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Increase of Paid-in Capital and
Joint Venture Agreement
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made between
Lightscape Technologies (Greater China)
Limited
&
Beijing New Vision Media Advertising Co. Ltd.
&
Miss Yao Po Chun
&
Beijing Xintong Media & Cultural Development
Co. Ltd.
February 12, 2008
China • Hong Kong
Table of Contents
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This “Increase of Paid-in Capital and
Joint Venture Agreement” (hereafter refers to as
“Agreement”) is to be signed in February 12, 2008 by
the parties below:
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Beijing New Vision Media Advertising Co. Ltd.,
with registration address at 9/F, Clause A, Xincheng Commercial
Building, 11 Chongwenmenwai Street. (Hereafter refers to as
“New Vision ”);
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| Party B : |
Lightscape Technologies (Greater China) Limited,
with registration address at 3/F of 80 Gloucester Road, Wanchai.
(Hereafter refers to as “Lightscape”);
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| Party C : |
Beijing Xintong Media & Cultural Development
Co. Ltd., with registration address at 9/F, Clause A, Xincheng
Commercial Building, 11 Chongwenmenwai Street. (Hereafter refers to
as “Xintong Media”);
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| Party D : |
Miss Yao Po Chun , HKID Card
no.________________, with residential address at
_________________________.
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In view of the fact that:
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New World TMT Limited (“New World
TMT”), a telecommunication, media and technology investment
company serves under the New World Group, which is one of the
largest listed conglomerate in Hong Kong. New World TMT holds the
enormous confidence to the business development of outdoor mega
size LED advertising in PRC. New Vision, being a subsidiary of New
World TMT and a member of New World Group, has been authorized to
be responsible for coordination of the aforesaid business
development. New Vision is a company registered in Beijing, China
with limited liability. As of the date before signing this
Agreement, the registered capital of New Vision is RMB5 million.
For reinforcing the financial strength of the company, a resolution
by the company shareholder’s meeting agrees to increase the
paid-in capital.
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| B. |
Xintong Media and Miss Yiu Po Chun are the
shareholder of New Vision. The equity structure of New Vision
before the Increase of paid-in capital is:
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Xintong Media – paid-in capital : RMB4
million (Paid-in ratio : 80%)
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Miss Yao Po Chun – paid-in capital : RMB1
million (Paid-in ratio : 20%)
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Lightscape has the intention to carry on an
investment in New Vision and to purchase the ownership of share
capital of New Vision. Xintong Media and Miss Yiu Po Chun agree to
increase the share capital in New Vision and accept the investment
from Lightscape to the New Vision. New Vision has already agreed to
increase the register capital of the company from RMB 5 million to
RMB18 million. Lightscape and Xintong Media agree to increase the
paid-in capital according to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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The shareholders
structure of New Vision after the Increase of share will be:
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Lightscape assigns either Tech Team Development
(Zhu Hai) Limited or Lightscape’s any other PRC registered
subsidiary company – paid-in capital : RMB 11 million
(shareholding ratio : 50.1%)
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“Xintong Media” – paid-in
capital : RMB 7 million (shareholding ratio : 49.9%)
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Miss Yao Po Chun, through the consultation with
Xintong Media agrees to transfer all the shares to Xintong Media
before this increase of capital. After the transfer of shares, Miss
Yao Po Chun will no longer be the shareholder of New Vision.
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Before the increase of paid-in capital
arrangement, each of the existing shareholders of New Vision and
all the share vendor and purchaser (“All Parties”) have
already well noticed and completely understood the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. All Parties consistently agree to
this increase of paid-in capital arrangement and promise each other
to give up the preemptive right in such increase of paid-in capital
arrangement.
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To clarify the respective rights and obligations
in this increase of paid-in capital arrangement, All Parties agree
as follows:
Clause
1
Definition
| 1.1 |
Unless there is contrary meaning and definition
in the Agreement, or else the following terms have the following
meaning and definition:
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“Agreement” includes this agreement
of increase of paid-in capital and any further appendix, correction
and amendment of this agreement.
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“Increase of paid-in capital” refers
to the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the original shareholders and the new
shareholders to increase registered paid-in capital of the
company.
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“New World Property (China)” refers
to New World Property (China) Limited which is listed on the main
board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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“Xintong Media” refers to Beijing
Xintong Media & Cultural Development Co. Ltd. which is a
subsidiary of New World TMT Limited.
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“Prima
Strength” refers to Prima Strength Limited (a Hong Kong
registered company) which is a subsidiary of New World TMT Limited.
It is a wholly owned subsidiary of New World TMT and is also the
holding company of Xintong Media.
“Lightscape’s designated holding company” refers
to Tech Team Development (Zhu Hai) Limited or any other PRC
registered company which is a subsidiary of Lightscape.
“Original New
Vision” refers to New Vision before such increase of paid-in
capital.
“New New
Vision” refers to New Vision after such increase of paid-in
capital.
“Industrial &
Commercial Department” refers to the Industrial and
Commercial Department of the PRC.
“Target
Shareholding” refers to the 50.1% of shareholding of New
Vision to be acquired by Lightscape’s designated holding
company or any of its related company or other designated company
after the increase of paid-in capital.
“Prerequisites” refers to the prerequisites stated in
Clause 4.
“Business
Department” refers to the PRC Ministry of Commerce and other
commerce related department.
“PRC” refers
to the People’s Republic of China.
“Contractual
Parties” refers to all agreed parties and their assignee and
successor.
“Individual
Contractual Party” refers to Lightscape or Xintong Media.
“Violation/
breach” refers to any act occurred or to be occurred of
violation against the declaration, guarantee, pledge or
responsibility as stated in the Agreement.
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Representations, warranties, contracts,
obligations or other provisions of the inaccuracy or its violation,
failure to implement or comply with; and
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With these representations, warranties,
commitment, obligation or other provisions contrary to the
situation or the environment or (any party) with these
representations, warranties, commitment, obligation or other
provisions that run counter to the claim.
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| 1.2 |
The “related parties” of this
Agreement means any individual, companies, partnership and other
business entities or individuals directly or indirectly owned or
controlled by one party more than 50% of the paid-in capital,
rights or other interests (the parent company of one of the
parties); or party directly or indirectly owned or controlled more
than 50% of the company's paid-in capital, rights or other
interests (one of the subsidiaries), or the parent or subsidiary
companies directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one party
more than 50% of the paid-in capital.
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| 1.3 |
This Agreement, unless otherwise indicated:
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Represent this Agreement and includes all the
future amendment and addendum version;
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(b) |
The provisions or part of the appendix, should
refer to the provisions or part of the appendix of this
Agreement;
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(c) |
Referring to the Ordinance, regulations, codes
or other laws, which should include the implementation details of
relevant legal documents as well as their merger, modification,
replacement or re-enacted;
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The singular includes the plural cases, the
plural form of the singular also includes a few cases
(“odd” and “even” refers to the English
version of the corresponding single word of English, the plural
form);
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The term “person” includes
businesses, corporate, unincorporated associations,
authorities;
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Terms referring to a person, including the
person's executor, administrator, and his successor, the bench
(including, but not limited to, replacement) and the assignee;
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Terms referring to anything (including, but not
limited to, any number) that the things in whole or in part, that
any group of people is the group that all of the people, or two or
more persons, or the everyone.
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| 1.4 |
Headings are inserted for convenience only and
do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
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Clause
2 Plan
of increase of paid-in capital
| 2.1 |
In view of Lightscape’s specific
commercial considerations and the fact that the parties have
unanimously agreed that Lightscape’s designated holding
company will consequently be the shareholder to increase their
investment directly to New Vision with 50.1% shareholding, All
Parties unanimously agree to adopt and follow the Plan of Increase
of paid-in capital as stated in Clause 2.2 below.
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| 2.2 |
Plan of Increase of paid-in capital
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(1) |
To increase and pay up the paid-in capital of
Original New Vision, paid up capital of the company will increase
to RMB 18 million (the additional paid-in capital of RMB 13
million).
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Miss Yao Po Chun will not undertake any capital
injection and to transfer all her existing shares to Xintong Media
before the increase of paid-in capital. After Miss Yao has
transferred her ownership of shares to Xintong Media, the total
capital injection of Xintong Media will be RMB 7 million, including
the former capital of RMB 5 million and additional RMB 2 million
cash injection. Lightscape’s designated holding company will
increase their investment in New New Vision by a cash injection of
RMB 4 million plus a LED display screen (with valuation of RMB 7
million) with a total of RMB11 million.
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| 2.3 |
After the completion of share transfer and the
captioned capital increase, shareholding of the new equity
structure of New New Vision will be:
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Lightscape’s designated
holding company |
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50.1 percent; |
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Xintong Media |
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49.9 percent; |
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Miss Yao Po Chun |
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Clause
3
Investment plan & schedule
| 3.1 |
Within 30 working days after the Agreement is
signed, Xintong Media should have signed a lease agreement with the
PRC registered company under New World Property (China) Limited to
rent its façade space for the conduct of the LED outdoor
advertising business with a leasing term of 10 years at an annual
rental of RMB 1 million. Xintong Media will at the same time commit
a 10 percent (of the commercial advertising time period) free
advertising time for New World Property (China) Limited to have its
mega size LED screen for commercial advertising purpose. Xintong
Media will be responsible for rental charges of the first two
years, amounted to RMB 2 million (such rent need not be payable in
cash, as long as New World Property (China) Limited waives its rent
for two years and Xintong Media will be regarded as having its
obligations fulfilled).
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| 3.2 |
Within 15 days upon completion of the
prerequisites under Clause 4 of the Agreement, Lightscape’s
designated holding company will undertake the valuation appraisal
and verification of the asset of New Vision for the increase of
paid-in capital purpose. Upon signing of this Agreement, Xintong
Media should complete the cash injection within 15 days.
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| 3.3 |
Before obtaining relevant consent, approval and
forgoing of the requirements under the Agreement from All Parties,
All Parties agreed to the use of funding during the beginning stage
in accordance with the following solution:
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Within 15 working days after the signing of this
Agreement, Lightscape will make a cash injection equivalent to RMB
4 million to the Hong Kong bank account of Prima Strength which is
a shareholder of Xintong Media as prepaid investment deposit. Upon
fulfilling the captioned requirements of this Agreement, Prima
Strength will return Lightscape the prepaid investment deposit in
full.
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Within 30 working days after the signing of this
Agreement, Lightscape’s designated holding company should
start the installation of a LED display screen in Phase 1 of New
World Shopping Centre in No. 3-5 Chongwenmenwai Street of Chongwen
District in Beijing, subject to the requirements of New Vision (see
Appendix 3) with free lease to New Vision for use. The LED screen
should comply with the required standard in accordance with the
project cooperation agreement of “Outdoor Mega Size LED
Screen” signed between the Beijing All Media and Culture
CityTV Company Limited and Xintong Media. New Vision hereby agrees
that in this Agreement described in Clause 2.2 of the increase of
paid-in capital prior to the completion of formalities,
Lightscape’s designated holding company retains ownership of
the screen. Upon completion of relevant procedures, in the
aforementioned, Lightscape’s designated holding company and
New Vision will have their lease relationship terminated. The LED
display screen will then be transferred as capital insertion of
payment in kind to New Vision as the remaining part of the
investment sum. All Parties agree that the value of the LED display
screen is to be equivalent to RMB 7 million and try best to
facilitate the completion on valuation appraisal and verification
of assets.
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| 3.4 |
Within 30 working days after the signing of this
Agreement, Lightscape is required to confirm its designated holding
company, and notify in writing to Xintong Media of the company's
name and provide relevant corporate information. The designated
holding company can’t be changed unilaterally without written
approval from Xintong Media.
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| 3.5 |
Within 60 working days after the signing of this
Agreement, Lightscape should make a cash injection of RMB 4 million
with a LED display screen (worth RMB 7 million) in a total
investment of RMB11 million to its designated holding company.
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| 3.6 |
Within 90 working days after the signing of this
Agreement, Lightscape’s designated holding company should
complete the relevant procedures of increase of paid-in capital in
New Vision. Otherwise, after mutual agreement, Prima Strength has
the right to
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directly use the investment deposit (mentioned
in Clause 3.3a) as operating fund of New Vision upon request from
Xintong Media. Specific operations and related arrangements for
both parties to complement the Agreement will be otherwise
specified.
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| 3.7 |
All Parties shall hold each other harmless for
delay payment in the above-mentioned Clause 3.1 and 3.2 by reason
of government departments or force majeure.
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| 3.8 |
Should there be any delay in the above-mentioned
Clause 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 by reason of government departments or
force majeure, Lightscape may amend the relevant date upon mutual
agreement.
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| 3.9 |
All Parties agree that New Vision will entirely
bear all the costs incurred during the process of increase of
paid-in capital, including the assessment costs, taxes, fees and
other expenses as required by PRC government.
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| 3.10 |
All Parties will try their best to bring each
party or its designated company / person to access the required
consent, approval and abstained under this Agreement, including but
not limited to consent and approval from the former approving
organization and its other related government departments.
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Clause
4
Prerequisites
| 4.1 |
Unless all of the following prerequisites are
fully met and satisfied, otherwise each party or its de
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