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合同结构设计制作及谈判技能
AGREEMENTFORPURCHASEOFSHARES
IN
SAMPLECOMPANY
BYANDAMONG
[SELLERNAME]
(“SELLER”)
AND
SAMPLECOMPANY
(“COMPANY”)
AND
[BUYERNAME]
(“BUYER”)
[Date]
AGREEMENT FORTRNASFEROFEQUITYINTEREST
THISAGREEMENTFORPURCHASEOFSHARES(“Agreement”)ismadeonthe[Date]byandamong.
[SellerName],aChineselimitedliabilitycompany,withofficesat[address](“Seller”);
SampleCompany,aChineselimitedliabilitycompany,withofficesat[address](“Company”)
[BuyerName],acorporationincorporatedinthestateofDelaware,theUnitedStates,withofficesat[address](“Buyer”);and
WHEREAS,CompanywasestablishedpursuanttotheCompanyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina;and
WHEREAS,SellerdesirestotransfertoBuyer,andBuyerdesirestopurchasefromSeller,allofSeller’sequityinterestinCompany(“TransferredShares”)onthetermsandsubjecttotheconditionsofthisAgreement.
NOW,THEREFORE,thePartiesherebyagreeasfollows:
1.DEFINITIONS
1.1TermsusedbutnototherwisedefinedhereinshallhavethemeaningssetoutforsuchtermsinScheduleA.
1.2Otherdefinitionalprovisionsinclude:
(a)Areferencetoanyapplicablelawsortoanylegislation,ortoanyprovisionofApplicableLawsorofanylegislationincludesareferencetosuchApplicableLawsorlegislationasamendedormodifiedfromtimetotime.
(b)Areferencetoa“person”includesanyindividualorentity(includinganycompany,businessorotherenterpriseorentity,jointventure,institution,stateorgovernmentdepartment),asthecontextpermits.
(c)ReferencesinthisAgreementtocontracts,agreementsorotherdocuments,shallmeanthesameasamendedfromtimetotime.
(d)AreferencetoanyPRCgovernmentauthorityordepartmentincludessuchauthorityordepartmentatState,provincial,municipalandotherlevels.
(e)ReferencesinthisAgreementtogovernmentministries,bureaux,departments,commissions,agencies,etc.shallincludeallsuccessorentitiesthereto.
(f)InthisAgreement,themasculineformincludesthefeminineformandthesingularformincludesthepluralform,andviceversa.
(g)HeadingsareforconvenienceofreferenceonlyandshallnotaffecttheconstructionorinterpretationofthisAgreement.
(h)AreferencetoanyPartytothisAgreementortoanyotherpartytoanycontract,agreementordocumentincludesareferencetothatparty’ssuccessorsandpermittedassigns.
(i)Thewords“includes”or“including”mean“includeswithoutlimitation”and“includingwithoutlimitation”respectively.
2.AGREEMENTTOPURCHASEANDSELL;CLOSING
2.1AgreementtoPurchaseandSell.OnthetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement:
(a)SelleragreestoselltoBuyerandBuyeragreestopurchasefromSelleralloftheTransferredSharesinconsiderationforthePurchasePrice.
2.2PurchasePrice
(a)Amount.The“PurchasePrice”shallbe[·]UnitedStatesDollars(US$[·]).
(b)PaymentofPurchasePrice.BuyershallpaythePurchasePrice,inimmediatelyavailablefundsbywiretransfer,asfollows:
(i)AttheClosing,[seventypercent(70%)]ofthePurchasePriceamountingto[·]Dollars($[·])(the“ClosingDatePayment”)shallbepaidtoabankaccountdesignatedbySeller.
(ii)AttheClosing,[thirtypercent(30%)]ofthePurchasePrice,amountingto[·]Dollars($[·])(“SetOffAmount”)shallbepaidtoEscrowAgent,pursuanttoanescrowagreementintheformattachedasAnnexBhereto(“SetOffEscrowAgreement”),tobedisbursed,inaccordancewiththetermsofsuchagreement,attheendof36monthsfollowingtheClosingDate.
(c)SellershallnotifyBuyer,inwritingofthedetailsofitsbankaccount.PaymentofthePurchasePriceshallbedeemedtohavebeenmadewhentherecipientbankhasreceivedtheapplicableportionofthePurchasePrice.
2.3ContemporaneousActionsoftheParties.ContemporaneouslywiththeexecutionofthisAgreement:
(a)SellershallcauseCompanytoexecuteanddeliverthefollowingdocuments:
(i)unanimousresolutionsoftheBoardofDirectorsofCompany(“CurrentBoard”),conditioneduponandtobeeffectiveasoftheClosing,(A)approvingthetransactionscontemplatedbythisAgreement,(C)approvingtheenteringintoofanyoftheAncillaryAgreementstowhichCompanyispartyand(D)revokingeachexistingmandategivenbyCompanyfortheoperationofitsbankaccounts,EnglishandChinesecopiesofwhichareattachedasAnnexesD-1andD-2,respectively(“TransferResolutions”);and
(ii)thewrittenresignation,conditioneduponandtobeeffectiveasoftheClosing,ofeachmemberofCompany’sCurrentBoard,copiesofwhichareattachedasAnnexesE-1throughE-5(“CurrentBoardResignationLetters”);
(b)BuyershalldeliverafullyexecutedundatedWhollyForeign-OwnedEnterpriseArticlesofAssociationofCompany,EnglishandChinesecopiesofwhichareattachedasAnnexesF-1andF-2,respectively(“NewArticlesofAssociation“);
(c)BuyershalldelivertotheCompanyanundatedlistinEnglishandChineseofthenewboardofdirectorsoftheCompany(“NewBoard”)tobeappointedandregisteredwiththePublicAuthorityfollowingtheClosingintheformsattachedasAnnexesG-1andG-2;and
(d)BuyershalldeliverfullyexecutedundatedunanimousresolutionsoftheNewBoard,conditioneduponandtobeeffectiveasoftheClosing,(A)ratifyingtheCurrentBoard’sactionsintheTransferResolutions,includingtheenteringintoofanyoftheAncillaryAgreementstowhichCompanyisparty,(B)acceptingtheresignationsoftheCurrentBoard,and(C)establishinganewmandategivenbyCompanyfortheoperationofitsbankaccounts,EnglishandChinesecopiesofwhichareattachedasAnnexesG-3andG-4,respectively(“NewBoardRestructuringResolutions”).
(e)[ListofSigningStageAncillaryAgreements(ifany)];
ForpurposesofthisSection2.3,deliverofanydocumentreferencedaboveshallrefertodeliverytoeachotherPartytothisAgreement.
2.4Closing.SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement,thesaleandpurchaseoftheTransferredSharesascontemplatedhereby,shalltakeplaceataclosing(“Closing”)tobeheldat10:
00a.m.,Beijingtime,nolaterthanthree(3)BusinessDaysfollowingtheTransferApprovalDateattheofficeofCompanylocatedat[·],oratsuchothertimeoronsuchotherdateoratsuchotherplaceasSellerandBuyermaymutuallyagreeuponinwriting(thedayonwhichtheClosingtakesplacebeingthe“ClosingDate”).
2.5ClosingDeliveriesbySeller.AtClosing,SellershalldeliverorcausetobedeliveredtoBuyer:
(a)BySeller:
(i)acounterpart,executedbySeller,oroneofitsAffiliates,ofeachofthe:
(A)SetOffEscrowAgreement;
(B)[ListofClosingStageAncillaryAgreements];
andanyotherAncillaryAgreementstowhichSellerisaparty.
(ii)acertificateofanofficerorotherdulyauthorizedrepresentativeofSellerauthorizingtheexecutionanddeliveryofthisAgreementsandtheAncillaryAgreementstowhichSellerisaparty,andtheperformanceofthetransactionscontemplatedthereby;
(iii)areceiptfortheClosingDatePaymentfollowingreceiptofpaymentthereof;and
(iv)suchotherevidenceasBuyerorBuyer’scounselmayreasonablyrequesttodemonstratethesatisfactionofcompliancewithcovenantsonthepartofSeller.
2.6ClosingDeliveriesbyCompany.AtClosing:
(a)CompanyshalldelivertoBuyerthefollowingdocuments:
(i)fullyexecutedduplicateoriginalcopiesofthefollowingdocuments,whichwerepreviouslyenteredintoinaccordancewithSection2.3:
(A)TransferResolutions,inEnglishandChineseversions;and
(B)CurrentBoardResignationLettersdatedasoftheClosingDate.
(ii)allCompanychops.
(b)BuyershallcauseCompany:
(i)todelivertoSellerfullyexecutedduplicateoriginalcopiesofthefollowingdocuments,whichwerepreviouslyexecutedinaccordancewithSection2.3:
(A)NewBoardRestructuringResolutionsdatedasoftheClosingDate,inEnglishandChineseversions.
(ii)todelivertoSelleracounterpart,executedbyCompany,ofeachofthe:
(A)[ListofClosingStageAncillaryAgreements]
2.7ClosingDeliveriesbyBuyer..AtClosing,BuyershalldeliverorcausetobedeliveredtoSeller:
(a)TheClosingDatePayment;
(b)WrittenconfirmationbyEscrowAgent,pursuanttotheSetOffEscrowAgreementofthereceiptofallamountstobedepositedthereunder;
(c)Acounterpart,executedbyBuyer,oftheSetOffEscrowAgreement;
(d)fullyexecutedduplicateoriginalcopiesofthefollowingdocuments,whichwerepreviouslyexecutedinaccordancewithSection2.3:
(i)NewArticlesofAssociationdatedasoftheClosingDate,inEnglishandChineseversions;and
(ii)ListofmembersoftheNewBoarddatesasoftheClosingDate,inEnglishandChineseversions
(e)acertifiedcopytheresolutionofBuyer’sBoardofDirectorsauthorizingtheexecution,deliveryandperformanceofthisAgreementandtheAncillaryAgreementstowhichBuyerisaparty;and
(f)CertifiedcopiesoftheCertificateofIncorporation,orsimilardocumentsofBuyer.
3.REGISTRATIONSANDAPPROVALS
3.1SubmissionofTransferDocuments.Withinthree(3)BusinessDaysfollowingtheexecutionofthisAgreement,CompanyshallsubmittoApproval.AuthorityforapprovalofthetransferoftheTransferredShares(“Transfer”):
(i)TransferResolutions;
(ii)NewArticlesofAssociation;
(iii)CurrentBoardResignationLetters;
(iv)NewBoardRestructuringResolutions;
(v)SetOffEscrowAgreement;
(vi)AssetValuationReport;and
(vii)SuchotherdocumentsasmayberequiredbyApprovalAuthority.(collectively,the“TransferDocuments”).SellerandBuyershallprovideCompanywithsuchassistanceinconnectionwiththeapplicationforapprovaloftheTransferasCompanymayreasonab