Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.6
OPTION AGREEMENT
This Option Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is entered into as of November 17, 2008
between and among General
Red Company, Ltd. , a
limited liability company organized under the laws of British
Virgin Islands (“ General Red BVI ”), and
Xingguo General Red Navel Orange
Preservation Company, Ltd (“ Xingguo ”), a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China (“ PRC ”), and each of the
shareholders of Xingguo (“ Shareholders ”).
General Red BVI, Xingguo, and Shareholders are collectively
referred to in this Agreement as the “ Parties
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RECITALS
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A.
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The Shareholders are shareholders of Xingguo.
The Shareholders collectively own more than 50% of the outstanding
equity interest in Xingguo (each, an “ Equity Interest
” and collectively the “ Equity Interest ”);
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B.
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A series of agreements such as the Consultation
Agreement (the “ Consultation Agreement ”) have
been entered into between General Red BVI and Xingguo concurrently
with this Agreement;
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C.
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An Share Pledge Agreement (the “ Share
Pledge Agreement ”) has been entered into by the Parties
concurrently herewith;
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D.
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The Parties are entering into this Option
Agreement in conjunction with the Pledge Agreement, Consultation
Agreement and related agreements.
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NOW, THEREFORE
, the Parties to this Agreement
hereby agree as follows:
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1.1
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Grant of Rights . The Shareholders (hereafter collectively
referred to as the “ Transferor ”) hereby
irrevocably grants to General Red BVI an option to purchase or
cause any person designated by General Red BVI (“
Designated Persons ”) to purchase, to the extent
permitted under PRC Law, according to the steps determined by
General Red BVI, at the price specified in Section 1.3 of this
Agreement, at any time from the Transferor a portion or all of the
equity interests held by Transferor in Xingguo (the “
Option ”). No option or similar right shall be granted
by Transferor to any third party other than General Red BVI and/or
the Designated Persons. Xingguo hereby agrees to the granting of
the Option by The Shareholders to General Red BVI and/or the
Designated Persons. The “person” set forth in this
clause and this Agreement means an individual, corporation, joint
venture, partnership, enterprise, trust or a non-corporation
organization.
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1.2
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Exercise of Rights . According to the stipulations of PRC laws and
regulations, General Red BVI and/or the Designated Persons may
exercise Option by issuing a written notice (the “
Notice ”) to the
Transferor and specifying the equity interest purchased from
Transferor (the “ Purchased Equity Interest ”)
and the manner of purchase.
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1.3.1
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For General Red BVI to exercise the Option, the
purchase price of the Purchased Equity Interest (“
Purchase Price ”) shall be equal to the original
paid-in price of the Purchased Equity Interest by the Transferor,
unless the applicable PRC laws and regulations require appraisal of
the equity interests or stipulate other restrictions on the
purchase price of equity interests.
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1.3.2
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If the applicable PRC laws require appraisal of the equity
interests or stipulates other restrictions on the purchase price of
the Equity Interest at the time that General Red BVI exercise the
Option, the Parties agree that the Purchase Price shall be set at
the lowest price permissible under the applicable laws.
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1.4
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Transfer of the Purchased Equity
Interest . Upon each
exercise of the Option rights under this Agreement:
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1.4.1
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Xingguo shall convene a shareholders’
meeting upon request by the Transferor, and Transferor agrees to
call such meeting. During the meeting, resolutions shall be
proposed, approving the transfer of the appropriate Equity Interest
to General Red BVI and/or the Designated Persons;
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1.4.2
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The Transferor shall, upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Notice related to the
Purchased Equity Interest, enter into Equity Interest purchase
agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to General Red BVI, with
General Red BVI and/or the Designated Persons (as
applicable);
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1.4.3
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The related parties shall execute all other
requisite contracts, agreements or documents, obtain all requisite
approval and consent of the government, conduct all necessary
actions, without any security interest, transfer the valid
ownership of the Purchased Equity Interest to General Red BVI
and/or the Designated Persons, and cause General Red BVI and/or the
Designated Persons to be the registered owner of the Purchased
Equity Interest. In this clause and this Agreement, “
Security Interest ” means any mortgage, pledge, the
right or interest of the third party, any purchase right of equity
interest, right of acquisition, right of first refusal, right of
set-off, ownership detainment or other security arrangements,
however, it does not include any security interest created under
the Share Pledge Agreement.
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1.5
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Payment . The payment of the Purchase Price shall be
determined by the consultation of General Red BVI and/or the
Designated Persons with the Transferor according to the applicable
laws at the time of exercise of the Option.
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2.
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Promises Relating Equity Interest
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2.1
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Promises Related to Xingguo
. Xingguo, the Shareholders hereby
promise:
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2.1.1
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Without prior written consent by General Red
BVI, not, in any form, to supplement, change or renew the Articles
of Association of Xingguo, to increase or decrease registered
capital of the corporation, or to change the structure of the
registered capital in any other forms;
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2.1.2
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According to customary fiduciary standards
applicable to managers with respect to corporations and their
shareholders, to maintain the existence of the corporation,
prudently and effectively operate the business;
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2.1.3
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Without prior written consent by General Red
BVI, not, upon the execution of this Agreement, to sell, transfer,
mortgage or dispose, in any other form, any asset, legitimate or
beneficial interest of business or income of Xingguo, or encumber
or approve any encumbrance or imposition of any security interest
on General Red BVI’s assets;
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2.1.4
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Without prior written notice by General Red BVI,
not issue or provide any guarantee or permit the existence of any
debt, other than (i) the debt arising from normal or daily business
but not from borrowing; and (ii) the debt disclosed to General Red
BVI and obtained the written consent from General Red
BVI;
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2.1.5
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To normally operate all business to maintain the
asset value of Xingguo, without taking any action or failing to
take any action that would result in a material adverse effect on
the business or asset value of Xingguo;
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2.1.6
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Without prior written consent by General Red
BVI, not to enter into any material agreement, other than
agreements in the ordinary course of business (for purposes of this
paragraph, if the amount of the Agreement involves an amount that
exceeds a hundred thousand Yuan (RMB 100,000) the agreement shall
be deemed material);
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2.1.7
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Without prior written consent by General Red
BVI, not to provide loan or credit loan to any others;
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2.1.8
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Upon the request of General Red BVI, to provide
all materials of operation and finance relevant to Xingguo to the
extent they are in possession of such materials;
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2.1.9
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Purchase and hold insurance from an insurance
company acceptable to General Red BVI, and the insurance amount and
category shall be the same with those held by the companies in the
same industry or field, operating the similar business and owning
the similar properties and assets as Xingguo;
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2.1.10
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Without prior written consent by General Red
BVI, not to cause Xingguo to merge or associate with any person, or
acquire or invest in any person;
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2.1.11
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To notify General Red BVI of the occurrence or
the potential occurrence of the litigation, arbitration or
administrative procedure related to the assets, business and income
of Xingguo;
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2.1.12
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To cause Xingguo to maintain and preserve its
assets, and to execute all requisite or appropriate documents, take
all requisite or appropriate actions, and pursue all appropriate
claims, or make requisite or appropriate pleas for all
claims;
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2.1.13
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Without prior written notice by General Red BVI,
not to assign equity interests to shareholders in any form;
however, General Red BVI shall distribute all or part of its
distributable profits to their own shareholders upon request by
General Red BVI;
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2.1.14
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According to the request of General Red BVI, to
appoint any person designated by General Red BVI to be the
directors of Xingguo.
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2.2
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Promises Related to Transferor
. The Shareholders hereby
promise:
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2.2.1
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Without prior written c
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