ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.3
English Translation
English Translation
THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated May 27, 2008, is entered
into by and among Brothers Capital Limited, a company organized and existing under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands (“Brothers Capital”), Xx. Xxx Zhixin, a Chinese citizen (“Xx. Xxx”), Xx. Xxx
Guanglin, a Singapore citizen (“Xx. Xxx”), and Xx. Xxxx Zhaohua, a Chinese citizen (“Xx. Xxxx”).
Brothers Capital, Xx. Xxx, Xx. Xxx and Xx. Xxxx are hereinafter jointly referred to as “Parties”
and individually as a “Party.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS Xx. Xxx is a party to that certain Deed of Agreement (the “Xue Deed”) dated May 31,
2008, among Agria Corporation, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman
Islands (“Agria”), Xx. Xxx and certain other management members of Taiyuan Primalights III
Agriculture Development Co., Ltd., a company established and existing under the laws of the
People’s Republic of China (“P3A”);
WHEREAS pursuant to the Xue Deed, Agria is to arrange (i) the payment of certain funds for the
benefit of Xx. Xxx and such other P3A management members (the “Cash Payment”) and (ii) the transfer
from Brothers Capital Limited, an existing shareholder of Agria (“Brothers Capital”) to Xx. Xxx and
such other P3A management members of certain ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000001 per share, of
Agria (the “Share Transfer”);
WHEREAS, to further the interests of Agria and to facilitate such transactions, prior to the
date of the Xue Deed, Brothers Capital established an escrow account with JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., which currently holds the funds to make the Cash Payment and a share transfer form in respect
of the shares which are subject to the Share Transfer;
WHEREAS Xx. Xxx is the chairman of the board of directors and a sole shareholder of Brothers
Capital and Xx. Xxxx is a director of Brothers Capital;
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Acknowledgement and Waiver. The Parties acknowledge and affirm that the
contractual arrangements among P3A and its record shareholders, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Agria entered into on June 8, 2007 remain valid, effective and binding. None of the
Parties are aware of any agreement (whether oral or written) among the Parties prior to the date
hereof involving the transfer of any equity interest in Agria or the payment of any amount of money
in respect of Agria. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and elects not to exercise,
any right or claim he may have against the other Party in relation to, arising out of or in
connection with any discussions, negotiations, drafts or understandings (whether oral or written)
among the Parties prior to the date hereof involving the transfer of any equity interest in Agria
or the payment of any amount of money in respect
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of Agria, and any such prior discussions, negotiations, drafts or understandings shall hereby
be rendered null and void and of no effect.
2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written or oral
discussions, negotiations, drafts or understandings among the Parties.
3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Hong Kong without regard to conflicts of laws principle thereunder.
4. Effective Date. Section 1 of this Agreement shall become effective after Agria
arranges to have all the cash and shares transferred in accordance with Section 2 of the Xue Deed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
Brothers Capital Limited |
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Capacity: Director | ||||
Xue Zhixin |
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/s/ Xue Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxx Guanglin |
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
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