EXHIBIT 10.20
Share Pledge
Agreement
This Share Pledge Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as “This Agreement”) was
entered into in Qingdao, China, on July 20, 2008 by the following
parties (hereinafter referred to as “Parties to the
Agreement”):
Party A: Shengyuan Nutritional
Foods Co., Ltd.
Shareholder A: Zhang Jibin, ID No.:
370223196408110032
Shareholder B: Jiang Yunpeng, ID
No.: 231026196305045811
1. Party
A is a validly existing exclusively foreign-owned
enterprise registered and legally established in the PRC and
its legal effective registration No.
is: ;
2. Beijing
Shengyuan Huimin Technical Service Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred
to as “Shengyuan Huimin”) is a limited liability
company registered and established in the PRC and its
legal effective registration No.
is: ;
3. Parties
of Party B are the shareholders of Shengyuan Huimin (hereinafter
referred to as “Pledgor”), among whom, Zhang Jibin
holds 50 %
of the equity and Jiang Yunpeng
holds 50 %
of the equity;
4. Party
A, Parties of Party B and Shengyuan Huimin included the Exclusive
Consultation and Service Agreement, the Equity Disposal Agreement
and the Business Management Agreement;
5. In
order to ensure that Party A from Shengyuan Huimin owned by Party B
normally receive the services fees under the Exclusive Consultation
and Service Agreement, and to ensure the performance of the Equity
Disposal Agreement and the Business Management Agreement, the
Pledgors shall separately and with joint efforts take all their the
shares owned in Shengyuan Huimin as the pledge
guarantee of the aforementioned agreements, and the
Pledgee is the Party A.
Parties to this Agreement hereby
have reached the following agreement upon friendly consultations
based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit and
comply with it:
Unless otherwise construed in this
agreement, the following terms shall be interpreted as the
following meanings:
Pledge: refers to all the content
set out in Article 2 of this Agreement;
Equity: refers to 100% of the equity
of Shengyuan Huimin jointly and legally held by the Pledgor and all
the current and future rights and benefits that the Pledgor enjoys
based on the equity;
Agreements: refers to the Exclusive
Consultation and Service Agreement, the Equity Disposal Agreement
and the Business Management Agreement, which were entered to by
Party A, Shengyuan Huimin and other parties concerned on July
20,2008;
Event of Default: refers to any
situation set out in Article 7 of this Agreement;
Notice of Default: refers to the
notice of default events declared upon this Agreement.
The Pledgor pledges to Party A the
all his/her equity owned in Shengyuan Huimin as the security for
Party A’s rights and interests under the
agreements.
The security of Share Pledge under
this Agreement covers all the fees (including legal costs) payable
to Party A by Shengyuan Huimin and (or) the Pledgor under the
Agreements, expenses, and fees borne for the losses, interest ,
liquidated damages, compensation claims and costs to achieve the
obligatory right, as well as the liabilities undertaken by
Shengyuan Huimin and the Pledgor for Party A in case the Agreements
become invalid in whole or in part for any reason.
The right of pledge under this
Agreements means the right of preferential compensation of payments
obtained, which Party A enjoys, through discount, auction and
disposal of the equity that the Pledgor pledges to Party
A.
Unless otherwise Party A expresses
the written consent after this Agreement becomes effective, the
pledge under this Agreement can not be removed except when
Shengyuan Huimin and the Pledgor have properly completed the
performance of all their obligations and responsibilities under the
Agreements and with a written approval of Party A. In case
Shengyuan Huimin or the Pledgor fails to complete the performance
of all or any part of their obligations and responsibilities under
the Agreements at the expiration of the Agreements, Party A will
still enjoy such right of pledge under this Agreement until the
above-mentioned obligations and responsibilities are completely
fulfilled to the reasonable satisfaction of Party A.
3.1 This
Pledge Agreement is included and effective upon signing and seals
of the parties concerned. The right of pledge is set since the
Administrative Department of Industry and Commerce handles the
Registration of Share Pledge.
3.2 In
the pledge process, in case Shengyuan Huimin fails to pay the
service fees according to the Exclusive Consultation and Service
Agreement, or fails to perform other provisions under such
agreement or any provisions under the Business Management Agreement
or Equity Disposal Agreement with the reasonable notice, Party A
shall be entitled to exercise the right of pledge under the
provisions of this Agreement.
4.
Possession and Maintaining of the Certificate of Pledge
Right
4.1
The Pledgor shall submit the investment certificate (original) of
equity in Shengyuan Huimin to Party A for maintaining within ten
workdays after the signing of this Agreement or at a earlier time
all parties agree, and shall submit to Party A the certificate
showing that the pledge under this Agreement has been properly
registered in the register of shareholders, handle all the
approval, registration and filing procedures required by the laws
and regulations of the PRC, and submit the documents of Share
Pledge Registration handled completely in the Registration
Department of Industry and Commerce.
4.2
In case any change of registration items of pledge occurs and the
alternation registration need be made by law, Party A and Party B
shall make the alternation registration within five working days
from the date of change of the corresponding registration items,
and submit the related alternation registration
documents.
4.3
During the Share Pledge, the Pledgor shall instruct Shengyuan
Huimin not to distribute any dividends, bonuses, or take any profit
distribution plan; in case the Pledgor should obtain the economic
interest of any nature except that set out in the dividends,
bonuses, or other profit distribution plan in terms of the pledge
right, the Pledgor shall directly remit the relevant payments
(after cashed) to the bank account appointed by Party A according
to Party A’s requirements and instructions. The Pledgor shall
not draw on the payments without the prior written consent of
Party A.
4.4 During
the Share Pledge period, in case the Pledgor subscribes the new
registered capital of Shengyuan Huimin or acquises the equity
(“new equity”) held by other Pledgor of Shengyuan
Huimin, then the new equity will automatically become part of
pledged equity under this Agreement, and the Pledgor shall complete
all the procedures required for the desired pledge of the new
equity within 10 working days after obtaining the new equity. If
the Pledgor fails to complete the relevant procedures formalities
in accordance with the foregoing provisions, Party A may
immediately achieve the right of pledge in accordance with the
provisions of Article VIII of this Agreement.
5.
Declaration and Warranty of the Pledgor
The Pledgor shall make following
presentations and warranties to Party A upon signing this
Agreement, and ensure that Party A sign and implement this
agreement by relying on such presentations and
warranties:
5.1 The
Pledgor shall legally hold the equity under this agreement and have
the right to provide pledge guarantee for Party A with such
equity.
5.2 At
any time during the period from the date of signing this agreement
till when Party A enjoys the right of pledge based on the
provisions of Item 2.4 of this agreement, once Party A performs its
rights or realizes the right of pledge in accordance with this
Pledge Agreement, no legal right requirement or proper
interventions from any other parties shall be allowed.
5.3 Party
A shall be entitled to exercise the right of pledge in accordance
with laws and regulations and provisions under this
Agreement.
5.4 This
Agreement was signed and obligations under this Agreement were
implemented with all the necessary authorization of company and
without violation of the provisions under any applicable laws and
regulations. The signatory was authorized legally and effectively
to sign this Agreement.
5.5 The
equity the Pledgor holds does not bear any other rights or a third
party’s security interest of any form (including
but not limited to the pledge).
5.6 There
are no ongoing equity-linked civil, administrative or criminal
proceedings, administrative penal