0001193125-12-302943.txt : 20120716 0001193125-12-302943.hdr.sgml : 20120716 20120716101324 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-302943 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120716 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120716 GROUP MEMBERS: 2012 MICHAEL XIN HUI IRREVOCABLE QUALIFIED ANNUITY TRUST GROUP MEMBERS: CHEMEXPLORER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: CHEMPARTNER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD GROUP MEMBERS: HUI FAMILY TRUST GROUP MEMBERS: HUI TRUST FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hui Michael Xin CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001511509 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 5 BUILDING, 998 HALEI ROAD STREET 2: ZHANGJIANG HI-TECH PARK, PUDONG NEW AREA CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 201203 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ShangPharma Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001499470 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-85970 FILM NUMBER: 12962933 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 5 BUILDING, 998 HALEI ROAD STREET 2: ZHANGJIANG HI-TECH PARK PUDONG NEW AREA CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 201203 BUSINESS PHONE: (86-21) 5132-0088 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 5 BUILDING, 998 HALEI ROAD STREET 2: ZHANGJIANG HI-TECH PARK PUDONG NEW AREA CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 201203 SC 13D 1 d378514dsc13d.htm SCHEDULE 13D Schedule 13D

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND

AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 240.13d-2(a)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No.    *)

 

 

 

ShangPharma Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

81943P104(**)

(CUSIP Number)

 

Michael Xin Hui

No. 5 Building, 998 Halei Road

Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area

Shanghai, 201203, China

(86 21) 5132 0088

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

July 6, 2012

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d -1(e), 240.13d -1(f) or 240.13d -1(g), check the following box.  ¨

Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d -7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

(Continued on following pages)

(Page 1 of 13 Pages)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

(**) This CUSIP number applies to the Issuer’s American Depositary shares, each representing eighteen ordinary shares.

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 81943P104   13D   Page 2 of 13 Pages

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Michael Xin Hui

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

    OO (See Item 3)

  5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    United States

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    -0-

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    -0-

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

11

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)

12

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨

 

13

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

 

    65.3% (See Item 5)**

14

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    IN

 

* As further described in Items 2 and 4, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares (as defined below) beneficially owned by the TPG Entities (as defined below) pursuant to the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).
** The calculation is based on 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2012 based on the Issuer’s form 6-K filing on May 21, 2012.


CUSIP No. 81943P104   13D   Page 3 of 13 Pages

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

    OO (See Item 3)

  5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    -0-

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    -0-

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

11

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)

12

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨

 

13

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

 

    65.3% (See Item 5)**

14

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    OO

 

* As further described in Items 2 and 4, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares (as defined below) beneficially owned by the TPG Entities (as defined below) pursuant to the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).
** The calculation is based on 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2012 based on the Issuer’s form 6-K filing on May 21, 2012.


CUSIP No. 81943P104   13D   Page 4 of 13 Pages

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

The Hui Trust

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

    OO (See Item 3)

  5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    United States

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    -0-

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    -0-

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

11

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)

12

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨

 

13

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

 

    65.3% (See Item 5)**

14

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    OO

 

* As further described in Items 2 and 4, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares (as defined below) beneficially owned by the TPG Entities (as defined below) pursuant to the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).
** The calculation is based on 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2012 based on the Issuer’s form 6-K filing on May 21, 2012.


CUSIP No. 81943P104   13D   Page 5 of 13 Pages

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Hui Family Trust

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

    OO (See Item 3)

  5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    The British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    -0-

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    -0-

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

11

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)

12

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨

 

13

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

 

    65.3% (See Item 5)**

14

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    OO

 

* As further described in Items 2 and 4, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares (as defined below) beneficially owned by the TPG Entities (as defined below) pursuant to the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).
** The calculation is based on 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2012 based on the Issuer’s form 6-K filing on May 21, 2012.


CUSIP No. 81943P104   13D   Page 6 of 13 Pages

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

    OO (See Item 3)

  5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    The British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    -0-

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    -0-

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

11

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)

12

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨

 

13

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

 

    65.3% (See Item 5)**

14

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    CO

 

* As further described in Items 2 and 4, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (as defined below) beneficially owned by the TPG Entities (as defined below) pursuant to the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).
** The calculation is based on 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2012 based on the Issuer’s form 6-K filing on May 21, 2012.


CUSIP No. 81943P104   13D   Page 7 of 13 Pages

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

    OO (See Item 3)

  5  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    The British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    -0-

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    -0-

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)*

11

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    220,445,844 (See Items 2, 3, 4 and 5)

12

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)    ¨

 

13

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

 

    65.3% (See Item 5)**

14

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    CO

 

* As further described in Items 2 and 4, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (as defined below) beneficially owned by the TPG Entities (as defined below) pursuant to the Consortium Agreement (as defined below).
** The calculation is based on 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2012 based on the Issuer’s form 6-K filing on May 21, 2012.


This Schedule 13D supersedes the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined herein) on February 9, 2012.

Item 1. Security and Issuer

This Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) relates to the ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share, of the Issuer (the “Ordinary Shares”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at No. 5 Building, 998 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201203, The People’s Republic of China.

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

(a)-(c) and (f)  

This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by and on behalf of (a) Mr. Michael Xin Hui, (b) The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust, (c) The Hui Trust, (d) Hui Family Trust, (e) ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited and (f) ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd. (each, a “Reporting Person,” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons.”)

 

Mr. Michael Xin Hui is the chairman of the board of directors and the chief executive officer of the Issuer. Mr. Hui is a citizen of the United States. His principal occupation is as a director and officer of the Issuer. Mr. Hui’s business address is No. 5 Building, 998 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201203, The People’s Republic of China.

 

The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust is a trust established in the United States. It owns 9.3% of ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd. It also owns 20% of China Gateway Investment Limited, which owns 97.1% of ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited. Citicorp Trust, N.A. is the trustee and Mr. Hui is the sole beneficiary of the trust.

 

The Hui Trust is a trust established in the United States. It owns 1.2% of ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited and 10.7% of ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd. Citicorp Trust, N.A, is the trustee and Mr. Hui’s family members are the beneficiaries of the trust.

 

Hui Family Trust is a trust established in the British Virgin Islands. Hui Family Trust owns 100% of Joint Benefit Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, which owns 1.7% of ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited, 80.0% of ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd. and 80.0% of China Gateway Investment Limited. Managecorp Limited of Portcullis TrustNet Chambers is the trustee, and Mr. Hui’s family members are the beneficiaries of Hui Family Trust.

 

ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited (“ChemPartner”) is a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. ChemPartner is an investment holding company. It is the record holder of 104,002,993 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. ChemPartner’s principal business address, which also serves as its principal office, is c/o No. 5 Building, 998 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201203, The People’s Republic of China. Mr. Hui and Ms. Wenjuan Xiao are directors and officers of ChemPartner. Ms. Xiao is a citizen of The People’s Republic of China. Her principal occupation is as a director of ChemPartner, ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd., China Gateway Investment Limited and Joint Benefit Group Limited. Ms. Xiao’s residential address is Apt. 1602, Building 8, 999 Zaojiabang Road, Shanghai, The People’s Republic of China.

 

ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd. (“ChemExplorer”) is a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. ChemExplorer is an investment holding company. It is the record holder of 78,308,837 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. ChemExplorer’s principal business address, which also serves as its principal office, is c/o No. 5 Building, 998 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201203, The People’s Republic of China. Mr. Hui and Ms. Wenjuan Xiao are directors and officers of ChemExplorer.

 

Page 8 of 13


  As further described in Item 4 below, Mr. Hui, ChemPartner and ChemExplorer (collectively, the “Founder Parties”)have entered into a consortium agreement (the “Consortium Agreement”), dated July 6, 2012, with TPG Star Charisma Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, which directly holds 24,836,549 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. TPG Biotech II Charisma Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong and an affiliate of TPG Star Charisma Limited (collectively, the “TPG Entities”), directly holds 12,397,465 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. Together, the TPG Entities hold 37,234,014 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (the “TPG Shares”). As a result of the Consortium Agreement, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to (a) constitute a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)-5(b) of the Act) with the TPG Entities and (b) beneficially own the 37,234,014 of the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the TPG Entities. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any Ordinary Shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by the TPG Entities or any other person, and does not affirm membership in a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)-5(b) of the Act) with the TPG Entities or any other person, and this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as acknowledging that any of the Reporting Persons, for any or all purposes, beneficially owns any Ordinary Shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by the TPG Entities or any other person or is a member of a group with the TPG Entities or any other person. The agreement among the Reporting Persons relating to the joint filing of this Schedule 13D is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.
(d)-(e)  

During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons (or, to the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, any of the persons listed on Schedule I hereto) (i) has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

The description of the Consortium Agreement set forth above in this Item 2 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Consortium Agreement, which has been filed as Exhibit 3 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

The information set forth in or incorporated by reference in Items 2, 4 and 5 of this statement is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 3.

The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the TPG Shares based on the Consortium Agreement. No Ordinary Shares were purchased by the Reporting Persons and thus no funds were used by any of the Reporting Persons for such purpose.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

Under the Consortium Agreement, the Founder Parties and TPG Star Charisma Limited have agreed to, among other things, form a consortium to work exclusively with one another to acquire the Issuer (the “Transaction”). In addition, the Founder Parties and TPG Star Charisma Limited have agreed not to (1) make a competing proposal for the acquisition of control of the Issuer; or (2) acquire or dispose of any (i) American depositary shares (“ADS,” each ADS representing 18 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer), (ii) shares of the Issuer or (iii) warrants, options or shares that are convertible into ADSs or Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. Further, the Founder Parties and TPG Star Charisma Limited have agreed to incorporate a holding company under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Holdco”) and cause Holdco to incorporate a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco to be merged with and into the Issuer upon consummation of the Transaction; contribute the Rollover Shares (as defined below) to Holdco; conduct due diligence with respect to the Issuer and its business; engage in discussions with the Issuer regarding the terms of the Proposal (as defined below); negotiate in good faith any amendments to the Proposal; negotiate in good faith the terms of the documentation required to implement the Transaction, including but not limited to the Proposal, a merger agreement, any debt financing documents and a shareholders’ agreement that would, among other things, govern the relationship of the shareholders of Holdco following the consummation of the Transaction; use best efforts to arrange debt financing for the Issuer following the consummation of the Transaction; and if the Transaction is consummated, be reimbursed by the surviving company for certain costs and expenses related to the Transaction.

 

Page 9 of 13


Pursuant to the Consortium Agreement, on July 6, 2012, TPG Star Charisma Limited and the Founder Parties submitted a non-binding proposal (the “Proposal”) to the Issuer’s Board of Directors related to the proposed acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of all of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (including ADSs), but excluding Ordinary Shares held by the Founder Parties and the TPG Entities (the “Rollover Shares”) for cash consideration equal to between $8.50 to $9.50 per ADS ($0.47 to $0.52 per Ordinary Share), to be funded by a combination of debt and equity capital. The Rollover Shares will be cancelled for no consideration (subject to any exceptions to be agreed among the TPG Entities and the Founder Parties). TPG Star Charisma Limited and the Founder Parties have proposed to conduct customary due diligence and indicated that they are prepared to promptly negotiate and finalize definitive agreements with respect to the Acquisition.

None of the Issuer, any of the Reporting Persons or any of the TPG Entities is obligated to complete the transactions described herein, and a binding commitment with respect to the Transaction will result only from the execution of definitive documents, and then will be on the terms provided in such documentation.

Other than as described above, none of the Reporting Persons currently has any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)–(j) of Schedule 13D, although the Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto. As a result of these activities, one or more of the Reporting Persons may suggest or take a position with respect to potential changes in the operations, management, or capital structure of the Issuer as a means of enhancing shareholder value. Such suggestions or positions may include one or more plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions required to be reported herein, including, without limitation, such matters as acquiring additional securities of the Issuer or disposing of securities of the Issuer; entering into an extraordinary corporate transaction such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; selling or transferring a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; changing the present Board or management of the Issuer, including changing the number or term of directors or filling any existing vacancies on the Board; materially changing the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; materially changing the Issuer’s business or corporate structure; changing the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or taking other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; causing a class of equity securities of the Issuer to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Act; and taking any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

The description of the Proposal and the Consortium Agreement set forth above in this Item 4 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Proposal and the Consortium Agreement, which have been filed as Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3, respectively, and that are incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

The information contained on each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and the information set forth or incorporated in Items 2, 3, 4, and 6 are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

(a)–(b) The following disclosure assumes that there are a total of 336,645,575 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of July 6, 2012 based on information provided in the Form 6-K filed by the Issuer on May 21, 2012.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 220,445,844 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer, including 900,000 Ordinary Shares issuable to Michael Xin Hui under the terms of certain restricted share units, which constitutes approximately 65.3% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer.

 

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(c) On July 3, 2012, ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Limited transferred 315,000 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer to Han Ming Tech Investment Limited without consideration. Except as set forth in this Item 5, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, without independent verification, any person named in Item 2 hereof other than the TPG Entities, has effected any transaction in the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days. Except as set forth in this Item 5, none of the TPG Entities, to the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, has effected any transaction in the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares during the past 60 days.

(d) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no person other than the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons identified in this Item 5.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

The information set forth or incorporated in Item 3 and Item 4 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

  1. Agreement of Joint Filing by Michael Xin Hui, The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust, The Hui Trust, Hui Family Trust, ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited and ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.

 

  2. Proposal Letter dated July 6 2012 from Michael Xin Hui and TPG Star Charisma Limited to the Board of Directors of ShangPharma Corporation.

 

  3. Consortium Agreement dated July 6, 2012, by and among Michael Xin Hui, ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd., ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited and TPG Star Charisma Limited.

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: July 16, 2012

 

Michael Xin Hui     

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

     Michael Xin Hui
The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust     

/s/ Michael Curran

     Name: Michael Curran
     Title: Vice President – Trust Officer
     On behalf of Citicorp Trust, N.A., as trustee of The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust
The Hui Trust     

/s/ Michael Curran

     Name: Michael Curran
     Title: Vice President – Trust Officer
     On behalf of Citicorp Trust, N.A., as trustee of The Hui Trust
Hui Family Trust     

/s/ Ronnie Summers

     Name: Ronnie Summers
     Title: Authorized Signatory
     On behalf of Managecorp Limited of Portcullis TrustNet Chambers, as trustee of Hui Family Trust
ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited     

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

     Name: Michael Xin Hui
     Title: Director
ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.     

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

     Name: Michael Xin Hui
     Title: Director

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 1    Agreement of Joint Filing by Michael Xin Hui, The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust, The Hui Trust, Hui Family Trust, ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited and ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.
Exhibit 2    Proposal Letter dated July 6 2012 from Michael Xin Hui and TPG Star Charisma Limited to the Board of Directors of ShangPharma Corporation.
Exhibit 3    Consortium Agreement dated July 6, 2012, by and among Michael Xin Hui, ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd., ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited and TPG Star Charisma Limited.

 

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EX-99.1 2 d378514dex991.htm AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING Agreement of Joint Filing

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share, of ShangPharma Corporation, a Cayman Islands company, and that this Agreement may be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Remainder of this page has been left intentionally blank.]


SIGNATURE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of July 16, 2012.

 

Michael Xin Hui     

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

     Michael Xin Hui
The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust     

/s/ Michael Curran

     Name: Michael Curran
     Title: Vice President – Trust Officer
     On behalf of Citicorp Trust, N.A., as trustee of The 2012 Michael Xin Hui Irrevocable Qualified Annuity Trust
The Hui Trust     

/s/ Michael Curran

     Name: Michael Curran
     Title: Vice President – Trust Officer
     On behalf of Citicorp Trust, N.A., as trustee of The Hui Trust
Hui Family Trust     

/s/ Ronnie Summers

     Name: Ronnie Summers
     Title: Authorized Signatory
     On behalf of Managecorp Limited of Portcullis TrustNet Chambers, as trustee of Hui Family Trust
ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited     

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

     Name: Michael Xin Hui
     Title: Director
ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.     

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

     Name: Michael Xin Hui
     Title: Director
EX-99.2 3 d378514dex992.htm PROPOSAL LETTER DATED JULY 6 2012 Proposal Letter dated July 6 2012

Exhibit 2

July 6, 2012

The Board of Directors

ShangPharma Corporation

No. 5 Building

998 Halei Road

Zhanjiang Hi-Tech Park

Pudong New Area

Shanghai, 201203

People’s Republic of China

Dear Sirs:

Mr. Michael Xin Hui, chairman of the board of directors (the “Board”) and chief executive officer of ShangPharma Corporation (the “Company”), and entities affiliated with him (collectively, “Founder”), and TPG Star Charisma Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “TPG”) are pleased to submit this preliminary non-binding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not already owned by Founder or TPG in a transaction (the “Acquisition”) described below. Our proposal provides a very attractive opportunity to the Company’s shareholders to realize superior value. We are confident that the Acquisition can be closed on a highly expedited basis as outlined in this letter.

1. Acquisition Consideration. Based on the information available to us, we anticipate that the consideration payable in the Acquisition (the “Acquisition Consideration”) will be between $8.50 to $9.50 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”, each ADS representing 18 ordinary shares of the Company), other than for certain ADSs or ordinary shares held by Founder or TPG. Although the proposed Acquisition does not represent a change of control, this represents a premium of between 23.5% to 38.1% to the Company’s closing price on July 5, 2012, and a premium of 36.6% to 52.7% to the volume-weighted average closing price during the last 30 trading days.

2. Closing Certainty and Funding. We believe that we offer a high degree of closing certainty and that we are well positioned to negotiate and complete the transaction on an expedited basis. We do not expect any regulatory approvals will be impediments to closing. We intend to finance the proposed Acquisition with a combination of debt and equity capital. We expect definitive commitments for the required debt and equity funding, subject to terms and conditions set forth therein, to be in place when the Definitive Agreements (as defined below) are signed. The definitive merger agreement will not include any closing condition that the debt financing has been funded.

3. Consortium. Founder and TPG have entered into an agreement to work exclusively together to pursue the Acquisition. The Acquisition will be in the form of a merger of the Company with a new acquisition vehicle that Founder and TPG will form. You should be aware that Founder and TPG are interested only in acquiring the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company not already owned by Founder or TPG, and Founder and TPG expect to roll over the ordinary shares of the Company owned by them in the Acquisition.

4. Due Diligence. We will require a timely opportunity to conduct customary due diligence on the Company. We and our advisors are ready to engage in the next stage of discussions and would expect to complete due diligence on a highly expedited basis.


5. Definitive Agreements. We are prepared to promptly negotiate and finalize mutually satisfactory definitive agreements with respect to the Acquisition and related transactions (the “Definitive Agreements”). The Definitive Agreements will provide for representations, warranties, covenants and conditions which are typical, customary and appropriate for transactions of this type. The negotiation of the Definitive Agreements can be completed in parallel with due diligence. In this regard, we are preparing a draft merger agreement that we will provide to you shortly.

6. Process. We recognize that the Board will evaluate the Acquisition independently before it can make its determination to endorse it. Given the involvement of Founder in the Acquisition, we would expect that the independent members of the Board will proceed to consider our proposal.

7. About TPG. TPG is a private investment partnership that was founded in 1992 and currently has $51.5 billion of assets under management. Through its investment platforms, TPG Capital and TPG Growth, the firm has extensive experience with global public and private investments executed through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts, growth investments, joint ventures and restructurings. The firm has offices in San Francisco, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo.

8. No Binding Commitment. This letter constitutes only a preliminary indication of our interest, and does not constitute any binding commitment with respect to an Acquisition. Such a commitment will result only from the execution of Definitive Agreements, and then will be on the terms provided therein.

9. Public Disclosure. To comply with United States securities laws requirements, Founder and TPG will be required to disclose the nature of this proposal, as well as a copy of this bid letter, in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 13D.

We are very excited about the Acquisition and hope that you are interested in proceeding in a manner consistent with our proposal. We believe that we are uniquely positioned to provide a compelling opportunity for the shareholders of the Company on a highly expedited timeframe. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please feel free to contact us at any time. We look forward to hearing from you.

*    *    *    *


/s/ Michael Xin Hui

Michael Xin Hui

[Bid Letter Signature Page]


TPG Star Charisma Limited
By:  

/s/ Ronald Cami

Name:   Ronald Cami
Title:   Vice President

[Bid Letter Signature Page]

EX-99.3 4 d378514dex993.htm CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT DATED JULY 6, 2012 Consortium Agreement dated July 6, 2012

Exhibit 3

EXECUTION COPY

CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT

among

MICHAEL XIN HUI

CHEMEXPLORER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD.

CHEMPARTNER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

and

TPG STAR CHARISMA LIMITED

Dated as of July 6, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I PROPOSAL; DEBT FINANCING; HOLDCO OWNERSHIP

     2   

Section 1.01.

  Transaction      2   

Section 1.02.

  Share Contribution      2   

Section 1.03.

  Additional Consortium Members      2   

Section 1.04.

  Proposal      2   

Section 1.05.

  Debt Financing      3   

Section 1.06.

  Holdco Ownership      3   

ARTICLE II INFORMATION SHARING AND ROLES; ADVISORS; APPROVALS

     4   

Section 2.01.

  Information Sharing and Roles      4   

Section 2.02.

  Appointment of Advisors      4   

ARTICLE III TRANSACTION COSTS

     5   

Section 3.01.

  Expenses and Fee Sharing      5   

ARTICLE IV LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

     5   

Section 4.01.

  Limitation of Liability      5   

ARTICLE V EXCLUSIVITY

     6   

Section 5.01.

  Exclusivity Period      6   

ARTICLE VI TERMINATION

     7   

Section 6.01.

  Failure to Agree; Mutual Termination      7   

Section 6.02.

  Effect of Termination      7   

ARTICLE VII ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY

     7   

Section 7.01.

  Announcements      7   

Section 7.02.

  Confidentiality      7   

Section 7.03.

  Permitted Disclosures      8   

ARTICLE VIII NOTICES

     8   

Section 8.01.

  Notices      8   

ARTICLE IX REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     9   

Section 9.01.

  Representations and Warranties      9   

Section 9.02.

  Target Ordinary Shares      10   

Section 9.03.

  Separate Representations and Warranties      10   

Section 9.04.

  Reliance      10   

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     11   

Section 10.01.

  Entire Agreement      11   

Section 10.02.

  Further Assurances      11   

 

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Section 10.03.

  Severability      11   

Section 10.04.

  Amendments; Waivers      11   

Section 10.05.

  Language      11   

Section 10.06.

  Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries      11   

Section 10.07.

  No Partnership or Agency      12   

Section 10.08.

  Counterparts      12   

Section 10.09.

  Governing Law      12   

Section 10.10.

  Remedies      12   

ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     12   

Section 11.01.

  Definitions      12   

Section 11.02.

  Statutory Provisions      15   

Section 11.03.

  Recitals and Schedules      15   

Section 11.04.

  Meaning of References      15   

Section 11.05.

  Headings      16   

Section 11.06.

  Negotiation of the Agreement      16   

SCHEDULE A Existing Share Ownership

     19   

SCHEDULE B The Proposal

     20   

 

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THIS CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT is made as of July 6, 2012, among Michael Xin Hui (the “Founder”), ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (together with ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd., the “Founder Vehicles”, and together with the Founder, the “Founder Parties”), and TPG Star Charisma Limited (the “Sponsor”). Each of the Founder Parties and the Sponsor is referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”.

WHEREAS, the Parties propose to form a consortium (the “Consortium”) to undertake a transaction (the “Transaction”) to acquire ShangPharma Corporation (the “Target”) which would result in a delisting of the Target from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and deregistering the Target under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Target is listed on the NYSE and incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and the Founder Parties currently beneficially own 182,311,830 or approximately 54.0%, and the Sponsor and investment vehicles affiliated with the Sponsor currently beneficially own 37,234,014 or approximately 11.0% of its issued and outstanding ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Target Ordinary Shares”) (not including outstanding restricted share units or share options);

WHEREAS, as part of the Transaction, the Parties propose to incorporate a new company (“Holdco”) under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and to cause Holdco to incorporate a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”) under the laws of the Cayman Islands. At the Closing (as defined below), the Parties intend that (a) Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Target (the “Merger”), with the Target being the surviving company (the “Surviving Company”) and becoming a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, (b) each outstanding Target Ordinary Share, other than the Rollover Shares (as defined below) held by (i) the Founder Vehicles and (ii) the Sponsor and investment vehicles affiliated with the Sponsor (subject to any exceptions to be agreed between the Parties), will be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive the merger consideration per Target Ordinary Share to be set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below) (the “Merger Consideration”); and (c) all remaining Target Ordinary Shares held by the Founder Parties or the Sponsor or investment vehicles affiliated with the Sponsor, in each case as specified in Schedule A (collectively, the “Rollover Shares”) will be surrendered and cancelled for no consideration or contributed to Holdco for no consideration (subject to any exceptions to be agreed between the Parties);

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Founder and the Sponsor will submit a non-binding proposal, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule B (the “Proposal”) to the Target’s board of directors in connection with the Transaction; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Parties will cooperate and participate in (a) the evaluation of the Target, including conducting due diligence, (b) discussions regarding the Proposal with the Target, and (c) the negotiation of the terms of definitive documentation in connection with the Transaction (in which negotiations the Parties expect that the Target will be represented by a special committee of independent and disinterested directors of the Target), including an agreement and plan of merger among Holdco, Merger Sub and the Target in the form to be agreed by the Parties (the “Merger Agreement”), which shall be subject to the approval of the board of directors of the Target.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

PROPOSAL; DEBT FINANCING; HOLDCO OWNERSHIP

Section 1.01. Transaction. The Parties agree to pursue a Transaction on the terms set forth in this Agreement.

Section 1.02. Share Contribution. In connection with the Transaction, each of Founder and the Sponsor shall (i) contribute or cause to be contributed to Holdco the Rollover Shares held by him or it, or their respective Affiliates, in exchange for equity interests of Holdco, or (ii) have the Rollover Shares held by him or it or their respective Affiliates cancelled by surrender in connection with the Transaction, subject to the execution of the Merger Agreement and the satisfaction or waiver of the various conditions for closing the Transaction to be set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Section 1.03. Additional Consortium Members. The Parties may together agree to admit one or more additional members of the Consortium which will provide equity capital and/or debt financing to the Consortium for the consummation of the Transaction. Such additional member(s) of the Consortium shall execute a deed of adherence to this Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Parties.

Section 1.04. Proposal. Promptly following execution hereof, the Founder and the Sponsor shall submit a letter to the Target’s board of directors disclosing the execution of this Agreement. Thereafter, the Parties shall: (a) undertake due diligence with respect to the Target and its business; (b) engage in discussions with the Target regarding the Proposal; and (c) negotiate in good faith (i) any amendments to the terms of the Proposal and (ii) the terms of the Documentation (including the terms of any other agreements between the Parties required to support the Proposal or to regulate the relationship between the Parties), in each case, which terms must be acceptable to each Party in their respective discretion. The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on a shareholders’ agreement (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”) that would, among other things, govern the relationship of the shareholders in Holdco following the Closing, and that would contain provisions customary for transactions of this type.

 

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Section 1.05. Debt Financing.

(a) The Parties agree and acknowledge that the Merger Agreement may include customary provisions regarding the Parties’ and Target’s cooperation with respect to debt financing but shall not include, as a condition to Closing, any debt financing condition. The Parties shall use best efforts to arrange debt financing (“Debt Financing”) for the Target to be implemented at or following the Closing in the quantum, type and terms as jointly determined by the Sponsor and the Founder. The Parties shall work together and cooperate in good faith in connection with arranging the Debt Financing. The Sponsor shall take the lead in coordinating with banks and other financing sources identified by the Sponsor and/or the Founder in connection with the Debt Financing (the “Financing Banks”), and the other Parties shall provide such assistance in connection with arranging the Debt Financing as may be reasonably requested by the Sponsor and/or the Founder.

(b) Each of the Parties shall (i) furnish the Financing Banks with financial and other pertinent information as may be reasonably requested by the Financing Banks as promptly as practicable, including all financial statements, business plans, forecasts and projections, and financial and other data of the type and form customarily required to consummate the facilities contemplated by the Debt Financing, subject to appropriate confidentiality undertakings, (ii) assist with the preparation of materials for bank information memoranda and similar documents required in connection with the Debt Financing, and (iii) take all corporate actions reasonably requested by the Financing Banks to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing, including the facilitation of the pledging of collateral and, in connection therewith, executing and delivering any pledge and security documents, other definitive financing documents or other certificates, or documents as may be requested by the Financing Banks, provided that nothing in this Section 1.05 shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of (x) any Founder Party or (y) the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, to pledge any collateral in connection with the Debt Financing.

Section 1.06. Holdco Ownership. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Parties shall incorporate Holdco and shall cause Holdco to incorporate Merger Sub. The Parties shall agree in good faith the memorandum and articles of association of Holdco and Merger Sub, and the memorandum and articles of association of Merger Sub upon the Closing shall become the form of the memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Company. The relative ownership of Holdco by the Parties will be based on their relative capital contributions to Holdco (with each Rollover Share being valued at the Merger Consideration), unless otherwise agreed among the Parties; it being understood that the Sponsor’s and the Founder Parties’ aggregate ownership of Holdco shall not be less than their Respective Proportion (subject to any dilution agreed to by the Founder in connection with the granting of Holdco equity incentive awards, if any, to employees of the Target in connection with the Transaction). For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the obligation of the Founder Parties and the Sponsor to purchase and pay for any Holdco shares to be purchased by them shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the various conditions to the obligations of Holdco and Merger Sub to be set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE II

INFORMATION SHARING AND ROLES; ADVISORS; APPROVALS

Section 2.01. Information Sharing and Roles. (a) Each Party shall cooperate in good faith in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction, including by (i) complying with any information delivery or other requirements (including confidentiality agreements with the Target) entered into by Holdco, a Party or an Affiliate of a Party and shall not, and shall direct that its Representatives do not, cause (by their action or omission) any other Party to breach such agreements or obligations, (ii) executing any confidentiality agreements reasonably required by the Target, (iii) permitting each other Party to conduct such diligence with respect to the Target as such other Party may reasonably require, and (iv) conducting negotiations with the Special Committee, its advisors and other parties in connection with the Transaction and in coordination with each other. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, none of the Parties shall commission a report, opinion or appraisal (within the meaning of Item 1015 of Regulation MA of the Exchange Act) without their joint consent.

(b) The Parties shall work together in good faith to agree on necessary public statements about their intentions in relation to the Target. The issuance of any such public statement shall be subject to the approval process and terms of Section 7.01.

Section 2.02. Appointment of Advisors. (a) All joint Advisors, and the scope and other terms of such Advisors’ engagement, to Holdco and/or the Parties in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction shall be mutually satisfactory to each Party. The Parties agree that (i) Ropes & Gray LLP shall be engaged as international legal counsel to provide international legal services to the Consortium in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction and (ii) Maples and Calder shall be engaged as Cayman Islands legal counsel to provide Cayman Islands legal services to the Consortium in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction. The foregoing appointment does not limit the right of the Parties to appoint additional joint Advisors to perform any function agreed by the Parties on behalf of Holdco and/or the Parties.

(b) If a Party requires separate representation in connection with specific issues arising out of the Proposal or the Transaction or other matters contemplated by the Documentation, it may retain other Advisors to advise it. Any Party which engages any separate Advisors shall provide prior notice to the other Parties of such engagement together with an estimate of fees and expenses of such Advisors. Latham & Watkins shall be engaged international legal counsel to provide international legal services to the Founder in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction. Ropes & Gray LLP shall be engaged as international legal counsel to provide international legal services to the Sponsor in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction. Subject to Section 3.01(a) in respect of a Financial Due Diligence Advisor, any Party which engages any separate Advisors shall be solely responsible for the fees and expenses of any such separate Advisors, unless the scope and engagement terms of such separate Advisors have been approved by the other Parties in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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ARTICLE III

TRANSACTION COSTS

Section 3.01. Expenses and Fee Sharing. (a) If the Transaction is consummated then, at or immediately following the Closing, the Surviving Company shall reimburse the Parties for, or pay on behalf of the Parties, all of their and the Consortium’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred prior to the Closing in connection with (i) the negotiation, delivery and execution of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, any Debt Financing documentation and the other Documentation, (ii) the retention by the Consortium or a Party of a financial due diligence advisor (a “Financial Due Diligence Advisor”), and (iii) any actions taken in accordance with the terms of the Documentation, including regulatory filings made or to be made pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, in each case, the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Advisors retained by the Parties or the Consortium (including any separate Advisors who have been approved by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.02(b)) incurred in connection with the foregoing and, subject to Section 4.01, incurred in connection with any Claims paid by any Party (other than as a result of the fraud, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by such Party).

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.01, if the Transaction is terminated or this Agreement is terminated with respect to any Party prior to the closing of the Transaction pursuant to ARTICLE VI hereof without any breach by any Party, the Parties agree to share, ratably based on each Party’s Respective Proportion, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable by the Consortium in connection with the Transaction incurred prior to the termination of this Agreement, including any fees and expenses payable to the Advisors (including any separate Advisors who have been approved by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.02(b)).

(c) Each Party shall be entitled to receive, on a pro rata basis in accordance with its Respective Proportion, any termination or other fees or amounts payable to Holdco or Merger Sub by the Target pursuant to the Merger Agreement, net of the expenses required to be borne by them pursuant to Section 3.01(b).

ARTICLE IV

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Section 4.01. Limitation of Liability. The obligations of each Party under this Agreement are several (and not joint or joint and several) and, except as set forth in Section 3.01(a), each Party’s obligation for fees and costs pursuant to Article III is capped at such Party’s Respective Proportion; provided that the obligations of the Founder Parties under this Agreement shall be joint and several as among the Founder and the Founder Vehicles. If a Claim has arisen as a result of the fraud, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by a Party, then Liability for such Claim will rest solely with such Party.

 

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ARTICLE V

EXCLUSIVITY

Section 5.01. Exclusivity Period. During the Exclusivity Period each Party shall:

(a) and shall cause its respective Affiliates and Representatives to, work exclusively with the other Parties to implement the Transaction, including to (i) evaluate the Target; (ii) formulate the terms of the Proposal, including the amount to be paid, by the date for submission of the Proposal or any other date agreed by the Parties; (iii) prepare and submit to the Target the Proposal and the Merger Agreement; (iv) conduct negotiations, prepare and finalize the Documentation in the forms to be agreed by the Parties and (v) vote, or cause to be voted, at every shareholder or stakeholder meeting (whether by written consent or otherwise) all Securities against any Competing Proposal or matter that would facilitate a Competing Proposal and in favor of the Transaction;

(b) not, without the written consent of the other Parties, directly or indirectly, either alone or with or through any of its Affiliates or Representatives: (i) make a Competing Proposal or join with, or invite, any other person to be involved in the making of any Competing Proposal (including through any rollover investment therein); (ii) provide any information to any third party with a view to the third party or any other person pursuing or considering to pursue a Competing Proposal; (iii) finance or offer to finance any Competing Proposal, including by offering any equity or debt finance, or contribution of Securities or provision of a voting agreement, in support of any Competing Proposal; (iv) enter into any written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether legally binding or not) regarding, or do, anything which is directly inconsistent with the Transaction as contemplated under this Agreement; (v) acquire (other than, in the case of the Founder, pursuant to equity incentive plans of the Target) or dispose of any Securities, or directly or indirectly (A) sell, offer to sell, give, pledge, encumber, assign, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise transfer or dispose of, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, an interest in any Securities (“Transfer”) or permit the Transfer by any of their respective Affiliates of an interest in any Securities, in each case, except as expressly contemplated under this Agreement and the Documentation, (B) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to a Transfer or limitation on voting rights of any of the Securities, or any right, title or interest thereto or therein, or (C) deposit any Securities into a voting trust or grant any proxies or enter into a voting agreement, power of attorney or voting trust with respect to any Securities, (vi) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, disabling or delaying the Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement; or (vii) solicit, encourage, facilitate, induce or enter into any negotiation, discussion, agreement or understanding (whether or not in writing) with any other person regarding the matters described in Section 5.01(a) or (b);

(c) immediately cease and terminate, and cause to be ceased and terminated, all existing activities, discussions, conversations, negotiations and other communications (whether conducted by it or any of its Affiliates or Representatives) with all persons conducted heretofore with respect to a Competing Proposal; and

(d) notify the other Party promptly if it, its Affiliates or any of its Representatives receives any approach or communication with respect to any Competing Proposal and shall promptly disclose to the other Parties the identity of any other persons involved and the nature and content of the approach or communication, and promptly provide copies of any such written Competing Proposal.

 

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ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION

Section 6.01. Failure to Agree; Mutual Termination.

(a) If the Parties, after good faith endeavors to pursue the Transaction in compliance with the other sections of this Agreement, are unable to agree either (i) as between themselves upon the material terms of the Transaction or (ii) with the Special Committee on the material terms of a Transaction which the Special Committee agrees to recommend to the public shareholders of the Target, then (A) a Party may cease its participation in the Transaction upon prior written notice to the other Parties; and (B) this Agreement shall terminate with respect to such withdrawing Party thereafter, following which the provisions of Section 6.02 will apply.

(b) This Agreement shall terminate at any time upon the mutual written agreement of each Party.

Section 6.02. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement with respect to a Party under this ARTICLE VI, ARTICLE III (Transaction Costs), ARTICLE IV (Limitation of Liability), ARTICLE V (Exclusivity), ARTICLE VI (Termination), Section 7.02 (Confidentiality), ARTICLE VIII (Notices) and ARTICLE X (Miscellaneous) shall continue to bind such Party and such Party shall be liable under ARTICLE III for its pro rata portion of any expenses for which it is obligated under Section 3.01(b) incurred prior to the termination of this Agreement with respect to such Party. The Parties shall otherwise not be liable to each other in relation to this Agreement, other than in respect of a breach of this Agreement occurring prior to termination.

ARTICLE VII

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 7.01. Announcements. No announcements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except to the extent that any such announcements are required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or international stock exchange (but only as far as practicable and lawful after the form and terms of that disclosure have been notified to the other Parties and the other Parties have had a reasonable opportunity to comment on the form and terms of disclosure, in each case, to the extent reasonably practicable).

Section 7.02. Confidentiality. (a) Except as permitted under Section 7.03, each Party shall not, and shall direct that its Representatives do not, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, disclose any Confidential Information received by it (the “Recipient”) from any other Party (the “Discloser”). Each Party shall not and shall direct its Representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or the Transaction.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 7.02(c), the Recipient shall safeguard and return to the Discloser any Confidential Information which falls within paragraph (a) of the definition of Confidential Information, on demand, or in the case of electronic data (other than any electronic data stored on the back-up tapes of the Recipient’s hardware), destroy at the option of the Recipient, any Confidential Information contained in any material in its or its Representatives’ possession or control.

(c) Each Party may retain in a secure archive a copy of the Confidential Information referred to in Section 7.02(b) if the Confidential Information is required to be retained by such Party for regulatory purposes or in connection with a bona fide document retention policy.

(d) Each Party acknowledges that, in relation to Confidential Information received from the other Party, the obligations contained in Section 7.02(a) shall continue to apply for a period of twenty-four (24) months following termination of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Section 7.03. Permitted Disclosures. A Party may make disclosures (a) to those of its Representatives as such Party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement (including, with respect to the Sponsor, potential sources of capital) but only on a confidential basis; (b) if required by law or a court of competent jurisdiction, the SEC, the NYSE or another regulatory body or international stock exchange having jurisdiction over a Party or pursuant to whose rules and regulations such disclosure is required to be made, but only as far as practicable and lawful after the form and terms of that disclosure have been notified to the other Parties and the other Parties have had a reasonable opportunity to comment on the form and terms of disclosure, in each case, to the extent reasonably practicable; or (c) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party or its Representatives.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 8.01. Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any Party to another Party shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, by facsimile, overnight courier or electronic mail:

If to the Founder Parties:

Mr. Michael Hui

289 Taiyuan Road, Building 2, Apt. 1503

Shanghai 200031

China

Facsimile: +8621-64736926

with a copy to:

Latham & Watkins

18th Floor

 

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One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

Attention: Tim Gardner

Facsimile: +852 2912 2600

If to the Sponsor:

TPG Capital

301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300

Fort Worth, TX 76102

USA

Attention: Legal Department

Facsimile: +1-817-871-4088

or to such other address or facsimile number as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other Party hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

ARTICLE IX

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 9.01. Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other (on behalf of such Party only) that (a) it has the requisite power and authority or, in the case of the Founder, the legal capacity and right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) except in the case of the Founder, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such person and no additional proceedings are necessary to approve this Agreement, and (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Founder and the other Parties and constitutes a valid and binding agreement enforceable against each such Party in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Party further represents and warrants to the other (on behalf of such Party only) that (i) its execution, delivery and performance (including the provision and exchange of information) of this Agreement will not (A) conflict with, require a consent, waiver or approval under, or result in a breach of or default under, any of the terms of any contract or agreement to which such person is a party or by which such person is bound or office such person holds; (B) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree or statute, or any rule or regulation, applicable to such person or any of the properties or assets of such person; or (C) result in the creation of, or impose any obligation on such person to create, any lien, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon such person’s properties or assets and (ii) no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Party.

 

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Section 9.02. Target Ordinary Shares. (a) The Founder Parties represent and warrant, jointly and severally, that (i) as of the date of this Agreement, the Founder Parties hold of record (free and clear of any encumbrances or restrictions) the number of outstanding Target Ordinary Shares set forth under the heading “Target Ordinary Shares” corresponding to their names on Schedule A, (ii) as of the date of this Agreement, the Founder Parties hold (free and clear of any encumbrances or restrictions) the other Securities of Target set forth under the heading “Other Securities” corresponding to their names on Schedule A, (iii) the Founder has the sole right to control the voting and disposition of the Target Ordinary Shares and any other Securities of Target held by the Founder Parties, and (iv) as of the date of this Agreement, the Founder Parties (A) own the additional Securities of Target set forth under the heading “Additional Securities Beneficially Owned” corresponding to their names on Schedule A, and (B) do not directly or indirectly own any Target Ordinary Shares or other Securities of Target, other than the Securities set forth on Schedule A corresponding to their names. For purposes of this Section 9.02(a), “owns” means any Founder Party, as the case may be, (x) is the record holder of such security or (y) is the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of such security.

(b) The Sponsor represents and warrants that (i) as of the date of this Agreement, the Sponsor and investment vehicles affiliated with the Sponsor hold of record (free and clear of any encumbrances or restrictions) the number of outstanding Target Ordinary Shares set forth under the heading “Shares Held of Record” corresponding to their names on Schedule A, (ii) as of the date of this Agreement, the Sponsor and investment vehicles affiliated with the Sponsor hold (free and clear of any encumbrances or restrictions) the other Securities of Target set forth under the heading “Other Securities” corresponding to its names on Schedule A, (iii) the Sponsor or such investment vehicle affiliated with the Sponsor, as applicable, has the sole right to control the voting and disposition of the Target Ordinary Shares and any other Securities of Target held by it, and (iv) as of the date of this Agreement, the Sponsor or such investment vehicle affiliated with the Sponsor, as applicable, (A) owns the additional Securities of Target set forth under the heading “Additional Securities Beneficially Owned” corresponding to their names on Schedule A, and (B) does not directly or indirectly own any Target Ordinary Shares or other Securities of Target, other than the Securities set forth on Schedule A corresponding to their names. For purposes of this Section 9.02(b), “owns” means the Sponsor or such investment vehicle affiliated with the Sponsor, as the case may be, (x) is the record holder of such security or (y) is the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of such security.

Section 9.03. Separate Representations and Warranties. Each representation and warranty in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 is a separate representation and warranty. The interpretation of any representation and warranty may not be restricted by reference to or inference from any other representation and warranty.

Section 9.04. Reliance. Each Party acknowledges that the other Parties have entered into this Agreement on the basis of and reliance upon (among other things) the representations and warranties in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 and have been induced by them to enter into this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous oral or written agreements or arrangements among them or between any of them relating to its subject matter.

Section 10.02. Further Assurances. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 10.03. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the Parties to the maximum extent possible. In any event, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision, in any other jurisdiction.

Section 10.04. Amendments; Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended or otherwise modified other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, discharged or terminated other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Party against whom the enforcement of such waiver, discharge or termination is sought. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

Section 10.05. Language. The official text of this Agreement and any notices given or made hereunder shall be in English.

Section 10.06. Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. Other than as provided herein, the rights and obligations of each Party shall not be assigned without the prior consent of the other Party; provided, however, the Sponsor may assign its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any affiliated investment funds of the Sponsor, any limited partners or investment vehicles of the Sponsor or such funds (other than any portfolio companies of the Sponsor or such funds) and, subject to the consent of the other Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), any other co-investors of the Sponsor (as the case may be), but no such assignment shall relieve the Sponsor from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person, other than the Parties and their heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights, benefits, claims or remedies whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

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Section 10.07. No Partnership or Agency. The Parties are independent and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a Party as the trustee, fiduciary, agent, employee, partner or joint venturer of the other Party.

Section 10.08. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document. This Agreement shall not be effective until each Party has executed at least one counterpart.

Section 10.09. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law and any successor provision thereto). Subject to Section 10.10, each of the Parties hereby agrees that any and all disputes or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be exclusively referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration (the “Rules”) of the International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”), which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause, except that any provisions in those Rules which relate to the nationality of arbitrators shall be disapplied in their entirety. The procedure for arbitration will be as follows: the arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) shall consist of three arbitrators (each, an “Arbitrator”). The claimant(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; the respondent(s), irrespective of number, shall nominate jointly one Arbitrator; and a third Arbitrator will be nominated jointly by the first two Arbitrators and shall serve as chairman of the Tribunal. In the event the claimant(s) or respondent(s) or the first two Arbitrators shall fail to nominate or agree the joint nomination of an Arbitrator or the third Arbitrator within the time limits specified by the Rules, such Arbitrator shall be appointed promptly by the ICC. The seat of arbitration shall be Hong Kong and the language of the arbitration shall be English. The Tribunal shall have no authority to award punitive or other punitive-type damages.

Section 10.10. Remedies. Without prejudice to the rights and remedies otherwise available to any Party, including the right to claim money damages for breach of any provision hereof, any Party may bring an action for specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief (without posting a bond or other security) to enforce or prevent any violations of any provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XI

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 11.01. Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise: -

ADSs” means the American Depositary Shares of the Target, each of which currently represents 18 Target Ordinary Shares.

Advisors” means the legal, accounting, banking and other advisors and/or consultants of the Consortium, Holdco, the Parties and/or a Party, as the case may be, appointed in connection with the Transaction.

 

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Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such specified person and “Affiliates” shall be construed accordingly. In the case of any Founder Party, an “Affiliate” of such Founder Party shall be deemed to include the Hui Family Trust, a British Virgin Islands trust and any other person directly or indirectly Controlled by such trust.

Agreement” means this Consortium Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Arbitrator” has the meaning given in Section 10.09.

Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks generally are open in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and in New York, New York, for the transaction of normal banking business.

Claim” means a claim against any one or more of the Parties arising from or relating to the Transaction in respect of which a Party is, or is sought to be, made liable to pay any sum of money to any person other than a Party (or any of their respective Affiliates), whether on a joint and several basis or on any other basis.

Closing” means the consummation of the Transaction.

Competing Proposal” means a proposal, offer or invitation to the Company, the Sponsor, any Founder Party, any other Party or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Proposal), that involves the acquisition of Control of the Target, a sale of all or a substantial part of the assets of the Target, a restructuring or recapitalization of the Target, or some other transaction that would adversely affect, prevent or materially reduce the likelihood of the consummation of the Transaction with the Parties.

Confidential Information” includes (a) all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Party from any other Party in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction, unless such information is already known to such Party or to others not known by such Party to be bound by a duty of confidentiality or such information is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party and (b) the existence or terms of, and any negotiations or discussions relating to, the Proposal.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a person whether through the ownership of voting securities, contract or otherwise.

Debt Financing” has the meaning given in Section 1.05(a).

Discloser” has the meaning given in Section 7.02(a).

Documentation” means the documentation required to implement the Transaction, including the Proposal, the Merger Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement, Debt Financing documents, filings with the SEC and other governmental agencies, and ancillary documentation, in each case, in the form to be agreed by the Parties.

Exchange Act” has the meaning given in the recitals.

 

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Exclusivity Period” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the first to occur of (a) the date six (6) months after the date hereof and (b) the mutually agreed termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.01(b).

Financial Due Diligence Advisor” has the meaning given in Section 3.01(a).

Financing Banks” has the meaning given in Section 1.03.

Founder” has the meaning given in the preamble.

Founder Parties” has the meaning given in the preamble.

Founder Vehicles” has the meaning given in the preamble.

Holdco” has the meaning given in the recitals.

ICC” has the meaning given in Section 10.09.

Liability” means a liability to pay a sum of money arising pursuant to a Claim (which sum is deemed to include all legal and other costs, damages, losses and expenses incurred in connection with (or arising directly or indirectly from) defending, disputing or otherwise dealing with any such Claim) where the liability arises from a judgment given by a court of competent jurisdiction, the final decision given in any binding arbitration proceedings or the agreed settlement of the Claim.

Merger” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Merger Agreement” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Merger Consideration” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Merger Sub” has the meaning given in the recitals.

NYSE” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Parties” has the meaning given in the preamble.

Proposal” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Recipient” has the meaning given in Section 7.02.

Representative” of a Party means such Party’s officers, managers, directors, general partners, employees, outside counsel, accountants, consultants, financial advisors, potential sources of equity or debt financing (and their respective counsel).

Respective Proportion” means, with respect to a Party, the proportion that such Party’s (and its Affiliates) planned equity participation in Holdco bears to the aggregate amount of all of the Parties’ (and their respective Affiliates) planned equity participation in Holdco.

 

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Rollover Shares” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Rules” has the meaning given in Section 10.09.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities” means (a) any ADSs, (b) any shares in the Target, and (c) any warrants, options and any other securities which are convertible into or exercisable for ADSs or shares in the Target.

Shareholders’ Agreement” has the meaning given in Section 1.04.

Special Committee” means a special committee of independent directors of the Target that will be established to be responsible for, among other matters, negotiating the terms of the Transaction.

Sponsor” has the meaning given in the preamble.

Surviving Company” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Target” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Target Ordinary Shares” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Transaction” has the meaning given in the recitals.

Transfer” has the meaning given in Section 5.01(b).

Tribunal” has the meaning given in Section 10.09.

Section 11.02. Statutory Provisions. All references to statutes, statutory provisions, enactments, directives or regulations shall include references to any consolidation, reenactment, modification or replacement of the same, any statute, statutory provision, enactment, directive or regulation of which it is a consolidation, re-enactment, modification or replacement and any subordinate legislation in force under any of the same from time to time.

Section 11.03. Recitals and Schedules. References to this Agreement include the recitals and schedules which form part of this Agreement for all purposes. References in this Agreement to the Parties are references respectively to the Parties and their legal personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

Section 11.04. Meaning of References. In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) words importing one gender shall be treated as importing any gender, words importing individuals shall be treated as importing corporations and vice versa, words importing the singular shall be treated as importing the plural and vice versa, and words importing the whole shall be treated as including a reference to any part thereof;

 

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(b) references to a “person” shall include any individual, firm, body corporate, unincorporated association, government, state or agency of state, association, joint venture or partnership, in each case whether or not having a separate legal personality. References to a “company” shall be construed so as to include any company, corporation or other body corporate wherever and however incorporated or established;

(c) references to the word “include” or “including” (or any similar term) are not to be construed as implying any limitation;

(d) any reference to “writing” or “written” includes any method of reproducing words or text in a legible and non-transitory form;

(e) references to any document (including this Agreement) are references to that document as amended, consolidated, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time;

(f) references to “US$” are to the lawful currency of the United States of America, as at the date of this Agreement; and

(g) references to “Target Ordinary Shares” shall include Target Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs.

Section 11.05. Headings. Section and paragraph headings and the table of contents are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not affect construction.

Section 11.06. Negotiation of the Agreement. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

Michael Xin Hui
ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

Name:   Michael Xin Hui
Title:   Director
ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited
By:  

/s/ Michael Xin Hui

Name:   Michael Xin Hui
Title:   Director

[Consortium Agreement Signature Page]


TPG Star Charisma Limited
By:  

/s/ Ronald Cami

Name:   Ronald Cami
Title:   Vice President

[Consortium Agreement Signature Page]


SCHEDULE A

Existing Share Ownership

 

     Target Ordinary Shares      Other Securities     Additional Securities
Beneficially Owned

Founder Parties

Michael Xin Hui

        900,000  

ChemExplorer Investment Holdings Ltd.

     78,308,837        

ChemPartner Investment Holdings Limited

     104,002,993        

Sponsor and Investment Vehicles Affiliated with the Sponsor

TPG Star Charisma Ltd.

     24,836,549        

TPG Biotech II Charisma Ltd.

     12,397,465        

 

* Ordinary shares issuable upon the vested Restricted Share Units that Founder holds.

 

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SCHEDULE B

The Proposal

 

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