UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13E-3

(Amendment No. 1) 

 

RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(E)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.

(Name of the Issuer)

 

 

 

Beachhead Holdings Limited

Double Double Holdings Limited

Point Forward Holdings Limited

Centurium Capital Partners 2018, L.P.

Centurium Capital 2018 Co-invest, L.P.

PW Medtech Group Limited

2019B Cayman Limited

CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P.

Parfield International Ltd.

Amplewood Resources Ltd.

Marc Chan

HH SUM-XXII Holdings Limited

HH China Bio Holdings LLC

(Names of Persons Filing Statement)

 

Ordinary Shares, Par Value US$0.0001

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G21515104

(CUSIP Number)

 

Andrew Chan
Chief Financial Officer
Centurium Capital Management Ltd.
Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place

88 Queensway, Admiralty

Hong Kong
+852 3643 0755

 

George Chen

PW Medtech Group Limited

Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West

Road, Pinggu District, Beijing

People’s Republic of China

+86 (10) 8478 3617

 

Eric Chan

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited

28/F, CITIC Tower

1 Tim Mei Avenue

Central, Hong Kong

+852 3710 6889

         

Parfield International Ltd.

Unit No. 21E, 21st Floor, United Centre

95 Queensway, Admiralty

Hong Kong

+852 2122 8902

 

Richard A. Hornung

Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd.

20 Genesis Close

George Town, Grand Cayman

KY1-1103 Cayman Islands

+ 345 749 8643

   

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

With copies to

 

Sarkis Jebejian, Esq.

Joshua N. Korff, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

+1 212 446 4800

 

Gary Li, Esq.

Xiaoxi Lin, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The
Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

+852 3761 3300

 

 

Weiheng Chen, Esq.

Jie Zhu, Esq.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Suite 1509, 15/F, Jardine House

1 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

+852 3972 4955

 

Frank Sun, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

18th Floor, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

+852 2912 2512

 

Christopher H. Cunningham, Esq.

K&L Gates LLP

925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900

Seattle, WA 98104-1158

Phone: +1 (206) 370 7639

 

Tim Gardner, Esq.

William Welty, Esq.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

29/F, Alexandra House

18 Chater Road, Central

Hong Kong

+852 3476 9000

   

 

 

This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

 

a.  ¨   The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
b.  ¨   The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
     
c.  ¨   A tender offer
     
d.  x   None of the above

 

Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: ☐

 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction: ¨

 

Calculation of Filing Fee

 

Transaction Valuation*   Amount of Filing Fee**
US$258,989,080.00   US$33,616.78

 

* Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee in accordance with Rule 0-11(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Transaction Valuation was calculated based on (i) the purchase by Beachhead Holdings Limited (“Beachhead”) from PW Medtech Group Limited (“PWM”) of 1,000,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (each, an “Ordinary Share”) of China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. at US$101.00 per Ordinary Share, subject to further adjustment pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain share purchase agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and between Beachhead and PWM, (ii) the purchase by Beachhead from Parfield International Ltd. (“Parfield”) and/or Amplewood Resources Ltd. (“Amplewood”) of up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares at US$101.00 per Ordinary Shares, subject to further adjustment pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain share purchase agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and between Beachhead, on the one hand, and Parfield and Amplewood, on the other hand, (iii) the purchase by 2019B Cayman Limited from Double Double Holdings Limited (“Double Double”) of 266,533 Ordinary Shares at US$120.00 per Ordinary Share; (iv) the purchase by HH SUM-XXII Holdings Limited from Double Double of 210,876 Ordinary Shares at US$120.00 per Ordinary Share; and (v) the purchase by V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd from Double Double of 250,000 Ordinary Shares at US$120.00 per Ordinary Share.

 

** Previously paid. The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 0-11(b)(1) and the Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2020, was calculated by multiplying the Transaction Valuation by 0.0001298.

 

¨ Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting of the fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

  

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 to the transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3, together with the exhibits filed herewith, is solely for the purpose of properly tagging China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. as the subject company, whereas the transaction statement was inadvertently submitted with Centurium Capital Partners 2018, L.P. as the subject company.  No other changes have been made to the transaction statement.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

     
Item 1 Summary Term Sheet 5
Item 2 Subject Company Information 7
Item 3 Identity and Background of Filing Person 8
Item 4 Terms of the Transaction 9
Item 5 Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements 14
Item 6 Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals 18
Item 7 Purposes, Alternatives, Reasons and Effects 19
Item 8 Fairness of the Transaction 20
Item 9 Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Negotiations 21
Item 10 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration 21
Item 11 Interest in Securities of the Subject Company 22
Item 12 The Solicitation or Recommendation 24
Item 13 Financial Statements 24
Item 14 Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used 26
Item 15 Additional Information 26
Item 16 Exhibits 26

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3, together with the exhibits and annexes hereto (this “Schedule 13E-3”), is being filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), jointly by the following persons (each, a “Filing Person,” and collectively, the “Filing Persons”): (a) Beachhead Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Beachhead”); (b) Double Double Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Double Double”); (c) Point Forward Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Point Forward”); (d) Centurium Capital Partners 2018, L.P., a limited partnership incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “CCP 2018”); (e) Centurium Capital 2018 Co-invest, L.P., a limited partnership incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “CCCI 2018” and, together with Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward and CCP 2018, the “Centurium Filing Persons”); (f) PW Medtech Group Limited (“PWM”), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands; (g) 2019B Cayman Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“2019B Cayman”); (h) CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., a limited partnership incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“CCCP IV” and, together with 2019B Cayman, the “CITIC Filing Persons”); (i) Parfield International Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“Parfield”); (j) Amplewood Resources Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“Amplewood”); (k) Marc Chan, a Canadian citizen (“Chan” and, together with Parfield and Amplewood, the “Parfield Filing Persons”); (l) HH China Bio Holdings LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“HH China Bio Holdings”); and (m) HH SUM-XXII Holdings Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“HH Sum” and, together with HH China Bio Holdings, the “Hillhouse Filing Persons”).

 

On September 18, 2019, Beachhead, PWM, Parfield, CCCP IV, HH Sum and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd (“Temasek”, together with Beachhead, PWM, Parfield, CCCP IV and HH Sum, the “Initial Consortium Members” and, the Initial Consortium Members together with any additional parties who may, after the date thereof, join the Consortium Agreement (as defined below) in accordance with the terms thereof, collectively, the “Buyer Consortium”) submitted a preliminary, non-binding proposal (the “Proposal”) to the board of directors (the “Board”) of China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), pursuant to which they proposed to acquire all of the ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share (each, an “Ordinary Share”), for US$120.00 in cash per Ordinary Share, other than those beneficially owned by any member of the Buyer Consortium or its affiliates (such proposed acquisition, the “Proposed Transaction”). In the Proposal, the Buyer Consortium indicated that they would negotiate and finalize definitive agreements with respect to the Proposed Transaction that would provide for representations, warranties, covenants and conditions that would be typical, customary and appropriate for transactions of this type, and that the Proposed Transaction was intended to be financed with equity financing or a combination of equity and debt financing. The equity financing would be provided by the members of the Buyer Consortium in the form of cash and through the rollover of a certain amount of equity interests in the Company held by the members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective affiliates (such equity interests referred to in the foregoing clause, collectively, the “Rollover Securities”). Debt financing, if used, would be primarily provided by one or more third party financial institutions.

 

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On September 18, 2019, the Initial Consortium Members entered into a consortium agreement (as amended by the Consortium Agreement Amendment (as defined below) and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Consortium Agreement”), pursuant to which each Initial Consortium Member has agreed, among other things, to (i) cooperate with the other members of the Buyer Consortium in good faith to undertake due diligence with respect to the Company and its business, engage in discussions with the Company regarding the Proposal and negotiate in good faith the terms of the definitive documentation in connection with the Proposed Transaction as contemplated by the Proposal, (ii) for a period of 12 months after the date of the Consortium Agreement, work exclusively with each other member of the Buyer Consortium with respect to the Proposed Transaction and vote all equity securities of the Company held or otherwise beneficially owned by it or its affiliates in favor of the authorization and approval of the Proposed Transaction and any definitive documentation in connection therewith, and against any alternative transaction, (iii) for a period of 12 months after the date of the Consortium Agreement, not transfer any equity securities of the Company held by it or its affiliates, and not acquire any additional equity securities of the Company, except for (A) transfers to an affiliate of such Initial Consortium Member or another member of the Buyer Consortium, (B) certain other transactions approved by a majority of the Initial Consortium Members and (C) transfers and acquisitions pursuant to the share incentive plans of the Company or in connection with the settlement of certain existing derivative transactions involving any securities of the Company, and (iv) contribute its Rollover Securities to an investment holding company formed by the Buyer Consortium (“Parent”) in exchange for a certain number of newly issued shares of Parent, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the Consortium Agreement. PWM’s obligations under the Consortium Agreement to vote in favor of the Proposed Transaction and contribute its Rollover Securities are subject to the approval by the shareholders of PWM at an extraordinary general meeting of PWM.

 

On September 18, 2019, Beachhead entered into (i) a share purchase agreement (the “PWM SPA”) with PWM, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, PWM has agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from PWM, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares (the “PWM Sale Shares”) at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$101.00 (the “PWM Purchase Price”), subject to potential further adjustments in accordance with the PWM SPA, and (ii) a share purchase agreement (the “Parfield SPA”) with Parfield and Amplewood, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, Parfield and/or Amplewood has agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from Parfield and/or Amplewood, up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares (the “Parfield Sale Shares”) at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$101.00 (the “Parfield Purchase Price”), subject to potential further adjustments in accordance with the Parfield SPA.

 

On January 23, 2020, Double Double entered into a share purchase agreement with each of 2019B Cayman, a subsidiary of CCCP IV, HH Sum and Temasek (collectively, the “Centurium SPAs” and each, a “Centurium SPA”). Pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Centurium SPAs, Double Double has agreed to sell to 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek 266,533 Ordinary Shares, 210,876 Ordinary Shares and 250,000 Ordinary Shares (collectively, the “Centurium Sale Shares”), respectively, at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$120.00 (the “Centurium Sale Price”), which is the same purchase price that the Buyer Consortium has proposed to pay per Ordinary Share in the Proposed Transaction.

 

On January 23, 2020, Double Double, Point Forward and the other then-existing Initial Consortium Members entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Consortium Agreement (the “Consortium Agreement Amendment”), to reflect, among other things, certain changes in the number of Rollover Securities held by the members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective affiliates that had occurred and that would occur if the transactions contemplated by the Centurium SPAs are consummated. By execution and delivery of the Consortium Agreement Amendment, each of Double Double and Point Forward joined the Buyer Consortium and, since January 23, 2020, all references to the “Buyer Consortium” in the Consortium Agreement include, in addition to the Initial Consortium Members, Double Double and Point Forward.

 

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The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the proposed transactions contemplated under the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs (such proposed transactions, collectively, the “Sales and Purchases of Shares” and each a “Sale and Purchase of Shares”), in light of the formation of the Buyer Consortium and the Proposed Transaction, could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. In particular, the Sales and Purchases of Shares may facilitate a transaction that would cause the Ordinary Shares to be held of record by fewer than 300 persons, the Ordinary Shares to be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market and/or the termination of the registration of the Ordinary Shares under Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the special committee of the Board, formed to evaluate the Proposal or any other going-private transaction involving the Company (the “Special Committee”), has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. The Proposal provides that a binding commitment with respect to the Proposed Transaction will result only from the execution of definitive agreements, and then only on the terms and conditions provided in such documents. If and when such a transaction is agreed to between the Buyer Consortium and the Company, the Filing Persons intend to amend this Schedule 13E-3.

 

All information contained in this Schedule 13E-3 concerning each Filing Person has been supplied by such Filing Person.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities regulatory agency has approved or disapproved the Proposed Transaction or the Sales and Purchases of Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA or the Centurium SPAs, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Proposed Transaction or the Sales and Purchases of Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in

this Schedule 13E-3. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Item 1 Summary Term Sheet

 

This Schedule 13E-3 is being filed in connection with the Sales and Purchases of Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs. In light of the formation of the Buyer Consortium and the Proposed Transaction, such Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act.

 

PWM SPA

 

Purchase Price

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA, PWM has agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from PWM, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$101.00. In the event that (i) the Proposed Transaction is consummated and (ii) the per Ordinary Share cash consideration set forth in a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction (the “Merger Consideration”) is greater than the PWM Purchase Price, Beachhead has agreed to pay PWM an additional amount equal to the product of (A) the number of PWM Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Merger Consideration over (2) the PWM Purchase Price. If, however, (i) a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction is executed but subsequently terminated, (ii) the Merger Consideration contemplated by such definitive agreement is greater than the PWM Purchase Price and (iii) another take-private transaction involving the Company other than the Proposed Transaction is consummated within 12 months from such termination and none of the Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead is rolled over in such transaction, Beachhead has agreed to pay PWM an additional amount equal to the product of (A) the number of PWM Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Merger Consideration (without regard to the fact that the Proposed Transaction had not been consummated) over (2) the PWM Purchase Price.

 

Closing

 

The closing of the transactions, including the sale and purchase of the PWM Sale Shares, contemplated under the PWM SPA will take place on the date that is the fifth business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions contained in the PWM SPA described in Item 4 below or such other date as may be agreed by all the parties thereto.

 

Termination

 

The PWM SPA may be terminated prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby:

 

●             by mutual written consent of PWM and Beachhead; or

●             by PWM or by Beachhead, if the closing of the sale and purchase of the PWM Sale Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA has not occurred on or before March 18, 2020.

 

Parfield SPA

 

Purchase Price

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Parfield SPA, Parfield and/or Amplewood has agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from Parfield and/or Amplewood, up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$101.00. In the event that (i) the Proposed Transaction is consummated and (ii) the Merger Consideration is greater than the Parfield Purchase Price, Beachhead has agreed to pay Parfield and/or Amplewood an additional amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Parfield Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Merger Consideration over (2) the Parfield Purchase Price. If, however, the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares under the Parfield SPA is consummated and the Proposed Transaction is not consummated, Parfield and/or Amplewood has agreed to purchase from Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to sell back to Parfield and/or Amplewood, the Parfield Sale Shares for the same aggregate purchase price that Beachhead paid to Parfield and/or Amplewood.

 

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Closing

 

The closing of the transactions, including the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares, contemplated under the Parfield SPA will take place on the date that is the fifth business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions contained in the Parfield SPA described in Item 4 below or such other date as may be agreed by all the parties thereto.

 

Termination

 

The Parfield SPA may be terminated prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby:

 

●             by mutual written consent of Parfield and Amplewood, as the seller, and Beachhead, as the purchaser; or

●            by Parfield and Amplewood, as the seller, or by Beachhead, as the purchaser, if the closing of the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares contemplated by the Parfield SPA has not occurred on or before March 18, 2020.

 

Centurium SPAs

 

Purchase Price

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Centurium SPAs, Double Double has agreed to sell to each of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek, and each of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek has agreed to purchase from Double Double, 266,533 Ordinary Shares, 210,876 Ordinary Shares and 250,000 Ordinary Shares, respectively, at the Centurium Sale Price of US$120.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the same purchase price that the Buyer Consortium has proposed to pay per Ordinary Share in the Proposed Transaction.

 

Closing

 

The closing of the transactions contemplated under each Centurium SPA, including the sale and purchase of the applicable Centurium Sale Shares subject to such Centurium SPA, shall take place on the date that is the third business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions contained in such Centurium SPA described in Item 4 below or such other date as may be agreed by all the parties thereto; provided that in no event shall the closing occur prior to the later of (i) the date that is 30 days following the date on which this Schedule 13E-3 is first filed with the SEC and (ii) the date that is 20 days following the date that this Schedule 13E-3 is disseminated in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Termination

 

Each Centurium SPA may be terminated prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby:

 

●             by mutual written consent of Double Double, as the seller, and 2019B Cayman, HH Sum or Temasek (as applicable), as the purchaser, or

●             by Double Double or by 2019B Cayman, HH Sum or Temasek (as applicable), if the closing of the sale and purchase of the applicable Centurium Sale Shares contemplated by such Centurium SPA has not occurred on or before June 23, 2020.

  

Effect of the Sales and Purchases of Shares

 

After giving effect to the closings of all of the Sales and Purchases of Shares, (i) the Centurium Filing Persons will beneficially own 10,669,991 Ordinary Shares, representing 27.75% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (ii) PWM will beneficially own 5,321,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 13.84% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (iii) the Parfield Filing Persons will beneficially own 2,437,696 Ordinary Shares, representing 6.34% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company (assuming that Parfield and/or Amplewood sells to Beachhead, and Beachhead purchases from Parfield and/or Amplewood, all 700,000 Parfield Sale Shares pursuant to the Parfield SPA), (iv) the CITIC Filing Persons will beneficially own 3,743,868 Ordinary Shares, representing 9.74% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (v) (A) HH China Bio Holdings will directly hold 2,751,200 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.16% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and (B) HH Sum will directly hold 210,876 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.54% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and (vi) Temasek will beneficially own 1,240,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.23% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. The aforementioned ownership percentages are calculated based on 38,446,969 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 as reported in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2019.

 

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Item 2 Subject Company Information

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 with respect to the Sales and Purchases of Shares of the subject Company, China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs, as applicable.

 

The principal offices of the Company are located at 18th Floor, Jialong International Building, 19 Chaoyang Park Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100125, People’s Republic of China. The Company’s telephone number is +86 (10) 6598-3111.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had 38,446,969 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as reported in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2019.

 

The Ordinary Shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CBPO”. The high and low sales prices of the Ordinary Shares during each quarter during the last two years are as follows:

 

Quarter-End Date   High Sales
Price (US$)
    Low Sales
Price (US$)
 
March 31, 2018     87.13       71.85  
June 30, 2018     103.19       77.89  
September 30, 2018     107.44       78.04  
December 31, 2018     88.00       60.08  
March 31, 2019     91.65       73.00  
June 30, 2019     101.23       88.00  
September 30, 2019     115.96       92.22  
December 31, 2019     119.44       111.97  
Current first quarter (through February 13, 2020)     118.30       114.58  

 

According to information provided by the Company to the Filing Persons and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019, the Company has not paid any dividends during the past two years with respect to the Ordinary Shares.

 

On September 21, 2018, PWM subscribed for 800,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of US$100.90 per Ordinary Share pursuant to the terms and conditions of a certain share purchase agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between the Company and PWM.

 

From November 2018 to March 2019, Beachhead purchased a total of 2,447,720 Ordinary Shares (the “Open-Market-Purchased Shares”) in open market purchases, of which 1,321,755 Ordinary Shares were purchased during the fourth quarter of 2018 and 1,125,965 Ordinary Shares were purchased during the first quarter of 2019. The range of prices paid for such Open-Market-Purchased Shares that were purchased during the fourth quarter of 2018 was US$68.33 per Ordinary Share to US$$83.25 per Ordinary Share, and the range of prices paid for such Open-Market-Purchased Shares that were purchased during the first quarter of 2019 was US$74.27 per Ordinary Share to US$86.15 per Ordinary Share. The average purchase prices for such Open-Market-Purchased Shares for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019 were US$74.37 per Ordinary Share and US$81.04 per Ordinary Share, respectively. On December 14, 2018, Beachhead entered into a plan with UBS Securities LLC in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act (the “10b5-1 Plan”) for the purchase of up to the lesser of (i) such number of Ordinary Shares costing US$120,000,000 in aggregate and (ii) 1,875,000 Ordinary Shares during the period beginning on December 14, 2018 and ending on June 15, 2019. 1,509,184 Ordinary Shares of the total Open-Market-Purchased Shares were purchased by Beachhead pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan.

 

 

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On December 9, 2019, Beachhead and Double Double purchased a total of 4,199,680 Ordinary Shares (the “Capital Sale Shares”) at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$115.00 (the “Capital Sale Price”) from certain existing shareholders of the Company (collectively, the “Capital Sellers” and each, a “Capital Seller”), who were acting through either Capital Research and Management Company or Capital Bank & Trust Company, pursuant to that certain share purchase agreement (the “Capital SPA”), dated as of November 15, 2019, by and between Beachhead and Double Double, on one hand, and the Capital Sellers, on the other hand.

 

Item 3 Identity and Background of Filing Person

 

Centurium Filing Persons

 

Each of Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

Each of CCP 2018 and CCCI 2018 is a limited partnership incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. CCP 2018 holds 100% equity interest in Beachhead and Double Double, and CCCI 2018 holds 100% equity interest in Point Forward.

 

The address of the principal business and telephone number of each of the Centurium Filing Persons is Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong and +852 3643 0755.

 

The principal business each of Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward is investment holding. The principal business of each of CCP 2018 and CCCI 2018 is investment activities.

 

PWM

 

PWM is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The principal business address and telephone number of PWM is Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China and +86 10 8478 3617. The principal business of PWM is investment holding.

 

CITIC Filing Persons

 

2019B Cayman is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. CCCP IV is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands. CCCP IV holds 100% of the equity interest in 2019B Cayman.

 

The principal business address of CCCP IV and 2019B Cayman is 28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong, and their business telephone number is + 852 3710 6889.

 

The principal business of CCCP IV is investment management for the benefit of its limited partners. The principal business of 2019B Cayman is investment holdings.

 

Parfield Filing Persons

 

Each of Parfield and Amplewood is a British Virgin Islands company.

 

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Chan is the sole shareholder and sole director of each of Parfield and Amplewood. Chan is a Canadian citizen residing in Hong Kong.

 

The principal business address and telephone number of each of Parfield, Amplewood and Chan is Unit No. 21E, 21st Floor, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong and +852 2122 8902.

 

The principal business of each of Parfield and Amplewood is investment in securities. The principal occupation of Chan is as a director of Huacomm Telecommunication Engineering (HK) Ltd.

 

Hillhouse Filing Persons

 

HH China Bio Holdings is a Cayman Islands limited liability company. The registered office and telephone number for HH China Bio Holdings is c/o Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, PO Box 31106, Cayman Islands KY1-1205, +852 2179 1988.

 

HH Sum is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The registered office and telephone number for HH Sum is c/o Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, PO Box 31106, Cayman Islands KY1-1205, +852 2179 1988.

 

Each of HH China Bio Holdings and HH Sum was formed for the purpose of holding investments.

 

Additional information regarding the Filing Persons is set forth in Annex A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4 Terms of the Transaction

 

This Schedule 13E-3 is being filed in connection with the Sales and Purchases of Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs.

 

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PWM SPA

 

Purchase Price

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA, PWM has agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from PWM, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$101.00. In the event that (i) the Proposed Transaction is consummated and (ii) the Merger Consideration is greater than the PWM Purchase Price, Beachhead has agreed to pay PWM an additional amount equal to the product of (A) the number of PWM Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Merger Consideration over (2) the PWM Purchase Price. If, however, (i) a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction is executed but subsequently terminated, (ii) the Merger Consideration contemplated by such definitive agreement is greater than the PWM Purchase Price and (iii) another take-private transaction involving the Company other than the Proposed Transaction is consummated within 12 months from such termination and none of the Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead is rolled over in such transaction, Beachhead has agreed to pay PWM an additional amount equal to the product of (A) the number of PWM Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Merger Consideration (without regard to the fact that the Proposed Transaction had not been consummated) over (2) the PWM Purchase Price.

 

Closing

 

The closing of the transactions, including the sale and purchase of the PWM Sale Shares, contemplated under the PWM SPA will take place on the date that is the fifth business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions contained in the PWM SPA described below or such other date as may be agreed by all the parties thereto.

 

Closing Conditions

 

The obligation of PWM, as the seller, to complete the transactions contemplated under the PWM SPA is subject to the following conditions:

 

· the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Beachhead set forth in the PWM SPA as of the date of the PWM SPA and as of the closing date of the sale and purchase of the PWM Sale Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA;
· the performance by Beachhead of all of its pre-closing obligations contained in the PWM SPA in all material respects;
· entry into a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction;
· PWM obtaining valid consents or waivers for PWM to consummate the transactions contemplated by the PWM SPA;
· the approval by PWM’s shareholders of the transactions contemplated by the PWM SPA;
· PWM remaining as an Initial Consortium Member; and
· no prohibition on consummating the transactions contemplated by the PWM SPA imposed by any applicable laws, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government authority or court.

 

The obligation of Beachhead, as the purchaser, to complete the transactions contemplated under the PWM SPA is subject to the following conditions:

 

· the accuracy of the representations and warranties of PWM set forth in the PWM SPA as of the date of the PWM SPA and as of the closing date of the sale and purchase of the PWM Sale Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA;
· the performance by PWM of all of its pre-closing obligations contained in the PWM SPA in all material respects;
· entry into a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction;
· Beachhead obtaining valid consents or waivers for Beachhead to consummate the transactions contemplated by the PWM SPA; and
· no prohibition on consummating the transactions contemplated by the PWM SPA imposed by any applicable laws, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government authority or court.

 

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Assignment

 

Neither PWM nor Beachhead may assign their rights or obligations under the PWM SPA without the prior written consent of the other party, except that Beachhead may assign its rights and obligations thereunder to its affiliates without the prior written consent of PWM.

 

Termination

 

The PWM SPA may be terminated prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby:

●    by mutual written consent of PWM and Beachhead; or

    by PWM or by Beachhead, if the closing of the sale and purchase of the PWM Sale Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA has not occurred on or before March 18, 2020.

 

Parfield SPA

 

Purchase Price

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Parfield SPA, Parfield and/or Amplewood has agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from Parfield and/or Amplewood, up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares at the per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$101.00. In the event that (i) the Proposed Transaction is consummated and (ii) the Merger Consideration is greater than the Parfield Purchase Price, Beachhead has agreed to pay Parfield and/or Amplewood an additional amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Parfield Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Merger Consideration over (2) the Parfield Purchase Price. If, however, the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares under the Parfield SPA is consummated and the Proposed Transaction is not consummated, Parfield and/or Amplewood has agreed to purchase from Beachhead, and Beachhead has agreed to sell back to Parfield and/or Amplewood, the Parfield Sale Shares for the same aggregate purchase price that Beachhead paid to Parfield and/or Amplewood.

 

Closing

 

The closing of the transactions, including the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares, contemplated under the Parfield SPA will take place on the date that is the fifth business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions of the Parfield SPA described below or such other date as may be agreed by all the parties thereto.

 

Closing Conditions

 

The obligation of Parfield and/or Amplewood, as the seller, to complete the transactions contemplated under the Parfield SPA is subject to the following conditions:

· the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Beachhead set forth in the Parfield SPA as of the date of the Parfield SPA and as of the closing date of the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares contemplated by the Parfield SPA;
· the performance by Beachhead of all of its pre-closing obligations contained in the Parfield SPA in all material respects;
· entry into a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction; and
· no prohibition on consummating the transactions contemplated by the Parfield SPA imposed by any applicable laws, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government authority or court.

 

The obligation of Beachhead, as the purchaser, to complete the transactions contemplated under the Parfield SPA is subject to the following conditions:

· the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parfield and Amplewood set forth in the Parfield SPA as of the date of the Parfield SPA and as of the closing date of the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares contemplated by the Parfield SPA;
· the performance by Parfield and Amplewood of all of their pre-closing obligations contained in the Parfield SPA in all material respects;
· entry into a definitive agreement for the Proposed Transaction;
· Beachhead obtaining valid consents or waivers for Beachhead to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Parfield SPA;
· discharge of certain existing liens and any other liens to which the Parfield Sale Shares are subject; and
· no prohibition on consummating the transactions contemplated by the Parfield SPA imposed by any applicable laws, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government authority or court.

 

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Assignment

 

None of Parfield, Amplewood and Beachhead may assign their rights or obligations under the Parfield SPA without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that Beachhead may assign its rights and obligations thereunder to its affiliates without the prior written consent of Parfield or Amplewood.

 

Termination

 

The Parfield SPA may be terminated prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby:

●    by mutual written consent of Parfield and Amplewood, as the seller, and Beachhead, as the purchaser; or

●    by Parfield and Amplewood, as the seller, or by Beachhead, as the purchaser, if the closing of the sale and purchase of the Parfield Sale Shares contemplated by the Parfield SPA has not occurred on or before March 18, 2020.

 

Centurium SPAs

 

Purchase Price

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Centurium SPAs, Double Double has agreed to sell to each of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek, and each of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek has agreed to purchase from Double Double, 266,533 Ordinary Shares, 210,876 Ordinary Shares and 250,000 Ordinary Shares, respectively, at the Centurium Sale Price of US$120.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the same purchase price that the Buyer Consortium has proposed to pay per Ordinary Share in the Proposed Transaction.

 

Closing

 

The closing of the transactions under each Centurium SPA, including the sale and purchase of the applicable Centurium Sale Shares subject to such Centurium SPA, shall take place on the date that is the third business day following the satisfaction or waiver of conditions of such Centurium SPA described below or such other date as may be agreed by all the parties thereto; provided that in no event shall the closing occur prior to the later of (i) the date that is 30 days following the date on which this Schedule 13E-3 is first filed with the SEC and (ii) the date that is 20 days following the date that this Schedule 13E-3 is disseminated in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Closing Conditions

 

The obligation of Double Double, as the seller, to complete the transactions contemplated under each Centurium SPA is subject to the following conditions:

· the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the applicable purchaser set forth in such Centurium SPA as of the date of such Centurium SPA and as of the closing date of the sale and purchase of the applicable Centurium Sale Shares contemplated by such Centurium SPA;
· the performance by the applicable purchaser of all of its pre-closing obligations contained in such Centurium SPA in all material respects; and
· no prohibition on consummating the transactions contemplated by such Centurium SPA imposed by any applicable laws, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government authority or court.

 

The obligation of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum or Temasek, as the purchaser, to complete the transactions contemplated under the applicable Centurium SPA is subject to the following conditions:

· the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Double Double set forth in such Centurium SPA as of the date of such Centurium SPA and as of the closing date of the sale and purchase of the applicable Centurium Sale Shares contemplated by such Centurium SPA;
· the performance by Double Double of all of its pre-closing obligations contained in such Centurium SPA in all material respects; and
· no prohibition on consummating the transactions contemplated by such Centurium SPA imposed by any applicable laws, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government authority or court.

 

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Assignment

 

Neither Double Double, as the seller, nor 2019B Cayman, HH Sum or Temasek, as the purchaser, may assign their rights or obligations under their respective Centurium SPAs without the prior written consent of the other party, except that each of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek may assign its rights and obligations under its Centurium SPA to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any of the investment funds managed or advised by it or such affiliate, (iii) any of the investment vehicles of it, such affiliate or such fund (other than any portfolio companies of it, such affiliate or such fund) or (iv) any other member of the Buyer Consortium or any of such member’s affiliates.

 

Termination

 

Each Centurium SPA may be terminated prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby

●    by mutual written consent of Double Double, as the seller, and 2019B Cayman, HH Sum or Temasek (as applicable), as the purchaser, or

●    by Double Double or by 2019B Cayman, HH Sum or Temasek (as applicable), if the closing of the sale and purchase of the applicable Centurium Sale Shares contemplated by such Centurium SPA has not occurred on or before June 23, 2020.

 

Effect of the Sales and Purchases of Shares

 

After giving effect to the closings of all of the Sales and Purchases of Shares, (i) the Centurium Filing Persons will beneficially own 10,669,991 Ordinary Shares, representing 27.75% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (ii) PWM will beneficially own 5,321,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 13.84% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (iii) the Parfield Filing Persons will beneficially own 2,437,696 Ordinary Shares, representing 6.34% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company (assuming that Parfield and/or Amplewood sells to Beachhead, and Beachhead purchases from Parfield and/or Amplewood, all 700,000 Parfield Sale Shares pursuant to the Parfield SPA); (iv) the CITIC Filing Persons will beneficially own 3,743,868 Ordinary Shares, representing 9.74% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (v) (A) HH China Bio Holdings will directly hold 2,751,200 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.16% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and (B) HH Sum will directly hold 210,876 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.54% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and (vi) Temasek will beneficially own 1,240,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.23% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. The aforementioned ownership percentages are calculated based on 38,446,969 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 as reported in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2019.

 

Different Terms, Dissenters’ Rights, Provisions for Security Holders of the Company that are not Parties to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or Affiliates of such Parties, Eligibility of Listing or Trading

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. The Proposal provides that a binding commitment with respect to the Proposed Transaction will result only from the execution of definitive agreements, and then only on the terms and conditions provided in such documents. Therefore, in connection with the Sales and Purchases of Shares: (i) there are no terms or arrangements of a Rule 13e-3 transaction that treat any holders of Ordinary Shares differently from other holders of Ordinary Shares; (ii) there are no dissenters’ or appraisal rights available to the holders of Ordinary Shares under the laws of the Cayman Islands; (iii) no provision has been made to (A) grant security holders of the Company that are not parties to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or affiliates of such parties access to the corporate files of the Filing Persons or (B) obtain counsel or appraisal services at the expense of the Filing Persons; and (iv) there is no transaction involving the offer of securities of any of the Filing Persons in exchange for Ordinary Shares held by security holders of the Company that are not parties to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or affiliates of such parties.

 

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Item 5 Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements

 

PWM/TianXinFu Share Exchange

 

On January 1, 2018, the Company acquired 80% of the equity interests in TianXinFu (Beijing) Medical Appliance Co., Ltd. (“TianXinFu”), a medical device company primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sale of regenerative medical biomaterial products, from PWM, which was not a shareholder of the Company before such transaction. In exchange for the acquisition of such equity interests in TianXinFu, the Company issued 5,521,000 Ordinary Shares to PWM, and PWM became a shareholder of the Company. In connection with such share issuance to PWM, the Company entered into an investor rights agreement with PWM (the “PWM IRA”) on January 1, 2018, pursuant to which the Company granted to PWM certain shelf and piggyback registration rights and a right to designate one director to the Board (subject to certain conditions). At the same time, the PWM IRA imposed on PWM certain transfer restrictions for a three-year lockup period and certain investment restrictions for so long as PWM has the right to designate any director to the Board. The PWM IRA also requires PWM to, during the lockup period, vote all shares of the Company beneficially owned by PWM in the manner recommended by the Board at any of the Company’s shareholders meetings, provided that PWM is not required to take any actions that would (a) be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the directors of PWM under applicable laws or (b) violate any applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules.

 

CITIC Proposal

 

On June 11, 2018, CCRE Holdings Limited (“CCRE”), an affiliate of CCCP IV, submitted a nonbinding proposal (the “CITIC Proposal”) to the Board to acquire all of the outstanding share capital of the Company not already owned by CCRE and its affiliates for US$110.00 in cash per Ordinary Share, which proposal was later withdrawn on August 23, 2018. Additional information regarding the CITIC Proposal and its withdrawal can be found in the Schedule 13D and the Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed by CCRE and certain other reporting persons with the SEC on June 18 and August 27, 2018, respectively.

 

2018 August Private Placements

 

On August 24, 2018, each of (i) Beachhead and Double Double, (ii) PWM, (iii) CITIC Capital MB Investment Limited (“CCMB”), an affiliate of CCCP IV and (iv) HH Bio China Holdings entered into a share purchase agreement with the Company for the subscription of 3,050,000 Ordinary Shares, 800,000 Ordinary Shares, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares and 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares, respectively, at a per Ordinary Share purchase price of US$100.90. On the same date, the Company issued 1,800,000 Ordinary Shares to Beachhead, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares to CCMB and 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares to HH Bio China Holdings, pursuant to their respective share purchase agreements. On September 4, 2018, Double Double assigned its rights and obligations under its share purchase agreement to Beachhead, and the Company issued 1,250,000 additional Ordinary Shares to Beachhead thereafter pursuant to Beachhead and Double Double’s share purchase agreement. On September 21, 2018, the Company issued 800,000 Ordinary Shares to PWM pursuant to PWM’s share purchase agreement.

 

In connection with these share subscriptions, on August 24, 2018 the Company entered into separate investor rights agreements with (i) Beachhead and Double Double (the “Centurium IRA”), (ii) CCMB (the “CITIC IRA”) and (iii) HH Bio China Holdings (the “Hillhouse IRA,” and together with the PWM IRA, the Centurium IRA and the CITIC IRA, collectively, the “IRAs”), respectively. Each of the Centurium IRA, CITIC IRA and Hillhouse IRA imposed certain transfer restrictions on such investors, including a two-year lockup of the Ordinary Shares acquired in this private placement, transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s competitors, and agreements to vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board at the Company’s shareholders meetings. The Company also granted certain shelf and piggyback registration rights to Beachhead, CCMB and HH Bio China Holdings, and granted Beachhead a right to designate one director to the Board, subject to certain conditions.

 

In connection with the subscription for 800,000 Ordinary Shares, (i) PWM entered into a margin loan agreement (the “PWM Margin Loan Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. as the lender (the “Lender”) and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as the calculation agent (the “Agent”) on September 20, 2018, pursuant to which the Lender made a loan to PWM in an amount of US$82,720,000, and (ii) PWM, as the chargor, and the Agent, as the security agent, entered into a debenture on September 20, 2018, pursuant to which PWM charged, among others things, 3,162,854 Ordinary Shares in favor of the Agent as continuing security for the full payment and discharge of its obligations under the PWM Margin Loan Agreement (the “PWM Share Pledge”). In connection with the margin loan made available by the Lender pursuant to the PWM Margin Loan Agreement, the Company waived certain transfer restrictions under the PWM IRA so that PWM would be permitted to (i) pledge 3,162,854 Ordinary Shares to secure the margin loan, and (ii) pledge or sell up to 897,989 additional Ordinary Shares mainly for the payment of the interest, fees and expenses, and/or the cure of any collateral shortfall under the margin loan. If PWM proposes to sell any of the Ordinary Shares covered by such waiver, the Company will have a right of first offer to purchase or designate another party to purchase all or a portion of such Ordinary Shares at the closing price on the last trading day prior to the date on which PWM delivers a notice of the proposed sale. Additional information regarding the PWM Margin Loan Agreement and the PWM Share Pledge can be found in Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by PWM and other reporting persons on September 24, 2018.

 

 

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CITIC Internal Transfer

 

On October 12, 2018, CCCP IV acquired 2,680,863 Ordinary Shares from CCMB for an aggregate consideration of US$249,563,145.40 (the “CITIC Internal Transfer”). On the same date, CCCP IV entered into a deed of adherence (the “CITIC Adherence Deed”) in accordance with the CITIC IRA, pursuant to which CCCP IV agreed to be bound by all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the CITIC IRA. Additional information regarding the CITIC Internal Transfer and the CITIC Adherence Deed can be found in Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed by CCMB and other reporting persons with the SEC on October 16, 2018.

 

TJWY Medical Purchase

 

On November 28, 2018, the Company entered into a share transfer agreement with Smart Step Investments Limited (“Smart Step”), the then largest shareholder of Beijing Taijieweiye Technology Co., Ltd. (“TJWY Medical”), a manufacturer of interventional products, pursuant to which the Company purchased approximately 11.55% of the equity interests in TJWY Medical from Smart Step for cash consideration of US$10,812,893. Pursuant to the share transfer agreement, the Company has the right to request Smart Step to redeem full or part of the equity interests in TJWY Medical transferred at the original purchase price plus 6% compound interest rate per annum. Such right can be exercised by the Company within six months from the third anniversary of the closing date of this transaction. This transaction was completed on January 23, 2019. The ultimate beneficial owner of Smart Step is Ms. Yufeng Liu (“Ms. Liu”). Additional information about Ms. Liu can be found in Annex A attached hereto.

 

Current Proposal and Proposed Transaction

 

In August and September 2018, Beachhead subscribed for a total of 3,050,000 Ordinary Shares from the Company in a negotiated private placement transaction and became a shareholder of the Company. Since then, Beachhead (together with Double Double and Point Forward and their respective affiliates, collectively, “Centurium”) has held such acquired Ordinary Shares for investment purposes and reserved the option to make additional purchases of Ordinary Shares or make other investment decisions from time to time, depending on Centurium’s evaluation of the Company’s business, prospects and financial condition, among other things.

 

 

In connection with Centurium’s periodic evaluation of its investment in the Company, on September 4, 2019, a representative of Centurium initially contacted a representative of PWM, and preliminarily discussed the possibility of a potential transaction involving the Company.

 

On September 9, 2019, a representative of Centurium contacted Sean Shao, an independent director of the Company, in connection with a limited waiver (the “Initial Waiver”) of certain restrictions under the Centurium IRA, the CITIC IRA and the Hillhouse IRA and the Company’s amended and restated preferred shares rights agreement (as amended by amendment no. 1 thereto and as may be further amended from time to time, the “Rights Agreement”) in order to, among other things, permit potential discussions among such investors regarding the possibility of submitting a proposal to acquire all of the Company’s total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares not beneficially owned by such investors and the potential formation of a buyer consortium in connection therewith. 

 

On September 11, 2019, the Company granted the Initial Waiver to Beachhead.

 

On September 12, 2019, a representative of Centurium contacted a representative of Parfield to discuss Parfield’s potential participation in a buyer consortium in connection with the Proposed Transaction. Later on the same date, Kirkland & Ellis, legal counsel to Centurium and the Buyer Consortium (“Kirkland & Ellis”), on behalf of Centurium, provided a draft of the Consortium Agreement to K&L Gates, legal counsel to Parfield, for their review and comments.

 

On September 13, 2019, Centurium provided to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (“WSGR”), legal counsel to PWM and the Buyer Consortium, a draft of the Consortium Agreement for their review and comments.

 

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On September 15, 2019, WSGR provided a draft of the PWM SPA to Centurium and Kirkland & Ellis for their review and comments.

 

On September 16, 2019, a representative of Centurium contacted representatives of HH Sum to discuss HH Sum’s potential participation in the Proposed Transaction.

 

On September 17, 2019, a representative of Centurium contacted representatives of each of CCCP IV and Temasek to discuss CCCP IV’s and Temasek’s potential participation in the Proposed Transaction. On the same date, Kirkland & Ellis, on behalf of Centurium, provided a draft of the Consortium Agreement to each of CCCP IV, HH Sum and Temasek (or, in certain instances, their applicable advisors).

 

Also, on September 17, 2019, in connection with the ongoing discussion of Parfield’s participation in the Buyer Consortium, Kirkland & Ellis, on behalf of Centurium, provided a draft of the Parfield SPA to K&L Gates for its and Parfield’s review and comments.

 

In the afternoon on September 18, 2019, Kirkland & Ellis, on behalf of the Buyer Consortium, contacted Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (“Davis Polk”), legal counsel to the Company, to request a second waiver under the IRAs and the Rights Agreement (the “Second Waiver”) in order to, among other things, permit the submission of an acquisition proposal to the Board and the entry into the Consortium Agreement, the PWM SPA and the Parfield SPA. Later in the afternoon on September 18, 2019, the Board held a meeting to discuss the Second Waiver, and at such meeting, Mr. Hui Li (“Mr. Li”) indicated that, if the Board were to approve the Second Waiver, Centurium and other members of the Buyer Consortium could submit a proposal to the Board to acquire the Company with a purchase price at US$120.00 per Ordinary Share. Later on the same date, the Company granted the Second Waiver to Beachhead, PWM, CCCP IV and HH China Bio Holdings.

 

Following the receipt of the Second Waiver, in the evening on September 18, 2019, the Initial Consortium Members entered into the Consortium Agreement, pursuant to which (as amended as of the date hereof) each Initial Consortium Member agreed, among other things, to (i) cooperate with the other members of the Buyer Consortium in good faith to undertake due diligence with respect to the Company and its business, engage in discussions with the Company regarding the Proposal and negotiate in good faith the terms of the definitive documentation in connection with the Proposed Transaction as contemplated by the Proposal, (ii) for a period of 12 months after the date of the Consortium Agreement, work exclusively with each other member of the Buyer Consortium with respect to the Proposed Transaction and vote all equity securities of the Company held or otherwise beneficially owned by it or its affiliates in favor of the authorization and approval of the Proposed Transaction and any definitive documentation in connection therewith, and against any alternative transaction, (iii) for a period of 12 months after the date of the Consortium Agreement, not transfer any equity securities of the Company held by it or its affiliates, and not acquire any additional equity securities of the Company, except for (A) transfers to an affiliate of such Initial Consortium Member or another member of the Buyer Consortium, (B) certain other transactions approved by a majority of the Initial Consortium Members and (C) transfers and acquisitions pursuant to the share incentive plans of the Company or in connection with the settlement of certain existing derivative transactions involving any securities of the Company, and (iv) contribute its Rollover Securities to Parent in exchange for a certain number of newly issued shares of Parent, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the Consortium Agreement. PWM’s obligations under the Consortium Agreement to vote in favor of the Proposed Transaction and contribute its Rollover Securities are subject to the approval by the shareholders of PWM at an extraordinary general meeting of PWM. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Consortium Agreement, the Initial Consortium Members submitted the Proposal to the Board. The Company announced the receipt of the Proposal from the Buyer Consortium after the market closed on September 18, 2019. During the period from September 19 to September 30, 2019, each of the Initial Consortium Members, and/or their respective reporting persons, separately filed a Schedule 13D or an amendment to Schedule 13D, to report, among other things, the submission of the Proposal and the entry into the Consortium Agreement.

 

Also, on September 18, 2019, in connection with the formation of the Buyer Consortium, Beachhead entered into (i) the PWM SPA with PWM, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which PWM agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead agreed to purchase from PWM, the PWM Sale Shares at the PWM Purchase Price, subject to further adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA; and (ii) the Parfield SPA with Parfield and Amplewood, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which Parfield and/or Amplewood agreed to sell to Beachhead, and Beachhead agreed to purchase from Parfield and/or Amplewood, the Parfield Sale Shares at the Parfield Purchase Price, subject to further adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Parfield SPA. Each of Beachhead, PWM and Parfield, together with their respective reporting persons, separately reported the entry into the PWM SPA and/or the Parfield SPA (as applicable) in the same Schedule 13D or amendment to Schedule 13D described in the preceding paragraph.

 

On September 20, 2019, a representative of the Capital Sellers contacted a representative of Centurium to discuss whether Centurium or the Buyer Consortium would be interested in exploring a purchase of the Capital Sellers’ Ordinary Shares.

 

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On September 24, 2019, the Company announced that the Board had formed a special committee (the “Special Committee”) to review and evaluate the Proposal. The Special Committee is composed of Mr. Sean Shao, Dr. Yungang Lu and Mr. Qi Ning, who are independent directors of the Company and unaffiliated with any member of the Buyer Consortium. Mr. Sean Shao was appointed as the chairman of the Special Committee.

 

On October 17, 2019, the Company announced that the Special Committee had retained Duff & Phelps, LLC and Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC as its financial advisor and Davis Polk as its legal counsel in connection with its review and evaluation of the Proposal.

 

On October 20, 2019, each of the Initial Consortium Members entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company in connection with the Proposed Transaction (collectively, the “Confidentiality Agreements”). Between October 21, 2019 and the date of this Schedule 13E-3, (i) representatives of the Buyer Consortium and their respective advisors conducted due diligence with respect to the Company; and (ii) Kirkland & Ellis and WSGR, on behalf of certain members of the Buyer Consortium, held some preliminary discussions with Davis Polk with respect to certain aspects of the Proposed Transaction.

 

Between early October 2019 and mid-November 2019, representatives of Centurium and the Capital Sellers negotiated the proposed terms of the Capital SPA.

 

On November 14, 2019, Kirkland & Ellis, on behalf of Centurium and certain other members of the Buyer Consortium, contacted Davis Polk to request another waiver from the Company under (i) the IRAs, (ii) the Rights Agreement and (iii) the applicable Confidentiality Agreements (the “Third Waiver”) with respect to, among other things, the Capital SPA and an amendment to the Consortium Agreement to be entered into by the relevant parties.

 

On November 15, 2019, the Board granted the Third Waiver to Beachhead, Double Double, PWM, Parfield, CCCP IV, HH Sum and HH China Bio Holdings.

 

On the same date, following receipt of the Third Waiver, Beachhead and Double Double entered into the Capital SPA with the Capital Sellers to acquire the Capital Sale Shares at the Capital Sale Price. Additional information regarding this purchase (including a copy of the Capital SPA) can be found in the Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by the Centurium Filing Persons and other reporting persons on November 15, 2019.

 

Between November 18, 2019 and January 23, 2020, representatives of Centurium negotiated (i) the proposed terms of the Centurium SPAs with representatives of CCCP IV, HH Sum and Temasek and their respective legal advisors and (ii) the proposed terms of the Consortium Agreement Amendment with representatives of all the other members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective legal advisors.

 

On December 9, 2019, Beachhead and Double Double completed the purchases of the Capital Sale Shares from Capital Sellers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Capital SPA.

 

On December 16, 2019, Beachhead completed the transfer of 901,265 Ordinary Shares to Point Forward in connection with an internal restructuring conducted by certain Centurium Filing Persons. Point Forward executed and delivered to the Company a deed of adherence, dated December 12, 2019, in accordance with the Centurium IRA, pursuant to which Point Forward agreed to be bound by all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in such Centurium IRA. Additional information regarding this transfer can be found in Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by the Centurium Filing Persons and other reporting persons on January 24, 2020.

 

On January 10, 2020, Kirkland & Ellis, on behalf of Centurium and certain other members of the Buyer Consortium, contacted Davis Polk to request another waiver (the “Fourth Waiver,” and together with the First Waiver, the Second Waiver and the Third Waiver, collectively, the “Waivers”) from the Company (i) under the IRAs, the Rights Agreement and the applicable Confidentiality Agreements with respect to, among other things, the Centurium SPAs and the Consortium Agreement Amendment to be entered into by the relevant parties and (ii) under the Centurium IRA and the Rights Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the share pledge securing the Facility (as defined below).

 

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On January 23, 2020, the Board granted the Fourth Waiver to Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, PWM, Parfield, CCCP IV, HH Sum, HH China Bio Holdings and Temasek.

 

On January 23, 2020, following the receipt of the Fourth Waiver, Double Double entered into a Centurium SPA with each of 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek. Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Centurium SPAs, Double Double agreed to sell to 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek the Centurium Sale Shares at the Centurium Sale Price.

 

On January 23, 2020, Double Double, Point Forward and the Initial Consortium Members entered into the Consortium Agreement Amendment, which reflects, among other things, certain changes in the number of Rollover Securities held by the members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective affiliates that had occurred and that would occur if the transactions contemplated by the Centurium SPAs are consummated. By execution and delivery of the Consortium Agreement Amendment, each of Double Double and Point Forward joined the Buyer Consortium and, since January 23, 2020, all references to the “Buyer Consortium” in the Consortium Agreement include, in addition to the Initial Consortium Members, Double Double and Point Forward. During the period from January 24 to January 27, 2020, each of Centurium, PWM, CCCP IV, HH Sum and Temasek, and/or its other reporting persons, separately filed an amendment to Schedule 13D to report, among other things, the entry into the Consortium Agreement Amendment, and if applicable, the Centurium SPAs.

 

Also, on January 23, 2020, Kirkland & Ellis, on behalf of the Buyer Consortium, provided an initial draft of the agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with respect to the Proposed Transaction to Davis Polk.

 

On February 11, 2020, Davis Polk, on behalf of the Special Committed, provided comments on the draft Merger Agreement to Centurium and Kirkland & Ellis.

 

On February 14, 2020, Beachhead, as borrower, entered into a margin loan facility agreement (“Facility Agreement”) with Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. (平安银行股份有限公司), acting through the Offshore Banking Center, as arranger, lender, agent and security agent (“Ping An”). Pursuant to the Facility Agreement, Ping An has agreed to provide a term facility of US$350 million in aggregate to Beachhead (the “Facility”). The maturity date of the Facility is February 14, 2025. The payment obligations of Beachhead under the Facility Agreement will be secured by, amongst others, a first priority security interest over a certain number of Ordinary Shares held by or to be acquired by Beachhead.

 

At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be supported by the Special Committee, entered into or consummated.

 

Item 6 Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals

 

The purposes of the Sales and Purchases of Shares are to transfer Ordinary Shares from PWM, Parfield and/or Amplewood and Double Double to Beachhead, 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek, as applicable, which Ordinary Shares Beachhead, 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek intend to contribute to Parent in exchange for a certain number of newly issued shares of Parent in connection with the consummation of the Proposed Transaction, if any, as contemplated by the Consortium Agreement. After giving effect to the closings of all of the Sales and Purchases of Shares, the number of Ordinary Shares of the Company beneficially owned by each member of the Buyer Consortium and/or its affiliates will be as set forth below.

 

Party   Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned    

Ownership
Percentage
(4)

 
Beachhead     8,496,135 (3)     22.10 %
Double Double     1,272,591       3.31 %
Point Forward     901,265       2.34 %
PWM     5,321,000       13.84 %
Parfield     2,437,696 (3)     6.34 %
CITIC     3,743,868       9.74 %
HH Sum(1)     210,876       0.54 %
HH China Bio Holdings(2)     2,751,200       7.16 %
Temasek     1,240,000       3.23 %
Total     26,374,631       68.6 %

 

(1)       After giving effect to the closing of the Sale and Purchase of Shares under HH Sum’s Centurium SPA, Hillhouse Capital Management, Ltd. will be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, and to control the voting power of, the Ordinary Shares held by HH Sum.

(2)       Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd. is deemed to be the beneficial owner of, and to control the voting and investment power of, the Ordinary Shares held by HH China Bio Holdings.

(3)       Assumes that Parfield and/or Amplewood sells to Beachhead, and Beachhead purchases from Parfield and/or Amplewood, all 700,000 Parfield Sale Shares pursuant to the Parfield SPA.

(4)       Ownership percentages are calculated based on 38,446,969 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 as reported in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2019.

 

In addition, as contemplated by the Proposal, the Filing Persons propose to enter into the Proposed Transaction with the Company. The Filing Persons anticipate that the Proposed Transaction may be effected pursuant to a merger of a merger subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), which is wholly-owned by Parent and formed by the Buyer Consortium, with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Such a merger, if consummated, would likely result in, among other things, Parent owning all of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, the Ordinary Shares ceasing to be listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, the termination of the registration of the Ordinary Shares under Section 12 of the Securities Act, a change in the Board (as the surviving company in such merger) to consist solely of persons to be designated by members of the Buyer Consortium and a change in the Company’s memorandum and articles of association to reflect the fact that the Company would become a privately held company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. The Proposal provides that a binding commitment with respect to the Proposed Transaction will result only from the execution of definitive agreements, and then only on the terms and conditions provided in such documents, which such terms and conditions will ultimately determine the effects the Proposed Transaction would have with respect to the Company, the Ordinary Shares and the shareholders of the Company.

 

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In the event that the Company enters into a definitive agreement with the Buyer Consortium with respect to the Proposed Transaction and the Proposed Transaction is submitted for authorization and approval by the Company’s shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting, each member of the Buyer Consortium and its affiliates is required under the Consortium Agreement to vote or give voting instructions with respect to all equity securities of the Company, including all Ordinary Shares, beneficially owned by them, in favor of the authorization and approval of the Proposed Transaction and against any alternative transaction. In the event that the Proposed Transaction is entered into and consummated, each member of the Buyer Consortium has agreed to contribute, or cause the contribution of, its Rollover Securities (including, if applicable, the Ordinary Shares that will be acquired by it upon the applicable closing of the Sales and Purchases of Shares) to Parent in exchange for a certain number of newly issued shares of Parent. PWM’s obligations under the Consortium Agreement to vote in favor of the Proposed Transaction and contribute its Rollover Securities are subject to the approval by shareholders of PWM at an extraordinary general meeting of PWM.

 

Item 7 Purposes, Alternatives, Reasons and Effects

 

Purposes of, Alternatives to, Reasons for and Effects of the Sales and Purchases of Shares

 

The reasons for and purposes of the Sales and Purchases of Shares are to transfer Ordinary Shares from PWM, Parfield and/or Amplewood and Double Double to Beachhead, 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek, as applicable, which Ordinary Shares Beachhead, 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek are required under the Consortium Agreement to contribute to Parent in exchange for a certain number of newly issued shares of Parent in connection with the consummation of the Proposed Transaction, if any, as contemplated by the Consortium Agreement. Each of Beachhead, 2019B Cayman and HH Sum are undertaking the applicable Sales and Purchases of Shares contemplated by the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs, as applicable, to increase its ownership of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and its voting interest in the Company, and each of Beachhead, 2019B Cayman and HH Sum did not consider any alternatives to such applicable Sales and Purchases of Shares as a means to accomplish such purposes.

 

In the event the closings of all of the Sales and Purchases of Shares are consummated, (i) the Centurium Filing Persons will beneficially own 10,669,991 Ordinary Shares, representing 27.75% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (ii) PWM will beneficially own 5,321,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 13.84% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (iii) the Parfield Filing Persons will beneficially own 2,437,696 Ordinary Shares, representing 6.34% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company (assuming that Parfield and/or Amplewood sells to Beachhead, and Beachhead purchases from Parfield and/or Amplewood, all 700,000 Parfield Sale Shares pursuant to the Parfield SPA), (iv) the CITIC Filing Persons will beneficially own 3,743,868 Ordinary Shares, representing 9.74% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, (v) (A) HH China Bio Holdings will directly hold 2,751,200 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.16% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and (B) HH Sum will directly hold 210,876 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.54% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and (vi) Temasek will beneficially own 1,240,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.23% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. The aforementioned ownership percentages are calculated based on 38,446,969 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 as reported in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2019.

 

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Purposes of, Alternatives to, Reasons for and Effects of the Proposed Transaction

 

For the Buyer Consortium, the purpose of the Proposed Transaction is to enable the Buyer Consortium to acquire the remaining outstanding Ordinary Shares that are not owned by the members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective affiliates in a transaction in which the Company’s shareholders, other than the members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective affiliates, will be cashed out for the proposed purchase price per Ordinary Share of US$120.00, so that the Buyer Consortium will bear the rewards and risks of sole ownership of the Company, including any increases in value of the Company as a result of improvements to the Company’s operations or acquisitions of other businesses. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. The Proposal provides that a binding commitment with respect to the Proposed Transaction will result only from the execution of definitive agreements, and then only on the terms and conditions provided in such documents. In the event a definitive agreement is entered into with respect to the Proposed Transaction, the Filing Persons anticipate that the Proposed Transaction may be effected pursuant to a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Such a merger, if consummated, would likely result in, among other things, Parent owning all of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, the Ordinary Shares ceasing to be listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, the termination of the registration of the Ordinary Shares under Section 12 of the Securities Act, a change in the Board of the Company (as the surviving company in such merger) to consist solely of persons to be designated by the members of the Buyer Consortium and a change in the Company’s memorandum and articles of association to reflect that the Company would become a privately held company. However, the terms and conditions of such a definitive agreement, if any, will ultimately determine the effects the Proposed Transaction would have with respect to the Company, the Ordinary Shares and the shareholders of the Company.

 

 

The Filing Persons decided to make the Proposal and undertake the Proposed Transaction at this time because they want to take advantage of the benefits of the Company being privately held, including the greater flexibility that would be provided to the Company’s management to focus on improving long-term profitability without the pressures exerted by the U.S. public market’s valuation of the Company and the emphasis on short-term, period-to-period performance. At this time, the Filing Persons have not considered any transaction structures with respect to the Proposed Transaction other than a potential merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company as described above because the Filing Persons believe that such a merger would be the most direct and effective way to enable the Buyer Consortium to acquire ownership and control of the Company.

 

Item 8 Fairness of the Transaction

 

Fairness of the Sales and Purchases of Shares

 

Since the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act, each Filing Person may be required to express its belief as to the fairness of the Sales and Purchases of Shares to the security holders of the Company that are not parties to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or affiliates of such parties under SEC rules governing going-private transactions. Each Filing Person is making the statements included in this item solely for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Rule 13e-3 and related rules under the Exchange Act.

 

Each Filing Person believes that each of the Sales and Purchases of Shares applicable to such Filing Person is substantively and procedurally fair to the security holders of the Company that are not parties to such Sale and Purchase of Shares or affiliates of such parties based on its consideration of the factors described below, which are not listed in any relative order of importance. The Sales and Purchases of Shares are private sales of the Ordinary Shares of the Company negotiated by and among PWM, the Parfield Filing Persons, the Centurium Filing Persons, the CITIC Filing Persons, the Hillhouse Filing Persons and Temasek, as applicable, and no security holder of the Company that is not is a party to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or an affiliate of such party is otherwise receiving or providing any consideration in connection with the Sales and Purchases of Shares. All of PWM, the Parfield Filing Persons, the Centurium Filing Persons, the CITIC Filing Persons, the Hillhouse Filing Persons and Temasek are sophisticated institutional investors capable of protecting their investment interests, and all of them are assisted by their respective legal advisors in connection with the Sales and Purchases of Shares. The PWM Purchase Price (subject to further adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA), the Parfield Purchase Price (subject to further adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Parfield SPA) and the Centurium Sale Price were a result of arm’s-length negotiations. As a result, each Filing Person believes that each of the Sales and Purchases of Shares applicable to such Filing Person is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between or among the applicable parties to such Sale and Purchase of Shares. In addition, the Centurium Sale Price of US$120.00 per Ordinary Share represents the same purchase price that the Buyer Consortium has proposed to pay per Ordinary Share in the Proposed Transaction, and each of the PWM Purchase Price and the Parfield Purchase Price is subject to adjustment if the Proposed Transaction is consummated and the Merger Consideration is greater than the PWM Purchase Price or the Parfield Purchase Price, as applicable.

 

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No financial advisor provided any of the Filing Persons or their affiliates with any analysis or opinion with respect to the fairness of the Sales and Purchases of Shares to the holders of securities of the Company unaffiliated with the Buyer Consortium.

 

Other than the Waivers granted by the Board described in Item 5 above, no approval of the Board or vote of the Company’s shareholders is or was necessary in connection with the consummation of the Sales and Purchases of Shares or the execution, delivery or performance of the PWM SPA, the Parfield SPA and the Centurium SPAs. The Sales and Purchases of Shares has no effect on the rights of any security holder of the Company that is not a party to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or an affiliate of such party.

 

Fairness of the Proposed Transaction

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons with respect to which the Filing Persons would be able to assess the fairness to the security holders of the Company that are not parties to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or affiliates of such parties. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. Accordingly, this item is not applicable at this time with respect to the Proposed Transaction.

 

Item 9 Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Negotiations

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. Accordingly, at this time, no report or opinion or appraisal from an outside party has been received by the Filing Persons that is materially related to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or a Rule 13e-3 transaction.

 

Item 10 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

The source of funds for the transactions contemplated under the PWM SPA and the Parfield SPA will be the Centurium Filing Persons’ funds available for investment, and it is anticipated that approximately US$172 million (subject to further adjustment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA and the Parfield SPA) will be expended by the Centurium Filing Persons in acquiring the PWM Sale Shares and the Parfield Sale Shares. The source of funds of 2019B Cayman for the transactions contemplated under its Centurium SPA will be primarily from credit facilities provided by third-party financial institutions, and the source of funds of HH Sum and Temasek for the transactions contemplated under their respective Centurium SPAs will be their respective funds available for investment. It is anticipated that an aggregate of approximately US$32 million, US$25 million and US$30 million will be expended by the CITIC Filing Persons, HH Sum and Temasek, respectively, in acquiring their respective portions of the Centurium Sale Shares contemplated under their respective Centurium SPAs.

 

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The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons, with respect to which the source and amount of funds or other consideration could be stated in response to this item. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated.

 

The Proposal contemplates that the Proposed Transaction, if entered into, is intended to be financed with equity financing or a combination of equity and debt financing. The equity financing is intended to be provided by the members of the Buyer Consortium in the form of cash and through the rollover of the Rollover Securities held by the members of the Buyer Consortium and their respective affiliates. Debt financing, if used, is intended to be primarily provided by one or more third party financial institutions.

 

Item 11 Interest in Securities of the Subject Company

 

(a) Securities Ownership

 

As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3: (i) Beachhead holds 6,796,135 Ordinary Shares, representing 17.68% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (ii) Double Double holds 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 5.20% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (iii) Point Forward holds 901,265 Ordinary Shares, representing 2.34% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (iv) CCP 2018, as the sole shareholder of each of Beachhead and Double Double, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 8,796,135 Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead and Double Double, representing 22.88% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (v) CCCI 2018, as the sole shareholder of Point Forward, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 901,265 Ordinary Shares held by Point Forward, representing 2.34% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (vi) Centurium Capital Partners 2018 GP Ltd. (“Centurium GP”), acting as the general partner of CCP 2018, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 8,796,135 Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead and Double Double, representing 22.88% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (vii) Centurium Capital 2018 SLP-B Ltd. (“Centurium SLP-B”), acting as the general partner of CCCI 2018, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 901,265 Ordinary Shares held by Point Forward, representing 2.34% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (viii) Centurium Holdings Ltd. (“Centurium GP Holdco”), as the sole shareholder of Centurium GP and Centurium SLP-B, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 9,697,400 Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward, representing 25.22% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (ix) Centurium Holdings (BVI) Ltd. (“Centurium TopCo”), as the sole shareholder of Centurium GP Holdco, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 9,697,400 Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward, representing 25.22% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; and (x) Mr. Li, as the sole shareholder of Centurium Topco, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 9,697,400 Ordinary Shares held by Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward, representing 25.22% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA and Parfield SPA, Beachhead has agreed to purchase from PWM and Parfield and/or Amplewood and PWM and Parfield and/or Amplewood have agreed to sell to Beachhead 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares and up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares, respectively. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Centurium SPAs, Double Double has agreed to sell to 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek and 2019B Cayman, HH Sum and Temasek have agreed to purchase from Double Double 266,533 Ordinary Shares, 210,876 Ordinary Shares and 250,000 Ordinary Shares, respectively.

 

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As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, PWM holds 6,321,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 16.44% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the PWM SPA, PWM has agreed to sell to Beachhead and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from PWM 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares.

 

As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, (i) CCCP IV holds 3,477,335 Ordinary Shares, representing 9.04% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (ii) CCP IV GP Ltd. (“CCP IV GP”), as the general partner of CCCP IV, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 3,477,335 Ordinary Shares held by CCCP IV, representing 9.04% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (iii) CITIC Capital Partners Limited (“CCPL”), as the sole shareholder of CCP IV GP, may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 3,477,335 Ordinary Shares held by CCCP IV, representing 9.04% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; and (iv) CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (“CCHL”) may be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own 3,477,335 Ordinary Shares held by CCCP IV, representing 9.04% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Centurium SPA with 2019B Cayman, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CCCP IV, 2019B Cayman has agreed to purchase from Double Double and Double Double has agreed to sell to 2019B Cayman 266,533 Ordinary Shares. As such, as of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, each of CCCP IV, CCP IV GP, CCPL and CCHL may also be deemed under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act to beneficially own these 266,533 Ordinary Shares to be acquired by 2019B Cayman pursuant to the terms of 2019B Cayman’s Centurium SPA, representing 0.7% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company.

 

As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, (i) Parfield holds 2,682,742 Ordinary Shares, representing 6.98% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; (ii) Amplewood holds 454,954 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.18% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company; and (iii) Chan, as the sole shareholder of each of Parfield and Amplewood, may be deemed the beneficial owner of 3,137,696 Ordinary Shares held by Parfield and Amplewood, representing 8.16% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Parfield SPA, Parfield and/or Amplewood has agreed to sell to Beachhead and Beachhead has agreed to purchase from Parfield and/or Amplewood up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares. The 2,682,742 Ordinary Shares held by Parfield are subject to a pledge agreement executed in favour of Credit Suisse AG Hong Kong Branch to secure certain indebtedness of Parfield.

 

As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, (i) HH China Bio Holdings directly holds 2,751,200 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.16% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, and Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd. (“HCA”) is deemed to be the beneficial owner of, and to control the voting and investment power of, such Ordinary Shares held by HH China Bio Holdings, (ii) Hillhouse Capital Management, Ltd. (“HCM”) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 210,876 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.54% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares issued by the Company, pursuant to the terms of HH Sum’s Centurium SPA, and (iii) each of HCA and HCM, which are under common control and share certain policies, personnel and resources, respectively, may report that it has shared voting and disposition power of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each of HCA and HCM.

 

The percentages set forth above in this Item 11 are calculated based on 38,446,969 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019, as reported in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2019.

 

The Filing Persons and Temasek may be deemed to be a “group” pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act as a result of entering into the Consortium Agreement. However, (i) each of the Centurium Filing Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership for all purposes of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by PWM, the CITIC Filing Persons, the Parfield Filing Persons, the Hillhouse Filing Persons and Temasek; (ii) PWM expressly disclaims beneficial ownership for all purposes of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by the Centurium Filing Persons, the CITIC Filing Persons, the Parfield Filing Persons, the Hillhouse Filing Persons and Temasek; (iii) each of the CITIC Filing Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership for all purposes of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by the Centurium Filing Persons, PWM, the Parfield Filing Persons, the Hillhouse Filing Persons and Temasek; (iv) each of the Parfield Filing Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership for all purposes of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by the Centurium Filing Persons, PWM, the CITIC Filing Persons, the Hillhouse Filing Persons and Temasek; and (v) each of the Hillhouse Filing Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership for all purposes of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by the Centurium Filing Persons, PWM, the CITIC Filing Persons, the Parfield Filing Persons and Temasek.

 

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(b) Securities Transaction.

 

On December 9, 2019, Beachhead and Double Double acquired the Capital Sale Shares at the Capital Sale Price pursuant to the terms of the Capital SPA. Additional information regarding this purchase (including a copy of the Capital SPA) can be found in the Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by the Centurium Filing Persons and other relevant reporting persons on November 15, 2019.

 

On December 16, 2019, Beachhead transferred 901,265 Ordinary Shares in the Company to Point Forward due to an internal restructuring conducted by certain Centurium Filing Persons. Additional information regarding this transfer can be found in the Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by the Centurium Filing Persons and other relevant reporting persons on January 24, 2020.

 

On February 14, 2020, Beachhead, as borrower, entered into the Facility Agreement with Ping An, acting through the Offshore Banking Center, as arranger, lender, agent and security agent. Pursuant to the Facility Agreement, Ping An has agreed to provide a Facility of US$350 million in aggregate to Beachhead. The maturity date of the Facility is February 14, 2025. The payment obligations of Beachhead under the Facility Agreement will be secured by, amongst others, a first priority security interest over a certain number of Ordinary Shares held and to be acquired by Beachhead.

 

Except as set forth above in subsection (b) of this Item 11, none of the Filing Persons has effected any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.

 

Item 12 The Solicitation or Recommendation

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. Accordingly, no solicitation or recommendation is being made relating to the Sales and Purchases of Shares or a Rule 13e-3 transaction.

 

Item 13 Financial Statements

 

(a) Financial Information

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. The financial information furnished herein is derived from public disclosure of the Company and is included solely for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Rule 13e-3 and related rules under the Exchange Act. The Filing Persons did not participate in the preparation, review or public disclosure of such information in the Company’s filings and therefore make no representation on the accuracy or completeness of such financial information.

 

 

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Selected Historical Financial Information

 

The following sets forth selected historical consolidated financial information of the Company. The financial data for the years ended and as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 has been derived from the audited financial statements filed as part of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019. The financial data for the nine months ended and as of September 30, 2018 and 2019 has been derived from the unaudited financial statements included as part of the Company’s current reports on Form 6-K dated November 1, 2018 and November 13, 2019, respectively. The information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future results and should be read in conjunction with (a) “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and the consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended and as of December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019, and (b) the unaudited consolidated financial statements and other financial information for the nine months ended and as of September 30, 2018 and 2019 included in the Company’s current reports on Form 6-K dated November 1, 2018 and November 13, 2019, respectively, all of which are incorporated into this Schedule 13E-3 by reference.

 

    Year Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,  2018     December 31, 2017     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018  
    (U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data (U.S. dollars), Ordinary shares in
Shareholders’ equity (U.S. dollars), and share number)
 
Revenues     466,878       370,407       401,587       351,949  
Gross Profit     320,091       244,890       265,088       242,744  
Income From Operations     146,174       135,858       145,052       103,528  
Net Income     147,969       82,236       146,798       109,266  
Net Income attributable to the Company     128,058       67,943       126,356       93,149  
Earnings Per Share                                
Basic     3.54       2.40       3.22       2.67  
Diluted     3.53       2.38       3.21       2.66  

 

    As of  
    December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018  
    (U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data (U.S. dollars), Ordinary shares in
Shareholders’ equity (U.S. dollars), and share number)
 
Total Current Assets     1,357,188       593,122       1,258,987       1,334,590  
Property, plant and equipment, net     178,327       166,813       176,184       177,738  
Intangible assets, net     53,259       536       45,055       54,341  
Land use rights, net     32,204       24,853       33,024       27,400  
Equity method investment     15,428       14,904       16,557       15,042  
Prepayment in equity securities     10,813                    
Other investments                 10,813        
Loan receivable - non current     39,943             35,214       40,992  
Goodwill     313,589             304,291       312,879  
Other non-current assets     9,228       8,830       12,683       11,386  
Total Assets     2,009,979       809,057       1,892,808       1,974,368  
Total Current Liabilities     122,349       97,635       120,234       124,298  
Total Long Term Liabilities     42,927       47,097       40,167       42,785  
Ordinary Shares in Shareholders’ Equity     4,162       2,987       4,190       4,162  
Outstanding Shares     39,361,616       27,611,841       38,446,969       39,361,316  
Total Shareholders’ Equity attributable to the Company     1,772,050       598,192       1,658,453       1,688,848  
Non-controlling interest     122,654       66,133       73,955       118,437  
Total Equity     1,844,703       664,325       1,732,408       1,807,285  

 

Net Book Value per Share of the Company’s Shares

 

The net book value per Ordinary Share as of September 30, 2019 was US$43.14.

 

Information incorporated herein by reference has been filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC as stated above. You may read and copy these reports and other information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at +1 (800) SEC-0330. Copies of such materials may also be accessed through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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(b) Pro Forma Information.

 

If the Proposed Transaction is entered into and consummated, the Buyer Consortium plans to maintain the independent operations of the Company. Therefore, the Proposed Transaction is not expected to have any material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Item 14 Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used

 

The Filing Persons are filing this Schedule 13E-3 because the Sales and Purchases of Shares could be viewed as steps in a series of transactions having the reasonable likelihood or purpose of producing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the effects set forth in Rule 13e-3(a)(3)(ii) under the Exchange Act. At this time, there is no definitive agreement with respect to the Proposed Transaction, or any other transaction that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction, between the Company and any of the Filing Persons. To the knowledge of the Filing Persons, at this time, the Special Committee has not made any definitive determination regarding the Proposal or the Proposed Transaction, and no assurance can be given that any proposal, any definitive agreement or any transaction related to the Proposed Transaction will be entered into or consummated. Accordingly, at this time, no persons are employed, retained or to be compensated, and no assets have been or will be employed or used, in connection with the Sales and Purchases of Shares or a Rule 13e-3 transaction that would be responsive to this item.

 

Item 15 Additional Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 16 Exhibits

 

(a)   Not applicable
     
(b)   Not applicable
     
(c)   Not applicable
     
(d)-(1)   Proposal from Beachhead, PWM, CCCP IV, Parfield, HH Sum and Temasek, dated September 18, 2019.
     
(d)-(2)   Consortium Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and among Beachhead, PWM, CCCP IV, Parfield, HH Sum and Temasek.
     
(d)-(3)   Amendment No. 1 to Consortium Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and among Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, PWM, CCCP IV, Parfield, HH Sum and Temasek.
     
(d)-(4)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and between PWM and Beachhead.
     
(d)-(5)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and among Parfield, Amplewood and Beachhead.
     
(d)-(6)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double and 2019B Cayman.
     
(d)-(7)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double and HH Sum.
     
(d)-(8)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double and Temasek.
     
(f)   Not applicable
     
(g)   Not applicable

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 19, 2020

Beachhead Holdings Limited
   
   
  By: /s/ Hui Li
    Name:  Hui Li
    Title:  Director
     
  Double Double Holdings Limited
   
   
  By: /s/ Hui Li
    Name:  Hui Li
    Title:  Director
     
  Point Forward Holdings Limited
   
   
  By: /s/ Hui Li
    Name:  Hui Li
    Title:  Director
     
  Centurium Capital Partners 2018, L.P.
  By: Centurium Capital Partners 2018 GP Ltd., its general partner
   
   
  By: /s/ Hui Li
    Name:  Hui Li
    Title:  Director
     
  Centurium Capital 2018 Co-invest, L.P.
  By: Centurium Capital 2018 SLP-B Ltd., its general partner
   
   
  By: /s/ Hui Li
    Name:  Hui Li
    Title:  Director

 

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  PW Medtech Group Limited
   
   
  By: /s/ Yue’e Zhang
    Name: Yue’e Zhang
    Title:  Director
     
  2019B Cayman Limited
   
   
  By: /s/ Rikizo Matsukawa
    Name:  Rikizo Matsukawa
    Title:  Director
     
  CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P.
  By: CCP IV GP Ltd., its general partner
   
   
  By: /s/ Rikizo Matsukawa
    Name:  Rikizo Matsukawa
    Title:  Director
     
  Parfield International Ltd.
   
   
  By: /s/ Marc Chan
    Name:  Marc Chan
    Title:  Director
     
  Amplewood Resources Ltd.
   
   
  By: /s/ Marc Chan
    Name:  Marc Chan
    Title:  Director
     
   
    /s/ Marc Chan
    Marc Chan  
     
  HH China Bio Holdings LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Colm O’Connell
    Name:  Colm O’Connell
    Title:  Authorized Signatory
     
  HH SUM-XXII Holdings Limited
   
   
  By: /s/ Colm O’Connell
    Name:  Colm O’Connell
    Title:  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit Index

 

(a)   Not applicable
     
(b)   Not applicable
     
(c)   Not applicable
     
(d)-(1)   Proposal from Beachhead, PWM, CCCP IV, Parfield, HH Sum and Temasek, dated September 18, 2019.
     
(d)-(2)   Consortium Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and among Beachhead, PWM, CCCP IV, Parfield, HH Sum and Temasek.
     
(d)-(3)   Amendment No. 1 to Consortium Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and among Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, PWM, CCCP IV, Parfield, HH Sum and Temasek.
     
(d)-(4)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and between PWM and Beachhead.
     
(d)-(5)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2019, by and among Parfield, Amplewood and Beachhead.
     
(d)-(6)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double and 2019B Cayman.
     
(d)-(7)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double and HH Sum.
     
(d)-(8)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double and Temasek.
     
(f)   Not applicable
     
(g)   Not applicable

 

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Annex A

 

Directors and Executive Officers of Each Filing Person

 

1.       The Directors and Executive Officers of the Centurium Filing Persons

 

Each of Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Each of CCP 2018 and CCCI 2018 is a limited partnership incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. CCP 2018 holds 100% equity interest in Beachhead and Double Double, and CCCI 2018 holds 100% equity interest in Point Forward. Centurium GP, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is acting as the sole general partner of CCP 2018. Centurium SLP-B, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is acting as the sole general partner of CCCI 2018. Centurium GP Holdco, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is the sole shareholder of Centurium GP and Centurium SLP-B. Centurium TopCo, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, is the sole shareholder of Centurium GP Holdco. Mr. Li, a Hong Kong citizen, is the sole shareholder of Centurium TopCo.

 

The address of the principal business and telephone number of each of Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, CCP 2018, CCCI 2018, Centurium GP, Centurium SLP-B, Centurium GP Holdco and Centurium TopCo is Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong and +852 3643 0755. The registered office of each of Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, CCP 2018, CCCI 2018, Centurium GP, Centurium SLP-B and Centurium GP Holdco is PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. The registered office of Centurium TopCo is Kingston Chambers, PO Box 173, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

The principal business each of Beachhead, Double Double and Point Forward is investment holding. The principal business of each of CCP 2018, CCCI 2018, Centurium GP, Centurium SLP-B, Centurium GP Holdco and Centurium TopCo is investment activities.

 

Neither CCP 2018 nor CCCI 2018 has executive officers or directors.

 

Mr. Li, is a director of each of Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, Centurium GP, Centurium SLP-B, Centurium GP Holdco and Centurium TopCo. Mr. Li is a Hong Kong citizen and his business address and telephone number is Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong and +852 3643 0755. Mr. Li is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Centurium Capital since 2016. He was an Executive Director and a Managing Director at Warburg Pincus from 2002 to 2016.

 

Mr. Andrew Chan (“Mr. Chan”) is a director of each of Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, Centurium GP and Centurium SLP-B. Mr. Chan is the Chief Finance Officer of the management company of CCP 2018 and CCCI 2018. Mr. Chan is a Hong Kong citizen and his business address and telephone number is Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong and +852 3643 0755. Before joining Centurium Capital in 2018, he was employed by Warburg Pincus from 2006 to 2018, and his last position was Senior Vice President and Controller of Asia Pacific.

 

Mr. Jun Liu (“Mr. Liu”) is a director of Point Forward. Mr. Liu is the General Counsel of the management company of CCP 2018 and CCCI 2018. Mr. Liu is a Hong Kong citizen and his business address and telephone number is Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong and +852 3643 0755. He was Assistant General Counsel of Warburg Pincus from 2008 to 2018.

 

During the past five years, none of Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward, CCP 2018, CCCI 2018, Centurium GP, Centurium SLP-B, Centurium GP Holdco and Centurium TopCo or any of the persons listed above has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.

 

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2.       The Directors and Executive Officers of PWM

 

PWM is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. PWM is a public company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (1358.HK). The registered office of PWM is located at the Grand Pavilion Commercial Centre, Oleander Way, 802 West Bay Road, P.O. Box 32052, Grand Cayman KY1-1208, Cayman Islands. The principal business address and telephone number of PWM is Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China and +86 (10) 8478 3617. The principal business of PWM is investment holding.

 

The following table sets forth information about the directors and executive officers of PWM as of the date of this Schedule 13E-3.

 

Name    Business Address    Principal Occupation    Citizenship 
Ms. ZHANG Yue’e   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China  

Chairman and executive director of PWM (from February 2015 to present), chief executive officer of PWM (from March 2019 to present) and director of the Company (from January 2018 to present)

  U.S.
             
Mr. JIANG Liwei   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China   Non-executive director of PWM (from March 2019 to present) and chief executive officer and executive director of PWM (from June 2013 to March 2019)     PRC
             
Mr. LIN Junshan   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China   Non-executive director of PWM (from June 2013 to present) and chairman of PWM (from June 2013 to February 2015)     PRC
             
Mr. ZHANG Xingdong   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China   Independent non-executive director of PWM (from October 2013 to present), professor at Sichuan University (from 1986 to present) and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (from 2007 to present)     PRC
             
Mr. WANG Xiaogang   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China   Independent non-executive director of PWM (from October 2013 to present), chief executive director of Beijing HuiTong Education Technology Co., Ltd. (from December 2014 to present), and the managing director of China Aerospace Industry Investment Fund Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (from February 2011 to August 2014)     PRC
             
Mr. CHEN Geng   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China  

Independent non-executive director of PWM (from October 2013 to present), vice president of Peking University Resources (Holdings) Company Limited (from May 2013 to September 2019) and general manager of Peking University Science Park (from September 2008 to present)

 
  PRC
             
Mr. HUA Wei   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China     Vice president of PWM (from March 2013 to present)   PRC
             
Mr. CHEN Yikun   Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road, Pinggu District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China     Vice president of PWM (from January 2014 to present)   PRC

 

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Cross Mark Limited (“Cross Mark”) is a business company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the British Virgins Islands with its registered office at Portcullis Chambers, 4th Floor, Ellen Skelton Building, 3076 Sir Francis Drake Highway, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110 and its telephone number is +852 3173 1019. The principal business of Cross Mark is investment holding. As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, (i) PWM is owned as to approximately 36.65% by Cross Mark, which is its single largest shareholder and deemed as its controlling shareholder under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and (ii) Cross Mark is wholly-owned by Ms. Liu Yufeng (“Ms. Liu”).

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the directors of Cross Mark as of the date of this Schedule 13E-3. As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, Cross Mark does not have any executive officer.

 

Name     Business Address     Principal Occupation     Citizenship  
Ms. LIU Yufeng   15/F, BOC Group Life Assurance Tower, No. 136 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong     Director of Cross Mark (from January 2009 to present)     New Zealand
             
Ms. Pu Jue   15/F, BOC Group Life Assurance Tower, No. 136 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong   Director of Cross Mark (from September 2014 to present)     Saint Kitts and Nevis

 

During the past five years, none of PWM, Cross Mark, Ms. Liu or any of the directors and executive officers of PWM and Cross Mark has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.

 

3.       The Directors and Executive Officers of the CITIC Filing Persons

 

2019B Cayman is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. CCCP IV is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands. CCCP IV holds 100% equity interest in 2019B Cayman. The address of the principal business of CCCP IV and 2019B Cayman is 28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong, and their business telephone number is + 852-3710-6889. The principal business of 2019B Cayman is investment holdings. The principal business of CCCP IV is investment management for the benefit of its limited partners.

 

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The general partner of CCCP IV is CCP IV GP, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The address of the principal business of CCP IV GP. is 28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong. The principal business of CCP IV GP is to serve as the sole general partner of CCCP IV. CCP IV GP is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of CCPL. CCPL is a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The address of the principal business of CCPL is 28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong. The principal business of CCPL is investment holdings. CCHL owns 51% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of CCPL. CCHL is a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong. The address of the principal business of CCHL is 28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong. CCHL is an investment management and advisory company.

 

The following table sets forth information about the directors and executive officers of CCHL and CCPL and the directors of CCP IV GP and 2019B Cayman as of the date of this Schedule 13E-3. As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, CCP IV GP and 2019B Cayman do not have any executive officers and CCCP IV does not have any directors and executive officers.

 

Name     Business Address     Principal Occupation     Citizenship  
Zhang, Yichen   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Chairman (from January 2013 to present), chief executive officer (from August 2013 to present) and director (from May 2002 to present) of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited; and director of CITIC Capital Partners Limited (from January 2003 to present)         Hong Kong
             
Matsukawa, Rikizo   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Managing director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from April 2008 to present); director of CCP IV GP Ltd. (from March 2018 to present); and director of 2019B Cayman Limited (from February 2019 to present)     Japan
             
Chew, Boon Lian   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Senior managing director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from July 2003 to present); managing partner of CITIC Capital Partners Limited (from April 2017 to present); and director of CCP IV GP Ltd. (from March 2018 to October 2018)     Singapore
             
Fung Yee Man, Annie   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Chief operating officer and senior managing director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from October 2012 to present)     Britain
             
Chan, Kai Kong   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong  

Chief financial officer and senior managing director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from January 2005 to present); director of CITIC Capital Partners Limited (from July 2005 to present); director of CCP IV GP Ltd. (from October 2018 to present); and director of 2019B Cayman Limited (from February 2019 to present)

  Singapore
             
Zhang, Haitao   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong  

Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from August 2004 to present); and vice chairman, president and head of asset management of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from April 2017 to present)

  China
             
Al-Kuwari, Abdulla Ali MA  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited

28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

Qatar Investment Authority

5th Floor, Q-Tel Tower, Diplomatic St, PO Box 23224, Doha, Qatar

  Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from July 2018 to present); and principal of Qatar Investment Authority (from October 2010 to present)   Qatar
             
Chen, I-hsuan  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited

28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

9F, No. 108, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Taipei, 10557, Taiwan, R.O.C.

  Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from June 2015 to present); and senior assistant vice present of Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (from November 2014 to present)   Taiwan

 

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Mitchell, James Gordon  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

29F, Three Pacific Place, Wanchai, Hong Kong

  Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from November 2014 to present); and chief strategy officer and senior executive vice president of Tencent Holdings Ltd. (from August 2011 to present)   Britain
             
Lin, Yun-Ku  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

9F, No. 108, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Taipei, 10557, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from March 2016 to present); senior vice president of Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (from September 2019 to present); and president of Fubon Financial Holdings Venture Capital Corp. (from July 2015 to August 2019)

  Taiwan
             
Al-Sowaidi, Mohammed Saif SS  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

Qatar Investment Authority

9 West 57th Street, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA

  Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from July 2012 to present); and head (New York) of Qatar Investment Authority (from March 2010 to present)   Qatar
             
Cheung, Miu   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Senior managing director and managing partner of structured investment and finance of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from May 2000 to present)     Australia
             
Ching, Hiu Yuen   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Senior managing director and managing partner of real estate of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from May 2000 to present)     Hong Kong
             
Allegaert, Hans Omer   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong   Executive director of CITIC Capital Partners Ltd (from March 2014 to present); director of CCP IV GP Ltd. (from October 2018 to present); and director of 2019B Cayman Limited (from February 2019 to present)     Belgium
             
Xu, Zhichao  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

China Trust Protection Fund Co., Ltd.

20-23/F, Building 5, No. 1 Courtyard, Yuetan South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

  Vice chairman, head of special situations and president of CITIC Capital (Ningbo) Investment Management of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from June 2017 to present); and chairman of China Trust Protection Fund Co., Ltd. (from January 2015 to June 2017)     China
             
Xin, Yuesheng   28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong  

Senior managing director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from August 2002 to present); and management partner of CITIC Capital Partners Limited (from November 2004 to present)

  China
             
Zhan, Weibiao  

CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
28/F, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong

 

Tencent Investment

11/F, Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China

  Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (from November 2019 to present); and managing director of Tencent Investment (from May 2003 to present)   China

 

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During the past five years, none of CCCP IV, 2019B Cayman, CCP IV GP, CCPL and CCHL and, to the best of the knowledge of the CITIC Filing Persons, any of the persons listed in this “3. The Directors and Executive Officers of the CITIC Filing Persons” above has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.

 

4.       The Directors and Executive Officers of the Parfield Filing Persons

 

Each of Parfield and Amplewood is a British Virgin Islands company. Chan is the sole shareholder and sole director of each of Parfield and Amplewood. Chan is a Canadian citizen residing in Hong Kong. The principal business address and telephone number of Parfield, Amplewood and Chan is Unit No. 21E, 21st Floor, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong and +852 2122 8902. The principal occupation of Chan is as a director of Huacomm Telecommunication Engineering (HK) Ltd. and he has been in such occupation since 1996.

 

During the past five years, none of Parfield, Amplewood and Chan has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.

 

5.       The Directors and Executive Officers of the Hillhouse Filing Persons

 

HH China Bio Holdings is a Cayman Islands limited liability company that is owned by Gaoling Fund, L.P., an exempted limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Gaoling”), and YHG Investment, L.P., an exempted limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“YHG”). HCA, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, acts as the sole management company of Gaoling and the sole general partner of YHG. HH China Bio Holdings was formed for the purpose of holding investments. The principal business of Gaoling and YHG is investment activities and the principal business of HCA is investment management. The registered office and telephone number for HH China Bio Holdings is c/o Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, PO Box 31106, Cayman Islands KY1-1205, +852 2179 1988. The registered office and telephone number for each of Gaoling and YHG is c/o Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1 9008, +852 2179 1988. The business address and telephone number for HCA is Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 2179 1988.

 

Mr. Jun Shen (“Mr. Shen”) and Mr. Colm O’Connell (“Mr. O’Connell”) are the directors of HCA. Mr. Shen and Mr. O’Connell are directors and employees of HCA and have held these positions for the past five years. Richard Adam Hornung (“Mr. Hornung”) serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of HCA and has held these positions for the past five years. The business address for Mr. Shen and Mr. Hornung is Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong. Mr. O’Connell’s business address is 50 Raffles Place, #34-02A, Singapore Land Tower, Singapore, 048623.

 

Gaoling and YHG are the managing members of HH China Bio Holdings. As of the date of this Schedule 13E-3, HH China Bio Holdings does not have any executive officers.

 

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HH Sum is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands that is wholly-owned by Hillhouse Fund IV, L.P., an exempted limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“HH Fund IV”). HCM, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, acts as the sole management company of HH Fund IV. HH Sum was formed for the purpose of holding investments. The principal business of HH Fund IV is investment activities and the principal business of HCM is investment management. The registered office and telephone number for HH Sum is c/o Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited, 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, PO Box 31106, Cayman Islands KY1-1205, +852 2179 1988. The registered office and telephone number for HH Fund IV is c/o Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1 9008, +852 2179 1988. The business address and telephone number for HCM is Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 2179 1988.

 

Mr. Shen and Mr. O’Connell are the directors of HCM. Mr. Hornung serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of HCM.

 

Mr. O’Connell is the sole director of HH Sum.

 

During the last five years, none of HCA, HCM, Gaoling, YHG, HH Fund IV, HH China Bio Holdings, HH Sum or any of the persons listed above has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.

 

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Exhibit (d)-(1) 

 

Preliminary Non-binding Proposal to Acquire China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.

 

 

September 18, 2019

 

 

The Board of Directors

China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.

18th Floor, Jialong International Building, 19 Chaoyang Park Road

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100125

People’s Republic of China

 

 

Dear Sirs:

 

Beachhead Holdings Limited, CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., PW Medtech Group Limited, Parfield International Ltd., HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited and V-Sciences Investments Pte. Ltd (collectively, the “Consortium Members” and the consortium so formed, the “Consortium”), are pleased to submit this preliminary non-binding proposal to acquire China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) in a going private transaction (the “Acquisition”).

 

We believe that our proposal provides a very attractive opportunity to the Company’s shareholders. Our proposal represents a 16.8% premium to the closing price on the last trading day prior to the date of this proposal and a premium of 21.1% and 23.9% to the volume-weighted average price during the last 30 and 60 trading days, respectively.

 

1.                   Consortium. The Consortium Members have entered into a consortium agreement (the “Consortium Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which we will form an acquisition company for the purpose of implementing the Acquisition, and have agreed to work with each other in pursuing the Acquisition. The Consortium Members in the aggregate beneficially own approximately 58.0% of the total issued and outstanding share capital of the Company.

 

2.                   Purchase Price. The consideration payable for each ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, will be US$120 in cash (other than those ordinary shares held by the Consortium Members that may be rolled over in connection with the Acquisition).

 

3.                   Closing Certainty; Funding. We believe that we offer a high degree of closing certainty and are well positioned to negotiate and complete the proposed Acquisition on an expedited basis. We intend to finance the Acquisition with a combination of equity and debt capital and we expect the commitments for the required equity and debt funding, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to be in place when the Definitive Agreements (as defined below) are signed. Equity financing will be provided by the Consortium Members and any additional members we may accept into the Consortium and we are highly confident that the debt financing will be secured.

 

 

 

 

4.                   Due Diligence. We have engaged Kirkland & Ellis and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as our international legal counsels. We have significant experience in structuring and consummating transactions of this nature and would expect to complete due diligence on an expedited basis. We and our advisors are prepared and ready to engage in the next stage of discussions.

 

5.                   Definitive Agreements. We are prepared to promptly negotiate and finalize definitive agreements (the “Definitive Agreements”) providing for the Acquisition and related transactions. These documents will provide for representations, warranties, covenants and conditions that are typical, customary and appropriate for transactions of this type. We anticipate that the Definitive Agreements will be completed in parallel with due diligence.

 

6.                   Process. We believe that the Acquisition will provide superior value to the Company’s shareholders. We expect that the Company’s Board of Directors will establish a special committee comprised of independent and disinterested directors of the Company (the “Special Committee”). Given certain Consortium Members have representatives on the Company’s Board of Directors, we expect that the Special Committee and its advisors will be exclusively authorized to consider and negotiate with us the proposed Acquisition, including the Definitive Agreements, and that no other members of management or any other directors other than the members of the Special Committee will participate in any deliberations and decisions related to the Acquisition unless their involvement is approved by the Special Committee.

 

In considering our offer, you should be aware that the Consortium Members do not intend to sell their stake in the Company to any third party.

 

7.                   No Binding Commitment. This letter constitutes only a preliminary indication of our interest, and does not constitute any binding commitment with respect to the Acquisition. A binding commitment will result only from the execution of Definitive Agreements, and then will be on terms and conditions provided in such documentation.

 

In closing, we would like to express our commitment to work together to bring this Acquisition to a successful and timely conclusion. Should you have any questions regarding this proposal, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

 

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  Sincerely,  
     
  Beachhead Holdings Limited
   
  By: /s/ Hui Li 
  Name: HUI LI
  Title: Director

 

 

 

  

  Sincerely,  
     
  PW Medtech Group Limited (普华和顺集团公司)
   
  By: /s/ Yue’e Zhang
  Name: Yue’e Zhang
  Title: Director

 

 

 

 

  Sincerely,  
     
  Parfield International Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Marc Chan 
  Name: Marc Chan 
  Title: Director 

 

 

 

 

  Sincerely,  
     
  HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited
   
  By: /s/ Colm O’Connell 
  Name: Colm O’Connell 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

 

 

 

  Sincerely,  
     
  V-Sciences Investments Pte. Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Khoo Shih 
  Name: Khoo Shih 
  Title: Authorised Signatory 

 

 

 

 

  Sincerely,  
     
 

CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P.

acting by its general partner CCP IV GP Ltd.

   
  By: /s/ Rikizo Matsukawa 
  Name: Rikizo Matsukawa 
  Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit (d)-(2)

 

PREVILEDGED AND CONFIDENTIAL

Execution Version

 

CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT

 

This CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 18, 2019, by and among Beachhead Holdings Limited (“Centurium”), PW Medtech Group Limited (普华和顺集团公司) (“PWM”), CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., represented by its general partner CCP IV GP Ltd. (“CITIC”), Parfield International Ltd. (“Parfield”), HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited (“Hillhouse”) and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd (“Temasek,” together with Centurium, PWM, CITIC, Parfield and Hillhouse, collectively, the “Initial Consortium Members”). The Initial Consortium Members and the Additional Parties are referred to herein each as a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Section 11.1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties propose to undertake an acquisition transaction (the “Transaction”) with respect to China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., an exempted company organized and existing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), pursuant to which the Parties or their Affiliates will acquire all of the outstanding Ordinary Shares not already owned by the consortium formed by the Parties to undertake the Transaction (the “Buyer Consortium”);

 

WHEREAS, (a) in connection with the Transaction, the Parties propose to form a new company (“Holdco”) under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and, if appropriate, to cause Holdco to form a direct or indirect, wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”) under the Laws of the Cayman Islands, and (b) upon the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”), the Parties intend for Holdco, either directly or indirectly, to hold 100% of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Parties will submit a joint, non-binding proposal letter in substantially the form attached as Schedule A hereto (as may be amended by the Parties, the “Proposal”), to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) in connection with the Transaction;

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Parties will cooperate and participate in (a) the evaluation of the Company, including conducting due diligence of the Company and its business, (b) discussions regarding the Proposal with the Company, and (c) the negotiation of the terms of definitive documentation in connection with the Transaction (collectively, together with any amendments or waivers thereof, the “Definitive Documents), in which negotiations the Parties expect that the Company will be represented by a special committee of independent and disinterested directors of the Board (the “Special Committee”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing, (a) each Rollover Shareholder agrees to contribute the Ordinary Shares or other Company Securities (as applicable) held by it or its Affiliates as set forth opposite such Rollover Shareholder’s name under the column “Rollover Securities” of the table under Part II of Schedule B (the “Rollover Securities”) in connection with the Transaction in accordance with this Agreement, and (b) subscribe for or cause to be subscribed for newly issued ordinary shares of Holdco (the “Holdco Shares”) immediately prior to the Closing;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to (a) vote their Covered Securities (as defined below) in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (b) subject their Covered Securities to the transfer prohibitions and restrictions contained in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the submission of the Proposal to the Board, the Parties may be required to amend or file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an ownership report on Schedule 13D or an amendment thereto to disclose their submission of the Proposal and certain additional information.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I
Proposal; Holdco Ownership

 

Section 1.1 Participation in Transaction.

 

(a) The Parties agree to participate in the Transaction on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Parties shall cooperate and proceed in good faith to (A) undertake due diligence with respect to the Company and its business; (B) engage in discussions with the Company regarding the Proposal; and (C) negotiate in good faith the terms of the Definitive Documents (including any waiver under the IRAs and the Poison Pill). Except as otherwise provided for hereunder, all actions taken by the Buyer Consortium in connection with the Transaction shall require consent of the Majority Initial Consortium Members.

 

(b) In order to facilitate the foregoing and except as otherwise agreed, each Party hereby authorizes and delegates to Centurium and the Joint Advisors the primary responsibility for negotiating the terms of the Definitive Documents (including any waiver under the IRAs and the Poison Pill) with the Company (including the Special Committee) with respect to the Transaction; provided that any material term of the Transaction (each a “Material Term”), including without limitation, a proposed increase to the purchase price offered to the shareholders of the Company in the Transaction as set forth under the Proposal, any agreement or arrangement among the members of the Buyer Consortium prior to or after the Closing, any material term of the Merger Agreement and any debt financing arranged in connection with the Transaction, shall require the approval of the Majority Initial Consortium Members; provided further that Centurium shall consult with PWM in advance with respect to matters that may impact PWM’s reporting and disclosure under and its compliance with the Hong Kong Listing Rules. If any Party fails to reach agreement with the Majority Initial Consortium Members, such Party may withdraw from the Buyer Consortium; provided that if the foregoing failure under this Section 1.1(b) to reach agreement with respect to any Material Term by a Party continues for more than five (5) Business Days after a notice delivered by the Majority Initial Consortium Members to resolve such disagreement, then such Party shall withdraw from the Buyer Consortium unless otherwise agreed to by the Majority Initial Consortium Members.

 

Section 1.2 Proposal. On the date hereof, the Initial Consortium Members shall submit the Proposal to the Board.

 

Section 1.3 Holdco Ownership and Arrangements.

 

(a) Prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement, Centurium shall incorporate Holdco and depending on the agreed structure, shall cause Holdco to incorporate Merger Sub and any other intermediate holding companies, in each case, under the laws of such jurisdiction(s) as may be agreed by the Majority Initial Consortium Members.

 

(b) Each Party shall contribute to Holdco, in exchange for newly issued Holdco Shares (i) such amount of Rollover Securities as set forth opposite its name under the column “Rollover Securities” of the table under Part II of Schedule B and (ii) a portion of the total amount of the cash equity financing required by Holdco to consummate the Transaction (such portion to be allocated by Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, from time to time) (such portion, such Party’s “Cash Contribution”). With respect to any Party, the sum of (A) the deemed value of such Party’s Rollover Securities (which shall be calculated based on the per share purchase price offered to the shareholders of the Company in the Transaction (the “Per Share Merger Price”), but without regard to any vesting schedule or condition) and (B) the amount of such Party’s Cash Contribution (if any) shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Equity Contribution” of such Party. For the avoidance of doubt, if any Party’s Rollover Securities include Company Restricted Shares, the deemed value of such Company Restricted Shares shall be equal to the product of (1) the number of Ordinary Shares underlying such Company Restricted Shares, multiplied by (2) the Per Share Merger Price. Each Party’s ownership percentage in Holdco as of immediately following the Closing and the number of Holdco Shares to be issued to such Party in exchange for such Party’s Equity Contribution shall be calculated proportionally based on (x) the value of such Party’s Equity Contribution, relative to (y) the aggregate value of all Parties’ Equity Contributions. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the obligation of each Party to make his or its Equity Contribution to Holdco under this Section 1.3(b) shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the obligations of Holdco and its subsidiaries to consummate the Transaction to be set forth in the Definitive Documents.

 

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(c) The initial Contemplated Ownership Percentage of each Initial Consortium Member shall be equal to the percentage set forth opposite its name in the column entitled “Contemplated Ownership Percentage” in Part II of Schedule B hereto. Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, may, without further action by any other Party, update Part II of Schedule B from time to time to reflect the admission of any Additional Party pursuant to Section 1.4, the withdrawal of any Party from the Buyer Consortium pursuant to Section 1.1(b), the sale of PWM Pre-Closing Sale Shares pursuant to Section 4.9(b) or any change to the allocation of any Party’s Cash Contribution pursuant to Section 1.3(b), with the updated Contemplated Ownership Percentages of the Parties (including any Additional Parties) to be calculated in the same manner as the Parties’ respective ownership percentages in Holdco are calculated pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 1.3(b); provided that the amount of the Equity Contribution (including the number of Rollover Securities) of any Party shall not be changed without the prior consent of such Party; provided, further, that Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, shall distribute a copy of the updated Schedule B to each Party promptly following each such update.

 

Section 1.4 Admission of New Consortium Members. Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, may agree to admit one or more additional investor(s) to the consortium as additional party(ies). Any additional party admitted to the Buyer Consortium pursuant to this Section 1.4 shall execute an adherence agreement to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule C (the “Deed of Adherence”) and upon its execution of the Adherence Agreement, such additional party shall become an “Additional Party” for purposes of this Agreement and shall be designated as either an “Initial Consortium Member” under this Agreement or a “Party” to this Agreement as determined by the Majority Initial Consortium Members. Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, shall have the right to determine the type(s) and number(s) of Rollover Securities, the amount of Cash Contribution and the investment structure of an Additional Party admitted pursuant to this Section 1.4.

 

Article II
Participation in Transaction; Advisors; Approvals

 

Section 2.1 Information Sharing and Roles. Each Party shall cooperate in good faith in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction, including by (a) complying with any information delivery or other requirements entered into by Holdco, or any of its Affiliates, and shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, whether by their action or omission, breach such arrangements or obligations, (b) participating in meetings and negotiations with the Special Committee and its advisors to the extent requested by Centurium or determined as appropriate by the Majority Initial Consortium Members, (c) executing and complying with any confidentiality agreements reasonably required by the Company, (d) providing Centurium, PWM or Holdco with all information reasonably required concerning such Party or its Affiliates in connection with the Transaction including to obtain any regulatory or shareholder approval that is required to complete the Transaction and any other information Centurium or Holdco may reasonably require in respect of any other Party and its Affiliates for inclusion in the Definitive Documents, unless otherwise determined by the Majority Initial Consortium Members, (e) providing timely responses to requests by Centurium or Joint Advisors for information unless otherwise determined by the Majority Initial Consortium Members, (f) applying the level of resources and expertise that such Party reasonably considers to be necessary and appropriate to meet its obligations under this Agreement, and (g) consulting with Centurium and otherwise cooperating in good faith on any public statements regarding the Parties’ intentions with respect to the Company, any issuance of which shall be subject to Section 7.1. Unless the Majority Initial Consortium Members otherwise agree, none of the Parties shall commission a report, opinion or appraisal (within the meaning of Item 1015 of Regulation M-A of the Exchange Act).

 

Section 2.2 Appointment of Advisors.

 

(a) The Parties agree that Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, shall have the right to engage (including the scope and engagement terms), terminate or change all joint Advisors to the Buyer Consortium in connection with the Transaction (such joint Advisors to the Buyer Consortium engaged by the Majority Initial Consortium Members in accordance with this Section 2.2(a), the “Joint Advisors”). The Parties agree and acknowledge that Kirkland & Ellis and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have been jointly selected by the Buyer Consortium as the co-U.S. legal counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Harney Westwood & Riegels and Fangda Partners have been jointly selected by the Buyer Consortium as Hong Kong legal counsel, Cayman Islands legal counsel and PRC legal counsel, respectively, to represent the Buyer Consortium in connection with the Transaction and shall be “Joint Advisors” under this Agreement.

 

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2(a), if a Party requires separate representation in connection with specific issues arising out of the Transaction, such Party may retain other Advisors to advise it, provided that such Party shall (i) provide prior notice to other Parties of such retention and (ii) subject to Section 3.1(a), be solely responsible for the fees and expenses of such separate Advisors unless each Initial Consortium Member agrees in writing that the fees and expenses incurred by such separate Advisor will be treated as the transaction expenses of the Buyer Consortium and reimbursable pursuant to Article III.

 

Section 2.3 Approvals. Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts and provide all cooperation as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Initial Consortium Members to obtain all applicable governmental, statutory, regulatory or other approvals, licenses, waivers or exemptions required or, in the reasonable opinion of the Parties, desirable for the consummation of the Transaction.

 

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Article III
Transaction Costs

 

Section 3.1 Expenses and Fee Sharing.

 

(a) Upon consummation of the Transaction, the Company shall reimburse the Parties for, or pay on behalf of the Parties, as the case may be, all of their out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction (other than as a result of the fraud or willful breach of this Agreement by such Party), including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Joint Advisors retained by the Buyer Consortium (other than fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties unless and only to the extent such appointment and expenses are agreed to in advance in writing by each Initial Consortium Member).

 

(b) If the Transaction is not consummated (and Section 3.1(c) below does not apply), each Party agrees to share ratably based on such Party’s Contemplated Ownership Percentage or as may otherwise be agreed among the Parties the out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable by them in connection with the Transaction incurred prior to or in connection with the termination of the Transaction, including any termination fee payable to the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement and any fees and expenses payable to Joint Advisors retained by the Buyer Consortium (other than fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties unless and only to the extent such appointment and expenses are agreed to in advance in writing by each Initial Consortium Member). The Parties shall be entitled to receive, on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Contemplated Ownership Percentages, any termination or other fees or amounts payable, directly or indirectly, to Holdco by the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement, net of the expenses incurred by Holdco and required to be borne by them pursuant to this Section 3.1(b).

 

(c) If the Transaction is not consummated due to the breach of this Agreement by one or more Parties, then such breaching Party(ies) shall reimburse any non-breaching Party for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including any termination fee payable to the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement and any fees and expenses of Joint Advisors retained by the Buyer Consortium and including the fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties, incurred by each such non-breaching Party in connection with the Transaction, without prejudice to any rights or remedies otherwise available to such non-breaching Party.

 

Article IV
Exclusivity; VOTING; Acquisition and TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS; OTHER COVENANTS

 

Section 4.1 Exclusivity Period. During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date that is twelve (12) months from the date hereof, which may be extended by the Initial Consortium Members in writing (the “Exclusivity Period”), each Party shall (unless otherwise consented to in writing in advance by the Majority Initial Consortium Members) and shall cause its Affiliates to:

 

(a) work exclusively with the other Parties to implement the Transaction, including to (i) evaluate the Company and its business and (ii) prepare, negotiate and finalize the Definitive Documents;

 

(b) not, shall cause its Affiliates not to and shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Representatives of it and its Affiliates (subject to, in the case of a Representative who is a director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and solely in such Representative’s capacity as a director, his or her fiduciary duties) not to, directly or indirectly, either alone or with or through any authorized Representatives (i) make an Acquisition Proposal, or solicit, encourage, facilitate or join with or invite any other person to be involved in the making of, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) provide any information to any Third Party with a view to the Third Party or any other person pursuing or considering to pursue an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) finance or offer to finance any Acquisition Proposal, including by offering any equity or debt finance, or contribution of Covered Securities or provision of a voting agreement, in support of any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) enter into any written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether legally binding or not) regarding, or do, anything that is directly inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or the Transaction as contemplated under this Agreement, (v) take any action that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing, disabling or delaying such Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement, or (vi) solicit, encourage, facilitate, induce or enter into any negotiation, discussion, agreement or understanding (whether or not in writing and whether or not legally binding) with any other person regarding the matters described in Section 4.1(b)(i) to Section 4.1(b)(v) or Section 4.2(a)(i) or Section 4.2(a)(ii);

 

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(c) immediately cease and terminate, and cause to be ceased and terminated, all existing activities, discussions, conversations, negotiations and other communications with all persons conducted heretofore with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; and

 

(d) promptly notify the other Parties if it or, to its knowledge, any of its Representatives receives any approach or communication with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, including in such notice the identity of the other persons involved and the nature and content of the approach or communication, and provide the other Parties with copies of any written communication.

 

Section 4.2 Agreement to Vote.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, during the Exclusivity Period, to the extent it or its Affiliates Beneficially Own any Covered Securities, at any annual or extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Company and at any other meeting of the shareholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment, recess or postponement thereof, in connection with any written consent of the shareholders of the Company and in any other circumstance upon which a vote, consent or other approval of all or some of the shareholders of the Company is sought, it shall (solely in its capacity as Beneficial Owner of its Covered Securities), and shall cause its Affiliates and any holder of record of its Covered Securities to, in each case to the extent that the Covered Securities are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto:

 

(i) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause all of its and its Affiliates’ Covered Securities to be counted as present thereat in accordance with procedures applicable to such meeting so as to ensure such Party is duly counted for purposes of calculating a quorum and for purposes of recording the result of any applicable vote or consent and respond to each request by the Company for written consent, if any; and

 

(ii) vote, or cause to be voted, whether on a show of hands or a poll and whether in person or by proxy, or deliver, or cause to be delivered, a written consent covering, all of its and its Affiliates’ Covered Securities (A) in favor of the approval, adoption and authorization of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Transaction and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (B) in favor of any other matters required to consummate the Transaction and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (C) against any Acquisition Proposal or any other transaction, proposal, agreement or action made in opposition to the Transaction or in competition or inconsistent with the Transaction, and (D) against any other action, agreement or transaction that is intended to facilitate an Acquisition Proposal or is intended to or could prevent, impede, or, in any material respect, interfere with, delay or adversely affect the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the performance by such Party of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates, during the Exclusivity Period, retain at all times the right to vote or consent with respect to such Party’s or its Affiliates’ Covered Securities in such Party’s or its Affiliates’ sole discretion (as applicable) and without any other limitation on those matters, other than those limitations contained in Section 4.2(a).

 

(c) The obligations of each Party set forth in this Section 4.2 are irrevocable.

 

Section 4.3 Waiver of Dissenter Rights. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees to cause to be waived and to prevent the exercise of, any dissenters’ rights, rights of appraisal and any similar rights relating to the Transaction and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement that such Party or any other person may have by virtue of, or with respect to, any of the Covered Securities Beneficially Owned by it or its Affiliates during the Exclusivity Period.

 

Section 4.4 Prohibition on Acquisition, Transfer, etc.

 

(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Section 4.9 and Section 4.10), each Party represents, covenants and agrees that during the Exclusivity Period (i) it will not, and it will cause its Affiliates not, Transfer any of its Covered Securities, or any voting right or power (including whether such right or power is granted by proxy or otherwise) or economic interest therein, unless such Transfer (x) is a Permitted Transfer, or (y) has been previously approved in writing by the Majority Initial Consortium Members; (ii) it will not, and it will cause its Affiliates not, acquire Beneficial Ownership of any Additional Company Securities, except upon grant of Company Restricted Shares by the Company under the Share Incentive Plans after the date hereof or upon exercise of Company Options granted or to be granted by the Company under the Share Incentive Plans, or upon settlement of the Existing Derivative Transaction, without prior written consent of the Majority Initial Consortium Members; and (iii) it has not, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise (whether or not in writing), entered into any swap, option, warrant, forward purchase or sale, futures transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any such transaction), or a combination of any such transactions, in each case involving any Company Securities (any such transaction, a “Derivative Transaction”), except for the Derivative Transaction that has been disclosed to each Initial Consortium Member on or prior to the date hereof (the “Existing Derivative Transaction”), and will not enter into any Derivative Transaction after the date hereof without prior written consent of the Majority Initial Consortium Members.

 

(b) With respect to each Party, subject to the PWM Existing Lien (in respect of PWM) and the Parfield Existing Lien (in respect of Parfield), this Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall attach to the Covered Securities and shall be binding upon any person to which legal or Beneficial Ownership shall pass, whether by operation of Law or otherwise, including, the Party’s successors or assigns. Subject to the PWM Existing Lien (in respect of PWM) and the Parfield Existing Lien (in respect of Parfield), no Party may request that the Company register the Transfer of (book-entry or otherwise) any or all of the Covered Securities (whether represented by a certificate or uncertificated), unless such Transfer is made in compliance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding any Transfer of Covered Securities, the transferor shall remain liable for the performance of all of the obligations of the Party under this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.5 Additional Company Securities. Each Party covenants and agrees that during the Exclusivity Period, it shall notify each member of the Buyer Consortium in writing of the number of Additional Company Securities Beneficial Ownership in which is acquired by each Party or its Affiliates after the date hereof pursuant to Section 4.4(a) as soon as practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days, after such acquisition. Any such Additional Company Securities shall automatically become subject to the terms of this Agreement and shall constitute Covered Securities for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6 Share Dividends, etc. In the event of a reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, share split (including a reverse share split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares or other similar transaction, or if any share dividend, subdivision or distribution (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares) is declared, in each case affecting the Covered Securities, the term “Covered Securities” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such share dividends and distributions and any securities of the Company into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

Section 4.7 No Inconsistent Agreements. Subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Section 4.9 and Section 4.10), during the Exclusivity Period, without the prior written consent of the Majority Initial Consortium Members, no Party shall, and a Party shall cause its Affiliates not to, (a) enter into any contract or other instrument, option or other agreement (except this Agreement) with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer of, any of the Covered Securities, Beneficial Ownership thereof or any other interest therein, (b) create or permit to exist any Lien that could prevent such Party or its Affiliates (as applicable) from voting the Covered Securities in accordance with this Agreement or from complying in all material respects with the other obligations under this Agreement, other than any restrictions imposed by applicable Law on such Covered Securities, (c) enter into any voting or similar agreement (except this Agreement) with respect to the Covered Securities or grant any proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Securities or (d) take any action, directly or indirectly, that would or would reasonably be expected to (i) result in a breach hereof, (ii) make any representation or warranty of the Party set forth in Article IX untrue or incorrect in any material respect or (iii) prevent, impede or, in any material respect, interfere with, delay or adversely affect the performance by such Party of its obligations under, or compliance by such Party with the provisions of, this Agreement.

 

Section 4.8 PWM Shareholders’ Approval. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, PWM shall convene one or more meetings of its shareholders (each a “PWM Shareholders Meeting”) and take all other necessary actions to obtain the shareholders’ approval required for performance of its obligations under Section 1.3(b), Section 4.2, Section 4.9 and Article V and the PWM SPA in accordance with the Hong Kong Listing Rules.

 

Section 4.9 PWM’s Sale of Ordinary Shares Prior to Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereunder, the Parties acknowledge and agree that:

 

(a) PWM shall sell to Centurium or any of its Affiliates, and Centurium shall purchase, or shall cause any of its Affiliates to purchase, from PWM, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, a share purchase agreement between PWM and Centurium (or such Affiliate) entered on the date hereof (the “PWM SPA”); and

 

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(b) PWM may sell to Centurium or any of its Affiliates, and Centurium may purchase, or cause any of its Affiliates to purchase, such additional number of Ordinary Shares of the Company as may be agreed by PWM and Centurium. The Ordinary Shares to be sold by PWM pursuant to the PWM SPA and pursuant to this Section 4.9(b) (if any) shall be collectively referred to hereafter as “PWM Pre-Closing Sale Shares.” Upon closing of the sale and purchase of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Section 4.9(b), Schedule B shall be updated pursuant to Section 1.3(c).

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the Rollover Securities of Centurium shall be deemed to include the PWM Pre-Closing Sale Shares; provided that Centurium shall have no obligations to contribute under Section 1.3(b) and Article V with respect to any PWM Pre-Closing Sale Shares until the closing of the sale and purchase of such PWM Pre-Closing Sale Shares is completed.

 

Section 4.10 Parfield’s Sale of Ordinary Shares Prior to Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, the Parties acknowledge and agree that Parfield and its Affiliates shall sell to Centurium or any of its Affiliates, and Centurium shall purchase, or shall cause any of its Affiliates to purchase, from Parfield and its Affiliates up to 700,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company pursuant to a share purchase agreement among Parfield, its Affiliates and Centurium (or such Affiliate) entered on the date hereof (the “Parfield SPA”). The Ordinary Shares to be sold by Parfield and its Affiliates pursuant to the Parfield SPA shall be referred to hereafter as “Parfield Pre-Closing Sale Shares.” For the purposes of this Agreement, the Rollover Securities of Centurium shall be deemed to include the Parfiled Pre-Closing Sale Shares; provided that Centurium shall have no obligations to contribute under Section 1.3(b) and Article V with respect to the Parfield Pre-Closing Sale Shares until the Parfield Pre-Closing Sale is completed.

 

Article V
ROLLOVER SECURITIES

 

Section 5.1 Cancellation of Rollover Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Rollover Shareholder agrees that his or its Rollover Securities shall, after being contributed to Holdco pursuant to Section 1.3(b), be cancelled at the Closing for no consideration from the Company; and (b) other than its Rollover Securities, all the remaining Covered Securities Beneficially Owned by such Rollover Shareholder or its Affiliates, if any, shall (i) if such Covered Securities are Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Closing, be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the cash consideration provided under the Merger Agreement, or (ii) if such Covered Securities are represented by other securities, be treated as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Each Rollover Shareholder shall and shall cause its Affiliates to take all actions necessary to cause his or its Covered Securities to be treated as set forth herein.

 

Section 5.2 Subscription of Holdco Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, immediately prior to the Closing, in consideration for the cancellation of the Rollover Securities held by a Rollover Shareholder or its Affiliates in accordance with Section 5.1, the Buyer Consortium shall cause Holdco to issue to such Rollover Shareholder (or, if designated by such Rollover Shareholder in writing, an Affiliate of such Rollover Shareholder), and such Rollover Shareholder or his or its Affiliate (as applicable) shall subscribe for immediately prior to the Closing, certain number of newly issued Holdco Shares representing an ownership percentage in Holdco calculated proportionally based on (a) the deemed value of such Party’s Rollover Securities (which shall be calculated based on the number of such Party’s Rollover Securities and the per share purchase price offered to the shareholders of the Company in the Transaction), and (b) the aggregate value of all Parties’ Equity Contribution. Each Rollover Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) delivery of such Holdco Shares shall constitute complete satisfaction of all obligations towards, or sums due to, such Rollover Shareholder by Holdco, its subsidiaries, each other member of the Buyer Consortium and any of such other member’s Affiliates in respect of the Rollover Securities held by such Rollover Shareholder and cancelled at the Closing as contemplated by Section 5.1 above and (ii) such Rollover Shareholder shall have no right to any consideration as provided in the Merger Agreement in respect of the Rollover Securities held by such Rollover Shareholder. The Parties agree that the Holdco Shares to be held by each Party as of Closing shall be of the same class or series of shares of Holdco and shall rank pari passu with the Holdco Shares held by each other Party, including having equal voting rights and economics rights, unless otherwise consented to in writing by such Party.

 

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Section 5.3 Rollover Closing. Subject to the satisfaction in full (or waiver, if permissible) of all of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied or waived, as applicable, at the Closing) and the terms and conditions set forth herein, the closing of the subscription by and issuance to a Rollover Shareholder of Holdco Shares contemplated hereby shall take place immediately prior to the Closing or at such other time as agreement among such Rollover Shareholder and each other member of the Buyer Consortium (the “Rollover Closing”).

 

Section 5.4 Deposit of Rollover Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, each Rollover Shareholder and any Representative of such Rollover Shareholder holding certificates evidencing any Rollover Shares shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Holdco all certificates representing such Rollover Shares in such person’s possession, for disposition in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; such certificates and documents shall be held by Holdco or any agent authorized by Holdco until the Closing.

 

Article VI
TERMINATION

 

Section 6.1 Failure to Agree. Upon a Party’s withdrawal pursuant to Section 1.1(b), this Agreement shall, subject to Section 6.4(a), terminate with respect to such withdrawing Party.

 

Section 6.2 PWM Shareholders’ Approval. PWM’s performance of its obligations under Section 1.3(b), Section 4.2, Section 4.9 or Article V shall be subject to and contingent upon the approval by the shareholders of PWM at a PWM Shareholders Meeting that will be held before PWM’s performance of such obligations is required for the Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect with respect to PWM even if the shareholder approval for the performance of PWM’s obligations under Section 1.3(b), Section 4.2, Section 4.9 and Article V is not obtained.

 

Section 6.3 Other Termination Events. Subject to Section 6.4(b), this Agreement shall terminate with respect to all Parties upon the earliest to occur of (a) a written agreement among the Parties to terminate this Agreement, (b) the Closing and (c) the delivery of a written notice from the Majority Initial Consortium Members.

 

Section 6.4 Effect of Termination.

 

(a) Upon termination of this Agreement with respect to a Party pursuant to Section 6.1, Article III (Transaction Costs), Article IV (Exclusivity; Voting; Acquisition and Transfer Restrictions; Other Covenants), Article VI (Termination), Section 7.2 (Confidentiality), Article VIII (Notices) and Article X (Miscellaneous) shall continue to bind such Party, and such Party shall be liable under Article III for its portion ratably based on such Party’s Contemplated Ownership Percentage of any costs and expenses incurred by the Parties prior to the termination of this Agreement with respect to such Party, unless there was a breach of this Agreement by such Party prior to the termination, in which case Section 3.1(c) shall apply.

 

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(b) Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.3, Article III (Transaction Costs), Article VI (Termination), Section 7.2 (Confidentiality), Article VIII (Notices) and Article X (Miscellaneous) shall continue to bind the Parties, and subject to Section 3.1(a), each Party shall be liable under Article III for its portion ratably based on such Party’s Contemplated Ownership Percentage of any costs and expenses incurred by the Parties prior to the termination of this Agreement with respect to such Party, unless there was a breach of this Agreement by such Party prior to the termination, in which case Section 3.1(c) shall apply.

 

(c) Upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article VI and subject to the Parties’ confidentiality obligations under Section 7.2, the Parties shall jointly own but may use separately all of the due diligence information, advice and work product obtained or delivered or produced in relation to the Transaction (other than any such information relating to a Party or its Affiliates, which shall remain the property of such Party and may not be used by other Parties without the written consent of such Party), and any Joint Advisor or separate Advisor appointed by any Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement may continue to advise any of the Parties. No termination of this Agreement shall relieve any Party from liability or damages to the other Parties for a breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.

 

Article VII
Announcements and Confidentiality

 

Section 7.1 Announcements. No announcements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the Majority Initial Consortium Members, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except to the extent that any such announcements are required by Law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or international stock exchange, and then only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to Centurium and Centurium has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

Section 7.2 Confidentiality.

 

(a) Except as permitted under Section 7.3, each Party shall not, and shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives not to, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, disclose any Confidential Information received by it (the “Recipient”) from any other Party (the “Discloser”). Each Party shall not and shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or the Transaction.

 

(b) Subject to Section 7.2(c), the Recipient shall safeguard and return to the Discloser, on demand, any Confidential Information which falls within clause (a) of the definition of Confidential Information, and in the case of electronic data that constitutes Confidential Information, to return or destroy such Confidential Information at the option of the Recipient.

 

(c) Each Recipient may retain in a secure archive a copy of the Confidential Information referred to in Section 7.2(b) if the Confidential Information is required to be retained by it for regulatory purposes or in connection with a bona fide document retention policy.

 

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(d) Each Party acknowledges that, in relation to Confidential Information received from the other Parties, the obligations contained in this Section 7.2 shall continue to apply for a period of twelve (12) months following termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.3, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

 

Section 7.3 Permitted Disclosures. A Party may make disclosures (a) to those of its Affiliates and Representatives as such Party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement (including, with respect to Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, potential sources of capital), but only on a confidential basis; (b) if required by applicable Law or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction over a Party, but only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Parties and the other Parties have had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable; or (c) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates or Representatives.

 

Article VIII
Notices

 

Section 8.1 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be provided hereunder by any Party to another Party shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, overnight courier or electronic mail, to the address provided under such other Party’s signature page hereto, or to such other address or facsimile number or electronic mail address as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other Parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

 

Article IX
Representations and Warranties

 

Section 9.1 Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants, on behalf of such Party only, to the other Parties that (a) it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Party and no additional proceedings are necessary to approve this Agreement; (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Party enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof; (d) its execution, delivery and performance (including the provision and exchange of information) of this Agreement will not (i) conflict with, require a consent, waiver or approval under, or result in a breach of or default under, any of the terms of any material contract or agreement to which such Party is a party or by which such Party is bound other than the IRAs, or any office such Party holds, (ii) violate any Law applicable to such Party or any of its properties and assets, or (iii) result in the creation of, or impose any obligation on such Party to create, any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon such Party’s properties or assets; and (e) no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Party.

 

Section 9.2 Company Securities. Each Party hereby represents and warrants, on behalf of such Party only, to the other Parties that as of the date of this Agreement, except as disclosed to the Initial Consortium Members as of the date hereof, it and its Affiliates are the sole Beneficial Owner of and has good and valid title to the Company Securities set forth opposite its name in the table under Part I of Schedule B hereto, free and clear of any Liens, other than any Liens pursuant to this Agreement, or contemplated under the PWM SPA, Section 4.9(b) hereof, the PWM Existing Lien, the Parfiled SPA or the Parfield Existing Lien (as applicable), or arising under the IRAs or the memorandum or articles of association of the Company and transfer restrictions imposed by generally applicable securities Laws. As of the date of this Agreement and except as disclosed to the Initial Consortium Members as of the date hereof, subject to the last sentence of this Section 9.2, its and its Affiliates’ Company Securities listed in the table under Part I of Schedule B hereto constitute all of the Ordinary Shares, Company Options and Company Restricted Share (and any other securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into or for any Ordinary Shares) Beneficially Owned or owned of record by it. Except as otherwise indicated in the table under Part I of Schedule B hereto, or contemplated under the PWM SPA, Section 4.9(b) hereof, the PWM Existing Lien, the Parfiled SPA or the Parfield Existing Lien (as applicable), it is and will be the sole record holder and Beneficial Owner of its Covered Securities and has (i) the sole voting power, (ii) the sole power of disposition and (iii) the sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement with respect to its Covered Securities. It has not taken any action described in Section 4.7 hereof. It understands and acknowledges that each member of the Buyer Consortium and its Affiliates have expended, and are continuing to expend, time and resources in connection with the Transaction in reliance upon its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of it contained herein.

 

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Section 9.3 Reliance. Each Party acknowledges that the other Parties have entered into this Agreement on the basis of and reliance upon (among other things) the representations and warranties in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 and have been induced by them to enter into this Agreement.

 

Article X
Miscellaneous

 

Section 10.1 Entire Agreement.This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties and supersedes any previous oral or written agreements or arrangements among them or between any of them relating to its subject matter.

 

Section 10.2 Further Assurances. Each Party shall use all reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the Parties to the maximum extent possible. In any event, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision, in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 10.4 Amendments; Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended or otherwise modified other than by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, discharged or terminated other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Party against whom the enforcement of such waiver, discharge or termination is sought. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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Section 10.5 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. Other than as provided herein, the rights and obligations of each Party shall not be assigned without the prior consent of the other Parties; provided, however, each of Centurium, CITIC, Hillhouse and Temasek may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates, any of the investment funds managed or advised by it or such Affiliate, or any of the investment vehicles of it, such Affiliate or such fund (other than any portfolio companies of it, such Affiliate or such fund), but no such assignment shall relieve Centurium, CITIC, Hillhouse or Temasek (as applicable) from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving any person, other than the Parties and their heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns any right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

Section 10.6 No Partnership or Agency. The Parties are independent and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a Party as the trustee, fiduciary, agent, employee, partner or joint venture of the other Party.

 

Section 10.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document.

 

Section 10.8 Governing Law and Venue.

 

(a) This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

(b) Any Actions arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and resolved in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of HKIAC in force at the relevant time and as may be amended by this Section 10.8 (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; and a third (3rd) Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two (2) Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two (2) Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third (3rd) Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. Any party to an award may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award and, for purposes of the enforcement of such award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 10.8(b), any Party may, to the extent permitted under the rules and procedures of the HKIAC, seek an interim injunction or other form of relief from the HKIAC as provided for in its Rules. Such application shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 10.9 Specific Performance. The Parties hereto agree that the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character and irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party to this Agreement (a) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the forum described in Section 10.8, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and (b) hereby waives any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) any other Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

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Section 10.10 Limitation on Liability. The obligation of each Party under this Agreement is several (and not joint or joint and several).

 

Article XI
Definitions and Interpretations

 

Section 11.1 Defined Terms. The following terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below.

 

(a) Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer relating to any of the following (other than the Transaction): (i) any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 10% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company or to which 10% or more of the total revenue or net income of the Company are attributable, (ii) any sale, lease, license, exchange, transfer or other disposition of assets which would result in a Third Party acquiring assets, individually or in the aggregate, constituting 10% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to which 10% or more of the total revenue or net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries are attributable, (iii) any sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the Company to any Third Party, (iv) any general offer, tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Third Party beneficially owning 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the Company, or (v) any public solicitation of proxies in opposition to approval and adoption of a definitive agreement providing for the Transaction and approval of the Transaction by the Company’s shareholders.

 

(b) Action” means any litigation, suit, claim, action, demand letter, or any judicial, criminal, administrative or regulatory proceeding, hearing, investigation, or formal or informal regulatory document production request proceeding.

 

(c) Additional Company Securities” means with respect to a Party, Company Securities with respect to which such Party or its Affiliates acquires Beneficial Ownership after the date of this Agreement, including such Company Securities acquired through settlement of the Existing Derivative Transaction.

 

(d) Additional Party” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.4.

 

(e) Advisors” means the advisors and/or consultants of Holdco and the Parties, in each case appointed in connection with the Transaction.

 

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(f) Affiliates” of a specified person means a person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified person; provided that solely with respect to Temasek, “Affiliate” means (i) Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (“Temasek Holdings”); and (ii) Temasek Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiaries: (A) whose boards of directors or equivalent governing bodies comprise solely employees or nominees acting under the direction and instructions of (a) Temasek Holdings; (b) Temasek Pte Ltd. (being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings); and/or (c) wholly-owned subsidiaries of Temasek Pte Ltd.; and (B) whose principal activities are that of investment holding, financing and/or the provision of investment advisory and consultancy services. For the purposes of paragraph (ii) (A) of this definition, “nominee” shall mean any person acting under the direction and instructions of Temasek Holdings, Temasek Pte Ltd. and/or wholly-owned subsidiaries of Temasek Pte Ltd.

 

(g) Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(h) Arbitrator” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.8(b).

 

(i) Beneficial Ownership” by a person of any security includes ownership by any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise (whether or not in writing), has or shares: (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial ownership” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided that, without duplicative counting of the same securities by the same holder, securities Beneficially Owned by a person will include securities Beneficially Owned by any Affiliates of such person which are Controlled by such person, but no Beneficial Ownership of securities shall be attributed to securities Beneficially Owned by any other person(s) solely by virtue of the fact that such first person may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act with such other person(s). The terms “Beneficially Own,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficial Owner” shall have correlative meanings.

 

(j) Board” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(k) Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or any day on which a tropical cyclone warning No. 8 or above or a “black rainstorm warning signal” is hoisted in Hong Kong at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.) on which banks are not required or authorized to close in the City of New York, the PRC, Hong Kong or the Cayman Islands.

 

(l) Cash Contribution” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.3(b).

 

(m) Centurium” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(n) CITIC” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(o) Closing” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(p) Company” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

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(q) Company Options” means each outstanding share option issued by the Company pursuant to any Share Incentive Plan that entitles the holder thereof to purchase Ordinary Shares upon the vesting of such award.

 

(r) Company Restricted Shares” means each outstanding restricted share issued by the Company pursuant to any Share Incentive Plan that are subject to voting, transfer and other restrictions which may lapse upon the vesting of such award.

 

(s) Company Securities” means Ordinary Shares and other securities of the Company (including any Company Restricted Shares, and any Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of any Company Options or the conversion, exercise or exchange of any other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities into or for any Ordinary Shares or otherwise) issued by the Company.

 

(t) Confidential Information” includes (a) all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Party from any other Party in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction, unless such information (x) is already known to such Party or to others not known by such Party to be bound by a duty of confidentiality, or (y) is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party, and (b) the existence or terms of, and any negotiations or discussions relating to, this Agreement, the Proposal and any definitive documentation, including the Definitive Documents.

 

(u) Contemplated Ownership Percentage” of a Party means a percentage determined in accordance with Section 1.3(c) as set forth opposite such Party’s name under the column “Contemplated Ownership Percentage” of the table under Part II of Schedule B.

 

(v) Control” (including the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or the possession of voting power, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

 

(w) Covered Securities” means all of the Existing Company Securities and any Additional Company Securities.

 

(x) Definitive Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(y) Deed of Adherence” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.4.

 

(z) Derivative Transaction” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.4(a).

 

(aa) Discloser” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(a).

 

(bb) Equity Contribution” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.3(b).

 

(cc) Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(dd) Exclusivity Period” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.1.

 

(ee) Existing Company Securities” means with respect to a Party, Company Securities Beneficially Owned by it and its Affiliates as of the date hereof, as set forth opposite its name in the table under Part I of Schedule B hereto.

 

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(ff) Existing Derivative Transaction” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.4(a).

 

(gg) Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any agency, self-regulatory body, public, regulatory or taxing authority, instrumentality, department, commission, court, arbitrator, ministry, tribunal or board of any nation or government or political subdivision thereof, in each case, whether foreign or domestic and whether national, supranational, federal, provincial, state, regional, local or municipal.

 

(hh) Hillhouse” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(ii) HKIAC” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.8(b).

 

(jj) Holdco” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(kk) Holdco Shares” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(ll) Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC.

 

(mm) Hong Kong Listing Rules” means the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

 

(nn) Initial Consortium Members” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(oo) IRAs” means collectively, (i) that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between the Company and Centurium, (ii) that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of January 1, 2018, by and between the Company and PWM, (iii) that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between the Company and CITIC Capital MB Investment Limited, to which CITIC joined as a party pursuant to a deed of adherence dated as of October 12, 2018 and (iv) that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between the Company and HH China Bio Holdings LLC, in each case, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

(pp) Joint Advisors” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.2(a).

 

(qq) Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, code or any award, writ, injunction, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or executive order or regulations or rules of an applicable stock exchange.

 

(rr) Lien” means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, lien (including environmental and tax liens), violation, charge, lease, license, encumbrance, servient easement, adverse claim, reversion, reverter, preferential arrangement, restrictive covenant, condition or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.

 

(ss) Majority Initial Consortium Members” means one or more Initial Consortium Members holding (or deemed to hold pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) at least a majority of the Rollover Securities held (or deemed to be held pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) by all the Initial Consortium Members as of the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference to “Initial Consortium Member” in the foregoing sentence means to refer to an Initial Consortium Member who remains to be a member of the Buyer Consortium and has not withdrawn from the Buyer Consortium pursuant to Section 1.1(b).

 

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(tt) Material Term” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(b).

 

(uu) Merger Agreement” means a definitive agreement and plan of merger relating to the Transaction as may be entered into by and among the Buyer Consortium and/or one or more of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, in the form to be agreed by such parties and approved by the Board.

 

(vv) Merger Sub” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(ww) Ordinary Shares” means, ordinary shares, par value US$ 0.0001 per share of the Company.

 

(xx) Parfield” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(yy) Parfield Existing Lien” means the Lien expressly and specifically disclosed in the Schedule 13G or an amendment thereto filed by Marc Chan and Parfield on January 28, 2016 and February 12, 2019, respectively.

 

(zz) Parfield Pre-Closing Sale Shares” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.10.

 

(aaa) Parfield SPA” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.10.

 

(bbb) Party” and/or “Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(ccc) Permitted Transfer” means a Transfer of Covered Securities by a Party to (i) an Affiliate of such Party which is Controlled by such Party, (ii) a member of such Party’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of such Party’s or any member of such Party’s immediate family, (iii) any heir, legatees, beneficiaries and/or devisees of such Party or (iv) if such Party is Centurium, CITIC, Hillhouse or Temasek, to any of the investment funds managed or advised by such Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of the investment vehicles of such Party, such Affiliate or such fund; provided that, in each case, such transferee agrees to execute, prior to or concurrently with such Transfer, a Deed of Adherence in the form attached hereto as Schedule C.

 

(ddd) person” means individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, organization, entity or Governmental Authority.

 

(eee) Per Share Merger Price” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.3(b).

 

(fff) Poison Pill” means that certain amended and restated preferred shares rights agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017 and amended on February 20, 2019, by and between the Company and Securities Transfer Corporation (as rights agent).

 

(ggg) PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and the islands of Taiwan.

 

(hhh) PWM” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

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(iii) PWM Existing Lien” means the Liens on certain Ordinary Shares held by PWM to secure the borrowing of PWM pursuant to that certain Margin Loan Agreement dated as of September 20, 2018 by and among PWM, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.

 

(jjj) PWM Pre-Closing Sale Shares” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.9(b).

 

(kkk) PWM Shareholders Meeting” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.8.

 

(lll) PWM SPA” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.9(a).

 

(mmm) Proposal” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(nnn) Recipient” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(a).

 

(ooo) Representatives” means, with respect to any Party, such Party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents and other representatives.

 

(ppp) Rollover Securities” has the meaning ascribed in the Recitals.

 

(qqq) Rollover Shares” means with respect to a Rollover Shareholder, Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned by such Rollover Shareholder immediately prior to the Closing that are to be cancelled pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement.

 

(rrr) Rollover Shareholder” means each Party who Beneficially Owns Rollover Securities as set forth in Part II of Schedule B hereto.

 

(sss) Rules” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.8(b).

 

(ttt) Share Incentive Plans” means, collectively, the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, and a “Share Incentive Plan” means any one of the foregoing plans.

 

(uuu) Special Committee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(vvv) Temasek” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.

 

(www) Third Party” means any person or “group” (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of persons, other than any Party or any of its Affiliates or Representatives.

 

(xxx) Transaction” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

(yyy) Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, offer, exchange, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (by merger, by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other agreement with respect to any sale, transfer, offer, exchange, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or other disposition.

 

Section 11.2 Headings. Section and paragraph headings are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not affect construction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consortium Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  Beachhead Holdings Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director
     
  Notice details:
     
  Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong
  Attention: Andrew Chan
     
  with a copy to:
     
  Kirkland & Ellis
  26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark
  15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
  Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consortium Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  PW Medtech Group Limited (普华和顺集团公司)
     
     
  By: /s/ Yue’e Zhang
  Name: Yue’e Zhang
  Title: Director
     
  Notice details:
     
  PW Medtech Group Limited
  Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road
  Pinggu District, Beijing
  PRC 101204
  Attention: George Chen
     
  With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
     
  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  Suite 1509, 15/F, Jardine House
  1 Connaught Place, Central
  Hong Kong
  Attention: Weiheng Chen

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consortium Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  Parfield International Ltd.
     
     
  By: /s/ Marc Chan
  Name: Marc Chan
  Title: Director
     
     
  Notice details:
     
  Unit No. 21E, 21st Floor, United Centre
  95 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong
  Attention: Marc Chan
  Fax: (852)2571-8400

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consortium Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P.,

By: CCP IV GP Ltd., its general partner

     
     
  By: /s/ Rikizo Matsukawa
  Name:  Rikizo Matsukawa
  Title: Director
     
  Notice details:
     
  c/o CITIC Capital Partners Management Limited
  28/F,CITIC Tower
  1 Tim Mei Avenue
  Central, Hong Kong
  Attention: Vicki Hui/Karen Chiu
     
  with a copy to:
     
  Latham & Watkins LLP
  18th Floor, One Exchange Square
  8 Connaught Place, Central
  Hong Kong
  Attention: Frank Sun

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consortium Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Colm O’Connell
  Name:  Colm O’Connell
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  Notice details:
     
  Attention: Wei CAO
  Address: Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
  Email: wcao@hillhousecap.com
  With a copy to Adam Hornung
  Email: Legal@hillhousecap.com

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consortium Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd
     
     
  By: /s/ Khoo Shih
  Name:  Khoo Shih
  Title: Authorised Signatory
     
  Notice details:
     
  Address: 60B Orchard Road
    #06-18 Tower 2
    The Atrium@Orchard
    Singapore 238891
  Attention:     Khoo Shih
    khooshih@temasek.com.sg
    +65 6828 6943

 

 

 

 

Schedule A
Preliminary Non-binding Proposal

 

 

 

 

Schedule B

 Part I - Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities

 

 

 

 

Schedule C
Form of Deed of Adherence

  

 

 

 

Exhibit (d)-(3)

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT, dated as of January 23, 2020 (this “Amendment”), is entered by and among Beachhead Holdings Limited (“Beachhead”), Double Double Holdings Limited (“Double Double”), Point Forward Holdings Limited (“Point Forward,” and together with Beachhead and Double Double, collectively, “Centurium”), PW Medtech Group Limited (普华和顺集团公司) (“PWM”), CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., represented by its general partner CCP IV GP Ltd. (“CITIC”), Parfield International Ltd. (“Parfield”), HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited (“Hillhouse”) and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd (“Temasek,” and together with Centurium, PWM, CITIC, Parfield and Hillhouse, collectively the “Parties” and each a “Party”).

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, Beachhead, PWM, CITIC, Parfield, Hillhouse and Temasek entered into a consortium agreement (the “Original Consortium Agreement” and, as amended by this Amendment and as may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Consortium Agreement”) in connection with an acquisition transaction with respect to China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), an exempted company organized and existing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands;

 

WHEREAS, on November 15, 2019, persons listed on Exhibit A to this Amendment (collectively, “Capital”) entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Capital SPA”) with Beachhead and Double Double, pursuant to which Capital agrees to sell to Beachhead and Double Double, and Beachhead and Double Double agree to purchase from Capital, an aggregate number of 4,199,680 Ordinary Shares (the “Capital Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2019, the purchase and sale of the Capital Shares were consummated pursuant to the terms of the Capital SPA;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Double Double entered into a share purchase agreement (each, a “Centurium SPA”) with each of 2019B Cayman Limited, an Affiliate of CITIC, Hillhouse and Temasek (each, an “Other Purchaser”), respectively, pursuant to which Double Double agrees to sell to the Other Purchasers, and the Other Purchasers agree to purchase from Double Double, an aggregate number of 727,409 Ordinary Shares, and by executing and delivering this Amendment, each Party acknowledges its consent to the purchase and sale contemplated under each Centurium SPA;

 

WHEREAS, Beachhead has transferred 901,265 Ordinary Shares to Point Forward Holdings Limited (“Point Forward”), an Affiliate of Beachhead; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 10.4 of the Original Consortium Agreement provides that neither the Original Consortium Agreement nor any term thereof may be amended or otherwise modified other than by an instrument in writing signed by each of the applicable Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree to amend the Original Consortium Agreement as follows:

 

1.            Definitions

 

Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them under the Original Consortium Agreement.

 

 

 

2.            Amendments to the Original Consortium Agreement

 

2.1           An updated Part II of Schedule B to the Consortium Agreement is attached as Annex A hereto reflecting (i) in subpart (A) thereof the Equity Contributions (including Rollover Securities) and Contemplated Ownership Percentages of the Parties immediately prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Centurium SPAs and (ii) in subpart (B) thereof the Equity Contributions (including Rollover Securities) and Contemplated Ownership Percentages of the Parties immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Centurium SPAs.

 

2.2           Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Consortium Agreement, Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, may, without further action by any other Party, update Schedule B to the Consortium Agreement from time to time to reflect (i) any Transfer of Covered Securities between any existing or future members of the Buyer Consortium or their respective Affiliates permitted under the Consortium Agreement or (ii) any Transfer or acquisition of Covered Securities permitted under the Consortium Agreement (including Section 4.4(a) thereof); provided that (x) the amount of the Equity Contribution (including the number of Rollover Securities) of any Party shall not be changed without the prior consent of such Party; and (y) Centurium, as a representative authorized by the Initial Consortium Members, shall distribute a copy of the updated Schedule B to each Party promptly following each such update. All the references to “Centurium” under the Consortium Agreement shall include Beachhead, Double Double, Point Forward and any of their respective Affiliates who becomes a party to the Consortium Agreement.

 

2.3          Notwithstanding anything in the Consortium Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the sale and purchase of Ordinary Shares contemplated by any Centurium SPA fails to be consummated for any reason, other than as a result of any breach by the relevant Other Purchaser that is a party to such Centurium SPA, at the request of such Other Purchaser, Centurium and such Other Purchaser shall cooperate in good faith to take such reasonable actions such that the Equity Contribution of such Other Purchaser (including, to the extent applicable, its Rollover Securities) reflects its Contemplated Ownership Percentage as set forth opposite its name in the column titled “Contemplated Ownership Percentage” in subpart (B) of Part II of Schedule B attached hereto as Annex A.

 

2.4           The definition of “Permitted Transfer” set forth in Section 11.1(ccc) of the Original Consortium Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

““Permitted Transfer” means a Transfer of Covered Securities by a Party to (i) an Affiliate of such Party which is Controlled by such Party, (ii) a member of such Party’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of such Party’s or any member of such Party’s immediate family, (iii) any heir, legatees, beneficiaries and/or devisees of such Party, (iv) if such Party is Centurium, CITIC, Hillhouse or Temasek, to any Affiliate of such Party, any of the investment funds managed or advised by such Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of the investment vehicles of such Party, such Affiliate or such fund or (v) another Party or any Affiliate of another Party; provided that, in each case, such transferee agrees to execute, prior to or concurrently with such Transfer, a Deed of Adherence in the form attached hereto as Schedule C, except in the event such transferee is already a Party.”

 

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3.            Miscellaneous

 

3.1           No Further Amendment.

 

The Parties agree that all other provisions of the Original Consortium Agreement shall, subject to Section 2, continue unmodified, in full force and effect and constitute legal and binding obligations of the Parties in accordance with their terms. This Amendment forms an integral and inseparable part of the Original Consortium Agreement.

 

3.2           References.

 

All references to the Consortium Agreement (including “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby” and “this Agreement”) in the Original Consortium Agreement shall refer to the Consortium Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the date of the Consortium Agreement and references in the Consortium Agreement to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement” and terms of similar import shall in all instances continue to refer to September 18, 2019.

 

3.3           Other Miscellaneous Terms.

 

The provisions of Article VIII (Notices) and Section 10.8 (Governing Law and Venue) of the Original Consortium Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  Beachhead Holdings Limited
   
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li       
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director
   
   
  Double Double Holdings Limited
   
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director
   
   
  Point Forward Holdings Limited
   
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director
   
   
  Notice details:
   
  Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong
  Attention: Andrew Chan
   
  with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
   
  Kirkland & Ellis
  26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark
  15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
  Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

 

 

[Signature Page of Amendment No.1 to Consortium Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  PW Medtech Group Limited (普华和顺集团公司)
   
     
  By: /s/ Yue’e Zhang           
  Name: Yue’e Zhang
  Title: Director
   
  Notice details:
   
  PW Medtech Group Limited
  Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road
  Pinggu District, Beijing
  PRC 101204
  Attention: George Chen
   
  With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
   
  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  Suite 1509, 15/F, Jardine House
  1 Connaught Place, Central
  Hong Kong
  Attention: Weiheng Chen

 

 

[Signature Page of Amendment No.1 to Consortium Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  Parfield International Ltd.
   
     
  By: /s/ Marc Chan   
  Name: Marc Chan
  Title: Director
   
  Notice details:
   
  Unit No. 21E, 21st Floor, United Centre
  95 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong
  Attention: Marc Chan
  Facsimile: (852)2571-8400
   
  with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
   
  K&L Gates LLP
  925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
  Seattle, WA 98104-1158
  United States of America
  Attention: Christopher H. Cunningham
  Facsimile: (206)370-6040
   
  and
   
  K&L Gates
  44/F., Edinburgh Tower
  The Landmark
  15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
  Attention: Michael Chan
  Facsimile: (852)25119515

 

 

[Signature Page of Amendment No.1 to Consortium Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., represented by its general partner CCP IV GP Ltd.
   
     
  By: /s/ Rikizo Matsukawa
  Name: Rikizo Matsukawa
  Title: Director
   
  Notice details:
   
  c/o CITIC Capital Partners Management Limited
  28/F, CITIC Tower
  1 Tim Mei Avenue
  Central, Hong Kong
  Attention: Vicki Hui/Karen Chiu
   
  with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
   
  Latham & Watkins LLP
  18th Floor, One Exchange Square
  8 Connaught Place, Central
  Hong Kong
  Attention: Frank Sun

 

 

[Signature Page of Amendment No.1 to Consortium Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited
   
     
  By: /s/ Colm O’Connell                 
  Name: Colm O’Connell
  Title: Authorized Signatory
   
  Notice details:
   
  Attention: Wei CAO
  Address: Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
  Email: wcao@hillhousecap.com
  With a copy to Adam Hornung
  Email: Legal@hillhousecap.com
   
  with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
   
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges
  29/F, Alexandra House
  18 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong
  Attention: Tim Gardner; Chris Welty

 

 

[Signature Page of Amendment No.1 to Consortium Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd
   
     
  By: /s/ Fidah Alsagoff
  Name: Fidah Alsagoff
  Title: Authorized Signatory
   
  Notice details:
   
  Address: 60B Orchard Road
    #06-18 Tower 2
    The Atrium@Orchard
    Singapore 238891
  Attention: Fidah Alsagoff
    fidah@temasek.com.sg
    +65 6828 2595
   
  with a copy to:
   
  Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  45th Floor, Fortune Financial Center
  5 bong San Huan Zhong Lu
  Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
  Attention: Denise Shiu
  Email: DShiu@cgsh.com
  Tel: + 86 10 5920 1080
     

 

 

[Signature Page of Amendment No.1 to Consortium Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

List of Capital Entities

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Part II - Contributions to Holdco and Contemplated Ownership Percentages

 

 

 

Exhibit (d)-(4)

 

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Execution Version

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 18, 2019 (this “Agreement”), by and among PW Medtech Group Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Seller”) and Beachhead Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Purchaser” together with the Seller, each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, the Seller is the owner of 6,321,000 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer;

 

WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (the “Sale Shares”) at the Purchase Price, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Seller and the Purchaser, among other parties, submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the Issuer (the “Acquisition Proposal”); and

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Seller, the Purchaser and other parties thereto entered into that certain Consortium Agreement (“Consortium Agreement”) in connection with the Acquisition Proposal;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1.1 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser, at the Closing (as defined below), the Sale Shares and all of the Seller’s right, interest and title therein (including all dividends, distributions and other benefits attaching to the Sale Shares) for the Purchase Price.

 

1.2 The Closing.

 

(a) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Sale Shares and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date that is the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which all the conditions set forth under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing) or such other date as may be agreed by all the Parties (the “Closing Date”).

 

 

 

 

(b) At the Closing:

 

(i) the Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser:

 

(A) the original share certificates representing the Sale Shares;

 

(B) a duly executed instrument of transfer from the Seller in respect of the Sale Shares in favor of the Purchaser in accordance with the then-effective memorandum and articles of association of the Issuer; and

 

(C) copies of the director and shareholder resolutions of the Seller duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

(ii) the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Seller:

 

(A) immediately available funds by wire transfer into an account designated by the Seller in the amount of the Purchase Price; and

 

(B) a copy of the director resolutions of the Purchaser duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(c) Unless otherwise agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser, all actions at Closing are inter-dependent and will be deemed to take place simultaneously and no delivery or payment will be deemed to have been made until all deliveries and payments under this Agreement due to be made at Closing have been made.

 

2. PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to the Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

2.1 Authority; Binding Effect. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Purchaser and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all of its obligations hereunder, including the purchase of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

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2.2 No Conflicts. Except as would not have a material impact on the Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and to the extent permitted under the IRAs (including any amendment or waiver of any provision thereof), the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Purchaser with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any Person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any Person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Purchaser is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien (as defined below), limitation or restriction upon any property or assets of the Purchaser pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Purchaser is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Purchaser or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties.

 

2.3 No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Purchaser or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or the purchase of the Sale Shares by the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

2.4 Purchase for Investment. The Purchaser has access to such information of the Issuer as shall have been reasonably necessary for the Purchaser to evaluate the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser is acquiring the Sale Shares for investment for its own account and not with a view toward any resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with the Securities Act. Except in connection with the Acquisition and the Acquisition Proposal (including any direct or indirect equity syndication arranged or to be arranged by the Purchaser in connection therewith), the Purchaser does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to any person with respect to the Sale Shares. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Sale Shares have not been registered pursuant to the Securities Act and may not be transferred in the absence of such registration thereunder or an exemption therefrom, unless in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act.

 

2.5 Purchaser Status. The Purchaser either (i) is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) or (ii) is not a U.S. Person and is located outside of the United States, as such terms are defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

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2.6 Sophisticated Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to make an informed decision with respect to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Sale Shares. The Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. In connection with such purchase, the Purchaser is not relying on the Seller or any of the Seller’s Affiliates or representatives in any respect in making its decision to make such purchase except for such representations and warranties of the Seller made under Article III.

 

2.7 Sufficient Funds. Immediately prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will have sufficient immediately available and legitimate funds to fulfill its obligations under Section 1.2(b)(ii)(A).

 

3. SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

3.1 Authority; Binding Effect. The Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Seller and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all of its obligations hereunder, including the sale of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.

 

3.2 Ownership and Transfer. Other than the PWM IRA, the Seller is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Sale Shares, free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance (collectively, “Liens”) and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Sale Shares), and will transfer and deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing valid, good and marketable title to the Sale Shares free and clear of any Lien and any such limitation or restriction.

 

3.3 No Conflicts. Except as would not have a material impact on the Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares by the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Seller with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any Person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any Person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Seller is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien, limitation or restriction upon the Sale Shares or any property or assets of the Seller, pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Seller or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its properties.

 

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3.4 No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Seller or the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares by the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1 The obligations of the Seller to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(i) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date.

 

(b) The Purchaser has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects.

 

(c) The definitive agreement for the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) contemplated under the Acquisition Proposal (as may be amended from time to time, the “Definitive Agreement”) shall have been entered into.

 

(d) All consents or waivers necessary for the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including such waiver granted by the Issuer to the Seller, the Purchaser and other parties thereto dated as of September 18, 2019) shall have been obtained and remain valid.

 

(e) Shareholders of the Seller shall have duly approved the transactions contemplated hereby at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Seller in accordance with requirements of the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Organizational Documents of the Seller.

 

(f) The Seller shall remain one of the Initial Consortium Members as defined under the Consortium Agreement.

 

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(g) No provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

4.2 The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(ii) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date.

 

(b) The Seller has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects.

 

(c) The Definitive Agreement shall have been entered into.

 

(d) All consents or waivers necessary for the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including such waiver granted by the Issuer to the Seller, the Purchaser and other parties thereto dated as of September 18, 2019) shall have been obtained and remain valid.

 

(e) No provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

5. COVENANTS

 

5.1 Notification. Each Party to this Agreement will notify the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event prior to the Closing Date) in the event it comes to such Party’s attention that any of such Party’s representations or warranties set out in this Agreement has ceased to be true and accurate in any material respect or there has been any breach by such Party of any of its agreements contained in this Agreement or any failure by such Party to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

5.2 Price Adjustment.

 

(a) In the event that (i) the Acquisition is consummated and (ii) the Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration is greater than the Per Share Consideration, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the Acquisition, a wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the Seller in an amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration over (2) the Per Share Consideration.

 

(b) In the event that (i) the Definitive Agreement is fully executed and delivered by the parties thereto but subsequently terminated pursuant to the terms thereof, (ii) the Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration is greater than the Per Share Consideration, and (iii) a Take-Private Transaction other than the Acquisition (each such Take-Private Transaction, an “Other Take-Private Transaction”) is consummated within twelve (12) months from such termination and none of the Ordinary Shares held by the Purchaser are rolled over in such Take-Private Transaction, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of such Other Take-Private Transaction, a wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the Seller in an amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration (without regard to the fact that the Acquisition has not consummated) over (2) the Per Share Consideration.

 

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5.3 SEC Filings. Each Party agrees, confirms and undertakes that promptly upon the signing of this Agreement and in any event within the time required by applicable law, such Party shall file an ownership report on Schedule 13D (or the amendment thereto) to announce this Transaction and the Parties’ intention to form a consortium to consummate the Acquisition.

 

5.4 Seller’s Covenant. In connection with the condition precedent set out in Section 4.1(e):

 

(a) the Seller shall: (i) prepare, finalize and post a circular to its shareholders and/or such other announcements, documents, notices and communications as may be required by the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Organizational Documents of the Seller (collectively, the “Required Shareholder Communication”), in each case, subject to clearance of the same (if required) by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, as soon as practicable, which shall, amongst other things, convene the Extraordinary General Meeting to consider resolutions to be passed by the relevant shareholders for the purposes set out in Section 4.1(e) and (ii) hold such Extraordinary General Meeting as soon as practicable;

 

(b) the Seller undertakes to provide the Purchaser (or advisers nominated by the Purchaser) with draft copies of the Required Shareholder Communication to be sent to the Seller’s shareholders at such time as will allow the Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to provide comments on such draft copies of Required Shareholder Communication before they are finalised and despatched or released; and

 

(c) subject to the requirements under the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Organizational Documents of the Seller, the Seller undertakes and agrees to consider any reasonable comments provided by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.4(b).

 

6. MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 6.1:

 

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Affiliate” means, with respect to a person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such person.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, or the Cayman Islands are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration” means the per share cash consideration paid or payable per Ordinary Share as set forth in the fully executed Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition.

 

Consortium Agreement” means the Consortium Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and among the Seller, the Purchaser and September 18, 2019, as amended.

 

Control” of a given person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Hong Kong Listing Rules” means the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

 

IRAs” means, collectively, (i) the PWM IRA; and (ii) that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

Issuer” means China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value of US$0.0001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any person, the memorandum of association, articles of association, articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws and any charter, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements or other organizational documents of such entity and any amendments thereto.

 

Per Share Consideration” means US$101.00.

 

Purchase Price” means the aggregate amount equal to the Per Share Consideration multiplied by the number of Sale Shares.

 

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PWM IRA” means that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of January 1, 2018, by and between the Issuer and the Seller.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Take-Private Transaction” means any acquisition transaction pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares would be delisted from the NASDAQ and deregistered under the Exchange Act.

 

6.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing (a) by mutual written consent of the Seller and Purchaser, or (b) by the Seller or by the Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred within six (6) months from the date hereof; provided, that a Party shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) if such Party is then in material breach of this Agreement.

 

6.3 Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.4 Complete Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any previous agreement or understanding between them relating hereto and may not be modified, altered or amended except as provided herein. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

6.5 Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.6 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

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6.7 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a Party to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any Party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided that prior to the Closing, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Seller.

 

6.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

6.9 Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) Any dispute, actions and proceedings against any Party arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and resolved in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of HKIAC in force at the relevant time and as may be amended by this Section 6.9 (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; and a third (3rd) Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two (2) Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two (2) Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third (3rd) Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. Any party to an award may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award and, for purposes of the enforcement of such award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 6.9(a), any Party may, to the extent permitted under the rules and procedures of the HKIAC, seek an interim injunction or other form of relief from the HKIAC as provided for in its Rules. Such application shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.

 

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(c) The Parties hereto agree that the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character and irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party to this Agreement (a) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the forum described in this Section 6.9, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and (b) hereby waives any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) any other Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

6.10 Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or by international courier to the Parties at the following addresses (or to such other address as a Party may have specified by notice given to the other Party pursuant to this provision):

 

If to the Seller, to:

 

PW Medtech Group Limited

Building 1, No. 23 Panlong West Road

Pinggu District, Beijing

PRC 101204

Attention: George Chen

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Suite 1509, 15/F, Jardine House

1 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

Attention: Weiheng Chen

 

If to the Purchaser, to:

 

Beachhead Holdings Limited

Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Attention: Andrew Chan

 

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With a copy to each of (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

 

6.11 Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

6.12 Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

6.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, all of which when executed and delivered shall be considered one and the same agreement.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PW Medtech Group Limited (普华和顺集团公司)
     
     
  By: /s/ Yue’e Zhang
  Name:  Yue’e Zhang
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Beachhead Holdings Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name:  Hui Li
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit (d)-(5)

 

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Executive Version

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 18, 2019 (this “Agreement”), by and among Parfield International Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“Parfield”), and Amplewood Resources Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“Amplewood,” together with Parfield, collectively, the “Seller”), and Beachhead Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Purchaser”, together with the Seller, each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, Parfield is the owner of 2,682,742 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer and Amplewood is the owner of 454,954 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer;

 

WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to the Sale Shares (as defined below) at the Purchase Price, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Seller and the Purchaser, among other parties, submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the Issuer (the “Acquisition Proposal”); and

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Seller, the Purchaser and other parties thereto entered into that certain Consortium Agreement (“Consortium Agreement”) in connection with the Acquisition Proposal;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1.1 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser, at the Closing (as defined below), the Sale Shares and all of the Seller’s right, interest and title therein (including all dividends, distributions and other benefits attaching to the Sale Shares) for the Purchase Price.

 

1.2 The Closing.

 

(a) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Sale Shares and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date that is the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which all the conditions set forth under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing) or such other date as may be agreed by all the Parties (the “Closing Date”).

 

 

 

 

(b) At the Closing:

 

(i) the Seller shall deliver, or cause its broker to deliver, to the Purchaser:

 

(A) the Sale Shares on a settlement by delivery against payment basis; and

 

(B) a copy of the director resolutions of the Seller duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

(ii) the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause its broker to deliver, to the Seller:

 

(A) immediately available funds by wire transfer into an account designated by the Seller in the amount of the Purchase Price on a settlement by payment against delivery basis; and

 

(B) a copy of the director resolutions of the Purchaser duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(c) Unless otherwise agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser, all actions at Closing are inter-dependent and will be deemed to take place simultaneously and no delivery or payment will be deemed to have been made until all deliveries and payments under this Agreement due to be made at Closing have been made.

 

2. PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to the Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

2.1 Authority; Binding Effect. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Purchaser and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all of its obligations hereunder, including the purchase of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

2.2 No Conflicts. Except as would not have a material impact on the Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and to the extent permitted under the IRA (including any amendment or waiver of any provision thereof), the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Purchaser with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any Person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any Person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Purchaser is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien (as defined below), limitation or restriction upon any property or assets of the Purchaser pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Purchaser is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Purchaser or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties.

 

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2.3 No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Purchaser or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or the purchase of the Sale Shares by the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

2.4 Purchase for Investment. The Purchaser has access to such information of the Issuer as shall have been reasonably necessary for the Purchaser to evaluate the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser is acquiring the Sale Shares for investment for its own account and not with a view toward any resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with the Securities Act. Except in connection with the Acquisition and the Acquisition Proposal (including any direct or indirect equity syndication arranged or to be arranged by the Purchaser in connection therewith), the Purchaser does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to any person with respect to the Sale Shares. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Sale Shares have not been registered pursuant to the Securities Act and may not be transferred in the absence of such registration thereunder or an exemption therefrom, unless in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act.

 

2.5 Purchaser Status. The Purchaser either (i) is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) or (ii) is not a U.S. Person and is located outside of the United States, as such terms are defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

2.6 Sophisticated Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to make an informed decision with respect to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Sale Shares. The Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. In connection with such purchase, the Purchaser is not relying on the Seller or any of the Seller’s Affiliates or representatives in any respect in making its decision to make such purchase except for such representations and warranties of the Seller made under Article III.

 

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2.7 Sufficient Funds. Immediately prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will have sufficient immediately available and legitimate funds to fulfill its obligations under Section 1.2(b)(ii)(A).

 

3. SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

3.1 Authority; Binding Effect. The Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Seller and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all of its obligations hereunder, including the sale of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.

 

3.2 Ownership and Transfer. The Seller is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Sale Shares, free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance (collectively, “Liens”) and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Sale Shares) other than any Lien expressly and specifically disclosed in the Schedule 13G or an amendment thereto filed by Marc Chan and the Seller on January 28, 2016 and February 12, 2019, respectively (such Liens, the “Existing Liens”), and will transfer and deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing valid, good and marketable title to the Sale Shares free and clear of any Lien and any such limitation or restriction.

 

3.3 No Conflicts. Except as would not have a material impact on the Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares by the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Seller with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any Person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any Person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Seller is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien, limitation or restriction upon the Sale Shares or any property or assets of the Seller, pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Seller or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its properties.

 

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3.4 No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Seller or the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares by the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1 The obligations of the Seller to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(i) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date.

 

(b) The Purchaser has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects.

 

(c) The definitive agreement for the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) contemplated under the Acquisition Proposal (as may be amended from time to time, the “Definitive Agreement”) shall have been entered into.

 

(d) No provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

4.2 The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(ii) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date.

 

(b) The Seller has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects.

 

(c) The Definitive Agreement shall have been entered into.

 

(d) All consents or waivers necessary for the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including such waiver granted by the Issuer to the Purchaser and other parties thereto dated as of September 18, 2019) shall have been obtained and remain valid.

 

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(e) The Existing Liens and any other Liens that the Sale Shares are subject to will be fully, unconditionally and irrevocably released and discharged upon Closing and evidence for such release and discharge in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser shall have been delivered to the Purchaser.

 

(f) No provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

5. COVENANTS

 

5.1 Notification. Each Party to this Agreement will notify the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event prior to the Closing Date) in the event it comes to such Party’s attention that any of such Party’s representations or warranties set out in this Agreement has ceased to be true and accurate in any material respect or there has been any breach by such Party of any of its agreements contained in this Agreement or any failure by such Party to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

5.2 Price Adjustment.

 

(a) In the event that (i) the Acquisition is consummated and (ii) the Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration is greater than the Per Share Consideration, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the Acquisition, a wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the Seller in an amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Sale Shares multiplied by (B) the excess of (1) the Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration over (2) the Per Share Consideration.

 

(b) In the event that the Acquisition is not consummated, the Seller shall purchase from the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall sell, transfer and assign back to the Seller, the Sale Shares for the Purchase Price within ten (10) Business Days after either the Purchaser or the Seller delivers a written notice to the other informing the same.

 

5.3 SEC Filings. Each Party agrees, confirms and undertakes that promptly upon the signing of this Agreement and in any event within the time required by applicable law, such Party shall file an ownership report on Schedule 13D (or the amendment thereto) to announce this Transaction and the Parties’ intention to form a consortium to consummate the Acquisition.

 

5.4 Release of Existing Liens. The Seller shall upon Closing, cause the Existing Liens (and any other Liens that the Sale Shares are subject to) to be fully, unconditionally and irrevocably released and discharged and cause the Seller to hold the Sale Shares free and discharged from any and all Liens (including the Existing Liens) upon Closing.

 

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6. MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 6.1:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such person.

 

Amplewood Sales Shares” means such number of Ordinary Shares to be transferred by Amplewood to the Purchaser pursuant to the term and conditions of this Agreement, the number of which shall be agreed by the Parties in writing prior to the Closing and shall in no event exceed 454,954.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Catherine Take-Private Per Share Consideration” means the per share cash consideration paid or payable per Ordinary Share as set forth in the fully executed Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition.

 

Consortium Agreement” means the Consortium Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and among the Seller, the Purchaser and September 18, 2019, as amended.

 

Control” of a given person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

IRA” means, that certain investor rights agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

Issuer” means China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value of US$0.0001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any person, the memorandum of association, articles of association, articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws and any charter, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements or other organizational documents of such entity and any amendments thereto.

 

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Parfield Sales Shares” means such number of Ordinary Shares to be transferred by Parfield to the Purchaser pursuant to the term and conditions of this Agreement, the number of which shall be agreed by the Parties in writing prior to the Closing and shall in no event exceed 245,046.

 

Per Share Consideration” means US$101.00.

 

Purchase Price” means the aggregate amount equal to the Per Share Consideration multiplied by the number of Sale Shares.

 

Sale Shares” means the aggregate of the Parfield Sales Shares and the Amplewood Sales Shares, the number of which shall in no event exceed 700,000.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Take-Private Transaction” means any acquisition transaction pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares would be delisted from the NASDAQ and deregistered under the Exchange Act.

 

6.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing (a) by mutual written consent of the Seller and Purchaser, or (b) by the Seller or by the Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred within six (6) months from the date hereof; provided, that a Party shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) if such Party is then in material breach of this Agreement.

 

6.3 Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.4 Complete Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any previous agreement or understanding between them relating hereto and may not be modified, altered or amended except as provided herein. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

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6.5 Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.6 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

6.7 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a Party to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any Party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided that prior to the Closing, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Seller.

 

6.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

6.9 Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) Any dispute, actions and proceedings against any Party arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and resolved in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of HKIAC in force at the relevant time and as may be amended by this Section 6.9 (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; and a third (3rd) Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two (2) Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two (2) Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third (3rd) Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. Any party to an award may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award and, for purposes of the enforcement of such award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 6.9(a), any Party may, to the extent permitted under the rules and procedures of the HKIAC, seek an interim injunction or other form of relief from the HKIAC as provided for in its Rules. Such application shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.

 

(c) The Parties hereto agree that the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character and irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party to this Agreement (a) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the forum described in this Section 6.9, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and (b) hereby waives any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) any other Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

6.10 Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or by international courier to the Parties at the following addresses (or to such other address as a Party may have specified by notice given to the other Party pursuant to this provision):

 

If to the Seller, to:

 

Address: Unit No. 21E, 21st Floor, United Centre

95 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong

Fax: (852)2571-8400

Attention: Marc Chan

 

If to the Purchaser, to:

 

Beachhead Holdings Limited

Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Attention: Andrew Chan

 

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With a copy to each of (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

 

6.11 Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

6.12 Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

6.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, all of which when executed and delivered shall be considered one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

 

  Parfield International Ltd.
     
     
  By: /s/ Marc Chan
  Name: Marc Chan
  Title: Director

  

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Amplewood Resources Ltd.
     
     
  By: /s/ Marc Chan
  Name: Marc Chan
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Beachhead Holdings Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director

  

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

Exhibit (d)-(6)

 

Execution Version

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 23, 2020 (this “Agreement”), by and between Double Double Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Seller”) and 2019B Cayman Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Purchaser”). The Seller and the Purchaser shall be referred to hereinafter collectively as the “Parties” and each a “Party.” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the Seller, CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P. (“CITIC”), an Affiliate of the Purchaser, and certain other parties submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the Issuer (the “Proposal”);

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the Seller, CITIC and certain other parties entered into that certain consortium agreement in connection with the Proposal and the transactions contemplated thereby (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Consortium Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to 266,533 of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (the “Sale Shares”), all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.      PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1.1              Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser at the Closing (as defined below) the Sale Shares and all of the Seller’s right, interest and title therein (including all dividends and distributions attaching thereto on or after the date of this Agreement), for an aggregate purchase price of US$31,983,960.00 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

1.2              The Closing.

 

(a)               The closing of the purchase and sale of all the Sale Shares and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date that is the third (3rd) Business Day following the date on which all of the conditions set forth under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or such other date as may be agreed by the Parties; provided that in no event shall the Closing occur prior to the later of (i) the date that is thirty (30) days following the date on which the Schedule 13E-3 (as defined in Section 6.8(b) below) is first filed with the SEC and (ii) the date that is twenty (20) days following the date that such Schedule 13E-3 is disseminated in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f) under the Exchange Act (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”); provided, further, that if the SEC notifies any Party that the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be consummated until a later date, such later date shall, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing, be the “Closing Date.”

 

 

 

(b)               At the Closing:

 

(i)              the Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the Sale Shares and such other deliveries by transferring the Sale Shares to the Purchaser by crediting the Sale Shares on the books of The Depository Trust Company to the brokerage securities account(s) designated by the Purchaser, in each case in accordance with the instructions provided by the Purchaser or its agent in advance of the Closing, and direct the Issuer to take all necessary and desirable actions to reflect the same in its or its transfer agent’s books and records; and

 

(ii)             the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Seller:

 

(A)               immediately available funds by wire transfer into an account designated by the Seller in the amount of the Purchase Price payable by the Purchaser; and

 

(B)               a copy of the director resolutions of the Purchaser duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(c)               Unless otherwise agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser, all actions at Closing are inter-dependent and will be deemed to take place simultaneously and no delivery or payment will be deemed to have been made until all deliveries and payments under this Agreement due to be made at Closing have been made.

 

2.      PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to the Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

2.1              Authority; Binding Effect. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Purchaser and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Purchaser of all of its obligations hereunder, including the purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

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2.2              No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Purchaser with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Purchaser is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance (collectively, “Liens”), limitation or restriction upon any property or assets of the Purchaser pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Purchaser is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Purchaser or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties.

 

2.3              No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, in each case, other than any filings that may be required pursuant to applicable securities law, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Purchaser or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or the purchase of the Sale Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

2.4              Purchaser Status. The Purchaser either (i) is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) or (ii) is not a U.S. Person and is located outside of the United States, as such terms are defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

2.5              Sophisticated Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to make an informed decision with respect to the purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. In connection with such purchase, the Purchaser is not relying on the Seller or any of its Affiliates or representatives in any respect in making its decision to make such purchase except for such representations and warranties of the Seller made under Section 3.

 

2.6              Sufficient Funds. Immediately prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will have sufficient immediately available and legitimate funds to fulfill its obligations under Section 1.2(b)(ii)(A).

 

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2.7              Seller Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Seller, and its Affiliates may receive or may have received, may have access to, and may be in possession of, material non-public, confidential information about the Sale Shares, the Issuer, and the Issuer’s and/or its Affiliates’ financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, active or pending litigation, assets, liabilities, management, projections, appraisals, plans and prospects of which the Purchaser is not aware (“Purchaser Excluded Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser Excluded Information may be indicative of value of the Sale Shares that is substantially different from the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller under this Agreement. The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, principals, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents and representatives, expressly and irrevocably waives and releases the Seller, its Affiliates and its and their respective principals, shareholders members, partners, employees, agents and representatives (such released persons and entities, collectively, the “Seller Related Parties”) from any and all claims and liabilities arising from the Seller’s failure to disclose, or the Purchaser’s failure to obtain and review, Purchaser Excluded Information, and the Purchaser agrees to make no claim against any Seller Related Party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to the Seller’s failure to disclose, or the Purchaser’s failure to obtain and review, such Purchaser Excluded Information.

 

3.      SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

3.1              Authority; Binding Effect. The Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Seller and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Seller of all of its obligations hereunder, including the sale of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.

 

3.2              Ownership and Transfer. The Seller beneficially owns the Sale Shares, free and clear of any Liens and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Sale Shares, other than restrictions pursuant to applicable securities law), and will transfer and deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing valid, good and marketable title to the Sale Shares free and clear of any Lien and any such limitation or restriction.

 

3.3              No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Seller with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Seller is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien, limitation or restriction upon the Sale Shares or any property or assets of the Seller, pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Seller or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its properties.

 

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3.4              No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, in each case, other than any filings that may be required pursuant to applicable securities law, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Seller or the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or the sale and delivery of any Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

3.5              Purchaser Information. The Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser, and its Affiliates may receive or may have received, may have access to, and may be in possession of, material non-public, confidential information about the Sale Shares, the Issuer, and the Issuer’s and/or its Affiliates’ financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, active or pending litigation, assets, liabilities, management, projections, appraisals, plans and prospects of which the Seller is not aware (“Seller Excluded Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Seller acknowledges that Seller Excluded Information may be indicative of value of the Sale Shares that is substantially different from the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller under this Agreement. The Seller, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, principals, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents and representatives, expressly and irrevocably waives and releases the Purchaser, its Affiliates and its and their respective principals, shareholders members, partners, employees, agents and representatives (such released persons and entities, collectively, the “Purchaser Related Parties”) from any and all claims and liabilities arising from the Purchaser’s failure to disclose, or the Seller’s failure to obtain and review, Seller Excluded Information, and the Seller agrees to make no claim against any Purchaser Related Party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to the Purchaser’s failure to disclose, or the Seller’s failure to obtain and review, such Seller Excluded Information.

 

3.6              Exempt Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties herein, the offer and sale of the Sale Shares under this Agreement are or will be exempt from the registration requirements and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and from the registration or qualification requirements of any other applicable securities laws and regulations.

 

3.7              Other SPAs. The Seller and each of HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd (each, an “Other Purchaser”) are entering into a share purchase agreement substantially in the same form as this Agreement (each, an “Other SPA”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Seller agrees to sell to such Other Purchaser, and such Other Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to such number of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer as set forth in the applicable Other SPA.

 

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4.      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1              The obligations of the Seller to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(i) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)               all of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date;

 

(b)               the Purchaser has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects; and

 

(c)               no provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

4.2              The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(ii) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)               all of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date;

 

(b)               the Seller has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects; and

 

(c)               no provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

5.      COVENANTS

 

5.1              Notification. Each Party to this Agreement will notify the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event prior to the Closing Date) in the event it comes to such Party’s attention that any of such Party’s representations or warranties set out in this Agreement has ceased to be true and accurate in any material respect or there has been any breach by such Party of any of its agreements contained in this Agreement or any failure by such Party to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

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6.      MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1              Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 6.1:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such person.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, the Republic of Singapore or the Cayman Islands are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Confidential Information” means (a) all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Party from the other Party in connection with the negotiation or performance of this Agreement, unless such information (i) is already known to such first Party or to others not known by such first Party to be bound by a duty of confidentiality, or (ii) is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such first Party, and (b) the existence or terms of, and any negotiations or discussions relating to, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Control” of a given person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

 

Issuer” means China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value of US$0.0001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any person, the memorandum of association, articles of association, articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws and any charter, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements or other organizational documents of such entity and any amendments thereto.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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6.2              Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing (a) by mutual written consent of the Seller and Purchaser, or (b) by the Seller or by the Purchaser, if the Closing shall not have occurred within five (5) months from the date hereof; provided that the Seller, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other, shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2(b) if the Seller or the Purchaser, as applicable, is then in material breach of this Agreement.

 

6.3              Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.4              Complete Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any previous agreement or understanding between them relating hereto and may not be modified, altered or amended except as provided herein. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

6.5              Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.6              Announcements. No announcements or other public statements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except to the extent that any such announcements or statements are required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or international stock exchange, and then only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Party and the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

6.7              Confidentiality.

 

(a)               Except as permitted under Section 6.8, each Party shall not, and shall direct its Affiliates and representatives not to, without the prior written consent of the other Party, disclose any Confidential Information received by it (the “Recipient”) from the other Party (the “Discloser”). Each Party shall not and shall direct its Affiliates and representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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(b)              Subject to Section 6.7(c), the Recipient shall safeguard and return to the Discloser, on demand, any Confidential Information which falls within clause (a) of the definition of Confidential Information, and in the case of electronic data that constitutes Confidential Information, to return or destroy such Confidential Information at the option of the Recipient.

 

(c)               Each Recipient may retain in a secure archive a copy of the Confidential Information referred to in Section 6.7(b) if the Confidential Information is required to be retained by it for regulatory purposes or in connection with a bona fide document retention policy.

 

(d)               Each Party acknowledges that, in relation to Confidential Information received from the other Party, the obligations contained in this Section 6.7 shall apply for a period from and including the date hereof through the date that is twelve (12) months following the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2 or the Closing Date, as applicable, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing.

 

6.8              Disclosures.

 

(a)               Each Party may make disclosures of the Confidential Information (i) to its Affiliates and representatives as such Party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement, but only on a confidential basis; (ii) to any member of the Buyer Consortium (as defined in the Consortium Agreement) or any of their respective Affiliates; (iii) if required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange or governmental authority having competent jurisdiction over such Party, but only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Party and the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable; or (iv) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates or representatives.

 

(b)              The Parties agree to cooperate with each other and provide all information reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable disclosure requirements under Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 13e-3”) and Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each Party may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the rules of a U.S. or foreign securities exchange, or in any filings with the SEC as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, including in connection with the submissions contemplated under Rule 13e-3 and in any amendment to the Schedule 13D of the Parties relating to securities of the Company. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, the Parties shall cooperate to jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated (in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f)) a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other SPAs (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party upon the receipt of any comments (written or oral) from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Schedule 13E-3. Each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond jointly and promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 13E-3. Each Party hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the other Party that the information provided by such Party for inclusion in the Schedule 13E-3, at each time it is filed with the SEC, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact with respect to such Party as required to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such Schedule 13E-3 is made, not false or misleading, except to the extent that the information in an earlier version of the Schedule 13E-3 is amended or superseded by a later version of the Schedule 13E-3.

 

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6.9              Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

6.10            Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a Party to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any Party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (in the case of a proposed assignment by the Seller) or the Seller (in the case of a proposed assignment by the Purchaser) (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided that prior to the Closing, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Seller, in part or in whole, to (i) any of its Affiliates, (ii) any of the investment funds managed or advised by it or such Affiliate, (iii) any of the investment vehicles of it, such Affiliate or such fund (other than any portfolio companies of it, such Affiliate or such fund) or (iv) any other party to the Consortium Agreement or any of such party’s Affiliates; provided that such assignee shall have executed an assignment agreement with the assigning Party substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; provided further that no such assignment shall relieve an assigning Party of any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.

 

6.11             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

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6.12            Dispute Resolution.

 

(a)               Any dispute, actions and proceedings against any Party arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and resolved in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of HKIAC in force at the relevant time and as may be amended by this Section 6.12 (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; and a third (3rd) Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two (2) Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two (2) Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third (3rd) Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. Any party to an award may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award and, for purposes of the enforcement of such award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 

(b)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 6.12(a), any Party may, to the extent permitted under the rules and procedures of the HKIAC, seek an interim injunction or other form of relief from the HKIAC as provided for in its Rules. Such application shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.

 

(c)               The Parties hereto agree that the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character and irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party to this Agreement (a) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the forum described in this Section 6.12, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and (b) hereby waives any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) the other Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

6.13             Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, by international courier or by electronic mail to the Parties at the following addresses (or to such other address as a Party may have specified by notice given to the other Party pursuant to this provision):

 

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If to the Seller, to:

 

Double Double Holdings Limited

Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Attention: Andrew Chan

Email: andrew.chan@centurium.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

Email: gary.li@kirkland.com; xiaoxi.lin@kirkland.com

 

If to the Purchaser, to:

 

c/o CITIC Capital Partners Management Limited

28/F,CITIC Tower

1 Tim Mei Avenue

Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Vicki Hui

Email: Vickihui@citiccapital.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

18th Floor, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

Attention: Frank Sun

 

6.14          Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

6.15          Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

6.16          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, all of which when executed and delivered shall be considered one and the same agreement.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Double Double Holdings Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  2019B Cayman Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Rikizo Matsukawa
  Name: Rikizo Matsukawa
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Assignment Agreement

 

This ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”) is made effective as of ______________, 2020 by and between 2019B Cayman Limited, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Assignor”) and [name], a [jurisdiction] company (the “Assignee”), pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company and the Assignor (the “SPA”) with respect to the sale and purchase of certain ordinary shares of China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA.

 

WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to assign, transfer, convey and deliver certain of its interests, rights and obligations under the SPA to the Assignee, and Assignee desires to assume from the Assignor such interests, rights and obligations.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                  Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns all the interests, rights and obligations of the Assignor with respect to the sale and purchase of [●] Ordinary Shares (the “Assigned Shares”) under the SPA to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment and fully assumes the interests, rights and obligations of the Assignor with respect to the sale and purchase of the Assigned Shares under the SPA; provided that the Assignee shall be obligated to purchase only the Assigned Shares, and shall not be liable with respect to the sale and purchase of any other Sale Shares under the SPA.

 

2.                  Representations and Warranties. The Assignee acknowledges and confirms that the representations and warranties contained in Section 2 of the SPA are true and correct with respect to the Assignee as of the date hereof, and such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by reference.

 

3.                  Notices. All notices and other communications under this Assignment shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, by international courier or by electronic mail to the parties hereto at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party hereto may have specified by notice given to the other party hereto pursuant to this provision):

 

If to the Assignor, to:

 

c/o CITIC Capital Partners Management Limited

28/F,CITIC Tower

1 Tim Mei Avenue

Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Vicki Hui

Email: Vickihui@citiccapital.com

 

 

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

18th Floor, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

Attention: Frank Sun

 

If to the Assignee:

 

[Assignee]

[Address]

[Attention]

[Email]

 

4.                  Binding Effect; Assignment. This Assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Assignment shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Assignment. No assignment of this Assignment or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.

 

5.                  Other Miscellaneous Provisions. The provisions in Sections 6.4 through 6.9, Section 6.11, Section 6.12 and Sections 6.14 through 6.16 of the SPA shall be incorporated herein by reference and shall apply as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  2019B Cayman Limited
     
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Assignment Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [Assignee]
     
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Assignment Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit (d)-(7)

 

Execution Version

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 23, 2020 (this “Agreement”), by and between Double Double Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Seller”) and HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Purchaser”). The Seller and the Purchaser shall be referred to hereinafter collectively as the “Parties” and each a “Party.” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the Issuer (the “Proposal”);

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties entered into that certain consortium agreement in connection with the Proposal and the transactions contemplated thereby (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Consortium Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to 210,876 of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (the “Sale Shares”), all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.      PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1.1              Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser at the Closing (as defined below) the Sale Shares and all of the Seller’s right, interest and title therein (including all dividends and distributions attaching thereto on or after the date of this Agreement), for an aggregate purchase price of US$25,305,120.00 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

1.2              The Closing.

 

(a)               The closing of the purchase and sale of all the Sale Shares and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date that is the third (3rd) Business Day following the date on which all of the conditions set forth under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or such other date as may be agreed by the Parties; provided that in no event shall the Closing occur prior to the later of (i) the date that is thirty (30) days following the date on which the Schedule 13E-3 (as defined in Section 6.8(b) below) is first filed with the SEC and (ii) the date that is twenty (20) days following the date that such Schedule 13E-3 is disseminated in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f) under the Exchange Act (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”); provided, further, that if the SEC notifies any Party that the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be consummated until a later date, such later date shall, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing, be the “Closing Date.”

 

 

 

(b)               At the Closing:

 

(i)                       the Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the Sale Shares and such other deliveries by transferring the Sale Shares to the Purchaser by crediting the Sale Shares on the books of The Depository Trust Company to the brokerage securities account(s) designated by the Purchaser, in each case in accordance with the instructions provided by the Purchaser or its agent in advance of the Closing, and direct the Issuer to take all necessary and desirable actions to reflect the same in its or its transfer agent’s books and records; and

 

(ii)                       the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Seller:

 

(A)               immediately available funds by wire transfer into an account designated by the Seller in the amount of the Purchase Price payable by the Purchaser; and

 

(B)               a copy of the director resolutions of the Purchaser duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(c)               Unless otherwise agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser, all actions at Closing are inter-dependent and will be deemed to take place simultaneously and no delivery or payment will be deemed to have been made until all deliveries and payments under this Agreement due to be made at Closing have been made.

 

2.      PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to the Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

2.1              Authority; Binding Effect. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Purchaser and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Purchaser of all of its obligations hereunder, including the purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

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2.2              No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Purchaser with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Purchaser is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance (collectively, “Liens”), limitation or restriction upon any property or assets of the Purchaser pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Purchaser is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Purchaser or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties.

 

2.3              No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, in each case, other than any filings that may be required pursuant to applicable securities law, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Purchaser or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or the purchase of the Sale Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

2.4              Purchaser Status. The Purchaser either (i) is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) or (ii) is not a U.S. Person and is located outside of the United States, as such terms are defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

2.5              Sophisticated Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to make an informed decision with respect to the purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. In connection with such purchase, the Purchaser is not relying on the Seller or any of its Affiliates or representatives in any respect in making its decision to make such purchase except for such representations and warranties of the Seller made under Section 3.

 

2.6              Sufficient Funds. Immediately prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will have sufficient immediately available and legitimate funds to fulfill its obligations under Section 1.2(b)(ii)(A).

 

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2.7              Seller Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Seller, and its Affiliates may receive or may have received, may have access to, and may be in possession of, material non-public, confidential information about the Sale Shares, the Issuer, and the Issuer’s and/or its Affiliates’ financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, active or pending litigation, assets, liabilities, management, projections, appraisals, plans and prospects of which the Purchaser is not aware (“Purchaser Excluded Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser Excluded Information may be indicative of value of the Sale Shares that is substantially different from the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller under this Agreement. The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, principals, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents and representatives, expressly and irrevocably waives and releases the Seller, its Affiliates and its and their respective principals, shareholders members, partners, employees, agents and representatives (such released persons and entities, collectively, the “Seller Related Parties”) from any and all claims and liabilities arising from the Seller’s failure to disclose, or the Purchaser’s failure to obtain and review, Purchaser Excluded Information, and the Purchaser agrees to make no claim against any Seller Related Party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to the Seller’s failure to disclose, or the Purchaser’s failure to obtain and review, such Purchaser Excluded Information.

 

3.      SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

3.1              Authority; Binding Effect. The Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Seller and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Seller of all of its obligations hereunder, including the sale of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.

 

3.2              Ownership and Transfer. The Seller beneficially owns the Sale Shares, free and clear of any Liens and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Sale Shares, other than restrictions pursuant to applicable securities law), and will transfer and deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing valid, good and marketable title to the Sale Shares free and clear of any Lien and any such limitation or restriction.

 

3.3              No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Seller with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Seller is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien, limitation or restriction upon the Sale Shares or any property or assets of the Seller, pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Seller or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its properties.

 

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3.4              No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, in each case, other than any filings that may be required pursuant to applicable securities law, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Seller or the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or the sale and delivery of any Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

3.5              Purchaser Information. The Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser, and its Affiliates may receive or may have received, may have access to, and may be in possession of, material non-public, confidential information about the Sale Shares, the Issuer, and the Issuer’s and/or its Affiliates’ financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, active or pending litigation, assets, liabilities, management, projections, appraisals, plans and prospects of which the Seller is not aware (“Seller Excluded Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Seller acknowledges that Seller Excluded Information may be indicative of value of the Sale Shares that is substantially different from the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller under this Agreement. The Seller, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, principals, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents and representatives, expressly and irrevocably waives and releases the Purchaser, its Affiliates and its and their respective principals, shareholders members, partners, employees, agents and representatives (such released persons and entities, collectively, the “Purchaser Related Parties”) from any and all claims and liabilities arising from the Purchaser’s failure to disclose, or the Seller’s failure to obtain and review, Seller Excluded Information, and the Seller agrees to make no claim against any Purchaser Related Party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to the Purchaser’s failure to disclose, or the Seller’s failure to obtain and review, such Seller Excluded Information.

 

3.6              Exempt Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties herein, the offer and sale of the Sale Shares under this Agreement are or will be exempt from the registration requirements and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and from the registration or qualification requirements of any other applicable securities laws and regulations.

 

3.7              Other SPAs. The Seller and each of 2019B Cayman Limited and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd (each, an “Other Purchaser”) are entering into a share purchase agreement substantially in the same form as this Agreement (each, an “Other SPA”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Seller agrees to sell to such Other Purchaser, and such Other Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to such number of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer as set forth in the applicable Other SPA.

 

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4.      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1              The obligations of the Seller to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(i) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)              all of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date;

 

(b)              the Purchaser has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects; and

 

(c)              no provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

4.2              The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(ii) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)              all of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date;

 

(b)              the Seller has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects; and

 

(c)              no provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

5.      COVENANTS

 

5.1              Notification. Each Party to this Agreement will notify the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event prior to the Closing Date) in the event it comes to such Party’s attention that any of such Party’s representations or warranties set out in this Agreement has ceased to be true and accurate in any material respect or there has been any breach by such Party of any of its agreements contained in this Agreement or any failure by such Party to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

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6.      MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1              Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 6.1:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such person.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, the Republic of Singapore or the Cayman Islands are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Confidential Information” means (a) all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Party from the other Party in connection with the negotiation or performance of this Agreement, unless such information (i) is already known to such first Party or to others not known by such first Party to be bound by a duty of confidentiality, or (ii) is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such first Party, and (b) the existence or terms of, and any negotiations or discussions relating to, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Control” of a given person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

 

Issuer” means China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value of US$0.0001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any person, the memorandum of association, articles of association, articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws and any charter, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements or other organizational documents of such entity and any amendments thereto.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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6.2              Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing (a) by mutual written consent of the Seller and Purchaser, or (b) by the Seller or by the Purchaser, if the Closing shall not have occurred within five (5) months from the date hereof; provided that the Seller, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other, shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2(b) if the Seller or the Purchaser, as applicable, is then in material breach of this Agreement.

 

6.3              Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.4              Complete Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any previous agreement or understanding between them relating hereto and may not be modified, altered or amended except as provided herein. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

6.5              Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.6              Announcements. No announcements or other public statements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except to the extent that any such announcements or statements are required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or international stock exchange, and then only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Party and the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

6.7              Confidentiality.

 

(a)              Except as permitted under Section 6.8, each Party shall not, and shall direct its Affiliates and representatives not to, without the prior written consent of the other Party, disclose any Confidential Information received by it (the “Recipient”) from the other Party (the “Discloser”). Each Party shall not and shall direct its Affiliates and representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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(b)              Subject to Section 6.7(c), the Recipient shall safeguard and return to the Discloser, on demand, any Confidential Information which falls within clause (a) of the definition of Confidential Information, and in the case of electronic data that constitutes Confidential Information, to return or destroy such Confidential Information at the option of the Recipient.

 

(c)              Each Recipient may retain in a secure archive a copy of the Confidential Information referred to in Section 6.7(b) if the Confidential Information is required to be retained by it for regulatory purposes or in connection with a bona fide document retention policy.

 

(d)              Each Party acknowledges that, in relation to Confidential Information received from the other Party, the obligations contained in this Section 6.7 shall apply for a period from and including the date hereof through the date that is twelve (12) months following the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2 or the Closing Date, as applicable, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing.

 

6.8              Disclosures.

 

(a)              Each Party may make disclosures of the Confidential Information (i) to its Affiliates and representatives as such Party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement, but only on a confidential basis; (ii) to any member of the Buyer Consortium (as defined in the Consortium Agreement) or any of their respective Affiliates; (iii) if required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange or governmental authority having competent jurisdiction over such Party, but only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Party and the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable; or (iv) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates or representatives.

 

(b)              The Parties agree to cooperate with each other and provide all information reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable disclosure requirements under Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 13e-3”) and Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each Party may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the rules of a U.S. or foreign securities exchange, or in any filings with the SEC as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, including in connection with the submissions contemplated under Rule 13e-3 and in any amendment to the Schedule 13D of the Parties relating to securities of the Company. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, the Parties shall cooperate to jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated (in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f)) a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other SPAs (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party upon the receipt of any comments (written or oral) from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Schedule 13E-3. Each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond jointly and promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 13E-3. Each Party hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the other Party that the information provided by such Party for inclusion in the Schedule 13E-3, at each time it is filed with the SEC, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact with respect to such Party as required to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such Schedule 13E-3 is made, not false or misleading, except to the extent that the information in an earlier version of the Schedule 13E-3 is amended or superseded by a later version of the Schedule 13E-3.

 

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6.9              Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

6.10              Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a Party to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any Party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (in the case of a proposed assignment by the Seller) or the Seller (in the case of a proposed assignment by the Purchaser) (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided that prior to the Closing, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Seller, in part or in whole, to (i) any of its Affiliates, (ii) any of the investment funds managed or advised by it or such Affiliate, (iii) any of the investment vehicles of it, such Affiliate or such fund (other than any portfolio companies of it, such Affiliate or such fund) or (iv) any other party to the Consortium Agreement or any of such party’s Affiliates; provided that such assignee shall have executed an assignment agreement with the assigning Party substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; provided further that no such assignment shall relieve an assigning Party of any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.

 

6.11              Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

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6.12              Dispute Resolution.

 

(a)              Any dispute, actions and proceedings against any Party arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and resolved in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of HKIAC in force at the relevant time and as may be amended by this Section 6.12 (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; and a third (3rd) Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two (2) Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two (2) Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third (3rd) Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. Any party to an award may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award and, for purposes of the enforcement of such award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 

(b)              Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 6.12(a), any Party may, to the extent permitted under the rules and procedures of the HKIAC, seek an interim injunction or other form of relief from the HKIAC as provided for in its Rules. Such application shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.

 

(c)              The Parties hereto agree that the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character and irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party to this Agreement (a) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the forum described in this Section 6.12, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and (b) hereby waives any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) the other Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

6.13              Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, by international courier or by electronic mail to the Parties at the following addresses (or to such other address as a Party may have specified by notice given to the other Party pursuant to this provision):

 

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If to the Seller, to:

 

Double Double Holdings Limited

Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Attention: Andrew Chan

Email: andrew.chan@centurium.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

Email: gary.li@kirkland.com; xiaoxi.lin@kirkland.com

 

If to the Purchaser, to:

 

HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited

Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Wei CAO

Email: wcao@hillhousecap.com

With a copy to Adam Hornung

Email: Legal@hillhousecap.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

29/F, Alexandra House

18 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Tim Gardner; Chris Welty

Email: Tim.Gardner@weil.com; Chris.Welty@weil.com

 

6.14              Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

6.15              Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

6.16              Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, all of which when executed and delivered shall be considered one and the same agreement.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Double Double Holdings Limited
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Colm O’Connell
  Name: Colm O’Connell
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Assignment Agreement

 

This ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”) is made effective as of ______________, 2020 by and between HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Assignor”), and [name], a [jurisdiction] company (the “Assignee”), pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company and the Assignor (the “SPA”) with respect to the sale and purchase of certain ordinary shares of China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA.

 

WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to assign, transfer, convey and deliver certain of its interests, rights and obligations under the SPA to the Assignee, and Assignee desires to assume from the Assignor such interests, rights and obligations.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                  Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns all the interests, rights and obligations of the Assignor with respect to the sale and purchase of [●] Ordinary Shares (the “Assigned Shares”) under the SPA to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment and fully assumes the interests, rights and obligations of the Assignor with respect to the sale and purchase of the Assigned Shares under the SPA; provided that the Assignee shall be obligated to purchase only the Assigned Shares, and shall not be liable with respect to the sale and purchase of any other Sale Shares under the SPA.

 

2.                  Representations and Warranties. The Assignee acknowledges and confirms that the representations and warranties contained in Section 2 of the SPA are true and correct with respect to the Assignee as of the date hereof, and such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by reference.

 

3.                  Notices. All notices and other communications under this Assignment shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, by international courier or by electronic mail to the parties hereto at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party hereto may have specified by notice given to the other party hereto pursuant to this provision):

 

 

 

 

If to the Assignor, to:

 

HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited

Suite 2202, 22nd Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Wei CAO

Email: wcao@hillhousecap.com

With a copy to Adam Hornung

Email: Legal@hillhousecap.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

29/F, Alexandra House

18 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Tim Gardner; Chris Welty

Email: Tim.Gardner@weil.com; Chris.Welty@weil.com

 

If to the Assignee:

 

[Assignee]

[Address]

[Attention]

[Email]

 

4.                  Binding Effect; Assignment. This Assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Assignment shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Assignment. No assignment of this Assignment or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.

 

5.                  Other Miscellaneous Provisions. The provisions in Sections 6.4 through 6.9, Section 6.11, Section 6.12 and Sections 6.14 through 6.16 of the SPA shall be incorporated herein by reference and shall apply as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

[signature page follows]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

  

HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited
     
     
     
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Assignment Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

  

[Assignee]
     
     
     
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Assignment Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit (d)-(8)

 

Execution Version

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 23, 2020 (this “Agreement”), by and between Double Double Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Seller”) and V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Singapore (the “Purchaser”). The Seller and the Purchaser shall be referred to hereinafter collectively as the “Parties” and each a “Party.” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the Issuer (the “Proposal”);

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties entered into that certain consortium agreement in connection with the Proposal and the transactions contemplated thereby (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Consortium Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to 250,000 of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (the “Sale Shares”), all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.      PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1.1           Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser at the Closing (as defined below) the Sale Shares and all of the Seller’s right, interest and title therein (including all dividends and distributions attaching thereto on or after the date of this Agreement), for an aggregate purchase price of US$30,000,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

1.2           The Closing.

 

(a)            The closing of the purchase and sale of all the Sale Shares and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date that is the third (3rd) Business Day following the date on which all of the conditions set forth under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or such other date as may be agreed by the Parties; provided that in no event shall the Closing occur prior to the later of (i) the date that is thirty (30) days following the date on which a transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other SPAs (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”) is first filed with the SEC and (ii) the date that is twenty (20) days following the date that such Schedule 13E-3 is disseminated in accordance with Rule 13e-3(f) under the Exchange Act (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”); provided, further, that if the SEC notifies any Party that the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be consummated until a later date, such later date shall, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing, be the “Closing Date.”

 

 

 

 

(b)           At the Closing:

 

(i)          the Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the Sale Shares and such other deliveries by transferring the Sale Shares to the Purchaser by crediting the Sale Shares on the books of The Depository Trust Company to the brokerage securities account(s) designated by the Purchaser, in each case in accordance with the instructions provided by the Purchaser or its agent in advance of the Closing, and direct the Issuer to take all necessary and desirable actions to reflect the same in its or its transfer agent’s books and records; and

 

(ii)         the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Seller:

 

(A)            immediately available funds by wire transfer into an account designated by the Seller in the amount of the Purchase Price payable by the Purchaser; and

 

(B)            a copy of the director resolutions of the Purchaser duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

(c)            Unless otherwise agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser, all actions at Closing are inter-dependent and will be deemed to take place simultaneously and no delivery or payment will be deemed to have been made until all deliveries and payments under this Agreement due to be made at Closing have been made.

 

2.      PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties to the Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

2.1           Authority; Binding Effect. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Purchaser and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Purchaser of all of its obligations hereunder, including the purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

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2.2           No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Purchaser with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Purchaser is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance (collectively, “Liens”), limitation or restriction upon any property or assets of the Purchaser pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Purchaser is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Purchaser or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties.

 

2.3           No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, in each case, other than any filings that may be required pursuant to applicable securities law, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Purchaser or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or the purchase of the Sale Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

2.4           Purchaser Status. The Purchaser either (i) is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) or (ii) is not a U.S. Person and is located outside of the United States, as such terms are defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

2.5           Sophisticated Investor. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to make an informed decision with respect to the purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement. In connection with such purchase, the Purchaser is not relying on the Seller or any of its Affiliates or representatives in any respect in making its decision to make such purchase except for such representations and warranties of the Seller made under Section 3.

 

2.6           Sufficient Funds. Immediately prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will have sufficient immediately available and legitimate funds to fulfill its obligations under Section 1.2(b)(ii)(A).

 

2.7           Seller Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Seller, and its Affiliates may receive or may have received, may have access to, and may be in possession of, material non-public, confidential information about the Sale Shares, the Issuer, and the Issuer’s and/or its Affiliates’ financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, active or pending litigation, assets, liabilities, management, projections, appraisals, plans and prospects of which the Purchaser is not aware (“Purchaser Excluded Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser Excluded Information may be indicative of value of the Sale Shares that is substantially different from the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller under this Agreement. The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, principals, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents and representatives, expressly and irrevocably waives and releases the Seller, its Affiliates and its and their respective principals, shareholders members, partners, employees, agents and representatives (such released persons and entities, collectively, the “Seller Related Parties”) from any and all claims and liabilities arising from the Seller’s failure to disclose, or the Purchaser’s failure to obtain and review, Purchaser Excluded Information, and the Purchaser agrees to make no claim against any Seller Related Party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to the Seller’s failure to disclose, or the Purchaser’s failure to obtain and review, such Purchaser Excluded Information.

 

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3.      SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Seller makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:

 

3.1           Authority; Binding Effect. The Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Seller and its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Seller of all of its obligations hereunder, including the sale of the Sale Shares, have been taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Purchaser) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.

 

3.2           Ownership and Transfer. The Seller beneficially owns the Sale Shares, free and clear of any Liens and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Sale Shares, other than restrictions pursuant to applicable securities law), and will transfer and deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing valid, good and marketable title to the Sale Shares free and clear of any Lien and any such limitation or restriction.

 

3.3           No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the sale and delivery of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and compliance by the Seller with its obligations hereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (i) conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, require any consent or other action by any person under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any person or to a loss of any benefit to which the Seller is entitled, or result in the creation or imposition of any tax, Lien, limitation or restriction upon the Sale Shares or any property or assets of the Seller, pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, license, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller is subject, or (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of Organizational Documents of the Seller or any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its properties.

 

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3.4           No Consents. No filing with, or consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or decree of, or any other action by or in respect of, any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, in each case, other than any filings that may be required pursuant to applicable securities law, is necessary or required for the entry into of this Agreement by the Seller or the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or the sale and delivery of any Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

 

3.5           Purchaser Information. The Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser, and its Affiliates may receive or may have received, may have access to, and may be in possession of, material non-public, confidential information about the Sale Shares, the Issuer, and the Issuer’s and/or its Affiliates’ financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, active or pending litigation, assets, liabilities, management, projections, appraisals, plans and prospects of which the Seller is not aware (“Seller Excluded Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Seller acknowledges that Seller Excluded Information may be indicative of value of the Sale Shares that is substantially different from the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller under this Agreement. The Seller, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, principals, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents and representatives, expressly and irrevocably waives and releases the Purchaser, its Affiliates and its and their respective principals, shareholders members, partners, employees, agents and representatives (such released persons and entities, collectively, the “Purchaser Related Parties”) from any and all claims and liabilities arising from the Purchaser’s failure to disclose, or the Seller’s failure to obtain and review, Seller Excluded Information, and the Seller agrees to make no claim against any Purchaser Related Party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby relating to the Purchaser’s failure to disclose, or the Seller’s failure to obtain and review, such Seller Excluded Information.

 

3.6           Exempt Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties herein, the offer and sale of the Sale Shares under this Agreement are or will be exempt from the registration requirements and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and from the registration or qualification requirements of any other applicable securities laws and regulations.

 

3.7           Other SPAs. The Seller and each of 2019B Cayman Limited and HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited (each, an “Other Purchaser”) are entering into a share purchase agreement substantially in the same form as this Agreement (each, an “Other SPA”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Seller agrees to sell to such Other Purchaser, and such Other Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and pertaining to such number of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer as set forth in the applicable Other SPA.

 

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4.      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1           The obligations of the Seller to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(i) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)            all of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date;

 

(b)            the Purchaser has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects; and

 

(c)            no provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

4.2           The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing and under Section 1.2(b)(ii) hereof are subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)            all of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date;

 

(b)            the Seller has performed all of its obligations contained in this Agreement (to be performed prior to the Closing) in all material respects; and

 

(c)            no provision of any applicable treaty, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, shall prohibit the consummation of the Closing.

 

5.      COVENANTS

 

5.1           Notification. Each Party to this Agreement will notify the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event prior to the Closing Date) in the event it comes to such Party’s attention that any of such Party’s representations or warranties set out in this Agreement has ceased to be true and accurate in any material respect or there has been any breach by such Party of any of its agreements contained in this Agreement or any failure by such Party to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

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6.      MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1           Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 6.1:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such person; provided that solely with respect to the Purchaser, an “Affiliate” means (i) Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (“Temasek Holdings”); and (ii) Temasek Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiaries: (A) whose boards of directors or equivalent governing bodies comprise solely employees or nominees acting under the direction and instructions of (a) Temasek Holdings; (b) Temasek Pte. Ltd. (being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings); and/or (c) wholly-owned subsidiaries of Temasek Pte. Ltd.; and (B) whose principal activities are that of investment holding, financing and/or the provision of investment advisory and consultancy services. For the purposes of paragraph (ii) (A) of this definition, “nominee” shall mean any person acting under the direction and instructions of Temasek Holdings, Temasek Pte. Ltd. and/or wholly-owned subsidiaries of Temasek Pte. Ltd.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, the Republic of Singapore or the Cayman Islands are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Confidential Information” means (a) all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Party from the other Party in connection with the negotiation or performance of this Agreement, unless such information (i) is already known to such first Party or to others not known by such first Party to be bound by a duty of confidentiality, or (ii) is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such first Party, and (b) the existence or terms of, and any negotiations or discussions relating to, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Control” of a given person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

 

Issuer” means China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value of US$0.0001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

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Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any person, the memorandum of association, articles of association, articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws and any charter, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements or other organizational documents of such entity and any amendments thereto.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

6.2           Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing (a) by mutual written consent of the Seller and Purchaser, or (b) by the Seller or by the Purchaser, if the Closing shall not have occurred within five (5) months from the date hereof; provided that the Seller, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other, shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2(b) if the Seller or the Purchaser, as applicable, is then in material breach of this Agreement.

 

6.3           Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.4           Complete Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any previous agreement or understanding between them relating hereto and may not be modified, altered or amended except as provided herein. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

6.5           Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.6           Announcements. No announcements or other public statements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except to the extent that any such announcements or statements are required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or international stock exchange, and then only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Party and the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

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6.7           Confidentiality.

 

(a)           Except as permitted under Section 6.8, each Party shall not, and shall direct its Affiliates and representatives not to, without the prior written consent of the other Party, disclose any Confidential Information received by it (the “Recipient”) from the other Party (the “Discloser”). Each Party shall not and shall direct its Affiliates and representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(b)           Subject to Section 6.7(c), the Recipient shall safeguard and return to the Discloser, on demand, any Confidential Information which falls within clause (a) of the definition of Confidential Information, and in the case of electronic data that constitutes Confidential Information, to return or destroy such Confidential Information at the option of the Recipient.

 

(c)           Each Recipient may retain in a secure archive a copy of the Confidential Information referred to in Section 6.7(b) if the Confidential Information is required to be retained by it for regulatory purposes or in connection with a bona fide document retention policy.

 

(d)           Each Party acknowledges that, in relation to Confidential Information received from the other Party, the obligations contained in this Section 6.7 shall apply for a period from and including the date hereof through the date that is twelve (12) months following the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2 or the Closing Date, as applicable, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing.

 

6.8           Disclosures.

 

(a)            Each Party may make disclosures of the Confidential Information (i) to its Affiliates and representatives as such Party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement, but only on a confidential basis; (ii) to any member of the Buyer Consortium (as defined in the Consortium Agreement) or any of their respective Affiliates; (iii) if required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange or governmental authority having competent jurisdiction over such Party, but only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Party and the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable; or (iv) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates or representatives.

 

(b)           The Parties agree to cooperate with each other and provide all information reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable disclosure requirements under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each Party may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the rules of a U.S. or foreign securities exchange, or in any filings with the SEC as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, including in any amendment to the Schedule 13D of the Parties relating to securities of the Company. With respect to any filing with the SEC in connection with the Schedule 13E-3 in respect of any transactions contemplated hereby or by any Other SPA, the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the Parties and the Parties have had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable. The Purchaser hereby agrees to furnish all information concerning the Purchaser to the filing persons of the Schedule 13E-3 as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act in connection with the preparation and filing of the Schedule 13E-3.

 

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6.9           Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

6.10         Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a Party to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any Party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (in the case of a proposed assignment by the Seller) or the Seller (in the case of a proposed assignment by the Purchaser) (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided that prior to the Closing, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Seller, in part or in whole, to (i) any of its Affiliates, (ii) any of the investment funds managed or advised by it or such Affiliate, (iii) any of the investment vehicles of it, such Affiliate or such fund (other than any portfolio companies of it, such Affiliate or such fund) or (iv) any other party to the Consortium Agreement or any of such party’s Affiliates; provided that such assignee shall have executed an assignment agreement with the assigning Party substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; provided further that no such assignment shall relieve an assigning Party of any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.

 

6.11         Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

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6.12         Dispute Resolution.

 

(a)           Any dispute, actions and proceedings against any Party arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and resolved in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of HKIAC in force at the relevant time and as may be amended by this Section 6.12 (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one (1) Arbitrator; and a third (3rd) Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two (2) Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two (2) Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third (3rd) Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the HKIAC. The arbitration tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing parties. Any party to an award may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award and, for purposes of the enforcement of such award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 6.12(a), any Party may, to the extent permitted under the rules and procedures of the HKIAC, seek an interim injunction or other form of relief from the HKIAC as provided for in its Rules. Such application shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.

 

(c)           The Parties hereto agree that the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character and irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party to this Agreement (a) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the forum described in this Section 6.12, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and (b) hereby waives any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) the other Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

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6.13         Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, by international courier or by electronic mail to the Parties at the following addresses (or to such other address as a Party may have specified by notice given to the other Party pursuant to this provision):

 

If to the Seller, to:

 

Double Double Holdings Limited

Suite 1008, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Attention: Andrew Chan

Email: andrew.chan@centurium.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Gary Li; Xiaoxi Lin

Email: gary.li@kirkland.com; xiaoxi.lin@kirkland.com

 

If to the Purchaser, to:

 

60B Orchard Road

#06-18 Tower 2

The Atrium@Orchard

Singapore 238891

Attention: Khoo Shih

Email: khooshih@temasek.com.sg

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

45th Floor, Fortune Financial Center, 5 Dong San Huan Zhong Lu

Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100022

Attention: Denise Shiu

Email: dshiu@cgsh.com

 

6.14         Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

6.15          Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

6.16          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, all of which when executed and delivered shall be considered one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Double Double Holdings Limited
     
     
  By: /s/ Hui Li      
  Name: Hui Li
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd
     
     
  By: /s/ Khoo Shih
  Name: Khoo Shih
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Share Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Assignment Agreement

 

This ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”) is made effective as of ______________, 2020 by and between V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Singapore (the “Assignor”), and [name], a [jurisdiction] company (the “Assignee”), pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 2020, by and between Double Double Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company and the Assignor (the “SPA”) with respect to the sale and purchase of certain ordinary shares of China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA.

 

WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to assign, transfer, convey and deliver certain of its interests, rights and obligations under the SPA to the Assignee, and Assignee desires to assume from the Assignor such interests, rights and obligations.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns all the interests, rights and obligations of the Assignor with respect to the sale and purchase of [●] Ordinary Shares (the “Assigned Shares”) under the SPA to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment and fully assumes the interests, rights and obligations of the Assignor with respect to the sale and purchase of the Assigned Shares under the SPA; provided that the Assignee shall be obligated to purchase only the Assigned Shares, and shall not be liable with respect to the sale and purchase of any other Sale Shares under the SPA.

 

2.            Representations and Warranties. The Assignee acknowledges and confirms that the representations and warranties contained in Section 2 of the SPA are true and correct with respect to the Assignee as of the date hereof, and such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by reference.

 

3.            Notices. All notices and other communications under this Assignment shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, by international courier or by electronic mail to the parties hereto at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party hereto may have specified by notice given to the other party hereto pursuant to this provision):

 

If to the Assignor, to:

 

60B Orchard Road

#06-18 Tower 2

The Atrium@Orchard

Singapore 238891

Attention: Khoo Shih

Email: khooshih@temasek.com.sg

 

 

 

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

45th Floor, Fortune Financial Center, 5 Dong San Huan Zhong Lu

Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100022

Attention: Denise Shiu

Email: dshiu@cgsh.com

 

If to the Assignee:

 

[Assignee]

[Address]

[Attention]

[Email]

 

4.            Binding Effect; Assignment. This Assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Assignment shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Assignment. No assignment of this Assignment or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.

 

5.            Other Miscellaneous Provisions. The provisions in Sections 6.4 through 6.9, Section 6.11, Section 6.12 and Sections 6.14 through 6.16 of the SPA shall be incorporated herein by reference and shall apply as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  V-Sciences Investments Pte Ltd
     
     
  By:              
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Assignment Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [Assignee]
     
     
  By:              
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Assignment Agreement]