CHINACAST COMMUNICATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
CHINACAST
COMMUNICATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
XIE
JIQING
(xxx)
EAST
ACHIEVE LIMITED
SHANGHAI
XIJIU INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
(上海西就信息技术有限公司)
CHINA
LIANHE BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
(中国联合生物技术有限公司)
AND
LIJIANG
COLLEGE OF GUANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY
(广西师范大学漓江学院)
Dated:
September 28, 2009
THIS SHARE TRANSFER AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is
made on September 28, 2009 (the “Effective Date”) in Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”) by and
among:
(1)
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ChinaCast Communication
Holdings Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under
the laws of Bermuda, with its registered address at Canon’s Court, 22
Victoria Street, Hamilton HM12 Bermuda, (the “Purchaser”);
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(2)
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Xie Jiqing (xxx), an individual holding
the PRC identity card numbered XXXXX, of 16 South Alley, Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx00x), (the
“Existing
Shareholder”);
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(3)
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East Achieve Limited, a
limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, with its registered address at P.O. Box 957, Offshore
Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, (the
“Company”);
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(4)
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Shanghai Xijiu Information
Technology Co., Ltd. (上海西就信息技术有限公司), a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise incorporated under the laws of the PRC, with its
registered address at Suite 716-L, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxx000x716-L室), its legal
representative being Song Hongtao (宋xx) (the PRC identity
card numbered XXXXX), (“Xijiu”);
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(5)
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China Lianhe Biotechnology Co.,
Ltd. (中国联合生物技术有限公司),
a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC, with
its registered address at 1/F Main Factory Building, Xinpeng Biological
Xxxx, Langshan 2nd
Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen (深圳市南山区郎山二xxx生物园主厂房一楼),
its legal representative being Ai Luming (艾路明) (the PRC identity
card numbered XXXXX), (“Lianhe”);
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(6)
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Lijiang College of Guangxi
Normal University (广西师范大学漓江学院),
an institutional legal person incorporated under the laws of the PRC, with
its registered address at 3 Yanzhong Road, Yanshan Town, Yanshan District,
Guilin, Guangxi (广西xxxxxxxxxxxx0x), its legal
representative being Du Wentao (xxx) (the PRC identity
card numbered XXXXX), (the “College”).
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The
Purchaser, the Existing Shareholder, the Company, Xijiu, Lianhe and the College
are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a
“Party”.
RECITALS
A. The
Company has a total of 50,000 authorized shares with par value US$1.00 per
share, of which 2 shares are issued and outstanding. The Existing
Shareholder is the legal and beneficial owner of all issued and outstanding
shares of the Company, representing one hundred percent (100%) of all issued and
outstanding shares of the Company prior to the Closing (as defined below) (the
“Purchased
Shares”);
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B. The
Existing Shareholder desires to sell, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, all
the Purchased Shares under the terms and conditions hereof;
C. The
Company owns hundred percent (100%) equity interest in the Xijiu, which in turn
owns hundred percent (100%) equity interest in Lianhe (on a fully diluted
basis), free and clear of any Encumbrance (as defined below);
D. The
College is jointly sponsored by Lianhe and Guangxi Normal University. Lianhe
contributed RMB18,580,000, representing 100% of the operation capital of the
College; and
E. The
College shall be engaged in the business of full-time regular higher education,
and such other business activities as set out in its Institutional Legal Person
Certificate (the “College Principal
Business”).
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual promises
hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized terms used
in the English version of this Agreement and terms in bold
font used in the Chinese version of this Agreement shall have
the following meanings:
“Action”
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with
respect to a specified Person means (a) in the case of an individual, such
Person’s spouse and lineal descendants (whether natural or adopted) or any
trust formed and maintained solely for the benefit of such Person, such
Person’s spouse and/or such lineal descendants, and (b) in the case of any
Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control
with, the Person specified.
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“Applicable Laws” or
“Applicable
Law”
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means,
with respect to any Person, relevant provisions of any constitution,
treaty, statute, law, regulation, ordinance, code, rule, judgment, rule of
common law, order, decree, award, injunction, government approval,
concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, requirement,
or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or
determination by, or interpretation and administration of any of the
foregoing by, any Governmental Authority, whether in effect as at the date
hereof or thereafter and in each case as amended or re-enacted, applicable
to such Person or any of its assets or
undertakings.
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“Arbitration
Notice”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 11.4(b).
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“Associate”
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means
with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation or organization (other than
the Group Companies) of which such Person is an officer or partner or is,
directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more
of any class of equity securities, (b) any trust or other estate in which
such Person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such
Person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity, and (c) any relative or
spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same
home as such Person.
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“Business
Day”
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any
day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in Hong Kong, New
York or the PRC) on which banks generally are open for business in Hong
Kong, New York and the PRC.
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“Centre”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 11.4(c).
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“Closing”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 4.1.
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“Closing
Date”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 4.1.
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“Company”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“Confidential
Information”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 9.
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means,
with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation, memorandum
of association, articles of association, joint venture agreement,
shareholders agreement, or similar constitutive documents for such
Person.
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“Contract”
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means
any agreement, arrangement, bond, commitment, franchise, indemnity,
indenture, instrument, lease, license, permit, or binding understanding,
whether or not in writing.
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(including
the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by” and
“under common Control
with”) means, with respect to any Person, direct or indirect
possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
or policies (with respect to operational or financial control or
otherwise) of such Person, whether through the ownership of securities, by
contract or otherwise.
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“Covenantor” and “Covenantors”
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have
the respective meaning set out in Section 5.1.
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“Disclosure
Schedule”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 5.1.
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“Effective
Date”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“Encumbrance”
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means
(a) any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, hypothecation, deed of trust,
title retention, security interest, or other third-party rights of any
kind securing or conferring any priority of payment in respect of any
obligation of any Person; (b) any easement or covenant granting a right of
use or occupancy to any Person; (c) any proxy, power of attorney, voting
trust agreement, interest, option, right of first offer, right of
pre-emptive negotiation, or refusal or transfer restriction in favor of
any Person; (d) any adverse claim as to title, possession, or use, and
includes any agreement or arrange for any of the same.
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“Existing
Shareholder”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“Financial
Statements”
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“Governmental
Official”
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“Governmental
Authority”
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means
any government or political subdivision thereof, whether on a federal,
central, state, provincial, municipal or local level and whether
executive, legislative or judicial in nature, including any agency,
authority, board, bureau, commission, court, department or other
instrumentality thereof.
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“Group Company
Contracts”
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“Group
Companies”
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means
the Company, Xijiu, Lianhe, the College and all other direct or indirect,
current or future Subsidiaries of the foregoing, and the “Group Company” means any
of the Group Companies.
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“HK Dollar” or “HK$”
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means
the lawful currency of Hong Kong.
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“knowledge”
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means,
with respect to a Person’s “knowledge,” the actual knowledge of such
Person and that knowledge which should have been acquired by such Person
after making such due inquiry and exercising such due diligence as a
prudent business Person would have made or exercised in the management of
his or her business affairs, including due inquiry of those officers,
directors, key employees and professional advisers (including attorneys,
accountants and consultants) of the Person and its
Affiliates.
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“Lianhe”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“College”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“College Principal
Business”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“Losses”
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means
all direct or indirect losses, liabilities, damages, deficiencies,
diminution in value, suits, debts, obligations, interest, penalties,
expenses, judgments or settlements of any nature or kind, including all
costs and expenses related thereto, including without limitation
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, court costs, amounts paid in
settlement and expenses of investigation, whether at law or in equity,
whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, of any kind or
nature.
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“Material Adverse
Effect”
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means
a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
assets relating to, or results or prospects of operation of or business
(as presently conducted and proposed to be conducted) of the Person(s)
specified.
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“Party” and “Parties”
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shall
be construed as broadly as possible and shall include an individual, a
partnership (including a limited liability partnership), a company, an
association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, a trust,
a joint venture (including a sino-foreign equity joint venture or
sino-foreign cooperative join venture), an unincorporated organization and
a Governmental Authority.
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means
the People’s Republic of China, solely for purposes of this Agreement,
excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region and
Taiwan.
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“PRC
GAAP”
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means
the generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC.
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means
the preamble of this Agreement.
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“Proprietary
Assets”
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means
all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
domain names, copyrights, copyright registrations and applications and all
other rights corresponding thereto, inventions, databases and all rights
therein, all computer software including all source code, object code,
firmware, development tools, files, records and data, including all media
on which any of the foregoing is stored, formulas, designs, trade secrets,
confidential and proprietary information, proprietary rights, know-how and
processes of a company, and all documentation related to any of the
foregoing.
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“Purchaser”
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has
the meaning set out in the Preamble.
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“Purchased
Price”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 2.1.
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“Purchased
Shares”
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has
the meaning set out in the Recitals.
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means
the recitals of this Agreement.
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“Registered Intellectual
Property”
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means
all Proprietary Assets of any Group Company, wherever located, that is the
subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other
document issued by, filed with or recorded by any Governmental
Authority.
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“Restructuring”
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means
(1) Lianhe has obtained the approval issued by the China Securities
Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) regarding the transfer of the 11.1% equity
interest in Tianfeng Securities Co., Ltd. (天风证券有限责任公司)
(the “Tianfeng Equity”) held by Lianhe to Wuhan Humanwell Hi-Tech Industry
Co., Ltd. (武汉人福高科技产业股份有限公司,
“Wuhan Humanwell”), and the transfer registration has been made with
competent administration authority for industry and commerce; and (2)
Wuhan Hengjiantong Technology Co., Ltd. (武汉恒健通科技有限责任公司)
and Wuhan Humanwell sell 100% equity interest in Lianhe to
Xijiu.
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“RMB”
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means
the lawful currency of the PRC.
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“Restated
Articles”
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means
the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company adopted on or prior to the Closing, attached hereto as EXHIBIT
A.
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“SAFE”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 3.1.
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“SAFE
Circular”
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has
the meaning set out in Section 11(c) of EXHIBIT FD.
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“Securities
Act”
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“Subsidiary”
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means,
with respect to any given Person, any other Person that is not a natural person and
that is Controlled by such given Person.
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“Transaction
Agreements”
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“US GAAP”
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means
the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of
America.
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“US Dollar” or “US$”
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means
the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
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“Xijiu”
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has
the meaning set out in the
Preamble.
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1.2 Interpretation. For
all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided, (a) the terms defined in this Section 1 shall have
the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1 and include the plural
as well as the singular, (b) all accounting terms not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under US
GAAP, (c) all references in this Agreement
to designated “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the
designated Sections and other subdivisions of the body of
this Agreement, (d) pronouns of either
gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other
pronoun forms, (e) the words “herein”,
“hereof”, and “hereunder” and other words
of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular Section or other subdivision, (f) all references in this Agreement to
designated exhibits are to the exhibits attached to this Agreement unless explicitly stated otherwise, (g)
“include”, “includes”, “including”, and other words of similar import are deemed to be
followed by “without limitation” whether or not they are in fact followed by
such words or words of like import, (h) the titles of the sections and
subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to be considered in construing this Agreement, (i) any reference in this
Agreement to any “Party”
or any other Person shall be construed so as to include its successors in title,
permitted assigns and permitted transferees, and (j) any reference in this
Agreement to any agreement or instrument is a reference to that agreement or
instrument as amended or novated. This Agreement shall be construed
according to its fair language. The rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in interpreting this Agreement.
2. AGREEMENT
TO PURCHASE AND SELL SHARES
2.1 Agreement to Purchase and
Sell. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Existing
Shareholder, as the sole registered holder and beneficial owner of all the
Purchased Shares, hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
hereby agree to purchase from the Existing Shareholder, on the Closing Date, all
the Purchased Shares, free from any Encumbrance and together with all rights and
advantages attached or accruing to them on and after the Effective Date. Immediately after the Closing
contemplated under this Agreement, the Purchaser shall own all issued shares of
the Company.
3. CONSIDERATION
AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
3.1 Consideration. The
total purchase price paid by Purchaser for the purchase of all the Purchased
Shares is RMB365,000,000 or the equivalent US Dollars or HK Dollars (the “Purchase Price”), which shall
be the net value to be paid by the Purchaser to the Existing
Shareholder. For the purpose of this Agreement, the foreign exchange
rate for RMB against US Dollar or HK Dollar shall be the central parity of
foreign exchange rate for RMB against US Dollar or HK Dollar published by the
State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (the “SAFE”) at its official website
xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx
at the respective date of payment.
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3.2 Payment
Schedule.
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(1)
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The First
Payment: Within ten (10) Business Days after the
Effective Date, the Purchaser shall pay RMB100,000,000 or equivalent US
Dollars or HK Dollars to the Existing
Shareholder;
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(2)
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The Second
Payment: Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions specified in Section 7 hereof, the Purchaser shall pay
RMB195,000,000 or equivalent US Dollars or HK Dollars to the Existing
Shareholder;
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(3)
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The Third
Payment: Within thirty (30) days commencing on August
31, 2010 and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in
Section 7 of EXHIBIT F
before August 31, 2010 , the Purchaser shall pay RMB70,000,000 or
equivalent US Dollars or HK Dollars to the Existing
Shareholder;
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3.3 Adjustment
to the Consideration. The Existing Shareholder shall guarantee
that the PRC GAAP tax-based net profit of the College for the 2009 academic year
(i.e. from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010) (the “2009 Net Profit”)shall not be
less than RMB55,000,000. In case of any short fall, the Purchaser is
entitled to deduct the amount calculated based on the following formula from the
Third Payment.
“Deduction
Amount=(RMB55,000,000-2009 Net Profit) ×6.6”
(Currency
Unit: RMB)
4. CLOSINGS;
DELIVERIES
4.1 Closing. The purchase
and sale of the Purchased Shares shall take place remotely via the
exchange of documents and signatures (the “Closing”) on the date of the satisfaction
or waiver of all the conditions set forth in Section
7 hereto, or at
such other time and date as may be mutually agreed upon by the Existing
Shareholder and the Purchaser (the “Closing Date”).
4.2 Closing
Deliveries. At the
Closing:
(a) The
Parties to the Transaction Agreements shall exchange duly executed signature
pages to the Transaction Agreements remotely via facsimile, or by such other
methods as mutually agreed by the Parties thereto;
(b) The
Company and the Existing Shareholder shall (i) deliver to the Purchaser duly
executed transfer instruments (including instruments of transfer) by the
Existing Shareholder in respect of the Purchased Shares purchased by such
Purchaser in favor of the Purchaser or its nominees together with the original
relevant share certificate(s), (ii) deliver to the Purchaser, free and clear of
any Encumbrance, a new share certificate registered in its name or the name(s)
of its nominee(s) as directed by the Purchaser, evidencing the number of
Purchased Shares purchased by the Purchaser; (iii) enter the Purchaser in the
register of members of the Company as a holder of the Purchased Shares purchased
by the Purchaser, free and clear of any Encumbrance, evidencing the Purchaser’s
Purchased Shares as having been duly transferred, (iv) deliver to the Purchaser
a certified true copy of the register of members of the Company reflecting the
transfer of the Purchased Shares purchased by the Purchaser, and (v) deliver to
the Purchaser all other items required at the Closing under Section 7.1.
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4.3 Ownership. Upon
the Closing, the Purchaser shall become exclusively entitled to the sole
beneficial ownership of the Purchased Shares purchased by it.
5. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
5.1 Representations and
Warranties of Group Companies and Existing Shareholder. The
Group Companies, the Existing Shareholder (each, the “Covenantor” and collectively,
the “Covenantors”),
jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Purchaser, except as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedule (the “Disclosure Schedule”) attached
to this Agreement as EXHIBIT C (which
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to modify the representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement) and as limited in EXHIBIT D, that
the representations and warranties set forth in EXHIBIT D are
true as of the Effective Date and will be true as of the Closing Date (except
for such representations and warranties that speak as of a particular date, in
which case, such representations and warranties shall be true as of such
date).
5.2 Representations and
Warranties of Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby, represents and
warrants to the Company that the representations and warranties set forth in EXHIBIT E are
true as of the Effective Date and will be true as of the Closing
Date.
6. COVENANTS
OF COVENANTORS
The Covenantors jointly and severally
covenant to the Purchaser as set forth in EXHIBIT
F.
7. CLOSING
CONDITIONS
7.1 Conditions to Purchaser’
Obligations at Closing. The obligation of the Purchaser to
purchase the Purchased Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment on or
prior to the Closing, to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, or waiver by the
Purchaser, of the conditions as set forth in EXHIBIT
G.
7.2 Conditions to Existing
Shareholder’s Obligations at Closing. The obligation of the
Existing Shareholder to sell the Purchased Shares at the Closing is subject to
the fulfillment or waiver by the Existing Shareholder of the conditions as set
forth in EXHIBIT
H.
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8. INDEMNIFICATION
The
Covenantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Purchaser and their respective Affiliates, together with the employees,
officers, directors, managing directors and partners of the foregoing, from and
against any and all Losses, directly or indirectly, arising out of, relating to,
connected with or incidental to any breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by any of the Covenantors in this Agreement or in any
Transaction Agreements. The Covenantors shall indemnify the Purchaser
to guatantee the Purchaser shall not be liable for any Losses, liabilities,
obligations, responsibilities or debts, whether contractual or otherwise, or any
taxes or any other undertakings of any of the Group Companies incurred from or
arose out of or as a result of events which happened before the
Closing. In the event that the Purchaser and their respective
Affiliates, together with the employees, officers, directors, managing directors
and partners of the foregoing, incur any Losses, directly or indirectly, arising
out of, relating to, connected with or incidental to any breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by any of the Covenantors
in this Agreement or in any Transaction Agreements, the Purchaser is entitle to
deduct the amount equivalent to such Losses from the unpaid Purchase
Price. The agreements in this Section 8 shall survive any termination
of this Agreement.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
AND NON-DISCLOSURE
9.1 Confidentiality. From
the Effective Date, each Party shall, and shall cause any Person who is Controlled by such Party to, keep confidential the terms, conditions, and existence of
this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements and any
related documentation, the identities of any of the Parties,
and other information of a non-public nature received from any other Party or prepared by such Party exclusively in
connection herewith or therewith (collectively, the “Confidential Information”)
except as the Existing Shareholder and the Purchaser shall mutually agree
otherwise; provided, that any
Party hereto may disclose Confidential
Information or permit the disclosure of Confidential
Information (a) to the extent required by Applicable Law or the rules of any stock exchange; provided that such
Party shall, where practicable and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law,
provide the other Parties with prompt written notice of that fact and use all
reasonable efforts to seek (with the cooperation and reasonable efforts of the
other Parties) a protective order, confidential treatment or other appropriate
remedy; and in such event, such Party shall furnish only that portion of the
information which is legally required to be disclosed and shall exercise
reasonable efforts to keep such information confidential to the extent
reasonably requested by any such other Parties, (b) to its
officers, directors, employees, and professional advisors on a need-to-know
basis for the performance of its obligations in connection herewith so long as
such Party advises each Person to whom
any Confidential Information is so disclosed as to the
confidential nature thereof, (c) in the case of the Purchaser, its auditors,
counsel, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners or investors for
the purposes of purchase reporting or inter-purchase reporting so long as the
Purchaser advises each Person to whom any Confidential Information is so
disclosed as to the confidential nature thereof, and (d) to
its current or bona fide prospective Purchaser, investment bankers and any
Person otherwise providing substantial debt or equity
financing to such Party so long as the Party advises each Person to whom any Confidential Information is so disclosed as to the confidential
nature thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Confidential Information does not include
information that (i) was already in the possession of the
receiving Party before such disclosure by the disclosing
Party, (ii) is or becomes available to
the public other than as a result of disclosure by the receiving Party in violation of this Section 9, or (iii) is or becomes available to
the receiving Party from a third party
who has no confidentiality obligations to the disclosing Party.
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9.2 Press Releases. The
Parties shall not make any announcement regarding the consummation of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement, other Transaction Agreements and any
related documentation in a press release, conference, advertisement,
announcement, professional or trade publication, marketing materials or
otherwise to the general public without the Existing Shareholder’s and the
Purchaser’ prior written consent.
10. TERMINATION
10.1 Termination of
Agreement. Subject to other provisions herein, this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall terminate (a) unless
otherwise agreed by the Existing Shareholder and the Purchaser in writing, upon
the expiration of one (1) month following the Effective Date , if all closing
conditions set out in Section 7.1 are not either
fulfilled or waived in writing by the Purchaser, and all closing conditions set
out in Section 7.2 are not either fulfilled or
waived in writing by the Existing Shareholder on or prior to one (1) month
following the Effective Date; or (b) upon the mutual consent in writing of the
Existing Shareholder and the Purchaser. Within five (5) days after
the termination of this Agreement, the Existing Shareholder shall return the
Purchase Price having been paid by the Purchaser to the Purchaser in a lump
sum.
10.2 Effect of
Termination. If this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.1 above, then this Agreement shall become void and have no further effect; provided, that no
Party shall be relieved of any liability
of any nature for a breach of this Agreement or for any
misrepresentation hereunder, nor shall such termination be
deemed to constitute a waiver of any available remedy (including specific performance if available) for any such breach or
misrepresentation.
10.3 Survival. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary, the provisions of Section 8
(Indemnification), Section 9 (Confidentiality and
Non-Disclosure), this Section 10 (Termination), and Section
11.4 (Dispute
Resolution) shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
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11.2 Expenses. All
expenses and taxes incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement will be borne by the Party incurring such expenses and
taxes. All costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution of this Agreement and obtaining the required approval,
including the costs and expenses for its own legal counsel, accountant,
translator and other professionals, shall be borne by the Party incurring the
same. If the Purchaser is held to have the obligations of withholding
under the PRC laws, the Purchase is entitled to be indemnified for all the taxes
and expenses having been paid by the Purchaser.
11.3 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all
respects in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong.
(b) If
the Dispute is not resolved within fifteen (15) days following the date on which
such notice is given, the Dispute shall be submitted to arbitration upon the
request of any Party to the Dispute with notice to each other Party to the
Dispute (the “Arbitration
Notice”).
(c) The
arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong under the auspices of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “Centre”). There
shall be three (3) arbitrators. The Purchaser shall choose one (1)
arbitrator, the Covenantors shall collectively choose one (1) arbitrator and the
two (2) arbitrators shall jointly select the third arbitrator who shall serve as
the chairman of the arbitration tribunal. If any of the members of
the arbitral tribunal have not been appointed within thirty (30) days after the
Arbitration Notice is given, the relevant appointment shall be made by the
Secretary General of the Centre.
(d) The
arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The
arbitration tribunal shall apply the Arbitration Rules of the
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, as administered by the
Centre at the time of the arbitration. However, if such rules are in
conflict with the provisions of this Section 11.4, including the provisions concerning the
appointment of arbitrators, the provisions of this Section 11.4 shall prevail.
(e) The
arbitrators shall decide any Dispute submitted by the Parties strictly in accordance with the substantive law of Hong
Kong; provided
that when the published laws of Hong Kong do not cover a certain matter,
international legal principles and practices shall apply.
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(f) Each
Party to the arbitration shall cooperate with the other Parties to the
arbitration in making full disclosure of and providing complete access to all
information and documents requested by such other Party in connection with such
arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding
on such Party.
(g) The
costs of arbitration shall be borne by the losing Party, unless otherwise
determined by the arbitration tribunal.
(h) When
any Dispute occurs and when any Dispute is under arbitration, except for the
matters in dispute, the Parties shall continue to fulfill their respective
obligations and shall be entitled to exercise their rights under this
Agreement.
(i) The
award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the Parties,
and the prevailing Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for
enforcement of such award.
(j) Any
Party shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief from any court of
competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of the arbitral
tribunal.
(k) During
the course of the arbitration tribunal’s adjudication of the Dispute, this
Agreement shall continue to be performed except with respect to the part in
dispute and under adjudication.
11.5 Entire Agreement. This
Agreement, the Transaction Agreements, and any transaction
agreement the execution of which is contemplated hereunder and thereunder and
the schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto constitute the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and
supersede all prior written or oral understandings or agreements with respect to
the subject matter hereof and thereof.
11.6 Notices. Except
as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other
communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
conclusively deemed to have been duly given (a) when hand delivered to the other
Party, upon delivery; (b) when sent by facsimile at the number set forth on Error!
Reference source not found.B hereto, upon
receipt of confirmation of error-free transmission; (c) five (5) Business Days
after deposit in the mail as air mail or certified mail, receipt requested,
postage prepaid and addressed to the other Parties as set forth on Error!
Reference source not found.B hereto; or (d)
three (3) Business Days after deposit with an overnight delivery service,
postage prepaid, addressed to the other Parties as set forth on Error!
Reference source not found.B hereto with next
Business Day delivery guaranteed, provided that the
sending Party receives a confirmation of delivery from the delivery service
provider.
Each Party making a communication
hereunder by facsimile shall promptly confirm by telephone to the Party to whom
such communication was addressed each communication made by it by facsimile
pursuant hereto but the absence of such confirmation shall not affect the
validity of any such communication. A Party may change or supplement
the addresses given in Error!
Reference source not found.B, or designate
additional addresses, for purposes of this Section 11.6 by giving, the other Parties written notice of
the new address in the manner set forth above.
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11.7 Amendments and
Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended only with
the written consent of the Existing Shareholder and the
Purchaser. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section 11.7 shall be binding upon all Parties
hereto, and their respective permitted assigns.
11.9 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be
invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be construed, to the extent
feasible, so as to render the provision enforceable and to provide for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on substantially the same
terms as originally set forth herein, and if no feasible interpretation would
save such provision, it shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement,
which shall remain in full force and effect unless the severed provision is
essential to the rights or benefits intended by the Parties. In such
event, the Parties shall use best efforts to negotiate, in good faith, a
substitute, valid and enforceable provision or agreement which most nearly
effects the Parties’ intent in entering into this Agreement.
11.10 Survival of Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Covenantors as set forth in EXHIBIT D shall be deemed being made as of the
Effective Date and the Closing Date, and shall remain true, correct and
effective within two (2) years after the Closing Date with respect to the facts
and conditions existing as of the Effective Date and the Closing
Date.
11.12 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
PURCHASER:
EXECUTED AS A
DEED
by ChinaCast
Communication
Holdings Limited
and
acting by Xxx Xxxx
/s/ Xxx
Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxx
Director
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
EXISTING
SHAREHOLDER:
EXECUTED
AS A DEED
SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED
by Xie Jiqing (xxx)
the
holder of the People’s Republic of China
ID Card
No. XXXXX
/s/ Xie
Jiqing
Xie
Jiqing
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
COMPANY:
EXECUTED AS A
DEED
by East Achieve
Limited
and
acting by Xie
Jiqing (xxx)
/s/ Xie
Jiqing
Xie
Jiqing
Director
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
EXECUTED AS A
DEED
by Shanghai Xijiu
Information
and Technology Co.,
Ltd.
上海西就信息技术有限公司
/s/ Song
Hongtao
Song
Hongtao
Legal
Representative
Company
Chop
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
EXECUTED AS A
DEED
by China Lianhe Biotechnology Co.,
Ltd.
中国联合生物技术有限公司
/s/ Ai
Luming
Ai
Luming
Legal
Representative
Company
Chop
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their respective duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
EXECUTED AS A
DEED
by Lijiang College
of
Guangxi Normal
University
广西师范大学漓江学院
/s/ Du
Wentao
Du
Wentao
Legal
Representative
Official
Chop
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Restated Articles | |
Exhibit B | Notice | |
Exhibit C | Disclosure Schedule | |
Exhibit D | Representations and Warranties of Covenantors | |
Exhibit E | Representation and Warranties of Purchaser | |
Exhibit F | Covenants of Covenantors | |
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Exhibit
G
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Conditions
to Purchaser’ Obligations at
Closing
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Exhibit
H
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Conditions
to Existing Shareholder’s Obligations at
Closing
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EXHIBIT
A
RESTATED
ARTICLES
[Intentionally
Omitted]
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EXHIBIT
B
NOTICE
For the
purpose of the notice provisions contained in the Transaction Agreements, the
following are the initial addresses of each party thereto:
In
case of the Purchaser:
Address:
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Suite
3316, 00/X Xxx XXX, 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx
Xxxx
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Fax Number: | 000-0000 0000 |
Attention:
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Xxx
Xxxx
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In
case of the Existing Shareholder:
Address:
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Suite
501, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx,
the
PRC (xxxxxxxxxx0000xxxxxXx000x)
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Post Code: | 200437 |
Fax Number: | 00-00 00000000 |
Attention:
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Xie Jiqing (xxx)
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In
case of the Group Companies:
Address:
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Suite
501, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
the
PRC (xxxxxxxxxx0000xxxxxXx000x)
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Post Code: | 200437 |
Fax Number: | 00-00 00000000 |
Attention:
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Xie Jiqing (xxx)
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EXHIBIT
C
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
[Intentionally
Omitted]
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EXHIBIT
D
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF COVENANTORS
1.
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Organization, Standing
and Qualification. Each of the Group Companies is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing (or equivalent status in the
relevant jurisdiction) under, and by virtue of, the laws of the place of
its incorporation or establishment and has all requisite power and
authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and to perform each of its
obligations hereunder and under any Transaction Agreement to which it is a
party. Each of the Group Companies is qualified or licensed to
do business and is in good standing (or equivalent status in the relevant
jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction where failure to be so qualified or
licensed would have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the
Group Companies and the Existing Shareholder is in receivership or
liquidation; no steps have been taken to enter into liquidation; and no
petition has been presented for winding up any Group Company; and there
are no grounds on which a petition or application could be based for the
winding up or appointment of a receiver of any Group Company or the
Existing Shareholder. Xijiu, Lianhe and the College has passed
the annual inspection conducted by the competent registration or
administration authorities each year since their
establishment.
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2.
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Capitalization.
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(a)
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Immediately
prior to the Closing, the authorized share capital of the Company consists
of the following:
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(i)
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Shares. A total
of 50,000 authorized Shares with par value of US$1.00 per share, of which
2Shares are issued and outstanding.
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(ii)
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Options, Warrants,
Reserved Shares. Except for the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, there are no subscriptions,
options, warrants, conversion privileges, pre-emptive or other rights or
Contracts with respect to the issuance of any shares of the Company or
with respect to sale by the Existing Shareholder of the Purchased
Shares. No shares (including the Purchased Shares) of the
Company’s outstanding share capital, or other shares issuable by the
Company, are subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or
other rights to purchase such shares (whether in favor of the Company or
any other Person).
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(b)
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Xijiu’s Registered
Capital. Immediately prior to the Closing, the
registered capital of Xijiu is US$1,000,000, all of which has been
contributed in full and duly verified by a certified accountant registered
in the PRC, and the verification report was timely filed with the relevant
PRC Governmental Authority. The Company owns one hundred
percent (100%) of the equity interest of Xijiu, which is free and clear of
any Encumbrance.
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(c)
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Lianhe’s Registered
Capital. Immediately prior to the Closing, the
registered capital of Lianhe is RMB132,000,000, all of which has been
contributed in full and duly verified by a certified accountant registered
in the PRC, and the verification report was timely filed with the relevant
PRC Governmental Authority. Xijiu owns one hundred percent
(100%) of the equity interest of Lianhe, which is free and clear of any
Encumbrance.
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(d)
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College’s Operation
Capital. Immediately prior to the Closing, the operation
capital of the College is RMB18,580,000, all of which has been contributed
in full and duly verified by a certified accountant registered in the PRC,
and the verification report was timely filed with the relevant PRC
Governmental Authority. The College is jointly sponsored by
Lianhe and Guangxi Normal University. Lianhe contributed
RMB18,580,000, representing one hundred percent (100%) of the operation
capital of the College. The sponsor’s interest of Lianhe is
free and clear of any Encumbrance.
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(e)
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No Encumbrance.
Except for the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Agreements,
none of the Covenantors or any of their respective Affiliates is a party
to any Contracts by which any of them is bound or obligated to transfer or
assign or create any Encumbrance on any interest, economic or otherwise,
in any equity interests of any Group Company to any
Person. Except for the Transaction Agreements, there is no
other Contracts between or among the Existing Shareholder and/or any other
shareholders of any Group Company with respect to the ownership or voting
or Control of any Group Company.
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3.
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Subsidiaries; Group
Structure. Except as specified in this Section 3 of EXHIBIT D,
and subject to Section 3 of the Disclosure
Schedule, no Group Company has any Subsidiary or presently own or Control,
directly or indirectly, any interest in any other Person. The
Group Companies do not maintain any offices or branches or Subsidiaries
except for the office at the
College.
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4.
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Due
Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the
Group Companies and, as applicable, their respective officers, directors
and shareholders necessary for (a) the authorization, execution and
delivery of, and the performance of all obligations of the Group Companies
under this Agreement and any other agreements the execution of which is
contemplated hereunder (together the “Transaction
Agreements”), and (b) the authorization for transfer of all of the
Purchased Shares under this Agreement has been taken or will be taken
prior to the Closing. Each of the Group Companies has all
requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each
Transaction Agreement to which a Covenantor is a party is a valid and
binding obligation of such Covenantor, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability
of equitable remedies.
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5.
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Clean
Title.
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(a)
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The
Existing Shareholder is the sole registered holder and beneficial owner of
all the Purchased Shares, and owns all rights attaching to such interest,
and is entitled to sell and transfer to the Purchaser the full legal and
beneficial ownership of such Purchased Shares on the terms of this
Agreement and free from any
Encumbrance.
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(b)
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The
issued and outstanding share capital of the Group Companies (including the
Purchased Shares) are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid
and nonassessable (and in case of Xijiu or Lianhe, its registered capital
has been contributed in full,; in case of the College, its operation
capital has been contributed). All outstanding shares
(including the Purchased Shares), options, warrants and other securities
of the Company have been issued (and the transfer of Purchased Shares
under this Agreement shall be) in full compliance with the requirements of
all Applicable Laws, including, to the extent applicable, the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the United States Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or in compliance
with applicable exemptions therefrom, and all other provisions of
applicable securities laws and regulations, including, without limitation,
anti-fraud provisions, and the Company’s respective Constitutional
Documents at the time of such issuance or
transfer.
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6.
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Financial
Statement.
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(a)
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Prior
to the date of the Closing, the Group Companies have delivered to the
Purchaser their consolidated financial statements and management accounts
(including balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash flow
statement) as of June 30, 2009 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”).
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(b)
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The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with PRC
GAAP. None of the Group Companies has changed any of the
accounting principles or practices used by it in the
past.
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(c)
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The
Financial Statements are accurate and complete in all material respects
and present fairly the financial position of each Group Company as of the
respective dates thereof and the results of operations of each Group
Company for the periods covered thereby. In particular, the
Financial Statements reflect all debts, liabilities, and obligations of
any nature whether due or to become due, (including, without limitation,
absolute liabilities, accrued liabilities, and contingent liabilities) of
the Group Companies as at June 30, 2009, and contain all necessary
reserves, provisions and accruals in accordance with PRC
GAAP. The Financial Statements present an accurate picture of
the net assets, financing and results of operations of the Group Companies
taken as a whole in accordance with PRC GAAP as at June 30,
2009.
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(d)
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All
transactions conducted by the Group Companies have been duly recorded on
their books and in their accounting records to the extent required by PRC
GAAP and other applicable local accounting provisions and
regulations. As at June 30, 2009, the Group Companies have not
incurred, assumed or guaranteed any liabilities or debts of any nature
(whether due, fixed, contingent or otherwise) that were material to the
business of any Group Companies and were not reflected or expressly
provisioned against in the Financial
Statements.
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(e)
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Except
as set forth in the Financial Statements and in the Disclosure Schedule,
(i) none of the Group Companies have any liability or obligation, absolute
or contingent (individually or in the aggregate), or any indebtedness for
borrowed money that it has directly or indirectly created, incurred,
assumed or guaranteed; (ii) no Group Company is a guarantor or indemnitor
of any liability, obligation or indebtedness of any Person, (iii) the
Existing Shareholder is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any liability,
obligation or indebtedness of any Group Company, and (iv) none of the
Covenantors has pledged or created any Encumbrance over any of its
interest in the securities of any Group
Company.
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(f)
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As
of the Effective Date and the Closing Date, the Company has the sole asset
of long term investment in Xijiu, except for which it has no other assets
or debts. As of the Effective Date and the Closing Date, Xijiu
has the sole asset of long term investment in Lianhe, except for which it
has no other assets or debts. As of the Effective Date and the
Closing Date, Lianhe has the sole asset of long term investment in the
College, except for which it has no other assets or
debts.
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7.
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Title to Properties
and Assets. Each Group Company has good and marketable title to its
properties and assets, and none of its properties and assets is subject to
any Encumbrance. With respect to the properties and assets it
leases, each Group Company is in compliance with each lease to which it is
a party and such Group Company holds valid leasehold interests in such
properties and assets.
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8.
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Status of Proprietary
Assets.
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(a)
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Each
Group Company (i) has independently developed and owns free and clear of
any Encumbrance, or (ii) has a valid right or license to use, all
Proprietary Assets, including Registered Intellectual Property, necessary
and appropriate for its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted and without any conflict with or infringement of the rights of
others. Section 8 of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of Proprietary Assets,
including all Registered Intellectual Property, of each Group
Company. Each of the Group Companies has taken all steps it
reasonably considers necessary (including registrations with, or
applications to register with, the appropriate Governmental Authority) to
perfect or protect its actual and alleged Proprietary Assets and such
Proprietary Assets are valid and
enforceable.
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(b)
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There
are no outstanding options, licenses, Contracts or rights of any kind
granted by any Group Company or any other Person relating to any Group
Company’s Proprietary Assets, nor is any Group Company bound by or a party
to any options, licenses, Contracts or rights of any kind with respect to
the Proprietary Assets of any other Person, except, in either case, for
standard end-user agreements with respect to commercially readily
available intellectual property such as “off the shelf” computer
software.
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(c)
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No
Covenantor has received any communications alleging that it has violated
or, by conducting its business as proposed, would violate any Proprietary
Assets of any other Person, nor, to the best knowledge of the Covenantors
is there any reasonable basis therefor. To the best knowledge
of the Covenantors, no other Person is infringing any Proprietary Assets
of any Group Company.
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(d)
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None
of the Existing Shareholder nor any of the current or former officers,
employees or consultants of any Group Company (at the time of their
employment or engagement by a Group Company) has been or is obligated
under any Contract, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any
court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his,
her or its best efforts to promote the interests of such Group Company or
that would conflict with the business of such Group Company as proposed to
be conducted or that would prevent the Existing Shareholder or such
officers, employees or consultants from assigning to such Group Company
inventions conceived or reduced to practice in connection with services
rendered to such Group Company. Neither the execution nor
delivery of the Transaction Agreements, nor the carrying on of the
business of any Group Company by its employees, nor the conduct of the
business of any Group Company as proposed, will, to the best knowledge of
the Covenantors, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any Contract
under which any of such employees is now obligated. No
government funding, facilities of any educational institution or research
center, or funding from third parties has been used in the development of
any Proprietary Assets of any Group
Company.
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9.
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Material Contracts and
Obligations.
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(a)
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All
Contracts, indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations to which a
Group Company is a party or by which it is bound, that (i) are material to
the conduct and operations of such Group Company’s business and
properties, (ii) involve any of the officers, consultants, directors,
employees or shareholders of such Group Company; or (iii) obligate such
Group Company to share, license or develop any product or technology
(except licenses granted in the ordinary course of business), other than
agreements entered into by or on behalf of any Group Company in the
ordinary course of business, are disclosed in Section 9 of the Disclosure Schedule and have been made
available for inspection by the Purchaser and their
counsel. Such Contract, indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations are valid and binding, in full force and effect and
enforceable against such Group Company in accordance with its
terms. None of the Group Companies is not in default or breach
under any of such Contract, indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations.
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(b)
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For
purposes of this Section 9 of the Disclosure
Schedule, “material” shall mean (i)
having an aggregate value, cost or amount, or imposing liability or
contingent liability on any Group Company, in excess of US$1,000,000 or
that extend for more than one (1) year beyond the date of this Agreement,
(ii) not terminable upon thirty (30) days notice without incurring any
penalty or obligation, (iii) containing exclusivity, non-competition, or
similar clauses that impair, restrict or impose conditions on any Group
Company’s right to offer or sell products or services in specified areas,
during specified periods, or otherwise, (iv) not entering into in the
ordinary course of business, (v) transferring or licensing any Proprietary
Assets to or from any Group Company (other than licenses granted in the
ordinary course of business or licenses for commercially readily available
“off the shelf” computer software) or (vi) an agreement the termination of
which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on any
Group Company.
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10.
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Litigation. There
is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation (the
“Action”) pending
or, to the best knowledge of the Covenantors, currently threatened,
against any of the Group Companies, any Group Company’s activities,
properties or assets, or, to the best knowledge of the Covenantors,
against any officer, director or employee of a Group Company in connection
with such officer’s, director’s or employee’s relationship with, or
actions taken for or on behalf of, the Group Company or
otherwise. To the best knowledge of the Covenantors, there is
no factual or legal basis for any such Action that is likely to result,
individually or in the aggregate, in any Material Adverse Effect on any
Group Company. None of the Group Companies is a party to or
subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or
decree of any court or Governmental Authority or instrumentality and there
is no Action by any Group Company currently pending or which it intends to
initiate.
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11.
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Compliance with Laws;
Consents and Permits.
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(a)
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None
of the Group Companies is in violation of any Applicable Law in respect of
its formation or the conduct of its business or the ownership of its
properties.
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(b)
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All
consents, permits, approvals, orders, authorizations or registrations,
qualifications, designations, declarations or filings by or with any
Governmental Authority or any third party, which are required to be
obtained or made by each Covenantor in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Agreements shall have
been obtained or made prior to and be effective as of the
Closing. Each Group Company has all franchises, permits,
licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its
business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, which are
in full force and effect, and the absence of which
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. None of the Group Companies is in default under any of
such franchise, permit, license or other similar
authority.
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(c)
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The
Existing Shareholder shall fully comply with all legal requirements with
respect to his direct or indirect holding of the Purchased Shares or other
equity interests in the Group Companies on a continuing basis, including
but not limited to registering such shareholding with the SAFE, in a
timely manner, as required under the Circular of the State Administration
of Foreign Exchange on Relevant Issues concerning Foreign Exchange
Administration of Financing and Inbound Investment through Offshore
Special Purpose Companies by PRC Residents (《关于境内居民通过境外特殊目的公司境外融资及返程投资外汇管理有关问题的通知》)
(the “SAFE
Circular”) if it is applicable, and any other applicable
requirements imposed by the PRC Governmental Authorities, and obtaining
all necessary consents, approvals, permits and registrations in connection
therewith. Without limiting the generality of the preceding
sentence, the Existing Shareholder shall have filed for registration and
received approvals from the SAFE Shanghai Branch pursuant to the SAFE
Circular and other relevant circulars issued by the SAFE prior to the
Closing Date in relation to the holding of equity interest of the Existing
Shareholder and his direct or indirect holding of the Purchased Shares and
other equity interests in the Group
Companies.
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(d)
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For
purposes of this subsection, “Government Official”
means (i) a governmental official or (ii) an officer, employee or Person
acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of a government,
Governmental Authority or public international organization. No
Covenantor or any director, officer, agent, employee or representative or
any other Person associated with or acting for or on behalf of the
foregoing has (A) offered to pay, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the
payment of any money, or (B) offered to give, given, promised to give, or
authorized the giving of any gift, to any Government Official or political
party or official thereof or any candidate for political office (or a
Person that a Covenantor would reasonably expect to deliver such money or
gift to a Government Official or political party or official thereof or
any candidate for political office) for the purpose
of:
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(i)
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(x)
influencing any act or decision of such Government Official or political
party or official thereof or any candidate for political office, (y)
inducing a Government Official or political party or official thereof or
any candidate for political office to do or omit to do any act in
violation of the lawful duty of such Government Official or political
party or official thereof or any candidate for political office, or (z)
securing any improper advantage; or
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(ii)
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inducing
such Government Official or political party or official thereof or any
candidate for political office to use his or her or its influence with any
Governmental Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such
Governmental Authority, in order to help a Covenantor obtain, retain
business for or with, or direct business to the
Covenantor.
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12.
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Non-Contravention. None
of the Group Companies or the Existing Shareholder is in, nor shall the
conduct of its business as currently or proposed to be conducted result
in, violation, breach or default of (a) any term of the Constitutional
Documents of such Group Company, or (b) in any material respect any term
or provision of any Contract to which such Group Company or the Existing
Shareholder is a party or by which it may be bound (the “Group Company
Contracts”) or (c) any provision of any judgment, decree, order or
Applicable Law applicable to or binding upon such Group Company or the
Existing Shareholder. None of the activities, Contract, or
rights of any Group Company or the Existing Shareholder is ultra vires or
unauthorized. The execution, delivery and performance of and
compliance with the Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not result in
any such violation, breach or default, or conflict with or constitute,
with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
either a default under any Constitutional Documents of any Group Company
or any Group Company Contract, or a violation of any Applicable Law, or an
event which results in the creation of any Encumbrance (or any obligation
to create any Encumbrance) upon any asset of any Group Company or the
Existing Shareholder.
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13.
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Disclosure. Each
of the Covenantors has provided the Purchaser with all the information
that the Purchaser have requested for deciding whether to purchase the
Purchased Shares and all information that each of the Covenantors believes
is reasonably necessary to enable the Purchaser to make such
decision. No representation or warranty by the Covenantors in
the Transaction Agreements and no information or materials provided by the
Covenantors to the Purchaser in connection with the negotiation or
execution of the Transaction Agreements contains or will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are
made, not misleading, including without limitation the Financial
Statements and any information contained
therein.
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14.
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Registration
Rights. Except as provided in the Transaction
Agreements, none of the Covenantors has granted or agreed to grant any
Person any registration rights with respect to, nor is the Company obliged
to list or register, any of the Company’s shares or the equity interests
of Xijiu or Lianhe on any securities
exchange.
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15.
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Activities Since
Financial Statements. Since the date of the Financial
Statements (i.e. June 30, 2009), (a) each Group Company has conducted
their respective businesses in ordinary course, in substantially the same
manner in which they had been previously conducted, (b) there has been no
event or condition of any character which might have a Material Adverse
Effect on any Group Company, and (c) there has been no material adverse
changes regarding the financial positions of each Group Company as
compared to their respective financial positions as of June 30,
2009.
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16.
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Tax
Matters.
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(a)
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Each
of the Group Companies has timely filed all tax returns and reports as
required by Applicable Law. Such tax returns and reports are
true and correct in all material respects. All taxes actually
assessed against each of the Group Companies (whether or not shown on any
tax return or report) have been paid on or prior to the due date for such
taxes. None of Group Companies is currently the beneficiary of
an extension of time within which to file any tax return or report with
any applicable taxing authority.
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(b)
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There
has been no deficiency for taxes assessed against any of the Group
Companies by any taxing authority and no circumstances exist, to the
knowledge of the Covenantors that would reasonably be expected to cause
any Group Company to be assessed for a material tax
deficiency.
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(c)
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Before
the Third Payment, the College shall not be responsible for any income
tax, profit tax or other similar taxes or expenses. In case of
any breach of this section and the College is required by competent
Government Authorities to pay any taxes or incurs any Losses as a result a
punishment, the Purchaser is entitled to deduct the amounts equivalent to
such taxes or Losses from the Third Payment. The Existing
Shareholder shall indemnify the Purchaser against the actual taxes and
Losses if the actual taxes and Losses exceed the Third
Payment.
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17.
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Interested Party
Transactions.
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Each of
the Covenantors jointly and severally covenant (and shall procure each of the
other Group Companies to covenant) to the Purchaser that:
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(a)
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None
of the Existing Shareholder or the officer, employee or director of a
Group Company, or any Affiliate or Associate of any such Person has any
Contract, understanding, proposed transaction with, or is indebted to, any
Group Company, nor is any Group Company indebted (or committed to make
loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of such Persons (other than
for accrued salaries, reimbursable expenses or other standard employee
benefits).
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(b)
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Neither
any officer, employee or director of a Group Company, nor any Affiliate or
Associate of any such Person has any direct or indirect ownership interest
in any firm or corporation with which a Group Company or Existing
Shareholder is affiliated or with which a Group Company or Existing
Shareholder has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation that
competes with a Group Company. Neither any Existing Shareholder
nor any of his or her Affiliate or Associate has any direct or indirect
ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which a Group Company
is affiliated or with which a Group Company has a business relationship,
or any firm or corporation that competes with a Group Company (other than
other Group Companies).
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(c)
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None
of the the Existing Shareholder or the officer, employee or director of a
Group Company, or any Affiliate or Associate of any such Person has had,
either directly or indirectly, a material interest in: (i) any Person
which purchases from or sells, licenses or furnishes to a Group Company
any goods, property, intellectual or other property rights or services; or
(ii) any Contract to which a Group Company is a party or by which it may
be bound or affected (other than those Contracts contemplated in the
Transaction Agreements).
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(d)
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All
transactions entered or to be entered into by any Group Company shall be
“arm-length” transactions.
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18.
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Employee
Matters. Each Group Company has complied in all material
aspects with all applicable employment and labor laws. To the
best knowledge of the Covenantors, none of the Group Company’s officers or
key employees intends to terminate his or her employment with such Group
Company, nor does any Group Company have a present intention to terminate
the employment of any officer or key employee. None of the
Group Companies is a party to or bound by any currently effective
incentive plan, profit sharing plan, retirement agreement or other
employee compensation agreement. Unless disclosed in Section 18 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Existing Shareholder nor the key employees of any Group Company are
involved in any daily business, operation, management and administration
of any entity other than the Group Companies. Each of the key
employees of the Group Companies and the Existing Shareholder has devoted
his/her full business efforts and time to the Group Companies, and the
performance of his/her duties to the Group Companies will not constitute a
breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment or other
agreement or policy to which he/she is a party or is otherwise bound.
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19.
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No Other
Business. The Company was formed solely to acquire and
hold an equity interest in Xijiu. Since its formation, the
Company has not been engaged in any other business and, subject to Section
6 of EXHIBIT D,
has not incurred any liability. Xijiu’s original business has
been ceased or sold. Since the Effective Date, the sole purpose
of Xijiu is to acquire and hold an equity interest in Lianhe and it has
not engaged in any other business and, subject to Section 6 of EXHIBIT D,
has not incurred any liability. Lianhe’s original business has
been ceased or sold. Since the Effective Date, the sole purpose
of Lianhe is to acquire and hold the sponsor’s interest in the College and
it has not engaged in any other business and, subject to Section 6 of EXHIBIT D,
has not incurred any liability. Since the establishment, the
College is engaged solely in the College Principal Business and has no
other activities.
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20.
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Financial Advisor
Fees. There exists no Contract between any Group Company
or any of its Affiliates and any investment bank or other financial
advisor under which such Group Company may owe any brokerage, placement or
other fees relating to the offer or sale of the Purchased
Shares.
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21.
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Other Representations
and Warranties Relating to Xijiu, Lianhe and the
College.
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(a)
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The
Constitutional Documents and certificates and related contracts and
agreements of each of Xijiu, Lianhe and the College are valid and have
been duly approved or issued (as applicable) by the competent PRC
Governmental Authorities.
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(b)
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All
consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses required under PRC
Applicable Law for the due and proper establishment and operation of each
of Xijiu, Lianhe
and the College have been duly obtained from the relevant PRC
Governmental Authorities and are in full force and effect and have passed
the annual inspection or other examinations required by Applicable
Laws.
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(c)
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All
filings and registrations with the PRC Governmental Authorities required
in respect of each of Xijiu, Lianhe and the
College and its operations, including but not limited to the
registrations with the commerce administrations, the industry and commerce
administration, the administration foreign exchange administrations,
education administrations, institution administrations, tax bureau and
customs authorities have been duly completed in accordance with the
relevant PRC Applicable Laws and are in full force and effect and have
passed the annual inspection or other examinations required by Applicable
Laws..
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(d)
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The
registered capital of each of Xijiu and Lianhe and the operation capital
of the College have been fully paid up. The Company legally
holds and beneficially owns hundred percent (100%) of the equity interest
in Xijiu, free from any Encumbrance. Xijiu legally holds and
beneficially owns hundred percent (100%) of the equity interest in Lianhe,
free from any Encumbrance. The College is jointly sponsored by
Lianhe and Guangxi Normal University. Lianhe contributed
RMB18,580,000, representing one hundred percent (100%) of the operation
capital of the College. The sponsor’s interest of Lianhe is
free and clear of any Encumbrance. There are no outstanding
rights, or commitments made by Xijiu, Lianhe and the
College to sell any of its equity interest or sponsor’s
interest.
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(e)
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None of Xijiu, Lianhe
and the College is in receipt of any letter or notice
from any relevant Governmental Authority notifying revocation of any
permits or licenses issued to it for noncompliance or the need for
compliance or remedial actions in respect of the activities carried out
directly or indirectly by it.
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(f)
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Each
of Xijiu, Lianhe
and the College has been conducting and will conduct its business
activities within the permitted scope of business or is otherwise
operating its business in full compliance in all material aspects with all
Applicable Law and with all requisite licenses, permits and approvals
granted by the competent PRC Governmental
Authorities.
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(g)
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In
respect of approvals, licenses or permits requisite for the conduct of any
part of the business of Xijiu, Lianhe and the
College which are subject to periodic renewal, none of the
Covenantors has any reason to believe that such requisite renewals will
not be timely granted by the relevant PRC Governmental
Authorities.
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(h)
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With
regard to employment and staff or labor management, each of Xijiu, Lianhe and the
College has complied with all PRC Applicable Laws in all material
respects, including without limitation, laws and regulations pertaining to
welfare funds, social benefits, medical benefits, insurance, retirement
benefits, and pensions.
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(i)
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The
College has been conducting the adjustment required by Applicable Laws
(including without limitation, the Measures for Establishment and
Administration of Independent College (《独立学院设置与管理办法》)
promulgated by the Ministry of Education of the PRC as of April 1, 2008)
and will apply for examination and acceptance to competent Government
Authorities within the period specified under the Applicable
Laws.
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(j)
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The
College has lawful title to its properties and assets (including without
limitation, the land use rights, buildings and other real estates or
movable properties) and lawfully obtained the land use right certificate,
building ownership certificate and other title
certificates. Any of its properties or assets is free and clear
of any
Encumbrance. Especially,
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(1)
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With
respect to the land registered in the Land Use Right Certificate with code
No. of Gui Shi Guo Yong (2007) No. 000307(桂市国用(2007)第000307号), the
College has obtained the Land Allocation Decision issued by competent
Government Authority;
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(2)
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With
respect to the land with an area of 25.0113 hectare approved under the
Approval on the Construction Land for the Yanshan Campus Project of the
College (《关于广西师范大学漓江学院雁山校区项目建设用地的批复》)
with code No. of Gui Zheng Tu Pi Xxx 2005 No.142 (桂政土批函[2005]142号) issued by
Guangxi Government as of November 17, 2005, the College has lawfully
obtained the governmental approval for the alteration of agricultural
land, expropriation and reoccupation. The relevant
expropriation and removal have been lawfully conducted and the College has
paid in full the payable compensation and settlement
fees.
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(3)
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With
respect to the transfer of the state-owned allocation land under the
Agreement for Transfer of State-Owned Allocation Land entered into between
the College and Yanshan Town Government of Guilin Yanshan District as of
September 6, 2006, the effective approvals of competent Government
Authorities have been lawfully obtained and the transfer price thereof and
relevant taxes has been paid in
full.
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(4)
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The
College has paid in full the expropriation and removal fees specified
under the Expropriation Agreement entered into between the College and
Guilin Yanshan District Government as of January 10,
2006;
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(5)
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The
College has entered into a Removal Compensation and Settlement Agreement
with Liu Shaifu (刘筛付), Liu
Tianxi (xx息) and Liu
Yunfu (刘运付) and paid
in full the removal compensation fees and expenses in accordance with such
agreement and the Removal Compensation and Settlement Plan Regarding the
Removed Buildings of Liu Shaifu, Liu Tianxi and Liu Yanfu Located at Sanhe
Villiage and Xilong Village of Yanshan Town(《雁山镇三合村委西龙村的刘筛付、xx息和刘运付的被拆迁房屋拆迁补偿安置方案》)
issued by Yanshan District Administrative Center Project Instruction
Department as of June 3, 2007;
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(6)
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The
College has entered into a Compensation Agreement Regarding the Land
Affixtures with Guilin Armed Police Detachment and paid in full the
removal compensation fees and other relevant fees under such
agreement.
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(7)
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The
College has entered into a Removal Compensation and Settlement Agreement
with Liu Yundi (xx第) and paid
in full the removal compensation fees and other relevant fees in
accordance with such agreement and the Land Affixtures Allowance Form
(《广西师大漓江学院征收社门村集体土地地上附属物补贴表》)
issued by Construction Instruction Department of the College as of April
10, 2008;
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22.
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Minute
Books. The internal records of each Group Company
contain a complete summary of all material meetings and actions taken by
directors and equity interest holders of such Group Company since its time
of formation, and reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes
accurately in all material
respects.
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23.
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Restructuring.
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(a)
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The
Restructuring has been duly completed prior to the Effective Date, to the
satisfaction of each Purchaser, and none of the Covenantors is in default
or breach under any Contract relating to or in connection with such
Restructuring, which are still valid and binding, in full force and effect
and enforceable against such Covenantor in accordance with its
terms.
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(b)
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All
permits, authorizations, approvals or consents of any Governmental
Authority or regulatory body or other Person required in connection with
the completion of such Restructure shall have been
obtained.
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(c)
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The
Restructuring is or will be in no violation, breach or default of (a) any
term of the Constitutional Documents of such Group Company, or (b) in any
material respect any term or provision of any Contract to which such Group
Company or the Existing Shareholder is a party or by which it may be
bound, or (c) any provision of any judgment, decree, order or Applicable
Law applicable to or binding upon such Group Company or the Existing
Shareholder. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing,
Xijiu’s purchase of all equity of Lianhe does not violate the Provisions
on the Takeover of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (《关于外国投资者并购境内企业的规定》,
NO. 6 [2009] Decree of the Ministry of Commerce of the
PRC).
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(d)
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With
respect to the disposal of Tianfeng Equity, (i) Lianhe has entered into a
Equity Transfer Agreement for the transfer of Tianfeng Equity with Wuhan
Humanwell; (ii) Lianhe has passed the shareholders’ meeting resolutions
and the board of directors resolutions to approve the execution and
delivery of such Equity Transfer Agreement and the transfer of Tianfeng
Equity; (iii) CSRC has accepted the application for the transfer of
Tianfeng Equity and started the approval procedure; (iv) Lianhe has
forfeited the voting rights and the right to pledge concerning the
Tianfeng Equity since the Effective
Date.
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EXHIBIT
E
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
1.
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Due
Organization. The Purchaser is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing (or equivalent status in the relevant
jurisdiction) under, and by virtue of, the laws of the place of its
incorporation or establishment.
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2.
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Authorization.
The Purchaser has all requisite power, authority and capacity to enter
into the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. Each Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Purchaser. Each Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party, when executed and delivered by the Purchaser, will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be
limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing
the availability of equitable
remedies.
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3.
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Purchase for Own
Account. The Purchased Shares will be acquired for the Purchaser’s
own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to or in
connection with the sale or distribution of any part
thereof.
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EXHIBIT
F
COVENANTS
OF COVENANTORS
1.
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Corporate
Actions. Except as required by this Agreement, no
resolution of the directors, owners, or shareholders of any of the Group
Companies shall be passed, nor shall any Contract be entered into, in each
case, prior to the Closing without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, except that each of the Group Companies may carry on its
respective business in the same manner as heretofore and may pass
resolutions and enter into Contracts for so long as they are effected in
the ordinary course of business.
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2.
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Conduct of
Business. Between the Effective Date and the Closing
Date, each Group Company shall conduct its respective business in the
ordinary course, unless otherwise contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements.
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3.
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Notice of
Changes. Between the Effective Date and the Closing
Date, if any of the Covenantors becomes aware of any fact or event that
would cause the representations and warranties of the Covenantors set
forth in EXHIBIT D
to (a) fail to be true and correct in all material respects, or (b) be
materially misleading, such Covenantor shall give immediate written notice
thereof to the Purchaser in which event the Purchaser may within fifteen
(15) Business Days after receiving such notice terminate this Agreement by
written notice without any penalty whatsoever and without prejudice to any
rights that the Purchaser may have under this Agreement or Applicable
Law. In such case, each of the Covenantors shall jointly and
severally indemnify the Purchaser against all Losses incurred by them in
connection with the negotiation, preparation and termination of the
Transaction Agreements.
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Further
Assurance. From the Effective Date, each of the
Covenantors shall jointly and severally (a) cooperate with the Purchaser
to provide all due diligence requested by the Purchaser; (b) take all
necessary or appropriate corporate and other actions to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by other Transaction
Agreements, including the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth
in any Transaction Agreement; and (c) do and perform, or cause to be done
and performed, all such further acts, and execute and deliver all such
other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents required to give
effect to the terms and intent of this Agreement and other Transaction
Agreements.
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5.
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Non-Compete
Covenants. From the Closing Date, the Existing
Shareholder shall not, and shall procure none of his or her or its
Affiliate or Associate will, directly or indirectly, either by himself or
herself or itself or in conjunction with or through any other Person,
engage or participate in or be connected with or be interested in any
business competing with the business of any Group
Company.
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6.
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Fulfillment of Closing
Conditions. Each of the Covenantors shall use their best efforts to
fulfill each of the closing conditions set forth in Section 7.1 of this
Agreement.
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7.
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Institutional Legal
Person Certificate. Prior to the date of the Third
Payment, the Existing Shareholder is responsible for obtaining and
providing to the Purchaser the most recent Institutional Legal Person
Certificate of the College, the form and content of which are to the
satisfaction of the Purchaser. The duration of such certificate
shall be prolonged as required by the Purchaser and Lianhe shall be
registered as the sponsor of the
College.
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8.
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Tianfeng
Equity. From the Effective Date, the Existing
Shareholder shall do its best to dispose of the Tianfeng Equity and
guarantee that Lianhe will not own any interest with respect to Tianfeng
Equity from the Closing Date. From the Effective Date, Lianhe
shall forfeit the voting rights and the right to pledge concerning
Tianfeng Equity.
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EXHIBIT
G
CONDITIONS
TO PURCHASER’ OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING
1.
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Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the
Covenantors in EXHIBIT D
hereof shall be true and correct and complete in all respects, as of the
Effective Date and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect
as if they were made on and as of such
date.
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2.
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Performance of
Obligations. Each of Covenantors shall have performed
and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in
the Transaction Agreements that are required to be performed or complied
with by it on or before the Closing. The Existing Shareholder
and the Company shall have delivered each of the items that are required
to be delivered by it under Section 4 of this
Agreement.
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3.
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Proceedings and
Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in
connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and
other Transaction Agreements and all documents and instruments incident to
such transactions shall be completed and reasonably satisfactory in
substance and form to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall have received
all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such
documents as they may reasonably request. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (a) the Company shall deliver to the
Purchaser a certified true copy of the written resolutions of the director
and of sharholder of the Company approving, among other things, (i) the
execution and performance of the Transaction Agreements to which the
Company is a party; (ii) the entry of the Purchaser as a member of the
Company in respect of the Purchased Shares in its register of members; and
(iii) the transfer of the Purchased Shares under this Agreement, and (b)
each of Xijiu, Lianhe and the College shall deliver to the Purchaser a
certified true copy of the written resolutions or minutes of meeting of
the board of directors and of the shareholders, among other things, the
execution and performance of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party.
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4.
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No Material Adverse
Effect. Since the Effective Date, no Group Company has
suffered a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.
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Compliance
Certificate. Each of the Covenantors shall deliver to
the Purchaser a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the
Existing Shareholder, the director of the Company, the legal
representative of each of Xijiu, Lianhe and the College, certifying that
conditions set forth in this EXHIBIT G
have been fulfilled.
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6.
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Execution of
Transaction Agreements. Each party (other than the
Purchaser) to the Transaction Agreements shall have duly executed and
delivered to the Purchaser each of the Transaction
Agreements.
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EXHIBIT
H
CONDITIONS
TO EXISTING SHAREHOLDER’ OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING
1.
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Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Purchaser contained in EXHIBIT E
hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
Effective Date and as of the Closing
Date.
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2.
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Execution of
Transaction Agreements. The Purchaser shall have
executed and delivered to the Company the relevant Transaction Agreements
to which it is a party.
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