UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

58.com Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share**

American depositary shares, each representing two Class A ordinary shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

31680Q104***

(CUSIP Number)

 

Jinbo Yao

c/o Building 105

10 Jiuxianqiao North Road Jia

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015

People’s Republic of China

+86 10 5956-5858

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

 

June 15, 2020

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 1(f) or 1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

** Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares, each representing two Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share.

 

*** This CUSIP number applies to the American Depositary Shares, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each representing two Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00001 per share.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Exchange Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D 

CUSIP No. 31680Q104    
             
1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

Jinbo Yao

2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

(a) x (b) ¨

3.   SEC Use Only
4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

OO

5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

¨

6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

People’s Republic of China

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  7.  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8.  

Shared Voting Power

30,421,556 (see Item 5)

  9.  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10.  

Shared Dispositive Power

29,595,718 (see Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

30,598,634* (see Item 5)

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

10.2%** (see Item 5)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN

               
                   
* Consists of: (i) 28,587,204 Class B ordinary shares and 831,436 Class A ordinary shares represented by 415,718 ADSs (as defined below), held by Nihao China Corporation; (ii) an aggregate of 1,002,916 Class B ordinary shares beneficially owned by certain executive officers and employees of the Company (as defined below) who acquired the ownership of these shares pursuant to the Company’s employee stock option plan and who authorize Mr. Jinbo Yao to vote these shares on their behalf under power of attorney; and (iii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof. See Item 5.
** Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 ordinary shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the reporting person, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below); and (ii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. The voting power of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person represents approximately 42.0% of the aggregate voting power of the Company. See Item 5.

 

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CUSIP No. 31680Q104    
             
1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

Internet Opportunity Fund LP

2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

(a) x (b) ¨

3.   SEC Use Only
4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

OO

5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

¨

6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  7.  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8.  

Shared Voting Power

30,421,556 (see Item 5)

  9.  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10.  

Shared Dispositive Power

29,595,718 (see Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

30,598,634* (see Item 5)

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

10.2%** (see Item 5)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

PN

               
                   
* Consists of: (i) 28,587,204 Class B ordinary shares and 831,436 Class A ordinary shares represented by 415,718 ADSs (as defined below), held by Nihao China Corporation; (ii) an aggregate of 1,002,916 Class B ordinary shares beneficially owned by certain executive officers and employees of the Company (as defined below) who acquired the ownership of these shares pursuant to the Company’s employee stock option plan and who authorize Mr. Jinbo Yao to vote these shares on their behalf under power of attorney; and (iii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof. See Item 5.
** Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 ordinary shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the reporting person, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below); and (ii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. The voting power of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person represents approximately 42.0% of the aggregate voting power of the Company. See Item 5.
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CUSIP No. 31680Q104    
             
1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

Internet Opportunity Company

2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

(a) x (b) ¨

3.   SEC Use Only
4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

OO

5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

¨

6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  7.  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8.  

Shared Voting Power

30,421,556 (see Item 5)

  9.  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10.  

Shared Dispositive Power

29,595,718 (see Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

30,598,634* (see Item 5)

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

10.2%** (see Item 5)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

CO

               
                   
* Consists of: (i) 28,587,204 Class B ordinary shares and 831,436 Class A ordinary shares represented by 415,718 ADSs (as defined below), held by Nihao China Corporation; (ii) an aggregate of 1,002,916 Class B ordinary shares beneficially owned by certain executive officers and employees of the Company (as defined below) who acquired the ownership of these shares pursuant to the Company’s employee stock option plan and who authorize Mr. Jinbo Yao to vote these shares on their behalf under power of attorney; and (iii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof. See Item 5.
** Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 ordinary shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the reporting person, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below); and (ii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. The voting power of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person represents approximately 42.0% of the aggregate voting power of the Company. See Item 5.

  

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CUSIP No. 31680Q104    
             
1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

The Xinyi Trust

2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

(a) x (b) ¨

3.   SEC Use Only
4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

OO

5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

¨

6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Singapore

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  7.  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8.  

Shared Voting Power

29,418,640 (see Item 5)

  9.  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10.  

Shared Dispositive Power

29,418,640 (see Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

29,418,640* (see Item 5)

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

9.8%** (see Item 5)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

OO

               
                   
* Consists of 28,587,204 Class B ordinary shares and 831,436 Class A ordinary shares represented by 415,718 ADSs (as defined below), held by Nihao China Corporation. See Item 5.
** Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 ordinary shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the reporting person, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below); and (ii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. The voting power of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person represents approximately 40.6% of the aggregate voting power of the Company. See Item 5.

  

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CUSIP No. 31680Q104    
             
1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

Xinyi Limited

2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

(a) x (b) ¨

3.   SEC Use Only
4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

OO

5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

¨

6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Bahamas

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  7.  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8.  

Shared Voting Power

29,418,640 (see Item 5)

  9.  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10.  

Shared Dispositive Power

29,418,640 (see Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

29,418,640* (see Item 5)

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

9.8%** (see Item 5)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

CO

               
                   
* Consists of 28,587,204 Class B ordinary shares and 831,436 Class A ordinary shares represented by 415,718 ADSs (as defined below), held by Nihao China Corporation. See Item 5.
** Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 ordinary shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the reporting person, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below); and (ii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. The voting power of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person represents approximately 40.6% of the aggregate voting power of the Company. See Item 5.

 

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CUSIP No. 31680Q104    
             
1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

Nihao China Corporation

2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

(a) x (b) ¨

3.   SEC Use Only
4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

OO

5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

¨

6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

British Virgin Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  7.  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8.  

Shared Voting Power

29,418,640 (see Item 5)

  9.  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10.  

Shared Dispositive Power

29,418,640 (see Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

29,418,640* (see Item 5)

12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

9.8%** (see Item 5)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

CO

     
                   
* Consists of 28,587,204 Class B ordinary shares and 831,436 Class A ordinary shares represented by 415,718 ADSs (as defined below). See Item 5.
** Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 ordinary shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the reporting person, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below); and (ii) 177,078 Class A ordinary shares issuable to Mr. Jinbo Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, and assumes conversion of all Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. The voting power of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person represents approximately 40.6% of the aggregate voting power of the Company. See Item 5.

  

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This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) is filed to amend and supplement the Statement on Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons named therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 11, 2020 (the “Statement”), with respect to 58.com Inc. (the “Company”). Except as specifically amended and supplemented by this Amendment, the Statement remains in full force and effect. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Statement.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

This Statement is being jointly filed by Mr. Jinbo Yao (“Mr. Yao”), Internet Opportunity Fund LP (“Internet Opportunity Fund”), Internet Opportunity Company (“Internet Opportunity Company”), The Xinyi Trust (the “Xinyi Trust”), Xinyi Limited (“Xinyi Limited”) and Nihao China Corporation (“Nihao China” and, together with Mr. Yao, Internet Opportunity Company, Internet Opportunity Fund, the Xinyi Trust and Xinyi Limited, collectively the “Reporting Persons”).

 

Mr. Yao is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Company and is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China. His principal occupation is as a director and officer of the Company. The business address of Mr. Yao is c/o Building 105, 10 Jiuxianqiao North Road Jia, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015, People’s Republic of China.

 

Internet Opportunity Fund is an exempted limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands and its general partner is Internet Opportunity Company. Internet Opportunity Company is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is 100% owned by Mr. Yao. The principal business of Internet Opportunity Fund and Internet Opportunity Company is investment activities. The business address of Internet Opportunity Fund and Internet Opportunity Company is PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY 1-1104, Cayman Islands. Mr. Yao is the sole director of Internet Opportunity Company and, as of the date hereof, Internet Opportunity Company does not have any executive officers.

 

Nihao China is a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and is 100% beneficially owned by Xinyi Limited. Nihao China is an investment holding company. The business address of Nihao China is Trinity Chambers, P.O. Box 4301, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Mr. Yao is the sole director of Nihao China and, as of the date hereof, Nihao China does not have any executive officers.

 

Xinyi Limited is a company incorporated under the laws of the Bahamas and is wholly owned by the Xinyi Trust. Xinyi Limited is an investment holding company. The business address of Xinyi Limited is The Bahamas Financial Centre, Shirley and Charlotte Streets, P.O. Box N-3023, Nassau, Bahamas. The name, business address, principal business and place of organization of the directors of Xinyi Limited, as of the date hereof are set forth on Schedule I, and as of the date hereof, Xinyi Limited does not have any executive officers.

 

The Xinyi Trust is a trust established in Singapore. The business address of the Xinyi Trust is 1 Raffles Link #05-02 Singapore 039393. Credit Suisse Trust Limited is the trustee of the Xinyi Trust, with Mr. Yao as settlor and Mr. Yao and his family members as beneficiaries.

 

During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any person named on Schedule I hereto, has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 of the Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following:

 

The descriptions of the Merger Agreement (as defined below), the Support Agreement (as defined below), the IO Equity Commitment Letter (as defined below), the Interim Investors Agreement (as defined below), and the IO Limited Guarantee (as defined below) are incorporated by reference in this Item 3.

 

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following:

 

On June 15, 2020, the Company publicly announced that it had entered into an agreement and plan of merger, dated June 15, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Quantum Bloom Group Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), and Quantum Bloom Company Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving company and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each Ordinary Share and each ADS issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive US$28.00 per Ordinary Share or US$56.00 per ADS (less applicable cancellation fees, charges and expenses payable by ADS holders pursuant to the depositary agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, by and among the Company, Citibank, N.A. and the holders from time to time of ADSs issued thereunder), in each case, in cash, without interest and net of any applicable withholding taxes, except for (a) the Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) held by Mr. Yao (including Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of vested restricted share units and unvested restricted share units that are expected to vest on or prior to December 31, 2020, in each case, held by Mr. Yao), Nihao China, Ohio River Investment Limited, THL E Limited, Huang River Investment Limited and General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. (“GAS 58”) (unless, in its sole discretion, subject to the terms and conditions of the Support Agreement, as described in more detail below, GAS 58 elects that some or all of the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held by it be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive US$56.00 per ADS), which will be cancelled, or contributed to Parent and cancelled, as applicable, without payment of any consideration therefor, (b) Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) owned by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any Ordinary Shares (including ADSs corresponding to such Ordinary Shares) held by the depositary for the ADSs and reserved for issuance and allocation pursuant to the Company’s stock option and share incentive plans, which will be cancelled without payment of any consideration therefor, and (c) Ordinary Shares owned by holders who have validly exercised and not effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent from the Merger pursuant to Section 238 of the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands, which will be cancelled at the effective time of the Merger and will entitle the former holders thereof to receive the fair value thereon determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 238 of the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands. 

 

Following the consummation of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.  In addition, if the Merger is consummated, the ADSs will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, the Company’s obligations to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act will be terminated, and the Company will be privately held by Polarite Gem Holdings Group Ltd., General Atlantic Singapore 58TP Pte. Ltd., Ocean Magic Site Limited, Mr. Yao, Nihao China and Internet Opportunity Fund (together with certain of their affiliates, the “Consortium”), Ohio River Investment Limited, THL E Limited, Huang River Investment Limited, and GAS 58, unless GAS 58 elects, pursuant to the terms of the Support Agreement by no later than July 15, 2020, that all of the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held by it be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive US$56.00 per ADS in the Merger (as described in more detail below).

 

The Consortium anticipates that approximately US$8.69 billion is expected to be expended to complete the Merger.  This amount includes (a) the estimated funds required by Parent to (i) purchase the outstanding Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) not owned by members of the Consortium (unless GAS 58 elects that some or all of the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held by it be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive US$56.00 per ADS in the Merger) at a purchase price of US$28.00 per Ordinary Share, or US$56.00 per ADS, and (ii) settle outstanding options and restricted share units in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, and (b) the estimated transaction costs associated with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions”).

 

The Transactions will be funded through a combination of (i) the proceeds from a committed senior term loan facility and two committed offshore cash bridge facilities contemplated by a debt commitment letter dated June 5, 2020 (the “Debt Commitment Letter”) by and among Merger Sub and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch (the “Arranger and Underwriter”), (ii) cash contributions contemplated by the equity commitment letters, each dated as of June 15, 2020 (the “Equity Commitment Letters”), by and between Parent and each of General Atlantic Singapore Fund Pte. Ltd. (“GASF”), Polarite Gem Holdings Group Ltd., Ocean Link Partners II, L.P. and Internet Opportunity Fund, or their respective affiliates, (iii) cash in the Company and its subsidiaries and (iv) rollover equity from certain shareholders of the Company, which will be cancelled, or contributed to Parent and cancelled, as applicable, without payment of any consideration therefor. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Debt Commitment Letter, the Arranger and Underwriter has committed to arrange and underwrite a senior term loan facility of US$2,000,000,000 (or equivalent in RMB), a US$500,000,000 offshore cash bridge facility and a US$1,000,000,000 (or equivalent in RMB) offshore cash bridge facility to Merger Sub to consummate the Merger.

 

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Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Equity Commitment Letter by Internet Opportunity Fund (the “IO Equity Commitment Letter”), Internet Opportunity Fund will provide, or cause to be provided, equity financing to Parent in an amount of US$500,000,000 in connection with the Transactions.

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Mr. Yao, Nihao China and GAS 58 entered into a support agreement dated as of June 15, 2020 (the “Support Agreement”) with Parent, pursuant to which they have agreed with Parent, among other things, that they will vote all Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) owned directly or indirectly by them (or over which they hold a power of attorney to vote) in favor of the authorization and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger (and against any alternative transaction). In addition, each of Mr. Yao and Nihao China agreed that the Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) held by he or it will, in connection with and at the effective time of the Merger, be cancelled for no consideration in exchange for newly issued shares in Parent, and to cause the release of any liens over such Ordinary Shares, including pursuant to security granted to UBS AG, London Branch, prior to the closing. GAS 58 agreed that, in connection with and at the effective time of the Merger, it will contribute the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held by it to Parent in exchange for newly issued shares of Parent; provided, however, that it retained the right to elect, by no later than July 15, 2020, not to make such contribution in respect of some or all of the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held by it and instead that some or all of the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held by it be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive US$56.00 per ADS in the Merger. 

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, each member of the Consortium (or its applicable affiliate) entered into an interim investors agreement (the “Interim Investors Agreement”) with Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which the parties thereto agreed to certain terms and conditions that will govern the actions of Parent and Merger Sub and the relationship among the members of the Consortium with respect to the Transactions.

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Internet Opportunity Fund executed and delivered a limited guarantee (the “IO Limited Guarantee”) in favor of the Company with respect to a portion of the payment obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement for the termination fee that may become payable to the Company by Parent under certain circumstances and certain costs and expenses, as set forth in the Merger Agreement. 

 

The information disclosed in this Item 4 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter, the IO Equity Commitment Letter, the Support Agreement, the Interim Investors Agreement and the IO Limited Guarantee, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09 and 7.10, respectively, and which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

 

Except as set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or proposals that relate to, or that would result in, any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D of the Exchange Act. The Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, formulate other purposes, plans or proposals regarding the Company, or any other actions that could involve one or more of the types of transactions or have one or more of the results described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(a)-(b) The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares for each of the Reporting Persons as of the date hereof and assumes conversion of all Class B Ordinary Shares into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

Reporting Person   Amount
beneficially
owned:
    Percent
of class (1):
    Sole power
to vote or
direct the
vote:
    Shared
power to
vote or to
direct the
vote:
    Sole
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition
of:
    Shared
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition
of:
 
Jinbo Yao (2)(4)     30,598,634       10.2 %     0       30,421,556       0       29,595,718  
Internet Opportunity Fund (2)(4)     30,598,634       10.2 %     0       30,421,556       0       29,595,718  
Internet Opportunity Company (2)(4)     30,598,634       10.2 %     0       30,421,556       0       29,595,718  
The Xinyi Trust (3)(4)     29,418,640       9.8 %     0       29,418,640       0       29,418,640  
Xinyi Limited (3)(4)     29,418,640       9.8 %     0       29,418,640       0       29,418,640  
Nihao China Corporation (3)     29,418,640       9.8 %     0       29,418,640       0       29,418,640  

 

(1) Percentage calculated based on 300,041,465 Ordinary Shares deemed to be outstanding with respect to the Reporting Persons, which consists of: (i) 299,864,387 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of June 15, 2020 (comprising 254,632,267 Class A Ordinary Shares and 45,232,120 Class B Ordinary Shares and excluding 1,089,926 Class A Ordinary Shares issued to the Company’s depositary and reserved for future exercise of vested options and restricted share units under the Company’s share incentive plans by the management and other employees of the Company), as set forth in the Merger Agreement; and (ii) 177,078 Class A Ordinary Shares issuable to Mr. Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof.

 

(2) The Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by this Reporting Person consist of: (i) 28,587,204 Class B Ordinary Shares and 831,436 Class A Ordinary Shares represented by 415,718 ADSs, held by Nihao China; (ii) an aggregate of 1,002,916 Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by certain executive officers and employees of the Company who acquired the ownership of these shares pursuant to the Company’s employee stock option plan and who authorize Mr. Yao to vote these shares on their behalf under power of attorney; and (iii) 177,078 Class A Ordinary Shares issuable to Mr. Yao upon conversion of restricted share units within 60 days after the date hereof, which in the aggregate represents approximately 42.0% of the aggregate voting power of the Company.

 

(3) The Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by this Reporting Person consist of 28,587,204 Class B Ordinary Shares and 831,436 Class A Ordinary Shares represented by 415,718 ADSs, held by Nihao China, which in the aggregate represents approximately 40.6% of the aggregate voting power of the Company.

 

(4) Nihao China is 100% beneficially owned by Xinyi Limited, which in turn is wholly owned by the Xinyi Trust with Credit Suisse Trust Limited as the trustee, Mr. Yao as settlor and Mr. Yao and his family members as beneficiaries. Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, Mr. Yao, Internet Opportunity Fund, Internet Opportunity Company, the Xinyi Trust and Xinyi Limited may be deemed to beneficially own all of the Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) held by Nihao China.

 

As a result of entering into the Support Agreement and the Interim Investors Agreement, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a “group” with those other parties to the Support Agreement or the Interim Investors Agreement that own Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) or Class B Ordinary Shares pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. However, each Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) and Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by any other reporting person(s) or other parties to the Support Agreement or the Interim Investors Agreement. Neither the filing of this Statement nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the Reporting Persons beneficially owns any Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) or any Class B Ordinary Shares that are beneficially owned (or deemed to be beneficially owned) by any other reporting person(s) or other parties to the Support Agreement or the Interim Investors Agreement. The Reporting Persons are only responsible for the information contained in this Statement and assume no responsibility for information contained in any other Schedules 13D filed by any other reporting person(s) or other parties to the Support Agreement or the Interim Investors Agreement.

 

Based on Amendment No. 2 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by GASF and the other reporting persons named therein on May 4, 2020, GASF beneficially owns 7,150,000 ADSs representing 14,300,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 5.6% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares based on 254,632,267 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of June 15, 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, and voting power in the Company of approximately 2.0%.

 

Accordingly, in the aggregate, the Reporting Persons and those other parties to the Support Agreement and the Interim Investors Agreement that own Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) or Class B Ordinary Shares may be deemed to beneficially own 15,308,514 Class A Ordinary Shares (including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) and 29,590,120 Class B Ordinary Shares, which, in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), represents approximately 15.8% of the total number of Class A Ordinary Shares (assuming the conversion of the Class B Ordinary Shares owned by the Reporting Persons into Class A Ordinary Shares and the conversion of vested restricted share units held by Mr. Yao into Class A Ordinary Shares) stated to be outstanding in the Merger Agreement. 

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(c) Except as disclosed elsewhere in this Amendment or previously reported in the Statement, to the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Class A Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to the Securities of Issuer.

 

Item 6 of the Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following:

 

Item 4 of this Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons have entered into an amended and restated agreement with respect to the joint filing of the Statement and any amendment or amendments hereto, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 7.04 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Item 7 of the Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following:

 

Exhibit 7.04   Amended and Restated Joint Filing Agreement, dated June 17, 2020, among the Reporting Persons.
     
Exhibit 7.05   Merger Agreement, dated June 15, 2020.
     
Exhibit 7.06   Debt Commitment Letter, dated June 5, 2020.
     
Exhibit 7.07   IO Equity Commitment Letter, dated June 15, 2020.
     
Exhibit 7.08   Support Agreement, dated June 15, 2020.
     
Exhibit 7.09   Interim Investors Agreement, dated June 15, 2020.
     
Exhibit 7.10   IO Limited Guarantee, dated June 15, 2020.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable 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: June 17, 2020

 

  Jinbo Yao
   
  /s/ Jinbo Yao
   
  Internet Opportunity Fund LP
     
  By: Internet Opportunity Company, its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director
   
  Internet Opportunity Company
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director
   
  The Xinyi Trust
     
  By: /s/ Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Name: Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Title: Authorized Signatories
    For and on behalf of Credit Suisse Trust Limited, as Trustee of The Xinyi Trust
       
  Xinyi Limited
     
  By: /s/ Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Name: Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Title: Authorized Signatories
    For and on behalf of Bukit Merah Limited and Tanah Merah Limited, as Corporate Directors of Xinyi Limited
       
  Nihao China Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

Directors of Certain Reporting Person(s)

 

Reporting Person   Director   Business Address   Principal Business   Place of Organization
Xinyi Limited   Bukit Merah Limited   The Bahamas Financial Centre, Shirley and Charlotte Streets, P.O. Box N-3023, Nassau, Bahamas   Service providers   Bahamas
             
  Tanah Merah Limited     Service providers   Bahamas

 

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Exhibit 7.04

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the statement on Schedule 13D referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares represented by American Depositary Shares) of 58.com Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and that this Agreement may be included as an exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Joint Filing Agreement previously entered into on May 11, 2020 by certain of the signatories hereto. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of June 17, 2020.

 

  Jinbo Yao
   
  /s/ Jinbo Yao
   
  Internet Opportunity Fund LP
     
  By: Internet Opportunity Company, its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director
   
  Internet Opportunity Company
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director
   
  The Xinyi Trust
     
  By: /s/ Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Name: Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Title: Authorized Signatories
    For and on behalf of Credit Suisse Trust Limited, as Trustee of The Xinyi Trust
       
  Xinyi Limited
     
  By: /s/ Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Name: Valerie WONG Siew Keng and Luna CHRISTIE
    Title: Authorized Signatories
    For and on behalf of Bukit Merah Limited and Tanah Merah Limited, as Corporate Directors of Xinyi Limited
       
  Nihao China Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 7.05

 

EXECUTION VERSION 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

among

 

Quantum Bloom Group Ltd,

 

Quantum Bloom Company Ltd

 

and

 

58.COM INC.

 

Dated as of June 15, 2020

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
   
Article I THE MERGER 2
   
Section 1.01   The Merger. 2
Section 1.02   Closing; Closing Date. 2
Section 1.03   Effective Time. 3
Section 1.04   Effects of the Merger. 3
Section 1.05   Memorandum and Articles of Association of Surviving Company. 3
Section 1.06   Directors and Officers. 3
   
Article II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; MERGER CONSIDERATION 4
   
Section 2.01   Cancellation and Conversion of Securities. 4
Section 2.02   Company Share Plans, Outstanding Company Options and Company RSUs. 4
Section 2.03   Dissenting Shares. 5
Section 2.04   Exchange of Share Certificates, etc. 6
Section 2.05   No Transfers. 9
Section 2.06   Termination of Deposit Agreement. 9
   
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 10
   
Section 3.01   Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. 10
Section 3.02   Memorandum and Articles of Association. 11
Section 3.03   Capitalization. 11
Section 3.04   Authority Relative to This Agreement; Fairness. 13
Section 3.05   No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. 14
Section 3.06   Permits; Compliance with Laws. 15
Section 3.07   SEC Filings; Financial Statements. 17
Section 3.08   Proxy Statement. 19
Section 3.09   Absence of Certain Changes or Events. 20
Section 3.10   Absence of Litigation. 20
Section 3.11   Employee Benefit Plans. 20
Section 3.12   Labor and Employment Matters. 21
Section 3.13   Real Property; Title to Assets. 22
Section 3.14   Intellectual Property. 23
Section 3.15   Privacy and Data Security. 26
Section 3.16   Taxes. 27
Section 3.17   No Secured Creditors; Solvency. 27
Section 3.18   Material Contracts. 28
Section 3.19   Environmental Matters. 30
Section 3.20   Insurance. 30
Section 3.21   Interested Party Transactions. 30
Section 3.22   Anti-Takeover Provisions. 31
Section 3.23   Brokers. 31
Section 3.24   Control Documents. 31
Section 3.25   No Other Representations or Warranties. 32

 

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Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB 32
   
Section 4.01   Corporate Organization. 32
Section 4.02   Authority Relative to This Agreement. 33
Section 4.03   No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. 33
Section 4.04   Capitalization. 34
Section 4.05   Available Funds and Financing. 34
Section 4.06   Brokers. 35
Section 4.07   Guarantees. 35
Section 4.08   Absence of Litigation. 35
Section 4.09   Ownership of Shares. 36
Section 4.10   Proxy Statement. 36
Section 4.11   Solvency. 36
Section 4.12   Parent Group Contracts. 37
Section 4.13   Independent Investigation. 37
Section 4.14   No Additional Representations. 37
   
Article V CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER 38
   
Section 5.01   Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. 38
Section 5.02   Compliance. 41
Section 5.03   No Control of Other Party’s Business. 41
   
Article VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS 42
   
Section 6.01   Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3. 42
Section 6.02   Company Shareholders’ Meeting. 43
Section 6.03   Access to Information. 44
Section 6.04   No Solicitation of Transactions. 45
Section 6.05   Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. 49
Section 6.06   Notification of Certain Matters. 51
Section 6.07   Financing. 52
Section 6.08   Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts. 55
Section 6.09   Obligations of Merger Sub. 56
Section 6.10   Participation in Litigation. 57
Section 6.11   Resignations. 57
Section 6.12   Public Announcements. 57
Section 6.13   Stock Exchange Delisting. 57
Section 6.14   Takeover Statutes. 57
Section 6.15   SAFE Registration. 58
Section 6.16   No Amendment to Parent Group Contracts. 58
   
Article VII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER 59
   
Section 7.01   Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. 59
Section 7.02   Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. 59
Section 7.03   Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. 60
Section 7.04   Frustration of Closing Conditions. 60

 

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Article VIII TERMINATION 61
   
Section 8.01   Termination by Mutual Consent. 61
Section 8.02   Termination by Either the Company or Parent. 61
Section 8.03   Termination by the Company. 61
Section 8.04   Termination by Parent. 62
Section 8.05   Effect of Termination. 63
Section 8.06   Termination Fee and Expenses. 63
   
Article IX GENERAL PROVISIONS 66
   
Section 9.01   Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. 66
Section 9.02   Notices. 66
Section 9.03   Certain Definitions. 68
Section 9.04   Severability. 82
Section 9.05   Interpretation. 83
Section 9.06   Entire Agreement; Assignment. 83
Section 9.07   Parties in Interest. 83
Section 9.08   Specific Performance. 84
Section 9.09   Governing Law; Dispute Resolution. 85
Section 9.10   Amendment. 86
Section 9.11   Waiver. 86
Section 9.12   Counterparts. 86

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 15, 2020 (this “Agreement”), among Quantum Bloom Group Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Law of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Quantum Bloom Company Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Law of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and 58.com Inc., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Law of the Cayman Islands and having its registered office at Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman KY1-1111, Cayman Islands (the “Company”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 9.03 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with Part XVI of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (the “CICL”), Parent and the Company intend to enter into a transaction pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as the surviving company (as defined in the CICL) (the “Surviving Company”) and becoming a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent as a result of the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”), acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, has (i) determined that it is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders (other than the holders of Excluded Shares), and declared it advisable, for the Company to enter into this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Merger, including the Merger (collectively, the “Transactions”), (ii) authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, and (iii) resolved to recommend the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, by the holders of Shares at the Shareholders’ Meeting and direct that this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, be submitted to a vote of the holders of Shares for authorization and approval, in each case by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those directors voting at a meeting duly called and held;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the respective board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub has each (A) approved the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub, respectively, of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, and (B) declared it advisable for Parent and Merger Sub, respectively, to enter into this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and consummate the Transactions and (ii) Parent, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has approved the execution, delivery and performance by Merger Sub of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) the Founder, the Founder Holdco and General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. (collectively, the “Supporting Shareholders”) and Parent have executed and delivered a support agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Support Agreement”), providing that, among other things, the Supporting Shareholders will (A) vote all Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) held directly or indirectly by them, together with any Shares acquired (whether beneficially or of record) by them after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, including any Shares acquired by means of purchase, dividend or distribution, or issued upon the exercise of any Company Options, Company RSUs or conversion of any convertible securities or otherwise, in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, and (B) agree, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Support Agreement, to receive no cash consideration for the cancellation of certain Rollover Shares held directly or indirectly by the Supporting Shareholders or to receive shares in Parent as consideration for contribution of certain Rollover Shares held directly or indirectly by the Supporting Shareholders into Parent which will then be cancelled for no cash consideration, in each case, in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) Ohio River Investment Limited, THL E Limited and Huang River Investment Limited(collectively, “Tencent”) and Parent have executed and delivered a rollover agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Rollover Agreement”), providing that, among other things, Tencent agrees, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Rollover Agreement, to receive no cash consideration for the cancellation of the Rollover Shares held directly or indirectly by Tencent in accordance with this Agreement; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each of the Sponsors (or their respective Affiliates) (each, a “Guarantor,” and collectively, the “Guarantors”) has executed and delivered a limited guarantee in favor of the Company with respect to certain obligations of Parent under this Agreement (as may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, each, a “Guarantee,” and collectively, the “Guarantees”).

 

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

 

Article I

THE MERGER

Section 1.01        The Merger.

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement or waiver by the party having the benefit of such condition, and in accordance with the CICL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease to exist and will be struck off the Register of Companies in the Cayman Islands and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Company under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and become a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent.

 

Section 1.02        Closing; Closing Date.

 

Unless otherwise unanimously agreed in writing between the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, the closing for the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) electronically as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following the day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of those conditions) is satisfied or, if permissible, waived (such date being the “Closing Date”).

 

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Section 1.03        Effective Time.

 

Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Merger Sub and the Company shall execute a plan of merger (the “Plan of Merger”) substantially in the form set out in Annex A attached hereto and such parties shall file the Plan of Merger and other documents required under the CICL to effect the Merger with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands as provided by Section 233 of the CICL. The Merger shall become effective on the date specified in the Plan of Merger in accordance with the CICL (the “Effective Time”).

 

Section 1.04        Effects of the Merger.

 

At the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects specified in the CICL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the rights, property of every description, including choses in action, and the business, undertaking, goodwill, benefits, immunities and privileges, of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company and the Surviving Company shall be liable for and subject in the same manner as the Company and the Merger Sub to all mortgages, charges or security interests and all contracts, obligations, claims, debts and liabilities of the Company and Merger Sub in accordance with the CICL.

 

Section 1.05        Memorandum and Articles of Association of Surviving Company.

 

At the Effective Time, in accordance with the Plan of Merger, the memorandum and articles of association of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law and such memorandum and articles of association; save and except (a) all references to the name of the Surviving Company shall be amended to “58.com Inc.” and (b) all references therein to the authorized share capital of the Surviving Company shall be amended to refer to the correct authorized share capital of the Surviving Company as approved in the Plan of Merger; and (c) such memorandum and articles of association shall include such indemnification provisions as required by Section 6.05(a).

 

Section 1.06        Directors and Officers.

 

The parties hereto shall take all actions necessary so that (a) the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time or such other persons designated by Parent shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Company, and (b) the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Company, in each case, unless otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal in accordance with the memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Company.

 

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Article II

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; MERGER CONSIDERATION

 

Section 2.01        Cancellation and Conversion of Securities.

 

At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any securities of the Company:

 

(a)               each Class A ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Company (each a “Class A Share”) and each Class B ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Company (each a “Class B Share,” and together with each Class A Share, collectively the “Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Excluded Shares, the Dissenting Shares and Shares represented by ADSs), shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$28.00 in cash per Share without interest (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”) payable in the manner provided in Section 2.04;

 

(b)               each American Depositary Share, representing two (2) Class A Shares (each, an “ADS” or collectively, the “ADSs”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than ADSs representing the Excluded Shares), together with each Share represented by such ADSs, shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$56.00 in cash per ADS without interest (the “Per ADS Merger Consideration”) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Deposit Agreement, and in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Deposit Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail;

 

(c)               each of the Excluded Shares and ADSs representing the Excluded Shares, in each case issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled and cease to exist without payment of any consideration or distribution therefor;

 

(d)               each of the Dissenting Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and cease to exist in accordance with Section 2.03 and thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable payments set forth in Section 2.03; and

 

(e)               immediately following the cancellation of the Shares and ADSs pursuant to the terms and conditions set out in Sections 2.01(a) to (d), each ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Surviving Company. Such ordinary shares in the Surviving Company shall constitute the only issued and outstanding shares of the Surviving Company, which shall be reflected in the register of members of the Surviving Company.

 

Section 2.02        Company Share Plans, Outstanding Company Options and Company RSUs.

 

(a)               At the Effective Time, the Company shall (i) terminate the Company Share Plans and any relevant award agreements entered into under the Company Share Plans, (ii) cancel each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised, whether or not vested or exercisable, and (iii) cancel each Company RSU that is outstanding, whether or not vested.

 

(b)               Each former holder (or his or her designee) of a Vested Company Option which is cancelled at the Effective Time shall, in exchange therefor, be paid by the Surviving Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as soon as practicable (and in any event no more than five (5) Business Days) after the Effective Time (without interest), a cash amount equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the Exercise Price of such Vested Company Option, and (ii) the number of Shares underlying such Vested Company Option; provided that if the Exercise Price of any such Vested Company Option is equal to or greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration, such Vested Company Option shall be cancelled without any payment therefor.

 

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(c)               Each former holder (or his or her designee) of an Unvested Company Option which is cancelled at the Effective Time shall, in exchange therefor, be provided with an employee incentive award, to replace such Unvested Company Option, pursuant to terms and conditions to be determined by Parent and in accordance with the Company Share Plans and the award agreement with respect to such Unvested Company Option.

 

(d)               Each former holder (or his or her designee) of a Vested Company RSU, which is cancelled at the Effective Time shall, in exchange therefor, be paid by the Surviving Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as soon as practicable (and in any event no more than five (5) Business Days) after the Effective Time (without interest), a cash amount equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration.

 

(e)               Each former holder (or his or her designee) of an Unvested Company RSU which is cancelled at the Effective Time shall, in exchange therefor, be provided with an employee incentive award, to replace such Unvested Company RSU, pursuant to terms and conditions to be determined by Parent and in accordance with the Company Share Plans and the award agreement with respect to such Unvested Company RSU.

 

(f)                Any payment under this Section 2.02 shall be made at or as soon as practicable (and in any event no more than ten (10) Business Days) after the Effective Time pursuant to the Company’s ordinary payroll practices and subject to all applicable Taxes and Tax withholding requirements, each applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to withhold Taxes under applicable Tax Law in respect thereof, and each former holder of Company Options and/or Company RSUs shall be personally responsible for the proper reporting and payment of all Taxes related to any distribution contemplated by this Section 2.02.

 

(g)               As promptly as practicable following the date hereof and in any event prior to the Effective Time, the Company, the Company Board or the compensation committee of the Company Board, as applicable, shall pass any resolutions and take any actions which are reasonably necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.02. The Company shall take all reasonable actions necessary to ensure that from and after the Effective Time neither Parent nor the Surviving Company will be required to issue Shares or other share capital of the Company or the Surviving Company to any person pursuant to the Company Share Plans or in settlement of any Company Option or Company RSU (as applicable). Promptly following the date hereof but in any event prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall deliver written notice to each holder of Company Options and/or Company RSUs informing such holder of the effect of the Merger on his or her Company Options and/or Company RSUs (as applicable).

 

Section 2.03        Dissenting Shares.

 

(a)               Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the CICL, Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by shareholders of the Company who shall have validly exercised and not effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent from the Merger, or dissenter rights, in accordance with Section 238 of the CICL (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares;” holders of Dissenting Shares collectively being referred to as “Dissenting Shareholders”) shall be cancelled at the Effective Time and the Dissenting Shareholders shall not be entitled to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration and shall instead be entitled to receive only the payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Shares held by them determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 238 of the CICL.

 

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(b)               For the avoidance of doubt, all Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders who shall have not exercised or perfected or who effectively shall have withdrawn or lost their dissenter rights under Section 238 of the CICL shall thereupon not be Dissenting Shares and shall be cancelled and cease to exist as of the Effective Time, in consideration of the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, in the manner provided in Section 2.04. Parent shall promptly deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent any additional funds necessary to pay in full the aggregate Per Share Merger Consideration so due and payable to such shareholders of the Company who have not exercised or perfected or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such dissenter rights under Section 238 of the CICL.

 

(c)               The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any notices of objection, notices of approvals, notice of dissent or demands for appraisal or written offers, under Section 238 of the CICL received by the Company, attempted withdrawals of such notices, demands or offers, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Law of the Cayman Islands and received by the Company relating to its shareholders’ rights to dissent from the Merger or appraisal rights and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such notice or demand for appraisal under the CICL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, make any offers or payment with respect to any exercise by a shareholder of its rights to dissent from the Merger or any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands or approve any withdrawal of any such demands.

 

(d)               In the event that any written notices of objection to the Merger are served by any shareholders of the Company pursuant to section 238(2) of the CICL, the Company shall serve written notice of the authorization of the Merger on such shareholders pursuant to section 238(4) of the CICL within twenty (20) days of obtaining the Requisite Company Vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

Section 2.04        Exchange of Share Certificates, etc.

 

(a)               Paying Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a bank or trust company selected by Parent with the Company’s prior consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to act as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”) for all payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.01(a), Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.03(b) (in the case of Section 2.03(b), when ascertained) (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”), and Parent shall enter into a paying agent agreement with the Paying Agent in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company. At or prior to the Effective Time, or in the case of payments pursuant to Section 2.03(b), when ascertained, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the holders of Shares and ADSs (other than Excluded Shares), cash in an amount sufficient to pay the Merger Consideration (such cash being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund”). In connection with the Closing, at the request of Parent, the Company will deposit an amount which does not exceed the Offshore Available Cash Amount with the Paying Agent.

 

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(b)               Exchange Procedures. Promptly after the Effective Time (and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter), the Surviving Company shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each person who was, at the Effective Time, a registered holder of Shares entitled to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.01(a): (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall be in customary form for a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company, and shall specify the manner in which the delivery of the Exchange Fund to registered holders of such Shares shall be effected and contain such other provisions as Parent and the Company may mutually agree); and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of any issued share certificates representing such Shares (the “Share Certificates”) (or affidavits and indemnities of loss in lieu of the Share Certificates as provided in Section 2.04(c)) or non-certificated Shares represented by book entry (“Uncertificated Shares”) and/or such other documents as may be required in exchange for the Per Share Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of, if applicable, a Share Certificate (or affidavit and indemnity of loss in lieu of the Share Certificate as provided in Section 2.04(c)) or Uncertificated Shares and/or such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of such letter of transmittal, duly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, each registered holder of Shares represented by such Share Certificate (or affidavits and indemnities of loss in lieu of the Share Certificates as provided in Section 2.04(c)) and each registered holder of Uncertificated Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a check, in the amount equal to (x) the number of Shares represented by such Share Certificate (or affidavit and indemnity of loss in lieu of the Share Certificate as provided in Section 2.04(c)) or the number of Uncertificated Shares multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration, subject to applicable withholding in accordance with Section 2.04(i), and any Share Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be marked as cancelled. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall establish procedures with the Paying Agent and the Depositary to ensure that (A) the Paying Agent will transmit to the Depositary as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time an amount in cash in immediately available funds equal to the product of (x) the number of ADSs issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than ADSs representing Excluded Shares) and (y) the Per ADS Merger Consideration, and (B) the Depositary will distribute the Per ADS Merger Consideration to holders of ADSs pro rata to their holdings of ADSs (other than ADSs representing Excluded Shares) upon surrender by them of the ADSs. Pursuant to the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the ADS holders will pay any applicable fees, charges and expenses of the Depositary, stock transfer or other Taxes and other government charges due to or incurred by the Depositary in connection with the cancellation of their ADSs. The Surviving Company will pay any applicable fees, charges and expenses of the Depositary and government charges (other than withholding Taxes, if any, which shall be withheld by the Depositary in accordance with Section 2.04(i)) due to or incurred by the Depositary in connection with distribution of the Per ADS Merger Consideration to holders of ADSs and the cancellation of ADSs (excluding any fees, including ADS cancellation or termination fees, payable by holders of ADSs in accordance with the Deposit Agreement). No interest shall be paid or will accrue on any amount payable in respect of the Shares or ADSs pursuant to the provisions of this Article II.

 

(c)               Lost Certificates. If any Share Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Share Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Company or the Paying Agent, the posting by such person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Company or the Paying Agent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Share Certificate, the Paying Agent will pay in respect of such lost, stolen or destroyed Share Certificate an amount equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of Shares (other than Excluded Shares or Dissenting Shares) represented by such Share Certificate to which the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

 

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(d)               Untraceable Shareholders. Remittances for the Per Share Merger Consideration or the Per ADS Merger Consideration, as the case may be, shall not be sent to holders of Shares or ADSs who are untraceable unless and until, except as provided below, they notify the Paying Agent or the Depositary, as applicable, of their current contact details. A holder of Shares or ADSs will be deemed to be untraceable if (i) such person has no registered address in the register of members maintained by the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, or (ii) on the last two consecutive occasions on which a dividend has been paid by the Company a check payable to such person either (x) has been sent to such person and has been returned undelivered or has not been cashed, or (y) has not been sent to such person because on an earlier occasion a check for a dividend so payable has been returned undelivered, and in any such case no valid claim in respect thereof has been communicated in writing to the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, or (iii) notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting convened to vote on the Merger has been sent to such person and has been returned undelivered. Monies due to shareholders of the Company (including holders of ADSs) who are untraceable shall be returned to the Surviving Company on demand and held in a non-interest bearing bank account for the benefit of shareholders of the Company (including holders of ADSs) who are untraceable. Monies unclaimed after a period of six (6) years from the Closing Date shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Surviving Company.

 

(e)               Adjustments to Merger Consideration. The Per Share Merger Consideration and the Per ADS Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any share split, reverse share split, share dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Shares), extraordinary cash dividends, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Shares or ADSs occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time and to provide to the holders of Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs), Company Options and Company RSUs the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action.

 

(f)                Investment of Exchange Fund. The Exchange Fund, pending its disbursement to the holders of Shares and ADSs, shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Parent or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company; provided that no such investment or losses shall affect the amounts payable to such holders and Parent or the Surviving Company, as applicable, shall promptly replace or cause to be replaced any funds deposited with the Paying Agent that are lost through any investment to the extent necessary to ensure that the Exchange Fund is at all times maintained at a level sufficient for the Paying Agent to pay the Merger Consideration. Earnings from investments shall be the sole and exclusive property of Parent and the Surviving Company. Except as contemplated by Section 2.04(b), this Section 2.04(f) and Section 2.04(g), the Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

 

(g)               Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the holders of Shares or ADSs for six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Company upon demand, and any holders of Shares and ADSs (other than Excluded Shares) who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Company for the cash to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and Section 2.01(b).

 

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(h)               No Liability. None of the Paying Agent, the Rollover Shareholders, the Sponsors, Parent, the Surviving Company or the Depositary shall be liable to any former holder of Shares for any such Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto), or cash properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, bona vacantia, escheat or similar Law. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by such former holders at such time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, the property of the Surviving Company or its designee, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

 

(i)                 Withholding Rights. Each of Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent, Merger Sub and the Depositary shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Shares, ADSs, Company Options or Company RSUs such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent, Merger Sub or the Depositary, as the case may be, such withheld amounts shall be (i) remitted by Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent, Merger Sub or the Depositary, as applicable, to the applicable Governmental Authority and (ii) to the extent so remitted, treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Shares, ADSs, Company Options or Company RSUs in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent, Merger Sub or the Depositary, as the case may be.

 

Section 2.05        No Transfers.

 

From and after the Effective Time, (a) the register of members of the Company shall be closed, and there shall be no registrations of transfers in the register of members of the Surviving Company of the Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (b) the holders of Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by Law. On or after the Effective Time, any Share Certificates presented to the Paying Agent, Parent or Surviving Company for transfer or any other reason shall be cancelled, in exchange for the right to receive the cash consideration to which the holders thereof are entitled under this Article II in the case of Shares other than the Excluded Shares and the Dissenting Shares, and for no consideration in the case of Excluded Shares and only in accordance with Section 2.03 in the case of the Dissenting Shares.

 

Section 2.06        Termination of Deposit Agreement.

 

As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall provide notice to Citibank, N.A. (the “Depositary”) to terminate the deposit agreement dated October 31, 2013, entered into by and among the Company, the Depositary and all holders from time to time of ADSs issued thereunder (the “Deposit Agreement”) in accordance with its terms.

 

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Article III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in (a) the Company Disclosure Schedule delivered to Parent and Merger Sub prior to or contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (it being understood that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply and qualify the section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number) or (b) the Company SEC Reports filed and publicly available after January 1, 2017 and prior to the date of this Agreement (without giving effect to any amendment to any such Company SEC Report filed on or after the date hereof and excluding disclosures in the Company SEC Reports contained in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward Looking Statements” sections and any other sections to the extent they are general, nonspecific, forward-looking or cautionary in nature, in each case, other than any specific factual information contained therein) to the extent that it is reasonably apparent that a matter disclosed in the Company SEC Reports is applicable to a section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that:

 

Section 3.01        Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.

 

(a)        The Company is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the relevant jurisdiction recognizes such concept of good standing) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, and each Group Company has the requisite corporate or similar power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease, operate and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure of any Group Company to be so organized, existing or in good standing or of any Group Company to have such power, authority or approval has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Group Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent the relevant jurisdiction recognizes such concept of good standing), in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties and assets owned, leased, operated or used by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for any such failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)       Section 3.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each Group Company and each Equity Investee of the Company as of the date hereof, together with (i) the jurisdiction of organization or formation of each such Group Company or Equity Investee, and (ii) the percentage of the outstanding issued shares, issued share capital or registered capital, as the case may be, of each such Group Company or Equity Investee owned or otherwise held by such Group Company. The corporate structure of the Group Companies and the ownership among the Group Companies and the establishment thereof are in compliance with all applicable Laws. Except as set forth in Section 3.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no other corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations, or entities through which any Group Company conducts business, or other entities in which a Group Company controls or owns, of record or beneficially, any direct or indirect equity or other interest or right (contingent or otherwise) to acquire the same, the fair value of which, or the amount of equity investment made or consideration paid by such Group Company for which, is more than US$50,000,000.

 

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(c)        Pursuant to the Control Documents with respect to 58 VIE Entity and to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, (x) 58 WFOE has had and will continue to have exclusive control over 58 VIE Entity and its Subsidiaries and is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits and residual returns from the operations of 58 VIE Entity and its Subsidiaries; and (y) 58 VIE Entity is a “variable interest entity” of the Company and its financial results have been and will continue to be consolidated into consolidated financial statement of the Company as if it were a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, under the GAAP. Pursuant to the Control Documents with respect to Zhuan VIE Entity and to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, (x) Zhuan WFOE has had and will continue to have exclusive control over Zhuan VIE Entity and its Subsidiaries and is entitled to all of the economic benefits and residual returns from the operations of Zhuan VIE Entity and its Subsidiaries; and (y) Zhuan VIE Entity is a “variable interest entity” of Zhuan Zhuan Holding and its financial results have been and will continue to be consolidated into consolidated financial statement of Zhuan Zhuan Holding as if it were a wholly owned Subsidiary of Zhuan Zhuan Holding, under the GAAP.

 

Section 3.02        Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

The Company has heretofore furnished to Parent a complete and correct copy of the memorandum and articles of association or equivalent organizational documents, each as amended to date, of each Group Company set forth in the Exhibit 8.1 to the Company’s 2019 annual report on form 20-F filed with SEC on April 29, 2020. All memorandum and articles of association or equivalent organizational documents of Group Companies are in full force and effect as of the date hereof. No Group Company is in violation of any of the provisions of its memorandum and articles of association or equivalent organizational documents in any material respect.

 

Section 3.03        Capitalization.

 

(a)        The authorized share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 5,000,000,000 Shares of a par value of US$0.00001 per share, of which 4,800,000,000 are Class A Shares and 200,000,000 are Class B Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) 254,632,267 Class A Shares and 45,232,120 Class B Shares are issued and outstanding, all of which have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (ii) 1,089,926 Class A Shares are issued to the Depositary and reserved for future issuance pursuant to the outstanding Company Options and Company RSUs.

 

(b)        Except for the Company Options and Company RSUs referred to in Section 3.03(a) and rights under the Control Documents and other agreements set forth in Section 3.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, conversion rights, redemption rights, share appreciation rights, repurchase rights, convertible debt, other convertible instruments or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character issued by any Group Company relating to the issued or unissued share capital of any Group Company or obligating any Group Company to issue, transfer or sell or cause to be issued, transferred or sold any Equity Securities of any Group Company or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of any Group Company and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of any Group Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of any Group Company. The Company has not issued and does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations that provide the holders thereof with the right to vote (or are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) on any matter on which the shareholders of the Company may vote.

 

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(c)       Section 3.03(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Option outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) information on each grant of Company Options; (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company Option; (iii) the exercise or purchase price of such Company Option; (iv) the date on which such Company Option was granted; (v) the vesting status of such Company Option; and (vi) the date on which such Company Option expires. The grant of each such outstanding Company Option was validly made and properly approved by the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in compliance with the terms of the relevant Company Share Plans, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and all other applicable Laws. Except as set forth in Section 3.03(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or otherwise provided in this Agreement, there are no commitments or agreements of any character to which any Group Company is bound obligating such Group Company to accelerate or otherwise alter the vesting of any Company Option as a result of the Transactions.

 

(d)       Section 3.03(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company RSU outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) information on each grant of Company RSUs; (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company RSU; (iii) the date on which such Company RSU was granted; (iv) the vesting status of such Company RSU; and (v) the date on which such Company RSU expires. The grant of each such Company RSU was validly made and properly approved by the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in compliance with the terms of the relevant Company Share Plans, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations of the NYSE and all other applicable Laws. Except as set forth in Section 3.03(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or otherwise provided in this Agreement, there are no commitments or agreements of any character to which any Group Company is bound obligating such Group Company to accelerate or otherwise alter the vesting of any Company RSU as a result of the Transactions.

 

(e)         All Shares subject to issuance upon due exercise of a Company Option or settlement of a Company RSU, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of (i) the Company Share Plans pursuant to which the Company has granted the Company Options and Company RSUs that are currently outstanding, and (ii) the form of award agreement evidencing such Company Options and Company RSUs. There are no award agreements evidencing any Company Options or Company RSUs with terms that are materially different from those set forth in the form of award agreement that has been made available to Parent.

 

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(f)         The outstanding shares, share capital or registered capital, as the case may be, of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the portion of the outstanding shares, share capital or registered capital, as the case may be, of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries and such Equity Investees listed in Section 3.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule that is owned by any Group Company is owned by such Group Company free and clear of all Liens, other than the Controlled Entities to the extent they are subject to their respective Control Documents. Except as set forth in Section 3.03(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, such Group Company has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable Law and the applicable constitutional documents) to receive dividends and distributions on, all such Equity Securities. Except as set forth in Section 3.03(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the outstanding shares, share capital or registered capital, as the case may be, of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is not subject to any outstanding obligations of any Group Company requiring the registration under any securities Law for sale of such shares, share capital or registered capital, as the case may be. Other than as set forth in the Control Documents and Section 3.03(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of any Group Company to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

(g)       Other than those disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not have other employee stock incentive plans.

 

Section 3.04        Authority Relative to This Agreement; Fairness.

 

(a)       The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receipt of the Requisite Company Vote, to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been duly authorized by the Company Board and no other corporate action on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation by it of the Transactions, in each case, subject only to the authorization and approval by way of a shareholders’ special resolution of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions by the affirmative vote of holders of Shares representing at least two-thirds of the voting power of the Shares present and voting in person or by proxy as a single class at the Shareholders’ Meeting (the “Requisite Company Vote”) in accordance with Section 233(6) of the CICL and the memorandum and articles of association of the Company. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).

 

(b)      As of the date hereof, the Special Committee comprises two (2) members of the Company Board, each of whom qualifies as an “independent director” (as such term is defined in Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual). The Company Board, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those directors voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in a manner adverse to Parent, has (i) determined that it is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders (other than the holders of Excluded Shares), and declared it advisable, for the Company to enter into this Agreement, and the Plan of Merger and consummate the Transactions, including the Merger; (ii) authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger; (iii) resolved to recommend the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, to the holders of Shares (the “Company Recommendation”) and direct that this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, be submitted for approval by the shareholders of the Company at the Shareholders’ Meeting; and (iv) taken all such actions as may be required to enter into this Agreement and, as of the Closing Date, shall have taken all actions as may be required to be taken by the Company to effect the Transactions, including the Merger.

 

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(c)        The Special Committee has received from Houlihan Lokey (China) Limited (the “Financial Advisor”) its written opinion, dated the date of this Agreement, based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, to the effect that, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of Shares (other than Excluded Shares and Shares represented by ADSs) and the Per ADS Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of ADSs (other than ADSs representing the Excluded Shares) are fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders, a copy of which opinion will be delivered to Parent promptly after the date of this Agreement solely for informational purposes. The Financial Advisor has consented to the inclusion of a copy of such opinion in the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3. It is agreed and understood that such opinion may not be relied on by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

Section 3.05        No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

 

(a)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions will not, (i) assuming that the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, conflict with or violate the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any equivalent organizational documents of any other Group Company, (ii) assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Transactions) that the matters referred to in Section 3.05(b) are complied with and the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, conflict with or violate any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order (“Law”) applicable to any Group Company or by which any property or asset of any Group Company is bound or affected, or (iii) require consent under, result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, result in loss of benefit under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien or other encumbrance (except for Permitted Encumbrances) on any property or asset of any Group Company pursuant to, any Material Contract or obligation to which any Group Company is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflict, violation, breach, default, right or other occurrence that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions will not, require any Group Company to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any nation or government, any agency, public or regulatory 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 (each, a “Governmental Authority”), except for (i) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including the joining of the Company in the filing of a Schedule 13E-3, the furnishing of a Form 6-K with the Proxy Statement, and the filing or furnishing of one or more amendments to the Schedule 13E-3 and such Form 6-K to respond to comments of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), if any, on such documents), (ii) compliance with the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (iii) the filing of the Plan of Merger and related documentation with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands pursuant to the CICL and the publication of notification of the Merger in the Cayman Islands Government Gazette pursuant to the CICL, (iv) the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or filings with or notifications to, the Governmental Authorities set forth in Section 3.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Requisite Regulatory Approvals”) and (v) any such other consent, approval, authorization, permit, action, filing or notification the failure of which to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.06        Permits; Compliance with Laws.

 

(a)       Each of the Group Companies is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for it to own, lease, operate and use its properties and assets or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted except for any such franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (the “Material Company Permits”). All of the Material Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect and passed their respective annual or periodic inspection or renewal in accordance with applicable Laws and no suspension or cancellation of any of the Material Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, except for any suspensions or cancellations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Group Companies is in compliance with the terms of the Material Company Permits. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all permits, licenses and approvals by, and filings and registrations and other requisite formalities with, the Governmental Authorities in the PRC that are required to be obtained or made in respect of each Group Company established in the PRC with respect to its establishment, capital structure, business and operations as it is now being conducted, including the approval of and registrations or filings with the State Administration for Market Regulation of the PRC (formerly the State Administration for Industry and Commerce), the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, the Cyberspace Administration of the PRC, the National Radio and Television Administration of the PRC (formerly the State Administration of Press Publication, Radio, Film and Television), the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation of the PRC (formerly the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping), the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (“SAFE”), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC, and the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC, and their respective local counterparts, if required, have been duly completed in accordance with applicable Laws of the PRC, except for any such permits, licenses and approvals by, and filings and registrations the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Group Company that is established in the PRC has been conducting its business activities within its permitted scope of business, and has been operating its business in compliance with all relevant legal requirements and with all requisite permits, licenses and approvals granted by, and filings and registrations made with the competent Governmental Authorities of the PRC, except for any violation, failure or obligation that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)       The Group Companies are and have been in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Laws and the applicable listing, corporate governance and other rules and regulations of the NYSE. No event has occurred and no circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) (i) may constitute or result in a material violation by any Group Company of, or a failure on the part of such entity to comply with in any material respect, any applicable Laws, or (ii) may give rise to any material obligation on the part of any Group Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature, except for, in each case of (i) and (ii), any violation, failure or obligation that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Group Company is in default, breach or violation of any Law applicable to it (including (i) any Law applicable to its business, (ii) any Tax Law, and (iii) any Law related to the protection of Personal Data) or by which any of its share, security, equity interest, property or asset is bound or affected, except for any violation, failure or obligation that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Group Company has received any written notice or communication of any material non-compliance with any applicable Law that has not been cured.

 

(c)        No Group Company, any of their respective directors, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective employees, agents, representatives, or other persons acting on behalf of any Group Company (collectively, the “Company Representatives”) has violated any Anticorruption Law, nor has any Group Company, any of their respective directors, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Company Representative (x) made or given any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or any other type of payment, that would violate any applicable Anticorruption Laws, or (y) offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money or anything of value to any Government Official or to any person under circumstances where a Group Company, any of their respective directors, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members, or any Company Representative knew or had reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly, to a Government Official:

 

(i)                for the purpose of: (A) influencing any act or decision of a Government Official in his or her official capacity; (B) inducing a Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his or her lawful duties; (C) securing any improper advantage; or (D) inducing a Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Authority; or

 

(ii)              in a manner which would constitute or have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, acceptance of, or acquiescence in extortion, kickbacks, other unlawful or improper means of obtaining business or advantage or would otherwise violate any Anticorruption Law.

 

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(d)        No Group Company has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, involuntary or other disclosure to any Governmental Authority with respect to any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anticorruption Law. No Group Company, nor any of their respective directors, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Company Representative has received any written notice, request, allegation, or citation for any actual or potential noncompliance with any Anticorruption Law. The Group Companies have implemented policies and procedures designed to ensure that each Group Company and the employees and other intermediaries of the Group Companies comply with applicable Anticorruption Laws. Each of the Group Companies has implemented and maintains effective internal controls reasonably designed to prevent and detect violations of Anticorruption Laws. Each of the Group Companies has maintained accurate books and records in compliance with all applicable Anticorruption Laws.

 

(e)        The Group Companies are in material compliance with all of the SAFE Rules and Regulations and duly and lawfully obtained all material requisite permits, licenses, approvals, filings and registrations and other requisite formalities with the SAFE as required under the SAFE Rules and Regulations which are in full force and effect. To the knowledge of the Company, each holder or beneficial owner of Shares who is a PRC resident (as defined in the SAFE Circular 37) and subject to any of the registration or reporting requirements under any SAFE Rules and Regulations has registered with the local SAFE branch as required under the SAFE Circular 37 and is in the process of amending certain applicable registrations with the local SAFE branch pursuant to the SAFE Circular 37 with respect to any direct or indirect holdings of Equity Securities in any Group Company or its investment in the Company. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, such holder or beneficial owner has received any written inquiries, notifications, orders or any other forms of official correspondence from SAFE or any of its local counterparts with respect to any actual or alleged non-compliance with the SAFE Rules and Regulations.

 

(f)         No Group Company, any of their respective directors, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company Representatives is a Prohibited Person, and no Prohibited Person will be given an offer to become an employee, officer, consultant or director of any Group Company. No Group Company has (i) conducted or agreed to conduct any business, or entered into or agreed to enter into any transaction with a Prohibited Person or (ii) violated, or operated not in compliance with, any applicable export restrictions, anti-boycott regulations, or embargo regulations.

 

Section 3.07        SEC Filings; Financial Statements.

 

(a)       The Company has filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable), all forms, reports, statements, schedules and other documents required to be filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company since January 1, 2017 (including any amendments thereto, collectively, the “Company SEC Reports”). As of the date of filing, in the case of Company SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act (and to the extent such Company SEC Reports were amended, then as of the date of filing of such amendment), and as of the date of effectiveness in the case of Company SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (and to the extent such Company SEC Reports were amended, then as of the date of effectiveness of such amendment), the Company SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with either the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the date so filed or effective, and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of its filing date or effective date (as applicable).

 

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(b)       Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and each fairly presented, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which are not material in the aggregate and the exclusion of certain notes in accordance with the rules of the SEC relating to unaudited financial statements), in each case in accordance with GAAP, except as may be noted therein.

 

(c)        Except as and to the extent set forth in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 29, 2020 or otherwise disclosed by the Company in current report on Form 6-K, no Group Company has outstanding (i) any material Indebtedness or any commitments therefor, or (ii) any other liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for liabilities or obligations (A) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2019, (B) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions, or (C) which do not, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)        The Company has timely filed all certifications and statements required by (x) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or (y) 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to any Company SEC Report. The Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act to ensure that all material information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries required to be included in reports filed under the Exchange Act is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s SEC filings and other public disclosure documents, and to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed annual report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed annual report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, its independent registered public accounting firm has identified or been made aware of any “significant deficiencies” or “material weaknesses” (as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) in the design or operation of the internal controls and procedures of the Company that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the ability of the Company to record, process, summarize and report financial data. To the knowledge of the Company, there is, and since January 1, 2017, there has been, no fraud or allegation of fraud, whether or not material, that involves (or involved) the management of the Company or other employees who have (or had) a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting utilized by the Company. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As used in this Section 3.07, the term “file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.

 

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(e)        The Group Companies maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and include those policies and procedures that are designed to (i) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) require the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of a Group Company’s assets, (iii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (iv) provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Company are permitted only in accordance with appropriate authorization, (v) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a Group Company’s assets that would have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements, and (vi) provide reasonable assurance that the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

Section 3.08        Proxy Statement.

 

The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (including any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein) and the Schedule 13E-3 (including any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein including the notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting and the form of proxy) shall not (i) on the date the Proxy Statement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or (ii) on the date the Schedule 13E-3 and any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3.

 

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Section 3.09        Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

 

Since December 31, 2019, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise disclosed by the Company hereunder and in the Company SEC Reports, each Group Company has conducted business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice, and (a) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect, or any change, event, development, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (b) no Group Company has taken any action that, were such action taken after the date of this Agreement without Parent’s consent, would constitute a material breach of covenants contained in Sections 5.01(a), (c), (d) or (h), and (c) there has not been any receiver, trustee, administrator or other similar person appointed in relation to the affairs of the Company or its property or any part thereof.

 

Section 3.10        Absence of Litigation.

 

There is no litigation, hearing, suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation (an “Action”) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any Group Company, or any share, security, equity interest, property or asset of any Group Company, before any Governmental Authority which (a) has or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (b) seeks to enjoin, restrain or prevent the Merger or the other Transactions, or (c) prevents, materially delays or materially impedes or, if decided adversely against the Company, would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede, the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions. No Group Company, nor any share, security, equity interest, or material property or asset of any Group Company is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.11        Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a)       Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of each Company Employee Plan (including Company Share Plans), other than any Company Employee Plan mandated by applicable Law to which the sole liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries is to make contributions required by Law including plans or programs maintained by a Governmental Authority requiring the payment of social insurance taxes or similar contributions by the Company or its Subsidiaries to a fund of a Governmental Authority with respect to wages of an employee (each of such plan, a “Statutory Company Employee Plan”). With respect to each Company Employee Plan other than a Statutory Company Employee Plan, the Company has made available to Parent copies of each such Company Employee Plan document, including all amendments thereto, and all related trust documents. Each Company Employee Plan has been established, operated and maintained in compliance with its terms and with applicable Law in all material respects.

 

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(b)        All contributions or other amounts payable by a Group Company with respect to each Company Employee Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have been paid or accrued in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There are no claims (other than for benefits incurred in the ordinary course) or Actions pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)        Except as expressly provided under this Agreement, neither the execution of this Agreement, shareholder approval of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Transactions alone (whether alone or in connection with any additional or subsequent events such as a termination of employment), will (i) entitle any current or former director, employee or consultant of any Group Company to material compensation in the form of a severance payment or similar payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or result in any other obligation pursuant to, any of the Company Employee Plans, or (iii) limit or restrict the right to merge, materially amend, terminate or transfer the assets of any Company Employee Plan on or following the Effective Time.

 

Section 3.12        Labor and Employment Matters.

 

(a)        Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, or currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining agreements or labor contracts or understandings with any labor unions, works councils, or labor organizations. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to their businesses, or (ii) lockout, strike, slowdown, work stoppage or threat thereof by or with respect to any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, an “Employee”), and during the last three (3) years there has not been any such action.

 

(b)       There are no complaints, charges or claims against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing to be brought by or filed with any Governmental Authority or otherwise based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment of any individual by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if individually or collectively resolved against the Company or its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)        Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Group Company is in compliance with all applicable Laws relating to employment and employment practices, including those related to wages, work hours, shifts, overtime, Social Security Benefits, holidays and leave, collective bargaining terms and conditions of employment and the payment and withholding of Taxes and other sums as required by the competent Governmental Authority and have withheld and paid in full to the competent Governmental Authority, or are holding for payment not yet due to such Governmental Authority, all amounts required to be withheld from or paid with respect to any of its current or former Employees or any other person (including the withholding and payment of all individual income taxes and contributions to Social Security Benefits payable), and is not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing. For each and all labor dispatch or similar services received by each Group Company, such Group Company has entered into valid and binding agreements with respect to such services, and such Group Company is, and to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto is, not in breach of such agreements that will result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.13        Real Property; Title to Assets.

 

(a)        Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the address and description of each Owned Real Property, including with respect to the Owned Real Property in the PRC, the particulars and issue date of the State-owned Land Use Certificate and Building Ownership Certificate for each Owned Real Property. With respect to each Owned Real Property: (i) the relevant Group Company has good and marketable title, validly granted land use rights or building ownership rights, as applicable, to such Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) no Group Company has leased or otherwise granted to any person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof, (iii) there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein, and (iv) the relevant Group Company is the only party in possession of such Owned Real Property. No Group Company is a party to any Contract, agreement or option to purchase any material real property or interest therein. The relevant Group Company has complied in all material respects with all of the terms and conditions of, and all of its obligations under, the relevant real property purchase contract in relation to any Owned Real Property owned by it, and no Group Company has been subject to any fine or other penalty imposed by any Governmental Authority which has not been paid. The Owned Real Property remains in conformity in all material respects with all applicable building codes and standards, fire prevention, safety, planning or zoning Law.

 

(b)       The Group Companies have entered into written lease contracts for all Leased Real Property in the PRC. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each of the Leases: (i) such Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, (ii) the Group Companies’ possession of the Leased Real Property under such Lease has not been disturbed and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no disputes with respect to such Lease, (iii) neither any Group Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to the Lease is in breach or default under such Lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit the termination, modification or acceleration of rent under such Lease and (iv) the Group Companies have a valid and subsisting leasehold interest in all property under the Leases, in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than the Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(c)        The Company Real Property comprises (i) all of the real property used or intended to be used in, or otherwise related to, the business of the Group Companies; and (ii) any land use right the Group Companies have acquired as their Owned Real Property under any real property purchase contract, regardless whether the relevant title certificate of such land use right has not been duly obtained by the Group Companies. The use, occupation, operation, leasing, management of the Company Real Property by any Group Company is not in contravention of any applicable Laws in any material respect. Each Group Company has used the Company Real Property in compliance in all material respects with the approved use and zoning requirement under the relevant title certificates, land use rights certificates, certificates of real estate ownership and similar title documents, or as otherwise required by the competent Governmental Authorities.

 

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(d)         Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid and binding leasehold interest in, all other properties and assets necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted (excluding Owned Real Property, Leased Real Property and Intellectual Property), in each case free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Encumbrances. The material tangible personal property and assets owned or used by the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are usable in the ordinary course of business and, in all material respects, are adequate and suitable for the uses to which they are being put, and (ii) are in good and working order, reasonable wear and tear and immaterial defects excepted, except for such failures to be in good operating condition and repair which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.14        Intellectual Property.

 

(a)         Except as set forth in Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate licenses or other valid and enforceable rights to use (in each case, free and clear of any Liens, except for Permitted Encumbrances), all Intellectual Property used in, or necessary to conduct, the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.

 

(b)        Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the use of any Intellectual Property in connection with the operation of their respective businesses or otherwise by the Company or its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon, misappropriate, or otherwise violate and has not in the past three (3) years infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property rights of any person and is in accordance with any applicable license pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired the right to use such Intellectual Property; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is no threatened, assertion or claim that it, or the business or activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including the commercialization and exploitation of their products and services), is infringing upon, diluting, misappropriating, or otherwise violating or has infringed upon, diluted, misappropriated, or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property right of any person, including any demands or unsolicited offers to license any Intellectual Property nor are there any facts or circumstances that would form the basis for any claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of infringement, unauthorized use, or violation of any Intellectual Property right of any person, or challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company; (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor the business or activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including the commercialization and exploitation of their products and services) infringes, dilutes or misappropriates or has infringed, diluted or misappropriated any Intellectual Property rights of any person; or (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, no person (including current and former officers, employees, consultants and contractors of any Group Company) is currently infringing, diluting or misappropriating Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(c)       Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company, (i) such Group Company is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and is entitled to use, transfer and license such Intellectual Property in the continued operation of its respective business without payment to any Third Party (other than to one or more Governmental Authorities or other similar parties for the purposes of registering and maintaining such rights), (ii) no Group Company is obligated to assign ownership of any such Intellectual Property to any Third Party and (iii) no Group Company is bound by or subject to any non-compete or other restrictions on the operation and scope of its respective business. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the material Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company has been revoked, invalidated or otherwise challenged in whole or in part.

 

(d)        Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each item of Intellectual Property licensed to any Group Company, (i) such Group Company has the right to use such Intellectual Property in the continued operation of its respective business in accordance with the terms of the license agreement governing such Intellectual Property, and (ii) no party to any license of such Intellectual Property is in breach thereof or default thereunder.

 

(e)        Except as set forth in Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, no person is challenging in writing the validity, enforceable, use or ownership of or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening to challenge, or infringing upon, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any material Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(f)         To the knowledge of the Company, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns all right, title and interest in and to all material Intellectual Property created or developed by, for or under the direction or supervision of the Company or such Subsidiary. Each key employee of the Company who has participated in the creation or development of any such Intellectual Property and have executed and delivered to the Company or such Subsidiary a valid and enforceable agreement (i) providing for the non-disclosure by such person of confidential information and (ii) providing for the present assignment by such person to the Company or such Subsidiary of any Intellectual Property developed or arising out of such person’s employment by, engagement by or contract with the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, no such officer, employee, consultant or contractor is in material violation of any term of any such agreement.

 

(g)        To the knowledge of the Company, the consummation of the Transactions will not result in the loss or impairment or the restriction on use or other exploitation of any material Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to any Group Company.

 

(h)       Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no outstanding Orders issued against any Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company that restricts or limits the use or licensing thereof by any Group Company.

 

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(i)         Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (A) to the knowledge of the Company, a Group Company owns or has a valid right or license to use or otherwise exploit all Software used in connection with the businesses of the Group Companies as currently conducted, and (B) a Group Company possesses the source code, object code and documentation for all such Software that is proprietary to and owned by any Group Company (the “Company Owned Software”), (C) no Third Party has any ownership right or interest in any Company Owned Software, (D) the Group Companies have not disclosed the source code for any Company Owned Software to any Third Party, and (E) other than those subject to open source license/codes, no such Software is subject to any obligation (including the terms of any open source license) that would require any Group Company to (i) disclose to any person any source code or Trade Secret that is part of any Company Owned Software, (ii) not charge fees or other consideration for such Software, or (iii) grant any right to any person to decompile or otherwise reverse-engineer such Software.

 

(j)        The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all actions reasonably necessary to (i) maintain and protect each material item of Intellectual Property that they own or are licensed or otherwise authorized to use, and (ii) protect the confidentiality and value of trade secrets and other know-how or confidential or proprietary information (together, the “Trade Secrets”) that are owned by any Group Company or provided to any Group Company by any Third Party under conditions of confidentiality, including having and effectively implementing in the business operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries Intellectual Property, information security and privacy measures comparable with those implemented by similarly situated companies in the U.S. and the PRC operating in the industry of the Company and its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, (A) there has been no unauthorized disclosure or use of any Third Party’s Trade Secrets by any officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of any Group Company, and none of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Trade Secrets have been disclosed to any Third Party except pursuant to valid and appropriate written non-disclosure agreements or license agreements or pursuant to obligations to maintain confidentiality arising by operation of Law, and (B) there has been no material breach of any Group Company’s security measures wherein any Trade Secrets have been disclosed or may have reasonably been disclosed without authorization to any Third Party. Immediately subsequent to the Effective Time, all Intellectual Property owned or used by any Group Company shall be owned by or available for use by the Company and its Subsidiaries on terms and conditions identical to those under which the Company and its Subsidiaries owned or used such Intellectual Property immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(k)        The Company IT Assets are (A) adequate and sufficient for, and operate and perform in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required in connection with, the operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses and the protection of Trade Secrets by the Group Companies, and (B) to the knowledge of the Company, are free from any material defects, viruses, worms and other malware. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented reasonable backup, security and disaster recovery measures and technology consistent with industry practices and the Company IT Assets have not failed in any material respect, and to the knowledge of the Company, (i) no person has gained unauthorized access to any material Company IT Assets, and (ii) the data that they process and/or produce with respect to the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries has not been corrupted or compromised in any material respect.

 

(l)         Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company is subject to any Contract or other obligation as a result of any funding or support from, or any arrangement with, any Governmental Authority or agency or nonprofit organization.

 

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(m)       Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, no Group Company is a party to or bound by any Contract that grants or purports to grant a license, covenant not to sue or other right under any Intellectual Property of Parent of any of its Affiliates (other than the Group Companies).

Section 3.15        Privacy and Data Security.

 

(a)        Each Group Company complies, and at all times have complied, except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, with all applicable Privacy Laws, with applicable Privacy Policies, and with applicable contractual obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries governing privacy, data protection, and data security with respect to the Processing of Personal Data by the Company and its Subsidiaries. There are no material unsatisfied requests from individuals to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to exercise rights under any Privacy Law. Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions constitutes a material breach or violation of any applicable Privacy Law, any applicable Privacy Policy, or any applicable contractual obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries governing privacy, data protection, and data security with respect to the Processing of Personal Data by the Company and its Subsidiaries. There is no, and has not been any, (i) Action of any nature pending or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to privacy, data protection, or data security with respect to the Processing of Personal Data by the Company and its Subsidiaries; or (ii) written notice of any actual or asserted noncompliance with any Law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are subject relating to privacy, data protection, or data security with respect to the Processing of Personal Data by the Company, except for that which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)       The Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times (i) implemented and maintained reasonable measures in compliance with applicable Privacy Laws, designed to preserve and protect the confidentiality, availability, security, and integrity of all Systems and Personal Data within the possession or control of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) implemented and maintained reasonable disaster recovery and business continuity plans for their business; and (iii) not suffered any security breach resulting in any material unauthorized access to, or acquisition of, any Personal Data within the possession or control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)        The IT Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including any portions of which are provided or operated by Third Parties, are adequate and sufficient to protect the privacy and confidentiality of all Personal Data and Third Party information in compliance in all material respects with reasonable industry practices and all applicable Privacy Laws and agreements. To the knowledge of the Company, there have been no material unauthorized access, intrusions or breaches of the security of (i) any such IT Assets operated or controlled by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Third Party or (ii) any Personal Data under the custody or control of the Company, and no person (including any Governmental Authority) has made any claim or commenced any proceeding against the Company or any Third Party service provider to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to loss, damage or unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification or other misuse of Personal Data by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective service providers that may result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.16        Taxes.

 

(a)               Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Group Company has duly and timely filed all Tax Returns and reports required to be filed by it and has paid and discharged all Taxes required to be paid or discharged (whether or not reflected on a Tax Return), other than such payments as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established on the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP. All such Tax Returns are true, accurate and complete in all material respects. No Tax authority or agency or other Governmental Authority is asserting in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening to assert against any Group Company any material deficiency or claim for any Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened Actions for the assessment or collection of any Taxes against any Group Company. No Group Company has granted any waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, any Tax.

 

(b)               No audit or other examination or administrative, judicial or other proceeding of, or with respect to, any Tax Return or Taxes of any Group Company is currently in progress, and no Group Company has been notified of any written request for, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any threat of, such an audit or other examination or administrative, judicial or other proceeding. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where a Group Company does not file Tax Returns that such Group Company is or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction.

 

(c)               No Group Company incorporated outside the PRC takes the position for tax purposes that it is a “resident enterprise” of the PRC and no Group Company is Tax resident or required to file a Tax Return in any jurisdiction other than its jurisdiction of formation.

 

(d)               Each Group Company has, in accordance with applicable Law, duly registered with the relevant Governmental Authority, obtained and maintained the validity of all national and local tax registration certificates and complied in all material respects with all requirements imposed by such Governmental Authorities. Each submission made by or on behalf of any Group Company to any Governmental Authority in connection with obtaining Tax exemptions, Tax holidays, Tax deferrals, Tax incentives or other preferential Tax treatments or Tax rebates was accurate and complete in all material respects at the time of its submission and none of such Tax exemptions, holidays, deferrals, incentives, or other preferential treatments or rebates contained any material misstatement or material omission that would have affected the granting of such Tax exemptions, holidays, deferrals, incentives or other preferential treatments or rebates. No suspension, revocation or cancellation of any Tax exemptions, holidays, deferrals, incentives, or other preferential treatments or rebates is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. The Transactions will not have any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemptions, holidays, deferrals, incentives, or other preferential treatments or rebates and will not result in the claw-back or recapture of any such Tax exemptions, preferential treatments or rebates.

 

(e)               The Group Companies have complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to (i) the withholding and payment over to the appropriate Governmental Authority of all Taxes required to be withheld by the Group Companies, and (ii) information reporting with respect to, any payment made or received by the Group Companies (including those relating to the individual income tax obligations of the employees of the Group Companies).

 

(f)                No Group Company (i) has ever been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined, unitary, affiliated or similar Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was a Group Company) or (ii) has any material liability for the Taxes of any person (other than any of the Group Companies due to being a member of a group described in clause (i), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

 

(g)               No Group Company will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) an agreement entered into with a Governmental Authority; (iii) installment sale made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(h)               None of the Group Companies (i) are or have been treated as a “United States person” for U.S. income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, (ii) are or have ever been engaged in a trade or business connected with the United States for purposes of Section 864 of the Code (or otherwise for U.S. income tax purposes) or (iii) have filed or are or have ever been required to file any Tax Returns in the United States or any jurisdiction or subdivision thereof.

 

Section 3.17        No Secured Creditors; Solvency.

 

(a)               Except as set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Group Company has any secured creditors holding a fixed or floating security interest.

 

(b)               No Group Company has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy Law, nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Group Companies on a consolidated basis are not, as of the date hereof, Insolvent.

 

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Section 3.18        Material Contracts.

 

(a)               Subsections (i) through (xvi) of Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule set forth an accurate and complete list of all of the following types of Contracts (x) to which any Group Company is a party, excluding in each case, Contracts under which such Group Company has no outstanding rights or obligations and (y) have not been filed with or furnished to the SEC as an exhibit to the Company’s filings with the SEC (such Contracts as are required to be set forth in Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule being the “Material Contracts”), and, other than this Agreement, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Material Contracts not listed in Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:

 

(i)                any Contract that would be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Item 4 of the Instructions to Exhibits of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act;

 

(ii)               any Contract relating to (A) the formation, creation, operation, management or control of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar arrangement with the Group Company making investment in the amount of more than US$50,000,000, (B) strategic cooperation or partnership arrangements, or (C) other similar agreements outside the ordinary course of business involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities by any Group Company that is material to the business of the Company;

 

(iii)              any Contract involving a loan (other than accounts receivable from trade debtors in the ordinary course of business) or advance to (other than travel and entertainment allowances to the employees of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries extended in the ordinary course of business), or investment in, any person other than a Group Company or any Contract relating to the making of any such loan, advance or investment that is material to the financial status of the Company;

 

(iv)              any Contract involving Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of US$50,000,000;

 

(v)               any Contract granting or evidencing a Lien on any material properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than a Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(vi)              any Contract for the acquisition, disposition, sale, transfer or lease (including leases in connection with financing transactions) of properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have a fair market value or purchase price of more than US$50,000,000 (by merger, purchase or sale of assets or stock or otherwise) or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have continuing, indemnification, guarantee, “earn-out” or other contingent payment obligations;

 

(vii)              any Contracts involving any resolution or settlement of any actual or threatened material litigation, arbitration, claim or other dispute;

 

(viii)            any Contract for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other person by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on a full-time or consulting basis or any severance agreements calling for payments in excess of US$10,000,000 annually;

 

(ix)               any non-competition Contract or other Contract that purports to limit, curtail or restrict in any material respect the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any geographic area, industry or line of business that is material to the business of the Company;

 

(x)                any Contract that contains a put, call or similar right pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could be required to purchase or sell, as applicable, any equity interests of any person or assets that have a fair market value or purchase price of more than US$50,000,000;

 

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(xi)               any Contract (other than Contracts granting Company Options or Company RSUs) giving the other party the right to terminate such Contract as a result of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, where (A) such Contract requires any payment in excess of US$50,000,000 to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) the value of the outstanding receivables due to the Company and its Subsidiaries under such Contract is in excess of US$50,000,000;

 

(xii)              any Contract that contains restrictions with respect to (A) payment of dividends or any distribution with respect to equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) pledging of share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) issuance of guarantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(xiii)             any material Contract providing for (A) a license, covenant not to sue or other right granted by any Third Party under any Intellectual Property to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a license, covenant not to sue or other right granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Third Party under any Intellectual Property, other than agreements for off-the-shelf Software, (C) an indemnity of any person by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against any charge of infringement, misappropriation, unauthorized use or violation of any Intellectual Property right, or (D) any royalty, fee or other amount payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any person by reason of the ownership, use, sale or disposition of Intellectual Property;

 

(xiv)             any material Contract outside the ordinary course of business of the Company or not on arm’s length terms between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on one hand, and any Affiliate or other entity in which any Group Company has a direct or indirect equity interest, or director, or executive officer, or any person beneficially owning ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding Equity Securities of any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Group Companies), or immediate family members or any of the respective Affiliates of such family members, on the other hand;

 

(xv)             any Contract which have not been covered by subsections (i) through (xiv) and involves consideration of more than US$50,000,000, in the aggregate, over the remaining term of such Contract; or

 

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(xvi)             any other Contract which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)               (i) Each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of a Group Company, as applicable, in full force and effect and enforceable against the such Group Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception; (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the counterparty thereto, in full force and effect and enforceable against such counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, (iii) no Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, no counterparty, is or is alleged to be in material breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract; (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, no person intends to terminate or cancel any Material Contract; (v) no Group Company has received any written claim of default under any such Material Contract and, to the Company’s knowledge, no fact or event exists that would give rise to any claim of default under any Material Contract; and (vi) neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of any Transaction shall constitute a material default under, give rise to cancellation rights under, or otherwise adversely affect any of the material rights of any Group Company under any Material Contract. The Company has furnished or made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Material Contracts, including any amendments thereto.

 

Section 3.19        Environmental Matters.

 

Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Group Company has complied and is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and have obtained and possess all permits, licenses and other authorizations currently required for their establishment and their operation under any Environmental Law, and all such permits, licenses and other authorizations are in full force and effect. No Group Company has received any notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information alleging that any Group Company is in material violation of or liable under any Environmental Law, which remains unresolved, and no Group Company is subject to any pending order, decree or injunction with any Governmental Authority or currently effective agreement with any Third Party concerning liability under any Environmental Law.

 

Section 3.20        Insurance.

 

The Group Companies maintain policies of insurance covering the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company or any of their respective directors, legal representatives, employees, properties or asserts, with reputable insurers in such amounts and covering such risks as are in compliance with applicable Laws and in accordance with prevailing industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to that of the Group Companies (taking into account the cost and availability of such insurance) in the PRC, including directors and officers insurance. All such policies are in full force and effect (with all premiums due and payable thereon having been paid in full) in all material respects and will not terminate or lapse by reason of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the Transactions and there is no material claim pending under any of such insurance policies, and no notice of cancellation or modification has been received by the Company with respect to any such insurance policy, and there is no existing default or event which, with or without due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default, by any insured thereunder. No Group Company has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost. None of the Group Companies has received any written notice of any threatened termination of, premium increase with respect to, or alteration of coverage under, any of its respective insurance policies. Section 3.20 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate amount of the annual premium for the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof.

 

Section 3.21        Interested Party Transactions.

 

The Company has disclosed in the Company SEC Reports each material Contract between a Group Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any “related party” (as such term is defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the Company, one the other hand, entered into during fiscal years covered by such Company SEC Reports.

 

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Section 3.22        Anti-Takeover Provisions.

 

The Company is not party to a shareholder rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar anti-takeover agreement or plan. The Company Board has taken all necessary action so that any takeover, anti-takeover, moratorium, “business combination,” “fair price,” “control share” or other similar Laws enacted under any Laws applicable to the Company, including any such applicable Laws under the CICL, (each, a “Takeover Statute”) does not, and will not, apply to the Company, the Shares, this Agreement or the Transactions, including the Merger.

 

Section 3.23        Brokers.

 

Except for the Financial Advisor, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.

 

Section 3.24        Control Documents.

 

(a)               To the knowledge of the Company, (i) each party to any of the Control Documents has full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver such Control Document to which it is a party and each other agreement, certificate, document and instrument to be executed and delivered by it pursuant to the Control Documents and to perform the obligations of such party thereunder, and (ii) the execution and delivery by such party of each Control Document to which it is a party and the performance by such party of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all requisite actions on the part of such party.

 

(b)               The execution and delivery by each Group Company named in each Control Document, and the performance by such Group Company of its obligations thereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated therein shall not (i) result in any violation of, be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, any provision of its corporate documents as in effect, any applicable Law, or any contract to which any Group Company is a party or by which any Group Company is bound, (ii) accelerate, or constitute an event entitling any person to accelerate, the maturity of any Indebtedness or other liability of any Group Company or to increase the rate of interest presently in effect with respect to any Indebtedness of any Group Company, or (iii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Group Company.

 

(c)               All consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to any Governmental Authority required under any applicable Laws in connection with the Control Documents have been made or unconditionally obtained in writing, and no such consent, approval, authorization, permit, filings or notifications has been withdrawn or is subject to any condition precedent, which has not been fulfilled or performed.

 

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(d)               (i) Each Control Document is duly executed and effective, in proper legal form under applicable PRC Law and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the parties named therein enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, and all of such Control Documents taken as a whole are, legal, valid, enforceable and admissible as evidence under PRC Laws, (ii) each Control Document is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no party to any Control Document is in breach or default in the performance or observance of any of the terms or provisions of such Control Document, and (iii) none of the parties to any Control Document has sent or received any communication regarding termination of or intention not to renew any Control Document, and no such termination or non-renewal has been threatened by any of the parties thereto.

 

(e)               There have been no disputes, disagreements, claims or any legal proceedings of any nature, raised by any Governmental Authority or any other person, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting any of the Controlled Entities and other Group Companies that (i) challenge the validity or enforceability of any part or all of the Control Documents, individually or taken as a whole, (ii) challenge the “variable interest entity” structure or the ownership structure as set forth in the Control Documents, (iii) claim any ownership, share, equity or interest in the Controlled Entities or other Group Companies, or claim any compensation for not being granted any ownership, share, equity or interest in the Controlled Entities or other Group Companies or (iv) claim any of the Control Documents or the ownership structure thereof or any arrangement or performance of or in accordance with the Control Documents was, is or will violate any PRC Laws.

 

Section 3.25        No Other Representations or Warranties.

 

Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that neither the Company nor any other person on behalf of the Company makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any Group Company or with respect to any other information provided to Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the Transactions.

 

Article IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

Parent and Merger Sub hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company that:

 

Section 4.01        Corporate Organization.

 

Each of Parent and Merger Sub is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and has the requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing or to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions by Parent or Merger Sub or otherwise be materially adverse to the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their material obligations under this Agreement. Parent has heretofore made available to the Company complete and correct copies of the memorandum and articles of association of Parent and Merger Sub, each as amended to date, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect.

 

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Section 4.02        Authority Relative to This Agreement.

 

Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Plan of Merger or to consummate the Transactions (other than the filings, notifications and other obligations and actions described in Section 4.03(b)). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

 

Section 4.03        No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

 

(a)               The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger by Parent and Merger Sub will not, (i) conflict with or violate the memorandum and articles of association of either Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and other actions described in Section 4.03(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 4.03(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which any property or asset of either of them is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to, any Contract or obligation to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any property or asset of either of them is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions by Parent or Merger Sub or otherwise be materially adverse to the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to perform their material obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)               The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except for (i) the filings and/or notices pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) compliance with the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (iii) the filing of the Plan of Merger and related documentation with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands pursuant to the CICL and the publication of notification of the Merger in the Cayman Islands Government Gazette pursuant to the CICL, and (iv) the Requisite Regulatory Approvals.

 

(c)               Merger Sub has no secured creditors holding a fixed or floating security interest.

 

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Section 4.04        Capitalization.

 

(a)               The authorized share capital of Parent is US$50,000 consisting solely of 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares, par value of US$0.00001 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, 1 ordinary share of Parent was issued and outstanding and which has been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Parent was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, and it has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to the Effective Time, will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than pursuant to the Financing Documents and the Support Agreement and those incident to its formation and capitalization pursuant to this Agreement and the Transactions.

 

(b)               The authorized share capital of Merger Sub is US$50,000 consisting solely of 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares, par value of US$0.00001 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, 1 ordinary share of Merger Sub was issued and outstanding and which has been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, and it has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to the Effective Time will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than pursuant to the Financing Documents and those incident to its formation and capitalization and pursuant to this Agreement and the Transactions.

 

Section 4.05        Available Funds and Financing.

 

(a)               Parent has delivered to the Company true and complete copies of (i) certain executed commitment letters from the financial institutions named therein (as the same may be amended or modified pursuant to Section 6.07), (collectively, the “Debt Commitment Letters”) (which, in each case, may be redacted with respect to any provisions that would not affect the conditionality, enforceability, availability, termination or the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Financing), confirming their respective commitments, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to provide or cause to be provided the respective debt amounts set forth therein in connection with the Transactions (the “Debt Financing”), and (ii) executed equity commitment letters from the Sponsors or their respective Affiliates (the “Equity Commitment Letters” and, together with the Debt Commitment Letters and/or, if applicable the Alternative Financing Documents, the “Financing Documents”) pursuant to which each of the Sponsors or their respective Affiliates named therein has committed to purchase, or cause the purchase of, for cash, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Equity Securities of Parent, up to the aggregate amount set forth therein (the “Equity Financing” and, together with the Debt Financing and/or, if applicable, the Alternative Financing, the “Financing”). The proceeds of the Financing shall be used to, among others, finance the consummation of the Transactions.

 

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(b)               As of the date hereof, (i) each of the Financing Documents is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and/or Merger Sub (as applicable and subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception) and, to the knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), and (ii) none of the Financing Documents has been amended or modified and no such amendment or modification is contemplated (other than as permitted by Section 6.07 or this Section 4.05), and the respective commitments contained in the Financing Documents have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any material respect (other than as permitted by Section 6.07 or this Section 4.05). Assuming (A) the Financing is funded in accordance with the Financing Documents, and (B) the satisfaction of the conditions to the obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger as set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 or the waiver of such conditions, as of the date hereof, the proceeds contemplated by the Financing Documents and the Available Cash Amount will be sufficient for Merger Sub and the Surviving Company to pay (1) the Merger Consideration, and (2) any other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions upon the terms and conditions contemplated hereby and all related fees and expenses associated therewith. The Financing Documents contain all of the conditions precedent (or, where applicable, refer to customary conditions precedent for a transaction of the nature contemplated by the Financing Documents) to the obligations of the parties thereunder to make the Financing available to Parent or Merger Sub on the terms and conditions contained therein. As of the date hereof, there are no other Contracts to which Parent or any of its Affiliates is a party related to the funding or investing, as applicable, of the full amount of the Financing other than (x) as expressly set forth in the Financing Documents and (y) any customary engagement letter, fee letter and non-disclosure agreements that do not impact the conditionality or amount of the Financing. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred, which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach under the Financing Documents on the part of Parent or Merger Sub or, to the knowledge of Parent, any other parties thereto.

 

Section 4.06        Brokers.

 

No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.

 

Section 4.07        Guarantees.

 

Each of the Guarantees has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Guarantor executing such Guarantee and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor that executed it, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with the terms thereof subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, and no event has occurred, which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default on the part of such Guarantor under such Guarantee.

 

Section 4.08        Absence of Litigation.

 

As of the date hereof, (i) there is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub before any Governmental Authority and (ii) neither Parent nor Merger Sub is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority, in each case which seeks to, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the consummation of the Merger or other Transactions.

 

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Section 4.09        Ownership of Shares.

 

As of the date hereof, other than (i) the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) held by the Rollover Shareholders as of the date hereof as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) an aggregate of 1,002,916 Class B Shares beneficially owned by certain executive officers and employees of the Company who have acquired the beneficial ownership of such shares pursuant to the Company Share Plans and who have authorized the Founder to vote such shares on their behalves under power of attorney, and (iii) Company Options and Company RSUs held by the Founder, none of Parent, Merger Sub, the Founder Parties, the Sponsors nor any of their respective Affiliates beneficially own (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) any Shares or other securities of, or any other economic interest (through derivative securities or otherwise) in the Company, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or other securities of, or any other economic interest (through derivative securities or otherwise) in, the Company.

 

Section 4.10        Proxy Statement.

 

The information supplied by Parent and Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement to be sent to the shareholders of the Company in connection with the Shareholders’ Meeting (including any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein) and the Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company shall not, (i) on the date the Proxy Statement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the shareholders of the Company or at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or (ii) on the date the Schedule 13E-3 and any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent nor Merger Sub makes any representation with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3.

 

Section 4.11        Solvency

 

Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is entering into the Transactions contemplated hereby with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors. Immediately after giving effect to all of the Transactions contemplated hereby, including the Financing and the payment of the Merger Consideration and all other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, assuming (i) satisfaction of the conditions to the obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger as set forth herein, or the waiver of such conditions, and (ii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III (for such purposes, the representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects), the Surviving Company will be solvent (as such term is used under the Laws of the Cayman Islands) at and immediately after the Effective Time.

 

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Section 4.12        Parent Group Contracts

 

Parent has delivered to the Company and the Special Committee a true and complete copy of each of: (i) Interim Investors Agreement, (ii) the Equity Commitment Letters, (iii) the Guarantees, (iv) the Support Agreement, and (v) the Rollover Agreement (collectively, the “Parent Group Contracts”), including all amendments thereto or modifications thereof. As of the date hereof, other than the Parent Group Contracts, there are no other Contracts (i) relating to the Transactions between or among two or more of the following persons (including any two of the same category of person): Parent, Merger Sub, any Rollover Shareholder, any Supporting Shareholder, or any Sponsor (or through any of their respective Affiliates, but excluding any agreements among any one or more of the foregoing solely relating to the Surviving Company following the Effective Time), (ii) relating to the Transactions between or among Parent, Merger Sub, any Rollover Shareholder, any Supporting Shareholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and any member of the Company’s management, any member of the Company Board or any of the Company’s shareholders in their capacities as such, on the other hand or (iii) pursuant to which any shareholder of the Company would be entitled to receive consideration of a different amount or nature than the Per Share Merger Consideration or the Per ADS Merger Consideration or pursuant to which any shareholder of the Company has agreed to vote to approve this Agreement or the Merger or has agreed to vote against any Superior Proposal.

 

Section 4.13        Independent Investigation

 

Parent and Merger Sub have conducted their own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which investigation, review and analysis were performed by Parent, Merger Sub, their respective Affiliates and Representatives. Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that as of the date hereof, it, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives have been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, facilities and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such purpose. In entering into this Agreement, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that it has relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis and not on any statements, representations or opinions of any of the Company, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives (except the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement).

 

Section 4.14        No Additional Representations.

 

Except for the representations and warranties made by Parent and Merger Sub in this Article IV, neither Parent nor Merger Sub nor any other person on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent or Merger Sub or their respective business, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects or any information provided to the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any documentation, forecasts or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing, and the Company acknowledges the foregoing.

 

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Article V

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

 

Section 5.01        Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger.

 

The Company agrees that, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) the businesses of the Group Companies shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and (ii) the Company shall use its best efforts to preserve substantially intact the assets and the business organization of the Group Companies, to keep available the services of the current officers and key employees of the Group Companies and to maintain in all material respects the current relationships of the Group Companies with existing customers, suppliers and other persons with which any Group Companies has material business relations as of the date hereof.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the Company shall not and shall not permit any other Group Company to, directly or indirectly, do or propose to do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

 

(a)               amend or otherwise change its memorandum and articles of association or equivalent organizational documents, other than those changes to the registered address or business scope of a Group Company as reasonably needed within the ordinary course of business of such Group Company;

 

(b)               issue, sell, transfer, lease, sublease, license, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, transfer, lease, sublease, license, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, as appropriate, (i) any shares of any class of any Group Company (other than in connection with (A) the exercise of any Company Options or Company RSUs in accordance with the Company Share Plans, (B) the withholding of Company securities to satisfy tax obligations with respect to Company Options or Company RSUs (C) the acquisition by the Company of its securities in connection with the forfeiture of Company Options or Company RSUs, (D) the acquisition by the Company of its securities in connection with the net exercise of Company Options in accordance with the terms thereof, or (E) the issuance of Class A Shares to holders of Class B Shares in connection with the conversion of such Class B Shares in accordance with the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, (ii) any property or assets (whether real, personal or mixed, and including leasehold interests and intangible property) of any Group Company with a value or purchase price (including the value of assumed liabilities) in excess of US$10,000,000, except in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) any material Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to any Group Company, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(c)               declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, shares, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its shares (other than dividends or other distributions from any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any of its other Subsidiaries consistent with past practice);

 

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(d)               reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its share capital or securities or other rights exchangeable into or convertible or exercisable for any of its share capital (other than (i) the purchase of Shares to satisfy obligations under the Company Share Plans, including the withholding of Shares in connection with the exercise of Company Options or Company RSUs in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Company Options or Company RSUs (as applicable) and (ii) the cancellation, repurchase and redemption or re-designation and reclassification of Class B Shares in connection with the conversion thereof to Class A Shares in accordance with the memorandum and articles of association of the Company);

 

(e)               effect or commence any liquidation, dissolution, scheme of arrangement, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, restructuring, reorganization, public offering or similar transaction involving any Group Company, or create any new Subsidiary, other than the Transactions;

 

(f)                acquire, whether by purchase, merger, spin off, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise, any assets, securities or properties, in aggregate, with a value or purchase price (including the value of assumed liabilities) in excess of US$50,000,000 in any transaction or related series of transactions;

 

(g)                make any capital contribution or investment in any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof in excess of US$50,000,000 in aggregate;

 

(h)               incur, assume, alter, amend or modify any Indebtedness, or guarantee any Indebtedness, or issue any debt securities, except for (i) the incurrence or guarantee of Indebtedness under any Group Company’s existing credit facilities as in effect on the date hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed the maximum amount authorized under the Contracts evidencing such Indebtedness or (ii) not in an aggregate amount in excess of US$50,000,000;

 

(i)                 other than expenditures necessary to maintain assets in good repair consistent with the past practice, authorize, or make any commitment with respect to, any single capital expenditure which is in excess of US$5,000,000 or capital expenditures which are, in the aggregate, in excess of US$10,000,000 for the Group Companies taken as a whole;

 

(j)                 except as required pursuant to any Company Employee Plan or this Agreement, (i) enter into any new employment or compensatory agreements (excluding the renewal of any such agreements), or terminate any such agreements, with any Employee of any Group Company other than the hiring or termination of employees with an aggregate annual compensation of less than US$150,000, (ii) grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits to any Employee of any Group Company, (iii) increase the compensation, bonus or pension, welfare, severance or other benefits of, pay any bonus to any Employee of any Group Company except such increases or payments, in the aggregate, do not cause an increase in the labor costs of the Group Companies, taken as a whole, by more than 4%, (iv) make any new equity awards to any Employee of any Group Company, (v) establish, adopt, amend or terminate any Company Employee Plan or materially amend the terms of any outstanding Company Options, (vi) take any action to accelerate the vesting or payment, of compensation or benefits under the Company Employee Plan, or (vii) forgive any loans to any Employee of any Group Company;

 

(k)                issue or grant any Company Option, Company RSUs or awards of other types to any person under the Company Share Plans;

 

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(l)                 make any changes with respect to financial accounting policies or procedures, including changes affecting the reported consolidated assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Group Companies, except as required by changes in statutory or regulatory accounting rules or GAAP or regulatory requirements with respect thereto;

 

(m)              enter into, amend, modify, consent to the termination of, or waive any material rights under, any Material Contract (or any Contract that would be a Material Contract if such Contract had been entered into prior to the date hereof) that calls for annual aggregate payments of US$50,000,000 or more or with a term longer than one (1) year which cannot be terminated without material surviving obligations or material penalty upon notice of ninety (90) days or less;

 

(n)               enter into any Contract between a Group Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any “related party” (as such term is defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act) of any Group Company, one the other hand, except for (i) Contracts solely between the Company and/or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (ii) Contracts, with due approval following the Company’s internal governance rules and policies, entered into on an arm’s length basis and to be carried out in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and (iii) Contracts permitted under Section 5.01(j);

 

(o)                terminate or cancel, let lapse, or amend or modify in any material respect, other than renewals in the ordinary course of business, any material insurance policies maintained by it which are not promptly replaced by a comparable amount of insurance coverage;

 

(p)               commence any Action for a claim of more than US$1,000,000 (excluding any Action seeking for an injunctive relief or other similar equitable remedies) or settle, release, waive or compromise any pending or threatened Action of or against any Group Company (A) for an amount in excess of US$1,000,000, (B) that would impose any material restrictions on the business or operations of any Group Company, or (C) that is brought by or on behalf of any current, former or purported holder of any share capital or debt securities of any Group Company relating to the Transactions;

 

(q)               permit any material Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company to lapse or to be abandoned, dedicated, or disclaimed, fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings, fail to pay all required fees and Taxes required or advisable to maintain and protect its interest in each and every item of material Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company, or grant or license or transfer to any Third Party any material Intellectual Property owned by any Group Company;

 

(r)                fail to make in a timely manner any filings or registrations with the SEC required under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

(s)                enter into, or propose to enter into, any transaction involving any earn-out or similar payment payable by any Group Company, to any Third Party, other than payments in connection with purchases of vehicles, plant, equipment, supplies or computers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(t)                 engage in the conduct of any new line of business material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(u)               (i) amend any Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement or seek any ruling from any Governmental Authority with respect to material Taxes, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes, settle or finally resolve any material controversy with respect to Taxes, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to the assessment or determination of material Taxes, change any method of Tax accounting or Tax accounting period, or initiate any voluntary Tax disclosure to any Governmental Authority or (ii) outside of the ordinary course of business, incur any material amount of Taxes or make or change any material Tax election;

 

(v)               grant any fixed or floating security interests of the Company; or

 

(w)             announce an intention, enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment, to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 5.02        Compliance.

 

During the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each Group Company will conduct its business in compliance with all applicable Laws in all material respects, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, make and maintain in effect, all consents, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or filings with or notifications to, the relevant Governmental Authority or other person required in respect of the due and proper establishment and operations of such Group Company in accordance with applicable Laws.

 

Section 5.03        No Control of Other Party’s Business.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s or the Company’s Subsidiaries’ operations prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ respective operations.

 

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Article VI

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

Section 6.01        Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3.

 

(a)               As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within twenty one (21) days after the date hereof, the Company, with the assistance of Parent and Merger Sub, shall prepare a proxy statement relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company by the Requisite Company Vote including a notice convening the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the Company’s articles of association (such proxy statement and notice, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Proxy Statement”). Concurrently with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 relating to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, by the shareholders of the Company (such Schedule 13E-3, as amended or supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Schedule 13E-3”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts so that the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and the resolution of comments from the SEC. Upon its receipt of any written comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall promptly notify Parent and Merger Sub and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC and its staff, on the other hand. Prior to filing the Schedule 13E-3 or mailing the Proxy Statement (or in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent and Merger Sub with a reasonable period of time to review and comment on such document or response and (ii) shall consider in good faith all additions, deletions or changes reasonably proposed by Parent in good faith. If at any time prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 so that the Proxy Statement and/or the Schedule 13E-3 shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and the Company shall file an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminate to the shareholders of the Company.

 

(b)                  Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees, as to itself and its respective Affiliates or Representatives, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of Shares and at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents that such party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and that all information supplied by such party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in such document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 so that such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party discovering such event or circumstance shall promptly inform the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such event or circumstance shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the shareholders of the Company to the extent required by Law; provided, that prior to such filing, the Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall consult with each other with respect to such amendment or supplement and shall afford the other party and their Representatives a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.

 

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Section 6.02        Company Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

(a)               The Company shall establish a record date for determining shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting (the “Record Date”) in consultation with Parent and shall not change such Record Date or establish a different record date for the Shareholders’ Meeting without the prior written consent of Parent, unless required to do so by applicable Law; provided that, in the event that the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting as originally called is for any reason adjourned or otherwise delayed, except as required by applicable Laws (as determined in good faith by the Special Committee), the Company agrees that unless Parent shall have otherwise approved in writing, the Company shall implement such adjournment or other delay in such a way that the Company does not establish a new Record Date for the Shareholders’ Meeting, as so adjourned or delayed. As soon as practicable after the SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Schedule 13E-3 or that it is not reviewing the Schedule 13E-3 but in any event no later than five (5) days after such confirmation, the Company shall (i) mail or cause to be mailed the Proxy Statement to the holders of Shares (and concurrently furnish the Proxy Statement under Form 6-K), including Shares represented by ADSs, as of the Record Date, and (ii) instruct the Depositary to (A) fix the Record Date as the record date for determining the holders of ADSs who shall be entitled to give instructions for the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the Shares represented by ADSs (the “Record ADS Holders”), (B) provide all proxy solicitation materials to all Record ADS Holders, and (C) vote all Shares represented by ADSs in accordance with the instructions of such corresponding Record ADS Holders. Subject to Section 6.02(b), without the consent of Parent, the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, are the only matters (other than procedural matters) that shall be proposed to be voted upon by the shareholders of the Company at the Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

(b)               As soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the date of mailing the Proxy Statement, the Company shall hold the Shareholders’ Meeting. Subject to this Section 6.02 and Section 6.04, (i) the Company Board shall recommend to holders of the Shares that they authorize and approve this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement and (ii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Requisite Company Vote. In the event that subsequent to the date hereof, the Company Board makes a Change in the Company Recommendation or any Superior Proposal is commenced, publicly proposed or disclosed, or otherwise communicated to the Company or any other person, the Company shall nevertheless submit this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, to the holders of the Shares for authorization and approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with this Section 6.02, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

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(c)               Notwithstanding Section 6.02(b), the Company may, after consultation in good faith with Parent, and the Company shall, upon written request of Parent, adjourn or recommend the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to its shareholders (i) to the extent necessary to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement is provided to the holders of Shares within a reasonable amount of time in advance of the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) as otherwise required by applicable Law or (iii) if as of the time for which the Shareholders’ Meeting is scheduled as set forth in the Proxy Statement, there are insufficient Shares represented (in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Shareholders’ Meeting. If the Shareholders’ Meeting is adjourned, the Company shall convene and hold the Shareholders’ Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, subject to the immediately preceding sentence, provided that, the Company shall not recommend to its shareholders the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a date that is less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Date.

 

(d)               Parent may request that the Company adjourn the Shareholders’ Meeting for up to thirty (30) days with respect to any single adjournment, and ninety (90) days in the aggregate (but in any event no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Date), (i) if as of the time for which the Shareholders’ Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement) there are insufficient Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) (A) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Shareholders’ Meeting or (B) voting in favor of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger, and the Transactions, including the Merger, to obtain the Requisite Company Vote or (ii) in order to allow reasonable additional time for (A) the filing and mailing of, at the reasonable request of Parent, any supplemental or amended disclosure that is required by applicable Law and (B) such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Company’s shareholders prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, in which event the Company shall, in each case, cause the Shareholders’ Meeting to be adjourned in accordance with Parent’s request.

 

(e)               At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Parent shall vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares with respect to which Parent or Merger Sub has, directly or indirectly, voting power in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, including the Merger, and shall cause all such Shares to be represented at the Shareholders’ Meeting for purposes of constituting a quorum the Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

Section 6.03        Access to Information.

 

(a)               From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and subject to applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreements, upon reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent (and Parent’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, financial and legal advisors, agents, financing sources (including potential sources) and other authorized representatives of Parent and such other parties, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of any Group Company, (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such existing financial and operating data and other existing information as such persons may reasonably request in writing, and (iii) instruct its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other Representatives to reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in their investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such investigation shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the timely discharge by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries of their duties.

 

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(b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.03(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide Parent or any of its Representatives with access to any books, records, documents or other information to the extent that (i) such books, records, documents or other information is subject to any confidentiality agreement with a Third Party (provided that at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver from such Third Party), (ii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information would result in the loss of attorney-client or other legal privilege (unless and only to the extent reasonably remedied by use of common interest agreements or other methods to maintain such privilege), or (iii) the disclosure of such books, records, documents or other information is prohibited by applicable Law.

 

(c)               All information provided or made available pursuant to this Section 6.03 to Parent or its Representatives shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreements.

 

(d)               No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto.

 

Section 6.04        No Solicitation of Transactions.

 

(a)               Until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except pursuant to Section 6.04(b), the Company agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries will, and that it will cause its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by any Group Company) not to, in each case, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing nonpublic information concerning any Group Company), or take any other action to knowingly facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer (including any proposal or offer to its shareholders) that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Competing Transaction, (ii) enter into, maintain or continue discussions or negotiations with, or provide any nonpublic information concerning any Group Company to, any Third Party in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a proposal or offer for a Competing Transaction, (iii) agree to, approve, endorse, recommend or consummate any Competing Transaction or enter into any letter of intent or Contract (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) or commitment contemplating or otherwise relating to any Competing Transaction (in each case, other than as permitted pursuant to Section 6.04(c)), or (iv) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill, confidentiality or similar agreement or Takeover Statutes (and the Company shall promptly take all reasonable action necessary to terminate or cause to be terminated any such waiver previously granted with respect to any provision of any such confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement or Takeover Statute and to enforce each such confidentiality, standstill and similar agreement). The Company shall notify Parent as promptly as practicable (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours), orally and in writing, of any proposal or offer, or any inquiry or contact between the Company or its Representatives and any Third Party, regarding a Competing Transaction, specifying (x) the material terms and conditions thereof (including material amendments or proposed material amendments) and providing, if applicable, copies of any written requests, proposals or offers, including proposed agreements, (y) the identity of the party making such proposal or offer or inquiry or contact, unless the disclosure of such identity would be prohibited by a confidentiality agreement in effect on the date hereof and (z) whether the Company has any intention to provide confidential information to such person. The Company shall keep Parent informed, on a reasonably current basis (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours of the occurrence of any material changes, developments, discussions or negotiations) of the status and terms of any such proposal, offer, inquiry, contact or request and of any material changes in the status and terms of any such proposal, offer, inquiry, contact or request (including the material terms and conditions thereof). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall provide Parent with forty-eight (48) hours prior notice (or such lesser prior notice as is provided to the members of the Company Board or members of the Special Committee) of any meeting of the Company Board or Special Committee at which the Company Board or Special Committee, as applicable, is reasonably expected to consider any Competing Transaction. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to, immediately cease and terminate all existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Competing Transaction and immediately revoke or withdraw access of any Third Party to any data room containing any nonpublic information concerning any Group Company and request, and use its reasonable efforts to cause, all such Third Parties to promptly return or destroy all such nonpublic information. The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, enter into any confidentiality agreement with any Third Party subsequent to the date of this Agreement which prohibits the Company from providing such information to Parent.

 

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(b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.04(a), at any time prior to the receipt of the Requisite Company Vote, following the receipt of an unsolicited, written, bona fide proposal or offer regarding a Competing Transaction which was not obtained in violation of this Section 6.04 (other than any immaterial non-compliance that does not adversely affect Parent or Merger Sub), the Company and its Representatives may, with respect to such proposal or offer and acting only under the direction of the Special Committee:

 

(i)               contact the person who has made such proposal or offer solely to (A) refer to the applicable provisions of this Agreement and/or (B) clarify and understand the terms and conditions thereof to the extent the Special Committee shall have determined in good faith that such contact is necessary to determine whether such proposal or offer constitutes a Superior Proposal or could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal;

 

(ii)               provide information in response to the request of the person who has made such proposal or offer, if and only if, prior to providing such information, the Company has received from the person so requesting such information an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, provided that the Company shall concurrently make available to Parent any material information concerning the Company and the Subsidiaries that is provided to any such person and that was not previously made available to Parent or its Representatives; and

 

(iii)               engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with the person who has made such proposal or offer;

 

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provided, that prior to taking any actions described in clause (ii) or (iii) above, the Special Committee has (A) determined, in its good faith judgment, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that such proposal or offer constitutes or could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, (B) determined, in its good faith judgment, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that, in light of such Superior Proposal, failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law, and (C) provided written notice to Parent at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to taking any such action.

 

(c)               Except as set forth in Section 6.04(d), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) change, withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose to change, withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the Company Recommendation, (B) fail to make the Company Recommendation or fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, (C) adopt, approve or recommend, or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend to the shareholders of the Company, a Competing Transaction, (D) if a tender offer or exchange offer that constitutes a Competing Transaction is commenced, fail to publicly recommend against acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer by the Company shareholders (including, for these purposes, by disclosing that it is taking no position with respect to the acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer by its shareholders, which shall constitute a failure to recommend against acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer, provided that a customary “stop, look and listen” communication by the Company Board pursuant to Rule 14d−9(f) of the Exchange Act or a statement that the Company Board has received and is currently evaluating such Competing Transaction shall not be prohibited or deemed to be a Change in the Company Recommendation) within ten (10) Business Days after commencement thereof, (E) fail to recommend against any Competing Transaction subject to Regulation 14D under the Exchange Act in a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 within ten (10) Business Days after the commencement of such Competing Transaction, or (F) publicly reaffirm the Company Recommendation following any Competing Transaction having been publicly made, proposed or communicated (and not publicly withdrawn) within ten (10) Business Days after Parent so requests in writing, provided that Parent may not make such request more than one time unless there shall have been an additional public announcement with respect to such Competing Transaction or another Competing Transaction shall have been publicly made, proposed or communicated (and not publicly withdrawn) (any of the foregoing, a “Change in the Company Recommendation”), or (ii) cause or permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other or similar document or Contract with respect to any Competing Transaction other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in compliance with Section 6.04(b) (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”).

 

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(d)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement and at any time prior to the receipt of the Requisite Company Vote, if the Company has received a bona fide written proposal or offer with respect to a Competing Transaction which was not withdrawn and which was not obtained in violation of Section 6.04 (other than any immaterial non-compliance that does not adversely affect Parent or Merger Sub) and the Company Board (upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee determines, in its good faith judgment (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel), that such proposal or offer constitutes a Superior Proposal and failure to make a Change in the Company Recommendation with respect to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company Board may (and at the direction of the Special Committee, shall), (i) effect a Change in the Company Recommendation with respect to such Superior Proposal, and/or (ii) with respect to such Superior Proposal, authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.03(c) and enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement, but only (A) if the Company shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.04(a) and Section 6.04(b) with respect to such proposal or offer (other than any immaterial non-compliance that does not adversely affect Parent or Merger Sub); (B) after (1) providing at least five (5) Business Days’ (the “Superior Proposal Notice Period”) written notice to Parent (a “Notice of Superior Proposal”) advising Parent that the Company Board has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (and providing any proposed agreements related thereto), identifying the person making such Superior Proposal and indicating that the Company Board intends to effect a Change in the Company Recommendation and/or authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.03(c), it being understood that the Notice of Superior Proposal or any amendment or update thereto or the determination to so deliver such notice shall not constitute a Change in the Company Recommendation, (2) negotiating with and causing its financial and legal advisors to negotiate with Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Financing, so that such Third Party proposal or offer would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal; (C) permitting Parent and its Representatives to make a presentation to the Company Board and the Special Committee regarding this Agreement, the Financing and any adjustments with respect thereto (to the extent Parent desires to make such presentation and such presentation does not require any delay to any scheduled meeting of the Company’s shareholders or of the Company Board or the Special Committee); provided that any material modifications to such Third Party proposal or offer that the Company Board or the Special Committee has determined to be a Superior Proposal shall be deemed a new Superior Proposal and the Company shall be required to again comply with the requirements of this Section 6.04(d), provided, further, that with respect to the new written notice to Parent, the Superior Proposal Notice Period shall be deemed to be a three (3) Business Day period rather than the five (5) Business Day period first described above; and (D) following the end of such three (3) Business Day period or five (5) Business Day period (as applicable), the Company Board (upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee shall have determined, in its good faith judgment (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel), that taking into account any changes to this Agreement and the Financing proposed by Parent and Merger Sub in response to the Notice of Superior Proposal or otherwise, that the proposal or offer with respect to the Competing Transaction giving rise to the Notice of Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal. None of the Company, the Company Board or any committee of the Company Board shall enter into any Contract with any Third Party to limit or not to give prior notice to Parent of its intention to effect a Change in the Company Recommendation.

 

(e)               Nothing contained in this Section 6.04 shall be deemed to prohibit the Company, the Company Board or the Special Committee from (i) complying with its disclosure obligations under U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. Law, including (A) disclosure of factual information regarding the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or (B) taking and disclosing to its shareholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a), Rule 14d-9 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to shareholders in connection with the making or amendment of a tender offer or exchange offer); provided that any such disclosure pursuant to this clause (B) (other than a “stop, look and listen” communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act or a statement that the Company Board or the Special Committee, as applicable, has received and is currently evaluating such Competing Transaction) that does not include an express rejection of any applicable Competing Transaction or an express reaffirmation of its recommendation in favor of the Transactions shall be deemed to be a Change in the Company Recommendation, or (ii) making any “stop-look-and-listen” communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

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(f)                Prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, the Company shall not submit to the vote of its shareholders any Competing Transaction or enter into any Alternative Acquisition Agreement or propose to do so.

 

(g)               The Company shall promptly inform its officers and directors of the obligations applicable to such officers and directors pursuant to this Section 6.04.

 

Section 6.05        Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.

 

(a)               The indemnification, advancement and exculpation provisions of the indemnification agreements by and among the Company and its directors and certain executive officers as in effect at the Effective Time shall survive the Merger and shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of the current or former directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Company shall contain provisions no less favorable to the intended beneficiaries with respect to exculpation and indemnification of liability and advancement of expenses than are set forth in the memorandum and articles of association of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, and Parent shall cause such provisions not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Company, unless such modification shall be required by Law. From and after the Effective Time, any agreement of any Indemnified Party with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding exculpation or indemnification of liability or advancement of expenses shall be assumed by the Surviving Company, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

 

(b)               The Surviving Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to, maintain in effect for six (6) years from the Effective Time the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, including acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions (the parties covered thereby, the “Indemnified Parties”) on terms with respect to coverage and amount no less favorable to the Indemnified Parties than those in effect as of the Effective Time; provided, however, that the Surviving Company may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than those provided under the Company’s current policies; provided, further, that in no event shall the Surviving Company be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.05(b) more than an amount per year equal to 300% of current annual premiums paid by the Company for such insurance (which premiums the Company represents and warrants to be US$376,768 in the aggregate) (the “Maximum Annual Premium”), and if the cost of such insurance policy exceeds such amount, then the Surviving Company shall obtain a policy with the greatest coverage for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of maintaining the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies contemplated by this Section 6.05(b), the Company may and, at Parent’s request, the Company shall, purchase a six (6)-year “tail” prepaid policy prior to the Effective Time on terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability no less advantageous to the Indemnified Parties than the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company so long as the annual cost of such policy does not exceed the Maximum Annual Premium. If such “tail” prepaid policies have been obtained by the Company prior to the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the respective obligations thereunder, and all other obligations of Parent or Surviving Company under this Section 6.05(b) shall terminate.

 

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(c)               Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.05, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall comply, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to comply, with all of the Company’s obligations, and each of the Surviving Company and Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with their respective obligations to indemnify and hold harmless (including any obligations to advance funds for expenses) (i) the Indemnified Parties against any and all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Damages”), arising out of, relating to or in connection with (x) the fact that an Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred (including acts or omissions with respect to the approval of this Agreement or the Transactions or arising out of or pertaining to the Transactions and actions to enforce this provision or any other indemnification or advancement right of any Indemnified Party) prior to or at the Effective Time, to the extent provided under the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ respective organizational and governing documents or agreements in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which shall have been delivered to Parent prior to the date hereof) and to the fullest extent permitted by the CICL or any other applicable Law, provided, that such indemnification shall be subject to any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable Law; and (ii) such persons against any and all Damages arising out of acts or omissions in such persons’ official capacity as an officer, director or other fiduciary in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if such service was at the request or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)               A person seeking indemnification in accordance with Section 6.05(c) or applicable agreement or document providing for such indemnification shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Surviving Company to prevent the Surviving Company or any of its Subsidiaries from being materially and adversely prejudiced by late notice. Unless (x) otherwise provided in any applicable agreement or document providing for indemnification to the contrary or (y) joint representation is inappropriate due to a conflict of interest between the person seeking indemnification and the Surviving Company (or its applicable Subsidiary) or any other person represented by the counsel that is proposed by the Surviving Company or such Subsidiary to conduct the defense of the person seeking indemnification, (i) the Surviving Company (or a Subsidiary nominated by it) shall have the right to participate in any Action and, at its option, assume the defense of such Action in respect of which indemnification is sought under the applicable agreement or document; (ii) the person seeking indemnification shall have the right to effectively participate in the defense and/or settlement of such Action, including receiving copies of all correspondence and participating in all meetings and teleconferences concerning the Action; and (iii) in the event the Surviving Company (or a Subsidiary nominated by it) assumes the defense of any Action pursuant to this Section 6.05(d), neither the Surviving Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable to the person seeking indemnification for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by such person with respect to the same Action.

 

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(e)               In the event the Company or the Surviving Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving company or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company or the Surviving Company, as the case may be, or at Parent’s option, Parent, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.05.

 

(f)                The agreements and covenants contained in this Section 6.05 shall be in addition to any other rights an Indemnified Party may have under the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or equivalent constitutional documents), or any agreement between an Indemnified Party and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, under the CICL or other applicable Law, or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 6.05 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Parties and their heirs and legal representatives, each of which shall be a Third Party beneficiary of the provisions of this Section 6.05. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Company under this Section 6.05 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party.

 

(g)               Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy or other agreement that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.05 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under any such policies.

 

Section 6.06        Notification of Certain Matters.

 

Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other in writing of:

 

(a)               any notice or other communication from any person alleging that the consent of such person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions;

 

(b)               any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions;

 

(c)               any Actions commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company or the knowledge of Parent, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent and any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed by such party pursuant to any of such party’s representations and warranties contained herein, or that relate to such party’s ability to consummate the Transactions; and

 

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(d)               a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement on the part of such party having occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section 7.01, Section 7.02 or Section 7.03 not to be satisfied; together, in each case, with a copy of any such notice, communication or Action; provided that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.06 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice; provided further, that failure to give prompt notice pursuant to Section 6.06(d) shall not constitute a failure of a condition to the Merger set forth in Article VII except to the extent that the underlying breach of a representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement not so notified would, standing alone, constitute such a failure.

 

Section 6.07        Financing.

 

(a)               Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Financing Documents, including (i) maintaining in effect the Financing Documents until the Transactions are consummated in accordance with their respective terms, (ii) satisfying, or causing to be satisfied, on a timely basis all conditions to the closing of and funding under the Financing Documents applicable to Parent and/or Merger Sub that are within its control, including paying when due all commitment fees and other fees arising under the Financing Documents as and when they become due and payable thereunder, and (iii) consummating the Financing at or prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Financing Documents; provided that Parent and/or Merger Sub may amend or modify the Financing Documents, and/or elect to replace all or any portion of the Debt Financing or increase the amount of debt financing to be obtained with alternative debt financing subject only to such conditions to funding as are substantially similar, or are not less favorable in aggregate, from the standpoint of the Company and its shareholders (other than the holders of Excluded Shares), than the terms and conditions as set forth in the Financing Documents as in effect on the date hereof (the “Alternative Financing”), in each case only so long as (A) the aggregate proceeds of the Financing (as amended or modified) and/or the Alternative Financing, together with the aggregate proceeds of the Equity Financing and an amount of Available Cash that equals or exceeds the Available Cash Amount, will be sufficient for Parent and the Surviving Company to pay (x) the Merger Consideration, and (y) any other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions upon the terms and conditions contemplated hereby and (B) such amendment or modification or the Alternative Financing would not prevent, materially delay or materially impede or impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions. Parent shall deliver to the Company true and complete copies of all Contracts or other arrangements pursuant to which any alternative sources have committed to provide the Alternative Financing (the “Alternative Financing Documents”) (except for customary engagement and fee letters) as promptly as practicable after execution thereof. In the event any portion of the Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Financing Documents and to the extent is not replaced by the Alternative Financing, Parent shall promptly notify the Company.

 

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(b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing contained in Section 6.07(a) shall require, and in no event shall the reasonable best efforts of Parent or Merger Sub be deemed or construed to require, either Parent or Merger Sub to pay any fees in excess of, or agree to “market flex” provisions less favorable to Parent, Merger Sub or the Surviving Company (or any of their Affiliates) than, those contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and/or, if applicable, the Alternative Financing Documents (in each case, whether to secure waiver of any conditions contained therein or otherwise).

 

(c)               Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub agree not to amend, modify or waive any provision of the Financing Documents, if such amendment, modification or waiver reduces (or would reduce) the aggregate amount of the Financing or imposes new or additional conditions or otherwise expands, amends or modifies the conditions to the Financing in a manner that would be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions or otherwise adversely impact the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Financing Documents. Parent shall give the Company prompt notice (i) upon becoming aware of any breach of any provision of, or termination by any party to, the Financing Documents or (ii) upon the receipt of any written notice from any person with respect to any threatened breach or threatened termination of the Financing Documents.

 

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(d)               The Company agrees to provide, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of their respective Representatives to provide to Parent and Merger Sub, all reasonable cooperation as may be requested by Parent or its Representatives in connection with the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing and the Transactions, including (i) participation in meetings, presentations, due diligence sessions, road shows, sessions with rating agencies and other meetings, including arranging for reasonable direct contact between senior management, representatives and advisors of the Company or its Subsidiaries with Representatives of Parent and any sources or prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing, (ii) assisting in the preparation of offering memoranda, private placement memoranda, bank information memoranda, prospectuses, rating agency presentations, other marketing documents and similar documents reasonably requested by Parent or its Representatives in connection with the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing (including using reasonable best efforts to obtain consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing and delivery of one or more customary representation letters), (iii) as promptly as practicable, furnishing Parent and any sources or prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing with financial and other pertinent information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as may be reasonably requested by Parent or any sources or prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing and is reasonably available to the Company (the “Required Information”) and using reasonable best efforts to cause the Company’s independent accountants to provide assistance and cooperation in connection therewith to Parent and any sources or prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing, (iv) reasonably cooperating with advisors, consultants and accountants of Parent or any sources or prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing with respect to the conduct of any examination, appraisal or review of the financial condition or any of the assets or liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including for the purpose of establishing collateral eligibility and values, (v) assisting in the preparation of one or more credit agreements, note purchase agreements, indentures and/or other instruments, as well as any pledge and security documents, and other definitive financing documents, collateral filings or other certificates or documents as may be requested by Parent and otherwise facilitating the pledging of collateral, (vi) (A) to the extent customary and not prohibited by applicable Laws, facilitating the granting of guaranty, security or pledging of collateral and (B) executing and delivering any guaranty, pledge and security documents, commitment letters, certificates and other definitive financing documents (the “Definitive Debt Documents”), provided that any collateral pledged or security granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, and any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any Definitive Debt Documents to which it is a party shall be contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, (vii) taking all actions reasonably necessary to (A) permit prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing to evaluate the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ current assets, cash management and accounting systems, policies and procedures relating thereto for the purpose of establishing collateral arrangements, provided that the information provided in connection therewith to such prospective sources shall be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements, and (B) establish bank and other accounts, blocked account agreements and lock box arrangements in connection with the foregoing, including over Available Cash, (viii) furnishing Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Representatives, as well as any prospective sources of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing, promptly (and, provided that Parent shall have requested, in writing, such information from the Company at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing, then in any event at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing) with all documentation and other information required with respect to the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, provided that the information provided to such prospective sources shall be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements, (ix) using reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary rating agencies’ confirmation or approval of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing, and (x) taking all corporate actions reasonably necessary to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing, including the execution and delivery of any other certificates, instruments or documents contemplated by the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing and reasonably requested by Parent and to permit the proceeds thereof to be made available at Closing to consummate the Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to (x) pay any commitment or similar fee prior to the Effective Time or (y) commit to taking any action that is not contingent upon the Closing (including entry into any agreement) or would be effective prior to the Effective Time or that would otherwise subject it to actual or potential liability in connection with any Financing. Nothing contained in this Section 6.07(c) or otherwise shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be an issuer or other obligor with respect to any Financing prior to the Effective Time. The Company hereby consents to the use of its and its Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing.

 

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(e)               Parent shall, upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with any cooperation provided pursuant to this Section 6.07 and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives for and against any and all liabilities, expenses or losses actually suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of the Financing and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than information provided in writing by the Company or its Subsidiaries specifically for use in connection therewith), except in the event such liabilities, expenses or losses arose out of or result from the fraud, gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives. Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives shall not, prior to the Effective Time, incur any liability to any person under any financing that Parent and Merger Sub may raise in connection with the Transactions.

 

Section 6.08        Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.

 

(a)               Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto and their respective Representatives shall (i) make promptly its respective filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with each relevant Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over enforcement of any applicable antitrust or competition Laws with respect to the Transactions, and coordinate and cooperate fully with the other parties in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection therewith (including (A) notifying the other parties promptly of any communication (whether verbal or written) it or any of its Affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority in connection with such filings or submissions or otherwise relating to the consummation of the Transactions, (B) obtaining consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) from the other parties promptly before making any substantive communication (whether verbal or written) with any Governmental Authority in connection with such filings or submissions, (C) permitting the other parties to review in advance, and consulting with the other parties on, any proposed filing, submission or communication (whether verbal or written) by such party to any Governmental Authority, and (D) giving the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filing, investigation or other inquiry); and (ii) cooperate with the other parties hereto and, subject to Section 6.08(b) and Section 6.08(c) use its reasonable best efforts, and cause its Subsidiaries to use their respective reasonable best efforts, to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions as soon as reasonably practicable, including taking any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any applicable Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority so as to enable the parties hereto to expeditiously consummate the Transactions and employing such resources as are necessary to obtain the Requisite Regulatory Approvals.

 

(b)               In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained herein and subject to Section 6.08(c), if any objections are asserted with respect to the Transactions under any Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any applicable Governmental Authority or any private party challenging any of the Transactions as violating any Law or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the Transactions, which shall include in the case of the Company if (and only if) requested by Parent, the Company’s selling, holding separate or otherwise disposing of or conducting its or any of its Subsidiaries’ business in a manner which would resolve such objections or suits or agreeing to sell, hold separate or otherwise dispose of or conduct its or any of its Subsidiaries’ business in a manner which would resolve such objections or suits or permitting the sale, holding separate or other disposition of, any of its assets or the assets of its Subsidiaries or the conducting of its business in a manner which would resolve such objections or suits; provided, however, that the Company may expressly condition any such sale, holding separate or other disposal, and any agreement to take any such action or to conduct its or any of its Subsidiaries’ business in any manner, upon the consummation of the Merger and other Transactions.

 

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(c)               Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives shall be required to take or refrain from taking, or to agree to it, its Affiliates or any Group Company taking or refraining from taking, any action, or to permitting or suffering to exist any restriction, condition, limitation or requirement which, individually or together with all other such actions, restrictions, conditions, limitations or requirements would (i) materially and adversely affect the interest of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives in the Transaction, (ii) require Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives to commit to or effect, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the restructuring, reorganization, sale, divesture or disposition of such of its or any of its Affiliates’ or portfolio companies’ assets, properties or businesses, or accept any prohibition or limitation on the ownership or operation of, or any arrangement that would apply to, any of its or any of its Affiliates’ or portfolio companies’ assets, properties or businesses, or (iii) require any Sponsor or its Affiliates to agree to any material modification to the governance or similar rights of the Sponsors or their Affiliates agreed by the Founder and the Sponsors or their Affiliates with respect to the Company and its Affiliates following the Closing.

 

(d)               Each party hereto shall, upon request by any other party, furnish such other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Schedule 13E-3, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any Third Party and/or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions.

 

(e)               The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, at or prior to the Closing all things within its control which are reasonably necessary, proper or advisable and which are reasonably requested by Parent to facilitate the continuing operations of the business of the Group Companies from and after the Closing, including using its commercially reasonable efforts to provide operational data, provide bank account information of the Group Companies, locate the corporate chops and finance stamps of the Group Companies incorporated in the PRC and procure the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in Section 7.02; provided that any information provided pursuant to this Section 6.08(e) shall be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreements; provided further that any agreement, payment or obligation of, or to be made by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as requested by Parent pursuant to this Section 6.08(e) shall be contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time.

 

Section 6.09        Obligations of Merger Sub.

 

Parent shall take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Section 6.10      Participation in Litigation.

 

Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, and the Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, of any Actions commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company on the one hand and the knowledge of Parent on the other hand, threatened against such party or its directors which relate to this Agreement and the Transactions. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement of any shareholder Action against the Company and/or its directors relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, and no such Action shall be settled without Parent’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

Section 6.11        Resignations.

 

To the extent requested by Parent in writing at least three (3) Business Days prior to Closing, on the Closing Date, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent duly signed resignations, effective as of the Effective Time, of the directors of any Group Company designated by Parent.

Section 6.12        Public Announcements.

 

The press release announcing the execution of this Agreement shall be issued only in such form as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and Parent. At any time prior to termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, Parent and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any press release, having any communication with the press (whether or not for attribution), making any other public statement or scheduling any press conference or conference call with investors or analysts with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions and, except in respect of any such press release, communication, other public statement, press conference or conference call as may be required by applicable Law or rules and policies of the NYSE, shall not issue any such press release, have any such communication, make any such other public statement or schedule any such press conference or conference call prior to obtaining the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of such other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.12 shall not apply to any release or announcement made or proposed to be made by the Company in connection with a Change in the Company Recommendation made in compliance with this Agreement.

 

Section 6.13        Stock Exchange Delisting.

 

The Company shall cooperate with Parent and use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable Laws and rules and policies of the NYSE to enable the delisting of the Shares and ADSs from the NYSE and the deregistration of the Shares and ADSs under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.

 

Section 6.14        Takeover Statutes.

 

If any Takeover Statute is or may become applicable to any of the Transactions, the parties hereto shall use their respective reasonable best efforts (a) to take all action necessary so that no Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to any of the Transactions and (b) if any such Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to any of the foregoing, to take all action necessary (including, in the case of the Company and the Company Board, grant all necessary approvals) so that the Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement, including all actions to eliminate or lawfully minimize the effects of such Takeover Statute on the Transactions.

 

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Section 6.15        SAFE Registration.

 

The Company shall as soon as practicable after the date hereof, (a) use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist in the preparation of applications to SAFE by shareholders of the Company who are PRC residents for the registration of their respective holdings of Shares (whether directly or indirectly) in accordance with the requirements of applicable SAFE rules, including by promptly providing such shareholders with such information relating to the Group Companies as is required for such application, and (b) cause its PRC Subsidiaries (to the extent applicable) to comply with the requirements of such SAFE rules.

 

Section 6.16        No Amendment to Parent Group Contracts.

 

Without the Company’s prior written consent, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause the members of the Parent Group not to, enter into any Contract or amend, modify, withdraw or terminate any Parent Group Contract or waive any rights thereunder in a manner that would (i) result, directly or indirectly, in any of the Rollover Shares ceasing to be treated as Excluded Shares or change the number of Rollover Shares of the Founder Parties, in each case, other than as provided in the Support Agreement, (ii) individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions or (iii) prevent or materially impair the ability of any management member or director of the Company, with respect to any Superior Proposal, taking any of the actions described in Section 6.04 to the extent such actions are permitted to be taken by the Company thereunder; provided that in no event shall any of Parent or any other member of the Parent Group amend or modify the Support Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letters in any manner that is adverse to the rights of the Company to enforce certain terms thereof as a third party beneficiary without the Special Committee’s prior written consent. Within two (2) Business Days after the execution thereof, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a copy of any Contract (other than any Contract entered into by and between any Supporting Shareholder or Sponsor or any Affiliate thereof, on the one hand, and any other Affiliate of such Supporting Shareholder or Sponsor, any limited partner or co-investor of any Affiliate of such Supporting Shareholder or Sponsor, or any affiliated investment fund or investment vehicle that is advised, managed or sponsored by the investment or fund manager of such Supporting Shareholder or Sponsor or any Affiliate thereof (or any general partner, limited partner or officer thereof), on the other hand) (each an “Applicable Contract”) relating to the Transactions that is entered into after the date hereof and to which any member of the Parent Group is a party. Parent shall promptly notify the Company in writing if Parent or any of the members of the Parent Group modify any Applicable Contract pursuant to which any management members, directors or shareholders of the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, receives any consideration or other economic value from any person in connection with the Transaction that is not provided or expressly contemplated in the Parent Group Contracts as of the date hereof, including any carried interest, share option, share appreciation right or other forms of equity or quasi-equity right. Parent and Merger Sub agree that any action by any member of the Parent Group who is not a party to this Agreement that would constitute a breach of this Section 6.16 if such member of the Parent Group were a party to this Agreement for the purposes of this Section 6.16 shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.16.

 

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Article VII

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

Section 7.01        Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party.

 

The obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible under applicable Law) of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:

 

(a)               Shareholder Approval. This Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, shall have been authorized and approved by holders of Shares constituting the Requisite Company Vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting in accordance with the CICL and the Company’s memorandum and articles of association.

 

(b)               No Injunction. No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or award, writ, injunction, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or executive order (an “Order”), whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, which is then in effect, that has or would have the effect of enjoining, restraining, prohibiting or otherwise making illegal the consummation of the Transactions.

 

Section 7.02        Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.

 

The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible under applicable Law) of the following additional conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:

 

(a)               Representations and Warranties. (i) Other than the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.03(a), the first sentence of Section 3.03(b), Section 3.04(a), Section 3.04(b), Section 3.22 and Section 3.23, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (without giving effect to any qualification as to “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar standard or qualification set forth therein) shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date and time (other than representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified time, which shall be true and correct only as of such time), except where the failure of such representations and warranties of the Company to be so true and correct do not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.04(a), Section 3.04(b), Section 3.22 and Section 3.23 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date and time (other than representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified time, which shall be true and correct only as of such time), and (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.03(a) and the first sentence of Section 3.03(b) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date and time (other than representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified time, which shall be true and correct only as of such time).

 

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(b)               Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)               Officer Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a senior executive officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 7.02(a), Section 7.02(b) and Section 7.02(e).

 

(d)               Available Cash. The aggregate amount of Available Cash on Closing shall equal to or exceed the Onshore Available Cash Amount and Offshore Available Cash Amount respectively, and the Company shall have delivered to Parent written evidence thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the requirements under the Definitive Debt Documents.

 

(e)               No Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing.

 

Section 7.03        Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company.

 

The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible under applicable Law) of the following additional conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:

 

(a)               Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualification as to “materiality” or similar standard or qualification set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date and time (other than representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified time, which shall be true and correct only as of such time), except where the failure of such representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, have not, and would not reasonably be expected to, prevent, materially delay or materially impede or impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions.

 

(b)               Agreements and Covenants. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)               Officer Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by an executive officer of Parent, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 7.03(a) and Section 7.03(b).

 

Section 7.04        Frustration of Closing Conditions.

 

Prior to the Termination Date, none of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Article VII to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to act in good faith to comply with this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.

 

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Article VIII

TERMINATION

 

Section 8.01        Termination by Mutual Consent.

 

This Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company with the approval of their respective boards of directors (or in the case of the Company, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee).

 

Section 8.02        Termination by Either the Company or Parent.

 

This Agreement may be terminated by either the Company (acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) or Parent at any time prior to the Effective Time, if:

 

(a)               the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before December 15, 2020 (the “Termination Date”); or

 

(b)               any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any final and non-appealable Order, or taken any other final and non-appealable action, which has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions; or

 

(c)               the Requisite Company Vote shall not have been obtained at the Shareholders’ Meeting duly convened therefor and concluded or at any adjournment thereof;

 

provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.02 shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement (or, in the case of termination by Parent, the failure of any of the Supporting Shareholders to fulfill any of their respective obligations under the Support Agreement) has been a material cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the applicable condition(s) being satisfied.

 

Section 8.03        Termination by the Company.

 

This Agreement may be terminated by the Company (acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) at any time prior to the Effective Time, if:

 

(a)               a breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred, which breach (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.03 and as a result of such breach, such condition would not be capable of being satisfied prior to the Termination Date, and (ii) is incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, is not cured by Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice of such breach from the Company (or, if the Termination Date is less than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of such notice, by the Termination Date); provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.03(a) if the Company is then in breach of any representations, warranties, agreements or covenants of the Company hereunder that would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.02;

 

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(b)               (i) all of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing) have been satisfied, (ii) the Company has delivered to Parent an irrevocable written notice confirming that all of the conditions set forth Section 7.03 have been satisfied (or that the Company is willing to waive any unsatisfied conditions in Section 7.03) and that it is ready, willing and able to consummate the Closing and (iii) Parent and Merger Sub fail to complete the Closing within five (5) Business Days following the later of (x) date on which the Closing should have occurred pursuant to Section 1.02 and (y) the date on which the foregoing notice is delivered to Parent; or

 

(c)               prior to the receipt of the Requisite Company Vote, (i) the Company Board (acting upon unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee (acting upon unanimous vote and to the extent it is within the authority of the Special Committee) shall have authorized the Company to terminate this Agreement and enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal pursuant to Section 6.04(d) and (ii) the Company concurrently with the termination of this Agreement enters into the Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to the Superior Proposal referred to in the foregoing clause (i); provided that the Company shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.03(c) unless the Company has (A) complied with the requirements of Section 6.04 with respect to such Superior Proposal and/or Alternative Acquisition Agreement and (B) complied with Section 8.06 and pays in full the Company Termination Fee prior to or concurrently with taking any action pursuant to this Section 8.03(c), and any purported termination pursuant to this Section 8.03(c) shall be void and of no force or effect if the Company shall not have paid, or does not concurrently pay, the Company Termination Fee in full in accordance with this Section 8.03(c) and Section 8.06.

 

Section 8.04        Termination by Parent.

 

This Agreement may be terminated by Parent at any time prior to the Effective Time, if:

 

(a)               a breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred, which breach (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.02 and as a result of such breach, such condition would not be capable of being satisfied prior to the Termination Date and (ii) is incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice of such breach from Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable (or, if the Termination Date is less than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of such notice, by the Termination Date); provided that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.04(a) if either Parent or Merger Sub is then in breach of any representations, warranties or covenants of Parent or Merger Sub hereunder that would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.03; or

 

(b)               the Company Board or any committee thereof shall have effected a Change in the Company Recommendation.

 

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Section 8.05        Effect of Termination.

 

In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no liability under this Agreement on the part of any party hereto (or any Representative of such party); provided that the terms of Section 6.03(c), Section 6.07(e), Section 6.12, Articles VIII and IX shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06        Termination Fee and Expenses

 

(a)               In the event that:

 

(i)               (A) a bona fide proposal or offer with respect to a Competing Transaction shall have been publicly made, proposed or communicated (and not publicly withdrawn), after the date hereof and prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting (or prior to the termination of this Agreement if there has been no Shareholders’ Meeting), (B) following the occurrence of an event described in the preceding clause (A), this Agreement is terminated by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 8.02(a) or Section 8.02(c), and (C) within 12 months after the termination of this Agreement, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries consummates, or enters into a definitive agreement in connection with, any Competing Transaction by a Third Party (in each case whether or not the Competing Transaction was the same Competing Transaction referred to in clause (A)) (provided that for purposes of this Section 8.06(a), all references to “15%” in the definition of “Competing Transaction” shall be deemed to be references to “50%”);

 

(ii)               this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.04; or

 

(iii)               this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.03(c),

 

then the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent or its designees an amount equal to US$126,400,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”) by wire transfer of same day funds as promptly as possible (but in any event (x) within five (5) Business Days after such termination in the case of a termination referred to in clause (ii) above, (y) concurrently with or prior to the entry by the Company into the definitive agreement in connection with a Competing Transaction and as a condition of the consummation by the Company of a Competing Transaction in the case of a termination referred to in clause (i) above, or (z) prior to or concurrently with the termination of this Agreement in case of a termination pursuant to clause (iii) above); it being understood that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

 

(b)               Parent will pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company an amount equal to US$252,800,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”) if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b), such payment to be made as promptly as possible (but in any event within five (5) Business Days following such termination by wire transfer of same day funds); it being understood that in no event shall Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

 

(c)               In the event that the Company shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b), then in addition to Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.06(b), Parent shall pay, or caused to be paid, to the Company by wire transfer of same day funds, as promptly as possible (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) following the delivery by the Company of an invoice therefor, all Expenses incurred by the Company and its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions up to a maximum amount equal to US$4,000,000.

 

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(d)               In the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.04, or (ii) this Agreement is terminated by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 8.02(a) or Section 8.02(c) and prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting (or prior to the termination of this Agreement if there has been no Shareholders’ Meeting) the Company Board effected a Change in the Company Recommendation, then in any such event, in addition to any Company Termination Fee that may be payable pursuant to Section 8.06(a), the Company shall pay Parent or its designees by wire transfer of same day funds, as promptly as possible (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) following the delivery by Parent of an invoice therefor, all Expenses incurred by Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates in connection with the Transactions, including the Financing, up to a maximum amount equal to US$4,000,000.

 

(e)               Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 8.06(c) and Section 8.06(d), all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such Expenses, whether or not the Merger or any other Transaction is consummated.

 

(f)                In the event that the Company fails to pay the Company Termination Fee or any Expenses, or Parent fails to pay the Parent Termination Fee or any Expenses, when due and in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, the Company or Parent, as the case may be, shall reimburse the other party for reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred or accrued by the other party (including fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with the collection under and enforcement of this Section 8.06, together with interest on such unpaid Company Termination Fee or Parent Termination Fee or Expenses, as the case may be, commencing on the date that the Company Termination Fee or Parent Termination Fee or Expenses, as the case may be, became due, at the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal Table of Money Rates on such date plus 2.00% or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law. Such collection expenses shall not otherwise diminish in any way the payment obligations hereunder.

 

(g)               Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained in this Section 8.06 are an integral part of the Transactions, (ii) the damages resulting from termination of this Agreement under circumstances where a Company Termination Fee or Parent Termination Fee is payable are uncertain and incapable of accurate calculation and therefore, the amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.06(a) or Section 8.06(b) are not a penalty but rather constitute amounts akin to liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent or the Company, as the case may be, for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) without the agreements contained in this Section 8.06, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Agreement.

 

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(h)               (i)      Subject to Section 9.08, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Debt Commitment Letters and the Guarantees, in the event that Parent or Merger Sub fails to effect the Closing for any reason or no reason or they otherwise breach this Agreement (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) or otherwise fail to perform hereunder (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise), then the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement and receive the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.06(b), the Expenses under Section 8.06(c) and costs and expenses under Section 8.06(f) and the guarantee of such obligations pursuant to the Guarantees (subject to their terms, conditions and limitations), shall be the sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) of any Group Company and all members of the Company Group against (A) Parent, Merger Sub, the Guarantors, the Supporting Shareholders, the Founder and the Founder Holdco and the Sponsors, (B) the former, current and future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, shareholders, stockholders, successors or assignees of Parent, Merger Sub, the Founder Holdco or any Guarantor, Supporting Shareholder or Sponsor, (C) any lender or prospective lender, lead arranger, arranger, agent or representative of or to Parent, Merger Sub or any Guarantor or Sponsor, or (D) any former, current or future direct or indirect holders any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, shareholders, stockholders, successors or assignees of any of the foregoing (clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 8.06(h), collectively, the “Parent Group”), for any loss or damage suffered as a result of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) or failure to perform hereunder (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) or other failure of the Merger or the other Transactions to be consummated (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise). For the avoidance of doubt, neither Parent nor any other member of the Parent Group shall have any liability for monetary damages of any kind or nature or arising in any circumstance in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions (including the Equity Commitment Letters, the Support Agreement, the Rollover Agreement, the Guarantees and the Debt Commitment Letters) other than the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.06(b), the Expenses under Section 8.06(c) and the costs and expenses pursuant to Section 8.06(f), and in no event shall any Group Company, the direct or indirect shareholders of the Company or any other Group Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, members, managers, partners, representatives, advisors or agents of the foregoing, (collectively, the “Company Group”) seek, or permit to be sought, on behalf of any member of the Company Group, any monetary damages from any member of the Parent Group in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions (including the Equity Commitment Letters, the Support Agreement, the Rollover Agreement, the Guarantees and the Debt Commitment Letters), other than (without duplication) from Parent or Merger Sub to the extent provided in Section 8.06(b), Section 8.06(c) and Section 8.06(d), or the Guarantors to the extent provided in the relevant Guarantee.

 

(ii)            Subject to Section 9.08, Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement and receive the Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.06(a), the Expenses under Section 8.06(d) and costs and expenses under Section 8.06(f), shall be the sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) of any Rollover Shareholder or member of the Parent Group against any member of the Company Group for any loss or damage suffered as a result of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) or failure to perform (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) hereunder or other failure of the Merger to be consummated. Neither the Company nor any other member of the Company Group shall have any liability for monetary damages of any kind or nature or arising in any circumstance in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions other than the payment by the Company of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.06(a), the Expenses under Section 8.06(d) and the costs and expenses under Section 8.06(f), and in no event shall any of Parent, Merger Sub, any Rollover Shareholder or any Rollover Shareholder or other member of the Parent Group seek, or permit to be sought, on behalf of any member of the Parent Group, any monetary damages from any member of the Company Group in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions, other than (without duplication) from the Company to the extent provided in Section 8.06(a), Section 8.06(d) and Section 8.06(f).

 

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(iii)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Financing Documents, the Guarantees, the Support Agreement or any other document contemplated thereby or any document or instrument delivered in connection hereunder or thereunder (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), but subject to Section 9.08, the maximum aggregate liability, whether in equity or at Law, in Contract, in tort or otherwise, of the Parent Group collectively (including monetary damages for fraud or breach, whether willful, intentional, unintentional or otherwise, or monetary damages in lieu of specific performance) (A) under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (B) in connection with the failure of the Merger (including the Financing) or the other transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Transaction Documents to be consummated or (C) in respect of any representation or warranty made or alleged to have been made in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, will not exceed under any circumstances an amount equal to (i) the Parent Termination Fee, if any, due and owing to the Company pursuant to Section 8.06(b), plus (ii) the Expenses, if any, due and owing to the Company pursuant to Section 8.06(c), plus (iii) the amounts, if any, due and owing under Section 8.06(f), plus (iv) the out-of-pockets cost and other payments, if any, due and owing under Section 6.07(e).

 

Article IX

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 9.01        Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall terminate at the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, except that this Section 9.01 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties hereto which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement, including the agreements set forth in Article I and Article II, Section 6.06, Article VIII and this Article IX.

 

Section 9.02        Notices.

 

All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by facsimile or e-mail, or by international overnight courier to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.02):

 

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(a)          if to Parent or Merger Sub:

Building 105, 10 Jiuxianqiao North Road Jia
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Mr. Jinbo Yao

 

with copies to:

 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Suite 1509, 15/F Jardine House
1 Connaught Place Central
Hong Kong
Attention: Weiheng Chen, Esq.
                     Jie Zhu, Esq.
Facsimile: +852 3972 4999
E-mail: wchen@wsgr.com; jizhu@wsgr.com

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Matthew W. Abbott
                    Neil Goldman
                    Judie Ng Shortell
Facsimile: +1 (212) 757 3990
E-mail: mabbott@paulweiss.com; ngoldman@paulweiss.com;
             jngshortell@paulweiss.com

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark
15 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Attention: Daniel Dusek
                     Xiaoxi Lin
Facsimile: +852 3761 3301
E-mail: daniel.dusek@kirkland.com; xiaoxi.lin@kirkland.com

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
29/F, Alexandra House
18 Chater Road, Central
Hong Kong
Attention: Tim Gardner, Esq.
                     William Welty, Esq.

Facsimile: +852 3015 9354

E-mail: tim.gardner@weil.com; william.welty@weil.com

 

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(b)         if to the Company:

 

Building 105, 10 JiuXianQiao North Road Jia
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
People’s Republic of China

 

with a copy to:

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
Attention: Z. Julie Gao, Esq.
                     Peter X. Huang, Esq.

Facsimile: +852 3910 4863

                    +86 (10) 6535 5699

E-mail: julie.gao@skadden.com; peter.huang@skadden.com

 

(c)          if to the Special Committee, addressed to it care of the Company, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Fenwick & West LLP

801 California Street

Mountain View, California 94041

United States of America

Attention: Gordon K. Davidson, Esq.
                     David K. Michaels, Esq.
                     Ken S. Myers, Esq.

Facsimile: +1 (650) 938-5200

E-mail: gdavidson@fenwick.com; dmichaels@fenwick.com;
                              kmyers@fenwick.com

 

Section 9.03        Certain Definitions.

 

(a)               For purposes of this Agreement:

 

2010 Option Plan” means the 2010 Employee Stock Option Plan adopted in March 2010, effective as of July 6, 2011 and all amendments and modifications thereto.

 

2013 Share Incentive Plan” means the 2013 Share Incentive Plan adopted by the Company in September 2013 and all amendments and modifications thereto.

 

58 VIE Entity” means Beijing 58 Information Technology Co., Ltd. (北京五八信息技术有限公司), a limited liability company established under the Laws of the PRC.

 

58 WFOE” means Beijing Chengshi Wanglin Information Technology Co., Ltd. (北京城市网邻信息技术有限公司), a limited liability company established under the Laws of the PRC.

 

Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means a confidentiality agreement that contains provisions that are no less favorable in the aggregate to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that such agreement and any related agreements shall not include any provision calling for any exclusive right to negotiate with such party or having the effect of prohibiting the Company from satisfying its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Affiliate” 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, for the purpose of this Agreement, Affiliates of Parent or Merger Sub shall not include the Founder, the Sponsors and their respective Affiliates; provided further, that, for the purpose of this Agreement, none of the Founder, the Founder Holdco or Internet Opportunity Fund LP shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Anticorruption Law” means Laws relating to anti-bribery or anticorruption (governmental or commercial), which apply to the business and dealings of any Group Company, including Laws that prohibit the corrupt payment, offer, promise or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, government employee or commercial entity to obtain or retain business or a business advantage such as, without limitation, the PRC Criminal Law, the PRC Law on Anti-Unfair Competition adopted on September 2, 1993, the Interim Rules on Prevention of Commercial Bribery issued by the PRC State Administration of Industry and Commerce on November 15, 1996, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010, each as amended from time to time, and all applicable Laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions.

 

Available Cash” means cash of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, net of issued but uncleared checks and drafts, in each case available free of any Lien on the Closing Date.

 

Available Cash Amount” means the Onshore Available Cash Amount and Offshore Available Cash Amount.

 

Business Day” means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands or Beijing, PRC.

 

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to and accepted by Parent and Merger Sub on the date hereof.

Company Employee Plan” means any plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, share or share-related awards, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, that is or has been maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by any Group Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, director or officer of such Group Company, other than any employment Contract or compensatory agreement with a current or former employee, director or officer which is not maintained for the benefit of any group or class of employees.

 

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Company IT Assets” means all Software, systems, servers, computers, hardware, firmware, middleware, networks, data, data communications lines, routers, hubs, switches and all other information technology equipment, and all associated documentation owned by or licensed, pursuant to valid and enforceable license agreements, to the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, event, circumstance, change, condition, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, events, circumstances, changes, conditions, occurrences and effects (including any change in applicable Law or the interpretation or enforcement thereof or other regulatory change that affects the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), is or would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Merger; provided, however, that the determination of whether a Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred under clause (a) above shall not take into account any fact, event, circumstance, change, condition, occurrence or effect occurring after the date hereof following or resulting from (i) geopolitical conditions, any outbreak or escalation of war or major hostilities or any act of sabotage or terrorism or natural or man-made disasters or epidemic- or pandemic-induced public health crises (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of the COVID-19 virus) or other force majeure events, (ii) changes in Laws, GAAP or enforcement or interpretation thereof, in each case proposed, adopted or enacted after the date of this Agreement, (iii) changes or conditions that generally affect the industry and market in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, including changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates, (iv) changes in the financial, credit or other securities or capital markets, or in general economic, business, regulatory, legislative or political conditions, (v) the announcement, pendency or consummation of the Transactions or identity of Parent, its Affiliates or the Sponsors, (vi) any action taken (or omitted to be taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the written request, or with the written consent, of Parent or expressly required by this Agreement, (vii) any suit, claim, request for indemnification or proceeding brought by any current or former shareholder of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) for breach of fiduciary duties, violation of securities Laws or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, (viii) any failure, in and of itself, of the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, estimates, budgets, plans or forecasts of revenues, earnings or other financial performance measures or operating statistics or predictions or changes in the market price or trading volume of the securities of such person or the credit rating of such person (it being understood that the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such failure or change may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect if such facts are not otherwise excluded under this definition), or (ix) any matters set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement (without giving effect to any amendment to any such Company SEC Report filed on or after the date hereof and excluding disclosures in the Company SEC Reports contained in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward Looking Statements” sections to the extent they are general, nonspecific, forward-looking or cautionary in nature, in each case, other than specific factual information contained therein); except, in the case of clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), to the extent having a materially disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operates (in which case the incremental materially disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect).

 

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Company Option” means each option to purchase Shares granted under the Company Share Plans on or prior to the Closing Date whether or not such option has become vested on or prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Company Real Property” means Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property.

 

Company RSU” means each restricted share unit or other right to acquire Shares granted under the Company Share Plans on or prior to the Closing Date, the restrictions over which have not lapsed on or prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Company Share Plans” means the 2010 Option Plan and the 2013 Share Incentive Plan collectively, each as amended and restated.

 

Competing Transaction” means any of the following (other than the Transactions): (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company or to which 15% or more of the total revenue or net income of the Company are attributable; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of assets or businesses that constitute or represent 15% or more of the total revenue, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (iii) any sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of 15% or more of any class of Equity Securities of the Company, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for 15% or more of any class of Equity Securities of the Company; (iv) any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any person beneficially owning 15% or more of any class of Equity Securities of the Company; or (v) any combination of the foregoing.

 

Confidentiality Agreements” means the confidentiality agreements between the Company and each Sponsor or its Affiliate, as amended and restated from time to time.

 

Contract” means any legally enforceable note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument.

 

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 credit arrangement or otherwise.

 

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Control Documents” means (a) with respect to 58 VIE Entity, a series of agreements and documents (each as amended and restated) entered into from time to time, which enable the Company to exclusively control, and consolidate in its financial statements the results of, 58 VIE Entity and its Subsidiaries, including (i) the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements (经修订和重述的独家业务合作协议), as amended and restated, entered into by and between 58 WFOE and 58 VIE Entity dated October 10, 2011, (ii) the Amended and Restated Exclusive Option Agreement (独家购买权合同) entered into by and among 58 WFOE, 58 VIE Entity and each of the shareholders of 58 VIE Entity dated April 30, 2018 and June 28, 2013 respectively, (iii) the Equity Interest Pledge Agreements (股权质押合同), as amended and restated, entered into by and among 58 WFOE, 58 VIE Entity and each of the shareholders of 58 VIE Entity dated April 30, 2018 and June 28, 2013 respectively, (iv) the Power of Attorney (授权委托书) issued by each of the shareholders of 58 VIE Entity dated April 30, 2018 and June 28, 2013 respectively, and (v) Loan Agreements (借款协议) entered into by and among 58 WFOE and each of the individual shareholders of 58 VIE Entity dated April 30, 2018 and June 1, 2013 respectively; and (b) with respect to Zhuan VIE Entity, a series of agreements and documents (each as amended and restated) entered into from time to time, which enable Zhuan Zhuan Holding to exclusively control, and consolidate in its financial statements the results of, Zhuan VIE Entity and its Subsidiaries, including (i) the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement (独家业务合作协议) entered into by and between Zhuan WFOE and Zhuan VIE Entity dates June 22, 2017, (ii) the Exclusive Option Agreement (独家购买权合同) entered into by and among Zhuan WFOE, Zhuan VIE Entity and the shareholders of Zhuan VIE Entity dated February 11, 2018, (iii) the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement (股权质押合同) entered into by and among Zhuan WFOE, Zhuan VIE Entity and the shareholders of Zhuan VIE Entity dated February 11, 2018, and (iv) the Power of Attorney (授权委托书) issued by each shareholder of Zhuan VIE Entity dated February 11, 2018.

 

Controlled Entities” means the VIE Entities and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Environmental Laws” means any applicable PRC national, provincial or local Law, U.S. federal, state or local Law or applicable Laws of any other jurisdiction, relating to (a) pollution, (b) the protection of human health and safety (including workplace health and safety) or the environment, including the storage, use, transport or disposal of solid and hazardous waste, discharges of substances to surface water or groundwater, air emissions, recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Substances, and all Laws relating to endangered or threatened species of fish, wildlife and plants and the management or use of natural resources, and (c) the handling, use, transportation, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance.

 

Equity Investee” means an entity, other than a Company Subsidiary, in which a Group Company owns or otherwise holds any equity interest, the fair value of which, or the amount of equity investment made or consideration paid by such Group Company for which, is more than US$50,000,000.

 

Equity Securities” means any share, capital stock, registered capital, partnership, member or similar interest in any entity and any option, warrant, right or security convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor or any other instrument or right the value of which is based on any of the foregoing.

 

Excluded Shares” means, collectively, (i) the Rollover Shares; (ii) Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) held by Parent, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries; and (iii) any Shares (including ADSs corresponding to such Shares) held by the Depositary and reserved for issuance and allocation pursuant to the Company Share Plans.

 

Exercise Price” means, with respect to any Company Option, the applicable exercise price per Share underlying such Company Option.

 

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Expenses” means, with respect to any party hereto, all out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment banking firms and other financial institutions, experts and consultants to such party and its Affiliates) actually incurred or accrued by such party or its Affiliates or on its or their behalf or for which it or they are liable in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of the Transactions, the preparation, printing, filing and mailing of the Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement, the solicitation of shareholder approval, the filing of any required notices under applicable Laws (including those related to Requisite Regulatory Approvals) and all other matters related to the closing of the Transactions.

 

Founder” means Mr. Jinbo Yao, a Chinese citizen.

 

Founder Holdco” means Nihao China Corporation, a company incorporated under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands.

 

Founder Parties” means the Founder and the Founder Holdco collectively.

 

Government Official” means (a) any official, officer, employee or representative of, or other individual acting for or on behalf of, any Governmental Authority or agency or instrumentality thereof (including any state-owned or controlled enterprise), or any public international organization (as defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), (b) any political party or party official or candidate for political office or (c) any company, business, enterprise or other entity owned, in whole or in part, or controlled by any person described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b) of this definition.

 

Group Company” means any of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

Hazardous Substance” means any materials, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic or hazardous substances, including (a) those listed, classified or regulated under any Environmental Law as hazardous substance, toxic substance, pollutant, contaminant or oil, (b) those that can cause harm to living organisms, human welfare, or the environment, (c) those whose presence, handling, or management requires registration, authorization, investigation or remediation under Environmental Laws and (d) any petroleum product or by product, asbestos containing material, polychlorinated biphenyl, radioactive material, lead, pesticides, natural gas and nuclear fuel.

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any person, (a) all indebtedness of such person, whether or not contingent, for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such person for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (c) all obligations of such person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all obligations of such person under currency, interest rate or other swaps, and all hedging and other obligations of such person under other derivative instruments, (e) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (f) all obligations of such person as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (g) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such person under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities, (h) all obligations of such person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any share capital of such person or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such share capital, valued, in the case of redeemable preferred shares, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, (i) all Indebtedness of others referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such person, and (j) all Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Liens on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such person, even though such person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness.

 

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Insolvent” means, with respect to any person (a) the present fair saleable value of such person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such person’s total Indebtedness, (b) such person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) such person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature, or (d) such person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

 

Intellectual Property” means all rights, anywhere in the world, in or to: (a) patents, patent applications (and any patents that issue from those patent application), certificates of invention, substitutions relating to any of the patents and patent applications, utility models, inventions and discoveries, statutory invention registrations, mask works, invention disclosures, industrial designs, community designs and other designs, and any other governmental grant for the protection of inventions or designs; (b) Trademarks; (c) works of authorship (including Software) and copyrights, and moral rights, design rights and database rights therein and thereto, whether or not registered; (d) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how and invention rights; (e) rights of privacy and publicity; (f) registrations, applications, renewals, reissues, reexaminations, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions, and foreign counterparts for any of the foregoing in clauses (a)-(e); and (g) any and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

 

Interim Investors Agreement” means the interim investors agreement by and among the Founder, Sponsors, Parent and Merger Sub dated as of the date hereof.

 

IT Assets” means any and all computers, Software, hardware, systems, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and other information technology equipment, and all associated documentation.

 

knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed in Section 9.03(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and with respect to any other party hereto, the actual knowledge of any director or executive officer of such party.

 

Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property held by any Group Company that are material to the business of the Group Company taken as a whole.

 

Leasehold Improvements” means all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located on any Leased Real Property which are owned by any Group Company, regardless of whether title to such buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures are subject to reversion to the landlord or other Third Party upon the expiration or termination of the Lease for such Leased Real Property.

 

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Leases” means all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements (written or oral), including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guarantees and other agreements with respect thereto, pursuant to which any Group Company holds any Leased Real Property, including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or on behalf of any Group Company.

 

Liens” 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 right of first refusal, right of first offer, call option, and any other restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.

 

Offshore Available Cash Amount” means Available Cash in an aggregate amount not less than US$500,000,000 that shall be available in one or more US$ denominated bank accounts of the Company or its Subsidiaries opened and maintained with account banks outside of the PRC and readily available for deposit in accordance with Section 2.04(a).

 

Onshore Available Cash Amount” means Available Cash in aggregate amount not less than RMB Equivalent of US$1,100,000,000 that shall be available in one or more RMB denominated bank accounts of the Company or its Subsidiaries opened and maintained with account banks in the PRC as specified in the Definitive Debt Documents.

 

Owned Real Property” means all real property and interests in real property, land use rights together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon, and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto, owned by any Group Company.

 

Permitted Encumbrances” means, (a) real estate Taxes, assessments and other governmental levies, fees or charges imposed with respect to such real property which are not due and payable as of the Closing Date, or which are being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) mechanics liens and similar liens for labor, materials or supplies provided with respect to such real property incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not due and payable and which shall be paid in full and released at Closing, (c) zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of such real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such real property which are not violated by the current use or occupancy of such real property or the operation of the business thereon,(d) easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions and other similar matters of record affecting title to such real property which do not or would not materially impair the use or occupancy of such real property in the operation of the business conducted thereon, (e) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to its customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (f) Liens imposed by applicable Law, and (g) any other Liens that have been incurred or suffered in the ordinary course of business and that would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.

 

Personal Data” means: (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number or tax identification number, driver’s license number, credit card number, biometric identifier, or any other data that alone or in combination with other data held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries allows identification of a natural person, and (ii) any other data defined as “personal data,” “personally identifiable information,” “nonpublic personal information,” “customer proprietary network information,” “individually identifiable health information,” “protected health information,” or “personal information” under any Law.

 

PRC” means the People’s Republic of China excluding, for the purposes of this Agreement only, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan.

 

PRC Anti-Monopoly Law” means the Anti-Monopoly Law of the PRC enacted on August 1, 2008, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Privacy Law” means any Law to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries governing privacy, data protection, or data security with respect to the Processing of Personal Data by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Privacy Policy” means each published privacy policy, privacy notice, or privacy statement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Processing of Personal Data.

 

Processing” or “Processed” means, with respect to any Personal Data, any operation or set of operations performed thereon, whether or not by automated means, including adaptation, alignment, alteration, collection, combination, compilation, consultation, creation, destruction, disclosure, disposal, dissemination, erasure, interception, maintenance, making available, organization, recording, restriction, retention, and retrieval, storage, structuring, transmission, and use.

 

Prohibited Person” means any person that is (a) a national or resident of any U.S. embargoed or restricted country, (b) included on, or affiliated with any person on, the United States Commerce Department’s Denied Parties List, Entities and Unverified Lists; the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers or Specially Designated Terrorists, or the Annex to Executive Order No. 13224; the Department of State’s Debarred List; UN Sanctions, or (c) a person with whom business transactions, including exports and re-exports, are restricted by a U.S. Governmental Authority, including, in each clause above, any updates or revisions to the foregoing and any newly published rules.

 

RMB” means Renminbi (Chinese yuan), the lawful currency of the PRC.

 

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RMB Equivalent” means currency conversion of US$ into RMB at a rate of exchange to be agreed in the Definitive Debt Document by reference to the seven-days’ forward rate of exchange for purchasing US$ with RMB as displayed on page “OTC CNH outright” of the Bloomberg screen or page CNYFWDVIEWIDX01 of the Thomas Reuters screen and notified to the Company at least thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date.

 

Rollover Shareholders” means, collectively, the Founder, the Founder Holdco, Tencent and General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd.; provided that if General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. elects not to roll over any of its Shares in accordance with the terms of the Support Agreement, General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. shall not be deemed to be a “Rollover Shareholder” from and after the date of such election.

 

Rollover Shares” means (i) Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) held by the Rollover Shareholders as of the date hereof as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and (ii) any Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) that the Rollover Shareholders (other than General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. or Tencent) may acquire following the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time by means of purchase, dividend or distribution, or issuance upon the exercise of any Company Options or warrants, the conversion of any convertible securities, the vesting of any Company RSUs or otherwise, in each case of (i) and (ii), subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Support Agreement.

 

SAFE Circular 37” means the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Overseas Investment and Financing and Reverse Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Special Purpose Vehicles issued by SAFE on July 14, 2014, which became effective as of July 14, 2014, or any successor rule or regulation under PRC Law.

 

SAFE Circular 7” means the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange for Domestic Individuals Participating in Stock Incentive Plan of Overseas Listed Company issued by SAFE on February 15, 2012, which became effective as of February 15, 2012, or any successor rule or regulation under PRC Law.

 

SAFE Circular 75” means the Notice Regarding Certain Administrative Measures on Financing and Inbound Investments by PRC Residents Through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles issued by SAFE on October 21, 2005, which became effective as of November 1, 2005 and replaced by SAFE Circular 37 on July 14, 2014.

 

SAFE Circular 78” means the Operation Rules on the Foreign Exchange Administration on the Participation by Domestic Individuals in the Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Stock Option Plans of Offshore Listed Companies issued by SAFE on March 28, 2007, which became effective as of March 28, 2007 and replaced by SAFE Circular 7 on February 15, 2012.

 

SAFE Rules and Regulations” means the SAFE Circular 37, SAFE Circular 7, SAFE Circular 75, SAFE Circular 78 and any other applicable rules, regulations, guidelines and reporting and registration requirements issued by SAFE.

 

Shareholders’ Meeting” means a general meeting of the Company’s shareholders (including any adjournments thereof) to be held to consider the authorization and approval of, and to authorize and approve, this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger.

 

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Social Security Benefits” means any social insurance, pension insurance benefits, medical insurance benefits, work-related injury insurance benefits, maternity insurance benefits, unemployment insurance benefits and public housing provident fund benefits or similar benefits, in each case as required by any applicable Law or contractual arrangements.

 

Software” means all (a) computer programs, applications, systems and code, including software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, program interfaces, and source code and object code, and firmware, operating systems and specifications, (b) Internet and intranet websites, databases and compilations, including data and collections of data, whether machine-readable or otherwise, (c) development and design tools, library functions and compilers, (d) technology supporting websites, and the contents and audiovisual displays of websites, and (e) media, documentation and other works of authorship, including user manuals, training materials, descriptions, flow charts and other work products relating to or embodying any of the foregoing or on which any of the foregoing is recorded.

 

Special Committee” means a committee of the Company Board consisting of members of the Company Board that are not affiliated with Parent or Merger Sub and are not members of the management of the Company.

 

Sponsors” means Polarite Gem Holdings Group Ltd, General Atlantic Singapore 58TP Pte. Ltd., Ocean Magical Site Limited and Internet Opportunity Fund LP.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any party, any person (a) of which such party or any other Subsidiary of such party is a general or managing partner, (b) of which at least a majority of the securities (or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization) is, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such party and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (c) of which at least a majority of the economic interests is, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such party and one or more of its Subsidiaries, including interests held through a variable-interest-entity structure or other similar contractual arrangements, or (d) whose assets and financial results are consolidated with the net earnings of such party and are recorded on the books of such party for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. For the purpose of this Agreement, the Company’s Subsidiaries shall not include (i) Subsidiaries not engaging in actual business activities or holding other Subsidiaries that engage in actual business activities or (ii) 58 Daojia Inc. or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written proposal or offer with respect to a Competing Transaction, which was not obtained in violation of Section 6.04, that would result in any person (or its shareholders, members or other equity owners) becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the assets (on a consolidated basis), or more than 50% of the total voting power of the Equity Securities, of the Company that the Company Board (with the approval of the Special Committee) or the Special Committee has determined in its good faith judgment (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) (a) is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal (including financing, regulatory or other consents and approvals, shareholder litigation, the identity of the person making the proposal, breakup or termination fee and expense reimbursement provisions, expected timing, risk and likelihood of consummation and other relevant events and circumstances), and (b) would, if consummated, result in a transaction more favorable to the Company’s shareholders (other than the Rollover Shareholders) solely from a financial point of view than the Transactions (including the effect of any termination fee or provision relating to the reimbursement of expenses) provided that no offer or proposal shall be deemed to be a “Superior Proposal” if any financing required to consummate the transaction contemplated by such offer or proposal is not fully committed or if the receipt of any such financing is a condition to the consummation of such transaction, or if the Company’s recourse in the event such transaction is not consummated because of the failure to obtain financing is less favorable to the Company in any material respect than the Company’s recourse in such an event hereunder.

 

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Systems” means all information technology networks, systems, devices and other equipment owned or otherwise within the possession or control of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, statement, report estimate, form or information return relating to Taxes filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority, and any schedules or amendments thereof.

 

Tax Sharing Agreementmeans all existing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) binding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that provide for the allocation, apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit, or the transfer or assignment of income, revenues, receipts, or gains for the purpose of determining any person’s Tax liability (excluding any ordinary course agreement the principal purposes of which does not relate to Taxes).

 

Taxes” means any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other charges of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority, including taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, occupation, property, real estate, deed, land use, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, severance, employment (including withholding obligations imposed on employer/payer), social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding (as payor or payee), ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added or gains taxes; license, registration and documentation fees; and customers’ duties, tariffs and similar charges.

 

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

 

Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans, brand names, domain names, uniform resource locators, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, geographical indications and other identifiers of source or goodwill, including the goodwill symbolized thereby or associated therewith, in any and all jurisdictions, whether or not registered.

 

Unvested Company Option” means any Company Option that is not a Vested Company Option.

 

Unvested Company RSU” means any Company RSU that is not a Vested Company RSU.

 

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Vested Company Option” means any Company Option that shall have become vested or are expected to vest on or prior to December 31, 2020 and remains outstanding on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of such Company Option.

 

Vested Company RSU” means any Company RSU that shall have become vested or are expected to vest on or prior to December 31, 2020 and remains outstanding on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of such Company RSU.

 

VIE Entities” means 58 VIE Entity and Zhuan VIE Entity collectively, and “VIE Entity” means any of them.

 

Zhuan VIE Entity” means Beijing Zhuanzhuan Spirit Technology Co., Ltd. (北京转转精神科技有限责任公司), a limited liability company established under the Laws of the PRC.

 

Zhuan WFOE” means Tianjin Zhuanzhuan World Technology Co., Ltd. (天津转转世界科技有限责任公司), a limited liability company established under the Laws of the PRC.

 

Zhuan Zhuan Holding” means Zhuan Spirit Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

 

(b)               The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth below:

 

Defined Term Location of Definition
   
Action Section 3.10
ADSs Section 2.01(b)
Agreement Preamble
Alternative Acquisition Agreement Section 6.04(c)
Alternative Financing Section 6.07(a)
Alternative Financing Documents Section 6.07(a)
Applicable Contract Section 6.16
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception Section 3.04(a)
Change in the Company Recommendation Section 6.04(c)
CICL Recitals
Class A Share Section 2.01(a)
Class B Share Section 2.01(a)
Closing Section 1.02
Closing Date Section 1.02
Company Preamble
Company Board Recitals
Company Group Section 8.06(h)
Company Owned Software Section 3.14(i)
Company Recommendation Section 3.04(b)
Company SEC Reports Section 3.07(a)
Company Termination Fee Section 8.06(a)
Damages Section 6.05(c)
Debt Commitment Letters Section 4.05(a)

 

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Defined Term Location of Definition
   
Debt Financing Section 4.05(a)
Definitive Debt Documents Section 6.07(d)
Deposit Agreement Section 2.06
Depositary Section 2.06
Dissenting Shareholders Section 2.03(a)
Dissenting Shares Section 2.03(a)
Effective Time Section 1.03
Employee Section 3.12(a)
Equity Commitment Letters Section 4.05(a)
Equity Financing Section 4.05(a)
Evaluation Date Section 3.07(d)
Exchange Act Section 3.03(c)
Exchange Fund Section 2.04(a)
Financial Advisor Section 3.04(c)
Financing Section 4.05(a)
Financing Documents Section 4.05(a)
GAAP Section 3.07(b)
Governmental Authority Section 3.05(b)
Guarantee Recitals
Guarantor Recitals
Indemnified Parties Section 6.05(b)
Law Section 3.05(a)
Material Company Permits Section 3.06(a)
Material Contracts Section 3.18(a)
Maximum Annual Premium Section 6.05(b)
Merger Recitals
Merger Consideration Section 2.04(a)
Merger Sub Preamble
Notice of Superior Proposal Section 6.04(d)
NYSE Section 3.03(c)
Order Section 7.01(b)
Parent Preamble
Parent Group Section 8.06(h)
Parent Group Contracts Section 4.12
Parent Termination Fee Section 8.06(b)
Paying Agent Section 2.04(a)
Per ADS Merger Consideration Section 2.01(b)
Per Share Merger Consideration Section 2.01(a)
Plan of Merger Section 1.03
Proxy Statement Section 6.01(a)
Record ADS Holders Section 6.02(a)
Record Date Section 6.02(a)
Representatives Section 6.03(a)
Required Information Section 6.07(d)
Requisite Company Vote Section 3.04(a)
Requisite Regulatory Approvals Section 3.05(b)

 

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Defined Term Location of Definition
   
Rollover Agreement Recitals
SAFE Section 3.06(a)
Schedule 13E-3 Section 6.01(a)
SEC Section 3.05(b)
Securities Act Section 3.07(a)
Share Certificates Section 2.04(b)
Shares Section 2.01(a)
Statutory Company Employee Plan Section 3.11(a)
Superior Proposal Notice Period Section 6.04(d)
Support Agreement Recitals
Supporting Shareholder Recitals
Surviving Company Recitals
Takeover Statute Section 3.22
Tencent Recitals
Termination Date Section 8.02(a)
Trade Secrets Section 3.14(j)
Transaction Documents Section 8.06(h)(iii)
Transactions Recitals
Uncertificated Shares Section 2.04(b)

 

Section 9.04        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 or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto 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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Section 9.05        Interpretation.

 

When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Article or Exhibit such reference shall be to a Section, Article or Exhibit of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in this Agreement. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth herein. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. References to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection. References from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. The symbol “US$” refers to United States Dollars. All US$ amounts used in Article III and Article V include the equivalent amount denominated in other currencies. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” References to “day” shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day.”

 

Section 9.06        Entire Agreement; Assignment.

 

This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto), the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Confidentiality Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise), except that Parent and Merger Sub may assign all or any of their rights and obligations hereunder to (i) any Affiliate of Parent or (ii) the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing sources pursuant to the terms of the applicable Definitive Debt Documents (to the extent necessary for purposes of creating a security interest herein or otherwise assigning as collateral in respect of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing), provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning party of its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 9.06 is void.

 

Section 9.07        Parties in Interest.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 6.05, Section 8.06(a) and Section 8.06(h) (which are intended to be for the benefit of the persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such persons); provided, however, that in no event shall any holders of Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) or holders of Company Options or Company RSUs, in each case in their capacity as such, have any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.08        Specific Performance.

 

(a)               Subject to Section 9.08(b) and Section 9.08(c), the parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof by the parties, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damages. Accordingly, subject to Section 9.08(b) and Section 9.08(c), the parties hereto acknowledge and hereby agree that in the event of any breach by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, shall, subject to Section 8.06, each be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof (including the obligation of the parties to consummate the Merger, subject in each case to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by any party, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

 

(b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligation of Parent to consummate the Transactions and the Company’s right to seek or obtain an injunction or injunctions, or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief, in each case, with respect to causing Parent and/or Merger Sub to cause the Equity Financing to be funded at any time and/or to effect the Closing in accordance with Section 1.02, on the terms and subject to the conditions in this Agreement, shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (i) all conditions in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied or waived, (ii) Parent and Merger Sub fail to complete the Closing by the date the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to Section 1.02, (iii) the Debt Financing (or, if applicable, Alternative Financing) has been funded or will be funded at the Closing if the Equity Financing is funded at the Closing, and (iv) the Company has irrevocably confirmed in writing that (A) all conditions set forth in Section 7.03 have been satisfied or that it is willing to waive any of the conditions to the extent not so satisfied in Section 7.03 and (B) if specific performance is granted and the Equity Financing and Debt Financing are funded, then the Closing will occur. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be entitled to specific performance to cause Parent and/or Merger Sub to cause the Equity Financing to be funded and/or to effect the Closing in accordance with Section 1.02 if the Debt Financing (or, if applicable, Alternative Financing) has not been funded (or will not be funded at the Closing even if the Equity Financing is funded at the Closing).

 

(c)               Each party waives (i) any defenses in any action for an injunction or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate and (ii) any requirement under any Law to post a bond or other security as a prerequisite to obtaining an injunction or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) while the parties hereto may pursue both a grant of specific performance and the payment of the amounts set forth in Section 8.06, neither Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, nor the Company, on the other hand, shall be permitted or entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance that results in a Closing and payment of such amounts, and (y) upon the payment of such amounts, the remedy of specific performance shall not be available against the party making such payment and, if such party is Parent or Merger Sub, any other member of the Parent Group or, if such party is the Company, any other member of the Company Group.

 

(d)               This Section 9.08 shall not be deemed to alter, amend, supplement or otherwise modify the terms of any Financing Documents (including the expiration or termination provisions thereof).

 

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Section 9.09        Governing Law; Dispute Resolution.

 

(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 or of any other jurisdiction that would subject such matter to the Laws of another jurisdiction, except that the following matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the Laws of the Cayman Islands in respect of which the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands: the Merger, the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of each of Merger Sub and the Company in the Surviving Company, the cancellation of the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs), the rights provided for in Section 238 of the CICL with respect to any Dissenting Shares, the fiduciary or other duties of the Company Board and the directors of Merger Sub and the internal corporate affairs of the Company and Merger Sub.

 

(b)               Subject to Section 9.08, Section 9.09(a) and the last sentence of this Section 9.09(b), any disputes, actions and proceedings against any party or 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 9.09. The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the arbitration tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; and a third Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third 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)               EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE MERGER AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.09(C).

 

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Section 9.10        Amendment.

 

This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time by action taken (a) with respect to Parent and Merger Sub, by or on behalf of their respective boards of directors, and (b) with respect to the Company, by the Company Board (upon recommendation of the Special Committee); provided, however, that, after the approval of this Agreement and the Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, no amendment may be made that would reduce the amount or change the type of consideration into which each Share (including Shares represented by ADSs) shall be converted upon consummation of the Merger. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

Section 9.11        Waiver.

 

At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may by action taken (a) with respect to Parent and Merger Sub, by or on behalf of their respective boards of directors and (b) with respect to the Company, by action taken by or on behalf of the Company Board (upon recommendation of the Special Committee), (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other party hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of any other party or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder 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.

 

Section 9.12        Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by e-mail of PDF or scanned versions or facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective directors or officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  58.com Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Robert Frank (Bob) Dodds Jr.
  Name: Robert Frank (Bob) Dodds Jr.
  Title: Director and Member of the Special Committee

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

 

  Quantum Bloom Group Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
  Name: Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

 

  Quantum Bloom Company Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
  Name: Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

PLAN OF MERGER

THIS PLAN OF MERGER is made on [•], 2020.

 

BETWEEN

 

(1)       Quantum Bloom Company Ltd, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on May 29, 2020, with its registered office situated at the offices of Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008, Cayman Islands (“Merger Sub”); and

 

(2)       58.com Inc., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on May 27, 2011, with its registered office situated at the offices of Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681, Grand Cayman KY1-1111, Cayman Islands (the “Company” or the “Surviving Company” and together with Merger Sub, the “Constituent Companies”).

 

WHEREAS

 

(a)       Merger Sub and the Company have agreed to merge (the “Merger”) on the terms and conditions contained or referred to in an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) dated as of [·], 2020 among Quantum Bloom Group Ltd, Merger Sub and the Company, a copy of which is attached as Appendix I to this Plan of Merger and under the provisions of Part XVI of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Law”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company and cease to exist, and the Surviving Company will continue as the surviving company in the Merger.

 

(b)       This Plan of Merger is made in accordance with section 233 of the Companies Law.

 

(c)       Terms used in this Plan of Merger and not otherwise defined in this Plan of Merger shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

WITNESSETH

 

CONSTITUENT COMPANIES

 

1.                  The constituent companies (as defined in the Companies Law) to the Merger are Merger Sub and the Company.

 

NAME OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY

 

2.                  The surviving company (as defined in the Companies Law) is the Surviving Company and its name shall be 58.com Inc.

 

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

3.                  The Surviving Company shall have its registered office at [·].

 

 

 

 

AUTHORISED AND ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

 

4.           Immediately prior to the Effective Date (as defined below) the authorised share capital of Merger Sub was US$50,000 divided into 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.00001 par value per share, of which 1 share has been issued.

 

5.           Immediately prior to the Effective Date the authorised share capital of the Company was US$50,000 divided into 4,800,000,000 Class A Shares of US$0.00001 par value per share and 200,000,000 Class B Shares of US$0.00001 par value per share, of which [255,722,193] Class A Shares and [45,232,120] Class B Shares have been issued and fully paid.

 

6.            On the Effective Date, the authorised share capital of the Surviving Company shall be US$[Ÿ] divided into [Ÿ] ordinary shares of US$[Ÿ] par value per share.

 

7.            On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement:

 

(a)               Each (i) Class A Share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) Class B Share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date (in each case, other than the Share represented by ADSs, Excluded Shares and the Dissenting Shares) shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, being US$28.00 per Share.

 

(b)               Each two Class A Shares of par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Company issued and outstanding which are represented by an ADS (other than ADSs representing Excluded Shares) immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the Per ADS Merger Consideration, being US$56.00 per ADS.

 

(c)               Each of the Excluded Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall be cancelled and cease to exist without payment of any consideration or distribution therefor other than as set forth in the Support Agreement.

 

(d)               Each of the Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Agreement and thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable payments set forth in Section 2.03 of the Agreement.

 

(e)               Each ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be converted into and become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share, par value US$0.00001 per share, of the Surviving Company. Such ordinary shares shall constitute the only issued and outstanding share capital of the Surviving Company, which shall be reflected in the register of members of the Surviving Company.

 

8.            On the Effective Date, the rights and restrictions attaching to the ordinary shares of the Surviving Company are set out in the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company in the form attached as Appendix II to this Plan of Merger.

 

     

 

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

9.            The Merger shall take effect on [•] (the “Effective Date”).

 

PROPERTY

 

10.         On the Effective Date, the rights, property of every description including choses in action, and the business, undertaking, goodwill, benefits, immunities and privileges of each of the Constituent Companies shall immediately vest in the Surviving Company which shall be liable for and subject, in the same manner as the Constituent Companies, to all mortgages, charges, or security interests and all contracts, obligations, claims, debts and liabilities of each of the Constituent Companies.

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

11.          The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company shall be amended and restated in the form attached as Appendix II to this Plan of Merger on the Effective Date.

 

DIRECTORS BENEFITS

 

12.          There are no amounts or benefits payable to the directors of the Constituent Companies on the Merger becoming effective.

 

DIRECTORS OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY

 

13.          The names and addresses of the directors of the Surviving Company are as follows:

 

NAME ADDRESS
   
[Ÿ] [Ÿ]

 

SECURED CREDITORS

 

14.          (a)        Merger Sub has no secured creditors and has not granted any other fixed or floating security interests as at the date of this Plan of Merger; and

 

(b)       The Company has no secured creditors and has granted no fixed or floating security interests that are outstanding as at the date of this Plan of Merger.

 

RIGHT OF TERMINATION

 

15.          This Plan of Merger may be terminated or amended pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement at any time prior to the Effective Date.

 

     

 

 

AMENDMENTS

 

16.          At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Plan of Merger may be amended by the board of directors of both the Surviving Company and Merger Sub in accordance with Section 235(1) of the Companies Law, including to effect any other changes to this Plan of Merger which the directors of both the Surviving Company and Merger Sub deem advisable, provided that such changes do not materially adversely affect any rights of the shareholders of the Surviving Company or Merger Sub, as determined by the directors of both the Surviving Company and Merger Sub, respectively.

 

APPROVAL AND AUTHORISATION

 

17.          This Plan of Merger has been approved by the board of directors of each of Merger Sub and the Company pursuant to section 233(3) of the Companies Law.

 

18.          This Plan of Merger has been authorised by the shareholders of each of Merger Sub and the Company pursuant to section 233(6) of the Companies Law.

 

COUNTERPARTS

 

19.         This Plan of Merger may be executed by facsimile and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

  

GOVERNING LAW

 

20.          This Plan of Merger shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

For and on behalf of Quantum Bloom Company Ltd:

 

   
[Name]  
Director  
   
For and on behalf of 58.com Inc.:  
   
   
[Name]  
Director  

 

     

 

 

APPENDIX I

(the Agreement)

 

     

 

 

APPENDIX II

(Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company)

 

     

 

 

Schedule A

Rollover Shares

 

Rollover Shareholder Rollover Shares
Founder 28,587,204 Class B Shares and 831,436 Class A Shares represented by 415,718 ADSs, held by Founder Holdco
177,078 Class A Shares issuable to the Founder upon conversion of Vested Company RSUs.
The following Class A Shares with respect to Company RSUs that vest prior to December 31, 2020: (x) 28,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of Company RSUs vesting on August 20, 2020, (y) 71,800 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of Company RSUs vesting on August 24, 2020, and (z) 24,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of Company RSUs vesting on September 27, 2020.
General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. 14,300,000 Class A Shares (represented by 7,150,000 ADSs).
Tencent 67,285,898 Shares which consist of (i) 41,419,336 Class A Shares and 14,722,000 Class B Shares held by Ohio River Investment Limited, (ii) 8,768,414 Class A Shares represented by 4,384,207 ADSs held by THL E Limited, and (iii) 2,376,148 Class A Shares represented by 1,188,074 ADSs held by Huang River Investment Limited.

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 7.06

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

To:        Quantum Bloom Company Ltd (you or the Company)

 

5 June 2020

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Project Haven – Commitment Letter

 

We, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch (上海浦东发展银行股份有限公司上海分行) (the Original Arranger) and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch (上海浦东发展银行股份有限公司上海分行) (the Original Underwriter and together with the Original Arranger, we or us) are pleased to set out in this letter the terms and conditions on which the Original Arranger is willing to arrange the Facilities and the Original Underwriter is willing to underwrite and fund the Facilities in full.

 

You have advised us that you are proposing to (directly or indirectly) acquire, by way of merger, the entire issued share capital of 58.com Inc. (NYSE: WUBA) (the Target, together with its subsidiaries, the Target Group, and each member of the Target Group being a Target Group Member) pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger (the Merger Agreement) to be entered into among the Parent (as defined below), the Company and the Target (the Merger), with consummation of the Merger (the Completion) taking place subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Documents. The date on which Completion and the initial utilisation of the Term Facility (as defined below) (the TF Initial Utilisation Date) occur is the Closing Date.

 

The Company is a direct subsidiary of Quantum Bloom Group Ltd (which is a company newly incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Parent)). The Parent is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Sponsors.

 

This letter is to be read together with the term sheet attached as Schedule 1 hereto (the Term Sheet). This letter, the Term Sheet and the fee letter that sets out the fees payable in relation to the Term Facility and/or the Cash Bridge Facilities (the Fee Letter) are the Commitment Documents.

 

Unless otherwise defined in this letter or unless the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the other Commitment Documents shall have the same meaning when used in this letter. This letter is a Finance Document.

 

1. Commitment

 

1.1 You are seeking:

 

(a) an underwritten commitment of US$2,000,000,000 or if selected by the Company, RMB Equivalent of US$2,000,000,000 for a senior term loan facility (the Term Facility);

 

(b) an underwritten commitment of US$500,000,000 for an offshore cash bridge facility (the Cash Bridge Facility (Tranche A)); and

 

(c) an underwritten commitment of US$1,000,000,000 or if selected by the Company, RMB Equivalent of US$1,000,000,000 for an offshore cash bridge facility (the Cash Bridge Facility (Tranche B), together with Cash Bridge Facility (Tranche A), the Cash Bridge Facilities. The Term Facility and the Cash Bridge Facilities are collectively referred to as the Facilities).

 

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1.2 We confirm that:

 

(a) the Original Arranger hereby agrees to arrange the Facilities; and

 

(b) the Original Underwriter hereby agrees to underwrite, provide and fund the Facilities in the amounts set out in paragraph 2 (Underwriting commitments) below,

 

solely on the terms and conditions set out in the Commitment Documents.

 

1.3 Each of the Original Arranger and the Original Underwriter is an Original Credit Party and together they are the Original Credit Parties.

 

2. Underwriting commitments

 

2.1 The Original Underwriter agrees to underwrite each of the Facilities in the amounts set out opposite its name below (an Underwriting Proportion).

 

Name Underwriting
Proportion (US$ or
RMB Equivalent) of
Term Facility
Underwriting
Proportion (US$ or
RMB Equivalent) of
Cash Bridge Facility
(Tranche A)
Underwriting
Proportion (US$ or
RMB Equivalent) of
Cash Bridge Facility
(Tranche B)
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch)  US$2,000,000,000 US$500,000,000 US$1,000,000,000
Total US$2,000,000,000 US$500,000,000 US$1,000,000,000

 

2.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in the Commitment Documents, the Original Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that no later than the date falling 30 Business Days from the Acceptance Date (as defined below) (as such date may be extended from time to time with the prior written consent of the Original Credit Parties, acting reasonably and with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):

 

(a) you may mandate and appoint one or more other banks or financial institutions to join us as an arranger (an Additional Arranger, together with the Original Arranger, the Arrangers) and/or underwriter (an Additional Underwriter, together with the Original Underwriter, the Underwriters, and each Additional Arranger and each Additional Underwriter, an Additional Credit Party, and together with the Original Credit Parties, the Credit Parties) in respect of the Facilities on the same terms contained within the Commitment Documents (other than with respect to the amount of our and any Additional Credit Party’s commitments in respect of the Facilities, which may be different) and with the same economics (on a pro rata basis) as the Original Credit Parties and with no more favourable titles and such that the Underwriting Proportions of the Original Underwriter in respect of each relevant Facility are reduced by the aggregate applicable underwriting proportions assumed by the Additional Credit Party in respect of such Facility, provided that:

 

(i) no more than three Additional Arrangers and three Additional Underwriters may be appointed;

 

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(ii) the final aggregate underwriting proportions of all Additional Underwriters shall not exceed 60% of the total amount of the Facilities;

 

(iii) the final Underwriting Proportion of the Original Underwriter in respect of each of the Facilities shall be more than the underwriting proportions of any Additional Underwriter individually in respect of the same Facility; and

 

(iv) no Additional Credit Party shall receive economics greater than the Original Credit Party; and

 

(b) the Original Credit Parties will enter into any amendments to the then current form of the Commitment Documents or Facilities Agreement or any new Commitment Documents or Facilities Agreement and/or any other appropriate documentation to amend or replace the Commitment Documents, the Facilities Agreement, and any other Finance Documents (as defined in the Facilities Agreement) to reflect any changes required to reflect the accession of each Additional Credit Party and joining each Additional Credit Party as a party to the relevant Commitment Document, Facilities Agreement and/or other Finance Document.

 

2.3 The obligations of each Credit Party are several and a failure by a Credit Party to perform its obligations under any of the Commitment Documents shall not affect the obligations of any other Credit Party. No Credit Party is responsible for the obligations of another Credit Party.

 

3. Conditions

 

3.1 The availability of the Facilities and the Original Credit Parties’ obligations to arrange, underwrite and fund the Underwriting Proportion of each of the Facilities is subject only to:

 

(a) receipt by us of a copy of this letter and the Fee Letter countersigned by you; and

 

(b) satisfaction of the Certain Funds Conditions and the Initial Conditions Precedent set out in the Term Sheet.

 

There are no other conditions, implied or otherwise, to the commitments of the Original Credit Parties, their obligations hereunder and their funding of the Facilities other than as expressly referred to in the foregoing sentence.

 

3.2 Each Original Credit Party is pleased to confirm that:

 

(a) its credit committee and all other internal bodies or committees have given full and final approval for arranging, underwriting and/or funding (as the case may be) the Facilities on the “certain funds” basis as described and on the terms set out in the Commitment Documents, and performing all of its duties, roles and obligations as contemplated by the Commitment Documents (subject only to client identification procedures in respect of the Sponsors, the Parent and the Company required in connection with the Merger, the Facilities and the transactions contemplated therein (together, the Transaction) and set out in “Project Haven - KYC Checklist” attached as Schedule 2 hereto in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and internal requirements (including, without limitation, all applicable money laundering rules));

 

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(b) it has received and reviewed the draft or final Original Financial Statements, Reports other than the Structure Memorandum (the Relevant Reports) and Group Structure Chart (in each case, as defined in the Term Sheet, and together, the Commercial CPs) and (i) the relevant conditions precedent set out in the Term Sheet relating to the Relevant Reports will be satisfied once final versions of the Relevant Reports are delivered that are not materially different in respects which are materially adverse to the interests of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole) under the Commitment Documents compared to the most recent form of such Relevant Reports delivered to the Original Credit Parties on or before the date of this letter or are approved by the Original Arranger (acting reasonably with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and it will promptly confirm this accordingly to the Agent, and (ii) the relevant conditions precedent set out in the Term Sheet relating to the Commercial CPs (other than the Relevant Reports) have been satisfied, or (to the extent any updated version of the relevant Commercial CPs (other than the Relevant Reports) are delivered after the date of this letter) will be satisfied once such updated versions of the relevant commercial CPs (other than the Relevant Reports) are delivered (as applicable);

 

(c) the Structure Memorandum, the Merger Agreement and the Consortium Agreement are subject to receipt and review by each Original Credit Party; and

 

(d) there are no outstanding approvals, due diligence items or other internal impediments to it arranging, underwriting and/or funding (as the case may be) the Facilities on the “certain funds” basis as described and on the terms set out in the Commitment Documents and performing all of its roles, duties and obligations as contemplated by the Commitment Documents.

 

4. Titles and Roles

 

Subject to paragraph 2.2 above, you:

 

(a) engage and mandate the Original Arranger as exclusive mandated lead arranger and bookrunner of the Facilities;

 

(b) engage and mandate the Original Underwriter as exclusive underwriter of the Facilities; and

 

(c) confirm and agree that: (x) no roles or titles will be conferred on any other person in respect of the Facilities without the written consent of the Original Arranger (acting reasonably and with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), other than, any hedging provider, any additional arranger or additional underwriter appointed in accordance with paragraph 2.2 above, and (y) no compensation (other than as provided in the Commitment Documents and other than in connection with any additional appointments referred to in this paragraph 3.2(a) ( its credit committee and all other internal bodies or committees have given full and final approval for arranging, underwriting and/or funding (as the case may be) the Facilities on the “certain funds” basis as described and on the terms set out in the Commitment Documents, and performing all of its duties, roles and obligations as contemplated by the Commitment Documents (subject only to client identification procedures in respect of the Sponsors, the Parent and the Company required in connection with the Merger, the Facilities and the transactions contemplated therein (together, the Transaction) and set out in “Project Haven - KYC Checklist” attached as Schedule 2 hereto in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and internal requirements (including, without limitation, all applicable money laundering rules));

 

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(d) it has received and reviewed the draft or final Original Financial Statements, Reports other than the Structure Memorandum (the Relevant Reports) and Group Structure Chart (in each case, as defined in the Term Sheet, and together, the Commercial CPs) and (i) the relevant conditions precedent set out in the Term Sheet relating to the Relevant Reports will be satisfied once final versions of the Relevant Reports are delivered that are not materially different in respects which are materially adverse to the interests of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole) under the Commitment Documents compared to the most recent form of such Relevant Reports delivered to the Original Credit Parties on or before the date of this letter or are approved by the Original Arranger (acting reasonably with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and it will promptly confirm this accordingly to the Agent, and (ii) the relevant conditions precedent set out in the Term Sheet relating to the Commercial CPs (other than the Relevant Reports) have been satisfied, or (to the extent any updated version of the relevant Commercial CPs (other than the Relevant Reports) are delivered after the date of this letter) will be satisfied once such updated versions of the relevant commercial CPs (other than the Relevant Reports) are delivered (as applicable);

 

(e) the Structure Memorandum, the Merger Agreement and the Consortium Agreement are subject to receipt and review by each Original Credit Party; and

 

(f) there are no outstanding approvals, due diligence items or other internal impediments to it arranging, underwriting and/or funding (as the case may be) the Facilities on the “certain funds” basis as described and on the terms set out in the Commitment Documents and performing all of its roles, duties and obligations as contemplated by the Commitment Documents.

 

(g) Titles and Roles) (and which compensation, to the extent relating to any additional appointments, shall be awarded in accordance with paragraph 2.2 above)) shall be paid to any Lender or Arranger.

 

5. Finance Documents

 

5.1 The Term Facility and the Cash Bridge Facilities shall be documented in the Facilities Agreement (to be prepared by the counsel to the Sponsors) and related Finance Documents set out in “Part IV – Other Terms” of the Term Sheet, reflecting the terms and conditions set out in the Term Sheet and other terms as mutually agreed.

 

5.2 Each Original Credit Party agrees to negotiate in good faith to finalise and enter into the Facilities Agreement and all other Finance Documents that are required to be entered into as a condition precedent to initial utilisation under the Facilities Agreement on terms consistent with the Commitment Documents promptly after the date of this letter, and not later than the date falling 40 Business Days after the date on which the first draft of the Facilities Agreement is circulated for our review (as such date may be extended by the Company from time to time with the consent of the Credit Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)).

 

5.3 We agree that the provisions of the Facilities Agreement shall, save as otherwise provided for in the Commitment Documents, be based on a recent global sponsor precedent facilities agreement in the Asian leveraged finance market (the Relevant Precedent Facilities Agreement), amended to take into account the terms set out in the Term Sheet having regard (acting reasonably and in good faith) to any deal specific issues relating to the Transaction, the operational and strategic requirements of the Sponsors and the Group in light of the proposed business plan, and the business of the Target Group, including, without limitation the business, conditions (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Target and the Target Group, provided that if, despite negotiation in good faith, we are not able to reach agreement on the inclusion of the commercial substance of any provision or provisions of the Relevant Precedent Facilities Agreement in the Facilities Agreement, the relevant language included in the Facilities Agreement shall be that from the current standard form Primary (Leveraged) LMA Senior Multicurrency Term and Revolving Facilities Agreement (the LMA Precedent Facilities Agreement) or if the LMA Precedent Facilities Agreement is silent on a particular point, the relevant language shall be that reasonably requested by the Credit Parties or if the Credit Parties do not specify any language within 3 Business Days of the date of a written request by you, such language reasonably requested by you, provided that the thresholds and basket levels applicable to the representations, undertakings and events of default in the Facilities Agreement will be agreed by the parties thereto (acting reasonably and in good faith) based on the relevant thresholds and basket in the Relevant Precedent Facilities Agreement, as amended to take into account of the industry, the EBITDA and gross assets of the Target Group, the total quantum of the Facilities and corresponding leverage levels and input from management of the Target.

 

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5.4 If, despite negotiation in good faith and the use of all your commercially reasonable endeavours, the Finance Documents (other than the Facilities Agreement) have not been agreed, each Credit Party undertakes to sign:

 

(a) the Intercreditor Agreement (to be prepared by counsel to the Sponsors) based on the most recent LMA Intercreditor Agreement (as published on the LMA website) having regard (acting reasonably and in good faith) to the provisions of the Commitment Documents, any deal-specific issues relating to the Transaction and the business of the Target Group and to any other minor drafting changes which are required; and

 

(b) the Security Documents (as defined in the Term Sheet) that are required to be entered into by the Company and/or the Parent as conditions precedent to initial utilisation under the Facilities Agreement based on and subject always to the Agreed Security Principles (as defined in the Term Sheet) having regard (acting reasonably and in good faith) to provisions of the Commitment Documents, any deal-specific issues relating to the Transaction and the business of the Target Group and to any other minor drafting changes which are required.

 

5.5 For the purposes of the Commitment Documents, the principles set out in paragraph 5.3 shall be the Documentation Principles.

 

5.6 If it becomes unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for any Credit Party to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by the Commitment Documents or to fund, issue or maintain its participation under the Facilities, that Credit Party shall (a) promptly notify the Company upon becoming aware of that event and (b) in consultation with the Company, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in its Underwriting Proportion in respect of the Facilities (if applicable) not being available including (but not limited to) transferring its rights and obligations under the Commitment Documents to one or more of its affiliates. A Credit Party is not obliged to take any steps under paragraph (b) above if, in its opinion (acting reasonably), to do so might be materially prejudicial to it.

 

5.7 The Credit Parties undertake to instruct the Agent or the Security Agent (as applicable) to promptly execute all documents and other evidence to which the Agent or the Security Agent (as applicable) is a party which are in agreed form as at the date hereof and have been delivered by the Company to satisfy a condition precedent to initial utilisation under the Facilities Agreement.

 

The Credit Parties undertake to promptly instruct its legal counsel to deliver all legal opinions referred to in the Facilities Agreement as a condition precedent to initial utilisation under the Facilities Agreement and to use all reasonable endeavours and commit sufficient internal resources to instruct its legal counsel to work with the Sponsor’s legal counsel with a view to agreeing the Facilities Agreement and the forms of all documents and other evidence required to be delivered as a condition precedent to initial utilisation under the Facilities Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this letter and, in any event, no later than the date falling 40 Business Days after the date on which the first draft of the Facilities Agreement is circulated for our review (as such date may be extended by the Company from time to time with the consent of the Credit Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)).

 

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6. Indemnity

 

6.1 Subject to paragraphs 6.2 and 6.3 below, whether or not the Merger (in whole or in part) is consummated or any Finance Document is signed or a utilisation is made thereunder, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless, within 10 Business Days of demand, each Credit Party and its affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (each an Indemnified Person) against any loss, claim, damages or liability (each a Loss) incurred by or awarded against such Indemnified Person, in each case, arising out of or in connection with the entry into and performance by the Credit Parties of their obligations under the Commitment Documents (including in connection with the arranging or underwriting of the Facilities) or otherwise in respect of any part of the Transaction (but, in each case, excluding any loss of profit) or any actual or threatened claim, dispute, proceedings or litigation relating to any of the foregoing whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party to the same (including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel to such Indemnified Person incurred in investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damages or liability).

 

6.2 As to any Indemnified Person, you will not be liable under paragraph 6.1 of this paragraph 6 (Indemnity) above for any Loss (including, without limitation, legal fees) incurred by or awarded against such Indemnified Person arising from (i) the gross negligence, wilful misconduct or fraud of such Indemnified Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) or (ii) any breach by such Indemnified Person of any terms of the Commitment Documents (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). You shall not be responsible or liable to any person for indirect or consequential losses or damages.

 

6.3 You agree that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to you or any of your affiliates for or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this letter, except following your acceptance of this letter, to the extent arising from the gross negligence, wilful misconduct or fraud of any Indemnified Person or a breach by any Indemnified Person of any terms of the Commitment Documents (including any failure to perform their obligations under any Commitment Document) (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). No Indemnified Person shall be responsible or liable to you or any of your affiliates for indirect or consequential losses or damages.

 

6.4 Each Indemnified Person shall promptly notify you upon becoming aware of any circumstances which may give rise to a claim for indemnification and shall consult with you with respect to the conduct of any claim, dispute, proceedings or litigation, in each case to the extent permissible by law and without prejudicing their legal privilege.

 

6.5 An Indemnified Person may rely on and enforce this paragraph 6 (Indemnity).

 

6.6 Your obligations under this paragraph 6 (Indemnity) shall be superseded by the terms of the indemnities to be contained in the Facilities Agreement once the Facilities Agreement has been signed (other than in respect of any prior existing claims made under this paragraph 6 (Indemnity), which shall continue).

 

6.7 The Company agrees that:

 

(a) it is not relying on any communication (written or oral) from any or all of the Credit Parties (in such capacity) as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction, it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction; and

 

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(b) it is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

 

7. Confidentiality and Conflicts

 

7.1 Neither the Credit Parties nor you may, without the prior written consent of the other parties to this letter, disclose the Commitment Documents or any of their terms in whole or in part to any person, other than:

 

(a) to:

 

(i) the Credit Parties, the Investors and you;

 

(ii) any of your direct or indirect shareholders and to any actual or potential direct or indirect investor in the Company;

 

(iii) the Target’s board and special committee of the Target (the Special Committee) in respect of the Merger, their advisors, and any Target employee authorised by the Target’s board or the Special Committee;

 

(iv) any potential Additional Arranger and any potential Additional Underwriter; and

 

(v) any affiliate (including a head office, branch and representative office), representative, officer, employee, insurer, insurance brokers, service providers professional adviser and/or auditor of any of the foregoing,

 

in each case on a confidential basis in connection with the Merger and the Facilities;

 

(b) as required by law or regulation government, quasi-government, administrative, regulatory or supervisory body or authority, court or tribunal (including disclosure requirements under applicable stock exchange, listing or takeover regulations) or if required in connection with any legal, administrative or arbitration proceedings or other investigations, proceedings or disputes arising out of or in connection with the Commitment Documents or the Facilities; and

 

(c) in the case of this letter and the Term Sheet only, to the Target, any Sponsor and any shareholder who is considering a sale of shares in the Target to the Sponsors, and any Affiliates and advisers of the foregoing in connection with the Merger provided that the Credit Parties shall not have any responsibility or liability under the Commitment Documents to any person other than you or any person and you may assign or transfer your rights and obligations under the Commitment Documents to in accordance with paragraph 10.4.

 

7.2 No Credit Party or its affiliate (each an Arranger Group) shall use confidential information obtained from you, the Target Group, the Sponsors or any of your affiliates or advisers in relation to the Commitment Documents, the Transaction or the Facilities in connection with the performance of services for any other persons and will not furnish such information to other persons except as permitted under this paragraph 7 (Confidentiality and Conflicts). No member of an Arranger Group has any obligation to use, or furnish to you or any of your affiliates or any other person, any information obtained from other persons or any details of such other person in connection with the Merger or its financing and the services being provided to them.

 

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7.3 All publicity in connection with the Facilities shall be managed by the Arrangers in consultation with you.

 

7.4 The confidentiality obligations under this paragraph 7 (Confidentiality and Conflicts) shall survive the termination of this letter and remain in full force and effect until the date that is two years after the date of this letter but shall otherwise be superseded by the equivalent confidentiality obligations included in the Facilities Agreement.

 

7.5 You acknowledge that members of an Arranger Group may act in more than one capacity in relation to the transactions contemplated by the Commitment Documents and may have conflicting interests in respect of such different capacities. You further acknowledge that members of an Arranger Group may be full service financial services firms and may provide or engage in, amongst other business, debt financing, equity capital, financial advisory services, investment management, equity and debt security trading both for clients and as principal, securities offerings, brokerage services, hedging, principal investment and financial planning and benefits counselling in each case to other persons with whom you or your affiliates may have conflicting interests in this or other transactions. In the ordinary course of its trading, brokerage and financing activities or otherwise, a member of an Arranger Group may trade positions or otherwise effect transactions, for its own account or the account of customers, in equity, debt, loans or other securities of you or the Target Group or of any other company from time to time and exercise voting rights as they see fit.

 

7.6 Neither the relationship described in this letter nor the services provided by any member of an Arranger Group to you on any other matter will give rise to any fiduciary, advisory, equitable or contractual duties (including, without limitation, any duty of confidence) which could prevent or hinder any member of an Arranger Group providing similar services to other customers, or otherwise acting on behalf of other customers or for their own account. Accordingly, except for a breach of paragraph 7.2 above, in no circumstances shall any member of an Arranger Group have any liability by reasons of it or any of its affiliates conducting such other businesses, acting in their own interests or in the interests of other clients in respect of matters affecting you or your affiliates or any other person the subject of this engagement or referred to in this letter, including where, in so acting, any member of an Arranger Group acts in a manner which is adverse to the interests of you or any other person which is the subject of this engagement or which is referred to in this letter. Furthermore, no member of an Arranger Group will be required to account to you or any member of the Group for any payment, remuneration, profit or benefit it obtains as a result of acting in the ways referred to above.

 

8. Period of offer

 

If the Company does not accept the offer made by the Original Credit Parties in this letter by signing and faxing or scanning and emailing countersigned copies of this letter, marked for the attention of Huizi HU (胡慧子) and Shuli WANG (王姝力) at No. 855, Changning Road, Changning District, Shanghai, the PRC  (中国上海市长宁区长宁路855)  (Emails: huhz1@spdb.com.cn and WangSL02@spdb.com.cn) before 11.59 pm Hong Kong time on the date of this letter (the Acceptance Date), such offer shall terminate on that date unless the Acceptance Date is extended by us in writing.

 

9. Termination

 

9.1 Following acceptance in writing by the Company in the manner set out in paragraph 8 above to the offer in this letter, either the Original Credit Parties (in the case of paragraphs (a) to (d) below only) or the Company (in the case of paragraphs (a) to (c) and (e) below only) may terminate its respective obligations under the Commitment Documents and such obligations shall terminate immediately upon written notice to the Company from the Original Credit Parties (in the case of paragraphs (a) to (d) below only) or upon written notice to the Original Credit Parties from the Company (in the case of paragraphs (a) to (c) and (e) below only) if:

 

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(a) the Facilities Agreement is not entered into by 11.59 pm Hong Kong time on the date falling 60 Business Days after the date it is first circulated for our review (as such time and date may be extended from time to time with the consent of the Original Credit Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed));

 

(b) the Company (or the Sponsors on its behalf) notifies the Original Credit Parties (which it shall do so as soon as reasonably practicable) that (i) it has conclusively and definitively withdrawn and terminated its (and any of its Affiliates’) bid for the entire issued share capital of the Target, (ii) the Special Committee have notified the Sponsors that the Company’s (and any of its Affiliates’) offer for the Target Group is conclusively and definitively rejected, (iii) the Special Committee conclusively and definitively terminates such merger process or (iv) the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms thereof;

 

(c) Completion has not occurred before or on the Termination Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (as such time and date may be extended from time to time with the consent of the Original Credit Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed));

 

(d) the Company fails to comply with any terms of this letter in any material respect and has not remedied such failure to comply within 20 Business Days of a written notice from the Original Arranger; or

 

(e) subject to paragraph 9.2 below, any of the Original Credit Parties fails to comply with any term of this letter in any material respect or the Company has requested (acting reasonably and in good faith) amendments and/or supplements to the Commitment Documents, the Finance Documents or any other documents delivered thereunder or in relation thereto (including the Merger Agreement) that are necessary to implement or complete the Merger or have arisen as part of the negotiations with the Target, its board and the Special Committee in connection with the Merger following the date of this letter or as contemplated pursuant to the Merger Agreement and which are not (taken as a whole) materially adverse to the interests of that Original Credit Party or conflict with the requirements of that Original Credit Party set out in its credit committee’s approval letter and the relevant Original Credit Party has not consented to such amendment.

 

9.2 Notwithstanding paragraph 9.1 above, if the Company exercises its termination rights pursuant to paragraph 9.1(e) in respect of any Original Credit Party (the Defaulting Credit Party), the Company’s rights against the Original Credit Party (other than any Defaulting Credit Party) under the Commitment Documents shall remain in force and the Company shall be permitted to appoint, within 20 Business Days of such termination, an additional bank or other person as additional arranger, bookrunner and/or underwriter to act with us in relation to all or any of the Facilities and in respect of the respective commitments of the Defaulting Credit Party (on the same terms contained within the Commitment Documents and on the same economics as the Defaulting Credit Party).

 

9.3 This paragraph 9.3 and paragraphs 6 (Indemnity), 7 (Confidentiality and Conflicts), 12 (Third Party Rights) and 13 (Governing law and jurisdiction)) of this letter and any obligations under the Fee Letter shall survive any termination or cancellation (for whatever reason) of this letter.

 

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10. Miscellaneous

 

10.1 The Commitment Documents supersede any prior understanding or agreement relating to the Facilities and comprise the entire agreement between us.

 

10.2 The Commitment Documents may not be amended except in writing signed by each of the parties to the relevant Commitment Document.

 

10.3 No failure to exercise, nor delay in exercising any right or remedy under the Commitment Documents shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise of any right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in each Commitment Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

10.4 No party may assign or transfer rights or obligations under the Commitment Documents without the consent of the other parties and any attempted assignment or transfer without such consent is void and unenforceable except that any transfer or assignment of rights in respect of any arrangement fee under the Fee Letter may be made in accordance with that Fee Letter.

 

10.5 Any Commitment Document may be signed in any number of counterparts. This has the same effect as if the signatures were on a single copy of that Commitment Document.

 

10.6 Each Credit Party may delegate, by prior written notice to you, any or all of its rights and obligations under the Commitment Documents to any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (each a Delegate) and may designate any Delegate as responsible for the performance of any of its appointed functions under the Commitment Documents provided that each Credit Party shall remain liable to you and any other Credit Party for the performance of such rights and obligations by its Delegate and for any loss or liability suffered by you or any other Credit Party as a result of such Delegate’s failure to perform such obligations. Each Delegate may rely on this letter.

 

10.7 If a term of any Commitment Document becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction that will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of (i) any other term of the Commitment Documents or (ii) that term in any other jurisdictions.

 

10.8 No Credit Party is acting as a fiduciary for, or providing any legal, tax accounting, actuarial or regulatory advice to, you or any of your affiliates in connection with the Transaction.

 

10.9 You have made your own independent decision to enter into, and are not relying on any communication from any Credit Party, in its capacity as a Credit Party, as advice or recommendation to enter into, the transactions contemplated in the Commitment Documents. The Credit Parties make no representation or warranty as to the profitability or expected results of the transactions contemplated in the Commitment Documents.

 

11. No Announcements

 

No party shall make (and shall cause each of its affiliates not to make) any public announcement regarding any or all of the Transaction or the Facilities without the prior consent of each of the other parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except to the extent required by law, regulation or applicable governmental or regulatory authority (including any applicable stock exchange). On and after the date on which the Merger is publicly announced or disclosed, each Credit Party shall consult with the Company and provide the Company a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on (and reasonably consider such proposed comments) prior to disclosing, at its own expense, its participation in the Facilities, including without limitation, the placement of “tombstone” advertisements in financial and other newspapers, journals and in marketing materials.

 

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12. Third Party Rights

 

12.1 Except as expressly stated otherwise in paragraph 6 (Indemnity) above or any other provision of any Commitment Documents, the terms of any Commitment Document may be enforced or relied on only by a party to it or such party’s successors or permitted assigns and the terms of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623) are excluded.

 

12.2 Notwithstanding the rights of Indemnified Persons under paragraph 6 (Indemnity) above, any of the Commitment Documents may at any time be amended, waived, rescinded or terminated by the parties thereto without the consent of any person who is not a party thereto.

 

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

 

13.1 The Commitment Documents are governed by Hong Kong law.

 

13.2 Each party submits, for the benefit of the other parties, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts for the resolution of any dispute or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Commitment Documents.

 

To accept this offer please sign and return to the Original Arranger a copy of this letter and the Fee Letter that sets out certain fees and expenses payable in relation to the Facilities.

 

If this offer is not so accepted, you are directed to return the Commitment Documents (and any copies) to the Credit Parties immediately.

 

If you agree to the above, please acknowledge your agreement and acceptance of this letter by signing and returning the enclosed copy of this letter together with the Fee Letter countersigned by you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

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Accepted and Agreed.  
 
/s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG  
 
For and on behalf of  
 
Quantum Bloom Company Ltd  
 
Date:       5 June        2020  

 

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Exhibit 7.07

 

EXECUTION

 

EQUITY COMMITMENT LETTER

 

June 15, 2020

 

Quantum Bloom Group Ltd

 

Address: Building 105, 10 Jiuxianqiao North Road Jia
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
People’s Republic of China 

Attention: Mr. Jinbo Yao 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter agreement is being delivered by and sets forth the commitment of the undersigned (the “Sponsor”), on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, to purchase, directly or indirectly, certain equity interests of Quantum Bloom Group Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”). It is contemplated that, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), among 58.com Inc. (the “Company”), Parent and Quantum Bloom Company Ltd, a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Concurrently with the delivery of this letter agreement, Warburg Pincus China-Southeast Asia II (Cayman), L.P., Warburg Pincus China-Southeast Asia II-E (Cayman), L.P., WP China-Southeast Asia II Partners (Cayman), L.P., Warburg Pincus China-Southeast Asia II Partners, L.P., Warburg Pincus (Callisto) Global Growth (Cayman), L.P., Warburg Pincus (Europa) Global Growth (Cayman), L.P., Warburg Pincus Global Growth-B (Cayman), L.P., Warburg Pincus Global Growth-E (Cayman), L.P., WP Global Growth Partners (Cayman), L.P. and Warburg Pincus Global Growth Partners (Cayman), L.P. collectively, General Atlantic Singapore Fund Pte. Ltd. and Ocean Link Partners II, L.P. (each, an “Other Sponsor”) are entering into letter agreements substantially identical to this letter agreement (each, an “Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letter”) committing to invest, directly or indirectly, in Parent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement. For the purpose of this letter agreement, the term “person” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 9.03 of the Merger Agreement.

 

1.            Equity Commitment.

 

(a)            The Sponsor hereby commits and agrees, at or prior to the Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to purchase, or to cause the purchase of equity interests of Parent and to pay, or cause to be paid to Parent in immediately available funds an aggregate cash purchase price equal to $500,000,000.00 (the “Equity Commitment”), which Parent shall use for the purpose of funding, to the extent necessary to fund, such portion of the Merger Consideration and such other amounts required to be paid by Parent pursuant to and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, together with related fees and expenses; provided, that the Sponsor (together with its permitted assigns) shall not, under any circumstances, be obligated to contribute more than the Equity Commitment to Parent and the aggregate amount of liability of the Sponsor hereunder shall not exceed the amount of the Equity Commitment (the “Cap”).

 

 

 

 

(b)            The Sponsor may effect the funding of the Equity Commitment directly or indirectly through one or more direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Sponsor or any affiliated investment fund or vehicles sponsored, advised or managed by the investment manager of the Sponsor or any Affiliate thereof or any other investment fund or person that is a limited partner of the Sponsor or of an Affiliate of the Sponsor or other Affiliates of the Sponsor. The Sponsor will not be under any obligation under any circumstances to contribute more than the amount of the Equity Commitment to Parent, Merger Sub or any other person pursuant to the terms of this letter agreement. The Equity Commitment under this letter agreement may be reduced in a manner determined in accordance with that certain interim investors agreement, dated as of the date hereof, entered into by and among Mr. Jinbo Yao, the Sponsor, Polarite Gem Holdings Group Ltd, General Atlantic Singapore 58TP Pte. Ltd., Ocean Magical Site Limited, Parent and Merger Sub (the “Interim Investors Agreement”) in the event that Parent does not require all of the equity financing with respect to which the Sponsor has made the Equity Commitment in order for Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided that in no event may the Equity Commitment be reduced in a manner that would adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

2.            Conditions. The Equity Commitment shall be subject to (a) the satisfaction in full or waiver, if permissible (and in accordance with the Interim Investors Agreement), at or prior to the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 of the Merger Agreement (other than any conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing but subject to the prior or substantially concurrent satisfaction of such conditions), (b) either the substantially contemporaneous consummation of the Closing or the obtaining by the Company in accordance with Section 9.08 of the Merger Agreement of a final and non-appealable order requiring Parent to cause the Equity Financing to be funded and to effect the Closing, (c) the Debt Financing and/or the Alternative Financing (if applicable) having been funded or will be funded at the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof if the Equity Financing is funded at the Closing, (d) the substantially contemporaneous funding to Parent of the contributions contemplated by the Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letters, which Parent agrees shall not be modified, amended or altered in any manner adverse to the Sponsor without the Sponsor’s prior written consent, provided that the satisfaction or failure of the condition set forth in clause (d) shall not limit or impair the ability of Parent or the Company to seek enforcement of the obligations of the Sponsor under and in accordance with this letter agreement, if (x) Parent or the Company, as applicable, is also seeking enforcement of the Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letters or (y) each Other Sponsor has satisfied or will satisfy its obligations with certainty under its Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letter, and (e) the substantially contemporaneous consummation of the contribution of the Rollover Shares by the Rollover Shareholders pursuant to each of the Support Agreement and the Rollover Agreement or the applicable party thereto seeking enforcement of such Support Agreement or Rollover Agreement.

 

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3.            Limited Guarantee. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this letter agreement, (i) the Sponsor is executing and delivering to the Company a limited guarantee related to certain payment obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement (the “Limited Guarantee”) and (ii) each of the Other Sponsors is executing and delivering to the Company a limited guarantee substantially identical to the Limited Guarantee (each, an “Other Limited Guarantee” and collectively, together with the Limited Guarantee, the “Limited Guarantees”) relating to certain payment obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement. Other than as set forth herein (including, without limitation, the rights of the Company pursuant to Section 4 hereof) or with respect to the Retained Claims (as defined in the Limited Guarantee), (a) the Company’s remedies against the Sponsor under the Limited Guarantee shall be, and are intended to be, the sole and exclusive direct or indirect remedies available to the Company and the Guaranteed Party Related Persons (as defined in the Limited Guarantee) against the Sponsor or any of the Non-Recourse Parties (as defined in the Limited Guarantee) for any liability, loss, damage or recovery of any kind (including consequential, indirect or punitive damages, and whether at law, in equity or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this letter agreement or the Merger Agreement, or of the failure of any of the transactions contemplated by any such agreement to be consummated or otherwise in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or in respect of any other document or theory of law or in equity, or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection with any such agreement, whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, (whether or not Parent’s or Merger Sub’s breach is caused by the Sponsor’s breach of its obligations under this letter agreement); and (b) the Company and the Guaranteed Party Related Persons (as defined in the Limited Guarantee) shall not have, and they are not intended to have, any right of recovery against the Sponsor or any of the Non-Recourse Parties in respect of any liabilities or obligations arising out of or relating to, this letter agreement or the Merger Agreement, including in the event Parent or Merger Sub breaches its obligations under the Merger Agreement and whether or not Parent’s or Merger Sub’s breach is caused by the Sponsor’s breach of its obligations under this letter agreement, except for claims of the Company against the Sponsor pursuant to and in accordance with the Limited Guarantee.

 

4.            Enforceability; Third-Party Beneficiary.

 

(a)            This letter agreement may only be enforced by Parent (in its sole discretion); provided that, subject to Sections 4(b), 6 and 7, the Company will be entitled to enforce the rights granted to Parent to cause the Sponsor to fund the Equity Commitment in accordance with Section 1 of this letter agreement if, and only if, (i) all conditions in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Merger Agreement (other than any conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but each of which is capable of being, and is reasonably expected to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied in full or waived, if permissible, at the time when the Closing would have occurred in accordance with Section 1.02 of the Merger Agreement, (ii) Parent fails to consummate the Closing by the date that the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to Section 1.02 of the Merger Agreement, (iii) the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing (if applicable) have been funded or all of the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing sources have irrevocably confirmed in writing that the Debt Financing and/or Alternative Financing will be funded at the Closing on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and/or, if applicable, the Alternative Financing Documents if the Equity Financing is funded at the Closing, (iv) the Company has confirmed in writing to Parent (and the Company shall not have delivered written notice purporting to revoke such notice) that (A) all conditions in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Merger Agreement have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but each of which is capable of being, and is reasonably expected to be satisfied at the Closing) or the Company is willing to waive such condition(s), (B) the Company stands ready, willing and able to consummate the Closing pursuant to Section 1.02 of the Merger Agreement and (C) if specific performance is granted and the Equity Financing and Debt Financing (and/or the Alternative Financing, if applicable) are funded, then the Closing will occur on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (v) Parent (or any Affiliate thereof) has not paid the Parent Termination Fee (or any portion of such amount), and (vi) the Merger Agreement has not been terminated. None of Parent’s, Merger Sub’s or the Company’s creditors or any provider or source of the Financing shall have the right to enforce this letter agreement or to cause Parent, Merger Sub or the Company to enforce this letter agreement against the Sponsor.

 

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(b)            Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall be entitled to specifically enforce Parent’s right to cause the Equity Commitment to be funded to Parent solely to the extent permitted under Section 4(a) and the Company shall not be a third party beneficiary for any purpose (including, without limitation, any claim for monetary damages hereunder or under the Merger Agreement) other than as specified in Section 4(a) hereof. The Company hereby agrees that specific performance shall be its sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any breach by the Sponsor of this letter agreement and that the Company may not seek or accept any other form of relief that may be available for any such breach of this letter agreement (including monetary damages); provided, that, if the Company seeks specific performance for such breach of this letter agreement as permitted under Section 4(a), and a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable determination as to the availability of specific performance does not specifically enforce the obligations of the Sponsor hereunder pursuant to any proceeding for specific performance brought against the Sponsor, then the Company shall have the right to seek the payments contemplated by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Section 1 of the Limited Guarantee (subject to the limitations and conditions therein). In addition, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to, cause any proceeding still pending to be dismissed with prejudice upon the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Closing by Parent or (ii) payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in no event shall the maximum amount of the liabilities of the Sponsor in the aggregate under this letter agreement exceed the Cap.

 

(d)            No party hereto may enforce the Sponsor’s obligations under this letter agreement without giving effect to the Cap. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company or any of its Affiliates asserts in any proceeding that the Cap on the Sponsor’s liabilities hereunder or the Cap (as defined in each Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letter) on any Other Sponsor’s liabilities is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then (i) the obligations of the Sponsor under this letter agreement shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (ii) if the Sponsor has previously made any payments under this letter agreement, it shall be entitled to recover such payments, and (iii) the Sponsor shall not have any liabilities or obligations to any person under this letter agreement.

 

(e)            Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that (i) this letter agreement is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture, relationship, between or among any of the parties hereto, and neither this letter agreement nor any other document or agreement entered into by any party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise, and (ii) the obligations of the Sponsor under this letter agreement are solely contractual in nature.

 

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(f)            The parties hereto agree that their respective agreements and obligations set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other party hereto and its respective successors and permitted assigns, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this letter agreement, and this letter agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of, or any rights to enforce or cause Parent to enforce, the obligations set forth therein; provided that (i) the Company is a third-party beneficiary of this letter agreement to the extent and only to the extent of its rights specifically provided in Section 4(a) in accordance with, and subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement and this letter agreement; and (ii) the Non-Recourse Parties may rely upon and enforce the provisions of Section 3 and Section 12 hereof. Except as expressly provided in the foregoing sentence, nothing in this letter agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than Parent or the Sponsor, or, except to the extent expressly provided herein, the Company or the Non-Recourse Parties, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this letter agreement. In no event shall this letter agreement or the Equity Commitment to be funded hereunder be enforced by any person unless such person is also seeking enforcement of the Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letters to the extent that any such Other Sponsor has not performed in full its obligations under its Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letter.

 

5.            No Modification; Entire Agreement. This letter agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior written consent of Parent and the Sponsor. Together with the Merger Agreement (including any schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and any other documents and instruments referred to thereunder), the Interim Investors Agreement, each Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letter, the Limited Guarantee, each Other Guarantee (as defined in the Limited Guarantee), the Support Agreement and the Rollover Agreement, this letter agreement constitutes the sole agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and statements, written or oral, between, the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties acknowledges that each party and its respective counsel have reviewed this letter agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this letter agreement.

 

6.            Governing Law. This letter agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby 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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7.            Dispute Resolution.

 

(a)            Any disputes, actions and proceedings against any party or arising out of or in any way relating to this letter 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 7(a) (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the arbitration tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; and a third Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third 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 this Section 7, 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.

 

8.            Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.

 

9.            Counterparts. This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by e-mail of PDF or scanned versions or by facsimile), each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.

 

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10.            Confidentiality. This letter agreement shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to Parent solely in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. This letter agreement may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the Sponsor and Parent; provided, however, that each of the Sponsor and Parent may disclose the existence and content of this letter agreement to the Company, to their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, members, investors, financing sources, advisors (including financial and legal advisors) and any representatives of the foregoing (collectively, “Representatives”), to the Other Sponsors and their respective Representatives and to the extent required by applicable Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or in connection with any SEC filings relating to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or in connection with any litigation relating to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as permitted by or provided in the Merger Agreement and the Sponsor may disclose the existence and content of this letter agreement to any Non-Recourse Party which needs to know of the existence of this letter agreement and is subject to the confidentiality obligations substantially identical to the terms contained in this Section 10.

 

11.            Termination. This letter agreement and the obligation of the Sponsor to fund the Equity Commitment will terminate automatically and immediately upon the earliest to occur of (a) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the Closing, at which time such obligation will be discharged but subject to performance of such obligation, (c) the Company or any of its Affiliates directly or indirectly (i) asserting a claim or initiate a proceeding against the Parent, the Merger Sub, the Sponsor, any Non-Recourse Party (as defined in the Limited Guarantee) in connection with or relating to this letter agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Limited Guarantee, or any of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement (other than a claim seeking an order of specific performance of the Sponsor’s obligation to make the Equity Commitment in the circumstances provided for in Section 4(a), or seeking payment pursuant to the terms of a Limited Guarantee, or seeking specific performance pursuant to the Merger Agreement), or (ii) asserting that the Cap on Sponsor’s aggregate liabilities hereunder or the Cap (as defined in each Other Sponsor Equity Commitment Letter) on any Other Sponsor’s liabilities is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, and (d) any event which, by the terms of the Limited Guarantee, is an event which terminates the Sponsor’s liabilities under the Limited Guarantee. Upon termination of this letter agreement, all rights and obligations of the Sponsor hereunder with respect to the Equity Commitment shall terminate, and the Sponsor shall not have any further liabilities hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this letter agreement, the provisions set forth in this letter agreement that are for the benefit of any Non-Recourse Party (as defined in the Limited Guarantee) shall indefinitely survive any termination of this letter agreement.

 

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12.            No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this letter agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, Parent, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Equity Commitment provided herein, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no person (other than the Sponsor or its successors or permitted assigns hereunder) shall have any liabilities or obligations hereunder or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that, notwithstanding the fact that the Sponsor or any of its respective successors or permitted assigns may be partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations or other entities, Parent has no rights of recovery against, and no recourse hereunder or under any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any Non-Recourse Party, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or limited partnership) veil, by or through a claim (whether at law or equity or in tort, contract or otherwise), by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable Law; it being agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Non-Recourse Party for any obligations or liabilities of the Sponsor or any of its successors or permitted assigns hereunder or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representation made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith or for any proceeding (whether at law or equity or in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or liabilities or their creation.

 

13.            Representations and Warranties. The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to Parent that:

 

(a)            it has all necessary organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this letter agreement and perform its obligations hereunder;

 

(b)            the execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by it has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary limited partnership or corporate action (as applicable) by it;

 

(c)            this letter agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Sponsor and (assuming due execution and delivery of this letter agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Limited Guarantee by all parties hereto and thereto, as applicable) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Sponsor, enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with the terms of this letter agreement (subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law));

 

(d)            it will, at the Closing, have sufficient funds, available lines of credit, unfunded capital commitments that it is entitled to call to fulfill its Equity Commitment, or other sources of immediately available funds to fulfill its payment obligation of sum of the Equity Commitment and all of its other unfunded contractually binding equity commitments that are then outstanding;

 

(e)            at the Closing, the Equity Commitment is less than the maximum amount that the Sponsor is permitted to invest in any one portfolio investment pursuant to the terms of its constituent documents or otherwise;

 

(f)            no action, consent, permit, authorization by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental entity is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this letter agreement by the Sponsor; and

 

(g)            the execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by the Sponsor do not (i) violate the organizational documents of the Sponsor, (ii) violate any applicable Law binding on the Sponsor or the assets of the Sponsor or (iii) conflict with any material agreement binding on the Sponsor.

 

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14.            No Assignment. The Sponsor’s obligation to fund the Equity Commitment may not be assigned (whether by operation of law, merger, consolidation or otherwise) or delegated, except that the Sponsor may assign or delegate all or a portion of its obligations to fund the Equity Commitment to any of the Sponsor’s Affiliates, limited partners of it or its Affiliates, or any affiliated investment fund or investment vehicle sponsored, advised or managed by the general partner or the investment manager of the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates thereof; provided, that (a) such assignee or delegate has certified in writing to Parent and the Company prior to such assignment that it agrees to accept and undertake any and all assigned obligations hereunder and that is capable of (i) making the representations and warranties set forth in Section 13 and (ii) performing all of its obligations hereunder, provided further, that any such assignment or delegation shall not relieve the Sponsor of its obligations under this letter agreement to the extent not performed by such Affiliate, limited partner, investment fund or investment vehicle. Parent may not assign its rights to any of its Affiliates or other entity owned directly or indirectly by the beneficial owners of Parent, without the prior written consent of the Sponsor. The Company may not assign its rights without the prior written consent of Parent and the Sponsor. Any transfer, assignment or delegation in violation of this Section 14 shall be null and void and of no force and effect.

 

15.            Interpretation. Headings are used for reference purposes only and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of this letter agreement. When a reference is made in this letter agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this letter agreement unless otherwise indicated. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this letter agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified.

 

16.            Severability. Any term or provision of this letter agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this letter agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this letter agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this letter agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as would be enforceable.

 

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Sincerely,

 

Internet Opportunity Fund LP  
   
By: Internet Opportunity Company,  
  its general partner  
   
By: /s/ Jinbo Yao  
Name:   Jinbo Yao  
Title: Director  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EQUITY COMMITMENT LETTER]

 

 

 

 

Agreed to and accepted as of the date first written above:

 

Quantum Bloom Group Ltd  
   
By: /s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG  
Name:   Cheung Lun Julian CHENG  
Title: Director  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EQUITY COMMITMENT LETTER]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 7.08 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 15, 2020, by and among:

 

1. Quantum Bloom Group Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Law of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”);

 

2. each person listed in the column titled “Supporting Shareholder” in Schedule A attached hereto (each, a “Supporting Shareholder”); and

 

3. each person listed in the column titled “Beneficial Owner” in Schedule A attached hereto (each, a “Beneficial Owner”).

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

With respect to each Supporting Shareholder, the Beneficial Owner set forth opposite its or his name on Schedule A hereto shall be referred to as its or his “Relevant Beneficial Owner”. With respect to each Beneficial Owner, the Supporting Shareholder(s) set forth opposite its or his name on Schedule A hereto shall be referred to as its or his “Relevant Supporting Shareholder(s)”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Parent, Quantum Bloom Company Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Law of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and 58.com Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) have, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, each of the Beneficial Owners, Parent and Merger Sub and certain other Sponsors entered into an Interim Investors Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Interim Investors Agreement”), which governs certain actions of the parties thereto with respect to the Merger Agreement, this Support Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Guarantees and certain other matters including the sharing among the Investors (as defined therein) of expenses and any termination fee that may become payable by the Company to Parent or Parent to the Company, as applicable;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Beneficial Owner is the “beneficial” owner (the term “beneficial” or “beneficially” or like expression shall have such meanings as defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of certain (a) Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 of the Company (“Class A Shares”) (including Class A Shares represented by ADSs) and/or (b) Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 of the Company (“Class B Shares”, together with Class A Shares, “Shares”) as set forth in the column titled “Owned Shares” opposite the names of its or his Relevant Supporting Shareholder(s) on Schedule A hereto (the “Owned Shares”). For the avoidance of doubt, any Shares issued upon conversion of Vested Company RSUs prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed Owned Shares for all purposes hereunder following such issuance. With respect to each Supporting Shareholder, the Owned Shares, together with any other Shares and securities of the Company owned (whether beneficially or of record) by it or him as of the date hereof or acquired (whether beneficially or of record) by it or him after the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of all of its or his obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any Shares or securities of the Company acquired by means of purchase, dividend or distribution, or issued upon the exercise or settlement of any Company Options, Company RSUs, or warrants or the conversion of any convertible securities or otherwise, shall be collectively referred to herein as its or his “Securities”; provided, that with respect to each Beneficial Owner, the Securities owned (whether beneficially or of record) by it or him and by all of its or his Relevant Supporting Shareholder(s) shall be collectively referred to herein as its or his “Securities”; provided further, that with respect to Mr. Jinbo Yao (the “Founder”), his “Securities” shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include any Shares or securities of the Company that the Founder holds a proxy to vote as set forth on Schedule B hereto (the “Founder Proxy Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, (a) each Supporting Shareholder other than General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd. (“GA”) agrees to (i) the cancellation of certain Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) and Shares issued upon conversion of Vested Company RSUs as set forth herein for no cash consideration, and (ii) subscribe for newly issued Parent Shares (as defined below) immediately prior to the Closing, (b) GA agrees to contribute certain Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) as set forth herein in exchange for newly issued Parent Shares immediately prior to the Closing and (c) each Supporting Shareholder and Beneficial Owner agrees to vote the Securities at the Shareholders’ Meeting in favor of the Merger, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, the Supporting Shareholders and the Beneficial Owners are entering into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Supporting Shareholders and the Beneficial Owners acknowledge that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Supporting Shareholders and Beneficial Owners set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I
Voting

 

Section 1.1     Voting. From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time (as defined below), each of the Supporting Shareholders and the Beneficial Owners (solely in its or his capacity as Beneficial Owner of its or his Securities) irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that at the Shareholders’ Meeting or any other annual or extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Company, however called, at which any of the matters described in paragraphs (a) – (f) hereof is to be considered (and any adjournment or postponement thereof), it or he shall (i) appear or cause its or his representative(s) to appear at such meeting or otherwise cause its or his Securities to be counted as present thereat for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present, and (ii) vote or cause to be voted (including by proxy, if applicable) all of its or his Securities:

 

(a)            for the authorization and approval of the Merger Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger;

 

(b)            against any Competing Transaction or any other transaction, proposal, agreement or action made in opposition to the authorization and approval of the Merger Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Transactions, including the Merger, or in competition or inconsistent with the Transactions, including the Merger;

 

(c)            against any other action, agreement or transaction that is intended, that could reasonably be expected, or the effect of which could reasonably be expected, to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect any of the Transactions, including the Merger, or this Agreement or the performance by it or him of its or his obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, (i) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a scheme of arrangement, merger, consideration or other business combination involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Merger); (ii) a sale, lease or transfer of any material assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company or any amendment or other change to the Company’s memorandum or articles of association, except if approved in writing by Parent; or (iv) any other action that would require the written consent of Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, except if approved in writing by Parent;

 

(d)            against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that could reasonably be expected to result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement, or of it or him contained in this Agreement or otherwise reasonably requested by Parent in order to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger;

 

(e)            in favor of any other matter necessary to effect the Transactions, including the Merger; and

 

(f)             in favor of any adjournment or postponement of the Shareholder Meeting or other annual or extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Company, however called, at which any of the matters described in paragraphs (a) – (e) in this Section 1.1 is to be considered (and any adjournment or postponement thereof) as may be reasonably requested by Parent.

 

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Section 1.2     Restrictions on Transfers. Except as provided for in Article II below or pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of the Supporting Shareholders and the Beneficial Owners hereby agrees that, from the date hereof until the Expiration Time, such person shall not, and shall cause its or his Affiliates (as defined in the Interim Investors Agreement) not to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a)            offer for sale, sell (constructively or otherwise), transfer, assign, tender in any tender or exchange offer, pledge, grant, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger, testamentary disposition, operation of Law or otherwise) (collectively, “Transfer”), or enter into any Contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the Transfer of any of its or his Securities or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any swap transaction, option, warrant, forward purchase or sale transaction, futures transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any such transaction) or combination of any such transactions, in each case involving any of its or his Securities which (x) has, or could reasonably be expected to have, the effect of reducing or limiting such person’s economic interest in such Securities and/or (y) with respect to its or his Securities, grants a third party the right to vote or direct the voting of such Securities;

 

(b)            deposit any of its or his Securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with this Agreement;

 

(c)            convert or exchange, or take any action which would result in the conversion or exchange of, any of its or his Securities;

 

(d)            knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such person set forth in this Agreement untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing, disabling, or delaying such persons from performing any of its or his obligations under this Agreement; or

 

(e)            agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d); provided, that neither this Section 1.2 nor any other provision of this Agreement shall prevent or restrict (i) the conversion of Company RSUs into Shares, or (ii) the cancellation of each Founder Proxy Share in exchange for the Per Share Merger Consideration as contemplated by Section 2.01 of the Merger Agreement.

 

Section 1.3     Acquisition of Shares.

 

(a)            The parties acknowledge that, prior to the Effective Time, the Founder or his Affiliates (collectively, the “Founder Group”) may acquire additional Shares from other directors or employees of the Company (or resulting from the exercise of Company Options acquired from such persons). For so long as such acquisition is not prohibited by applicable Laws and otherwise would not adversely affect the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement, such newly acquired Shares shall be deemed as “Rollover Shares” hereunder pursuant to Section 1.3(b) and Section 1.3(c) below.

 

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(b)            In the event that such acquiring person described in Section 1.3(a) above is an existing Supporting Shareholder hereunder and subject to compliance with Section 1.3(a), Schedule A shall be updated to reflect the rollover of such Shares acquired by such acquiring person, and such Shares shall be deemed as “Rollover Shares” held by such acquiring person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)            In the event that such acquiring person described in Section 1.3(a) above is not an existing Supporting Shareholder hereunder and subject to compliance with Section 1.3(a), (i) Schedule A shall be updated to reflect the rollover of such Shares acquired by such acquiring person, and (ii) the Founder shall procure such acquiring person to enter into an adherence agreement to this Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule C, upon the execution of such adherence agreement, such Shares shall be deemed as “Rollover Shares” held by such acquiring person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II
Rollover Shares

 

Section 2.1     Irrevocable Election. The execution of this Agreement by each Supporting Shareholder evidences, subject to Section 2.4 and ARTICLE V, the irrevocable election and agreement by each Supporting Shareholder to the cancellation of its or his Rollover Shares (as defined below) for no cash consideration and the subscription by it or its designated Affiliate(s) for newly issued Parent Shares or the contribution of its Rollover Shares in exchange for issuance of Parent Shares to it or its designated Affiliate(s), in each case, immediately prior to the Closing and on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

Section 2.2     Rollover Shares. Subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 1.3 or Section 2.4, Schedule A sets forth in the column titled “Rollover Shares” opposite each Supporting Shareholder’s name, the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs and Shares issuable upon conversion of Vested Company RSUs of such Supporting Shareholder, his or its “Rollover Shares”) that will be cancelled for no cash consideration pursuant to Section 2.3 or contributed in exchange for Parent Shares pursuant to Section 2.4.

 

Section 2.3     Cancellation of Certain Rollover Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Supporting Shareholder other than GA agrees that, at the Effective Time, all of its or his Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) shall be cancelled at no cash consideration in connection with the Merger, and (b) other than its or his Rollover Shares, all equity securities of the Company held by any such Supporting Shareholder, if any, and the Founder Proxy Shares shall be treated as set forth in the Merger Agreement and not be affected by the provisions of this Agreement. Each Supporting Shareholder will take all actions necessary to cause the number of Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) opposite such Supporting Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto to be treated as set forth herein.

 

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Section 2.4     Contribution of Certain Rollover Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, GA agrees that, (a) at the Rollover Closing, all of its right, title and interest in and to its Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) shall be contributed, assigned, transferred and delivered to Parent, free and clear of Liens which have, or could have, the effect of preventing, impeding or interfering with or adversely affecting the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery to Parent thereof; provided that GA may, by notice to Parent and each other Investor no later than July 15, 2020, elect, in respect of some or all of its Owned Shares, not to make the contribution contemplated in this Section 2.4, in which case (i) such Owned Shares shall no longer be “Rollover Shares” hereunder, (ii) the number of Shares in the column titled “Rollover Shares” opposite GA’s name on Schedule A shall be reduced accordingly, (iii) the number of Parent Shares in the column titled “Parent Shares” opposite GA’s name on Schedule A shall be reduced accordingly, and (iv) GA shall not be bound by any obligations or be entitled to any rights under this Article II in respect of those Owned Shares which are no longer Rollover Shares; and (b) other than its Rollover Shares, all equity securities of the Company held by GA, if any, shall be treated as set forth in the Merger Agreement and not be affected by the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.5     Issuance of Parent Shares. Immediately prior to the Closing, (a) in consideration for the cancellation of the Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) held by each Supporting Shareholder other than GA in accordance with Section 2.3, Parent shall issue to such Supporting Shareholder (or, if designated by such Supporting Shareholder in writing, an Affiliate of such Supporting Shareholder), such number of newly issued class A and/or class B ordinary shares of Parent, par value US$0.00001 per share (“Parent Shares”), as set forth in the column titled “Parent Shares” opposite such Supporting Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto and as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.3, Section 2.4 or the Interim Investors Agreement, at a consideration per share equal to its par value; and (b) in consideration for the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery of GA’s Rollover Shares to Parent in accordance with Section 2.4, Parent shall issue to GA (or, if designated by GA in writing, an Affiliate of GA), such number Parent Shares, as set forth in the column titled “Parent Shares” opposite GA’s name on Schedule A hereto and as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.3, Section 2.4 or the Interim Investors Agreement. Each Supporting Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) delivery of the Parent Shares set forth opposite such Supporting Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto, shall constitute complete satisfaction of all obligations towards or sums due to such Supporting Shareholder by Parent and Merger Sub in respect of the Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) held by such Supporting Shareholder and cancelled at the Effective Time as contemplated by Section 2.3 above, or contributed immediately prior to the Effective Time as contemplated by Section 2.4 above and (ii) such Supporting Shareholder shall have no right to any Merger Consideration in respect of the Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) held by such Supporting Shareholder. No Parent Shares issued in connection with the Merger shall be issued at a lower price per share than the Parent Shares issued hereunder (it being understood that the Parent Shares issued hereunder are deemed to be issued at a price per share based on each Rollover Share having a value equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration).

 

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Section 2.6     Rollover Closing. Subject to the satisfaction in full (or waiver, if permissible, in accordance with the Interim Investors Agreement) of all of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Merger Agreement (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied or waived, as applicable, at the Closing), the closing of, with respect to the Supporting Shareholders (other than GA), the subscription and issuance of Parent Shares and, with respect to GA, the contribution of its Rollover Shares in exchange for Parent Shares, in each case, contemplated hereby (the “Rollover Closing”) shall take place immediately prior to the Closing as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule A sets forth opposite each Supporting Shareholder’s name the number and class of (i) Rollover Shares (including those represented by ADSs) of such Supporting Shareholder which shall be all the Shares (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Founder Proxy Shares) owned by such Supporting Shareholder as of the date hereof, and (ii) Parent Shares to be issued to such Supporting Shareholder in connection with the cancellation contemplated by Section 2.3 or the contribution contemplated by Section 2.4 (which, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), may be further updated pursuant to Section 1.3, Section 2.4 or the Interim Investors Agreement).

 

Section 2.7     Deposit of Rollover Shares. No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Rollover Closing, (i) each Supporting Shareholder and any agent of such Supporting Shareholder holding certificates evidencing any Rollover Shares (if any) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent such certificates representing such Rollover Shares in such person’s possession, for disposition in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) GA shall deliver duly executed instruments of transfer (if required under the Laws of the Cayman Islands or the constitutional documents of the Company) in respect of its Rollover Shares (if any) to Parent or another person as Parent may direct in writing, in form reasonably acceptable to Parent; such certificates and instruments shall be held by Parent or any agent authorized by Parent until the Rollover Closing. To the extent that any Rollover Shares of a Supporting Shareholder are held in street name or otherwise represented by ADSs, such Supporting Shareholder shall execute such instruments and take such other actions, in each case, as are reasonably requested by Parent to reflect or give effect to the cancellation or contribution (as applicable) of such Rollover Shares in accordance with this Agreement; provided, in no event shall a Supporting Shareholder be required to incur any cost to surrender ADSs in exchange for certificates evidencing Rollover Shares in connection with the disposition thereof.

 

Section 2.8     Effect of the Merger on Rollover Shares. Parent agrees that it shall not have the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration (or the Per ADS Merger Consideration, if applicable) in connection with the Merger with respect to any Rollover Shares held by it as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and, at the Effective Time, each Rollover Share held by it shall be cancelled and cease to exist without payment of any consideration or distribution therefor.

 

ARTICLE III
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Beneficial Owners and the Supporting Shareholders

 

Section 3.1     Representations and Warranties. Each of the Beneficial Owners and the Supporting Shareholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Parent that, as of the date hereof and as of the Rollover Closing:

 

(a)            such person has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform such person’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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(b)            this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such person and, if such person is not a natural person, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such person, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such person and no other corporate or similar actions or proceedings on the part of such person are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(c)            assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of such person, enforceable against such person in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception;

 

(d)            such Supporting Shareholder:

 

(i)            (x) is and, immediately prior to the Rollover Closing, will be the beneficial owner of, and has and, immediately prior to the Rollover Closing, will have good and valid title to, its or his Owned Shares and/or Vested Company RSUs, as applicable, free and clear of Liens which have, or could have, the effect of preventing, impeding or interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by such Supporting Shareholder and its Relevant Beneficial Owner of its or his obligations under this Agreement, and (y) has and, as of the Rollover Closing will have, sole or shared (together with its or his Affiliates and/or its or his Relevant Beneficial Owner) voting power, power of disposition, and power to control dissenter’s rights, with respect to all of its or his Owned Shares, with no limitations, qualifications, or restrictions on such rights, in each case of the foregoing clauses (x) and (y), subject to applicable United States federal securities Laws, Laws of the Cayman Islands, Laws of the PRC and the terms of this Agreement and the Interim Investors Agreement, and excluding any Lien (including the Founder Share Pledge (as defined below)) which will be discharged on or prior to the Rollover Closing or as created by this Agreement;

 

(ii)           except as contemplated hereby, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which it or him is a party relating to the pledge, disposition or voting of any of its or his Owned Shares and its or his Owned Shares are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other Contract to which it or him or its Relevant Beneficial Owner is a party restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer of such Owned Shares, other than any Lien (including the Founder Share Pledge) which will be discharged on or prior to the Rollover Closing, any restriction created by this Agreement or the voting power granted by it or him to its or his Relevant Beneficial Owner;

 

(iii)           except for a transfer to Parent as contemplated by Section 2.4, it or he has not Transferred any interest in any of its or his Owned Shares or Vested Company RSUs, as applicable, other than any Lien (including the Founder Share Pledge) which will be discharged on or prior to the Rollover Closing or as contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

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(iv)          it or him has not appointed or granted any proxy or power of attorney that is still in effect with respect to any of its or his Owned Shares, except the voting power granted by it or him to its or his Relevant Beneficial Owner or as contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(e)            as of the date hereof, other than its or his Owned Shares and with respect to the Founder, also the Founder Proxy Shares and Vested Company RSUs, such person does not own, beneficially or of record, or have the right to acquire, any Shares, securities of the Company, or any direct or indirect interest in any such securities (including by way of derivative securities);

 

(f)             except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and Laws of the Cayman Islands, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of such person for the execution, deliver and performance of this Agreement by such person or the consummation by such person of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by person, nor the consummation by such person of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by such person with any of the provisions hereof shall (x), if such person is not a natural person, conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of such person, (y) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on property or assets of such person pursuant to, any Contract to which such person is a party or by which such person or any property or asset of such person is bound or affected, in each case which have, or could have, the effect of preventing, impeding or interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by such person of its or his obligations under this Agreement, or (z) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such person or any of such person’s properties or assets;

 

(g)            on the date hereof, there is no Action pending against such person or, to the knowledge of such person, any other person or, to the knowledge of such person, threatened against any such person or any other person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the performance by such person of its or his obligations under this Agreement;

 

(h)            such person has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of Parent concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and the merits and risks of owning Parent Shares and such person acknowledges that it has been advised to discuss with its or his own counsel the meaning and legal consequences of the representations and warranties of such person in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

(i)             such person understands and acknowledges that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such person’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.2     Covenants. Each of the Beneficial Owners and the Supporting Shareholders, severally and not jointly:

 

(a)            agrees, prior to the Expiration Time, not to knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such person contained herein untrue or incorrect or have or could have the effect of preventing, impeding or interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by such person of its or his obligations under this Agreement;

 

(b)            irrevocably waives, and agrees not to exercise, any rights of appraisal or rights of dissent from the Merger that such person may have with respect to such person’s Securities (including, without limitation, any rights under Section 238 of the CICL);

 

(c)            agrees to permit the Company to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement (including all documents filed with the SEC in accordance therewith), such person’s identity and beneficial ownership of Shares or other equity securities of the Company and the nature of such person’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement, in each case, if Parent reasonably determines it is required by applicable Law or the SEC (or its staff);

 

(d)            agrees and covenants that such person shall promptly notify Parent of any new Shares and other securities of the Company with respect to which beneficial ownership is acquired by such person, including, without limitation, by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities of the Company after the date hereof;

 

(e)            to the extent such person is, or whose ultimate shareholder is, deemed to be a resident of the PRC under the Laws of the PRC, such person shall, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, use his reasonable best efforts to (i) submit an application to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (“SAFE”) for the registration of his holding of Shares (whether directly or indirectly) in the Company in accordance with the requirements of the SAFE Rules and Regulations and (ii) complete such registration prior to the Rollover Closing, in each case, to the extent such registration was not previously completed;

 

(f)            agrees that, upon request of Parent, such person shall execute and deliver any additional documents, consents or instruments and take such further actions as may reasonably be deemed by Parent to be necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement; and

 

(g)            agrees further the Parent Shares issued hereunder will be subject to terms and conditions determined by Parent (including a shareholders agreement of Parent or other definitive governance or similar agreements governing the relationship between the shareholders of Parent following the Rollover Closing) and such person shall enter into any agreement requested by Parent relating thereto.

 

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Section 3.3     Founder’s Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

 

(a)            Each of the Founder and Nihao China Corporation (being the Founder’s Relevant Supporting Shareholder, “Nihao”), jointly and severally, represents and warrants to Parent that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, as of the date hereof and as of the Rollover Closing, (i) his or its Owned Shares and/or Vested Company RSUs, as applicable, are free and clear of any Liens (other than the Founder Share Pledge), and (ii) no consent or approval of any third party (including any creditor) is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by him or it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by him or it, except for any consent or approval required under the Exchange Act or Laws of the Cayman Island.

 

(b)           The Founder and Nihao shall cause the release of any and all Liens on any Rollover Shares beneficially owned by the Founder, including the pledge in respect of 18,834,627 Class B Shares held by Nihao (the “Founder Pledged Shares”) as security for a loan extended to Nihao by UBS AG, London Branch in December 2015, and any security agreements related thereto, as amended from time to time (the “Founder Share Pledge”), and shall deliver any duly executed instrument(s) evidencing the release of any such Liens, in each case prior to the Rollover Closing.

 

(c)            If the Founder Share Pledge is enforced by the relevant creditor which results in partial or full disposal of the Founder Pledged Shares prior to the Rollover Closing, the Founder shall, as soon as practical following the occurrence of such disposal and in any event no later than the sixteenth (16th) Business Day prior to the Rollover Closing, or, if such enforcement occurs later than the sixteenth (16th) Business Day prior to the Rollover Closing, sufficiently in advance of the Rollover Closing to allow the Rollover Closing to be consummated, pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent or its designee in immediately available funds in US$ an amount equal to the product of (x) the total number of such disposed Founder Pledged Shares and (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration.

 

(d)            The Founder represents and warrants to Parent that, as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting, he has the power to vote the Founder Proxy Shares and has not entered into any agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the voting of the Founder Proxy Shares (other than any proxy to vote the Founder Proxy Shares held by the Founder) or otherwise granted to any person any rights relating to the voting of the Founder Proxy Shares.

 

ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of Parent

 

Section 4.1     Parent represents and warrants to each Supporting Shareholder and each Beneficial Owner that as of the date hereof and as of the Rollover Closing:

 

(a)            Parent is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and no other corporate actions or proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception;

 

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(b)            except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and Laws of the Cayman Islands, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of Parent for the execution, deliver and performance of this Agreement by Parent or the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent, nor the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Parent with any of the provisions hereof shall (x) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of Parent, (y) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on such property or asset of Parent pursuant to, any Contract to which Parent is a party or by which Parent or any of its property or asset is bound or affected, or (z) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or any of its properties or assets;

 

(c)            at and immediately after the Rollover Closing, the authorized share capital of Parent shall consist of 5,000,000,000 Parent Shares (comprised of 4,800,000,000 class A ordinary shares and 200,000,000 class B ordinary shares), of which a number of Parent Shares as set forth in Schedule A shall be issued and outstanding (the “Issued Shares”), and the Issued Shares, together with the Parent Shares to be issued to the EC Investors (as defined in the Interim Investors Agreement) at the Rollover Closing pursuant to the Interim Investors Agreement and the Equity Commitment Letters and the Parent Shares to be issued to Ohio River Investment Limited, THL E Limited and Huang River Investment Limited (or their respective designees) at the Rollover Closing pursuant to the Rollover Agreement (the “Rollover Agreement”), shall be all of the Parent Shares outstanding at and immediately after the Rollover Closing;

 

(d)            except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters and the Rollover Agreement or otherwise agreed to by the parties hereto, at and immediately after the Rollover Closing, there shall be no (i) options, warrants, or other rights to acquire share capital of Parent, (ii) no outstanding securities exchangeable for or convertible into share capital of Parent and (iii) no outstanding rights to acquire or obligations to issue any such options, warrants, rights or securities;

 

(e)            Merger Sub is wholly-owned by Parent; and

 

(f)             at the Rollover Closing, the Parent Shares to be issued under this Agreement shall have been duly and validly authorized and when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions arising under applicable securities Laws or the organizational documents of Parent.

 

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ARTICLE V
Termination

 

Section 5.1     This Agreement, and the obligations of a Supporting Shareholder or a Beneficial Owner hereunder shall terminate and be of no further force or effect immediately upon the first to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (c) the written agreement of such Supporting Shareholder or its Relevant Beneficial Owner, on one hand, and Parent, on the other hand (such time, the “Expiration Time”); provided, that this Article V and Article VI shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Article V shall relieve or otherwise limit any party’s liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to the termination of this Agreement. If for any reason the Merger fails to occur but the Rollover Closing contemplated by Article II has already taken place, then Parent shall promptly take all such actions as are necessary to restore each Supporting Shareholder to the position it was in with respect to ownership of the Rollover Shares prior to the Rollover Closing.

 

ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1     Joint Liability.

 

(a)            Each Beneficial Owner shall cause its or his Relevant Supporting Shareholder(s) to perform its or his obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, such Supporting Shareholder(s)’ obligations under Article I above.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each Beneficial Owner and its or his Relevant Supporting Shareholder(s) shall be jointly and severally liable with each other with respect to all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of such parties under this Agreement.

 

Section 6.2     Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or upon confirmation of receipt when transmitted by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail or on the next business day if transmitted by international overnight courier, in each case to the respective parties at the address set forth on Schedule D hereto under each party’s name (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 6.2).

 

Section 6.3     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 6.4     Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Interim Investors Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Guarantees, Merger Agreement, and the agreements contemplated thereby, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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Section 6.5             Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the other parties would be irreparably injured by a breach of this Agreement by it and that money damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, each party shall be entitled to specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief (without posting a bond or other security) to enforce or prevent any violations of any provision of this Agreement, in addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity to such party, including the right to claim money damages for breach of any provision of this Agreement. All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by a party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by a party.

 

Section 6.6             Amendments; Waivers. At any time prior to the Expiration Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Beneficial Owners and Parent, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

Section 6.7             Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

 

(a)            This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, except that matters arising out of or relating to the cancellation or contribution (as applicable) of the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) contemplated by this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the Laws of the Cayman Islands in respect of which the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands.

 

(b)           Subject to the exception for jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands in Section 6.7(a), any disputes, actions and proceedings against any party hereto or 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 6.7(b) (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 arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; and a third Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third 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 hereto 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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(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in this Section 6.7, 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.

 

(d)            Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.02 of the Merger Agreement and in the case of each party hereto at the address set forth on Schedule D hereto under such party’s name (or at such other address for such party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with Section 6.2). Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

Section 6.8             Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.08.

 

Section 6.9             Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto (and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns), any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company is an express third-party beneficiary of the obligations of the Supporting Shareholders pursuant to Article II of this Agreement and shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms thereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the parties thereto, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

 

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Section 6.10            Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that Parent may assign this Agreement (in whole but not in part) in connection with a permitted assignment of the Merger Agreement by Parent, as applicable. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and, in the case of each Beneficial Owner, its or his estate, heirs, beneficiaries, personal representatives and executors.

 

Section 6.11            No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.

 

Section 6.12            Confidentiality. This Agreement shall be treated as confidential and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the parties hereto; provided, however, that each party hereto may, without such written consent, disclose the existence and content of this Agreement to its officers, directors, employees, partners, members, investors, financing sources, advisors (including financial and legal advisors) and any representatives of the foregoing and to the extent required by applicable Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or in connection with any SEC filings relating to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or in connection with any litigation relating to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as permitted by or provided in the Merger Agreement and each Supporting Shareholder may disclose the existence and content of this Agreement to such Supporting Shareholder’s Non-Recourse Parties (as defined in the Guarantees).

 

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Section 6.13            Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or Article such reference shall be to a Section or Article of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation”, unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. References to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection. References from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. The symbol “US$” refers to United States Dollars. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”. References to “day” shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day”.

 

Section 6.14            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document. E-mailed copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals for purposes of the effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  QUANTUM BLOOM GROUP LTD
   
  By: /s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
  Name: Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  JINBO YAO
   
  /s/ Jinbo Yao

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  NIHAO CHINA CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
  Name: Jinbo Yao
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  General Atlantic Singapore 58 Pte. Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Ong Yu Huat     
  Name: Ong Yu Huat
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 7.09

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

INTERIM INVESTORS AGREEMENT

 

This Interim Investors Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of June 15, 2020, by and among Mr. Jinbo Yao (together with his affiliated investment entities, the “Founder”), Internet Opportunity Fund LP, a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Internet Opportunity”), Polarite Gem Holdings Group Ltd, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (together with its affiliated investment entities, “Warburg Pincus”), General Atlantic Singapore 58TP Pte. Ltd., a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Singapore (together with its affiliated investment entities, “General Atlantic”), Ocean Magical Site Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (together with its affiliated investment entities, “Ocean Link” and together with the Founder, Internet Opportunity, Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic, the “Investors”), Quantum Bloom Group Ltd, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”) and Quantum Bloom Company Ltd, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Founder, Warburg Pincus Asia LLC (being an affiliate of Warburg Pincus), General Atlantic Singapore Fund Pte. Ltd. (being an affiliate of General Atlantic) and Ocean Link Partners Limited (being an affiliate of Ocean Link) are parties to that certain Exclusivity Letter dated April 30, 2020 (the “Exclusivity Letter”), pursuant to which the parties thereto proposed to undertake an acquisition transaction with respect to 58.com Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”);

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”) with the Company surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain of the Investors or their respective Affiliates (the “EC Investors”) executed a letter agreement in favor of Parent (each, an “Equity Commitment Letter” and collectively, the “Equity Commitment Letters”), pursuant to which each such Investor or their respective Affiliates agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to make an equity investment, in the form of cash in the US$ amount set out in the column titled “Initial Equity Commitment” set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A hereto (each, an “Initial Equity Commitment”, as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement or an applicable Equity Commitment Letter, an “Equity Commitment” and collectively, the “Equity Commitments”), directly or indirectly in Parent immediately prior to the Closing in connection with the Merger;

 

 

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain of the Investors or their respective Affiliates (the “Supporting Shareholders”) executed a support agreement in favor of Parent (the “Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, each of the Supporting Shareholders agreed to, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and among other obligations, (a) the cancellation of the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) held by such Supporting Shareholder as set forth in the Support Agreement for no cash consideration or the contribution of the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) held by such Supporting Shareholder to Parent, in either case, in exchange for newly issued class A and/or class B ordinary shares of Parent, par value US$0.00001 per share (the “Parent Shares”) immediately prior to the Closing in the amounts set forth in the Support Agreement and (b) vote in favor of the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Ohio River Investment Limited, THL E Limited and Huang River Investment Limited (collectively, “Tencent”) executed a rollover agreement in favor of Parent (the “Rollover Agreement”), pursuant to which, Tencent agreed to, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and among other obligations, the cancellation of the Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs) beneficially owned by it as set forth in the Rollover Agreement for no cash consideration in exchange for newly issued Parent Shares immediately prior to the Closing in the amounts set forth in the Rollover Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain of the Investors or their respective Affiliates (the “Guarantors”) executed a limited guarantee in favor of the Company (each, a “Guarantee” and collectively, the “Guarantees”), pursuant to which each such Guarantor agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to guarantee certain payment obligations of Parent or Merger Sub arising under the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch (“SPDB”) and Merger Sub executed a commitment letter on June 5, 2020, and China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (together with SPDB, the “Underwriters”) and Merger Sub executed a commitment letter on June 6, 2020 (each such commitment letter, a “Debt Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Underwriters committed to arrange and underwrite term loan facilities to be made available on the terms of the term sheet in the form attached thereto and related documentation contemplated by such term sheet under which loans will be drawn down by Merger Sub immediately prior to the Closing in connection with the Transactions; and

 

WHEREAS, the Investors, Parent and Merger Sub wish to agree to certain terms and conditions that will govern the actions of Parent and Merger Sub and the relationship among the Investors with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Support Agreement and the Guarantees, and the transactions contemplated by each.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1             Definitions. Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

1.1.1        Action” means any litigation, hearing, suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation.

 

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1.1.2        Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to an Investor, any affiliated investment funds of such Investor or any investment vehicles of such Investor or such funds; provided, however, that with respect only to Investors that are private equity, sovereign or other funds in the business of making investments in portfolio companies managed independently, including without limitation, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Ocean Link, no portfolio company of any such Investor or its Affiliates (including any portfolio company of any affiliated investment fund or investment vehicle of such Investor or such funds) shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Investor; provided, further, that none of the Founder, Internet Opportunity or the Company shall be deemed to be Affiliates of each other.

 

1.1.3        Commitment” means an Investor’s Equity Commitment and Rollover Commitment.

 

1.1.4        Confidential Information” means all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Investor from any other Investor in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, unless such information (a) is already or becomes known to the receiving Investor prior to the disclosure thereof by the disclosing Investor, (b) is provided to the receiving Investor by a third party which is not known by such receiving Investor to be bound by a duty of confidentiality to the disclosing Investor, (c) is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such receiving Investor, or (d) is developed independently by or for the receiving Investor without using any Confidential Information.

 

1.1.5        Consortium Advisors” means any legal, financial or other advisors or consultants engaged by the Investors and consented to by the Requisite Investors, which includes without limitation, those listed on Exhibit B hereto.

 

1.1.6        Investor Advisors” means any legal, financial or other advisors or consultants other than the Consortium Advisors retained by an Investor to provide separate representation in connection with specific issues arising out of the Transactions.

 

1.1.7        person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.

 

1.1.8        Requisite Investors” means the Founder, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic, and Ocean Link, acting unanimously, as determined without taking into account any Failing Investor (as defined below) whose consent rights have not been restored pursuant to Section 2.7.

 

1.1.9        Requisite Sponsor Investors” means Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic, and Ocean Link, acting unanimously, as determined without taking into account any Failing Investor whose consent rights have not been restored pursuant to Section 2.7.

 

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1.1.10      Representative” of a person means that person’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors, consultants, other advisors, general partners, limited partners and sources or prospective sources of equity or debt financing.

 

1.1.11      Rollover Commitment” means the value of a Supporting Shareholder’s Rollover Shares that will be cancelled for no cash consideration or contributed to Parent, in either case, in exchange for Parent Shares under the Support Agreement, calculated as (a) the product of the number of Shares held by such Supporting Shareholder that will be cancelled or contributed pursuant to the Support Agreement and the Per Share Merger Consideration plus (b) the product of the number of ADSs held by such Supporting Shareholder that will be cancelled or contributed pursuant to the Support Agreement and the Per ADS Merger Consideration, as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the Support Agreement.

 

1.1.12      Sponsor Investors” means, collectively, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Ocean Link.

 

1.1.13      Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger.

 

2.             AGREEMENTS AMONG THE INVESTORS.

 

Section 2.1             Actions Under the Merger Agreement.

 

2.1.1        The Requisite Investors may cause Parent and Merger Sub to take any action or refrain from taking any action in order to comply with their obligations, satisfy their closing conditions or exercise their rights under the Merger Agreement or any other action with respect to the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, determining that the conditions to closing specified in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Merger Agreement (the “Closing Conditions”) have been satisfied, waiving compliance with any agreement or condition in the Merger Agreement, including any Closing Condition, amending or modifying the Merger Agreement and determining to close the Merger; provided, however, that the Requisite Investors may not cause Parent or Merger Sub to amend the Merger Agreement in a way that by its terms has an impact, economic or otherwise, on any Investor that is disproportionate to the impact, economic or otherwise, on the other Investors in a manner that is materially adverse to such Investor without such Investor’s written consent. Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and the Investors shall not permit Parent or Merger Sub to, determine that the Closing Conditions have been satisfied, waive compliance with any agreement or condition in the Merger Agreement, including any Closing Condition, amend or modify the Merger Agreement or determine to close the Merger unless such action has been approved in advance in writing by the Requisite Investors. Parent and Merger Sub agree not to take any action with respect to the Merger Agreement, including granting or withholding of waivers or entering into amendments, unless such actions are in accordance with this Agreement.

 

2.1.2            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.1.1, the Requisite Sponsor Investors may, without the consent of the Founder but subject in all respects to the applicable terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (a) solely subsequent to the termination of the Merger Agreement, cause Parent and Merger Sub to initiate litigation or other legal action against the Company in connection with a breach or alleged breach of the Merger Agreement and to take any other necessary actions in connection thereto or (b) cause Parent to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02 or Section 8.04 thereof in the event that the Merger Agreement has not been terminated prior to the 30th day following the date on which Parent was first entitled to terminate the Merger Agreement thereunder; provided that the Requisite Sponsor Investors shall consult in good faith with the Founder prior to causing Parent or Merger Sub to take any of the actions specified in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b). Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and the Investors shall not permit Parent and Merger Sub to, take any action specified in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) unless such action has been approved in advance in writing by the Requisite Sponsor Investors (after consulting in good faith with the Founder).

 

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Section 2.2             Non-Consenting Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and the Requisite Investors shall not permit Parent or Merger Sub to, (a) modify or amend the Merger Agreement so as to increase or modify in a manner materially adverse to Parent, Merger Sub or the Investors the form or amount of the Merger Consideration (including by waiver of a material breach of the Company’s representation and warranty regarding its capitalization) or increase in any way the obligations under the Equity Commitment Letters, (b) modify or waive, in a manner materially adverse to Parent, Merger Sub or the Investors, any provisions relating to the Parent Termination Fee or the aggregate cap on monetary damages recoverable by the Company, or (c) materially modify the structure of the Transactions, in each case, without the consent of each Investor; provided, however, that in the event that the Requisite Investors are willing to agree to, proceed with, or take any action or enter into any agreement (or, in each such case, to permit Parent and Merger Sub to do so) with respect to the matters described in clauses (a) through (c) above and any other Investor declines to agree to, proceed with, or take any action with respect to such matter (a “Non-Consenting Investor”), the Requisite Investors may nevertheless proceed with such matter by first terminating such Non-Consenting Investor’s participation in the Transactions, and in such event, such Non-Consenting Investor shall thereafter have no rights or liability hereunder (except as specifically provided in Section 2.9 and Section 2.11.2 hereof and with respect to breaches of this Agreement by such Non-Consenting Investor occurring prior to the date of such termination) or, if applicable, under its Equity Commitment Letter, its Guarantee or the Support Agreement; provided, further, that such Non-Consenting Investor shall have received a full and unconditional release of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement (subject to the applicable provisions of Section 2.9 and Section 2.11.2 hereof and except with respect to breaches of this Agreement by such Non-Consenting Investor occurring prior to the date of such release), and, if applicable, under its Equity Commitment Letter, its Guarantee and/or the Support Agreement from Parent, the Company, and each other Investor, as applicable, or a mutually satisfactory indemnity with respect to such Non-Consenting Investor’s liabilities under this Agreement, and, if applicable, its Equity Commitment Letter, its Guarantee and/or the Support Agreement. In the event the Requisite Investors terminate a Non-Consenting Investor’s participation in the Transactions, (x) the amount of such Non-Consenting Investor’s Commitment shall first be offered to all EC Investors (other than any (a) Failing Investor or (b) Non-Consenting Investor whose participation in the Transactions has been terminated pursuant to this Section 2.2, or any Affiliate of the foregoing) in proportion to their respective Equity Commitments; (y) if any EC Investor accepts less than all of such EC Investor’s pro rata portion of the Non-Consenting Investor’s Commitment after the offer is made pursuant to clause (x) above, then the Requisite Investors may offer the remaining portion of such Non-Consenting Investor’s Commitment to all other Investors (other than any Failing Investor, Non-Consenting Investor or EC Investor who declines to accept its full pro rata portion of such Commitment, or any Affiliate of the foregoing) in such amounts as may be determined by the Requisite Investors; and (z) if there remains any outstanding portion of such Non-Consenting Investor’s Commitment after the offer is made pursuant to clause (y) above, then the Requisite Investors may offer such outstanding portion to new investors in such amounts as may be determined by the Requisite Investors.

 

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Section 2.3             Equity Financing.

 

2.3.1        Parent shall, at the direction of the Requisite Investors, enforce the provisions of the Equity Commitment Letters in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Equity Commitment Letters. The Investors shall be entitled to receive for their respective Initial Equity Commitments such class and numbers of Parent Shares set forth opposite their respective names on Exhibit A hereto (with respect to each Investor and as adjusted in accordance with this Agreement, its “Equity Shares”), and having the terms set forth herein. If any Equity Commitment of any Investor is adjusted in accordance with Section 2.3.2 or pursuant to an Equity Commitment Letter (except any adjustment in accordance with Section 2.3.2(i)), the number of Equity Shares issuable to the Investors in connection with the Closing shall be correspondingly adjusted based on such adjustment in Equity Commitment. If the participation of any Investor in the Transactions has been terminated in accordance with Section 2.2 or Section 2.7, the number of Equity Shares issuable to such Investor in connection with the Closing shall be correspondingly eliminated. Subject to Section 2.3.2, each Investor shall (if it is an EC Investor) and shall cause each of its Affiliates that is an EC Investor (if any) to comply with such EC Investor’s obligation to fund its Equity Commitment under its applicable Equity Commitment Letter; provided, that no EC Investor shall have an independent right to enforce an Equity Commitment Letter against another EC Investor, other than as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph. Notwithstanding anything in any Equity Commitment Letter to the contrary, prior to the Effective Time, none of the EC Investors shall be entitled to assign, sell-down or syndicate any part of its Equity Commitment to any third party without the prior consent of the Requisite Investors which prior consent shall not relieve the EC Investor of any of its obligations or rights under the applicable Equity Commitment Letter; provided, however, that each Investor agrees that (i) Internet Opportunity is permitted to raise capital through syndication arrangements (including through investment products, derivative products or wealth management products, crowd funding and/or other similarly structured investment syndication arrangements) (the “Internet Opportunity Syndication”) without any prior consent or agreement of the Requisite Investors or notice to the other Investors so long as such syndication arrangements shall not be deemed to be non-compliant with applicable securities Laws, and (ii) Internet Opportunity and its Affiliates may be investment funds and invest capital on behalf of direct or indirect investors and that nothing herein will limit the investment activities of Internet Opportunity or its Affiliates or any Internet Opportunity Syndication; provided, further, that subject to Section 14 of the applicable Equity Commitment Letter, each EC Investor may assign, sell-down or syndicate all or any part of its Equity Commitment to any of its Affiliates, limited partners of it or its Affiliates, or one or more affiliated investment funds or investment vehicles that are advised, managed or sponsored by the investment manager of the Investor or any Affiliate thereof without any consent of the Requisite Investors (a “Permitted Syndication”).

 

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2.3.2        Equity Commitment Adjustments

 

(i)            Downward Adjustment due to Dissenting Shares. To the extent the Requisite Sponsor Investors (after consulting in good faith with the Founder) determine that the aggregate equity investment to be made in Parent by all of the EC Investors that is required in connection with the Closing under the Merger Agreement (the “Required Investment”) is less than the aggregate Equity Commitments of the Investors solely due to the exercise of dissenters’ rights by Dissenting Shareholders prior to the Closing, then the portion of its Equity Commitment that each EC Investor (other than Internet Opportunity) funds to Parent at the Closing shall be proportionately reduced according to such EC Investors’ respective Equity Commitments; provided that the amount of each such EC Investor’s Equity Commitment not funded to Parent at the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.3.2(i) shall be paid in full after the Closing by such EC Investors in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement; provided further that the number of the Equity Shares to be issued to such EC Investors at the Closing shall not be adjusted due to such adjustment in their equity investment amount in Parent.

 

(ii)            Downward Adjustment due to Other Reasons. To the extent the Requisite Investors determine that the Required Investment is less than the aggregate Equity Commitments of the EC Investors due to any reason other than as contemplated in Section 2.3.2(i), then the amount that each EC Investor invests in Parent will be proportionately reduced according to the EC Investors’ respective Equity Commitments; provided, however, the Requisite Investors may instead elect that the amount that each EC Investor (other than Internet Opportunity) invests in Parent be proportionately reduced according to such EC Investors’ respective Equity Commitments with no reduction to the Equity Commitment of Internet Opportunity.

 

(iii)            Upward Adjustment. If the Requisite Investors determine that the Required Investment is greater than the aggregate Equity Commitments of the Investors, then (x) the amount of such excess shall first be offered to all EC Investors (other than any (a) Failing Investor or (b) Non-Consenting Investor whose participation in the Transactions has been terminated pursuant to Section 2.2, or any Affiliate of the foregoing) in proportion to their respective Equity Commitments; (y) if any EC Investor accepts less than all of such EC Investor’s pro rata portion of such excess after the offer is made pursuant to clause (x) above, then the Requisite Investors may offer the remaining portion of such excess to all other Investors (other than any Failing Investor, Non-Consenting Investor or EC Investor who declines to accept its full pro rata portion of such excess, or any Affiliate of the foregoing) in such amounts as may be determined by the Requisite Investors; and (z) if there remains any outstanding portion of such excess after the offer is made pursuant to clause (y) above, then the Requisite Investors may offer such outstanding portion to new investors selected by the Requisite Investors in such amounts as may be determined by the Requisite Investors. Any additional commitment accepted by an Investor pursuant to this Section 2.3.2(iii) shall be made on the same terms and conditions as such Investor’s existing commitment (provided, that to the extent an Investor is satisfying its commitment by the contribution of Rollover Shares, and such Investor does not have sufficient Shares available to satisfy such additional commitment, such Investor shall satisfy such additional commitment with a cash contribution on the same terms and conditions as the Equity Commitments).

 

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(iv)           Adjustment due to Change of Internet Opportunity’s Equity Commitment.

 

(1)            Internet Opportunity shall notify the Sponsor Investors in writing no later than the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date of the Closing whether it will be able to fulfill part or all of its Initial Equity Commitment immediately prior to the Closing together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Sponsor Investors demonstrating the amount of funds firmly committed by its equity or debt funding sources (the “Internet Opportunity Commitment Amount”). Upon receipt of such notice from Internet Opportunity of the Internet Opportunity Commitment Amount by the Sponsor Investors, for all purposes under this Agreement and under each EC Investor’s Equity Commitment Letter, (a) if the Internet Opportunity Commitment Amount is less than the Initial Equity Commitment of Internet Opportunity (such shortfall, if any, the “Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall”), then Internet Opportunity’s Equity Commitment shall be reduced correspondingly to the amount of the Internet Opportunity Commitment Amount, (b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.15.1, in the event of an Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall, the Requisite Investors shall elect whether to (x) increase (or draw down an additional amount under) the Debt Financing by such Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall (or any portion thereof) and/or (y) utilize the cash and/or cash equivalents available on the Company’s balance sheet to fund such Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall (or any portion thereof), and, if the Requisite Investors cannot agree thereon, the Requisite Investors shall be deemed to have elected to increase the Debt Financing pursuant to clause (x) in an amount agreed by the EC Investors (other than Internet Opportunity), and following such election, the Requisite Investors agree to cause the Company to cooperate to such effect, and (c) if and to the extent unanimously agreed by the EC Investors (other than Internet Opportunity) the aggregate Equity Commitments of the EC Investors (other than Internet Opportunity) shall be increased by an amount equal to a portion or all (as determined by such EC Investors) of any remaining amount of such Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall following any reduction thereof pursuant to the foregoing clause (b), with such increase to the Equity Commitment of each such EC Investor being in proportion to its Equity Commitment relative to the Equity Commitments of all such EC Investors or such other allocation among such EC Investors as such EC Investors may mutually agree. In the event any portion of the Internet Opportunity Commitment Amount fails to be funded pursuant to Internet Opportunity’s Equity Commitment Letter, the provisions of clauses (b) and (c) above shall apply to such funding shortfall mutatis mutandis.

 

(2)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letters, (a) an Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall or Internet Opportunity’s failure to fund such Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall shall not constitute a breach by Internet Opportunity of any provision of this Agreement (including for purposes of Section 2.7) or Internet Opportunity’s Equity Commitment Letter and (b) assuming timely notification by Internet Opportunity to the Sponsor Investors of the Internet Opportunity Commitment Amount in accordance with this Section 2.3.2(iv), Internet Opportunity shall not be deemed a Failing Investor (as defined below) pursuant to Section 2.7 or any other provision of this Agreement with respect to its failure to fund an Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall.

 

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(3)            Each Sponsor Investor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) introduce potential sources of financing to Internet Opportunity for purposes of the Internet Opportunity Syndication, and (b) minimize any Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall; provided, no Sponsor Investor shall have any liability for monetary damages for its failure to introduce potential sources of financing to Internet Opportunity for purposes of the Internet Opportunity Syndication or to minimize any Internet Opportunity Commitment Shortfall.

 

Section 2.4             Support/Rollover Agreement. Parent shall, at the direction of the Requisite Investors, enforce the provisions of the Support Agreement and the Rollover Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Support Agreement or the Rollover Agreement (as applicable). Each Investor shall (if it is a Supporting Shareholder) and shall cause each of its Affiliates that is a Supporting Shareholder (if any) to comply with such Supporting Shareholder’s obligations under the Support Agreement; provided, that no Supporting Shareholder shall have an independent right to enforce the Support Agreement against another Supporting Shareholder or to enforce the Rollover Agreement, other than as provided in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

Section 2.5             Guarantees. The Investors shall cooperate in defending any claim that the Guarantors are or any of them is liable to make payments under the Guarantees. Each Investor agrees that it shall (if it is a Guarantor) and shall cause each of its Affiliates that is a Guarantor (if any) to contribute to the amount paid or payable by other Guarantors in respect of the Guarantees (other than any such payment made by a Guarantor solely arising from such Guarantor’s breach of its obligations under such Guarantor’s Guarantee, which amounts shall not be subject to this Section 2.5 and instead shall be subject to Section 2.9.3) so that each Guarantor will have paid an amount equal to the product of the aggregate amount paid under all of the Guarantees multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is such Guarantor’s Cap (as defined in such Guarantor’s Guarantee) and the denominator is the sum of all Guarantor’s Caps (such fraction, expressed as a percentage, such Guarantor’s “LG Percentage”).

 

Section 2.6             Shareholders Agreement; Appointment of Directors.

 

2.6.1        Each Investor agrees to negotiate in good faith with the other Investors with respect to, and enter into concurrently with the Closing, a Shareholders Agreement or other definitive agreements containing, customary terms including (and that are, subject to mutually agreed changes, consistent with) the terms set forth on Exhibit C hereto. Parent and each Investor hereby agree to take (or cause to be taken) all actions, if any, required to be taken by each, such that the board of directors of Parent has the composition contemplated by Exhibit C hereto immediately prior to the Closing. In the event that the Investors are unable to agree on the terms of the Shareholders Agreement, the terms set forth on Exhibit C hereto shall govern with respect to the matters set forth therein following the Closing and until such time as the Investors enter into a Shareholders Agreement.

 

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2.6.2        Prior to and until the Closing, unless the Requisite Investors otherwise agree, each of the Requisite Investors will be entitled to designate one director to the board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub (the “Boards”), notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the articles of such entities, and such Boards shall operate on the basis of unanimity and shall require the consent of all directors to take any action. Any Investor whose participation in the Transactions has been terminated shall (a) cause any person that it has designated as a director to a Board to resign from such position, (b) sell any equity interests it holds in Parent to such entity for nominal consideration, and (c) automatically cease to have any control or governance rights, or any decision making authority, with respect to Parent or Merger Sub.

 

Section 2.7             Consummation of the Transactions. Subject to Section 2.3.2(iv), in the event that the Closing Conditions are satisfied or validly waived (subject to the requirements in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2) and the Requisite Investors determine to close the Merger, the Requisite Investors may terminate the participation in the Transactions of any Investor that does not (or whose Affiliate does not) fulfill its Commitment or that asserts (or whose Affiliate asserts) in writing its or its Affiliate’s unwillingness to fulfill its Commitment (a “Failing Investor”); provided, that such termination shall not affect the rights of the Closing Investors (as defined below) against such Failing Investor or its Affiliates, as applicable, with respect to such failure or declination to fund, which rights shall be as provided in Section 3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof. In the event the Requisite Investors terminate a Failing Investor’s participation in the Transactions, (x) the amount of such Failing Investor’s Commitment shall first be offered to all EC Investors (other than any (a) Failing Investor or (b) Non-Consenting Investor whose participation in the Transactions has been terminated pursuant to Section 2.2, or any Affiliate of the foregoing) in proportion to their respective Equity Commitments; (y) if any EC Investor accepts less than all of such EC Investor’s pro rata portion of the Failing Investor’s Commitment after offer is made pursuant to clause (x) above, then the Requisite Investors may offer the remaining portion of such Failing Investor’s Commitment to all other Investors (other than any Failing Investor, Non-Consenting Investor or EC Investor who declines to accept its full pro rata portion of such Commitment, or any Affiliate of the foregoing) in such amounts as may be determined by the Requisite Investors; and (z) if there remains any outstanding portion of such Non-Consenting Investor’s Commitment after the offer is made pursuant to clause (y) above, then the Requisite Investors may offer such outstanding portion to new investors in such amounts as may be determined by the Requisite Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, from and after the time an Investor becomes a Failing Investor, the approval or consent of such Failing Investor shall not be required for any purposes under this Agreement; provided, any Failing Investor that participates in the Transactions as a result of the Closing Investors exercising their rights to seek specific performance pursuant to Section 3.4 shall no longer be deemed a Failing Investor and his, her or its approval or consent rights shall be restored, in each case as of the date such Failing Investor and its Affiliates fulfill their Commitment in full.

 

Section 2.8             Company Termination Fee and Expenses.

 

2.8.1        Any Company Termination Fee paid by the Company or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.06(a) of the Merger Agreement, any Expenses paid by the Company or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.06(d) of the Merger Agreement and any other costs and expenses reimbursed by the Company or its Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.06(f) of the Merger Agreement or otherwise, after making adequate provisions for the payment or reimbursement of Consortium Transaction Expenses (as defined below) pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof shall be promptly paid by Parent or Merger Sub to the Guarantors (other than any Guarantor that is or whose Affiliate is (a) a Failing Investor at the time of termination of the Merger Agreement or (b) a Non-Consenting Investor whose participation in the Transactions has been terminated pursuant to Section 2.2) or their respective designees in proportion of their respective LG Percentages, determined by excluding the Cap of each Failing Investor and Non-Consenting Investor whose participation in the Transactions has been terminated pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

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2.8.2        If any Parent Termination Fee is payable as a result of Tencent not complying with its obligations under any agreement with Parent (including the Rollover Agreement), any damages or other amounts paid by Tencent to Parent in connection with such non-compliance shall be promptly paid by Parent to the Guarantors in proportion to any amounts paid by such Guarantors pursuant to their respective Guarantees.

 

Section 2.9             Expense Sharing.

 

2.9.1        Upon consummation of the Transactions and from time to time thereafter, Parent shall or shall cause the Surviving Company to reimburse the Investors, the EC Investors and the Guarantors for, or pay on behalf of such persons, as the case may be, all of their out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (“Consortium Transaction Expenses”), including, without limitation, (a) the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of (i) the Consortium Advisors, but excluding any fees, expenses and disbursements payable to any Investor Advisors unless such fees, expenses and disbursements of any Investor Advisors are agreed to in advance by the Requisite Investors, and (ii) any banks and other financing sources (“Financing Banks”) and their advisors in connection with provision of debt financing (including any Alternative Financing) to support the Transactions (the “Debt Financing”) and (b) out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Investor or its Affiliates (other than Parent, the Company and its subsidiaries) or the attorneys thereof in connection with defending, being a witness in or participating in an Action relating to or arising from the Transactions, including without limitation, responding to any subpoenas, regulatory requests or any other judicial or regulatory process or orders.

 

2.9.2        If the Merger Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing (and Section 2.9.3 below does not apply), the EC Investors agree to share the Consortium Transaction Expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions in proportion to their respective Equity Commitments.

 

2.9.3        If the failure of the Transactions to be consummated prior to termination of the Merger Agreement results from the unilateral breach of this Agreement, the Support Agreement or any Equity Commitment Letter by one or more Investors (or his, her or its Affiliates), then, subject to Section 2.3.2(iv)(2), such Investor or Investors shall be responsible to pay the full amount of the Consortium Transaction Expenses and reimburse Parent, each non-breaching Investor and Affiliates of such non-breaching Investor (other than the Company and its subsidiaries), as the case may be, for the Parent Termination Fee paid by Parent pursuant to Section 8.06(b) of the Merger Agreement, any Expenses paid by Parent pursuant to Section 8.06(c) of the Merger Agreement, any other costs and expenses paid by Parent pursuant to Section 8.06(f) of the Merger Agreement, any payment obligations of Parent pursuant to Section 6.07(e) of the Merger Agreement and all of their other out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including any amounts payable by the Guarantors in respect of the Guarantees) incurred in connection with the Transactions, including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Investor Advisors, without prejudice to any claims, rights and remedies otherwise available to such non-breaching Investor and its Affiliates; provided, however, that if the failure of the Transactions to be consummated prior to termination of the Merger Agreement results from the unilateral breach by Internet Opportunity of this Agreement or its Equity Commitment Letter, Internet Opportunity shall, in no event, be liable pursuant to this Section 2.9.3 to pay an amount in excess of its Liability Pro Rata Portion of the amount that would have otherwise been payable by Internet Opportunity pursuant to this Section 2.9.3. “Liability Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to Internet Opportunity, a fraction, the numerator of which is the Equity Commitment of Internet Opportunity, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Equity Commitments of Internet Opportunity and the Sponsor Investors (or their respective Affiliates that are EC Investors).

 

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2.9.4            The obligations under this Section 2.9 shall remain in full force and effect whether or not the Merger is consummated, and shall survive the termination of the other terms of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.1.

 

Section 2.10      Notice of Closing; Notices. Parent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide each Investor with at least five (5) days’ prior notice of the Closing Date under the Merger Agreement; provided that the failure to provide such notice will not relieve an Investor or its Affiliates of their obligations under this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Guarantees or the Support Agreement. Any notices received by Parent pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Merger Agreement shall be promptly provided to each Investor by facsimile transmission and/or electronic mail at the address set forth in such Investor’s (or its Affiliate’s) Equity Commitment Letter or the Support Agreement. All other notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or upon confirmation of receipt when transmitted by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail or on the next business day if transmitted by international overnight courier, in each case, to the respective parties hereto at the address for each party set forth in such party’s (or its Affiliate’s) Equity Commitment Letter or the Support Agreement.

 

Section 2.11      Representations and Warranties; Covenants.

 

2.11.1            Each Investor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other Investors that it has not entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other Investor, any other potential investor, group of investors, or the Company with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, other than the agreements expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including exhibits) and the Merger Agreement, a Permitted Syndication or the Internet Opportunity Syndication.

 

2.11.2            Until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 3.1, without the prior approval of the Requisite Investors and other than in connection with a Permitted Syndication or the Internet Opportunity Syndication, no Investor shall enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding or have discussions with any other potential investor or acquirer, group of investors or acquirors, or the Company or any of its Representatives with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement or any other similar transaction involving the Company; provided, that this Section 2.11.2 shall not limit or restrict the Founder or any Representative of General Atlantic on the Company Board in acting in his or her capacity as an officer and/or a director of the Company (and not in his or her capacity as a Representative of a shareholder or its Affiliate) and exercising his or her fiduciary duties and responsibilities solely in his or her capacity as such; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and irrespective of when this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 3.1, this Section 2.11.2 shall apply to an Investor (a) that is a Failing Investor for a period of one year following such Investor becoming a Failing Investor or (b) that is released from this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.2 until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Article VIII thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.11.2, (a) the Founder shall be permitted to take any action permitted by Section 6.04 of the Merger Agreement and (b) to the extent (i) the Company, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) or the Special Committee specifically requests that the Founder or a Representative of General Atlantic on the Company Board cooperate in respect of a bona fide written proposal or offer regarding a Competing Transaction that was not made, solicited, initiated, knowingly encouraged, knowingly facilitated or joined by the Founder or General Atlantic, respectively, or their respective Affiliates, and (ii) the Company or its Representatives are permitted to take such action by Section 6.04 of the Merger Agreement.

 

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2.11.3            Each of Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to each of the Investors that it was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions and has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof, and has no, and prior to the Effective Time, will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than pursuant to any Debt Commitment Letter or definitive documentation relating to the Debt Financing and those incident to its formation and capitalization pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Transactions. Each Investor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other Investors that it has not, and prior to the Effective Time, will not, cause Parent or Merger Sub to take any action inconsistent with the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub in this Section 2.11.3.

 

2.11.4            Each of Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each of the Investors that it has not entered, and prior to the Closing will not enter, into any agreement, arrangement or understanding of any kind with any person that grants a person: (a) the right to purchase a different class of security than that being purchased by the Investors or their Affiliates in accordance with the terms of the Equity Commitment Letters and the Support Agreement, (b) the right to purchase the same class of security as that being purchased by the Investors or their Affiliates in accordance with the Equity Commitment Letters and the Support Agreement, but at a lower price than pursuant thereto, or (c) any other right not provided to such person herein, except, in all cases, agreements or arrangements entered into by Parent or Merger Sub with the consent of the Requisite Investors.

 

2.11.5            Each Investor other than Internet Opportunity hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the other Investors that (a) except as disclosed in writing to the other Investors, to the best of such Investor’s knowledge, none of the direct or indirect shareholders and/or beneficiaries of such Investor or its Affiliate (if such Affiliate is an EC Investor or a Supporting Shareholder) is an entity fully or partially funded by capital raised through investment products, derivative products or wealth management products, crowd funding and/or other similarly structured investment syndication arrangements (collectively “Investment Syndication Arrangements”) for the purposes of investing in the Company from persons that are not Affiliated with such Investor, and (b) unless as agreed by the Requisite Investors in writing, an entity fully or partially funded by capital raised through Investment Syndication Arrangements for the purposes of investing in the Company from persons that are not Affiliated with such Investor may not become a direct or indirect shareholder and/or beneficiary of such Investor or its Affiliate (if such Affiliate is an EC Investor or a Supporting Shareholder); except, in each case, that such Investors and their Affiliates may be investment funds and invest capital on behalf of direct or indirect investors and that nothing herein will limit the investment activities of the Investors or their Affiliates or any Permitted Syndications.

 

Section 2.12      PR Coordination. No announcements or other public statement regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued or made by any Investor without the prior written consent of the Requisite Investors, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except to the extent that any such announcements or statements are required by applicable Law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or stock exchange, and then only after the form and terms of such announcements or statements have been notified to the Requisite Investors and the Requisite Investors have had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Investor may make any Schedule 13D filings, or amendments thereto, in respect of the Company that such Investor reasonably believes is required under applicable Law without the prior written consent of the other Investors, provided that each such Investor shall coordinate with the other Investors in good faith regarding the content and timing of such filings or amendments in connection with the Transactions.

 

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Section 2.13      Confidentiality. Except as permitted under this Section 2.13 or Section 2.14, each Investor (the “Recipient”) shall not, and shall direct his, her or its Affiliates and the Representatives of the foregoing not to, disclose any Confidential Information obtained from a disclosing Investor without the prior written consent of such disclosing Investor; provided that the Recipient may disclose any Confidential Information to Persons in connection with a Permitted Syndication and to any of his, her or its Affiliates and any of the Representatives of the foregoing who, in each case, (prior to such disclosure) have agreed with the Recipient to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as set out herein or are otherwise bound by applicable law or rules of professional conduct to keep such information confidential. Each Investor shall not and shall direct his, her or its Affiliates and the Representatives of the foregoing to whom Confidential Information is disclosed not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than exclusively for the purposes of this Agreement or the Transaction.

 

Section 2.14      Permitted Disclosures. An Investor may make disclosures of Confidential Information (a) if required by applicable laws or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction over an Investor, but only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Investors and the other Investors have had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent legally permissible and reasonably practicable; or (b) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Investor, any of his, her or its Affiliates or any of the Representatives of the foregoing.

 

Section 2.15      Debt Financing.

 

2.15.1            Merger Sub and Parent shall, at the direction of the Requisite Investors, negotiate, enter into and borrow under the definitive documentation relating to the Debt Financing. The Requisite Investors shall be the primary negotiators on behalf of the Investors regarding the terms of the definitive documentation relating to the Debt Financing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub and Parent shall not, and the Requisite Investors shall not permit Merger Sub or Parent to, enter into or borrow under any agreement in connection with Debt Financing on terms that are materially adverse to Merger Sub, Parent or the Investors compared to the terms set out in any Debt Commitment Letter, unless such agreement or borrowing has been approved by each Investor (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Investors shall work together and cooperate in good faith in connection with arranging and negotiating the full documentation relating to the Debt Financing. Each Investor shall provide such assistance in connection with arranging and negotiating the full documentation relating to the Debt Financing as may be reasonably requested by the Requisite Investors.

 

2.15.2            To the extent legally permissible, each of the Investors shall furnish the Financing Banks, as promptly as reasonably practicable, with financial and know-your-client information and execute and deliver such financing documents, certificates and other supporting documentation as are reasonably or customarily requested by the Financing Banks in connection with the Debt Financing, subject to appropriate confidentiality undertakings satisfactory to each of the Investors. In addition, each of the Investors shall use reasonable best efforts, to the extent legally permissible, to furnish the Financing Banks with information reasonably or customarily requested (and in such Investor’s possession) by the Financing Banks regarding the financial condition, business, operations and assets of the Company, in order for the Financing Banks to evaluate the Company and the terms of the Debt Financing. Each of the Investors further agrees to reasonably assist in providing information required for the preparation of materials for the Financing Banks, including information memoranda and similar documents required in connection with the Debt Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.15.2 shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of any Investor to personally pledge any collateral in connection with the Debt Financing, and the obligations of the Investors under this Section 2.15.2 shall be subject to the fiduciary duties and other obligations of the Investors under applicable Laws.

 

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Section 2.16      Approvals.

 

2.16.1            Subject in all respects to the limitations in the Merger Agreement, each Investor shall use reasonable best efforts and provide all cooperation as may be reasonably requested by the Requisite Investors to obtain all applicable governmental, statutory, regulatory or other approvals, licenses, waivers or exemptions required or, in the reasonable opinion of the Requisite Investors, desirable for the consummation of the Transactions.

 

2.16.2            The Founder and Internet Opportunity shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cause their respective Affiliates (if applicable) to use commercially reasonable efforts, to complete, prior to the Closing, all necessary reporting, filing, registration, notification or similar procedures required to be completed by such persons under SAFE Circular 37 and the Measures for the Administrative Measures for Outbound Investment by Enterprises (effective as of March 1, 2018 and promulgated by the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC) in connection with the consummation of the Transactions.

 

Section 2.17      Required Information. Each of the Investors, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, agrees to promptly provide to Parent (consistent with the timing required by the Merger Agreement or applicable Law, as applicable) any information about such Investor (or its Affiliates) that Parent (at the direction of the Requisite Investors) reasonably determines upon the advice of outside legal counsel is required to be included in (i) the Proxy Statement, (ii) the Schedule 13E-3 or (iii) any other filing or notification with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions, including the Merger, this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Guarantees, the Support Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement to which it (or any of its Affiliates) is a party relating to the Transactions. Each of the Investors shall reasonably cooperate with Parent in connection with the preparation of the foregoing documents to the extent such documents relate to such Investor (or any of its Affiliates). Each of the Investors agrees to permit the Company to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement (including all documents filed with the SEC in accordance therewith), its and its respective Affiliates’ identity and beneficial ownership of the Shares, ADSs or other equity securities of the Company and the nature of such party’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Guarantees, the Support Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement to which it (or any of its Affiliates) is a party relating to the Transactions (including a copy thereof), to the extent required by applicable Law or the SEC (or its staff). Each of the Investors hereby represents and warrants to Parent and the Requisite Investors as to itself and its Affiliates, as applicable, that, solely with respect to any information supplied by such Investor or its Affiliates in writing pursuant to this Section 2.17, none of such information contained or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement will at the time of the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the shareholders of the Company, at the time of the Shareholders’ Meeting, or at the time of any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, and none of such information supplied or to be supplied by such Investor or its Affiliates for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 13E-3 to be filed with the SEC concurrently with each filing of the Proxy Statement will, at the time of such filing with the SEC, or at the time of filing with the SEC of any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If required under applicable Law or requested by applicable Governmental Authorities following the time that all of the relevant facts and circumstances of the involvement of an Investor (and its Affiliates) in the Transactions are provided to such Governmental Authorities and such Investor has had a reasonable amount of time (taking into consideration the status of the applicable Governmental Authority’s clearance of other related documents and filings relating to the Transactions, such as the Proxy Statement) to present and explain its positions with the applicable Governmental Authority, such Investor agrees to join (and to cause its Affiliates to join) as a filing party to any Schedule 13E-3 filing discussed in the preceding sentence.

 

Section 2.18      Control over Internet Opportunity. The Founder and Internet Opportunity jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to each other party hereto that Internet Opportunity is, as of the date hereof, and will remain, during the term of this Agreement, controlled (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by the Founder.

 

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3.            MISCELLANEOUS.

 

Section 3.1      Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and shall terminate (except with respect to Section 2.7, Section 2.8, Section 2.9, Section 2.11.2 (solely to the extent such provision contemplates survival following termination) and Section 3 which shall remain in effect indefinitely and Section 2.12, Section 2.13 and Section 2.14 which shall remain in effect until the date which is twelve (12) months after the termination of this Agreement) upon the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Article VIII thereof; provided that Section 2.6.1 shall remain in effect if this Agreement is terminated upon the Effective Time until a Shareholders Agreement or other definitive agreement containing customary terms including (and that are, subject to mutually agreed changes, consistent with) the terms set forth on Exhibit C hereto is duly executed by the Investors in accordance with Section 2.6.1; provided, further, that any liability for failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement shall survive such termination.

 

Section 3.2      Amendment; 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 Investors. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, discharged or terminated other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Investor against whom the enforcement of such waiver, discharge or termination is sought. No failure or delay by any Investor 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.

 

Section 3.3      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 hereto 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.

 

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Section 3.4      Remedies. The parties hereto agree that, except as provided herein, this Agreement will be enforceable by all available remedies at law or in equity (including, without limitation, specific performance), provided that this Agreement may only be enforced against an Investor by Parent or Merger Sub, acting at the direction of the Requisite Investors. In the event that Parent determines to enforce the provisions of the Equity Commitment Letters or the Support Agreement, in each case, in accordance with this Agreement, and the Requisite Investors are prepared to (a) cause Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger in accordance with this Agreement, (b) fulfill their (or their Affiliates’) obligations under the Support Agreement and (c) fulfill their (or their Affiliates’) respective Commitments immediately prior to the Closing, as evidenced in writing to the other Investors (the Investors who are so prepared, the “Closing Investors”), but one or more Investors fails to fund its (or cause to be funded its Affiliates’) Commitment or provides written notice that it or its Affiliates will not fund its or their Commitment, or fails to fulfill its (or its Affiliates’) obligations under the Support Agreement or provides written notice that it (or its Affiliates) will not fulfill its or their obligations under the Support Agreement, as applicable, the parties hereto agree that the Closing Investors shall, subject to Section 2.3.2(iv)(2), be entitled, in their discretion, to either (i) specific performance of the terms of this Agreement and the Equity Commitment Letters or the Support Agreement, as applicable, together with any costs of enforcement incurred by the Closing Investors in seeking to enforce such remedy or (ii) payment by the Failing Investors in an amount equal to the aggregate out-of-pocket damages (including any amounts payable by the Guarantors in respect of the Guarantees) incurred by such Closing Investors and their Affiliates that are EC Investors, Supporting Shareholders or Guarantors; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Internet Opportunity is a Failing Investor, Internet Opportunity shall, in no event, be liable pursuant to this Section 3.4 for an amount in excess of its Liability Pro Rata Portion of the amount that would have otherwise been payable by Internet Opportunity pursuant to this Section 3.4. If Parent, acting at the direction of the Requisite Investors, determines to enforce the remedy described in the preceding sentence against any Failing Investor, it must do so against all Failing Investors. If there are multiple Failing Investors, each Failing Investor’s portion of the total obligations hereunder shall be the amount equal to the product of (x) the amounts due from all Failing Investors hereunder (including the value of any Rollover Commitment) multiplied by (y) a fraction of which the numerator is such Failing Investor’s and its Affiliates’ Commitment and the denominator is the sum of all Failing Investors’ and their Affiliates’ Commitments.

 

Section 3.5      No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that certain of the Investors may be partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations or other entities, Parent, Merger Sub and each Investor covenant, agree and acknowledge that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against and no personal liability shall attach to, any former, current or future direct or indirect holder of any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, controlling person, management company, portfolio company, incorporator, director, officer, employee, agent, advisor, attorney, representative, Affiliate (other than any permitted assignee under Section 3.10), members, managers, general or limited partners, shareholders, stockholders, representatives, successors or assignees of any Investor or any former, current or future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, representatives, Affiliates (other than any permitted assignee under Section 3.10), members, managers, general or limited partners, shareholders, stockholders, successors or assignees of any of the foregoing, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, for any obligation of any Investor or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation (in each case other than against parties to this Agreement or such other document or instrument as expressly provided therein).

 

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Section 3.6      Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

 

3.6.1            This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

3.6.2            Any disputes, actions and proceedings against any party hereto or 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 3.6.2 (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 arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; and a third Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third 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 hereto 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.

 

3.6.3            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in this Section 3.6.3, 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.

 

3.6.4            Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.02 of the Merger Agreement and in the case of each Investor at the address set forth in such Investor’s Equity Commitment Letter or the Support Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

Section 3.7      Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE MERGER AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.7.

 

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Section 3.8      Exercise of Rights and Remedies.

 

3.8.1            Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party hereto will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

 

3.8.2            The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for such damages any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement. Except as set forth in this Section 3.8, including the limitations set forth in Section 3.8.2, each party shall be entitled to specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief (without posting a bond or other security) to enforce or prevent any violations of any provision of this Agreement, in addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity to such party, including the right to claim money damages for breach of any provision of this Agreement. All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by a party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by a party.

 

3.8.3            The parties’ right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby waives any objections to the grant of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement by any other party hereto (including any objection on the basis that there is an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity), and each party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party under this Agreement all in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.8. In the event any party hereto seeks an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, such party shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with such order or injunction all in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.8.

 

Section 3.9      Other Agreements. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and statements, both written and oral, among the parties hereto or any of their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter contained herein except for such other agreements as are referenced herein which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of such other agreements as are referenced herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any provisions of the Equity Commitment Letters or the Guarantees), the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. The Founder, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Ocean Link hereby agree that the Exclusivity Letter is hereby terminated; provided, that, the termination of the Exclusivity Letter shall not relieve any party thereto of any liability or obligation resulting from any breach thereof, which accrued thereunder prior to the termination of the Exclusivity Letter.

 

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Section 3.10      Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Other than as provided herein, this Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior consent of the other parties; provided that each party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate of such party. Each party agrees that it will remain bound and liable under this Agreement after such assignment to its Affiliates. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall be construed as giving any person, other than the parties and their heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns any right, remedy, obligation, liability or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

Section 3.12      No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.

 

Section 3.14      Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or Article such reference shall be to a Section or Article of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation”, unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. References to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection. References from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. The symbol “US$” refers to United States Dollars. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”. References to “day” shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day”.

 

Section 3.16      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document. E-mailed copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals for purposes of the effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investors have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

  JINBO YAO
   
  /s/ Jinbo Yao

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investors have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

    INTERNET OPPORTUNITY FUND LP
     
  By: Internet Opportunity Company, its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
    Name: Jinbo Yao
    Title: Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investors have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

    Polarite Gem Holdings Group Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Steven G. Glenn
    Name: Steven G. Glenn
    Title:    Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investors have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

    General Atlantic Singapore 58TP Pte. Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Ong Yu Huat
    Name: Ong Yu Huat
    Title:  Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investors have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

    Ocean Magical Site Limited
   
  By: /s/ Tianyi Jiang
    Name: Tianyi Jiang
    Title: Director

 

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In witness whereof, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  QUANTUM BLOOM GROUP LTD
   
  By: /s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
    Name: Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
    Title: Director

 

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In witness whereof, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  QUANTUM BLOOM COMPANY LTD
   
  By: /s/ Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
    Name: Cheung Lun Julian CHENG
    Title: Director

 

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Exhibit 7.10

 

EXECUTION

 

LIMITED GUARANTEE

 

 

LIMITED GUARANTEE, dated as of June 15, 2020 (this “Limited Guarantee”), by Internet Opportunity Fund LP (the “Guarantor”), in favor of 58.com Inc., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company” or “Guaranteed Party”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below). For the purpose of this Limited Guarantee, each of the terms “control” and “person” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 9.03 of the Merger Agreement.

 

1.            Limited Guarantee. (a) To induce the Guaranteed Party to enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), among the Guaranteed Party, Quantum Bloom Group Ltd (“Parent”) and Quantum Bloom Company Ltd (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Guaranteed Party (the “Merger”), with the Guaranteed Party continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, the Guarantor, intending to be legally bound, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Guaranteed Party the due and punctual payment, observance, performance and discharge of 19.61% (the “Guaranteed Percentage”) of the payment obligations of Parent with respect to (i) the Parent Termination Fee owed by Parent to the Company, if and when due, pursuant to Section 8.06(b) of the Merger Agreement, (ii) the Expenses owed by Parent to the Company, if and when due, pursuant to Section 8.06(c) of the Merger Agreement, (iii) costs and expenses in connection with the collection of the Parent Termination Fee or any Expenses owed by Parent to the Company or any amounts required to be paid, if and when due, pursuant to Section 8.06(f) of the Merger Agreement, (iv) the payment obligations of Parent pursuant to Section 6.07(e) of the Merger Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and limitations of Section 8.06(h) of the Merger Agreement (the aggregate obligations of Parent described in clauses (i) through (iv), collectively, without regard to the Guaranteed Percentage thereof, the “Obligations”); provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary express or implied herein, in no event shall the Guarantor’s maximum aggregate liability under this Limited Guarantee exceed the amount of $50,745,098.04 less 19.61% of any amount actually paid by or on behalf of Parent to the Guaranteed Party in respect of the Obligations (the “Cap”). The parties agree that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced without giving effect to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, including the Cap, and to the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 hereof, and that the Guaranteed Party will not seek to enforce this Limited Guarantee for an amount in excess of the Cap. This Limited Guarantee may be enforced for the payment of money only. The Guaranteed Party may, in its sole discretion, bring and prosecute a separate action or actions against the Guarantor pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Limited Guarantee for the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations, subject to limitations described herein, regardless of whether an action is brought against any other person (including Parent, Merger Sub or any Other Guarantor (as defined below)) or whether any such person is joined in any such action or actions. The Guaranteed Party, by execution of this Limited Guarantee, agrees that in no event shall the Guarantor be required to pay to any person under, in respect of, or in connection with this Limited Guarantee, an amount in excess of the Cap, and that the Guarantor shall not have any obligation or liability to the Guaranteed Party relating to, arising out of or in connection with, this Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter (as defined below) or the Merger Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than as expressly set forth herein or in the Equity Commitment Letter. The Guaranteed Party, by execution of this Limited Guarantee, further acknowledges that, in the event that Parent has any unsatisfied payment obligations, payment of the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions (including the Cap) of this Limited Guarantee by the Guarantor (or by any other person, including Parent or Merger Sub on behalf of the Guarantor) shall constitute satisfaction in full of the Guarantor’s obligations with respect thereto. All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds. Concurrently with the delivery of this Limited Guarantee, the parties set forth on Schedule A (each, an “Other Guarantor”) are also entering into limited guarantees substantially identical to this Limited Guarantee (each, an “Other Guarantee”) with the Guaranteed Party. The Guaranteed Party represents to the Guarantor that, other than this Limited Guarantee, the Other Guarantees and the Equity Commitment Letters (as defined below), and except as has been furnished to the Guarantor prior to the date hereof, there has been and will be no agreement, understanding or other arrangement (whether written or oral) entered into by the Guaranteed Party with any Other Guarantor in respect of the subject matters of this Limited Guarantee or the Other Guarantees. This Limited Guarantee shall become effective upon the substantially simultaneous signing of this Limited Guarantee and the Other Guarantees.

 

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(b) All payments made by the Guarantor pursuant to this Limited Guarantee shall be free and clear of any deduction, offset, defense, claim or counterclaim of any kind. If Parent fails to pay or cause to be paid any or all of the Obligations as and when due pursuant to Section 8.06(b), Section 8.06(c), Section 8.06(f), and Section 6.07(e) of the Merger Agreement, as applicable and subject to the other relevant terms and limitations of the Merger Agreement, then the Guarantor’s liabilities to the Guaranteed Party hereunder in respect of such Obligation shall, at the Guaranteed Party’s option, become immediately due and payable and the Guaranteed Party may at any time and from time to time, at the Guaranteed Party’s option, and so long as Parent remains in breach of such Obligation, take any and all actions available hereunder or under applicable Law to collect the Obligations from the Guarantor, subject to limitations described herein (including the Cap).

 

(c) The Guarantor agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Guaranteed Party in connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder if (i) the Guarantor asserts in any arbitration, litigation or other proceeding that this Limited Guarantee is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with its terms and the Guaranteed Party prevails in such arbitration, litigation or other proceeding or (ii) the Guarantor fails or refuses to make any payment to the Guaranteed Party hereunder when due and payable and it is determined judicially or by arbitration that the Guarantor is required to make such payment hereunder.

 

2.            Nature of Guarantee. The Guaranteed Party shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to the Obligations in the event that Parent or Merger Sub becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Guaranteed Party to so file shall not affect the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. Subject to the terms hereof, the Guarantor’s liability hereunder is absolute, unconditional, irrevocable and continuing irrespective of any modification, amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Merger Agreement that may be agreed to by Parent or Merger Sub. In the event that any payment to the Guaranteed Party hereunder in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever (other than as set forth in the last sentence of Section 8 hereof), the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder with respect to the Guaranteed Percentage of such Obligations, subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including the Cap), as if such payment had not been made. This Limited Guarantee is an unconditional guarantee of payment and not of collection. This Limited Guarantee is a primary obligation of the Guarantor and is not merely the creation of a surety relationship, and the Guaranteed Party shall not be required to proceed against Parent or Merger Sub first before proceeding against the Guarantor hereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Guarantor shall have the right to assert, and shall have the benefit of, any defenses to the payment of the Obligations that are available to Parent or Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement or as otherwise expressly provided in Section 3(a) hereof, other than defenses arising from bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding of Parent or Merger Sub.

 

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3.           Changes in Obligations; Certain Waivers. (a) The Guarantor agrees that, subject to the terms hereof, the Guaranteed Party may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of any portion of the Obligations in accordance with Section 9.11 of the Merger Agreement, and may also enter into any agreement with Parent or Merger Sub or any Other Guarantor or any other person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of the terms of the Merger Agreement or of any agreement between the Guaranteed Party, on the one hand, and Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, without in any way impairing or affecting the Guarantor’s obligations as provided in this Limited Guarantee. The Guaranteed Party shall not release any of the Other Guarantors from, or extend the time of payment of, any obligations under such Other Guarantees or amend or waive any provision of such Other Guarantees except to the extent the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee is released, the payment obligation under this Limited Guarantee is extended or the provisions of the Limited Guarantee are amended or waived, in each case, on terms and conditions no less favorable than those applicable to the Other Guarantees. The Guarantor agrees that, except as set forth in clause (i) in the last sentence of Section 3(c) and except for termination in accordance with Section 8 of this Limited Guarantee, the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected by: (i) the failure or delay on the part of the Guaranteed Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against Parent, Merger Sub or any Other Guarantor or any other person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of any portion of the Obligations, or any escrow arrangement or other security therefor, or any rescission, waiver, compromise, consolidation or other amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Merger Agreement (in each case, to the extent effected in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) or any other agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with any portion of the Obligations, in each case, to the extent any of the foregoing does not have the effect of increasing the Cap; (iii) the addition, substitution, discharge or release (in the case of a discharge or release, other than a discharge or release of the Guarantor with respect to the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations as a result of payment in full of the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations in accordance with their terms, a discharge or release of Parent with respect to the Obligations under the Merger Agreement, or as a result of defenses to the payment of the Obligations that would be available to Parent or Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement) of any person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (iv) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of Parent, Merger Sub or any other person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (v) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting Parent, Merger Sub or any other person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any of their respective assets or any other person now or hereafter liable with respect to the Obligations; (vi) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which the Guarantor may have at any time against Parent, Merger Sub or the Guaranteed Party, whether in connection with the Obligations or otherwise; (vii) any other act or omission that may in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of or to the Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than as a result of payment of the applicable Obligations in accordance with its terms); or (viii) the adequacy of any other means the Guaranteed Party may have of obtaining repayment of any of the Obligations. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of any applicable Law which would otherwise require any election of remedies by the Guaranteed Party. The Guarantor waives promptness, diligence, notice of the acceptance of this Limited Guarantee and of the Obligations, presentment, demand for payment, notice of non-performance, default, dishonor and protest, notice of any portion of Obligations incurred and all other notices of any kind (except for notices to be provided to Parent or Merger Sub in accordance with the Merger Agreement, this Limited Guarantee or any other agreement or instrument delivered herewith or therewith), all defenses which may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium Law or other similar applicable Law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshalling of assets of Parent or Merger Sub or any other person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and all suretyship defenses generally. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the following defenses shall be retained by the Guarantor: (x) defenses to the payment of the Obligations that are available to Parent, Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement; (y) breach by the Guaranteed Party of this Limited Guarantee; and (z) fraud or willful misconduct by the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates (which, for the purpose of this sentence, shall exclude the Founder, the Founder Holdco, the Guarantor, any Other Guarantor, Sponsors, Rollover Shareholders, Supporting Shareholders, or any Affiliate thereof). The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Limited Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

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(b)            The Guaranteed Party hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, directly or indirectly, and it shall cause its Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, managers or Affiliates (collectively, the “Guaranteed Party Related Persons”) not to institute, directly or indirectly, in the name of or on behalf of the Guaranteed Party or any other person, any action, suit or proceeding or bring any other claim arising under, or in connection with, this Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letter between the Guarantor and Parent dated the date hereof (the “Equity Commitment Letter”, and together with the other equity commitment letters between each Other Guarantor, as applicable, and Parent, collectively, the “Equity Commitment Letters”), the Support Agreement, the Rollover Agreement (this Limited Guarantee, the Other Guarantees, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, the Support Agreement and the Rollover Agreement, collectively, the “Transaction Agreements”), any other agreement or instrument delivered pursuant to such Transaction Agreements, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, against Parent, Merger Sub, the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Party (as defined below), except for claims against (i) Parent and Merger Sub under and to the extent expressly provided in the Merger Agreement, (ii) the Guarantor (but not any Non-Recourse Party) under (and to the extent permitted by) this Limited Guarantee by the Guaranteed Party (subject to the limitations described herein), (iii) each Other Guarantor under (and to the extent permitted by) its Other Guarantee (subject to the limitations described therein), and (iv) the Guarantor, the Other Guarantors and their respective successors and permitted assigns under the Equity Commitment Letters pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Equity Commitment Letters and the Merger Agreement (claims under clauses (i) through (iv) collectively, the “Retained Claims”).

 

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(c)            Except as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 hereof, the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, and agrees not to exercise, any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against Parent or Merger Sub that arise from the existence, payment, performance, or enforcement of the Obligations under or in respect of this Limited Guarantee (subject to the limitations described herein) or any other agreement in connection therewith, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Guaranteed Party against Parent, Merger Sub or any Other Guarantor, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from Parent, Merger Sub or any Other Guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein) shall have been paid in full in immediately available funds by the Guarantor (or by any other person, including Parent or Merger Sub, on behalf of the Guarantor). If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the payment in full in immediately available funds of the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein) by the Guarantor (or by any other person, including Parent or Merger Sub, on behalf of the Guarantor), such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Guaranteed Party, shall be segregated from other property and funds of the Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Guaranteed Party in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein) in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and this Limited Guarantee, whether matured or unmatured, or to be held as collateral for such Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Limited Guarantee but subject to clause (v) under Section 3(a), the Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that, (i) to the extent the Obligations are not payable pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Merger Agreement, the Guarantor shall be similarly relieved of its obligations to make payments under this Limited Guarantee for the same obligation for which Parent and Merger Sub were relieved under the Merger Agreement, and (ii) the Guarantor shall have all defenses to the payment of its obligations under this Limited Guarantee (which in any event shall be subject to the limitations described herein) that would be available to Parent and/or Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement with respect to the Obligations as well as any defense in respect of fraud or willful misconduct of the Guaranteed Party or the Guaranteed Party Related Persons hereunder or any breach by the Guaranteed Party of any term hereof.

 

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4.            No Waiver; Cumulative Rights. No failure on the part of either party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by either party of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power hereunder by such party. Except as otherwise set forth herein, each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to each party hereto or, subject to the terms hereof, allowed it by applicable Law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by such party at any time or from time to time. The Guaranteed Party shall not have any obligation to proceed at any time or in any manner against, or exhaust any or all of the Guaranteed Party’s rights against, Parent or any other person (including any Other Guarantor) liable for any portion of the Obligations prior to proceeding against the Guarantor hereunder, and the failure by the Guaranteed Party to pursue rights or remedies against Parent or Merger Sub (or any Other Guarantor) shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of Law, of the Guaranteed Party.

 

5.            Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)            it is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

 

(b)            it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Limited Guarantee, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of the Guarantor’s organizational documents or any Law or contractual restriction binding on the Guarantor;

 

(c)            all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee by the Guarantor have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with;

 

(d)            assuming due execution and delivery of this Limited Guarantee and the Merger Agreement by the Guaranteed Party, this Limited Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and

 

(e)            the Guarantor has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Limited Guarantee, and all funds necessary for the Guarantor to fulfill its obligations under this Limited Guarantee shall be available to the Guarantor (or its assignee pursuant to Section 6) for so long as this Limited Guarantee shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 8.

 

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6.            Assignment. Neither the Guarantor nor the Guaranteed Party may assign or delegate this Limited Guarantee or their respective rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other person (except by operation of law), in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party, in the case of any assignment or delegation by the Guarantor, or the Guarantor, in the case of any assignment or delegation by the Guaranteed Party, and any attempted assignment or delegation without such required consents shall be null and void and of no force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guarantor may assign or delegate all or a portion of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party, to (a) any Other Guarantor, or any Affiliate of the Guarantor, limited partner of the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates, or any affiliated investment fund or investment vehicle that is advised, managed or sponsored by the general partner or the investment manager of the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates, or (b) any other transferee with respect to whom the Guarantor has furnished information to the Guaranteed Party verifying, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Guaranteed Party, the identity, good standing and creditworthiness of such transferee, in each case of the preceding clause (a) or (b) to the extent that (i) such transferee has been allocated, in accordance with the Equity Commitment Letter, all or a portion of the Guarantor’s investment commitment to Parent and (ii) such transferee has certified in writing to the Guaranteed Party prior to such assignment that it is capable of (x) making the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 and (y) performing all of its obligations hereunder, and in each case of the preceding clause (a) or (b), no such assignment or delegation shall relieve the Guarantor of its obligations hereunder.

 

7.            Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be given by the means specified by the Merger Agreement (and shall be deemed given as specified therein), as follows:

 

if to the Guarantor:

 

c/o Building 105, 10 Jiuxianqiao North Road Jia
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Mr. Jinbo Yao

 

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

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
29/F, Alexandra House
18 Chater Road, Central
Hong Kong
Attention: Tim Gardner, Esq.

William Welty, Esq.

Facsimile: +852 3015 9354

E-mail: tim.gardner@weil.com; william.welty@weil.com

 

If to the Guaranteed Party, as provided in the Merger Agreement, or, in each case, to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party hereto to receive such notice as provided above.

 

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8.            Continuing Guarantee. Unless terminated pursuant to this Section 8, this Limited Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Guarantor and its successors and permitted assigns until all of the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein) under this Limited Guarantee have been indefeasibly paid, observed, performed or satisfied in full, at which time this Limited Guarantee shall terminate in its entirety and the Guarantor shall have no further obligations under this Limited Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Guarantee shall terminate and the Guarantor shall have no further obligations under this Limited Guarantee as of the earliest to occur of (i) the Effective Time, (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms in any circumstances other than pursuant to which Parent and Merger Sub would be obligated to make a payment of the Parent Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.06(b) of the Merger Agreement or pay any other amounts under Sections 8.06(c), 8.06(f) or 6.07(e) of the Merger Agreement, (iii) the payment in full of the Obligations, and (iv) the three-month anniversary of any termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms in any circumstances pursuant to which Parent and Merger Sub would be obligated to make a payment of the Parent Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.06(b) of the Merger Agreement or pay any other amounts under Sections 8.06(c), 8.06(f) or 6.07(e) of the Merger Agreement, except as to a claim for payment of any Obligation presented in writing by the Guaranteed Party to Parent, Merger Sub or the Guarantor on or prior to such three-month anniversary (in which case, the date such claim is resolved by a final and non-appealable judicial or arbitral decision or as agreed in writing by the parties hereto or otherwise satisfied); provided, that such claim shall set forth the basis for such claim and the Guarantor shall not be required to pay any claim not submitted on or before the three-month anniversary of such termination of the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Guaranteed Party or any of the Guaranteed Party Related Persons directly or indirectly asserts in any Action at law or in equity or arbitration that the provisions of Section 1 hereof limiting the Guarantor’s liability to the Cap, the provisions of Section 1 hereof limiting the Guaranteed Party’s enforcement hereof to the payment of money only, or the provisions of this Section 8, Section 9 and Section 18 hereof are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, asserts that the Guarantor is liable in excess of or to a greater extent than the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein), or asserts any theory of liability against Parent, Merger Sub, the Guarantor or any Non- Recourse Parties (as defined below) with respect to or in connection with the Transaction Agreements, any other agreement or instrument delivered pursuant to such Transaction Agreements, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than a Retained Claim, then (A) the obligations of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (B) if the Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Limited Guarantee, it shall be entitled to recover such payments, and (C) neither the Guarantor, nor Parent, nor Merger Sub, nor any Non-Recourse Parties (as defined below) shall have any liability whatsoever (whether at law or in equity, whether sounding in contract, tort, statue or otherwise) to the Guaranteed Party, its Affiliates or any other person with respect to the Transaction Agreements, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or otherwise.

 

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9.            No Recourse. The Guaranteed Party acknowledges the separate limited liability company existence of each of Parent and Merger Sub and that Parent and Merger Sub have no assets other than certain contract rights and cash in a de minimis amount, and that no additional funds are expected to be contributed to Parent or Merger Sub unless and until the Closing occurs. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, or in any agreement or instrument delivered, or statement made or action taken, in connection with or pursuant to the transactions contemplated by any of this Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement or the negotiation, execution, performance or breach of this Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Agreements, notwithstanding any equitable, common law or statutory right or claim that may be available to the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates, and notwithstanding the fact that the Guarantor may be a partnership, limited liability company corporation or other entity, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Limited Guarantee, the Guaranteed Party, by executing this Limited Guarantee, acknowledges and agrees, on behalf of it and the Guaranteed Party Related Persons, that (i) no person other than the Guarantor has any obligations hereunder, and (ii) it has no right of recovery against, no recourse shall be had against and no personal liability shall attach to, any former, current or future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, Affiliates (other than any permitted assignee under Section 6), members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders, shareholders, representatives, successors or assignees of any of the Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub or the Other Guarantors, or any former, current or future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, Affiliates (other than any permitted assignee under Section 6), members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders, shareholders, representatives, successors or assignees of any of the foregoing (collectively, but not including the Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub, the Other Guarantors or any permitted assignee under Section 6 hereof, or their respective successors and permitted assigns under the Transaction Agreements, the “Non-Recourse Parties,” and each a “Non-Recourse Party”), through Parent, Merger Sub or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether at law or equity in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub against any Non-Recourse Party (including any claim to enforce the Equity Commitment Letter), by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any applicable Law, or otherwise, except for Retained Claims; provided, however, that in the event the Guarantor (A) consolidates with or merges with any other person and is not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or (B) transfers or conveys all or a substantial portion of its properties and other assets to any person such that the sum of the Guarantor’s remaining net assets plus uncalled capital is less than the Cap as of the time of such transfer, then, and in each such case, the Guaranteed Party may seek recourse, whether by the enforcement of any judgment or assessment, by any legal or equitable proceeding or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, against such continuing or surviving entity or such person, as the case may be, but only if the Guarantor fails to satisfy its payment obligations hereunder and only to the extent of the liability of the Guarantor hereunder. Recourse against the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee and the Equity Commitment Letter, subject to the limitations described herein, therein and in the Merger Agreement, including Section 8.06(h) thereof, against the Other Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Other Guarantees, and against Parent or Merger Sub under and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, in each case solely with respect to Retained Claims, shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Guaranteed Party and all of its Affiliates and other Guaranteed Party Related Persons against Parent, Merger Sub, the Guarantor, the Other Guarantors and the Non-Recourse Parties in respect of any liabilities or obligations in respect of, or for any claim based upon, arising out of or related to, any Transaction Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, or in respect of any other document or theory of law or in equity, or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, including by piercing of the corporate veil, or by a claim by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub. No person other than the Guarantor, the Guaranteed Party and the Non-Recourse Parties shall have any rights or remedies under, in connection with or in any manner related to this Limited Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby. Nothing set forth in this Limited Guarantee shall confer or give or shall be construed to confer or give to any person, including the Guaranteed Party or any of the Guaranteed Party Related Persons, any rights or remedies against any person other than the rights or remedies of the Guaranteed Party against the Guarantor as expressly set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub or the Other Guarantors or their respective successors and assigns under the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letters, this Limited Guarantee or the Other Guarantees shall be Non-Recourse Parties.

 

10.            Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Limited Guarantee will be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Guarantor and the Guaranteed Party, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

 

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11.            Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

 

(a)            This Limited Guarantee, and all claims or causes of action (whether at law or in equity, in contract or in tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Limited Guarantee or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Law rules or provisions thereof that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

(b)            Any disputes, actions and proceedings against any party or arising out of or in any way relating to this Limited Guarantee 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 11(b) (the “Rules”). The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The official language of the arbitration shall be English and the arbitration tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; and a third Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the arbitration tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third 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 hereto consent to and agree that in addition to any recourse to arbitration as set out in Section 11(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.

 

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12.            Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS section 12.

 

13.            Counterparts. This Limited Guarantee may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document. E-mailed copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals for purposes of the effectiveness of this Limited Guarantee.

 

14.            Confidentiality. This Limited Guarantee shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to the Guaranteed Party solely in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. This Limited Guarantee may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to by the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates or representatives in any document, except with the written consent of the Guarantor; provided that the parties hereto may disclose the existence and content of this Limited Guarantee to the extent required by applicable Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange, in connection with any SEC filings relating to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or in connection with any litigation relating to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby as permitted by or provided in the Merger Agreement and the Guarantor may disclose the existence and content of this Limited Guarantee to any Non-Recourse Party which needs to know of the existence of this Limited Guarantee and is subject to the confidentiality obligations substantially identical to the terms contained in this Section 14.

 

15.            Entire Agreement. This Limited Guarantee, together with the Merger Agreement (including any schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and any other documents and instruments referred to thereunder, including the Equity Commitment Letters and the Other Guarantees), constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

16.            No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Limited Guarantee shall be binding solely on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Limited Guarantee shall inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing set forth in this Limited Guarantee or any other agreement shall, or shall be construed to, confer upon or give to any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of, or any rights to enforce or cause the Guaranteed Party to enforce, any provisions of this Limited Guarantee; provided that the Non-Recourse Parties may rely upon and enforce the provisions of Section 9.

 

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17.            Interpretation. Headings are used for reference purposes only and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Limited Guarantee. When a reference is made in this Limited Guarantee to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Limited Guarantee unless otherwise indicated. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Limited Guarantee will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified.

 

18.            Severability. Any term or provision hereof that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be, as to such jurisdiction, ineffective solely to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced without giving effect to the limitation of the amount payable hereunder to the Cap and the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 and this Section 18.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Limited Guarantee to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

 

  INTERNET OPPORTUNITY FUND LP
   
  By: Internet Opportunity Company,
    its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Jinbo Yao
  Name:  Jinbo Yao
  Title:  Director
   

[Signature Page to Limited Guarantee]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guaranteed Party has caused this Limited Guarantee to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by its director or officer thereunto duly authorized.

 

  58.COM INC.
   
  By: /s/ Robert Frank (Bob) Dodds Jr
  Name: Robert Frank (Bob) Dodds Jr
  Title: Director and Member of the Special Committee

 

[Signature Page to Limited Guarantee]