EX-10.3 7 ff12024ex10-3_wingyip.htm JOINT VENTURE SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2020, BY AND BETWEEN THE REGISTRANT AND FOODNAMOO, INC

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FOODNAMOO, INC.

像 Foodnamoo 一樣

 

 

永業食品(中國)控股集團有限公司

飾演 Wing Yip

 

 

 

股東協議

 

 

 

2020年11月30日

 

Foodnamoo公司。   榮業食品(中國)控股集團有限公司。
         
/s/ Youngmun Kim   /s/ Xiantao Wang
姓名:Luisa Ingargiola Youngmun Kim   姓名:Luisa Ingargiola Xiantao Wang
標題: 董事代表   標題: 首席執行官

 

 

 

 

2024年6月4日,Nano Dimension股份有限公司(「註冊人」)發佈了一份新聞稿,題爲「大使喬吉特·莫斯巴赫加盟Nano Dimension董事會」,現附上99.1展覽,併成爲本文檔的一部分。

 

1. 解釋 1
2. JVC的業務 5
3. JVC成立 5
4. 辦妥手續 6
5. 條件 7
6. 需要股東同意的事項 8
7. 董事和管理層 9
8. 股東資金 10
9. 當事方的限制 11
10. 財務和其他信息 11
11. 分紅政策 12
12. 僵局 12
13. 解決僵局 13
14. 股份轉讓 14
15. 發行進一步股份 16
16. 終止和清算 16
17. 完成對JVC股份的買賣 17
18. 銷售公司的經營和管理 18
19. 誠信和協議狀態 20
20. 保密 20
21. 公告 22
22. 保修 22
23. 進一步保證 23
24. 轉讓和其他交易。 23
25. 整個協議 23
26. 變更和放棄 23
27. 費用 24
28. 沒有合夥關係或代理 24
29. 通知 24
30. 離職金 26
31. 協議不受完成影響 26
32. 第三方權利 26
33. 副本 26
34. 權利和救濟措施 26
35. 損害的不充分 27
36. 語言 27
37. 管轄法律和司法管轄權 27

 

議程1 - 股東批准事項備忘錄 28
議程2 - 附屬契約書 29
議程3 - JVC合併企業章程一致形式 33
議程4 - 排除產品 78

 

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本協議 日期爲2020年11月30日(以下簡稱“協議”) 雙方是:

 

各方

 

(1)FOODNAMOO公司 設立並註冊於大韓民國,註冊號碼爲110111-5045045,註冊辦公地址爲首爾麻浦區世界盃北路396號15樓th 韓國首爾,郵編("Foodnamoo

 

(2)永業食品(中國)控股集團有限公司 在香港註冊成立,註冊號碼爲2229134,註冊辦公地址位於香港灣仔湯臣道98號永生大廈17樓(Wing Yip”).

 

前言

 

(A)Foodnamoo和Wing Yip欲在香港註冊一家公司,公司名稱爲 食品健康科技(中國)控股集團有限公司 (“JVC,其中60%的參股金融由Foodnamoo持有,40%的參股金融由Wing Yip持有。

 

(B)Foodnamoo和Wing Yip於2019年12月30日簽署了《合資公司框架協議》,確定了建立和運營JVC的關鍵條款和條件("合資公司框架協議”).

 

(C)JVC應依照本協議的條款和條件開展業務。

 

(D)Foodnamoo和Wing Yip將根據本協議的條款和條件行使其在JVC方面的權利。

 

根據協議

 

1.解釋

 

1.1本協議適用以下定義和解釋規則。

 

1.1.1文章” 指的是聯營公司的公司章程,隨時可以進行修正或更新;

 

1.1.2人爲死鎖”的含義如12.2條所示;

 

1.1.3銀行帳戶” 的含義見第 3.1.7 條;

 

1.1.4董事會「」代表按時組成的JVC董事會;

 

1.1.5按照我們所處的風險和不確定性的假設,結果和在本招股書或在任何文檔中引用的前瞻性陳述中討論的事件可能不會發生。投資者應謹慎對待這些前瞻性陳述,它們僅在本招股書或在文檔中通過引用作爲參考,其僅在本招股書或在文檔中通過引用作爲參考的文件的日期發表時存在。我們沒有任何義務,並明確聲明不承擔任何義務,更新或更改任何前瞻性陳述,無論是基於新信息、未來事件或其他原因。我們或代表我們行事的任何人作出的所有後續前瞻性陳述,都受到本節中所包含或所提到的警示性聲明的明確限制。「」在第2.1條中有所指。

 

1.1.6第十章 轉讓證券 第10.1節 交易 如果發行受託人證明,債券持有人可以交換並迅速交付發行受託人這樣的證明,無論是有欠款未償還,還是實質性週轉的時候,都可以在世界範圍範圍內經由源和債券市場交易。”指的是除星期六、星期日或香港和韓國的公衆假期外的日子,在這些日子,香港和韓國的銀行通常營業。

 

1.1.7買方「」在第14.5.1條款中的含義如下;

 

1.1.8資本增加「」在第3.4款中給出了含義;

 

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1.1.9公司條例「」指的是香港法律第622章《公司條例》;

 

1.1.10競爭產品”在9.1條款中的含義。

 

1.1.11完成「」表示完成4.3.1款所述項目。

 

1.1.12完成日期「」在第4.2款中給出含義。

 

1.1.13條件”代表第5.1條中規定的條件;

 

1.1.14保密信息「」指第20.1款規定的含義;

 

1.1.15控制『控制權』指一個人直接或間接地擁有管理並決定另一人的管理和政策的能力(無論是通過擁有表決權股份,合同還是其他方式);

 

1.1.16死鎖通知”具有第12.4款規定的含義;

 

1.1.17死鎖解決通知”在第13.1條中的意思。

 

1.1.18附屬契約「」指的是附屬文件中列明的依從行爲。

 

1.1.19違約方「」在第13.4條中所指定的含義;

 

1.1.20董事們「董事」指JVC的董事會時常集體和每個個人將被視爲“董事”;

 

1.1.21負擔「」指任何人的任何利益或股權(包括任何收購權、期權或優先購買權),任何抵押、 充抵、 抵押、 留置權、 轉讓、 按揭、 安防-半導體 利益、 所有權保留、 或任何其他安防-半導體協議或安排;

 

1.1.22財政年度對於JVC,"”"表示其會計參考期爲截至第3.1.8條規定日期的12個月,或JVC根據《公司條例》判斷的其他日期;但在JVC成立的第一年,表示從JVC成立之日起至同年第3.1.8條規定日期結束的時期,受《公司條例》的約束。

 

1.1.23Foodnamoo董事「」表示由Foodnamoo提名並任命爲董事的任何董事;

 

1.1.24集團”指與公司有關,該公司,該公司隨時的任何子公司 或控股公司,以及該公司隨時的任何控股公司的子公司。 集團中的每家 公司都是該集團的成員;

 

1.1.25香港「」 意指中國人民共和國的香港特別行政區;

 

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1.1.26破產事件”指任何公司,且根據適用於該公司的任何法律規定,該公司已停止交易或已委任接管人、行政接管人或管理人(或根據適用法律的等效人員)管理其全部或重要部分資產或經營,或者已破產或清盤(除非此類清盤是爲了進行一個有償還能重組或合併),或已與其債權人普遍達成和解,或者無法按期償還債務。

 

1.1.27JVC Group” means JVC and its subsidiaries from time to time;

 

1.1.28Material Breach” means a breach which, where capable of remedy, has not been remedied within 20 Business Days after the non-Defaulting Party serving written notice on the Defaulting Party requiring such remedy and which is material having regard to all relevant circumstances, including the regularity of breach and the consequences of the breach;

 

1.1.29non-Defaulting Party” has the meaning given in clause 13.4;

 

1.1.30Offered Shares” has the meaning given in clause 14.4;

 

1.1.31Offeree” has the meaning given in clause 14.4;

 

1.1.32Offeror” has the meaning given in clause 14.4;

 

1.1.33PRC” means the People’s Republic of China (and for the purposes of this Agreement, excludes Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan);

 

1.1.34Products” means those products which Foodnamoo and Wing Yip agree in writing to sell within the PRC through the subsidiary(ies) of the JVC;

 

1.1.35Reserved Matters” means the matters listed in Schedule 1;

 

1.1.36Sale Date” has the meaning given in clause 14.4;

 

1.1.37Sales Company” shall mean 广东富得好食品科技有限公司, or other name as approved by competent authority, a limited liability company to be incorporated and existing under the PRC law, and located in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, the PRC, or any other place as agreed to between Foodnamoo and Wing Yip, and whose entire (100%) shareholding shall be owned and held by the JVC;

 

1.1.38Seller” has the meaning given in clause 14.5.1;

 

1.1.39Selling Notice” has the meaning given in clause 14.4;

 

1.1.40Shares” means the ordinary shares in the share capital of the JVC collectively, and each individually shall be a “Share”;

 

1.1.41Shareholders” means the holders of Shares in the JVC;

 

1.1.42Test Product Production Agreement” shall mean the Test Product Production Agreement dated October 11, 2019, and entered into among Foodnamoo, Wing Yip, and Wing Yip Guangdong;

 

1.1.43Wing Yip Director” means any Director nominated by Wing Yip and appointed to the Board as a Director; and

 

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1.1.44Wing Yip Guangdong” shall mean Guangdong Wing Yip Food Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) with its registered principal office located at No. 9, Guanxian North Road, Aoshan Village, Huangpu Town, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, the PRC and with a Unified Social Credit Code 91442000566603812U.

 

1.2Clause, Schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.3References to clauses and Schedules are to clauses of and Schedules to this Agreement and references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant Schedule.

 

1.4The Schedules form part of this Agreement and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of this Agreement. Any reference to this Agreement includes the Schedules.

 

1.5A reference to this Agreement or to any other agreement or document referred to in this Agreement is a reference to this Agreement or such other agreement or document as varied or novated in accordance with its terms from time to time.

 

1.6Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular.

 

1.7Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to either gender shall include a reference to the other gender.

 

1.8A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).

 

1.9A reference to a party shall include that party’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

1.10A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.

 

1.11A reference to a holding company or a subsidiary means a holding company or a subsidiary (as the case may be) as defined in the Companies Ordinance.

 

1.12Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

 

1.13Where the context permits, other and otherwise are illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding them.

 

1.14References to a document in agreed form are to that document in the form agreed by the parties and initialled by them or on their behalf for identification.

 

1.15A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

1.16A reference to a date or time is a reference to such Hong Kong date or time.

 

1.17Any reference to a Hong Kong legal term for any action, remedy, method of judicial proceeding, legal document, legal status, court, official or any legal concept or thing shall, in respect of any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong, be deemed to include a reference to that which most nearly approximates to the Hong Kong legal term in that jurisdiction.

 

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1.18Any obligation on a party not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done.

 

2.BUSINESS OF THE JVC

 

2.1The business of the JVC is the distribution, marketing and sales of the Products in the PRC through its subsidiary(ies) to be established in the PRC (the “Business”).

 

2.2Each party shall use its reasonable endeavours to promote and develop the Business to the best advantage of the JVC.

 

3.INCORPORATION OF THE JVC

 

3.1As soon as practicable after the fulfilment of the Conditions in clauses 5.1.1, and 5.1.3 below, the parties shall procure that (i) the JVC be incorporated with Foodnamoo and Wing Yip as the initial Shareholders, respectively subscribing for and being issued 6 Shares and 4 Shares with consideration of HKD 1.00 per Share, with the subscription price for Foodnamoo of HKD 6.00, and for Wing Yip of HKD 4.00, all of which may remain unpaid until the Bank Account is opened (subject to call by the JVC at any time), and that (ii) such resolutions of the Shareholder and the Board be passed as may be necessary to:

 

3.1.1adopt the Articles in agreed form as attached hereto as Schedule 3;

 

3.1.2give the Directors the authority to, subject to receipt of relevant subscription price by the JVC, allot Shares to Foodnamoo and Wing Yip in accordance with clauses 4.3 and 4.4;

 

3.1.3appoint Mr. Youngmun Kim and Mr. Yeongwan Kim as Foodnamoo Directors, and Mr. Xiantao Wang and Ms. Tingfeng Wang as Wing Yip Directors, and Mr. Youngmun Kim as chairman of the Board;

 

3.1.4appoint IL SHIN Corporate Consulting Limited as company secretary of the JVC;

 

3.1.5resolve that the registered office of the JVC shall be at Rooms 1806-08, 18/F, Tower II, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong;

 

3.1.6appoint IL SHIN CPA Limited as the auditors of the JVC;

 

3.1.7appoint Citi Bank as the principal bankers to the JVC and to open a bank account (the “Bank Account”) with such bank in the name of the JVC, with bank account operation policy as follows: any transactions exceeding HKD 650,000 or its equivalent in any other currency shall be subject to a prior approval by the Board; and

 

3.1.8resolve that the JVC’s Financial Year shall end on December 31 of each year.

 

3.2Once the JVC is incorporated, the parties shall procure that the Bank Account be opened and operational as soon as practicable, and provide any documentation and necessary cooperation therefor.

 

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3.3Once the Bank Account is opened, Foodnamoo and Wing Yip shall procure that the subscription price under clause 3.1 be paid to the Bank Account by telegraphic transfer on the same day when the Bank Account is opened and operational; provided, however, that the subscription price paid by Foodnamoo may be delayed until (i) the next Business Day if the Bank Account is not opened on a Business Day in Korea, or (ii) as soon as practicable if there is any delay in the foreign exchange transfer from Korea to Hong Kong.

 

3.4Within 30 days after payment by the parties of their respective subscription price for the Shares is completed in accordance with clause 3.3, and subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions in clauses 5.1.1 and 5.1.3 below, the parties shall procure that the JVC shall proceed with the relevant procedures to increase its capital by issuing new Shares to be subscribed for by the parties in proportion to their respective shareholding (i.e., Foodnamoo 60%, Wing Yip 40%), so as to make the total capital of the JVC to be HKD 6,539,804.65 (being the equivalent of KRW 1 billion plus HKD 10.00) (the “Capital Increase”). For further clarity, the number of Shares to be issued to and subscribed for by Foodnamoo shall be 6,000 Shares, with the subscription price to be paid thereby being HKD 3,923,876.79 (being the equivalent of KRW 600 million), and the number of Shares to be issued to and subscribed for by Wing Yip shall be 4,000 Shares, with the subscription price to be paid thereby being HKD 2,615,917.86 (being the equivalent of KRW 400 million). The subscription price above shall be paid to the Bank Account by telegraphic transfer on the Business Day immediately following the day on which the Conditions in clauses 5.1.1 and 5.1.3 below are fulfilled and the parties are requested to pay the same by the JVC, provided that the subscription price paid by Foodnamoo may be delayed until (i) the next Business Day if the payment date is not a Business Day in Korea, or (ii) as soon as practicable if there is any delay in the foreign exchange transfer from Korea to Hong Kong. For the purposes of this clause 3.4, the applicable KRW-HKD exchange rate shall be KRW 152.91 to HKD 1.00 as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage on August 31, 2020.

 

3.5The parties shall use their best efforts to complete the incorporation of the JVC and the Capital Increase as soon as practicable by way of such methods as (including without limitation) providing or having their respective Directors provide any documentation and any other cooperation necessary therefor.

 

3.6The parties shall procure that prior to Completion and except as required by this Agreement, the JVC shall not carry on any trade or business or be engaged in any activities of any sort nor have any assets or liabilities.

 

4.COMPLETION

 

4.1Completion shall take place on the Completion Date at:

 

4.1.1the offices of Bird & Bird (Hong Kong office) at 3:00 p.m.; or

 

4.1.2any other time and/or place, and in any manner (including remotely via electronic means) agreed in writing by the parties.

 

4.2The “Completion Date” means such Business Day on which the Capital Increase is completed, as agreed between the parties.

 

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4.3At Completion:

 

4.3.1the parties shall procure that the JVC shall, subject to the parties having paid the subscription price pursuant to clauses 3.3 and 3.4, issue credited as fully paid 6,006 Shares to Foodnamoo, 4,004 Shares to Wing Yip as a result of the Capital Increase, and enter Foodnamoo and Wing Yip in the register of shareholders of the JVC as the holders of such Shares and issue a share certificate to Foodnamoo and Wing Yip in respect of all such Shares (which entry and issuance may be substantiated via electronic means); and

 

4.3.2as consideration for the issuance of the Shares under clause 4.3.1, Foodnamoo shall pay or have paid HKD 3,923,882.79, and Wing Yip shall pay or have paid HKD 2,615,921.86 by telegraphic transfer to the Bank Account.

 

4.4The parties waive, or agree to procure the waiver of, any rights or restrictions which may exist in the Articles or otherwise which may prevent the allotment and issuance of the Shares pursuant to clause 4.3.

 

5.CONDITIONS

 

5.1Completion is conditional on the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions (the “Conditions”):

 

5.1.1Foodnamoo having completed a foreign exchange filing in Korea for the purpose of the establishment of the JVC, the subscription for the Shares, and the Capital Increase.

 

5.1.2all other necessary regulatory and governmental consents having been obtained.

 

5.1.3both parties having passed resolutions required for approving this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

5.1.4any other third party consents having been obtained.

 

5.1.5no person having threatened or commenced any proceedings to prohibit or otherwise challenge the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

5.1.6no legislation or regulation being proposed or passed that would prohibit or materially restrict the implementation of the agreement or the participation in the JVC of either party.

 

5.1.7the actions described in clauses 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 having been completed.

 

5.2Foodnamoo and Wing Yip shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the Conditions are satisfied as follows:

 

5.2.1the Conditions related to the incorporation of the JVC shall be satisfied as soon as practicable and in any event by no later than 6:00 pm on December 31, 2020, or where a later date has been agreed in writing by Foodnamoo and Wing Yip, on that date;

 

5.2.2the Conditions related to the Capital Increase shall be satisfied as soon as practicable after the JVC is incorporated and the Bank Account is opened, and in any event no later than 6:00 pm on March 31, 2021, or where a later date has been agreed in writing by Foodnamoo and Wing Yip, on that date; and

 

5.2.3in any event, the Conditions shall be satisfied no later than 6:00 pm on March 31, 2021.

 

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5.3A Condition may only be waived by both parties in writing.

 

5.4If at any time either party becomes aware of a fact or circumstance that might prevent a Condition being satisfied, it shall immediately inform the other party.

 

5.5If any of the Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by 6.00 pm on the day 3 months after the date specified in clause 5.2.3, the party to whom such failure to satisfy the relevant Condition is not attributable may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other party, in which case this Agreement shall cease to have effect immediately after such written notice is received by the other party, or any other date as specified therein except for:

 

5.5.1clause 1 (interpretation);

 

5.5.2this clause (Conditions);

 

5.5.3clause 20 (confidentiality);

 

5.5.4clause 24 (assignment and other dealings);

 

5.5.5clause 25 (entire agreement);

 

5.5.6clause 26 (variation and waiver);

 

5.5.7clause 27 (costs);

 

5.5.8clause 28 (no partnership or agency);

 

5.5.9clause 29 (notices);

 

5.5.10clause 30 (severance);

 

5.5.11clause 35 (inadequacy of damages) insofar as it relates to clause 20 (confidentiality);

 

5.5.12clause 36 (language);

 

5.5.13clause 37 (governing law and jurisdiction); and

 

5.5.14any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities that have already accrued under this Agreement up to the point of cessation hereof.

 

6.MATTERS REQUIRING CONSENT OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

6.1Each party shall procure that the JVC shall not, without the prior written approval of all Shareholders, carry out any of the Reserved Matters.

 

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7.DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT

 

7.1The Board has responsibility for the supervision and management of the JVC and its Business, subject to clause 6.

 

7.2There shall be 4 Directors on the Board made up of 2 Foodnamoo Directors and 2 Wing Yip Directors.

 

7.3The parties shall ensure that a Foodnamoo Director shall become the chairman of the Board. The chairman shall manage the overall operation of the Board. If the chairman for the time being is unable to attend any meeting of the Board, another Foodnamoo Director shall be entitled to act as chairman at the meeting. If the number of votes for and against a proposal at a meeting of the Board is equal, the chairman at the meeting may in good faith exercise a casting vote.

 

7.4A party’s decision to nominate any Director, or to remove any Director nominated thereby, shall be notified in writing to the JVC and the other party. Subject to clause 7.2, the parties shall ensure that any Director nominated or to be removed as described in such notification are appointed and/or removed as soon as practicable by following the relevant procedures in the Articles.

 

7.5The party removing a Director shall indemnify and keep indemnified the JVC against any claim connected with the Director’s removal from office.

 

7.6The parties intend there to be a meeting of Directors at least once a quarter to be held at the head office of the JVC, or any other place as agreed between the parties from time to time.

 

7.7A Director may, and at the request of a Director, the company secretary of the JVC shall, call a meeting of Directors.

 

7.8Subject to clause 7.6, the parties shall ensure that written notice (including electronic mail) of a meeting of Directors stating the date and time of such meeting and accompanied by the following items is given to all Directors entitled to receive notice by the 1st Business Day of the last week in each quarter (provided, however, that (i) the date of the meeting of Directors stated in such notice may be modified by the agreement of the parties as necessary, and (ii) if any additional meeting of Directors is to be convened during any quarter, at least 7 Business Days’ written notice (including electronic mail) of such meeting of Directors stating the date and time of such meeting and accompanied by the following items shall be given to all Directors entitled to receive notice):

 

7.8.1an agenda specifying in reasonable detail the matters to be raised at the meeting; and

 

7.8.2copies of any papers to be discussed at the meeting.

 

7.9A shorter period of notice of a meeting of Directors may be given if at least 1 Foodnamoo Director and 1 Wing Yip Director agree in writing in advance of the proposed meeting.

 

7.10Matters not on the agenda, or business conducted in relation to those matters, may not be raised at a meeting of Directors unless all the Directors present at the meeting agree in writing.

 

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7.11The quorum at any meeting of Directors (including adjourned meetings) is 1 Foodnamoo Director and 1 Wing Yip Director.

 

7.12No business shall be conducted at any meeting of Directors unless a quorum is present at the beginning of the meeting and at the time when there is to be voting on any business.

 

7.13If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes of the time specified for a Directors’ meeting in the notice of the meeting then it shall be adjourned for 5 Business Days at the same time and place.

 

7.14A meeting of Directors shall be adjourned to another time or date at the request of all the Foodnamoo Directors or all the Wing Yip Directors present at the meeting. No business may be conducted at a meeting after such a request has been made. No more than 1 such adjournment may be made in respect of a meeting.

 

7.15Meetings of Directors shall make decisions by passing resolutions. A resolution is passed if more votes are cast for it than against it.

 

7.16At a meeting of Directors, each Director has 1 vote.

 

7.17Meetings of Directors may be held by means of telephone or video conference communication facilities, provided that each of the persons participating in the meeting can hear and speak to the others contemporaneously and that such meeting is being audio recorded. Any Director participating in a meeting in this manner will be deemed present at the meeting and will be counted towards the quorum.

 

7.18The Board may authorise or request the auditors, consultants, advisers and management employees to attend and speak at meetings of Directors, but none of them may vote nor be counted towards the quorum in the meeting.

 

7.19Minutes of all meetings of Directors shall be sent to each Director as soon as practicable after the holding of the relevant meeting.

 

7.20Each of the Foodnamoo Directors and Wing Yip Directors shall be at liberty from time to time to make such disclosure to the party who nominated him/her in relation to the business and/or affairs of the JVC Group.

 

7.21Resolutions of the Board shall be deemed to have been validly passed if passed by a written resolution signed by all the Directors.

 

8.SHAREHOLDER FUNDING

 

8.1There is no obligation on the parties to provide any further finance to the JVC but, if both parties agree to do so, the parties shall each contribute to the amount proportional to their then-applicable shareholding on the same terms unless they agree otherwise in writing.

 

8.2There is no obligation on the parties to give any guarantee, security, or indemnity in respect of the liabilities or obligations of the JVC.

 

8.3If the parties agree to increase the share capital of the JVC, the new shares shall be issued to the Shareholders in proportion to their then-applicable shareholding unless they agree otherwise in writing.

 

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9.RESTRICTIONS ON PARTIES

 

9.1Neither party nor any of its subsidiaries shall at any time after the date of this Agreement, either directly or indirectly, by itself or through cooperation with any third party, invest or otherwise engage in any activities (including but not limited to research and development, and manufacturing and selling) in relation to any products which are the same as or similar to the Products within the PRC, except for the production and distribution by Wing Yip of certain excluded products as listed in Schedule 4, unless prior written consent regarding such activities is obtained from the other party.

 

9.2Neither party nor any of its subsidiaries shall, during the times specified below, offer employment to, enter into a contract for the services of, or attempt to solicit or seek to entice away from the other party and/or the JVC Group, any individual who is at the time of the offer, or attempt, a director, officer, or employee holding an executive or managerial position with the other party and/or any member of the JVC Group or procure or facilitate the making of any such offer or attempt by any other person. For further clarity, the foregoing shall extend to any employees dispatched by Foodnamoo or its OEM companies under the Test Product Production Agreement and/or the Joint Venture Framework Agreement, but shall not apply to return of such employees back to Foodnamoo or the respective OEM companies, as applicable. The times during which the restrictions apply are:

 

9.2.1any time when the party in question is a Shareholder; and

 

9.2.2for a period of 12 months after the party in question ceases to be a Shareholder.

 

9.3The undertakings in this clause are given by each party to the other and to the JVC and apply to actions carried out by each party (or any of its subsidiaries) in any capacity and whether directly or indirectly, on the party’s (or subsidiary’s) own behalf, on behalf of any other person or jointly with any other person.

 

9.4Each of the covenants in this clause is considered fair and reasonable by the parties.

 

9.5Each party shall procure that its subsidiaries comply with the terms of this clause.

 

10.ACCOUNTING AND OTHER INFORMATION

 

10.1The parties shall procure that each member of the JVC Group shall at all times maintain accurate and complete accounting and other financial records in accordance with the requirements of all applicable laws.

 

10.2Each party and its authorised representatives shall be allowed access at all reasonable times to examine the books and records of each member of the JVC Group.

 

10.3The parties shall procure that the JVC shall supply each party with the financial and other information necessary to keep the party informed about how effectively the Business is performing and in particular shall supply each party with:

 

10.3.1a copy of the consolidated audited accounts of the JVC Group within 4 months of the end of the year to which the audited accounts relate; and

 

10.3.2monthly management accounts of the JVC Group to be supplied within 10 days after the end of the month to which they relate and the accounts shall include a profit and loss account, a balance sheet and a cashflow statement.

 

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11.DIVIDEND POLICY

 

11.1The declaration of dividends by the Directors shall be subject to the requirements of the Companies Ordinance and the prior written approval of all Shareholders. In deciding whether to declare dividends, the parties shall use reasonable endeavours to procure that the JVC shall distribute dividend out of the profit of the JVC in relation to each Financial Year but only after making all necessary, reasonable, and prudent provisions and reserves for taxation, for the repayment of borrowings by any member of the JVC Group (if any), minority interests and extraordinary items as shown in the audited accounts for that year.

 

11.2A distribution under this clause in relation to any Financial Year shall be made within 6 months of the day to which the consolidated audited accounts of the JVC Group for that year are made up, and in proportion to the Shareholders’ then-applicable shareholding, unless they agree otherwise in writing.

 

12.DEADLOCK

 

12.1There is a deadlock if a resolution is proposed and any of the following applies:

 

12.1.1at a properly convened meeting of Shareholders or of the Board there is no quorum at the meeting and no quorum at the meeting when it is reconvened during the 1-month period following the first mentioned meeting; or

 

12.1.2on a Directors’ resolution, the resolution cannot be passed at a quorate Board meeting and at the meeting when it is reconvened during the 1- month period following the first mentioned meeting, either the same resolution cannot be passed or there is no quorum; or

 

12.1.3any party, by reason of disagreement with the other party, fails to give its approval to any of the Reserved Matters in accordance with clause 6 or any of the matters relating to the Sales Company in accordance with clause 18.2 within the 1-month period after it first being requested to consent to that Reserved Matter.

 

12.2Each party agrees that in no circumstances will it create an Artificial Deadlock. For the purposes of this clause, “Artificial Deadlock” means a deadlock caused by a party or any of its nominated Directors refusing to approve, or voting against, an issue or proposal or withholding its or their consent (as the case may be) in any case where such refusal or approval or vote against or withholding of consent is being made primarily or substantially with the intent to frustrate, delay or prohibit the proper and efficient carrying on of the Business.

 

12.3Notwithstanding clause 12.2, the parties acknowledge and agree that a party shall not be required to approve, vote in favour of or give consent to an issue or proposal if to do so would be materially prejudicial to the conduct of its own business or affairs or that of any member of its Group or the value of its shareholding in the JVC.

 

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12.4Either party may within 1 month after the meeting at which the deadlock arises or within 1 month after the date of the resolution in respect of which the deadlock arises (as the case may be) serve notice on the other party (“Deadlock Notice”):

 

12.4.1stating that in its opinion a deadlock has occurred; and

 

12.4.2identifying the matter giving rise to the deadlock.

 

12.5The parties undertake that they shall:

 

12.5.1on the date of service of the Deadlock Notice, refer the matter giving rise to the deadlock to the CEO of the holding company of each party’s Group for resolution;

 

12.5.2within 7 days after the service of the Deadlock Notice each prepare and serve on the other party a position paper setting out their position on the matter and their reason for adopting that position;

 

12.5.3use all reasonable endeavours in good faith to resolve the dispute; and

 

12.5.4if the dispute is resolved in accordance with this clause 12.5, draw up and agree the terms of a statement setting out the agreed terms of that resolution.

 

13.RESOLUTION OF DEADLOCK

 

13.1A “Deadlock Resolution Notice” is a notice served by either party on the other in which the server offers, at the price for each Share specified in the notice (in cash and not on deferred terms), either to sell all its Shares in the JVC to the recipient of the notice or to buy all the recipient’s Shares in the JVC (but not both).

 

13.2A Deadlock Resolution Notice may not be revoked.

 

13.3If the parties are unable to resolve a deadlock within 21 days from the date the deadlock matter is referred to the CEO under clause 12.5, then either party may within 28 days after the expiry of the 21 day period serve a Deadlock Resolution Notice on the other.

 

13.4A Deadlock Resolution Notice may also be served by either party (the “non- Defaulting Party”) on the other party (the “Defaulting Party”) if the Defaulting Party:

 

13.4.1suffers or incurs an Insolvency Event;

 

13.4.2commits a Material Breach of this Agreement or the Articles; or

 

13.4.3suffers a change in its Control unless the change of Control is as a result of a bona fide reconstruction, solvent amalgamation or reorganisation.

 

13.5The recipient of a Deadlock Resolution Notice may choose to do either of the following, at the price for each Share specified in the Deadlock Resolution Notice, by serving a counter-notice within 28 days after receiving the Deadlock Resolution Notice:

 

13.5.1accept the offer in the Deadlock Resolution Notice; or

 

13.5.2(in the case that the Deadlock Resolution Notice offers to buy the recipient’s Shares) offer to buy all the Shares in the JVC of the server of the Deadlock Resolution Notice, or (in the case that the Deadlock Resolution Notice offers to sell the server’s Shares) offer to sell all its Shares in the JVC to the server of the Deadlock Resolution Notice.

 

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13.6If no counter-notice is served within the period of 28 days available, the recipient of the Deadlock Resolution Notice is deemed to have accepted the offer in the Deadlock Resolution Notice at the expiry of that period.

 

13.7The service of a counter-notice, or deemed acceptance of the Deadlock Resolution Notice, shall bind the parties to buy and sell the shares (as the case may be) in accordance with clause 14.7, clause 14.8, and clause 17.

 

13.8If both parties serve a Deadlock Resolution Notice under clause 13.3, only the first Deadlock Resolution Notice to be served shall be effective, provided that if both parties serve a Deadlock Resolution Notice under clause 13.3 on the same day, only the Deadlock Resolution Notice containing the highest price per Share shall be effective.

 

13.9If:

 

13.9.1at the end of the 28 day period specified in clause 13.3 neither party has served a Deadlock Resolution Notice, either party may; or

 

13.9.2as an alternative to serving a Deadlock Resolution Notice the non- Defaulting Party may,

 

elect by written notice served on the other party for the JVC to be wound up in accordance with clause 16.5.

 

13.10References in this clause to Shares held by a party in the JVC are to all the Shares in the JVC held by that party and not to some only of those Shares.

 

14.TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

14.1No Shares or any interest therein shall be sold, exchanged, transferred, disposed of, encumbered, pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated, given, devised or bequeathed, and no agreement or commitment shall be made to do any of the same, except in each case with the written consent of all the other Shareholders and pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and any attempt to do so without such consent or not pursuant to such provisions shall be void.

 

14.2Each Shareholder hereby undertakes that if it shall transfer any of its Shares (or any interest therein) it shall execute, and require the transferee to execute, a Deed of Adherence, in the form as set out in Schedule 2, and the compliance with this clause 14 shall be a condition precedent to registration of any such transfer.

 

14.3Notwithstanding the above provisions and provided in each case the provisions of clause 14.2 are complied with, a Shareholder (being a corporate) may sell, assign or transfer all but not a part only of its Shares to a member of its Group and any such person so holding such Shares may in turn sell, assign or transfer such Shares to any other member of its Group at any time, provided that when such a person so holding such Shares ceases to be a member of its Group, such Shares shall be transferred to the original party.

 

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14.4Right of First Refusal

 

Subject to clause 14.1, in the event that either Shareholder (the “Offeror”) desires to sell (other than pursuant to clause 14.3) all and not less than all the Shares owned by it to a third party purchaser, the Offeror shall give notice (the “Selling Notice”) of its intention to do so to the other Shareholder (the “Offeree”). Such Selling Notice shall set forth the number of Shares (the “Offered Shares”) which the Offeror wishes to sell, the price at which the Offeror is prepared to sell them and any other terms and conditions, including the identity of the proposed purchaser, and the proposed date of sale (the “Sale Date”), which shall not be less than 1 month nor more than 2 months after the date on which the Selling Notice is given to the Offeree. In such event, the following provisions of this clause 14.4 shall govern such purchase and sale:

 

14.4.1the Selling Notice shall be deemed to be an offer, irrevocable for 21 days by the Offeror to sell all but not part of the Offered Shares to the Offeree;

 

14.4.2within 21 days after receipt of the Selling Notice, the Offeree may give to the Offeror a notice of acceptance, in which case clause 17 shall apply to the sale of Offered Shares mutatis mutandis;

 

14.4.3if the Offeree has not accepted the offer for all of the Offered Shares within such 21-day period, the Offeror may sell all but not less than all of the Offered Shares to the third party purchaser named in the Selling Notice on or within 60 days after the Sale Date at a price not less than and on terms and conditions not more favourable to such other person than the price and the terms and conditions set forth in the Selling Notice. In the event that the Offeror does not sell the Offered Shares to the third party purchaser within such 60 day period, then the provisions of this Agreement shall once again apply and so on from time to time.

 

14.5Tag-along Right

 

14.5.1The following rights and obligations apply to transactions to which clause 14.4 applies where, after compliance first with the provisions of clause 14.4, any Shareholder of the Company (the “Seller”) is entitled to sell all and not less than all the Seller’s Shares to a third party purchaser (the “Buyer”).

 

14.5.2In circumstances set out in clause 14.5.1, the other Shareholder may at its option, by written notice to the Seller and the Buyer given at least 7 days before the Sale Date referred to in clause 14.4, require the Buyer to buy from such other Shareholder at the same time all of the Shares of such other Shareholder for cash at the same price and on the same term as apply to the sale by the Seller to such Buyer of all the Seller’s Shares, and clause 14.4 shall not apply to such sales by such other Shareholder. In such circumstances, the Seller shall procure the Buyer to purchase all of the Shares of such other Shareholder, the failure of which shall prevent the Seller from selling its Shares to the Buyer.

 

14.6The parties agree to procure that the Directors approve for registration, but shall only approve for registration, any transfer of Shares in relation to which compliance has been made with this clause 14 and the relevant provisions of the Articles.

 

14.7Each party undertakes (in respect of the Shares that it holds) to give, and to use its reasonable efforts to procure that shareholders in its Group give, the approvals required for any transfer of Shares made in accordance with the Articles and this Agreement.

 

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14.8On completion of a transfer of Shares made in accordance with this Agreement and the Articles:

 

14.8.1the party selling the Shares shall deliver, or procure the delivery of, to the JVC the resignations of any Directors appointed by the selling party, in each case acknowledging that they have no claims against the JVC, to take effect at completion of the sale of the Shares; and

 

14.8.2the parties shall procure that the JVC shall repay any loans made to it by the party selling its Shares (together with any interest accrued on such loans) and the parties shall use their reasonable endeavours to procure that the party selling its Shares is released from any guarantees, security arrangements and other obligations that it has given in respect of the JVC and its Business.

 

15.ISSUANCE OF FURTHER SHARES

 

15.1The JVC may, with the written consent of all Shareholders, issue further Shares, in which case each of the parties shall procure (so far as is lawfully possible in the exercise of his rights and powers as a Shareholder) that the JVC offers, by giving written notice to each respective Shareholder, that proportion of the Shares proposed to be issued which the number of ordinary shares in the capital of the JVC held by that Shareholder bears to the total number of ordinary shares in issue at the time the JVC gives its notice. Such offer shall state the number of Shares to be issued and the price of the Shares.

 

15.2Each Shareholder may accept the offer by giving notice to the JVC, at any time within 14 Business Days following the JVC’s notice, accompanied by a banker’s draft made payable to the JVC in respect of full payment for the Shares to be subscribed for.

 

15.3The parties shall procure that the JVC shall not issue any Shares or other equity securities to any person, unless that person is a party to this Agreement or has executed and delivered a Deed of Adherence.

 

16.TERMINATION AND LIQUIDATION

 

16.1Subject to clause 16.2, this Agreement shall terminate:

 

16.1.1when there shall remain only 1 Shareholder in the JVC;

 

16.1.2when both parties agree in writing to terminate this Agreement; or

 

16.1.3when the JVC has suffered or incurred an Insolvency Event.

 

16.2On termination of this Agreement, the following clauses shall continue in force:

 

16.2.1clause 1 (interpretation);

 

16.2.2clause 9 (restrictions on parties);

 

16.2.3this clause (termination and liquidation);

 

16.2.4clause 20 (confidentiality);

 

16.2.5clause 24 (assignment and other dealings);

 

16.2.6clause 25 (entire agreement);

 

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16.2.7clause 26 (variation and waiver);

 

16.2.8clause 27 (costs);

 

16.2.9clause 28 (no partnership or agency);

 

16.2.10clause 29 (notices);

 

16.2.11clause 30 (severance);

 

16.2.12clause 35 (inadequacy of damages);

 

16.2.13clause 36 (language); and

 

16.2.14clause 37 (governing law and jurisdiction).

 

16.3Termination of this Agreement shall not affect any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of this Agreement which existed at or before the date of termination.

 

16.4If this Agreement terminates each party shall, if requested by the other, procure that the name of the JVC is changed to avoid confusion with the name of the party making the request.

 

16.5Where, following an event referred to in clause 16.1.3 or clause 13.9, the JVC is to be wound up and its assets distributed, the parties shall agree a suitable basis for dealing with the interests and assets of the JVC and shall endeavour to ensure that, before dissolution:

 

16.5.1all existing contracts of the JVC are performed to the extent that there are sufficient resources;

 

16.5.2the JVC shall not enter into any new contractual obligations;

 

16.5.3the JVC’s assets are distributed as soon as practical; and

 

16.5.4any assets transferred to the JVC by the respective parties shall be returned to such party or as such party directs.

 

17.COMPLETION OF THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES IN THE JVC

 

17.1The sale of Shares under clause 13 (resolution of deadlock) shall be completed at the offices of the JVC on the 45th Business Day after the deemed acceptance of a Deadlock Resolution Notice under clause 13.6 or receipt of a counter-notice to a Deadlock Resolution Notice under clause 13.5 (as the case may be).

 

17.2At completion the seller of the Shares shall:

 

17.2.1execute and deliver a transfer of the Shares to the buyer together with the relevant certificate(s) or an indemnity, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the buyer, in respect of any lost certificate, together, in either case, with such other evidence (if any) as the buyer may reasonably require to prove good title to the Shares or enable it to be registered as the holder of the Shares;

 

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17.2.2warrant that it has no right to require the JVC to issue it with any share capital or other securities and that no Encumbrance affects any unissued Shares or other securities of the JVC;

 

17.2.3warrant that it is selling the Shares with full title guarantee; and

 

17.2.4warrant that no commitment has been given to create an Encumbrance affecting the Shares being sold (or any unissued Shares or other securities of the JVC) and that no person has claimed any rights in respect thereof.

 

17.3At completion the buyer shall pay to the seller the purchase price by wire transfer to the bank account as designated by the seller.

 

17.4The parties shall procure the registration (subject to due stamping by the buyer) of the transfer of Shares in the JVC pursuant to this clause and each of them consents to such transfer and registration pursuant to this Agreement and the Articles.

 

17.5The buyer is not obliged to complete the purchase of any of the Shares being sold unless the purchase of all the Shares being sold is completed simultaneously.

 

17.6If the seller fails to complete the transfer of Shares as required under this clause, the chairman of the JVC (or, failing him, one of the other Directors, or some other person nominated by the buyer) may, as agent on behalf of the seller:

 

17.6.1complete, execute and deliver in his name all documents necessary to give effect to the transfer of the relevant Shares to the buyer; and

 

17.6.2receive the purchase price and give a good discharge for it.

 

18.OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SALES COMPANY

 

18.1The parties agree that the Sales Company shall be incorporated, operated, and managed as agreed in the Joint Venture Framework Agreement. For further clarity, there shall be 1 legal representative: (i) at the time of the establishment of the Sales Company, namely Xiantao Wang; and (ii) pursuant to a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of the JVC for any legal representative after Xiantao Wang. In addition, there shall be 4 directors (including the chairman who shall also serve as the legal representative of the Sales Company), 2 of them to be designated by Foodnamoo, and 2 of them to be designated by Wing Yip. Any further details regarding the incorporation, operation, and management of the Sales Company shall be discussed and agreed between the parties, by way of (including without limitation) a resolution to be adopted at a meeting of the Board of the JVC, which shall include without limitation the following:

 

18.1.1determine the operational guidelines and investment plans of the Sales Company;

 

18.1.2appoint and replace directors and supervisors (who are not from the representatives of the employees) of the Sales Company, decide on the remunerations of the relevant directors and supervisors of the Sales Company;

 

18.1.3review and approve the report filed by the board and/or the supervisors of the Sales Company;

 

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18.1.4review and approve the annual budget and financial statements of the Sales Company;

 

18.1.5review and approve the profit distribution plan and the plan to make up for losses of the Sales Company;

 

18.1.6approve the issuance of corporate bonds by the Sales Company;

 

18.1.7approve the pledge of equity in the Sales Company by the JVC;

 

18.1.8approve any borrowing of funds or any lending of money by the Sales Company;

 

18.1.9transfer or dispose of any business or assets, merge, participate in any joint venture or material cooperation arrangements;

 

18.1.10enter into any agreement the contract value of which exceeds HKD 6,500,000 or its equivalent in any other currency;

 

18.1.11approve the guaranties to be provided by the Sales Company to JVC or the parties herein;

 

18.1.12appoint the chairman of the Sales Company from and among the directors thereof; and

 

18.1.13any other matters which are stipulated as the items which require a super majority of approval of the Directors under the articles of association of the Sales Company.

 

18.2Without limiting the generality of clause 18.1, each party shall procure (through the JVC) that the Sales Company shall not, without the prior written approval of all Shareholders, carry out any of the following matters:

 

18.2.1adopt resolutions on the increase or reduction of the registered capital of the Sales Company;

 

18.2.2adopt resolutions entering into a merger, spin-off, or voluntary or involuntary proceedings under bankruptcy laws or under laws for reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar procedures, or resolve the change of company form of the Sales Company; and

 

18.2.3amend the articles of association of the Sales Company.

 

18.3The parties agree that the draft articles of association of the Sales Company shall be agreed between the parties as soon as practicable after the parties’ execution of this Agreement, in any event by no later than 6:00 pm on December 31, 2020, or where a later date has been agreed in writing by Foodnamoo and Wing Yip, on that date.

 

18.4The parties shall procure (through the JVC) that the Sales Company enter into the following agreement (unless otherwise agreed between the parties):

 

18.4.1a license agreement and trademark license agreement between Foodnamoo and the Sales Company; and

 

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18.4.2an OEM production agreement between the Sales Company and Wing Yip Guangdong (or a joint venture company with Foodnamoo and Wing Yip being the shareholders, if established) regarding the Products.

 

19.GOOD FAITH AND STATUS OF AGREEMENT

 

19.1Each party agrees to act in good faith to promote the interests of the JVC Group for the benefit of all of the parties and to use all reasonable endeavours to co-operate with the other party.

 

19.2Each party shall, to the extent that it is able to do so, exercise all its voting rights and other powers in relation to the JVC to procure that the provisions of this Agreement are properly and promptly observed and given full force and effect according to the spirit and intention of this Agreement.

 

19.3Each party shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that its respective representatives attend each meeting of the shareholders of the JVC and that a quorum is present throughout each such meeting.

 

19.4If there is an inconsistency between any of the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Articles, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail as between the parties.

 

19.5The parties shall, when necessary, exercise their powers of voting and any other rights and powers they have to amend, waive or suspend a conflicting provision in the Articles to the extent necessary to permit the JVC and its Business to be administered as provided in this Agreement.

 

20.CONFIDENTIALITY

 

20.1In this clause, “Confidential Information” means any information (however recorded or preserved) which:

 

20.1.1any party may have or acquire (whether before, on or after the date of this Agreement) in relation to the customers, suppliers, business, assets or affairs or plans, intentions or market opportunities and the operations, processes, product information, know-how, designs, trade secrets or software of the JVC Group (including, without limitation, any information provided pursuant to clause 10); or

 

20.1.2any party or any member of its Group may have or acquire (whether before, on or after the date of this Agreement) in relation to the customers, suppliers, business, assets or affairs or plans, intentions or market opportunities and the operations, processes, product information, know- how, designs, trade secrets or software of the other party or any member of the other party’s Group, as a consequence of the negotiations relating to this Agreement or any other agreement or document referred to in this Agreement or the performance of this Agreement or any other agreement or document referred to in this Agreement; or

 

20.1.3relates to the contents of this Agreement (or any agreement or document referred to in this Agreement or agreement or arrangement entered into pursuant to this Agreement),

 

but excludes the information in clause 20.2.

 

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20.2Information is not Confidential Information if:

 

20.2.1it is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of its disclosure in breach of this Agreement); or

 

20.2.2a party can establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the other party that it found out the information from a person not connected with the other party or its Group, or the JVC Group and that such person is not under any obligation of confidence in respect of the information; or

 

20.2.3a party can establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the other party that the information was known to the first party before the date of this Agreement and that it was not under any obligation of confidence in respect of the information; or

 

20.2.4the parties agree in writing that it is not confidential.

 

20.3Each party shall at all times keep confidential (and use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that its employees, agents and subsidiaries, and the employees and agents of such subsidiaries, and members of the JVC Group shall keep confidential) any Confidential Information and shall not use such Confidential Information except for the purpose of exercising or performing its rights and obligations under or in connection with this Agreement, and shall not disclose such Confidential Information except:

 

20.3.1to another member of the Foodnamoo Group or Wing Yip Group, as the case may be, or to a party’s professional advisers where such disclosure is for a purpose related to the operation of this Agreement; or

 

20.3.2with the written consent of such member of the JVC Group or the party or any member of its Group that the information relates to; or

 

20.3.3as may be required by law or by the rules of any recognised stock exchange, or governmental or other regulatory authority or by a court or other authority of competent jurisdiction, provided that, to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, it gives the other party as much notice of such disclosure as possible and, where notice of disclosure is not prohibited and is given in accordance with this clause, it takes into account the reasonable requests of the other party in relation to the content of such disclosure; or

 

20.3.4to any tax authority to the extent reasonably required for the purposes of the tax affairs of the party concerned or any member of its Group.

 

20.4Each party shall inform (and shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that any subsidiary and member of the JVC Group shall inform) any officer, employee or agent or any professional adviser advising it in relation to the matters referred to in this Agreement, or to whom it provides Confidential Information, that such information is confidential and shall require them:

 

20.4.1to keep it confidential; and

 

20.4.2not to disclose it to any third party (other than those persons to whom it has already been disclosed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).

 

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20.5On termination of this Agreement, each party shall immediately (and shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that its subsidiaries, and its officers and employees and those of its subsidiaries and member of the JVC Group shall):

 

20.5.1return to the other party all documents and materials (and any copies) containing, reflecting, incorporating or based on the other party’s Confidential Information; and

 

20.5.2erase all the other party’s Confidential Information from computer and communications systems and devices used by it, including such systems and data storage services provided by third parties (to the extent technically and legally practicable),

 

provided that a recipient party (and/or a member of the JVC Group, as the case may be) may retain documents and materials containing, reflecting, incorporating or based on the other party’s Confidential Information to the extent required by law or any applicable governmental or regulatory authority.

 

20.6The provisions of this clause 20 shall continue to apply for 5 years after termination of this Agreement for any cause.

 

21.ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

21.1Subject to clause 21.2, neither party shall make, or permit any person to make, any public announcement (or communication or circular) concerning the existence, subject matter or terms of this Agreement, the wider transactions contemplated by it, or the relationship between the parties, without the prior written consent of the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The parties shall consult together on the timing, contents and manner of release of any announcement.

 

21.2Where an announcement is required by law or any governmental or regulatory authority (including, without limitation, any relevant securities exchange), or by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction, the party required to make the announcement shall promptly notify the other party and use its endeavours to minimize the scope of such announcement.

 

22.WARRANTY

 

22.1Each party warrants and represents to the other that:

 

22.1.1it has power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

22.1.2this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganisation, moratorium or similar laws and to equitable principles of general application;

 

22.1.3its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not:

 

22.1.3.1conflict with or constitute a default under its articles of association or other constitutional documents or any other agreement to which it is a party; or

 

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22.1.3.2result in the violation of any law or regulation in any jurisdiction; or

 

22.1.3.3result in the breach of any court order, judgment or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

 

23.FURTHER ASSURANCE

 

23.1Without prejudice to clause 4, at its own expense each party shall, and shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that any relevant third party shall, promptly execute and deliver such documents and perform such acts as the other party may reasonably require from time to time for the purpose of giving full effect to this Agreement.

 

24.ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER DEALINGS

 

24.1Neither party shall assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or any other document referred to in it) without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

25.ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

25.1This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous discussions, correspondence, negotiations, drafts, agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations, arrangements and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter. For further clarity, the Joint Venture Framework Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a part of, and shall be incorporated into, this Agreement. In case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Joint Venture Framework Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail.

 

25.2Each party acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement, it does not rely on, and shall have no remedies in respect of, any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in this Agreement.

 

25.3Nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.

 

26.VARIATION AND WAIVER

 

26.1No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).

 

26.2A waiver of any right or remedy under this Agreement or by law is only effective if given in writing and signed by the person waiving such right or remedy. Any such waiver shall apply only to the circumstances for which it is given and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default.

 

26.3A failure or delay by any person to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

 

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26.4A person that waives a right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law in relation to one person, or takes or fails to take any action against that person, does not affect its rights or remedies in relation to any other person.

 

27.COSTS

 

27.1The costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement (and any documents referred to in it) shall be borne by the respective relevant party.

 

27.2Any costs and expenses incurred in connection with the incorporation of the JVC and the subsequent Capital Increase of the JVC shall be borne by the parties in proportion to each party’s shareholding in the JVC.

 

28.NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY

 

28.1Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership between the parties or constitute any party the agent of another party.

 

28.2Each party confirms that it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other person.

 

29.NOTICES

 

29.1A notice given to a party under or in connection with this Agreement:

 

29.1.1shall be in writing and in English;

 

29.1.2shall be signed by or on behalf of the party giving it;

 

29.1.3shall be sent to the relevant party for the attention of the contact and to the address, fax number or e-mail address specified in clause 29.2, or such other address, fax number or e-mail address as that party may notify to the other in accordance with the provisions of this clause 29; and

 

29.1.4shall be:

 

29.1.4.1delivered by hand; or

 

29.1.4.2sent by fax; or

 

29.1.4.3sent by pre-paid first class post or another next working day delivery service providing proof of delivery; or

 

29.1.4.4sent by airmail or by reputable international overnight courier (if the notice is to be served by post to an address outside the country from which it is sent); or

 

29.1.4.5sent by e-mail to an e-mail address notified by the relevant party to the other party for such purpose.

 

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29.2The addresses and fax numbers for service of notices, and telephone numbers of the parties, are:

 

29.2.1Foodnamoo

 

29.2.1.1address: 15F, 396, World Cup Buk-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

29.2.1.2for the attention of: Yeongwan Kim / Vice-president

 

29.2.1.3telephone number: +82 2 3152 8088 (702)

 

29.2.1.4fax number: +82 2 6351 8088

 

29.2.1.5e-mail address: global@foodnamoo.com

 

29.2.2Wing Yip

 

29.2.2.1address: 17F Winsan Tower, 98 Thomson Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

 

29.2.2.2for the attention of: Tingfeng Wang / Enterprise Development Dept.

 

29.2.2.3telephone number: +86 0760 23215457

 

29.2.2.4fax number: +86 0760 23211889

 

29.2.2.5e-mail address: wingyip333@163.com / 25866358@qq.com

 

29.3A party may change its details for service of notices as specified in clause 29.2 by giving notice to the other party. Any change notified pursuant to this clause shall take effect at 9.00 am on the later of:

 

29.3.1the date (if any) specified in the notice as the effective date for the change; and

 

29.3.25 Business Days after deemed receipt of the notice of change.

 

29.4Delivery of a notice is deemed to have taken place (provided that all other requirements in this clause have been satisfied):

 

29.4.1if delivered by hand, on signature of a delivery receipt or at the time the notice is left at the address; or

 

29.4.2if sent by fax, at the time of transmission; or

 

29.4.3if sent by pre-paid first class post or another next working day delivery service providing proof of delivery, at 9.00 am on the 2nd Business Day after posting or at the time recorded by the delivery service; or

 

29.4.4if sent by pre-paid airmail to an address outside the country from which it is sent, at 9.00 am on the 5th Business Day after posting; or

 

29.4.5if sent by reputable international overnight courier to an address outside the country from which it is sent, on signature of a delivery receipt; or

 

29.4.6if sent by e-mail, at the time of transmission; and

 

29.4.7if deemed receipt under the previous paragraphs of this clause 29.4 would occur outside business hours (meaning 9.00 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday on a day that is not a public holiday in the place of deemed receipt), at 9.00 am on the day when business next starts in the place of deemed receipt. For the purposes of this clause, all references to time are to local time in the place of deemed receipt.

 

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29.5To prove service, it is sufficient to prove that:

 

29.5.1if delivered by hand or by reputable international overnight courier, the notice was delivered to the correct address; or

 

29.5.2if sent by fax, a transmission report was received confirming that the notice was successfully transmitted to the correct fax number; or

 

29.5.3if sent by post or by airmail, the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed, paid for and posted; or

 

29.5.4if sent by e-mail, the notice was properly addressed and sent to the e-mail address of the recipient.

 

29.6This clause 29 does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.

 

30.SEVERANCE

 

30.1If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement.

 

31.AGREEMENT SURVIVES COMPLETION

 

31.1This Agreement (other than obligations that have already been fully performed) remains in full force after Completion.

 

32.THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

32.1Unless it expressly states otherwise, this Agreement does not give rise to rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Chapter 623, The Laws of Hong Kong) to enforce any term of this Agreement.

 

32.2The rights of the parties to rescind or vary this Agreement are not subject to the consent of any other person.

 

33.COUNTERPARTS

 

33.1This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

 

34.RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

34.1The rights and remedies provided under this Agreement are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

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35.INADEQUACY OF DAMAGES

 

35.1Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that a party may have, each party acknowledges and agrees that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the terms of clause 9 or clause 20 by that party. Accordingly, the other party shall be entitled to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the terms of clause 9 or clause 20 of this Agreement.

 

36.LANGUAGE

 

36.1If this Agreement is translated into any language other than English, the English language version shall prevail.

 

37.GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

37.1This Agreement and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Hong Kong.

 

37.2Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of Hong Kong shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation.

 

AS WITNESS the hands of the parties hereto or their duly authorised agents the day and year first above written.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

Matters Reserved for Shareholder Approval

 

1.Permitting the registration of any person as a Shareholder of the JVC other than Foodnamoo and Wing Yip, unless in respect of a transfer of Shares carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

2.Altering the name of the JVC.

 

3.Altering in any respect the Articles or the rights attaching to any of the shares in the JVC.

 

4.Changing the nature of the JVC’s Business or commencing any new business by the JVC which is not ancillary or incidental to the Business.

 

5.Making any acquisition or disposal by the JVC of any material asset(s) otherwise than in the ordinary course of business.

 

6.Creating or granting any Encumbrance over the whole or any part of the Business, undertaking or assets of the JVC or over any shares in the JVC or agreeing to do so.

 

7.Waiving the liability of a Director.

 

8.Taking out external financing.

 

9.Approving a declaration of dividends recommended by the Directors.

 

10.Increase or reduction of the registered capital of the Sales Company.

 

11.Entering into a merger, spin-off, or voluntary or involuntary proceedings under bankruptcy laws or under laws for reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar procedures for, or resolve the change of company form of, the JVC and/or the Sales Company.

 

12.Amending the articles of association of the Sales Company.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

 

Deed of Adherence

 

This deed is dated [DATE]

 

PARTIES

 

(1)[FULL COMPANY NAME] incorporated and registered in [JURISDICTION] with company number [NUMBER] whose registered office is at [REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS] (“Transferor”)

 

(2)[FULL COMPANY NAME] incorporated and registered in [JURISDICTION] with company number [NUMBER] whose registered office is at [REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS] OR [INDIVIDUAL’S NAME] of [ADDRESS] (“New Shareholder”)

 

(3)The persons named in the Appendix hereto as the existing shareholders of FOOD HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (CHINA) HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED (“Continuing Shareholders”)

 

BACKGROUND

 

(A)This deed is [entered into under clause [NUMBER] of OR supplemental to] an agreement dated [DATE], made between the Transferor and the Continuing Shareholder setting out the terms for operating the joint venture company, FOOD HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (CHINA) HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED (JVC), as amended from time to time (“Joint Venture Agreement”).

 

(B)By a [transfer of OR subscription for] Shares in the capital of the JVC dated [DATE], [the Transferor transferred to the New Shareholder OR the New Shareholder subscribed for] [NUMBER] [CLASS] Shares in the capital of the JVC.

 

AGREED TERMS

 

1.Words and expressions used in this deed shall, unless the context expressly requires otherwise, have the meaning given to them in the Joint Venture Agreement. The Effective Date means the date of this deed.

 

2.The New Shareholder confirms that it has been supplied with a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement. The New Shareholder and each of the Continuing Shareholders undertake with each other that, from the Effective Date, the New Shareholder shall [assume all of the rights of the Transferor under the Joint Venture Agreement and shall observe, perform and be bound by the provisions of the Joint Venture Agreement that contain obligations on the Transferor OR assume all of the rights under the Joint Venture Agreement granted to holders of the same class of shares as those that are allotted to the New Shareholder and shall observe, perform and be bound by the provisions of the Joint Venture Agreement that contain obligations on holders of the same class of shares as those that are allotted to the New Shareholder] as though the New Shareholder was an original party to the Joint Venture Agreement.

 

3.Nothing in this deed shall release the Transferor from any liability in respect of any obligations under the Joint Venture Agreement due to be performed prior to the Effective Date [or from its obligations under clause [NUMBER] or clause [NUMBER] of the Joint Venture Agreement].

 

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4.This deed may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

 

5.This deed and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Hong Kong.

 

6.Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of Hong Kong shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this deed or its subject matter or formation.

 

This document has been executed as a deed and is delivered and takes effect on the date stated at the beginning hereof.

 

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APPENDIX

 

Continuing Shareholders

 

[INSERT DETAILS OF THOSE SHAREHOLDERS THAT WILL CONTINUE AS PARTIES TO THE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT]

 

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Executed as a deed by [NAME OF TRANSFEROR] acting by [NAME OF FIRST DIRECTOR], a director and [NAME OF SECOND DIRECTOR/SECRETARY], [a director OR its secretary]

 

 

_________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF FIRST DIRECTOR]

 

Director

 

 

 

   

 _________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF SECOND DIRECTOR OR SECRETARY]

 

[Director OR Secretary]

 

Executed as a deed by [NAME OF NEW SHAREHOLDER] acting by [NAME OF FIRST DIRECTOR], a director and [NAME OF SECOND DIRECTOR/SECRETARY], [a director OR its secretary]

 

 

_________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF FIRST DIRECTOR]

 

Director

 

   

_________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF SECOND DIRECTOR OR SECRETARY]

 

[Director OR Secretary]

 

 

Executed as a deed by [NAME OF CONTINUING SHAREHOLDER] acting by [NAME OF FIRST DIRECTOR], a director and [NAME OF SECOND DIRECTOR/SECRETARY], [a director OR its secretary]

 

 

_________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF FIRST DIRECTOR]

 

Director

 

   

_________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF SECOND DIRECTOR OR
SECRETARY]

 

[Director OR Secretary]

 

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SCHEDULE 3

 

Agreed form of Articles of JVC

 

[As attached below.]

 

 

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