Exhibit 10.1
(Unofficial Summary
Translation)
Agreement
Regarding to
Equity Acquisition of Xi’an Simo Motor
Incorporation (Group)
Among
Harbin Tech Full Electric Co.
Ltd.
And
Xi’an Simo Electric Co.
Ltd.
Shaanxi Electric Machinery
Association
Dated: October 2,
2009
AGREEMENT
This equity acquisition agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 2,
2009 at Xi’an City, People’s Republic of China by and
among Harbin Tech Full Electric Co. Ltd.,(“Party A”),
and Xi’an Simo Electric Co. Ltd. and Shaanxi Electric
Machinery Association (each as “Party B1” and “
Party B2 ”, and collectively as “ Party
Bs ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Party
A and Party Bs are both legal person duly incorporated and validly
existing according to PRC laws;
WHEREAS, Party
B1 and Party B2 are legitimate shareholders of Xi’an Simo
Motor Incorporation (Group) (“Simo Motor”), of which
Party B1 owns 99.94% shares and Party B2 owns 0.06%
shares;
WHEREAS, Simo
Motor is a stock limited liability company, with registered address
at No.159 Ming Guang Road, Economy and Technology Development
Zone, Xi’an, China, of which the legal representative is Yang
Yuncheng and the registered capital as well as the contributed
capital is RMB 165 million. The business scope of Simo Motor
covers: developing, manufacturing, selling and repairing electric
motor and other electric machinery, and equipment; processing and
manufacturing mold, hardware instruments and home appliances;
selling packaging equipment, automobile components, metallic
materials, construction and building materials, decoration
materials and water-heating equipment;
WHEREAS, Party
B1 and Party B2 desire to sell to Party A, and Party A desires to
purchase from Party B1 and Party B2, the 100% of the outstanding
shares of Simo Motor held by Party B1 and Party B2 and all the
corresponding assets of Simo Motor upon the terms and subject to
conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
regarding to transfer of all the shares and all of the
corresponding assets of Simo Motor, after equal negotiation, Party
A and Party Bs agree on the following:
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1.1.
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As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings defined
below:
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“Acquisition Equity”
shall mean the 100% shares of Simo
Motor held by Party B1 and Party B2.
“Assets Corresponding to Acquisition
Equity” shall mean
all of the assets and rights (including all the credits, debts or
obligations) of Simo Motor corresponding to the 100% shares of Simo
Motor, including but not limited to all of the manufacturing
equipments, real-estates, land use right, stocks, raw material,
automobiles, intellectual property, receivables, other receivables,
payables, business contracts and external investments owned by Simo
Motor and so on, unless otherwise provided by this
Agreement.
“Acquisition
Consideration” shall mean all the consideration to be paid by
Party A for this acquisition.
“Closing Date”
shall mean the consummation day of
this acquisition on which Party A and Party Bs complete all the
legal procedures of the transfer of Acquisition Equity (including
but not limited to the registration of share transfer of Simo Motor
with the competent Industrial and Commercial Bureau) under Article
2.3 hereof.
“Force
Majeure” shall mean
all events which are unforeseen, unavoidable and insurmountable for
its occurrence and consequence, which arise after the effectiveness
of this Agreement, which are reasonably outside the control of any
Party, which prevent total or partial performance of the Agreement
by any Party and which can not be cured by measures which might
reasonably be taken in the ordinary course of business by any
Party. Such events shall include but not limited to earthquakes,
typhoons, fire, flood, war, epidemics, civil disturbances, tsunami,
lightning, and any other similar events.
“PRC
Laws and Regulations” shall mean PRC laws, regulations and rules which
are officially promulgated, published, publicly available and
already implemented.
“PRC” shall mean the People’s Republic of China,
which for the purposes of this Agreement shall not include the
territories of (a) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
China, (b) the Macau Special Administrative Region, China, or (c)
Taiwan, China.
“RMB” means the lawful currency of the People’s
Republic of China.
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1.2.
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Titles and
headings to sections herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only, and are not intended to be a part of or to affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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Article
2 PURCHASE AND SALE OF Acquisition Equity
and Assets Corresponding to Acquisition Equity
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2.1
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On the Closing
Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, Party Bs shall sell and deliver to Party A, and Party A
shall purchase and acquire from Party Bs, all of the Acquisition
Equity and Assets Corresponding to Acquisition Equity. Party B1 and
Party B2 respectively give up the preemptive right on shares of
Simo Motor for each other.
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2.2
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Acquisition
Consideration and Payment
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2.2.1
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The total
Acquisition Consideration shall be no more than eight (8) times of
the audited total net profit that Simo Motor generated in 2008.
Party A will conduct verification on the assets and capital of Simo
Motor within 6 months from the Closing Date. In the event the net
assets of Simo Motor confirmed based on such verification on the
same day is less than that confirmed by audit report, the
difference shall be deducted from the total Acquisition
Consideration. All the debts payable and owed by
Simo Motor to Party B1 confirmed in audit report of Simo Motor are
already included in such Acquisition consideration.
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2.2.2
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Party A shall
make the payment amounted to equivalent to six (6) times of the
audited total net profit that Simo Motor generated in 2008 as the
first installment of Acquisition Consideration to the bank account
mutually appointed by parties hereof within [10] working days after
the effectiveness of this Agreement, and the remaining amount of
Acquisition Consideration shall be confirmed upon verification on
assets and capital and be paid to Party Bs by Party A within seven
months from the Closing Date. Party Bs jointly acknowledge that the
payment of Acquisition Consideration to the appointed bank account
made by Party A or its assigned affiliate according to this
Agreement shall be deemed as payment of Acquisition Consideration
to Party Bs by Party A.
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2.3
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The delivery of
the Acquisition Equity and the transfer of the corresponding rights
and obligations contemplated by this Agreement shall take place on
the Closing Date, on which (1) Party B1 and Party B2 shall deliver
to Party A all the documents and instruments reasonably requested
by Party A and with respect to all the Acquisition Equity required
to be delivered by Party B1 and Party B2 pursuant to this
Agreement; and (2) the registration of the entire share transfer of
Simo Motor held by Party B1 and Party B2 to Party A with the
competent Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
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2.4
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The
parties hereof agree that: unless there is a delay resulting from
reasons uncontrollable by Party Bs, Party Bs shall complete the
registration of the entire share transfer of Simo Motor with the
competent Industrial and Commercial Bureau within 15 working days
immediately after the payment of the first installment of Acquisition Consideration made by Party A, otherwise
Party Bs shall pay Party A 0.01% of Acquisition Consideration as
penalty for each one day delayed, and in the event of delay more
than [90] days, Party A shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement unilaterally and Party Bs shall refund the Acquisition
Consideration paid by Party A within 5 working days after
termination of this Agreement raised by Party A.
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2.5
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Upon
consummation of this acquisition, if any costs listed below are
discovered, these costs shall be assumed by Party B1 and unrelated
to Party A or Simo Motor: (1) any costs incurred as a result of the
prior reformation of Xi’an Motor Plant and the formation of
Xi’an Simo Motor Co., Ltd. (the former Simo Motor); (2) any
costs associated with the sort out of shares held by employees of
Xi’an Simo Motor Co., Ltd. or Simo Motor ; (3) the payment of
employment insurance and overtime pay of Simo Motor, including
those expenses resulted from reformation of state-owned
enterprises, which owed for periods prior to this acquisition; and
(4) any other debts, expenses, liabilities or economic obligations
arising from the reformation of Xi’an Motor Plant which
should have been undertaken by Simo Motor (The costs
exclude those credits and liabilities arising from
normal operation of Simo Motor prior to the reformation and
accounted in the balance sheet of Simo Motor). The parties
acknowledge that the foregoing factors and all the liabilities
assumed by Party B1 as a result therefrom have been already fully
considered and reflected in the Acquisition
Consideration.
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2.6
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During the
course of and/or upon the consummation of acquisition contemplated
by this Agreement, Party Bs and the shareholders of Party Bs shall
be liable for the debts of Simo Motor or its subsidiaries
inconsistent with the representations and warranties made by Party
Bs hereof, any claims or obligation of Simo Motor and its
subsidiaries to a third party, arising from contractual
liabilities, tort or any other reasons and existing prior to the
Closing Date and not expressly disclosed to Party A by Party
Bs.
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2.7
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Upon the
consummation of this acquisition, the employment contract entered
into by Simo Motor and its employees which are undue will remain
valid, and the amendment, cancellation, termination and renewal of
employment contract will be made by Simo Motor in accordance with
related provisions of <Labor Law>, <Employment Contract
Law>.
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2.8
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Party A and
Party Bs shall bear respectively all and any taxes imposed in
relation to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement in
accordance with the PRC Laws and Regulations.
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Article
3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIE
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3.1
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Party B1 and
Party B2 jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant
to Party A, as of the Closing Date as
follows:
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3.1.1
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As of the
Closing Date, (i) 100% shares of Simo Motor, and (ii) all of the
shares of subsidiaries of Simo Motor held by Simo Motor are each
free and clear of
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