UNIONWAY RESOURCES LIMITED (as Seller) and HOLLYSYS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD (as Buyer) SHARE SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT Relating to THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF 100% EQUITY INTEREST IN MAYPOWER LIMITED
Exhibit
4.20
December
23, 0000
XXXXXXXX
RESOURCES LIMITED
(as
Seller)
and
HOLLYSYS
AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD
(as
Buyer)
_______________________
Relating
to
THE
SALE AND PURCHASE OF
100%
EQUITY INTEREST IN MAYPOWER LIMITED
_______________________
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
OPERATIVE
PROVISIONS
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3
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1
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Interpretation
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3
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2
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Sale
and purchase of the Shares
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4
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3
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Consideration
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4
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4
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Position
pending Completion
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5
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5
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Completion
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5
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6
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Right
to terminate
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6
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7
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Seller
Warranties and Indemnities
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6
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8
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Announcements
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8
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9
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General
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9
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SCHEDULES | ||
SCHEDULE
1
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Part
1 – Particulars of the Company
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13
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Part
2 – Particulars of the Subsidiaries
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14
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SCHEDULE
2 – Documents to be delivered
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Part
1 –Documents to be delivered
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Part
2 –Documents to be delivered
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SCHEDULE
3 - Warranties
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SCHEDULE
4 - Position pending Completion
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This
Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made on
December 23, 2009, between:
(1)
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Unionway
Resources Limited, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands (no.
1524864) whose registered office is at Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx Building, Pasea
Estate, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (the “Seller”); and
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(2)
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Hollysys
Automation Technologies. Ltd, a company registered in the British Virgin
Islands (no. 1009283) whose registered office is at P.O. Box 173, Kingston
Xxxxxxxx, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (the
“Buyer”).
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WHEREAS:
(A)
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The
Seller is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the issued and
outstanding shares in the Company (as defined below) and has the right,
power and authority to sell and transfer such shares in the manner
contemplated by this Agreement;
and
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(B)
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The
Buyer wishes to purchase the Shares (as defined below) in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement,
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IT
IS AGREED:
1
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Interpretation
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1.1
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In
this Agreement, except where a different interpretation is necessary in
the context, the parties shall be referred to in the manner set out after
their names above, and the following expressions shall have the following
meanings:
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Act
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the
BVI Companies Xxx 0000, as amended or superseded from time to
time
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Affiliate
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in
relation to any body corporate (whether or not registered in the British
Virgin Islands), any holding company or subsidiary of such body corporate
or any subsidiary of a holding company of such body
corporate
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this
Agreement
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this
agreement including the recitals and the schedules
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Business
Day
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a
day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) when banks are open
for business in the British Virgin Islands
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Claim
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any
claim for breach of any Warranty
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the
Company
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Maypower
Limited, short particulars of which are set out in Schedule
1
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Completion
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completion
of the sale and purchase of the Shares in accordance with clause
5
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Completion
Date
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March
31, 2010, the date on which Completion takes
place
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Completion
Documents
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the
documents respectively required to be delivered by each party to the other
on Completion in accordance with the Contractual
Documents
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Confidential
Information
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all
information which relates
to:
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(a)
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the
Company, any business of
the Company;
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(b)
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the
provisions of this Agreement;
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(c)
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the
negotiations relating to this Agreement;
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(d)
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the
subject matter of this Agreement; and
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(e)
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the
Seller or Buyer and any of their Affiliates (as the case may be) from time
to
time
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Consideration
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The
amount set out in clause 3 which is to be satisfied in accordance with
clause 3
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Contractual
Documents
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this
Agreement, together with any other written agreements between the parties
and referred to in this Agreement
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the
Directors
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the
persons specified as directors of the Company in Schedule 1 (the
expression “Director” meaning any of
them)
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Encumbrance
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any
interest or equity of any person (including any right to acquire, option
or right of pre-emption) or any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating),
pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, security interest, title
retention or any other security agreement or arrangement which has the
effect of creating security or payment priority
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Intellectual
Property
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patents,
trade marks, signs and service marks, rights in designs, trade and
business names, copyrights (including rights in computer software,
database and topography rights whether or not any of these is registered
and including applications for registration of any of these) and all
rights or forms of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent or
similar effect to any of these which may subsist anywhere in the
world
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Material
Breach
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the
meaning given to that term in clause 6.2
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RMB
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Renminbi,
the legal currency of the People’s Republic of China
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Seller’s
Group
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the
Seller and its Affiliates, including until Completion the Company and the
Subsidiaries
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Shares
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the
ordinary shares of one US dollar par value each which comprise all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Company
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Subsidiaries
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the
companies as set out at Part 2 of Schedule 1 and the expression of “Subsidiary” shall mean
any one of them
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Taxation
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all
forms of taxation imposed anywhere in the world
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Taxing
Authority
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any
governmental or state body or official anywhere the world competent to
impose tax
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3
Warranties
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the
warranties given in clause 7 and Schedule 3
and each such warranty
shall be a "Warranty"
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1.2
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All
references to statutory provisions or enactments shall include references
to any amendment, modification, extension, consolidation, replacement or
re-enactment of any such provision or enactment (whether before or after
the date of this Agreement), to any previous enactment which has been
replaced or amended and to any regulation, instrument or order or other
subordinate legislation made under such provision or enactment, unless any
such change imposes upon any party any liabilities or obligations which
are more onerous than as at the date of this Agreement. Unless
otherwise indicated, any reference to specific legislation is to that
legislation as enacted by the Legislature of the British Virgin
Islands.
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1.3
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References
in this Agreement and the Schedules to the parties, the Recitals,
Schedules and clauses are references respectively to the parties, the
Recitals and Schedules to and clauses of this
Agreement.
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1.4
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Save
where the context specifically requires otherwise, words importing one
gender shall be treated as importing any gender, words importing
individuals shall be treated as importing corporations and vice versa,
words importing the singular shall be treated as importing the plural and
vice versa, and words importing the whole shall be treated as including a
reference to any part thereof. References to persons shall
include bodies' corporate, unincorporated associations and partnerships,
in each case whether or not having a separate legal
personality. References to the word “include” or “including”
(or any similar term) are not to be construed as implying any limitation
and general words introduced by the word “other” (or any similar term)
shall not be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they
are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or
things.
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1.5
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Clause
and paragraph headings and the table of contents are inserted for ease of
reference only and shall not affect
construction.
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1.6
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Any
reference to “writing” or “written” includes faxes
and emails and any other non-transitory form of visible reproduction of
words.
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2
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Sale and purchase of the
Shares
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2.1
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The
Buyer shall not be obliged to complete the purchase of any of the Shares
unless the purchase of all the Shares is completed simultaneously in
accordance with this Agreement.
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2.2
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The
Seller irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and shall procure that
there are waived, any and all pre-emption rights in respect of the Shares
whether arising by virtue of any memorandum or articles of association,
agreement, law or otherwise.
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2.3
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On or before the date of this Agreement, the
Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the items listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2
(the Buyer receiving them, where appropriate, as agent for the
Company).
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3
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Consideration
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3.1
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In
consideration of the sale of the Shares, the Buyer shall pay an aggregate
value of RMB 398,768,745.21 to the Seller as
following:
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(a)
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Cash,
totalling RMB 67,634,366.25 (the
"Cash
Consideration");
and
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4
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(b)
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4,413,948
shares of ordinary shares of the
Buyer.
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3.2
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The
Consideration shall be satisfied in accordance with clause 3.3
below.
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3.3
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The
Buyer shall pay the Cash
Consideration to the Seller on the Completion Date (such payment to be
made in accordance with clause
5.2).
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3.4
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Any
payment made by the Seller to the Buyer under or in respect of any breach
of this Agreement (including, without limitation, in respect of any claim
for breach of the Warranties or any indemnity contained in this Agreement)
shall be and shall be deemed to be a reduction in the price paid for the
Shares under this Agreement to the extent legally
possible.
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3.5
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The Buyer shall issue the shares described in
clause 3.1(b) above on or
before the Completion
Date.
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4
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Position pending
Completion
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The
Seller covenants with and undertakes to the Buyer to comply with the provisions
of Schedule 4 (Position pending Completion).
5
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Completion
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5.1
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On
or before the Completion Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the
items listed in Part 2 of Schedule 2
(the Buyer receiving them, where appropriate, as agent for the
Company).
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5.2
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On
or prior to the Completion Date, the Buyer shall procure the delivery of
an electronic transfer to the account of the Seller (as notified by the
Seller to the Buyer at the time of this Agreement) for the amount of the
Cash Consideration.
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5.3
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If
for any reason the provisions of clause 5.1 are not fully complied with,
the Buyer shall not be obliged to complete the sale and purchase of the
Shares and shall be entitled (in addition to and without prejudice to any
other right or remedy available to it, including the right to claim
damages) to elect:
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(a)
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to
rescind this Agreement, without liability on the part of the Buyer;
or
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(b)
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to
proceed to complete the purchase of the Shares or some of the Shares (at
the Buyer’s option) in which case the Seller shall be bound to complete
the sale of all or part of the Shares accordingly and the Buyer shall be
entitled to pay only the proportion of the Consideration due for those of
the Shares it is acquiring and in addition the Buyer may withhold from the
proportion of the Consideration which is payable an amount which it
considers reasonable as security for the remedying of the Seller’s
default; or
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(c)
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to
defer the date for Completion (in which case the provisions of this clause
5.3 shall apply to Completion as so
deferred); or
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(d)
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to
proceed to Completion so far as practicable without prejudice to its
rights under this Agreement, the Seller then being obliged to use its best
endeavours to perform or procure the performance of any of the outstanding
provisions of clause 5.1 on or before such date as is specified by the
Buyer.
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5
6
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Right to
terminate
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6.1
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If
at any time prior to Completion the Buyer becomes aware
of:
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(a)
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any
fact, matter or event, which constitutes a Material Breach of a Warranty;
and/or
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(b)
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any
fact, matter or event, which constitutes a Material Breach of any of the
Seller’s undertakings contained in Schedule 4 (Position pending
Completion),
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the Buyer
shall be entitled (in addition to and without prejudice to all other rights or
remedies available to it including the right to claim damages) to proceed to
Completion so far as practicable having regard to the breaches that have
occurred or, by notice in writing to the Seller, to elect to terminate this
Agreement without any liability whatsoever to the Buyer.
6.2
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For
the purposes of clause 6.1 a “Material Breach” shall
mean:
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(a)
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a
breach of a Warranty which would, if the Warranties were repeated on or at
any time prior to Completion by reference to the facts and circumstances
then existing, entitle the Buyer to an amount in damages, following
Completion, equal to or greater than 1% of the aggregate value of this
Agreement; or
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(b)
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a
breach of any of the Seller’s undertakings contained in Schedule 4
(Position pending Completion) which would entitle the Buyer to an amount
in damages, following Completion, equal to or greater than 1% of the
aggregate value of this Agreement,
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which (if
capable of remedy) is not remedied to the complete satisfaction of the Buyer
prior to Completion.
6.3
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Any
right of termination exercised pursuant to clause 6.1 shall automatically
terminate this Agreement (other than clauses 9.15 (Costs and Expenses) and
9.28 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction) which shall continue in full force
and effect) and no party shall have any claim of any nature whatsoever
against the other parties under this Agreement, save in respect of any
rights and liabilities of any party which have accrued prior to the
Agreement terminating or in relation to the clauses of this Agreement
which remain in force.
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6.4
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Any
right of termination conferred upon the Buyer by this Agreement shall be
in addition to and without prejudice to all other rights and remedies
available to the Buyer and no exercise of or failure to exercise such a
right of termination shall constitute a waiver by the Buyer of any such
other right or remedy.
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7
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Seller Warranties and
Indemnities
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7.1
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The
Seller warrants to the Buyer for itself and for any successor in title to
the Shares that each and every Warranty is true, correct, accurate and not
misleading at the date of this
Agreement.
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7.2
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Each
of the Warranties shall be deemed to be repeated immediately prior to
Completion by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing and
on the basis that all references (whether express or implied) in such
Warranties to the “date
of this Agreement” or in any of the definitions in clause 1.1 used
in such Warranties shall be deemed to be substituted with references to
the “Completion
Date”, as appropriate.
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7.3
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The
Seller shall forthwith notify the Buyer in writing of any matter or thing
which may arise or become known to it after the date of this Agreement and
prior to Completion which constitutes (or would with the passage of time
constitute) a breach of any of the Warranties or a breach of any of the
covenants or undertakings or obligations of the Seller under this
Agreement.
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7.4
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Each
Warranty is a separate and independent warranty and, save as otherwise
expressly provided, no Warranty shall be limited by reference to any other
Warranty or by the other terms of this
Agreement.
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7.5
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The
rights and remedies of the Buyer in respect of any breach of the
Warranties shall not be affected by Completion, by any investigation made
by or on behalf of the Buyer into the affairs of the Company, or by any other event or matter
whatsoever which otherwise might have affected such rights and remedies
except a specific and duly authorised written waiver or
release. No information relating to the Company of which the
Buyer has knowledge (actual or constructive) other than by reason of its
being disclosed in accordance with clause 7.1 shall prejudice any claim
which the Buyer shall be entitled to bring or shall operate to reduce any
amount recoverable by the Buyer under this
Agreement.
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7.6
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Where
any Warranty is qualified by the expression “so far as the Seller is
aware” or “to the
best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Seller” or
words having similar effect, such Warranty shall be deemed to include a
statement that such awareness means both the actual knowledge of the
Seller and also such knowledge which the Seller would have had if it had
made due and careful enquiry of all relevant
persons.
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7.7
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Each
of the paragraphs in Schedule 3 shall
be interpreted as being deemed to include all references to the foreign
equivalent of terms used, statutes and regulations referred to and
concepts applied where the Company is incorporated in, does business in or
is affected by the laws or regulations of a country outside the British
Virgin Islands.
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7.8
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Any
information supplied by the Company, its officers, employees or agents to
the Seller, its agents, representatives or advisers in connection with
this Agreement, or in connection with, or to form the basis of, the
Warranties, or for any other reason, shall be deemed not to include or
have included a representation, warranty or guarantee of its accuracy to
the Seller and shall not constitute a defence to the Seller to any claim
made by the Buyer. The Seller hereby waives any and all claims
against the Company, its officers or
employees in respect of any information so supplied (and undertakes that
no other person claiming under or through it will make any such
claim).
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7.9
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Without
restricting the rights of the Buyer or any successor in title to the
Shares or their ability to claim damages on any basis available to them,
in the event of any breach or non-fulfilment of the Warranties, the Seller
hereby undertakes to the Buyer for itself and for any successor in title
to the Shares that the Seller will on demand pay to the Buyer or such
successors:
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(a)
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the
full amount of any shortfall or diminution in the value of any assets of
the Company and any increase in the liabilities of the Company and an
amount equal to any other loss suffered or incurred by the Buyer or the
Company or any such successor as a result of or in relation to any act,
matter, thing or circumstance constituting a breach or non-fulfilment of
any of the Warranties; and
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7
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(b)
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all
costs, expenses and disbursements suffered or incurred by the Buyer, the
Company or any such successor directly or indirectly as a result of or in
relation to any breach or non-fulfilment of any of the
Warranties.
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8
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Announcements
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8.1
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Except
to the extent otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, the parties
shall not make any public announcement or issue a press release or respond
to any enquiry from the press or other media concerning or relating to
this Agreement or its subject matter or any ancillary
matter.
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8.2
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Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement, either party may, after
consultation with the other party whenever practicable, make or permit to
be made an announcement concerning or relating to this Agreement or its
subject matter or any ancillary matter if and to the extent required
by:
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(a)
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law;
or
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(b)
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any
securities exchange on which either party’s securities are listed or
traded; or
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(c)
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any
regulatory or governmental or other authority with relevant powers to
which either party is subject or submits, whether or not the requirement
has the force of law.
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8.3
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Subject
to Clauses 8.1 and 8.2, each of the Seller and the Buyer undertakes with
the other that it shall both during and after the term of this Agreement
preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, and except
to the extent otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, not
directly or indirectly reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer or
use for its own or any other purposes such Confidential
Information.
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8.4
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Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement, either party may, after
consultation with the other party whenever practicable, disclose
Confidential Information if and to the
extent:
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(a)
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required
by law; or
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(b)
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required
by any securities exchange on which either party’s securities are listed
or traded; or
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(c)
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required
by any regulatory or governmental or other authority with relevant powers
to which either party is subject or submits (whether or not the authority
has the force of law); or
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(d)
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required
to vest the full benefit of this Agreement in that party or to enforce any
of the rights of that party in this Agreement;
or
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(e)
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required
by its professional advisers, officers, employees, consultants,
sub-contractors or agents to provide their services (and subject always to
similar duties of confidentiality);
or
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(f)
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that
information is in or has come into the public domain through no fault of
that party; or
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(g)
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the
other party has given prior written consent to the disclosure;
or
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(h)
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it
is necessary to obtain any relevant tax clearances from any appropriate
tax authority.
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8
The
restrictions contained in this clause 8.4 shall continue to apply after
Completion without limit in time.
9
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General
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Further
Assurance
9.1
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Without
prejudice to any restriction or limitation on the extent of any party’s
obligations under this Agreement, each party shall so far as each is
reasonably able, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute
or procure the execution of all such documents in a form reasonably
satisfactory to and at the cost of the other party concerned as such other
party may reasonably consider necessary to transfer the Shares to the
Buyer or otherwise to give any party the full benefit of this
Agreement.
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Assignment
9.2
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This
Agreement is personal to the parties and, except as provided in clauses
9.3 to 9.5, no party may assign, transfer, subcontract, delegate, charge
or otherwise deal in any other manner with this Agreement or any of its
rights or obligations nor grant, declare, create or dispose of any right
or interest in it without the prior written consent of the other
party.
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9.3
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The
Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer may at any time following
Completion reorganise its group, pursuant to which the Buyer may sell or
transfer all or any of the Shares or assets of the Company to an Affiliate
or assign (in whole or in part) its rights under this
Agreement. Accordingly, subject to clause 9.4, the Seller
agrees that the rights under this Agreement may be assigned (in whole or
in part) by the Buyer without the consent of the Seller to, and may be
enforced by, any Affiliate of the Buyer which is the legal or beneficial
owner from time to time of any or all of the Shares or assets of the
Company as if it were the Buyer under this
Agreement.
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9.4
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If
the rights under the whole or any part of this Agreement are assigned by
the Buyer to an Affiliate in accordance with clause 9.3 that Affiliate may
at any time assign those rights to any other Affiliate of the Buyer
provided that the Buyer shall procure that any Affiliate to whom any or
all of the rights under this Agreement are assigned shall assign such
rights back to the Buyer (or to another continuing Affiliate of the Buyer)
immediately prior to it ceasing to be an Affiliate of the
Buyer.
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9.5
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The
Buyer may assign (in whole or in part) its rights under this Agreement by
way of security to any bank and/or financial institution lending money or
making other banking facilities available to the Buyer or any of its
Affiliates.
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9.6
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Any
purported assignment, transfer, subcontracting, delegation, charging or
dealing in contravention of this clause 9 shall be
ineffective.
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Entire
Agreement
9.7
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This
Agreement and the documents referred to or incorporated in it constitute
the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement and supersede and extinguish any prior drafts, agreements,
undertakings, representations, warranties and arrangements of any nature
whatsoever, whether or not in writing, between the parties in relation to
the subject matter of this
Agreement.
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9.8
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Each
of the parties acknowledges and agrees that it has not entered into this
Agreement in reliance on any statement or representation of any person
(whether a party to this Agreement or not) other than as expressly
incorporated in this Agreement.
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9.9
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Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties irrevocably
and unconditionally waives any right or remedy it may have to claim
damages and/or to rescind this agreement by reason of any
misrepresentation (other than a fraudulent misrepresentation) having been
made to it by any person (whether party to this agreement or not) and upon
which it has relied in entering into this
agreement.
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9.10
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Each
of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the only cause of action
available to it under the terms of this Agreement shall be for breach of
contract.
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9.11
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Nothing
in this Agreement or in any other document referred to herein shall be
read or construed as excluding any liability or remedy as a result of
fraud.
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Waiver,
Variation and Release
9.12
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No
omission to exercise or delay in exercising on the part of any party to
this Agreement any right, power or remedy provided by law or under this
Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such right, power or remedy or any
other right, power or remedy or impair such right, power or remedy. No
single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall
preclude or impair any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or remedy provided by law or under this
Agreement.
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9.13
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Any
waiver of any right, power or remedy under this Agreement must be in
writing and may be given subject to any conditions thought fit by the
grantor. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any waiver shall be effective
only in the instance and only for the purpose for which it is
given.
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9.14
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No
variation to this Agreement shall be of any effect unless it is agreed in
writing and signed by or on behalf of each
party.
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Costs and
Expenses
9.15
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Each
party shall pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiation,
preparation; execution and carrying into effect of this Agreement and
other agreements forming part of the
transaction.
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Notices
9.16
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Any
communication to be given in connection with the matters contemplated by
this Agreement shall be in writing except where expressly provided
otherwise and shall either be delivered by hand or sent by first class
pre-paid post or facsimile transmission. Delivery by courier
shall be regarded as delivery by hand. A communication shall be
deemed to have been served:
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(a)
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if
delivered by hand at the address referred to in clause 9.17, at the time
of delivery;
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(b)
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if
sent by first class pre-paid post to the address referred to in clause
9.17, at the expiration of two clear days after the time of posting;
and
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(c)
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if
sent by facsimile to the number referred to in clause 9.17, at the time of
completion of transmission by the
sender.
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If a
communication would otherwise be deemed to have been delivered outside normal
business hours (being 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on a Business Day) under the preceding
provisions of this clause 9.16, it shall be deemed to have been delivered at the
next opening of such business hours.
9.17
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Such
communication shall be sent to the address of the relevant party referred
to in this Agreement or the facsimile number set out below or to such
other address or facsimile number may from time to time be notified in
writing to the other party in accordance with this clause
9.17. Each communication shall be marked for the attention of
the relevant person.
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Seller:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx Building, Pasea Estate, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands; facsimile number 86 10 5218 1952 for the attention of Xxxx
Xxxxx.
Buyer:
X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
facsimile number 86 10 5898 1301 for the attention of Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx.
Counterparts
9.18
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This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (whether original
or facsimile) and by the parties on different counterparts, but shall not
be effective until each party has executed at least one
counterpart.
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9.19
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Each
counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement but all the
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
agreement.
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Severability
9.20
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Each
of the provisions of this Agreement is severable. If any such
provision is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect
under the law of any jurisdiction, the legality, validity or
enforceability in that jurisdiction of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
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Effect of
Completion
9.21
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This
Agreement shall, to the extent that it remains to be performed, continue
in full force and effect notwithstanding
Completion.
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Interest
on Late Payments
9.22
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If
a party fails to pay any sum payable by it on the due date for payment
under this Agreement, it shall pay interest on the overdue sum for the
period from and including the due date of payment up to the date of actual
payment (after as well as before judgement) in accordance with clause
9.23.
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9.23
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The
interest referred to in clause 9.22 shall accrue from day to day and shall
be paid on demand at the rate of 0.1%. Unpaid interest shall compound
quarterly.
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Grossing-up
of payments
9.24
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All
amounts payable by the Seller to any person under this Agreement shall be
paid free of any rights of counterclaim or set off and without any
deductions or withholdings whatsoever, save only as may be required by any
applicable law.
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9.25
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If
any deductions or withholdings are required by law to be made from any of
the amounts payable by the Seller under this Agreement, the Seller shall
be obliged to pay to the recipient of the payment such amount as will,
after the deduction or withholding has been made, leave that person with
the same amount as it would have been entitled to receive in the absence
of any such requirement to make a deduction or
withholding.
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9.26
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If
Taxation is payable on any amount paid by the Seller to any person under
this Agreement, the amount payable shall be increased by such amount as
will ensure that, after payment of any Taxation charged on or in respect
of such payment, there shall be left an amount equal to that which would
otherwise be payable under this
Agreement.
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Set
Off
9.27
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All
payments to be made under this Agreement shall be paid in full without any
set-off or counterclaim.
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
9.28
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The
parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the British Virgin Islands to settle any dispute which may arise out of or
in connection with this Agreement.
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9.29
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the British Virgin Islands.
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SCHEDULE
1
Part 1
Particulars
of the Company
Name: Maypower
Limited
Registered
Number: 1499765
Date of
Incorporation: 17th March
2009
Place of
Incorporation: British Virgin Islands
Registered
Office: P. O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands.
Authorised
shares: 50,000 share
Issued
shares: one share
Shareholders
and shareholding: Unionway Resources Limited, 100% shareholding
Sole
Director: Xxxx Xxxxx
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SCHEDULE
1
Part
2
Particulars
of the Subsidiaries
Name:
Trinity Star Investments Limited
Registered
Number: 1247703
Date of
Incorporation: 17th June
2008
Place of
Incorporation: Hong Kong
Registered
Office: 19th Floor,
Xxxxxxx House, Nos. 00-000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx
Xxxx.
Authorised
shares: 1,000 shares
Issued
shares: 1,000 shares
Shareholders
and shareholding: Maypower Limited, 100% shareholding
Sole
Director: Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Beijing Chuanzhongchengzhen Medical Science and Technology Company
Ltd.
Registered
Number: 000000000000000
Date of
Incorporation: 5th May
2009
Place of
Incorporation: People’s Republic of China
Registered
Office: Room 1304, 1st floor,
00 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, People’s
Republic of China
Authorised
shares: one share
Issued
shares: one share
Shareholders
and shareholding: Trinity Star Investments Limited
Sole
Director: Shen Tao
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Name: Beijing
Yingcaibao Beauty Company Ltd.
Registered
Number: 110105011873413
Date of
Incorporation: 27th April
2009
Place of
Incorporation: People’s Republic of China
Registered
Office: 1st and
2nd
Floor, Building X-00, Xx. 00, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.
Authorised
shares: one share
Issued
shares: one share
Shareholders
and shareholding: Beijing Chuanzhongchengzhen Medical Science and Technology
Company Ltd, 100% shareholding
Sole
Director: Wu Yang
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SCHEDULE
2
Part 1
Documents
which have been delivered prior to or at execution of this
Agreement
1
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A
certified true copy of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the
Seller authorising the execution by the appropriate signatories on behalf
of the Seller of this Agreement.
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2
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A certified true copy of the resolutions of the
shareholders of the Seller authorising the transfer of the Shares in
accordance with section 175 of the
Act.]
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3
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A certificate in the agreed form executed by the
Seller confirming that there has been no breach of any of the
Warranties.
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SCHEDULE 2
Part 2
1
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A
written instrument of transfer in respect of the Shares duly executed by
the Seller in favour of the Buyer.
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2
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The
original share certificates for the Shares (if any) and any other
documents which may be required to give good title to the Shares and to
enable the Buyer to procure registration of the Shares in its name or as
it may direct.
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3
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A
certified true copy of the Company's register of members, updated so as to
reflect the transfer of the Shares to the Buyer as at the date of Completion.
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4
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The
resignations in the agreed form of each of the Directors of the
Company.
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5
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Certified
copy of the board resolution of the Company in the agreed form.
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SCHEDULE
3
Warranties
1
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The
Shares
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1.1
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The
Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares in the Company
and are fully paid or credited as fully paid. The Company has
not granted any options or other rights (whether exercisable now or in the
future and whether contingent or not) to subscribe for shares or other
securities in the Company.
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1.2
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The
Seller is the legal and beneficial owner of the Shares and has full
capacity and authority to sell the Shares in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.
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1.3
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There
is no Encumbrance on, over or affecting the Shares, no agreement to create
any Encumbrance has been made and no claim has been received by the Seller
that any person is entitled to any
Encumbrance.
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2
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Capacity
and Authority
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2.1
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This
Agreement constitutes binding obligations of the Seller in accordance with
its terms;
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2.2
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The
execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Seller of its
obligations under, this Agreement will
not:
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(a)
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result
in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any instrument to which the
Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound and which is material in
the context of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(b)
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result
in a breach of any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental
agency to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound and
which is material in the context of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(c)
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allow
any person to exercise any right to acquire the Shares, whether by reason
of any pre-emption right or otherwise;
or
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(d)
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require
the Seller to obtain any consent or approval of, or give any notice to or
make any registration with, any governmental or other authority which has
not been obtained or made at the date hereof both on an unconditional
basis and on a basis which cannot be revoked (save pursuant to any legal
or regulatory entitlement to revoke the same other than by reason of any
misrepresentation or misstatement).
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3
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The
Company and the Subsidiaries
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3.1
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Each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly incorporated and validly
existing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated.
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3.2
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The
Company has not, since incorporation, carried on any business or trade or
incurred any liabilities (including actual, future, contingent unqualified
or disputed liabilities), other than
investment.
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3.3
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The
Company does not own and has not owned since incorporation shares or other
interests in any corporate or other body other than the
Subsidiaries.
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3.4
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The
Company does not act or carry on and has never acted or carried on
business in partnership with any other person. The Company is
not, and never has been, a member of any unincorporated body, undertaking
or association.
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3.5
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The
Company has not and never has entered into any contract, commitment or
arrangement, whether written or otherwise and whether or not valid,
binding or legally enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
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3.6
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There
is no Encumbrance on, over or affecting any of the assets of the Company,
no agreement to create any Encumbrance has been made and no claim has been
received by the Seller that any person is entitled to any
Encumbrance.
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4
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Compliance
with laws
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4.1
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The
Company has not committed and is not liable for any criminal, illegal,
unlawful, ultra xxxxx or unauthorised act or breach of covenant, contract
or statutory duty and there is no violation of, or default with respect
to, any statute, regulation, order, decree or judgment of any court or
central or local government agency.
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4.2
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The
Company has not been a party to any understanding or assurance given to
any court or governmental or regulatory agency which is still in force and
there are no judgements or orders given or made by any court against the
Company which have not been fully satisfied and complied
with.
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5
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Accuracy
of information
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5.1
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The
information contained or referred to in Schedule 1 (The Company and the
Subsidiaries) is true, complete and accurate and not
misleading.
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5.2
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The
records, statutory books and books of account of the Company are duly
written up and maintained in accordance with all legal requirements
applicable thereto and all such books and all records and documents
(including, without limitation, all documents of title, accounts, books,
ledgers and contracts to which it is a party) which are the property of
the Company are in its possession or under its
control.
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6
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Employees
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The
Company does not have and never has had any employees, neither has it ever been
a party to any pension arrangements or any employee benefit or employee
incentive arrangements.
7
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Litigation
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7.1
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Neither
the Company nor any person for whose acts or omissions the Company may be
vicariously liable for are engaged in or subject to any civil, criminal or
arbitration proceedings or which have been issued and served and, as far
as the Seller is aware, there are no such proceedings pending or
threatened by or against the Company or against any such person and no
facts or circumstances likely to give rise to any such
proceedings.
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7.2
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There
is no investigation or inquiry which is or has been conducted by any
governmental or other body into the affairs of the Company and the Seller
is not aware of any circumstances which would give rise to such an
investigation or inquiry.
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8
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Insolvency
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8.1
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The
Company has not:
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(a)
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entered
into any arrangement or composition for the benefit of its creditors or
any of them nor has it (or its agent or nominee) convened a meeting of its
creditors;
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(b)
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been
the subject of a resolution for voluntary winding up under Part XII of the
Act nor has a meeting of its shareholders been called to consider a
resolution for winding up; or
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(c)
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had
a receiver appointed in respect of all or any of its
assets.
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8.2
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The
Company is not unable to pay its debts as they fall
due.
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8.3
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The
Company has not entered into any transaction at an undervalue nor been
given a preference which may be liable to be set aside or avoided for any
reason.
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8.4
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The
Company has not entered into or suffered nor has there occurred any
analogous proceedings to those specified
above.
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SCHEDULE
4
Position
pending Completion
1
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Pending
Completion the Seller will procure that each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries:
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1.1
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continues
to pay its creditors in the ordinary course of business or within the
usual terms of payment of such
creditors;
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1.2
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maintains
in force all insurance policies usually kept in force relating in whole or
in part to its business and
operations;
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1.3
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maintains
all licences, consents and authorisations which are needed to carry on its
business and comply with all applicable laws and regulations;
and
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1.4
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maintains
all accounting and other records in the ordinary and usual
course.
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2
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The
Seller shall not and shall procure that each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries shall not at any time prior to Completion without the prior
written consent of the Buyer do, allow or procure any act or omission
which would (or would be likely to) cause, constitute or result in a
breach of any of the Warranties if they were to be expressly repeated at
Completion or which would make any of Warranties untrue, incorrect,
inaccurate or misleading if they were expressly repeated at
Completion.
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3
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Without
prejudice to the generality of paragraph 2, the Seller shall procure that
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall not at any time prior to
Completion without the prior written consent of the
Buyer:
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3.1
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alter
its authorised shares or the rights attaching to any of its
shares;
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3.2
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create,
allot, issue, redeem, purchase, consolidate, convert or subdivide any
shares or loan capital or any securities convertible into shares or grant
any options for the issue of any such
securities;
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3.3
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subscribe
or otherwise acquire, or dispose of any shares in any
company;
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3.4
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acquire
or dispose of the whole or part of the undertaking of it or of any other
person, firm or company;
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3.5
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send
any notice to its shareholders or pass any shareholder
resolution;
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3.6
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cease
to carry on its business or be wound up or enter into receivership,
administrative receivership or any form of management or administration of
its assets;
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3.7
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permit
or suffer any of its insurances to lapse or do anything which would make
any such policy of insurance null or voidable, fail to notify any
insurance claim in accordance with the terms of the relevant policy or
settle any insurance claim below the amount
claimed;
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3.8
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make
any change to its auditors, its bankers or the terms of the mandate given
to such bankers in relation to its account(s), or change its accounting
reference date;
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3.9
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borrow
monies (other than by way of its agreed overdraft facility), accept credit
(other than normal trade credit), make payments out of or drawings on its
bank accounts other than in the ordinary and usual course or repay any
loan or financial facility;
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3.10
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make
any payment otherwise than on an arm’s length
basis;
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3.11
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enter
into or give or permit or suffer to subsist any guarantee of or indemnity
or contract of suretyship for or otherwise commit itself in respect of the
due payment of money or the performance of any contract, engagement or
obligation of any other person or
body;
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3.12
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declare
or pay any dividend or make any other
distribution;
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3.13
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enter
into any partnership, consortium, association or joint
venture;
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3.14
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engage
any employee;
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3.15
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make
any loan or give any credit (other than normal trade credit) or acquire
any loan capital of any corporate body (wherever
incorporated);
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3.16
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amend
or terminate any contract or commitment other than in the ordinary course
of business;
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3.17
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enter
into any leasing, hire, hire purchase or other agreement for payment on
deferred terms or any unusual or onerous contract or any other material or
major or long-term contract;
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3.18
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make
any change in its business or do any act or thing outside the ordinary
course of the business carried on by
it;
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3.19
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commence
or conduct any litigation (save for the collection of debts arising in the
ordinary course of business) or settle or compromise any claim or dispute;
or
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3.20
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enter
into any contract or non-binding commitment to do any of the acts or
matters referred to in this paragraph
3.
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4
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The
Seller shall not at any time prior to
Completion:
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4.1
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dispose
or attempt to dispose of any interest in the Shares or grant any option
over, or mortgage, charge or otherwise encumber any of the Shares;
or
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4.2
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enter
into or continue any discussions or negotiations with any persons as
regards the Shares or any part
thereof.
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ATTESTATIONS
SIGNED on
behalf of UNIONWAY RESOURCES LIMITED:
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Xxxxx Xxxx
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Signed
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Full
name (please
print)
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SIGNED on
behalf of HOLLYSYS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Signed
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Full
name (please print)
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