EXHIBIT 10.3
Guaranty Contract
No. Ec1 1101 087051
02254
Creditor (Party
A): International Business Department, Bank of Nanjing Co.,
Ltd.
Surety (Party
B): Jiangsu Ever-Glory International Group Corporation
In order to
ensure the performance of the Contract of Maximum Amount of Credit
numbered A04110108073100053, which was concluded between Party A
and Goldenway Nanjing Garment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called the
Debtor), and all specific business contracts, agreements, and
applications under this contract (hereinafter called the Principal
Contract), Party B is willing to provide the Debtor with a guaranty
of joint and several liability of maximum amount. In order to
clarify their liabilities and keep to their credibility, Party A
and Party B have entered into the Contract for common observance
and joint performance, according to governing laws, regulations and
rules, and through negotiation and agreement.
Article
1 Representations and Warranties of Party B
Party B has the
right as principal of a surety, and is capable to provide with a
guaranty of suertyship, in accordance with the Laws of
People’s Republic of China.
Party B is
fully capable to undertake the Guaranty liability, and such
liability may not be alleviated or exempted due to any instruction
received, financial situation changes, or any agreement reached
with any body.
Party B has a
full knowledge of the usage of the debt of the debtor under the
Principal Contract, and Party B provides the debtor a guaranty
absolutely out of his own will while all of his declaration of
intention under the Contract is true.
If being a
natural person, Party B confirms and assures that before providing
the guaranty under the Contract, he has made proper arrangement on
the bare necessities of life for himself and his family dependents;
Party A requires that Party B’s assumption of the Guaranty
liability shall not have any impact on the normal lives of Party B
and his family members.
Article
2 The Principal Credit
2-1 The
Principal Credit secured under the Contract is the full value of
the Principal Credit, namely RMB74,000,000.00, said seventy-four
million RMB Yuan, formed by a specific granting of credit
(including but not limited to a on-or-off balance sheet business
such as a loan, a commitment of loan, an acceptance, a discount, a
bond buy-back, a business financing, a factor, a letter of credit,
a letter of guarantee, an overdraft, an inter-bank lending, a
guaranty, etc.) conducted by Party A for the Debtor from July 31,
2008 to July 31, 2010, on the basis of the Principal
Contract.
2-2 Party B
provides a guaranty of maximum amount for the above-mentioned
Principal Credit, irrespective of the times and the amount of each
time, or whether the expiry date of the time limit for the debtor
to perform his obligation overtop the foregoing time
limit.
Article
3 Manner of Guaranty
Party B
provides joint and several guaranty for the Principle Credit. Where
the debtor either wholly or partly defaults when the time limit for
his performance of the obligation of a single debt expires, Party A
has the right to directly demand Party B to perform his obligation
of Guaranty.
Article
4 The Scope of the Guaranty
The scope of
the guaranty of maximum amount provided by Party B includes the
Principal Credit and the interest thereof (including compound
interest and default interest), default fine, compensation for
damage and expenses for enforcing the Credit (including but not
limited to legal cost, arbitration fee, property preservation
charge, travel expense, notarial fee, execution fee, attorney fee,
eligibility fee, auctioneers fee, etc., and same in the following
text).
Party B
confirms and accepts out of his will, that when the Debtor fails to
perform his liability as stipulated in the Principal Contract,
Party A has the right to directly demand Party B to undertake his
guaranty liability within the scope of his guaranty, whether or not
the Credit of Party A under the Principal Contract is benefited
with other guaranty (including but not limited to a guaranty with
real rights).
Article
5 Term of the Guaranty
The term of the
Guaranty is the period of two years from the expiry date of the
performance term of the liability caused by each time’s usage
by the Debtor of the line of credit under the Principal
Contract.
Where an
extension agreement was reached between Party A and the Debtor of
the performance term of each debt under the Principal Contract, the
term of the Guaranty is the period of two years from the expiry
date of the performance term of a certain debt reappointed by the
extension agreement; where Party A withdraws its creditor’s
rights ahead of time according to laws, regulations, rules or
stipulations in the Principal Contract, the term of the Guaranty is
the period of two years from the advanced expiry date of the
Principal Liability.
Article
6 Conclusion and Alteration of the Principal Contract
Guaranteed
Particulars
related to specific amount, term, interest, usage, etc. of the
Principal Credit, shall be stipulated by Party A and the Debtor in
the Principal Contract.
Party B
confirms that, except for the increase of line of credit and the
extension of term of guaranty, the conclusion of the Principal
Contract or the alteration of the Principal Contract through
agreement by Party A and the Debtor, are deemed as being agreed in
advance by Party B, and need not to be notified to Party B, while
the Guaranty liability on the part of Party B shall not be
alleviated.
Where Party A
and the Debtor alter the interest rates in the light of
stipulations of the Principal Contract, such alteration shall also
be deemed as being agreed in advance by Party B, and needs not to
be notified to Party B, while Party B is still obliged to undertake
the Guaranty liability.
Article
7 Independent Effectiveness of the Contract
The
effectiveness of the Contract is independent of the Principal
Contract, complete or incomplete invalidity of the Principal
Contract or its likely revocation has no impact on the
Contract’s effectiveness. Where it is confirmed that the
Principal Contract was invalid or that it was revoked, Party B
undertakes further Guaranty of joint and several liability for the
Debtor’s debts coming into being because he surrendered
properties or compensated losses.
Party B’s
Guaranty liability under the Contract shall not change to any
extent because of merger, separation, changes of shareholdings, the
lapse of capacity of civil acts, disappearance, death or the
declaration of disappearance or death of the Debtor, or any other
causes.
Article
8 Advanced Liability Enforcement of Guaranty
Where Party A
declares an advanced expiration of the liability under the
Principal Contract according to laws, regulations, rules etc.
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