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Exhibit 10.2
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| EQUITY TRANSFER
AGREEMENT |
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| JIN ZHU CAI |
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| AND |
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| JIANG HUAI LIN |
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| July 1, 2008 |
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EQUITY
TRANSFER AGREEMENT
This EQUITY TRANSFER
AGREEMENT (this " Agreemen t"), dated as of July 1, 2008, by
and between Jin Zhu Cai, an individual (the " Transferor ")
and Jiang Huai Lin, an individual (the " Transferee ") (each
a "Party" and collectively the "Parties").
BACKGROUND
The Transferor owns 24%
of the equity of iASPEC Software Co. Ltd. (the " Company "),
a limited liability company established and validly existing under
the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the " PRC
"). The Transferee owns 76% of the equity interest of the Company
and is the Chief Executive and Chairman of Information Security
Technology (China) Co. Ltd. (" IST "), a PRC limited
liability company and the Company’s exclusive commercial
partner, and of IST’s parent company, China Information
Security Technology, Inc. (" CIST "), a Nevada corporation
listed on the Nasdaq Global Select market. The Transferor agrees to
transfer and sell to the Transferee, all of his equity in the
Company (the " Equity "), and the Transferee agrees to
purchase such Equity on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, such that upon completion of the transfer hereunder, the
Transferee shall fully own 100% of the equity and control power of
the Company.
Pursuant to a management
services agreement (" MSA "), dated as of July 1, 2007, by
and among CIST, IST, the Company and the Parties, the Board of
Directors of IST is required to authorize, in advance, certain
material actions taken by the Company and its shareholders,
including but not limited to, the sale or transfer by any of the
Parties of any part of the Company’s equity held by them,
including the Equity.
AGREEMENT
1.
Equity Transfer
1.1
On and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Transferee agrees to purchase from the Transferor, and the
Transferor agrees to sell to the Transferee the Equity of the
Company for the consideration specified below in Section 2
hereof.
1.2
The Parties
agree that from and after the Completion Date (defined herein), the
Transferee will be entitled to all legal rights derived from the
Equity and responsible for related legal obligations. All legal
rights and obligations related to the Equity are determined by
certain PRC laws and regulations and the articles of incorporation
of the Company. The Transferee shall fully indemnify and shall keep
indemnified the Transferee from any
liabilities or debts in connection with the Equity, except those
that have been disclosed to the Transferees prior to the execution
of this Agreement. The Transferee shall have the right to claim
damages against the Transferor if the Transferee incurs damages due
to undisclosed liabilities or debts. " Completion Date "
means the date on which the rights of ownership of the Equity have
been transferred to the Transferee and the change of registration
is complete in accordance with applicable PRC laws, administrative
regulations, local regulations, department rules, normative
documents and other administrative orders with a general binding
force in the PRC; provided however , that the Completion
Date shall be no later than July 15, 2008 .
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1.3
The
Transferor shall provide the Transferee with any assistance
necessary to effect the registration of the transfer of the
Equity.
1.4
After the
Completion Date, the Purchaser will become the sole owner of 100%
of the equity in the Company.
2.
Purchasing Price and Payment Method
2.1
The
consideration for the transfer of the Equity shall be RMB60,000,000
(approximately $8,720,996 at a conversion rate of RMB6.88:$1) (the
" Purchase Price ").
2.2
Upon the
terms and subject to the all of the conditions contained herein,
Transferee shall pay the Purchase Price by transferring and
delivering an aggregate of 1,527,855 shares of restricted common
stock of CIST owned by Transferee, valued at $8,720,996 in the
aggregate, or at $5.708 per share (the " Shares "). The
Parties understand and acknowledge that the Purchase Price is based
upon a valuation of the Equity at 24% of Company’s registered
capital of RMB50 million, times a multiple of 5.
2.3
The
Transferee shall deliver to the Transferor certificates evidencing
the Shares, endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed
assignment documents and including a Medallion Guarantee or a
customary substitute therefor, on or before the Completion
Date.
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3.
Conditions Precedent to Transfer
This
Agreement shall become effective when all the terms and conditions
set forth below are satisfied:
(1)
each Party
has executed this Agreement;
(2)
the
shareholder meeting of the Company has approved the transfer of the
Equity; and
(3)
the Board
of Directors of IST has approved the transactions contemplated by
the Agreement, as required by the MSA.
4.
Representations, Warranties, and
Undertakings
4.1
The
Transferor hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the
Transferee unconditionally and irrevocably as follows:
(1)
The
Transferor has and shall have full power and authority to enter
into and execute this Agreement which constitutes binding
obligations on the Transferor in accordance with the terms at the
date of this Agreement;
(2)
The
Transferor has all the legally required authorizations and
approvals to execute the Agreement and perform the obligations
hereunder;
(3)
The
Transferor legally holds the Equity, free of pledge, mortgage,
charges or claims, and the Transferor does not know any third party
that has claimed or will claim any right which would have a
material and adverse effect over all or part of Equity and there
are no disputes, l
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