UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 5, 2013
CHINA RECYCLING
ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 000-12536 | 90-0093373 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification
No.) |
12/F, Tower A
Chang An International Building
No. 88 Nan Guan Zheng Jie
Xi An City, Shaanxi Province
China 710068
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(86-29) 8769-1097
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 5, 2013, Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd (“Xi’an TCH”), a wholly owned subsidiary of China Recycling Energy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Biomass Power Generation Asset Transfer Agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with Pucheng Xin Heng Yuan Biomass Power Generation Corporation (the “Seller”), a limited liability company incorporated in China.
The Transfer Agreement provides for the sale to Xi’an TCH of a set of 12,000 KW biomass power generation systems (the "Transfer Assets") from the Seller. As consideration for the biomass power generation system, Xi’an TCH will pay to the Seller RMB 100,000, 000 (approximately $16,393,443) in the form of the common stock shares of the Company at the price of $1.87 per share with a total of 8,766,547 shares (the "Shares"). The exchange rate between U.S. Dollar and Chinese RMB in connection with the stock issuance is 1:6.1. The Company will file a Form S-3 Registration Statement to register the resale of the Shares for the Seller.
The Seller and Xi’an TCH have made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Transfer Agreement. The description contained herein of the terms of the Transfer Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Transfer Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
On September 5, 2013, Xi’an TCH also entered into a Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement (the “Lease Agreement”) with the Seller. Under the Lease Agreement, Xi'an TCH will combine the lease for the Transfer Assets with the lease for the 12,000 KW biomass power generation station of Pucheng Phase I project disclosed in the Form 8-K filed with SEC on July 6, 2010, under a single lease to the Seller for RMB 3,800,000 million (approximately $622,951) per month, and the term for the combined lease is from September 2013 to June 2025 and the lease agreement for the 12,000 KW station from Pucheng Phase I project ended with the execution of the Lease Agreement starting from September 1 st , 2013.
The description contained herein of the terms of the Lease Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities |
See Item 1.01 above.
The Shares issuable in connection with the transaction described at Item 1.01 of this report on Form 8-K will be issued by the Company in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) for the private placement of our securities pursuant to Regulation S of the Act. The Shares will be issued to non-U.S. persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S. The Seller has acknowledged that the Shares to be issued have not been registered under the Act.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) The following exhibits are filed with this report.
Exhibits
Number |
Description | |
10.1 | Biomass Power Generation Asset Transfer Agreement | |
10.2 | Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
China Recycling Energy Corporation | |
Date: September 16, 2013 |
/s/ David Chong |
David Chong, Chief Financial Officer |
Assets Transfer Agreement for Pucheng 12000 KW Biomass Power Generation Project Phase II
This agreement is signed on September 5, 2013 in Xi’an, Shaanxi between Pucheng Xin Heng Yuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. and Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
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Assets Transfer Agreement for Pucheng 12000 KW Biomass Power Generation Project Phase II
Transferor: Pucheng Xin Heng Yuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Transferor)
Legal Representative: Xueyi Dong
Transferee: Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Transferee)
Legal Representative: Guohua Ku
This agreement is the final official agreement based on the Letter of Intent for Technical Transformation signed on May 18, 2013 between two parties.
Whereas
1. The Transferor is a limited liability company established and existed under the laws of People’s Republic of China.
2. The Transferee is a limited liability company established and existed under the laws of People’s Republic of China.
3. Through amicable negotiation, Parties entered the Letter of Intent for Technical Transformation on May 18, 2013. The Transferor owns a thermal power plant and agrees to cooperate with the Transferee to reform the thermal power plant into a biomass power plant. After transformation, the biomass power plant will be transferred to the Transferee. Both parties will complete the asset transfer according to the letter of intent.
4. Parties have completed the transformation in accordance with the technical plan provided by the Transferee. The power plant has met requirements for a biomass power generation plant and equipment runs properly.
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Item One Definition
Unless otherwise specified in this agreement, the terms are defined as follows:
1. Transferred assets: all assets stipulated in Exhibit A of this agreement— Assets Transfer List .
2. Working Days: Monday to Friday of every week, excluding public holidays of China.
3. Effective Day: the date when this agreement comes into legal force.
4. Signature Date: the date when Parties sign or seal the agreement.
5. Closing Day: the day on which the Transferor transfers the assets and ownership to the Transferee, that is, the effective date of this agreement.
6. Chinese Law: applicable laws, regulations, orders, notices, and rules that are promulgated by the Chinese government and its agencies on or before the effective date of this agreement.
Item Two Asset Transfer
1. The Transferor agrees to transfer all assets stipulated on Exhibit A of this agreement— Assets Transfer List to the Transferee.
2. The Transferee agrees to accept the transferred assets from the Transferor according to this agreement.
3. All assets under this agreement shall be transferred to the Transferee on the Closing Day.
4. The Transferee will become the only legal owner of the transferred assets and assumes all rights and obligations from the Closing Day, unless otherwise specified.
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Item Three Transfer of Assets
Parties agreed that the assets and their ownership to be transferred are all listed on the exhibit of this agreement. Any contracts, agreements, rights and responsibilities in the agreements between Transferor and any third parties that relate to the transfer assets and their debt and credit relationship are not included. The Transferor shall assume such responsibilities to the third party by itself and protect and ensure Transferee is free from these liabilities and responsibilities. Parties agree, the Transferee will not assume any debt, liability, account receivable, bank loan, government tax or fee or any other mortgages on the transfer assets.
Item Four Others
1. If Transferor has purchased any type of insurance for the transfer assets, and such insurance is still valid upon the closing date, then Transferor shall change the insurer and beneficiary person on the insurance policy to Transferee within 5 working days of the Closing Date, and provide the original insurance policy to Transferee. The Transferee shall receive all the benefit and income from the insurance policy from the closing date.
2. Transferor promise, upon and after the closing date, if Transferor acknowledges any business information directly relates to the business that Transferee is operating, Transferor shall first and immediately provide such business information to the Transferee.
Item Five Price, Time and Method of Payment
Based on the construction and transfer price for biomass power plants with the same capacity on the current market, and the assets condition and transformation cost for the original thermal power plant of the Transferor, Parties agreed that the transfer price is RMB 100 million in total (including RMB 32 million for transformation cost prepaid by the Transferor as described in the letter of intent). Parties agreed that the payment shall be made by issuing common stock shares by the parent company of Transferee, China Recycling Energy Corporation (CREG) to the Transferor at the price of $1.87 per share as the payment for assets transfer.
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1. The Transferee shall issue 8,766,547 common stock shares of CREG (the "Shares") as payment to the Transferor within ten working days upon the Closing Date when the assets are transferred to the Transferee. Both parties agree that the exchange rate for USD to RMB for the agreement and the payment is 1:6.1.
2. The Transferee shall complete all procedures for the issuance of shares, and the Transferor shall provide required documents.
3. The Transferee agrees to urge its U.S. parent company CREG to register all the Shares with SEC in the Form S-3 in a reasonable amount of time. If Transferee’s parent company is not eligible for Form S-3 registration for any reason, then it shall provide the Transferor the piggy back registration rights for Form S-1 registration statement.
Item Six Representation, Warrant and Covenants of the Transferor
Transferor represents and warrants to the Transferee:
1. The Transferor is a Chinese legal business entity with good standing.
2. Transferor has lawful and full ownership rights to the transfer assets and has the rights to execute this agreement and transfer the assets. The transfer assets or their related rights and beneficiaries are free of any mortgage, lien, pledge, restrictions or claims from any third parties as well as free from any court judgment or verdict by arbitration commissions or any other defects. Transferee shall have all the lawful ownership rights of the transfer assets upon the effective date of this Agreement, including but not limited to possession, use, beneficial and disposal rights of the transfer assets. The transfer assets are not to be confiscated or detained under Chinese law or by any third person or be imposed with any mortgage, lien, pledge or any other forms of obligations.
3. Transferor warrants, as to the effective date of this Agreement, Transferor has not infringed any third party’s patents, copy rights, trademark intellectual property rights or any other property rights with regard to the transfer assets, and there is no third party has made any claims for these rights. Upon and after the closing date, the exercise of the transfer assets rights by Transferee will not infringe any third party’s patents, copy rights, trademark intellectual property rights or any other property rights.
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4. As to the effective date of this Agreement, Transferor has notified all third parties that are related to the transfer assets with regard to the transfer.
5. Transferor didn’t make any promises, agreements or arrangements that could create or cause any mortgage, lien, pledge or any other rights on the transfer assets which will benefit any third party on or after the closing date,.
6. As to the closing date of this Agreement, Transferor hasn’t acknowledged any claims or requests from any third party regarding to any part of the transfer assets which could have negative impact on Transferee’s rights, nor has it had any direct or indirect disputes, litigation or arbitration related to the transfer assets.
7. Transferor has disclosed to Transferee all the information related to the transfer assets that Transferee needs to know for the daily operation of the transfer assets, and hasn’t withheld any information the disclosure of which might affect the execution of this Agreement.
8. Transferor shall deliver the transfer assets list to Transferee on the date of signature date of this Agreement.
The above representations, warrants and covenants have the effect of tracing to the effective date of this Agreement and will keep effect after the signature date of this Agreement.
Item Seven Representations, Warrants and Covenants of the Transferee
1. Transferee is a legally incorporated and existing legal entity under Chinese Laws.
2. Transferee has the full rights to conduct the assets transfer under this Agreement and has obtained any authorization to execute and perform this Agreement. Transferee’s board of directors have approved the assets transfer under this Agreement by its resolution.
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3. Make the payments to Transferor according to the terms of this Agreement.
Item Eight Other Items
1. Parties agree, based upon the principle of honesty and trust, Transferor shall complete the assets transfer process within three working days of the signature date of this Agreement.
2. Transferor agrees to complete any other matters, including but not limited to sign or have any third party to sign any documents or application, or obtain any approval consent or permit, or complete any registration or filing before the closing date. Parties further agree, upon the execution of this Agreement, to make supplement agreements before the closing date, so the transaction could be completed. The supplement agreement shall be an integrated part of this Agreement.
Item Nine Liabilities for Breach
1. Any party’s breach of its representation, warrants and covenants or any other terms of this Agreement will be consider as a breach of the Agreement. The breaching party shall pay full and adequate compensation to the other party, including but not limited to the legal fees of another party due the breach (including but not limited to the professional consulting fees) and lawsuits with any third party or compensation to any third party (including but not limited to the professional consulting fees).
2. On and after the closing date, if there are any disputes or debts related to the transfer assets which Transferor didn’t disclose to Transferee on or before the closing date, Transferor shall try its best to solve it to avoid any damages to the Transferee and the transfer assets. If such disputes or debts cause any loss to the Transferee or the transfer assets, Transferor shall compensate Transferee for all losses.
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Item Ten Dispute Resolution
1. Disputes arising from the execution of this agreement or in connection with this agreement shall be settled by both parties through amicable negotiation. If consensus cannot be resolved, either party may, according to the agreement, submit a complaint to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Beijing Branch, which will arbitrate the compliant in accordance with its current effective rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding in both parties.
2. During the arbitration, except the matters or obligations in dispute submitted to arbitration, both parties shall continue to fulfill the other undisputed liabilities of this agreement.
Item Eleven Entire Agreement
According to Chinese law, if any terms are considered invalid by Arbitration Commission, the validity of other terms of this Agreement shall not be affected.
Item Twelve Applicable Law
Any issues relating to the execution, effectiveness, interpretation, performance and disputes of this Agreement shall be governed by Chinese laws.
Item Thirteen Agreement Rights
Without written consent by another party, no party shall transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other party.
Item Fourteen Taxes
Parties agree any taxes or fees required for each party by the Chinese laws due to its performance of this Agreement shall be assumed by such party itself. If the taxes or fees are required to be assumed by both parties, the parties shall split it equally.
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Item Fifteen Force Majeure
1. Force Majeure is the event that could not be controlled, foreseen or even is foreseen but could not be avoided, and such event prevents, delays or affects any party of the Agreement to perform all or part of its obligation. Such event includes but not limited to earthquake, typhoon, flood, fire or any other natural disaster, war, riot, strike or serious epidemic decease or other similar events.
2. If there is a force majeure event, the party suffering such event shall notify the other party by the fastest possible measure, and it shall provide supporting evidences within 15 days with details and reasons why such party cannot perform all or part of its obligation or needs to delay its performance, then the Parties shall consult whether to delay the performance of this Agreement or terminate this Agreement.
Item Sixteen Exhibits
All the exhibits of this Agreement are integrated parts of this Agreement and have same legal effect.
Item Seventeen Copies
This Agreement is written in Chinese. There are two original copies and each party holds one copy. Each original copy has same legal effect.
Item Eighteen Others
1. Any notice from one party to another in connection with this Agreement shall be in written format and sent by personal delivery, fax, telex or mail. If the notice is sent by personal delivery, it is considered as delivered when it is sent to the other party’s mailing address and signature demonstrating receipt has been obtained. If it is sent by fax or telex, it is considered as delivered when the sender received the sent answer report from the machine; if it is sent by registered mail, it is considered as delivered on the 5th working days after the mailing out date.
2. Any change to this agreement shall be agreed upon in writing by both parties before it could take effect. Any change and supplement to this Agreement is an integrated part of this Agreement.
3. Any party fails to or delays to exercise its rights or benefits under this Agreement should not be considered as the waiver of such rights. Also, the partial non-exercise of such rights should not prevent such party from exercising such rights or benefits in the future.
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4. The rights or remedies under this Agreement are cumulative and don’t eliminate other rights and remedies provided by Chinese Laws or provided by laws, regulations or other legally enforceable measures and documents from Chinese government after the closing date.
5. Parties confirm that this Agreement will take effect upon the Parties or their representatives’ execution of this Agreement.
Parties have signed this assets transfer agreement for the 12000 KW biomass power generation project of Pucheng II and acknowledge holding a fully executed copy of this agreement.
Transferor: Pucheng Xin Heng Yuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd.
Authorized Representative: __________________
Transferee: Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Authorized Representative: ___________________
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Exhibit A
Assets Transfer List
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Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Pucheng Xin HengYuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd
Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement
September, 2013
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Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement
Lessor : Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd (hereinafter refers to as Party A)
Leasee : PuCheng XinHengYuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter refers to as Party B)
Whereas:
1. In order to improve the efficiency of assets operation and decrease the management cost, Party A agrees Party B to lease its biomass power generation assets, and Party B agrees to lease such biomass power generation assets and pay the leasing fee according to this Agreement.
2. Both Parties have received valid authorization for the lease agreement, and such lease does not need any further review, verification or approval by relevant government agencies.
3. Through friendly negotiation, Parties reach the agreement on Party B leasing Party A’s biomass power generation assets. According to the Contract Law of China and other laws and regulations, Parties hereby enter into the lease agreement that is binding on both.
Article 1 Lease scope
1.1 The Phase I and Phase II biomass power generation equipment assets that Party B leases from Party A ( hereinafter referred to as “Lease Project” ) has a total installed capacity of 2 x 12,000 kw. The details of the Lease Project see “Target Assets List” as an attachment of this Agreement.
1.2 Party B leases the Lease Project for its power generation purpose, and Party B will enjoy the incomes from such power generation.
1.3 Party B operates the Lease Project, keeps its own accounts , and is responsible for its own profits or losses. Party B shall bear all the taxes and fees in connection with the operation of the Lease Project.
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Article 2 Lease Term
The Lease Term is as follows:
Phase I of the project: June 29, 2010 to June 28, 2025.
Phase II of the project: September 2, 2013 to June 28, 2025.
Upon the expiration, Party A will transfer the lease assets to Party B at no cost.
Article 3 Leasing fee and method of payment
3.1 The leasing fee is RMB 3.8 million per month. The payment of the leasing fee will be made monthly by wire.
3.2 Party B ensures to make payment of leasing fees on the 15 th of each month.(If the 15 th of the month is a weekend or national holiday, such payment shall be made on the first working day after the weekend or holiday) Party B shall pay a default fee to Party A everyday that equals to 0.08% of leasing fee for everyday of its delaying payment.
3.3 Party B confirms that the operation expense, depreciation and the amount of power generated of the lease project remain the same during the lease term.
Article 4 Lease Deposit
4.1 To ensure the operating profit of the Lease Project and Party B to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, both Parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A certain amount of security deposit. The security deposit will guarantee Party B operates the project honestly, manage the power generation assets diligently and carefully and bear the operating risk during the operation period.
4.2 Party B shall pay RMB 3.8 million to Party A as deposit within 10 days after the execution of the agreement. ( RMB 1.9 million has been paid for phase I, the actual deposit payment is RMB 1.9 million this time.)
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4.3 If there is any damage or loss to the Lease Project caused by the operating risk during Party B’s operation process, Party A has the rights to deduct the relevant amount from leasing deposit paid by Party B as a compensation based upon specific situation according to this Agreement and its attachment. If the deposit is not enough to pay for Party A’s loss, Party A has the right to request Party B to pay for the difference.
4.4 Upon the expiration of this Agreement, Party A shall return the deposit to Party B after Parties conclude the accounting based upon this Agreement, excluding the amount that should be deducted subject to this Agreement and its attachment.
Article 5 Rights and Obligations of Party A
5.1 Party A has the right to supervise Party B on Lease Project. For the behaviors that could damage the Lease Project and affect the economy of the operation, Party A has the right to stop them and terminate this Agreement.
5.2 Party B shall pay the leasing fee on schedule. If Party B delays the payment, Party A has the right to deduct the fee from leasing deposit. If the deposit is not enough to pay for the leasing fee, Party A has the right to request Party B to pay the default fee subject to this Agreement and request Party B to compensate Party A’s losses.
5.3 Party A shall not interfere with Party B’s normal operation and management activities. The incomes that Party B obtains during its lease term belong to Party B after payment of the leasing fee in full and leasing deposit.
5.4 A shareholder of Party B shall provide joint liability guarantee to Party A to ensure that Party B will make full payment of leasing fees on time and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Article 6 Rights and Obligations to Party B
6.1 During the operating period, Party B has the rights to autonomous management, assuming full responsibilities for profits and losses, and independent and s eparate accounts.
6.2 Party B shall complete all related review and approval procedures for the Lease Project and obtain the operating rights for the Lease Project by itself.
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6.3 Party B shall ensure the integrity and good operating condition of the Lease Project. If the Lease Project has problems during operation, Party B is responsible for the repair, maintenance and their costs.
6.4 Party B shall pay the leasing fee on schedule and give written notice to Party A when making such payments.
6.5 Party B shall pay the lease deposit in full, and such deposit accrues no interest.
6.6 During the operating period, Party B shall not terminate or cancel this Agreement without Party A’s consent. If this Agreement is terminated due to Party B’s reason and it has caused losses to Party A, it shall be considered as a breach of Agreement by Party B. Party B shall pay the breach of contract penalty to Party A and be responsible to compensate Party A’s losses (subject to the evaluation of the third party).
Article 7 Force Majeure (as defined by the law)
If the “Lease Project” could not be appropriately used due to force majeure, Party A or Party B can be partially or wholly exempted from its liability practically and realistically according to the impact caused by the force majeure. Either Party that suffers a force majeure shall notify the other party within 2 working days and provide proofs for the force majeure within 15 days, and shall endeavor to retrieve any loss as much as possible. Party A has the right to terminate this Agreement if this Agreement cannot be performed due to the force majeure.
Article 8 Liability of breach of contract
8.1 Unless otherwise agreed in this Agreement or other written consents by Parties, neither party can modify or terminate this Agreement during the term without the written consent from the other party. If any party breaches this Agreement, it shall pay for all the losses suffered by the other party as a result of its breach.
8.2. Party B shall pay a default fee to Party A each day that equals to 0.08% of the leasing fee for everyday of its delaying payment.
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8.3 If Party B defaults payment of leasing fee accumulatively for 3 months, it is considered as lack of ability to pay leasing fee, and Party A has the right to terminate this Agreement, and Party B shall compensate all the losses of Party A and pay default fees.
8.4 If Party B breaches the term of Article 6 of this Agreement and causes losses to Party A, Party B shall be responsible to compensate Party A’s losses and pay a breach of contract penalty fee that equals to 40% of the overall leasing fees of this Agreement to Party A. At the same time, Party A has the right to seek compensation from the person who provides guarantee for the Party B.
Article 9 Effect of the Agreement
This Agreement is established when both Parties sign and seal the agreement. This Agreement will take effect on the date when Parties sign “Target Assets List” and “Joint Liability Guarantee Agreement”. If the dates are different on the aforementioned documents, this Agreement takes effect on the date of the last agreement is signed.
If any term of this Agreement is considered invalid by the Court, the validity of other terms of this Agreement shall not be affected.
Upon this agreement takes effect, the assets lease agreement by the Parties dated June 29, 2010 shall stop its effect from September 1, 2013.
Article 10 Settlement of dispute
Any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be settled through friendly negotiation, in case no settlement can be reached, each party can file a law suit to the local People’s Court with jurisdiction in which the Party A is located.
Article 11 Others
1. For any other matters not addressed in this Agreement, Party A and Party B may reach “Supplement Agreement”, and “Supplement Agreement” has the same legal effect to this Agreement.
2. Party B agrees, during the implementation of this Agreement, Part A can change or assign this Agreement to any other party that Party A designates, if necessary. Party B shall not assign/transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the written approval of Party A.
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3. This Agreement has six original copies. Party A and Party B each holds three copies and they all have same legal effect.
Party A : (sealed) | Party B : (sealed) |
Signature of representative: | Signature of representative: |
Signing date | Signing date |
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