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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 20-F
     
o   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
OR
     
o   SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 000-50826
KONGZHONG CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
N/A   Cayman Islands
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)   (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
35th Floor, Tengda Plaza
No. 168 Xizhimenwai Street
Beijing, China 100044
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
     
None    
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000005 per share*
American depositary shares, each representing 40 ordinary shares
(Title of class)
 
*   Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. of American depositary shares, or ADSs, each representing 40 ordinary shares.
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
     Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
     As of December 31, 2005, 1,384,523,600 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0000005 per share, were issued and outstanding.
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 EX-1.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
 EX-4.5 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED FEB 25, 2005
 EX-4.6 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED MAR 31, 2005
 EX-4.7 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED MAY 25, 2005
 EX-4.8 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2005
 EX-4.9 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JULY 29, 2005
 EX-4.10 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED SEPT 30, 2005
 EX-4.11 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED DEC 31, 2005
 EX-4.12 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2006
 EX-4.27 COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED APR 11, 2005
 EX-4.28 COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED JAN 2006
 EX-4.29 COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED AUG 10, 2005
 EX-4.32 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED FEB 25, 2005
 EX-4.33 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED FEB 25, 2005
 EX-4.34 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED JULY 31, 2005
 EX-4.38 OPTION AGREEMENT
 EX-4.39 SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 EX-4.40 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JAN 26, 2006
 EX-4.41 SHARE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT
 EX-4.42 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED JAN 26, 2006
 EX-4.43 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT DATED JAN 26,2006
 EX-4.44 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT DATED NOV 21, 2005
 EX-4.45 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED NOV 21, 2006
 EX-4.46 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED NOV 21, 2005
 EX-4.47 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005
 EX-4.48 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005
 EX-4.49 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005
 EX-4.50 OPTION AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005
 EX-4.51 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED APR 16, 2006
 EX-4.52 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.1
 EX-4.53 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2
 EX-4.54 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.2
 EX-4.55 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2
 EX-4.56 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.3
 EX-4.57 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 3
 EX-4.58 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 3
 EX-8.1 LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES
 EX-12.1 CEO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)
 EX-12.2 CFO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)
 EX-13.1 CEO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B)
 EX-13.2 CFO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B)
 EX-23.1 CONSENT OF LLINKS LAW OFFICE
 EX-23.2 CONSENT OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU CPA LTD.
 EX-23.3 CONSENT OF ANALYSYS INTERNATIONAL

 


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements that are not historical facts relating to:
    our financial performance and business operations;
 
    our ability to successfully execute our business strategies and plans;
 
    the state of our relationship with China’s telecommunications operators;
 
    our dependence on the substance and timing of the billing systems of telecommunications operators for our performance;
 
    our development and capital expenditure plans;
 
    the expected benefit and future prospects of our strategic alliances and acquisitions, and our ability to cooperate with our alliance partners or integrate acquired businesses;
 
    management estimations with respect to the growth rate of revenues from our advanced second-generation (2.5G) and other products and services;
 
    the development of our latest product offerings, including but not limited to our wireless Internet portal business;
 
    the development of the regulatory environment; and
 
    competitive pressures and future growth in the wireless value-added services, telecommunications and related industries in China.
The words “forecast”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “seek”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify a number of these forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in “Item 3— Key Information— Risk Factors” and the following:
    any changes in our relationship with telecommunications operators in China;
 
    the effect of competition on the demand for and the price of our products and services;
 
    any changes in customer demand and usage preference for our products and services;

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    any changes in the telecommunications operators’ systems for billing users of our wireless value-added services and remitting payments to us;
 
    any changes in the regulatory policies of the Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII, the telecommunications operators or other relevant government or industry authorities relating to, among other matters, the granting and approval of licenses, restrictions on wireless or Internet content, or the introduction of new technology platforms, products and services;
 
    any changes in wireless value-added, telecommunications and related technology and applications based on such technology;
 
    any changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China, including the PRC government’s specific policies with respect to foreign investment and entry by foreign companies into the wireless value-added services and telecommunications markets, economic growth, inflation, foreign exchange and the availability of credit; and
 
    changes in population growth and GDP growth and the impact of those changes on the demand for our services.
We do not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward-looking statements in this annual report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this annual report might not occur in the way we expect, or at all. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking information.

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PART I
Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
Not Applicable.
Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Key Information
Selected Financial Data
     The following selected historical consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with our audited historical consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”. The selected historical consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, and the selected historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2003 2004 and 2005 set forth below are derived from our audited historical consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
     Our audited historical consolidated financial statements have been prepared and presented in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP.
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
Consolidated statements of operations data   2003     2004     2005  
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share and data)  
Gross revenues
  $ 7,806.7     $ 47,969.2     $ 77,752.8  
Cost of revenues
    (2,284.0 )     (15,704.8 )     (31,323.1 )
 
                 
Gross profit
    5,522.7       32,264.4       46,429.7  
 
                 
Operating expenses:
                       
Product development
    1,382.7       4,483.4       8,530.8  
Selling and marketing
    849.9       3,287.9       5,389.8  
General and administrative
    883.0       4,704.6       7,607.0  
Class action lawsuit settlement and legal expenses
                4,843.4  
Total operating expenses
    3,115.6       12,475.9       26,371.0  
 
                 
Income from operations
    2,407.1       19,788.5       20,058.7  
Other (expenses) income, net
          (23.9 )     6.5  
Interest income, net
    1.0       604.7       2,639.5  
 
                 
Net income before income taxes
    2,408.1       20,369.3       22,704.7  
Income tax expense - current
                530.4  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 2,408.1     $ 20,369.3     $ 22,174.3  
 
                 
Net income per share:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
                 
Diluted
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
                 
Shares used in calculating net income per share:
                       
Basic
    469,000,000       903,010,929       1,377,102,380  
 
                 
Diluted
    1,094,824,434       1,250,640,982 (1)     1,424,683,570  
 
                 

 


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(1)   As of December 31, 2004, we had 33,260,000 ordinary share equivalents outstanding that could have potential diluted income per share in the future, but that were excluded in the computation of diluted income per share in the period, as their exercise prices were above the average market values in such period.
                         
    As of December 31,
Consolidated balance sheet data   2003   2004   2005
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,742.6     $ 90,714.1     $ 117,141.5  
Accounts receivable, net
    1,703.9       10,198.8       10,833.9  
Property and equipment, net
    848.5       2,484.2       3,116.4  
Acquired intangible assets, net
                260.6  
Long-term investment
                500.0  
Goodwill
                1,169.1  
Total assets
    6,567.5       104,372.7       135,083.2  
Total current liabilities
    1,047.3       4,443.6       11,285.3  
Series B redeemable convertible preferred shares
    2,970.0              
Total shareholders’ equity
    2,550.1       99,808.3       123,773.7  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    6,567.5       104,372.7       135,083.2  
 
    For the year ended December 31,
Other consolidated financial data   2003   2004   2005
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Net cash (used in) provided by:
                       
Operating activities
  $ 1,959.7     $ 15,844.7     $ 29,569.0  
Investing activities
    (864.0 )     (2,430.2 )     (4,081.7 )
Financing activities
          73,555.5       205.8  
Exchange Rate Information
     We present our historical consolidated financial statements in U.S. dollars. In addition, certain pricing information is presented in U.S. dollars and certain contractual amounts that are in Renminbi include a U.S. dollar equivalent solely for the convenience of the reader. Except as otherwise specified, this pricing information and these contractual amounts are translated at RMB8.0702 = US$1.00, the prevailing rate on December 31, 2005. The translations are not a representation that the Renminbi amounts could actually be converted to U.S. dollars at this rate. For a discussion of the exchange rates used for the presentation of our financial statements, see note 2 to our financial statements.
     The People’s Bank of China sets and publishes daily a base exchange rate with reference primarily to the supply and demand of Renminbi against a basket of currencies in the market during the prior day. The People’s Bank of China also takes into account other factors such as the general conditions existing in the international foreign exchange markets. Although Chinese governmental policies were introduced in 1996 to reduce restrictions on the convertibility of Renminbi into foreign currency for current account items, conversion of Renminbi into foreign exchange for capital items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or security, requires the approval of the State Administration for Foreign Exchange and other relevant authorities.
      The noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was RMB8.0150 = US$1.00 on June 12, 2006. The following table sets forth the high and low noon buying rates between Renminbi and U.S. dollars for each of the periods shown:

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    Noon Buying Rate
    RMB per $1.00
Period   High   Low
December 2005
    8.0808       8.0702  
January 2006
    8.0702       8.0596  
February 2006
    8.0616       8.0415  
March 2006
    8.0505       8.0167  
April 2006
    8.0210       8.0040  
May 2006
    8.0300       8.0005  
June 2006 (through June 12)
    8.0225       8.0057  
     The following table sets forth the average noon buying rates between Renminbi and U.S. dollars for each of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (through June 12), calculated by averaging the noon buying rates on the last day of each month of the periods shown:
         
    Average Noon Buying Rate
Period   RMB per $1.00
2001
    8.2772  
2002
    8.2772  
2003
    8.2771  
2004
    8.2768  
2005
    8.1826  
2006 (through June 12)
    8.0287  
Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not applicable.
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Risk Factors
You should consider carefully all of the information in this annual report, including the risks and uncertainties described below. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In such an event, the trading price of our ADSs could decline and you might lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Relating to Our Business
We depend on China Mobile for substantially all of our revenue, and any loss or deterioration of our relationship with China Mobile may result in severe disruptions to our business operations and the loss of substantially all of our revenues.
     We derive substantially all of our revenues from the provision of wireless value-added services. We rely primarily on the networks and gateways of China Mobile Communications Corporation, or China Mobile, which has the largest mobile subscriber base in the world, to deliver our services. For each of the two years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004, we derived substantially all of our revenues from our cooperation arrangements with China Mobile. Since 2004, we also have entered into cooperation arrangements with China United Telecommunications Corporation or China Unicom, China Telecommunications Corporation or China Telecom, and

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China Network Communications Group Corporation or China Netcom, but for the year ended December 31, 2005, we were still dependent upon China Mobile for 95% of our revenues.
     Through Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., or Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., or Beijing WINT, and Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Company Limited, or Wuhan Chengxitong, we have entered into a series of cooperation agreements with China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries to provide wireless value-added services through China Mobile’s networks. Pursuant to our agreements with China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries, these mobile operators bill and collect fees from mobile phone users for the wireless value-added services we provide.
     Our agreements with China Mobile or its subsidiaries are generally for terms of one year or less and they do not all have automatic renewal provisions. We usually renew these agreements or enter into new ones when the prior agreements expire, but on occasion the renewal or new contract can be delayed by periods of one month or more.
     If China Mobile ceases to continue to cooperate with us, it will be difficult to find replacement operators with the requisite licenses and permits and comparable infrastructure and customer base to offer our existing wireless value-added services business. In addition, our existing customer base consists almost entirely of subscribers to China Mobile’s mobile telephone services. It is unlikely that such customers would continue to use our services if they are not available through China Mobile.
     Due to our reliance on China Mobile for our wireless value-added services, any loss or deterioration of our relationship with China Mobile may result in severe disruptions to our business operations, the loss of substantially all of our revenue and a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
     In 2005, we strengthened our own wireless Internet portal, kong.net, which is independent from China Mobile’s MonternetTM portal. In February 2006, we announced our plans to market and promote our portal. China Mobile may view our portal as a direct competitor and our relationship with China Mobile may be harmed, adversely affecting our business operations, financial condition and results of operations.
The termination or alteration of our cooperation agreements with China Mobile and its subsidiaries would materially and adversely impact our business operations and financial conditions.
     Our negotiating leverage with China Mobile is limited given its leading market position. Our revenue and profitability could be materially adversely affected if China Mobile decides to change its transmission fees or its service fees. In addition, China Mobile or its subsidiaries could impose monetary penalties upon us or even terminate cooperation with us under the cooperation agreements with us, for a variety of reasons, such as the following:
    if we fail to achieve the performance standards established by the applicable operator from time to time,
 
    if we breach certain provisions under the agreements, which include, in many cases, the obligations not to deliver content that violates the operator’s policies and applicable law, or
 
    if the operator receives a high level of customer complaints about our services.
     Due to our dependence on our relationship with China Mobile and its subsidiaries, any termination or material alteration of our cooperation agreements with China Mobile and its subsidiaries would materially and adversely impact our business operations and financial conditions.
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     In August 2004, China Mobile notified us that it had imposed sanctions on 22 wireless value-added service providers, including us. In our case, the notice stated that China Mobile found that one of our interactive voice response, or IVR, services in early June 2004 contained inappropriate content. For this infraction, China Mobile suspended until the end of 2004 approval of our new applications for new products and services on all platforms and also suspended joint promotions with us. In addition, China Mobile suspended for one year, until June 30, 2005, the approval of our applications to operate on new platforms.
Significant changes in policies or guidelines of China Mobile with respect to services provided by us may result in lower revenue or additional costs for us and materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.
     China Mobile may from time to time issue policies or guidelines, requesting or stating its preference for certain actions to be taken by all wireless value-added service providers using its networks. Due to our reliance on China Mobile, a significant change in its policies or guidelines may result in lower revenues or additional operating costs for us. Such a change in policies or guidelines may result in lower revenues or additional operating costs for us, and we cannot assure you that our financial condition and results of operation will not be materially adversely affected by policy or guideline changes by China Mobile.
     For example, beginning in the second half of 2004, China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries have been gradually implementing a series of policies designed to improve customer service and satisfaction. These policies include:
    not recognizing revenue to us and other service providers for multimedia messaging services, or MMS, messages that cannot be delivered because of network or handset problems,
 
    canceling subscriptions of users who have not accessed their wireless value-added service subscriptions for a certain period of time,
 
    requiring more complicated procedures for users to confirm new subscriptions to certain wireless value-added services, and
 
    removing from subscriber lists those users who fail to pay China Mobile or the provincial subsidiaries, or who cannot be billed because they use pre-paid telecommunications service cards.
     As China Mobile phases in these policies with respect to the various wireless value-added services, our revenues from the services have been adversely affected for several quarters. For example, in April 2005, China Mobile began canceling Wireless Application Protocol, or WAP, subscriptions that had not been active for eight months or more. As a result, our WAP revenue in the second quarter of 2005 decreased 4.6% from the first quarter of 2005, our WAP revenue in the third quarter of 2005 decreased 2% from the second quarter of 2005, and our WAP revenue in the fourth quarter of 2005 decreased 9% from the third quarter of 2005.
     In addition, on June 2, 2006, the Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII, posted a notice on its website announcing a series of coordinated measures from June through December 2006 aimed at protecting consumer rights in the wireless value-added services industry and ending certain industry practices such as conducting misleading advertising, deceiving users into subscribing to services and imposing hidden fees on users.
     On June 7, 2006, China Mobile notified wireless value added service providers that it will implement new regulations or strengthen enforcement of existing regulations in an effort to stop wireless spam, provide users with clear and complete price information, ensure that users do not subscribe to services inadvertently and cease billing of users for repetitious or unwanted messages. Violators of China Mobile’s new regulations are to be punished by temporary suspension of their services. China Mobile also announced that it will shorten, to six months from the previous eight months, the period of WAP subscriber inactivity before it will cancel a WAP subscription.
     Furthermore, China Mobile was reported by the Chinese media to be preparing additional regulations to further tighten subscription policies and otherwise control conduct by service providers. We have not been notified by China Mobile that any additional regulations are forthcoming, but we cannot assure you that such regulations will not be implemented in the future. If the regulations set forth in the June 7, 2006 notice are strictly enforced, or if regulations such as those described in the media reports or any other new MII or China Mobile regulations or policies are introduced and implemented, such regulations or policies could have a materially adverse impact on our financial performance.
Our dependence on the substance and timing of the billing systems of the telecommunications operators and their subsidiaries may require us to estimate portions of our reported revenues and cost of revenues for wireless value-added services. As a result, subsequent adjustments may have to be made to our wireless value-added services revenue in our financial statements.
     As we do not bill our wireless value-added services users directly, we depend on the billing systems and records of the telecommunications operators to record the volume of our wireless value-added services provided, charge our users, collect payments and remit to us our portion of the fees. We generally do not have the ability to independently verify or challenge the accuracy of the billing systems of the telecommunications operators.

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     We record revenues based on monthly statements from the telecommunications operators confirming the value of our services that they billed to users during the month. Before the second half of 2004, China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries usually sent such statements within 30 days after the end of each month. Beginning in the second half of 2004, China Mobile introduced several new policies that had the effect of lengthening the billing cycle in some provinces. These new policies include the following:
    revenue collection for certain wireless value-added services was decentralized from the parent to the provincial subsidiaries through which we provide services, and
 
    the subsidiaries began implementing the Mobile Information Service Center, or MISC, a mobile data management platform that records, processes and analyzes information relating to the provision of certain wireless value-added services, including usage, transmission and billing information.
     However, during 2005, we generally continued to receive statements from most of China Mobile’s provincial subsidiaries within 30 days after the end of each month. The billing and collection cycles of China Unicom, China Telecom, China Netcom and their respective subsidiaries are generally somewhat longer than those of China Mobile. In 2005, our accounts receivable were outstanding for an average of 50 days. We cannot assure you that the length of the billing cycle will not increase further in future.
     It is our practice to release our unaudited quarterly financial statements to the market. Due to our past experience with the timing of receipt of the monthly statements from the operators, we expect that we may need to rely on our own internal estimates for the portion of our reported revenues and cost of revenues for which we will not have received monthly statements. In such an instance, our internal estimates would be based on our own internal projection of expected revenues and related fees from services provided. As a result of reliance on our internal estimates, we may overstate or understate our revenues and cost of revenues for the relevant reporting period. Our internal estimates of revenues and cost of revenues for any period are subsequently adjusted in our financial reports when we actually receive the monthly statements for such period.
     In 2005, estimated revenue accounted for less than 5% of our reported revenues each quarter. Because the relevant outstanding operator statements were received in the subsequent quarter, only 1% of our reported gross revenues for 2005 was based on estimates at year end. Our estimates are based on:
    service and billing information in our internal data management system,
 
    our past experience, and
 
    our verbal communications with the telecommunications operators.
     We internally tabulate the value of a wireless value-added service provided based in part on delivery confirmations sent to us by the networks of the telecommunications operators with respect to each delivery of our services to a user within 72 hours of delivery. We record these confirmations in our internal data management system. There has historically been a discrepancy between the value that we estimate and the value that we are entitled to receive based on the monthly statements provided by the telecommunications operators. This discrepancy varies across different technology platforms and arises for various reasons, including late notification of delinquent customers, our customer database being out of synchronization with those of telecommunications operators, duplicate billing and delivery failure. As the internal tabulation may not be entirely consistent with the actual revenues confirmed by the monthly statements that we eventually receive, we multiply our internal tabulation of expected revenue from telecommunications operators from whom we have not received monthly statements by a realization factor applicable to the relevant mobile operator and service and determined according to the average discrepancy over the previous 12 months between our internal tabulations of expected revenues and the actual revenues based on the monthly statements. In addition, our employees verbally communicate with the telecommunications operators’

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billing personnel regarding the estimated revenue for the period in question. We may or may not get additional comfort from such verbal communications.
     In 2005, China Mobile’s provincial subsidiaries completed their implementation of MISC, and we endeavored to adapt our own internal data management systems to align them with MISC and reduce the discrepancy between our revenue estimates and the revenue calculated by China Mobile and its subsidiaries. We cannot assure you that our efforts will be successful. We also cannot assure you that any negotiations between us and China Mobile to reconcile billing discrepancies would be resolved in our favor or that our results of operations would not be adversely affected as a result. See “Item 5— Operating and Financial Review and Prospects— Critical Accounting Policies— Revenue Recognition”.
Our efforts to develop additional distribution channels for our wireless value-added services may not succeed or may be halted by China Mobile.
     We have been increasingly cooperating with mobile handset manufacturers as an additional distribution channel for our services. We pre-load or embed in the mobile handset software our WAP icons and short codes for MMS and short messaging service, or SMS. A consumer who buys a new handset with our icons and codes embedded in it can easily access and subscribe to our services. We cannot guarantee that mobile handset manufacturers will continue their agreements with us or maintain their current revenue-sharing arrangements with us. In addition, China Mobile may state their preference for us to to cease such distribution agreements with the handset manufacturers. Should either event occur, our revenue and growth of revenue could be negatively affected. See “Item 4— Our Business— Strategic Relationships— Mobile Handet Manufacturers”.
We have a limited operating history, which may make it difficult for you to evaluate our business.
     We were incorporated in May 2002. As our operating history is limited, the revenue and income potential of our business and markets are unproven. In addition, we face numerous risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies at an early stage of development. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate to our ability to:
    maintain our current, and develop new, cooperation arrangements upon which our business depends;
 
    increase the number of our users by expanding the type, scope and technical sophistication of the content and services we offer;
 
    respond effectively to competitive pressures;
 
    increase awareness of our brand and continue to build user loyalty; and
 
    attract and retain qualified management and employees.
     We cannot predict whether we will meet internal or external expectations of our future performance. If we are not successful in addressing these risks and uncertainties, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
We have only recently attained profitability, and our historical financial information may not be representative of our future results of operations.
     We have attained profitability only since the first quarter of 2003. We have experienced growth in our business in recent periods in part due to the growth in China’s wireless value-added services industry, which may not be representative of future growth or sustainable. We cannot assure you that our historical financial information is indicative of our future operating or financial performance, or that our profitability will be sustained.

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We depend on our key personnel, and our business and growth prospects may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
     Our future success depends heavily upon the continued service of our key executives. In particular, we rely on the expertise and experience of Yunfan Zhou and Nick Yang, our founders and senior officers, in our business operations, and on their personal relationships with our other significant shareholders, our employees, the regulatory authorities, our clients, our suppliers, the telecommunications operators and our operating companies, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing WINT, Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., or Beijing Boya Wuji, Tianjin Mammoth Technology Co., Ltd., or Tianjin Mammoth, Wuhan Chengxitong and Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, or BJXR. If Yunfan Zhou or Nick Yang, or both of them, become unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, or if they join a competitor or form a competing company in contravention of their employment agreements, we may not be able to replace them easily, our business may be significantly disrupted and our financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. We do not currently maintain key-man life insurance for any of our key personnel.
If the PRC government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating our business do not comply with PRC government restrictions on foreign investment in the value-added telecommunications industry, we could be subject to severe penalties.
     In December 2001, in order to comply with China’s commitments with respect to its entry into the World Trade Organization, or the WTO, the State Council promulgated the Administrative Rules for Foreign Investments in Telecommunications Enterprises, or the Telecom FIE Rules. The Telecom FIE Rules set forth detailed requirements with respect to capitalization, investor qualifications and application procedures in connection with the establishment of a foreign-invested telecommunications enterprise. Pursuant to the Telecom FIE Rules, the ultimate ownership interest of a foreign investor in a foreign-funded telecommunications enterprise that provides value-added telecommunications services, including Internet content services, shall not exceed 50%.
     We and our subsidiary, KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., or KongZhong Beijing, are considered foreign persons or foreign-invested enterprises under PRC laws. As a result, we operate our wireless value-added services in China through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT (since February 2005), Wuhan Chengxitong (since November 2005) and BJXR (since January 2006), each of which is owned by PRC citizens or entities. We do not have any equity interest in these operating companies and instead enjoy the economic benefit of them through contractual arrangements, including agreements on provision of loans, provision of services, license of intellectual property, and certain corporate governance and shareholder rights matters. These operating companies conduct substantially all of our operations and generate substantially all of our revenues. They also hold the licenses and approvals that are essential to our business.
     There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current or future PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to the laws and regulations governing the validity and enforcement of our contractual arrangements. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that PRC regulatory authorities will not determine that our contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR violate PRC laws or regulations.
     If we or our operating companies were found to violate any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, the relevant regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violation, including, without limitation, the following:
    levying fines;
 
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    shutting down the servers or blocking our or our operating companies’ web sites;
 
    restricting or prohibiting our use of the proceeds from our initial public offering to finance our business and operations in China;
 
    requiring us to restructure our ownership structure or operations; and/or
 
    requiring us or our operating companies to discontinue our wireless value-added services business.
     Any of these or similar actions could cause significant disruptions to our business operations or render us unable to conduct our business operations and may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR may not be as effective in providing operational control as direct ownership of these businesses and may be difficult to enforce.
     PRC laws and regulations currently restrict foreign ownership of companies that provide value-added telecommunications services, which include wireless value-added services and Internet content services. As a result, we conduct substantially all of our operations and generate substantially all of our revenues through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR pursuant to a series of direct or indirect contractual arrangements with them and their respective shareholders. These agreements may not be as effective in providing control over our operations as direct ownership of these businesses. In particular, our operating companies could fail to perform or make payments as required under the contractual agreements, and we will have to rely on the PRC legal system to enforce these agreements, which we cannot be sure would be effective.
Failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could have a material adverse effect on our business, our results of operations and the market price of our ADSs.
     We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. We will be required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to include a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting in our Annual Reports on Form 20-F that contains an assessment by management of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, our independent auditor must attest to and report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. These requirements will first apply to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.
     Our management may conclude that our internal controls are not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal controls over our financial reporting are effective, our independent auditor may disagree. If our independent auditor is not satisfied with our internal control over financial reporting or the level at which our internal control over financial reporting is documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if the independent auditor interprets the requirements, rules or regulations differently than us, then it may decline to attest to our management’s assessment or may issue an adverse opinion. Any of these possible outcomes could result in an adverse reaction in the financial marketplace due to a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our consolidated financial statements, which ultimately could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our ADSs. We also may need to incur significant costs and use significant management and other resources in an effort to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other requirements.
     Moreover, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud. Therefore, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal

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control over financial reporting, including any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or if we experience difficulties in their implementation, our business and operating results could be harmed, we could fail to meet our reporting obligations, and there could be a material adverse effect on the market price of our common shares.
Rapid growth and a rapidly changing operating environment may strain our limited resources.
     We have limited operational, administrative and financial resources, which may be inadequate to sustain the growth we want to achieve. As our user base increases, we will need to increase our investment in our technology infrastructure, facilities and other areas of operations. In particular, our product development, customer service and sales and marketing are important to our future success. If we are unable to manage our growth and expansion effectively, the quality of our services and our customer support may deteriorate and our business may suffer. For example, any deterioration in performance could prompt China Mobile or the other telecommunications operators to cease offering our services over their networks. Our future success will depend on, among other things, our ability to:
    develop and quickly introduce new services, adapt our existing services and maintain and improve the quality of all of our services, particularly as new mobile technologies such as the third-generation standard of wireless telecommunications transmission, or 3G, are introduced;
 
    effectively maintain our relationships with China Mobile and the other telecommunications operators;
 
    expand the percentage of our revenues that are recurring and are derived from monthly subscription-based services;
 
    enter into and maintain relationships with desirable content providers;
 
    continue training, motivating and retaining our existing employees and attract and integrate new employees, including into our senior management;
 
    develop and improve our operational, financial, accounting and other internal systems and controls; and
 
    maintain adequate controls and procedures to ensure that our periodic public disclosure under applicable laws, including U.S. securities laws, is complete and accurate.
We may face increasing competition, which could reduce our market share and materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
     The PRC wireless value-added services market has seen increasingly intense competition. The Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII, reported on its website that more than 900 service providers held nationwide licenses in 2005 to supply content and services on Chinese telecommunications operators’ networks. We compete with these companies primarily on the basis of brand, type and timing of service offerings, content, customer service, business partners and channel relationships. We also compete for experienced and talented employees. While we believe that we have certain advantages over our competitors, some of them may have more human and financial resources and a longer operating history than us. For example, Internet portals providing wireless value-added services may have an advantage over us with their more established brand names, user base and Internet distribution channels. Furthermore, our competitors may be able to offer a broader range of products and services than we are presently able to offer.
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information technology and telecommunications market research firm, our primary competitors in the advanced second generation, or 2.5G, wireless value-added services market in China include Internet portals as well as wireless value-added service providers focused on 2.5G services. Our competitors that hold significant market share in WAP are TOM Online Inc., Shenzhen Xuntian Telecommunication Technology Ltd., Beijing Liandong Weiye Technology Development Company, Ltd. and Beijing Yintepusi Mobile Technology Co., Ltd., and our competitors that hold significant market share in MMS are TOM Online Inc., Sina Corporation, Linktone Limited and Tencent Technology Limited.
     Competition is particularly intense in China’s second generation, or 2G, wireless value-added services market as the barriers to entry are relatively low compared to the 2.5G market, resulting in a much higher number of wireless value-added service providers. Our primary competitors in this market include Internet portals. Our competitors that hold significant market share in this market are Sina Corporation, TOM Online Inc., Linktone Ltd., Tencent Technology Limited and Sohu.com Inc. In 2005, although we grew our 2G revenue by 172% over 2004, we do not believe that we were among the top five 2G service providers in terms of revenue. Given the intense competition in this market, we cannot assure you that our 2G revenue will continue to grow at the 2005 pace, if at all.
     In addition, China’s telecommunications operators may decide to work directly with the same content providers with whom we work, or to create and market their own wireless value-added services in competition with the services that we offer. Competition from the telecommunications operators could have a material adverse effect on our business operations, financial condition and results of operations.
We may need additional capital and may not be able to obtain such capital on acceptable terms.
     Capital requirements are difficult to plan in our rapidly changing industry. We currently expect that we will need capital to fund our future acquisitions, service development, technological infrastructure and sales and marketing activities.
     Our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including:
    investors’ perceptions of, and demand for, securities of telecommunications value-added services companies;
 
    conditions of the U.S. and other capital markets in which we may seek to raise funds;
 
    our future results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;
 
    PRC governmental regulation of foreign investment in value-added telecommunications companies;
 
    economic, political and other conditions in China; and
 
    PRC governmental policies relating to foreign currency borrowings.
     Any failure by us to raise additional funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, we may not be able to carry out parts of our growth strategy to acquire assets, technologies and businesses that are complementary to our existing business or necessary to maintain our growth and competitiveness.
The dividends and other distributions on equity we may receive from our subsidiaries are subject to restrictions under PRC law or agreements that our subsidiaries may enter into with third parties.
     We are a holding company. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, KongZhong Beijing, has entered into contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong through which we conduct our wireless value-added activities and receive revenues in the form of service fees. Sharp Edge Group Limited, or Sharp Edge, is our wholly-owned British Virgin Islands subsidiary. Sharp Edge’s wholly-owned PRC-based subsidiary, Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, or Beijing Anjian Xingye, has entered into contractual arrangements with BJXR through which we conduct our wireless value-added activities and receive revenues in the form of service fees. We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by KongZhong Beijing and Sharp Edge, as well as service fees from Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan

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Chengxitong and BJXR, for our cash requirements in excess of any cash raised from investors and retained by us. If KongZhong Bejiing or Sharp Edge incurs debt in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.
     In addition, PRC law requires that payment of dividends by each of KongZhong Beijing and Beijing Anjian Xingye can only be made out of their respective net income, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Under PRC law, KongZhong Beijing and Beijing Anjian Xingye are also required to set aside no less than 10% of their respective after-tax net income each year to fund certain reserve funds unless such reserve funds have reached 50% of their respective registered capital, and these reserves are not distributable as dividends. See note 15 to our historical consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. Any limitation on the payment of dividends by our subsidiaries could have a material adverse effect our ability to grow, fund investments, make acquisitions, pay dividends, and otherwise fund and conduct our business.
We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, and we may be exposed to infringement claims by third parties.
     We believe the copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property we use are important to our business, and any unauthorized use of such intellectual property by third parties may adversely affect our business and reputation. We rely on the intellectual property laws and contractual arrangements with our employees, clients, business partners and others to protect such intellectual property rights. Third parties may be able to obtain and use such intellectual property without authorization. Furthermore, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in the Internet and wireless value-added industries in China is uncertain and still evolving, and these laws may not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of some other jurisdictions, such as the United States. Moreover, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
     Due to the manner in which we obtain, collect, produce and aggregate content and applications for our wireless value-added services, and because our services may be used for the distribution of information, claims may be filed against us for defamation, negligence, copyright or trademark infringement or other violations. In addition, third parties could assert claims against us for losses in reliance on information distributed by us. When we license third-party content or other intellectual properties, we rely on the licensor’s representations and warranties of its rights or titles to the content or intellectual properties. Although we perform reasonable due diligence, we cannot guarantee that such a licensor actually has the legal rights or titles to the content or intellectual properties that we distribute or use. We cannot guarantee that third parties will not assert claims against us or challenge the validity of our license agreements. If we are found to have infringed any intellectual property rights of others, we may be enjoined from using such intellectual property, and we may incur licensing fees or be forced to develop alternative intellectual property. We may also incur significant costs in investigating and defending the claims even if they do not result in liability. We have not purchased liability insurance for these types of claims.
We are not able to register the Chinese name of our service mark “KongZhong Network” in China, and we may not be able to effectively prevent its unauthorized use by third parties.
     We are unable to register the Chinese name of “KongZhong Network” as our service mark because it is deemed a generic term under existing PRC trademark laws and regulations, which prohibit registration of generic terms as trademarks or service marks. As a result, we may not be able to effectively prevent the unauthorized use of the Chinese name of our service mark, “KongZhong Network”, and our brand name and reputation may be adversely affected by such unauthorized use.
Future acquisitions may have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our business.
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additional businesses, technologies, services or products that are complementary to our core wireless value-added services business. Any acquisitions and the subsequent integration of new companies into ours require significant attention from our management, in particular to ensure that the acquisition does not disrupt our relationships with the telecommunications operators or affect our users’ opinion of our services and customer support, and to ensure that the acquisition is effectively integrated with our existing operations and wireless value-added services. The diversion of our management’s attention and any difficulties encountered in any integration process could have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our business. Acquisitions may expose us to risks, including risks associated with the assimilation of new operations, services and personnel, unforeseen or hidden liabilities, the diversion of resources from our existing businesses and technologies, the inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset the costs and expenses of acquisitions and potential loss of, or harm to, relationships with employees and content providers. Acquisitions may result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities or impairment related to goodwill or other intangible assets. Given the sophisticated technologies used in the wireless value-added services industry, the successful, cost-effective integration of other businesses’ technology platforms and services into our own will also be a critical and highly complex aspect of any acquisition.
We have limited business insurance coverage.
     The insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance companies in China offer limited business insurance products, and do not, to our knowledge, offer business liability insurance. As a result, we do not have any business liability insurance coverage for our operations. Moreover, while business disruption insurance is available, we have determined that the risks of disruption and cost of the insurance are such that we do not require it at this time. Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster might result in substantial costs and diversion of resources.
Risks Relating to Our Industry
Our ability to generate revenues could suffer if the PRC market for advanced wireless value-added services does not develop as anticipated.
     The wireless value-added services market in China has evolved rapidly in recent years, with the introduction of new and advanced services, development of consumer preferences, market entry by new competitors and adaptation of strategies by existing competitors. Accordingly, it is extremely difficult to accurately predict consumer acceptance and demand for various existing and potential new offerings and services, and the future size, as well as composition and growth, of this market. Furthermore, given the limited history and rapidly evolving nature of our market, we cannot predict the price that wireless users will be willing to pay for our services or whether users will have concerns about security, reliability, cost and quality of service associated with advanced wireless value-added services. If acceptance of our advanced wireless value-added services is different from what we anticipate, our ability to maintain or increase our revenue and net income could be materially and adversely affected.
The laws and regulations governing the wireless value-added telecommunications and Internet industry in China are developing and subject to future changes. Substantial uncertainties exist as to the interpretation and implementation of those laws and regulations.
     Although wireless value-added services are subject to general regulation regarding telecommunication services, we believe that currently there are no PRC laws at the national level specifically governing wireless value-added services, such as our services related to short messaging services, or SMS, multimedia messaging services, or MMS, WAP, JavaTM, IVR and color ring back tones, or CRBT.
     Beijing AirInbox operates Internet web sites in China, which constitute one of the channels through which our services are offered. In recent years, the PRC government has begun to promulgate laws and regulations applicable to Internet-related services and activities, many of which are relatively new and untested and subject to future changes. In addition, various regulatory authorities of the central PRC government, such as the State Council, the MII, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, or SAIC, and the Ministry of Public Security, are

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empowered to issue and implement rules to regulate certain aspects of Internet-related services and activities. Furthermore, some local governments also have promulgated local rules applicable to Internet companies operating within their respective jurisdictions. As the Internet industry itself is at an early stage of development in China, it is likely that new laws and regulations will be promulgated in the future to address issues that may arise from time to time. As a result, uncertainties exist regarding the interpretation and implementation of current and future PRC Internet laws and regulations.
     Each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and BJXR has obtained a telecommunications and information services operating license for their Internet content businesses from the Beijing Telecommunications Administration Bureau. In addition, each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing WINT, BJXR and Wuhan Chengxitong has obtained a nationwide value-added telecommunications license from the MII in order to provide services in multiple provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. If any of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, BJXR or Wuhan Chengxitong fails to obtain or maintain any required licenses or permits, it may be subject to various penalties, including redressing the violations, confiscation of income, imposition of fines or even suspension of its operations. Any of these measures could materially disrupt our operations and materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
The PRC government or the telecommunications operators may prevent us from distributing, and we may be subject to liability for, content that any of them believes is inappropriate.
     China has promulgated regulations governing telecommunications service providers, Internet access and the distribution of news and other information. In the past, the PRC government has stopped the distribution of information over the Internet that it believes violates Chinese law, including content that it deems to be obscene, to incite violence, to endanger national security, to be contrary to the national interest or to be defamatory.
     The telecommunications operators also have their own policies that restrict the distribution by wireless value-added service providers of content they deem inappropriate. For instance, they have punished certain providers for distributing content deemed by them to be obscene. Such punishments have included censoring of content, delays in payments of fees by the telecommunications operators to the offending service provider, forfeiture of fees owed by the telecommunications operators to the offending service provider and suspension of the service on the telecommunications operators’ networks. Accordingly, even if we comply with PRC governmental regulations relating to licensing and foreign investment restrictions, if the PRC government or the telecommunications operators were to take any action to limit or prohibit the distribution of information we provide or to limit or regulate any current or future content or services available to our users, our revenues could be reduced and our reputation harmed. In August 2004, China Mobile notified us that one of our IVR services in early June 2004 had contained inappropriate content. For this infraction, China Mobile suspended until the end of 2004 approval of new applications from us for new products and services on all platforms and also suspended joint promotions with us. In addition, China Mobile suspended for one year, until June 30, 2005, approval of our applications to operate on new platforms.
Unexpected network interruptions, security breaches or computer virus attacks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
     Any failure to maintain the satisfactory performance, reliability, security and availability of our network infrastructure may cause significant harm to our reputation and our ability to attract and maintain users. Major risks involved in such network infrastructure include, among others, any break-downs or system failures resulting in a sustained shutdown of all or a material portion of our servers, including failures which may be attributable to sustained power shutdowns, or efforts to gain unauthorized access to our systems causing loss or corruption of data or malfunctions of software or hardware.
     Our network systems are vulnerable to damage from fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, hackings and similar events. Any network interruption or inadequacy that causes interruptions in the availability of our services or deterioration in the quality of access to our services could reduce our user

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satisfaction and competitiveness. In addition, any security breach caused by hacking, which involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems, or to cause intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment, and the inadvertent transmission of computer viruses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We do not maintain insurance policies covering losses relating to our systems and we do not have business interruption insurance.
The growth of our business may be adversely affected due to public concerns over the security and privacy of confidential user information.
     The growth of our business may be inhibited if the public concern over the security and privacy of confidential user information transmitted over the Internet and wireless networks is not adequately addressed. Our services may decline and our business may be adversely affected if significant breaches of network security or user privacy occur.
If we are unable to respond successfully to technological or industry developments, our business may be materially adversely affected.
     The telecommunications market is characterized by rapid advancements in technology, evolving industry standards and changes in customer needs. New standards, services or technologies may render our existing services or technologies less competitive or obsolete. Telecommunications operators in China are currently anticipating the introduction of 3G telecommunications services. Responding and adapting to 3G and other technological developments and standard changes in our industry may require substantial time, effort and capital investment. In the event that we are unable to respond successfully to technology or industry developments, this may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and competitiveness.
Risks Relating to the People’s Republic of China
Substantially all of our assets are located in China and substantially all of our revenue is derived from our operations in China. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects are subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal developments in China.
     The PRC’s economic, political and social conditions, as well as government policies, could affect our business. The PRC economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects.
     According to Global Insight, since 1978, China has been one of the world’s fastest-growing economies in terms of gross domestic product, or GDP, growth. We cannot assure you, however, that such growth will be sustained in the future. Moreover, any negative development in the economies of the United States, the European Union and certain Asian countries may adversely affect economic growth in China.
     The PRC’s economic growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall PRC economy but have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations that are applicable to us.
     The PRC economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. Although in recent years the PRC government has implemented measures emphasizing the use of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of sound corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the PRC government. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control over PRC economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. We cannot assure you that China’s

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economic, political or legal systems will not develop in a way that is detrimental to our business, results of operations and prospects.
Government control of currency conversion may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
     We receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi, which currently is not a freely convertible currency. A portion of these revenues must be converted into other currencies to meet our foreign currency obligations including, among others, payment of dividends declared, if any, in respect of our ordinary shares.
     Under China’s existing foreign exchange regulations, our subsidiaries, KongZhong Beijing and Beijing Anjian Xingye, are able to pay dividends in foreign currencies without prior approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, we cannot assure you that the PRC government will not take measures in the future to restrict access to foreign currencies for current account transactions.
     Foreign exchange transactions under the capital accounts of our subsidiaries, KongZhong Beijing and Beijing Anjian Xingye, and of our operating companies, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR, continue to be subject to significant foreign exchange controls and require the approval of PRC governmental authorities, including the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE. In particular, if KongZhong Beijing or Beijing Anjian Xingye borrow foreign currency loans from us or other foreign lenders, these loans must be registered with SAFE, and if we finance KongZhong Beijing or Beijing Anjian Xingye by means of additional capital contributions, these capital contributions must be approved by certain government authorities including the Ministry of Commerce or its local counterparts. In addition, if we finance Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, Wuhan Chengxitong or BJXR by loans, we must obtain approval from SAFE. These limitations could affect the ability of KongZhong Beijing, Beijing Anjian Xingye, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, Wuhan Chengxitong or BJXR to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity financing.
The PRC government has recently tightened regulation of investments made by PRC companies and residents in offshore companies and reinvestments in China made by these offshore companies. These new measures may have a significant impact on our business and operations and our business and operations will be subject to more restrictive governmental supervision.
     In October 2005, SAFE issued the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-raising and Return Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special Purpose Companies, or Notice 75, which took effect on November 1, 2005. Notice 75 supersedes prior SAFE regulations promulgated in January and April of 2005. Notice 75 requires PRC residents to register with the relevant local SAFE branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving onshore assets or equity interests held by them and direct investment through such an offshore entity in China. The term “PRC residents”, as used in Notice 75, includes not only PRC citizens but also other persons who habitually reside in the PRC for economic benefit. Such PRC residents are required to register with the relevant SAFE branch before establishing or taking control of such an offshore entity and complete amended registrations with the relevant SAFE branch upon (i) injection of equity interests or assets of an onshore enterprise into the offshore entity, (ii) subsequent overseas equity financing by such offshore entity, or (iii) any material change in the shareholding or capital of the offshore entity, such as changes in share capital, share transfers and long-term equity or debt investments, and providing security. PRC residents who have already incorporated or gained control of offshore entities that had completed onshore investments in the PRC before Notice 75 took effect must register with the relevant local SAFE branch on or before March 31, 2006. In addition, such PRC residents are required to repatriate into China all of their dividend profits or capital gains from their shareholdings in the offshore entity within 180 days of their receipt of such profits or gains.

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     The registration and amendment procedures set forth by Notice 75 are prerequisites for other approval and registration procedures necessary for capital inflow from the offshore entity, such as inbound investment or shareholders loans, or capital outflow to the offshore entity, such as the payment of profits or dividends, liquidating distributions, equity sale proceeds or the return of funds upon a capital reduction.
     A number of terms and provisions in Notice 75 remain unclear. Because of uncertainty over how Notice 75 will be interpreted and implemented, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries’ ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as remitting dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with Notice 75 requirements by our PRC resident shareholders. Despite our efforts to fully comply with the SAFE regulations, we cannot assure you that we will obtain, or receive waivers from, any necessary approvals or not be found in violation of the SAFE regulations or any other related foreign exchange regulations. In particular, we cannot assure you that we will be able to cause all our present or prospective PRC resident shareholders to comply with all SAFE regulations. A failure by our PRC resident shareholders to comply with Notice 75 or our inability to secure required approvals or registrations may subject us to fines or legal sanctions, limit our subsidiaries’ ability to make distributions or pay dividends, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities or affect our ownership structure, any of which could affect our business and prospects.
Fluctuation of the Renminbi could adversely affect the value of and dividends payable on our ADSs.
     The value of the Renminbi fluctuates and is subject to changes in PRC political and economic conditions. Since 1994, the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China each day based on the previous day’s interbank foreign exchange market rates. Since 1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion of Renminbi to U.S. dollars has generally been stable. However, on July 21, 2005, the People’s Bank of China shifted to a managed floating exchange rate regime based on market demand and supply with reference to a basket of currencies. Although daily fluctuations of the Renminbi against the basket of currencies are limited to 0.3% per day, the Renminbi may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the long term. We cannot guarantee that the Renminbi will not be permitted to enter into a full float, which also may result in a significant appreciation or depreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. Because we receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi, any fluctuation in the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar will affect our balance sheet and earnings per share in U.S. dollar terms as well as the value of, and dividends, if any, payable on, our ordinary shares in U.S. dollar terms and the value of any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we may make in the future. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
The PRC legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
     The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which decided legal cases have little precedential value. Although legislation in China over the past 20 years has significantly improved the protection afforded to various forms of foreign investment and contractual arrangements in China, these laws, regulations and legal requirements are relatively new and their interpretation and enforcement involve uncertainties, which could limit the legal protection available to us and foreign investors, including you. In addition, the PRC government may enact new laws or amend current laws that may be detrimental to our current contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR, which may in turn have a material adverse effect on our business operations.
You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process and enforcing judgments against us and our management.
     We are a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and our subsidiary and substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, some of our directors and officers and their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible to effect service of process within the United

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States upon our directors or officers, including with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws.
     Our PRC legal counsel, Llinks Law Office, has advised us that the PRC does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts with the United States, the United Kingdom or most other Western countries. As a result, recognition and enforcement in China of judgments of a court obtained in those jurisdictions in relation to any matter not subject to a binding arbitration provision may be difficult or impossible.
     We have been advised by Maples and Calder, our Cayman Islands legal advisers, that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon certain of the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any State thereof and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon certain of the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any State thereof, if and to the extent that such provisions are penal in nature. However, in the case of laws that are not penal in nature, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will generally recognize and enforce a judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits. A Cayman Islands court may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
Any future outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, avian influenza or any other epidemic in China may have a material adverse effect on our business operations, financial condition and results of operations.
     From December 2002 to June 2003, China and certain other countries experienced an outbreak of a new and highly contagious form of atypical pneumonia now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. On July 5, 2003, the World Health Organization declared that SARS had been contained. However, after this declaration, a number of isolated new cases of SARS have been reported, most recently in central China in April 2004. In addition, a number of Asian and European countries, including China, have recently reported cases of humans being infected with a strain of avian influenza or bird flu known as H5N1, which is often fatal to humans. Any outbreak of any of these diseases or other highly dangerous communicable diseases in China in the future may disrupt our business operations and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, health or other government regulations may require temporary closure of our offices, or the offices of our advertisers, content providers or partners, which may severely disrupt our business operations and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We have not adopted any written preventive measures or contingency plans to combat any future outbreak of SARS, bird flu or any other epidemic.
Item 4. Information on the Company
History and Development of the Company
     We were incorporated on May 6, 2002 under the laws of the Cayman Islands as Communication Over The Air Inc., an exempted limited liability company. In March 2004, we changed our name to KongZhong Corporation. We are headquartered in Beijing, China, and provide wireless value-added services throughout China.
     We conduct our business in China solely through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, KongZhong Beijing, KongZhong China and Beijing Anjian Xingye. In order to meet domestic ownership requirements under PRC law, which restrict us and our subsidiaries, as foreign or foreign-invested companies, respectively, from operating in certain value-added telecommunications and Internet services, we operate our wireless value-added services through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR, all of which are based in China and are wholly owned by PRC citizens. We do not have any equity interests in Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong or BJXR, but enjoy the economic benefits of these companies through a series of contractual arrangements as described below.

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     Our principal executive office is located at 35th Floor, Tengda Plaza, No. 168, Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing, China, 100044. Our telephone number is (8610) 8857-6000. Our primary website address is www.KongZhong.com and our wireless Internet portal address is kong.net. Information contained on our website or our wireless Internet portal does not constitute a part of this annual report. Our agent for service of process is CT Corporation System located at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, 10011.
     In July 2004, we completed the initial public offering of our American Depositary Shares, representing our ordinary shares, and listed the ADSs on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., or Nasdaq.
Our Investments and Acquisitions
     In December 2004, we signed an agreement with eFriendsNet Entertainment Corp., or EFN, a leading social networking company in China, to purchase 10% of the total equity interest in EFN for $0.5 million. We completed the investment in March 2005. In January 2006, we sold all our shares in EFN for an immediate cash consideration of $1.7 million. We may receive additional payments contingent upon certain conditions.
     In February 2005, we entered into an investment agreement with Beijing WINT, its original shareholders and our designees pursuant to which the original shareholders transferred 100% of the equity interest in Beijing WINT to our designees for RMB 13.84 million (approximately $1.68 million at the then-prevailing exchange rate) consisting of RMB4.02 million (approximately $0.49 million) in cash and RMB9.82 million (approximately $1.19 million) satisfied by waiving receivables from former shareholders of Beijing WINT. As a result of a series of contractual arrangements with our designees, all of whom are our employees, we enjoy all of the economic interest in Beijing WINT. For a further description of these agreements, see “— Our Corporate Structure” below, as well as “Item 7— Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions— Related Party Transactions”. Beijing WINT is focused on developing WAP products and services.
     On May 12, 2005, our operating companies, Beijing AirInbox and Beijing WINT, signed an agreement with the original shareholders of Tianjin Mammoth to acquire 95% and 5%, respectively, of the equity interest in Tianjin Mammoth for an aggregate consideration of RMB 6 million, or approximately $724,944 at the then-prevailing exchange rate, of which $675,379 was paid in 2005 and the remaining balance of $49,565 will be paid in 2006. The acquisition was concluded on May 24, 2005. Tianjin Mammoth was founded in June 2002 and has become a well-known mobile game developer in China. Since the acquisition, Tianjin Mammoth has primarily developed games for KongZhong affiliates.
     In November 2005, we entered into a definitive agreement with Wuhan Chengxitong and its original shareholders to acquire all of the economic interest in Wuhan Chengxitong, a wireless value-added service provider in Hubei province, central China, for a purchase price of RMB14.45 million (approximately $1.79 million at the then-prevailing exchange rate), consisting of RMB4.4 million (approximately $0.54 million) in cash and RMB10.05 million (approximately $1.24 million) satisfied by waiving receivables from former shareholders of Wuhan Chengxitong. Of the $0.54 million in cash, $0.50 million was paid in 2005 and the remaining balance of $0.4 million was paid in January 2006.
     In January 2006, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Sharp Edge, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and based in Beijing, which provides wireless value-added services through its operating entity, BJXR. We paid a cash consideration of $7 million during the first quarter of 2006, and may make two additional payments totaling up to $28 million over a 15-month period from closing, based upon Sharp Edge’s financial performance. We have the option of paying 30% of the additional consideration by issuing shares of our company. Sharp Edge is a leading provider of services on the SMS, IVR and CRBT technology platforms. Sharp Edge reported unaudited net income of approximately $1.93 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Of its 2005 revenue, approximately 50% was from the customers of China Telecom, 33% from the customers of China Netcom, 13% from the customers of China Unicom and 4% from the customers of China Mobile.

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     Our Corporate Structure
     The chart below sets forth our corporate and share ownership structure as of February 28, 2006.
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1   We do not have any ownership interest in Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, BJXR or Wuhan Chengxitong. Our wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into a series of contractual arrangements with these companies and/or their respective shareholders.
     PRC regulations currently restrict foreign ownership of companies that provide value-added telecommunications services, which include wireless value-added services. See also “— Regulation”. To comply with PRC regulations, we conduct substantially all of our wireless value-added operations through five of our operating companies.
     Beijing AirInbox is 45% owned by Yang Cha, formerly our employee and currently our consultant, 42% by Songlin Yang, an uncle of our co-founder, Nick Yang, 10% by Yunfan Zhou, our co-founder and 3% by Zhen Huang, the wife of Nick Yang.
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40% of the total equity interests of Beijing Boya Wuji from Yunfan Zhou and 40% from Zhen Huang, with the result that Beijing AirInbox holds 80% of Beijing Boya Wuji and Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang each hold 10%.
     Beijing WINT is 40% owned by Yang Yang, 30% owned by Linguang Wu, and 30% owned by Guijun Wang, all of whom are our employees.
     Tianjin Mammoth is 95% owned by Beijing AirInbox and 5% owned by WINT.
     BJXR is 51% owned by Guijun Wang and 49% owned by Yang Li, both of whom are our employees.
     Wuhan Chengxitong is 90% owned by Yang Li and 10% owned by Xuelei Wu, both of whom are our employees.
     We do not have any equity interests in Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, Wuhan Chengxitong or BJXR but instead enjoy the economic benefits of these companies through a series of contractual arrangements, which we and our subsidiaries, KongZhong Beijing and Beijing Anjing Xingye, have entered into with these companies and/or their respective shareholders as described below. For a further description of each of these agreements, see “Item 7— Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions— Related Party Transactions”.
     As part of these contractual arrangements, we have entered into loan agreements with each of the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, pursuant to which long-term loans were provided to each of these shareholders to be invested exclusively in Beijing AirInbox. Each shareholder has also agreed to repay these loans only in the form of a transfer of all of his or her interest in Beijing AirInbox to either KongZhong Beijing or our designees to the extent allowed by PRC law under certain circumstances. We currently do not plan to extend any additional loans to the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox or to extend any loans to the shareholders of our other operating companies. See “Item 7—Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions— Related Party Transactions”.
     Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong and their respective shareholders also have entered into exclusive share option agreements with each of KongZhong Beijing. Pursuant to these agreements, each of the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong has granted an exclusive option to KongZhong Beijing or our designees to purchase all or part of such shareholder’s equity interest in Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT or Wuhan Chengxitong, as the case may be, in accordance with PRC law, and has covenanted not to encumber such equity interest in any manner other than as permitted by KongZhong Beijing.
     KongZhong Beijing has entered into business operation agreements with each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong and their respective shareholders. Pursuant to these agreements, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and their respective shareholders agreed to appoint individuals designated by KongZhong Beijing to the management team of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong, and to refrain from taking certain actions that may materially affect these companies’ operations. Each of the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong also has executed an irrevocable power of attorney in favor of individuals designated by KongZhong Beijing. Pursuant to these powers of attorney, those designated individuals have full power and authority to exercise all of such shareholders’ rights with respect to their equity interests in Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji Beijing WINT or Wuhan Chengxitong.
     KongZhong Beijing has entered into exclusive technical and consulting services agreements with each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong. Pursuant to these exclusive technical and consulting services agreements, KongZhong Beijing provides technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong in exchange for service fees. Each of the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong has entered into an equity pledge agreement with KongZhong Beijing, pursuant to which these shareholders pledged their respective interests in Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji Beijing WINT or Wuhan Chengxitong, as the case may be, to

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guarantee the performance of such companies’ payment obligations under the respective exclusive technical and consulting services agreements.
     KongZhong Beijing has entered into an exclusive trademark license agreement with each of Beijing AirInbox and Beijing Boya Wuji, pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing granted each of Beijing AirInbox and Beijing Boya Wuji a non-exclusive license to use its trademarks in exchange for a fee. KongZhong Beijing has entered into a domain name agreement with each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong, pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing granted each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong a non-exclusive license to use its domain names in exchange for a fee.
     BJXR and its shareholders have entered into exclusive share option agreements with our subsidiary, Beijing Anjian Xingye. Pursuant to these agreements, each of the shareholders of BJXR has granted an exclusive option to Beijing Anjian Xingye or our designees to purchase all or part of such shareholder’s equity interest in BJXR in accordance with PRC law, and has covenanted not to encumber such equity interest in any manner other than as permitted by Beijing Anjian Xingye.
     Beijing Anjian Xingye has entered into a business operation agreement with BJXR and its shareholders. Pursuant to this agreement, BJXR and its shareholders agreed to appoint individuals designated by Beijing Anjian Xingye to the management team of BJXR, and to refrain from taking certain actions that may materially affect BJXR’s operations. Each of the shareholders of BJXR also has executed an irrevocable power of attorney in favor of individuals designated by Beijing Anjian Xingye. Pursuant to these powers of attorney, those designated individuals have full power and authority to exercise all of such shareholders’ rights with respect to their equity interests in BJXR.
     Beijing Anjian Xingye has entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with BJXR. Pursuant to this agreement, Beijing Anjian Xingye provides technical and consulting services to BJXR in exchange for service fees. Each of the shareholders of BJXR has entered into an equity pledge agreement with Beijing Anjian Xingye, pursuant to which these shareholders pledged their respective interests in BJXR to guarantee the performance of BJXR’s payment obligations under the its exclusive technical and consulting services agreement.
     In the opinion of our PRC legal counsel, Llinks Law Offices, the ownership structures of KongZhong Beijing, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR, our contractual arrangements with these companies and their respective shareholders and the businesses and operations of these companies as described in this annual report are in compliance with all existing PRC laws and regulations and are enforceable in accordance with their terms and conditions. In addition, our PRC legal counsel is of the opinion that, with respect to Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR, no consent, approval or license, other than those already obtained, is required under any of the existing PRC laws and regulations for the effectiveness and enforceability of the ownership structures, contractual arrangements, businesses and operations of these companies, with the exception that Beijing AirInbox is required to obtain a license pursuant to the Internet News Information Services Regulations, for which Beijing AirInbox’s application is pending. In addition, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and implementation of current PRC laws and regulations. See “— Regulation” and “Item 3— Key Information — Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Our Business — If the PRC government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating our business do not comply with PRC government restrictions on foreign investment in the value-added telecommunications industry, we could be subject to severe penalties”, and “— Our contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR may not be as effective in providing operational control as direct ownership of these businesses and may be difficult to enforce”. As discussed in those risk factors, certain events may cause us to lose the benefits and control intended to be created by these arrangements.

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Capital Expenditures and Divestitures
     See “Item 5— Operating and Financial Review and Prospects— Capital Expenditures” for information concerning our principal capital expenditures since our inception and those planned for 2005. We have not undertaken any significant divestitures.
Business Overview
     We are one of China’s leading providers of wireless value-added services generally, and are the leading provider in terms of 2.5G wireless interactive entertainment, media and community services to customers of China Mobile, which has the largest mobile subscriber base in the world. According to Analysys International, based on our 2005 revenues, we were the leading provider on China Mobile’s networks of wireless value-added services on each of the WAP, MMS and JavaTM technology platforms. In addition, since 2004 we have provided wireless value-added services on the networks of China Unicom, China Telecom and China Netcom, China’s other major telecommunications operators.
     We provide interactive entertainment, media and community services through multiple technology platforms to mobile phone users. We provide most of our services through 2.5G technology platforms, including WAP, MMS and JavaTM, which offer higher quality graphics, richer content and interactivity than 2G wireless services. We also offer a range of data and voice services through 2G technology platforms, including SMS, IVR and CRBT.
     We deliver a broad range of services that users can access directly from their mobile phones, including by choosing an icon embedded in select models of handsets, or from a mobile operator’s portal or web site. Our services are organized in three major categories, consisting of:
    Interactive entertainment. Our interactive entertainment services include mobile games, pictures, karaoke, electronic books and mobile phone personalization features, such as ringtones, wallpaper, clocks and calendars.
 
    Media. Our media services provide content such as domestic and international news, entertainment, sports, fashion, lifestyle and other special interest areas.
 
    Community. Our community services include interactive chat, message boards, dating and networking.
     Users can purchase our value-added services on a per use basis and, in most cases, on a subscription basis. We provide our services mainly pursuant to our cooperation arrangements with the telecommunications operators and their provincial subsidiaries, the terms of which are generally for one year or less. We do not directly bill our users, and depend on the billing systems and records of the telecommunications operators to bill and collect all fees. We generally do not have the ability to independently verify the accuracy of the billing systems of the telecommunications operators. As the telecommunications operators do not provide us with a detailed revenue breakdown on a service-by-service basis, we depend on our internal data management system to monitor revenue derived from each of our services. We make our business decisions based on our internal data, taking into account our historical experience in reconciling our internal data to our actual results of operations and other factors including strategic considerations.

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     The following diagram illustrates how our services are provided through technology platforms to users.
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     Users have the option of ordering our services from our web site, www.KongZhong.com, or from their mobile phones by using our access code or by choosing the icon embedded in select models of handsets. Users also may order some of our services from a telecommunication operator’s portal or web site. Substantially all of our services are ordered by users directly through their mobile phones and all services are delivered through mobile phones.
     We continuously produce and source new content that appeals to our target consumers for advanced value-added services. Utilizing software we have developed, our experienced editors and producers edit, redesign and repackage our content for our different services and technology platforms in a manner that appeals to consumers and ensures a consistent user experience across different mobile handset models. We obtain our content through in-house writers, freelance writers and third-party suppliers. Through contractual arrangements, we have exclusive rights over the content produced by our in-house writers, the content specifically produced for us by freelance writers and some of the content sourced from third-party suppliers.
     We also maintain a wireless Internet or WAP portal, kong.net, which we launched in 2004 and strengthened in 2005. Through our portal, we offer news, community, games and other interactive media and entertainment services to our customers free of charge. Developing our wireless Internet portal business will be a key initiative and focus of our efforts in 2006.
Our Business
Our Wireless Value-Added Services
     The following are the three major service areas on which we focus:
    Interactive Entertainment. We offer a wide range of interactive entertainment services, including mobile games, karaoke, electronic books and mobile phone personalization features, such as ringtones, wallpaper, icons, clocks and calendars. We provide our interactive entertainment services through all of our technology platforms. Mobile phone users can download on demand or subscribe for regular downloads of our interactive entertainment services, although most of our mobile games are offered on a single-transaction basis. Some of our most popular interactive entertainment services include:
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      develop and publish 2.5G mobile games and also acquired Tianjin Mammoth, a mobile games developer. As of December 31, 2005, we had a library of over 100 internally developed mobile game titles. Our internally developed game Kung Fu Hustle, launched in November 2005, received the Best Mobile Game Award at the 2005 China Annual Game Industry Conference.
 
    Pictures and Logos. Mobile phone users can download pictures and logos to personalize the background of their mobile phone screens. Such pictures include cartoons, pets and scenic photos.
 
    Polyphonic Ringtones. Our ringtones enable a mobile phone user to personalize their ringtones using the melodies of their favorite songs or special sound effects.
    Media. Users can download our media content on either a single-transaction basis or a monthly subscription basis. Media content covers international and domestic news, entertainment, sports, fashion, lifestyle and other special interest areas. Some of our most popular media services include:
    News. We offer international and domestic news, delivered in a format easy for the reader to peruse. Our WAP version enables users to easily search for news that interests them.
 
    Entertainment. Our entertainment magazine focuses on high-profile celebrities and includes star biographies, interviews and photos.
 
    Sports. Our sports magazine features sports news, game scores and information about sports stars.
    Community. Users can engage in community-oriented activities such as interactive chatting, message boards, dating and networking. Users may access our community services only on a monthly subscription basis. Some of our most popular community services include:
    Chat. We offer a variety of chat services. For instance, we have a virtual reality game that allows mobile phone users to choose the lifestyle they dream of and interact with the city’s other inhabitants/players.
 
    Dating. Our dating mobile services are highly popular. We have a mobile chat and dating service available on WAP and MMS that allows users to utilize the enhanced features of 2.5G technology to choose their chatting partners from a selection of pictures taken with users’ mobile phone cameras. We also offer a WAP-based dating service designed to simulate a campus environment tailored for students.
 
    Photo Albums. Our photo albums allow mobile users to post and arrange their photos take with their mobile handsets into albums accessible via their handsets. Utilizing the WAP technology platform, mobile users can access photo albums in a manner similar to accessing photo albums on the Internet.
Our Wireless Internet Portal Business
     We have developed a wireless Internet portal that customers can visit from their mobile phones by using their WAP browser while accessing China’s 2.5G mobile networks. Our original wireless Internet portal domain name, or URL, was www.cota.cn, but we have recently moved to www.kong.net. Our portal is independent of the telecommunications operators’ portals, including China Mobile’s MonternetTM portal. Through our portal, we offer news, community services, games and other interactive media and entertainment services to our customers free of charge. We launched our portal in 2004, began expanding our portal offerings in 2005 and plan to undertake a major

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advertising campaign in 2006 to drive traffic to our portal and promote recognition of the portal and our corporate brand.
     Our wireless Internet portal business is a new business and strategic initiative that we are undertaking with the aim of further expanding our product offerings, strengthening our competitive advantages, increasing corporate brand awareness and preparing ourselves for the eventual launch of 3G networks in China. We believe this initiative is an important part of our efforts to continue growing our business over the long term. We expect our wireless Internet portal business will eventually generate advertising revenue over the long term if traffic to our portal becomes sufficiently large. However, we do not expect any significant revenue, including advertising revenue, from our wireless Internet portal business during the next few years.
Our Technology Platforms
     2.5G Wireless Standard Services
     We deliver our 2.5G services primarily to users of mobile phones that either are based on the global system for mobile communication, or GSM, standard and utilize general packet radio service, or GPRS, technology or are based on the code-division multiple access, or CDMA, standard and utilize CDMA 1x technology, in both cases through the WAP, MMS and JavaTM technology platforms.
    Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WAP allows users to browse content on their mobile phones so that users can request and receive information in a manner similar to accessing information on Internet web sites through personal computers. We provide our WAP service primarily over China Mobile’s GPRS networks, which allows users to download color and animated pictures, logos and wallpaper, interactive mobile games, customized ringtones and other Internet content. We launched WAP services in May 2002, but did not begin to receive revenue for such services until September 2002, when China Mobile started to allow service providers to charge fees for WAP services.
 
    Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS). MMS is a messaging service that we deliver over GPRS networks and that, in China, allows up to 50 kilobytes of data to be transmitted in a single message, compared to 140 bytes of data via SMS. As a result, MMS enables users to download colorful pictures and advanced ringtones. We launched MMS services in October 2002, but did not begin to receive revenue for such services until April 2003, when China Mobile started to allow service providers to charge fees for MMS. Our monthly subscription services automatically send information to users’ mobile phones, and include news, beauty, celebrity photographs and special collectible items. Our services that can be downloaded on a single-transaction basis include pictures, screensavers, ringtones and special sound effects.
 
    JavaTM. JavaTM technology allows mobile phone users to play interactive and networked mobile games and karaoke, and to download applications to customize their mobile phone settings, such as screensavers and clocks. We launched services based on the JavaTM programming language in September 2003, but did not begin to receive revenue for such services until November 2003, when China Mobile started to allow service providers to charge fees for JavaTM services. We expect revenue from our JavaTM-based services to continue grown as more models of mobile phones sold in China incorporate this technology and we develop new services utilizing the JavaTM language.
     2G Wireless Standard
     We deliver our 2G services primarily through the SMS, IVR and CRBT technology platforms.
    Short Messaging Services (SMS). SMS is the basic form of mobile messaging service, and is supported by substantially all mobile phone models currently sold. Users can receive our products and services, which include news, jokes, weather forecasts and short stories, through their mobile

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      phones on a subscription or single-transaction basis. We launched and began receiving revenue from SMS in July 2002.
 
    Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Interactive voice response services allow users to access voice content from their mobile phones, including music, chat, foreign-language instruction and novels. We launched and began receiving revenue from IVR services in December 2003.
 
    Color Ring Back Tone (CRBT). Color ring back tones allow a mobile phone user to customize the sound that callers hear when ringing the user’s mobile phone. We offer a variety of entertaining content, including pre-recorded messages, movie dialogues and soundtracks and a wide range of classical and popular music. We launched and began receiving revenue from our CRBT services in October 2003 in Beijing and subsequently began to offer CRBT services in other provinces. We offered CRBT services through 58 provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile, China Unicom, China Netcom and China Telecom as of December 31, 2005.
     Although our focus has been and remains on providing services based on 2.5G technology platforms, we have continued to pursue a diversified growth strategy. In 2005, our product development and sales and marketing teams increased their efforts to develop and promote 2G services, and we intend to continue these efforts in 2006. We expect the portion of our total revenue from 2G services to continue to grow in 2006 because of our ongoing efforts and also as a result of our acquisition of Sharp Edge, because most of Sharp Edge’s revenues are derived from the provision of 2G services. However, given the intense competition in this market, we cannot assure you that our 2G revenue will continue to grow at the 2005 pace, if at all.
Strategic Relationships
     We have established cooperation arrangements with telecommunications operators, mobile handset manufacturers, content providers and other business partners to produce, promote and market our services. We provide our wireless value-added services mainly pursuant to cooperation agreements through China Mobile’s MonternetTM network. Since 2004, we also have provided our wireless value-added services through China Unicom’s Uni-InfoTM mobile network and each of China Netcom’s and China Telecom’s Personal Handyphone Systems, or PHS systems, which are based on fixed-line networks. In addition, we cooperate with several of China’s leading mobile handset manufacturers, which make select handset models with a wireless value-added services icon in the handset’s menu that enables users to access our services directly. We pay service fees to the telecommunications operators, mobile handset manufacturers, mobile handset distributors, content providers and other partners, where relevant.
     Telecommunications Operators
     China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile telecommunications network operator in terms of subscribers, with 246.7 million subscribers as of December 31, 2005. Our working relationship with China Mobile is critical to the operation and continued development of our business. See “Item 3— Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Our Business—We depend on China Mobile for substantially all of our revenue, and any loss or deterioration of our relationship with China Mobile may result in severe disruptions to our business operations and the loss of substantially all of our revenues”. We provide wireless value-added services in all 31 Chinese provinces or provincial-level municipalities pursuant to cooperation agreements with China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries. Generally, these agreements have terms of one year or shorter, but renew automatically unless either party objects. We derive substantially all of our revenue through China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries and work with them in the development and promotion of wireless value-added services. We were one of the first wireless service providers to work with China Mobile to develop and offer WAP, MMS and JavaTM. In addition, we have jointly promoted wireless value-added services with China Mobile, which is generally more cost-effective and wide-reaching than if we were to promote these services through traditional advertising.

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     In addition to our cooperation agreements with China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries, we have entered into cooperation agreements pursuant to which we provide 2.5G and 2G services on the networks of China Unicom, and 2G services on the networks of China Netcom and China Telecom. Revenue from the cooperation agreements with these three telecommunications operators amounted to 5% of our total revenues during the year ended December 31, 2005, as compared to less than 1% of total revenue during the year ended December 31, 2004. We expect the portion of our total revenue from our cooperation agreements with China Unicom, China Netcom and China Telecom to further increase in 2006 as a result of organic growth and our acquisition of Sharp Edge, because most of Sharp Edge’s revenues are derived from relationships with these three telecommunications operators.
     We establish the fees to the users of our services in consultation with the telecommunications operators and pay a service fee to the telecommunications operators through which our services are provided. We charge our users content fees, which vary among our different services, on either a transaction or a monthly subscription basis.
     Pursuant to our agreements with the subsidiaries of China Mobile, we generally pay to China Mobile subsidiaries 15% of the fees we generate from providing our services to users through the mobile operator’s network. China Mobile subsidiaries also offer to provide us with customer services or customer services packaged with marketing and promotional services in return for an additional 15% or 35%, respectively, of the fees we generate from providing our services through such operator’s network. However, because we maintain our own customer service and sales and marketing capabilities, we generally do not contract with China Mobile subsidiaries for such services and therefore generally pay only 15% of the fees we generate from providing our services to users. In addition, China Mobile subsidiaries deduct a net transmission charge from our portion of the fees for services provided on the MMS and SMS platforms. Such transmission charge is equivalent to the transmission fee set forth in the table below multiplied by the number of messages we send through the mobile operator’s network in excess of the number of messages we receive from users requesting our services.
     The following table sets forth our principal fees charged to users for our services and service and transmission charges paid to China Mobile and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005.
                                                                             
    Fees we charge to users     Fees we pay to China Mobile  
                            Transmission  
    Transaction fee     Monthly             charge per  
    per unit (1)     subscription fee     Service fees     message (2)  
    (in RMB(3), except percentages)  
WAP
    0.50-2.00       2.00-8.00       15%-40 %(4)   None
 
MMS
    0.50-2.00       5.00-20.00       15 %     0.15-0.20 (8)
JavaTM
    1.00-15.00       N/A       15 %   None  
SMS
    0.10-2.00       3.00-20.00       15%-35 %(5)     0.05-0.08  
IVR
    0.30-1.00       N/A       30%-35 %(6)   None  
CRBT
    0.50-4.00       3.00-6.00       15%-30 %(7)   None  
 
(1)   Transaction fees are based on units of downloads for WAP, MMS, JavaTM, SMS and CRBT and minutes for IVR.
 
(2)   A transmission fee is assessed for each message we send in excess of the number of messages we receive. The amount of the transmission fee for each month depends on the volume of messages sent in that month. No transmission fees are assessed for WAP or IVR services. Users pay a network access or airtime fee in addition to the content fees.
 
(3)   Our fees are charged in Renminbi. The noon buying rate certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was RMB8.0702 = $1.00 on December 30, 2005.
 
(4)   Our agreement with China Mobile provides for a 15% service fee but a few provincial subsidiaries have set a higher service fee.
 
(5)   Our SMS agreements with most provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile provide for a 15% service fee, and our agreement with one provincial subsidiary provides for a 35% fee.
 
(6)   Our IVR agreement with China Mobile provides for a 30% service fee but a few provincial subsidiaries have set a higher service fee.
 
(7)   Our CRBT agreement with China Mobile provides for a 15% service fee but a few provincial subsidiaries have set a higher service fee.
 
(8)   As of April 30, 2006. Effective from April 2006, China Mobile adjusted downward the fees charged for MMS.

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     Pursuant to our agreements with China Unicom and its subsidiaries, we generally pay China Unicom and its subsidiaries 20% of the fees we generate from providing our services to users through the operator’s network, with the exception of IVR services, for which we pay 35% to China Unicom and its subsidiaries.
     Pursuant to our agreements with China Telecom, China Netcom and their respective subsidiaries, we generally pay China Telecom, China Netcom and their respective subsidiaries 15% of the fees we generate from providing our services to users through the operator’s network, with the exception of IVR services, for which we pay 50% to China Telecom, China Netcom and their respective subsidiaries.
     We rely primarily on the telecommunications operators to provide billing and collection services for us. The fees for our services are incorporated into the mobile operator’s invoices, which are sent to users on a monthly basis. We receive monthly statements from each of the telecommunications operators, which indicate the aggregate amount of fees that were charged to users for services that we provided. For a description of our revenue recognition policy, see “Item 5— Operating and Financial Review and Prospects— Critical Accounting Policies— Revenue Recognition”. Also see “Item 3— Key Information— Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business— We depend on China Mobile for substantially all of our revenue, and any loss or deterioration of our relationship with China Mobile may result in severe disruptions to our business operations and the loss of substantially all of our revenues”.
     Material Contracts with Telecommunications Operators
     The term of our contracts with the telecommunications operators is generally one year or shorter. When such contracts expire, we either rely on the automatic renewal clauses contained in such contracts, execute an extension or enter into new contracts. On occasion, the renewal or the execution of new contracts can be delayed by a period of one month or longer. Based on our historical experience, in the event that a contract expires and is not promptly renewed, the mobile operator typically continues to honor the expired contract until such time that an extension is executed or a new contract is entered into. We cannot assure you that any telecommunications operator will in fact continue to honor an expired contract. The specific termination and other material provisions of our more significant contracts with the telecommunications operators are set forth below.
     In January 2006, Beijing AirInbox entered into a cooperation agreement with China Mobile to provide WAP services to users nationwide on the MonternetTM portal. Pursuant to this agreement, Beijing AirInbox pays China Mobile a service fee of 15% of the revenues generated from providing WAP services to users. Beijing AirInbox may not provide the same content that it provides to China Mobile under this agreement to other operators or WAP portals. Any violation of such provision entitles China Mobile to terminate this agreement. The agreement took effect on January 1, 2006 and expires on December 31, 2006. This agreement replaces an earlier agreement signed by the parties on April 11, 2005, which had the same key terms and was in effect from October 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005. Beijing AirInbox also has entered into contracts with certain provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile that provide access to Beijing AirInbox’s WAP services through the provincial subsidiaries’ WAP portals.
     On August 10, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into a cooperation agreement with China Mobile to provide MMS services on China Mobile’s nationwide network. Pursuant to this agreement, Beijing AirInbox pays China Mobile a service fee of 15% of the revenues generated from providing MMS services to users, plus net transmission charges. Beijing AirInbox may not provide the same content that it provides to China Mobile under this agreement to other telecommunications operators. Any violation of such provision entitles China Mobile to terminate this agreement. This agreement expires on June 30, 2006 and may be renewed by the parties.
     Mobile Handset Manufacturers
     We have established distribution arrangements with mobile handset manufacturers, such as Motorola, Samsung, Amoi, Panasonic, Lenovo and other major domestic and international handset manufacturers, which produce select handset models with a wireless value-added services icon in the handset’s menu or in the menu of the MonternetTM portal accessed through the handsets that enables users to access our wireless value-added services

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directly from their mobile phones. Pursuant to these arrangements, mobile handset manufacturers receive 40% to 60% of the net revenue that we receive from the telecommunications operators, generally after deducting the fees paid to the telecommunications operators, with respect to wireless value-added services that are accessed through the specially embedded links to our services. We currently have distribution arrangements with 28 mobile handset manufacturers. The terms of these agreements are generally for one year, and pertain to specific mobile handset models. In addition, we also leverage our relationship with the mobile handset manufacturers to enter into joint marketing programs.
     In 2004, we entered into an agreement with Panasonic pursuant to which we establish and maintain their web sites specially designed for wireless value-added services downloads and exclusively manage the provision of wireless value-added services through these web sites to the users of Panasonic mobile phones. We and Panasonic have extended this agreement through 2008. In 2005, we entered into a similar exclusive agreement with Amoi, which has a term of one year.
     Content Providers
     We also have entered into licensing agreements with content providers. Pursuant to these agreements, we contract with our content providers to use their content for a fixed licensing fee or for a certain percentage, generally 30% to 70%, of the net cash we receive from telecommunications operators with respect to products and services that contain the licensed content, generally after deducting the fees paid to our distribution partners. These arrangements are typically for one or two years and are not exclusive, except for the content specifically produced for us by our freelance writers and certain content from our third-party content providers. We currently license news content from the Xinhua News Agency, Beijing Youth News and China Youth News, among others, and license music content from EMI Group Hong Kong Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Asia) Inc., Avex Asia Limited and the Music Copyright Society of China. We use the music we license in our CRBT, song dedication, song listening, mobile karaoke, true ringtone and music video streaming and download services. We also signed agreements in 2005 giving us exclusive rights in China to develop wireless value-added products and services based on the work of the Chinese actor Ge You and the content of the movies “The Myth” starring Jackie Chan and and “The Promise,” directed by Chen Kaige. We also have entered into license agreements with Namco Limited, Gameloft, Gamevil Inc., Superscape Ltd. and NEC Corporation to provide their games to mobile phone users in China.
Product Development
     As our business focus is on technologically advanced wireless value-added services, our product development team focuses on refining and upgrading our current services and creating new and innovative products that utilize the latest standards and technology, such as flash animation and streaming video. China Mobile started operating its 2.5G network in May 2002. The 2.5G standard enables wireless value-added service providers to send more data in a shorter period of time, thereby facilitating the transmission of more advanced data services. We were one of the first wireless value-added service providers to work with China Mobile to develop and offer MMS and WAP services and have continued to be a leading developer of innovative services compatible with these technology platforms. In 2005, we established a dedicated mobile games development team to develop Java games. At the same time, we increased our product development team’s emphasis on developing and supporting our 2G products, including IVR and CRBT, which we distribute on the networks of China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and China Netcom. We believe that our timely delivery of new services that meet telecommunication operators’ specifications demonstrates our technical capabilities and strengthens our cooperation relationship with the telecommunications operators.
     In addition to developing a range of innovative services, we also have developed a variety of programming tools that allow us to enhance consumers’ enjoyment of our services. For instance, in response to the current lack of a standard operating system among mobile phones produced by different manufacturers in China, which may result in inconsistent experiences for users accessing our services through different handset models, we have developed software tools that allow our services to be readily adapted for use on most mobile phones on the market. Such tools reduce the marginal cost of adapting our services to additional models of mobile phones and optimize user

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experience in terms of format and presentation of our services. Thus, we are able to input content into our system that will be recalibrated and tailored for a user’s mobile phone or formatted for a particular technology platform.
     As of December 31, 2005, our product development team consisted of 534 people, organized into departments based on platforms including WAP, MMS, JavaTM and SMS. Within each department, the team is further divided into specific product areas such as media, community and interactive entertainment. Our product development team has a wide range of technical experience across different technology platforms in the wireless telecommunications sector.
Sales, Marketing and Customer Service
     We are committed to establishing our KongZhong name as a well-recognized and reputable brand not only among mobile phone users, but also among telecommunications operators, key industry players and owners of brand names. We sell our services principally to and through China Mobile, as well as other distribution partners. We market through our web site, promotional events, direct marketing and media advertising. We provide customer support to China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and China Netcom and our end users.
     Sales and Marketing
     We focus on marketing our KongZhong brand name, as we believe branding is important in the wireless interactive entertainment, media and community services market. In February 2006, we announced our plan to further strengthen our wireless Internet portal, kong.net, and increase our marketing budget and efforts to promote kong.net as well as our corporate brand name. We plan to advertise in traditional media such as television, billboards, newspapers and magazines as well as through the Internet.
     We utilize our leading position among providers of wireless interactive entertainment, media and community services and our knowledge of our customers to attract joint promotion arrangements with brand-owners seeking effective channels of publicity among trend-conscious consumers. Through select distribution channels, we target young and fashion-driven consumers who we believe set trends for consumer products and services in China. For example, we promoted the movie “The Promise” pursuant to a joint promotional arrangement under which we offered exclusive wireless value-added services containing pictures and other content relating to the movie. In addition, we market through traditional offline media venues, such as through newspapers, magazines and flyers.
     Substantially all of our services are provided through the networks of China Mobile. Accordingly, we devote significant resources to maintaining, expanding and strengthening our relationship with China Mobile and its subsidiaries. In addition, we have strengthened our sales and marketing of 2G services, which we provide through the networks of China Mobile as well as other telecommunications operators. As of December 31, 2005, our sales and marketing department consisted of 155 persons strategically located in 26 provinces in China to work closely with the telecommunications operators throughout China at the provincial and local level, where pricing and other important decisions on marketing and operations are made. Our localized sales team also helps us gain insight into developments in the local markets and the competitive landscape, as well as new market opportunities.
     We also seek alternative distribution channels, such as mobile handset manufacturers and mobile handset distributors. In addition, we sell our services by advertising in media forums, including newspapers, magazines and on television. Our sales force also works with other distribution partners to promote our services.
     To motivate our sales professionals, a portion of their compensation is based on the usage of our services in their respective regions. Sales quotas are assigned to all sales personnel according to quarterly sales plans. We intend to increase our marketing budget and staff to further increase awareness of our brand name. We are also exploring a range of other joint marketing strategies in order to maximize our cooperation arrangements and resources.

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     Customer Service
     Customer service is important to us as it is key to building our brand and our relationships with the telecommunications operators. We train our customer service representatives with an emphasis on customer satisfaction. Our customer service center handles calls, faxes and e-mails from our users, as well as inquiries forwarded from the telecommunications operators. Our customer service representatives interact on a regular basis with, and provide training materials to, customer service representatives of telecommunications operators from over 30 provinces to enhance our users’ experience with our services. As of December 31, 2005, our customer service department consisted of 85 persons strategically located in 15 provinces in China.
Competition
     There are numerous players in China’s wireless value-added services market. The MII has reported on its website that in 2005 more than 900 service providers held nationwide licenses to supply content and services on Chinese telecommunications operators’ networks. We compete with these companies primarily on the basis of brand, the type and timing of service offerings, content, users and business partner and channel relationships. We also compete for experienced and talented employees.
     Some of our competitors may have more human and financial resources than we do, and a longer operating history than we have. For example, Internet portals providing wireless value-added services may have an advantage over us with their longer operating history, more established brand name, larger user base and Internet distribution channels. Furthermore, our competitors may be able to offer a broader range of services than we are presently able to offer. See “Item 3— Key Information— Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Our Business— We may face increasing competition, which could reduce our market share and materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations”.
     2.5G Wireless Standard Services
     Our primary competitors in the 2.5G wireless value-added services market in China include Internet portals such as Sina Corporation, Sohu.com Inc., NetEase.com Inc. and TOM Online Inc., as well as providers focused on wireless value-added services such as Hurray! Solutions Limited and Linktone Limited. According to Analysys, in 2005 we, TOM Online Inc., Shenzhen Xuntian Telecommunication Technology Ltd., Beijing Liandong Weiye Technology Development Company, Ltd. and Beijing Yintepusi Mobile Technology Co., Ltd. were ranked 1 through 5, respectively, in the WAP services market on China Mobile’s network, based on revenues. According to Analysys, in 2005, we, TOM Online Inc., Sina Corporation, Linktone Limited and Tencent Technology Limited were ranked 1 through 5, respectively, in the MMS services market on China Mobile’s network, based on revenues.
     2G Wireless Standard Services
     Competition is particularly intense in China’s 2G-based wireless value-added services market as the barriers to entry are relatively low compared to the 2.5G market, resulting in a much higher number of wireless value-added service providers. As the market for wireless value-added services in China continues to evolve into 2.5G, our focus is primarily on developing our 2.5G services. However, we also offer SMS, IVR and CRBT in our portfolio of services. Our primary competitors in this market include Internet portals such as Sina Corporation, Sohu.com Inc., Netease.com Inc. and TOM Online Inc., and providers focused on wireless value-added services such as Tencent Technology Limited, Linktone Limited and Mtone Wireless Corp. According to Analysys, in 2005 Sina Corporation, TOM Online Inc., Linktone Limited, Tencent Technology Limited and Sohu.com Inc. were ranked 1 through 5, respectively, in the SMS services market on China Mobile’s network, based on revenues. In 2005, although we grew our 2G revenue by 172% over 2004, we do not believe that we were among the top five 2G service providers in terms of revenue. Given the intense competition in this market, we cannot assure you that our 2G revenue will continue to grow at the 2005 pace, if at all.

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Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
     We regard our copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights as critical to our business. We rely on trademark and copyright law, trade secret protection, non-competition, confidentiality and licensing agreements with our senior officers, clients, partners and others to protect our intellectual property rights. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent misappropriation of our content or technology, particularly in foreign countries where the relevant laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. For a description of the regulations applicable to our industry in China, see “—Regulation”.
     We have registered KongZhong Network as a commercial website with the State Administration on Industry and Commerce. As a result, no one else may operate a website, whether commercial or otherwise, using the name of KongZhong Network. We are also the registered owner of the domain names www.kongzhong.com, www.kongzhong.com.cn, www.kongzhong.net , www.kongzhong.net.cn,, www.cota.com.cn, www.cota.cn and kong.net. We have registered our logo, the KongZhong thumb, as a trademark in China. We are unable to register the Chinese name of “KongZhong Network” as our service mark in China because it is deemed a generic term under existing PRC trademark laws and regulations, which prohibit registration of generic terms as trademarks or service marks. However, we do not expect to face a proliferation of counterfeit services or products without any legal remedy as we may seek a remedy for piracy under China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law, by bringing a suit against a third party that uses the Chinese name of “KongZhong Network” if the overall design or appearance of that third party’s services is substantially the same as that of the well-known or established services provided by us. See “Item 3— Key Information— Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Our Business— We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, and we may be exposed to infringement claims by third parties”.
Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure
     We maintain most of our servers at the premises of Beijing Communication Corporation, which is the administrator of the central hub of the ChinaNet backbone. We also maintain servers at other Internet data centers, including Beijing Mobile Communication Company Limited, Chongqing Mobile Communication Company Limited and Hangzhou Mobile Communication Company Limited. We believe that utilizing these hosting partners provides significant operating benefits, such as protecting our systems from power loss, break-ins and other potential external causes of service interruption. In addition, we back up all of our data. We believe we will be able to increase our server capacity as needed to accommodate future growth.
Employees
General
     Our senior management and many of our employees have had prior experience in the Internet portal or telecommunications-related industries. Our employees receive a base salary and a performance-based bonus. Our bonuses are available to all employees and the amounts of such bonuses are calculated based on the performance ranking of the employee. We have a broad-based stock option plan pursuant to which we grant stock options from time to time to employees who have passed their initial probation period. We also offer internal training programs tailored to different job requirements to help enhance our employees’ talents and skills. We believe that these initiatives have contributed to the growth of our business.
     As of December 31, 2005, we had 855 employees, all in China. The table below sets forth the number of our employees by function as of the end of the periods indicated:

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    As of December 31,
    2003   2004   2005
    Number   % of Total   Number   % of Total   Number   % of Total
Sales, marketing and business development
    36       15.7 %     110       20.3 %     155       18.1 %
 
                                               
Customer service
    18       7.9 %     53       9.8 %     85       9.9 %
 
                                               
Product development
    149       65.0 %     320       59.1 %     534       62.5 %
 
                                               
Networking operation
    8       3.5 %     22       4.1 %     33       3.9 %
 
                                               
General and administrative
    18       7.9 %     36       6.7 %     48       5.6 %
 
                                               
Total
    229       100.0 %     541       100.0 %     855       100.0 %
     We increased the number of our employees by 58% from a total of 541 employees as of December 31, 2004, reflecting our rapid growth.
     We believe that we maintain a good working relationship with our employees and we have not experienced any significant labor disputes or any difficulty in recruiting staff for our operations. Our employees are not represented through any collective bargaining agreements or by labor unions.
Employee Benefits Plan
     Our full-time employees in the PRC participate in a government-mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require us to accrue for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries. The total provisions for such employee benefits were $410,009, $987,906 and $2,268,817 for the years ended December 31 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
     We have granted stock options to our employees pursuant to our KongZhong Corporation 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, or 2002 Plan, as described in “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees— Stock Options”.
Properties
     Our principal executive office currently occupies approximately 8,000 square meters of office space in Beijing, China, primarily under leases that will expire in May 2007. In addition, we lease sales offices in 20 provinces throughout China.
Legal Proceedings
     We and certain of our directors, officers and shareholders were named as defendants in six related securities class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. These lawsuits were brought on behalf of a putative class of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired our ADSs pursuant to our initial public offering between July 9, 2004 and August 17, 2004. The complaints asserted that our prospectus filed with the United States SEC was false and misleading because it failed to disclose certain adverse facts related to sanctions subsequently imposed by China Mobile on us. The complaints alleged violations of Sections 11, 12(a) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933. The court selected the lead plaintiff in these actions, and a consolidated amended complaint was filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 14, 2005. On September 13, 2005, we reached an agreement in principle to settle the action. On November 9, 2005, we entered into a stipulation of settlement pursuant to which the plaintiffs agreed to dismiss with prejudice the class action

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claims and we agreed to pay $3.5 million into a settlement fund for persons who purchased or sold our ADSs between July 9, 2004 and August 17, 2004. The court approved the settlement at a fairness hearing on April 14, 2006. In the first quarter of 2006, we paid the $3.5 million settlement payment into an escrow account. We believe that we have been in compliance with securities laws and made appropriate and necessary disclosures in our prospectus dated July 9, 2004 at the time of the initial public offering. We agreed to this settlement solely to avoid the expense, distraction and uncertainty associated with continued litigation without admitting any fault, liability or wrongdoing.
     Despite our efforts to comply with the intellectual property rights of third parties, we cannot be certain that we have not, and will not, infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, which may subject us to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of our business from time to time. Such legal proceedings or claims, even if not meritorious, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. In addition, we may also initiate litigation to protect our intellectual property rights. See “Item 3— Key Information— Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Our Business— We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, and we may be exposed to infringement claims by third parties”.
Regulation
     The telecommunications industry, including computer information and Internet access services, is highly regulated by the PRC government. Regulations issued or implemented by the State Council, the MII, and other relevant government authorities cover virtually every aspect of telecommunications network operations, including entry into the telecommunications industry, the scope of permissible business activities, interconnection and transmission line arrangements, tariff policy and foreign investment.
     The MII, under the leadership of the State Council, is responsible for, among other things:
    formulating and enforcing telecommunications industry policy, standards and regulations;
 
    granting licenses to provide telecommunications and Internet services;
 
    formulating tariff and service charge policies for telecommunications and Internet services;
 
    supervising the operations of telecommunications and Internet service providers; and
 
    maintaining fair and orderly market competition among operators.
     In September 2000, the PRC State Council promulgated the Telecommunications Regulations, or the Telecom Regulations. The Telecom Regulations categorize all telecommunications businesses in China as either infrastructure telecommunications businesses or value-added telecommunications businesses, with wireless value-added services classified as value-added telecommunications businesses. The Telecom Regulations also set forth extensive guidelines with respect to different aspects of telecommunications operations in China.
     In December 2001, in order to comply with China’s commitments with respect to its entry into the WTO, the State Council promulgated the Telecom FIE Rules. The Telecom FIE Rules set forth detailed requirements with respect to capitalization, investor qualifications and application procedures in connection with the establishment of a foreign-invested telecommunications enterprise. Pursuant to the Telecom FIE Rules, the ultimate capital contribution ratio of the foreign investor(s) in a foreign-funded telecommunications enterprise that provides value-added telecommunications services shall not exceed 50%. In addition, all principal investors in such an enterprise must themselves be telecommunications operators. Pursuant to the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue, as of December 11, 2003, the permitted foreign investment ratio of value-added telecommunications services is no more than 50%. To comply with these PRC regulations, we conduct substantially all of our operations through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR, which are wholly-owned by PRC citizens or entities and incorporated in the PRC. We do not have any equity interests in these operating companies,

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but instead enjoy the economic benefits of these operating companies through a series of contractual arrangements, which we and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, KongZhong Beijing and Beijing Anjian Xingye, have entered into with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR and their respective shareholders as described in “— Our Corporate Structure” and “Item 7— Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions”. In the opinion of Llinks Law Office, our PRC legal counsel, the ownership structures of, and our contractual agreements with, these operating companies comply with all existing PRC laws and regulations, including the Telecom FIE Rules.
     In addition to the regulations promulgated by the central PRC government, some local governments have also promulgated local rules applicable to Internet or other value-added telecommunications companies operating within their respective jurisdictions. In Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Administrative Bureau of Industry and Commerce, or the Beijing AIC, has promulgated a number of Internet-related rules. In 2002, the Beijing AIC invalidated a previously issued circular and adopted a new set of rules requiring owners of the domain names of commercial web sites located within Beijing to register their web site names and commercial web sites with the Beijing AIC.
Regulation of Internet Content Services
     Subsequent to the State Council’s promulgation of the Telecom Regulations and the Internet Information Services Administrative Measures, or the Internet Information Measures, in September 2000, the MII and other regulatory authorities formulated and implemented a number of Internet-related regulations, including but not limited to the Internet Electronic Bulletin Board Service Administrative Measures, or the BBS Measures. The Internet Information Measures require that commercial Internet content providers must obtain an Internet information license from the appropriate telecommunications authorities in order to carry on any commercial Internet content operations within China. Internet content operators must display their operating license numbers in a conspicuous location on their home page. Internet content operators are obliged to police their web sites in order to remove categories of harmful content that are broadly defined. This obligation reiterates Internet content restrictions that have been promulgated by other ministries over the past few years. In addition, the Internet Information Measures also provide that Internet content operators which operate in sensitive and strategic sectors, including news, publishing, education, health care, medicine and medical devices, must obtain additional approvals from the relevant authorities in charge of those sectors as well. Of particular note to foreign investors, the Internet Information Measures stipulate that Internet content operators must obtain the consent of the MII prior to establishing an equity or cooperative joint venture with a foreign partner. The BBS Measures provide that any Internet content operator engaged in providing online BBS is subject to a special approval and filing process with the relevant governmental telecommunications authorities.
     Certain local governments have promulgated local rules applicable to Internet companies operating within their respective jurisdictions. In Beijing, the Beijing AIC has promulgated a number of Internet-related rules. In 2002, the Beijing AIC invalidated a previously issued circular and adopted a new set of rules requiring owners of the domain names of commercial web sites located within Beijing to register their web site names and commercial web sites with the Beijing AIC.
     Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and BJXR each have a telecommunications and information services operating license for their Internet content businesses from the Beijing Telecommunications Administration Bureau. These licenses are subject to standard annual reviews.
Regulation of Wireless Value-Added Services
     Pursuant to the Telecom Regulations, a commercial operator of Internet content services must obtain an operating license. Other than this requirement, PRC legislation on wireless telecommunications is generally aimed at regulating equipment and infrastructure rather than applications and value-added service providers.
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are two types of telecommunications operations licenses for operators in China (including foreign-invested telecommunications enterprises), namely, licenses for infrastructure services and licenses for value-added services, for which a distinction is made as to whether a license is granted for intra-provincial or nationwide activities. An appendix to the license details the permitted activities of the enterprise to which it was granted. An approved telecommunications service operator must conduct its business, for both infrastructure and value-added services types of businesses, according to the specifications recorded on its Telecom Business Operating License. The MII is the competent approval authority for foreign-invested telecommunications enterprises and for granting nationwide licenses to value-added telecommunications enterprises.
     Other than a general classification of wireless information services as value-added telecommunications services by an appendix to the Telecom Regulations, as amended, there is currently no nationwide legislation that specifically addresses the provision of wireless value-added services, such as SMS, MMS, WAP, JavaTM, IVR or CRBT services. At this time, it is uncertain when national legislation might be enacted to regulate this business.
     Each of Beijing AirInbox and Beijing Boya Wuji has obtained a value-added telecommunications business operation permit in order to operate wireless value-added businesses in Beijing. Each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR has obtained a nationwide value-added telecommunications license from the MII in order to provide services in multiple provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. These licenses are subject to standard annual review.
Regulation of Internet Culture Activities
     On May 10, 2003, the Ministry of Culture of the PRC promulgated the Internet Culture Administration Tentative Measures, or the Internet Culture Measures, which became effective as of July 1, 2003. The Internet Culture Measures require Internet content providers that engage in Internet culture activities to obtain an Internet culture business operations license from the Ministry of Culture in accordance with the Internet Culture Measures. The term “Internet culture activities” includes, among other things, acts of online dissemination of Internet cultural products, such as audio-visual products, game products, performances of plays or programs, works of art and cartoons, and the production, reproduction, importation, sale (wholesale or retail), leasing and broadcasting of Internet cultural products.
     Beijing AirInbox has obtained an Internet culture business operations license from the Ministry of Culture.
Regulation of Information Security and Censorship
     PRC legislation concerning information security and censorship specifically prohibits the use of Internet infrastructure where it results in a breach of public security, the provision of socially destabilizing content or the divulgence of State secrets.
    “A breach of public security” includes a breach of national security or disclosure of state secrets; infringement on state, social or collective interests or the legal rights and interests of citizens; or illegal or criminal activities.
 
    “Socially destabilizing content” includes any action that incites defiance or violation of PRC laws; incites subversion of state power and the overturning of the socialist system; fabricates or distorts the truth, spreads rumors or disrupts social order; advocates cult activities; or spreads feudal superstition, involves obscenities, pornography, gambling, violence, murder, or horrific acts or instigates criminal acts.
 
    “State secrets” are defined as “matters that affect the security and interest of the State”. The term covers such broad areas as national defense, diplomatic affairs, policy decisions on State affairs, national economic and social development, political parties and “other State secrets that the State Secrecy Bureau has determined should be safeguarded”.

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     According to the aforementioned legislation, it is mandatory for Internet companies in China to complete security filing procedures with the local public security bureau and for them to update their filings regularly with the local public security bureau regarding information security and censorship systems for their web sites. In this regard, the Detailed Implementing Rules for the Measures for the Administration of Commercial Web Site Filings for the Record, promulgated in July 2002 by the Beijing AIC, state that web sites must comply with the following requirements:
    they must file with the Beijing AIC and obtain electronic registration marks;
 
    they must place the registration marks on their web sites’ homepages; and
 
    they must register their web site names with the Beijing AIC.
     We have successfully filed and registered our web sites and web site names with the Beijing AIC. Accordingly, we have obtained an electronic registration mark.
Regulation of Advertisements
     The principle legislation governing advertisements in China is the Advertising Law (1996) and the Administrative Regulations of Advertisements (1987), pursuant to which an entity conducting advertising activities must obtain a permit from the local AIC. The SAIC is the government agency responsible for regulating advertising activities in China. In February 2000, the SAIC issued a circular requiring any Internet content operator engaging in advertising activities to obtain an advertising license. The SAIC has not promulgated regulations specifically aimed at wireless advertising through a media other than the Internet, such as through SMS or MMS services.
     As part of our non-mobile operator marketing activities, we have developed integrated marketing campaigns with traditional media companies and multinational corporations through certain cross-selling efforts with these companies. If the SAIC were to treat our integrated marketing campaigns or other activities as being advertising activities, we would need to apply to the Beijing SAIC for an advertising license to conduct wireless advertising business (through SMS or MMS, for example). We cannot assure you that such application would be approved by the SAIC. Failure to obtain such approval could result in penalties including being banned from engaging in online advertising activities, confiscation of illegal earnings and fines.
Regulation of News Dissemination
     On November 17, 2000, the Internet News Measures were promulgated by the State Council News Office and the MII. These measures stipulate that general web sites established by non-news organizations may publish news released by certain official news agencies if such web sites satisfy the requirements set forth in Article 9 of the measures and have acquired the requisite approval, but may not publish news items produced by themselves or news sources from elsewhere. All the news that we publish and disseminate originates from official news agencies approved by the PRC government.
     On September 25, 2005, the State Council News Office and the MII jointly promulgated the Administrative Regulations for Internet News Information Services, or Internet News Information Services Regulations. According to the Internet News Information Services Regulations, the term “news information” means current affairs and political types of news information, including reports or comments on politics, economy, military affairs, diplomacy and other social and public affairs, as well as reports or comments related to unexpected social events, and the term “internet news information services” includes publication of news information, provision of current affairs and political types of electronic messaging services and release of current affairs and political types of communication information to the public through the internet. The Internet News Information Services Regulations specify that internet news information service providers established by non-news organizations must apply for approval from the State Council News Office, through its provincial offices, to be allowed to engage in providing Internet news information service in relation to the news information released by official news agencies. Such Internet news

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information providers shall also enter into cooperation agreements with those official news agencies pursuant to which the general web sites will publish news information provided by the official news agencies, and such cooperation agreements shall be submitted to the local provincial offices of the State Council News Office for record. Beijing AirInbox has submitted an application for a license pursuant to the Internet News Information Services Regulations and is awaiting a reply.
Regulation of Online Publications
     The General Administration of Press and Publication, or GAPP, is the government agency responsible for regulating publishing activities in China. On June 27, 2002, the MII and GAPP jointly promulgated the Tentative Internet Publishing Administrative Measures, or the Internet Publishing Measures, which took effect on August 1, 2002. The Internet Publishing Measures require Internet publishers to secure approval from GAPP. The term “Internet publishing” is defined as an act of online dissemination whereby Internet information service providers select, edit and process works created by themselves or others (including content from books, newspapers, periodicals, audio and video products, electronic publications, and other sources that have already been formally published or works that have been made public in other media) and subsequently post the same on the Internet or transmit the same to users via the Internet for browsing, use or downloading by the public.
     GAPP and the MII have not specified whether the aforementioned approval in the Internet Publishing Measures is applicable to dissemination of works through SMS, MMS, WAP, JavaTM, IVR, CRBT or other wireless technologies. If, in the future, GAPP and the MII clarify that the Internet Publishing Measures are applicable to wireless value-added telecommunications services operators or issue new regulations or rules regulating wireless publishing, we may need to apply for a license or permit from governmental agencies in charge of publishing. We cannot assure you that such application would be approved by the relevant governmental agencies.
Regulation of Foreign Exchange Control
     The principal regulations governing foreign exchange in China are the Foreign Exchange Control Regulations (1996) and the Administration of Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange Regulations, or the Exchange Regulations (1996). Under the Exchange Regulations, the Renminbi is freely convertible into foreign exchange for current account items, including the distribution of dividends. Conversion of Renminbi for capital account items, such as direct investment, loans, security investment and repatriation of investment, however, is still subject to the approval of SAFE.
     Under the Exchange Regulations, foreign-invested enterprises are required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items (but not for other items). In addition, foreign-invested enterprises may buy, sell or remit foreign currencies only at those banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after providing valid commercial documents and, in the case of capital account item transactions, obtaining approval from SAFE.
     Capital investments by foreign-invested enterprises outside of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) also are subject to limitations, which include approvals by the Ministry of Commerce, SAFE and the State Reform and Development Commission.
     In October 2005, SAFE issued the Notice on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-raising and Return Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special Purpose Companies, or Notice 75, which took effect on November 1, 2005. Notice 75 supersedes prior SAFE regulations promulgated in January and April of 2005. Notice 75 requires PRC residents to register with the relevant local SAFE branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving onshore assets or equity interests held by them and direct investment through such an offshore entity in China. The term “PRC residents”, as used in Notice 75, includes not only PRC citizens but also other persons who habitually reside in the PRC for economic benefit. Such PRC residents are required to register with the relevant SAFE branch before establishing or taking control of such an offshore entity and complete amended

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registrations with the relevant SAFE branch upon (i) injection of equity interests or assets of an onshore enterprise into the offshore entity, (ii) subsequent overseas equity financing by such offshore entity, or (iii) any material change in the shareholding or capital of the offshore entity, such as changes in share capital, share transfers and long-term equity or debt investments, and providing security. PRC residents who have already incorporated or gained control of offshore entities that had completed onshore investments in the PRC before Notice 75 took effect must register with the relevant local SAFE branch on or before March 31, 2006. In addition, such PRC residents are required to repatriate into China all of their dividend profits or capital gains from their shareholdings in the offshore entity within 180 days of their receipt of such profits or gains.
     The registration and amendment procedures set forth by Notice 75 are prerequisites for other approval and registration procedures necessary for capital inflow from the offshore entity, such as inbound investment or shareholders loans, or capital outflow to the offshore entity, such as the payment of profits or dividends, liquidating distributions, equity sale proceeds or the return of funds upon a capital reduction.
     A number of terms and provisions in Notice 75 remain unclear. Because of uncertainty over how Notice 75 will be interpreted and implemented, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries’ ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as remitting dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with Notice 75 requirements by our PRC resident shareholders. Despite our efforts to fully comply with the SAFE regulations, we cannot assure you that we will obtain, or receive waivers from, any necessary approvals or not be found in violation of the SAFE regulations or any other related foreign exchange regulations. In particular, we cannot assure you that we will be able to cause all our present or prospective PRC resident shareholders to comply with all SAFE regulations. A failure by our PRC resident shareholders to comply with Notice 75 or our inability to secure required approvals or registrations may subject us to fines or legal sanctions, limit our subsidiaries’ ability to make distributions or pay dividends, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities or affect our ownership structure, any of which could affect our business and prospects.
Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments
     Not applicable.
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
     The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report. Our audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the information provided in “Item 3— Key Information— Risk Factors”.
Overview
     We are one of China’s leading providers of wireless value-added services generally, and are the leading provider in terms of 2.5G wireless interactive entertainment, media and community services to customers of China Mobile, which has the largest mobile subscriber base in the world. According to Analysys International, based on our 2005 revenues, we were the leading provider on China Mobile’s networks of wireless value-added services on each of the WAP, MMS and Java TM technology platforms. We provide interactive entertainment, media and community services through multiple technology platforms to mobile phone users. We provide most of our services through 2.5G technology platforms, including WAP, MMS and JavaTM, which offer higher quality graphics, richer content and interactivity compared to 2G wireless services. We also offer a range of data and voice services through 2G technology platforms, including SMS, IVR and CRBT.

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     We were incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on May 6, 2002. Our gross revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $77.8 million, whereas our gross revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004 were $48.0 million. Our net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $22.2 million, as compared to $20.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.
     For each quarter since our founding, we have devoted significant resources to product development. We have steadily built up our product development team in order to analyze consumer demands and to expand the range of our service offerings to attract new customers and increase usage among our existing customers. The size of our product development team increased from 320 persons as of December 31, 2004 to 534 persons as of December 31, 2005. In particular, we have strengthened our product development capabilities in the rapidly growing areas of mobile games, IVR and CRBT. We expect to remain committed in the coming year to enhancing our product development capabilities through a managed enlargement of our product development team while focusing on research for and development of proprietary technology and content.
     We have also committed significant resources since our founding to building our sales and marketing team, which we believe has been crucial in promoting our brand and placing our services in the hands of users by building our relationships with telecommunications operators and distribution channels. The size of our sales and marketing team increased from 110 persons in 21 provinces as of December 31, 2004 to 155 persons in 26 provinces as of December 31, 2005. In addition to expanding our sales and marketing team, we also have participated in joint promotional arrangements to promote our brand and services. We expect our focus on sales and marketing efforts to continue in the coming year.
     PRC regulations currently restrict foreign ownership of companies that provide value-added telecommunications services, which include wireless value-added services and Internet content services. To comply with PRC regulations, we conduct substantially all of our operations through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chenxitong and BJXR, which are owned by PRC citizens. We have entered into loan agreements with each of the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, pursuant to which we provided interest-free loans to each of the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox for a term of 10 years, in an aggregate amount of $1.2 million (RMB9.7 million) to be invested exclusively in Beijing AirInbox. We have also entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong, BJXR and their shareholders, including the exclusive technical and consulting services agreements and trademark and domain name license agreements pursuant to which we are entitled to receive service and license fees. In addition, we have entered into equity pledge agreements with each of the shareholders of each of our operating companies, pursuant to which each of the shareholders pledged all of his or her interest in our operating companies to us as security for the performance by each of our operating companies of their obligations under the exclusive technical and consulting services agreements. As a result of these contractual arrangements, under U.S. GAAP, we are the primary beneficiary of the investments in our operating companies and we consolidate their results of operations in our consolidated financial statements. For a description of the PRC regulations restricting foreign ownership of companies that provide wireless value-added services and Internet content services in China, see “Item 4— Information on the Company— Regulation”. For a description of the contractual arrangements with our operating companies, see “Item 4— Information on the Company— Our Corporate Structure” and “Item 7—Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions— Related Party Transactions”. For a discussion of the tax implications of charging service fees pursuant to the contractual arrangements with our operating companies, see “— Taxation”. For a description of the consolidation of our financial statements, see note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements.
     We have a limited operating history on which to base an evaluation of our business and prospects. Our prospects should be considered in light of the risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in the early stages of their development, particularly in new and rapidly evolving markets such as wireless value-added services.
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    Growth of the wireless value-added services consumer market in China;
 
    Technological advancement of the mobile telecommunications market, including the adoption of 2.5G and subsequent standards of mobile handsets and networks, in China;
 
    Attractiveness and variety of our services;
 
    Our product development efforts to capitalize on market opportunities;
 
    Expansion of our marketing and promotion activities;
 
    Change in the number, scope and terms of our cooperation arrangements with the telecommunications operators, content providers, mobile handset manufacturers, mobile handset distributors and other key players in China’s mobile telecommunications industry; and
 
    Changes in government or mobile operator regulatory policies.
     In particular, our business may be adversely affected if the terms or conditions of our contractual arrangements with the telecommunications operators should change with regard to any particular type of service. In order to reduce the risk that our results of operations and financial conditions would be overly dependent upon, and disproportionately impacted by, any particular service offering, technology platform or telecommunications operator, we have sought to broaden the range of our services, develop new relationships with telecommunications operators and expand our distribution channels. The growth of our product development and sales and marketing teams underscores our focus on enhancing our ability to bring new services to market quickly and effectively so that we can preserve our leading position on key 2.5G services with China Mobile. Meanwhile, we are also developing our relationships with China Unicom, China Telecom and China Netcom in order to broaden the base of our operation. In addition, we have increased the number of distribution arrangements we have with major mobile handset manufacturers to further enhance the distribution of our services and promote our brand.
Revenues
     We derive revenues from providing wireless value-added services to mobile phone users, substantially all of whom are customers of China Mobile and its subsidiaries.
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    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
            Percentage of             Percentage of             Percentage of  
    Amount     revenue     Amount     revenue     Amount     revenue  
            (in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)          
2.5G services
                                               
WAP
    3,852.9       49 %     22,101.5       46 %     38,207.5       49 %
MMS
    2,085.5       27 %     17,264.1       36 %     15,069.8       19 %
JavaTM
    17.6       0 %     783.6       2 %     3,041.0       4 %
 
                                   
Total
  $ 5,956.0       76 %   $ 40,149.2       84 %   $ 56,318.3       72 %
2G services
                                               
SMS
    1,839.2       24 %     6,629.6       14 %     14,870.5       19 %
IVR
                1,068.1       2 %     5,235.9       7 %
CRBT
    11.5       0 %     111.8       0 %     1,151.7       2 %
 
                                   
Total
    1,850.7       24 %     7,820.0       16 %     21,258.1       28 %
 
                                   
Other revenues(1)
                10.5       0 %     176.4       0 %
 
                                       
Total gross revenues
  $ 7,806.7       100 %   $ 47,969.2       100 %   $ 77,752.8       100 %
 
(1)   Includes revenues from advertising on our MMS services and from developing mobile games for third parties.
     Prior to 2004, we generated all of our revenues from fees paid by mobile phone users who use our services through China Mobile’s network. In 2004, we began to receive revenue from services provided on the networks of China Unicom, China Netcom and China Telecom. Such revenue amounted to 5% of our total revenues during the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to less than 1% of our total revenues during the year ended December 31, 2004. Some of our contracts are with the telecommunications operator parent companies and are nationwide, while other contracts are with the respective operators’ provincial subsidiaries. Users in China’s coastal provinces constitute the most significant portion of our customer base. As a result, we allocate additional resources to these provinces, including establishing sales offices in most of these provinces.
     We recognize revenue derived from our services before deducting the service fees and the net transmission charges paid to the telecommunications operators. Fees for our services are charged on either a single-transaction or monthly subscription basis and vary according to the type of services delivered. For a description of our fees and arrangements with the telecommunications operators, see “Item 4— Information on the Company— Our Business— Strategic Relationships— Telecommunications Operators”. We recognize all revenues in the period in which the services are performed. For a description of our revenue recognition policy, see “— Critical Accounting Policies”.
     As telecommunications operators do not provide us detailed revenue breakdown on a service-by-service basis, we depend on our internal data management system to monitor revenue derived from each of our services. We make our business decisions including research and development of new services and reallocation of resources to popular services based on our internal data, taking into account other factors including strategic considerations.
Cost of Revenues
     Our cost of revenues includes the following:
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      provides a package of customer services, marketing and promotional services for us. In the case of China Unicom, China Telecom and China Netcom, service fees are 15%-50%;
 
    Net transmission charges payable by us to the telecommunications operators, calculated as the number of messages we send to users in excess of the number of message requests received by us multiplied by a per message transmission fee, which varies depending on the total volume of messages sent in any given month;
 
    Payments to content providers for the use of their content, and to mobile handset manufacturers and other industry partners with whom we have cooperation arrangements, in the form of a fixed fee or a percentage of our aggregate net cash received from the telecommunications operators with respect to services provided through the cooperation arrangements; and
 
    Bandwidth leasing charges and depreciation and facility costs relating to equipment used to provide wireless-value added services.
     Our cost of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $31.3 million and $15.7 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2005, our cost of revenues totaled 40.29% of gross revenues, of which service fees to telecommunications operators represented 16.40%, payments to handset manufacturers represented 9.06%, net transmission charges to telecommunications operators represented 7.22%, payments to content providers represented 5.15% and bandwidth leasing charges, depreciation and facility costs represented 2.46%.
     Our cost of revenues increased substantially in 2005 as a result of an increase in the volume of our services. The cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues also increased due to an increase in the number of mobile handset manufacturers and other business partners with which we have cooperation agreements and to which we pay a portion of the net revenues that we receive from the telecommunications operators. As part of our business strategy, we intend to pursue more such cooperation arrangements, which may further decrease our gross margin in the future, because such cooperation arrangements make it easier for users to subscribe to our products and services and provide a cost-effective way to increase our market share.
Operating Expenses
     Our operating expenses include product development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses.
     In 2005, in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 dated March 29, 2005, we stopped presenting amortization of deferred stock compensation as a separate expense line item and instead began including these expenses in the same lines as cash compensation paid to the relevant employees, which are product development, sales and marketing and general administrative. In order to compare 2005 expenses with prior years, we also reclassified 2003 and 2004 expenses.
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    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
            Percentage of             Percentage of             Percentage of  
    Amount     revenue     Amount     revenue     Amount     revenue  
    (in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)  
Product development
  $ 1,382.7       17.7 %   $ 4,483.4       9.3 %   $ 8,530.8       11.0 %
Sales and marketing
    849.9       10.9 %     3,287.9       6.9 %     5,389.8       6.9 %
General and administrative
    883.0       11.3 %     4,704.6       9.8 %     7,607.0       9.8 %
Class action lawsuit settlement and legal expenses
                            4,843.4       1.7 %
 
                                   
Total
  $ 3,115.6       39.9 %   $ 12,475.9       26.0 %   $ 26,371.0       29.4 %
 
                                   
     Product Development Expenses. Our product development expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits for our product development team, which focuses on developing and improving our services and adapting them for next-generation technology platforms. Our product development expenses have increased since our formation due to the increase in the size of our product development team. Our product development expenses as a percentage of our gross revenues decreased in each of 2003 and 2004 in comparison with the previous year, but began climbing again in 2005. We expect our product development expenses to continue to increase in absolute terms as our company grows.
     Sales and Marketing Expenses. Our sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising, sales and marketing expenses, including expenses associated with sponsoring promotional events, as well as compensation and benefits for our sales, marketing and customer service departments. Our sales and marketing expenses have increased since our inception, primarily due to the growth of our sales and marketing team as well as an expansion of our marketing efforts. In 2006, we plan to significantly increase sales and marketing expenditures by launching an advertising campaign to promote the KongZhong brand and market our wireless Internet portal.
     General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of business taxes, compensation and benefits for general management, finance and administrative personnel, professional fees and other office expenses. Our general and administrative expenses have increased since our inception. Our professional services expenses rose in 2005 to meet the requirements of a publicly listed company. Our business tax increased in 2005 along with the increase in our revenues. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase as our business expands in future periods because larger revenues will incur larger business taxes.
     Class action lawsuit settlement and legal expenses. These expenses consist primarily of legal fees related to the class action and accrued settlement expenses. On September 13, 2005, we reached an agreement in principle to settle the action. On November 9, 2005, we entered into a stipulation of settlement pursuant to which the plaintiffs agreed to dismiss with prejudice the class action claims and we agreed to pay $3.5 million into a settlement fund for persons who purchased or sold our ADSs between July 9, 2004 and August 17, 2004. We made a one-time non-recurring provision during 2005 for $3.5 million, the amount of the agreed settlement. The court approved the settlement at a fairness hearing on April 14, 2006. In the first quarter of 2006, we paid the $3.5 million settlement payment into an escrow account.
Critical Accounting Policies
     The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. Some of our accounting policies require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Below we have summarized our accounting policies that we believe are both important to the portrayal of our financial results and involve the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We also have other policies that we consider to be key accounting policies. However, these policies do not meet the definition of

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critical accounting estimates because they do not generally require us to make estimates or judgments that are difficult or subjective.
Revenue Recognition
     Our revenues are primarily derived from providing wireless interactive entertainment, media and community value-added services to customers of Chinese telecommunications operators. The fees for such services are determined by us in consultation with the telecommunications operators, are charged on a single-transaction basis or on a monthly subscription basis and vary according to the type of services delivered.
     We deliver wireless value-added services to users through the telecommunications operators’ networks and we rely upon the telecommunications operators to provide us with billing and collection services. We record revenues based on monthly statements from the telecommunications operators confirming the value of our services that they billed to users in the month. Before the second half of 2004, telecommunications operators usually sent such statements within 30 days after the end of each month. Beginning in the second half of 2004, China Mobile introduced several new policies that have had the effect of lengthening the billing cycle. These new policies include the following:
    revenue collection for certain wireless value-added services has been decentralized from the parent to the provincial subsidiaries through which we provide services, and
 
    the subsidiaries have begun implementing MISC, a mobile data management platform that records, processes and analyzes information relating to the provision of certain wireless value-added services, including usage, transmission and billing information.
     However, during 2005, we generally continued to receive statements from most of China Mobile’s provincial subsidiaries within 30 days after the end of each month. The billing and collection cycles of China Unicom, China Telecom, China Netcom and their respective subsidiaries are generally somewhat longer than those of China Mobile. In 2005, our accounts receivable were outstanding for an average of 50 days. We cannot assure you that the length of the billing cycle will not increase further in future.
     It is our practice to release our unaudited quarterly financial statements to the market. Due to our past experience with the timing of receipt of the monthly statements from the operators, we expect that we may need to rely on our own internal estimates for the portion of our reported revenues and cost of revenues for which we will not have received monthly statements. In such an instance, our internal estimates would be based on our own internal projection of expected revenues and related fees from services provided. As a result of reliance on our internal estimates, we may overstate or understate our revenues and cost of revenues for the relevant reporting period. Our internal estimates of revenues and cost of revenues for any period are subsequently adjusted in our financial reports when we actually receive the monthly statements for such period.
     In 2005, estimated revenue accounted for less than 5% of our reported revenues each quarter. Because the relevant outstanding operator statements were received in the subsequent quarter, only 1% of our reported gross revenues for 2005 was based on estimates at year end. Our estimates are based on:
    our internal data management system,
 
    our past experience, and
 
    our verbal communications with the telecommunications operators.
     We internally tabulate the value of a wireless value-added service that we have provided based in part on delivery confirmations sent to us by the networks of the telecommunications operators with respect to each delivery of our services to a user within 72 hours of delivery. We record these confirmations in our internal data management

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system. There has historically been a discrepancy between the value that we estimate and the value that we are entitled to receive based on the monthly statements provided by the telecommunications operators. This discrepancy varies across different technology platforms and arises for various reasons:
    Late notification of delinquent customers. The telecommunications operators may from time to time classify certain customers as delinquent customers for non-payment of services. The telecommnications operators request all service providers to cease delivering services to customers once they are classified as delinquent. However, time lags often exist between when a customer is classified as delinquent and when we receive such information from the telecommunications operators. As a result, we occasionally unintentionally provide services to these delinquent customers for which the telecommunications operators will not make payments to us.
 
    Customer database out of synchronization. Customers may cancel their subscriptions through the telecommunications operators. Although we synchronize our and the telecommunications operators’ databases of customer information on an ongoing basis, our databases are not always completely in synchronization with those of the telecommunications operators. As a result, until our databases are synchronized with the telecommunications operators’, we could provide services to customers who have cancelled their subscriptions, for which we are not entitled to receive revenue.
 
    Duplicate billing. China Mobile typically generates system identification numbers to identify customers who use our WAP services, rather than directing the real phone numbers to us. Occasionally the platform operators inadvertently generate multiple identification numbers for one mobile number. In such case, the multiple bills for the multiple identification numbers have to be eliminated from the monthly statement the telecommunications operators provide to us.
 
    Delivery failure. When telecommunications operators send us delivery confirmations within 72 hours of our delivery of value-added services, the confirmations will indicate three possible outcomes: success, failure, or unknown. Our internal system recognizes successful confirmations as services provided. As a result, there exist discrepancies between our records and the monthly statement provided by the telecommunications operators for confirmations marked as “unknown” where our services were successfully delivered or where the confirmation was incorrect.
 
    Unbillable users. In 2005, certain provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile began to offer 2.5G services to customers who receive mobile telephone services on a pre-paid basis. Such customers may subscribe to our services or download our products, and our internal databases do not distinguish between these and other customers. However, the telecommunications operators do not yet have any means to bill these pre-paying customers for the wireless value-added services that they receive. As a result, the telecommunications operators’ monthly statements do not include fees for such users.
     As the internal estimates may not be entirely consistent with the actual revenues confirmed by the monthly statements that we eventually receive, we would multiply our internal tabulation of expected revenue from telecommunications operators from whom we have not received monthly statements by a realization factor applicable to the relevant telecommunications operator and service and determined according to the average discrepancy over the previous 12 months between our internal tabulations of expected revenues and the actual revenues based on the monthly statements. In addition, our employees verbally communicate with the telecommunications operators’ billing personnel regarding the estimated revenue for the period in question. We may or may not get additional comfort from such verbal communications.
     In 2005, China Mobile’s provincial subsidiaries completed their implementation of MISC, and we endeavored to adapt our own internal data management systems to align them with MISC and reduce the discrepancy between our revenue estimates and the revenue calculated by China Mobile and its subsidiaries. We cannot assure you that our efforts will be successful. Over the course of 2005, the China Mobile subsidiaries also resolved certain

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initial software problems with MISC with the result that discrepancies between our internal data management systems and MISC have fallen.
     Beginning in the second half of 2004, China Mobile and its provincial subsidiaries have been gradually implementing a series of policies that are designed to improve customer service and satisfaction and that have had an impact on our revenue recognition. These policies include:
    not recognizing revenue to us and other service providers for MMS messages that cannot be delivered because of network or handset problems,
 
    canceling subscriptions of users who fail to access their wireless value-added service subscriptions for a certain period of time,
 
    requiring more complicated procedures for users to confirm new subscriptions to wireless value-added services, and
 
    removing from subscriber lists those users who fail to pay China Mobile or the provincial subsidiaries, or who cannot be billed because they use pre-paid telecommunications service cards.
     As China Mobile phases in these policies with respect to the various wireless value-added services, our revenues from the services have been adversely affected for several quarters. For example, in April 2005, China Mobile began canceling Wireless Application Protocol, or WAP, subscriptions that had not been active for eight months or more. As a result, our WAP revenue in the second quarter of 2005 decreased 4.6% from the first quarter of 2005, our WAP revenue in the third quarter of 2005 decreased 2% from the second quarter of 2005, and our WAP revenue in the fourth quarter of 2005 decreased 9% from the third quarter of 2005. China Mobile first introduced the above-mentioned policies with respect to 2G services, with the result that our 2G revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004 decreased 6% during the fourth quarter of 2004 as compared to the third quarter of 2004. However, 2G revenues rebounded in the first quarter of 2005 with a 71% increase over the first quarter of 2004 and an 89% increase over the fourth quarter of 2004. MMS revenues were affected next, declining approximately 54% in the first quarter of 2005 compared to the fourth quarter of 2004. MMS revenues increased sequentially in each of the next three quarters, by 6.7%, 14% and 32%, respectively, over the previous quarters, but still ended 2005 below the level of 2004.
     In addition, on June 2, 2006, the Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII, posted a notice on its website announcing a series of coordinated measures from June through December 2006 aimed at protecting consumer rights in the wireless value-added services industry and ending certain industry practices such as conducting misleading advertising, deceiving users into subscribing to services and imposing hidden fees on users.
     On June 7, 2006, China Mobile notified wireless value added service providers that it will implement new regulations or strengthen enforcement of existing regulations in an effort to stop wireless spam, provide users with clear and complete price information, ensure that users do not subscribe to services inadvertently and cease billing of users for repetitious or unwanted messages. Violators of China Mobile’s new regulations are to be punished by temporary suspension of their services. China Mobile also announced that it will shorten, to six months from the previous eight months, the period of WAP subscriber inactivity before it will cancel a WAP subscription.
     Furthermore, China Mobile was reported by the Chinese media to be preparing additional regulations to further tighten subscription policies and otherwise control conduct by service providers. We have not been notified by China Mobile that any additional regulations are forthcoming, but we cannot assure you that such regulations will not be implemented in the future. If the regulations set forth in the June 7, 2006 notice are strictly enforced, or if regulations such as those described in the media reports or any other new MII or China Mobile regulations or policies are introduced and implemented, such regulations or policies could have a materially adverse impact on our financial performance.
     We evaluate our cooperation arrangements with the telecommunications operators to determine whether to recognize our revenue on a gross basis or net of the service fees and net transmission charges paid to the telecommunications operators. Our determination is based upon an assessment of whether we act as a principal or agent when providing our services. We have concluded that we act as a principal in the arrangement. Factors that support our conclusion include:
    We are able to establish prices within ranges prescribed by the telecommunications operators;
 
    We determine the service specifications of the services we will be rendering; and
 
    We are able to control the selection of our content suppliers.
     Although the telecommunications operators must approve the prices of our services in advance, we have been able to adjust our prices from time to time to reflect or react to changes in the market. In addition, the telecommunications operators usually will not pay us if users do not receive the services or cannot be billed due to transmission and billing failures. As a result of these telecommunications operator policies, we bear a portion of the delivery and billing risks for our portion of the revenues generated with respect to our services. Based on these factors, we believe that recognizing revenues on a gross basis is appropriate.

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Stock-based Compensation Expense
     Our stock-based employee compensation plan is described in more detail under “Item 6— Directors, Senior Management and Employees— Stock options”. We grant stock options to our employees and we record a compensation charge for the excess of the fair value of the stock at the measurement date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. We amortize deferred stock compensation using the straight-line method over the vesting periods of the related options, which are generally four years.
     With respect to certain options granted to our employees prior to our initial public offering, we have recorded deferred stock-based compensation to represent the difference between the deemed fair value of our ordinary shares for accounting purposes and the option exercise price. We determined the deemed fair value of our ordinary shares based upon several factors, including a valuation report from an independent appraiser and the price of our then most recent preferred share placement. We recorded deferred stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million, $2.2 million and $0 for stock options granted to employees for the years ended December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005 respectively, and we amortized $21,986, $0.5 and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005 respectively. If we had used different assumptions or criteria to determine the deemed fair value of our ordinary shares, materially different amounts of stock-based compensation could have been reported.
     Starting from January 1, 2006, we adopted the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 123R (SFAS 123R), “Share-Based Payment” to account for share based compensation.
     Pro forma information regarding net income and net income per share is required in order to show our net income as if we had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to compute the fair value. This model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option-pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. We use projected volatility rates, which are based upon historical volatility rates experienced by comparable public companies. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of publicly traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in our management’s opinion the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our stock options.
     The historical pro forma net income (loss) and pro forma net income (loss) per share that we used in calculating the fair value of the options granted to employees may not be representative of the pro forma effects in future years of net income (loss) and earnings per share for the following reasons:
    The number of future shares to be issued under these plans is not known; and
 
    The assumptions used to determine the fair value can vary significantly.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments-an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.” SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, to permit fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument with an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, provided that the whole instrument is aounted for on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, to allow a qualifying special-purpose entity (SPE) to hold a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS No. 155 applies to all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with earlier application allowed. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 155 to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

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     In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”). This statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123 and supercedes APB Opinion No. 25. This statement establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, primarily focusing on the accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. Entities are required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service, the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments are to be estimated using option-pricing models. If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. This statement is effective as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. In accordance with the standard, we adopted SFAS No.123(R) effective January 1, 2006.
     Upon adoption, we have elected to follow the modified-prospective transition method of application. Under this method, we are required to recognize compensation cost for share-based awards to employees based on their grant-date fair value from the beginning of the fiscal period in which the recognition provisions are first applied as well as compensation cost for awards that were granted prior to, but not vested as of the date of adoption. Prior periods remain unchanged and pro forma disclosures previously required by SFAS No. 123 continue to be required. We believe that the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) will have on our financial position or results of operations will approximate the magnitude of the share-based employee compensation cost disclosed in Note 2 pursuant to the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148.
     In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards”, which provides a practical transition election related to accounting for the tax effects of share-based payment awards to employees. An entity must follow either the transition guidance for the APIC pool in SFAS No. 123R or the alternative transition method described in the FSP. The alternative method comprises a computational component that establishes a beginning balance of the APIC pool and a simplified method to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool of awards that are fully vested and outstanding upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). The impact on the APIC pool of awards partially vested upon, or granted after, the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) should be determined in accordance with the guidance in that statement. The FSP was effective November 10, 2005. As described in the FSP, an entity will be permitted to take up to one year to determine its transition alternatives to make its one-time election. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of the FSP will have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition but do not expect it to have a material impact.
     In October 2005, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 123(R)-2, “Practical Accommodation to the Application of Grant Date as Defined in FASB Statement No. 123(R)”, which provides clarification of the concept of mutual understanding between employer and employee with respect to the grant date of a share-based payment award. This FSP provides that a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of an award shall be presumed to exist on the date the award is approved by management if the recipient does not have the ability to negotiate the key terms and conditions of the award and those key terms and conditions will be communicated to the individual recipient within a relatively short time period after the date of approval. This guidance shall be applied upon initial adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of the FSP will have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition but do not expect it to have a material impact.
     In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. SFAS No. 154 provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. It establishes retrospective application, or the latest practicable date, as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle and the reporting of the correction of an error. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 154 on January 1, 2006 to have a material impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

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     In March 2005, the FASB issued FIN 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143” (“FIN 47”), which requires an entity to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability’s fair value can be reasonably estimated. FIN 47 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The adoption of FIN 47 in the fourth quarter of 2005 did not have a material impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2005 compared to year ended December 31, 2004
     The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, certain data from our consolidated results of operations. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this annual report.
                                                 
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
            Percentage of             Percentage of             Percentage of  
    Amount     revenue     Amount     revenue     Amount     revenue  
    (in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)  
Gross revenues
                                               
2.5G(1)
  $ 5,956.0       76.3 %   $ 40,149.2       83.7 %   $ 56,318.3       72.4 %
2G(2)
    1,850.7       23.7 %     7,809.4       16.3 %     21,258.1       27.4 %
Other
                10.6       0.0 %     176.4       0.2 %
 
                                   
Total gross revenues
    7,806.7       100.0 %     47,969.2       100.0 %     77,752.8       100.0 %
Cost of revenues
    (2,284.0 )     (29.3 )%     (15,704.8 )     (32.7 %)     (31,323.1 )     (40.3 %)
 
                                   
Gross profit
    5,522.7       70.7 %     32,264.4       67.3 %     46,429.7       59.7 %
Operating expenses:
                                               
Product development
    1,382.7       17.7 %     4,483.4       9.3 %     8,530.8       11.0 %
Sales and marketing
    849.9       10.9 %     3,287.9       6.9 %     5,389.8       6.9 %
General and administrative
    883.0       11.3 %     4,704.6       9.8 %     7,607.0       9.8 %
Class action lawsuit settlement and legal expenses
                            4,843.4       6.2 %
 
                                   
Total operating expenses
    3,115.6       39.9 %     12,475.9       26.0 %     26,371.0       33.9 %
 
                                   
(Loss) income from operations
    2,407.1       30.8 %     19,788.5       41.2 %     20,058.7       25.8 %
Interest income, net
    1.0             604.7       1.3 %     2,639.5       3.4 %
Other expenses, net
                (23.9 )     (0.0 %)     6.5       0.0 %
 
                                   
Income before tax expense
  $ 2,408.1       30.8 %     20,369.3       42.5 %     22,704.7       29.2 %
Income tax
                            530.4       0.7 %
 
                                   
Net (loss) income
  $ 2,408.1       30.8 %     20,369.3       42.5 %     22,174.3       28.5 %
 
                                   
 
(1)   Includes WAP, MMS and JavaTM. We began to provide WAP, MMS and JavaTM services on a paid basis in September 2002, April 2003 and November 2003, respectively.
 
(2)   Includes SMS, IVR and CRBT. We began to provide SMS, IVR and CRBT services on a paid basis in July 2002, December 2003 and October 2003, respectively.
     Gross Revenues. Our gross revenues increased substantially to $77.8 million in 2005 from $48.0 million in 2004. The increase in our gross revenues was largely due to the rapid growth in China’s wireless value-added

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services market and the usage volume of our WAP, MMS and SMS services in 2005. Our 2G revenue grew 172% from 2004 to 2005 and reached $21.3 million. The substantial growth in our SMS and other 2G usage and revenue was a result of our increased product development and sales and marketing efforts devoted to 2G services.
     Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues increased substantially to $31.3million in 2005 from $15.7 million in 2004. As our revenues increased, the amount that we paid to the telecommunications operators in service fees and net transmission charges also increased. The service fees that we paid to other business partners, including mobile handset manufacturers, also increased as a result of the increase in our revenues and in the number and scope of our cooperation agreements.
     Gross Profit. Our gross profit in 2005 increased substantially from 2004 primarily due to a substantial increase in the volume of our services and related revenues. We achieved a gross profit of $46.4 million in 2005 as compared to $32.3 million in 2004. Our gross profit as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 59.7% in 2005 from 67.3% in 2004 due to the increased proportion in our revenue mix of 2G revenues, which have a lower gross profit margin, our increased reliance on handset manufacturers as a distribution channel and associated increase in payments to such handset manufacturers, higher telecommunications operator transmission fees as a percentage of total revenue for sending MMS and SMS services to our customers, and larger payments to our content providers.
     Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses increased substantially to $26.4 million in 2005 from $12.5 million in 2004. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in headcount, particularly in product development, as well as the class action lawsuit settlement and legal expenses related to the issues raised in the class action litigation that commenced in 2004.
     Our total number of employees increased to 855 as of December 31, 2005 from 541 as of December 31, 2004, of which our product development team increased to 534 employees as of December 31, 2005 from 320 employees as of December 31, 2004. The increase in headcount was a major reason that our product development expenses increased to $8.5 million in 2005 from $4.5 million in 2004. Product development expense as a percentage of revenue has increased from 9.3% in 2004 to 11.0% in 2005 as we continued to focus on our internal product development capability to introduce innovative and advanced products to our customers earlier than our competitors and prepare ourselves for the eventual 3G wireless network.
     Our sales and marketing expenses increased to $5.4 million in 2005 from $3.3 million in 2004 as a result of an increase in marketing activities to promote our brand name and the expansion of our marketing team as our business grew. We expanded our sales and marketing team to 155 employees as of December 31, 2005 from 110 employees as of December 31, 2004, and our customer service team to 85 employees as of December 31, 2005, from 53 employees as of December 31, 2004.
     Our general and administrative expenses increased to $7.6 million in 2005 from $4.7 million in 2004 as a result of the expansion of our business. We recorded increases in our business tax, professional fees (including fees for legal and accounting services associated with being a public company), compensation and benefits for general management, finance and administrative personnel, travel expenses, lease expenses and other office expenses. Our general and administrative staff grew to 48 employees as of December 31, 2005 from 36 employees as of December 31, 2004.
     We incurred $1.3 million in legal expenses related to the issues raised in the class-action litigation commenced in August 2004. We also accrued $3.5 million in settlement expenses in 2005. Total expenses related to the issues raised in the class-action litigation in 2005 were $4.8 million compared to nil in 2004.
     In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 dated March 29, 2005, we no longer report amortization of deferred stock compensation as a separate line item. These expenses are included in the same lines as cash compensation paid to the relevant employees, which are product development, sales and marketing and general administrative.

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Year ended December 31, 2004 compared to year ended December 31, 2003
     Gross Revenues. Our gross revenues increased substantially to $48.0 million in 2004 from $7.8 million in 2003. The increase in our gross revenues was largely due to the rapid growth in China’s 2.5G wireless value-added services market and the usage volume of our WAP, MMS and SMS services in 2004. We offered a total of 1,278 2.5G-based products and 477 2G-based products in 2004, as compared to 470 products based on 2.5G platforms and 204 products based on 2G platforms in 2003. The number of subscriptions to our services increased to 55.5 million in 2004 from 10.9 million for 2003. The number of downloads of our services increased to 21.2 million in 2004 from 8.8 million in 2003.
     Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues increased substantially to $15.7 million in 2004 from $2.3 million in 2003. As our revenues increased, the amount that we paid to the telecommunications operators in service fees and net transmission charges also increased. The service fees that we paid to other business partners, including mobile handset manufacturers, also increased as a result of the increase in our revenues and in the number and scope of our cooperation agreements.
     Gross Profit. Our gross profit in 2004 increased substantially from 2003 primarily due to a substantial increase in the volume of our services and related revenues. We achieved a gross profit of $32.3 million in 2004 as compared to $5.5 million in 2003. Our gross profit as a percentage of total revenue decreased slightly to 67.3% in 2004 from 70.4% in 2003 due to the larger payments to mobile handset manufacturers.
     Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses increased substantially to $12.5 million in 2004 from $3.1 million in 2003. This increase was primarily driven by the increase in general and administrative expenses and product development expenses. An increase in sales and marketing expenses and amortization of deferred stock compensation also contributed to the increase in our operating expenses. Our total number of employees increased to 541 as of December 31, 2004 from 229 as of December 31, 2003.
     Our product development expenses increased to $4.5 million in 2004 from $1.4 million in 2003, primarily due to the expansion of our product development team and depreciation of fixed assets as our business grew. We expanded our product development team to 320 employees of December 31, 2004 from 149 employees as of December 31, 2003.
     Our sales and marketing expenses increased to $3.3 million in 2004 from $0.8 million in 2003 as a result of an increase in marketing activities to promote our brand name and the expansion of our marketing team as our business grew. We expanded our sales and marketing team to 110 employees as of December 31, 2004 from 36 employees as of December 31, 2003 and our customer service team to 53 employees as of December 31, 2004, from 18 employees as of December 31, 2003.
     Our general and administrative expenses increased to $4.7 million in 2004 from $0.9 million in 2003 as a result of the expansion of our business. We recorded increases in our business tax, professional fees (including fees for legal and accounting services associated with being a public company), compensation and benefits for general management, finance and administrative personnel, travel expenses, lease expenses and other office expenses. Our general and administrative staff grew to 36 employees as of December 31, 2004 from 18 employees as of December 31, 2003.
     In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 dated March 29, 2005, we no longer report amortization of deferred stock compensation as a separate line item. These expenses are included in the same lines as cash compensation paid to the relevant employees, which are product development, sales and marketing and general administrative.
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Cash Flows and Working Capital
     The following table sets forth our cash flows with respect to operating, investing and financing activities for the periods indicated.
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
    (in thousands of US dollars)  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 1,959.8     $ 15,844.7     $ 29,569.0  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (864.0 )     (2,430.2 )     (4,081.7 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
          73,555.5       205.8  
Effect of exchange rate changes
    0.6       1.5       734.3  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    1,096.4       86,971.5       26,427.4  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    2,646.2       3,742.6       90,714.1  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 3,742.6     $ 90,714.1     $ 117,141.5  
     Prior to our initial public offering in July 2004, our primary sources of liquidity were capital contributions from our founders, private placements of preferred shares to investors and cash generated from operating activities. Since the completion of our initial public offering, our primary sources of liquidity have been cash flow from operating activities and the proceeds of our initial public offering. We used a portion of the proceeds of our public offering to expand our business through acquisitions in 2005 and in early 2006, and we anticipate that additional proceeds may be used to fund further acquisition activities. As of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, our cash and cash equivalents were $90.7 million and $117.1 million, respectively.
     We do not bill or collect payment from users of our services directly, but instead depend on the billing systems and records of China Mobile and other telecommunications operators to record the volume of our services provided, charge our users, collect payments and remit to us our revenue, less transmission fees and service fees. If China Mobile ceases to continue to cooperate with us, we will explore further cooperation with other telecommunications service providers and explore alternative billing systems to collect bills from users.
     Net cash provided by operating activities was $29.6 million in 2005 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $15.8 million in 2004. This difference was primarily due to the net income that we generated.
     Net cash used in investing activities increased significantly to $4.1 million in 2005 from $2.4 million in 2004, due primarily to our acquisition of businesses as well as investment in property and equipment including servers, computers and vehicles in connection with the expansion of our business.
     Net cash provided by financing activities in 2005 was $0.2 million, which mainly represents the exercise price of employee and non-employee share options paid to the company in 2005.
     We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations and the proceeds from our initial public offering will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs, including for working capital purposes, capital expenditures and various contractual obligations, for at least the next 12 months. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If these sources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell debt securities or additional equity or to obtain a credit facility. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in incurring debt service obligations and could result in operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations. Given our short operating history, we currently do not have any lines of credit or loans with any commercial banks. As a result, we are unlikely to rely on any bank loans to

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meet our liquidity needs. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Indebtedness
     As of December 31, 2005, we did not have any indebtedness, and we did not have any material debt securities, material contingent liabilities or material mortgages or liens.
     We intend to meet our future funding needs through cash flow generated from operating activities and the proceeds of our initial public offering. Our treasury objective is to maintain safety and liquidity of our cash. Therefore, we have kept our cash and cash equivalents in short-term deposits and short-term government and high-grade corporate notes.
     The following table sets forth our indebtedness as of the dates indicated:
                         
    As of December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  
Short-term debt
  $ 90.0     $     $  
 
                 
Total debt
  $ 90.0     $     $  
 
                 
     As of December 31, 2005, we did not have any outstanding loan capital issued or agreed to be issued, bank overdrafts, loans, debt securities or other similar indebtedness, liabilities under acceptance (other than normal trade bills) or acceptance credits, debentures, mortgages, charges, finance leases or purchase commitments, guarantees or other material contingent liabilities.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
     The following table sets forth our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2005:
                                         
    Payments due by period  
    Total     Within  
            1 year     1-3 years     3-5 years     Thereafter  
    (in thousands of U.S. dollars)  
Short-term debt
  $     $     $     $     $  
Operating lease obligations
    755.2       755.2                    
Other contractual commitments
                             
 
                             
Total
  $ 755.2     $ 755.2     $     $     $  
 
                             
     We have entered into certain leasing arrangements relating to our office premises. Pursuant to our leasing arrangements entered into in April 2006, as of April 30, 2006 our operating lease obligations are $1.4 million in 2006 and $0.6 million in 2007. As of December 31, 2005, we did not have any long-term debt obligations, short-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations or purchase obligations.
Capital Expenditures
     Our total capital expenditures in 2005, 2004,and 2003 were $2.1 million, $2.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. We currently have approximately $0.6 million worth of capital expenditures in progress, which will be used entirely in China. Our capital expenditures in progress are financed from our IPO proceeds and cash flows from our operating activities. We did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of December 31, 2005.

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     Our capital expenditures are spent primarily on servers, computers, office equipment, leasehold improvement and vehicles. In general, there is a positive correlation between our revenue and the amount of traffic that passes through our servers and transmission equipment. From time to time we need to purchase additional servers and transmission equipment as a result of increased business traffic. Our purchase of personal computers is primarily driven by headcount increases.
     As the telecommunications operators do not provide us detailed revenue breakdown on a service-by-service basis, we depend on our internal database system to monitor revenue derived from each of our services. We make our business decisions based on our internal data, taking into account other factors including strategic considerations.
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
     We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. In addition, we have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our own shares and classified as shareholder’s equity, or that are not reflected in our financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. Moreover, we do not have any variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Income Taxation
     The Cayman Islands currently do not levy any taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. In addition, pursuant to Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, we have obtained an undertaking from the Governor-in-Council that (i) no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits or income or gains or appreciation shall apply to us or our operations and (ii) no tax to be levied on profits, income gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable by us on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or by way of the withholding in whole or in part of any relevant payment as defined in Section 6(3) of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision). This undertaking is for a period of 20 years from May 21, 2002.
     KongZhong Beijing, KongZhong China, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, Wuhan Chengxitong, BJRX and Beijing Anjian Xingye are incorporated in the PRC and subject to the Income Tax Law of the PRC Concerning Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises and various local income tax laws. Generally, PRC companies are subject to an enterprise income tax of 33%, which for foreign-invested companies is comprised of a state income tax of 30% and a local income tax of 3% and for companies without foreign investment is comprised of a state income tax of 33%. However, KongZhong Beijing, KongZhong China, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Tianjin Mammoth, BJRX and Beijing Anjian Xingye benefit from preferential tax treatment as a high technology enterprise. As such, KongZhong Beijing’s net income is tax exempt until 2005, subject to a 7.5% enterprise income tax for the following three years and subject to a 15% enterprise income tax thereafter. KongZhong China’s net income is tax exempt until 2007, subject to a 7.5% enterprise income tax for the following three years and subject to a 15% enterprise income tax thereafter. Beijing AirInbox’s net income was tax exempt until the end of 2004, subject to a 7.5% enterprise income tax for three years beginning in January 2005 and subject to a 15% enterprise income tax thereafter. Beijing Boya Wuji’s net income is tax exempt until 2006, subject to a 7.5% enterprise income tax for three years and subject to a 15% enterprise income tax thereafter. Beijing WINT’s net income is tax exempt until 2006, subject to a 7.5% enterprise income tax for the following three years and subject to a 15% enterprise income tax thereafter. Tianjin Mammoth’s net income tax is 15%. Wuhan Chengxitong’s net income tax is 33%. BJXR’s net income is tax exempt until 2006, subject to a 7.5% enterprise income tax for the following three years and subject to a 15% enterprise income tax thereafter. Beijing Anjian Xingye is subject to a 15% income tax.
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governmental authority. If any of these entities is found not to qualify as a high technology enterprise for PRC tax purposes, then such entity will not be eligible for the preferential tax treatment.
     KongZhong Beijing and Beijing AirInbox recorded net losses in 2002 and 2003, Beijing Boya Wuji recorded net losses in 2004 and 2005, Beijing WINT recorded net losses in 2004, and KongZhong China recorded a net loss in 2005, which they may carry forward for five years from the end of the period in which the loss was recorded to offset future net income for tax purposes. KongZhong Beijing and Beijing AirInbox recorded net profits in 2004 and Beijing WINT recorded net profits in 2005 that are sufficient to realize the full tax benefit of the carry forward net losses. We cannot, however, give any assurances that Beijing Boya Wuji or KongZhong China will record sufficient net income within the carry forward periods to realize the full tax benefit of their past net losses, and therefore, have recorded a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset balance. The tax losses carried forward as of December 31, 2005 amounted to $96,536 and will expire by 2010.
     In addition, our revenues are subject to business taxes. Since August 2003, each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR is subject to a 3% business tax for wireless value-added services and a 5% business tax for other services. Each of KongZhong Beijing, KongZhong China, Tianjin Mammoth and Beijing Anjian Xingye is subject to a 5% business tax. In future periods, we expect that a substantial portion of our revenues will be generated through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR. In addition, pursuant to the arrangements that KongZhong Beijing has entered into with each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong and that Beijing Anjian Xingye has entered into with BJXR, each of Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and BJXR pays us service and license fees. The amount of such payments will be subject to the 5% business tax payable by KongZhong Beijing, KongZhong China and Beijing Anjian Xingye. See “Item 7—Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions— Related Party Transactions— Related Party Agreements”.
     The following table summarizes the various PRC income tax rates and tax concessions applicable to each of our subsidiaries and operating entities:
                                 
    Chinese                   Year of
    State unified   Chinese       Concession from   commence
    income tax   local income   Concession from Chinese   Chinese local income   -ment of tax
PRC entities   rate (%)   tax rate (%)   State unified income tax   tax   holiday
KongZhong Beijing
    15       3     Full exemption for 3 years starting from commencement of tax holiday followed by a 50% reduction for the succeeding 3 years   Full exemption from the commencement of operation     2003  
 
                               
KongZhong China
    15       3     Same as KongZhong
Beijing
  Same as KongZhong
Beijing
    2005  
 
                               
Beijing AirInbox
    15       N/A     Full exemption for 2 years starting from commencement of tax holiday followed by a 50% reductuion for the succeeding 3 years   N/A     2003  
 
                               
Beijing Boya Wuji
    15       N/A     Same as KongZhong
Beijing
  N/A     2004  
 
                               
Beijing WINT
    15       N/A     Same as KongZhong
Beijing
  N/A     2004  
 
                               
Wuhan Chengxitong
    33       N/A     None   N/A     N/A  
 
                               
Tianjin Mammoth
    15       N/A     Full exemption for 2 years starting from commencement of tax holiday   N/A   September 2003
 
                               
BJXR
    15       N/A     Same as KongZhong
Beijing
  N/A     2004  
 
                               
Beijing Anjian
Xingye
    15       3     None   Same as KongZhong
Beijing
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Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees
General
     The functions and powers of our board of directors include, among others:
 
    convening shareholders’ meetings and reporting its work to shareholders at such meetings;
 
    implementing shareholders’ resolutions;
 
    determining our business plans and investment proposals;
 
    formulating our profit distribution plans and loss recovery plans;
 
    formulating our debt and finance policies and proposals for the increase or decrease in our issued capital and the issuance of debentures;
 
    formulating our major acquisition and disposal plans, and plans for merger, division or dissolution;
 
    formulating proposals for any amendments to our memorandum and articles of association; and
 
    exercising any other powers conferred by the shareholders’ meetings or under our memorandum and articles of association.
Directors and Senior Officers
     The following table sets forth certain information concerning our directors and senior officers. The business address of each of our directors and executive officers is 35th Floor, Tengda Plaza, No. 168 Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing, China 100044.
             
Name   Age   Position
Yunfan Zhou
    31     Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Nick Yang
    30     Director, President, Chief Technology Officer
Charlie Y. Shi
    44     Independent Director
Hanhui Sun
    33     Independent Director
Hui (Tom) Zhang
    33     Independent Director
Hai Qi
    33     Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
JP Gan
    34     Chief Financial Officer
Kingchuen Wong
    35     Vice President of Corporate Development
     Yunfan Zhou, 31, one of our founders, has served as the chairman of the board of directors of our company and our chief executive officer since our inception in May 2002. His current board term expires in 2007. Prior to establishing our company, Mr. Zhou served as vice president, executive vice president and general manager of Sohu.com Inc., an Internet portal company, from October 2000 to March 2002. In June 1999, Mr. Zhou co-founded ChinaRen Inc., an Internet portal and community company, and served as chief operating officer and general manager until October 2000, when ChinaRen Inc. merged into Sohu.com Inc. Mr. Zhou holds a master’s degree in

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electrical engineering from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University.
     Nick Yang, 30, one of our founders, has served as president, director and chief technology officer of our company since our inception in May 2002. His current board term expires in 2008. Prior to establishing our company, Mr. Yang served as vice president of technology and chief technology officer of Sohu.com Inc. from October 2000 to March 2002. In June 1999, Mr. Yang co-founded ChinaRen Inc. and served as chief technology officer until October 2000, when ChinaRen Inc. merged into Sohu.com Inc. Mr. Yang holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.
     Charlie Y. Shi, 44, has been a director of our company since October 2002 and an independent director since April 2004. His current board term expires in 2008. Mr. Shi has been a member of the Investment Committee of CMT ChinaValue Capital Advisors Limited since May 2004. From April 2001 to April 2004, Mr. Shi served as a managing director of China Assets Investment Management Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment management company. China Assets Investment Management Limited is the sole investment manager of China Assets (Holding) Limited, a Hong Kong registered investment fund that owns 100% of the shares of Global Lead Technology Limited, a holding company that held 13.3% of the shares of our company before our initial public offering and 9.1% immediately afterward. From February 2000 to March 2001, Mr. Shi was the senior vice president of SOFTBANK China Venture Capital Limited. He served as deputy managing director of Toplap Investments Limited, an investment advisory and management subsidiary of China Insurance (Hong Kong) Group, from February 1998 to December 1999, and served at Merrill Lynch & Co. from March 1992 to January 1998, where his last position was assistant vice president. Mr. Shi holds an MBA degree from California Lutheran University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Fudan University in Shanghai. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
     Hanhui Sun, 33, has been an independent director of our company since July 2005. His current board term expires in 2006. Mr. Sun is currently R&D group financial controller of Microsoft (China). Previously, Mr. Sun was a deputy general manager of the Association Container Business of Maersk (China) Shipping from 2005 to 2006 and the financial controller of SouFun.com, a real estate portal in China, from 2004 to 2005. From 1995 to 2004, Mr. Sun worked in KPMG’s auditing practice, including eight years at KPMG in Beijing, where he was an audit senior manager, and two years at KPMG in Los Angeles. Mr. Sun earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Beijing Institute of Technology in 1993. He is a Certified Public Accountant in China.
     Hui (Tom) Zhang, 33, has been an independent director of our company since January 2006. His current board term expires in 2007. Mr. Zhang is a co-founder, director, and executive vice president of Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company in China founded in 1999. Mr. Zhang also serves as a director of the Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center and the Tsinghua-Vimicro Semiconductor Research Center, and as an independent director of China Techfaith. He is secretary general of the Mobile Multimedia Technology Alliance (MMTA). Mr. Zhang received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Science & Technology of China and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He received the 2005 University of California at Berkeley Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award.
     JP Gan, 34, has been chief financial officer of our company since July 2005. He was senior vice president of finance of our company from May 2005 to July 2005. Before joining our company, he was a director of The Carlyle Group in Hong Kong from 2000 to 2005. He also worked at the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong from 1999 to 2000, and for then-Price Waterhouse in the United States from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Gan holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a BBA from the University of Iowa. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois. Since 2002, Mr. Gan has served on the board of directors of Ctrip.com International Limited (Nasdaq: CTRP).
     Hai Qi, 33, has been senior vice president of sales and marketing of our company since October 2004. Before joining our company, he was a vice president at ASPire Technologies and the chief representative in its Beijing office. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Qi was the chief representative in the Beijing office of Shanghai Intrinsic

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Computer Company, a predecessor company of Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: LTON). Mr. Qi graduated from Tianjin University with a degree in industrial engineering.
     Kingchuen Wong, 35, has been vice president of corporate development of our company since 2004. Prior to that, she was director of corporate development. Before joining our company, she was a director of business development at TOM Online Inc. from 2003 to 2004. She was an associate at Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund and Softbank China May 2000 to 2003. Ms. Wong holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from Beijing Jiaotong University.
     There is no family relationship between any of our directors or senior officers.
     As a Nasdaq listed company, we are required by the Nasdaq Listing Rules to have a majority of our board comprised of independent directors as of July 31, 2005. Our board accepted the resignation of Fan Zhang as a director, effective July 1, 2005, and elected Hanhui Sun to take his place, also effective July 1, 2005, after having determined that Mr. Sun meets the requirements for independence set by the U.S. securities laws and Nasdaq Listing Rules. Yongqiang Qian, who had been an independent director of our company from April 2004, resigned for personal reasons as of January 1, 2006. Our board elected Hui (Tom) Zhang to take his place, also effective January 1, 2006, after having determined that Mr. Zhang meets the aforementioned requirements for independence. In addition, our board determined in April 2004 that Mr. Shi, who has been a director of our company since October 2002, meets the aforementioned requirements for independence. As a result, since July 1, 2005, a majority of our board has been comprised of independent directors. Our independent directors held executive sessions at which only independent directors were present at least once each quarter of 2005.
     Our Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended by the shareholders at a general meeting on September 6, 2005, provide for three classes of directors, each with three-year terms. As part of the process of setting up the classified board, however, Mr. Sun was elected to a one-year term and Mr. Zhou and Mr. Qian were elected to two-year terms. Mr. Zhang, who replaced Mr. Qian, will serve the remainder of his term. Upon expiry of these directors’ terms, their successors will serve full three-year terms. Retiring directors are eligible for re-election. Each of our executive directors has entered into a service contract with us, while other directors have entered into no such agreements. Beginning July 1, 2005, each of our independent directors who serves on three committees receives $30,000 for every year of board service, and each of our independent directors who serves on fewer than three committees receives $20,000 for every year of board service. In addition, we grant stock options covering 2 million of our ordinary shares to each of our independent directors who serves on three committees, while we grant stock options covering 1.2 million shares to each of our independent directors who serves on fewer than three committees. Such options are granted at the start of each director’s three-year term of service and vest quarterly in 12 increments as long as such director is continuing his board service.
     Each of our senior officers has entered into an employment agreement and a non-compete agreement with us. Pursuant to the employment agreements, each of our senior officers is entitled to receive a basic salary and may also receive an annual bonus if a certain level of performance has been achieved. All senior officers are bound by the confidentiality and non-competition provisions in their respective employment agreements and non-compete agreements with us.
Board Practices
     To enhance our corporate governance, our board of directors established three board committees: an audit committee, a nominations committee and a compensation committee, which are comprised solely of independent directors. Our independent directors held one meeting each quarter at which only independent directors were present.

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Audit Committee
     We have established an audit committee in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, which reviews our internal accounting procedures and considers and reports to our board of directors with respect to other auditing and accounting matters, including the selection of our independent auditors, the scope of annual audits, fees to be paid to our independent auditors and the performance of our independent auditors. The committee has a formal written charter that sets forth its duties and powers. The current members of our audit committee are Charlie Y. Shi, Hanhui Sun and Hui (Tom) Zhang, each of whom is an independent director. Our board has determined that Mr. Sun is an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the U.S. securities laws. Our audit committee met once each quarter in 2005.
Nominations Committee
     We have established a nominations committee, which identifies individuals qualified to become directors and recommends director nominees to be approved by our board. The committee has a formal written charter that sets forth its duties and powers. The current members of our nominations committee are Charlie Y. Shi and Hui (Tom) Zhang, each of whom is an independent director.
Compensation Committee
     We have established a compensation committee to determine the salaries and benefits of our directors and senior officers. The committee has a formal written charter that sets forth its duties and powers. The current members of our compensation committee are Charlie Y. Shi and Hui (Tom) Zhang, each of whom is an independent director.
Compensation of Directors and Senior Officers
     Our senior officers receive compensation in the form of salaries, annual bonuses and share options. We have entered into service agreements with each of our senior officers. None of these service agreements provide benefits to our senior officers upon termination. The aggregate remuneration paid and benefits in kind granted to our senior officers for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were approximately $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively. In addition, the aggregate remuneration paid to our non-executive directors for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $70,000 and $20,000, respectively.
     The total amount set aside or accrued by us or our subsidiaries to provide housing, medical and pension benefits, unemployment insurance and staff welfare for employees, including our executive directors and senior officers, is $1.9 million.
Stock Options
     The 2002 Plan was adopted by our shareholders at a meeting held on June 6, 2002. The 2002 Plan is intended to provide incentives to our directors, officers and employees as well as consultants and advisors of our company and its present or future parent company or subsidiaries, or the related corporations. Pursuant to the 2002 Plan, we originally reserved a total of 70,000,000 ordinary shares for issuance under two categories of options: incentive share options, which may only be granted to officers and employees of the related corporations, and non-qualified options, which may be granted to any employee, officer, director, consultant or advisor of the related corporations. We increased the number of ordinary shares reserved for issuance in the 2002 Plan to 105,000,000 on February 15, 2004, and to 137,000,000 on September 6, 2005. Such increases have been approved by our shareholders.
     As of December 31, 2005, we had granted an aggregate of 128,940,000 options, as adjusted by cancellations following initial grants and our share split, of which 25,366,650 had lapsed and 37,746,521 were exercisable at

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exercise prices ranging from $0.0025 to $0.2575 per ordinary share. The exercise price represents the fair market value of the underlying ordinary shares on the date the options were granted.
     With respect to the options that we have granted, the vesting schedule for the incentive share options provides for 25% of the options to vest on the first anniversary of the date of the grant, and the remaining 75% to vest in 12 equal quarterly installments beginning one calendar quarter after the date of such anniversary. The expiration date for each option is ten years from the date of grant.
     The 2002 Plan provides for acceleration of awards upon the occurrence of certain consolidations, mergers, acquisitions or sale of all of substantially all assets or shares of our company. In any such case, our board shall take one of more of the following actions, among others: accelerate the date of exercise of such options or any installment of such options, provide a fixed period of time that the grantees must exercise or terminate all options in exchange for cash payment.
     Our board of directors administers the 2002 Plan and has wide discretion in awarding share options. Subject to the provisions of the 2002 Plan, our board of directors determines who will be granted options, the type and timing of options to be granted, the vesting schedule and other terms and conditions of the options, including the exercise price. On December 30, 2005, our board of directors, following the recommendation of the compensation committee, approved a resolution authorizing our chief executive officer to grant up to 8,000,000 options to non-officer employees without prior written approval by the compensation committee or board of directors.
     Generally, if an outstanding incentive share option granted under the 2002 Plan has not vested by the date of termination of the grantee’s employment with us, no further installments of the grantee’s incentive share options will become exercisable following the date of such cessation of employment, and the grantee’s incentive share options will terminate after a period of 90 days from such cessation of employment.
     Our board of directors may terminate or amend the 2002 Plan at any time; provided, however, that our board of directors must seek our shareholders’ approval with respect to certain major modifications to the 2002 Plan, and, if such amendment or termination would adversely affect the rights of a grantee under any option granted, the approval of such grantee would be required. Without further action by our board of directors, the 2002 Plan will terminate on June 6, 2012.
     During 2005, we granted options covering 22,000,000 of our ordinary shares, options covering 16,936,650 of our ordinary shares lapsed and options covering 12,923,600 of our ordinary shares were exercised. The following table sets forth information on stock options that have been granted and are outstanding as of December 31, 2005, pursuant to the 2002 Plan.

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    Ordinary shares underlying options            
                        Exercise price  
                        per share  
Name of grantee   2005 option grants   Pre-2005 option grants     Expiration date   (US dollars)(1)  
Directors and Senior Officers
                           
JP Gan, chief financial officer (2)
    12,000,000           May 15, 2015 to August 27, 2015   $ 0.1795-0.2575  
Yongqiang Qian(3)
    2,000,000           January 2, 2015     0.250  
Charlie Y. Shi(4)
    2,000,000           January 2, 2015     0.250  
Hui (Tom) Zhang(5)
                   
Hanhui Sun(6)
    1,200,000           June 30, 2015     0.25  
Hai Qi, senior vice president of sales and marketing(7)
          8,000,000     October 27, 2014     0.175  
Kingchuen Wong(7)
    800,000       800,000     October 27, 2014 to May 15, 2005     0.175 - 0.1795  
Other employees (comprising 150 individuals)
    4,000,000       58,249,750     June 30, 2012 to August 28, 2015     0.0025-0.2575  
 
                       
Total
    22,000,000       67,049,750              
 
(1)   The exercise price per share of options granted represents the fair market value of the underlying ordinary shares on the date the options were granted.
 
(2)   The options vest periodically, with the first tranche vesting on May 16, 2006.
 
(3)   The options vest periodically, with the first tranche vesting on March 31, 2005. Yongqiang Qian resigned from our board as of January 1, 2006 and 1,333,333 of his options were cancelled.
 
(4)   The options vest periodically, with the first tranche vesting on March 31, 2005.
 
(5)   Hui (Tom) Zhang was granted options covering 2,000,000 of our ordinary shares in January 2006. The exercise price per share is $0.3125. The options vest periodically, with the first tranche vesting on March 31, 2006. The options expire on December 31, 2016.
 
(6)   The options vest periodically, with the first tranche vesting on September 30, 2005.
 
(7)   The options vest periodically, with the first tranche vesting on October 28, 2005.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
     With respect to certain options granted to our employees prior to our initial public filing, we have recorded a compensation charge for the excess of the fair value of the stock at the measure date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock compensation using the straight-line method over the vesting periods of the related options, which are generally four years.
     We have recorded deferred stock compensation under APB 25 to represent the difference between the deemed fair value of our ordinary shares for accounting purposes and the option exercise prices. We determined the deemed fair value of our ordinary shares based upon several factors, including a valuation report from an independent appraiser and the price of our then most recent preferred share placement. We recorded deferred stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million, $2.0 million and $0 for stock options granted to employees, and amortized $21,986, $0.5 million and $0.3 million, for 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
     Starting from January 1, 2006, we adopted the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 123R (SFAS 123R), “Share-Based Payment to account for share based compensation.
Share Ownership
     Under U.S. securities law, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment

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power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be the beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest.
     As of March 31, 2006, the following directors and officers held beneficial ownership of ordinary shares in our company.
                         
            Of which, shares underlying    
    Number of shares   options exercisable within   % of our issued share capital
Name   beneficially owned   60 days   as of March 31, 2006(1)
Yunfan Zhou
    255,500,000             17.32 %
Nick Yang
    255,500,000             17.32 %
JP Gan
    2,500,000       2,500,000       *  
Hai Qi
    3,000,000       3,000,000       *  
Charlie Y. Shi
    833,333       833,333       *  
Hui (Tom) Zhang
    166,667       166,667       *  
Hanhui Sun
    312,000       300,000       *  
Kingchuen Wong
    500,000       500,000       *  
 
(1)   Adjusted to reflect the issuance of ordinary shares upon full exercise of all outstanding options granted under our 2002 Plan.
 
*   Less than one percent.
Employees
     See “Item 4— Information on the Company— Employees”.
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
Major Shareholders
     The table below sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial owners of 5% or more of our ordinary shares as of the dates indicated:
                                         
    Shares beneficially owned as of July 8,    
    2004 (immediately prior to our initial   Shares beneficially owned as of the date of
    public offering)   the shareholder’s most recent public filing
Name   Number   Percent   Number   Percent
Yunfan Zhou (1)
    287,500,000       27.4 %     255,500,000       18.45 %
Nick Yang
    287,500,000       27.4 %     255,500,000       18.45 %
China Assets (Holdings) Ltd.(2)
    140,000,000       13.3 %     88,795,520       6.4 %
Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures L.P.(3)
    89,880,000       8.6 %     80,431,360       5.8 %
Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Partners, Ltd.(3)
                80,431,360       5.8 %
Timothy C. Draper(3)
                101,121,640       7.3 %
Stephen T. Jurvetson(3)
                83,521,640       6.1 %
John H.N. Fisher(3)
                83,521,640       6.1 %
Asad Jamal(3)
                81,851,200       6.0 %
Samuel Shin Fang(4)
    87,500,000       8.3 %     82,213,600       6 %
Fu Lam Wu(5)
    81,666,660       7.8 %     73,081,460       5.2 %
Ardsley Advisory Partners(6)
                89,400,000       6.5 %
Philip J. Hempleman(6)
                110,400,000       8.03 %
 
(1)   As of December 31, 2005. Mr. Zhou holds his shares in our company through Mobileren Inc., a British Virgin Islands company, which he wholly owns.

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(2)   As of February 8, 2006. China Assets (Holdings), a publicly traded company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, holds its shares in our company through Global Lead Technology Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, which it wholly owns.
 
(3)   As of December 31, 2005. Three affiliates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Partners Fund, LLC, Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures GmbH & Co. KG and Draper Fischer Jurvetson ePlanet Verwaltungs GmbH, additionally hold 0.1%, 0.1% and 0.1% of our company, respectively. Mr. Draper, Mr. Jurvetson, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Jamal are managing directors of Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Verwaltungs GmbH.
 
(4)   As of February 10, 2006. Mr. Fang is beneficial owner of our shares through four entities, which reported the following shareholding: eGarden I, a Cayman Islands company, 3.9%; Calver Investments Limited, a Channel Islands company, 1.9%; eGarden Ventures Hong Kong Limited, a Hong Kong company, less than 0.1%; and Luzon Investments Ltd., a Channel Islands company, 0.1%. eGardenI is 50%-owned by Luzon Investments Ltd., which Mr. Fang wholly owns. Mr. Fang owns 100% of Calver Investments Ltd. eGarden Ventures Hong Kong Limited is wholly owned by eGardens Ventures Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, of which Mr. Fang owns 50%.
 
(5)   As of February 14, 2005. Fu Lam Wu holds her shares in our company through Lucky Dragon Holdings Group Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, which she wholly owns.
 
(6)   As of December 31, 2005. Four affiliates, Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P., Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P., Ardsley Offshore Fund Ltd. and Ardsley Partners I, additionally hold 2.09%, 1.37%, 2.91% and 3.46%, respectively.
     None of our major shareholders has voting rights that differ from the voting rights of other shareholders.
     As of December 31, 2005, there were 1,384,523,600 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Citibank, N.A., the depositary under our ADS deposit agreement, has advised us that as of December 31, 2005, 19,800,734 ADSs, representing 792,029,360 common shares, were held of record by Cede & Co. and one other registered shareholder. We have no further information as to common shares held or beneficially owned by U.S. persons.
     To our knowledge, we are not owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by another corporation, by any foreign government or by any other natural or legal persons, severally or jointly. We are not aware of any arrangement which may at a later date result in a change of control of our company.
Related Party Transactions
     In order to comply with PRC regulations, we operate our business in China through Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and Beijing Xinrui, companies that are wholly owned by PRC citizens. We have entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong and Beijing Xinrui and their respective shareholders, including agreements on provision of loans, provision of services, license of trademarks and domain names, and certain corporate governance and shareholder rights matters.
     Below is a summary of the material provisions of these agreements.
Related Party Transactions
     Loan Agreements. On March 31, 2004, we entered into a loan agreement with Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang, pursuant to which we amended and restated the terms and conditions of our long-term loans in the total principal amount of $0.24 million (RMB2.2 million) that we provided to Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang, in the proportion of their shareholding percentages in Beijing AirInbox. The loans are interest-free and the proceeds have been invested into Beijing AirInbox as a capital contribution by the borrowers. Pursuant to the loan agreement, each of the borrowers agreed to transfer his or her interest in Beijing AirInbox to KongZhong Beijing when permitted under PRC law as repayment of the loan. Each of the borrowers also undertook to us that the loan will become due and payable if, among other things, (i) either Yunfan Zhou or Nick Yang resigns or is removed from office by KongZhong Beijing or its affiliates, (ii) the respective borrower commits a criminal offense, (iii) any third party raises against the respective borrower a claim of more than $60,411 (RMB0.5 million), (iv) foreign investment in a telecommunications value-added services business is permitted and the relevant government authorities start approving such foreign investment, or (v) the borrower dies or becomes incapacitated. In addition, the loan shall be repaid only in the form of a transfer of each borrower’s entire equity interest in Beijing AirInbox to us or, if transfer

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of ownership to us is prohibited under applicable law, to our designees. Upon the transfer of each borrower’s equity interest in Beijing AirInbox, any proceeds from the transfer shall be used to offset his or her loan repayment obligation to us or our designees. The term of the loan agreement is ten years, automatically renewable at our option.
     On March 31, 2004, we entered into a loan agreement with Yang Cha, one of our employees, and Songlin Yang, pursuant to which we have agreed to grant loans to Yang Cha in the amount of $0.54 million (RMB4.4 million) and to Songlin Yang in the amount of $0.42 million (RMB3.4 million). These loans are interest-free and the proceeds are to be exclusively invested into Beijing AirInbox as contribution to the capital increase in Beijing AirInbox by Yang Cha and Songlin Yang. The terms and conditions of this loan agreement are substantially the same as the loan agreement that we entered into with Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang on March 31, 2004.
     Capital Contribution Transfer Agreement. On January 19, 2005, Beijing AirInbox, Zhen Huang and Yunfan Zhou entered into a capital contribution transfer agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, each of Zhen Huang and Yunfan Zhou transferred 40% of the equity interest in Beijing Boya Wuji to Beijing AirInbox in exchange for aggregate compensation of RMB0.8 million (approximately $99,130). Upon the closing of this capital contribution transfer agreement, Beijing AirInbox, Zhen Huang and Yunfan Zhou hold 80%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of the total equity interest of Beijing Boya Wuji.
     Option Agreements. Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang, Yang Cha and Zhen Huang, the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, entered into an amended and restated exclusive option agreement with KongZhong Beijing on May 10, 2004 pursuant to which each of these shareholders granted KongZhong Beijing an exclusive option to acquire all of his or her interest in Beijing AirInbox at the price of $12,083.1 (RMB97,513) per one percent of its registered capital. The term of this agreement is the earlier of (i) 10 years from the date of execution and (ii) the date all of the equity interests in Beijing AirInbox have been purchased by KongZhong Beijing.
     Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, the shareholders of Beijing Boya Wuji, entered into an exclusive option agreement with KongZhong Beijing on March 31, 2004, pursuant to which each of these shareholders granted KongZhong Beijing an exclusive option to acquire all of his or her interest in the Beijing Boya Wuji at the price of $1,208.2 (RMB9,750) per one percent of its registered capital. The term of this agreement is the earlier of (i) 10 years from the date of execution and (ii) the date all of the equity interests in Beijing Boya Wuji have been purchased by KongZhong Beijing.
     Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang, the shareholders of Beijing WINT, entered into an exclusive option agreement with KongZhong Beijing on February 17, 2005, pursuant to which each of these shareholders granted KongZhong Beijing an exclusive option to acquire all of his or her interest in Beijing WINT at the lower price of (i) the lowest price permitted by the then PRC law or (ii) the amount of the audited net assets of Beijing WINT. The term of this agreement is until the date all of the equity interests in Beijing WINT have been purchased by KongZhong Beijing.
     Yang Li and Xuelei Wu, the shareholders of Wuhan Chengxitong, entered into an exclusive option agreement with KongZhong Beijing on November 21, 2005, pursuant to which each of these shareholders granted KongZhong Beijing an exclusive option to acquire all of his or her interest in Wuhan Chengxitong at the lower price of (i) the lowest price permitted by the then PRC law or (ii) the amount of the audited net assets of Wuhan

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Chengxitong. The term of this agreement is until the date all of the equity interests in Wuhan Chengxitong have been purchased by KongZhong Beijing.
     Yang Li and Guijun Wang, the shareholders of BJXR, entered into an exclusive option agreement with Beijing Anjian Xingye on January 28, 2006, pursuant to which each of these shareholders granted Beijing Anjian Xingye an exclusive option to acquire all of his or her interest in BJXR at the lowest price permitted by the then PRC law. The term of this agreement is until the date all of the equity interests in BJXR have been purchased by Beijing Anjian Xingye.
     Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreements. Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing on March 31, 2004, pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing will provide ongoing technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox on an exclusive basis. The services to be provided under the agreement include, among others, network and web site design and maintenance, research and development and consulting on sales, marketing, customer services, human resources, market research and public relations. The service fees will be calculated quarterly, based on a certain percentage of the revenues of Beijing AirInbox for such quarter. KongZhong Beijing may partially waive any quarterly payment as long as (i) the cash and cash equivalents owned by Beijing AirInbox is below $12.1 million (RMB98 million) and (ii) the payment of service fees by AirInbox is no less than $0.6 million (RMB5 million) for such quarter. The term of this agreement is for 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option.
     On February 25, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from January 1, 2005 to February 28, 2005, for a fee of RMB10 million, or $1,239,127. On March 31, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from March 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005 for a fee of RMB30 million, or $3,717,380. On May 25, 2005, AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from April 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005 for a fee of RMB25 million, or $3,097,817. On June 30, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from May 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005, for a fee of RMB27 million, or $3,345,641. On July 29, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from July 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005 for a fee of RMB15 million, or $1,858,690. On September 30, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005, for a fee of RMB24 million, or $2,973,903. On December 31, 2005, Beijing AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from October 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005 for a fee of RMB6 million, or $743,476. On February 28, 2006, AirInbox entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing agreed to provide technical and consulting services to Beijing AirInbox from January 1, 2006 to February 28, 2006 for a fee of RMB5 million, or $619,563.
     Beijing Boya Wuji entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing on March 31, 2004, pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing will provide certain technical and consulting services to Beijing Boya Wuji on an exclusive basis. The services to be provided under the agreement include, among others, network and web site design and maintenance, research and development and consulting services on sales, marketing, customer services, human resources, market research and public relations. The service fees will be calculated quarterly, based on a certain percentage of the revenues of Beijing Boya Wuji for such quarter, provided that Beijing Boya Wuji is profitable. The term of the agreement is for 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option.

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     Beijing WINT entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing on February 17, 2005, pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing will provide certain technical and consulting services to Beijing WINT on an exclusive basis. The services to be provided under the agreement include, among others, network and web site design and maintenance, research and development and consulting services on sales, marketing, customer services, human resources, market research and public relations. The service fees will be calculated monthly, based on a certain percentage of the revenues of Beijing WINT for such month. The term of the agreement is until KongZhong Beijing is dissolved according to PRC law.
     Wuhan Chengxitong entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with KongZhong Beijing on November 21, 2005, pursuant to which KongZhong Beijing will provide certain technical and consulting services to Wuhan Chengxitong on an exclusive basis. The services to be provided under the agreement include, among others, network and web site design and maintenance, research and development and consulting services on sales, marketing, customer services, human resources, market research and public relations. The service fees will be calculated monthly, based on a certain percentage of the revenues of Wuhan Chengxitong for such month. The term of the agreement is until KongZhong Beijing is dissolved according to PRC law.
     BJXR entered into an exclusive technical and consulting services agreement with Beijing Anjian Xingye on January 26, 2006, pursuant to which Beijing Anjian Xingye will provide certain technical and consulting services to BJXR on an exclusive basis. The services to be provided under the agreement include, among others, network and web site design and maintenance, research and development and consulting services on sales, marketing, customer services, human resources, market research and public relations. The service fees will be calculated quarterly, based on a certain percentage of the revenues of BJXR. The term of the agreement is until Beijing Anjian Xingye is dissolved according to PRC law or elects to terminate the agreement.
     Equity Pledge Agreements. Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang, Yang Cha and Zhen Huang, the shareholders of Beijing AirInbox, entered into an amended and restated equity pledge agreement with KongZhong Beijing on May 10, 2004. Pursuant to this agreement, each of these shareholders pledged all of his or her interest in Beijing AirInbox to KongZhong Beijing to guarantee the performance by Beijing AirInbox of its obligations under the exclusive technical and consulting services agreement and the domain name license agreement, dated March 31, 2004, and the trademark license agreement dated May 10, 2004 between Beijing AirInbox and KongZhong Beijing. The term of the agreement is from the date on which the pledges are recorded on the shareholders register of Beijing AirInbox until all obligations of Beijing AirInbox guaranteed under this agreement have been fully performed.
     Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, the shareholders of Beijing Boya Wuji, entered into an equity pledge agreement with KongZhong Beijing on March 31, 2004. Pursuant to this agreement, each of these shareholders of Beijing Boya Wuji pledged all of his or her interest in Beijing Boya Wuji to KongZhong Beijing to guarantee the performance by Beijing Boya Wuji of its obligations under the exclusive technical and consulting services agreement, the trademark license agreement and the domain name license agreement, dated March 31, 2004, between Beijing Boya Wuji and KongZhong Beijing. The term of this agreement is from the date on which the pledges are recorded on the shareholders register of Beijing Boya Wuji until all obligations of Beijing Boya Wuji guaranteed under this agreement have been fully performed.
     Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang, the shareholders of Beijing WINT, entered into an equity pledge agreement with KongZhong Beijing on February 17, 2005. Pursuant to this agreement, each of these shareholders of Beijing WINT pledged all of his or her interest in Beijing WINT to KongZhong Beijing to guarantee the performance by Beijing WINT of its obligations under the exclusive technical and consulting services agreement, the business operation agreement and the equity pledge agreement dated February 17, 2005 between Beijing WINT and its shareholders and KongZhong Beijing. The term of this agreement is from the date on which the pledges are recorded on the shareholders register of Beijing WINT until all obligations of Beijing WINT guaranteed under this agreement have been fully performed and KongZhong Beijing confirms the same in writing.

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     Yang Li and Xuelei Wu, the shareholders of Wuhan Chengxitong, entered into an equity pledge agreement with KongZhong Beijing on November 21, 2005. Pursuant to this agreement, each of these shareholders of Wuhan Chengxitong pledged all of his or her interest in Wuhan Chengxitong to KongZhong Beijing to guarantee the performance by Wuhan Chengxitong of its obligations under the exclusive and technical consulting services agreement, the business operation agreement and the option agreement dated November 21, 2005 among Wuhan Chengxitong and its shareholders and KongZhong Beijing. The term of this agreement is until all the obligations of Wuhan Chengxitong guaranteed under this agreement have been fully performed and Wuhan Chengxitong confirms the same in writing.
     Yang Li and Guijun Wang, the shareholders of BJXR, entered into an equity pledge agreement with Beijing Anjian Xingye on January 28, 2005. Pursuant to this agreement, each of these shareholders of BJXR pledged all of his or her interest in BJXR to Beijing Anjian Xingye to guarantee the performance by BJXR of its obligations under the exclusive and technical consulting services agreement and the business operation agreement dated January 26, 2006 and the option agreement dated January 28, 2006 among BJXR and its shareholders and Beijing Anjian Xingye. The term of this agreement is until all the obligations of BJXR guaranteed under this agreement have been fully performed and Beijing Anjian Xingye confirms the same in writing.
     Business Operation Agreements. Beijing AirInbox, its shareholders, Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang, Yang Cha and Zhen Huang, and KongZhong Beijing entered into an amended and restated business operation agreement on May 10, 2004. Pursuant to this agreement, Beijing AirInbox and its shareholders agreed that, without the prior written consent of KongZhong Beijing or its designees, Beijing AirInbox will not engage in any transactions which may have a material adverse effect on its assets, liabilities, equity or operations, including (i) lending to or assuming any obligations of a third party, (ii) selling or purchasing any assets or rights valued at more than $24,164 (RMB0.2 million), (iii) replacing or dismissing any directors or senior officers, (iv) incurring any security interest over its assets and intellectual property to any third party or assigning to any third party its rights or obligations under this agreement, (v) amending the articles of association or changing the business scope of Beijing AirInbox, and (vi) changing the normal operational process or amending any material internal guidelines of Beijing AirInbox. In addition, Beijing AirInbox and its shareholders will appoint the designees of KongZhong Beijing, who must be employees of KongZhong Beijing, as the directors, general manager and other senior officers of Beijing AirInbox. Each of the shareholders has also agreed to execute a power of attorney to grant the designees of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of the respective shareholder’s rights in Beijing AirInbox. The term of this agreement is for 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option. In addition, according to a letter agreement between KongZhong Beijing and us, determination of any designees by KongZhong Beijing must be approved by the majority of our board of directors.
     Beijing Boya Wuji, its shareholders, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, and KongZhong Beijing entered into a business operation agreement on March 31, 2004. Pursuant to this agreement, Beijing Boya Wuji and its shareholders agreed that, without the prior written consent of KongZhong Beijing or its designees, Beijing Boya Wuji will not engage in any transactions which may have a material adverse effect on its assets, liabilities, equity or operations, including (i) lending to or assuming any obligations of a third party, (ii) selling or purchasing any assets or rights valued at more than $24,164 (RMB0.2 million), (iii) replacing or dismissing any directors or senior officers, (iv) incurring any security interest over its assets and intellectual property to any third party or assigning to any third party its rights or obligations under this agreement, (v) amending the articles of association or changing the business scope of Beijing Boya Wuji and (vi) changing the normal operations or amending any material internal guidelines of Beijing Boya Wuji. In addition, Beijing Boya Wuji and its shareholders will appoint the designees of KongZhong Beijing, who must be employees of KongZhong Beijing, as directors, general manager and other senior officers of Beijing Boya Wuji. Each of the shareholders has also agreed to execute a power of attorney to grant the designees of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of the respective shareholder’s rights in Beijing Boya Wuji. The term of this agreement is for 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option. In addition, according to a letter agreement between KongZhong Beijing and us, determination of any designees by KongZhong Beijing must be approved by the majority of our board of directors.

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     Beijing WINT, its shareholders, Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang, and KongZhong Beijing entered into a business operation agreement on February 17, 2005. Pursuant to this agreement, Beijing WINT and its shareholders agreed that, without the prior written consent of KongZhong Beijing or its designees, Beijing WINT will not engage in any transactions that may have a material adverse effect on its assets, liabilities, equity or operations, including (i) conducting any business that is beyond normal business operations, (ii) lending to or assuming any obligations of a third party, (iii) replacing or dismissing any directors or senior officers, (iv) selling or purchasing any assets or rights valued at more than $24,164 (RMB0.2 million), (v) incurring any security interest over its assets and intellectual property on behalf of any third party, (vi) amending the articles of association or changing the business scope of Beijing WINT, (vii) changing the normal operations or amending any material internal guidelines of Beijing WINT, and (viii) assigning any rights and obligations under this agreement to any third party. In addition, Beijing WINT and its shareholders will appoint the designees of KongZhong Beijing, who must be employees of KongZhong Beijing, as directors, general manager and other senior officers of Beijing WINT. Each of the shareholders has also agreed to execute a power of attorney to grant the designees of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of the respective shareholder’s rights in Beijing WINT. The term of the agreement is until KongZhong Beijing is dissolved according to PRC law or until KongZhong Beijing shall terminate the agreement by issuing written notice 30 days prior to the date of termination.
     Wuhan Chengxitong, its shareholders, Yang Li, Xuelei Wu and KongZhong Beijing entered into a business operation agreement on November 21, 2005. Pursuant to this agreement, Pursuant to this agreement, Wuhan Chengxitong and its shareholders agreed that, without the prior written consent of KongZhong Beijing or its designees, Wuhan Chengxitong will not engage in any transactions that may have a material adverse effect on its assets, liabilities, equity or operations, including (i) conducting any business that is beyond normal business operations, (ii) lending to or assuming any obligations of a third party, (iii) replacing or dismissing any directors or senior officers, (iv) selling or purchasing any assets or rights valued at more than $24,164 (RMB0.2 million), (v) incurring any security interest over its assets and intellectual property on behalf of any third party, (vi) amending the articles of association or changing the business scope of Wuhan Chengxitong, (vii) changing the normal operations or amending any material internal guidelines of Wuhan Chengxitong, and (viii) assigning any rights and obligations under this agreement to any third party. In addition, Wuhan Chengxitong and its shareholders will appoint the designees of KongZhong Beijing as directors, general manager and other senior officers of Wuhan Chengxitong. Each of the shareholders has also agreed to execute a power of attorney to grant the designees of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of the respective shareholder’s rights in Wuhan Chengxitong. The term of the agreement is until KongZhong Beijing is dissolved according to PRC law or until KongZhong Beijing shall terminate the agreement by issuing written notice 30 days prior to the date of termination.
     BJXR, its shareholders, Yang Li and Guijun Wang, and Beijing Anjian Xingye entered into a business operation agreement on January 26, 2006. Pursuant to this agreement, BJXR and its shareholders agreed that, without the prior written consent of Beijing Anjian Xingye or its designees, BJXR will not engage in any transactions that may have a material adverse effect on its assets, liabilities, equity or operations, including (i) conducting any business that is beyond normal business operations, (ii) lending to or assuming any obligations of a third party, (iii) replacing or dismissing any directors or senior officers, (iv) selling or purchasing any assets or rights valued at more than $24,164 (RMB0.2 million), (v) incurring any security interest over its assets and intellectual property on behalf of any third party, (vi) amending the articles of association or changing the business scope of BJXR, (vii) changing the normal operations or amending any material internal guidelines of BJXR, and (viii) assigning any rights and obligations under this agreement to any third party. In addition, BJXR and its shareholders will appoint the designees of Beijing Anjian Xingye as directors, general manager and other senior officers of BJXR. Each of the shareholders has also agreed to execute a power of attorney to grant the designees of Beijing Anjian Xingye full power and authority to exercise all of the respective shareholder’s rights in BJXR. The term of the agreement is until Beijing Anjian Xingye is dissolved according to PRC law or until Beijing Anjian Xingye shall terminate the agreement by issuing written notice 30 days prior to the date of termination.
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designee of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder in Beijing AirInbox.
     Each of Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, the shareholders of Beijing Boya Wuji, executed an irrevocable power of attorney on March 31, 2004, granting Yunfan Zhou or any other designee of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder in Beijing Boya Wuji.
     Each of Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang, the shareholders of Beijing WINT, executed an irrevocable power of attorney on March 1, 2005, granting Yunfan Zhou or any other designee of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder in Beijing WINT.
     Each of Yang Li and Xuelei Wu, the shareholders of Wuhan Chengxitong, executed an irrevocable power of attorney on November 21, 2005, granting Yunfan Zhou or any other designee of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder in Wuhan Chengxitong.
     Each of Yang Li and Guijun Wang, the shareholders of BJXR, executed an irrevocable power of attorney on January 26, 2006, granting Yunfan Zhou or any other designee of KongZhong Beijing full power and authority to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder in BJXR.
     Intellectual Property Agreements. KongZhong Beijing entered into an amended and restated trademark license agreement with Beijing AirInbox on May 10, 2004, granting Beijing AirInbox a non-exclusive license to use certain trademarks for a quarterly fee equal to 5% of the gross revenues of Beijing AirInbox, which is waived before we have obtained registration of such trademarks in China. In addition, such fee may be waived by KongZhong Beijing if it believes such waiver is necessary for the business of Beijing AirInbox. The term of the agreement is 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option.
     KongZhong Beijing entered into a domain name license agreement with Beijing AirInbox on March 31, 2004, granting Beijing AirInbox a non-exclusive license to use the domain names owned by KongZhong Beijing for a quarterly fee equal to 5% of the gross revenues of Beijing AirInbox, which may be waived by KongZhong Beijing if it believes such waiver is necessary for the business of Beijing AirInbox. The term of the agreement is 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option.
     KongZhong Beijing entered into an amended and restated trademark license agreement with Beijing Boya Wuji on May 10, 2004, granting Beijing Boya Wuji a non-exclusive license to use certain trademarks for a quarterly fee equal to 5% of the gross revenues of Beijing Boya Wuji, which is waived before KongZhong Beijing has obtained registration of such trademarks in China. In addition, such fee may be waived by KongZhong Beijing if it believes such waiver is necessary for the business of Beijing Boya Wuji. The term of the agreement is ten years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option.
     KongZhong Beijing entered into a domain name license agreement with Beijing Boya Wuji on March 31, 2004, granting Beijing Boya Wuji a non-exclusive license to use the domain names owned by KongZhong Beijing for a quarterly fee equal to 5% of the gross revenues of Beijing Boya Wuji, which may be waived by KongZhong Beijing if it believes such waiver is necessary for the business of Beijing Boya Wuji. The term of the agreement is 10 years from the date of execution, automatically renewable at KongZhong Beijing’s option.
Item 8. Financial Information
     See “Item 18— Financial Statements”.
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Market and Share Price Information
     Our ADSs, each representing 40 of our ordinary shares, have been listed on Nasdaq since July 9, 2004. Our ADSs trade under the symbol “KONG”. Nasdaq is the principal trading market for our ADSs, which are not listed on any other exchanges in or outside the United States.
     The high and low closing prices of our ADSs on Nasdaq since listing are as follows:
                 
    Price per ADS (US$)
    High   Low
Annual:
               
2004(1)
    11.97       5.329  
2005
    14.48       6.80  
 
Quarterly:
               
Third Quarter, 2004(1)
    10.10       5.329  
Fourth Quarter, 2004
    11.97       6.66  
First Quarter, 2005
    10.36       7.32  
Second Quarter, 2005
    9.89       6.80  
Third Quarter, 2005
    14.08       9.02  
Fourth Quarter, 2005
    14.48       10.78  
First Quarter, 2006
    15.04       11.05  
 
Monthly
 
December 2005
    12.5       10.78  
January 2006
    15.04       12.50  
February 2006
    12.97       11.50  
March 2006
    13.21       11.05  
April 2006
    13.96       13.08  
May 2006
    14.09       11.39  
June 2006 (through June 12)
    11.79       10.51  
 
(1)   Our ADSs commenced trading on Nasdaq on July 9, 2004.
Item 10. Additional Information
Share Capital
     Not applicable.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
     On September 6, 2005, our shareholders Annual General Meeting voted to amend our Articles of Association to (i) set a three-year term for directors, whose terms previously had not been limited by the Articles of Association, (ii) create a board with three classes of directors, (iii) authorize the board to appoint directors in addition to the existing directors, up to a total of 11 directors, and (iv) allow shareholders to remove any director during his term only for negligence or other reasonable cause. The shareholders Annual General Meeting also voted to amend our Articles of Association to authorize the board of directors to cause us to repurchase our own shares from time to time. These amendments may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company.
     The section entitled “Description of Share Capital” contained in our registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-116172) is incorporated herein by reference.

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Material Contracts
     Other than the contracts described in “Item 4— Information on the Company— Our Investments and Acquisitions” and “Item 7— Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions”, we and our operating companies have not entered into any material contracts that are not in the ordinary course of business within the two years preceding the date of this annual report.
Exchange Controls
     The Cayman Islands currently have no exchange control restrictions.
Taxation
     The following discussion of the material Cayman Islands and United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the ADSs is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this annual report, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in the ADSs, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws.
Cayman Islands Taxation
     To the extent the following discussion relates to Cayman Islands law with respect to income tax consequences of an investment in our ADSs, it represents the opinion of Maples and Calder.
     The Cayman Islands currently have no exchange control restrictions and no income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax applicable to us or to any holder of ADSs. Accordingly, any payment of dividends or any other distribution made on the ordinary shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands, no Cayman Islands withholding tax will be required on such payments to any shareholder and gains derived from the sale of ordinary shares will not be subject to Cayman Islands capital gains tax. The Cayman Islands are not party to any double taxation treaties.
     We have received an undertaking from the Governor-in-Council of the Cayman Islands that, in accordance with section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of such undertaking (which was May 21, 2002), no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations will apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax will be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us.
United States Taxation
     This section describes the material United States federal income tax consequences to a U.S. holder (as defined below) of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ADSs. It applies to you only if you hold your ADSs as capital assets for tax purposes. This section does not apply to you if you are a member of a special class of holders subject to special rules, including:
    a bank;
 
    a dealer in securities or currencies;
 
    a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for your securities holdings;
 
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    an insurance company;
 
    a person liable for alternative minimum tax;
 
    a person that actually or constructively owns 10% or more of our voting stock;
 
    a person that holds ADSs that are a hedge or that are hedged against currency risks or as part of a straddle or a conversion transaction; or
 
    a person whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
     This section is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations, published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. There is currently no comprehensive tax treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands. In addition, this section is based in part upon the representations of the depositary bank and the assumption that each obligation in the deposit agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with its terms.
     You are a U.S. holder if you are a beneficial owner of ADSs and you are:
    a citizen or resident of the United States;
 
    a domestic corporation;
 
    an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source; or
 
    a trust if a United States court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more United States persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust.
     You should consult your own tax advisor regarding the United States federal, state and local tax consequences of owning and disposing of the ADSs in your particular circumstances.
     This discussion addresses only United States federal income taxation.
     In general, and taking into account the earlier assumptions, for United States federal income tax purposes, if you hold ADSs, you will be treated as the owner of the shares represented by those ADSs. Exchange of shares for ADSs, and ADSs for shares, generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax.
Taxation of Dividends
     Under the United States federal income tax laws, and subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if you are a U.S. holder, the gross amount of any dividend we pay out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for United States federal income tax purposes) is subject to United States federal income taxation. If you are a non-corporate U.S. holder, dividends paid to you in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011 that constitute qualified dividend income will be taxable to you at a maximum tax rate of 15% provided that you hold the ADSs for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date and meet other holding period requirements. Dividends we pay with respect to the ADSs generally will be qualified dividend income provided that, in the year that you receive the dividend, the ADSs are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States.
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demand of the depositary. The dividend will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to United States corporations in respect of dividends received from other United States corporations. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for United States federal income tax purposes, will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of your basis in the ADSs and thereafter as capital gain. If the dividend is declared and paid in a foreign currency, the amount of the dividend distribution that you must include in your income as a U.S. holder will be the U.S. dollar value of the payments made in the foreign currency, determined at the spot foreign currency/U.S. dollar rate on the date the dividend distribution is includible in your income, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. Therefore, since the value of the foreign currency may decrease before you actually convert the currency into U.S. dollars, you may actually be taxed on a larger amount in U.S. dollars than the U.S. dollar amount that you will ultimately receive. Generally, any gain or loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuations during the period from the date you include the dividend payment in income to the date you convert the payment into U.S. dollars will be treated as ordinary income or loss and will not be eligible for the special tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income. The gain or loss generally will be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes.
     Dividends will be income from sources outside the United States, but dividends paid in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2007 generally will be passive income or financial services income, and dividends paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006 will, depending on your circumstances, be passive income or general income, which in either case is treated separately from other types of income for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit allowable to you.
Taxation of Capital Gains
     Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if you are a U.S. holder and you sell or otherwise dispose of your ADSs, you will recognize capital gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the amount that you realize and your tax basis, determined in U.S. dollars, in your ADSs. Capital gain of a noncorporate U.S. holder that is recognized before January 1, 2011 is generally taxed at a maximum rate of 15% where the holder has a holding period greater than one year. The gain or loss will generally be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. Your ability to deduct capital losses is subject to limitations.
PFIC Rules
     Although it is not entirely clear how the contractual arrangements that provide us with control over Beijing AirInbox will be treated for purposes of the PFIC rules, we believe that we should be treated as owning all the shares of Beijing AirInbox for U.S. tax purposes, and therefore, the ADSs should not be treated as stock of a PFIC for United States federal income tax purposes. Whether or not we are a PFIC must be determined on an annual basis and, accordingly, our status is subject to change.
     In general, if you are a U.S. holder, we will be a PFIC with respect to you if for any taxable year in which you held your ADSs:
    at least 75% of our gross income for the taxable year is passive income; or
 
    at least 50% of the value, determined on the basis of a quarterly average, of our assets is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income.
     Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents (not including certain rents and royalties derived in the active conduct of a trade or business), annuities and gains from assets that produce passive income. If a foreign corporation owns directly or indirectly at least 25% by value of the stock of another corporation, the foreign corporation is treated for purposes of the PFIC tests as owning its proportionate share of the assets of the other corporation, and as receiving directly its proportionate share of the other corporation’s income.

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     We believe that more than 25% of our gross income is not passive income and that, based upon our earnings history and projected market capitalization, we possess sufficient active assets, including intangible assets, such that more than 50% of the value of our assets is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of active income.
     If we are treated as a PFIC, and you are a U.S. holder that does not make a mark-to-market election, as described below, you will be subject to special rules with respect to:
    any gain you realize on the sale or other disposition of your ordinary shares or ADSs; and
 
    any excess distribution that we make to you (generally, any distributions to you during a single taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by you in respect of the ordinary shares or ADSs during the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, your holding period for the ordinary shares or ADSs).
     Under these rules:
    the gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the ordinary shares or ADSs;
 
    the amount allocated to the taxable year in which you realized the gain or excess distribution will be taxed as ordinary income;
 
    the amount allocated to each prior year, with certain exceptions, will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year; and
 
    the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such year.
     Special rules apply for calculating the amount of the foreign tax credit with respect to excess distributions by a PFIC.
     If you own ADSs in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, you may make a mark-to-market election. If you make this election, you will not be subject to the PFIC rules described above. Instead, in general, you will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of your ADSs at the end of the taxable year over your adjusted basis in your ADSs. These amounts of ordinary income will not be eligible for the favorable tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income or long-term capital gains. You will also be allowed to take an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of your ADSs over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). Your basis in the ADSs will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. Your gain, if any, recognized upon the sale of your ADSs will be taxed as ordinary income.
     In addition, notwithstanding any election you make with regard to the ADSs, dividends that you receive from us will not constitute qualified dividend income to you if we are a PFIC either in the taxable year of the distribution or the preceding taxable year. Dividends that you receive that do not constitute qualified dividend income are not eligible for taxation at the 15% maximum rate applicable to qualified dividend income. Instead, you must include the gross amount of any such dividend paid by us out of our accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for United States federal income tax purposes) in your gross income, and it will be subject to tax at rates applicable to ordinary income.
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Dividends and Paying Agents
     Not applicable.
Statement by Experts.
     Not applicable.
Documents on Display
     You can read and copy documents referred to in this annual report that have been filed with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms and their copy charges.
Subsidiary Information
     Not applicable.
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
Interest Rate Risk
     Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the interest income generated by our cash deposits with our banks. We have not used any derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. Interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We have not been exposed, nor do we anticipate being exposed, to material risks due to changes in interest rates. However, our future interest income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates.
Foreign Currency Risk
     While our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, the majority of our revenues, costs and liabilities are denominated in Renminbi. As of December 31, 2005, about 40% of our asserts were denominated in Renminbi. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be impacted by fluctuations in the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi.
     The value of the Renminbi fluctuates and is subject to changes in PRC political and economic conditions. Since 1994, the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China, which are set daily based on the previous day’s interbank foreign exchange market rates. Since 1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion of Renminbi to U.S. dollars has generally been stable. However, on July 21, 2005, the People’s Bank of China shifted to a managed floating exchange rate regime based on market demand and supply with reference to a basket of currencies. Although daily fluctuations of the Renminbi against the basket of currencies are limited to 0.3% per day, the Renminbi may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the long term. We cannot guarantee that the Renminbi will not be permitted to enter into a full float, which also may result in a significant appreciation or depreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. Because we receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi, any fluctuation in the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar will affect our balance sheet and earnings per share in U.S. dollar terms as well as the value of, and dividends, if any, payable on, our ordinary shares in U.S. dollar terms and the value of any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we may make in the future. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
     Recently, the government of the PRC has been under international pressure to revalue the Renminbi in order to encourage Chinese imports of foreign products. Because we receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi, any fluctuation in the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Renminbi will affect our balance sheet and earnings

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per share in U.S. dollar terms as well as the value of, and dividends, if any, payable on, our ordinary shares in U.S. dollar terms. See “Item 3— Risk Factors— Risks Relating to the People’s Republic of China— Fluctuation of the Renminbi could materially affect the value of our ADSs”.
     We have experienced de minimis foreign exchange gains or losses to date. We do not engage in any hedging activities, and may in the future experience economic loss as a result of any foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Inflation
     In recent years, China has not experienced significant inflation, and thus inflation has not had a significant effect on our business since our inception. According to the China Statistical Bureau, China’s overall national inflation rate, as represented by the general consumer price index, was approximately 1.8% and 3.9% in 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities
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PART II
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
     None.
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders
     On September 6, 2005, our shareholders Annual General Meeting voted to amend our Articles of Association to (i) set a three-year term for directors, whose terms previously had not been limited by the Articles of Association, (ii) create a board with three classes of directors, (iii) authorize the board to appoint directors in addition to the existing directors, up to a total of 11 directors, and (iv) allow shareholders to remove any director during his term only for negligence or other reasonable cause. The shareholders Annual General Meeting also voted to amend our Articles of Association to authorize the board of directors to cause us to repurchase our own shares from time to time. These amendments may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company.
Use of Proceeds
     The following “Use of Proceeds” information relates to our registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-116172) filed by us in connection with our initial public offering. The registration statement became effective on July 8, 2004.
     The net proceeds to us from our initial public offering, after deducting fees and expenses, was $73,434,703. As of February 28, 2006, we have spent $8.4 million of the net proceeds to expand our business through acquisitions and $2.5 million on general corporate purposes. We are continuously examining opportunities to expand our business through acquisitions, and anticipate that the remaining $62,534,703 of the proceeds from our initial public offering may be used to fund additional acquisition activities. The following table sets forth our use of the net proceeds of our initial public offering as of February 28, 2006:
         
Use of Proceeds   Amount (US$ ‘000)
Acquisition of or investment in other businesses
    8,400  
General corporate purposes
    2,500  
Item 15. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     Our chief executive officer, president and chief financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report. They have concluded that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by this annual report, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries was made known to them by others within our company and our consolidated subsidiaries.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
     There were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of 17 CFR 240.a13a-15 or 240.15d that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert
     On June 21, 2005, our board of directors accepted the resignation of Fan Zhang as a director, effective July 1, 2005, and elected Hanhui Sun to take his place and become the third member of the audit committee, also effective July 1, 2005. Our board determined that Mr. Sun is an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the U.S. securities laws.
Item 16B. Code of Ethics
     We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all our employees, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president and financial controller. We have filed the code of ethics as an exhibit to this annual report and have posted the text of such code on our Internet website at http://ir.kongzhong.com/codeofethics.htm.
Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
     Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has served as our independent public accountant for each of the fiscal years ending on December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004, and December 31, 2005, for which audited financial statements appear in this annual report on Form 20-F. The auditor is elected annually by our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. The audit committee will propose to our shareholders at the 2006 Annual General Meeting that Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu be elected as our auditor for fiscal 2006.
Audit Fees
     The aggregate fees billed in each of 2005 and 2004 for professional services rendered by our principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements were $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
     The aggregate fees billed in each of 2005 and 2004 for assurance and related services rendered by our principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees” above were $1,542 and $549, respectively.
Tax Fees
     We did not enter into any engagement in 2005 or 2004 for professional services rendered by our principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning.
All Other Fees
     The aggregate fees billed in each of 2005 and 2004 for products and services provided by our principal accountant, other than the services reported above under the captions “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”, were $0 and $0, respectively.
Audit Committee’s Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
     The Audit Committee of our board of directors is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditors. Pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter adopted by the board of directors on June 11, 2004, the committee has the authority and responsibility to appoint, retain and terminate our independent auditors (subject, if applicable, to shareholder ratification), and has sole authority to approve all audit engagement fees and terms. The Audit Committee has the power to pre-approve, or to adopt appropriate procedures to pre-approve, all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors, and to consider whether the outside auditor’s provision of non-audit services to us is compatible with maintaining the independence of the

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outside auditors. The Audit Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to one or more of its members the authority to pre-approve any audit or non-audit services to be performed by the independent auditors, provided that such approvals are presented to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
     Not applicable.
Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
     In 2005, neither we nor any affiliated purchasers made any purchases of our ordinary shares.

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PART III
Item 17. Financial Statements
     We have elected to provide financial statements and related information specified in Item 18.
Item 18. Financial Statements
     See “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a list of all financial statements filed as part of this annual report.
Item 19. Exhibits
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
  1.1    
Amended and Restated Articles of Association.
       
 
  2.1 (1)  
Specimen of share certificate.
       
 
  2.2 (2)  
Form of Deposit Agreement among the registrant, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and Holders and Beneficial Holders of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipt.
       
 
  4.1 (1)  
Shareholders Agreement.
       
 
  4.2 (1)  
Loan Agreement among KongZhong Corporation, as the lender, and Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang, each as a borrower, dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.3 (1)  
Loan Agreement among KongZhong Corporation, as the lender, and Yang Cha and Songlin Yang, as the borrowers, dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.4 (1)  
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.5    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 25, 2005.
       
 
  4.6    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2005.
       
 
  4.7    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 25, 2005.
       
 
  4.8    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated June 30, 2005.
       
 
  4.9    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated July 29, 2005.
       
 
  4.10    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated September 30, 2005.
       
 
  4.11    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated December 31, 2005.

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Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
  4.12    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 28, 2006.
       
 
  4.13 (1)  
Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 10, 2004.
       
 
  4.14 (1)  
Domain Name License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.15 (1)  
Amended and Restated Business Operation Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Cha, Songlin Yang, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated May 10, 2004.
       
 
  4.16 (1)  
Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Yang Cha, Songlin Yang, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated May 10, 2004.
       
 
  4.17 (1)  
Amended and Restated Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Yang Cha, Songlin Yang, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated May 10, 2004.
       
 
  4.18 (1)  
Amended and Restated Power of Attorney by Songlin Yang, dated May 10, 2004 (with schedule).
       
 
  4.19 (1)  
Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.20 (1)  
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.21 (1)  
Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 10, 2004.
       
 
  4.22 (1)  
Domain Name License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.23 (1)  
Business Operation Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.24 (1)  
Equity Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.25 (1)  
Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
       
 
  4.26 (1)  
Letter Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and KongZhong Corporation, dated May 10, 2004.
       
 
  4.27    
Cooperation Agreement on MonternetTM WAP Services between China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated April 11, 2005.
       
 
  4.28    
Cooperation Agreement on MonternetTM WAP Services between China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., undated but signed in January 2006.
       
 
  4.29    
Cooperation Agreement on MonternetTM Multimedia Messaging Services between China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated August 10, 2005.

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Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
  4.30 (1)  
Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., dated May 27, 2004.
       
 
  4.31 (1)  
Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 27, 2004.
       
 
  4.32    
Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 25, 2005.
       
 
  4.33    
Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 25, 2005.
       
 
  4.34    
Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated July 31, 2005.
       
 
  4.35 (1)  
Form of Employment Agreement.
       
 
  4.36 (1)  
Form of Non-Compete Agreement.
       
 
  4.37 (3)  
Capital Contribution Transfer Agreement among Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., Zhen Huang and Yunfan Zhou, dated January 19, 2005
       
 
  4.38    
Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Li Yang, Wu Xuelei and Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., dated November 21, 2005.
       
 
  4.39    
Share Purchase Agreement among KongZhong Corporation, Wang Gui Jun, Li Yang, Sharp Edge Group Limited, Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, the Xinrui Shareholders, Ho Chi Sing, Sun Jing Ye and An Li, dated January 26, 2006.
       
 
  4.40    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited and Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, dated January 26, 2006.
       
 
  4.41    
Share Disposition Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Wang Guijun and Li Yang, dated January 28, 2006.
       
 
  4.42    
Share Pledge Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Wang Guijun and Li Yang, dated January 26, 2006.
       
 
  4.43    
Business Operations Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, Wang Guijun and Li Yang, dated January 26, 2006.
       
 
  4.44    
Business Operations Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., Li Yang and Wu Xuelei, dated November 21, 2005.
       
 
  4.45    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., dated November 21, 2005.
       
 
  4.46    
Share Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., Li Yang and Wu Xuelei, dated November 21, 2005.
       
 
  4.47    
Share Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang dated February 28, 2005.

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Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
  4.48    
Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 28, 2005.
       
 
  4.49    
Business Operations Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang dated February 28, 2005.
       
 
  4.50    
Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang, dated February 28, 2005.
       
 
  4.51    
Lease Agreement between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.52    
Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0196 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.53    
Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0154 among Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd., Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd. and Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.54    
Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0155 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.55    
Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0175 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.56    
Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0130 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.57    
Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0131 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  4.58    
Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0154 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
       
 
  8.1    
List of significant subsidiaries.
       
 
  11.1 (3)  
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
       
 
  12.1    
CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
       
 
  12.2    
CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
       
 
  13.1    
CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b).

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Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
  13.2    
CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b).
       
 
  23.1    
Consent of Llinks Law Office.
       
 
  23.2    
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.
       
 
  23.3    
Consent of Analysys International.
 
(1)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-116172) of KongZhong Corporation filed with the SEC on June 4, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
(2)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-116228) of KongZhong Corporation filed with the SEC on June 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
(3)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 000-50826) of KongZhong Corporation as filed with the SEC on June 28, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

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SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
Date: June 16, 2006
         
  KongZhong Corporation
 
 
  By:    /s/  Yunfan Zhou  
    Name:   Yunfan Zhou   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 

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EXHIBITS
     
Number   Description of Exhibit
1.1
  Amended and Restated Articles of Association.
 
   
2.1(1)
  Specimen of share certificate.
 
   
2.2(2)
  Form of Deposit Agreement among the registrant, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and Holders and Beneficial Holders of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipt.
 
   
4.1(1)
  Shareholders Agreement.
 
   
4.2(1)
  Loan Agreement among KongZhong Corporation, as the lender, and Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang, each as a borrower, dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.3(1)
  Loan Agreement among KongZhong Corporation, as the lender, and Yang Cha and Songlin Yang, as the borrowers, dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.4(1)
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.5
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 25, 2005.
 
   
4.6
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2005.
 
   
4.7
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 25, 2005.
 
   
4.8
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated June 30, 2005.
 
   
4.9
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated July 29, 2005.
 
   
4.10
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated September 30, 2005.
 
   
4.11
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated December 31, 2005.
 
   
4.12
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 28, 2006.
 
   
4.13(1)
  Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 10, 2004.
 
   
4.14(1)
  Domain Name License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.

 


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Number   Description of Exhibit
4.15(1)
  Amended and Restated Business Operation Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Cha, Songlin Yang, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated May 10, 2004.
 
   
4.16(1)
  Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Yang Cha, Songlin Yang, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated May 10, 2004.
 
   
4.17(1)
  Amended and Restated Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Yang Cha, Songlin Yang, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated May 10, 2004.
 
   
4.18(1)
  Amended and Restated Power of Attorney by Songlin Yang, dated May 10, 2004 (with schedule).
 
   
4.19(1)
  Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou, Songlin Yang and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.20(1)
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.21(1)
  Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 10, 2004.
 
   
4.22(1)
  Domain Name License Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.23(1)
  Business Operation Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.24(1)
  Equity Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.25(1)
  Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, dated March 31, 2004.
 
   
4.26(1)
  Letter Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and KongZhong Corporation, dated May 10, 2004.
 
   
4.27
  Cooperation Agreement on MonternetTM WAP Services between China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated April 11, 2005.
 
   
4.28
  Cooperation Agreement on MonternetTM WAP Services between China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., undated but signed in January 2006.
 
   
4.29
  Cooperation Agreement on MonternetTM Multimedia Messaging Services between China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated August 10, 2005.
 
   
4.30(1)
  Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., dated May 27, 2004.

 


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Number   Description of Exhibit
4.31(1)
  Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated May 27, 2004.
 
   
4.32
  Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 25, 2005.
 
   
4.33
  Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 25, 2005.
 
   
4.34
  Lease Agreement of Tengda Building between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated July 31, 2005.
 
   
4.35(1)
  Form of Employment Agreement.
 
   
4.36(1)
  Form of Non-Compete Agreement.
 
   
4.37(3)
  Capital Contribution Transfer Agreement among Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., Zhen Huang and Yunfan Zhou, dated January 19, 2005.
 
   
4.38
  Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Li Yang, Wu Xuelei and Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., dated November 21, 2005.
 
   
4.39
  Share Purchase Agreement among KongZhong Corporation, Wang Gui Jun, Li Yang, Sharp Edge Group Limited, Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, the Xinrui Shareholders, Ho Chi Sing, Sun Jing Ye and An Li, dated January 26, 2006.
 
   
4.40
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited and Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, dated January 26, 2006.
 
   
4.41
  Share Disposition Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Wang Guijun and Li Yang, dated January 28, 2006.
 
   
4.42
  Share Pledge Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Wang Guijun and Li Yang, dated January 26, 2006.
 
   
4.43
  Business Operations Agreement among Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited, Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited, Wang Guijun and Li Yang, dated January 26, 2006.
 
   
4.44
  Business Operations Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., Li Yang and Wu Xuelei, dated November 21, 2005.
 
   
4.45
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., dated November 21, 2005.
 
   
4.46
  Share Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd., Li Yang and Wu Xuelei, dated November 21, 2005.

 


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Number   Description of Exhibit
4.47
  Share Pledge Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang dated February 28, 2005.
 
   
4.48
  Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement between KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., dated February 28, 2005.
 
   
4.49
  Business Operations Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang dated February 28, 2005.
 
   
4.50
  Option Agreement among KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd., Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang, dated February 28, 2005.
 
   
4.51
  Lease Agreement between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.52
  Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0196 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.53
  Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0154 among Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd., Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd. and Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.54
  Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0155 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.55
  Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0175 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.56
  Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0130 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.57
  Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0131 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
4.58
  Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0154 between Beijing Gaoling Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co. Ltd., dated April 16, 2006.
 
   
8.1
  List of significant subsidiaries.
 
   
11.1(3)
  Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

 


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Number   Description of Exhibit
12.1
  CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
 
   
12.2
  CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
 
   
13.1
  CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b).
 
   
13.2
  CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b).
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Llinks Law Office.
 
   
23.2
  Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.
 
   
23.3
  Consent of Analysys International.
 
(1)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-116172) of KongZhong Corporation filed with the SEC on June 4, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
(2)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-116228) of KongZhong Corporation filed with the SEC on June 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
(3)   Previously filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 000-50826) of KongZhong Corporation as filed with the SEC on June 28, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 


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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm and Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005

 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF
KONGZHONG CORPORATION
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of KongZhong Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the above stated periods in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.
Beijing, China
April 18, 2006

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
                         
    December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Assets
                       
 
Current assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,742,607     $ 90,714,082     $ 117,141,539  
Accounts receivable net of allowance of $Nil as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005
    1,703,864       10,198,786       10,833,931  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    198,286       719,654       1,657,666  
 
                 
Total current assets
    5,644,757       101,632,522       129,633,136  
Long-term investment
                500,000  
Rental deposits
    74,234       256,025       403,992  
Property and equipment, net
    848,461       2,484,192       3,116,368  
Goodwill
                1,169,099  
Acquired intangible assets, net
                260,577  
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 6,567,452     $ 104,372,739     $ 135,083,172  
 
                 
 
                       
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                       
 
                       
Current liabilities
                       
Accounts payable
  $ 563,615     $ 2,498,617     $ 3,995,069  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    393,682       1,898,776       7,002,662  
Income tax payable
                287,551  
Due to a related party
    90,000       46,203        
 
                 
Total current liabilities
  $ 1,047,297     $ 4,443,596     $ 11,285,282  
 
                 
Minority interest
  $     $ 120,815     $ 24,165  
Series B redeemable convertible preferred shares, net of issuance costs of $30,000 ($0.0000005 par value; 350,000,000 shares authorized, 350,000,000, Nil and Nil issued and outstanding in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively)
  $ 2,970,025     $     $  
 
                       
Commitment and contingency (Note 16)
                       
Shareholders’ equity
                       
Series A convertible preferred shares ($0.0000005 par value; 231,000,000 shares authorized, 231,000,000, Nil and Nil shares issued and outstanding in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively)
  $ 115     $     $  
Ordinary shares ($0.0000005 par value; 999,419,000,000 shares authorized, 469,000,000, 1,371,600,000 and 1,384,523,600 shares issued and outstanding in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively)
    235       685       692  
Additional paid-in capital
    826,035       79,206,751       78,807,550  
Deferred share-based compensation
    (189,086 )     (1,682,643 )     (633,148 )
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
    (1,431 )     12       1,140,822  
Retained earnings
    1,914,262       22,283,523       44,457,809  
 
                 
Total shareholders’ equity
    2,550,130       99,808,328       123,773,725  
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 6,567,452     $ 104,372,739     $ 135,083,172  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Gross revenues
  $ 7,806,689     $ 47,969,217     $ 77,752,823  
Cost of revenues
    (2,283,972 )     (15,704,767 )     (31,323,123 )
 
                 
 
Gross profit
    5,522,717       32,264,450       46,429,700  
 
                 
 
                       
Operating expenses
                       
Product development (including amortization of deferred stock compensation of $13,229, $125,777 and $123,849 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively)
    1,382,732       4,483,393       8,530,745  
Selling and marketing (including amortization of deferred stock compensation of $8,389, $59,506 and $76,276 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively)
    849,837       3,287,874       5,389,837  
General and administrative (including amortization of deferred stock compensation of $368, $297,483 and $147,673 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively)
    883,003       4,704,658       7,607,015  
Class action lawsuit settlement including related legal expenses
                4,843,417  
 
                 
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    3,115,572       12,475,925       26,371,014  
 
                 
 
                       
Income from operations
    2,407,145       19,788,525       20,058,686  
 
                 
 
                       
Other (expenses) income, net
          (23,938 )     6,493  
Interest income, net
    991       604,674       2,639,531  
 
                 
 
                       
Net income before income taxes
    2,408,136       20,369,261       22,704,710  
Income taxes expense — current
                530,424  
 
                 
 
                       
Net income
  $ 2,408,136     $ 20,369,261     $ 22,174,286  
 
                 
 
                       
Net income per share, basic
  $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
                 
 
                       
Net income per share, diluted
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
                 
 
                       
Shares used in calculating basic net income per share
    469,000,000       903,010,929       1,377,102,380  
 
                 
 
                       
Shares used in calculating diluted net income per share
    1,094,824,434       1,250,640,982       1,424,683,570  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
                                                                                 
                                                  Accumulated                      
    Series A convertible                     Additional     Deferred     other             Total        
    preferred shares     Ordinary shares     paid-in     share-based     comprehensive     Retained     shareholders’     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     capital     compensation     (loss) income     earnings     equity     income  
Balance as of January 1, 2003
    231,000,000     $ 115       469,000,000     $ 235     $ 551,842     $     $ (2,046 )   $ (493,874 )   $ 56,272          
Stock options issued to consultants
                            63,121                         63,121     $  
Deferred stock-based compensation
                            211,072       (211,072 )                        
Amortization of deferred stock compensation
                                  21,986                   21,986        
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                                        615             615       615  
Net income
                                              2,408,136       2,408,136       2,408,136  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Balance as of December 31, 2003
    231,000,000       115       469,000,000       235       826,035       (189,086 )     (1,431 )     1,914,262       2,550,130     $ 2,408,751  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Issuance of ordinary shares upon initial public offering, net of issuance costs of $6,565,297
                320,000,000       160       73,434,123                         73,434,283     $  
Conversion of the Series A convertible preferred shares upon initial public offering
    (231,000,000 )     (115 )     231,000,000       115                                      
Conversion of the Series B redeemable convertible preferred shares upon initial public offering
                350,000,000       175       2,969,850                         2,970,025        
Issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of options
                1,600,000             420                         420        
Reversal of deferred stock compensation for employee terminations
                            (229,337 )     229,337                          
Deferred stock-based compensation
                            2,205,660       (2,205,660 )                        
Amortization of deferred stock compensation
                                  482,766                   482,766        
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                                        1,443             1,443       1,443  
Net income
                                              20,369,261       20,369,261       20,369,261  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Balance as of December 31, 2004
                1,371,600,000       685       79,206,751       (1,682,643 )     12       22,283,523       99,808,328     $ 20,370,704  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of non-employee options
                1,000,000       1       53,578                         53,579     $  
Issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of employee options
                11,923,600       6       248,918                         248,924        
Reversal of deferred stock compensation for employee terminations
                            (701,697 )     701,697                          
Amortization of deferred stock compensation
                                  347,798                   347,798        
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                                        1,140,810             1,140,810       1,140,810  
Net income
                                              22,174,286       22,174,286       22,174,286  
 
                                                           
Balance as of December 31, 2005
        $       1,384,523,600     $ 692     $ 78,807,550     $ (633,148 )   $ 1,140,822     $ 44,457,809     $ 123,773,725     $ 23,315,096  
 
                                                           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
(In US dollars)
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Operating activities
                       
Net income
  $ 2,408,136     $ 20,369,261     $ 22,174,286  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Amortization of deferred share-based compensation
    21,986       482,766       347,798  
Stock options issued to consultants
    63,121              
Depreciation and amortization
    266,539       793,749       1,825,481  
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment
          743       (1,900 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
                       
Accounts receivable, net
    (1,571,537 )     (8,494,922 )     (447,849 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (126,532 )     (521,368 )     (957,170 )
Rental deposits
    (74,234 )     (181,791 )     (147,921 )
Accounts payable
    540,160       1,935,002       1,236,716  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    347,096       1,505,094       5,300,035  
Income tax payable
                287,551  
Due to a related party
    85,000       (43,797 )     (48,070 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,959,735       15,844,737       29,568,957  
 
                 
 
                       
Investing activities
                       
Purchase of property and equipment
    (863,959 )     (2,432,604 )     (2,147,819 )
Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
                (1,434,627 )
Purchase of long-term investment
                (500,000 )
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
          2,381       743  
 
                 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (863,959 )     (2,430,223 )     (4,081,703 )
 
                 
 
                       
Financing activities
                       
Proceeds from exercise of employee and non-employee share options
                302,503  
Increase (decrease) in minority interest
          120,815       (96,650 )
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares upon initial public offering, net of issuance costs
          73,434,703        
 
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
          73,555,518       205,853  
 
                 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
    615       1,443       734,350  
 
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    1,096,391       86,971,475       26,427,457  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    2,646,216       3,742,607       90,714,082  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 3,742,607     $ 90,714,082     $ 117,141,539  
 
                 
 
                       
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                       
Income taxes paid
  $     $     $ 242,873  
 
                 
Interest paid
  $     $     $  
 
                 
 
                       
Acquisition of subsidiaries:
                       
Cash consideration
  $     $     $ 1,671,988  
Acquisition payable
  $     $     $ 86,679  
 
                 
Total cash consideration
  $     $     $ 1,758,667  
 
                 
Consideration satisfied by waiving receivables from former shareholders
  $     $     $ 2,438,781  
 
                 
 
                       
Non-cash investing activities:
                       
Assets acquired (including cash of $237,361, intangible assets of $318,395 and goodwill of $1,169,099)
  $     $     $ 1,769,476  
Liabilities assumed
  $     $     $ (10,809 )
 
                 
Total consideration
  $     $     $ 1,758,667  
 
                 
 
                       
Non-cash financing activities:
                       
Conversion of Series A convertible preferred shares and Series B redeemable convertible preferred shares into ordinary shares
  $     $ 2,970,140     $  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
1.   ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
 
    KongZhong Corporation (“KongZhong”) was incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on May 6, 2002. KongZhong established two wholly foreign owned enterprises, KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“KongZhong Beijing”) and KongZhong (China) Corporation (“KongZhong China”), on July 29, 2002 and June 10, 2005, respectively, under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). KongZhong and its consolidated entities (the “Company”) provide wireless interactive entertainment, media and community services to mobile phone users in the PRC and are specialized in the development, marketing and distribution of consumer wireless value-added services.
 
    As of December 31, 2005, details of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities are as follows:
                     
            Shareholder/owner's        
    Incorporated   Shareholder/   relationship        
Name   date/place   Nominee Owner   with the Company   Ownership   Principal activities
 
              %    
Subsidiaries of the Company:
                   
KongZhong Beijing
  July 29, 2002   KongZhong     100   Providing consulting
 
  PRC               and technology services
 
                   
KongZhong China
  June 10, 2005   KongZhong     100   Providing consulting
 
  PRC               and technology services
 
                   
Variable interest entities (“VIE”):
                   
Beijing AirInbox Information
  April 4, 2002   Yang Cha   Employee   45   Providing wireless
Technologies Co., Ltd.
  PRC   SonglinYang   Uncle of Nick Yang, President   42   value-added services
(“Beijing AirInbox”)
      Yunfan Zhou   Chief Executive Officer   10   to mobile phone users
(Note (i))
      Zhen Huang   Wife of Nick Yang, President   3    
 
                   
Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies
  March 29, 2004   Beijing AirInbox   VIE   80   Providing wireless
Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Boya Wuji”)
  PRC   Yunfan Zhou   Employee   10   value-added services
(Note (ii))
      Zhen Huang   Wife of Nick Yang, President   10   to mobile phone users
 
                   
Beijing Wireless Interactive
  November 28, 2003   Yang Yang   Employee   40   Providing wireless
Network Technologies Co., Ltd.
  PRC   Linguang Wu   Employee   30   value-added services
(“Beijing WINT”)
      Guijun Wang   Employee   30   to mobile phone users
(Note (iii))
                   
 
                   
Wuhan Chengxitong Information
  June 23, 2004   Yang Li   Employee   90   Providing wireless
Technology Company Limited
  PRC   Xuelei Wu   Employee   10   value-added services
(“Wuhan Chengxitong”)
                  to mobile phone users
(Note (v))
                   
 
                   
Subsidiaries of VIE:
                   
Tianjin Mammoth Technology
  June 12, 2002   Beijing AirInbox   VIE   95   Mobile games
Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Mammoth”)
  PRC   Beijing WINT   VIE   5   developing
(Note (iv))
                   
 
                   
Beijing Shuziyuansu Advertising
  September 21, 2005   Beijing Boya Wuji   VIE   75   Advertising
Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Shuziyuansu”)
  PRC   Beijing WINT   VIE   25    
 
                   
Beijing Yidu Co., Ltd.
  September 28, 2005   Beijing Boya Wuji   VIE   30   Entertainment
(“Beijing Yidu”)
  PRC   Beijing WINT   VIE   70    

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
1.   ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES — continued
 
    Notes:
  (i)   PRC regulations prohibit direct foreign ownership of business entities providing value-added telecommunications services in the PRC where certain licenses are required for the provision of such services. To comply with these regulations the Company conducts majority part of its activities through Beijing AirInbox, a variable interest entity established by KongZhong through nominated owners on April 4, 2002 with an initial operating period of 30 years. Beijing AirInbox provides wireless value-added services to PRC’s mobile phone users in the form of SMS, WAP, MMS, JavaTM, IVR and CRBT. Upon establishment Beijing AirInbox was legally owned directly by three PRC citizens nominated by KongZhong, Yunfan Zhou, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Songlin Yang, the uncle of Nick Yang, the Company’s President, and Leilei Wang, held 35%, 35% and 30%, respectively, of Beijing AirInbox’s total outstanding shares. In September 2003, Leilei Wang transferred his 30% equity interest in Beijing AirInbox to Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang, the wife of Nick Yang, in portions of 15% each. In April 2004, the registered capital of Beijing AirInbox was increased from $0.3 million (RMB2 million) to $1.2 million (RMB10 million). The increased registered capital was contributed from Songlin Yang and Yang Cha, a PRC citizen and employee of the Company, for $0.4 million (RMB3.5 million) and $0.5 million (RMB4.5 million), respectively.
 
      In addition, the Company has extended an interest-free loan to the nominee shareholders ($241,546 had been loaned as of December 31, 2004 and 2005) to finance their investments in Beijing AirInbox. In April 2004, Yang Cha and Songlin Yang drew down the loans in the amount of $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for investment into Beijing AirInbox as contribution to the capital increase in Beijing AirInbox by Yang Cha and Songlin Yang. Principal terms of these loan agreements provide that (i) proceeds from the loans are to be used solely for the investment in Beijing AirInbox, (ii) the loans can only be repaid to the Company by transferring the shares of Beijing AirInbox to the Company, (iii) the shares of Beijing AirInbox cannot be transferred without the approval of the Company, (iv) the Company has the right to appoint all directors and senior management personnel of Beijing AirInbox, and (v) all shareholder rights including voting rights and rights to dividends are assigned to KongZhong Beijing. In addition, the Company has the right to require the transfer of the shares of Beijing AirInbox to the Company or any party designated by the Company, at any time, for the amount of the loan outstanding. Since the Company consolidates Beijing AirInbox, the loans to the registered shareholders and Yang Cha are treated as investments in Beijing AirInbox and are eliminated upon consolidation for all periods presented.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
1.   ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES — continued
  (ii)   In March 2004, the Company established another variable interest entity, Beijing Boya Wuji, through nominated owners, with an operating period of 20 years. KongZhong Beijing entered into a series of contractual arrangements, pursuant to which Beijing Boya Wuji became the Company’s variable interest entity. Beijing Boya Wuji provides wireless value-added services to PRC’s mobile phone users in the form of SMS, WAP, MMS, JavaTM, IVR and CRBT and a license was obtained from the PRC government in April 2004. Upon establishment Beijing Boya Wuji was legally owned directly by two PRC citizens nominated by KongZhong, Yunfan Zhou and Zhen Huang held 50% and 50%, respectively, of Beijing Boya Wuji. The investment by these two individuals has been done through their personal funds with no loans provided by the Company. Accordingly, the investment amount of $120,815 has been included as a minority interest. In January 2005, 80% of the equity interest of Beijing Boya Wuji was transferred to Beijing AirInbox for an aggregate amount of RMB800,000 ($96,650).
 
  (iii)   In February 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Beijing WINT through nominated owners (see Note 3(a)), and entered into a series of contractual arrangements pursuant to which Beijing WINT, became the Company’s variable interest entity. Beijing WINT provides wireless value-added services to PRC’s Mobile phone users. Beijing WINT is legally owned directly by three PRC citizens nominated by KongZhong. As of December 2005, Yang Yang, Linguang Wu and Guijun Wang held 40%, 30% and 30% equity interest of Beijing WINT, respectively.
 
  (iv)   On May 24, 2005, the Company’s VIE, Beijing AirInbox and Beijing WINT acquired 95% and 5%, respectively, of the outstanding equity interest of Tianjin Mammoth (see Note 3(b)).
 
  (v)   In November 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Wuhan Chengxitong through nominated shareholders (see Note 3(c)), and entered into a series of contractual arrangements pursuant to which Wuhan Chengxitong, became the Company’s variable interest entity. Wuhan Chengxitong provides wireless value-added services to the PRC’s mobile phone users. Wuhan Chengxitong is legally owned directly by two PRC citizens nominated by KongZhong. As of December 2005, Yang Li and Xuelei Wu held 90% and 10% equity interest of Wuhan Chengxitong.
    As set out above, PRC regulations prohibit direct foreign ownership of business entities providing value-added telecommunications services in the PRC where certain licenses are required for the provision of such services. To comply with these regulations, KongZhong Beijing has entered into various operating agreements with Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Wuhan Chengxitong (collectively the “VIE companies”), including Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreements. Under these agreements, KongZhong Beijing provides technical and other services to the VIE companies in exchange for all their net income. As a collateral security for the prompt and complete performance of the obligations of the VIE companies, respective owners of VIE companies have entered into pledge agreements, pursuant to which they agreed to pledge all their rights and interests, including voting rights, in the VIE companies respectively in favor of KongZhong Beijing. Finally, KongZhong Beijing has the option to acquire the equity interests of the VIE companies for a purchase price equal to the respective capital of the VIE companies or such higher price as required under PRC laws at the time of such purchase.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
1.   ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES — continued
 
    Through the contractual arrangements described above, KongZhong Beijing is the primary beneficiary of the VIE companies because the KongZhong Beijing holds all of the variable interests in the VIE companies either directly or through related parties.
 
    In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46, which required certain variable interest entities to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if the equity investors in the entity do not have characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN 46 was effective for all new variable interest entities created or acquired after December 15, 2003. In December 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46 (revised) which provides for the deferral of the implementation date to the end of the first reporting period after March 15, 2004 unless the Company has a special purpose entity, in which case the provisions must be applied for fiscal years ended December 31, 2003. However, the Company has elected to retroactively apply FIN 46 and consolidate its variable interest entity, Beijing AirInbox from its inception.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    Basis of presentation
 
    The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
 
    Basis of consolidation
 
    The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, KongZhong Beijing and KongZhong China, and its variable interest entities, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing WINT, Wuhan Chengxitong, Tianjin Mammoth, Beijing Shuziyuansu, Beijing Yidu and Beijing Boya Wuji. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
 
    Cash and cash equivalents
 
    Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid investments which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have maturities of three months or less when purchased. Cash also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the customer may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty.
 
    Use of estimates
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s financial statements include useful lives for property and equipment, purchase price allocation, accruals for revenue adjustments cost of revenues, other liabilities and share-based compensation expense. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Certain significant risks and uncertainties
 
    The Company participates in a dynamic high technology industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows: changes in the overall demand for entertainment-oriented wireless value-added services; advances and trends in new technologies and industry standards; changes in key suppliers; changes in certain strategic relationships or customer relationships; regulatory or other factors; risks associated with the ability to maintain strategic relationship with the mobile operators; and risks associated with the Company’s ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth.
 
    Property and equipment, net
 
    Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives:
     
Computer and transmission equipment
  3 years
Furniture and office equipment
  3 years
Motor vehicles
  3 years
Leasehold improvements
  Over the shorter of the lease term or useful lives
Communication equipment
  1 year
    Impairment of long-lived assets
 
    The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets.
 
    Goodwill
 
    The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as goodwill.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Goodwill — continued
 
    SFAS No. 142 requires the Company to complete a two-step goodwill impairment test. The first step compares the fair values of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of each reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered to be impaired and the second step will not be required. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step compares the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to accounting for a business combination with the allocation of the assessed fair value determined in the first step to the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. This allocation process is only performed for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment and does not result in an entry to adjust the value of any assets or liabilities. An impairment loss is recognized for any excess in the carrying value of goodwill over the implied fair value of goodwill.
 
    As of December 31, 2005, the Company performed a goodwill impairment test by comparing the book value to the fair value of each reporting unit. Based on the Company’s assessment, there was no impairment issue and thus no impairment charge was recorded. In estimating the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company has taken into consideration the overall and industry economic conditions and trends, market risk of the Company and the historical information; and based on a present value of estimated future cash flows method. Going forward, the Company will continue to test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis (on December 31 every year) or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that could more likely than not reduce the fair value of the goodwill below its carrying amount.
 
    The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2005 is as follows:
         
Balance as of January 1, 2005
     
Goodwill acquired during the year
  $ 1,169,099  
 
     
Balance as of December 31, 2005
  $ 1,169,099  
 
     
    In 2005, the financial information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, is prepared and presented on a consolidated basis. Accordingly, the Company believes it has only one operating segment which is the consumer wireless value-added services. As a result, for the purpose of applying SFAS No. 142, goodwill was tested for impairment at the consolidated level as of December 31, 2005.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Acquired intangible assets, net
 
    Acquired intangible assets with definite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful economic lives. Intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortized and are subject to impairment test annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of all intangible assets and takes into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists.
 
    Long-term investment
 
    For investments in an investee over which the Company does not have significant influence, the Company carries the investment at cost. The Company reviews the cost investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may no longer be recoverable.
 
    Revenue recognition and cost of revenues
 
    The Company’s revenues are primarily derived from entertainment-oriented wireless value-added services. Wireless value-added services revenues are derived from providing personalized interactive entertainment, media and community services primarily to mobile phone customers of China Mobile Communication Corporation and its various subsidiaries (“China Mobile” or the “Mobile Operator”). Fees, established by an arrangement with China Mobile and indicated in the message received on the mobile phone, for these services are charged on a transaction basis or on a monthly subscription basis, and vary according to the type of services delivered. The Company recognizes all revenues in the period in which the services are performed.
 
    The Company contracts with the Mobile Operator for the transmission of wireless value-added services as well as for billing and collection services. The Mobile Operator provides the Company with a monthly statement that represents the principal evidence that service has been delivered and triggers revenue recognition for a substantial portion of the Company’s revenue. In certain instances, when a statement is not received within a reasonable period of time, the Company is required to make an estimate of the revenues and cost of revenues earned during the period covered by the statement based on internally generated information, historical experience, verbal communication with Mobile Operator, and/or other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
 
    The Company measures its revenues based on the total amount paid by its customers, for which the Mobile Operator bills and collects on the Company’s behalf. Accordingly, the 15-50% service fee paid to the Mobile Operator is included in the cost of revenues. In addition, the Mobile Operator charges the Company transmission charges based on a per message fee which varies depending on the volume of the messages sent in the relevant month, multiplied by the excess messages sent over messages received. These transmission charges are likewise retained by the Mobile Operator, and are reflected as costs of revenues in the financial statements.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Revenue recognition and cost of revenues — continued
 
    The Company evaluates the criteria outlined in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 99-19 “Reporting Revenue Gross as Principal Versus Net as an Agent,” in determining whether it is appropriate to record the gross amount of revenues and related costs or the net amount earned after deducting service fees and transmission charges paid to the Mobile Operator. The Company records the gross amounts billed to its customers as it is the primary obligor in these transactions as it has latitude in establishing prices, it is involved in the determination of the service specifications and it has the right to select suppliers.
 
    Operating leases
 
    Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease period.
 
    Foreign currency translation
 
    The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries including its variable interest entities in the PRC is the Renminbi (“RMB”). Transactions denominated in currencies other than RMB are translated into RMB at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China (the “PBOC”) prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into RMB using the applicable exchange rates quoted by the PBOC at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are included in the statement of operations.
 
    KongZhong has determined that the U.S. dollar is its functional and reporting currency. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rates in effect at each year end and average exchange rates are used for the consolidated statements of operations. Translation adjustments resulting from translation of these consolidated financial statements are reflected as accumulated other comprehensive income included in the statement of shareholders’ equity.
 
    Foreign currency risk
 
    The RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. The cash and cash equivalents of the Company included aggregate amounts of RMB15,488,957, RMB140,049,263, and RMB395,359,503 at December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, which were denominated in RMB.
 
    Product development expenses
 
    Product development expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for employees associated with the development and programming of mobile data content and are expensed as incurred.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Income taxes
 
    Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amount in the financial statements, net operating loss carryforwards and credits by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.
 
    Comprehensive income
 
    Comprehensive income includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustments. Comprehensive income is reported in the statement of shareholder’s equity.
 
    Fair value of financial instruments
 
    Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.
 
    Advertising costs
 
    The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Total advertising expenses were $52,922, $176,675 and $786,173 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and have been included as part of selling and marketing expenses.
 
    Share-based compensation
 
    The Company grants stock options to its employees, external consultants or service advisors of the Company. The Company records a compensation charge for the excess of the fair value of the stock at the grant date or any other measurement date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. The compensation expense is recognized over the applicable service period, which is usually the vesting period. The Company accounts for share-based awards to non-employees by recording a charge for the services rendered by the non-employees using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Share-based compensation — continued
 
    Had compensation cost for options granted to employees under the Company’s stock option plan (the “Plan”) been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates, the Company’s pro forma net income would have been as follows:
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Net income as reported
  $ 2,408,136     $ 20,369,261     $ 22,174,286  
Add: Share-based compensation as reported
    21,986       482,766       347,798  
Less: Share-based compensation determined using the fair value method
    (70,165 )     (1,373,026 )     (1,955,675 )
 
                 
Pro forma net income
  $ 2,359,957     $ 19,479,001     $ 20,566,409  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic net income per share
                       
As reported
  $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
Pro forma
  $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Diluted net income per share As reported
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
Pro forma
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
    The fair value of each option grant and share granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants during the applicable period.
                         
    December 31,  
Option grants   2003     2004     2005  
Average risk-free rate of return
    4.44 %     2.43 %     3.67 %
Weighted average expected option life
  4 years     2.844 years     2.581 years  
Volatility rate
    70 %     75 %     79 %
Dividend yield
                 
    Net income per share
 
    Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net income per ordinary share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised or converted into ordinary shares. Ordinary share equivalents are excluded from the computation in loss years as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
 
    Segment reporting
 
    The Company operates and manages its business as a single segment. The Company generates its revenues solely from mobile phone users in China, and accordingly, no geographical information is presented.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Recently issued accounting standards
 
    In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments-an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.” SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, to permit fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument with an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, provided that the whole instrument is accounted for on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, to allow a qualifying special-purpose entity (SPE) to hold a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS No. 155 applies to all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with earlier application allowed. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 155 to have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
 
    In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”). This statement is a revision to SFAS No. 123 and supercedes APB Opinion No. 25. This statement establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, primarily focusing on the accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. Entities are required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service, the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments are to be estimated using option-pricing models. If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. This statement is effective as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. In accordance with the standard, the Company is required to adopt SFAS No.123(R) effective January 1, 2006.
 
    Upon adoption, the Company has two application methods to choose from: the modified-prospective transition approach or the modified-retrospective transition approach. Under the modified-prospective transition method the Company would be required to recognize compensation cost for share-based awards to employees based on their grant-date fair value from the beginning of the fiscal period in which the recognition provisions are first applied as well as compensation cost for awards that were granted prior to, but not vested as of the date of adoption. Prior periods remain unchanged and pro forma disclosures previously required by SFAS No. 123 continue to be required. Under the modified-retrospective transition method, the Company would restate prior periods by recognizing compensation cost in the amounts previously reported in the pro forma footnote disclosure under SFAS No. 123. Under this method, the Company is permitted to apply this presentation to all periods presented or to the start of the fiscal year in which SFAS No. 123(R) is adopted. The Company would follow the same guidelines as in the modified-prospective transition method for awards granted subsequent to adoption and those that were granted and not yet vested. The Company believes that the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) will have on its financial position or results of operations will approximate the magnitude of the share-based employee compensation cost disclosed in Note 2 pursuant to the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — continued
 
    Recently issued accounting standards — continued
 
    In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards”, which provides a practical transition election related to accounting for the tax effects of share-based payment awards to employees. An entity must follow either the transition guidance for the APIC pool in SFAS No. 123R or the alternative transition method described in the FSP. The alternative method comprises a computational component that establishes a beginning balance of the APIC pool and a simplified method to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool of awards that are fully vested and outstanding upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). The impact on the APIC pool of awards partially vested upon, or granted after, the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) should be determined in accordance with the guidance in that statement. The FSP was effective November 10, 2005. As described in the FSP, an entity will be permitted to take up to one year to determine its transition alternatives to make its one-time election. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of the FSP will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition but does not expect it to have a material impact.
 
    In October 2005, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 123(R)-2, “Practical Accommodation to the Application of Grant Date as Defined in FASB Statement No. 123(R)”, which provides clarification of the concept of mutual understanding between employer and employee with respect to the grant date of a share-based payment award. This FSP provides that a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of an award shall be presumed to exist on the date the award is approved by management if the recipient does not have the ability to negotiate the key terms and conditions of the award and those key terms and conditions will be communicated to the individual recipient within a relatively short time period after the date of approval. This guidance shall be applied upon initial adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of the FSP will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition but does not expect it to have a material impact.
 
    In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. SFAS No. 154 provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. It establishes retrospective application, or the latest practicable date, as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle and the reporting of the correction of an error. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 154 on January 1, 2006 to have a material impact on its results of operations and financial condition.
 
    In March 2005, the FASB issued FIN 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143” (“FIN 47”), which requires an entity to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability’s fair value can be reasonably estimated. FIN 47 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The adoption of FIN 47 in the fourth quarter of 2005 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
3.   ACQUISITIONS
  (a)   Beijing WINT
 
      In February 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Beijing WINT for total cash consideration of $489,384 (RMB4,020,000), which has been fully paid in 2005. Beijing WINT provides wireless value-added services to the PRC’s mobile phone users. The Company completed the acquisition in order to strengthen its leadership position in WAP and in the long run diversify its revenue base. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition. The results of operations from the acquisition date have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The purchase price was allocated as follows:
         
Tangible assets acquired (including cash of $975)
  $ 17,798  
Acquired intangible assets:
       
Agreement with Operator
    1,160  
License of service provider
    7,249  
Contracts with content providers
    1,160  
Subscriber list
    1,002  
Goodwill
    461,015  
 
     
Total
  $ 489,384  
 
     
  (b)   Tianjin Mammoth
 
      In May 2005, the Company, through its variable interest entities, Beijing AirInbox and Beijing WINT, acquired all the outstanding equity interest of Tianjin Mammoth Technology Company, for total cash consideration of $724,944 (RMB6,000,000), of which $675,379 has been paid in 2005 and the remaining balance of $49,565 will be paid in 2006. Tianjin Mammoth develops and sells its mobile game products in the PRC and Europe. The Company completed the acquisition to strengthen its game development capacity and acquire a stepping stone into the global mobile game market. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition. The results of operations from the acquisition date have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The purchase price was allocated as follows:
         
Tangible assets acquired (including cash of $233,557)
  $ 251,491  
Acquired intangible assets:
       
Completed Product Technologies
    289,978  
Contracts with service providers
    4,349  
Goodwill
    185,278  
Liabilities assumed
    (6,152 )
 
     
Total
  $ 724,944  
 
     

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
3.   ACQUISITIONS — continued
  (c)   Wuhan Chengxitong
 
      On November 21, 2005, the Company acquired all the outstanding equity interest of Wuhan Chengxitong, for total cash consideration of $544,339 (RMB4,400,000), of which approximately $507,225 was paid in 2005 and the remaining balance of $37,114 was paid in January 2006. Wuhan Chengxitong provides wireless value-added services to PRC’s mobile phone users. The Company completed the acquisition in order to diversify its revenue base. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition. The results of operations from the acquisition date have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The purchase price was allocated as follows:
         
Tangible assets acquired (including cash of $2,829)
  $ 12,693  
Acquired intangible assets:
       
Agreement with Operator
    3,340  
License of service provider
    9,093  
Contracts with content providers
    1,064  
Goodwill
    522,806  
Liabilities assumed
    (4,657 )
 
     
Total
  $ 544,339  
 
     
      The purchase price allocation and intangible asset valuations for each of the acquisitions described above were based on a valuation analysis prepared by the Company or a third party valuation firm. The valuation analysis utilizes and considers generally accepted valuation methodologies such as the income, market, cost and actual transaction of Group shares approach. The Company has incorporated certain assumptions which include projected cash flows and replacement costs.
 
      Pro forma
 
      The following summarized unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2005 assuming that all significant acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2005 occurred as of January 1, 2004 and 2005, respectively. These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had the significant acquisitions occurred as of January 1, 2004 and 2005, nor is it indicative of future operating results.
                 
    For the year ended  
    December 31,  
    2004     2005  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Revenues
  $ 48,059,959     $ 77,772,845  
Net income
  $ 20,293,127     $ 22,076,527  
Income per share — basic
  $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
           
Income per share — diluted
  $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
           

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
4.   PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
 
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
                         
    At December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Advance to suppliers
  $ 35,125     $ 459,417     $ 888,251  
Staff advances
    40,907       71,958       380,421  
Rental and other deposits
          86,526       157,416  
Interest receivables
          51,834       89,580  
Prepayments
    33,286       49,919       65,093  
Tax recoverable
    88,968              
Other current assets
                76,905  
 
                 
 
  $ 198,286     $ 719,654     $ 1,657,666  
 
                 
5.   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
    Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
                         
    At December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Computer and transmission equipment
  $ 837,467     $ 2,223,168     $ 3,715,856  
Furniture and office equipment
    104,962       254,413       770,173  
Motor vehicles
    101,024       437,697       511,618  
Leasehold improvements
    85,601       582,274       796,802  
Communication equipment
    27,256       87,797       197,559  
 
                 
 
    1,156,310       3,585,349       5,992,008  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (307,849 )     (1,101,157 )     (2,875,640 )
 
                 
 
  $ 848,461     $ 2,484,192     $ 3,116,368  
 
                 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
6.   ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
 
    Acquired intangible assets, net consist of the following:
                                 
    2005        
    Gross           Net        
    carrying     Accumulated     carrying     Amortization  
    amount     amortization     amount     period  
Agreement with Operators
  $ 4,500     $ (415 )   $ 4,085     2-3 years
License of service provider
    16,342       (2,266 )     14,076     3 years
Contracts with content providers
    2,224       (1,055 )     1,169     1 year
Completed product technologies
    289,978       (56,385 )     233,593     3 years
Contracts with service providers
    4,349       (2,537 )     1,812     1 year
Subscriber list
    1,002       (835 )     167     1 year
Trademarks
    8,840       (3,165 )     5,675     1 year
 
                         
Total
  $ 327,235     $ (66,658 )   $ 260,577          
 
                         
    Assuming no subsequent impairment of the acquired intangible assets recorded as of December 31, 2005, amortization expenses for the years ending December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are $113,033, $104,024, $43,520, nil and nil.
 
    There were no acquired intangible assets in 2003 and 2004.

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7.   LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
                 
            As of
    Percentage   December 31,
    of ownership   2005
    %   RMB
Cost investment
    10       500,000  
 
               
In March, 2005, the Company acquired a 10% equity interest in eFriendsNet Entertainment Corp. (“EFN”) for $500,000 for long-term investment purposes. EFN is primarily engaged in online dating service. The Company does not exert significant influence over the operating and financial activities of EFN, accordingly, this has been recorded as a long-term investment at cost. This investment was sold in January 2006 as set out in Note 17.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
8.   ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
                         
    At December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Accrued welfare benefits
  $ 124,214     $ 276,720     $ 819,750  
Accrued payroll
    128,265       571,445       1,583,682  
Accrued litigation settlement expenses
                3,500,000  
Accrued professional service fees
          550,003       474,316  
Amounts due to directors
    12,765       615        
Other tax payables
    128,438       457,267       577,460  
Others
          42,726       47,454  
 
                 
 
  $ 393,682     $ 1,898,776     $ 7,002,662  
 
                 

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
9.   INCOME TAXES
 
    The Company is a tax exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The subsidiaries and VIEs incorporated in the PRC are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC Concerning Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the “Income Tax Laws”). Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Laws, the PRC enterprises are subject to income tax at a statutory rate of 33% (comprising state income tax of 30% and local income tax of 3% for Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises) on PRC taxable income. However, KongZhong Beijing, KongZhong China, Beijing AirInbox, Beijing Boya Wuji, Beijing WINT and Tianjin Mammoth benefit from preferential tax treatment as a high technology enterprise and are subject to income tax rate of 15%. A summary of the tax concessions available to the PRC entities for the year ended December 31, 2005 is as follows:
                                 
    Chinese   Chinese   Concession from   Concession   Year of
    State unified   local income   Chinese State   from Chinese   commencement
PRC entities   income tax rate   tax rate   unified income tax   local income tax   of tax holiday
    (%)   (%)            
KongZhong Beijing
    15       3     Full exemption for 3 years starting from commencement of tax holiday followed by a 50% reduction for the succeeding 3 years   Full exemption from the commencement of operation     2003  
 
                               
KongZhong China
    15       3     Same as KongZhong
Beijing
  Same as KongZhong
Beijing
    2005  
 
                               
Beijing AirInbox
    15       N/A     Full exemption for 2 years starting from commencement of tax holiday followed by a 50% reduction for the succeeding 3 years   N/A     2003  
 
                               
Beijing Boya Wuji
    15       N/A     Same as
KongZhong Beijing
  N/A     2004  
 
                               
Beijing WINT
    15       N/A     Same as KongZhong
Beijing
  N/A     2004  
 
                               
Wuhan Chengxitong
    33       N/A     None   N/A     N/A  
 
                               
Tianjin Mammoth
    15       N/A     Full exemption for 2 years starting from commencement of tax holiday   N/A   September 2003
 
                               
Beijing Shuziyuansu
    33       N/A     None   N/A     N/A  
 
                               
Beijing Yidu
    33       N/A     None   N/A     N/A  

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
9.   INCOME TAXES — continued
 
    The principal components of the deferred income tax assets are as follows:
                         
    At December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Deferred tax assets
                       
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 23,074     $ 50,179     $ 98,159  
Net operating loss carryforwards
    80,521       4,634       11,875  
 
                 
Deferred tax assets
    103,595       54,813       110,034  
Valuation allowance
    (103,595 )     (54,813 )     (110,034 )
 
                 
Deferred tax assets, net
  $     $     $  
 
                 
    The Company did not have any temporary differences relating to deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
 
    The Company operates through multiple subsidiaries and variable interest entities and the valuation allowance is considered on each individary subsidiary and variable interest entities basis. A full valuation allowance has been established because the Company believes that either it is more likely than not that its deferred taxes assets will not be realized as it does not expect to generate sufficient taxable income in future, or the amount involved is not significant. The tax losses carried forward as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 amount to $1,073,600, $61,793 and $96,536 and will expire by 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
 
    A reconciliation between current income tax expense and the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
PRC enterprise income tax
    15 %     15 %     15 %
Effect of tax holiday granted to a PRC subsidiary
    (38.1 %)     (16.3 %)     (15.5 %)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
    19.8 %     1.5 %     2.6 %
Change in valuation allowance
    3.3 %     (0.2 %)     0.2 %
 
                 
Effective tax rate for the year
                2.3 %
 
                 
    Note: The domestic income tax rate in the jurisdiction where the operation of the Company is substantially based is used.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
10.   SHARE CAPITAL
 
    In 2002, the Company issued:
  (1)   231,000,000 shares of Series A convertible preference shares for cash proceeds of $550,011.
 
  (2)   350,000,000 shares of Series B redeemable convertible preference shares for cash proceeds of $2,970,025 after share issuance cost of $30,000.
    Each convertible preference share was convertible into one ordinary share at a conversion price of $0.002381 and $0.0085715 for Series A convertible preference shares and Series B redeemable convertible preference shares, respectively, and was automatically converted at the consummation of the Company’s sale of ordinary shares in public offering, on July 9, 2004. Upon the public offering, 231,000,000 and 350,000,000 ordinary shares were converted from Series A convertible preference shares and Series B redeemable convertible preference shares, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, there were no Series A convertible preference shares or Series B redeemable convertible preference shares outstanding.
 
    In July 2004, the Company completed the initial public offering of American Depositary Shares, representing the Company’s ordinary shares, and listed the ADSs on the Nasdaq National Market. Accordingly 320,000,000 ordinary shares were issued for total proceeds of $80,000,000, before offering costs of $6,565,297.
 
11.   STOCK OPTIONS
 
    The Company’s employee stock option plan (the “Plan”) allows the Company to offer a variety of incentive awards to employees, consultants or external service advisors of the Company. Options to purchase 105,000,000 ordinary shares are authorized under the Plan. In 2005, the shareholders authorized an additional 32,000,000 under the plan. Under the terms of the Plan, options are generally granted at prices equal to the fair market value of the Company’s shares listed on the Nasdaq National Market. Prior to the Company’s initial public offering the market value of the ordinary shares underlying the stock options was determined by the Board of Directors. The stock options expire 10 years from the date of grant and vest over 4 years. As of December 31, 2005, options to purchase 89,049,750 shares of ordinary shares were outstanding, and options to purchase 33,426,650 ordinary shares were available for future grant.
 
    For stock options granted prior to the initial public offering, the Company has obtained a valuation analysis performed by an independent appraiser to reassess the determination of the market value of the Company’s ordinary share. The valuation analysis utilized generally accepted valuation methodologies such as the income and market approach and discounted cash flow approach to value the Company’s business. As a result, stock compensation expense was recorded for the difference between the market value of the ordinary shares and the exercise price of the employee stock options. For stock options granted following the initial public offering, options are granted at the fair market value of the ordinary share at the date of grant determined using the quoted market price of the Company’s stock. Accordingly, there were no compensation charges generated from these option grants under APB 25.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
11.   STOCK OPTIONS — continued
 
    The Company recorded a share-based compensation expense of $21,986, $482,766 and $347,798 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
 
    A summary of the stock option activity is as follows:
                 
    Outstanding options  
            Weighted  
    Number of     average  
    Options     exercise price  
Options outstanding at January 1, 2003
    48,180,000     $ 0.004  
Granted
    6,000,000     $ 0.050  
Cancelled
    (4,460,000 )   $ 0.043  
 
             
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2003
    49,720,000          
Granted
    52,760,000     $ 0.227  
Cancelled
    (3,970,000 )   $ 0.226  
Exercised
    (1,600,000 )   $ 0.003  
 
             
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2004
    96,910,000          
Granted
    22,000,000     $ 0.210  
Cancelled
    (16,936,650 )   $ 0.237  
Exercised
    (12,923,600 )   $ 0.023  
 
             
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2005
    89,049,750          
 
             
    The weighted average per share fair value of options as of the grant date was as follows:
                 
    For the years ended December 31,  
    2003   2004   2005  
Stock options
  $0.066   $0.139   $ 0.150  

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
11.   STOCK OPTIONS — continued
 
    The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding at December 31, 2005:
                                         
    Options outstanding     Options exercisable  
            Weighted     Weighted             Weighted  
            average     average             average  
    Number     remaining     exercise     Number     exercise  
    outstanding     contractual life     price     exercisable     price  
Range of average exercise price
                                       
$0.0025
    26,486,000     6.50 years   $ 0.0025       20,238,500     $ 0.0025  
$0.0100
    5,490,000     6.96 years   $ 0.0100       3,760,000     $ 0.0100  
$0.0500
    2,811,710     7.58 years   $ 0.0500       1,098,898     $ 0.0500  
$0.2500
    17,525,040     8.13 years   $ 0.2500       7,568,790     $ 0.2500  
$0.1750
    14,737,000     8.83 years   $ 0.1750       3,547,000     $ 0.1750  
$0.2500
    4,000,000     9.01 years   $ 0.2500       1,333,333     $ 0.2500  
$0.1795
    12,800,000     9.37 years   $ 0.1795           $ 0.1795  
$0.2500
    1,200,000     9.50 years   $ 0.2500       200,000     $ 0.2500  
$0.2575
    4,000,000     9.66 years   $ 0.2575           $ 0.2575  
 
                                   
Total
    89,049,750                       37,746,521     $ 0.0805  
 
                                   
    Options to non-employees
 
    The Company granted 1,600,000 and 1,000,000 options to purchase ordinary shares to its external consultants in exchange for certain services in 2002 and 2003, respectively. The Company recorded compensation expense of $1,946 and $63,121 for the period from May 6, 2002 to December 31, 2002 and the year ended December 31, 2003, respectively, estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as such method provides a more accurate estimate of the fair value of services received by the external consultants. These non-employees options have been fully exercised in 2005 for cash proceeds of $53,579. The following assumptions were used in the option pricing model:
                 
    For the years ended  
    December 31,  
    2002     2003  
Average risk-free rate of return
    5.08 %     4.44 %
Weighted average expected option life
  4 years     4 years  
Volatility rate
    70 %     70 %
Dividend yield
           

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
12.   SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
 
    The Company is primarily engaged in providing value-added services such as games and entertainment, communication services, media, and various other related products to mobile phone users. The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results of operations when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company. The Company believes it operates in one segment, and all financial segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements.
 
    Product lines
 
    The Company derives revenues principally form providing value-added services, such as games and entertainment, communication services, personalized media, and various other related products to mobile phone users. These services are delivered through 2.5G technology platforms including wireless access protocol (“WAP”), multimedia messaging services (“MMS”) and JavaTM and 2G technology platforms, including short messaging services (“SMS”), interactive voice response (“IVR”) and color ring back tone (“CRBT”). Revenues for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 are as follows:
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
2.5 Generation
                       
- WAP
  $ 3,852,880     $ 22,101,535     $ 38,207,474  
- MMS
    2,085,500       17,264,109       15,069,790  
- JavaTM
    17,663       783,559       3,041,051  
 
                 
 
    5,956,043       40,149,203       56,318,315  
 
                 
2 Generation
                       
- SMS
  $ 1,839,212     $ 6,629,575     $ 14,870,475  
- IVR
          1,068,109       5,235,861  
- CRBT
    11,434       111,765       1,151,706  
 
                 
 
    1,850,646       7,809,449       21,258,042  
 
                 
Other revenue
          10,565       176,466  
 
                 
 
  $ 7,806,689     $ 47,969,217     $ 77,752,823  
 
                 
    Geographic information
 
    The Company operates in the PRC and all of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
13.   NET INCOME PER SHARE
 
    The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:
                         
    For the year ended December 31,  
    2003     2004     2005  
Net income (numerator), basic and diluted
  $ 2,408,136     $ 20,369,261     $ 22,174,286  
 
                 
Shares (denominator):
                       
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing basic net income per share
    469,000,000       903,010,929       1,377,102,380  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Plus weighted average preferred shares outstanding
    581,000,000       301,612,022        
Plus incremental weighted average ordinary shares from assumed conversions of stock options using the treasury stock method
    44,824,434       46,018,031       47,581,190  
 
                 
Total weighted average shares used in computing diluted net income per share
    1,094,824,434       1,250,640,982       1,424,683,570  
 
                 
Net income per share, basic
  $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
                 
Net income per share, diluted
  $ 0.00     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
 
                 
    As of December 31, 2004, the Company had 33,260,000 ordinary shares equivalents outstanding that could have potential diluted income per share in the future, but which were excluded in the computation of diluted income share in the period, as their exercise prices were above the average market values in such period.
 
    Common stock equivalents are calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the proceeds from the assumed conversion of options are used to repurchase outstanding ordinary shares using a yearly average market price.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
14.   CONCENTRATIONS
  (a)   Dependence on mobile phone operators
 
      The revenue of the Company is primarily derived from cooperative arrangements with one mobile phone operator in Mainland China. The Mobile Operator is entitled to a portion of the revenues earned primarily from the transmission of wireless short message and WAP as well as for the billing and collection of service. If the strategic relationship with the mobile phone operator in the PRC is terminated or scaled-back, or if the mobile phone operator alters the revenue sharing arrangements, the Company’s wireless value-added service business would be adversely affected.
 
      Revenue collected through China Mobile for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 are approximately $7,807,000, $47,716,000 and $73,844,000 representing 100%, 99% and 95% of revenues, respectively.
 
      Amounts due from China Mobile as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 amounted to approximately $1,704,000, $10,131,000 and $9,889,000 representing approximately 100%, 99% and 91% of accounts receivable, respectively.
 
  (b)   Credit risk
 
      The Company depends on the billing system of the Mobile Operator to charge the mobile phone users through mobile phone bills and collect payments from users. The Company generally does not require collateral for its accounts receivable. The Company has not experienced any significant credit losses for any periods presented.
15.   MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND PROFIT APPROPRIATION
 
    Full time employees of the Company in the PRC participate in a government-mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require the Company accrue for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries. The total provision for such employee benefit was $410,009, $987,906 and $2,268,817 for the years ended December 31 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
 
    Pursuant to the laws applicable to the PRC’s Foreign Investment Enterprises and local enterprises, the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC must make appropriations from after-tax profit to non-distributable reserve funds as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
15.   MAINLAND CHINA CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND PROFIT APPROPRIATION — continued
 
    For foreign enterprises, these reserve funds include (i) a general reserve fund, (ii) an enterprise expansion fund, and (iii) a staff bonus and welfare fund. Subject to certain cumulative limits, the general reserve fund requires annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax profit (as determined under PRC GAAP at each year-end); the other fund appropriations are at the Company’s discretion. These reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes of enterprise expansion and staff welfare and bonus and are not distributable as cash dividends. As of December 31, 2003, the three reserve fund balances were $nil. As of December 31, 2004, the three reserve fund balances were $381,629, $nil, and $nil, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, the three reserve fund balances were $1,852,336, $nil and $nil, respectively.
 
    For local enterprises, these reserve funds include (i) a statutory surplus reserve fund, (ii) a statutory public welfare fund and (iii) a general surplus reserve fund. Subject to certain cumulative limits, the statutory surplus reserve fund and the statutory public welfare fund require annual appropriations of 10% and 5%, respectively, of after-tax profit (as determined under PRC GAAP at each year end). The statutory surplus reserve fund can be converted into paid-in capital or distributed as dividends to shareholders under certain conditions. When the total amount of statutory surplus reserve fund up to 50% of paid-in capital of the company, the company can stop accruing this reserve fund. The statutory public welfare fund can only be utilized on capital items for the collective benefits of the company’s employees such as the construction of dormitories, canteen, and other staff welfare facilities. The general surplus reserve fund can be used to distribute dividend to shareholders. As of December 31, 2003, the three reserve funds were $215,063, $107,532 and $1,828,035, respectively. As of December 31, 2004, the three reserve funds were $604,115, $964,068 and $1,828,035, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, the three reserve funds were $995,897, $1,159,959 and $1,828,035, respectively.
 
16.   COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCY
  (a)   Operating lease as lessee
 
      The Company leases certain office premises under non-cancelable leases which expire in 2006. Rental expense under operating leases for the year ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 were $276,386 and $1,112,667 and $1,587,839, respectively.
 
      Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases agreements were as follows:
         
Year ending        
2006
  $ 755,202  
 
     

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KONGZHONG CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2004 AND 2005
(In US dollars, except share amounts)
16.   COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCY — continued
  (b)   Class action lawsuit settlement
 
      In 2004, several class action lawsuits were filed against the Company and certain of its officers on behalf of shareholders of the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuits claimed that the Company had failed to adequately disclose in its prospectus certain sanctions imposed by China Mobile against the Company. The Court appointed a lead plaintiff in the actions. Following this appointment, plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint.
 
      In September, 2005, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with the counsels for the lead plaintiff to settle this class action lawsuit arising out of the Company’s initial public offering in July 2004 for $3,500,000. As a result, the Company recorded an expense of $3,500,000 with respect to the settlement of this class action lawsuit for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
      In January 2006, the United States District Court Southern District of New York preliminarily approved the class action lawsuit settlement agreement that was entered between the Company and the lead plaintiff counsel. The Company made a settlement payment of $3.5 million into an escrow account during the first quarter of 2006. The court approved the settlement on April 14, 2006.
17.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
  (a)   On January 19, 2006, the Company announced that it had sold its shares in EFN. The transaction has closed and the Company has received cash consideration of $1,740,805. The Company may receive additional payments contingent upon certain conditions.
 
  (b)   In January 2006, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% equity interest in Sharp Edge Group Limited (“Sharp Edge”), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and based in Beijing which provides wireless value-added services through its operating entity, Beijing Xinrui Technology (Beijing) Company Limited. The Company paid a cash consideration of $7 million during the first quarter of 2006, and may make two additional payments totaling up to $28 million over a 15-month period from closing, based upon Sharp Edge’s financial performance. The Company has the option of paying 30% of the additional consideration by issuing shares of the Company. Sharp Edge is a leading provider of services on the short messaging services, or SMS, interactive voice response, or IVR, and color ring-back tone, or CRBT, technology platforms.

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EX-1.1 2 h00512exv1w1.txt EX-1.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION EXHIBIT 1.1 THE COMPANIES LAW (2003 REVISION) OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION KONGZHONG CORPORATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED ON 6 September, 2005 1. In these Articles, Table A in the Schedule to the Law does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith, "ADS" shall mean an American depositary share, evidenced by an American depositary receipt, if applicable, issued by Citibank N.A. as depositary and representing an ownership interest in the shares. "APPLICABLE LAWS" shall mean the Companies Law and all other applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, for so long as the ADSs of the Company are quoted on Nasdaq, the rules or regulations issued by Nasdaq, and the relevant laws and regulations of the United States in force from time to time. "ARTICLES" means these Articles as originally framed or as from time to time altered by Special Resolution. "AUDIT COMMITTEE" shall mean the audit committee established pursuant to Article 100(e) - (i). "AUDITORS" means the persons for the time being performing the duties of auditors of the Company (if any). "BOARD" means the Board of the Directors as defined in Article 80. "THE CHAIRMAN" shall mean the Chairman presiding at any meeting of members or of the Board. "COMPANIES LAW" means the Companies Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands and any amendments thereto or re-enactments thereof for the time being in force and includes every other law incorporated therewith or substituted therefor. "COMPANY" means KongZhong Corporation. "COMPENSATION COMMITTEE" means the compensation committee established pursuant to Article 100(j). "DEBENTURE" means debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and any other such securities of the Company whether constituting a charge on the assets of the Company or not. -2- "DIRECTORS" means the directors for the time being of the Company. "DIVIDEND" includes interim bonuses and distributions permitted by the Companies Law to be categorised as dividends. "ELECTRONIC RECORD" has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision). "FAMILY MEMBER" means a person's spouse, parents, children and siblings, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person's home. "INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR" shall mean a Director who is an independent director as defined in the NASD Manual & Notices to Members as amended from time to time, and none of the following persons shall be considered an Independent Director: (a) a Director who is, or at any time during the past three years was, employed by the Company or by any parent or subsidiary of the Company; (b) a Director who accepted or who has a Family Member who accepted any payments from the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company in excess of US$60,000 during the current fiscal year or any of the past three fiscal years, other than compensation for board or board committee service, payments arising solely from investments in the Company's securities, compensation paid to a Family Member who is a non-executive employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan, or loans permitted under 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933; (c) a Director who is a Family Member of an individual who is, or at any time during the past three years was employed by the Company or by any parent or subsidiary of the Company as an executive officer; (d) a Director who is, or who has a Family Member who is, a partner in, or a controlling shareholder of an executive officer of, any organization to which the Company made, or from which the Company received, payments for property or services in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient's consolidated gross revenues for that year, or US$200,000, whichever is more other than the following: (i) payments arising solely from investments in the Company's securities; or (ii) payments under non-discretionary charitable matching programs; (e) a Director who is, or has a Family Member who is, employed as an executive officer of another entity where at any time during the past three years any of the executive officers of the listed Company serve on the compensation committee of such other entity; or (f) A Director who is, or has a Family Member who is, a current partner of the Company's outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of the Company's -3- outside auditor who worked on the Company's audit at any time, during the past three years. "MEMBER" shall bear the same meaning as in the Companies Law. "MEMORANDUM" means the memorandum of association of the Company as originally framed or as from time to time altered by Special Resolution. "MONTH" means calendar month. "NASDAQ" shall mean the Nasdaq National Market in the United States. "NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE" shall mean the nominations committee established pursuant to Article 100(k). "ORDINARY RESOLUTION" means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. "PAID-UP" means paid-up and/or credited as paid-up. "PRINCIPAL REGISTER" shall mean the register of members of the Company maintained at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as the Board shall determine from time to time. "REGISTER OF MEMBERS" means the register maintained in accordance with the Companies Law and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members. "REGISTERED OFFICE" means the registered office for the time being of the Company. "RELATED PARTY" shall mean: (a) any Director or executive officer of the Company; (b) any nominee for election as a Director; (c) any holder who is known to the Company to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of any class of the Company's voting securities; and (d) any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons. For purposes of this definition, a person's immediate family shall include such person's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law, and brothers- and sisters-in-law. "RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS" shall mean a transaction (other than a transaction of a revenue nature in the ordinary course of business) between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and a Related Party. -4- "SEAL" means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. "SEC" shall mean the US Securities and Exchange Commission. "SECRETARY" includes an Assistant Secretary and any person appointed to perform the duties of Secretary of the Company. "SHARE" and "SHARES" means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share. "SHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT" means the account of the Company which the Company is required by the Companies Law to maintain, to which all premiums over nominal or par value received by the Company in respect of issues of Shares from time to time are credited. "SPECIAL RESOLUTION" has the same meaning as in the Companies Law, and includes a unanimous written resolution. "UNITED STATES" shall mean the United States of America, its territories, its possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction. "US$" shall mean United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States. "WRITTEN" and "IN WRITING" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record. Words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice-versa. Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender. Words importing persons include corporations. References to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time. Any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms. Headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles. 2. The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit. 3. The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company including the expenses of registration. SHARE CAPITAL 4. The authorised share capital of the Company is US$500,000 divided into 1,000,000,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.0000005 each. -5- ISSUE OF SHARES 5. Subject to the relevant provisions, if any, in the Memorandum and these Articles and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares of the Company (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether with regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper. The Company shall not issue Shares in bearer form. REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND SHARE CERTIFICATES 6. The Company shall maintain a register of its Members and every person whose name is entered as a Member in the register of Members shall be entitled without payment to receive within two months after allotment or lodgement of transfer (or within such other period as the conditions of issue shall provide) one certificate for all his Shares or several certificates each for one or more of his Shares upon payment of fifty cents (US$0.50) for every certificate after the first or such less sum as the Directors shall from time to time determine provided that in respect of a Share or Shares held jointly by several persons the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate and delivery of a certificate for a Share to one of the several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders. 7. The Board shall cause to be kept at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as they deem fit a principal register of the Members and there shall be entered therein the particulars of the Members and the Shares issued to each of them and other particulars required under the Companies Law. 8. If the Board considers it necessary or appropriate, the Company may establish and maintain a branch register or registers of Members at such location or locations within or outside the Cayman Islands as the Board thinks fit. The principal register and the branch register(s) shall together be treated as the register for the purposes of these Articles. 9. The Board may, in its absolute discretion, at any time transfer any Share upon the principal register to any branch register or any Share on any branch register to the principal register or any other branch register. 10. The Company shall as soon as practicable and on a regular basis record in the principal register all transfers of Shares effected on any branch register and shall at all times maintain the principal register in such manner to show at all times the Members for the time being and the Shares respectively held by them, in all respects in accordance with the Companies Law. 11. The register may be closed at such times and for such periods as the Board may from time to time determine, either generally or in respect of any class of Shares, provided that the register shall not be closed for more than 30 days in any year (or such longer period as the members may by ordinary resolution determine provided that such period shall not be extended beyond 60 days in any year). 12. Every certificate for Shares or debentures or representing any other form of security of the Company may be issued under the seal of the Company, which shall only be affixed -6- with the authority of the Board or may be executed under hand by any two directors or as may otherwise be directed by the Board. 13. Every Share certificate shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which it is issued and the amount paid thereon or the fact that they are fully paid, as the case may be, and may otherwise be in such form as the Board may from time to time prescribe. 14. The Company shall not be bound to register more than four persons as joint holders of any Share. If any Shares shall stand in the names of two or more persons, the person first named in the register shall be deemed the sole holder thereof as regards service of notices and, subject to the provisions of these Articles, all or any other matters connected with the Company, except the transfer of the Share. 15. If a Share certificate is defaced, lost or destroyed, it may be replaced on payment of such reasonable fee, if any, as the Board may from time to time prescribe and on such terms and conditions, if any, as to publication of notices, evidence and indemnity, as the Board thinks fit and where it is defaced or worn out, after delivery up of the old certificate to the Company for cancellation. TRANSFER OF SHARES 16. The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or any other form approved by our board, and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and the transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the register in respect thereof. 17. The Directors may in their absolute discretion decline to register any transfer of Shares without assigning any reason therefor. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal. 18. The registration of transfers may be suspended at such time and for such periods as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided always that such registration shall not be suspended for more than forty-five days in any year. REDEEMABLE SHARES 19. (a) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the Memorandum, Shares may be issued on the terms that they are, or at the option of the Company or the holder are, to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as the Company, before the issue of the Shares, may by Special Resolution determine. (b) Subject to the Companies Law and the Memorandum, the Directors may from time to time cause the Company to repurchase its own Shares (including fractions of a Share), and may make payment therefore in any manner authorized by the Companies Law, including out of capital. Such repurchases shall be made in such amount, in such manner and at such price as the Directors deem to be in the best interests of the Company and the Members. The Company shall have no obligation to repurchase such shares on a pro rata basis. VARIATION OF RIGHTS OF SHARES 20. If at any time the Share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the -7- Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up and except where these Articles or the Companies Law impose any stricter quorum, voting or procedural requirements in regard to the variation of rights attached to a specific class, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of 75% of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. 21. The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every such general meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one-third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. 22. For purposes of this provision any particular issue of Shares not carrying the same rights (whether as to rate of dividend, redemption or otherwise) as any other Shares of the time being in issue, shall be deemed to constitute a separate class of Shares. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith. COMMISSION ON SALE OF SHARES 23. The Company may in so far as the Applicable Laws from time to time permit pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the lodgement of fully or partly paid-up Shares or partly in one way and partly in the other. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful. NOTICES OF RECORD DATE 24. In the event that the Company shall propose at any time: (a) to declare any dividend or distribution upon its Shares, whether in cash, property, Shares or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus; (b) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its Shares any additional shares of Shares of any class or series or other rights; (c) to effect any reclassification or recapitalisation of its Shares outstanding involving a change in the Shares; or (d) to merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up: (i) at least 20 days' prior written notice shall be given to Members of the date on which a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above; and -8- (ii) in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above, at least 20 days' prior written notice shall be given to Members of the date when the same shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Shares shall be entitled to exchange their Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event). NON-RECOGNITION OF TRUSTS 25. The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future, or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Applicable Laws) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder. LIEN ON SHARES 26. The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company's lien thereon. The Company's lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share. 27. The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold. 28. To give effect to any such sale, the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company's power of sale under these Articles. 29. The net proceeds of such sale after payment of such costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue, shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale. CALL ON SHARES 30. (a) The Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether on account of the nominal value of the Shares or by way of premium or otherwise) and not by the conditions of allotment thereof made payable at fixed terms, provided that no call shall be payable at less than one month from the date fixed for the payment of the last preceding call, and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the -9- Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be made payable by instalments. (b) A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed. (c) The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. 31. If a sum called in respect of a Share is not paid before or on a day appointed for payment thereof, the persons from whom the sum is due shall pay interest on the sum from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment at such rate not exceeding ten per cent per annum as the Directors may determine, but the Directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of such interest either wholly or in part. 32. Any sum which by the terms of issue of a Share becomes payable on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the nominal value of the Share or by way of premium or otherwise, shall for the purposes of these Articles be deemed to be a call duly made, notified and payable on the date on which by the terms of issue the same becomes payable, and in the case of non-payment all the relevant provisions of these Articles as to payment of interest forfeiture or otherwise shall apply as if such sum had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. 33. The Directors may, on the issue of Shares, differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls or interest to be paid and the times of payment. 34. (a) The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any Member willing to advance the same, all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and upon all or any of the monies so advanced may (until the same would but for such advances, become payable) pay interest at such rate not exceeding (unless the Company in general meeting shall otherwise direct) seven per cent per annum, as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such sum in advance. (b) No such sum paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such sum to any portion of a dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such sum would, but for such payment, become presently payable. FORFEITURE OF SHARES 35. (a) If a Member fails to pay any call or instalment of a call or to make any payment required by the terms of issue on the day appointed for payment thereof, the Directors may, at any time thereafter during such time as any part of the call, instalment or payment remains unpaid, give notice requiring payment of any part of the call, instalment or payment that is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued and all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. Such notice shall name a day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen days from the date of giving of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that, in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed the Shares in respect of which such notice was given will be liable to be forfeited. -10- (b) If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any Share in respect of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors to that effect. Such forfeiture shall include all dividends declared in respect of the forfeited Share and not actually paid before the forfeiture. (c) A forfeited Share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition, the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors see fit. 36. A person whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of the forfeited Shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which, at the date of forfeiture, were payable by him to the Company in respect of the Shares together with interest thereon, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies whenever payable in respect of the Shares. 37. A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or the Secretary of the Company that a Share in the Company has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the declaration shall be conclusive evidence of the fact therein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The Company may receive the consideration given for the Share on any sale or disposition thereof and may execute a transfer of the Share in favour of the person to whom the Share is sold or disposed of and he shall thereupon be registered as the holder of the Share and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share. 38. The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the nominal value of the Share or by way of premium as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified. REGISTRATION OF EMPOWERING INSTRUMENTS 39. The Company shall be entitled to charge a fee not exceeding one dollar (US$1.00) on the registration of every grant of probate, letter of administration, certificate of death or marriage, power of attorney, or other instrument. TRANSMISSION OF SHARES 40. In case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest in the Shares, but nothing herein contained shall release the estate of any such deceased holder from any liability in respect of any Shares which had been held by him solely or jointly with other persons. 41. (a) Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors and subject as hereinafter provided, elect either to be registered himself as holder of the Share or to make such transfer of the Share to such other person nominated by him as the -11- deceased or bankrupt person could have made and to have such person registered as the transferee thereof, but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by that Member before his death or bankruptcy as the case may be. (b) If the person so becoming entitled shall elect to be registered himself as holder he shall deliver or send to the Company a notice in writing signed by him stating that he so elects. 42. A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of the holder (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the Share, except that he shall not, before being registered as a Member in respect of the Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company, provided, however, that the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to transfer the Share, and if the notice is not complied with within ninety days, the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with. AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION, ALTERATION OF CAPITAL & CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED OFFICE 43. (a) The Company may by Ordinary Resolution: (i) increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine; (ii) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares; (iii) by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association or into Shares without par value; (iv) cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person. (b) All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital. (c) Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution: (i) change its name; -12- (ii) alter or add to these Articles; (iii) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and (iv) reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund. 44. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. CLOSING REGISTER OF MEMBERS OR FIXING RECORD DATE 45. For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other proper purpose, the Directors of the Company may provide that the register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period but not to exceed in any case forty days. If the register of Members shall be so closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Members, such register shall be so closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting and the record date for such determination shall be the date of the closure of the register of Members. 46. In lieu of or apart from closing the register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Members and for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any dividend the Directors may, at or within 90 days prior to the date of declaration of such dividend fix a subsequent date as the record date for such determination. 47. If the register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. GENERAL MEETING 48. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. 49. (a) The Company shall, if required by the Applicable Laws, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten o'clock in the morning. (b) At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented. -13- (c) The Company may hold an annual general meeting but shall not (unless required by the Applicable Laws) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting. 50. (a) The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company. (b) A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company. (c) The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists. (d) If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the second said twenty-one days. (e) A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors. NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS 51. At least twenty (but not more than sixty) days' notice shall be given for any general meeting. Every notice shall be inclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed: (a) in the case of an annual general meeting by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and (b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety-five per cent in par value of the Shares giving that right. 52. The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting. PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS 53. For all purposes the quorum for a general meeting shall be two Members present in person or by proxy or corporate representative provided always that if the Company has only one member of record the quorum shall be that one member present in person or by proxy; -14- provided, however, that in no case shall such quorum be less than 33 1/3% of the outstanding voting shares in the capital of the Company. No business (except the appointment of a Chairman of the meeting) shall be transacted at any general meeting unless the requisite quorum shall be present at the commencement of the business. 54. A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. 55. A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. 56. If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, the Members present shall be a quorum. 57. The person chairing the meeting, if any, of the Board of Directors shall preside as Chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such Chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting. 58. If no Director is willing to act as Chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting. 59. The Chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting; otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice. 60. A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the Chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll. 61. Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting -15- shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. 62. The demand for a poll may be withdrawn. 63. Unless a poll is duly demanded, on the election of a Chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the Chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded. 64. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. 65. A poll demanded on the election of a Chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the Chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll. 65A. A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts), including a special resolution, signed by all members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or being corporations by their duly appointed representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. Any such resolution shall be deemed to have been passed at a meeting held on the date on which it was signed by the last member to sign. VOTES OF MEMBERS 66. Except as otherwise required by law or as set forth herein, on a show of hands every Member of record present in person or by proxy at a general meeting shall have one vote and on a poll every Member of record present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for each Share held by such Member. 67. In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of Members. 68. A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person in the nature of a committee, receiver or curator bonis appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other persons may vote by proxy. 69. No Member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member of the Company on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of Shares in the Company have been paid. 70. No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at such general meeting shall be valid for all purposes. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the Chairman of the general meeting whose decision shall be final and conclusive. -16- 71. On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be given either personally or by proxy. PROXIES 72. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. 73. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company: (a) not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or (b) in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; and (c) where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the Chairman or to the secretary or to any director; provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The Chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid. 74. The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll. 75. Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy. 76. Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its Directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. A person -17- entitled to more than one vote on a poll need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way. 77. Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time. CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES 78. Any corporation which is a Member of the Company may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body or by power of attorney, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of members of any class of Shares of the Company and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which be represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company and where a corporation is so represented, it shall be treated as being present at any meeting in person. CLEARING HOUSES 79. If a clearing house (or its nominee) is a member of the Company it may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body or by power of attorney, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative or representatives at any general meeting of the Company or at any general meeting of any class of members of the Company provided that, if more than one person is so authorised, the authorisation shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such person is so authorised. A person so authorised pursuant to this provision shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the clearing house (or its nominee) which he represents as that clearing house (or its nominee) could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company holding the number and class of Shares specified in such authorisation. DIRECTORS 80. (a) There shall be a Board of Directors (the "BOARD") consisting of not more than eleven (11) persons, including at least two (2) Independent Directors. The two (2) Independent Directors shall be nominated by the Nominations Committee and approved by the vote of holders of a majority of the Shares. (b) For as long as the ADSs are listed on Nasdaq, the Independent Directors shall meet at least twice per year and no other Directors shall be present at such meetings. 81. Subject to Article 118(a), each Director shall hold office until the expiration of his term and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. 82. [Reserved] 83. Subject to Article 100(j), the remuneration to be paid to the Directors shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. Such remuneration shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid their travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in going to, attending and returning from meetings of the Directors, or any committee of the Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in -18- respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors from time to time, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other. 84. Subject to Article 100(j), the Directors may by resolution award special remuneration to any Director of the Company undertaking any special work or services for, or undertaking any special mission on behalf of, the Company other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director. 85. A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine. 86. A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director. 87. A shareholding qualification for Directors may not be fixed by the Company in general meeting. 88. The Company shall keep at its Registered Office a register of Directors and officers containing their names and addresses and occupations and other particulars required by the Companies Law and shall send to the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands a copy of such register and shall from time to time notify to the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands any change that takes place in relation to such Directors and officers as required by the Companies Law. ALTERNATE DIRECTORS 89. A Director who expects to be unable to attend Directors' Meetings because of absence, illness or otherwise may appoint any person to be an alternate Director to act in his stead and such appointee whilst he holds office as an alternate Director shall, in the event of absence therefrom of his appointor, be entitled to attend meetings of the Directors and to vote thereat and to do, in the place and stead of his appointor, any other act or thing which his appointor is permitted or required to do by virtue of his being a Director as if the alternate Director were the appointor, other than appointment of an alternate to himself, and he shall ipso facto vacate office if and when his appointor ceases to be a Director or removes the appointee from office. Any appointment or removal under this Article shall be effected by notice in writing under the hand of the Director making the same. 90. The appointment of an alternate Director shall determine on the happening of any event which, were he a Director, would cause him to vacate such office or if his appointor ceases to be a Director. 91. An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive and waive (in lieu of his appointor) notices of meetings of the Directors and shall be entitled to attend and vote as a Director and be counted in the quorum at any such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present and generally at such meeting to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director and for the purposes of the proceedings at such meeting the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if he (instead of his appointor) were a Director. If he shall be himself a -19- Director or shall attend any such meeting as an alternate for more than one Director, his voting rights shall be cumulative and he need not use all his votes or cast all the votes to uses in the same way. To such extent as the Board may from time to time determine in relation to any committee of the Board, the foregoing provisions of this Article shall also apply mutatis mutandis to any meeting of any such committee of which his appointor is a member. An alternate Director shall not, save as aforesaid, have power to act as a Director nor shall he be deemed to be a Director for the purposes of these Articles. 92. An alternate Director shall be entitled to contract and be interested in and benefit from contracts, arrangements or transactions and to be repaid expenses and to be indemnified to the same extent mutatis mutandis as if he were a Director, but he shall not be entitled to receive from the Company in respect of his appointment as alternate Director any remuneration except only such part (if any) of the remuneration otherwise payable to his appointor as such appointor may by notice in writing to the Company from time to time direct. 93. In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Article, a Director may be represented at any meeting of the Board (or of any committee of the Board) by a proxy appointed by him, is which event the presence or vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the Director. A proxy need not himself be a Director and the provisions of Articles 72 to 77 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the appointment of proxies by Directors save that an instrument appointing a proxy shall not become invalid after the expiration of twelve months from its date of execution but shall remain valid for such period as the instrument shall provide or, if no such provision is made in the instrument, until revoked in writing and save also that a Director may appoint any number of proxies although only one such proxy may attend in his stead at meetings of the Board). POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS 94. The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors (or a sole Director if only one is appointed) who may pay all expenses incurred in promoting, registering and setting up the Company, and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, from time to time by the Companies Law, or by these Articles, or such regulations, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting, provided, however, that no regulations made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that regulation had not been made. 95. The Directors may from time to time and at any time by powers of attorney appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him. 96. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, -20- endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall from time to time by resolution determine. 97. The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books provided for the purpose: (a) of all appointments of officers made by the Directors; (b) of the names of the Directors (including those represented thereat by an alternate or by proxy) present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; (c) of all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company and of the Directors and of committees of Directors. 98. The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance. 99. The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. MANAGEMENT 100. (a) The Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they shall think fit and the provisions contained in the next following paragraphs shall be without prejudice to the general powers conferred by this paragraph. (b) The Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any committees, local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company and may appoint any persons to be members of such committees or local boards or any managers or agents and may fix their remuneration. (c) The Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such committee, local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local board, or any of them to fill up any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit and the Directors may at any time remove any person so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby. (d) Any such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to subdelegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretions for the time being vested in them. (e) Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committees, for so long as the ADSs of the Company are listed or quoted on Nasdaq, it shall -21- establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the board, the composition and responsibilities of which shall comply with the applicable rules of both the NASD Manual & Notices to Members, as amended from time to time. Unless otherwise permitted under the NASD Manual & Notices to Members, the Audit Committee shall have at least three members, comprised solely of Independent Directors who do not own or control 20% or more of any class of voting securities of the Company or such other Directors as allowed from time to time and satisfy the following qualifications: (i) each is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including the Company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement; and (ii) at least one of them has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional experience in accounting, or any other comparable experience or background which results in the individual Director's financial sophistication, including being or have been a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or other senior officer with financial oversight responsibilities. (f) The Company shall adopt a formal written audit committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The charter shall specify the responsibilities of the Audit Committee which shall include responsibility for, among other things, ensuring its receipt from the outside auditors of the Company of a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Company, and the Audit Committee's responsibility for actively engaging in a dialogue with the auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the auditor take appropriate action to oversee the independence of the outside auditor. (g) Unless a Chairperson is elected by the Directors, the members of the Audit Committee may designate a chairperson by majority vote of the full Audit Committee membership. (h) The Audit Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. (i) For so long as the ADSs of the Company are listed or quoted on Nasdaq, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all material Related Party Transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilize the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest situations. (j) Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committees, the Board may establish a Compensation Committee to assist the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for the Company's directors and officers. Unless otherwise permitted under the NASD Manual & Notices to Members, for so long as the ADSs of the Company are listed or quoted on Nasdaq, the Compensation Committee shall have at least three members, comprised solely of Independent Directors. The Compensation Committee shall evaluate the performance of the Company's senior executive officers and approve the compensation for such senior executive officers. (k) Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committees, the Board may establish a Nomination Committee to assist the board in -22- identifying qualified individuals to become board members and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. Unless otherwise permitted under the NASD Manual & Notices to Members, for so long as the ADSs of the Company are listed or quoted on Nasdaq, the Nomination Committee shall have at least three members, comprised solely of Independent Directors. The Company shall adopt a formal written nomination charter and assess the adequacy of such formal written charter on an annual basis. INTERESTED DIRECTORS 101. No Director or proposed Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise nor shall any such contract or any contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company with any person, company or partnership of or in which any Director shall be a member or otherwise interested be capable on that account of being avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being any member or so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit so realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason only of such Director holding that office or the fiduciary relationship, thereby established, provided that (a) such Director shall, if his interest in such contract or arrangement is material, declare the nature of his interest at the earliest meeting of the Board at which it is practicable for him to do so, either specifically or by way of a general notice stating that, by reason of the facts specified in the notice, he is to be regarded as interested in any contracts of a specified description which may subsequently be made by the Company and (b) if such contract or arrangement is a Related Party Transaction, such Related Party Transaction has been approved by the Audit Committee. 102. Subject to any requirement under Applicable Laws, including disclosure requirements on Related Party Transactions, any Director may continue to be or become a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer or member of any other company in which the Company may be interested and (unless otherwise agreed between the Company and the Director) no such Director shall be liable to account to the Company or the members for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer or member of any such other company. The Directors may exercise the voting powers conferred by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company, or exercisable by them as directors of such other company in such manner in all respects as they think fit (including the exercise thereof in favour of any resolution appointing themselves or any of them directors, managing directors, joint managing directors; deputy managing directors, executive directors, managers or other officers of such company) and any Director may vote in favour of the exercise of such voting rights in the manner aforesaid notwithstanding that he may be, or is about to be, appointed a director, managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing director, executive director, manager or other officer of such a company, and that as such he is or may become interested in the exercise of such voting rights in the manner aforesaid. 103. A Director may hold any other office or place of profit with the Company (except that of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and upon such terms as the Board may determine, and may be paid such extra remuneration therefor (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profit or otherwise) as the Board may determine, and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to any remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other Article. -23- 104. No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established; provided that such Related Party Transaction has been approved by the Audit Committee. MANAGING DIRECTORS 105. The Directors may, from time to time, appoint one or more of their body (but not an alternate Director) to the office of Managing Director for such term and at such remuneration (whether by way of salary, or commission, or participation in profits, or partly in one way and partly in another) as they may think fit, subject to Article 100(j), but his appointment shall be subject to determination ipso facto if he ceases for any cause to be a Director and no alternate Director appointed by him can act in his stead as a Director or Managing Director. 106. The Directors may entrust to and confer upon a Managing Director any of the powers exercisable by them upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they may think fit and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers. PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS 107. Except as otherwise provided by these Articles, the Directors shall meet together for the despatch of business, convening, adjourning and otherwise regulating their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Directors and alternate Directors present at a meeting at which there is a quorum, the vote of an alternate Director not being counted if his appointor be present at such meeting. In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 107A. A meeting of the Board or any committee of the board may be held by means of a telephone or teleconferencing or any other telecommunications facility provided that all participants are thereby able to communicate contemporaneously by voice with all other participants and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. 108. A Director or alternate Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held and, provided, however, if notice is given in person, by cable, telex or telecopy the same shall be deemed to have been given on the day it is delivered to the Directors or transmitting organisation as the case may be. The provisions of Article 51 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to notices of meetings of Directors. 109. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors and unless so fixed shall be two, a Director and his appointed alternate -24- Director being considered only one person for this purpose, provided always that if there shall at any time be only a sole Director the quorum shall be one. For the purposes of this Article an alternate Director or proxy appointed by a Director shall be counted in a quorum at a meeting at which the Director appointing him is not present. 110. The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose. 111. The Directors may elect a Chairman of their Board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting. 112. The Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of the Board of Directors (including Alternate Directors in the absence of their appointors) as they think fit; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors. 113. A committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 114. All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be. 115. Members of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or of such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts), signed by all the Directors for the time being or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors or committee as the case may be duly convened and held. VACATION OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR 116. The office of a Director shall be vacated: (a) if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or (b) if he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the Board of Directors -25- without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or (c) if he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; (d) if he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or (e) if (i) he becomes an agent, employee, officer, manager or controlling person, or the owner (either of record or beneficially) of twenty percent (20%) or more of any outstanding class of shares, of any corporation (other than one controlled by the Company) or any business that the Directors, at a meeting duly convened, determine by at least a majority of the vote to be competitive or adverse to that of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and (ii) if the Directors, at a meeting duly convened, deem such Director to have a conflict of interest. In determining whether or not a person is a controlling person or a beneficial owner, the Directors may take into account such factors as business and family relationships. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS 117. The Directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III, as nearly equal in number as the then total number of directors permits. At the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders, all Directors shall stand for election. Class I Directors shall be elected for a one-year term, Class II Directors for a two-year term and Class III Directors for a three-year term. At each succeeding annual meeting of shareholders beginning in 2006, successors to the class of Directors whose terms expire at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term. If the number of Directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of Directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional Directors of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of Directors shorten the term of any incumbent Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of preferred shares issued by the Company shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect Directors at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the applicable terms of these Articles and any certificate of designation creating such class or series of preferred share, and such Directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant to this Article 117 or considered part of such classes unless expressly provided by such terms. 118. (a) The Members may by Special Resolution at any time remove any Director for negligence or other reasonable cause before the expiration of his period of office notwithstanding anything in these Articles or in any agreement between the Company and such Director, and may by ordinary resolution elect another person in his stead. Any person so elected shall hold office during such term only as the Director in whose place he is elected would have held the same if he had not been removed. Subject to Article 117, the Directors shall have power at any time and from time to time to appoint any person to be a Director, either as an addition to the existing Directors or to fill a vacancy resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or any other reason, but so that the total amount of Directors (exclusive of alternate directors) shall not at any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these Articles. -26- (b) Nothing in this Article should be taken as depriving a Director removed under any provisions of this Article of compensation or damages payable to him in respect of the termination of his appointment as Director or of any other appointment or office as a result of the termination of his appointment as Director or as derogatory from any power to remove a Director which may exist apart from the provision of this Article. PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT 119. A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the Minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the Chairman or Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action. SEAL 120. (a) The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose. (b) The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the Common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used. (c) A Director or officer, representative or attorney may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under Seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever. OFFICERS 121. The Company may have a President, a Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer appointed by the Directors. The Directors may also from time to time appoint such other officers as they consider necessary, all for such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors from time to time prescribe. DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESERVE 122. Subject to the Companies Law, the Directors may from time to time declare dividends (including interim dividends) and distributions on Shares of the Company outstanding and authorise payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. 123. The Directors may, before declaring any dividends or distributions, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the like discretion, be employed in the business of the Company. -27- 124. No dividend or distribution shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company, realised or unrealised, or out of the Share Premium Account or as otherwise permitted by the Companies Law. 125. Subject to the rights of persons, if any, entitled to Shares with special rights as to dividends or distributions, if dividends or distributions are to be declared on a class of Shares they shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid or credited as paid on the Shares of such class outstanding on the record date for such dividend or distribution as determined in accordance with these Articles but no amount paid or credited as paid on a Share in advance of calls shall be treated for the purpose of this Article as paid on the Share. 126. The Directors may deduct from any dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. 127. The Board may, with the sanction of the Members in general meeting, direct that any dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets of any kind and in particular of paid up shares, debentures or warrants to subscribe securities of any other company, or in any one or more of such ways, and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution the Board may settle the same as it thinks expedient, and in particular may disregard fractional entitlements, round the same up or down or provide that the same shall accrue to the benefit of the Company, and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets, or any part thereof, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Board and may appoint any person to sign any requisite instruments of transfer and other documents on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend and such appointment shall be effective. Where required, a contract shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law and the Board may appoint any person to sign such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend and such appointment shall be effective. 128. Unless otherwise directed by the Board, any dividend, interest or other sum payable in cash to a holder of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post to the registered address of the member entitled, or, in case of joint holders, to the registered address of the person whose name stands first in the register in respect of the joint holding or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every cheque or warrant so sent shall be made payable to the order of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the order of the holder whose name stands first on the register in respect of such shares and shall be sent at his or their risk, and the payment of any such cheque or warrant by the bank on which it is drawn shall operate as a good discharge to the Company in respect of the dividend and/or bonus represented thereby, notwithstanding that it may subsequently appear that the same has been stolen or that any endorsement thereon has been forged. 129. The Company may cease sending such cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants by post if such cheques or warrants have been left uncashed on two consecutive occasions. However, the Company may exercise its power to cease sending cheques for dividend entitlements or dividend warrants after the first occasion on which such a cheque or warrant is returned undelivered. -28- 130. All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Board for the exclusive benefit of the Company until claimed and the Company shall not be constituted a trustee in respect thereof or be required to account for any money earned thereon. All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for six years after having been declared may be forfeited by the Board and shall revert to the Company and after such forfeiture no member or other person shall have any right to or claim in respect of such dividends or bonuses. 131. No dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company. UNTRACEABLE MEMBERS 132. (a) The Company shall be entitled to sell any shares of a member or the shares to which a person is entitled by virtue of transmission on death or bankruptcy or operation of law if and provided that: (i) all cheques or warrants, not being less than three in number, for any sums payable in cash to the holder of such shares have remained uncashed for a period of 12 years; (ii) the Company has not during that time or before the expiry of the three month period referred to in paragraph (iv) below received any indication of the whereabouts or existence of the member or person entitled to such shares by death, bankruptcy or operation of law; (iii) during the 12-year period, at least three dividends in respect of the shares in question have become payable and no dividend during that period has been claimed by the member; and (iv) upon expiry of the 12-year period, the Company has caused an advertisement to be published in the newspapers or by electronic communication in the manner in which notices may be served by the Company by electronic means as herein provided, giving notice of its intention to sell such shares, and a period of three months has elapsed since such advertisement. The net proceeds of any such sale shall belong to the Company and upon receipt by the Company of such net proceeds it shall become indebted to the former member for an amount equal to such net proceeds. (b) To give effect to any sale contemplated by paragraph (a) the Company may appoint any person to execute as transferor an instrument of transfer of the said shares and such other documents as are necessary to effect the transfer, and such documents shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the registered holder of or person entitled by transmission to such shares and the title of the transferee shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating thereto. The net proceeds of sale shall belong to the Company which shall be obliged to account to the former member or other person previously entitled as aforesaid for an amount equal to such proceeds and shall enter the name of such former member or other person in the books of the Company as a creditor for such amount. No trust shall be created in respect of the debt, no interest shall be payable in respect of the same and the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned on the net proceeds, which may be employed in the business of the Company or invested in such investments (other than shares or other securities in -29- or of the Company or its holding company if any) or as the Board may from time to time think fit. RECORD DATES 133. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles of the Company or the Applicable Laws, the Board may fix any date as the record date for any dividend, distribution, allotment or issue and such record date may be on or at any time before or after any date on which such dividend, distribution, allotment or issue is declared, paid or made. CAPITALISATION 134. The Company may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company's reserve accounts (including Share Premium Account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT 135. The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to: (a) all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place; (b) all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and (c) the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions. 136. The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by the Companies Law or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting. -30- 137. The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law. ANNUAL RETURNS AND FILINGS 138. The Board shall make the requisite annual returns and any other requisite filings in accordance with the Applicable Laws. AUDIT 139. The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors and may fix his or their remuneration. Notwithstanding the above, for so long as the ADSs of the Company are listed or quoted on Nasdaq, the Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, remuneration, retension and oversight of the Company's Auditors. 140. Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and Officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors. 141. Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members. NOTICES 142. Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail. 143. (a) Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. (b) Where a notice is sent by cable, telex, or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. (c) Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient. -31- 144. A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred. 145. Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to: (a) every person shown as a Member in the register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the register of Members; (b) every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting; (c) the Auditors; (d) each Director and alternate Director; and (e) Nasdaq. No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings. INFORMATION 146. No Member shall be entitled to require discovery of or any information in respect of any detail of the Company's trading or any which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which in the opinion of the Board would not be in the interests of the Members of the Company to communicate to the public. 147. The Board shall be entitled to release or disclose any information in its possession, custody or control regarding the Company or its affairs to any of its Members including, without limitation, information contained in the register of Members and transfer books of the Company. WINDING UP 148. Subject to Article 127, if the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Companies Law, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the -32- Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability. INDEMNITY 149. Every Director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own wilful neglect or default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the wilful neglect or default of such Director or officer. FINANCIAL YEAR 150. Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and shall begin on January 1st in each year. PENSION AND SHARE OPTION SCHEMES 151. (a) The Board may establish and maintain or procure the establishment and maintenance of any contributory or non-contributory pension or provident or superannuation funds or (with the sanction of an ordinary resolution) employee or executive share option schemes for the benefit of, or give or procure the giving of donations, gratuities, pensions, allowances or emoluments to any persons who are or were at any time in the employment or service of the Company, or of any company which is a subsidiary of the Company, or is allied or associated with the Company or with any such subsidiary company, or who are or were at any time directors or officers of the Company or of any such other company as aforesaid, and holding or who have held any salaried employment or office in the Company or such other company, and the wives, widows, families and dependents of any such persons. The Board may also establish and subsidise or subscribe to any institutions, associations, clubs or funds calculated to be for the benefit of or to advance the interests and well-being of the Company or of any such other company as aforesaid, and may make payments for or towards the insurance of any such persons as aforesaid, and subscribe or guarantee money for charitable or benevolent objects or for any exhibition or for any public, general or useful object. The Board may do any of the matters aforesaid, either alone or in conjunction with any such other company as aforesaid. Any Director holding any such employment or office shall be entitled to participate in and retain for his own benefit any such donation, gratuity, pension, allowance or emolument. (b) For so long as the ADSs of the Company are quoted or listed on Nasdaq, a sanction of an ordinary resolution by the Members shall be obtained prior to any issuance of any equity or material amendment to any equity compensation plan as required by applicable rules of the NASD Manual and Notices to Members, as amended from time to time. AMENDMENTS OF ARTICLES 152. Subject to the Companies Law and to any quorum, voting or procedural requirements expressly imposed by these Articles in regard to the variation of rights attached to a specific class of Shares of the Company, the Company may at any time and from time to time by Special Resolution change the name of the Company or alter or amend these Articles or the Company's Memorandum of Association, in whole or in part. -33- TRANSFER BY WAY OF CONTINUATION 153. If the Company is exempted as defined in the Companies Law, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. EX-4.5 3 h00512exv4w5.txt EX-4.5 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED FEB 25, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.5 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated February 25, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from January 1, 2005 to February 28, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB10 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from January 1, 2005 to February 28, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _________ Telephone: _________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _________ Telephone: _________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.6 4 h00512exv4w6.txt EX-4.6 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED MAR 31, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.6 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated March 31, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from March 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB30 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from March 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _________________ Telephone: _________________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _________________ Telephone: _________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: -------------------- PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: -------------------- 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.7 5 h00512exv4w7.txt EX-4.7 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED MAY 25, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.7 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated May 25, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from April 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB25 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from April 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.8 6 h00512exv4w8.txt EX-4.8 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.8 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated June 30, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from May 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB27 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from May 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information")learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ----------------------------------- 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.9 7 h00512exv4w9.txt EX-4.9 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JULY 29, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.9 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated July 29, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from July 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB15 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from July 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _____________ Telephone: _____________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _____________ Telephone: _____________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: -------------------------- PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: -------------------------- 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.10 8 h00512exv4w10.txt EX-4.10 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED SEPT 30, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.10 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated September 30, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB24 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: ______________________ Telephone: ______________________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: ______________________ Telephone: ______________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.11 9 h00512exv4w11.txt EX-4.11 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED DEC 31, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.11 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated December 31, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from October 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB6 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from October 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.12 10 h00512exv4w12.txt EX-4.12 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2006 EXHIBIT 4.12 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated February 28, 2006, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC", for purpose of this Agreement, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B in accordance with the Agreement from January 1, 2006 to February 28, 2006. 4. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that Party B shall pay Party A the fee of RMB5 million for technical consultation and services provided by Party A to Party B for the period from January 1, 2006 to February 28, 2006. Party B shall pay such fee to Party A within 15 days upon receipt of payment notice given by Party A. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding 2 or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 3 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 Party B shall indemnify and hold Party A harmless from any losses, damages, obligations and fees resulting from any litigation, claims or other request against Party A which occurs or is caused by the content of the consultation and services that Party A provides to Party B at Party B's request. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date specified in Article 6.2. 6.2 The effective term of this Agreement is from August 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. This Agreement can be renewed in case that both parties wish to continue the cooperation on the expiration date. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 This Agreement will be terminated on the expiration date stipulated in Article 6.2 of this Agreement. 4 7.2 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.3 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 5 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 35 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: __________________ Telephone: __________________ Addressee: Yang Ning Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Floor 32-33 Tengda Plaze, Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: __________________ Telephone: __________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfan 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this 6 Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: -------------------- PARTY B: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: -------------------- 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision and maintenances of the office network; 3. integrated security services for the website; 4. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 5. development and test of new products; 6. marketing plan of new products; 7. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 8. maintenance of the clients service platform; 9. training of the employees; 10. study and analysis on market; 11. public relationship service 9 EX-4.27 11 h00512exv4w27.txt EX-4.27 COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED APR 11, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.27 COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON MONTERNET WAP SERVICES Party A: China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation Party B: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. According to the principal of equality and mutual benefits, through friendly negotiation, both parties agree to build up a cooperation relationship with each other. In order to regulate the rights and obligations between two parties, this Agreement is established. This Agreement is effective and binding upon both parties. 1. Cooperation Principles Based on the common interests and the mutual benefits, in the field of mobile data WAP services, both parties shall perform this Agreement in good faith and cooperate another party's task. 2. Cooperation Projects Party A, as the network operator, shall provide the platform for MMS and communications services, and also provide to Party B the standards for Monternet(TM) WAP service and technical standards for interfacing; Party B, as the service provider, shall develop and provide application content services in accordance with the standards provided by Party A. Party B may connect to Party A's MMS platform to provide WAP service, subject to Party A's testing and approval., viz. http://wap.monternet.com. 3. Obligation (1) Party A's obligation (a) Party A shall take advantage of the media it controls to promote and advertise the main site of Monternet as to attract the consumer to log on this site. (b) Party A shall provide Party B with the Monternet WAP services criteria and the technical interface standards to insure Party B may successfully connect to the main site of Monternet. (c) Upon the requirement from Party B, Party A shall provide the necessary training for Party B. (d) Considering the WAP system firewall of Party A and the interface of Party B as the boundary, Party A shall be responsible for all the equipment's maintenance at its side and insure the daily services of these equipment. (e) Party A shall provide the services supplied by Party B and tested by Party A itself on the Monternet WAP main site. (f) Party A shall be responsible for the daily maintenance of the WAP network platform and the equipment technical troubles caused by Party A to insure the appliance services can run normally. (g) Party A shall provide the network interface service services for Party B without any charges, and assist Party B to connect the application services with the WAP network platform. (h) Party A shall be responsible to establish the criteria and standards for the WAP operation, notice Party B the criteria and standards entirely and without diverges, and furnish a responsible period to Party B to realize these criteria and standards. (i) Party A shall be responsible for the user's register, logon, authentication, and right appraisal, and shall response the relevant data to Party B. (j) Party A shall be responsible to calculate the visit amount, and upon the demand of Party B shall provide the relevant visit data for Party B. (k) Respect to the services Party B provides on the Monternet main site, Party A shall, according to the calculation materials provided by Party B, charge Party A's customers information fees who enjoy Party B's services, and pursuant to Article 6 pay Party B the relevant money. (l) Party A shall be responsible to provide the consultant and customers services, to treat the customers' complaints, and shall immediately solve the problems caused by Party A with regard to the network, net gate, and the operation platform, meanwhile, Party A shall notice the relevant situations to Party B to request Party B to treat it as soon as possible if the problems are caused by Party B. (2) Party B's Obligation (a) Party B shall take advantage of its controlled media (including web sites, WAP sites, plane, TV, and etc.) to assist China Mobile to introduce the WAP main site of Monternet (wap.monternet.com) and the relevant application services in order that more customers to log on this site to enjoy this service. After the written confirm of Party A, Party B may make use of Party A's company name or service name to advertise the Monternet WAP services. Without the written authorization of Party A, Party B shall not advertise the WAP services foreign to the Monternet in the name of "China Mobile" and "Mobile Monternet". (b) Party B shall, in accordance to the project to both parties, furnish the WAP application sever, application software, information resources, special data line, and the 2 other necessary equipment, and insure these equipment to run normally as Party A required. (c) Party B shall actively assist Party A to test the interface, insure to connect to the Mobile Monternet WAP main site in accordance with the Monternet WAP services criteria and the technical interface standards provided by Party A. (d) Considering the WAP system firewall of Party A and the interface of Party B as the boundary, Party B shall be responsible for all the equipments maintenance at its side and insure the daily services of these equipment. (e) The network performance capability provided by Party B shall reach the standards as follows, which shall be tested and recorded by Party A (i) the successful link ratio in traffic time shall not be less than 98%, (ii) the network delay (indicating to the delay pinging from the WTBS to the SP server) shall not be higher than 100ms, (iii) the response delay (indicating to the delay from when the WTBS sends out its service request to when the WTBS responses the receipt of the services) shall not be higher than 500ms. (f) Party B shall immediately solve the application service problems caused by Party B and take any necessary measures to insure that there be no similar problems occurring anymore. And Party B shall indemnify the damages of Party A or the customers thereof caused by Party B. (g) Party B shall be responsible to negotiate with and subscribe the business agreement with the direct provider of the application services content. Party B guarantees the information and the services provided will not violate the related policies and regulations of P.R.C., and will not infringe the consumers' interests and the third party's intellectual properties. With regards to the information services, which shall be renewed, Party B shall be responsible for the contents exam and its setting out on the website and shall bear legal responsibility. If any lawsuit is brought regarding these matters, Party B shall be accordingly liable. (h) Party B shall assure its customers may smoothly use any services provided on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site by Party A. Unless receive the acknowledgement from Party A, Party B shall not ask for the users, who log on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site, to register or to qualify, and shall not ask the users to register on the site except for Mobile Monternet WAP main site. (i) Party B shall insure that the provided contents be in compliance with law, will not infringe upon the third parties' lawful rights and be updated timely. 3 (j) Party B shall not unilaterally supply any other service, which does not ratified by Party A, through the WAP site, without the written consent of Party A. (k) The application contents Party B provides for Party A, no matter what the carrier of these application services is, shall not be supplied to the other communication operator or WAP sites, or else Party A has its right to terminate the application services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A and cancel the payment to Party B. (l) Party B shall not provide its own toll service on its own WAP site, or else Party A may terminate the application services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A and cancel the payment to Party B. (m) If, prior to the cooperation with Party A, Party B has supplied its own service on the site of its own or, of Party A's branch companies in provinces, Party B shall terminates such services principle. Party B may add a Mobile Monternet link in the place of the original service. Or else, Party A may terminate the application services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A and cancel the payment to Party B. (n) Party B shall add a link of Mobile Monternet WAP main site's homepage (http://wap.monternet.com) on its own WAP site, and recommend users to use the application services on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site. (o) Party B may select to provide national services on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site or local services on the province branch companies' WAP site; however, with respect to services of the same kind, Party B only can select one of these two options, which means the local services shall not be re-provided in the local services; the services provided for provinces shall not be overlapped, and Party B shall not provide WAP connecting services in several provinces in order to reach the aim of nation-wide service, or else Party B's nation-wide services will be terminated. (p) Without the written consent of Party A, the brand or the brand logo of Party B shall not appear in the application services provided by Party B on the Party A's WAP website, and the logo of Mobile Monternet shall be used. (q) Any redirection to the third party's or Party B's URL address links shall not appear in the services provided by Party B on the Party A's WAP website; and all the services shall add a link to the homepage of Monternet (http://wap.monternet.com). (r) Party B shall clearly and without diverges furnish to Party A any materials that business income calculation needs, shall take all economic and legal responsibilities. (s) Party B shall hold the Business License of Operating Trans-regional Value Added Telecommunication Service issued by the Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China. Party B shall comply with all the requirements specified by said license. The scope of service provided by Party B shall also be consistent with the duration and geographical coverage prescribed under the said license. 4 4. Both Parties' Rights (1) Rights of Party A (a) If administrative organizations adjust policies, Party A is entitled to so inform Party B and make the adjustment according to the policy requirements of the administrative organizations. (b) Party A has right to inspect by itself or by the authorized third party the content and the information Party B provided, and to exam whether or not the content is timely. (c) Party A may refuse to release, delete the information which contains the inappropriate content in violation with the statues, regulations, policies of P.R.C. If any economic damages to Party A or any impairment of the goodwill to Party A occur, Party A may ask for Party B to compensate. (d) Party A is entitled to modify, amend, or delete the content which it considers be modified, amended, or deleted. (e) Party A has its right to establish the standards to exam the application services provided by Party B, and upon such standards to estimate the services Party B provided. With respect to the application services that disqualified for continuously 3 months, Party A may ask Party B to adjust or modify the related services, if the services still cannot reach the requirement of Party A after such adjustment and modification, the services qualification of Party B shall be canceled. (f) Party A has the right to determine the order of application services on the WAP main site of Party A provided by Party B. (g) Party A is entitled to guide or inspect Party A's fee criteria. (h) Party A shall have the right to obtain its reasonable revenues. (For details regarding revenue sharing, please see Article 6 of this Agreement) (2) Rights of Party B (a) Party B may select to provide national services on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site or local services on the local branch companies' WAP site; if nation-wide service, Party B may make an application to Party A; if local services, Party B may make an application to the local branch of Party A. However, the fee settlement of the local services is not provided by Party A but is made by the sole agreement with the local branch company. (b) Under the guidance of Party A, Party B is entitled to determine the fee standards and whether the provided services shall be charged. 5 (c) Party B is entitled to obtain the statistics arising from the user's visit to the provided information and the application data. (d) Without the written consent of Party B, Party A shall not transfer, announce, or re-sell the product information of Party B to any third party. (e) Party B has its right to acquire a reasonable part of revenue of the service (the allocation of the revenue refers to Article 6 this Agreement). (f) If the statistics from Party B and that form Party A is different far away, Party B may ask Party A to furnish the statistics in detail to check. 5. Confidentiality (1) Both parties shall undertake to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any third party any of the business secrets of the other party in any way. For the purpose of this Agreement, the business secrets herein refer to the relevant data, price, quantity, and technology projects, specific contents of this Agreement and other materials or information in relation to the business of the other party, which are disclosed by one party to the other party (including its parent company, subsidiary companies, shareholding companies and branch companies). (2) All the materials and information disclosed by one party to the other party shall belong to confidential information. Either party shall not disclose to any third party the above confidential information received from the other party, or use it on the matters other than provided under this Agreement. (3) Any person of either party who embarks on the cooperative matters under this Agreement, or knows or learns of the above confidential information (including but not limited to each of party's employees, representatives, agents and consultants, etc.) shall undertake the same confidentiality obligations as set forth herein. (4) The term of confidentiality shall extend for a period of one year from the date of expiration or termination of this Agreement. 6. Revenue Sharing and Fee Settlement (1) Party and Party B cooperate to provide WAP service to Party A's customers, and both parties are entitled to reasonable revenue. The settlement shall be counted according to the statistics from Party A's charging system. (2) This fee settlement is limited to the services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A, not including the local services provided by Party B in the local area of party B. (3) The communication fee arising from the customers for their use of WAP service on the network of Party A shall be possessed by Party A. (4) The term of fee settlement shall be started from the beginning of this project and ended when this agreement is expired or terminated. 6 (5) Party A shall, through its network-wide fee-calculation service system, figure out the information fee receivable from its customers for use of Party B's services, 15% of which shall be taken by Party A, while the remaining 85% shall be paid to Party B. (6) Party A shall notify Party B of the income last month before 20th day of every month (deducting the information fee receivable by Party A). Party B shall make out an "service" invoice to Party A in accordance with such income. (7) After receipt of the invoice, Party A shall remit the fee receivable by Party B to its appointed bank account within 5 working days, pursuant to information provided by Party B. (8) Party A and Party B shall pay taxes arising out of the WAP service revenue respectively. (9) Fee settlement is depending upon Party A's calculating system. If Party B dissents to the calculation result, Party A may supply the detail communication list to Party B and assist Party B to exam the reasons of problems, however, the fee settlement of this month will not be adjusted. (10) Party B shall provide Party A with its accurate bank account and related information: Name of Beneficiary: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd Opening Bank: Beijing Capital Stadium Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Account No.: 0200053719200031688 7. Force Majeure (1) If any party cannot perform this Agreement because of the impact of force majeure events such as wars, serious fires, floods, typhoon, earthquakes, and so on, the term of performance shall be extended. The extended term shall be equal to the period during which the impact of force majeure lasts. (2) Force majeure refers to objective incidents, which are unforeseeable at the time of making this Agreement, and whose occurrence and consequence are unavoidable or insurmountable. Upon the occurrence of force majeure, the party suffering therefrom shall so notify the other party as soon as practicable by telegraph, facsimile or telex, and shall, by express or registered mails, send a certificate of force majeure issued by the relevant authorities to the other party for confirmation within two weeks since the occurrence of force majeure. (3) If the impact of force majeure lasts more than 120 days, both parties may terminate this Agreement. 8. Liability for Breach 7 (1) If any party's breach of this Agreement causes this Agreement unenforceable, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and require compensation for any losses thus incurred. (2) If any party's breach causes adverse social impact or economic losses on the other party, the non-breach party shall be entitled to hold the breaching party liable and demand corresponding economic compensation, or even terminate this Agreement. 9. Dispute Settlement (1) If any dispute arises relating the performance of this Agreement, the parties shall settle it through friendly consultation. (2) If the consultation fails to resolve the dispute, either party may file to the Beijing Arbitration Commission upon its arbitration rule. The award of the arbitration shall be final and with binding force upon both parties. 9. Term of This Agreement (1) This Agreement shall become effective as of October 1, 2004 and the expiration date is December 31, 2005. (2) This Agreement may be automatically terminated upon agreement by both parties during the term of this Agreement. (3) If the occurrence of any force majeure events makes it impossible to continue performance of this Agreement, this Agreement may be automatically terminated upon settlement of all outstanding bills by both parties. (4) If the occurrence of a certain event makes it impossible for one party to continue performance of this Agreement, and if such event is foreseeable, such party shall notify such event to the other party within five working days after its reasonable forecast of such event, and cooperate with the other party to complete all outstanding matters. If such party fails to notify the other party of such event and thus make the other party suffer losses, such party shall indemnify the other party correspondingly. 10. Miscellaneous (1) Attachment to this Agreement, SP Cooperation Administrative Measures, WAP Handbook, has the same legal effect with this Agreement. (2) Any outstanding matter shall be addressed by both parties through friendly negotiation. (3) This Agreement is made in duplicate and each party shall hold one copy. Each copy shall have the same legal effect. Party A: China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation Authorized Agent: (signature) 8 /s/ Ye Bing - ------------------------------------- Date: April 11, 2004 Party B: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd Authorized Agent: (signature) /s/ Li Luyi - ------------------------------------- Date: April 11, 2005 9 EX-4.28 12 h00512exv4w28.txt EX-4.28 COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED JAN 2006 EXHIBIT 4.28 COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON MONTERNET WAP SERVICES Party A: China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation Party B: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. According to the principal of equality and mutual benefits, through friendly negotiation, both parties agree to build up a cooperation relationship with each other. In order to regulate the rights and obligations between two parties, this Agreement is established. This Agreement is effective and binding upon both parties. 1. Cooperation Principles Based on the common interests and the mutual benefits, in the field of mobile data WAP services, both parties shall perform this Agreement in good faith and cooperate another party's task. 2. Cooperation Projects Party A, as the network operator, shall provide the platform for MMS and communications services, and also provide to Party B the standards for Monternet (TM) WAP service and technical standards for interfacing; Party B, as the service provider, shall develop and provide application content services in accordance with the standards provided by Party A. Party B may connect to Party A's MMS platform to provide WAP service, subject to Party A's testing and approval., viz. http://wap.monternet.com. 3. Obligation (1) Party A's obligation (a) Party A shall take advantage of the media it controls to promote and advertise the main site of Monternet as to attract the consumer to log on this site. (b) Party A shall provide Party B with the Monternet WAP services criteria and the technical interface standards to insure Party B may successfully connect to the main site of Monternet. (c) Upon the requirement from Party B, Party A shall provide the necessary training for Party B. (d) Considering the WAP system firewall of Party A and the interface of Party B as the boundary, Party A shall be responsible for all the equipment's maintenance at its side and insure the daily services of these equipment. (e) Party A shall provide the services supplied by Party B and tested by Party A itself on the Monternet WAP main site. (f) Party A shall be responsible for the daily maintenance of the WAP network platform and the equipment technical troubles caused by Party A to insure the appliance services can run normally. (g) Party A shall provide the network interface service services for Party B without any charges, and assist Party B to connect the application services with the WAP network platform. (h) Party A shall be responsible to establish the criteria and standards for the WAP operation, notice Party B the criteria and standards entirely and without diverges, and furnish a responsible period to Party B to realize these criteria and standards. (i) Party A shall be responsible for the user's register, logon, authentication, and right appraisal, and shall response the relevant data to Party B. (j) Party A shall be responsible to calculate the visit amount, and upon the demand of Party B shall provide the relevant visit data for Party B. (k) Respect to the services Party B provides on the Monternet main site, Party A shall, according to the calculation materials provided by Party B, charge Party A's customers information fees who enjoy Party B's services, and pursuant to Article 6 pay Party B the relevant money. (l) Party A shall be responsible to provide the consultant and customers services, to treat the customers' complaints, and shall immediately solve the problems caused by Party A with regard to the network, net gate, and the operation platform, meanwhile, Party A shall notice the relevant situations to Party B to request Party B to treat it as soon as possible if the problems are caused by Party B. (2) Party B's Obligation (a) Party B shall take advantage of its controlled media (including web sites, WAP sites, plane, TV, and etc.) to assist China Mobile to introduce the WAP main site of Monternet (wap.monternet.com) and the relevant application services in order that more customers to log on this site to enjoy this service. After the written confirm of Party A, Party B may make use of Party A's company name or service name to advertise the Monternet WAP services. Without the written authorization of Party A, Party B shall not advertise the WAP services foreign to the Monternet in the name of "China Mobile" and "Mobile Monternet". (b) Party B shall, in accordance to the project to both parties, furnish the WAP application sever, application software, information resources, special data line, and the 2 other necessary equipment, and insure these equipment to run normally as Party A required. (c) Party B shall actively assist Party A to test the interface, insure to connect to the Mobile Monternet WAP main site in accordance with the Monternet WAP services criteria and the technical interface standards provided by Party A. (d) Considering the WAP system firewall of Party A and the interface of Party B as the boundary, Party B shall be responsible for all the equipments maintenance at its side and insure the daily services of these equipment. (e) The network performance capability provided by Party B shall reach the standards as follows, which shall be tested and recorded by Party A (i) the successful link ratio in traffic time shall not be less than 98%, (ii) the network delay (indicating to the delay pinging from the WTBS to the SP server) shall not be higher than 100ms, (iii) the response delay (indicating to the delay from when the WTBS sends out its service request to when the WTBS responses the receipt of the services) shall not be higher than 500ms. (f) Party B shall immediately solve the application service problems caused by Party B and take any necessary measures to insure that there be no similar problems occurring anymore. And Party B shall indemnify the damages of Party A or the customers thereof caused by Party B. (g) Party B shall be responsible to negotiate with and subscribe the business agreement with the direct provider of the application services content. Party B guarantees the information and the services provided will not violate the related policies and regulations of P.R.C., and will not infringe the consumers' interests and the third party's intellectual properties. With regards to the information services, which shall be renewed, Party B shall be responsible for the contents exam and its setting out on the website and shall bear legal responsibility. If any lawsuit is brought regarding these matters, Party B shall be accordingly liable. (h) Party B shall assure its customers may smoothly use any services provided on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site by Party A. Unless receive the acknowledgement from Party A, Party B shall not ask for the users, who log on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site, to register or to qualify, and shall not ask the users to register on the site except for Mobile Monternet WAP main site. (i) Party B shall insure that the provided contents be in compliance with law, will not infringe upon the third parties' lawful rights and be updated timely. 3 (j) Party B shall not unilaterally supply any other service, which does not ratified by Party A, through the WAP site, without the written consent of Party A. (k) The application contents Party B provides for Party A, no matter what the carrier of these application services is, shall not be supplied to the other communication operator or WAP sites, or else Party A has its right to terminate the application services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A and cancel the payment to Party B. (l) Party B shall not provide its own toll service on its own WAP site, or else Party A may terminate the application services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A and cancel the payment to Party B. (m) If, prior to the cooperation with Party A, Party B has supplied its own service on the site of its own or, of Party A's branch companies in provinces, Party B shall terminates such services principle. Party B may add a Mobile Monternet link in the place of the original service. Or else, Party A may terminate the application services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A and cancel the payment to Party B. (n) Party B shall add a link of Mobile Monternet WAP main site's homepage (http://wap.monternet.com) on its own WAP site, and recommend users to use the application services on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site. (o) Party B may select to provide national services on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site or local services on the province branch companies' WAP site; however, with respect to services of the same kind, Party B only can select one of these two options, which means the local services shall not be re-provided in the local services; the services provided for provinces shall not be overlapped, and Party B shall not provide WAP connecting services in several provinces in order to reach the aim of nation-wide service, or else Party B's nation-wide services will be terminated. (p) Without the written consent of Party A, the brand or the brand logo of Party B shall not appear in the application services provided by Party B on the Party A's WAP website, and the logo of Mobile Monternet shall be used. (q) Any redirection to the third party's or Party B's URL address links shall not appear in the services provided by Party B on the Party A's WAP website; and all the services shall add a link to the homepage of Monternet (http://wap.monternet.com). (r) Party B shall clearly and without diverges furnish to Party A any materials that business income calculation needs, shall take all economic and legal responsibilities. (s) Party B shall hold the Business License of Operating Trans-regional Value Added Telecommunication Service issued by the Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China. Party B shall comply with all the requirements specified by said license. The scope of service provided by Party B shall also be consistent with the duration and geographical coverage prescribed under the said license. 4 4. Both Parties' Rights (1) Rights of Party A (a) If administrative organizations adjust policies, Party A is entitled to so inform Party B and make the adjustment according to the policy requirements of the administrative organizations. (b) Party A has right to inspect by itself or by the authorized third party the content and the information Party B provided, and to exam whether or not the content is timely. (c) Party A may refuse to release, delete the information which contains the inappropriate content in violation with the statues, regulations, policies of P.R.C. If any economic damages to Party A or any impairment of the goodwill to Party A occur, Party A may ask for Party B to compensate. (d) Party A is entitled to modify, amend, or delete the content which it considers be modified, amended, or deleted. (e) Party A has its right to establish the standards to exam the application services provided by Party B, and upon such standards to estimate the services Party B provided. With respect to the application services that disqualified for continuously 3 months, Party A may ask Party B to adjust or modify the related services, if the services still cannot reach the requirement of Party A after such adjustment and modification, the services qualification of Party B shall be canceled. (f) Party A has the right to determine the order of application services on the WAP main site of Party A provided by Party B. (g) Party A is entitled to guide or inspect Party A's fee criteria. (h) Party A shall have the right to obtain its reasonable revenues. (For details regarding revenue sharing, please see Article 6 of this Agreement) (2) Rights of Party B (a) Party B may select to provide national services on the Mobile Monternet WAP main site or local services on the local branch companies' WAP site; if nation-wide service, Party B may make an application to Party A; if local services, Party B may make an application to the local branch of Party A. However, the fee settlement of the local services is not provided by Party A but is made by the sole agreement with the local branch company. (b) Under the guidance of Party A, Party B is entitled to determine the fee standards and whether the provided services shall be charged. 5 (c) Party B is entitled to obtain the statistics arising from the user's visit to the provided information and the application data. (d) Without the written consent of Party B, Party A shall not transfer, announce, or re-sell the product information of Party B to any third party. (e) Party B has its right to acquire a reasonable part of revenue of the service (the allocation of the revenue refers to Article 6 this Agreement). (f) If the statistics from Party B and that form Party A is different far away, Party B may ask Party A to furnish the statistics in detail to check. 5. Confidentiality (1) Both parties shall undertake to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any third party any of the business secrets of the other party in any way. For the purpose of this Agreement, the business secrets herein refer to the relevant data, price, quantity, and technology projects, specific contents of this Agreement and other materials or information in relation to the business of the other party, which are disclosed by one party to the other party (including its parent company, subsidiary companies, shareholding companies and branch companies). (2) All the materials and information disclosed by one party to the other party shall belong to confidential information. Either party shall not disclose to any third party the above confidential information received from the other party, or use it on the matters other than provided under this Agreement. (3) Any person of either party who embarks on the cooperative matters under this Agreement, or knows or learns of the above confidential information (including but not limited to each of party's employees, representatives, agents and consultants, etc.) shall undertake the same confidentiality obligations as set forth herein. (4) The term of confidentiality shall extend for a period of one year from the date of expiration or termination of this Agreement. 6. Revenue Sharing and Fee Settlement (1) Party and Party B cooperate to provide WAP service to Party A's customers, and both parties are entitled to reasonable revenue. The settlement shall be counted according to the statistics from Party A's charging system. (2) This fee settlement is limited to the services provided by Party B on the WAP main site of Party A, not including the local services provided by Party B in the local area of party B. (3) The communication fee arising from the customers for their use of WAP service on the network of Party A shall be possessed by Party A. (4) The term of fee settlement shall be started from the beginning of this project and ended when this agreement is expired or terminated. 6 (5) Party A shall, through its network-wide fee-calculation service system, figure out the information fee receivable from its customers for use of Party B's services, 15% of which shall be taken by Party A, while the remaining 85% shall be paid to Party B. (6) Party A shall notify Party B of the income last month before 20th day of every month (deducting the information fee receivable by Party A). Party B shall make out an "service" invoice to Party A in accordance with such income. (7) After receipt of the invoice, Party A shall remit the fee receivable by Party B to its appointed bank account within 8 working days, pursuant to information provided by Party B. (8) Party A and Party B shall pay taxes arising out of the WAP service revenue respectively. (9) Fee settlement is depending upon Party A's calculating system. If Party B dissents to the calculation result, Party A may supply the detail communication list to Party B and assist Party B to exam the reasons of problems, however, the fee settlement of this month will not be adjusted. (10) Party B shall provide Party A with its accurate bank account and related information: Name of Beneficiary: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd Opening Bank: Beijing Capital Stadium Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Account No.: 0200053719200031688 7. Force Majeure (1) If any party cannot perform this Agreement because of the impact of force majeure events such as wars, serious fires, floods, typhoon, earthquakes, and so on, the term of performance shall be extended. The extended term shall be equal to the period during which the impact of force majeure lasts. (2) Force majeure refers to objective incidents, which are unforeseeable at the time of making this Agreement, and whose occurrence and consequence are unavoidable or insurmountable. Upon the occurrence of force majeure, the party suffering therefrom shall so notify the other party as soon as practicable by telegraph, facsimile or telex, and shall, by express or registered mails, send a certificate of force majeure issued by the relevant authorities to the other party for confirmation within two weeks since the occurrence of force majeure. (3) If the impact of force majeure lasts more than 120 days, both parties may terminate this Agreement. 8. Liability for Breach 7 (1) If any party's breach of this Agreement causes this Agreement unenforceable, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and require compensation for any losses thus incurred. (2) If any party's breach causes adverse social impact or economic losses on the other party, the non-breach party shall be entitled to hold the breaching party liable and demand corresponding economic compensation, or even terminate this Agreement. 9. Dispute Settlement (1) If any dispute arises relating the performance of this Agreement, the parties shall settle it through friendly consultation. (2) If the consultation fails to resolve the dispute, either party may file to the Beijing Arbitration Commission upon its arbitration rule. The award of the arbitration shall be final and with binding force upon both parties. 9. Term of This Agreement (1) This Agreement shall become effective as of January 1, 2006 and the expiration date is December 31, 2006. (2) This Agreement may be automatically terminated upon agreement by both parties during the term of this Agreement. (3) If the occurrence of any force majeure events makes it impossible to continue performance of this Agreement, this Agreement may be automatically terminated upon settlement of all outstanding bills by both parties. (4) If the occurrence of a certain event makes it impossible for one party to continue performance of this Agreement, and if such event is foreseeable, such party shall notify such event to the other party within five working days after its reasonable forecast of such event, and cooperate with the other party to complete all outstanding matters. If such party fails to notify the other party of such event and thus make the other party suffer losses, such party shall indemnify the other party correspondingly. 10. Miscellaneous (1) Attachment to this Agreement, SP Cooperation Administrative Measures, WAP Handbook, has the same legal effect with this Agreement. (2) Any outstanding matter shall be addressed by both parties through friendly negotiation. (3) This Agreement is made in duplicate and each party shall hold one copy. Each copy shall have the same legal effect. Party A: China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation Authorized Agent: (signature) 8 /s/ - ------------------------------------- Date: ------------------------------- Party B: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd Authorized Agent: (signature) /s/ Li Luyi - ------------------------------------- Date: ------------------------------- 9 EX-4.29 13 h00512exv4w29.txt EX-4.29 COOPERATION AGREEMENT DATED AUG 10, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.29 Cooperation Agreement on Monternet Multimedia Messaging Services Party A: China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation Party B: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. According to the principles of equality and mutual benefit, through friendly negotiation, both parties agree that Party B shall entrust Party A to provide communications carrier services, fee collection and other services. This Agreement is entered into in order to regulate the rights and obligations of the two parties in the course of providing services. This Agreement is effective and binding upon both parties. 1. Cooperation Principles Based on common interests and mutual benefit in the field of mobile data multimedia messaging services, each party shall perform this Agreement in good faith and cooperate with the other party's work. 2. Cooperation Projects "MMS" refers to the multimedia messaging services provided by China Mobile. Its most significant feature is its support of multimedia functions and its capacity to deliver full-functional content and information, which includes the information in multimedia format such as word, picture, voice and data. Party A, as the network operator, shall provide the platform for MMS and communications services, and also provide to Party B the standards for Monternet(TM) MMS service and technical standards for interfacing; Party B, as the service provider, shall develop and provide application and content services in accordance with the standards provided by Party A. Party B may connect to Party A's MMS platform to provide MMS service, subject to Party A's testing and approval. 3. Mutual Obligation (1). Party A's obligation (a) Party A shall use all kinds of promotional media (e.g. TV advertisement, posters etc.) to promote and advertise Monternet(TM) multimedia messaging services so as to attract consumers to use multimedia messaging services. (b) Party A shall provide Party B with technical standards for interfacing and technical support for MMS to insure Party B may successfully connect to Party A's MMS network platform. (c) Upon request by Party B, Party A shall provide the necessary training for Party B. (d) Considering the MMSC system firewall of Party A and the interface of Party B as the boundary, Party A shall be responsible for maintaining all the equipment on its side and ensuring this equipment is able to perform normally. (e) Party A shall be responsible for the daily maintenance of the MMS network platform and for resolving technical breakdowns caused by Party A in order to ensure that application services can run normally. (f) Party A shall provide the network interface services for Party B without any charges, and assist Party B to connect the application services with the MMS network platform. (g) Party A shall be responsible for establishing the criteria and standards for the MMS operation, notifying Party B of the criteria and standards fully and unequivocally, and shall give Party B a reasonable period of time to realize these criteria and standards. (h) For the services provided by Party B on the MMS network platform, Party A shall collect fees from its customers for their use of Party B's services pursuant to the pricing information provided by Party B and confirmed by Party A, and settle the fee with Party B pursuant to relevant provisions under Section 6 of this Agreement. (i) Party A shall be responsible for providing consultant and customer services, and receiving customers' complaints about the network, the operations platform, fees, etc. that are caused by factors on Party A's side; meanwhile, regarding complaints caused by factors on Party B's side, Party A shall notify Party B of the relevant situation and ask Party B to resolve it as soon as possible. (2) Party B's obligation (a) Party B shall be subject to the cooperation requirements and obligations specified in the "Monternet(TM) SP Cooperation Administrative Measures--MMS Business Handbook," which is attached to this Agreement. (b) Party B shall use all kinds of promotional media (including Web sites, WAP sites, surface media, TV, etc.) to promote MMS services. Party B shall obtain prior consent from Party A before Party B uses Party A's name and business trademark in promotion of Monternet(TM) MMS service; without prior written consent of Party A, Party B shall not use the name of "China Mobile" or "Monternet(TM)" to conduct any promotional activity, which is not under this Agreement. (c) Party B shall be responsible for providing the application server, application software, information source, dedicated line for application data and other necessary equipment and ensuring that all the provided equipment can work normally to meet Party A's requirements. (d) Party B shall actively cooperate with Party A's testing of the connection point, and undertake to provide MMS service in accordance with the MMS network platform business standards and connection point technical standards provided by Party A. (e) Using the connection point of Party A's MMSC system firewall with Party B as the boundary, Party B shall be responsible for maintaining all equipment on its own side, and for ensuring the smooth operation of such equipment. (f) Party B shall immediately address any breakdown of application services caused by itself, and take practical measures to prevent re-occurrence of such breakdown. Party B shall be liable for any economic losses suffered by Party A or the customer of Party A's MMS service caused by Party B. (g) Party B shall negotiate and handle commercial arrangements with direct providers of the application content (such as the owners of image or music copyrights). Party B shall ensure that the information and services it provides do not violate any applicable state policies, laws or regulations, do not harm consumers' interests or infringe on the intellectual property rights or relevant interests of any third party. Party B shall be solely liable for the litigation thus incurred. (h) Without Party A's prior written consent, Party B shall not unilaterally provide other services, which are not confirmed by Party A, to Party A's customers. (i) Party B shall not provide to any other telecommunications service operator the same application service content provided to Party A regardless of the transmission means of the application service; otherwise, Party A is entitled to terminate the application services provided by Party B on Party A's MMS and network platform and cease making fee payments to Party B. (j) Party B shall provide Party A with all clear and indiscriminate information required for fee calculation of the services provided by Party B, and shall assume all economic and legal liabilities related thereto. (k) Party B shall provide Party A with all statistical information relating to the consumption of Party B's MMS services by Party A's customers. 4. Mutual Rights (1) Rights of Party A (a) Party A shall be entitled to review or entrust a qualified institution to review the information provided by Party B and the content of Party B's application services. (b) Party A shall be entitled to refuse to transmit any information which contravenes the state directives, regulations and policies and other contents that Party A deems inappropriate, and require Party B to compensate any adverse impact on Party A's business and reputation due to reasons hereto. (c) Party A shall be entitled to demand Party B to amend, modify and delete those contents which Party A deems necessary to do so. (d) Party A shall be entitled to formulate checking standards for the application services provided by Party B, and evaluate Party B's performance in accordance with such standards. The evaluation methods are detailed in the attachment to this Agreement: Chapter 9 of the "Monternet(TM) SP Cooperation Administrative Measures, MMS Business Handbook." (e) Party A shall be entitled to give guidance and supervision of the pricing policy of Party B's service. (f) Party A shall be entitled to receive reasonable revenue. (See Section 6 of this Agreement for detailed revenue sharing.) (2) Rights of Party B (a) Party B shall be entitled to determine the pricing of its services under Party A's guidance. (b) Party B shall be entitled to obtain statistical data regarding customer visits to the Party B's information and application service contents through the network platform. (c) Without Party B's consent or written authorization, Party A shall not transfer, release or resell any information products provided by Party B to any third party unrelated to this Agreement by any means. (d) Party B shall be entitled to receive a reasonable share of the business revenue. See Section 6 of this Agreement for detailed revenue sharing. (e) In case of significant discrepancy between the statistics of Party A and Party B, Party B is entitled to check details together with Party A for verification, the details of which are set forth in Chapter 6 of the "Monternet(TM) SP Cooperation Administrative Measures, MMS Business Handbook". 5. Confidentiality (1) For purpose of this Agreement, "Proprietary Information" refers to any information obtained by one party from the other party ("DISCLOSING PARTY") during their cooperation which is developed, created or discovered by the Disclosing Party, or be available to or transferred to the Disclosing Party that are commercially valuable to the Disclosing Party's business. Proprietary Information includes without limitation trade secrets, computer program, design technology, idea, know-how, technique, data, business and product development plan, customer's information and other information related to the business of the Disclosing Party, or confidential information obtained by the Disclosing Party from others. The Parties acknowledge that the Disclosing Party shall own Proprietary Information, and such Proprietary Information is of significant importance to such Disclosing Party. The cooperation relationship between the Parties hereto has generated the relationship of confidence and trust related to Proprietary Information between the parties hereto. (2) Without prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, the other party shall keep any of Proprietary Information in confidence and may not use or disclose to any person or entity such Proprietary Information, except for normal performance of the obligations provided hereunder. (3) Both Parties shall bear non-disclosure responsibility for this cooperation and the details of this Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the other party, either party shall not disclose such cooperation and details of this Agreement to any third party. 6. Revenue Sharing and Fee Settlement (1) The MMS will be provided by Party B to Party A's consumers through Party A's MMS platform and telecommunication network. Therefore both parties are entitled to receive reasonable revenue. (2) Telecommunications fee generated by Party A's consumer in use of Party A's network resources to access Party B's services shall be solely borne by Party A. (3) Party A shall figure out the information fee receivable from its customers for use of Party B's services, 15% of which shall be taken by Party A, while the remaining 85% shall be paid to Party B. (4) The basis of settlement: Monternet(TM) service fee bill shall be the basis for settlement. (5) Party B may, pursuant to the fee settlement bill issued by Party A's local subsidiary, conduct fee settlement with Party A's local subsidiary without entering into other agreement with Party A's local provincial subsidiary. (6) Settlement period: China Mobile settles with Party B monthly. (7) Fee calculation standards and settlement procedure are described in Chapter 6 of "Monternet(TM) SP Cooperation Administrative Measures, MMS Business Handbook". (8) Pursuant to tax laws and regulations, Party A and Party B shall pay taxes arising out of performance of this Agreement respectively. (9) Party B shall provide Party A with its accurate bank account and related information: Name of Beneficiary: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Opening Bank: Beijing Capital Stadium Branch, Industrial and Business Bank of China Account No.: 0200053719200031688 7. Liability for Breach (1) If any party's breach of this Agreement causes this Agreement to become unenforceable, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and require compensation for any losses thus incurred. (2) If any party's breach causes adverse social impact or economic losses on the other party, the non-breach party shall be entitled to hold the breaching party liable and require corresponding economic compensation, or to the extent of terminate this Agreement. 8. Term of This Agreement (1) This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its execution and be effective until June 30, 2006. (2) The term of this Agreement may be automatically renewable for another year on the expiration date in case that both parties intend to prolong cooperation under this Agreement. If one party has no intention to prolong this Agreement, it shall give a written notice to the other party at least one month prior to its expiration. (3) This Agreement may be automatically terminated upon agreement by both parties during the term of this Agreement. (4) In case of this Agreement has no possibility to be performed due to any force majeure events, this Agreement may be automatically terminated upon settlement of all outstanding bills by both parties. (5) If the occurrence of a certain event makes it impossible for one party to continue performance of this Agreement, and if such event is foreseeable, such party shall notify such event to the other party within five working days after its reasonable forecast of such event, and cooperate with the other party to complete all outstanding matters. If such party fails to notify the other party of such event and thus make the other party suffer losses, such party shall indemnify the other party correspondingly. 9. Miscellaneous (1) Attachment to this Agreement, the "Monternet(TM). SP Cooperation Administrative Measures, MMS Business Handbook," has the same legal effect as this Agreement. (2) All matters not included in this Agreement, shall be addressed by both parties through friendly negotiation. (3) If any dispute arises relating the content or performance of this Agreement, the parties shall settle it through friendly consultation; if the consultation fails to resolve the dispute, either party may bring the dispute to a Chinese court with due jurisdiction. (4) This Agreement is made in duplicate and each party shall hold one copy. Each copy shall have the same legal effect. Party A: China Mobile Telecommunications Group Corporation Authorized Agent: (signature) Lu Xiangdong Date: 2005-8-10 Party B: Beijing AirInBox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Authorized Agent: (signature) Li Lu Date: ------------------------------ EX-4.32 14 h00512exv4w32.txt EX-4.32 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED FEB 25, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.32 No TD0154 Lease Agreement LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. The lessor is the owner of the Tenda Building, which the lessor agrees to let and the lessee agrees to lease. Pursuant to the Contract Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, two parties come into a lease agreement as follows to stipulate the rights and obligations of the lessor and lessee. Article 1 Rental, Property Management Cost and Deposit 1.1 The lessor agrees to let the rooms of 01/02/03/09/10/11 in 7th Floor of Tenda Building to the lessee as office. The lease area of the rooms (hereinafter referred to as "Leased Rooms"), mutually confirmed by the two parties, is 1090 square meters in total. (Appendix 1 of this Agreement is the surface area drawing of the Leased Rooms, which is used exclusively to confirm the location.) 1.2 The lease term is 1 year 3 months and 7 days, commencing from 21 February 2005 to 27 May 2006. 1.3 The rent is USD 13.4/Month/Sq.M. (RMB 3.71 Yuan/Day/Sq.M) while the Property Management Fee is USD 3.6/Month/Sq.M (RMB1 Yuan/Day/Sq.M). Therefore the total fee for each month (including the property management fee) is USD 18,530.00 (RMB 153,799.00 Yuan). Every month is calculated as 30 days in this agreement. The rent and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month; that means the lessee shall pay the rent and property management fee of next month before 21st of each previous month in RMB. The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as having been made unless the lessor has received the payment. The lessor shall issue corresponding legal receipts to the lessee once the lessee has made the payment. 1.4 The lessor is entitled to adjust the rent and property management fee in the case that the lease term is more than 2 years. 1.5 The lessee shall give three months' rent and property management fee to the lessor as the guaranty of performing this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "deposit"), which amount to USD 55,590.00 (RMB 461,397.00 Yuan, in words: four hundred sixty one thousand three hundred and ninety seven Yuan) 1.6 The lessee may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the lessor, in the case that the lessor fails to deliver the Leased Rooms to the lessee without any fault or negligence. Under such circumstances, the lessor shall return the deposit, rent and property management fee, which have been collected, to the lessee (without charging any interest of the aforesaid fees). 1.7 The rent and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month within 10 days commencing from each lease term begins, that means the lessee shall pay the rent and property management fee of next month before the 21st of each previous month (including 21st of each month). The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as having been made unless the lessor has received the payment. The lessee shall pay the lessor a late fee, which is two per ten thousand of the delayed payment per day, provided that the lessee failed to make the payment pursuant to the period stipulated in the Agreement. 1.8 The lessor is entitled to deduct the deposit in compensating lessor's losses and the delayed payment in case that the lessee violates the Agreement (including delaying the payment of rent, property management fee, compensating lessor's damages due to lessee's failure in performance of the agreement). When the amount of the deposit kept by the lessor after the deduction of rent therefrom is less than the amount prescribed herein in clause 5, the lessee shall replenish it within three days after receipt of a written notice from the lessor. Otherwise, the lessor has the right to take such measures as cutting the telephone line or power until the agreement is terminated by lessor. The lessee shall compensate lessor's economic losses result from deposit deficiency. 1.9 In case the lessee fully performs this Agreement, the lessor shall return the whole deposit (without interest) to the lessee within 30 days from the day when this agreement is expired, the lessee returns the Leased Rooms and pays up relevant fees to lessor. 1.10 Without the permission of the lessor, the lessee cannot assign the right of claim for the return of the deposit to any third party or use it as a guaranty for lessor's debt. Article 2. Termination by the lessee during the valid period of this Agreement With written notice to the lessor and paying the whole deposit, this Agreement can be terminated by the lessee during the valid period. Article 3. The Equipments and Reconstruction of the Leased Rooms 3.1 The lessor shall furnish the house with the following equipments: 1. central air-conditioner, ceiling(including intake, automatic smoke sensor, gushing machine, daylight lamp and head lamp, etc.) 2. 220 v electrical plug, communication circuitry, antenna plug for satellite TV. 3.2 In needs of making any fitments or reconstruction of the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall provide the lessor with blueprint and scheme of the fitments and reconstruction as well as the introduction of the construction enterprise and its personnel in advance. The construction enterprise is obligated to pay management fee RMB 7,106.80 Yuan (in words: RMB SEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SIX YUAN EIGHTY JIAO) to the lessor. The construction can be commenced, provided that the payment of construction guaranty fee and management fee is paid by the construction enterprise. The lessor shall refund the construction fee to the lessee, in case that, through lessor's checking and accepting, the lessor confirms the construction is completed based on the blueprint and scheme approved by the lessor and no damages has been made to equipments or facilities of the Leased Rooms. The lessee shall bear the taxes of the additional fitments and equipments, regardless the account name on the bill or what kind of fee item the tax shown on the bill. 3.3 In case that the lessee rents a direct telephone number (the account is opened under the name of the lessor in the telecom company) from the lessor, who will bear the telephone fee instead of the lessee, the lessee shall pay RMB 5000Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE THOUSAND YUAN each line) as deposit of the telephone fee and RMB 300 Yuan /Year/Line (in words:RMB THREE HUNDRED YUAN every year for each line) as circuitry maintenance fee. After paying the deposit of telephone fee and circuitry maintenance fee, the lessee may choose telephone number and the lessor is responsible for installing the telephone. The lessee shall pay each month's telephone bill within 7 days after receiving the notice from the lessor. The lessor shall refund the deposit of telephone fee without interest to lessee when the Agreement is expired; In case that the lessee brings the direct telephone number itself or open an account under the name of itself in the telecom company, it shall pay the following fees in lump sum: circuitry occupation fee of RMB 200Yuan/each line (in words: RMB TWO HUNDRED YUAN each line), transfer fee of RMB 5 Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE HUNDRED each line) and circuitry maintenance fee of RMB 100Yuan/each line (in words: RMB ONE HUNDRED YUAN each line). The lessor shall assist lessee in installing the telephone. Article 4. Re-leasing After the expiry of the lease, the lessee has the right of priority to extend the term of the agreement under the same circumstances, provided that the lessee notifies the lessor in writing three months before the expiry of the agreement. The terms and conditions of re-leasing shall be negotiated by both parties (the range for the adjustments of the price shall be made according to the rise or drop of the real estate index and the general leasing price of the whole building). If the lessee does not notify lessor in the aforesaid period, it will be regarded that lessee will not re-lease the Leased Rooms and shall move out of the Leased Rooms before the termination date of the Agreement. Article 5. The Return of the Leased Rooms 5.1 After the expiry of the agreement, the lessee shall return the Leased Rooms according to the time notified by the lessor. If the Leased Rooms cannot be returned on time for the reason on the part of the lessee and there is a new lessee, the lessor in entitled to request the lessee to leave the Leased Rooms in 3 days and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delaying in returning the Lease Rooms. In case the deposit is not sufficient for compensating lessor's losses, the lessor is entitled to claiming for the insufficient part. If the Leased Rooms have not been rented to other lessees, it will be deemed by the lessor that the lessee will re-lease the Leased Rooms. In such circumstances, the lessee shall re-lease the Leased Rooms. If lessee refuses to re-lease, the lessor will have the right to request the lessee to move out of the Lease Rooms and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delaying in moving out.. 5.2 When the lessee return the Lease Rooms after expiration, the Leased Rooms shall be in good status(excluding reasonable wear and tear);the lessor has right to deduct the deposit to compensate corresponding reasonable losses when it finds that the rooms and equipments is damaged from the reason on part of the lessee. In case the deposit is not sufficient enough to compensate lessor's losses, the lessee shall replenish the margin in case that the deposit is insufficient for the losses within 3 days after receiving lessor's written notice. 5.3 As to accession made by the lessee to the Leased Rooms (shall be approved by the lessor), the lessor is not certainly to request the lessee to restore it to the original conditions. The lessor shall not pay the expenses back for the accession even if the lessee does not make the restoration. Article 6. The Obligations of the Lessee The lessee agrees to abide by the following provisions: 6.1 The lessee shall abide by all the rules and regulations stipulated by the lessor and its authorized agent. The detail content is in Appendix two "Client Handbook". The lessee shall strictly abide by the rules and regulations and can not reject without reasonable causes if lessor notifies lessee of all reasonable alteration it made on the rules and regulations (adding or reducing clauses or revising). If inconsistency occurs between the Client Handbook and this Agreement as well as other appendixes, the concluded Agreement and appendixes shall prevail. 6.2 The lessee shall not or allow others to take any actions, which will make the insurance of the Lease Rooms and the building invalid or possibly invalid, or result in an increase of the insurance premium. Otherwise, the lessee shall bear the corresponding increase of the insurance premium and other related expenses for repurchase of the insurance by the lessor due to lessee's violation of this clause. The lessee shall pay the aforesaid fees according to the period asked by lessor after the occurrence of lessee's violation. 6.3 The lessee shall not take the following activities 1. To use the Leased Rooms to conduct illegal activities. 2. To assign the rights of lessee under the agreement to others or use it as security. 3. To lease part of or entire Leased Rooms to others or let others use the Leased Rooms. 4. To use the Leased Rooms with a third party (not including affiliated enterprises of the lessee which means the parent company, subsidiary, branch company of the lessee or the company which shares the common investment party and legal representative with the lessee) or show other's name as the lessee of the Leased Rooms. 5. To transfer the ownerships of the ornaments, equipments and articles in the Leased Rooms to any third party or use them as security. 6.4 The lessor shall take charge of the safety during the lease term and be responsible for theft or damages of the articles in the Leased Rooms. In case of fire, the lessee shall make compensation to lessor if the fire is occurred due to lessee's reason. Article 7. The Obligations of the Lessor The lessor agrees to abide by the following provisions: 7.1 The lessor shall guaranty the public facilities (including illumination, air-conditioner, automatic smoke sensor, shower, WC and elevator, etc.) are in good status. The repairs shall be made in time after receiving trouble report from the lessee. 7.2 Implementing twenty-four hours' security measures to ensure the security of the mansion. 7.3 The lessor shall bear the corresponding losses suffered by the lessee due to quality problems of the Leased Rooms. (excluding the matters stipulated in article 9 of this Agreement and the losses incurred due to the quality resulting from lessee's reconstruction) Article 8. Damages and Breaching Liabilities 8.1 The lessee shall compensate the lessor for losses due to intentional actions or negligence of lessee or its agent, employee. On the contrary, the lessor shall compensate lessee for losses due to intentional actions or negligence of lessor or its agent, employee. 8.2 If the lessee breaches the agreement as well as appendixes and supplementary agreement and fails to make rectification measures within 7 days since receiving the lessor's written notice, the agreement is automatically terminated within 14 days since the written notice is issued. The lessee shall leave the house within 5 days since the issues of the written notice after the agreement is automatically terminated; at the same time, the lessor is entitled to claim for damages with the amount of three months' renting fees and management fees; the lessee also agrees to bear losses and expenses incurred. The lessor shall deduct the guaranty money for the compensation if the amount of the guaranty money the lessee has paid is the same as the damages. Otherwise, the lessee is obligated to make up the margin. The measures prescribed here are not the solitary measures. The lessor is entitled to take other measures in case of the breach. Article 9. Exemption From Liabilities The lessor is exempted from liabilities in the following cases: 1. The temporary cease for the utilization of the public establishments for the necessary maintenance of the building or not for the reason of the lessor. 2. The losses the lessee suffers is incurred in the event of earthquake, typhoon and other events which belongs to Force Majeure. 3. The lessee suffers the losses for the reason of other lessees or the third parties (but the lessor is responsible to assist the lessee for reimbursement from the infringers). Article 10. Abandonment of the Rights The abandonment of any right stipulated by the agreement shall be based on the written signature of the lessor. The facts that the renting fee or other items the lessee paid is insufficient to the amounts stipulated by the agreement, or with the consent of the lessor, do not have any influence on the right of the lessor to claim for the arrearage and the rights to take other measures according to the agreement or laws and regulations. Article 11. The Service of the Notice All the notices required by the agreement shall be issued in written form. The invoices, bill of documents and other notices issued by the lessor to the lessee shall be marked with the lessee as addressee. The written notice is regarded as having served if it is delivered to the leased house, sent by the registered mail or delivered to the address of the lessee in Beijing. The notice issued by the lessee to the lessor will be regarded as having served if it is delivered to the following address and accepted with signature: Beijing Gao Ling Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., No.168, Xi Zhi Men Wai Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, China Article 12. Disputes The agreement shall be governed and explained by the law of PRC. Any party may file the action to the people's court in the jurisdiction if the lessor and lessee cannot settle the disputes which arise from the agreement with negotiation. Article 13. Business License and Language The lessee shall produce business license and the authorization letter for the authorized representative to sign the agreement on behalf of the lessee. The copy of the duplicate of the business license and the original authorization letter will be enclosed of the agreement. As an important part of the agreement, the appendix will be effected at the same time and have the same legal effect with the agreement. The agreement and its appendix shall be written in Chinese or English with the same legal effect. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. Article 14. Supplementary Agreement The parties of the agreement can conclude supplementary agreement through negotiation on other related matters. The supplementary agreement with the same legal effect of the agreement will be annexed to the agreement as an important part of the agreement. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription as well as the guaranty The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription as well as the guaranty is fully paid. Appendix One: Surface area drawing of the Leased Rooms Appendix Two: Appendix Three: Supplementary Agreement (Signature Page) LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD ADDRESS: NO.168, XI ZHI MEN WAI AVENUE, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA POST CODE: 100044 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): _________________________ TEL: 8838.3388 ACCOUNTING BANK: ______________ DATE: 2005-2-25 LEASEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. ADDRESS: __________________________________ POST CODE: ________________________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): ________________________ TEL: _______________ ACCOUNTING BANK: ______________________ DATE: 2005-2-25 SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT FOR . NUM. TD 0154 LESSOR: BEIJING GAO LING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. The lessor and lessee reach the following supplementary agreement as to < the Lease Agreement >. Num. TD 0154(hereafter simplified as ): 1 Free Leasing Period: 66 days, in the following period. (1) February 21, 2005 to April 7, 2005 (2) May 8, 2006 to May 27, 2006 During the free leasing period, the lessee shall only pay RMB 1.00 Yuan/day/Sq.M as the management fee and other related fees. If is terminated before the expiration, the free period after the termination date will not come into effect any more and the lessor shall not make compensation to the lessee. The lessee shall make up for all the renting fee according to the stipulated rental of if is terminated by the lessee before the expiration of the renting term. 2 One clause is added to the article one as clause 1.11: The renting fee and management fee should be calculated in USD and received in RMB. The exchange rate between the USD and RMB is fixed at 1:8.3. 3 The lessor agrees to add roof-inhaled air-condition while the specific construction method should be approved by the lessor. The expenses of the reconstruction for the air-conditioning shall be borne by the lessee. When the lessee removes the ceiling and air-condition at the time of the termination of and returns the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall restore the ceiling and air-condition system back to the original status while the expenses shall be borne by the lessee. 4 The lessee shall produce blueprints in advance to the lessor and get the consent from the lessor and the fire control department for carrying out the construction if the lessee plans to make secondary fitments and reconstructions to the Leased Rooms. The lessee should not tie up the fire control channels and alter the fire control sub-area of the Leased Rooms. The modification for the liquid, ventilation and fire control system shall be carried out by the construction company appointed by the lessor, while related expenses shall be borne by the lessee.. The fitments and modification to the common area of the building should be restored to the original status at the time of its departure. All the expenses should be borne by the lessee. 5 The lessor shall increase the electric power. The modification for electric power in the rented area shall be organized by the lessor. The lessee shall bear the related expenses which will be paid by the lessor before the modification is carried out. 6 The lessee shall lease the room 05/06/07/08 on the 7th floor from July 2005. Both parties confirm the following information that the total leased area is 458 square meters, the lease term is not shorter than one year, the rental and property management fee is USD 17.00/per square meters/per day, free leasing period is 30 days. The lease agreement will be concluded later. The lessee shall pay the lessor a deposit amounting at USD 23,358.00 YUAN (RMB 193,871.40 YUAN, in words: ONE HUNDRED NINETY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE YUAN FORTY JIAO), which is three months' rental and property management fee of the aforesaid leased area within 5 working days from the execution of . The lessor is entitled to detain the aforesaid deposit for losses suffered from reserving the purposed rooms for lessee, if lessee fails to lease the rooms before July 31st 2005. The lessee is entitled to claim double amount of the deposit from the lessor if the lessor fails to reserve the rooms for lessee, which results in the impossibility of lessee in leasing the rooms before July 31st 2005. The aforesaid deposit can be transferred into deposit of the rooms in case of lessee succeeds in leasing the rooms before July 31st 2005. This clause shall be null and invalid in case that the lessee fails to pay lessor the deposit within 5 working days from the execution of . 7 The lessee shall pay RMB 615,196.00 Yuan, as the "Deposit three and Pay one" Clause in , which shall be paid to lessor, by the end of February 21st 2005. (in words: RMB SIX HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX YUAN) 8 The supplementary agreement is the supplements and alteration for and has the same legal effect with . This agreement will prevail as to any conflict between the supplementary agreement and . Others will be executed by . 9 The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription. LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): ______________________ DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2005 LEASEE: ___________________________________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): ______________________ DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2005 EX-4.33 15 h00512exv4w33.txt EX-4.33 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED FEB 25, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.33 No TD0155 Lease Agreement LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. The lessor is the owner of the Tenda Building, which the lessor agrees to let and the lessee agrees to lease. Pursuant to the Contract Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, two parties enter into a lease agreement as follows to stipulate the rights and obligations of the lessor and lessee. Article 1 Rental, Property Management Fee and Deposit 1.1 The lessor agrees to let the rooms of 01/02/03/11 on the 22nd Floor of Tenda Building to the lessee as office. The lease area of the rooms (hereinafter referred to as the "Leased Rooms"), mutually confirmed by the two parties, is 601 square meters in total. (Appendix 1 of this Agreement is the surface area drawing of the Leased Rooms, which is used exclusively to confirm the location.) 1.2 The lease term is 1 year 3 months 7 days, commencing from the 21st February 2005 to 27th May 2006. 1.3 The rent is USD 14.40/Month/Sq.M. (RMB 3.98 Yuan/Day/Sq.M) while the Property Management Fee is USD 3.6/Month/Sq.M (RMB1 Yuan/Day/Sq.M). Therefore the total fee for each month (including the property management fee) is USD 10,818.00 (RMB 89789.40 Yuan).Every month is calculated as 30 days in this agreement. The rent and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month; that means the lessee shall pay the rent and property management fee of the next month before the 21st of each previous month in RMB. The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as having been made unless lessor has received the payment. The lessor shall issue corresponding legal receipts to the lessee once the lessee made the payment. 1.4 The lessor is entitled to adjust the rental and property management fee in the case that the lease term is more than 2 years. 1.5 The lessee shall give three months' rent and property management fee to the lessor as the guaranty of performing this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "deposit"), which amount to USD 32,454.00 (RMB 269,368.20 Yuan, in words: TWO HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT YUAN TWENTY JIAO). 1.6 The lessee may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the lessor, in the case that the lessor fails to deliver the Leased Rooms to the lessee without any fault or negligence. Under such circumstances, the lessor shall return the deposit, rent and property management fee, which have been collected, to the lessee (without charging any interest of the aforesaid fees). 1.7 The rent and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month within 10 days commencing from each lease term begins; that means the lessee shall pay the rent and property management fee of next month before the 21st of each previous month (including 21st of each month). The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as having been made unless the lessor has received the payment. The lessee shall pay the lessor a late fee, which is two per ten thousand of the delayed payment per day, provided that the lessee failed to make the payment pursuant to the period stipulated in the Agreement. 1.8 The lessor is entitled to deduct from the deposit in compensation for lessor's losses and the delayed payment in case that the lessee violates the Agreement (including delaying the payment of rent, property management fee, compensating lessor's damages due to lessee's failure in performance of the agreement). When the amount of the deposit kept by the lessor after the deduction of rental therefrom is less than the amount prescribed herein in clause 5, the lessee shall replenish it within three days after receipt of a written notice from the lessor. Otherwise, the lessor has the right to take such measures as cutting telephone line or power until the agreement is terminated by lessor. The lessee shall compensate lessor's economic losses result from deposit deficiency. 1.9 In case the lessee fully performs this Agreement, the lessor shall return the whole deposit (without interest) to the lessee within 30 days from the day when this agreement is expired, the lessee returns the Leased Rooms and pays up relevant fees to lessor. 1.10 Without the permission of the lessor, the lessee cannot assign the right of claim for the return of the deposit to any third party or use it as a guaranty for lessor's debt. Article 2. Termination by the lessee during the valid period of this Agreement With written notice to the lessor and paying the whole deposit, this Agreement can be terminated by the lessee during the valid period. Article 3. The Equipments and Reconstruction of the Leased Rooms 3.1 The lessor shall furnish the house with the following equipments: 1. central air-conditioner, ceiling(including intake, automatic smoke sensor, gushing machine, daylight lamp and head lamp, etc) 2. 220v electrical plug, communication circuitry, antenna plug for satellite TV. 3.2 In need of making any fitments or reconstruction of the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall provide the lessor with blueprint and scheme of the fitments and reconstruction as well as the introduction of the construction enterprise and its personnel in advance. The construction enterprise is obligated to pay management fee RMB 3,918.52 Yuan (in words: RMB THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN YUAN FIFTY TWO JIAO) to the lessor. The construction can be commenced, provided that the payment of construction guaranty fee and management fee is paid by the construction enterprise. The lessor shall refund the construction fee to the lessee, in case that, through lessor's checking and accepting, the lessor confirms the construction is completed based on the blueprint and scheme approved by the lessor and no damages has been made to equipments or facilities of the Leased Rooms. The lessee shall bear the taxes of the additional fitments and equipments, regardless the account name on the bill or what kind of fee item the tax shown on the bill. 3.3 In case that the lessee rents a direct telephone number (the account is opened under the name of the lessor in the telecom company) from the lessor, who will bear the telephone fee instead of the lessee, the lessee shall pay RMB 5000Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE THOUSAND Yuan each line) as deposit of the telephone fee and RMB 300 Yuan /Year/Line (in words:RMB THREE HUNDRED YUAN every year for each line) as circuitry maintenance fee. After paying the deposit of telephone fee and circuitry maintenance fee, the lessee may choose telephone number and the lessor is responsible for installing the telephone. The lessee shall pay each month's telephone bill within 7 days after receiving the notice from the lessor. The lessor shall refund the deposit of telephone fee without interest to lessee when the Agreement is expired; In case that the lessee brings the direct telephone number itself or open an account under the name of itself in the telecom company, it shall pay the following fees in lump sum: circuitry occupation fee of RMB 200Yuan/each line (in words: RMB TWO HUNDRED YUAN each line), transfer fee of RMB 5 Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE HUNDRED each line) and circuitry maintenance fee of RMB 100Yuan/each line (in words: RMB ONE HUNDRED Yuan each line). The lessor shall assist lessee in installing the telephone. Article 4. Re-leasing After the expiry of the lease, the lessee has the right of priority to extend the term of the agreement under the same circumstances, provided that the lessee notifies the lessor in writing three months before the expiry of the agreement. The terms and conditions of re-leasing shall be negotiated by both parties (the range for the adjustments of the price shall be made according to the rise or drop of the real estate index and the general leasing price of the whole building). If the lessee does not notify the lessor in the aforesaid period, it will be regarded that lessee will not re-lease the Leased Rooms and shall move out of the Leased Rooms before the termination date of the Agreement. Article 5. The Return of the Leased Rooms 5.1 After the expiry of the agreement, the lessee shall return the Lease Rooms according to the time notified by the lessor. If the Leased Rooms cannot be returned on time for the reason on the part of the lessee and there is a new lessee, the lessor in entitled to request the lessee to leave the Leased Rooms in 3 days and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delaying in returning the Lease Rooms. In case the deposit is not sufficient for compensating lessor's losses, the lessor is entitled to claiming for the insufficient part. If the Leased Rooms have not been rented to other lessees, it will be deemed by the lessor that the lessee will re-lease the Leased Rooms. In such circumstances, the lessee shall re-lease the Leased Rooms. If lessee refuses to re-lease, the lessor will have the right to request the lessee to move out of the Lease Rooms and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delaying in moving out.. 5.2 When the lessee return the Lease Rooms after expiration, the Leased Rooms shall be in good status(excluding reasonable wear and tear); the lessor has right to deduct the deposit to compensate corresponding reasonable losses when it finds that the rooms and equipments is damaged from the reason on part of the lessee. In case the deposit is not sufficient enough to compensate lessor's losses, the lessee shall replenish the margin in case that the deposit is insufficient for the losses within 3 days after receiving lessor's written notice. 5.3 As to accession made by the lessee to the Leased Rooms (shall be approved by the lessor), the lessor is not certainly to request the lessee to restore it to the original conditions. The lessor shall not pay the expenses back for the accession even if the lessee does not make the restoration. Article 6. The Obligations of the Lessee The lessee agrees to abide by the following provisions: 6.1 The lessee shall abide by all the rules and regulations stipulated by the lessor and its authorized agent. The detail content is in Appendix two "Client Handbook". The lessee shall strictly abide by the rules and regulations and can not reject without reasonable causes if lessor notifies lessee of all reasonable alteration it made on the rules and regulations (adding or reducing clauses or revising). If inconsistency occurs between the Client Handbook and this Agreement as well as other appendixes, the concluded Agreement and appendixes shall prevail. 6.2 The lessee shall not or allow others to take any actions, which will make the insurance of the Lease Rooms and the building invalid or possibly invalid, or result in an increase of the insurance premium. Otherwise, the lessee shall bear the corresponding increase of the insurance premium and other related expenses for repurchase of the insurance by the lessor due to lessee's violation of this clause. The lessee shall pay the aforesaid fees according to the period asked by lessor after the occurrence of lessee's violation. 6.3 The lessee shall not take the following activities 1. To use the Leased Rooms to conduct illegal activities. 2. To assign the rights of lessee under the agreement to others or use it as security. 3. To lease part of or entire Leased Rooms to others or let others use the Leased Rooms. 4. To use the Leased Rooms with a third party (not including affiliated enterprises of the lessee which means the parent company, subsidiary, branch company of the lessee or the company which shares the common investment party and legal representative with the lessee) or show other's name as the lessee of the Leased Rooms. 5. To transfer the ownerships of the ornaments, equipments and articles in the Leased Rooms to any third party or use them as security. 6.4 The lessor shall take charge of the safety during the lease term and be responsible for theft or damages of the articles in the Leased Rooms. In case of fire, the lessee shall make compensation to lessor if the fire is occurred due to lessee's reason. Article 7. The Obligations of the Lessor The lessor agrees to abide by the following provisions: 7.1 The lessor shall guaranty the public facilities (including illumination, air-conditioner, automatic smoke sensor, shower, WC and elevator, etc.) are in good status. The repairs shall be made in time after receiving trouble report from the lessee. 7.2 Implementing twenty-four hours' security measures to ensure the security of the mansion. 7.3 The lessor shall bear the corresponding losses suffered by the lessee due to quality problems of the Leased Rooms. (excluding the matters stipulated in Article 9 of this Agreement and the losses incurred due to the quality resulting from lessee's reconstruction) Article 8. Damages and Breaching Liabilities 8.1 The lessee shall compensate the lessor for losses due to intentional actions or negligence of lessee or its agent, employee. On the contrary, the lessor shall compensate lessee for losses due to intentional actions or negligence of lessor or its agent, employee. 8.2 If the lessee breaches the agreement as well as appendixes and supplementary agreement and fails to make the rectification measures within 7 days since receiving lessor's written notice, the agreement is automatically terminated within 14 days since the written notice is issued. The lessee shall leave the house within 5 days since the issues of the written notice after the agreement is automatically terminated; at the same time, the lessor is entitled to claim for damages with the amount of three months' renting fees and management fees; the lessee also agrees to bear losses and expenses incurred. The lessor shall deduct the guaranty money for the compensation if the amount of the guaranty money the lessee has paid is the same as the damages. Otherwise, the lessee is obligated to make up the margin. The measures prescribed here are not the solitary measures. The lessor is entitled to take other measures in case of the breach. Article 9. Exemption From Liabilities The lessor is exempted from liabilities in the following cases: 1. The temporary cease for the utilization of the public establishments for the necessary maintenance of the building or not for the reason of the lessor. 2. The losses the lessee suffers is incurred in the event of earthquake, typhoon and other events which belongs to Force Majeure. 3. The lessee suffers the losses for the reason of other lessees or the third parties (but the lessor is responsible to assist the lessee for reimbursement from the infringers). Article 10. Abandonment of the Rights The abandonment for any right stipulated by the agreement shall be based on the written signature of the lessor. The facts that the renting fee or other items the lessee paid is insufficient to the amounts stipulated by the agreement, or with the consent of the lessor, do not have any influence on the right of the lessor to claim for the arrearage and the rights to take other measures according to the agreement or laws and regulations. Article 11. The Service of the Notice All the notices required by the agreement shall be issued in written form. The invoices, bill of documents and other notices issued by the lessor to the lessee shall be marked with the lessee as addressee. The written notice is regarded as having served if it is delivered to the leased house, sent by the registered mail or delivered to the address of the lessee in Beijing. The notice issued by the lessee to the lessor will be regarded as having served if it is delivered to the following address and accepted with signature: Beijing Gao Ling Real Estate Development Co. Ltd, No.168, Xi Zhi Men Wai Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, China Article 12. Disputes The agreement shall be governed and explained by the law of PRC. Any party may file the action to the people's court in the jurisdiction if the lessor and lessee cannot settle the disputes which arise from the agreement with negotiation. Article 13. Business License and Language The lessee shall produce business license and the authorization letter for the authorized representative to sign the agreement on behalf of the lessee. The copy of the duplicate of the business license and the original authorization letter will be enclosed of the agreement. As an important part of the agreement, the appendix will be effected at the same time and have the same legal effect with the agreement. The agreement and its appendix shall be written in Chinese or English with the same legal effect. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. Article 14. Supplementary Agreement The parties of the agreement can conclude supplementary agreement through negotiation on other related matters. The supplementary agreement with the same legal effect as the agreement will be annexed to the agreement as an important part of the agreement. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription as well as the guaranty The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription as well as the guaranty is fully paid. Appendix One: Surface Area Drawing of the Leased Rooms Appendix Two: Appendix Three: Supplementary Agreement (Signature Page) LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. ADDRESS: NO.168, XI ZHI MEN WAI AVENUE, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA POST CODE: 100044 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): _______________ TEL: 8838 3388 ACCOUNTING BANK: ________________________ DATE: 2005-2-25 LEASEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. ADDRESS: ____________________________________ POST CODE: __________________________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): ___________ TEL: ________________________________________ ACCOUNTING BANK: ____________________________ DATE: 2005-2-25 SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT FOR . NUM. TD 0155 LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. The lessor and lessee reach the following supplementary agreement as to < the Lease Agreement >. Num. TD 0155 (hereafter simplified as ): 1. Free Leasing Period: 75 days totally, in the following period. 1. (1) February 21, 2005 to April 6, 2005 2. (2) April 28, 2006 to May 27, 2006 During the free leasing period, the lessee shall only pay RMB 1.00 Yuan/day/Sq.M. as the management fee and other related fees. If is terminated before the expiration, the free period after the termination date will not come into effect any more and the lessor shall not make compensation to the lessee. The lessee shall make up for all the renting fee according to the stipulated rental of if is terminated by the lessee before the expiration of the renting term. 2 One clause is added to the article one. The renting fee and management fee should be calculated in USD and received by RMB. The exchange rate between the USD and RMB is fixed at 1:8.3. 3. The lessor agrees to add roof-inhaled air-condition while the specific construction method should be approved by the lessor. The expenses of the reconstruction for the air-conditioning shall be borne by the lessee. When the lessee removes the ceiling and air-condition at the time of the termination of and returns the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall restore the ceiling and air-condition system back to the original status while the expenses shall be borne by the lessee. 4. The lessee shall produce blueprints in advance to the lessor and get the consent from the lessor and the fire control department for carrying out the construction if the lessee plans to make secondary fitments and reconstructions to the Leased Rooms. The lessee should not tie up the fire control channels and alter the fire control sub-area of the Leased Rooms. The modification for the liquid, ventilation and fire control system shall be carried out by the construction company appointed by the lessor, while related expenses shall be borne by the lessee.. The fitments and modification to the common area of the building should be restored to the original status at the time of its departure. All the expenses should be borne by the lessee. 5. The lessor shall increase the electric power. The modification for electric power in the rented area shall be organized by the lessor. The lessee shall bear the related expenses which will be paid by the lessor before the modification is carried out. 6. The lessee shall pay RMB 359,157.60 Yuan, as the "Deposit three and Pay one" Clause in , which shall be paid to lessor, by the end of February 21st 2005. (in words: RMB THREE HUNDRED FIFTY NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN YUAN SIXTY JIAO) 7. The supplementary agreement is the supplements and alteration for and has the same legal effect with . This agreement will prevail as to any conflict between the supplementary agreement and . Others will be executed by . 8. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription. LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): ____________ DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2005 LEASEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): ____________ DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2005 EX-4.34 16 h00512exv4w34.txt EX-4.34 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED JULY 31, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.34 No TD0175 Lease Agreement LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. The lessor is the owner of the Tenda Building, which the lessor agrees to let and the lessee agrees to lease. Pursuant to the Contract Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, two parties enter into a lease agreement as follows to stipulate the rights and obligations of the lessor and lessee. Article 1 Rental, Property Management Fee and Deposit 1.1 The lessor agrees to let the rooms of 05/06/07/08 in 7th Floor of Tenda Building to the lessee as office. The lease area of the rooms (hereinafter referred to as the "Leased Rooms"), mutually confirmed by the two parties, is 458 square meters in total. (Appendix 1 of this Agreement is the surface area drawing of the Leased Rooms, which is used exclusively to confirm the location.) 1.2 The lease term is 1 year, commencing from 31 July 2005 to 30 July 2006. 1.3 The rent is USD 13.4/Month/Sq.M. (RMB 3.71 Yuan/Day/Sq.M) while the Property Management Fee is USD 3.6/Month/Sq.M (RMB1 Yuan/Day/Sq.M). Therefore the total fee for each month (including the property management fee) is USD 7,786.00 (RMB 63,144.46 Yuan). Every month is calculated as 30 days in this agreement. The rent and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month; that means the lessee shall pay the rent and property management fee of the next month before the 31st of each previous month in RMB. The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as having been made unless the lessor has received the payment. The lessor shall issue corresponding legal receipts to the lessee once the lessee made the payment. 1.4 The lessor is entitled to adjust the rent and property management fee in the case that the lease term is more than 2 years. 1.5 The lessee shall give three months' rent and property management fee to the lessor as the guaranty of performing this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "deposit"), which amounts to USD 23,358.00 (RMB 189,433.38 Yuan, in words: one hundred eighty nine thousand four hundred and thirty three yuan three jiao eight fen). 1.6 The lessee may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the lessor, in the case that the lessor fails to deliver the Leased Rooms to the lessee without any fault or negligence. Under such circumstances, the lessor shall return the deposit, rent and property management fee, which have been collected, to the lessee (without interest on the aforesaid fees). 1.7 The rent and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month within 10 days commencing from each lease term begins; that means the lessee shall pay the rent and property management fee of the next month before the 31st of each previous month (including 31st of each month). The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as having been made unless the lessor has received the payment. The lessee shall pay the lessor a late fee, which is two per ten thousand of the delayed payment per day, provided that the lessee failed to make the payment pursuant to the period stipulated in the Agreement. 1.8 The lessor is entitled to deduct the deposit in compensating lessor's losses and the delayed payment in case that the lessee violates the Agreement (including delaying the payment of rent, property management fee, compensating lessor's damages due to lessee's failure in performance of the agreement). When the amount of the deposit kept by the lessor after the deduction of rent therefrom is less than the amount prescribed herein in clause 5, the lessee shall replenish it within three days after receipt of a written notice from the lessor. Otherwise, the lessor has the right to take such measures as cutting the telephone line or power until the agreement is terminated by lessor. The lessee shall compensate lessor's economic losses result from deposit deficiency. 1.9 In case the lessee fully performs this Agreement, the lessor shall return the whole deposit (without interest) to lessee within 30 days from the day when this agreement is expired, the lessee returns the Leased Rooms and pays up relevant fees to lessor. 1.10 Without the permission of the lessor, the lessee cannot assign the right of claim for the return of the deposit to any third party or use it as a guaranty for lessor's debt. Article 2 . Termination by the lessee during the valid period of this Agreement With written notice to the lessor and paying the whole deposit, this Agreement can be terminated by the lessee during the valid period. Article 3. The Equipment and Reconstruction of the Leased Rooms 3.1 The lessor shall furnish the house with the following equipments: 1. central air-conditioner, ceiling (including intake, automatic smoke sensor ,gushing machine, daylight lamp and head lamp, etc.) 2. 220v electrical plug, communication circuitry, antenna plug for satellite TV. 3.2 In needs of making any fitments or reconstruction of the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall provide the lessor with blueprint and scheme of the fitments and reconstruction as well as the introduction of the construction enterprise and its personnel in advance. The construction enterprise is obligated to pay management fee RMB 3,000.00 Yuan (in words: RMB THREE THOUSAND YUAN) to the lessor. The construction can be commenced, provided that the payment of construction guaranty fee and management fee is paid by the construction enterprise. The lessor shall refund the construction fee to the lessee, in case that, through lessor's checking and accepting, the lessor confirms the construction is completed based on the blueprint and scheme approved by the lessor and no damages has been made to equipments or facilities of the Leased Rooms. The lessee shall bear the taxes of the additional fitments and equipments, regardless of the account name on the bill or what kind of fee item the tax shown on the bill. 3.3 In case that the lessee rents the direct line telephone number (the account is opened under the name of the lessor in the telecom company) from the lessor, who will bear the telephone fee instead of the lessee, the lessee shall pay RMB 5000Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE THOUSAND Yuan each line) as deposit of the telephone fee and RMB 300 Yuan /Year/Line (in words:RMB THREE HUNDRED YUAN every year for each line) as circuitry maintenance fee. After paying the deposit of telephone fee and circuitry maintenance fee, the lessee may choose telephone number and the lessor is responsible for installing the telephone. The lessee shall pay each month's telephone bill within 7 days after receiving the notice from the lessor. The lessor shall refund the deposit of telephone fee without interest to lessee when the Agreement is expired; In case that the lessee brings the direct telephone number itself or open an account under the name of itself in the telecom company, it shall pay the following fees in lump sum: circuitry occupation fee of RMB 200Yuan/each line (in words: RMB TWO HUNDRED YUAN each line), transfer fee of RMB 5 Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE HUNDRED each line) and circuitry maintenance fee of RMB 100 Yuan/each line (in words: RMB ONE HUNDRED YUAN each line). The lessor shall assist lessee in installing the telephone. Article 4. Re-leasing After the expiry of the lease, the lessee has the right of priority to extend the term of the agreement under the same circumstances, provided that the lessee notifies the lessor in writing three months before the expiry of the agreement. The terms and conditions of re-leasing shall be negotiated by both parties (the range for the adjustments of the price shall be made according to the rise or drop of the real estate index and the general leasing price of the whole building). If the lessee does not notify lessor in the aforesaid period, it will be regarded that lessee will not re-lease the Leased Rooms and shall move out of the Leased Rooms before the termination date of the Agreement. Article 5. The Return of the Leased Rooms 5.1 After the expiry of the agreement, the lessee shall return the Lease Rooms according to the time notified by the lessor. If the Leased Rooms cannot be returned on time for the reason on the part of the lessee and there is a new lessee, the lessor in entitled to request the lessee to leave the Leased Rooms in 3 days and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delaying in returning the Lease Rooms. In case the deposit is not sufficient for compensating lessor's losses, the lessor is entitled to claiming for the insufficient part. If the Leased Rooms have not been rented to other lessees, it will be deemed by the lessor that the lessee will re-lease the Leased Rooms. In such circumstances, the lessee shall re-lease the Leased Rooms. If lessee refuses to re-lease, the lessor will have the right to request the lessee to move out of the Lease Rooms and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delaying in moving out. 5.2 When the lessee return the Lease Rooms after expiration, the Leased Rooms shall be in good status(excluding reasonable wear and tear); the lessor has right to deduct the deposit to compensate corresponding reasonable losses when it finds that the rooms and equipment are damaged from the reason on part of the lessee. In case the deposit is not sufficient enough to compensate lessor's losses, the lessee shall replenish the margin in case that the deposit is insufficient for the losses within 3 days after receiving lessor's written notice. 5.3 As to accession made by the lessee to the Leased Rooms (shall be approved by the lessor), the lessor is not certainly to request the lessee to restore it to the original conditions. The lessor shall not pay the expenses back for the accession even if the lessee does not make the restoration. Article 6. The Obligations of the Lessee The lessee agrees to abide by the following provisions: 6.1 The lessee shall abide by all the rules and regulations stipulated by the lessor and its authorized agent. The detail content is in Appendix two "Client Handbook". The lessee shall strictly abide by the rules and regulations and can not reject without reasonable causes if lessor notifies lessee of all reasonable alteration it made on the rules and regulations (adding or reducing clauses or revising). If inconsistency occurs between the Client Handbook and this Agreement as well as other appendixes, the concluded Agreement and appendixes shall prevail. 6.2 The lessee shall not or allow others to take any actions, which will make the insurance of the Lease Rooms and the building invalid or possibly invalid, or result in an increase of the insurance premium. Otherwise, the lessee shall bear the corresponding increase of the insurance premium and other related expenses for repurchase of the insurance by the lessor due to the lessee's violation of this clause. The lessee shall pay the aforesaid fees according to the period asked by lessor after the occurrence of lessee's violation. 6.3 The lessee shall not take the following activities 1. To use the Leased Rooms to conduct illegal activities. 2. To assign the rights of lessee under the agreement to others or use it as security. 3. To lease part of or entire Leased Rooms to others or let others use the Leased Rooms. 4. To use the Leased Rooms with a third party (not including affiliated enterprises of the lessee which means the parent company, subsidiary, branch company of the lessee or the company which shares the common investment party and legal representative with the lessee) or show other's name as the lessee of the Leased Rooms. 5. To transfer the ownerships of the ornaments, equipments and articles in the Leased Rooms to any third party or use them as security. 6.4 The lessor shall take charge of the safety during the lease term and be responsible for theft or damages of the articles in the Leased Rooms. In case of fire, the lessee shall make compensation to lessor if the fire is occurred due to lessee's reason. Article 7. The Obligations of the Lessor The lessor agrees to abide by the following provisions: 7.1 The lessor shall guaranty the public facilities (including illumination, air-conditioner, automatic smoke sensor, shower, W.C and elevator, etc) are in good status. The repairs shall be made in time after receiving trouble report from the lessee. 7.2 Implementing twenty-four hours' security measures to ensure the security of the mansion. 7.3 The lessor shall bear the corresponding losses suffered by the lessee due to quality problems of the Leased Rooms (excluding the matters stipulated in Article 9 of this Agreement and the losses incurred due to the quality resulting from lessee's reconstruction). Article 8. Damages and Breaching Liabilities 8.1 The lessee shall compensate the lessor for losses due to the intentional actions or negligence of lessee or its agent, employee. On the contrary, the lessor shall compensate lessee for losses due to the intentional actions or negligence of lessor or its agent, employee. 8.2 If the lessee breaches the agreement as well as appendixes and supplementary agreement and fails to make the rectification measures within 7 days since receiving lessor's written notice, the agreement is automatically terminated within 14 days since the written notice is issued. The lessee shall leave the house within 5 days since the issues of the written notice after the agreement is automatically terminated; at the same time, the lessor is entitled to claim for damages with the amount of three months' renting fees and management fees; the lessee also agrees to bear losses and expenses incurred. The lessor shall deduct the guaranty money for the compensation if the amount of the guaranty money the lessee has paid is the same as the damages. Otherwise, the lessee is obligated to make up the margin. The measures prescribed here are not the solitary measures. The lessor is entitled to take other measures in case of the breach . Article 9. Exemption From Liabilities The lessor is exempted from liabilities in the following cases: 1. The temporary cease for the utilization of the public establishments for the necessary maintenance of the building or not for the reason of the lessor. 2. The losses the lessee suffers is incurred in the event of the earthquake, typhoon and other events which belongs to Force Majeure. 3. The lessee suffers the losses for the reason of other lessees or the third parties (but the lessor is responsible to assist the lessee for reimbursement from the infringers). Article 10. Abandonment of the Rights The abandonment of any right stipulated by this agreement shall be based on the written signature of the lessor. The facts that the renting fee or other items the lessee paid is insufficient to the amounts stipulated by the agreement, or with the consent of the lessor, do not have any influence on the right of the lessor to claim for the arrearage and the right to take other measures according to the agreement or laws and regulations. Article 11. The Service of Notice All notices required by the agreement shall be issued in written form. The invoices, bill of documents and other notices issued by the lessor to the lessee shall be marked with the lessee as addressee. The written notice is regarded as having been served if it is delivered to the leased house, sent by the registered mail or delivered to the address of the lessee in Beijing. The notice issued by the lessee to the lessor will be regarded as having served if it is delivered to the following address and accepted with signature: Beijing Gao Ling Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., No.168, Xi Zhi Men Wai Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, China. Article 12. Disputes This agreement shall be governed and explained by the law of PRC. Any party may file the action to the people's court in the jurisdiction if the lessor and lessee cannot settle the disputes which arise from the agreement with negotiation. Article 13. Business License and Language The lessee shall produce business license and the authorization letter for the authorized representative to sign the agreement on behalf of the lessee. The copy of the duplicate of the business license and the original authorization letter will be enclosed of the agreement. As an important part of the agreement, the appendix will be effected at the same time and have the same legal effect with the agreement. The agreement and its appendix shall be written in Chinese or English with the same legal effect. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. Article 14. Supplementary Agreement The parties of the agreement can conclude supplementary agreement through negotiation on other related matters. The supplementary agreement with the same legal effect of the agreement will be annexed to the agreement as an important part of the agreement. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription as well as the guaranty The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription as well as the guaranty is fully paid. Appendix One: Surface Area Drawing of the Leased Rooms Appendix Two: Appendix Three: Supplementary Agreement (Signature Page) LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD ADDRESS: NO.168, XI ZHI MEN WAI AVENUE, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA POST CODE: 100044 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): ________________________ TEL: 8838.3388 ACCOUNTING BANK: _________________________________________ DATE: 2005-8-1 LEASEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. ADDRESS: _________________________________________________ POST CODE: _______________________________________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): ________________________ TEL: ____________________________ ACCOUNTING BANK: _________________________________________ DATE: 2005-7-31 SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT FOR . NUM. TD 0175 LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. The lessor and lessee reach the following supplementary agreement as to . Num. TD 0175 (hereafter simplified as ): 1. Free Leasing Period: 30 days commencing from July 31st 2005 to August 29th 2005. During the free leasing period, the lessee shall only pay RMB 1.00 Yuan/day/Sq.M as the management fee and other related fees. If is terminated before the expiration, the free period after the termination date will not come into effect any more and the lessor shall not make compensation to the lessee. The lessee shall make up for all the renting fee according to the stipulated rental of if is terminated by the lessee before the expiration of the renting term. 2. One clause is added to the article one as clause 1.11. The renting fee and management fee should be calculated in USD and received by RMB. The exchange rate between the USD and RMB is fixed at 1:8.11. 3. The lessor agrees to add roof-inhaled air-condition while the specific construction method should be approved by the lessor. The expenses of the reconstruction for the air-conditioning shall be borne by the lessee. When the lessee removes the ceiling and air-condition at the time of the termination of and returns the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall restore the ceiling and air-condition system back to the original status while the expenses shall be borne by the lessee. 4. The lessee shall produce blueprints in advance to the lessor and get the consent from the lessor and the fire control department for carrying out the construction if the lessee plans to make secondary fitments and reconstructions to the Leased Rooms. The lessee should not tie up the fire control channels and alter the fire control sub-area of the Leased Rooms. The modification for the liquid, ventilation and fire control system shall be carried out by the construction company appointed by the lessor, while related expenses shall be borne by the lessee.. The fitments and modification to the common area of the building should be restored to the original status at the time of its departure. All the expenses should be borne by the lessee. 5. The lessor shall increase the electric power. The modification for electric power in the rented area shall be organized by the lessor. The lessee shall bear the related expenses which will be paid by the lessor before the modification is carried out. 6. Pursuant to the stipulation of Item 6 of Article 1 in the Supplementary Agreement of the Lease Agreement No. TD0154, the lessee has paid a deposit amount at three months' rental and management fee of No.05/06/07/08 on 7th floor. The aforesaid deposit shall be regarded as the deposit stipulated in the Item 5 of Article 1 of this Agreement, when lessee concludes this Agreement with lessor. The lessor shall return the margin to lessee. The lessee shall pay RMB 63,144.46 Yuan, as the "Payment One Clause shall be paid to lessor by the end of August 1, 2005. (in words: RMB SIXTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR YUAN FOUR JIAO SIX FEN) 7. The supplementary agreement is the supplements and alteration for and has the same legal effect with . This agreement will prevail as to any conflict between the supplementary agreement and . Others will be executed by . 8. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription. LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): ________________________ DATE: ________________________ LEASEE: ______________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): ________________________ DATE: ________________________ EX-4.38 17 h00512exv4w38.txt EX-4.38 OPTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 4.38 OPTION AGREEMENT THIS OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into by and among the following parties (the "Parties") in Beijing, People's Republic of China ("PRC") on November 21, 2005. PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfan PARTY B: LI YANG Address: No. 23 Guang Ning Bo Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing PARTY C: WU XUELEI Address: PARTY D: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: Legal Representative: Wang Guijun WHEREAS 1. Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in the PRC. 2. Party D is a limited liability company registered in the PRC and licensed by relevant government authorities to hold a Telecommunications Value-added Service Operation Permit, which qualifies it to engage in telecommunications value-added service. Party B and Party C are shareholders of Party D. Party B and Party C (the "Authorizing Party" or the "Shareholders of Party D") are the shareholders of Party D and own 90% and 10% equity interest in Party D respectively. Party B and Party C have signed Share Transfer Agreements with the original shareholders of Party D who transferred their respective equity interest in Party D on 17 February 2005. The amount for the transfer of equity interest was paid by Party A. 1 THE PARTIES THEREFORE AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. GRANT OF THE OPTION 1.1 Grant The Authorizing Party hereby grant to Party A an option to purchase all their respective equity interests in Party D at the lower price between the lowest price permitted by PRC laws or the audited net asset value of Party D once or several times by Party A or its designated third party. 1.2 Term This Agreement shall take effect as of the date of execution by the parties hereto and shall remain in full force and effect until all of the equity interests held by the Shareholders of Party D in Party D have been purchased by Party A with the permission of PRC laws. 2. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION AND ITS CLOSING 2.1 Timing of Exercise 2.1.1 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that with the permission of PRC laws and regulations, Party A may exercise part or full option anytime during the term of this Agreement. 2.1.2 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that there is no limitation on the times for Party A to exercise its option, unless Party A has purchased all of the equity interests in Party D. 2.1.3 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that Party A may designate in its sole discretion any third party to exercise the options on its behalf, in which case Party A shall provide a prior written notice to the Authorizing Party. 2.2 Presentation of the amount for the options 2 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that Party A will present all the amount by exercising the options by Party A or its designated third party to Party D free of charge. 2.3 Transfer The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that the options of Party A under this Agreement may be transferred to a third party, which shall be deemed as a party to this Agreement and is entitled to exercise the options under terms of this Agreement, to enjoy the rights assume the obligations of Party A under this Agreement. 2.4 Notice Requirement To exercise an Option, Party A shall send an written notice to the Authorizing Party of such Option is to be exercised 10 days prior to each closing date (as defined below), specifying the following: 2.4.1 The date of the effective closing of such purchase (a "Closing Date"), that is, the date when formally filing an application for registration of equity interests change with the commercial and industrial administrative authorities; 2.4.2 the name of the person in which the Equity Interests shall be registered; 2.4.3 the amount of Equity Interests to be purchased from such Authorizing Party; 2.4.4 means of payment; and 2.4.5 a power of attorney. (applicable if a third party has been designated to exercise the Option) The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that Party A is entitled to exercise the Options and elect to register the Equity Interests in the name of a third party as it may designates from time to time. The Authorizing Party agree that as long as Party A or its designated third Party forward the request to exercise the options, the Authorizing Party shall execute the equity 3 interests transfer agreement and other relevant documents in accordance with the notice and this Agreement within 10 work days upon receipt such notice. 2.5 Closing On each Closing Date, Party A shall pay to the relevant Authorizing Party the applicable purchase price for the Equity Interests to be purchased on such Closing Date as provided in Article 1 above. Party A and the Authorizing Party shall provide necessary assistance to Party D with respect to the processing the registration for change of equity interests with the commercial and industrial administrative authorities. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 The Authorizing Party hereby present and warrant as follows: 3.1.1 They have the full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement. 3.1.2 The fulfilling of the obligations hereunder does not violate any applicable laws, regulations and contracts, or require any government authorization or approval. 3.1.3 There is no lawsuit, arbitration or other legal or administrative procedures pending which, based on its knowledge, will possibly have material and adverse affects on the performance of this Agreement. 3.1.4 The Authorizing Party will not set pledge, debt or other third party rights on the equity interests in Party D and will not dispose the same to any third party by transferring, presenting, pledging or any other means. 3.1.5 There is no any pledge, debt or other third party right on the equity interests in Party D held by the Authorizing Party. 3.1.6 The options granted to Party A are exclusive, and the Authorizing Party shall not grant options or similar right to other parties in any ways. 4 3.2 Undertaking Considering that Party A or its designated third party will present all the amounts gained from exercising the options to Party D, Party D hereby undertakes to Party A that it will bear all costs arising from executing each Assignment, process all formalities needed for Party A or its designated third party to be the shareholders of Party D, the Ancillary Documents and any other relevant documents required therefore, and will complete all such formalities as are necessary to make Party A or its designated party a full and proper shareholder of Party D. Such formalities include, but are not limited to, assisting Party A with the obtaining of necessary approvals of the equity transfer from relevant government authorities (if any), the submission of the Assignment to the relevant administrative department of industry and commerce for the purpose of amending the Articles of Association, changing the list of shareholders and undertaking any other changes. 4. TAXES All taxes arising from the performance of this Agreement will be paid by Party D. 5. BREACH OF AGREEMENT 5.1 Unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, a party is deemed as in breach of this Agreement if it fails to fully perform or suspends performing its obligations under this Agreement, and does not correct its wrongdoings within 30 days upon receipt of the notice by the other party, or its representations and warranties are unreal. 5.2 If one party violates this Agreement of its representations and warranties in this Agreement, the abiding party may notify the default party in writing requesting it to correct its wrongdoings within 10 days of receiving the notice, take corresponding measures to effectively and timely avoid the damages and to resume performing this Agreement. If there are damages, the default party shall compensate the abiding party, causing the abiding party to obtain all receivable rights and interests from the performance of the Agreement. 5.3 If either party breaches this Agreement, which causes the other party to bear any expenses, liabilities or suffer any losses (including not limited to the profit losses of the company), the 5 default party shall compensate the abiding party with respect to such expenses, liabilities or losses (including but not limited to the interests lost or paid due to the breach and attorney fees). The amount of the compensation shall equal the losses due to the breach. The compensation includes the receivable interests by the abiding party from performance of this Agreement, but shall not exceed reasonable expectations of the Parties. 5.4 In case all Parties breach this Agreement, the amounts of compensation shall be determined in accordance with the severity of their respective breaches. 6. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 6.1 Governing Laws This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the PRC, including but not limited to the execution, performance, effect and interpretation of this Agreement. 6.2 Friendly Consultation The Parties shall settle the dispute regarding the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation or mediation by a third party. Any dispute that failing such consultation or mediation shall be submitted to the arbitration authority for arbitration within 30 days after the commencement of such discussions. 6.3 Arbitration Any dispute in connection with this Agreement shall submitted to China International Trade Arbitration Committee for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on all Parties to this Agreement. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY 7.1 Confidential Information The contents of this Agreement and the Annexes hereof shall be kept confidential. No Party 6 shall disclose any such information to any third party (except for the part agreed upon by the Parties with a prior written agreement). Each Party's obligations under this clause shall survive after the termination of this Agreement. 7.2 Exceptions If a disclosure is explicitly required by law, any courts, arbitration tribunals, or administrative authorities, such a disclosure by any Party shall not be deemed a violation of Article 7.1 above. 8. MISCELLANEOUS 8.1 Entire agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements among them. This Agreement shall only be amended by a written instrument signed by all the Parties. The Annexes attached hereto shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 8.2 Notices Any notices or other correspondences among the Parties in connection with the Performance of this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered in person, by registered mail, prepaid mail, recognized express mail or facsimile to the following correspondence addresses: PARTY A: KONG ZHONG XIN TONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (BEIJING) Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: ________________ Tele: ________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfang PARTY B: LI YANG Address: ________________ Fax: ________________ 7 Tele: ________________ Addressee: ________________ PARTY C: WU XUELEI Address: ________________ Fax: ________________ Tele: ________________ PARTY D: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: ________________ Fax: ________________ Tele: ________________ Addressee: Wang Guijun 8.2.1 Notices and correspondences shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered: 8.2.2.1 at the exact time displayed in the corresponding transmission record, if delivered by facsimile, unless such facsimile is sent after 5:00 pm or on a non-business day in the place where it is received, in which case the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the following business day; 8.2.2.2 on the date that the receiving Party signs for the document, if delivered in person (including express mail); 8.2.2.3 on the fifteenth (15th ) day after the date shown on the registered mail receipt, if sent by registered mail; 8.2.3 Binding Force This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties. 8.3 Language and Counterparts This Agreement shall be executed in 5 originals in Chinese, with each party holding one copy. 8 8.4 Days and Business Day A reference to a day herein is to a calendar day. A reference to a business day herein is to any day from Monday through Friday in a week. 8.5 Headings The headings contained herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any part of this Agreement. 8.6 Unspecified Matters Any matter not specified in this Agreement shall be handled through discussions among the Parties and resolved in accordance with PRC laws. 9 (No text on this page, signatory page of Option Agreement) PARTY A: KONG ZHONG XIN TONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (BEIJING) Authorized Representative: --------------------------- PARTY B: LI YANG Signature: -------------------------- PARTY C: WU XUELEI Signature: -------------------------- PARTY D: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Authorized Representative: --------------------------- 10 EX-4.39 18 h00512exv4w39.txt EX-4.39 SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 4.39 SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") is made on 26 January 2006, by and among: (1) KONGZHONG CORPORATION, a company established under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("KONGZHONG"); (2) WANG GUI JUN (Chinese Characters), holder of the PRC identification number [deleted*] and LI YANG (Chinese Characters), holder of the PRC identification number [deleted*], (together, "KONGZHONG NOMINEE"); (3) SHARP EDGE GROUP LIMITED, a company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") ("SHARP EDGE"); (4) AN JIAN XING YE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) LIMITED (Chinese Characters), a wholly foreign owned enterprise established under the laws of the PRC ("SHARP EDGE WFOE"); (5) BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED (Chinese Characters), a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC ("XINRUI"); (6) The shareholders of Xinrui as listed in Schedule 1 (collectively, "XINRUI SHAREHOLDERS" and each, "XINRUI SHAREHOLDER"); (7) HO CHI SING, holder of the Hong Kong permanent identification number [deleted*] and passport number [deleted*]; (8) SUN JING YE, holder of the PRC identification number [deleted*] and who is also the president of Xinrui; and (9) AI LI, holder of the PRC identification number [deleted*] and who is also the vice-president of Xinrui. KongZhong, KongZhong Nominee, Sharp Edge, Sharp Edge WFOE, Xinrui, the Xinrui Shareholders, Ho Chi Sing, Sun Jing Ye and Ai Li are collectively referred to as the "PARTIES", and each, a "PARTY". RECITALS A. Xinrui is a company engaged in the business of telecommunications value added services, with its principal place of business in the PRC. - ---------- * All deleted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. B. The Xinrui Shareholders, together, own 100% of the equity interest in Xinrui. C. Sharp Edge is a company engaged in the business of telecommunications value added services, with its principal place of business in the PRC. D. Ho Chi Sing is the sole shareholder holding 1 share in Sharp Edge. E. Sharp Edge fully owns Sharp Edge WFOE in the PRC. F. Sharp Edge WFOE has entered into a series of arrangements with Xinrui pursuant to the Restructuring Documents to which both Sharp Edge WFOE and Xinrui are parties whereby, among other things, Sharp Edge WFOE enjoys all of the economic benefits and has full control in Xinrui. G. KongZhong is a company engaged in the business of telecommunications value added services, with its principal place of business in the PRC. H. It is the desire of KongZhong to enjoy all of the economic benefits and full control that Sharp Edge WFOE enjoys in Xinrui. I. To realize the objective in paragraph H above, KongZhong hereby intends to purchase, and Ho Chi Sing hereby intends to sell, the shares in Sharp Edge representing 100% of the share capital of Sharp Edge ("Sharp Edge Shares") subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Likewise, KongZhong Nominee hereby intends to purchase, and each of the Xinrui Shareholders hereby intends to sell, the shares in Xinrui representing 100% of the share capital of Xinrui ("Xinrui Shares") subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. J. All of the Parties acknowledge that Sun Jing Ye and Ai Li, and their contributions to Xinrui, are important to the success of Xinrui. It is the intention of all of the Parties that Sun Jing Ye and Ai Li shall remain as the core management team in Xinrui. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: "AFFILIATE" means, in respect of a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under the common Control with, the first-mentioned Person. "ARBITRATION CENTRE" has the meaning given to it in Clause 14.2(b) of this Agreement. 2 "AUDITOR" means Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu or any international reputable accounting firm appointed by KongZhong. "BALANCE SHEET DATE" means 30 September 2005. "BOARD" means the board of Directors of Sharp Edge or, as the case may be, the board of Directors of Xinrui, as constituted from time to time. "BUSINESS DAY" means any day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, on which a bank in Hong Kong and the PRC are open for business during their normal business hours. "BVI COUNSEL" means Conyers Dill & Pearman, the BVI legal counsel issuing the legal opinion with respect to Sharp Edge' for the purpose of the share purchase contemplated in this Agreement. "CLOSING" has the meaning set forth in Clause 5 of this Agreement. "CLOSING CONDITIONS" has the meaning set forth in Clause 5 of this Agreement. "CONFIRMATION LETTER" means any letter or statement or any form of written confirmation from each of the Operators verifying or confirming the accounts receivables Xinrui is entitled to receive. "CONTROL" shall be deemed to exist over a Person (a) when another Person holds at least fifty one percent (51%) of the outstanding voting rights in the first-mentioned Person or, (b) when the second-mentioned Person has the right, power or ability to direct the management and policies of the first-mentioned Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting rights, by contract or otherwise or, (c) in the case where the first-mentioned Person is a natural Person, when the second-mentioned Person has the right, power and ability to direct, influence or restrict the actions and decision making of the first-mentioned Person. The terms "CONTROLLING" and "CONTROLLED" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "DIRECTORS" means the directors of Sharp Edge or, as the case may be, the directors of Xinrui, and "DIRECTOR" means any one of them. "DISCLOSING PARTY" has the meaning given to it in Clause 9.4 of this Agreement. "DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" has the meaning given to it in Clause 6 of this Agreement. "EARN-OUT AMOUNT" means Total Purchase Price minus the First Cash Payment and shall: (a) consist of the Earn-Out Cash and the Earn-Out Shares unless KongZhong determines the Earn-Out Amount to be in the form of cash; 3 (b) at all times, not exceed US$28 million. "EARN-OUT EXCESS AMOUNT" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.2(c)(ii) of this Agreement. "EARN-OUT CASH" means the amount of cash representing 70% of the Earn-Out Amount; "EARN-OUT SHARES" means the shares of KongZhong which: (a) shall be ordinary shares issued by KongZhong to Ho Chi Sing at the average closing price quoted on NASDAQ in September 2006; and (b) represent 30% of the Earn-Out Amount. "ENCUMBRANCE" means any liens, security interest, pledges, claims, restrictions, equities, charges and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever. "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means: (a) subject to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) below, the audited balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements of a Group Company, and any notes thereto; (b) for the purpose of determining the Second Cash Payment, the unaudited balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements of Xinrui for the period from 1 October 2005 up to, and including 30 June 2006; (c) for the purpose of determining the consecutive quarter to quarter growth in Clause 3.1(a), the unaudited quarterly balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements of Xinrui for the Valuation Period; (d) for the purpose of determining the distribution of dividend, the audited balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements of Xinrui for the period from 1 January 2005 up to, and including 31 December 2005; (e) for the purpose of determining the Net Current Assets of Xinrui, the audited balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements for the period from 1 January 2005 up to, and including 31 December 2005, and are described in further details in Clause 13.4 of this Agreement. "FIRST CASH PAYMENT" means US$7 million minus the Off-Set Amount. "FORCE MAJEURE EVENT" has the meaning given to it in Clause 8.4 of this Agreement. "GROUP" or "GROUP COMPANIES" means Sharp Edge, Sharp Edge WFOE, Xinrui and their respective Subsidiaries, if any, from time to time, and "GROUP COMPANY" means any one of them. "GROUP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" has the meaning given to it in Clause 6.19(a) of this Agreement. 4 "HONG KONG" means Hong Kong Special Administration of the PRC. "INDEMNIFIABLE LOSS" has the meaning given to it in Clause 14.10 of this Agreement. "INDEMNITEE" have the meaning given to it in Clause 14.10 of this Agreement. "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" means any and all international, domestic/local, or foreign patents, all patent rights and all applications thereof and all reissues, re-examinations, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, and patent term extensions thereof, inventions (whether patentable or not), discoveries, improvements, concepts, innovations, industrial models, registered and unregistered copyrights, copyright registrations and applications, author's rights, works of authorship (including artwork of any kind and software of all types in whatever medium, inclusive of computer programs, source code, object code and executable code, and related documentation), URLs, web sites, web pages and any part thereof, technical information, know-how, trade secrets, drawings, designs, design protocols, specifications for parts and devices, quality assurance and control procedures, design tools, manuals, research data concerning historic and current research and development efforts, including the results of successful and unsuccessful designs, databases and proprietary data, proprietary processes, proprietary rights, technology, engineering, discoveries, formulae, algorithms, operational procedures, trade names, trade dress, trademarks, domain names, service marks, mask works, and registrations and applications thereof, the goodwill of the business symbolized or represented by the foregoing, customer lists and other proprietary information and common law rights; "IP CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" has the meaning given to it in Clause 6.19(g) of this Agreement. "KNOWLEDGE" means best knowledge after making all due and careful inquiries and investigation and refers to the knowledge of the directors and senior executive officers of an entity to which knowledge is attributed. "LAST PAYMENT DATE" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.2(c) of this Agreement. "LICENSES" has the meaning given to it in Clause 6.25 of this Agreement. "LONG-STOP DATE" has the meaning given to it in Clause 12 of this Agreement. "MANAGEMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT" means the management control agreement whereby each of the Xinrui Shareholders unconditionally agrees and undertakes to exercise its shareholding rights, interests, powers and benefits in Xinrui in accordance with the instruction of Sharp Edge WFOE. "MANAGEMENT TEAM" means Sun Jing Ye and Ai Li. 5 "MATERIAL ADVERSE EVENT" means, with respect to the Group and/or a Group Company, any change, event, or effect that is materially adverse to the business, operations, assets, financial condition, prospects of the Group and/or a Group Company or the ability of the Group and/or a Group Company to perform its obligations contemplated under the Transaction Documents or the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents. "MATERIAL DEBTS" means the debts owed by Xinrui to several Persons and are more fully described in Exhibit A of this Agreement. "MATERIAL OPERATING CONTRACTS" has the meaning given to it in Clause 6.20(a)(i) of this Agreement. "NASDAQ" means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System in the United States. "NET CURRENT ASSETS" means, as at 31 December 2005: (a) the total current assets minus the total current liabilities; (b) the total current assets shall not include the amount of RMB6,670,000 referred to in Clause 3.4(b); and (c) only accounts receivables verified or confirmed by the Confirmation Letters shall be included as part of the total current assets. "NON-DISCLOSING PARTY" has the meaning given to it in Clause 9.4 of this Agreement. "OFF-SET AMOUNT" means an amount of RMB3,330,000 converted into the relevant amount denominated in US$ using the middle price exchange rate as determined by the People's Bank of China on the payment date referred to in Clause 3.4 of this Agreement. "OPERATORS" means China Telecom, Chine Netcom, China Railcom, China Unicom and China Mobile, their local branches (if any) and any other Person as the Parties may jointly determine as an Operator, and "OPERATOR" means any of them. "PAID-IN AMOUNT" has the meaning given to it in Clause 13.10 of this Agreement. "PAID-IN DATE" has the meaning given to it in Clause 13.10 of this Agreement. "PARTIES" or "PARTY" have the meanings given to them in the beginning of this Agreement. "PAYMENT DATE" means each of the dates of which payments are made under Clause 3.2 and Clause 3.4. 6 "PAYMENT OBLIGATION" means the obligation of Xinrui to pay Sharp Edge WFOE for the provision of technical support under the TSA. "PERSON" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or governmental authority or other entity of any kind or nature, and in the case of a natural Person, shall include, without limitation, such Person's spouse, parents, children, siblings and in-laws. "PRC" means the People's Republic of China, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan. "PRC GAAP" means the generally accepted accounting principles in the PRC applied on a consistent basis. "PROHIBITED MATTERS" has the meaning given to it in Clause 13.7(a) of this Agreement. "RESTRUCTURING DOCUMENTS" means the documents set forth in Exhibit B. "RMB" means the lawful currency of the PRC. "SECOND CASH PAYMENT" means an amount equals to 2.5 times Xinrui's net profit based on the unaudited Financial Statements for the period from 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006 (both dates inclusive) and verified and agreed by KongZhong, and this amount shall, at all times, not exceed US$11 million. "SECOND CASH PAYMENT EXCESS AMOUNT" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.2(c)(i) of this Agreement. "SHARE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT" means the agreement whereby each of the Xinrui Shareholders unconditionally agrees and undertakes to, upon the instruction of Sharp Edge WFOE, transfer all of its shareholding in Xinrui to a Person designated by Sharp Edge WFOE in consideration for the provision of technical support by Sharp Edge WFOE to Xinrui pursuant to the TSA. "SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means the share pledge agreement whereby each of the Xinrui Shareholders pledges its shareholding in Xinrui to Sharp Edge WFOE to secure the Payment Obligation of Xinrui. "SHARES" means the Sharp Edge Shares and the Xinrui Shares. "SHARP EDGE SHARES" has the meaning given to it in Recital I of this Agreement. 7 "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person who is not an individual, any corporation, partnership, or other entity, Controlled by such Person or which is a subsidiary of another subsidiary of such Person. "TAX" or "TAXES" or "TAXATION" means and includes all forms of tax, levy, duty, charge, impost, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature imposed, levied, collected withheld or assessed by any governmental authority or other taxing or similar authority in any part of the world and includes any interest, additional tax, penalty or other charge payable or claimed in respect thereof. TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE" means First Cash Payment plus Earn Out-Amount, and is more fully described in Clause 3.1 of this Agreement. "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement and the Restructuring Documents. "TRANSACTION TERMS" has the meaning given to it in Clause 9.1 of this Agreement. "TSA" means the technical support agreement entered into between Sharp Edge WFOE and Xinrui whereby among other things, Sharp Edge WFOE shall provide certain technical support to Xinrui on an exclusive basis. "U.S." or "UNITED STATES" means the United States of America. "US$" means the lawful currency of the United States. "VALUATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means the Financial Statements of Xinrui for the Valuation Period. "VALUATION PERIOD" means the period from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive). "VERIFICATION PERIOD" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.2(b) of this Agreement. "WARRANTORS" means Sharp Edge, Sharp Edge WFOE, Ho Chi Sing, Sun Jing Ye, Ai Li, Xinrui and each of the Xinrui Shareholders. "XINRUI PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.3 of this Agreement. "XINRUI SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means the share purchase agreement dated the same date as this Agreement entered into between KongZhong Nominee, Xinrui and each of the 8 Xinrui Shareholders with respect to the transfer the Xinrui Shares to KongZhong Nominee by each of the Xinrui Shareholders and in the agreed form shown in Schedule 2. "XINRUI SHARES" has the meaning given to it in Recital I of this Agreement. "2006 PROFIT OF XINRUI" means the net profit of Xinrui as shown in the Valuation Financial Statements of Xinrui. 2. Sale and Purchase of Shares. 2.1 Sale and Purchase of Sharp Edge Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, KongZhong agrees to purchase, and Ho Chi Sing agrees to sell, the Sharp Edge Shares, together with all rights, interests, benefits and entitlements attaching to and flowing from the Sharp Edge Shares, free from any Encumbrances whatsoever. 2.2 Sale and Purchase of Xinrui Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, KongZhong Nominee agrees to purchase, and each of the Xinrui Shareholders agrees to sell, the Xinrui Shares, together with all rights, interests, benefits and entitlements attaching to and flowing from the Xinrui Shares, free from any Encumbrances whatsoever. 3. Consideration for the Shares 3.1 Purchase Price for Sharp Edge Shares. The purchase price payable for the Sharp Edge Shares ("TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE") is 5 times 2006 Profit of Xinrui and is subject to the following conditions: (a) if the gross revenue and net profit of Xinrui, as shown in the quarterly financial statements issued by KongZhong for the purpose of KongZhong's quarter earning release, do not reflect a consecutive quarter to quarter growth during the Valuation Period, Total Purchase Price shall be 4.8 times 2006 Profit of Xinrui; (b) Total Purchase Price must, at all times, not exceed US$35 million; (c) other than the estimated revenue mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) below, the revenue of Xinrui up to the end of the Valuation Period must be confirmed or verified by the relevant Confirmation Letters; (d) the estimated revenue of Xinrui as shown in the Valuation Financial Statements for the period from 1 July 2006 up to, and including 30 September 2006 shall not exceed 5% of total reported revenue in the same period. 9 3.2 Payment terms of Total Purchase Price Total Purchase Price shall be paid by KongZhong as follows: (a) KongZhong shall pay the First Cash Payment to Ho Chi Sing by electronic funds transfer to the account with the details information as follows within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date of this Agreement: (i) Name of Beneficiary: Hong Kong General Digital Group Limited (ii) Name of Beneficiary's Bank: The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (iii) Address of Beneficiary's Bank: Des Voeux Road Central Branch China Insurance Group Building 141 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong (iv) Account Number: [deleted*] (for HKD current account) OR [deleted*] (for other currency savings account) (b) KongZhong shall pay the Second Cash Payment to Ho Chi Sing within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date KongZhong notifies Ho Chi Sing that KongZhong has completed verifying and agreeing to the Financial Statement for the period from 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006 prepared by the management of Xinrui. KongZhong shall verify the Financial Statement within twenty (20) Business Days from the date the Financial Statements are delivered to KongZhong by the management of Xinrui ("VERIFICATION PERIOD"). If KongZhong were to disagree with such Financial Statements, the disagreement must be based on reasonable grounds, and the disagreement shall be notified to Ho Chi Sing within the five (5) Business Days from the last date of the Verification Period, in which case, KongZhong shall pay the Second Cash Payment to - ---------- * All deleted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 10 Ho Chi Sing within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date the disagreement is finally resolved by KongZhong, Ho Chi Sing and the management of Xinrui; and (c) KongZhong shall pay the remaining balance of Total Purchase Price at the last payment date ("LAST PAYMENT DATE") which is the date falling within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date KongZhong has received the audited Valuation Financial Statements from the Auditor. The remaining balance of the Total Purchase Price shall be paid by KongZhong to Ho Chi Sing in the following manners: (i) Scenario 1 In the event that at the Last Payment Date, it is agreed by KongZhong and Ho Chi Sing that the Second Cash Payment has exceeded the Earn-Out Cash ("SECOND CASH PAYMENT EXCESS AMOUNT"): (A) Ho Chi Sing shall promptly repay, and each of the Warrantors shall procure Ho Chi Sing to promptly repay, the Second Cash Payment Excess Amount to KongZhong no later than 5 Business Days from the date KongZhong and Ho Chi Sing agree on the Second Cash Payment Excess Amount; (B) KongZhong shall issue the Earn-Out Shares to Ho Chi Sing. The Earn-Out Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 ("SECURITIES ACT"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. persons unless the Earn-Out Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act is available; and (C) the Earn-Out Shares are issued subject to Clause 13.9 below. (ii) Scenario 2 In the event that at the Last Payment Date, it is agreed by KongZhong and Ho Chi Sing that the Earn-Out Cash exceeds the Second Cash Payment ("EARN-OUT EXCESS Amount"): (A) KongZhong shall pay to Ho Chi Sing the Earn-Out Excess Amount no later than 5 Business Days from the date KongZhong and Ho Chi Sing agree on the Earn-Out Excess Amount; (B) KongZhong shall issue the Earn-Out Shares to Ho Chi Sing. The Earn-Out Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. persons unless the Earn-Out Shares are registered under the 11 Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act is available; and (C) the Earn-Out Shares are issued subject to Clause 13.9 below. (iii) Scenario 3 In the event that at the Last Payment Date, it is agreed by KongZhong and Ho Chi Sing that the Earn-Out Cash equals to the Second Cash Payment: (A) KongZhong shall issue the Earn-Out Shares to Ho Chi Sing. The Earn-Out Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. persons unless the Earn-Out Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act is available; and (B) the Earn-Out Shares are issued subject to Clause 13.9 below. For the avoidance of doubt, KongZhong has the absolute discretion to decide whether to pay the Earn-Out Amount in the form of the Earn-Out Cash and the Earn-Out Shares, or wholly in the form of cash. 3.3 Purchase Price for Xinrui Shares. The purchase price payable for the Xinrui Shares ("XINRUI PURCHASE PRICE") is RMB10,000,000. 3.4 Payment terms of Xinrui Purchase Price Xinrui Purchase Price shall be paid by KongZhong Nominee within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date of this Agreement as follows: (a) KongZhong Nominee shall pay an amount of RMB3,330,000 to each of the Xinrui Shareholders by electronic funds transfer to the account with the detailed information as follows; (Chinese Characters): (Chinese Characters) (Chinese Characters): (Chinese Characters) (Chinese Characters): 839 (Chinese Characters): [deleted*] - ---------- * All deleted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 12 (b) KongZhong Nominee shall pay the remaining amount of RMB6,670,000 to Xinrui to be used to satisfy the outstanding debts owed to Xinrui by the Xinrui Shareholders; All of the Xinrui Shareholders hereby agree and acknowledge that the payment of the remaining amount of RMB6,670,000 to Xinrui mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above forms part of the Xinrui Purchase Price, which together with the amount of RMB3,330,000 mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, equals to the Xinrui Purchase Price. Provided that the Xinrui Purchase Price has been paid by KongZhong Nominee according to this Clause 3.4, all of the Xinrui Shareholders hereby covenant that they shall not, jointly or severally, make any claim whatsoever, whether now or in the future, against KongZhong Nominee (or KongZhong) for the payment of the remaining amount of RMB6,670,000. 4. Condition to payment of First Cash Payment and Xinrui Purchase Price Each of the Parties: (a) agrees and shall procure that, simultaneously with this Agreement: (i) each of the Xinrui Shareholders, Xinrui and KongZhong Nominee shall enter into the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement and sign all other documents required for the registration of the share transfer of Xinrui Shares with the relevant administration industry and commerce in the PRC; and (ii) each of the Management Team shall enter into the employment contract and non-competition and confidentiality agreement referred to in Schedule 6; and (b) agrees that KongZhong has no obligation to make the payment of the First Cash Payment and KongZhong Nominee has no obligation to make the payment of the Xinrui Purchase Price until and unless the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement has been duly entered into by each of the Xinrui Shareholders, Xinrui and KongZhong Nominee at the same date as this Agreement. Each of the Warrantors: shall procure that the signature of Ho Chi Sing on the signature page of the power of attorney attached hereto as Exhibit B 1 should have been authenticated and notarized by a qualified Person and delivered to KongZhong before the payment of First Cash Payment and Xinrui Purchase Price. 5. Closing 5.1 Closing. 13 The consummation of the sale and purchase of the Shares shall take place at Llinks Law Offices, Units 16-20, 27 Floor, Tower 1, China World Trade Center, Beijing, on the date falling twenty (20) Business Days from the date of this Agreement or such other place and time as the Parties may mutually agree ("CLOSING"). 5.2 Closing Conditions Before Closing can occur, unless otherwise waived by KongZhong, the following conditions must be satisfied by the relevant Warrantor responsible for satisfying those conditions ("CLOSING CONDITIONS") within twenty (20) Business Days from the date of this Agreement: (a) Transfer Conditions (i) each of the Xinrui Shareholders has effectively transferred all of its shareholding in Xinrui to KongZhong Nominee including registering the share transfer contemplated in the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement with the relevant administration industry and commerce in the PRC; (ii) Ho Chi Sing has effectively transferred all of his shareholding in Sharp Edge to KongZhong; (b) Other Conditions (i) Sharp Edge and Ho Chi Sing, and where relevant, a Warrantor, shall: (A) deliver to KongZhong the new share certificate(s) representing the Sharp Edge Shares purchased by KongZhong with KongZhong endorsed on the share certificate(s) as the new owner of the Sharp Edge Shares, and any other documents or items any Warrantor is required to deliver to KongZhong at or prior to the Closing; (B) enter the name of KongZhong in the register of shareholders of Sharp Edge as the sole owner of the Sharp Edge Shares and deliver to KongZhong a copy of such updated register of shareholders certified as true and complete copy by the Management Team or the Board of Sharp Edge. (C) at Closing, deliver to KongZhong the letter(s) of resignation of the Director(s) of Sharp Edge as at the date of Closing and enter the names of such persons as KongZhong may appoint as Directors of Sharp Edge in the register of directors of Sharp Edge as Directors and deliver to KongZhong as soon as practicable after the Closing a copy of 14 such updated register of directors certified as true and complete copy by the Management Team or the Board of Sharp Edge. (D) deliver to KongZhong or its legal counsel a legal opinion issued by the BVI Counsel with respect to Sharp Edge for the share purchase contemplated in this Agreement in the form and substance satisfactory to KongZhong. (ii) Xinrui and the Xinrui Shareholders, and where relevant a Warrantor, shall: (A) deliver to KongZhong Nominee the contribution certificate(s) (Chinese Characters) representing the Xinrui Shares purchased by KongZhong Nominee with KongZhong Nominee endorsed on the contribution certificate(s) as the new owner of the Xinrui Shares, and any other documents or items any Warrantor is required to deliver to KongZhong Nominee at or prior to the Closing; (B) enter the name of KongZhong Nominee in the register of shareholders of Xinrui as the sole owner of the Xinrui Shares and deliver to KongZhong Nominee a copy of such updated register of shareholders certified as true and complete copy by the Management Team or the Board of Xinrui; and (C) at Closing, deliver to KongZhong Nominee the letter(s) of resignation of the Director(s) of Xinrui as at the date of Closing and enter the names of such persons as KongZhong Nominee may nominate for appointment as Directors of Xinrui in the register of directors of Xinrui as Directors and deliver to KongZhong Nominee as soon as practicable after the Closing a copy of such updated register of directors certified as true and complete copy by the Management Team or the Board of Xinrui. (D) the new business license of Xinrui and the amended and updated articles of association of Xinrui to reflect the completion of the transfer of the Xinrui Shares from the Xinrui Shareholders to KongZhong Nominee. (iii) All of the Warrantors shall deliver to KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee a certificate confirming that: (A) all the representations and warranties in Clause 6 are true in all material aspects on the date of the Closing as though made on such date and that there are no events or occurrence which will, with the 15 passing of time, serving of any notice, making of any determination, fulfilling of any conditions, or a combination of any of them, will result in a Material Adverse Event; (B) all of the steps or actions required to be undertaken under the Restructuring Documents have been duly and effectively taken to give effect to the valid restructuring contemplated under the Restructuring Documents; and (C) all corporate and legal proceedings taken by each Warrantor and/or each Group Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all documents relating to these transactions which are necessary to the signing and delivery hereof and the performance hereunder of the obligations of such Group Company have been duly completed; no legal action is pending or is threatened in writing which seeks to impose liability upon any of the Group Companies by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; all of the conditions set forth in Clause 10 of this Agreement have been duly satisfied. 6. Representations and Warranties of the Warrantors to KongZhong, and as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee As of the date of this Agreement up to, and including the Closing Date as though made on each day and up to the Closing Date, each of the Warrantors jointly and severally represents and warrants to KongZhong, and where relevant, to KongZhong Nominee, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C ("DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"), as follows: 6.1 Sharp Edge's Corporate Organization and Authority. Sharp Edge: (a) is a company duly established, validly existing, authorized to exercise all its corporate powers, rights, and privileges, and is in good standing under the laws of BVI; (b) has the corporate power and corporate authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as is now conducted; and has complied with its constitutional or organizational documents in all respects, and none of the activities, agreements, commitments, obligations or rights of Sharp Edge is ultra vires, unauthorized or in violation of such constitutional or organizational documents or any applicable laws; 16 (c) is qualified as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which qualification is required; (d) has made available to KongZhong a copy of all of its directors' and shareholders' minutes and/or resolutions. Each copy is true, correct, up-to-date and complete and contains all amendments and all minutes of meetings and actions taken by the shareholders and directors of Sharp Edge since the time of establishment of Sharp Edge up to, and including, the date of this Agreement and accurately reflects all transactions referred to in such minutes and/or resolutions; (e) has properly kept all books, records and registers required to be kept by it under any applicable laws, and the copies of the constitutional or organizational documents of Sharp Edge supplied to KongZhong are true, accurate, up-to-date and complete; (f) has filed or delivered all returns, particulars, resolutions and other documents required to be filed with or delivered to any governmental authority in respect of Sharp Edge; and (g) has not given any powers of attorney currently in force, and there are no outstanding authorities (express or implied) by which any Person may enter into any contract or commitment to do anything outside the ordinary course of business on behalf of Sharp Edge. 6.2 Sharp Edge WFOE's Corporate Organization and Authority. Sharp Edge WFOE: (a) is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise duly established, validly existing and is authorized to exercise all its corporate powers, rights, and privileges under the laws of the PRC; (b) is duly approved by the relevant PRC governmental authorities and has the corporate power and corporate authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as is now conducted, and as authorized to be conducted under its current business license; has complied with its constitutional or organizational documents in all respects, and none of the activities, agreements, commitments, obligations or rights of Sharp Edge WFOE is ultra vires, unauthorized or in violation of such constitutional or organizational documents or any applicable laws; (c) is qualified as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which qualification is required; (d) has made available to KongZhong a copy of all of its directors' and shareholders' minutes and/or resolutions. Each copy is true, correct, up-to-date and complete and contains all amendments and all minutes of meetings and actions taken by the shareholders and directors of Sharp Edge WFOE since the time of establishment of Sharp Edge WFOE up to, and including, the date of this Agreement and accurately 17 reflects all transactions referred to in such minutes and/or resolutions; (e) has been duly approved by the relevant authorities in the PRC as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise held by Sharp Edge, and enjoys the preferential treatment and benefits (including but not limited to the preferential tax treatment) available generally to wholly foreign-owned enterprises under applicable PRC laws; (f) has properly kept all books, records and registers required to be kept by it under any applicable laws, and the copies of the constitutional or organizational documents of Sharp Edge WFOE supplied to KongZhong are true, accurate, complete and up-to-date; (g) has filed or delivered all returns, particulars, resolutions and other documents required to be filed with or delivered to any governmental authority in respect of Sharp Edge WFOE; and (h) has not given any powers of attorney currently in force, and there are no outstanding authorities (express or implied) by which any Person may enter into any contract or commitment to do anything outside the ordinary course of business on behalf of Sharp Edge WFOE. 6.3 Xinrui's Corporate Organization and Authority. Xinrui (a) is a limited liability company duly established, validly existing and is authorized to exercise all its corporate powers, rights and privileges under the laws of PRC; (b) has the corporate power and corporate authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as is authorized to be conducted under its current business license; has complied with its constitutional or organizational documents in all respects, and none of its activities, agreements, commitments, obligations or rights is ultra vires, unauthorized or in violation of such constitutional or organizational documents or any applicable laws; (c) is qualified as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which qualification is required; (d) has made available to KongZhong Nominee, or as the case may be, KongZhong, a copy of all of its directors' and shareholders' minutes and/or resolutions. Each copy is true, correct, up-to-date and complete and contains all amendments and all minutes of meetings and actions taken by the shareholders and directors of Xinrui since the time of the establishment of Xinrui up to, and including, the date of this Agreement and accurately reflects all transactions referred to in such minutes and/or resolutions; 18 (e) has properly kept all books, records and registers required to be kept by it under any applicable laws, and the copies of its constitutional or organizational documents supplied to KongZhong Nominee, or as the case may be, KongZhong, are true, accurate and up-to-date; (f) has filed or delivered all returns, particulars, resolutions and other documents required to be filed with or delivered to any governmental authority; and (g) has not given any powers of attorney currently in force, and there are no outstanding authorities (express or implied) by which any Person may enter into any contract or commitment to do anything outside the ordinary course of business on behalf of Xinrui. 6.4 Capitalization of Sharp Edge. (a) Capital Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital of Sharp Edge consists of one (1) ordinary share, of which exactly one (1) ordinary share has been duly and validly issued and fully paid. (b) Other Securities. As of the date of this Agreement and save for those contemplated by the Transaction Documents, there are no outstanding rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, or other rights, warrants, options, conversion privileges, subscriptions, or other rights, agreements or securities, either directly or indirectly, entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire or to compel Sharp Edge to increase or decrease its registered capital or to issue, repurchase or redeem any equity securities of Sharp Edge. (c) Shareholders. Ho Chi Sing owns all of the Sharp Edge Shares free and clear of all Encumbrances and has valid and legal title to the Sharp Edge Shares to transfer to KongZhong pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 6.5 Capitalization of Sharp Edge WFOE. (a) Registered Capital. The total investment of Sharp Edge WFOE is US$150,000 and the registered capital of Sharp Edge WFOE is US$150,000. Sharp Edge at all times holds one hundred percent (100%) of the equity interest in Sharp Edge WFOE free and clear of all Encumbrances. Such capitalization of Sharp Edge WFOE and the ownership of Sharp Edge WFOE by Sharp Edge have been approved by all relevant PRC authorities, which approvals are in full force and effect and have not lapsed or been revoked. (b) Other Securities. There are no outstanding rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, or other rights, warrants, options, conversion privileges, subscriptions, or other rights, agreements or securities, either directly or indirectly, entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire or to compel Sharp Edge WFOE to increase or decrease 19 Sharp Edge WFOE's total investment or registered capital, or to issue, repurchase or redeem any of such registered capital. 6.6 Capitalization of Xinrui. (a) The registered capital of Xinrui is RMB10,000,000. All of the Xinrui Shareholders have fully paid the requisite amount into the registered capital of Xinrui in the amount and within the time limit as required by the relevant PRC authorities. (b) An accurate and complete list of Xinrui's shareholders and the capital structure is set forth in Schedule 1. (c) The Persons identified in Clause 6.6(b) are the only Persons with direct or indirect interests in the equity capital of Xinrui, and each such Person holds its respective legal and valid interests in Xinrui free and clear of all Encumbrances, except as provided under the Restructuring Documents. None of such Persons will transfer, alienate or dispose of any direct or indirect interest in Xinrui or create any Encumbrance over any such interest except as required pursuant to this Agreement or the Restructuring Documents. (d) Save for those contemplated in the Transaction Documents, there are no outstanding rights of first refusal, preemptive rights or other rights, warrants, options, conversion privileges, subscriptions, or other agreements or securities, either directly or indirectly, entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire or to compel Xinrui to increase or decrease its total investment or registered capital or to issue, repurchase or redeem any of such registered capital. 6.7 Subsidiaries. (a) Save for the Subsidiaries of Sharp Edge listed in Schedule 3, Sharp Edge is not the direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of any share, equity, membership, partnership or ownership interest in any other Person. (b) The particulars of the Subsidiaries of Sharp Edge set forth in Schedule 3 are true and accurate in all respects and the percentage of the share capital showed therein as owned by Sharp Edge is beneficially owned free from all Encumbrances. (c) There is no agreement or arrangement in force which calls for the present or future issue or sale of, or grant to any person the right (whether conditional or otherwise) to call for the issue, sale or transfer of any share or loan capital of any of the Subsidiaries of Sharp Edge (including any option, notes, warrants or other securities or rights convertible or ultimately convertible into stock, shares or equity interests in any of the Subsidiaries of Sharp Edge). 20 (d) At the date of this Agreement, each of Sharp Edge WFOE and Xinrui does not have any Subsidiaries, and is not participant in any joint venture, partnership, or other similar arrangement except for the arrangements contemplated in the Restructuring Documents. From the date of this Agreement up to the Closing, none of the Group Companies will acquire any Subsidiaries or become party to any joint venture except as may be required by the Restructuring Documents. 6.8 Financial Statements. (a) General. (i) The Financial Statements attached hereto as Exhibit D have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the relevant statutes and on a consistent basis in accordance with the PRC GAAP and, at all times, are consistent with and do not contravene the accounting policy of KongZhong attached hereto as Exhibit E. (ii) No change in the policies of accounting have been made in preparing the accounts of each of the Group Companies for each of the previous financial periods of each of the Group Companies ended on the Balance Sheet Date, except as stated in the audited balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for such period. (iii) The Financial Statements attached hereto as Exhibit D show a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, capital commitments and the state of affairs of each of the Group Companies as at the Balance Sheet Date and of the profits and losses of each of the Group Companies for the period concerned. (b) Provision for liabilities, etc. Full disclosure of and adequate provisions for bad and doubtful debts and all liabilities, actual, contingent or otherwise and of all financial commitments in existence at the Balance Sheet Date have been made in the Financial Statements. (c) Extraordinary/exceptional items. The results shown by the Financial Statements on the Balance Sheet Date have not (save for therein disclosed) been affected by an extraordinary or exceptional or non-recurring item or by any other circumstances rendering the profits or losses for the period covered by the Financial Statements unusually high or low. (d) Provision for Taxation. The Financial Statements reserve or provide in full for all Taxation for which a Group Company was liable at the Balance Sheet Date, and whether or not the Group Company has or may have any right of reimbursement against 21 any other Person, the Financial Statements have provided for in full for any contingent or deferred liability to Taxation. (e) Acquisition of assets. None of the Group Companies' assets has been acquired for any consideration in excess of its net realizable value at the date of such acquisition or otherwise than by way of an arm's length transaction. (f) Depreciation. The rates of depreciation adopted in the Financial Statements were sufficient for each fixed asset of a Group Company to be written down to nil by the end of its useful life. (g) Books and Financial Records. All the accounts, books, registers, ledgers and financial and other material records of whatsoever kind of each Group Company have been fully properly and accurately kept and completed; there are no inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein; and they give and reflect a true and fair view of the financial, contractual and trading position of the Group Company and of its plant and machinery, fixed and current assets and liabilities (actual and contingent), debtors, creditors and work-in-progress. 6.9 Changes since Balance Sheet Date. (a) General Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date: (i) the business of each of the Group Companies has been carried on in the ordinary course and maintained as a going concern; and (ii) there has been no adverse change in the financial position or trading prospects of each of the Group Companies. (b) Specific Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date: (i) no Group Company has disposed of any asset (including trading stock) other than in the ordinary course of carrying on its business; (ii) no Group Company has assumed or incurred any liabilities (actual or contingent) or expenditure otherwise than in the ordinary course of carrying on its business or entered into any transaction which is not in its ordinary course of business; (iii) none of the amounts under any guarantees or secured by the mortgages, charges, liens or Encumbrance disclosed in the Financial Statements has been increased beyond the amount shown in the Financial Statements and no guarantee, mortgage, charge, lien or Encumbrance has been entered into, 22 given or created since the Balance Sheet Date; (iv) no business of any of the Group Companies has been adversely affected by the loss of any important contract or customer or source of supply or by any abnormal factor not affecting similar businesses to a like extent and none of the Warrantors are aware of any facts which are likely to give rise to any such effects; (v) subject to Clause 13.1, no dividends, bonuses or distributions have been declared, paid or made by any Group Company; (vi) no Group Company has changed its financial year end; (vii) save for resolutions copies of which have been delivered to KongZhong (or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee) prior to the date of this Agreement or which are required to be passed by any Group Company prior to Closing in order to satisfy the conditions set out in Clause 10, no board or shareholders' resolutions of any of the Group Companies have been passed; (viii) there has not been any waiver or compromise granted by any Group Company of a valuable right owned by it or of a material debt owing to it; and (ix) there has been no change to any material contract or agreement which any Group Company or any of its assets is bound by or subject to. 6.10 Taxation. (a) General. (i) The provisions for Taxes in the Financial Statements are sufficient for the payment of all accrued and unpaid Taxes of each Group Company, whether or not assessed or disputed as of the date of each such Financial Statements. Each Group Company has duly and punctually paid all Taxation which it has become liable to pay and is under no liability to pay any penalty, interest, surcharge or fine in connection with any Taxation and has complied in all respects with all legislation relating to Taxation applicable to it. (ii) Each Group Company has timely made or filed all such returns, notifications and reports, provided all such information and documents and maintained all such records in relation to Taxation as are required to be made or provided or maintained by it, all such returns, notifications, reports, information, documents and records are true and correct and none is disputed by any relevant 23 governmental authority. (iii) Each Group Company is not and does not expect to be involved in any dispute in relation to Taxation and there is no relevant governmental authority which has investigated or indicated that it intends to investigate the Tax affairs of any Group Company. (b) Duties, etc. All duties, charges, imposts or fees payable in respect of any assets (including trading stock) imported, exported or owned by the Group Company have been paid in full. (c) Payments and Interest. No Group Company is under any obligation to make at any time any payments of interest or any annual payments for which no relief will be received, whether as a deduction or charge on income. (d) Deductions and Withholdings. Each Group Company has made all deductions in respect, or on account, of any Tax from any payments made by it which it is obliged or entitled to make and has accounted in full to the appropriate authority for all amounts so deducted. (e) Overseas Business. Other than Sharp Edge, each of the Group Companies have only carried on their trade, business or other activities in the PRC and in addition to Clause 6.7(d), do not have any overseas subsidiary or associated or related company (as such terms are used in relation to Tax in any foreign country). (f) Secondary Liability. No event, transaction, act or omission has occurred which could result in a Group Company becoming liable to pay or to bear any Taxation which is primarily or directly chargeable against or attributable to any person other than the Group Company. 6.11 Changes in Net Assets. Since the Balance Sheet Date and at all times up to the date of Closing, no material changes have occurred in the assets and liabilities (whether actual or contingent) shown in the Financial Statements and there has been no material reduction in the value of the net tangible assets of any of the Group Companies on the basis of the valuations adopted in the Financial Statements. 6.12 Assets and Liabilities. (a) Title and Condition. (i) The assets included in the Financial Statements or acquired since the Balance Sheet Date (other than trading stock subsequently disposed of in the ordinary course of business or trading stock acquired subject to retention or reservation 24 of title by the supplier or manufacturer thereof) and all assets used by each of the Group Companies: (A) are legally and beneficially owned by the Group or one of the Group Companies free from all Encumbrances; (B) are not the subject of any agreement for lease, hire, hire purchase or sale on deferred terms; (C) are in the possession or under the control of the Group Companies or one of the Group Companies; and (D) are situated in the PRC. (ii) The assets owned, possessed or used by the Group comprise all the assets required to enable the Group to carry on its business in the ordinary course. (iii) The assets register of each Group Company comprises a complete and accurate record of all the lands, buildings, plants, machineries, equipment or vehicles and other assets owned or possessed or used by the Group Company. (iv) All assets owned or used by each Group Company are in good repair, condition and working order, have been regularly and properly maintained and none is dangerous, inefficient, out-of-date, unsuitable for its intended purpose or is in need of renewal or replacement or substantial repair. (v) Maintenance contracts are in full force and effect in respect of all assets of each Group Company which is normal or prudent to be maintained by independent or specialist contractors; and in respect of all assets which each Group Company is obliged to maintain or repair under any leasing or similar agreement, all such assets have been regularly maintained to the required standard, and in accordance with safety regulations required or prudent to be observed in relation thereto and in accordance with the terms and conditions of any applicable leasing or similar agreement. (b) Book Debts. (i) No part of the amount shown in the books of account of any Group Company in respect of debtors is represented by debts which are more than three months overdue for payment or by debts in respect of arrangements made otherwise than in the ordinary course of any such Group Company's business. 25 (ii) No debt has been released by any Group Company on terms whereby the debtor paid less than the book value of his debt and no debt owing to any such Group Company has been deferred, subordinated or written off or has been proven to any extent to be irrecoverable. (c) General Liabilities. Except as set forth in Schedule 4, no Group Company has any material obligations or liabilities of any nature, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether now due or to become due, except those obligations or liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business of such Group Company. (d) Material Debts. Except as set forth in Exhibit A, no Group Company owes any other debts to the Persons listed in Exhibit A. 6.13 Corporate Power. Each Warrantor has all requisite legal and corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party including, where applicable to the relevant Warrantor, to transfer the Sharp Edge Shares to KongZhong and to transfer the Xinrui Shares to KongZhong Nominee. 6.14 Authorization. All corporate action on the part of each Group Company and its shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of all obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and, at the Closing, for the authorization, issuance, and delivery of the Shares, has been taken. When executed and delivered by it, and assuming that the execution and delivery by the other parties thereto are valid and binding obligations on that other parties, the Transaction Documents constitute legally binding and valid obligations of the Group Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. 6.15 Validity of Shares. The Shares, when issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable and will be free of any preemption or similar rights, liens or Encumbrances. 6.16 Changes in Condition. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and pursuant to the Restructuring Documents, since the Balance Sheet Date: (a) no Group Company has entered into any transaction except in its ordinary course of business; (b) there has been no Material Adverse Event with respect to any Group Company; (c) no Group Company has incurred any Tax liability except in the ordinary course of business; (d) there has been no resignation or termination of employment of any Management Team of any Group Company, and there is no impending resignation or termination of employment of any Management Team of any Group Company that, if consummated, would constitute a Material Adverse Event; (e) there has been no labor dispute involving any Group Company or any of its respective employees and none is pending or threatened that could result in a Material Adverse Event; (f) 26 there has been no waiver by any Group Company of a valuable right or debt owing to such member which would constitute a Material Adverse Event, (g) there has not been any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or Encumbrance, or any payment of any obligation by any Group Company, except in the ordinary course of business and (h) there has been no change to a contract or arrangement by which or to which any Group Company or any of its assets or properties is bound or subject. 6.17 Litigation. There is no action, proceeding, or investigation against any Group Company, pending or threatened, or any basis for any such action, proceeding, or investigation, including (without limitation) any action, proceeding or investigation that challenges or calls into question the validity of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or that would result, either individually or in the aggregate, in any Material Adverse Event. There is no judgment, decree, or order of any court in effect against any Group Company, and none of the Group Company is in default with respect to any order of any governmental authority to which it is a party or by which it is bound. There is no action, suit, proceeding, or investigation by any Group Company currently pending or which any Group Company presently intends to initiate. 6.18 Title to Properties; Liens and Encumbrances. Each Group Company has good and marketable title to all its properties and assets, both real and personal, including without limitation all properties and assets as set forth in the Financial Statements, and has good title to all its leasehold interests, in each case free from any Encumbrance. With respect to the properties and assets leased by a Group Company, that Group Company is in compliance with any such leases to which it is a party, and such leases are in full force and effect. Each Group Company owns or leases all properties and assets necessary to conduct the business, as presently conducted and proposed to be conducted. 6.19 Intellectual Property Rights. (a) The Group Companies have independently developed and own or possess sufficient legal rights to all Intellectual Property Rights (including registrations and applications to register or renew such rights), and licenses of any of the foregoing necessary for its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted (collectively, the "GROUP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"), without any infringement of the rights of others. Schedule 5 contains true, complete and accurate lists of all Intellectual Property Rights presently used by each Group Company or necessary for the conduct of the Group Company's business (or the Group's business as a whole) as currently being conducted or proposed to be conducted, and the Group Companies own, or have the right to use under the agreements, all the Intellectual Property Rights set out in Schedule 5. There are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating to the Group Intellectual Property, nor is any Group Company bound by or are parties to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the Group Intellectual Property of any other person or entity except, in either case, for standard end-user agreements with 27 respect to "off-the-shelf" computer software that is generally commercially available. Each Group Company is in compliance with all material terms of any licenses by which it uses any Group Intellectual Property, and each such license is in full force and effect. Each licensor thereof is in compliance with all material terms of the respective license. No Group Company is aware of the existence of any fact or circumstance that would give the licensor thereof grounds under the terms of such license to cancel, terminate or suspend such license. There is no expectation by any Group Company that any licenses material to the operation of the Group Companies will not be renewed in the ordinary course of business on terms that are commercially reasonable which will result in a Material Adverse Event. No Group Company has received any communications alleging that it has violated or, by conducting its businesses as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted, would violate any of the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity. To the Knowledge of the Warrantors, no employee of any Group Company is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or is subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with their duties to the Group Companies, or that would conflict with the Group Companies' business as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted. To the Knowledge of the Warrantors, it is not necessary for any Group Company to utilize any Intellectual Property Rights of any employees of the Group made prior to employment by the Group, except for Intellectual Property Rights that have been assigned to such Group Company. (b) Other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents, none of the Group Companies or the Warrantors and the Management Team has entered into any agreement to indemnify any other person against any charge of infringement or misappropriation of any Group Intellectual Property. (c) Each Group Company has taken all necessary action to protect and preserve (i) the validity and enforceability of trade and service marks and associated goodwill included in the Group Intellectual Property; (ii) the enforceability of copyrights and the confidentiality, validity and enforceability of pending patent applications included in the Group Intellectual Property; (iii) the validity and enforceability of patents included in the Group Intellectual Property; and (iv) the confidentiality and enforceability of trade secrets and the confidentiality of other proprietary information included in the Group Intellectual Property. (d) No trade secret or confidential information constituting Group Intellectual Property has been used, divulged or appropriated for the benefit of any person other than Sharp Edge, Sharp Edge WFOE or Xinrui or otherwise to the detriment of the Group Companies, except pursuant to appropriate non-disclosure agreements. None of the Warrantors, Management Team, current employees or consultants of the Group Companies has used any trade secrets or other confidential information of any other Person in the course of work for the Group Companies, except with the legally valid consent of such 28 Person. (e) No Group Company has any written agreements or, to the Knowledge of the Warrantors, any oral agreements with current or former employees or consultants with respect to the ownership of Group Intellectual Property, including inventions, trade secrets or other works created by them as a result of which any such employee or consultant may have exclusive or nonexclusive rights to any portion or part of the Group Intellectual Property created by such individual. (f) Each Management Team will execute an intellectual property assignment, non-competition and confidentiality agreement with the relevant Group Company by the date of the Closing. To the Warrantors' best Knowledge, none of Management Team and key technical employee employed by any Group Company, current or former officer, employee or consultant of the Group Companies are in violation of any term of any written employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or agreement or any restrictive covenants relating to the right of any Warrantor, Management Team, officer, employee, consultant or person to be employed or engaged by the Group Companies, or relating to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others, and no former employer of any such person has any rights in respect of the Group Intellectual Property. (g) The Group does not use any processes nor is it engaged in any activities which involve the misuse of any know-how, lists of customers or suppliers, trade secrets, technical processes or other confidential information ("IP CONFIDENTIAL Information") belonging to any third party. To the Knowledge of the Warrantors, there has been no actual or alleged misuse by any Person of any IP Confidential Information. To the Knowledge of each of the Warrantors, none of the Warrantors and current or former officers, employees or consultants of the Group have disclosed to any Person any IP Confidential Information except where such disclosure was properly made in the normal course of the Group Companies' business and was made subject to an agreement under which the recipient is obliged to maintain the confidentiality of such IP Confidential Information and is restrained from further discussing it or using it other than for the purposes for which it was disclosed by the Group Companies. (h) No royalty, honorarium, fees or other payments are payable by a Group Company to any third party by reason of the ownership, possession, sale, marketing, use or other exploitations of any Group Intellectual Property. (i) No government funding, facilities of any university, college or other educational institution or research center of funding from third parties (other than funds received in consideration of capital stock of any Group Company or issuance of debt) was used in the development of any Group Intellectual Property. 29 (j) No Public Software (A) was or is used in connection with the development of any Group Intellectual Property, or (B) was or is incorporated in whole or in part, or has been distributed in whole or in part in conjunction with any product or serviced provided by any Group Company. "Public Software" means any software that contains, or is derived (in whole or in part) from any software that is distributed as free software, open source software (such as, without limitation, Unix or Linux) or similar licensing or distribution models, including but not limited to, software licensed or distributed under any of the following: (i) GNU's General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL); (ii) the Artistic License (e.g. PERL); (iii) the Mozilla Public License; (iv) the Netscape Public License; (v) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL); (vi) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL); (vii) the BSD License; and (viii) the Apache License. 6.20 Contracts. (a) Validity of Contracts. (i) No Group Company is in breach of or has Knowledge of any breach, any invalidity of or grounds for rescission, avoidance or repudiation of any agreement or other transaction to which the Group Company is a party including the contracts between KongZhong and the relevant Operators attached hereto as Exhibit F ("MATERIAL OPERATING CONTRACTS"), nor has it received notice of any intention to terminate any such agreement or repudiate or disclaim any other transaction. (ii) To the Knowledge of each of the Warrantors, no party with whom a Group Company has entered into any agreement or arrangement, including the Material Operating Contracts, is in default thereunder being a default which would have a Material Adverse Event on the Group Company and there are no circumstances likely to give rise to any such default. (iii) No Group Company is a party to any contract which, by reason of the sale of the Shares or any provision of this Agreement and/or the Transaction Agreements, gives any other contracting party the right to terminate the contract or create or increase any obligation on the Group Company (whether to make payment or otherwise) to any person. (b) Material Contracts. Other than the Material Operating Contracts, no Group Company has material or long term contract or commitment binding upon it including but not limited to: (i) any contract entered into otherwise than in the ordinary course of business; 30 (ii) any agreement or arrangement otherwise than by way of an arm's length transaction; (iii) any sale or purchase option or similar contract or arrangement affecting any assets owned or used by the Group Company or by which the Group Company is bound; (iv) any contract which cannot readily be fulfilled or performed by the Group Company on time or without undue or unusual expenditure of money or effort; (v) any agreement whereby the Group Company is, or has agreed to become, a member of any joint venture, consortium or partnership or other unincorporated association; (vi) any agreement whereby the Group Company is, or has agreed to become, a party to any distributorship or agency agreement; (vii) any agreement with a customer which constitutes five percent (5%) or more of the annual sales of the Group Company on an annual basis; (viii) any agreement with a supplier which constitutes five percent (5%) or more of the total supply of that Group Company on an annual basis; (ix) any agreement pursuant to which the Group Company or any of its subsidiaries license or obtain licenses to, or have arranged for the development of, Intellectual Property Rights; (x) any agreement with manufacturing subcontractors; and (xi) any inter-company agreements and arrangements between any Group Companies. (c) Restrictive Agreements. Save for the Transaction Documents, there are no agreements in force restricting the freedom of any Group Company to provide and take goods and services or to manage its own business affairs by such means and from and to such persons as it may from time to time think fit. (d) Guarantee etc. in respect of goods or services. Save for any condition or warranty implied by law or contained in its standard terms of business or otherwise given in the ordinary course of business, no Group Company has given guarantee or warranty or made any representation in respect of goods (including trading stock) or services 31 supplied or contracted to be supplied by it or nor has it accepted any obligation that could give rise to any liability after any such goods or services has been supplied by it. (e) Agreement with Shareholders. Other than the Transaction Documents, neither Sharp Edge nor Xinrui has entered into any agreement with, or given any undertaking or assurance to, any of its existing shareholders or its Affiliates. (f) Restriction on Transfer of Equity Interests by Warrantors. Other than as required by the Transaction Documents, there are no agreements binding on a Warrantor which prohibit or restrict the sale, disposal or transfer of any equity securities (or any interests therein) owned by the Warrantor. 6.21 Compliance with Other Agreements. None of the Group Companies is in violation of any term or provision of its memorandum or articles of association or equivalent constitutive documents as in effect at the date of this Agreement. None of the Group Companies is in violation of any term or provision of any indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, judgment or any decree, order, statute, rule, or regulation applicable to the Group Company. Neither the execution nor delivery of the Transaction Documents, nor the conduct or carrying on of the Group Companies' business as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted, with or without the passage of time, the fulfillment of certain conditions, the making of any determination, or the giving of notice or a combination of any of them or otherwise, will conflict with or result in a breach of or violate the terms of, or constitute a default under: (a) any provision of the memorandum or articles of association or equivalent constitutive documents of any Group Company as in effect at the Closing; (b) any provision of any judgment, decree or order to which any Group Company is a party or by which it is bound; (c) any indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, agreement, security, contract, obligation, commitment, covenant or instrument to which a Group Company is a party or by which it is bound; or (d) any statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to any Group Company. 6.22 Employee Relations and Compensation Plans. (a) General. (i) Other than the employment agreements set forth in Schedule 6, there are not in existence any contracts of service with directors of the Warrantors nor any consultancy or management agreements with the Group Companies. 32 (ii) There are not in existence any contracts of service with employees of the Group Companies which cannot be terminated by three months' notice or less without giving rise to any claim for damages or compensation and no Group Company has received notice of resignation from any key employees or directors. (iii) There are no existing contracts of service with any employees of any Group Company carrying remuneration and of all directors entitled to emoluments at a rate, or (in the case of fluctuating amounts) an average annual rate since the incorporation of such Group Company, in excess of US$50,000 per annum per person. (iv) The basis of the remuneration payable to the directors or employees of any Group Company is the same or lower than that in force at the Balance Sheet Date and Sharp Edge or Xinrui is under no obligation nor has it made any provision to alter such basis. (v) There are no amounts owing to any present or former directors or employees of any Group Company other than remuneration accrued due or for reimbursement of business expenses. (vi) There is no agreement or understanding (contractual or otherwise) between any Group Company and any employee or ex-employee with respect to his employment, his ceasing to be employed or his retirement which is not included in the written terms of his employment or previous employment (as the case may be). (b) Payments on termination. Save to the extent (if any) to which provision or allowance has been made in the Financial Statements: (i) No liability has been incurred by any Group Company for breach of any contract of service, contract for services, payments under any applicable laws or for any other obligations resulting from and accruing after the termination of any contract of employment or for services; and (ii) No Group Company has made or agreed to make any payment or provided or agreed to provide any benefit to any present or former director or employee or any dependant of any such former director or employee in connection with the actual or proposed termination or suspension of employment or variation of any contract of employment of any present or former director or employee. (c) Compliance with relevant legislation, etc. Each Group Company has in relation to each of its employees (and, so far as relevant, to each of its former employees): 33 (i) complied with all obligations imposed on it by, and all orders and awards made under, all statutes, regulations, codes of conduct and practice, collective agreements, customs and practices relevant to the relations between it and its employees or any trade union or the conditions of service of its employees; and (ii) maintained current, adequate and suitable records regarding the service of each of its employees. (d) Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreements. Each former and current employee, officer and consultant of each Group Company has executed a form of agreement which provides that all Intellectual Property Rights which arise during the course of their employment or engagement by the Group Company shall belong to such Group Company. (e) Trade Union. No Group Company: (i) has any agreement or other arrangement (binding or otherwise) with any trade union or other body representing its employees or any of them nor does it recognize any trade union or other body representing its employees or any of them for negotiating purposes; or (ii) is involved in any industrial or trade disputes or any dispute or negotiation regarding a claim of material importance with any trade union or association of trade unions or organization or body of employees and there are no circumstances likely to give rise to any such dispute. (f) Incentive Schemes. No Group Company has in existence nor is it proposing to introduce any share incentive scheme, share option scheme or profit sharing bonus or other such incentive scheme for all or any of its directors or employees. 6.23 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as required in the Restructuring Documents or as otherwise set forth in Schedule 7, (i) no director or Management Team of any Group Company, no spouse, parent, sibling or children of any such director or Management Team, and no entity Controlled by any of the foregoing, has any agreement, understanding, proposed transaction with, indebtedness owing to, commitments to make loans or to extend or guarantee credit from any Group Company other than in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) no director or Management Team of any Group Company, no spouse, parent, sibling or children of any such director or Management Team, and no entity Controlled by any of the foregoing, has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Affiliate of any Group Company or in any firm or corporation that competes with any Group Company. 34 6.24 Governmental and Third Party Consents. (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 8, as of Closing, no consent, approval, order, or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration, or filing with, any governmental authority on the part of any Group Company will be required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents which has not already been secured or effected prior to the Closing. (b) Except as set forth in Schedule 8, no consent, approval, order, or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration, or filing with, any state, local, or provincial governmental authority on the part of any Group Company is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents. 6.25 Permits. Each Group Company has all franchises, permits, licenses, and any similar governmental authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted ("LICENSES"). Each of the Licenses is in full force and effect and a list of such Licenses is attached hereto as Exhibit G. None of the Group Companies is in default in any respect under any of its Licenses and has not received any notice relating to the suspension, revocation or modification of any such Licenses and has no Knowledge of any event or occurrence or act or omission on the part of any Group Company or the Group as a whole for the period from the date of this Agreement until the date of the Closing that would or should serve as sufficient notice to the Group or the relevant Group Company, or that would or should serve as sufficient ground, for the suspension, revocation or modification of any such Licenses. 6.26 Full Disclosure. Each of the Warrantors has provided KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, with (a) all the information that KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, has requested in connection with deciding whether to purchase the Shares, and (b) all information necessary to enable KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, to make a fully informed decision as to whether or not to purchase the Shares, all such information being true, accurate and complete in all respects and not misleading in any material respect. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents, certificates and other documents made or delivered in connection herewith do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein, in view of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 6.27 Brokers and Finders. None of the Warrantors has retained any investment banker, broker, or finder and there are no fees or charges due or payable to third parties (other than reasonable legal fees) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 35 6.28 Prior Rights. Neither Sharp Edge nor Xinrui has granted any right to any holder of the Sharp Edge Shares or the Xinrui Shares (other than KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee) which is preferential in nature to the rights exercisable by KongZhong under the Sharp Edge Shares and KongZhong Nominee under Xinrui Shares. 6.29 Enjoyment of Economic Benefits. Sharp Edge, through Sharp Edge WFOE, enjoys all of the economic benefits and has full control in Xinrui as derived from the Restructuring Documents. 6.30 Due Execution and Delivery of Restructuring Documents. Each of the Restructuring Documents to which a Warrantor is a party has been duly executed and delivered by that Warrantor and constitutes valid and binding obligations on that Warrantor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. 6.31 Penalty. None of the Group Companies have been imposed with any form of penalty, fines, sanctions, suspensions, monetary or otherwise, which has not already been settled in full or set aside, and none of the Group Companies have received any form of notice (verbal or written) with respect to any penalty, fines, sanctions, suspensions, and to the best Knowledge of each Group Company, it is not aware of any penalty, fines, sanctions, suspensions that may be imposed upon it or any events, circumstances, conditions or facts which may result in the imposition of the penalty, fines, sanctions, suspensions upon it which will result in a Material Adverse Event. 6.32 Non-default on non-competing agreements. None of the Management Team is in breach of any non-competing agreements, including without any limitation, any contract for services, contract of services or any employment contract with any other Person. 6.33 Ownership of Shares and U.S. Residency. Ho Chi Sing represents and warrants that he (i) is the registered and beneficial owner of all the outstanding equity securities of Sharp Edge (including any options and warrants to acquire such equity securities) and (ii) is a resident of Hong Kong and (iii) is not a U.S. resident and was not a U.S. resident at any time during the negotiations leading to this Agreement, and further that he will not be acquiring the Earn-Out Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act. 7. Representations and Warranties of KongZhong, and as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee. As of the date hereof, KongZhong represents and warrants to the Warrantors as follows: 7.1 Authorization. KongZhong has obtained all the relevant corporate authorities that are required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and KongZhong Nominee has obtained all the relevant corporate authorities that are required for the execution, delivery and 36 performance of the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement. When executed and delivered by it, and assuming that the execution and delivery by the other parties thereto are valid and binding obligations on that other parties, this Agreement will constitute a legally valid and binding obligation of KongZhong, and the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement will constitute a legally valid and binding obligation of KongZhong Nominee, both enforceable in accordance with their terms. 7.2 Organization and Authority. It (i) is an entity duly established and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and (ii) has the power and authority to enter into and (to the extent performance is required of it) to perform the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 7.3 Government Approval. Except for those disclosed and specified in this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any state, local or provincial governmental authority on the part of KongZhong or KongZhong Nominee is required in connection with the execution, delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the performance of obligations contemplated under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 7.4 Good Faith. Each of KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee warrants that it shall act in good faith in the course of valuing Xinrui as provided herein. 8. Additional Covenants. 8.1 Resolutions, Contracts or Commitments. Each of the Warrantors, severally and jointly, covenants with KongZhong, and the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, that, except as required by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, no resolution of the directors, owners, members, partners or shareholders of any Group Company shall be passed nor shall any contract or commitment (other than commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business) be entered into from the date of this Agreement up to, and including Closing without the written consent of KongZhong. 8.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or with the written consent of KongZhong, from the date of this Agreement and at all times up to and including Closing, each of the Warrantors undertakes, and shall cause each Group Company to comply with, the following restrictions and requirements: (a) carry on its business prudently in the usual and ordinary course consistent with past practice and, subject to the compliance with applicable laws, use its best efforts to preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers and other third parties having business dealings with any of the Group Companies; 37 (b) not amend, alter or repeal, whether by merger, reclassification or otherwise any provision of its memorandum or articles of incorporation, and other by-laws or equivalent constitutional documents; (c) not increase, reduce, consolidate, sub-divide or cancel its authorized capital or total investment or issued capital or registered capital; (d) not change its name or the name under which it carries on business; (e) not change its jurisdiction of incorporation; (f) not make any composition or arrangement with its creditors; (g) not pass any resolution which would result in its winding up, liquidation or entering into administration or receivership; (h) not change its nature or scope (including the geographical scope) of the business or not commence or carry on any type of business not ancillary or deviating from its existing business; not consolidate or merge with any other business, which is not part of its existing business of as at the date of this Agreement; (i) not offer, sell or issue, or enter into any agreement or issue any instrument providing for the offer, sale or issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, any shares or convertible securities, or any equity securities of any of the Group Companies; (j) not increase the number of shares available for grant or issuance under any share option plan or other share incentive plan or arrangement or make any amendment to or terminate any such plan or arrangement; (k) not make any investment or incur any commitment other than in the ordinary course of business; (l) not borrow any sum which when aggregated with all other outstanding borrowings of the Group Companies exceeds US$10,000; (m) not sell, dispose of or transfer any of its assets, business or shares; (n) not create any Encumbrance (other than a lien arising by operation of law) over the whole or any part of its undertaking, property or assets; (o) not enter into any contract for transaction or expenditure the value of which exceeds US$10,000 unless with the prior written consent of KongZhong and not to enter into any 38 contract other than in the ordinary course of business and on arm's length terms; and (p) not make any loan or advance or give any credit (except trade credit to customers in the ordinary course of business); not to give any guarantee or indemnity for or otherwise secure the liabilities or obligations of any Person. 8.3 Subsequent Disclosure. Subject to Clause 8.4, if at any time before Closing, any of the Warrantors comes to know of any fact or event which, save for any matter already qualified herein by specific reference to any Schedule hereto: (a) is in any way inconsistent with any of the representations and warranties given by any of the Warrantors resulting in a Material Adverse Event, (b) suggests that any fact warranted by any of the Warrantors may not be as warranted or may be misleading resulting in a Material Adverse Event, and/or (c) would be material to any decision made by KongZhong or KongZhong Nominee of whether or not to consummate the share purchase transactions under this Agreement and the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement, (d) the Warrantor shall give immediate written notice thereof to KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee and the other Parties and rectify the matters to the satisfaction of KongZhong within five (5) Business Days from the date the written notice is delivered to KongZhng or KongZhong Nominee, and in the event the Warrantor fails to rectify the matters to the satisfaction of KongZhong within the 5-day period, KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, may terminate this Agreement without any penalty whatsoever, by delivering written notice of such termination, within fourteen (14) Business Days from the expiration of the 5-day period. 8.4 Force Majeure. Any Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement if any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement is or becomes untrue, incomplete or inaccurate as a consequence of any Force Majeure Event between the time of signing of this Agreement up to the Closing Date. For purposes of this Agreement, "FORCE MAJEURE EVENT" shall mean acts of God, natural disasters, war, fire, strike, riots, change in law or any other events which are unforseeable and cannot be overcome and cannot be avoided by the prevented Party 9. Confidentiality and Announcements. 9.1 Disclosure of Terms. KongZhong shall have the right to disclose any information with respect to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents at its sole discretion. Each Warrantor acknowledges that the terms and conditions (collectively, the "TRANSACTION TERMS") of the Transaction Documents, and all exhibits, restatements and amendments hereto and thereto, including their existence, shall be considered confidential information and shall not be 39 disclosed by any of the Warrantors to any third party except in accordance with the provisions set forth below. 9.2 Permitted Disclosures. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, a Warrantor may disclose: (i) information which was in the public domain or otherwise known to the Warrantor before it was furnished to the Warrantor by KongZhong, or as the case may be, by KongZhong Nominee or, after it was furnished to the Warrantor, entered the public domain otherwise than as a result of a breach by the Warrantor of this Clause 9; (ii) information the disclosure of which is necessary in order to comply with any applicable law, the order of any court, the requirements of a stock exchange or to obtain Tax or other clearances or consents from any relevant authority; or (iii) any information which has previously been disclosed by KongZhong to any party other than to each of the Warrantors. 9.3 Legally Compelled Disclosure. In the event that any Warrantor is requested or becomes legally compelled (including without limitation, pursuant to securities laws and regulations) to disclose the existence of this Agreement or any Transaction Terms in contravention of the provisions of this Clause 9, such Party ("DISCLOSING PARTY") shall provide the other Parties ("NON-DISCLOSING PARTY") with prompt written notice of that fact so that the appropriate Party may seek (with the cooperation and reasonable efforts of the other Parties) a protective order, confidential treatment or other appropriate remedy. In such event, the Disclosing Party shall furnish only that portion of the information that is legally required and shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such information to the extent reasonably requested by any Non-Disclosing Party. 9.4 Other Information. The provisions of this Clause 9 shall be in addition to, and is not in substitution for, any separate nondisclosure agreement executed by any of the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. 10. Conditions to KongZhong's Obligations at the Closing. The obligations of KongZhong under Clause 3 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or before Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by KongZhong: 10.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each of the Warrantors contained in this Agreement shall be true and accurate on and as of the Closing 40 with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing with reference to the facts and circumstances existing at the Closing. 10.2 Compliance Certificate. KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee shall have received the certificate mentioned in Clause 5.2(b)(iii) from all of the Warrantors. 10.3 Performance. Each Warrantor and each Group Company shall have performed or fulfilled all the terms, obligations, and conditions in this Agreement and as the case may be, in the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement, required to be performed or fulfilled by such Warrantor before the Closing. 10.4 Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals, or permits or other regulatory requirements, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body that are required under BVI or PRC law in connection with the lawful sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be duly obtained or fulfilled and shall remain effective as of the Closing. 10.5 Legal Opinion. Sharp Edge or the relevant Warrantor shall have delivered to KongZhong or its legal counsel a legal opinion issued by a BVI Counsel in the form and substance satisfactory to KongZhong. 10.6 Exemption from Registration. The offer and sale of the Shares hereunder shall be exempt from the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable securities laws and regulations. 10.7 Due Diligence. A due diligence review of the Group Companies (including but not limited to legal, financial, management, technology, Intellectual Property Rights, process, licenses and government regulatory due diligence) shall have been completed to the satisfaction of KongZhong. 10.8 Newly issued License for Value-added Telecommunications Services and other permits or licenses. Xinrui shall have obtained the newly issued License for Value-added Telecommunications Services by the Ministry of Information and Industry of the PRC in order to provide fixed telephone information service and mobile information service to its customers and all other licenses or permits which are required by the relevant governmental authorities, laws or regulations for the business operation of Xinrui. 10.9 IPR Assignment, Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement; Service Agreement. Each Management Team shall, if deemed necessary by KongZhong, enter into an intellectual property assignment, non-competition and confidentiality agreement with the relevant Group Company by the date of the Closing, and copies of such agreements certified as true and complete copy by the Management Team shall have been delivered to KongZhong and as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee. In addition, the Management Team shall have entered 41 into a service agreement with Xinrui, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to KongZhong, for a term of at least 2 years. 10.10 Restructuring Documents. Sharp Edge shall have delivered to KongZhong and Xinrui shall have delivered to KongZhong Nominee at or before the date of this Agreement a copy of each of the Restructuring Documents duly executed by all parties set forth therein. 10.11 Good Standing Certificate. Sharp Edge shall have delivered to KongZhong or its legal counsel at or before the Closing a good standing certificate with respect to Sharp Edge issued by the Registrar of Companies of BVI for a period at least up to and including the Closing. 10.12 Registration of Share Transfer. Xinrui and/or the Xinrui Shareholders shall arrange for the transfer of the Xinrui Shares by the Xinrui Shareholders to KongZhong Nominee to be registered with the relevant administration industry and commerce in the PRC immediately following the execution of this Agreement and the documents required for the registration of the share transfer with the relevant administration industry and commerce are attached hereto as Exhibit H. 10.13 Articles of Association. Sharp Edge shall take all the necessary action to, and to enable KongZhong to, amend the articles of association of Sharp Edge to render them consistent with the terms of this Agreement. Xinrui shall take all the necessary action to, and to enable KongZhong Nominee to, amend the articles of association of Xinrui to render them consistent with the terms of this Agreement 10.14 Non-U.S. resident. The obligations of KongZhong to issue the Earn-Out Shares are subject to the condition that Ho Chi Sing is not a U.S. resident at the time of the issuance of the Earn-Out Shares. 11. Conditions to Obligations of Xinrui Shareholders and Ho Chi Sing at Closing. The obligations of Ho Chi Sing with respect to the Sharp Edge Shares, and the obligations of the Xinrui Shareholders with respect to the Xinrui Shares are subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by Sharp Edge: 11.1 The warranties given by KongZhong under Clause 7 of this Agreement being true and correct when made and as of the Closing; and 11.2 The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by KongZhong and as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee with respect to the Closing have been complied with on or before the Closing. 12. Long-Stop Date. 42 In the event that any conditions to the Closing hereunder is not fulfilled or waived within ninety (90) days of the signing of this Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the ninetieth date of the signing of this Agreement ("LONG-STOP DATE"). Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement and notwithstanding the non-consummation of any transaction contemplated under the Transaction Document, (i) the obligations of the Parties specified in Clause 9, Clause 14.1, Clause 14.2, Clause 14.3, and Clause 14.6 shall continue unimpaired and in full force and effect, and (ii) such termination shall not relieve any Party from any liability hereunder for any misrepresentation or for the breach of any warranty, agreement or obligation hereunder or for any other liability accruing under the Transaction Documents. 13. Special Covenants of the Parties. Each of the Warrantors, the Group Companies and the Management Team covenants to KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee as follows: 13.1 Subject to Clause 13.2 below, Xinrui shall have the right to distribute its retained earnings as of 31 December 2005 after: (a) using its after-tax profits firstly to offset any losses carried forward from the previous years and secondly to set aside a portion of its after-tax profits to fund certain reserve funds that are not distributable as cash dividends; and (b) all of the Material Debts are fully repaid and no Material Debts remain outstanding. Xinrui shall distribute such retained earnings no later than 30 September 2006. The retained earning shall be based upon the Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2005 audited by the Auditor and for the purpose of this clause, the Parties agree that KongZhong shall bear the cost relating to the auditing of the Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2005. 13.2 In determining the retained earnings to be distributed pursuant to Clause 13.1 above, Xinrui must have already set aside a minimum of RMB7,000,000 in the form of Net Current Assets for working capital and capital expenditure purposes. For the purpose of this sub-clause, the distribution of any retained earnings under Clause 13.1 above shall take place only after Xinrui has set aside the amount of RMB7,000,000. 13.3 Xinrui shall at all times ensure that it has sufficient working capital throughout the Valuation Period to carry on its business that is currently being conducted and KongZhong shall has no obligation whatsoever with respect to Xinrui's working capital. 13.4 Other than the Financial Statement attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Financial Statements, including the Valuation Financial Statements, shall: 43 (a) firstly, be prepared by the management of Xinrui according to the PRC GAAP and the accounting policies of KongZhong attached hereto as Exhibit E; (b) secondly, be verified and agreed upon by KongZhong; (c) thirdly, be audited by the Auditor unless KongZhong and the Warrantors agree to waive the audit (other than the balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements of a Group Company to be used for the Second Cash Payment and the quarterly balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements of a Group Company for the period from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive) in which case such balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements shall remain unaudited). The Auditor shall deliver the audited Financial Statements within two months from: (i) the date the management of Xinrui has prepared such Financial Statements; and (ii) the date whereby all Confirmation Letters confirming the revenues reported in the Financial Statements (except in the case of estimated revenues) have been collected, whichever is later, and each of the Parties agrees that the audit results from the Auditor are final and binding on all Parties; (d) recognize the estimated revenues in the Financial Statements in accordance with the revenue estimation policies of KongZhong, attached hereto as Exhibit I; 13.5 In the event that the Management Team, upon a reasonable request from the Management Team and agreed upon by Kong Zhong, utilizes the resources of KongZhong or, as the case may be, the resources of KongZhong Nominee, including but not limited to not limiting to copy rights, distribution channels, human resources and operating license of KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, during the Valuation Period, Xinrui shall jointly bear the cost associated to such resources with KongZhong (or, as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee) other than the costs and expenses incurred by Xinrui with respect to KongZhong's listing at NASDAQ, including without limitation, costs in relation to the preparation of any audit report or financial statements which shall be borne by KongZhong. The split of such cost between KongZhong (or, as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee) with Xinrui shall be borne at arm's length and Sun Jing Ye shall have the right to negotiate and confirm the allocated cost in writing. For the purpose of this clause, "arm's length" here means agreement between KongZhong and Xinrui which is based on ordinary commercial term, or if there are insufficient comparable transactions to determine whether or not an agreement between KongZhong and Xinrui is based on ordinary commercial terms, terms that no less favourable than the terms quoted by an appropriate independent third party. 44 13.6 For a period of twelve (12) months after the date of Closing, each of the Warrantors shall not and shall procure that none of its Subsidiaries, holding companies, Affiliates or shareholders will, without the prior written consent of KongZhong, either on its own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any Person, firm or company: (a) carry on or be engaged, concerned or interested directly or indirectly or enter into any form of arrangement, alliance, joint venture or co-operation with any third party in any business that competes or is likely to compete with wireless value added businesses. (b) employ, solicit or entice away or attempt to employ, solicit or entice away from KongZhong and/or any of its Affiliates, any of their officers, employees or consultants employed or engaged by KongZhong and/or any of its Affiliates. 13.7 The Management Team shall duly perform their obligations under their respective employment contract and non-competition and confidentiality agreement with Xinrui and under this Agreement and shall be in charge of the daily operation and management of Xinrui using their reasonable discretion based on their knowledge and experience provided that: (a) at all times: (i) the Management Team shall, and shall procure Xinrui to, comply fully with; and (ii) the Management Team shall ensure and/or take active steps to assess Xinrui to ensure that the Xinrui shall not, contravene the applicable laws and regulations, the by-laws of Xinrui, the policies of KongZhong and the Operators (if any), the contracts to which Xinrui is a party and the matters that are attached hereto as Exhibit J ("PROHIBITED MATTERS"); (b) the Management Team shall, and shall procure Xinrui to, use its best efforts to improve the financial condition and business operation of Xinrui for the period ending 30 September 2006 to be not worse than the financial condition and business operation of Xinrui as represented in the representations and warranties in Clause 6 above; (c) not borrow any sum which when aggregated with all other outstanding borrowings of Xinrui exceeds US$10,000 unless otherwise approved in advance in writing by KongZhong; (d) not sell, dispose of or transfer any of the assets, business or shares of Xinrui unless otherwise approved in advance in writing by KongZhong; 45 (e) not create any Encumbrance (other than a lien arising by operation of law) over the whole or any part of the undertaking, property or assets of Xinrui unless otherwise approved in advance in writing by KongZhong; (f) not enter into any contract for transaction or expenditure the value of which exceeds US$20,000 unless with the prior written consent of KongZhong and not to enter into any contract other than in the ordinary course of business and on arm's length terms; (g) not make any loan or advance or give any credit (except trade credit to customers in the ordinary course of business); not to give any guarantee or indemnity for or otherwise secure the liabilities or obligations of any Person unless otherwise approved in advance in writing by KongZhong. (h) in the event of a breach or non-compliance of any of paragraphs (a) to (g) above, the Management Team shall be liable jointly and severally to indemnify KongZhong, or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee, for any loss suffered as a result of the breach or non-compliance. (i) In the event of any disagreement in respect of the business decision between the Management Team and KongZhong (or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee), the Management Team and KongZhong (or as the case may be, KongZhong Nominee) shall, in good faith, try to resolve the disagreement for the benefit of Xinrui. 13.8 KongZhong shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and to be repaid all or the portion of the Total Purchase Price that has been paid pursuant to Clause 3 above, or renegotiate the purchase price or other terms and conditions under this Agreement if the following events occurs during the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to the Last Payment Date as stipulated in Clause 3.2: (a) Xinrui ceases to be a party to, or to renew the Material Operating Contracts, or ceases to hold the following licenses or permits required for its business operation including but not limited to the operation of its wireless value added businesses: (i) current and valid business license of Xinrui ((Chinese Characters) 1103021635015); (ii) current and valid value added license of Xinrui ((Chinese Characters) B2-20050140 and (Chinese Characters) ICP (Chinese Characters) 031066 (Chinese Characters)); 46 (iii) current and valid business operation rights with each Operator's headquarter on a nationwide basis for wireless access protocol, short messaging service, colour ring back tone service and interactive voice response service. (b) The net profit of Xinrui shown on the Financial Statements from 1 January 2006 to 30 September 30 2006 is less than US$3 million. (c) Any of the Group Companies violates or is not in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations, policies, rules and contract to which the relevant Group Company is a party or subject, resulting in penalties or fines (monetary or otherwise) or damages of RMB5,000,000 or more (if aggregated) or RMB 3,000,000 or more (for each penalty, fine or damages) being imposed onto Xinrui. (d) There is an unreasonable delay or a refusal or an inability by any of the Warrantors to satisfy any or all of the Closing Conditions. (e) If the power of attorney given by Ho Chi Sing to Sun Jing Ye as attached hereto as Exhibit B1 is invalid or unenforceable for any reasons including, but not limited to, reason arising from the authenticity of the signature of Ho Chi Sing in the power of attorney. (f) If it turns that, for any reasons whatsoever, Ho Chi Sing is not the sole shareholder of Sharp Edge and/or Ho Chi Sing's shareholding in Sharp Edge is not as the same as the shareholding as represented in Clause 6 above and/or Ho Chi Sing does not have full and valid title to the Sharp Edge Shares to be transferred to KongZhong free from any Encumbrances and/or Sharp Edge is not duly incorporated and is not validly existing under the laws of BVI and this Agreement is not a valid and enforceable obligation of Sharp Edge. 13.9 Ho Chi Sing hereby covenants to KongZhong that he will hold, and will not, and will not offer to, dispose off, or sell or transfer or part ownership or title with, the Earn-Out Shares for a period not less than twelve (12) months from the date the Earn-Out Shares are issued to Ho Chi Sing and further covenants that he will not assign any of his rights under this Agreement without KongZhong's prior written consent. In the event after the 12-month period, Ho Chi Sing intends to dispose off, or sell or transfer or part ownership or title with, the Earn-Out Shares, as long as Ho Chi Sing has complied with the terms of this Agreement, KongZhong undertakes to cooperate with Ho Chi Sing in exchanging the Earn-Out Shares for American Depository Shares in accordance with the terms of the Depository Agreement entered into by and among KongZhong, Citibank N.A. and the Holders (as defined therein) and Beneficial Owners (as defined therein) of American Depository Shares; provided that all expenses related to such conversion of the Earn-Out Shares into American Depository Shares are borne by Ho Chi Sing. In the event that KongZhong fails to cooperate, Ho Chi Sing shall have the right to put the 47 Earn-Out Shares to KongZhong at the average closing price quoted on NASDAQ on the date Ho Chi Sing exercises his put option. 13.10 The parties hereto understand that it is a legal requirement that 15% of the registered capital of Sharp Edge WFOE (US$ 22,500)("PAID IN AMOUNT") shall be paid in by Sharp Edge prior to or on 28 February 2006 ("PAID IN DATE"), KongZhong, each of the Warrantors, the Group Companies and the Management Team hereby covenants respectively, in the event that the Closing fails to take place at least ten (10) days before the Paid In Date, as follows: (a) KongZhong covenants to lend the Paid In Amount to Sharp Edge to be used solely for the purpose of satisfying the paid in requirement of Sharp Edge WFOE five (5) Business Day before the Paid In Date. (b) Sharp Edge covenants to use the entire Paid In Amount to fulfill its payment obligation as to the registered capital of the Sharp Edge WFOE as contemplated in this Section 13.10; (c) Sharp Edge covenants to repay the Paid In Amount to KongZhong on the earlier of (i) the Long-stop Date pursuant to Clause 12 and (ii) the date this Agreement is terminated otherwise. 14. Miscellaneous. 14.1 Governing, Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Hong Kong. 14.2 Dispute Resolution (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or validity hereof, shall be resolved through consultation. Such consultation shall begin immediately after one Party has delivered to the other Party a written request for such consultation. If within 30 days following the date on which such notice is given the dispute cannot be resolved, the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration upon the request of either Party with notice to the other. (b) The arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong under the auspices of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("Arbitration Centre"). There shall be three (3) arbitrators. Each disputing Party to the dispute shall be entitled to appoint one arbitrator, and the third arbitrator shall be jointly appointed by the disputing Parties or, failing which the Arbitration Centre shall appoint the third arbitrator. (c) The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The arbitration tribunal shall apply the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as administered by the Arbitration Centre at the 48 time of the arbitration. (d) The arbitrators shall decide any dispute submitted by the Parties to the arbitration strictly in accordance with the substantive laws of Hong Kong and shall not apply any other substantive law. (e) Each Party shall cooperate with the other in making full disclosure of and providing complete access to all information and documents requested by the other in connection with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding on such Party. (f) The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing Parties, and the prevailing Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award. (g) Either Party shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of the arbitral tribunal. 14.3 Counterparts and Facsimile Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any counterpart or other signature delivered by facsimile shall be deemed for all purposes as being good and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by that Party. 14.4 Headings. The headings of the clauses of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not by themselves determine the interpretation of this Agreement. 14.5 Notices. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given (a) when hand delivered to the other party; (b) when printed confirmation sheet verifying successful transmission of the facsimile is generated by the sender's machine, when sent by facsimile at the number set forth below (or hereafter amended by subsequent notice to the parties hereto); (c) five (5) Business Days after deposit in the mail as certified mail, receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the other party as set forth below; or (d) three (3) Business Days after deposit with an overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as set forth below, provided that the sending party receives a confirmation of delivery from the delivery service provider. To: ANY OF THE WARRANTORS A 710, Yue Tan Building, No. 2, Yue Tan Bei Jie, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045 49 Tel. No.: 8610 6808 2256 Fax No.: 8610 6808 3805 Attention: Sun Jing Ye KONGZHONG AND/OR KONGZHONG NOMINEE 168, Xiwai Dajie, 35 floor, Tengda Building, 100044 Beijing Tel. No.: 8857 6000 Fax No.: 8857 5893 Attention: Wang Gui Jun Each Party making a communication hereunder by facsimile shall promptly confirm by telephone to the Party to whom such communication was addressed each communication made by it by facsimile pursuant hereto but the absence of such confirmation shall not affect the validity of any such communication. A Party may change or supplement the addresses given above, or designate additional addresses, for purposes of this Clause 14.5 by giving the other Parties written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above. 14.6 Amendment of this Agreement. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended by a written instrument signed by all the Parties. 14.7 Entire Agreement; Successors and Assigns. Except as specifically referenced in this Agreement, this Agreement, together with all Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement, constitute the entire contract among the Parties with respect to the transactions and subject matters under this Agreement. Any prior or contemporaneous agreement, discussion, understanding, or correspondence among the Parties (including any prior representations or warranties given by the Parties) regarding the purchase of the Shares is superseded by this Agreement. Subject to the exceptions specifically set forth in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns of the Parties. 14.8 Survival of Warranties. The representations, warranties, and covenants of each of the Warrantors contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing. 14.9 Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of KongZhong, each of the Warrantors shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents or other writings as may be necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to fully give effect 50 the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or as the case may be, the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement. 14.10 Indemnity. The Warrantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee and assigns of KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee, and KongZhong and KongZhong Nominee jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Warrantors, (each of the Party being indemnified under this clause is called an "Indemnitee"), against any and all Indemnifiable Losses (as defined below) to such Indemnitee, directly or indirectly, as a result of, or based upon or arising from, or related to, any inaccuracy in or breach or nonperformance of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the relevant Party in or pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this clause, "Indemnifiable Loss" means, with respect to any Indemnitee, any action, cost, damage, disbursement, expense, liability, loss, deficiency, diminution in value, obligation, penalty or settlement of any kind or nature, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, including, but not limited to, (i) interest or other carrying costs, penalties, legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses reasonably incurred in the investigation, collection, prosecution and defense of claims and amounts paid in settlement, that may be imposed on or otherwise incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee and (ii) any Taxes that may be payable by such Indemnitee as a result of the indemnification of any Indemnifiable Loss hereunder. 14.11 Fees and Expenses. Subject to Clause 14.10 above, each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses relating to the share purchase transaction under this Agreement and the Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement. 14.12 Severability. To the extent permitted under the applicable laws, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner so as to be effective and valid under the applicable laws, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under the applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 14.13 Prior Agreements Superseded. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements by or among the Parties with respect to the purchase of the Sharp Edge Shares and the Xinrui Shares. All such prior agreements shall lapse and terminate immediately upon the execution of this Agreement. [Remainder of this page intentionally left blank] 51 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. KONGZHONG CORPORATION By: ----------------------------------- Name: Zhou Yun Fan (Chinese Characters) Title: Chief Executive Officer - --------------------------------------- WANG GUI JUN - --------------------------------------- LI YANG SHARP EDGE GROUP LIMITED By: ----------------------------------- Name: Sun Jing Ye Title: Authorized Representative AN JIAN XING YE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) LIMITED (Chinese Characters) By: ----------------------------------- Name: Sun Jing Ye Title: Authorized Representative BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED (Chinese Characters) By: ----------------------------------- Name: Sun Jing Ye Title: Authorized Representative - --------------------------------------- HO CHI SING (by Sun Jing Ye as Authorized Representative) - --------------------------------------- SUN JING YE - --------------------------------------- AI LI - --------------------------------------- CHEN JIANJUN (Chinese Characters) - --------------------------------------- YING WENJIN (Chinese Characters) - --------------------------------------- LV QIANG (Chinese Characters) 2 - --------------------------------------- LIU MINGHAI (Chinese Characters) - --------------------------------------- CHEN ZHENG (Chinese Characters) - --------------------------------------- GUAN SUSHENG (Chinese Characters) GUANZHOU SHULIAN CONSULTING AND INVESTMENT CO., LTD (Chinese Characters) By: ----------------------------------- Name: Yang Fei (Chinese Characters) Title: Legal Representative 3 EXHIBIT A MATERIAL DEBTS Summary of Chinese-language exhibit: Total debt outstanding to five creditors equals 5,856,841.00 EXHIBIT B RESTRUCTURING DOCUMENTS (a) TSA. (b) Management Control Agreement. (c) Share Pledge Agreement. (d) Share Disposition Agreement. EXHIBIT B 1 POWER OF ATTORNEY POWER OF ATTORNEY Principal: Ho Chi Sing Authorized representative: Sun Jing Ye (Chinese Characters) Whereas: (1) Sharp Edge Group Limited is a company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("Sharp Edge"). (2) KongZhong Corporation is a company established under the laws of the Cayman Islands. (3) Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited (Chinese Characters), is a limited liability company established under the laws of the PRC ("Xinrui"). (4) An Jian Xing Ye Technology (Beijing) Limited (Chinese Characters) is a wholly foreign owned enterprise established under the laws of the PRC ("Sharp Edge WFOE"). (5) Ho Chi Sing, as the holder of the Hong Kong permanent identification number [deleted*] and passport number [deleted*], is the sole shareholder and sole director of Sharp Edge and the manager of Sharp Edge WFOE. (6) Sun Jing Ye (Chinese Characters) is the holder of the PRC identification number [deleted*]. (7) Ho Chi Sing, Sun Jing Ye, Sharp Edge, Sharp Edge WFOE, KongZhong Corporation, Xinrui and other relevant parties will execute a Share Purchase Agreement on 26 January 2006 for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of Sharp Edge by KongZhong Corporation and other relevant matters ("Share Purchase Agreement"). After reviewing the draft of the Share Purchase Agreement, Ho Chi Sing hereby appoints Sun Jing Ye as his fully authorized representative to a) execute and deliver the Share Purchase Agreement and any other relevant documents that are with respect to the Share Purchase Agreement. b) execute all relevant resolutions of the sole shareholder and the sole director of Sharp Edge with respect to the acts and all the matters under the Share Purchase Agreement. c) execute the general manager resolution of Sharp Edge WFOE with respect to the acts and all the matters under the Share Purchase Agreement. The appointment and authorization herein are valid from 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2006. [Remainder of this page intentionally left blank] - ---------- * All deleted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [Execution Page of the Power of Attorney] Principal: Ho Chi Sing Date: ______________________ Authorized representative: Sun Jing Ye (Chinese Characters) Date: ______________________ EXHIBIT C [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE 1. None of the registered capital of Sharp Edge WFOE has been paid in. 2. Exceptions to 6.12(a) (i) (B): (1) Anjian Xinye lease of 15 square meters of office space in Beijing under a lease running from November 15, 2005 to November 14, 2006 for a rent of RMB2.2 per square meter. (2) Xinrui lease of 418.72 square meters of office space in Beijing under a lease running from January 2005 to January 2006 for a rent of $16.20 per square meter per month. EXHIBIT D DETAILED (PROFIT)/LOSS ACCOUNT: CURRENCY: RMB
2005 JAN-SEP 2004 JAN-DEC YEAR TO DATE YEAR TO DATE ------------------ ------------------ IVR Revenue (8,753,278) (2,450,057) SMS/MMS Revenue (8,443,156) RBT Revenue (6,076,920) 0 other Revenue 0 (74,550) ------------------ ------------------ Total Gross Revenue -23,273,354 -2,524,607 Less: Sales Tax 765,978 84,952 ------------------ ------------------ NET REVENUE -22,507,376 -2,439,654 Costs 6,013,872 81,353 ------------------ ------------------ GROSS PROFIT (16,493,504) (2,358,301) As % of Net Revenue 73% 97% Staff Costs 6,166,736 1,151,976 Local travelling 428,237 147,376 Overseas travelling 0 0 Entertainment 184,599 106,169 Advertising & promotion 885,967 162,810 Communications 140,751 60,575 Lease lines rental 29,500 (0) Professional & Audit fees 38,886 1,200 Rent & Mgt fees 1,196,069 360,671 Office administration expenses 598,629 280,984 Government fees 0 9,105 Bank charges 0 336 Bad debt 0 0 software & license fees 800 100,000 Others 24,000 1,549 ------------------ ------------------ TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 9,694,174 2,382,752 As % of Net Revenue -43.1% -97.7% EBITDA (6,799,330) 24,451 Depreciation & amortization 126,185 12,925 EBIT (6,673,145) 37,376 As % of Net Revenue 29.6% -1.5% Bank interests (6,255) (10,085) Interests expenses PROFIT BEFORE TAX (6,679,400) 27,291 As % of Net Revenue 29.7% -1.1% Tax PROFIT AFTER TAX (6,679,400) 27,291 As % of Net Revenue 30% -1.1%
EXHIBIT E ACCOUNTING POLICIES OF KONGZHONG (A) BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements of a Group Company have been prepared in accordance with the PRC GAAP. (B) BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of a Group Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary and its variable interest entities. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. (C) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and highly liquid investments which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have maturities of three months or less when purchased. (D) USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with PRC GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates reflected in a Group Company's financial statements include useful lives for property and equipment, accruals for revenue adjustments, cost of revenues, other liabilities and stock-based compensation expense. (E) CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES A Group Company participates in a dynamic high technology industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on a Group Company's future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows: changes in the overall demand for entertainment-oriented wireless value-added services; advances and trends in new technologies and industry standards; changes in key suppliers; changes in certain strategic relationships or customer relationships; regulatory or other factors; risks associated with the ability to maintain strategic relationship with the Operators; and risks associated with a Group Company's ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth. (F) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: Computer and transmission equipment...................... 3 years Furniture and office equipment........................... 3 years Motor vehicles........................................... 3 years Leasehold improvements................................... Over the lease term Communication equipment.................................. 1 year
(G) IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS A Group Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, a Group Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, a Group Company would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets. (H) REVENUE RECOGNITION AND COST OF REVENUES A Group Company's revenues are primarily derived from entertainment-oriented wireless value-added services. Wireless value-added services revenues are derived from providing personalized interactive entertainment, media and community (including ring back services and downloadable ring tones, icons and screen savers) services to telephone customers of each of China Telecom, Chine Netcom, China Unicom, China Railcom and China Mobile and its various subsidiaries ("OPERATOR"). Fees, established by an arrangement with an Operator and indicated in the message received on the telephone, for these services are charged on a transaction basis or on a monthly subscription basis, and vary according to the type of services delivered. A Group Company recognizes all revenues in the period in which the services are performed. A Group Company contracts with the Operator for the transmission of wireless value-added services as well as for billing and collection services. The Operator provides a Group Company with a monthly statement that represents the principal evidence that service has been delivered and triggers revenue recognition for a substantial portion of a Group Company's revenue. In certain instances, when a statement is not received within a reasonable period of time, a Group Company is required to make an estimate of the revenues and cost of revenues earned during the period covered by the statement based on internally generated information, historical experience, verbal communication with Operator, and/or other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. A Group Company measures its revenues based on the total amount paid by its customers, for which the Operator bills and collects on a Group Company's behalf. Accordingly, the 15 - 50% service fee paid to the Operator is included in the cost of revenues. In addition, the Operator charges a Group Company transmission charges based on a per message fee which varies depending on the volume of the messages sent in the relevant month, multiplied by the excess messages sent over messages received. These transmission charges are likewise retained by the Operator, and are reflected as costs of revenues in the financial statements. (I) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION The functional currency of a Group Company's subsidiaries including its variable interest entities in the PRC is the Renminbi ("RMB"). Transactions denominated in currencies other than RMB are translated into RMB at the exchange rates quoted by the People's Bank of China ("PBOC") prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into RMB using the applicable exchange rates quoted by the PBOC at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are included in the statement of operations. A Group Company has determined that the U.S. dollar is its functional and reporting currency. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate quoted by PBOC at the last day of the Valuation Period and consolidated statements of operations shall use the exchange rate being the Aggregate Exchange Rate divided by 4, whereby: "AGGREGATE EXCHANGE RATE" here means the aggregate of the exchange rates quoted by PBOC at the last day of each of the four quarters in the Valuation Period. Translation adjustments resulting form translation of theses consolidated financial statements are reflected as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included in the shareholders' equity. (J) PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES Product development expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for employees associated with the development and programming of mobile data content and are expensed as incurred. (K) INCOME TAXES Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amount in the financial statements, net operating loss carryforwards and credits by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. (L) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Comprehensive income (loss) includes foreign currency translation adjustments. Comprehensive income (loss) is reported in the statements of shareholders' equity. (M) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities. EXHIBIT F [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] MATERIAL OPERATING CONTRACTS List of 10 operating contracts, their major terms and the term of validity of each. EXHIBIT G [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] LIST OF LICENSES Business license No. 103021635015 PRC nationwide telecommunications value-added service license No. B2-20050140 PRC telecommunications and information services business permit No. Beijing ICP 031066 High-technology enterprise permit No. 0511024A00231 EXHIBIT H [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS 1. Shareholders agreement 2. Shareholders resolution 3. Amended and restated articles 4. Application to revise enterprise registration 5. New registries of shareholders, management and supervisory board 6. Xinrui Share Purchase Agreement as Schedule 2 EXHIBIT I [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] REVENUE ESTIMATION POLICIES OF KONGZHONG (APPLICABLE TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY) EXHIBIT J PROHIBITED MATTERS (a) None of the Group Company shall, and the Management Team shall not, manipulate directly or indirectly, the financial conditions and the business operation of the relevant Group Company or the Group. (b) None of the Group Companies shall, and the Management Team shall not, use or invoke or adopt any illegal methods or ways or ideas or give any false information or fraudulently deceive or induce any customers or users (registered and unregistered), including without limitation, forcing the customers or users to use the products or services of the Group Companies, infringing any copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights, conducting any mass marketing or promotion not in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations. SCHEDULE 1 [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] XINRUI SHAREHOLDERS List of individuals, their ID numbers, residences and invested capital: Chen Jianjun Ying Wenjin Lu Qiang Liu Minghai Chen Zheng Guan Shuosheng List of units, their addresses, business registration numbers, legal representatives, invested capital and method of investing capital: Guangzhou Shu Lian Zi Xun Investment Co. Ltd. SCHEDULE 2 [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] XINRUI SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS First agreement: Chen Jianjun, Ying Wenjin, Guan Shuosheng agree to transfer their shares of Xinrui representing 25%, 23% and 3%, respectively, to Wang Guijun. Second agreement: Guangzhou Shu Lian Zixun Investment Co. Ltd., Lu Qiang, Liu Minghai and Chen Zheng agree to transfer their shares of Xinrui representing 30%, 9%, 5% and 5%, respectively, to Li Yang. SCHEDULE 3 SUBSIDIARIES OF SHARP EDGE Sharp Edge Group Limited owns 100% shares in An Jian Xing Ye Technology (Beijing) Limited (Chinese Characters) SCHEDULE 4 GENERAL LIABILITIES OF GROUP COMPANIES [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] GENERAL LIABILITIES OF BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED As at 31 December 2005 Total outstanding liabilities to five creditors (5,856,841.00) SCHEDULE 5 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS www.xinruinet.com SCHEDULE 6 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT WITH DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT TEAM AND CONSULTANCY CONTRACTS [Contracts in Chinese] SCHEDULE 7 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES None. SCHEDULE 8 [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS (1) Approval from Beijing SAIC of the amended business registration of Xinrui; (2) Approval for amendment of PRC nationwide value-added service license; (3) Approval from tax bureau for amendment of tax registration of Xinrui.
EX-4.40 19 h00512exv4w40.txt EX-4.40 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JAN 26, 2006 EXHIBIT 4.40 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into in Beijing as of January 26, 2006, between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Legal Representative: He Zhicheng PARTY B: BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: Yuetan Mansion 7th floor, Yuetan North Street No. 2, Xicheng District Beijing Legal Representative: Lin Dongliang WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in People's Republic of China, owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic invested company registered in PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the business of the Internet information provision service and value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consulting and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consulting and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with conditions under 1 the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical and consulting services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consulting and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party (excluding the third party designated by Party A), unless consented by Party A with a written notice or Party A can not provide services under normal business condition. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including, (but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and otherwise), whether developed by Party A, Party B based on Party A's intellectual property or Party A based on Party B's intellectual property. Party B shall not claim any right, ownership, interest and intellectual property from Party A. Party B shall ensure that there is no party can claim its rights to its intellectual property, on which Party A will develop. Otherwise, Party B shall compensate all the losses suffered by Party A. At the same time, Party A shall take the prudent responsibility of protecting Party B's intellectual property by reasonable measures. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that the fees under this Agreement shall be determined according to Appendix 2. 2.2 In case Party B fails to pay the Fee and other fees according to this Agreement, it shall pay a penalty interest, amounting at 5% per year based on the delayed amount of Fee. 2.3 Party A, on the precondition of bearing the Fee by itself, is entitled to appoint its employee or registered accountant of China or other country ("Party A's representative") to check Party B's financial statements and calculate the amount of Fee. Therefore, Party B shall provide Party A's representative with documents, accounts, records, data, etc on request and assist Party A's representative to audit Party B's accounts and confirm the amount of Fee. The Fee shall be the amount confirmed by Party A's representative. Party A is entitled to issue a bill to Party B and ask Party B to pay Fee, which is not made, anytime after Party A's representative issues their audit 2 report. Party B shall make the payment within 7 working days after receiving the bill. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Parties hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business with necessary authorization, and has gained all consents and approvals of any other third parties and government authorities. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against it in accordance with its terms upon execution. 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service; 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business with necessary authorization, and has gained all consents and approvals of any other third parties and governmental organs. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 Once the Agreement has been duly executed by both parties, it will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against it in accordance with its terms upon its execution. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to try to take various reasonable measures to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information", the 3 provider of data and information shall notify the receiver in writing that what is Confidential Information upon providing) learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information (including any confidential information in respect of merger, being merged, controlled by third party directly or indirectly) to any third party without prior written consent of either Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of either Party, return any documents, information or software contained any of such Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. Party A, Party B and Party B's employees, agents or professional consultants shall conclude a non-disclosure agreement. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 each Party is required by law to disclose to relevant government authorities, stock exchange institute, or necessarily discloses the above confidential information directly to the legal counselor and financial consultant in order to keep its usual business. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 If either party to this Agreement breaches this Agreement or any representations and warranties 4 made in this Agreement, the abiding party may notify in writing the default party requesting it to correct its default acts, take relevant measures to effectively and promptly avoid the occurrence of any damages, and to resume the performance of this Agreement 10 days upon receipt of the notice. The default party shall compensate any losses caused to the abiding party and make the abiding party obtain all the rights on the condition that the Agreement is supposed to be fully performed. 5.2 In case either party breaches this Agreement, the abiding party suffered any fees, responsibilities or losses (including but not limited to profit losses); the defaulting party shall compensate all the aforesaid losses suffered by the abiding party (including but not limited to profits and lawyer fees shall be paid or lost due to breach). The total compensation paid by the default party to the abiding party shall equal the losses caused by the breach of this Agreement, which shall include the receivable interests by the abiding party for the performance of this Agreement, but shall not exceed the reasonable expectations of the Parties. 5.3 Party B shall take full responsibility in case not going under Party A's instruction, or utilizing Party A's intellectual property improperly or facing third party 's claim due to improper technical operation. In case that Party B found Party A's intellectual property is used without legal authorization, it shall inform Party A and cooperate with Party A to take any action. 5.4 In the event both Parties breach this Agreement, they shall determine the compensation payable according to the graveness of their breach respectively. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed as of the date indicated at the head of this Agreement, and shall come into effect simultaneously. 6.2 This Agreement will remain effective until Party A is dissolved according to the laws of the PRC, unless is terminated early by Party A. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement in advance. 5 Otherwise, Party B shall pay a penalty, amounting at 1 million to Party A, compensate all the losses caused thereby to Party A and the relevant fees for the services already provided. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall pay a penalty, amounting at 1 million to Party A and compensate Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.2 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance in connection with this Agreement through friendly consulting. In case no settlement can be reached through consulting, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations 6 under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: An Jian Xing Ye Technology (Beijing) Limited Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Fax: _______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Addressee: He Zhicheng Party B: Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Co. Ltd. Address: Yuetan Mansion 7th floor, Yuetan North Street No. 2, Xicheng District Beijing Fax: _______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Addressee: Lin Dongliang 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A nay assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 7 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 8 (no text on this page, signatory page of Exclusive Consultation and Service Agreeement) PARTY A: An Jian Xing Ye Technology (Beijing) Limited Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Co. Ltd. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 9 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision of necessary technical platform for the operation; 3. provision and maintenances of the office network; 4. integrated security services for the website; 5. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 6. development and test of new products; 7. provision and maintenances of on-line payment system and fee calculating system 8. marketing plan and introduction service of new products; 9. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 10. maintenance of the clients service platform; 11. training of the employees; 12. study and analysis on market; 13. public relationship service 10 APPENDIX 2: CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES The service fees hereunder shall be calculated as 75% to 80% of the fees paid each month by Party B's end users to Party B. The exact proportion of above-mentioned fees (within the scope of 75% to 80%) shall be decided by Party A in accordance with the actual service it provides to Party B and shall be calculated quarterly. In consideration of Party B's future business development need, parties agree that Party B shall reserve no less than RMB 1,000,000 cash or cash equivalent in its account. In case, Party B fails to reach such requirement at the end of any quarter, Party A is entitled to deduct the fees of the quarter at least to RMB 500,000 at its discretion. Party A will calculate fees on quarter basis and inform Party B. Party B shall remit the fees to bank account appointed by Party A within 10 working days after receives payment notice from Party A. In case Party A thinks that the fee calculation method stipulated herein is improper and need to be adjusted for some reason, Party B shall negotiate with Party A actively and faithfully within 7 working days after receives written request of adjusting fees by Party A and confirm a new fee calculation method or system. If Party B fails to give reply to the aforesaid notice of adjusting fees, it will be regarded as its acceptance of the adjustment. 11 EX-4.41 20 h00512exv4w41.txt EX-4.41 SHARE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 4.41 SHARE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT THIS SHARE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into by and among the following parties (the "Parties") in Beijing, People's Republic of China ("PRC") on January 28, 2006. PARTY A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Legal Representative: PARTY B: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing PARTY C: LI YANG Address: No. 210 Building 397, Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District Beijing WHEREAS 1. Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in the PRC. 2. Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited ("Xinrui Network") is a limited liability company registered in the PRC and licensed by relevant government authorities to hold a Telecommunications Value-added Service Operation Permit, which qualifies it to engage in telecommunications value-added service. 3. Party B and Party C are shareholders of Xinrui Network ("Authorizing Party") and own 51% and 49% equity interest in Xinrui Network. 1. GRANT OF THE OPTION 1.1 Grant All parties of this Agreement agree that as this Agreement is executed, Party A has an exclusive option. Pursuant to the condition stipulated in this Agreement, Party A or its designated third 1 party is entitled to purchase the option owned by the Authorizing Party of all the shares in Xinrui Network at the lowest price permitted by PRC laws. Party A is granted the said option after the execution of this Agreement and the granted option is irrevocable during the term of this Agreement. 1.2 Term This Agreement shall take effect as of the date of execution by the parties hereto and shall remain in full force and effect until all of the equity interests held by the Shareholders of Xinrui Network in Xinrui Network have been purchased by Party A with the permission of PRC laws. 2. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION AND ITS CLOSING 2.1 Timing of Exercise 2.1.1 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that with the permission of PRC laws and regulations, Party A may exercise part or full option anytime during the term of this Agreement. 2.1.2 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that there is no limitation on the times for Party A to exercise its option, unless Party A has purchased all of the equity interests in Xinrui Network. 2.1.3 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that Party A may designate in its sole discretion any third party to exercise the options on its behalf, in which case Party A shall provide a prior written notice to the Authorizing Party. 2.2 Presentation of the amount for the options The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that Party A will present all the amount by exercising the options by Party A to Xinrui Network free of charge. 2.3 Transfer 2 The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that the options of Party A under this Agreement may be transferred to a third party, which shall be deemed as a party to this Agreement and is entitled to exercise the options under terms of this Agreement, to enjoy the rights assume the obligations of Party A under this Agreement. 2.4 Notice Requirement To exercise an Option, Party A shall send an written notice to the Authorizing Party of such Option is to be exercised 10 days prior to each closing date (as defined below), specifying the following: 2.4.1 The date of the effective closing of such purchase (a "Closing Date"); 2.4.2 the name of the person in which the Equity Interests shall be registered; 2.4.3 the amount of Equity Interests to be purchased from such Authorizing Party; 2.4.4 means of payment; and 2.4.5 a power of attorney (applicable if a third party has been designated to exercise the Option) The Authorizing Party agree unanimously that Party A is entitled to exercise the Options and elect to register the Equity Interests in the name of a third party as it may designates from time to time. 2.5 Transfer the Purchased Shares When Party A exercises the option: (1) Party B and Party C shall instruct Xinrui Network to hold shareholders meeting timely; a resolution of approving Party B and Party C to transfer their shares in Xinrui Network to Party A and/or designated third party shall be passed on the shareholders meeting; 3 (2) Party B and Party C shall conclude with Party A (or designated third party of Party A in proper circumstances) a share transfer agreement, which is Exhibit 1 hereto simultaneously upon signing this Agreement; (3) All relevant parties shall sign all the other contracts, agreement or documents. All the necessary permits and approvals from authorities shall be obtained. All actions shall be taken. Party B and Party C shall transfer the ownership of the purchased share to Party A and/or its designated third party without any mortgage to any third party, make Party A and/or its designated third party to be the registered owner of the purchased share, and provide updated business license, permit certificate and other relevant documents issued from Chinese authorities, which reflect the change of shareholder, directors and legal representative. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 The Authorizing Party hereby present and warrant as follows: 3.1.1 They have the full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; 3.1.2 The fulfilling of the obligations hereunder does not violate any applicable laws, regulations and contracts, or require any government authorization or approval; 3.1.3 There is no lawsuit, arbitration or other legal or administrative procedures pending which, based on its knowledge, will possibly have material and adverse affects on the performance of this Agreement; 3.1.4 They have disclose to Party A all the documents issued from authorities, which may have material disadvantage influence on performance of this Agreement; 3.1.5 They are not announced bankruptcy; 3.1.6 There is no any pledge, debt or other third party right on the equity interests in Xinrui Network held by the Authorizing Party. 4 3.1.7 The Authorizing Party will not set pledge, debt or other third party rights on the equity interests in Xinrui Network and will not dispose the same to any third party by transferring, presenting, pledging or any other means; 3.1.8 The options granted to Party A are exclusive, and the Authorizing Party shall not grant options or similar right to other parties in any ways. 3.1.9 Xinrui Network's debt not exceeds [__] RMB on legal or financial respect. 3.1.10 During the term of this Agreement, the business operated by Xinrui Network is compliance with laws, regulations and measures & other administrative regulations and guidelines issued by administrative authorities of People's Republic of China; moreover, there is no any violation of the aforesaid regulations, which will result in material disadvantage influence on company's business operation or assets; 3.1.11 Xinrui Network has good financial and business standard and tradition, which keep its legal existence. Xiinrui Network's business and matters settlement is run by principle of prudence and efficiency; all Party A's license and permit, etc for operating businesss are kept by its utmost efforts; ensure the aforesaid license and permit will not be canceled; 3.1.12 provide all the operation and financial materials of Xinrui Network on Party A's request; 3.1.13 Xinrui Network shall not take the following actions when Party A (a designated qualified third party) exercises its option of purchasing all share or assets: (a) sell, transfer, mortgage or by any other ways to dispose any assets, any legal or beneficial interests of business or income or allow to make any mortgage on the aforesaid rights and interests (excluding those occurred in normal or daily business or disclosed to Party A and obtained Party A's written consent). (b) running business, which has material influence on its assets, responsibility, operation, shares and other legal rights (excluding those occurred in normal or 5 daily business or disclosed to Party A and obtained Party A's written consent); (c) distribute any dividends or interests in any forms to shareholders by any ways; (d) without Party A's prior written consent, shall not inherit, promise or admit any debt shall occur, but exclude (i) debt originated from normal or daily business operation not from loan; and (ii) those have been disclosed to Party A and obtained Party A's written consent; (e) without Party A's prior written consent, shall not conclude any material contracts, excluding contracts concluded during normal business operation(a contract, whose value exceeds 100,000 RMB, shall be deemed as material contract); (f) without Party A's prior written consent, shall not merger or combine with any third parity, or purchase or invest in any third party. 3.1.14 The shareholders of Xinrui Network shall not take the following actions when Party A (a designated qualified third party) exercises its option of purchasing all share or assets separately or jointly: (a) add, change or revise Xinrui Network's Article of Association; moreover, the said adding, change or revising will materially influence Xinrui Network's assets, responsibility, operation, shareholding or other legal rights (excluding increase investment according to requirements of law); (b) make Xinrui Network into pursuing any business, which has material influence on Xinrui Network's assets, responsibility, operation, shares and any other legal rights (excluding those occurred in normal or daily business or disclosed to Party A and obtained Party A's written consent); (c) make Xinrui Network into pass any resolution of distribution of any dividends or interests in any forms to shareholders by any ways; 6 (d) without Party A's prior written consent, sell, transfer, mortgage or by any other ways to dispose any assets, any legal or beneficial interests of business or income or allow to make any mortgage on the aforesaid rights and interests anytime after execution of this Agreement; (e) make Xinrui Network's shareholders' meeting to approval Xinrui Network to sell, transfer, mortgage or by any other ways to dispose any assets, any legal or beneficial interests of business or income or allow to make any mortgage on the rights and interests of Xinrui Network's shares without Party A's prior written consent; (f) make Xinrui Network's shareholders' meeting to approval merger or combination with any third party, purchasing or investment in any third party without Party A's prior written consent; (g) inform Party A timely of all litigation, arbitration or administrative procedures related with its share in Xinrui Network, which occurred or possibly occur; (h) make shareholders' meeting of Xinrui Network to pass a resolution of transferring the purchased share stipulated hereof; whereas, shall make Xinrui Network to modify its Article of Association, which shall be stipulated that registration change procedures at relevant Chinese authorities shall commence as soon as Party B and/or Party C transfer its shares to Party A or Party A's designated third party, or any change matters stipulated in this Agreement occurs; each shareholders of Xinrui Network shall make Xinrui Network to pass a resolution that appoint Party A or Party A's designated third party to be the new director and new legal representative; (i) sign all necessary or proper documents for containing ownership of its shares; take all necessary of proper actions and bring all necessary or proper complaint or make all necessary or proper defense to compensation complaint; (j) transfer its shares to any designated party at anytime without any condition upon Party A's request and waive its preferential purchase right to the shares 7 transferred by other shareholder; (k) strictly abide by this Agreement and all stipulation in other contracts concluded by and among Party B, Party C and Party A jointly or separately; perform all obligations under the aforesaid contracts; to do or not to do any actions, which shall affect validity and performance of the aforesaid contracts. 3.2 Undertaking Authorizing Party hereby undertakes to Party A that it will bear all costs arising from executing each Assignment, process all formalities needed for Party A or its designated third party to be the shareholders of Xinrui Network. Formalities include, but are not limited to, assisting Party A with the obtaining of necessary approvals of the equity transfer from relevant government authorities (if any), the submission of the Assignment to the relevant administrative department of industry and commerce for the purpose of amending the Articles of Association, changing the list of shareholders and undertaking any other changes. 3.3 Party B and Party C hereby make the following representations and warranties to Party A jointly and separately on the execution date and each transferring date: (1) it has fully rights and capability to enter into and deliver this Agreement, to sign any share transfer agreement(referred as share transfer agreement respectively), which Party B or Party C as one party according to this Agreement to transfer purchased share, and perform all obligation under this Agreement and any share transfer agreement. After the execution of this Agreement and any share transfer agreement with Party B or Party C as one party, this Agreement and share transfer agreement shall have legal and valid bonding to Party B and Party C and can be performed by force. (2) Any execution and turnover of this Agreement, any share transfer agreement or obligation under this Agreement or any share transfer agreement will not result in: (i) violation of any Chinese laws; (ii) not in compliance with Article of Association or other organization documents; (iii) violation any contract, which it is one party or has any bonding effect on it; or breaching any the aforesaid contract; (iv) violation any permit or approval of pursuing its business; or (v) ceasing or cancel of any permit or approval or 8 any additional condition; (3) Party B and Party C have the ownership of the assets and they do not make any mortgage on the aforesaid assets; (4) Xinrui Network do not have any debt, that shall be paid, excluding (i) debts occurred in normal business operation, and (ii) debts already disclosed to Party A and obtained Party A's written consent; (5) Xinrui Network abide by all laws and regulations in respect of assets acquisition; (6) There is no litigation, arbitration or administrative procedures in progress or which is pending or possibly occur in future in respect of share, Party B's assets and company. 4. TAXES All taxes arising from the performance of this Agreement will be paid by each party respectively. 5. BREACH OF AGREEMENT If either party to this Agreement breaches any representations, warranties, promises and obligation under this Agreement, the defaulting party shall compensate all the actual losses the abiding party suffered. 6. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 6.1 Governing Laws This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the PRC, including but not limited to the execution, performance, effect and interpretation of this Agreement. 6.2 Friendly Consultation The Parties shall settle the dispute regarding the interpretation or performance of this 9 Agreement through friendly consultation or mediation by a third party. Any dispute that failing such consultation or mediation shall be submitted to the arbitration authority for arbitration within 30 days after the commencement of such discussions. 6.3 Arbitration Any dispute in connection with this Agreement shall submit to China International Trade Arbitration Committee (Beijing) for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on all Parties to this Agreement. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY 7.1 Confidential Information The contents of this Agreement and the Annexes hereof shall be kept confidential. No Party shall disclose any such information to any third party (except for the part agreed upon by the Parties with a prior written agreement). Each Party's obligations under this clause shall survive after the termination of this Agreement. 7.2 Exceptions If a disclosure is explicitly required by law, any courts, arbitration tribunals, or administrative authorities, such a disclosure by any Party shall not be deemed a violation of Article 7.1 above. 8. MISCELLANEOUS 8.1 Entire agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements among them. This Agreement shall only be amended by a written instrument signed by all the Parties. The Annexes attached hereto shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 10 8.2 Notices 8.2.1 Any notices or other correspondences among the Parties in connection with the Performance of this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered in person, by registered mail, prepaid mail, recognized express mail or facsimile to the following correspondence addresses: PARTY A: AN JIAN XING YE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Fax: __________________________ Tele: __________________________ Addressee: He Zhicheng PARTY B: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Fax: __________________________ Tele: __________________________ Addressee: __________________________ PARTY C: LI YANG Address: No. 210 Building 397, Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District Beijing Fax: __________________________ Tele: __________________________ 8.2.2 Notices and correspondences shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered: 8.2.2.1 at the exact time displayed in the corresponding transmission record, if delivered by facsimile, unless such facsimile is sent after 5:00 pm or on a non-business day in the place where it is received, in which case the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the following business day; 8.2.2.2 on the date that the receiving Party signs for the document, if delivered in person (including express mail); 11 8.2.2.3 on the fifteenth (15th) day after the date shown on the registered mail receipt, if sent by registered mail; 8.2.3 Binding Force This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties. 8.3 Language and Counterparts This Agreement shall be executed in 3 originals in Chinese, with each party holding one copy. 8.4 Days and Business Day A reference to a day herein is to a calendar day. A reference to a business day herein is to any day from Monday through Friday in a week. 8.5 Headings The headings contained herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any part of this Agreement. 8.6 The obligation, promises and responsibilities of each shareholder of Xinrui Network under this Agreement shall be deemed as separately or jointly; each shareholder shall take joint and several liability. To Party A, the breach made by either shareholder of Xinrui Network shall be automatically deemed as other shareholders breaching. 8.7 Unspecified Matters Any matter not specified in this Agreement shall be handled through discussions among the Parties and resolved in accordance with PRC laws. 12 (No text on this page, signatory page) PARTY A: AN JIAN XING YE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Authorized Representative: ---------------------------------- PARTY B: WANG GUIJUN Signature: ----------------------------------- PARTY C: LI YANG Signature: ----------------------------------- 13 Exhibit 1. Share Transfer Agreement [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] SHARE TRANSFER AGREEMENT Form of a Share Transfer Agreement among Sharp Edge Group Limited, Wang Guijun, Li Yang and Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited pursuant to which Wang Guijun and Li Yang agree to transfer all their shares in Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited to Sharp Edge Group Limited at such time that Sharp Edge Group Limited exercises its option to purchase such shares under the Share Disposition Agreement. EX-4.42 21 h00512exv4w42.txt EX-4.42 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED JAN 26, 2006 EXHIBIT 4.42 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT This Share Pledge Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into on January 26, 2006 in Beijing by and among the following parties: Party A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Legal Representative: Xinrui Network: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Party C: LI YANG Address: No. 210 Building 397, Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District Beijing WHEREAS, 1. Party A is a wholly foreign owned company registered in the PRC. 2. Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited ("Xinrui Network")is a limited company registered in China and licensed by relevant government authorities to hold a Telecommunications Value-added Service Operation Permit, which qualifies it to engage in telecommunications value-added service. 3. Party A and Party B signed Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement on January 28, 2006; Party A, Party B, Party C and Xinrui Network have signed Share Disposal Agreement and Business Operation Agreement on January 28, 2006. 4. Party B and Party C (the "Pledgor") are the shareholders of Xinrui Network and own 51% and 49% equity interest in Xinrui Network respectively. 5. In order to guarantee that Party A collects normally technical service fees from Xinrui Network, 1 which is owned by Party B and Party C, under the Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement, and to ensure the performance of the Share Disposal Agreement and Business Operation Agreement, the Pledgors are willing to severally and jointly pledge all their equity interest in Xinrui Network to the Pledgee as a security for the performance of the obligations under the aforesaid agreements, with Party A as the Pledgee. Therefore, through friendly negotiations and in the principles of equality and mutual benefit, the parties hereby enter agreement as follows. 1. DEFINITIONS Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1.1 Pledge means the full content of Article 2 hereunder. 1.2 Equity Interest means 100% equity interests in Xinrui Network legally and jointly held by the Pledgors and all the present and future rights and benefits based on such equity interest. 1.3 Reorganization Agreements mean Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement, Share Disposition Agreement and Business Operation Agreement as mentioned in point 3 under whereas of this Agreement. 1.4 Event of Default means any event in accordance with Article 7 hereunder. 1.5 Notice of Default means the notice of default issued by the Pledgee in accordance with this Agreement. 2. PLEDGE 2.1 The Pledgors agree to pledge all the equity interest in Xinrui Network to Party A as the security for Party A's rights and interest under the reorganization agreements. 2.2 The Pledge under this Agreement refers to the rights owned by the Pledgee to collect the fees (including legal fees), expenses and losses that Xinrui Network shall pay under the Technical 2 Consulting and Service Agreement, and civil liabilities that Xinrui Network or Pledgors shall bear in case the Reorganization Agreement wholly or partially becomes nullify due to any reason. 2.3 The Pledge under this Agreement refers to the prior right owned by the Pledgee to the money gained from the conversion, auction, or sell of the equity interests pledged by the Pledgor to the Pledgee. 2.4 Unless consented to in writing by Xinrui Network after the execution of this Agreement, the pledge under this Agreement will be discharged only when Xinrui Network and Pledgors have performed all the obligations and liabilities under the Reorganization Agreements and Party A confirms in writing. If Xinrui Network or Pledgors have not fully performed all or part of its obligations or liabilities under the Reorganization Agreements at the expiration of such agreements, Party A will maintain the pledge hereunder up to the date when all such obligations and liabilities are fully performed. 3. EFFECT 3.1 This Agreement shall take effect as of the date when the Agreement is executed by Party A, Party B and Party C. 3.2 Party A is entitled to dispose the pledge hereunder if Xinrui Network fails to pay the fees in accordance with the Technical Consulting and Service Agreement or fail to perform the Business Operation Agreement and the Share Disposal Agreement. 4. PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF DOCUMENTS 4.1 During the term of Pledge under this Agreement, the Pledgor shall deliver the physical possession of the Certificate of Distribution (original) of Xinrui Network, provide the testification of the proper record of such pledge on the shareholders' register of Xinrui Network to Party A within 7 working days as of the date of conclusion of this Agreement and pass through all procedures required by Chinese laws. 4.2 Party B and Party C shall make corresponding change to the record of pledge, provided the change is required to be recorded according to law; and such change shall be made within 15 3 days from occurrence of the change. 4.3 During the share pledge term, the Pledgor shall instruct Xinrui Network not to distribute any dividends and profits or make any profit distribution plan; in case Pledgor shall receive any monetary interests other than from dividends, profits and profit distribution plan, Pledgor shall, on Party A's request, instruct Xinrui Network to remit such kind of payment to the bank account appointed by Party A; Pledgor shall not use the aforesaid interest without Party A's prior written consent. 4.4 During the share pledge term, in case Pledgor receive new shares according to Xinrui Network's plan of free delivering shares to shareholder, the new increased shares shall be automatically turned into pledged shares under this Agreement; the Pledgor shall complete all pledge procedures of the new increased shares within 10 working days from receipt of the new shares. Party A is entitled to exercise the right of the pledge pursuant Article 8 hereto in case the Pledgor fails to complete the aforesaid procedures. 4.5 If Pledgor is Party A's employee, during the pledge term, the Pledgor hereby agrees and promises that whenever either of the Pledgor ceases employment with Party A, it shall transfer all its shares in Xinrui Network to Party A's designated third party. The third party, which receives the transferred shares, shall take all the obligations and enjoy all the rights under relevant reorganization agreements. The aforesaid guaranty is irrevocable in the term of this Agreement. 5. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATION OF THE PLEDGOR The Pledgors hereby make the following representation and warranties to the Pledgee and confirm that Party A executes this Agreement in reliance of such representation and warranties: 5.1 The Pledgors lawfully own the equity interests hereunder and are entitled to create pledge on such the equity interests; 5.2 Party A shall not be interfered by any other parties once the board of directors of Party A exercises the rights of the Pledge in accordance with this Agreement. 5.3 Party A is entitled to dispose the pledge in accordance with relevant laws and this Agreement. 4 5.4 The execution and performance of this Agreement of the Pledgor has gained all necessary authorization and shall not violate any applicable laws and regulations. The representative who signs this Agreement shall be lawfully and effectively authorized. 5.5 Except for the pledge under this Agreement, there is no other burden of rights on the equity interests pledged by the Pledgors (including but not limited to pledge). 5.6 There is no pending or incoming civil, administrative or criminal litigation or administrative punishment or arbitration relating to the equity interests hereunder at the date of execution of this Agreement. 5.7 There are no outstanding taxes, fees or undecided legal procedures related with the equity interests hereunder at the date of execution of this Agreement. 5.8 Each provision hereunder is the expression of each Party's true meaning and shall be binding upon all the Parties. 6. COVENANT OF THE PLEDGOR 6.1 During the term of this Agreement, the Pledgor covenants to Party A that the Pledgor will: 6.1.1 not transfer or assign the equity interests, create or permit to create any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of the Pledgee without prior written consent from the Pledgee except transfer to the Pledgee or the person designated by the Pledgee as required by the Pledgee; 6.1.2 comply with and implement laws and regulations with respect to the pledge of rights, present to Party A the notices, orders or suggestions with respect to the Pledge issued or made by the competent authority within five days upon receiving such notices, orders or suggestions and take actions in accordance with the reasonable instruction of Party A; 6.1.3 timely notify Party A of any events or any received notices which may affect the 5 Pledgor's equity interest or any part of its right, and any events or any received notices which may change the Pledgor's any covenant and obligation under this Agreement or which may affect the Pledgor's performance of its obligations under this Agreement, take actions in accordance with the instructions of Party A; 6.2 The Pledgors agree that Party A's right of exercising the Pledge pursuant to this Agreement shall not be suspended or hampered by the Pledgors or any successors or transferees of the Pledgors or any other persons. 6.3 The Pledgors warrant to Party A that in order to protect or perfect the security over the payment of the technical consulting and service fees under the Technical Consulting and Service Agreement, the Pledgors shall execute in good faith and cause other parties who have interests in the pledge to execute all the title certificates, contracts, and /or perform and cause other parties who have interests to take action as required by the Pledgee and make access to exercise the rights and authorization vested in the Pledgee under this Agreement, and execute all the documents with respect to the changes of certificate of equity interests with the Pledgee or another party designated by the Pledgee, and provides the Pledgee with all the documents regarded as necessary to the Pledgee within the reasonable time. 6.4 The Pledgors warrants to Party A that the Pledgors will comply with and perform all the guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions for the benefits of the Pledgee. The Pledgor shall compensate for all the losses suffered by Party A for the reasons that the Pledgor does not perform or fully perform their guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions. 7. EVENT OF DEFAULT 7.1 The following events shall be regarded as an event of default: 7.1.1 Xinrui Network or its successors or transferees fail to make full payment of service fees under the Service Agreement on time, or the Pledgors or its successors or transferees fail to perform the Business Operation Agreement, Assets Transfer Agreement and the Share Disposal Agreement; 7.1.2 The Pledgors make any material misleading or fraudulent representations or 6 warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein, and/or the Pledgor is in violation of any representations or warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein; 7.1.3 The Pledgors gravely violate any provisions of this Agreement; 7.1.4 The Pledgors waive the pledged equity interests or transfers the pledged equity interests without prior written consent from the Pledgee except otherwise agreed under Article 6.1.1 herein; 7.1.5 The Pledgor's any external loan, security, compensation, covenants or any other compensation liabilities (1) are required to be repaid or performed prior to the scheduled date; or (2) are due but can not be repaid or performed as scheduled and thereby cause the Pledgee to deem that the Pledgor's capacity to perform the obligations herein is affected; 7.1.6 The Pledgors are incapable of repaying the general debt or other debt, which subsequently affects the interests of Party A; 7.1.7 This Agreement is illegal for the reason of the promulgation of any related laws or the Pledgor's incapability of continuing to perform the obligations herein; 7.1.8 Any approval, permits, licenses or authorization from the competent authority of the government needed to perform this Agreement or validate this Agreement are withdrawn, suspended, invalidated or materially amended; 7.1.9 The property of the Pledgor is adversely changed and causes Party A to deem that the capability of the Pledgor to perform the obligations herein is affected; 7.1.10 Other circumstances whereby the Pledgee is incapable of exercising the right to dispose the Pledge in accordance with relevant laws. 7.2 The Pledgor shall immediately give a written notice to Party A if the Pledgor is aware of or find that any event under Article 7.1 herein or any events that may result in the foregoing events have happened or are going on. 7 7.3 Unless the event of default under Article 7.1 herein has been solved to Party A's satisfaction, Party A, at any time when the event of default happens or thereafter, may give a written notice of default to the Pledgor and require the Pledgor to immediately make full payment of the outstanding fees under the Service Agreement, and other payables or timely perform the Share Disposal Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and Assets Transfer Agreement, or dispose the Pledge in accordance with Article 8 herein. 8. EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF THE PLEDGE 8.1 The Pledgor shall not transfer the pledge without prior written approval from Party A prior to the full repayment of the fees under the Service Agreement and the full performance of the Share Disposal Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and the Assets Transfer Agreement. 8.2 Party A shall give a notice of default to the Pledgors when it exercises the right of pledge. 8.3 Subject to Article 7.3, the Pledgee may exercise the right to dispose the Pledge at any time when Party A gives a notice of default in accordance with Article 7.3 or thereafter. 8.4 Party A is entitled to have priority in receiving payment by the evaluation or proceeds from the auction or sale of whole or part of the share pledged herein in accordance with legal procedure until the outstanding fees under the Servicing Agreement and all other payables there under are repaid, and the full performance of the Share Disposal Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and the Assets Transfer Agreement. 8.5 The Pledgors shall not hinder the Pledgee from disposing the Pledge in accordance with this Agreement and shall give necessary assistance so that the Pledgee could realize his Pledge. 9. TRANSFER 9.1 The Pledgors shall not transfer the rights and obligations to any third party herein without prior consent from the Pledgee. 9.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon the Pledgors and their successors and be effective to Party A and his successors and assignees. 8 9.3 Party A may transfer his all or any rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreement to any third party at any time. In this case, the assignee shall enjoy and undertake the same rights and obligations herein of Party A as if the assignee is a party hereto. When Party A transfers the rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreement, at the request of Party A, the Pledgors shall execute relevant agreements and/or documents with respect to such transfer. 9.4 After the Pledgee's change resulting from the transfer, the new parties to the pledge shall reexecute a pledge agreement. 10. FEES AND OTHER CHARGES 10.1 Party A and Party B shall be responsible for half of all the fees and actual expenditures in relation to this Agreement including but not limited to legal fees, cost of production, stamp tax and any other taxes and charges. 11. FORCE MAJEURE 11.1 If this Agreement is delayed in or prevented from performing in the Event of Force Majeure ("Event of Force Majeure"), only within the limitation of such delay or prevention, the affected party is absolved from any liability under this Agreement. Force Majeure, which includes acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, geographic change, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning, war, means any unforeseen events beyond the prevented party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event beyond a Party's reasonable control. The Party affected by Force Majeure who claims for exemption from performing any obligations under this Agreement or under any Article herein shall notify the other party of such exemption promptly and advice him of the steps to be taken for completion of the performance. 11.2 The Pledge affected by Force Majeure shall not assume any liability under this Agreement. However, subject to the Party affected by Force Majeure having taken its reasonable and practicable efforts to perform this Agreement, the Party claiming for exemption of the liabilities may only be exempted from performing such liability as within limitation of the part performance delayed or prevented by Force Majeure. Once causes for such exemption of liabilities are rectified and remedied, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their 9 best efforts. 12. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 12.1 The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC law. 12.2 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") for arbitration. The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties. 12.3 Each Party shall continue performance of this Agreement in good faith according to the stipulations herein except the matters in dispute. 13. NOTICE Any notice or correspondence, which is given by the Party as stipulated hereunder, shall be in Chinese and English writing and shall be delivered in person or by registered or prepaid mail or recognized express service, or be transmitted by telex or facsimile to the following addresses: PARTY A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Fax: ___________________ Tele: __________________ Addressee: __________________________________________ PARTY B: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Fax: ___________________ Tele: __________________ 10 Addressee: ___________________________________________ PARTY C: LI YANG Address: No. 210 Building 397, Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District Beijing Fax: ____________________ Tele: ____________________ Addressee: ____________________________________________ 14. APPENDICES The appendices to this Agreement are entire and integral part of this Agreement. 15. WAIVER The Pledgee's non-exercise or delay in exercise of any rights, remedies, power or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed as the waiver of such rights, remedies, power or privileges. Any single or partial exercise of the rights, remedies, power and privileges shall not exclude the Pledgee from exercising any other rights, remedies, power and privileges. The rights, remedies, power and privileges hereunder are accumulative and shall not exclude the application of any other rights, remedies, power and privileges stipulated by laws. 16. MISCELLANEOUS 16.1 Any amendments, modifications or supplements to this Agreement shall be in writing and come into effect upon being executed and sealed by the parties hereto. 16.2 In case any terms and stipulations in this Agreement is regarded as illegal or can not be performed in accordance with the applicable law, such terms and stipulations shall be deemed to lose effect and enforcement within the scope governed by the applicable law, and the rest stipulations will remain effective. 16.3 This Agreement is made in Chinese original and shall be kept in 3 copies. 11 (No text on this page, signatory page) PARTY A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Authorized Representative: _________________ PARTY B: WANG GUIJUN Signature: ------------------------ PARTY C: LI YANG Signature: ------------------------ 12 Exhibit 1. Shareholders Name List of Xinrui Network Technology Co. Ltd. 2. Investment Certificate of Establishing Xinrui Network Technology Co. Ltd. 13 EX-4.43 22 h00512exv4w43.txt EX-4.43 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT DATED JAN 26,2006 EXHIBIT 4.43 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT This Business Operations Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into on the day of January 26, 2006, in Beijing by and among the following parties: PARTY A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Legal Representative: PARTY B: BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: Yuetan Mansion 7th floor, Yuetan North Street No. 2, Xicheng District Beijing Legal Representative: PARTY C: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing PARTY D: LI YANG Address: No. 210 Building 397, Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District Beijing WHEREAS: 1. Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in the PRC; 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned company registered in the PRC, is approved by relevant government authorities to engage in the value-added telecommunications service; 3. A business relationship has been established between Party A and Party B by entering into Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement, under which Party B shall pay all incomes from main business operations to Party A, and subsequently the daily operation of Party B will have a material impact on its payment capacity to Party A.; 4. Party C, Party D are all shareholders of Party B (the "Shareholders of Party B"), which own 51% and 49% equity in Party B respectively. Party A, Party B, Party C, Party D, through friendly negotiation in the principle of equality and common interest, hereby jointly agree the following: 1 1. NON-ACTION OBLIGATION In order to ensure Party B's performance of the agreements between Party A and Party B and all its obligations to Party A, Party B's shareholders hereby jointly confirm and agree that Party B will not conduct any transaction which may materially affect its assets, obligations, rights or the company's operation unless a prior written consent from Party A or another Party appointed by Party A, including but not limited to the following contents, has been obtained: 1.1 To conduct any business which is beyond normal business scope; the business scope includes information service on internet(including publish advertisements on Xinrui Network's website)(excluding the content of news, publication, education, healthcare, medicine, medical devices); not pursuing businesses prohibited by laws, administrative regulations, decrees of State of Department; the businesses needing approvals from authorities and registration at industrial and commercial authorities, shall be approved and registered pursuant to law, administrative regulations and decrees of State of Department; pursuing businesses on its own discretion, which do not need getting permit pursuant to law, administrative regulations and decrees of State of Department; 1.2 To borrow money or incur any debt from any third party; 1.3 To change or dismiss any directors or to dismiss and replace any senior management officers; 1.4 To sell to or acquire from any third party any assets or rights exceeding RMB 200,000 Yuan, including but not limited to any intellectual property rights; 1.5 To provide guarantee for any third party with its assets or intellectual property rights or to provide any other guarantee or to place its assets under any other obligations; 1.6 To amend the Articles of Association of the company or to change its scope of business; 1.7 To change the normal business process or modify any material bylaws; 1.8 To assign rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party. 2. MANAGEMENT OF OPERATION AND ARRANGEMENTS OF HR 2.1 Party B together with its shareholders Party C, Party D and Party E hereby jointly agree to accept and strictly enforce the proposals in respect of the employment and dismissal of its employees, the daily business management and financial management, etc., provided by Party A from time to time. 2.2 Party B together with the Shareholders of Party B hereby jointly agree that the Shareholders of Party B shall only appoint candidates designated by Party A as the directors of Party B in accordance with 2 the procedures regulated by laws and regulations and the Article of Association of the company, and cause the chosen directors to elect Party A's president candidate as President of the company or elect Party A's designated person as Party B's Executive Director, and Party B shall engage Party A's nominees as Party B's General Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and other senior officers. 2.3 If any of the above officers quits or is dismissed by Party A, he or she will lose the qualification to undertake any positions in Party B and therefore the Shareholders of Party B shall appoint other nominees of Party A to assume such positions. 2.4 For the purpose of 2.3, the Shareholders shall take all necessary inside and outside procedures to accomplish the above dismissal and engagement. 2.5 The Shareholders hereby agree, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, to sign Powers of Attorneys as Exhibit 1 hereto, according to which the Shareholders will irrevocably authorize personnel designated by Party A to exercise their shareholders' rights and their full voting rights as shareholders at Party B's shareholders' meetings. The Shareholders further agree to replace the authorized persons appointed in the above mentioned Power of Attorney at any time at the request of Party A. 3. OTHER AGREEMENTS 3.1 In the event that any of the agreements between Party A and Party B terminates or expires, Party A is entitled to terminate all agreements between Party A and Party B including but not limited to the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement. 3.2 Whereas the business relationship between Party A and Party B has been establishes through the Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement and other agreements and the daily business operations of Party B shall bear a material impact on its capacity to pay the payables to Party A, the Shareholders of Party B jointly agree that they will immediately and unconditionally pay or transfer to Party A any bonus, dividends or any other incomes or benefits (regardless of the forms) obtained from Party B as shareholders of Party B at the time such payables occur. 4. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATIONS 4.1 This Agreement together with all the other agreements and/or documents mentioned or explicitly included in this Agreement will be part of the whole agreement concluded in respect of the matters in this Agreement and shall replace all other prior oral and written agreements, contracts, understandings and communications among all the parties involving this matters. 4.2 Any amendment and supplement to this Agreement shall take effect only after it is executed by all Parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed shall be part of this Agreement and shall 3 have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 5. GOVERNING LAW The execution, effect, performance and the resolution of disputes of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. 6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 6.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance through negotiation in good faith. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") for arbitration in accordance with the current rules of CIETAC. The arbitration proceedings shall take place in Beijing and shall be conducted in Chinese. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon all parties. 6.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 7. NOTICE 7.1 Notices for the purpose of exercising the rights and performing the obligations hereunder shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. PARTY A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Address: Room C709, south road No. 18, west ring of Beijing Economy & Technology Development Area Fax: _____________________ Tele: _____________________ Addressee: _____________________ PARTY B: BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: Yuetan Mansion 7th floor, Yuetan North Street No. 2, Xicheng District Beijing Fax: _____________________ Tele: _____________________ Addressee: _____________________ PARTY C: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 4 Fax: _____________________ Tele: _____________________ Addressee: _____________________ PARTY D: LI YANG Address: No. 210 Building 397, Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District Beijing Fax: _____________________ Tele: _____________________ Addressee: _____________________ PARTY E: WU LINGUANG Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei Fax: _____________________ Tele: _____________________ Addressee: _____________________ 8. EFFECT, TERM AND OTHER ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT 8.1 Any written consent, suggestion, appointment or other decisions which have material effects on Party B's daily business operations involved in this Agreement shall adopted by the board of directors of Party A. 8.2 This Agreement will take effect upon execution by duly authorized representatives of all parties and the term of this Agreement will last until Party A is dissolved according to the PRC laws. 8.3 Party B and the Shareholders of Party B shall not terminate this Agreement within the term of this Agreement while Party A is entitled to terminate this Agreement any time by issuing a written notice to Party B and the Shareholders of Party B 30 days prior to the termination. 8.4 In case any term or provision in this Agreement is regarded as illegal or can not be performed in accordance with the applicable law, it shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement and be null and void, and this Agreement shall be treated as without it from the very beginning. However, the rest of the provisions will remain effective. The parties shall replace the deleted provisions with lawful, effective and mutually acceptable ones through negotiations. 8.5 Any non-exercise of any rights, powers or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed as a waiver thereof. Any single or partial exercise of such rights, powers or privileges shall not exclude one party from exercising any other rights, powers or privileges. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date first written above. 5 (No text on this page) PARTY A: ANJIAN XINGYE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED Authorized Representative: --------------------- PARTY B: BEIJING XINRUI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Authorized Representative: --------------------- PARTY C: WANG GUIJUN Signature: -------------------------- PARTY D: LI YANG Signature: -------------------------- 6 Exhibit A Power of Attorney [Summary of Chinese-language exhibit] POWER OF ATTORNEY Form of a power of attorney pursuant to which Wang Guijun and Li Yang as shareholders in Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Co. Ltd. irrevocably authorize Zhou Yunfan to exercise the shareholder rights of Wang Guijun and Li Yang according to laws and the Articles of Association, on the condition that Zhou Yunfan is the employee of An Jian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited and An Jian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited consents to such authorization. 7 EX-4.44 23 h00512exv4w44.txt EX-4.44 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT DATED NOV 21, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.44 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT This Business Operations Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into on the day of November 21, 2005, in Beijing by and among the following parties: PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaza, No.168 Xizhimenwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfan PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Address: __________________________________________________________ Legal Representative: __________________________________________________________ PARTY C: LI YANG Address: __________________________________________________________ PARTY D: WU XUELEI Address: __________________________________________________________ WHEREAS: 1. Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in the PRC; 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned company registered in the PRC, is approved by relevant government authorities to engage in the value-added telecommunications service; 3. A business relationship has been established between Party A and Party B by entering into Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement, under which Party B shall pay all incomes from main business operations to Party A, and subsequently the daily operation of Party B will have a material impact on its payment capacity to Party A.; 4. Party C, Party D are all shareholders of Party B (the "Shareholders of Party B"), which own 90% and 10% equity in Party B respectively. Party A, Party B, Party C, Party D, through friendly negotiation in the principle of equality and common interest, hereby jointly agree the following: 1 1. NON-ACTION OBLIGATION In order to ensure Party B's performance of the agreements between Party A and Party B and all its obligations to Party A, Party B together with its shareholders hereby jointly confirm and agree that Party B will not conduct any transaction which may materially affect its assets, obligations, rights or the company's operation unless a prior written consent from Party A or another Party appointed by Party A, including but not limited to the following contents, has been obtained: 1.1 To conduct any business which is beyond normal business operations; 1.2 To borrow money or incur any debt from any third party; 1.3 To change or dismiss any directors or to dismiss and replace any senior management officers; 1.4 To sell to or acquire from any third party any assets or rights exceeding RMB 200,000 Yuan, including but not limited to any intellectual property rights; 1.5 To provide guarantee for any third party with its assets or intellectual property rights or to provide any other guarantee or to place its assets under any other obligations; 1.6 To amend the Articles of Association of the company or to change its scope of business; 1.7 To change the normal business process or modify any material bylaws; 1.8 To assign rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party. 2. MANAGEMENT OF OPERATION AND ARRANGEMENTS OF HR 2.1 Party B together with its shareholders Party C, Party D and Party E hereby jointly agree to accept and strictly enforce the proposals in respect of the employment and dismissal of its employees, the daily business management and financial management, etc., provided by Party A from time to time. 2.2 Party B together with the Shareholders of Party B hereby jointly agree that the Shareholders of Party B shall only appoint candidates designated by Party A as the directors of Party B in accordance with the procedures regulated by laws and regulations and the Article of Association of the company, and cause the chosen directors to elect Party A's president candidate as President of the company, and Party B shall engage Party A's nominees as Party B's General Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and other senior officers. 2.3 If any of the above officers quits or is dismissed by Party A, he or she will lose the qualification to 2 undertake any positions in Party B and therefore the Shareholders of Party B shall appoint other nominees of Party A to assume such positions. 2.4 For the purpose of 2.3, the Shareholders of Party B shall take all necessary inside and outside procedures to accomplish the above dismissal and engagement. 2.5 The Shareholders of Party B hereby agree, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, to sign Powers of Attorneys, according to which the Shareholders of Party B will authorize personnel designated by Party A to exercise their shareholders' rights and their full voting rights as shareholders at Party B's shareholders' meetings. The Shareholders of Party B further agree to replace the authorized persons appointed in the above mentioned Power of Attorney at any time at the request of Party A. 3. OTHER AGREEMENTS 3.1 In the event that any of the agreements between Party A and Party B terminates or expires, Party A is entitled to terminate all agreements between Party A and Party B including but not limited to the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement. 3.2 Whereas the business relationship between Party A and Party B has been establishes through the Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement and other agreements and the daily business operations of Party B shall bear a material impact on its capacity to pay the payables to Party A, the Shareholders of Party B jointly agree that they will immediately and unconditionally pay or transfer to Party A any bonus, dividends or any other incomes or benefits (regardless of the forms) obtained from Party B as shareholders of Party B at the time such payables occur. 4. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATIONS 4.1 This Agreement together with all the other agreements and/or documents mentioned or explicitly included in this Agreement will be part of the whole agreement concluded in respect of the matters in this Agreement and shall replace all other prior oral and written agreements, contracts, understandings and communications among all the parties involving this matters. 4.2 Any amendment and supplement to this Agreement shall take effect only after it is executed by all Parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 5. GOVERNING LAW The execution, effect, performance and the resolution of disputes of this Agreement shall be 3 governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. 6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 6.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance through negotiation in good faith. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") for arbitration in accordance with the current rules of CIETAC. The arbitration proceedings shall take place in Beijing and shall be conducted in Chinese. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon all parties. 6.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 7. NOTICE 7.1 Notices for the purpose of exercising the rights and performing the obligations hereunder shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaza, No.168 Xizhimenwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _____________________________ Tele: _____________________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfang PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: _____________________________ Fax: _____________________________ Tele: _____________________________ Addressee: _____________________________ PARTY C: LI YANG Address: _____________________________ Fax: _____________________________ Tele: _____________________________ PARTY D: WU XUELEI Address: _____________________________ 4 Fax: _____________________________ Tele: _____________________________ 8. EFFECT, TERM AND OTHER ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT 8.1 Any written consent, suggestion, appointment or other decisions which have material effects on Party B's daily business operations involved in this Agreement shall adopted by the board of directors of Party A. 8.2 This Agreement will take effect upon execution by duly authorized representatives of all parties and the term of this Agreement will last until Party A is dissolved according to the PRC laws. 8.3 Party B and the Shareholders of Party B shall not terminate this Agreement within the term of this Agreement while Party A is entitled to terminate this Agreement any time by issuing a written notice to Party B and the Shareholders of Party B 30 days prior to the termination. 8.4 In case any term or provision in this Agreement is regarded as illegal or can not be performed in accordance with the applicable law, it shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement and be null and void, and this Agreement shall be treated as without it from the very beginning. However, the rest of the provisions will remain effective. The parties shall replace the deleted provisions with lawful, effective and mutually acceptable ones through negotiations. 8.5 Any non-exercise of any rights, powers or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed as a waiver thereof. Any single or partial exercise of such rights, powers or privileges shall not exclude one party from exercising any other rights, powers or privileges. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date first written above. 5 (No text on this page, signatory page of Business Operation Agreement) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------- PARTY B: Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd. Authorized Representative: ------------- PARTY C: LI YANG Signature: ----------------------------- PARTY D: WU XUELEI Signature: ----------------------------- 6 EX-4.45 24 h00512exv4w45.txt EX-4.45 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED NOV 21, 2006 EXHIBIT 4.45 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into in Beijing as of November 21, 2005, between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaza, No.168 Xizhimenwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfang PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. Address: __________________________________ Legal Representative: __________________________________ WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise registered in People's Republic of China, owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a wholly domestic invested company registered in PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the business of the Internet information provision service and value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consulting and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consulting and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consulting and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with conditions under 1 the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical and consulting services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consulting and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including, (but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and otherwise), whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that the fees under this Agreement shall be determined according to Appendix 2. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business with necessary authorization, and has gained all consents and approvals of any other third parties and government authorities. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against it in accordance with its terms upon execution. 2 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service; 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business with necessary authorization, and has gained all consents and approvals of any other third parties and governmental organs. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 Once the Agreement has been duly executed by both parties, it will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against it in accordance with its terms upon its execution. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to try to take various reasonable measures to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of either Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of either Party, return any documents, information or software contained any of such Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 3 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 each Party is required by law to disclose to relevant government authorities, stock exchange institute, or necessarily discloses the above confidential information directly to the legal counselor and financial consultant in order to keep its usual business. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 If either party to this Agreement breaches this Agreement or any representations and warranties made in this Agreement, the abiding party may notify in writing the default party requesting it to correct its default acts, take relevant measures to effectively and promptly avoid the occurrence of any damages, and to resume the performance of this Agreement 10 days upon receipt of the notice. The default party shall compensate any losses caused to the abiding party. 5.2 The total compensation paid by the default party to the abiding party shall equal the losses caused by the breach of this Agreement, which shall include the receivable interests by the abiding party for the performance of this Agreement, but shall not exceed the reasonable expectations of the Parties. 5.3 In the event both Parties breach this Agreement, they shall determine the compensation payable according to the graveness of their breach respectively. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed as of the date indicated at the head of this Agreement, and shall come into effect simultaneously. 4 6.2 This Agreement will remain effective until Party A is dissolved according to the laws of the PRC. 7. TERMINATION 7.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement in advance. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.2 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance in connection with this Agreement through friendly consulting. In case no settlement can be reached through consulting, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 5 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected party. 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaza, No.168 Xizhimenwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: _____________________ Telephone: _____________________ Addressee: Zhou Yunfang PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Address: ______________________________________ Fax: _____________________ Telephone: _____________________ Addressee: _____________________ 6 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of Party A. Party A nay assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE, SIGNATORY PAGE OF EXCLUSIVE CONSULTATION AND SERVICE AGREEMENT) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision of necessary technical platform for the operation; 3. provision and maintenances of the office network; 4. integrated security services for the website; 5. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 6. development and test of new products; 7. marketing plan of new products; 8. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 9. maintenance of the clients service platform; 10. training of the employees; 11. study and analysis on market; 12. public relationship service 9 APPENDIX 2: CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES The service fees hereunder shall be monthly calculated by 50% to 85% of the fees paid by Party B's end users to Party B (subject to adjustments according to board resolutions of Party A). The exact proportion of above-mentioned fees shall be decided by Party A in accordance with the actual service it provides to Party B and shall be calculated monthly. In case, Party B fails to reach such requirement at the end of any month, Party A is be entitled to deduct the fees of the month at its discretion. 10 EX-4.46 25 h00512exv4w46.txt EX-4.46 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED NOV 21, 2005 Exhibit 4.46 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT This Share Pledge Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated November 21, 2005 is entered into at Beijing by and among the following parties: Party A: Kong Zhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Limited (Beijing) Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfan Party B: Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Co., Ltd. Address: Huatong Internet Mansion, Liberation Park Road No. 43, Jiangan District, Wuhan Legal Representative: Wang Guijun Party C: Li Yang Address: No. 210, Building 397, Guanganmenwai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Party D: Wu Xuelei Address: Ningbo Street No. 23, Xicheng District, Beijing WHEREAS, 1. Party A is a wholly foreign owned company incorporated in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"). 2. Party B is a limited liability company in the PRC and licensed by relevant government authorities to hold a Telecommunications Value-added Service Operation Permit, which qualifies it to engage in telecommunications value-added service. 3. Party C and Party D (the "Pledgor") are the shareholders of Party B and own 90% and 10% equity interest in Party B respectively. On November 21, 2005, Party C and Party D entered into Share Transfer Agreements with the original shareholders of Party B who transferred their respective equity interest in Party B. The consideration for the transfer was paid by Party A. 4. All parties to this Agreement have signed Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and Option Agreement respectively on November 21, 2005. 5. In order to guarantee that Party A collects the fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement in due course, and to ensure the performance of the Business Operation Agreement and Option Agreement, the Pledgors agree to severally and jointly pledge all their equity interest in Party B to Party A, the Pledgee's as a security for the performance of the obligations under the aforesaid agreements. Therefore, through friendly negotiations and in the principles of equality and mutual benefits, the parties hereby enter into the agreement as follows. 1. DEFINITIONS Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1.1 Pledge means the full content of Article 2 hereunder. 1.2 Equity Interest means 100% equity interests in Party B legally and jointly held by the Pledgors and all the present and future rights and benefits based on such equity interest. 1.3 Reorganization Agreements mean Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and Option Agreement signed by the parties of the Agreement respectively on November 21, 2005. 1.4 Event of Default means any event in accordance with Article 7 hereunder. 1.5 Notice of Default means the notice of default issued by Party A in accordance with this Agreement. 2. PLEDGE 2.1 The Pledgors agree to pledge all the equity interest in Party B to Party A as the security for Party A's rights and interest under the Reorganization Agreements. 2.2 The Pledge under this Agreement covers the fees (including legal fees), expenses and losses that Party B shall pay to Party A under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, and the civil liabilities that Party B or Pledgors shall bear the Party A in case the Reorganization Agreements wholly or partially become nullify due to any reason. 2.3 The Pledge under this Agreement refers to the prior right owned by Party A to the money gained from the conversion, auction, or sell of the equity interests pledged by the Pledgor to the Pledgee. 2.4 Unless otherwise consented in writing by Party A after the execution of this Agreement, the pledge under this Agreement will be terminated only when Party B and the Pledgors have performed all the obligations and liabilities under the Reorganization Agreements and Party A confirms in writing. If Party B or the Pledgors have not fully performed all or part of its obligations or liabilities under the Reorganization Agreements at the expiration of such agreements, Party A will maintain the pledge hereunder up to the date when all such obligations and liabilities are fully performed. 3. EFFECT 3.1 This Agreement shall take effect as of the date when the equity shares pledged are recorded in the Register of Shareholder of Party B. 3.2 Party A is entitled to dispose the Pledge hereunder if Party B fails to pay the fees in accordance with the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement or fail to perform the Business Operation Agreement and the Option Agreement. 4. PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF DOCUMENTS 4.1 During the term of the Pledge under this Agreement, the Pledgor shall deliver the physical possession of the Certificate of Contribution (original) of Party B and provide the testification of the proper record of such pledge on the shareholders' register of Party B to Party A within one week as of the date of conclusion of this Agreement. 4.2 Unless otherwise consented by Party A in writing, the Pledgor shall be entitled to collect the proceeds (such as, including but not limited to, any dividends and profits) from the equity interests, which shall also be considered as the security for the liabilities of Party B under the agreement, unless otherwise consented by Party A in writing, within the term of this Agreement. 5. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATION OF THE PLEDGOR The Pledgors hereby make the following representation and warranties to the Pledgee and confirm that Party A executes this Agreement in reliance of such representation and warranties: 5.1 The Pledgors lawfully own the equity interests hereunder and are entitled to create pledge on such equity interests for Party A; 5.2 Party A shall not be interfered by any other parties once the board of directors of Party A exercises its rights in accordance with this Agreement. 5.3 Party A is entitled to dispose the Pledge in accordance with relevant laws and this Agreement. 5.4 The execution and performance of this Agreement of the Pledgor has gained all necessary authorization and shall not violate any applicable laws and regulations. The representative who signs this Agreement shall be lawfully and effectively authorized. 5.5 Except for the Pledge under this Agreement, there is no other burden of rights on the equity interests pledged by the Pledgors (including but not limited to pledge). 5.6 There is no existing pending civil, administrative or criminal litigation or administrative punishment or arbitration relating to the equity interests hereunder at the date of execution of this Agreement. 5.7 There are no outstanding taxes, fees or pending legal procedures related to the equity interests hereunder at the date of execution of this Agreement. 5.8 Each provision hereunder is the expression of each Party's true meaning and shall be binding upon all the Parties. 6. COVENANT OF THE PLEDGOR 6.1 During the term of this Agreement, the Pledgor covenants to Party A that the Pledgor shall: 6.1.1 not transfer or assign the equity interests, create or permit to create any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of Party A without prior written consent from Party A except for the transfer to Party A or the person designated by Party A as required by Party A; 6.1.2 comply with and implement applicable laws and regulations, present to Party A the notices, orders or suggestions with respect to the Pledge issued or made by the competent authority within five days upon receiving such notices, orders or suggestions and take actions in accordance with the reasonable instruction of Party A; 6.1.3 timely notify Party A of any events or any received notices which may affect the Pledgor's equity interest or any part of its right, and any events or any received notices which may change the Pledgor's any covenant and obligation under this Agreement or which may affect the Pledgor's performance of its obligations under this Agreement, take actions in accordance with the instructions of Party A; 6.2 The Pledgors agree that Party A's right of exercising the Pledge pursuant to this Agreement shall not be suspended or hampered by the Pledgors or any successors or transferees of the Pledgors or any other persons. 6.3 The Pledgors warrant to Party A that in order to protect or perfect the security over the payment of the fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, the Pledgors shall execute in good faith and cause other parties who have interests in the Pledge to execute all the title certificates, contracts, and /or perform and cause other parties who have interests to take action as required by Party A and make access to exercise the rights and authorization vested in the Pledgee under this Agreement, and execute all the documents with respect to the changes of certificate of equity interests with the Pledgee or another party designated by Party A, and provides Party A with all the documents regarded as necessary to Party A within the reasonable time. 6.4 The Pledgors warrants to Party A that the Pledgors will comply with and perform all the guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions for the benefits of Party A. The Pledgor shall compensate for all the losses suffered by Party A if the Pledgor does not perform or fully perform their guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions. 7. EVENT OF DEFAULT 7.1 The following events shall be regarded as an event of default: 7.1.1 Party B or its successors or transferees fail to make full payment of service fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement on time, or the Pledgors or its successors or transferees fail to perform the Business Operation Agreement and the Option Agreement.; 7.1.2 The Pledgors make any material misleading or fraudulent representations or warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein, and/or the Pledgor is in violation of any representations or warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein; 7.1.3 The Pledgors gravely violate any provisions of this Agreement; 7.1.4 The Pledgors waive the pledged equity interests or transfers the pledged equity interests without prior written consent from Party A unless otherwise agreed under Article 6.1.1 herein; 7.1.5 The Pledgor's any external loan, security, compensation, covenants or any other compensation liabilities (1) are required to be repaid or performed prior to the scheduled date; or (2) are due but can not be repaid or performed as scheduled and thereby cause Party A to deem that the Pledgor's capacity to perform the obligations herein and the interests of Party A are affected; 7.1.6 The Pledgors are incapable of repaying the general debt or other debt, which subsequently affects the interests of Party A; 7.1.7 This Agreement is illegal for the reason of the promulgation of any related laws or the Pledgor's incapability of continuing to perform the obligations herein; 7.1.8 Any approval, permits, licenses or authorization from the competent authority of the government needed to perform this Agreement or validate this Agreement are withdrawn, suspended, invalidated or materially amended; 7.1.9 The property of the Pledgor is adversely changed and causes Party A to deem that the capability of the Pledgor to perform the obligations herein is affected; 7.1.10 Other circumstances whereby Party A is incapable of exercising the right to dispose the Pledge in accordance with relevant laws. 7.2 The Pledgor shall immediately give a written notice to Party A if the Pledgor is aware of or find that any event under Article 7.1 herein or any events that may result in the foregoing events have happened or are going on. 7.3 Unless the event of default under Article 7.1 herein has been solved to Party A's satisfaction, Party A, at any time when the event of default happens or thereafter, may give a written notice of default to the Pledgors and require the Pledgor to immediately make full payment of the outstanding fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, and other payables or timely perform the Business Operation Agreement or the Option Agreement, or dispose the Pledge in accordance with Article 8 herein. 8. EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF THE PLEDGE 8.1 The Pledgor shall not transfer the Equity Interest without prior written consent from Party A prior to the full repayment of the fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement and the full performance of the Business Operation Agreement or the Option Agreement. 8.2 Party A shall give a notice of default to the Pledgors when it exercises the right of the Pledge. 8.3 Subject to Article 7.3, Party A may exercise the right to dispose the Pledge when Party A gives a notice of default in accordance with Article 7.3 or at any time thereafter. 8.4 Party A is entitled to have priority in receiving proceeds from the auction or sale of whole or part of the share pledged herein in accordance with legal procedure until the outstanding fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement and all other payables thereof are repaid, and the full performance of the Business Operation Agreement or the Option Agreement. 8.5 The Pledgors shall not hinder Party A from disposing the Pledge in accordance with this Agreement and shall give necessary assistance so that Party A could realize his Pledge. 9. TRANSFER 9.1 The Pledgors shall not transfer the rights and obligations to any third party herein without prior consent from Party A. 9.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon the Pledgors and their successors and be effective to Party A and his successors and assignees. 9.3 Party A may transfer all or any of its rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreements to any third party at any time. In this case, the assignee shall enjoy and undertake the same rights and obligations herein of Party A as if the assignee is a party hereto. When Party A transfers the rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreements, at the request of Party A, the Pledgors shall execute relevant agreements and/or documents with respect to such transfer. 9.4 After the Pledgee's change resulting from the transfer, the new parties to the pledge shall reexecute a pledge agreement. 10. FEES AND OTHER CHARGES 10.1 Party A shall be responsible for all the fees and actual expenditures in relation to this Agreement including but not limited to legal fees, cost of production, stamp duty and any other taxes and charges. 11. FORCE MAJEURE 11.1 If this Agreement is delayed in or prevented from performing in the Event of Force Majeure ("Event of Force Majeure"), only within the limitation of such delay or prevention, the affected party is absolved from any liability under this Agreement. Force Majeure, which includes acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, geographic change, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning, war, means any unforeseen events beyond the prevented party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event beyond a Party's reasonable control. The Party affected by Force Majeure who claims for exemption from performing any obligations under this Agreement or under any provision herein shall notify the other party of such exemption promptly and advice him of the steps to be taken for completion of the performance. 11.2 The Pledge affected by Force Majeure shall not assume any liability under this Agreement. However, subject to that the Party affected by Force Majeure having taken its reasonable and practicable efforts to perform this Agreement, the Party claiming for exemption of the liabilities may only be exempted from performing such liability as within limitation of the part performance delayed or prevented by Force Majeure. Once causes for such exemption of liabilities are rectified and remedied, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 12. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 12.1 The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC law. 12.2 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") for arbitration. The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties. 12.3 Each Party shall continue to perform this Agreement in good faith according to the provisions herein except for the matters in dispute. 13. NOTICE Any notice or correspondence, which is given by the Party as stipulated hereunder, shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or by registered or prepaid mail or recognized express service, or be transmitted by telex or facsimile to the following addresses: PARTY A: KONG ZHONG XIN TONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (BEIJING) Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: 010-88575900 Tele: 010-88576000 Addressee: Zhou Yunfan PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED Address: Huatong Internet Mansion, Liberation Park Road No. 43, Jiangan District, Wuhan Fax: _____________ Tele: _____________ Addressee: Wang Guijun PARTY C: LI YANG Address: No. 210, Building 397, Guanganmenwai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Fax: _____________ Tele: _____________ PARTY D: WU XUELEI Address: Ningbo Street No. 23, Xicheng District, Beijing Fax: _____________ Tele: _____________ 14. APPENDICES The appendices to this Agreement are a integral part of this Agreement. 15. WAIVER The Pledgee's non-exercise or delay in exercise of any rights, remedies, power or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed as the waiver of such rights, remedies, power or privileges. Any single or partial exercise of the rights, remedies, power and privileges shall not exclude the Pledgee from exercising any other rights, remedies, power and privileges. The rights, remedies, power and privileges hereunder are accumulative and shall not exclude the application of any other rights, remedies, power and privileges stipulated by laws. 16. MISCELLANEOUS 16.1 Any amendments, modifications or supplements to this Agreement shall be in writing and come into effect upon being executed and sealed by the parties hereto. 16.2 In case any terms and stipulations in this Agreement is regarded as illegal or can not be enforced in accordance with the applicable law, such terms and stipulations shall be deemed to be invalid and not enforceable within the scope governed by the applicable law, and the rest stipulations will remain effective. 16.3 This Agreement is translated from the Chinese original and shall be kept in 5 copies. (No text on this page) PARTY A: KONG ZHONG XIN TONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (BEIJING) Authorized Representative: -------------------------------- PARTY B: WUHAN CHENGXITONG INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED Authorized Representative: -------------------------------- PARTY C: LI YANG Signature: -------------------------------- PARTY D: WU XUELEI Signature: -------------------------------- APPENDICES 1. name list of Party B's shareholder 2. capital contribution certificate of Party B's shareholders EX-4.47 26 h00512exv4w47.txt EX-4.47 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.47 SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT This Share Pledge Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated February 28, 2005 is entered into at Beijing by and among the following parties: Party A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfan Party B: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Legal Representative: Yang Yang Party C: YANG YANG Address: 407, No. 397 Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Party D: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Party E: WU LINGUANG Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei WHEREAS, 1. Party A is a wholly foreign owned company incorporated in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"). 2. Party B is a limited liability company in the PRC and licensed by relevant government authorities to hold a Telecommunications Value-added Service Operation Permit, which qualifies it to engage in telecommunications value-added service. 1 3. Party C, Party D and Party E (the "Pledgor") are the shareholders of Party B and own 40%, 30% and 30% equity interest in Party B respectively. On February 17, 2005, Party C, Party D and Party E entered into Share Transfer Agreements with the original shareholders of Party B who transferred their respective equity interest in Party B. The consideration for the transfer was paid by Party A. 4. All parties to this Agreement have signed Exclusive Technical Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and Option Agreement respectively on February 28, 2005. 5. In order to guarantee that Party A collects the fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement in due course, and to ensure the performance of the Business Operation Agreement and Option Agreement, the Pledgors agree to severally and jointly pledge all their equity interest in Party B to Party A, the Pledgee's as a security for the performance of the obligations under the aforesaid agreements. Therefore, through friendly negotiations and in the principles of equality and mutual benefits, the parties hereby enter into the agreement as follows. 1. DEFINITIONS Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1.1 Pledge means the full content of Article 2 hereunder. 1.2 Equity Interest means 100% equity interests in Party B legally and jointly held by the Pledgors and all the present and future rights and benefits based on such equity interest. 1.3 Reorganization Agreements mean Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, Business Operation Agreement and Option Agreement signed by the parties of the Agreement respectively on February 28, 2005. 2 1.4 Event of Default means any event in accordance with Article 7 hereunder. 1.5 Notice of Default means the notice of default issued by Party A in accordance with this Agreement. 2. PLEDGE 2.1 The Pledgors agree to pledge all the equity interest in Party B to Party A as the security for Party A's rights and interest under the Reorganization Agreements. 2.2 The Pledge under this Agreement covers the fees (including legal fees), expenses and losses that Party B shall pay to Party A under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, and the civil liabilities that Party B or Pledgors shall bear the Party A in case the Reorganization Agreements wholly or partially become nullify due to any reason. 2.3 The Pledge under this Agreement refers to the prior right owned by Party A to the money gained from the conversion, auction, or sell of the equity interests pledged by the Pledgor to the Pledgee. 2.4 Unless otherwise consented in writing by Party A after the execution of this Agreement, the pledge under this Agreement will be terminated only when Party B and the Pledgors have performed all the obligations and liabilities under the Reorganization Agreements and Party A confirms in writing. If Party B or the Pledgors have not fully performed all or part of its obligations or liabilities under the Reorganization Agreements at the expiration of such agreements, Party A will maintain the pledge hereunder up to the date when all such obligations and liabilities are fully performed. 3. EFFECT 3.1 This Agreement shall take effect as of the date when the equity shares pledged are recorded in the Register of Shareholder of Party B. 3 3.2 Party A is entitled to dispose the Pledge hereunder if Party B fails to pay the fees in accordance with the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement or fail to perform the Business Operation Agreement and the Option Agreement. 4. PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF DOCUMENTS 4.1 During the term of the Pledge under this Agreement, the Pledgor shall deliver the physical possession of the Certificate of Contribution (original) of Party B and provide the testification of the proper record of such pledge on the shareholders' register of Party B to Party A within one week as of the date of conclusion of this Agreement. 4.2 Unless otherwise consented by Party A in writing, the Pledgor shall be entitled to collect the proceeds (such as, including but not limited to, any dividends and profits) from the equity interests, which shall also be considered as the security for the liabilities of Party B under the agreement, unless otherwise consented by Party A in writing, within the term of this Agreement. 5. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATION OF THE PLEDGOR The Pledgors hereby make the following representation and warranties to the Pledgee and confirm that Party A executes this Agreement in reliance of such representation and warranties: 5.1 The Pledgors lawfully own the equity interests hereunder and are entitled to create pledge on such equity interests for Party A; 5.2 Party A shall not be interfered by any other parties once the board of directors of Party A exercises its rights in accordance with this Agreement. 5.3 Party A is entitled to dispose the Pledge in accordance with relevant laws and this Agreement. 5.4 The execution and performance of this Agreement of the Pledgor has gained all necessary authorization and shall not violate any applicable laws and regulations. The representative who 4 signs this Agreement shall be lawfully and effectively authorized. 5.5 Except for the Pledge under this Agreement, there is no other burden of rights on the equity interests pledged by the Pledgors (including but not limited to pledge). 5.6 There is no existing pending civil, administrative or criminal litigation or administrative punishment or arbitration relating to the equity interests hereunder at the date of execution of this Agreement. 5.7 There are no outstanding taxes, fees or pending legal procedures related to the equity interests hereunder at the date of execution of this Agreement. 5.8 Each provision hereunder is the expression of each Party's true meaning and shall be binding upon all the Parties. 6. COVENANT OF THE PLEDGOR 6.1 During the term of this Agreement, the Pledgor covenants to Party A that the Pledgor shall: 6.1.1 not transfer or assign the equity interests, create or permit to create any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of Party A without prior written consent from Party A except for the transfer to Party A or the person designated by Party A as required by Party A; 6.1.2 comply with and implement applicable laws and regulations, present to Party A the notices, orders or suggestions with respect to the Pledge issued or made by the competent authority within five days upon receiving such notices, orders or suggestions and take actions in accordance with the reasonable instruction of Party A; 6.1.3 timely notify Party A of any events or any received notices which may affect the Pledgor's equity interest or any part of its right, and any events or any received notices which may change the Pledgor's any covenant and obligation under this Agreement or 5 which may affect the Pledgor's performance of its obligations under this Agreement, take actions in accordance with the instructions of Party A; 6.2 The Pledgors agree that Party A's right of exercising the Pledge pursuant to this Agreement shall not be suspended or hampered by the Pledgors or any successors or transferees of the Pledgors or any other persons. 6.3 The Pledgors warrant to Party A that in order to protect or perfect the security over the payment of the fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, the Pledgors shall execute in good faith and cause other parties who have interests in the Pledge to execute all the title certificates, contracts, and /or perform and cause other parties who have interests to take action as required by Party A and make access to exercise the rights and authorization vested in the Pledgee under this Agreement, and execute all the documents with respect to the changes of certificate of equity interests with the Pledgee or another party designated by Party A, and provides Party A with all the documents regarded as necessary to Party A within the reasonable time. 6.4 The Pledgors warrants to Party A that the Pledgors will comply with and perform all the guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions for the benefits of Party A. The Pledgor shall compensate for all the losses suffered by Party A if the Pledgor does not perform or fully perform their guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions. 7. EVENT OF DEFAULT 7.1 The following events shall be regarded as an event of default: 7.1.1 Party B or its successors or transferees fail to make full payment of service fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement on time, or the Pledgors or its successors or transferees fail to perform the Business Operation Agreement and the Option Agreement.; 6 7.1.2 The Pledgors make any material misleading or fraudulent representations or warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein, and/or the Pledgor is in violation of any representations or warranties under Article 5 and 6 herein; 7.1.3 The Pledgors gravely violate any provisions of this Agreement; 7.1.4 The Pledgors waive the pledged equity interests or transfers the pledged equity interests without prior written consent from Party A unless otherwise agreed under Article 6.1.1 herein; 7.1.5 The Pledgor's any external loan, security, compensation, covenants or any other compensation liabilities (1) are required to be repaid or performed prior to the scheduled date; or (2) are due but can not be repaid or performed as scheduled and thereby cause Party A to deem that the Pledgor's capacity to perform the obligations herein and the interests of Party A are affected; 7.1.6 The Pledgors are incapable of repaying the general debt or other debt, which subsequently affects the interests of Party A; 7.1.7 This Agreement is illegal for the reason of the promulgation of any related laws or the Pledgor's incapability of continuing to perform the obligations herein; 7.1.8 Any approval, permits, licenses or authorization from the competent authority of the government needed to perform this Agreement or validate this Agreement are withdrawn, suspended, invalidated or materially amended; 7.1.9 The property of the Pledgor is adversely changed and causes Party A to deem that the capability of the Pledgor to perform the obligations herein is affected; 7.1.10 Other circumstances whereby Party A is incapable of exercising the right to dispose the Pledge in accordance with relevant laws. 7 7.2 The Pledgor shall immediately give a written notice to Party A if the Pledgor is aware of or find that any event under Article 7.1 herein or any events that may result in the foregoing events have happened or are going on. 7.3 Unless the event of default under Article 7.1 herein has been solved to Party A's satisfaction, Party A, at any time when the event of default happens or thereafter, may give a written notice of default to the Pledgors and require the Pledgor to immediately make full payment of the outstanding fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement, and other payables or timely perform the Business Operation Agreement or the Option Agreement, or dispose the Pledge in accordance with Article 8 herein. 8. EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF THE PLEDGE 8.1 The Pledgor shall not transfer the Equity Interest without prior written consent from Party A prior to the full repayment of the fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement and the full performance of the Business Operation Agreement or the Option Agreement. 8.2 Party A shall give a notice of default to the Pledgors when it exercises the right of the Pledge. 8.3 Subject to Article 7.3, Party A may exercise the right to dispose the Pledge when Party A gives a notice of default in accordance with Article 7.3 or at any time thereafter. 8.4 Party A is entitled to have priority in receiving proceeds from the auction or sale of whole or part of the share pledged herein in accordance with legal procedure until the outstanding fees under the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement and all other payables thereof are repaid, and the full performance of the Business Operation Agreement or the Option Agreement. 8.5 The Pledgors shall not hinder Party A from disposing the Pledge in accordance with this Agreement and shall give necessary assistance so that Party A could realize his Pledge. 9. TRANSFER 8 9.1 The Pledgors shall not transfer the rights and obligations to any third party herein without prior consent from Party A. 9.2 This Agreement shall be binding upon the Pledgors and their successors and be effective to Party A and his successors and assignees. 9.3 Party A may transfer all or any of its rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreements to any third party at any time. In this case, the assignee shall enjoy and undertake the same rights and obligations herein of Party A as if the assignee is a party hereto. When Party A transfers the rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreements, at the request of Party A, the Pledgors shall execute relevant agreements and/or documents with respect to such transfer. 9.4 After the Pledgee's change resulting from the transfer, the new parties to the pledge shall reexecute a pledge agreement. 10. FEES AND OTHER CHARGES 10.1 Party A shall be responsible for all the fees and actual expenditures in relation to this Agreement including but not limited to legal fees, cost of production, stamp duty and any other taxes and charges. 11. FORCE MAJEURE 11.1 If this Agreement is delayed in or prevented from performing in the Event of Force Majeure ("Event of Force Majeure"), only within the limitation of such delay or prevention, the affected party is absolved from any liability under this Agreement. Force Majeure, which includes acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, geographic change, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning, war, means any unforeseen events beyond the prevented party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event beyond a Party's reasonable control. The Party affected by Force Majeure who claims for exemption from performing any obligations under this Agreement or 9 under any provision herein shall notify the other party of such exemption promptly and advice him of the steps to be taken for completion of the performance. 11.2 The Pledge affected by Force Majeure shall not assume any liability under this Agreement. However, subject to that the Party affected by Force Majeure having taken its reasonable and practicable efforts to perform this Agreement, the Party claiming for exemption of the liabilities may only be exempted from performing such liability as within limitation of the part performance delayed or prevented by Force Majeure. Once causes for such exemption of liabilities are rectified and remedied, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 12. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 12.1 The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC law. 12.2 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") for arbitration. The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties. 12.3 Each Party shall continue to perform this Agreement in good faith according to the provisions herein except for the matters in dispute. 13. NOTICE Any notice or correspondence, which is given by the Party as stipulated hereunder, shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or by registered or prepaid mail or recognized express service, or be transmitted by telex or facsimile to the following addresses: 10 PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 Addressee: Zhou Yunfan PARTY B: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 Addressee: Yang Yang PARTY C: YANG YANG Address: 407, No. 397 Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 PARTY D: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 PARTY E: WU LINGUANG Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 14. APPENDICES The appendices to this Agreement are a integral part of this Agreement. 15. WAIVER 11 The Pledgee's non-exercise or delay in exercise of any rights, remedies, power or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed as the waiver of such rights, remedies, power or privileges. Any single or partial exercise of the rights, remedies, power and privileges shall not exclude the Pledgee from exercising any other rights, remedies, power and privileges. The rights, remedies, power and privileges hereunder are accumulative and shall not exclude the application of any other rights, remedies, power and privileges stipulated by laws. 16. MISCELLANEOUS 16.1 Any amendments, modifications or supplements to this Agreement shall be in writing and come into effect upon being executed and sealed by the parties hereto. 16.2 In case any terms and stipulations in this Agreement is regarded as illegal or can not be enforced in accordance with the applicable law, such terms and stipulations shall be deemed to be invalid and not enforceable within the scope governed by the applicable law, and the rest stipulations will remain effective. 16.3 This Agreement is translated from the Chinese original and shall be kept in 5 copies. 12 (No text on this page) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: --------------------- PARTY B: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: --------------------- PARTY C: YANG YANG Signature: -------------------------- PARTY D: WANG GUIJUN Signature: -------------------------- PARTY E: WU LINGUANG Signature: -------------------------- 13 APPENDICES 1. name list of Party B's shareholder 2. capital contribution certificate of Party B's shareholders 14 EX-4.48 27 h00512exv4w48.txt EX-4.48 SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.48 EXCLUSIVE TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT This Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated Feburary 28, 2005, is entered into at Beijing by and between the following two parties (the "Parties)]. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfang Party B: Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Legal Representative: Yang Yang WHEREAS, 1. Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), owns resources to provide the technical and consulting services. 2. Party B, a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC, is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the value-added telecommunication service; 3. Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and relevant services to Party B and Party B agrees to accept such technical consultation and services; WHEREAS, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation and based on equality and mutual benefit, enter into the Agreement as follows: 1. TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES; OWNERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE INTERESTS 1.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees to provide relevant technical consultation and services to Party B (the content is specified in Appendix 1) in accordance with the conditions provided by the Agreement. 1.2 Party B hereby agrees to accept such technical consultation and services. Party B further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not accept technical consultation and services for above-mentioned business provided by any third party unless consented by Party A with a written notice in advance. 1.3 Party A shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, interests and intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any copyrights, patent, know-how, commercial secrets and others, whether developed by Party A or Party B based on Party A's intellectual property. 1.4 Party B promises that Party A has the priority on cooperation with party B under same conditions in case Party B is going to cooperate with other enterprises in respect of any business. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES (THE "FEE") 2.1 The parties agree that the fees under this Agreement shall be determined and paid according to Appendix 2. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.1.1 Party A is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws; 3.1.2 Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party A has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or government authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.1.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A enforceable against Party A. 2 3.2 Party B hereby represents and warrants as follows: 3.2.1 Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under PRC laws and is licensed to engage in the value-added telecommunication service. 3.2.2 Party B shall perform this Agreement within its corporation powers and scope of business. Party B has obtained all necessary authorizations, and consents or approvals of any other third parties or governmental authorities to perform the Agreement. The performance of this Agreement shall not be in violation of any binding or effective laws or contracts; 3.2.3 The Agreement, upon execution, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B enforceable against Party B. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1 The Parties agree to take various reasonable measures with best efforts to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the confidential data and information (the "Confidential Information") learned or contacted by the Parties in the exclusive consulting and services, and shall not disclose, give or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of the other Party. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall, at the request of the other Party, return any documents, information or software containing any of Confidential Information to the owner or destroy it, and delete any such Confidential Information from any memory devices, and cease to use such Confidential Information. The Parties shall take necessary measures to disclose the Confidential Information only to the employees, agents or professional consultants of Party B who need to know such information and cause them to observe the confidential obligations hereunder. 4.2 The limitation stipulated in Section 4.1 shall not apply to: 4.2.1 the materials available to the public at the time of disclosure; 4.2.2 the materials that become available to the public after the disclosure not due to the fault of Party B; 3 4.2.3 the materials Party B proves to have got the control neither directly nor indirectly from any other party before the disclosure; 4.2.4 the information that the parties disclosed to the relevant government authorities, stock exchanges or other institutions in accordance with the applicable law and the information that the parties disclosed to their direct legal counsels or financial consultants upon the need of normal business operations. 4.3 Both Parties agree that this article shall survive the modification, elimination or termination of this Agreement. 5. INDEMNITY 5.1 If either party to this Agreement breaches this Agreement or any representations and warranties made in this Agreement, the abiding party may notify in writing the default party requesting it to correct its default acts, take relevant measures to effectively and promptly avoid the occurrence of any damages, and to resume the performance of this Agreement 10 days upon receipt of the notice. The default party shall compensate any losses caused to the abiding party. 5.2 The total compensation paid by the default party to the abiding party shall be equal to the losses caused by the breach of this Agreement, which shall include the receivable interests by the abiding party for the performance of this Agreement, but shall not exceed the reasonable expectations of the Parties. 5.3 In the event both Parties breach this Agreement, they shall determine the compensation payable according to the graveness of their breach respectively. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 6.1 This Agreement shall be executed and come into effect as of the date first set forth above. 6.2 This Agreement will remain effective until Party A is dissolved according to the laws of the PRC. 4 7. TERMINATION 7.1 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall not terminate this Agreement. Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination. If Party A terminates the Agreement in advance due to Party B's reason, Party B shall indemnify Party A all the losses caused thereby to Party A and pay the relevant fees for the services already provided. 7.2 Subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of both Parties under Article 4 and 5 shall remain effective. 8. DISPUTES RESOLUTION 8.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party may submit such dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both Parties. This article shall survive the termination or elimination of this Agreement. 8.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1 Force Majeure, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care, including but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event of Force Majeure. The affected party who is claiming to be not liable to its failure of fulfilling this Agreement by Force Majeure shall inform the other party, without delay, of the approaches of the performance of this Agreement by the affected 5 party. 9.2 In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate means to mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure and try to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts. 10. NOTICES Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Telephone: +86 10 88576000 Addressee: Zhou Yunfang Party B: Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Telephone: +86 10 88576000 Addressee: Yang Yang 11. ASSIGNMENT Party B shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without 6 the prior written consent of Party A. Party A may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party B, but shall inform Party B of the above assignment. 12. SEVERABILITY Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable because of any inconsistency with relevant law shall be ineffective or unenforceable within such jurisdiction where the relevant law governs, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof. 13. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 14. GOVERNING LAW The execution, validity, performance and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE. 7 (NO TEXT ON THIS PAGE) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ PARTY B: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: ------------------------------------ 8 APPENDIX 1: THE LIST OF TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICES Party A shall provide technical and consulting services as follows: 1. maintenances of the machine room and website; 2. provision of necessary technical platform for the operation; 3. provision and maintenances of the office network; 4. integrated security services for the website; 5. design and implementation of the integrated structure of the network of the website, including the installation of the server system and 24 hours' daily maintenances each week. 6. development and test of new products; 7. marketing plan of new products; 8. conception, creation, design, update and maintenance of the web pages; 9. maintenance of the clients service platform; 10. training of the employees; 11. study and analysis on market; 12. public relationship service 9 APPENDIX 2: CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR TECHNICAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES The service fees hereunder shall be monthly calculated by 50%% to 85% of the fees paid by Party B' end users to Party B (subject to adjustments according to board resolutions of Party A). The exact proportion above mentioned shall be decided by Party A in accordance with the actual service it provides to Party B and shall be calculated monthly. In case Party B fails to meet such requirement at the end of any month, Party A may deduct the fees of the month at its discretion. 10 EX-4.49 28 h00512exv4w49.txt EX-4.49 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.49 BUSINESS OPERATIONS AGREEMENT This Business Operations Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated February 28, 2005 is entered into at Beijing by and among the following parties: Party A: KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfan Party B: Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21 Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Legal Representative: Yang Yang Party C: Yang Yang Address: 407, No. 397 Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Party D: Wang Guijun Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Party E: Wu Linguang Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei WHEREAS: 1. Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"); 2. Party B, a wholly domestic-owned company with limited liabilities incorporated in the PRC, is approved by relevant government authorities to hold the business permit to engage in value-added telecommunications services; 3. A business relationship has been established between Party A and Party B by entering into Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement, under which Party B shall pay all incomes from main business operations to Party A, and subsequently the daily operation of Party B will have a material impact on its capacity to make payments to Party A.; 4. Party C, Party D and Party E are all shareholders of Party B (the "Shareholders of Party B"), which own 40%, 30% and 30% equity in Party B respectively. Party A, Party B, Party C, Party D and Party E, through friendly negotiation in the principle of equality and common interest, hereby jointly agree the following: 1. NON-ACTION OBLIGATION In order to ensure Party B's performance of the agreements between Party A and Party B and all its obligations to Party A, the Shareholders of Party B hereby confirm and agree that, unless a prior written consent from Party A has been obtained, Party B will not conduct any transaction which, as determined by Party A, may materially affect its assets, obligations, rights, employees or the company's operation has been obtained, including but not limited to: 1.1 To conduct any business which is beyond normal business operations; 1.2 To borrow money or incur any debt from any third party; 1.3 To change or dismiss any directors or to replace any senior management officers; 1.4 To sell to or acquire from any third party any assets or rights exceeding RMB 200,000, including but not limited to any intellectual property rights; 1.5 To provide guarantee for any third party with its assets or intellectual property rights or to provide any other guarantee or to set any other rights against its assets; 1.6 To amend the Articles of Association of the company or to change its scope of business; 1.7 To change the normal business process or modify any material bylaws; 1.8 To assign rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party. 2. MANAGEMENT OF OPERATION AND ARRANGEMENTS OF HR 2.1 Party B together with the Shareholders of Party B hereby jointly agree to accept and strictly enforce the proposals in respect of the employment and dismissal of its employees, the daily business management and financial management, etc., provided by Party A from time to time. 2.2 Party B together with the Shareholders of Party B hereby jointly agree that the Shareholders of Party B shall only appoint candidates designated by Party A as the directors of Party B in accordance with the procedures regulated by laws and regulations and the Article of Association of the company, and ensure the chosen directors to elect the candidate recommended by Party A as President of Party B, and Party B shall appoint the candidates designated by Party A as Party B's General Manager, Chief 2 Financial Officer, and other senior officers. 2.3 If any of the above directors or officers quits or is dismissed by Party A, he or she will lose the qualification to undertake any positions in Party B and therefore the Shareholders of Party B shall appoint other nominees of Party A to assume such positions. 2.4 For the purpose of 2.3, the Shareholders of Party B shall take all necessary inside and outside procedures in accordance with the applicable law, Articles of Association of the Company and this Agreement to accomplish the above dismissal and engagement. 2.5 The Shareholders of Party B hereby agree, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, to sign Powers of Attorneys, pursuant to which the Shareholders of Party B will authorize personnel designated by Party A to exercise their shareholders' rights and their full voting rights as shareholders at Party B's shareholders' meetings. The Shareholders of Party B further agree to replace the authorized persons appointed in the above mentioned Power of Attorney at any time at the request of Party A. 3. OTHER AGREEMENTS 3.1 In the event that any of the agreements between Party A and Party B terminates or expires, Party A is entitled to terminate all agreements between Party A and Party B including but not limited to the Exclusive Technical and Consulting Services Agreement. 3.2 Whereas the business relationship between Party A and Party B has been establishes through the Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement and other agreements, the daily business operations of Party B will have a material impact on its capacity to make the relevant payments to Party A. The Shareholders of Party B jointly agree that they will immediately and unconditionally pay or transfer to Party A any bonus, dividends or any other incomes or benefits (regardless of the forms) obtained from Party B as shareholders of Party B at the time such payables occur. 4. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATIONS 4.1 This Agreement together with all the other agreements and/or documents mentioned or explicitly included in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement concluded by the parties in respect of the matters in this Agreement and shall supersede all other prior oral and written agreements, contracts, understandings and communications among all the parties involving this matters. 4.2 Any amendment and supplement to this Agreement shall take effect only after it is executed by all Parties. The amendment and supplement duly executed shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 3 5. GOVERNING LAW The execution, effect and performance of this Agreement and the resolution of disputes in respect of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC laws. 6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 6.1 The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through negotiation in good faith. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") for arbitration in accordance with the current rules of CIETAC. The arbitration proceedings shall take place in Beijing and shall be conducted in Chinese. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon all parties. 6.2 Each Party shall continue to perform its obligations in good faith according to the provisions of this Agreement except for the matters in dispute. 7. NOTICE 7.1 Notices for the purpose of exercising the rights and performing the obligations hereunder shall be in writing and be delivered by personal delivery, registered or mail or postage prepaid mail, recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of the relevant party or parties set forth below. PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 Addressee: Zhou Yunfang PARTY B: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 Addressee: Yang Yang PARTY C: YANG YANG Address: 407, No. 397 Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 4 Tele: +86 10 88576000 PARTY D: WANG GUIJUN Address: A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 PARTY E: WU LINGUANG Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei Fax: +86 10 88575900 Tele: +86 10 88576000 8. EFFECT, TERM AND OTHER ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT 8.1 Any written consent, suggestion, appointment or other decisions which have material effects on Party B's daily business operations involved in this Agreement shall be adopted by the board of directors of Party A. 8.2 This Agreement will take effect upon execution by duly authorized representatives of all parties and the term of this Agreement will last until Party A is dissolved according to the PRC laws. 8.3 Party B and the Shareholders of Party B shall not terminate this Agreement within the term of this Agreement while Party A is entitled to terminate this Agreement at any time by issuing a written notice to Party B and the Shareholders of Party B 30 days prior to the termination. 8.4 In case any term or provision of this Agreement is regarded as illegal or can not be performed in accordance with the applicable law, it shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement and be null and void, and this Agreement shall be treated as without it from the very beginning. However, the rest of the provisions will remain effective. The parties shall replace the deleted provisions with lawful, effective and mutually acceptable ones through negotiations. 8.5 Any non-exercise of any rights, powers or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed as a waiver thereof. Any single or partial exercise of such rights, powers or privileges shall not exclude one party from exercising any other rights, powers or privileges. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date first written above. 5 (No text on this page) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: _________________________ PARTY B: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: __________________________ PARTY C: YANG YANG Signature: -------------------------- PARTY D: WANG GUIJUN Signature: -------------------------- PARTY E: WU LINGUANG Signature: -------------------------- 6 EX-4.50 29 h00512exv4w50.txt EX-4.50 OPTION AGREEMENT DATED FEB 28, 2005 EXHIBIT 4.50 OPTION AGREEMENT THIS OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into by and among the following parties (the "Parties") in Beijing, People's Republic of China (the "PRC") on February 28, 2005: PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Legal Representative: Zhou Yunfan PARTY B: YANG YANG Address: 407, No. 397 Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing PARTY C: WANG GUIJUN Address: No. A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing PARTY D: WU LINGUANG Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei PARTY E: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Legal Representative: Yang Yang WHEREAS 1. Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in the PRC. 2. Party E is a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC with Party B, Party C and Party D as its shareholders and holds a license issued by relevant government authorities to hold the business permit to engage in telecommunications value-added services. 3. Party B, Party C and Party D (the "Authorizing Parties" or the "Shareholders of Party E") are the shareholders of Party E and own 40%, 30% and 30% equity interest in Party E respectively. Party B, Party C and Party D have signed Share Transfer Agreements with Party E's original shareholders consideration who transferred their respective equity interest in Party E on 17 February 2005. The consideration for the equity interest transfer was paid by Party A. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. GRANT OF THE OPTION 1.1 Grant The Authorizing Parties hereby grant to Party A an option to purchase all their respective equity interest in Party E at the lower price between the lowest price permitted by PRC laws and the audited net asset value of Party E of the time when the option is exercised by Party A or its designated third party by installment or lump sum. 1.2 Term This Agreement shall take effect as of the date of execution by the parties hereto and shall remain in full force and effect until all of the equity interest held in Party E by Party e's Shareholders have been purchased by Party A subject to PRC laws. 2. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION AND CLOSING 2.1 Timing of Exercise 2.1.1 The Authorizing Parties agree unanimously that subject to PRC laws and regulations, Party A may exercise partly or fully the option anytime during the term of this Agreement. 2.1.2 The Authorizing Parties agree unanimously that there is no limitation on the times for Party A to exercise the option, unless Party A has purchased all of the equity interest in Party E. 1 2.1.3 The Authorizing Parties agree unanimously that Party A may designate in its sole discretion any third party to exercise the option on its behalf, in which case Party A shall provide a prior written notice to the Authorizing Parties. 2.2 Presentation of the consideration from the exercise of the options The Authorizing Parties agree unanimously that Party A will present the consideration from the exercise of the options by Party A or its designated third party to Party E at no cost at all. 2.3 Transfer The Authorizing Parties agree unanimously that the option held by Party A under this Agreement may be transferred to a third party, which shall be deemed as a party to this Agreement and is entitled to exercise the option under terms of this Agreement, to enjoy the rights and assume the obligations of Party A under this Agreement. 2.4 Notice for the exercise of the Option To exercise the Option, Party A shall send a written notice to the Authorizing Parties 10 business days before the closing date (as defined below) and the followings shall be specified in the notice: 2.4.1 The date of the effective closing of such purchase (a "Closing Date"), that is, the date on which an application is filed with the commercial and industrial administrative authorities for registration of the change in the equity interests; 2.4.2 the name of the person in which the Equity Interest shall be registered; 2.4.3 the amount of the Equity Interest to be purchased from the Authorizing Parties; 2.4.4 means of payment; and 2 2.4.5 a power of attorney (applicable if a third party has been designated to exercise the Option) The Authorizing Parties hereto agree unanimously that Party A is entitled to designate a third party for the exercise of the Option at any time and select to register the Equity Interest in the name of a third party. The Authorizing Parties agree that as long as Party A or its designated third Party forward the request to exercise the Option, the Authorizing Parties shall execute the equity interest transfer agreement and other relevant documents in accordance with the notice and this Agreement within 10 business days from the receipt of such notice. 2.5 Closing On the Closing Date, Party A shall pay to the relevant Authorizing Parties the applicable purchase price for the Equity Interest as provided in Article 1.1 above. Party A and the Authorizing Parties shall provide any necessary assistance to Party [E] with respect to the registration of any change in the equity interest with the commercial and industrial administrative authorities. 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3.1 The Authorizing Parties hereby represent and warrant as follows: 3.1.1 They have the full right and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; 3.1.2 The performance of the obligations hereunder does not violate any applicable laws, regulations and contracts, or require any government authorization or approval; 3.1.3 There is no lawsuit, arbitration or other legal or administrative proceedings pending which, based on their knowledge, may possibly have material and adverse effects on the performance of this Agreement; 3 3.1.4 The Authorizing Parties will not create any pledge, debt or other third party rights on the equity interest in Party E and will not dispose the same to any third party by transferring, granting, pledging or any other means. 3.1.5 There is no pledge, debt or other third party right in any form on the equity interest in Party E held by the Authorizing Parties. 3.1.6 The option granted to Party A shall be exclusive and the Authorizing Parties shall not grant any option or similar right to other parties in any way. 3.2 Undertaking Considering that Party A or its designated third party will present the consideration from the exercise of the option to Party E, Party E hereby undertakes to Party A that it will bear all costs arising from the equity interest transfer, carry out all the formalities needed for Party A or its designated third party to become the shareholders of Party E. Such formalities include, but not limited to, assisting Party A in obtaining necessary approvals for the equity interest transfer from relevant government authorities (if any), the submission of the equity interest transfer agreements to the relevant administrative authorities for industry and commerce in order to amend the Articles of Association and the list of shareholders and make any other necessary changes. 4. TAXES All taxes arising from the performance of this Agreement will be paid by Party E. 5. BREACH OF AGREEMENT 5.1 Unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, a party is deemed as in breach of this Agreement if it fails to fully perform or suspends the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and does not correct its wrongdoings within 30 days upon receipt of the notice by the other party, or its representations and warranties are not truthful. 4 5.2 If one party violates this Agreement or its representations and warranties in this Agreement, the abiding party may notify the default party in writing, requesting it to correct its wrongdoings within 10 days from the receipt of the notice, take corresponding measures to effectively and timely avoid the damages and to resume the performance of this Agreement. If there are damages, the default party shall compensate the abiding party, so that the abiding party shall obtain all the rights and interest as to be received from the performance of the Agreement. 5.3 If either party breaches this Agreement, which causes the other party to bear any expenses, liabilities or suffer any losses (including not limited to the profit losses of the company), the default party shall compensate the abiding party with respect to such expenses, liabilities or losses (including not limited to the interests lost or paid due to the breach and attorney fees). The amount of the compensation shall equal the losses caused by such breach. The compensation shall include the interests to be received by the abiding party from performance of this Agreement, but shall not exceed the reasonable expectations of the Parties. 5.4 In case all the Parties breach this Agreement, the amounts of compensation shall be determined in accordance with the severity of their respective breaches. 6. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 6.1 Governing Laws This Agreement shall be governed by the PRC laws, including but not limited to the execution, performance, effect and interpretation of this Agreement. 6.2 Friendly Consultation The Parties shall settle any dispute regarding the interpretation or performance of this Agreement through friendly consultation or mediation by a third party. Any dispute that cannot be resolved through such consultation or mediation shall be submitted to the arbitration authority for arbitration within 30 days from the commencement of such discussions. 5 6.3 Arbitration Any dispute in connection with this Agreement shall submitted to China International Trade Arbitration Committee for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on all the Parties to this Agreement. 7 CONFIDENTIALITY 7.1 Confidential Information This Agreement and the Annexes hereof shall be kept confidential. No Party shall disclose any information on this Agreement to any third party (except for the part agreed upon by the Parties with a prior written agreement). Each Party's obligations under this clause shall survive after the termination of this Agreement. 7.2 Exceptions If a disclosure is explicitly required by law, any courts, arbitration tribunals, or administrative authorities, such a disclosure by any Party shall not be deemed as a violation of Article 7.1 above. 8. MISCELLANEOUS 8.1 Entire agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all the prior discussions, negotiations and agreements among them. This Agreement shall only be amended by a written instrument signed by all the Parties. The Annexes attached hereto shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. 8.2 Notices 6 Any notices or other correspondences among the Parties in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be in writing and be delivered in person, by registered mail, prepaid mail, recognized express mail or facsimile to the following correspondence addresses: PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Address: Tengda Plaze, No.168 Xiwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing Fax: +86 01 88575900 Tele: +86 01 88576000 Addressee: Zhou Yunfang PARTY B: YANG YANG Address: 407, No. 397 Guang An Men Wai Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing Fax: +86 01 88575900 Tele: +86 01 88576000 Addressee: ______________________________ PARTY C: WANG GUIJUN Address: No. A17, An De Li North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Fax: +86 01 88575900 Tele: +86 01 88576000 PARTY D: WU LINGUANG Address: 159-204, No.3 Fei Xi Road, Shushan District, Hefei Fax: +86 01 88575900 Tele: +86 01 88576000 Addressee: Wu Linguang PARTY E: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Address: E190, Jianli Hotel, No.B21Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Fax: +86 01 88575900 Tele: +86 01 88576000 7 Addressee: Yang Yang 8.2.1 Notices and correspondences shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered: 8.2.2.1 at the exact time displayed in the corresponding transmission record, if delivered by facsimile, unless such facsimile is sent after 5:00 pm or on a non-business day in the place where it is received, in which case the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the following business day; 8.2.2.2 on the date that the receiving Party signs for the document, if delivered in person (including express mail); 8.2.2.3 on the fifteenth (15th ) day after the date shown on the registered mail receipt, if sent by registered mail; 8.2.4 Binding Force This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties. 8.3 Language and Counterparts This Agreement shall be executed in 5 originals in Chinese, with each party holding one copy. 8.4 Days and Business Day A reference to a day herein shall mean a calendar day. A reference to a business day herein shall mean any day from Monday through Friday in a week. 8.5 Headings 8 The headings contained herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any part of this Agreement. 8.6 Unspecified Matters Any matter not specified in this Agreement shall be handled through discussions among the Parties and resolved in accordance with the PRC laws. 9 (No text on this page) PARTY A: KONGZHONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BEIJING) CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: --------------------------- PARTY B: YANG YANG Signature: --------------------------- PARTY C: WANG GUIJUN Signature: --------------------------- PARTY D: WU LINGUANG Signature: --------------------------- PARTY E: BEIJING WIRELESS INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Authorized Representative: --------------------------- 10 EX-4.51 30 h00512exv4w51.txt EX-4.51 LEASE AGREEMENT DATED APR 16, 2006 EXHIBIT 4.51 No TD0196 LEASE AGREEMENT LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. The lessor is the owner of the Tenda Building, which the lessor agrees to let and the lessee agrees to lease. Pursuant to the Contract Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, two parties come into a lease agreement as follows to stipulate the rights and obligations of the lessor and lessee. Article 1 Rental, Property Management Fee and Deposit 1.1 The lessor agrees to let the rooms on 8th Floor of Tenda Building to the lessee as office. The lease area of the rooms (hereinafter referred to as "Leased Rooms"), mutually confirmed by two parties, is 1548 square meters in total. (Appendix 1 of this Agreement is the ichnography of the Leased Rooms, which is used exclusively to confirm the location.) 1.2 The lease term is 1 year and 1 month, commencing from the 28th April 2006 to 27th May 2007. 1.3 The rental is RMB 3.20 Yuan/day/Sq.M, while the Property Management Fee is RMB 1.00 yuan/day/Sq.M. Therefore the total fee for each month (including the property management fee) is RMB 195,048.00 Yuan. Every month is calculated as 30 days in this agreement. The rental and property management fee shall be paid monthly and prepaid every month, that means the lessee shall pay the rental and property management fee within 10 days before each payment period (payment period is from the 28th of one month to the 27th of next month) in RMB. The aforesaid fee will not be regarded as made unless lessor has received the payment. The lessee shall pay the lessor a delay fee, equal to two per ten thousand of the total due payment per day, if the lessee fails to make the payment according to payment period under this Agreement. 1.4 The lessor is entitled to adjust the rental and property management fee in the event that the lease term is more than 2 years. 1.5 The lessee shall give three months' rental and property management fee to the lessor as the guaranty for the performance of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "deposit"), which amounts to RMB 585,144.00 Yuan, in words: five hundred eighty five thousand one hundred and forty four). 1.6 The lessee may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the lessor, in the case that the lessor fails to deliver the Leased Rooms to the lessee within 2 months from the commencing date of lease term not due to any fault or negligence committed by the lessor. 1 Under such circumstances, the lessor shall return the deposit, rental and property management fee, which have been collected, to the lessee (without charging any interest of the aforesaid fees). 1.7 The lessor is entitled to deduct the deposit in compensating lessor's losses and the delayed payment in case that the lessee violates the Agreement (including delaying the payment of rental, property management fee, compensating lessor's damages due to lessee's failure in performance of the agreement). When the amount of the deposit kept by the lessor is less than the amount prescribed herein in clause 5 after the deduction of rental therefrom, the lessee shall replenish it within five business days after receipt of a written notice from the lessor. Otherwise, the lessor has the right to take such measures as cutting telephone lines or power until the agreement is terminated. The lessee shall compensate lessor's economic losses resulted from deposit deficiency. 1.8 In case the lessee fully performs this Agreement, the lessor shall return whole deposit (without interest) to lessee within 30 days from the day when this agreement is expired, and the lessee returns the Leased Rooms and pays up relevant fees to lessor. 1.9 Without the permission of the lessor, the lessee cannot assign the right of claim for the return of the deposit to any third party or use it as a guaranty for lessor's debt. Article 2 Termination by the lessee during the valid period of this Agreement With written notice to the lessor and paying the whole deposit, this Agreement can be terminated by the lessee during the valid period. Article 3 The Equipment and Reconstruction of the Leased Rooms 3.1 The lessor shall furnish the rooms with the following equipment: 1. central air-conditioner, ceiling(including intake, automatic smoke sensor, gushing machine, daylight lamp and head lamp, etc) 2. 220v electrical plug, communication circuitry, antenna plug for satellite TV. 3.2 In needs of making any fitments or reconstruction of the Leased Rooms, the lessee shall provide the lessor with blueprint and scheme of the fitments and reconstruction as well as the information on the construction enterprise and its personnel in advance. The construction enterprise is obligated to pay management fee, which is RMB 6.55 Yuan per construction square meters to the lessor. The construction can be commenced, provided that the payment of construction guaranty fee and management fee is paid by the construction enterprise. The lessor shall refund the construction guaranty fee to the construction enterprise, in case that, through lessor's checking and accepting, the lessor confirms the construction is completed based on the blueprint and scheme approved by the 2 lessor and no damages has been made to equipment or facilities of the Leased Rooms. The lessee shall bear the taxes for any additional fitments and equipment, regardless the account name on the bill or what kind of tax item shown on the bill. 3.3 In case that the lessee rents the beeline telephone number (the account is opened under the name of the lessor in the telecom company) from the lessor, who will bear the telephone fee instead of the lessee, the lessee shall pay RMB 5000Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE THOUSAND Yuan each line) as deposit for the telephone fee and RMB 300 Yuan /Year/Line (in words:RMB THREE HUNDRED YUAN every year for each line) as circuitry maintenance fee. After paying the deposit for telephone fee and circuitry maintenance fee, the lessee may choose telephone number and the lessor is responsible for installing the telephone. The lessee shall pay each month's telephone bill within 7 days after receiving the notice from the lessor. The lessor shall refund the deposit of telephone fee without interest to lessee when the Agreement is expired; In case that the lessee brings the beeline telephone number itself or open an account under the name of itself in the telecom company, it shall pay the following fees in lump sum: circuitry occupation fee of RMB 200Yuan/each line (in words: RMB TWO HUNDRED YUAN each line), transfer fee of RMB 5 Yuan/each line (in words: RMB FIVE each line) and annual circuitry maintenance fee of RMB 100Yuan/each line (in words: RMB ONE HUNDRED Yuan each line). The lessor shall assist lessee in installing the telephone. Article 4. Renewal After the expiry of the lease, the lessee has the right of priority to extend the term of the agreement under the same conditions, provided that the lessee notifies the lessor in writing three months before the expiry of the agreement. The terms and conditions of renewal shall be negotiated by both parties (the range for the adjustments of the price shall be made according to the increase or decrease of the real estate index and the general leasing price of the whole building). If the lessee does not notify lessor in the aforesaid period, it will be regarded that lessee will not renew the lease of the Leased Rooms and shall move out of the Leased Rooms before the termination date of the Agreement. Article 5. The Return of the Leased Rooms 5.1 After the expiry of the agreement, the lessee shall return the Lease Rooms according to the time notified by the lessor. If the Leased Rooms cannot be returned on time for the reason on the part of the lessee and there is a new lessee, the lessor is entitled to request the lessee to leave the Leased Rooms in 3 days and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delay in returning the Lease Rooms. In case the deposit is not sufficient for compensating lessor's losses, the lessor is entitled to claiming for the insufficient part. If the Leased Rooms have not been rented to other lessees, it will be deemed by the lessor that the lessee will renew the lease of the Leased Rooms. In such circumstances, the lessee shall renew the lease of the Leased Rooms. If lessee refuses to renew the lease, the lessor will have the right to request the lessee to 3 move out of the Lease Rooms and deduct part of or entire deposit in compensating lessor's losses suffered from lessee's delay in moving out. 5.2 When the lessee return the Lease Rooms after expiration of the lease, the Leased Rooms shall be in good status(excluding reasonable wear and tear);the lessor has right to deduct the deposit to compensate corresponding reasonable losses when it finds that the rooms and equipment are damaged due to the reason on part of the lessee. In case the deposit is not sufficient enough to compensate lessor's losses, the lessee shall replenish the margin in case that the deposit is insufficient for the losses within 3 days after receiving lessor's written notice. 5.3 As to accession made by the lessee to the Leased Rooms (shall be approved by the lessor), the lessor is not supposed to request the lessee to restore the rooms to the original conditions. The lessor shall not pay the expenses back for the accession even if the lessee does not make the restoration. Article 6. The Obligations of the Lessee The lessee agrees to abide by the following provisions: 6.1 The lessee shall abide by all the rules and regulations stipulated by the lessor for its authorized agent. The detail content is in Appendix two "Client Handbook". The lessee shall strictly abide by the rules and regulations and can not reject without reasonable causes if lessor notifies lessee of all reasonable changes it made on the rules and regulations (adding or reducing clauses or revising). If inconsistency occurs between the Client Handbook and this Agreement as well as other appendixes, the concluded Agreement and appendixes shall prevail. 6.2 The lessee shall not or allow others to take any actions, which will make the insurance of the Lease Rooms and the building invalid or possibly invalid, or result in increase of the insurance premium. Otherwise, the lessee shall bear the corresponding increase of the insurance premium and other related expenses for repurchase of the insurance by the lessor due to lessee's violation of this clause. The lessee shall pay the aforesaid fees according to the period asked by lessor after the occurrence of lessee's violation. 6.3 The lessee shall not take the following activities 1. To utilize the Leased Rooms in illegal activities. 2. To assign the rights of lessee under the agreement to others or use it as security. 3. To lease part of or entire Leased Rooms to others or let others use the Leased Rooms. 4 4. To use the Leased Rooms with a third party (not including affiliated enterprises of the lessee, which means the parent company, subsidiary, branch company of the lessee or the company which shares the common investment party and legal representative with the lessee) or show other's name as the lessee of the Leased Rooms. 5. To transfer the ownerships of the ornaments, equipment and articles in the Leased Rooms to any third party or use them as security. 6.4 The lessor shall take charge of the security during the lease term and be responsible for theft or damages of the articles in the Leased Rooms. In case of fire, the lessee shall make compensation to lessor if the fire is caused due to lessee's reason. Article 7 The Obligations of the Lessor The lessor agrees to abide by the following provisions: 7.1 The lessor shall guaranty the public facilities (including illumination, air-conditioner, automatic smoke sensor, sprinkle, W.C and elevator, etc) are in good status. The repair shall be made in time after trouble report is received from the lessee. 7.2 Implementing twenty-four hours' security measures to ensure the security of the mansion. 7.3 The lessor shall bear the corresponding losses suffered by the lessee due to quality problems of the Leased Rooms (excluding the matters stipulated in article 9 of this Agreement and the losses incurred due to the quality resulting from lessee's reconstruction). Article 8 Damages and Breaching Liabilities 8.1 The lessee shall compensate the lessor for losses due to intentional actions or negligence of lessee or its agents, and employees in the performance of their duties. On the contrary, the lessor shall compensate lessee for losses due to intentional actions or negligence of lessor or its agents and employees in the performance of their duties. 8.2 If the lessee breaches the agreement as well as any of the appendixes and supplementary agreement and fails to make the rectification within 7 days from receiving lessor's written notice, the agreement is automatically terminated wihin 14 days after the written notice is issued. The lessee shall leave the house within 5 days from the issuance of the written notice after the agreement is automatically terminated; at the same time, the lessor is entitled to claim for damages with the amount of three months' renting fees and management fees; the lessee also agrees to bear losses and expenses incured. The lessor shall deduct the guaranty money for the compensation if the amount of the guaranty money the lessee has paid is the same as the damages. Otherwise, the lessee is obligated to 5 make up any shortfall. The measures prescribed here are not the sole measures and the lessor is entitled to take other measures in case of the breach. Article 9 Exemption from Liabilities The lessor is exempted from liabilities in the following cases: 1. The temporary cease for the utilization of the public establishments for the necessary maintenance of the building and not due to the reason of the lessor. 2. The losses the lessee suffers is incurred in the event of the earthquake, typhoon and other events which belongs to Force Majeure. 3. The lessee suffers the losses due to the reason of other lessees or the third parties (but the lessor is responsible to assist the lessee for reimbursement from the infringers). Article 10 Abandonment of the Rights The abandonment of any right stipulated by the agreement shall be based on the written signature of the lessor. The facts that the rental or other items the lessee paid are insufficient to the amounts stipulated by the agreement, or with the consent of the lessor, do not have any influence on the right of the lessor to claim for the arrearage and the rights to take other measures according to the agreement or laws and regulations. Article 11 The Service of the Notice All the notices required by the agreement shall be made in written form. The invoices, bill of documents and other notices issued by the lessor to the lessee shall be marked with the lessee as addressee. The written notice is regarded as having served if it is delivered to the leased rooms, sent by the registered mail or delivered to the address of the lessee in Beijing. The notice issued by the lessee to the lessor will be regarded as having served if it is delivered to the following address and accepted with signature: Beijing GaoLing Real Estate Development Co. Ltd, No. 168, Xi Zhi Men Wai Avenue, Hai Dian District, Beijing, China Article 12 Disputes The agreement shall be governed and interpreted by the law of PRC. Any party may file the action to the people's court in the jurisdiction if the lessor and lessee cannot settle the disputes which arise from the agreement with negotiation. Article 13 Business License and Language The lessee shall produce business license and the authorization letter for the authorized representative to sign the agreement on behalf of the lessee. The copy of the duplicate of the 6 business license and the original authorization letter will be attached to the agreement. As an important part of the agreement, the appendix will be effected at the same time and have the same legal effect with the agreement. The agreement and its appendix shall be written in Chinese or English with the same legal effect. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. Article 14 Supplementary Agreement The parties of the agreement can conclude supplementary agreement through negotiation on other related matters. The supplementary agreement with the same legal effect of the agreement will be annexed to the agreement as an important part of the agreement. The agreement shall become effective from the date of the affixation with their common seals as well as the guaranty is fully paid. Appendix One: Ichnography of the Leased Rooms Appendix Two: Appendix Three: Supplementary Agreement 7 (Signature Page) LESSOR: BEIJING GAOLING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD ADDRESS: NO. 168, XI ZHI MEN WAI AVENUE, HAI DIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA POST CODE: 100044 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): SUN JIANGHAI TEL: 8838.3388 ACCOUNTING BANK: __________________________________ ACCOUNT NO.: ______________________________________ DATE: 2006-4-16 LESSEE: BEIJING AIRINBOX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. ADDRESS: __________________________________________ POST CODE: ________________________________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE (SIGNATURE): WANG GUIJUN TEL: ______________________________________________ ACCOUNTING BANK: __________________________________ ACCOUNT NO.: ______________________________________ DATE: 2006-4-16 8 THE SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT NO. 1 FOR NO. TD0196 LESSOR: BEIJING GAO LING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD LESSEE: BEIJING KONGZHONG XINSHI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD The lessor and lessee reach the following supplementary agreement as to < the Lease Agreement > . No. TD 0196(hereafter simplified as ): 1. Free Leasing Period: 60 days commencing from April 28th 2006 to July 27th 2006. During the free leasing period, the lessee shall only pay RMB 1.00 Yuan/day/Sq.M. as the management fee and other related fees. If is terminated before the expiration, the free period after the termination date will not come into effect any more and the lessor shall not make compensation to the lessee. The lessee shall make up for all the renting fee according to the stipulated rental of if is terminated by the lessee before the expiration of the renting term. 2. The item 6 of article 1 in shall be revised that "The lessee may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the lessor, in the case that the lessor fails to deliver the Leased Rooms to the lessee within one month from the commencing date of the lease term. Under such circumstances, the lessor shall return the deposit, rental and property management fee, which have been collected, to the lessee. (without charging any interest of the aforesaid fees) The lessor pay a compensate, which is 20% of collected deposit, rental and property management fee." 3. The item 8 of article 1 of shall be revised that "In case the lessee fully performs this Agreement, the lessor shall return whole deposit (without interest) to lessee within 30 days from the day when this agreement is expired, the lessee returns the Leased Rooms and pays up relevant fees to lessor. The lessor shall pay a delay fee to lessee, equal to two per ten thousand per day, provided that lessor fails to return the deposit on time." 4. The article 2 of shall be revised that "The lessee shall give written notice to the lessor in case that lessee terminates the Agreement." 5. The lessee shall produce blueprint in advance to the lessor and get the consent from the lessor and the fire control department for carrying out the construction if the lessee plans to make secondary fitments and reconstructions to the Leased Rooms. The lessee should not tie up the fire control channels and alter the fire control subarea of the Leased Rooms. The modification for the liquid, ventilation and fire control system shall be carried out by the construction company appointed by the lessor, while related expenses shall be borne by the lessee.. The fitments and modification to the common area of the building should be restored to the original status at the time of its leave . All the expenses should be borne by the lessee. 6. During the lease term the lessor shall provide lessee with 2 parking places in the second underground parking area in the Tenda Building without charging any fee. The term of free use the parking place shall be adjusted according to the term of , provided 9 that there is any change with the term of . If the term of is expired or terminated before expiration, the lessor will not provide the aforesaid free parking place and relevant services to the lessee. 7. The supplementary agreement is the supplements and alteration for and has the same legal effect with . This agreement will prevail as to any conflict between the supplementary agreement and . Others will be executed by . 8. The agreement has two original copies while the lessor and lessee will hold one of them. The agreement is effective on the date of the subscription. LESSOR: BEIJING GAO LING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): SUN JIANGHAI DATE: 2006-4-16 LESSEE: ___________________________________________ LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSIGNER (SIGNATURE): WANG GUIJUN DATE: 2006-4-14 10 EX-4.52 31 h00512exv4w52.txt EX-4.52 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.1 EXHIBIT 4.52 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 1 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0196 Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. The following amendment (the "Supplemental Agreement") to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0196 (the "Lease Agreement") have been entered into by the Landlord and the Tenant: 1. Rental Free Period: 60 days from April 28, 2006 to July 27, 2006. During the rental free period, the Tenant will not pay the rent except for the maintenance fee and other related fees (RMB 1.00 yuan per square meter per day). In the event that the Lease Agreement is terminated before the expiration, any remaining part of the rental free period after the determination shall be void and the Landlord shall not make any compensation to the Tenant for this reason. In the event that the Tenant terminates the Lease Agreement before the expiration, the Tenant shall pay the Landlord in full amount for any rental free period the Tenant has had with the rental price set forth by the Lease Agreement. 2. Section 6 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: In the event that the Landlord fails to make the rental premises available to the Tenant one month after the commencing date of the lease, the Tenant may terminate the Lease Agreement by a written notice to the Landlord, who shall return to the Tenant any deposit, rent and maintenance fee (without any accumulated interest) and pay the Tenant a compensation amount equal to 20% of such deposit, rent and maintenance fee. 3. Section 8 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: Upon the expiration of the Lease Agreement if the Tenant has returned the rental premises, paid all related fees and fully performed the Lease Agreement, the Landlord shall return to the Tenant the full deposit (without any accumulated interest) within 30 days. Any delay shall generate a 0.002% late fee per day. 4. Article II of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The Tenant may terminate the Lease Agreement before the expiration by a written notice to the Landlord provided that the deposit shall not be returned. 5. In the event that the Tenant plans to renovate or remodel the rental premises, the Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord the work plan and acquire the consents from the Landlord and applicable fire departments. Such renovation or remodeling may not cause blockage of any fire exits or alter any original fire control sectors. Any remodeling on the systems of water, ventilation or fire control shall be undertaken only by contractors designated by the Landlord, and all the expenses shall be taken by the Tenant. Should the Tenant has any renovation or remodeling at any public areas on the floors of the rental premises, the original condition shall be restored when the Tenant moves out of the Tengda Tower and all the expenses shall be taken by the Tenant. 6. During the lease period, the Landlord shall provide the Tenant two parking spaces free of charge on second basement floor of the Tengda Tower. In the event that the lease period set forth in the Lease Agreement is changed, the term for the two parking spaces shall be changed accordingly. Upon the expiration or termination of the Lease Agreement, the Landlord shall stop providing such parking spaces and any related service. 7. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 8. This Supplemental Agreement shall have two original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-4.53 32 h00512exv4w53.txt EX-4.53 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 EXHIBIT 4.53 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0154 Party A: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Party C: Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd. The following amendment (the "Supplemental Agreement") to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0154 dated February 25, 2005 (the "Lease Agreement") have been entered into by the parties hereto after friendly negotiations: 1. All the parties hereto agree that "Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd." shall be replaced by "Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd." as the tenant shown in the Lease Agreement. 2. All Party B's obligations and rights under the Lease Agreement shall be assumed by Party C. 3. All Party B's credits or debts generated from the Lease Agreement shall be assumed by Party C. 4. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 5. This Supplemental Agreement shall have three original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Party A: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 Party C: Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-4.54 33 h00512exv4w54.txt EX-4.54 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.2 EXHIBIT 4.54 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0155 Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. The Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0155 (the "Lease Agreement") between the Landlord and the Tenant shall expire on May 27, 2006. For the purpose to renew the Tenant's lease of Nos. 01, 02, 03, and 11 on the 11th Floor of the Tengda Tower, the parties hereto have entered into the following agreement (the "Supplemental Agreement") after friendly negotiations: 1. Upon the expiration of the Lease Agreement, the Landlord agrees to let the Tenant continue to occupy the rental premises no longer than one month and not to charge the Tenant any rent during this period, provided that the Tenant shall pay the Landlord the maintenance fees (RMB 1.00 yuan per square meter per day of the actual days until the time when the Tenant pays up all the due fees, completes all the check-out procedures as required and moves out of each leased room). In the event that the Tenant fails to move out after one full month (i.e. later than June 27, 2006), the Tenant shall pay the Landlord the rent (including the maintenance fees) of RMB 4.20 yuan per square meter per day until the day when the Tenant moves out of each leased room and completes the check-out procedures as required. 2. Section 11 of Article I shall be deleted. 3. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 4. This Supplemental Agreement shall have two original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-4.55 34 h00512exv4w55.txt EX-4.55 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 EXHIBIT 4.55 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0175 Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. The following amendment (the "Supplemental Agreement") to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0175 (the "Lease Agreement") have been entered into by the parties hereto after friendly negotiations: 1. Effective on May 28, 2006, Section 2 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The term of the premises lease shall be one year, starting from May 28, 2006 to May 27, 2007. 2. Effective on May 28, 2006, Section 3 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The rent for the premises shall be RMB 3.20 yuan per square meter per day. The maintenance fee shall be RMB 1.00 yuan per square meter per day. The total amount for each month shall be RMB 57,708.00 yuan. Each month shall be calculated as 30 days. The rent and maintenance fee shall be paid in advance on a monthly basis. The Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord the rent and maintenance fee for the next rent period ten days before each rent period begins (Each rent period is from the 28th day of a month to the 27th day of the following month). The payment shall not be deemed as made until the Landlord receives the full amount. In the event that the Tenant fails to deliver the foresaid payments on time as required by the Lease Agreement, the Tenant shall pay the Landlord a late fee of 0.002% of the total due amount per day. 3. Section 11 of Article I shall be deleted. 4. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 5. This Supplemental Agreement shall have two original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-4.56 35 h00512exv4w56.txt EX-4.56 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.3 EXHIBIT 4.56 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 3 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0130 Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. The Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0130 (the "Lease Agreement") between the Landlord and the Tenant shall expire on May 27, 2006. For the purpose to renew the Tenant's lease of the 32nd and 33rd Floors of the Tengda Tower, the parties hereto have entered into the following agreement (the "Supplemental Agreement") after friendly negotiations: 1. Effective on May 28, 2006, Section 2 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The term of the premises lease shall be one year, starting from May 28, 2006 to May 27, 2007. 2. Effective on May 28, 2006, Section 3 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The rent for the premises shall be RMB 3.20 yuan per square meter per day. The maintenance fee shall be RMB 1.00 yuan per square meter per day. The total amount for each month shall be RMB 390,096.00 yuan. Each month shall be calculated as 30 days. The rent and maintenance fee shall be paid in advance on a monthly basis. The Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord the rent and maintenance fee for the next rent period ten days before each rent period begins (Each rent period is from the 28th day of a month to the 27th day of the following month). The payment shall not be deemed as made until the Landlord receives the full amount. In the event that the Tenant fails to deliver the foresaid payments on time as required by the Lease Agreement, the Tenant shall pay the Landlord a late fee of 0.002% of the total due amount per day. 3. Section 11 of Article I shall be deleted. 4. The Landlord agrees to lease to the Tenant an advertisement board of 93.15 square meters on the top of the Tengda Tower (the "Ad Board") for the Tenant's business purposes. Hence both parties hereto agree as follows: 4.1 Lease term of the Ad Board: From May 28, 2006 to May 27, 2007. In the event that the lease period set forth in the Lease Agreement is changed, the term for the Ad Board shall be changed accordingly. Upon the expiration or termination of the Lease Agreement, the Landlord shall stop providing the Ad Board and any related service. 4.2 The lease fee for the Ad Board shall be RMB 100,000.00 yuan (RMB One Hundred Thousand yuan) a year. The lease fee shall be paid in advance. The Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord ten days before May 28, 2006 the whole amount for the entire lease period. The payment shall not be deemed as made until the Landlord receives the whole amount. In the event that the Tenant fail to make the due payment after ten days, the Landlord may take back the use right of the AD Board and hence the provisions relating the Ad Board shall become void. 4.4 The production of the Ad Board: The Tenant shall be responsible for all designing, production, installation, maintenance and related expenses of the Ad Board. In order to keep the consistency of the Tower's appearance, any advertisement designs and production plans shall be required to be pre-approved by the Landlord. 4.5 The Tenant shall bear the cost of the electricity consumed by the Ad Board. If an increase of power capacity is necessary, the Tenant shall bear the related cost. The Landlord shall check the actual use volume on a monthly basis and the Tenant shall pay the monthly electricity bill within seven days after the monthly invoice is received from the Landlord. 4.6 During the usage of the Ad Board, the Tenant shall promptly fix any functional problems. For the purpose to keep the Tower's good appearance, the Landlord may temporarily cut off the power for the Ad Board until the Ad Board is fully repaired by the Tenant. 4.7 The Tenant shall be responsible for any content approval, annual review and any other necessary process required for the Ad Board. 4.8 During the lease period of the Ad Board, in the event that any changes in any applicable laws or government rules result in termination of the lease term, both parties shall negotiate on the situation and the Landlord shall not bear the responsibility for a default under such circumstances, while the Landlord shall return to the Tenant a portion of the lease fee for the Ad Board consequently. 5. During the lease period, the Landlord shall provide the Tenant four parking spaces free of charge on second basement floor of the Tengda Tower. In the event that the lease period set forth in the Lease Agreement is changed, the term for the four parking spaces shall be changed accordingly. Upon the expiration or termination of the Lease Agreement, the Landlord shall stop providing such parking spaces and any related service. 6. The Landlord shall provide best assistance when the Tenant takes the Tengda Tower as its business address for corporation registration or other business license registrations. 7. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 8. This Supplemental Agreement shall have two original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-4.57 36 h00512exv4w57.txt EX-4.57 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 3 EXHIBIT 4.57 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 3 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0131 Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. The Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0131 (the "Lease Agreement") between the Landlord and the Tenant shall expire on May 27, 2006. For the purpose to renew the Tenant's lease of the whole 35th Floor of the Tengda Tower, the parties hereto have entered into the following agreement (the "Supplemental Agreement") after friendly negotiations: 1. Effective on May 28, 2006, Section 2 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The term of the premises lease shall be one year, starting from May 28, 2006 to May 27, 2007. 2. Effective on May 28, 2006, Section 3 of Article I of the Lease Agreement shall be revised as: The rent for the premises shall be RMB 3.20 yuan per square meter per day. The maintenance fee shall be RMB 1.00 yuan per square meter per day. The total amount for each month shall be RMB 189,504.00 yuan. Each month shall be calculated as 30 days. The rent and maintenance fee shall be paid in advance on a monthly basis. The Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord the rent and maintenance fee for the next rent period ten days before each rent period begins (Each rent period is from the 28th day of a month to the 27th day of the following month). The payment shall not be deemed as made until the Landlord receives the full amount. In the event that the Tenant fails to deliver the foresaid payments on time as required by the Lease Agreement, the Tenant shall pay the Landlord a late fee of 0.002% of the total due amount per day. 3. Section 11 of Article I shall be deleted. 4. During the lease period, the Landlord shall provide the Tenant two parking spaces free of charge on second basement floor of the Tengda Tower. In the event that the lease period set forth in the Lease Agreement is changed, the term for the two parking spaces shall be changed accordingly. Upon the expiration or termination of the Lease Agreement, the Landlord shall stop providing such parking spaces and any related service. 5. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 6. This Supplemental Agreement shall have two original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Landlord: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Tenant: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-4.58 37 h00512exv4w58.txt EX-4.58 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 3 EXHIBIT 4.58 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 TO THE PREMISES LEASE AGREEMENT NO. TD0154 Party A: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Party C: Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd. The following amendment (the "Supplemental Agreement") to the Premises Lease Agreement No. TD0154 dated February 25, 2005 (the "Lease Agreement") have been entered into by the parties hereto after friendly negotiations: 1. All the parties hereto agree that "Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd." shall be replaced by "Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd." as the tenant shown in the Lease Agreement. 2. All Party B's obligations and rights under the Lease Agreement shall be assumed by Party C. 3. All Party B's credits or debts generated from the Lease Agreement shall be assumed by Party C. 4. As a supplement and amendment to the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement is of equal legal effects. Should there be any conflict between this Supplemental Agreement and the Lease Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall prevail while all other provisions of the Lease Agreement shall remain as effective. 5. This Supplemental Agreement shall have three original copies, with each party hereto holding one copy. It shall become effective upon the execution by each party hereto. Party A: Beijing GaoLing Estate Development Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Sun Jianghai (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 16, 2006 Party B: Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 Party C: Kongzhong (China) Co. Ltd. Legal Representative or Trustee: Wang Guijun (Signature) (Corporate Seal) Dated: April 14, 2006 EX-8.1 38 h00512exv8w1.txt EX-8.1 LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES . . . EXHIBIT 8.1 LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF KONGZHONG CORPORATION, AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2006
NAME OF THE SUBSIDIARIES STATE OR JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION ------------------------ -------------------------------------- KongZhong Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. People's Republic of China Beijing AirInbox Information Technologies Co., Ltd. People's Republic of China Beijing Boya Wuji Technologies Co., Ltd. People's Republic of China Beijing Wireless Interactive Network Technologies Co., Ltd. People's Republic of China Tianjin Mammoth Technology Co., Ltd. People's Republic of China KongZhong China People's Republic of China Wuhan Chengxitong Information Technology Company Limited People's Republic of China Sharp Edge Group Limited British Virgin Islands Anjian Xingye Technology (Beijing) Company Limited People's Republic of China Beijing Xinrui Network Technology Company Limited People's Republic of China
EX-12.1 39 h00512exv12w1.txt EX-12.1 CEO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) EXHIBIT 12.1 CERTIFICATIONS I, Yunfan Zhou, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of KongZhong Corporation.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; (b) [omitted pursuant to the guidance of Release No. 33-8238 (June 5, 2003), Release No. 33-8392 (February 24, 2004) and Release No. 33-8545 (March 2, 2005)]; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit committee of company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting. Date: June 16 , 2006 -------------------- /s/ Yunfan Zhou ---------------------------------------- Name: Yunfan Zhou Title: Chief Executive Officer EX-12.2 40 h00512exv12w2.txt EX-12.2 CFO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) EXHIBIT 12.2 CERTIFICATIONS I, JP Gan, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of KongZhong Corporation; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; (b) [omitted pursuant to the guidance of Release No. 33-8238 (June 5, 2003), Release No. 33-8392 (February 24, 2004) and Release No. 33-8545 (March 2, 2005)]; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit committee of company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over financial reporting. Date: June 16 , 2006 ------------------ /s/ JP Gan --------------------------------------- Name: JP Gan Title: Chief Financial Officer EX-13.1 41 h00512exv13w1.txt EX-13.1 CEO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B) EXHIBIT 13.1 KONGZHONG CORPORATION Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned, Yunfan Zhou, Chief Executive Officer of KongZhong Corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: June 16 , 2006 ----------------- /s/ Yunfan Zhou ---------------------------------------- Name: Yunfan Zhou Title: Chief Executive Officer The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. EX-13.2 42 h00512exv13w2.txt EX-13.2 CFO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B) EXHIBIT 13.2 KONGZHONG CORPORATION Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned, JP Gan, Chief Financial Officer of KongZhong Corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: June 16 , 2006 ------------------ /s/ JP Gan ---------------------------------------- Name: JP Gan Title: Chief Financial Officer The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. EX-23.1 43 h00512exv23w1.txt EX-23.1 CONSENT OF LLINKS LAW OFFICE EXHIBIT 23.1 (LLINKS LAW OFFICE LOGO) KongZhong Corporation 35th Floor, Tengda Plaza No. 168 Xizhimenwai Street Beijing, China 100044 RE: KONGZHONG CORPORATION ------------------------- Dear Sirs/Madams, We have acted as legal advisors as to the People's Republic of China law to KongZhong Corporation, an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the "Company"), in connection with the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of an annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the reference of our firm under the headings "Risk Factors", "Our Corporate Structure" and "Regulation", and elsewhere in the Form 20-F. In giving this consent we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Sincerely, /s/ Llinks Law Office Links Law Office June 16, 2006 EX-23.2 44 h00512exv23w2.txt EX-23.2 CONSENT OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU CPA LTD. EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of KongZhong Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-122530 and File No. 333-132219, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2005 and March 6, 2006, respectively) of our report dated April 18, 2006, relating to the financial statements of KongZhong Corporation as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, appearing in this annual report of KongZhong Corporation on Form 20-F. /s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. Beijing, China June 16, 2006 EX-23.3 45 h00512exv23w3.txt EX-23.3 CONSENT OF ANALYSYS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT 23.3 Dear Mr. Huang: We hereby consent to the inclusion of reference to our "China MVAS market analysis 2005-2006" in the annual report of KongZhong Corporation on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005. 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