UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of February 2021

 

Commission File Number: 001-35755

 

URBAN TEA, INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Huakun Times Plaza, Room 1118, Floor 11

No. 200, Erduan, East Xiang Fu Road

Yuhua District, Changsha, China

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

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CONTENTS

 

Resignation of Changguang Wu

 

On February 17, 2021, the Board of Directors of Urban Tea, Inc. (the “Company”), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, announced that effective on February 17, 2021, Changguang Wu resigned as a director of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company due to his personal reason. Changguang Wu’s resignation was not a result of any disagreement with the Board of the Company or the Company.

 

Appointment of Yunfei Song

 

Effective on February 17, 2021, the Board appointed Yunfei Song as a director of the Board. The biographical information of Yunfei Song is set forth below.

 

Mr. Song, age 33, is a director of the Enterprise Cloud Computing School of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Automation in Dongguan). He is also a director of Research Office of Guoliang Chen Academician in Zhejiang Province, China. Prior to that, Mr. Song worked at China Academy of Management Science and Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries. Mr. Song holds Master and Ph.D degrees in Computer Intelligent Control from Macau University of Science and Technology. He is an expert in the field of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, blockchain and Internet of things.

 

Yunfei Song does not have a family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company and has not been involved in any transaction with the Company during the past two years that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

Yunfei Song also entered into a director offer letter (the “Offer Letter”) with the Company, which sets his annual compensation at $15,000 and establishes other terms and conditions governing his service to the Company. The Offer Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Offer Letter, which is filed hereto as Exhibits 10.1.

 

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

 

On February 17, 2021, Fengdan Zhou was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). The biographical information of Fengdan Zhou is set forth below.

 

Ms. Zhou, age 31, served as an operation director of Oriental Union Exploit Technology Co., Ltd. (Singapore) for its blockchain business from December 2019 to December 2020, where she was in charge of the operation of blockchain exchange and investment of bitcoin miners. Prior to that, she worked as a product manager of Hash Capital Holding Pte. Ltd. (Hong Kong) focusing on design of blockchain wallets and derivative financial tools based on the blockchain wallets from October 2018 to September 2019. From April 2014 to June 2018, she worked at Shenzhen Wanwang Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd as an assistant of general manager. Ms. Zhou obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in from Nanjing Sanjiang Academy.

 

Fengdan Zhou has no family relationships with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. There have been no transactions in the past two years to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which Fengdan Zhou had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.

 

The Company entered into an employment agreement with Fengdan Zhou pursuant to which Fengdan Zhou shall receive an annual base salary of $30,000. The employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibits 10.2.

 

The information in this Report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. It shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Director Offer Letter, dated February 17, 2021, by and between Yunfei Song and Urban Tea, Inc.
10.2   Employment Agreement, dated February 17, 2021, by and between Fengdan Zhou and Urban Tea, Inc.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 19, 2021

  

  URBAN TEA, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Long Yi 
  Name:  Long Yi
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

DIRECTOR AGREEMENT

 

This DIRECTOR AGREEMENT is made as of this 17th day of February 2021 (the "Agreement"), by and between Urban Tea, Inc., under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the "Company") and Yunfei Song (the “Director”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to appoint the Director as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of the Company and enter into an agreement with the Director with respect to such appointment; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director wishes to accept such appointment and to serve the Company on the terms set forth herein, and in accordance with, the provisions of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Position. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall cause the Director to be appointed as non-executive member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to fill an existing but now vacant directorship and the Director hereby agrees to serve the Company in that position upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, provided, however, that the Director's continued service on the Board after the initial term on the Board shall be subject to any necessary approval by the Company's stockholders.

 

2. Duties. During the Directorship Term (as defined in Section 5 hereof), the Director shall serve as a member of the Board, and the Director shall make reasonable business efforts to attend all Board meetings, serve on appropriate subcommittees as reasonably requested by the Board, make herself available to the Company at mutually convenient times and places, attend external meetings and presentations, as appropriate and convenient, and perform such duties, services and responsibilities and have the authority commensurate to such position.

 

The Director will use her best efforts to promote the interests of the Company. The Company recognizes that the Director (i) is a full-time executive employee of another entity and that her responsibilities to such entity must have priority and (ii) sits on the Board of Directors of other entities. Notwithstanding same, the Director will use reasonable business efforts to coordinate her respective commitments so as to fulfill her obligations to the Company and, in any event, will fulfill her legal obligations as a director. Other than as set forth above, the Director will not, without the prior written approval of the Board, engage in any other business activity which could materially interfere with the performance of her duties, services and responsibilities hereunder or which is in violation of the reasonable policies established from time to time by the Company, provided that the foregoing shall in no way limit her activities on behalf of (i) her current employer and its affiliates or (ii) the Board of Directors of those entities on which she sits.

 

3. Board Committees. The Director hereby agrees to sit in the relevant committees of the Board and to perform all of the duties, services and responsibilities necessary thereunder.

 

4. Monetary Remuneration. During the Directorship Term the Director shall receive the following compensation and benefits: An annual salary of U.S.$15,000.

 

5. Directorship Term. The "Directorship Term", as used in this Agreement, shall mean the period commencing on the date hereof and terminating on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

(a) one (1) year from the date hereof, subject to a one (1) year renewal term upon re-election by a majority of the shareholders of the Company;

 

(b) the death of the Director ("Death");

 

(c) the termination of the Director from the position of member of the Board by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Director;

 

(d) the removal of the Director from the Board by the shareholders of the Company;

 

(e) the resignation by the Director from the Board if after the date hereof, the Chief Executive Officer of her current employer determines that the Director's continued service on the Board conflicts with her fiduciary obligations to her current employer (a "Fiduciary Resignation"); and

 

(f) the resignation by the Director from the Board if the board of directors or the Chief Executive Officer of her current employer requires the Director to resign and such resignation is not a Fiduciary Resignation.

 

6. Director's Representation and Acknowledgment. The Director represents to the Company that her execution and performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any agreement or obligation (whether or not written) that she may have with or to any person or entity, including without limitation, any prior employer. The Director hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement (and any other agreement or obligation referred to herein) shall be an obligation solely of the Company, and the Director shall have no recourse whatsoever against any stockholder of the Company or any of their respective affiliates with regard to this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

7. Director Covenants.

 

(a) Unauthorized Disclosure. The Director agrees and understands that in the Director's position with the Company, the Director has been and will be exposed to and receive information relating to the confidential affairs of the Company, including but not limited to technical information, business and marketing plans, strategies, customer information, other information concerning the Company's products, promotions, development, financing, expansion plans, business policies and practices, and other forms of information considered by the Company to be confidential and in the nature of trade secrets. The Director agrees that during the Directorship Term and thereafter, the Director will keep such information confidential and will not disclose such information, either directly or indirectly, to any third person or entity without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that (i) the Director shall have no such obligation to the extent such information is or becomes publicly known or generally known in the Company's industry other than as a result of the Director's breach of her obligations hereunder and (ii) the Director may, after giving prior notice to the Company to the extent practicable under the circumstances, disclose such information to the extent required by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process. This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical or territorial restriction. Upon termination of the Directorship Term, the Director will promptly return to the Company all property, keys, notes, memoranda, writings, lists, files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards, surveys, maps, logs, machines, technical data or any other tangible product or document which has been produced by, received by or otherwise submitted to the Director in the course or otherwise as a result of the Director's position with the Company during or prior to the Directorship Term, provided that, the Company shall retain such materials and make them available to the Director if requested by him in connection with any litigation against the Director under circumstances in which (i) the Director demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that the materials are necessary to her defense in the litigation, and (ii) the confidentiality of the materials is preserved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.

 

(b) Non-Solicitation. During the Directorship Term and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, the Director shall not interfere with the Company's relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person who, on the date of the termination of the Directorship Term, was an employee or customer of the Company or otherwise had a material business relationship with the Company.

 

(c) Non-Compete. The Director shall not, so long as he or she is a member of the Board and for a period of 12 months following termination of this Agreement for whatever reason, directly or indirectly as owner, partner, joint venture, stockholder, employee, broker, agent principal, corporate officer, director, licensor or in any other capacity whatsoever, engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by, or have any connection with any business or venture that is engaged in any activities involving services or products which compete, directly or indirectly, with the services or products provided or proposed to be provided by the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, however, that the Director may own securities of any public corporation which is engaged in such business but in an amount not to exceed at any one time, one percent of any class of stock or securities of such company, so long as the Director has no active role in the publicly owned company as director, employee, consultant or otherwise.

 

(d) Remedies. The Director agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section 7 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the Director therefore also agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Director and/or any and all entities acting for and/or with the Director, without having to prove damages, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the Director. The Director acknowledges that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement had the Director not agreed to the provisions of this Section 7.

 

The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive any termination of the Directorship Term, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by the Director against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements of this Section 7.

 

8. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Director for her activities as a director of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law, and to cover the Director under any directors and officers liability insurance obtained by the Company. Further, the Company and the Director agree to enter into an indemnification agreement substantially in the form of agreement entered into by the Company and its other Board members.

 

9. Non-Waiver of Rights. The failure to enforce at any time the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time performance by the other party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or the right of either party to enforce each and every provision in accordance with its terms. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions at that time or at any prior or subsequent time.

 

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10. Notices. Every notice relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested; to:

 

If to the Company:

 

Urban Tea, Inc.

Huakun Times Plaza, Room 1118, Floor 11

No. 200, Erduan, East Xiang Fu Road

Yuhua District, Changsha, China

 

If to the director:

 

Building 10, Songkeyuan, Songshanhu

Libin Road,

Dongguan, Guangdong Province

China

 

Either of the parties hereto may change their address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice in writing to such other party pursuant to this Section 10.

 

11. Binding Effect/Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, estates, successors (including, without limitation, by way of merger) and assigns. Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, neither the Director nor the Company shall assign all or any portion of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements referred to herein) sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between them as to such subject matter.

 

13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof to any circumstances, is invalid, in whole or in part, such provision or application shall to that extent be severable and shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement.

 

14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in any New York state or federal court and the parties hereto hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding; provided, however, that neither party shall commence any such action or proceeding unless prior thereto the parties have in good faith attempted to resolve the claim, dispute or cause of action which is the subject of such action or proceeding through mediation by an independent third party.

 

15. Legal Fees. The parties hereto agree that the non-prevailing party in any dispute, claim, action or proceeding between the parties hereto arising out of or relating to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any provision thereof (a "Dispute"), shall reimburse the prevailing party for reasonable attorney's fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such Dispute; provided, however, that the Director shall only be required to reimburse the Company for its fees and expenses incurred in connection with a Dispute, if the Director's position in such Dispute was found by the court, arbitrator or other person or entity presiding over such Dispute to be frivolous or advanced not in good faith.

 

16. Modifications. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be modified, altered, amended or waived except by an instrument in writing duly signed by the party to be charged.

 

17. Tense and Headings. Whenever any words used herein are in the singular form, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the plural form in all cases where they would so apply. The headings contained herein are solely for the purposes of reference, are not part of this Agreement and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Director Agreement to be executed by authority of its Board of Directors, and the Director has hereunto set her hand, on the day and year first above written.

 

URBAN TEA, INC.

 

By: /s/ Long Yi  
Name: Long Yi  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

DIRECTOR  

 

/s/ Yunfei Song  
Name: Yunfei Song  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is entered into as of February 17, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Urban Tea, Inc incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Company”), and Fengdan Zhou, an individual (the “Chief Operating Officer (COO)”). Except with respect to the direct employment of the COO by the Company, the term “Company” as used herein with respect to all obligations of the COO hereunder shall be deemed to include the Company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively, the “Group”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Company desires to employ Fengdan Zhou as its COO and to assure itself of the services of the COO during the term of Employment (as defined below).

 

B. Fengdan Zhou desires to be employed by the Company as its COO during the term of Employment and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. POSITION

 

Fengdan Zhou hereby accepts a position of COO (the “Employment”) of the Company.

 

2. TERM

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the initial term of the Employment shall be five years commencing on the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Employment will be renewed automatically for additional one-year terms if neither the Company nor the COO provides a notice of termination of the Employment to the other party or otherwise proposes to re-negotiate the terms of the Employment with the other party within three months prior to the expiration of the applicable term.

 

3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

(a) The COO’s duties at the Company will include all jobs assigned by the Company’s Board of the Directors (the “Board”).

 

(b) The COO shall devote all of his working time, attention and skills to the performance of his duties at the Company and shall faithfully and diligently serve the Company in accordance with this Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated from time to time (the “Charter Documents”), and the guidelines, policies and procedures of the Company approved from time to time by the Board.

 

(c) The COO shall use his best efforts to perform his duties hereunder. The COO shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board, become an employee of any entity other than the Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, and shall not be concerned or interested in any business or entity that engages in the same business in which the Company engages (any such business or entity, a “Competitor”), provided that nothing in this clause shall preclude the COO from holding any shares or other securities of any Competitor that is listed on any securities exchange or recognized securities market anywhere if such shares or securities represent less than 5% of the competitors outstanding shares and securities. The COO shall notify the Company in writing of his interest in such shares or securities in a timely manner and with such details and particulars as the Company may reasonably require.

 

 

 

 

4. NO BREACH OF CONTRACT

 

The COO hereby represents to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the COO and the performance by the COO of the COO’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which the COO is a party or otherwise bound, except for agreements entered into by and between the COO and any member of the Group pursuant to applicable law, if any; (ii) that the COO has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity which would prevent, or be violated by, the COO entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder; (iii) that the COO is not bound by any confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this) with any other person or entity except for other member(s) of the Group, as the case may be.

 

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6. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

(a) Base Salary. The COO’s  salary shall be U.S.$30,000 per year and such compensation is subject to annual review and adjustment by the Board.

 

(b) Bonus. The COO shall be eligible for Bonuses determined by the Board.

 

(c) Equity Incentives. To the extent the Company adopts and maintains a share incentive plan, the COO will be eligible to participate in such plan pursuant to the terms thereof as determined by the Board.

 

(d) Benefits. The COO is eligible for participation in any standard employee benefit plan of the Company that currently exists or may be adopted by the Company in the future, including, but not limited to, any retirement plan, life insurance plan, health insurance plan and travel/holiday plan.

 

(e) Expenses. The COO shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company for all reasonable ordinary and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the COO in the performance of his duties under this Agreement; provided that he properly accounts for such expenses in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.

 

7. TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT

 

(a) By the Company.

 

(i) For Cause. The Company may terminate the Employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration (unless notice or remuneration is specifically required by applicable law, in which case notice or remuneration will be provided in accordance with applicable law), if:

 

(1) the COO is convicted or pleads guilty to a felony or to an act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement,

 

(2) the COO has been grossly negligent or acted dishonestly to the detriment of the Company,

 

(3) the COO has engaged in actions amounting to willful misconduct or failed to perform his duties hereunder and such failure continues after the COO is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure; or

 

(4) the COO violates Section 8 or 10 of this Agreement.

 

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Upon termination for cause, the COO shall be entitled to the amount of base salary earned and not paid prior to termination. However, the COO will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the COO’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law.

 

(ii) For death and disability. The Company may also terminate the Employment, at any time, without notice or remuneration (unless notice or remuneration is specifically required by applicable law, in which case notice or remuneration will be provided in accordance with applicable law), if:

 

(1) the COO has died, or

 

(2) the COO has a disability which shall mean a physical or mental impairment which, as reasonably determined by the Board, renders the COO unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, with or without reasonable accommodation, for more than 120 days in any 12-month period, unless a longer period is required by applicable law, in which case that longer period would apply.

 

Upon termination for death or disability, the COO shall be entitled to the amount of base salary earned and not paid prior to termination. However, the COO will not be entitled to receive payment of any severance benefits or other amounts by reason of the termination, and the COO’s right to all other benefits will terminate, except as required by any applicable law.

 

(iii) Without Cause. The Company may terminate the Employment without cause, at any time, upon one-month prior written notice. Upon termination without cause, the Company shall provide the following severance payments and benefits to the COO: (1) a lump sum cash payment equal to 12 months of the COO’s base salary as of the date of such termination; (2) a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated amount of his target annual bonus for the year immediately preceding the termination, if any; (3) payment of premiums for continued health benefits under the Company’s health plans for 12 months fo1lowing the termination, if any; and (4) immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the COO.

 

Upon termination without, the COO shall be entitled to the amount of base salary earned and not paid prior to termination.

 

(iv) Change of Control Transaction. If the Company or its successor terminates the Employment upon a merger, consolidation, or transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other individual(s) or entity (the “Change of Control Transaction”), the COO shall be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits upon such termination: (1) a lump sum cash payment equal to 12  months of the COO’s base salary at a rate equal to the greater of his/her annual salary in effect immediate1y prior to the termination, or his/her then current annua1 salary as of the date of such termination; (2) a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated amount of his/her target annual bonus for the year immediately preceding the termination; (3) payment of premiums for continued health benefits under the Company’s health plans for 12 months fo1lowing the termination; and (4) immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the COO.

 

(b) By the COO. The COO may terminate the Employment at any time with a one-month prior written notice to the Company, if (1) there is a material reduction in the COO’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or (2) there is a material reduction in the COO’s annual salary. Upon the COO’s termination of the Employment due to either of the above reasons, the Company shall provide compensation to the COO equivalent to 12 months of the COO’s base salary that he is entitled to immediately prior to such termination. In addition, the COO may resign prior to the expiration of the Agreement if such resignation is approved by the Board or an alternative arrangement with respect to the Employment is agreed to by the Board.

 

  (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the COO’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party. The notice of termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination.

 

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8. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE

 

(a) Confidentiality and Non-disclosure. The COO hereby agrees at all times during the term of the Employment and after his termination, to hold in the strictest confidence, and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without prior written consent of the Company, any Confidential Information. The COO understands that “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, including, without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans, services, customer lists and customers, supplier lists and suppliers, software developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, hardware configuration information, personnel information, marketing, finances, information about the suppliers, joint ventures, franchisees, distributors and other persons with whom the Company does business, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company or other business information disclosed to the COO by or obtained by the COO from the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, if specifically indicated to be confidential or reasonably expected to be confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally available and known to the public through no fault of the COO.

 

(b) Company Property. The COO understands that all documents (including computer records, facsimile and e-mail) and materials created, received or transmitted in connection with his work or using the facilities of the Company are property of the Company and subject to inspection by the Company at any time. Upon termination of the COO’s employment with the Company (or at any other time when requested by the Company), the COO will promptly deliver to the Company all documents and materials of any nature pertaining to his work with the Company and will provide written certification of his compliance with this Agreement. Under no circumstances will the COO have, following his   termination, in his possession any property of the Company, or any documents or materials or copies thereof containing any Confidential Information.

 

(c) Former Employer Information. The COO agrees that he has not and will not, during the term of his employment, (i) improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former employer or other person or entity with which the COO has an agreement or duty to keep in confidence information acquired by COO, if any, or (ii) bring into the premises of the Company any document or confidential or proprietary information belonging to such former employer, person or entity unless consented to in writing by such former employer, person or entity. The COO will indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, arising out of or in connection with any violation of the foregoing.

 

(d) Third Party Information. The COO recognizes that the Company may have received, and in the future may receive, from third parties their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. The COO agrees that the COO owes the Company and such third parties, during the COO’s employment by the Company and thereafter, a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person or firm and to use it in a manner consistent with, and for the limited purposes permitted by, the Company’s agreement with such third party.

 

This Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. In the event the COO breaches this Section 8, the Company shall have right to seek remedies permissible under applicable law.

 

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9. CONFLICTING EMPLOYMENT.

 

The COO hereby agrees that, during the term of his employment with the Company, he or she will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of the COO’s employment, nor will the COO engage in any other activities that conflict with his obligations to the Company without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

10. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION

 

In consideration of the salary paid to the COO by the Company and subject to applicable law, the COO agrees that during the term of the Employment and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of the Employment for whatever reason:

 

(a) The COO will not approach clients, customers or contacts of the Company or other persons or entities introduced to the COO in the COO’s capacity as a representative of the Company for the purposes of doing business with such persons or entities which will harm the business relationship between the Company and such persons and/or entities;

 

(b) The COO will not assume employment with or provide services as a director or otherwise for any Competitor, or engage, whether as principal, partner, licensor or otherwise, in any Competitor; and

 

  (c) The COO will not seek, directly or indirectly, by the offer of alternative employment or other inducement whatsoever, to solicit the services of any employee of the Company employed as at or after the date of such termination, or in the year preceding such termination.

 

The provisions contained in Section 10 are considered reasonable by the COO and the Company. In the event that any such provisions should be found to be void under applicable laws but would be valid if some part thereof was deleted or the period or area of application reduced, such provisions shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make them valid and effective.

 

This Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. In the event the COO breaches this Section 10, the COO acknowledges that there will be no adequate remedy at law, and the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief and/or a decree for specific performance, and such other relief as may be proper (including monetary damages if appropriate). In any event, the Company shall have right to seek all remedies permissible under applicable law.

 

11. WITHHOLDING TAXES

 

Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such national, provincial, local or any other income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

12. ASSIGNMENT

 

This Agreement is personal in its nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the Company may assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder to any member of the Group without such consent, and (ii) in the event of a Change of Control Transaction, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of the Company hereunder.

 

13. SEVERABILITY

 

If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable.

 

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14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the COO and the Company regarding the terms of the Employment and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements concerning such subject matter, including any prior agreements between the COO and a member of the Group. The COO acknowledges that he or she has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, warranty or undertaking which is not set forth in this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the COO and the Company.

 

15. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and each of the parties irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in New York.

 

16. AMENDMENT

 

This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto.

 

17. WAIVER

 

Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

18. NOTICES

 

All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if (i) delivered by hand, (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor, or (iii) sent by a recognized courier with next-day or second-day delivery to the last known address of the other party.

 

19. COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.

 

Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.

 

20. NO INTERPRETATION AGAINST DRAFTER

 

Each party recognizes that this Agreement is a legally binding contract and acknowledges that it, he or she has had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of choice. In any construction of the terms of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such terms.

 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.

 

  Urban Tea, Inc
   
  Signed By: /s/ Long Yi
  Name: Long Yi
  Title: CEO

  

The COO 

 

  Signature: /s/ Fendan Zhou
  Name: Fengdan Zhou

 

 

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