
including but not by way of limitation specific performance against any of the Vendors who are
in default or breach of the terms of this agreement. |
5. | PRE-COMPLETION UNDERTAKINGS |
5.01 | The Vendors undertake that they shall procure that before the Completion Date, except with
the prior written consent of the Purchaser or otherwise as contemplated under this agreement,
the Company shall:- |
(a) | not issue, or agree to issue, any share or loan capital or grant, or agree to
grant, any option over or right to acquire or to subscribe for any share or loan
capital; |
(b) | not enter into any transaction, agreement or contract, trade or carry on
business, acquire or dispose of any interest in any asset or create or undertake any
capital commitment or expenditure or actual or contingent liability whatsoever; |
(c) | not create or permit to arise any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), lien,
pledge, other form of security or encumbrance or equity of whatsoever nature, whether
similar to the foregoing or not, nor in respect of any part of its undertaking,
property or assets other than liens arising by operation of law in amounts which are
not material; |
(d) | not borrow any money; |
(e) | continue to comply with and duly perform and discharge its duties and
obligations (including payment obligations) under all agreements and contracts entered
into by it and discharge all liabilities in relation thereto which accrue due for the
period prior to Completion; |
(f) | not amend its Memorandum and/or Articles of Association; |
(g) | not hire any employee, enter into any service agreements with directors or
officers; |
(h) | not establish any pension, retirement scheme, share option scheme, profit
sharing or bonus scheme or any other benefit scheme; |
(i) | not carry on any business other than its existing business; |
(j) | not enter into any partnership or joint venture arrangement; |
(k) | not establish or open or close any branch of office; and |
(l) | not dispose of the ownership, possession, custody or control of any corporate
or other books or records which are required to be delivered to the Purchaser under
this agreement or are required under any law; regulation or rule to be kept by the
Company. |
5.02 | Immediately after the signing of this agreement, the Purchaser and any persons authorized by
him (including without limitation any prospective financing party and the employees, officers
and professional advisers of the Purchaser or any prospective financing party) shall by prior
appointment be given reasonable access to the books, minutes, records, documents, title deeds
and such other information of the Company and upon the prior written consent of the Vendors
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) permitted to take copies thereof before
Completion. |
6. | COMPLETION |
6.01 | Completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares shall take place at or before 3:00 p.m. on Completion Date. |
6.02 | On Completion the Vendors shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser:- |
(a) | duly executed transfers and sold notes in respect of the Shares in favour of
the Purchaser or his nominee(s) accompanied by the relevant share certificates for the
Shares; |
(b) | written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving the
registration of the transfer of the Shares to the Purchaser upon presentation of the
executed and duly stamped transfer; |
(c) | the Common Seal, Certificate of Incorporation, Business Registration
Certificate, company chop and minutes book, all financial and accounting books, all tax
return and assessments, all contracts, documents, copies of the Memorandum and Articles
of Association of the Company and papers of the Company, which are in the possession or
control of the Vendors or any of them; |
(d) | written resignations of all the directors of the Company except the Purchaser
with effect from the Completion Date with acknowledgments signed by each of them to the
effect that he has no claim against the Company for compensation for loss of office or
otherwise; and |
(e) | such other reasonable documents as may be required by the Purchaser to vest the
legal and beneficial ownership of the Shares in the Purchaser or his nominees. |
7. | WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS |
7.01 | Save and except those matters that have been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing
hereinbefore or those matters authorized by the Purchaser, the Vendors and each of them hereby
represent warrant and undertake to the Purchaser as follows :- |
(a) | That at the date hereof the authorised and issued share capital of the Company
is as recited above; that no loan capital has been issued by the Company and remains
outstanding; that no share or loan capital of the Company is under option; and that
before Completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares no share or loan capital will
be created or issued and no options will be granted by the Company which could result
in the issue of any share or loan capital save and except those expressly provided
herein; |
(b) | That the Financial Report of the Company as at Balance Sheet Date a copy of
which has been supplied to the Purchaser gives a true and accurate statement of the
financial position of the Company as at the date thereof; that save as mentioned herein
there have been no material alterations or variations in the financial position of the
Company since the Balance Sheet Date; |
(c) | That save as has been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing or save in the
ordinary course of business or save as mentioned herein since the Balance Sheet Date
the Company has not disposed of any of its assets otherwise than in the ordinary course
of business and pending Completion will not do so; |
(d) | That since the Balance Sheet Date the business of the Company has been carried
on in the ordinary and usual course and save as has prior hereto been disclosed to the
Purchaser in writing no contracts other than normal contracts necessitated by
day-to-day business have been entered into by the Company and that pending Completion
the said business will be so carried on and that without the written consent of the
Purchaser no unusual or abnormal contracts will be entered into; |
(e) | That the Company has not knowingly done or omitted to do any act or thing in
contravention or breach of any of the provisions of the Companies Ordinance or any
regulations or any laws made thereunder and that the Company will not pending
Completion do any act or thing in contravention or breach of any laws or regulations; |
(f) | That all the returns particulars resolutions and other documents required to be
filed with or delivered on behalf of the Company to the Registrar of Companies pursuant
to the provisions of the Companies Ordinance have been correctly and properly made up
and filed or delivered; |
(g) | That at the date hereof there is not outstanding any insurance service or other
business contract between the Company and any other person which cannot be determined
upon not more than one month’s notice without payment of compensation or damages and
that pending completion no such contract will be entered into by the Company; |
(h) | That at the date hereof the Company is not in the course of acquiring and has
not acquired and pending Completion will not acquire or agree to acquire any assets on
hire purchase credit sale of deferred payment terms except as disclosed in the
Financial Report or otherwise to the Purchaser in writing; |
(i) | That since the Balance Sheet Date the Company has not save as has been
disclosed to the Purchaser in writing incurred any commitments for capital expenditure
such as would fall to be disclosed in its accounts to be made up at the end of its
current financial year; |
(j) | That at the date hereof the Company has not given any guarantees which are
outstanding that it is not under any liability to give any guarantees and that pending
Completion no guarantee will be given by the Company; |
(k) | That at the date hereof there are no mortgages charges or other incumbrances on
or over the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and that pending Completion
no such mortgages charges or other incumbrances will be created given or granted except
as disclosed in the Financial Report or otherwise to the Purchaser in writing; |
(l) | No dividend bonus or other distribution has been declared paid or made on any
share in the capital of the Company and that pending Completion no such dividend bonus
or distribution will be so declared paid or made; |
(m) | That save for normal debt collection the Company is not engaged in any
litigation or arbitration and that the directors are not aware of any facts likely to
give rise to any litigation or arbitration; |
(n) | That there are no existing service agreements or contracts between the Company
and any of its officers and employees which are not determinable without compensation
by one month’s notice or less and that pending Completion the Company will not enter
into any service agreement or contract which is not so determinable; |
(o) | That the persons who are the directors of the Company have not been paid and
pending Completion will not be paid or become entitled to any remuneration save as
disclosed in the Financial Report or otherwise to the Purchaser in writing; |
(p) | That the Company is not under any legal liability to pay pensions
superannuation allowances or the like to any of its past or present directors officers
or employees or their dependants and that there are no pension schemes or arrangements
for payment of pensions or death benefits or similar arrangements in operation in
relation to the Company; |
(q) | That the returns if any made by the Company for taxation purposes are correct
and on a proper basis and are not the subject matter of any dispute with or claim by
the appropriate revenue authorities and that the directors are not aware of any dispute
or claim and that full provision has been made in the Financial Report for all taxation
which has been or may be assessed in respect of or calculated by reference to profits
income or gains of the Company earned or accrued up to and including the Balance Sheet
Date; |
(r) | That the Company has not made or given or agreed to make or give and pending
Completion will not make or give any such loan or advance; |
(s) | No order has been made or petition presented or resolution passed for the
winding up of the Company and no receiver or manager has been appointed over all or any
part of its assets or undertakings; |
(t) | No distress, execution or other process has been levied in respect of the
assets of the Company and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Vendors, there
is no unfulfilled or unsatisfied judgment or court order outstanding against the
Vendors or the Company; |
(u) | The Company has not entered into any transaction which is unenforceable by
reason of the transaction being voidable at the instance of any other party or ultra
xxxxx, void or illegal; |
(v) | That the Company has disclosed to the Purchaser all material facts known to
them relating to the business and finances of the Company; and |
(w) | That the facts, representations and statements in the Recitals and Schedules
hereof are true and correct. |
7.02 | Each of the Vendors hereby represent warrant and undertake to the Purchaser in respect of
their respective parts of the Shares as follows :- |
(a) | He shall obtain all necessary authorizations, approvals or consents required for the sale
by him pursuant to the terms of this agreement on or prior to the Completion Date; and |
(b) | There is no option, right to acquire, mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other form of
security or encumbrance on, over or affecting his respective part of the Shares or any part
thereof and there is no agreement or commitment to give or create any of the foregoing and no
claim has been made by any person to be entitled to any of the foregoing which has not been
waived in its entirety or satisfied in full. |
7.03 | All representations warrants and undertakings contained in the foregoing provisions shall be
deemed to be repeated immediately before Completion by the Vendors. |
8 | INDEMNITIES |
8.01 | The Vendors hereby covenant with the Purchaser that they will at all times indemnify the
Purchaser from and against any depletion of the assets of the Company by reason of:- |
(a) | Any claim for inheritance tax payable by the Company upon or by reason of the
death of any person or persons living or dead who may have been members of the Company
by virtue of the provisions of any amendment or statutory re-enactment thereof; and |
(b) | Any costs incurred by the Company in contesting or settling any such claim
assessment recovery or counteraction (whether threatened or made) as is mentioned in
this Clause. |
9. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
9.01 | This agreement constitutes and sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto relating to the transactions and arrangements contemplated under this agreement
and supersedes all and any previous agreements or arrangements between the parties hereto or
any of them relating to the Company or to any other matter referred to in this agreement and
all or any such previous agreements or arrangements shall cease and determine with effect from
the date hereof but without prejudice to the obligations or liabilities incurred before the
date hereof. |
10 | COSTS AND EXPENSES |
10.01 | All legal costs and other fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
negotiation, preparation, execution and performance of this agreement and all documentation
incidental or relating to Completion and all stamp duty (including penalty, if any) payable in
connection with the sale and purchase of the Shares shall be borne by the Vendors (between
them in proportion to the shares sold by them respectively) and the Purchaser equally. |
11 | NOTICES |
11.01 | Any notice or other communication to be given, made or served pursuant to or for any purpose
of this agreement shall sent or delivered to the address of the person concerned set out in
this agreement or to such other address as may be notified by such person to the other parties
hereto. |
11.02 | Any notice or other communication to be given, made or served pursuant to or for any purpose
of this agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or sent by letter
(postage prepaid and by airmail if to another country) telex or facsimile transmission and
shall be deemed given, made or served, if delivered personally, when left at the relevant
address or, if sent by letter, two working days (or seven working days if by airmail) after
being put in the post or if sent by telex or facsimile transmission, on the next working day
in the place to which it is sent and in proving service of any notice it shall be sufficient
to prove that the notice was properly directed or addressed and delivered or sent. Any period
of notice required to be given pursuant to this agreement shall commence on the date when any
notice served as aforesaid is hereby deemed given, made or served. |
12 | SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS AFTER COMPLETION |
12.01 | All covenants warranties representations indemnities and other obligations of whatsoever
kind given made or undertaken by the Vendors under this agreement shall (except for any
obligations fully performed on Completion) continue in full force and effect notwithstanding
the Completion. |
13 | JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY |
13.01 | The obligation and liability of the Vendors under this agreement shall be joint and several
unless the context of provisions requires otherwise. |
14 | TIME OF THE ESSENCE |
14.01 | Time shall be of the essence of this agreement. |
14.02 | No time or indulgence given by any party to the other or others shall be deemed or in any
way be construed as a waiver of any of its rights or remedies hereunder. |
15 | GOVERNING LAW |
15.01 |
16 | COUNTERPARTS |
16.01 | This agreement may be entered into by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument. |
17 | SUCCESSION |
17.01 | This agreement shall be binding on and for the benefit of the assign and successor of the
parties hereto. |
In witness whereof the parties hereof set their hands hereunto the day and year first above
written.
SCHEDULE I
Shareholders names | Number of shares held | |||
XXX XXX WA XXXXXX |
1 | |||
OFFICEWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
2,075,799 |
SCHEDULE II
Vendors names | Number of shares sold | |||
XXX XXX WA XXXXXX |
1 | |||
OFFICEWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
2,075,799 | |||
Total : |
2,075,800 |
SIGNED by XXX XXX WA XXXXXX
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in the presence of:-
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SIGNED by
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on behalf of OFFICEWAY TECHNOLOGY) |
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LIMITED
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in the presence of :-
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SIGNED by ZHU Guangming
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in the presence of :-
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Dated the 26th day of July, 0000
XXX XXX XX XXXXXX
OFFICEWAY TECHNOLOGY) LIMITED
OFFICEWAY TECHNOLOGY) LIMITED
AND
ZHU Guangming
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SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES AGREEMENT
relating to
CHINAWE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Xxxxx x.x. Xxxx & Co.
SOLICITORS & NOTARIES
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Ref : CY/7746/10