0001564590-20-016190.txt : 20200410 0001564590-20-016190.hdr.sgml : 20200410 20200410060222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001564590-20-016190 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200410 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200410 GROUP MEMBERS: LINEN INVESTMENT LTD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUYA Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001728190 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-90506 FILM NUMBER: 20785899 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BUILDING A3, E-PARK,280 HANXI ROAD STREET 2: PANYU DISTRICT CITY: GUANGZHOU STATE: F4 ZIP: 511446 BUSINESS PHONE: (86)(20)22907829 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BUILDING A3, E-PARK,280 HANXI ROAD STREET 2: PANYU DISTRICT CITY: GUANGZHOU STATE: F4 ZIP: 511446 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tencent Holdings Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001293451 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ROOM 3506, 35TH FLOOR STREET 2: TOWER 2, LIPPO CENTRE CITY: ADMIRALTY STATE: K3 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 86-755-86013388 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ROOM 3506, 35TH FLOOR STREET 2: TOWER 2, LIPPO CENTRE CITY: ADMIRALTY STATE: K3 ZIP: 00000 SC 13D 1 tcehy-sc13d.htm SC 13D tcehy-sc13d.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

 

HUYA Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

44852D108**

(CUSIP Number)

 

Tencent Holdings Limited

29/F., Three Pacific Place,

No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Telephone: +852 3148 5100

 

with a copy to:

 

Ji Liu, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

18th Floor, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong

Telephone: +852 2912-2501

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

April 3, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

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

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

_____________

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

 

** There is no CUSIP number assigned to the Class A Ordinary Shares. CUSIP number 44852D108 has been assigned to the American Depositary Shares of the Issuer, which are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HUYA.” Each American Depositary Share represents one Class A Ordinary Share.

 

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

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 1 of 10 pages

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Tencent Holdings Limited

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

 

(a)    □

(b)    □

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

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

     □

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

81,012,054

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

81,012,054

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

81,012,054

12

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

     □

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

54.7%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO


 

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 2 of 10 pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Linen Investment Limited

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a)    □

(b)    □

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

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

     □

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

81,012,054

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

81,012,054

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

81,012,054

12

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

     □

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

54.7%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

 


 

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 3 of 10 pages

 

 

Item 1. Security and Issuer

 

This Schedule 13D relates to the Class A Ordinary Shares of HUYA Inc., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Issuer”), whose principal executive offices are located at Building B-1, North Block of Wanda Plaza, No. 79 Wanbo 2nd Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou 511442, People’s Republic of China.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

(a)This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by:

 

(i)Tencent Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (“Tencent”); and

 

(ii)Linen Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Tencent (“Linen Investment”; Tencent and Linen Investment are collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons”).

 

(b)The principal business address of each of Tencent and Linen Investment is Level 29, Three Pacific Place, No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

 

(c)Tencent is an internet service portal in China providing value-added Internet, mobile and telecom services and online advertising and has been listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since June 16, 2004 (SEHK 700). Linen Investment is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent and is principally engaged in the business of holding securities in portfolio companies in which Tencent invests.

 

Attached hereto as Schedule A, and incorporated herein by reference, is information concerning each director and executive officer of Tencent and Linen Investment (collectively, the “Related Persons”), which is required to be disclosed in response to Item 2 and General Instruction C to Schedule 13D.

 

(d)-(e)During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any of the Related Persons, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

Prior to the Issuer’s initial public offering on May 10, 2018, Linen Investment, a special purpose vehicle of Tencent, held 64,488,235 series B preferred shares of the Issuer, which Linen Investment purchased from the Issuer at a purchase price of US$461.6 million. Upon the completion of the initial public offering of the Issuer, each series B-2 preferred share was automatically converted into and re-designated as one class B ordinary share of the Issuer (“Class B Ordinary Share”) on a one-to-one basis.

 

 

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

Page 4 of 10 pages

 

Pursuant to the amended and restated shareholders agreement of the Issuer dated March 8, 2018 (the “Shareholders Agreement”), Linen Investment had a right, exercisable between March 8, 2020 and March 8, 2021, to purchase additional shares (directly from the Issuer and/or from JOYY Inc. (“JOYY”), an existing holder of Class B Ordinary Shares) at the then fair market price to reach 50.1% of the voting power in the Issuer on an as-converted and fully-diluted basis immediately upon the completion of such purchase. On April 3, 2020, Linen Investment exercised the option to purchase 16,523,819 Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Option Shares”) from JOYY pursuant to a share transfer agreement (the “Share Transfer Agreement”), dated April 3, 2020.

 

Linen Investment obtained the funds from Tencent, its parent holding company, to purchase the Option Shares. Tencent used working capital to fund the contribution to Linen Investment.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

 

Share Transfer Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement, JOYY transferred to Linen Investment 16,523,819 Class B Ordinary Shares for a purchase price of approximately US$262.6 million in cash. The Share Transfer Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and indemnities from each of Linen Investment and JOYY for a transaction of this nature.

 

Concurrently with the acquisition of Class B Ordinary Shares by Linen Investment pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Issuer increased the size of its board of directors (the “Board”) from five directors to nine directors and Linen Investment has appointed up to five directors to the Board by exercising its rights under the Issuer’s Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

Following the acquisition of Class B Ordinary Shares by Linen Investment pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Issuer intends to hold an extraordinary general meeting to adopt the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Issuer (the “Fourth Amended M&AA”). Linen Investment has delivered an irrevocable proxy to appoint the Issuer as its proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote at the extraordinary general meeting all of the Class B Ordinary Shares of Linen Investment in favor of the adoption of the Fourth Amended M&AA.

 

Pursuant to the Fourth Amended M&AA, Linen Investment and JOYY will have certain veto rights and board seat rights.

 

 

Veto Rights:  the Issuer may not take any of the following actions unless (a) for so long as Linen Investment and its affiliates collectively hold no less than 20% of the voting power in the Issuer on a fully diluted basis, prior written consent or affirmative vote of Linen Investment is obtained, and (b) for so long as JOYY and its affiliates collectively hold no less than 20% of the voting power in the Issuer on a fully diluted basis, prior written consent or affirmative vote of JOYY is obtained: (i) any related party transaction of the Issuer, the amount of which in any fiscal year equals to or exceeds 30% of the total assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries as reflected on the audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the immediately preceding fiscal year, whether in a single or a series of

 

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

Page 5 of 10 pages

 

 

transactions, other than transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (ii) any direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment or disposal of assets or business of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, the amount of which in any fiscal year equals to or exceeds 40% of the total assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries as reflected on the audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the immediately preceding fiscal year, whether in a single or a series of transactions; (iii) any issue of shares that carry more than one vote per share (including Class B Ordinary Shares), except for additional Class B Ordinary Shares issued to holders of Class B Ordinary Shares to mitigate the diluting effects of any enlargement of the Issuer’s equity incentive plan; and (iv) any issue of shares on such terms that effectively give any investor (other than Tencent and JOYY) veto rights similar to JOYY’s veto rights described above.

 

Board Seat Rights: (i) for as long as Linen Investment and its affiliates collectively hold no less than 20% of the issued share capital of the Issuer on a fully diluted basis, Linen Investment may appoint, remove and replace at least one director of the Issuer; (ii) for so long as Linen Investment and its affiliates collectively hold no less than 50% of the voting power in the Issuer, Linen Investment may appoint, remove and replace up to the lowest number of directors that (x) constitutes a majority of the directors and (y) is no less than proportionate to its voting power in the Issuer; and (iii) for as long as JOYY and its affiliates collectively hold no less than 15% of the voting power in the Issuer on a fully diluted basis, JOYY may appoint, remove and replace one director.

 

The Fourth Amended M&AA will also provide, among other things,  that (i) the Issuer may by special resolution (as opposed to ordinary resolution) increase its share capital and appoint any person to be a director or remove a director (subject to Linen Investment’s and JOYY’s board seat rights) and (ii) a director appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy on the Board shall hold office until the next general meeting.  

 

Shareholders Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, the Issuer has granted certain demand registration rights, shelf registration rights and piggyback registration rights to the shareholders named therein, and such rights will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary from the date of closing of the Issuer’s initial public offering and (ii) with respect to any holder of registrable securities, the date on which all of such holder’s registrable securities may be sold without registration in any 90-day period under Rule 144 of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, Linen Investment had an exclusive right, exercisable between March 8, 2020 and March 8, 2021, to purchase such number of shares from the Issuer and/or from JOYY at the then fair market value, so that Linen Investment’s total voting power in the Issuer would reach 50.1% on an as-converted and fully-diluted basis, which Linen Investment has exercised.

 

Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement and a letter agreement among the Issuer, JOYY, Linen Investment and the other parties thereto (the “Letter Agreement”), for so long as Linen Investment and its affiliates collectively hold 95% of the series B preferred shares of the Issuer (on an as-converted basis) that it acquired on March 8, 2018, Linen Investment has

 

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

Page 6 of 10 pages

 

a veto right on any proposed transaction that would constitute a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) with, issuance and sale of any equity securities of the Issuer’s group companies to, and sale by certain shareholders of any equity securities of the Issuer’s group companies to, certain designated persons in privately negotiated transactions.

 

Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, for as long as Linen Investment and its affiliates collectively hold 20% of the issued share capital of the Issuer on a fully diluted basis, Linen Investment has the right to appoint at least one director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any holder of a majority of the voting power in the Issuer has the right to appoint up to the lowest number of directors that (x) constitutes a majority of the directors and (y) is no less than proportionate to its voting power in the Issuer.

 

Except for the registration rights, the right to purchase additional shares, the veto right and the board seat right given to Linen Investment, each of which are described above, most other shareholders’ rights in the Shareholders Agreement have been terminated upon the completion of the Issuer’s initial public offering in May 2018.  

 

Written Acknowledgment to Registration Rights Agreement

 

On April 3, 2020, the Issuer and JOYY entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Issuer has granted JOYY certain demand registration rights, shelf registration rights and piggyback registration rights with respect to shares held by it, including the Option Shares that were transferred to Linen Investment pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement. Such registration rights with respect to the Option Shares were assigned to Linen Investment upon its signing of a written acknowledgment to the Registration Rights Agreement dated April 3, 2020 (the “Registration Rights Acknowledgement”).  Such registration rights held by Linen Investment will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary from the date of closing of the transactions contemplated under the Share Transfer Agreement and (ii) the date on which all the Option Shares may be sold without registration in any 90-day period under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Share Transfer Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Letter Agreement and the Registration Rights Acknowledgement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements filed as exhibits to this Schedule 13D, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

General

 

The Reporting Persons acquired the securities described in this Schedule 13D for investment purposes and they intend to review their investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Subject to the limitations as set forth in the Share Transfer Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement and the Registration Rights Acknowledgement, any actions the Reporting Persons might undertake may be made at any time and from time to time without prior notice and will be dependent upon the Reporting Persons’ review of numerous factors, including, but not limited to: an ongoing evaluation of the Issuer’s business, financial condition, operations and prospects; price levels of the Issuer’s securities; general market, industry and economic conditions; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; and other future developments.

 

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 7 of 10 pages

 

The Reporting Persons may acquire additional securities of the Issuer, or retain or sell all or a portion of the securities then held, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, the Reporting Persons and their designees to the Issuer’s board of directors may engage in discussions with management, the board of directors of the Issuer, and shareholders of the Issuer and other relevant parties or encourage, cause or seek to cause the Issuer or such persons to consider or explore extraordinary corporate transactions, such as a merger, reorganization or take-private transaction that could result in the de-listing or de-registration of the Class A Ordinary Shares; sales or acquisitions of assets or businesses; changes to the capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; or other material changes to the Issuer’s business or corporate structure, including changes in management or the composition of the board of directors of the Issuer.

Other than as described above, the Reporting Persons do not currently have any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)–(j) of Schedule 13D, although, depending on the factors discussed herein, the Reporting Persons may change their purpose or formulate different plans or proposals with respect thereto at any time.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a) – (b)

The following sets forth, as of the date of this Schedule 13D, the aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares and percentage of Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons, as well as the number of Class A Ordinary Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, as of the date hereof, based on (i) 67,135,314 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of the date immediately prior to the closing of the transaction set forth in the Share Transfer Agreement, and (ii) 81,012,054 Class A Ordinary Shares convertible from 81,012,054 Class B Ordinary Shares owned by Linen Investment within 60 days from the date hereof.

 

Reporting Person

 

Amount

beneficially

owned

 

Percent

of class

 

Sole power to

vote or to

direct the vote

 

Shared power

to vote or to

direct the vote

 

Sole power to

dispose or to

direct the

disposition

 

Shared power to

dispose or

to direct

the

disposition

Tencent Holdings Limited

 

81,012,054

 

54.7%

 

81,012,054

 

0

 

81,012,054

 

0

Linen Investment Limited

 

81,012,054

 

54.7%

 

81,012,054

 

0

 

81,012,054

 

0

 

Linen Investment may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 81,012,054 Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of 81,012,054 Class B Ordinary Shares held of record by Linen Investment.

 

Tencent is the parent company of Linen Investment and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities held of record and deemed to be beneficially owned by Linen Investment.

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 8 of 10 pages

 

Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights except for voting and conversion rights. Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote, and each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to ten votes and is convertible into one Class A Ordinary Share at any time by the holder thereof. Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible into Class B Ordinary Shares under any circumstances. As such, Linen Investment currently holds 50.9% of the voting power of the Issuer’s total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.

 

    To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the Related Persons beneficially owns any Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

(c)Except as described in Item 4, during the past 60 days, none of the Reporting Persons or to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, the Related Persons has effected any transactions in the Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

(d)Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, no other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

 

(e)Not applicable.

 

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

Item 4 above summarizes certain provisions of the Shareholders Agreement, the Letter Agreement, the Share Transfer Agreement and the Registration Rights Acknowledgement, and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of each of these documents is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference.

Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 


 

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 9 of 10 pages

 

Item 7.Materials to be Filed as Exhibits

Exhibit Number

 

Description

1

 

Joint Filing Agreement, dated April 10, 2020, by and among Tencent Holdings Limited and Linen Investment Limited

2

 

Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated March 8, 2018, among the Issuer, Linen Investment Limited and other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-224202) of the Issuer, as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 9, 2018)

3

 

Letter Agreement, dated April 3, 2020, among the Issuer, JOYY Inc., Linen Investment Limited and the other parties thereto

4

 

Share Transfer Agreement, dated April 3, 2020, among JOYY Inc. and Linen Investment Limited

5

 

Written Acknowledgement to Registration Rights Agreement, dated  April 3, 2020, of Linen Investment Limited

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 44852D108

SCHEDULE 13D

Page 10 of 10 pages

 

SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: April 10, 2020

 

 

tencent holdings limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ma Huateng

 

Name:

Ma Huateng

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINEN INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ma Huateng

 

Name:

Ma Huateng

Title:

Director

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Schedule 13D]

 


 

SCHEDULE A

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Directors and Executive Officers of Tencent Holdings Limited

 

The names of the directors and the names and titles of the executive officers of Tencent Holdings Limited and their principal occupations are set forth below.  The business address of each of the directors or executive officers is 29/F., Three Pacific Place, No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.  Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual’s name refers to Tencent Holdings Limited.

 

Name

 

Present Principal Employment

 

Citizenship

Directors:

 

 

 

 

Ma Huateng

 

Chairman of the Board and Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China

Lau Chi Ping Martin

 

Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR)

Jacobus Petrus (Koos) Bekker

 

Non-Executive Director

 

Republic of South Africa

Charles St Leger Searle

 

Non-Executive Director

 

Republic of South Africa

Li Dong Sheng

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China

Iain Ferguson Bruce

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR)

Ian Charles Stone

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR)

Yang Siu Shun

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR)

Ke Yang

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

 

 

Executive officers:

 

 

 

 

Ma Huateng

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

People’s Republic of China

Lau Chi Ping Martin

 

President

 

People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR)

Xu Chenye

 

Chief Information Officer

 

People’s Republic of China

Ren Yuxin

 

Chief Operating Officer and President of Platform & Content Group and Interactive Entertainment Group

 

People’s Republic of China

 


 

Name

 

Present Principal Employment

 

Citizenship

James Gordon Mitchell

 

Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Vice President

 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

David A M Wallerstein

 

Chief eXploration Officer and Senior Executive Vice President

 

United States of America

John Shek Hon Lo

 

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

 

People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR)

 

Directors and Executive Officers of Linen Investment Limited

 

The names of the directors and the names and titles of the executive officers of Linen Investment Limited and their principal occupations are set forth below.  The business address of each of the directors or executive officers is 29/F., Three Pacific Place, No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.  Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual’s name refers to Linen Investment Limited.

 

Name

 

Present Principal Employment

 

Citizenship

Director:

 

 

 

 

Ma Huateng

 

Director

 

People’s Republic of China

Charles St Leger Searle

 

Director

 

Republic of South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

Executive officers:

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 tcehy-ex991_87.htm EX-99.1 tcehy-ex991_87.htm

 

Exhibit 1

 

Joint Filing Agreement

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned parties hereby agree to file jointly the statement on Schedule 13D (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of HUYA Inc., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

It is understood and agreed that each of the parties hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such statement on Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained therein, but such party is not responsible for the completeness and accuracy of information concerning another party making the filing unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. It is understood and agreed that a copy of this agreement shall be attached as an exhibit to the statement on Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, filed on behalf of the parties hereto.

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

 

 


 

 

Date: April 10, 2020

 

TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ma Huateng

 

Name:

Ma Huateng

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINEN INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ma Huateng

 

Name:

Ma Huateng

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Joint Filing Agreement to Schedule 13D]

 

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Exhibit 3

Execution Version

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

 

JOYY INC. (“JOYY”)

Building B-1, North Block of Wanda Plaza,

No. 79 Wanbo 2nd Road,

Panyu District, Guangzhou 511442

The People’s Republic of China

Attn: Bing Jin

 

ALL WORTH LIMITED (“Allworth”)

ORIENTAL LUCK INTERNATIONAL

LIMITED (“Oriental Luck”, together with Allworth,  the “Dong SPYs”)

Building A3, E-Park

280 Hanxi Road

Panyu District, Guangzhou 511446

People’s Republic of China

Attn: Rongjie Dong (“Mr. Dong”)

 

LINEN INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

Tencent Binhai Towers

No.33 Haitian 2nd Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen, P. R. China 518054

Attn: Mergers and Acquisitions Department

 

To: HUYA INC. (the “Company”)
Building A3, E-Park

280 Hanxi Road

Panyu District, Guangzhou 511446

People’s Republic of China
Attn: Catherine Liu

 

Re: Transfer restrictions

April 3, 2020

Dear Sirs,

1.

Reference is made to the Shareholders Agreement (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “SHA”) by and among JOYY, Mr. Dong, the Dong SPVs, Tencent, the Company, and certain other investors dated March 8, 2018. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter agreement shall have the same meaning attributed to such term in the SHA.

 


 

2.

ln consideration of each of the parties to this letter agreement complying with their respective obligations under this letter agreement, each of JOYY, the Dong SPVs and Tencent agrees and acknowledges that:

 

(a)

for so long as Tencent and its Affiliates hold 95% of the Series B Preferred Shares Tencent acquired at the Closing (taking into account Equity Securities issued upon conversion thereof), Tencent shall have a veto right on any proposed transaction that would constitute a Deemed Liquidation Event with, issuance and sale of any Equity Securities of any Group Company by such Group Company to, and sale by JOYY, the Dong SPVs of any Equity Securities of any Group Company to any of the persons listed in the schedule attached hereto; and

 

(b)

The Transfer restrictions under this letter agreement shall only apply to privately negotiated transactions and shall in no event restrict the parties’ ability to conduct such transactions in the public market.

3.

Each of the signatories to this letter agreement hereby acknowledges and agrees to the contents of this letter agreement.

4.

This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by electronic communications), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

5.

The provisions of Sections 17.12 (Confidentiality), Sections 18.5 (Governing Law). 18.6 (Dispute Resolution), 18.7 (Notices), 18.9 (Rights Cumulative; Specific Performance), 18.10 (Successor Indemnification), 18.11 (Severability), 18.12 (Amendments and Waivers), 18.13 (No Waiver), 18.14 (Delays or Omissions). 18.15 (No Presumption) and 18.16 (Counterparts) of the SHA are incorporated by reference and shall apply mutatis mutandis to this letter agreement.

6.

The parties hereto acknowledge that this letter agreement amends, restates, supersedes and replaces in its entirety that certain letter agreement between the parties hereto dated May 9, 2018.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this letter agreement to be executed as of the first date above written.

HUYA INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rongjie Dong

Name:

Rongjie Dong

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this letter agreement to be executed as of the first date above written.

JOYY INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Xueling Li

Name:

David Xueling Li

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this letter agreement to be executed as of the first date above written.

ORIENTAL LUCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rongjie Dong

Name:

Rongjie Dong

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this letter agreement to be executed as of the first date above written.

ALL WORTH LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rongjie Dong

Name:

Rongjie Dong

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this letter agreement to be executed as of the first date above written.

LINEN INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Huateng Ma

Name:

Huateng Ma

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

EX-99.4 4 tcehy-ex994_7.htm EX-99.4 tcehy-ex994_7.htm

Exhibit 4

Execution Version

SHARE TRANSFER AGREEMENT

This SHARE TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 3, 2020 is entered into by and between (i) JOYY Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Selling Shareholder”) and (ii) Linen Investment Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Purchaser”).  The Selling Shareholder and the Purchaser are referred to in this Agreement collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”

W I T N E S E T H:

WHEREAS, HUYA Inc. (the “Company”) is a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability whose American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Shares, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HUYA”;

WHEREAS, the Selling Shareholder and the Purchaser are parties to that certain amended and restated shareholders agreement of the Company dated as of March 8, 2018 (the “Shareholders Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser has a right (the “Option”), exercisable between March 8, 2020 and March 8, 2021, to purchase additional shares from the Company and/or the Selling Shareholder to reach 50.1% of the Company’s total voting power;

WHEREAS, the Selling Shareholder legally and directly owns 84,898,282 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.0001 per share (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”);

WHEREAS, the Purchaser has delivered a written notice to the Selling Shareholder on April 3, 2020 (the “Option Exercise Date”), pursuant to which the Purchaser intends to exercise the Option to purchase 16,523,819 Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Subject Shares”) from the Selling Shareholder;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has duly convened a board meeting to approve or confirm, among other things, that (A) entries be made in the register of members of the Company to reflect the purchase and sale of the Subject Shares contemplated by this Agreement, (B) a share certificate representing the Subject Shares be issued to the Purchaser, (C) the size of Board be increased from five (5) directors to nine (9) directors,.(D) each of four (4) Persons nominated by the Purchaser be appointed as a director of the Company, (E) entries be made in the register of directors of the Company to reflect the appointment of each of four (4) Persons nominated by the Purchaser as a director of the Company and (F) an extraordinary general meeting of the Company (the “EGM”) be called to convene on May 15, 2020, the purpose of which is to approve and adopt the Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Fourth Amended M&AA”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and each of the Selling Shareholder and the Purchaser has received a copy of the Board meeting minutes; and

WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Selling Shareholder desires to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Selling Shareholder, the Subject Shares.

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Article I

Definitions

Section 1.1Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1:

Affiliate” means any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person, including, without limitation, with respect to any Person that is an individual, his or her immediate family members.

"Bulletin 7" means Bulletin No. 7 on Several Issues of Enterprise Income Tax on Income Arising from Indirect Transfers of Property by Non-resident Enterprises (SAT Bulletin [2015] No. 7) (《关于非居民企业间接转让财产企业所得税若干问 题的公告》[国家税务总局公告2015年第7号 ]), dated February 3, 2015 and effective as of the same date, including any amendment or implementing rules thereof, including without limitation the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-Resident Enterprise Income Tax at Source, effective as of December 1, 2017, or any successor Law of similar import.

Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which banks in the PRC, Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands are required or authorized to be closed.

Class A Ordinary Shares” means Class A ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.0001 per share in the share capital of the Company.

Control” of a given Person means the power or authority, whether exercised or not, to direct the business, management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, which power or authority shall conclusively be presumed to exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of the members or shareholders of such Person or power to control the composition of a majority of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such Person; the term “Controlled” has the meaning correlative to the foregoing.

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Governmental Authority” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or other government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.

Group Companies” collectively means the Company and its Subsidiaries, and “Group Company” means any of them.

Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC.

knowledge of the Selling Shareholder” means the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder’s nominee directors on the Board after due inquiry of the management team of the Company.

knowledge of the Purchaser” means the actual knowledge of the Purchaser after due inquiry.

Law” means any foreign, federal, state, municipal or local law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, decree, regulation or any common law of any Government Authority or jurisdiction.

Legal Proceeding” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits, proceedings, audit, hearing, mediation or investigations (whether civil or criminal, judicial or administrative, at law or in equity, or public or private) by or before a Government Authority.

Liability” means any liability, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), debt or obligation of any kind, character or description, and whether known or unknown, accrued, absolute, determined, determinable, contingent or otherwise, and regardless of when asserted or by whom.

Lien” means any claim, pledge, lien, charge, mortgage, right of first refusal or other option to purchase or otherwise acquire any interest, easement, security interest or other encumbrance or restriction on use, voting, transfer or receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, fact, circumstance or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other events, facts, circumstances or occurrences, results in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in or a material adverse effect on any of the financial condition, assets, liabilities, results of operations, business, or operations of the Group Companies taken as a whole; provided that no event, fact, circumstance or occurrence resulting from or arising out of the items enumerated below shall be deemed to constitute, nor shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder or the announcement or other publicity with respect to the foregoing, (b) conditions generally affecting any of the industries, industry sectors or geographic sectors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the PRC) in which the Group Companies operate, (c) change in applicable Law or accounting standards (including GAAP or equivalent accounting practice in any other jurisdiction) or interpretations or the enforcement thereof applicable to the Group Companies, in each case, after the date hereof, (d) general economic, monetary or financial

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conditions globally or in the U.S., PRC or any jurisdiction in which any Group Company operates, including changes in prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit market, financial market or securities market conditions, (e) general political conditions globally or in the U.S., PRC or any jurisdiction in which any Group Company operates, including the outbreak or escalation of war or acts of terrorism; (f) pandemics or global health crisis, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other natural disasters or severe weather conditions, or (g) any failure by the Group Companies to meet any internal or public projections, budgets, forecasts, plans or guidance (it being understood that the underlying facts and circumstances giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there is, has been or would reasonably be expected to become a Material Adverse Effect), except, in the case of sub-clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), to the extent the Group Companies are disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Group Companies operate in the same geographies.

Order” means any written order, injunction, judgment, decree, notice, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of a Government Authority.

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to an entity, its certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, by-laws, articles of association, memorandum of association, certificate of trust, trust agreement, partnership agreement, limited partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or operating agreement, as applicable.

Permit” means any approval, authorization, consent, license, variance, clearance, order, exemption, permit or certificate of or issued by a Government Authority.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Government Authority or other entity.

PRC” or “China” means the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for purposes of this Agreement, Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan.

PRC Tax Authoritymeans any taxing, fiscal or other authority in the PRC, including the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC and its local Tax bureaus.

Share” means a share in the capital of the Company.

Share Incentive Plan” means the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Share Incentive Plan, as filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-224202), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on April 9, 2018.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC Report” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents filed or furnished by the Company to the SEC.

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Securities Actmeans the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any given Person, any other Person that is Controlled directly or indirectly by such given Person, including, in the case of the Company, any variable interest entity Controlled by and consolidated with the Company and any Subsidiaries of such variable interest entity.

Tax” or “Taxes” means (a) any federal, national, provincial, municipal, local or foreign and other taxes, duties, imposts, levies, or other like assessments of any kind whatsoever in the nature of a tax, in each case, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including all net income (including enterprise income tax and individual income withholding tax), turnover (including value-added tax, business tax, and consumption tax), resource (including urban and township land use tax), special purpose (including land value-added tax, urban maintenance and construction tax, and additional education fees), property (including urban real estate tax and land use fees), documentation (including stamp duty and deed tax), filing, recording, tariffs (including import duty and import value-added tax), and other taxes, (b) all interest, penalties (administrative, civil or criminal), or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority in connection with any item described in clause (a) above, and (c) other form of transfer liability imposed by any Government Authority in connection with any item described in clauses (a) and (b) above.

Transfer” means, (i) when used as a verb, to sell, assign, dispose of, transfer, exchange, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise transfer securities, assets or other property or any participation or interest therein, whether directly or indirectly (including pursuant to a derivative transaction, merger, recapitalization, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or other transaction or by operation of law), or agree or commit to do any of the foregoing and (ii) when used as a noun, a direct or indirect sale, assignment, disposition, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, or other transfer of such securities, assets or other property or any participation or interest therein or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

U.S.” means the United States of America.

Section 1.2Interpretation and Rules of Construction.

(a)Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

(i)the provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement;

(ii)any reference in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or a Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. All Exhibits and Schedules hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein;

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(iii)any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa;

(iv)the word “including” or any variation thereof means (unless the context of its usage otherwise requires) “including, without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it;

(v)words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires;

(vi)when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded;

(vii)the term “non-assessable,” when used with respect to any shares, means that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue thereof; and

(viii)except as otherwise provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to $ or US$ means U.S. dollars, the lawful currency of the U.S.

(b)In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

Article II

Sale and Purchase of Shares

Section 2.1Sale and Purchase of Shares.  Pursuant to the Purchaser’s exercise of the Option, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and at the Closing, the Selling Shareholder shall sell and transfer to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Selling Shareholder, the Subject Shares and all of the Selling Shareholder’s right, title and interest to the Subject Shares, free and clear of all Liens for an aggregate purchase price of US$262,563,483.91 (the “Purchase Price”) payable by the Purchaser to the Selling Shareholder pursuant to Section 2.4(a).

Section 2.2Closing Date. The sale and purchase of all Subject Shares as contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely via exchange of documents and signature on the date hereof (or at such other place, date or time as the Parties may mutually agree in writing). The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”

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Section 2.3Closing Deliveries by the Selling Shareholder. At the Closing, the Selling Shareholder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser:

(a)[Reserved]

(b)a certified true copy of the updated register of members of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and duly certified by the registered office provider of the Company, evidencing the ownership by the Purchaser of the Subject Shares;

(c)an irrevocable instrument of transfer in respect of the Subject Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholder to the Purchaser executed by the Selling Shareholder in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement;

(d)a certified true copy of the updated register of directors of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and duly certified by the registered office provider of the Company, evidencing the appointment of each of up to four (4) persons nominated by the Purchaser as a director of the Company; and

(e)director indemnification agreements between the Company and up to five (5) persons nominated by the Purchaser as a director of the Company, each in the form attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement, duly executed by the Company.

As soon as practicable after the Closing, the Selling Shareholder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the original share certificate in the name of the Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date and duly executed on behalf of the Company, representing the Subject Shares purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1.

Section 2.4Closing Deliveries by the Purchaser.  At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Selling Shareholder:

(a)an amount in cash equal to the Purchase Price, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to a bank account designated in writing by the Selling Shareholder at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

(b)an irrevocable instrument of transfer in respect of the Subject Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholder to the Purchaser executed by the Purchaser in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement; and

(c)an executed irrevocable proxy referred to in Section 5.4.

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Article III

Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholder

The Selling Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except if a representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, as of such date, each of the representations and warranties contained in this Article III.

Section 3.1Organization and Good Standing(a).  The Selling Shareholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the place of its incorporation or formation, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.

Section 3.2Title to the Subject Shares.  The Selling Shareholder is the sole and exclusive legal record owner of the Subject Shares as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, free and clear of any and all Liens.  The Selling Shareholder is not a party to any voting trust, proxy, or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any of the Subject Shares, and other than this Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement to which it is a party, there are no outstanding contracts or understandings to which the Selling Shareholder is a party involving the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of the Subject Shares or any interest therein.  Upon consummation of the Closing as provided in Article II, the Purchaser will have good and valid title to the Subject Shares, free and clear of all Liens and restrictions on Transfer (except for restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities Laws) and the Subject Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable with the Purchaser being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Subject Shares.  The sale of the Subject Shares pursuant to this Agreement is not subject to preemptive or other similar rights.

Section 3.3Authorization. The Selling Shareholder has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Selling Shareholder, and the consummation by the Selling Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Selling Shareholder.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Selling Shareholder, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Selling Shareholder, enforceable against the Selling Shareholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity, whether applied in a court of Law or a court of equity, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar Law affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.  

Section 3.4Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Selling Shareholder of this Agreement do not and will not (i) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of Organizational Documents of the Selling Shareholder, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law or Order applicable to the Selling Shareholder or the assets, properties or businesses of the Selling Shareholder, or (iii) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,

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acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, Permit or other instrument or arrangement to which the Selling Shareholder is a party or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Selling Shareholder, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such conflict, violation, default, termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation that are caused by any Person other than the Selling Shareholder or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to materially affect the authority or ability of the Selling Shareholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 3.5Consents.  The Selling Shareholder is under no obligation to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or other Person pursuant to any Law in effect on the date hereof in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Selling Shareholder of this Agreement and the consummation by the Selling Shareholder of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except , in each case, for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations hereunder and except for any filing or notification required to be made with the SEC regarding the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

Section 3.6Capitalization.  To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder,

(a)The authorized share capital of the Company is US$100,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 Shares comprising (i) 750,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, and (ii) 200,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and (iii) 50,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0001 as the board of directors may determine in accordance with the Company’s Organizational Documents. As of immediately prior to the Closing:

(i)67,135,314 Class A Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding (excluding 3,904,423 Class A Ordinary Shares issued to the Company’s depositary bank for bulk issuance of American Depositary Shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise or vesting of Company RSUs and Company Options);

(ii)152,357,321 Class B Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding;

(iii)6,821,147 Class A Ordinary Shares are issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted share units granted under the Share Incentive Plan (the “Company RSUs”); and

(iv)15,199,661 Class A Ordinary Shares are issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the Share Incentive Plan (the “Company Options”).

(b)All issued and outstanding Shares of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No Shares are held in treasury and no Shares are reserved for future issuance except for issuance, settlement and allocation upon exercise or vesting of Company

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Options and Company RSUs, the vesting and exercisability of which shall not accelerate as a result of this Agreement or the Closing (other than 8,343,527 unvested Company Options, the vesting and exercisability of which will accelerate upon the Closing). Except for the Share Incentive Plan, and the outstanding Company RSUs and the outstanding Company Options granted under the Share Incentive Plan, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All Shares subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary or any other Person of a material amount. All outstanding Shares, all outstanding Company RSUs and Company Options granted under the Share Incentive Plan and all outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (ii) in all material respects, all requirements set forth in applicable contracts. Except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has not issued any notes, bonds or other debt securities, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire the same, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 3.7SEC Filings; Financial Statements.

(a)To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, the Company has filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all forms, reports and documents required to be filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, in each case as of the date of filing or effectiveness (as applicable), in the case of SEC Reports (as filed pursuant to the Exchange Act (and to the extent such SEC Reports were amended, then as of the date of filing of such amendment), and as of the date of effectiveness in the case of SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Securities Act (and to the extent such SEC Reports were amended, then as of the date of effectiveness of such amendment), the SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(b)Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and each fairly presents in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to the omission of certain

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notes, exclusion of cash flow statements in the case of interim financial information and normal year-end adjustments, the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material).  

(c)To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, there are no Liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary of any kind, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such a Liability, other than: (i)  Liabilities reflected on, reserved against, or disclosed in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements (including the notes thereto) prepared in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on Form 20-F filed as of April 26, 2019, (ii) Liabilities reflected on, reserved against, or disclosed in the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, (iii) Liabilities incurred since December 31, 2018, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any other undisclosed Liabilities that have not materially adversely affected and would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect, individually or in the aggregate, the business of the Group Companies as currently conducted, taken as a whole, and (v) any Liabilities incurred under this Agreement. To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, there are no unconsolidated Subsidiaries of the Company or any off-balance sheet arrangements of any type (including any off-balance sheet arrangement required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) that have not been so described in the SEC Reports nor any obligations to enter into any such arrangements.

Section 3.8No Subsequent Events.  To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, since December 31, 2018, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Effect or any event, fact, circumstance or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.9No Litigation.  

(a)There are no Legal Proceedings by or against any of the Selling Shareholder or the Subject Shares pending before any Governmental Authority, or, to the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, threatened to be brought by or before any Governmental Authority (i) which would be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the authority or ability of the Selling Shareholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) that relate to or challenge the validity of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.  

(b)To the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no material Legal Proceedings by or against the Company or affecting the business or any of the assets of the Company pending before any Government Authority, or threatened to be brought by or before any Government Authority.

Section 3.10Brokers.  No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder.

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Section 3.11Material Non-Public Information.  The Selling Shareholder does not possess any material non-public information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries that has not been disclosed to the Purchaser.

Section 3.12Exempt Offering.  Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties in Section 4.7 and Section 4.8, the offer and sale of the Subject Shares under this Agreement are or will be exempt from the registration requirements and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and from the registration or qualification requirements of any other applicable securities Laws and regulations.

Article IV

Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Selling Shareholder, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except if a representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, as of such date, each of the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV.

Section 4.1Organization and Good Standing.  The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the place of its incorporation or formation, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.

Section 4.2Authorization.  The Purchaser has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser, and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Selling Shareholder, constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity, whether applied in a court of Law or a court of equity, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar Law affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

Section 4.3Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement do not and will not (i) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of Organizational Documents of the Purchaser, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law or Order applicable to the Purchaser or the assets, properties or businesses of the Purchaser, or (iii) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, Permit or other instrument or arrangement to which the Purchaser is a party or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Purchaser other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such conflict, violation, default, termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation that are caused by any Person other than the Purchaser or would not

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affect the Purchaser’s ability in material respects to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.

Section 4.4Consents.  The Purchaser is under no obligation to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or other Person pursuant to any Law in effect on the date hereof in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except , in each case, for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and except for any filing or notification required to be made with the SEC regarding the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

Section 4.5No Litigation.  There are no Legal Proceedings by or against the Purchaser, pending before any Governmental Authority or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened to be brought by or before any Governmental Authority (a) which would be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the authority or ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (b) that relate to or challenge the validity of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 4.6Brokers.  No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Purchaser.

Section 4.7Purchase for Own Account; Economic Risk. The Purchaser is acquiring the Subject Shares for investment for its own account and not with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act.  The Purchaser acknowledges that it (a) can bear the economic risk of its investment in the Subject Shares, (b) has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Subject Shares and (c) has independently and without reliance upon the Selling Shareholder, and based on such information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and complete the transactions contemplated hereunder, except that it has relied upon the Selling Shareholder’s representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement.

Section 4.8Private Placement; Non-U.S. Person.  The Purchaser understands that (a) the Subject Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities Laws and (b) the Subject Shares may not be sold unless such disposition is registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws or is exempt from registration thereunder.  Such Purchaser represents that either: (i) it is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) or (ii) it is not a U.S. Person and is located outside of the United States, as such terms are defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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Article V

Covenants and Additional Agreements

Section 5.1Further Assurances.  Each Party shall take all actions necessary or advisable and do all things (including to execute and deliver documents and other papers) necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 5.2Confidentiality and Publicity.

(a)Each Party agrees to: (i) treat and hold as confidential (and not disclose or provide access to any Person to) all confidential information with respect to the other Party, or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, other than to their respective agents, representatives, Affiliates, employees, existing and potential financing sources and investors, officers and directors who need to know such confidential information, provided that each Party is permitted to disclose information that is required to be disclosed by applicable Law, any Government Authority or applicable securities exchange, including in any filing on or in connection with a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G, as the case may be, or any amendments thereto (the “Permitted Disclosure”), (ii) in the event that any Party becomes legally compelled to disclose any such information (except for the Permitted Disclosure), provide the other Party with prompt written notice of such requirement so that the other Party may, at its sole cost and expense, seek a protective order or other remedy or waive compliance with this Section 5.2(a), and (iii) in the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or the other Party waives compliance with this Section 5.2(a), furnish only that portion of such confidential information which is legally required to be provided and exercise its reasonable endeavors to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded such information; provided, however, that this Section 5.2(a) shall not apply to any information that, at the time of disclosure, is in the public domain and was not disclosed in breach of this Agreement by such Party.

(b)No Party shall make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise communicate with any news media without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (in the case of a proposed release or announcement by the Selling Shareholder) or of the Selling Shareholder (in the case of a proposed release or announcement by the Purchaser), unless otherwise required by Law, any Government Authority or applicable securities exchange.

Section 5.3Tax Filing.  

(a)The Selling Shareholder shall bear and pay any Taxes assessed by the applicable PRC Tax Authority in accordance with the Bulletin 7 for “indirect transfer of PRC taxable assets (间接转让中国应税财产)” by the Selling Shareholder (the “Bulletin 7 Taxes”), and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges that the Purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any Bulletin 7 Taxes.

(b)The Selling Shareholder shall at its own cost, within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, engage in discussions with the PRC Tax Authority and provide all information that are required by the PRC Tax Authority in connection therewith. Upon request by

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the Purchaser, the Selling Shareholder shall provide regular updates to the Purchaser as to the status of such discussions.

(c)Notwithstanding anything in Section 5.3(b), unless the PRC Tax Authority determines otherwise in writing or reasonable documentary evidence proves otherwise, in each case relevant documents shall be provided to the Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable, the Selling Shareholder shall file, or cause to be filed, with the PRC Tax Authority all such information and Tax returns within such period as are required under Bulletin 7 (the “PRC Tax Returns”), and such PRC Tax Returns shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects. Subject to applicable Law, the Selling Shareholder shall (i) provide drafts of such PRC Tax Returns to the Purchaser for its review no later than five (5) Business Days prior to filing such PRC Tax Returns, and (ii) consider in good faith any comments made by the Purchaser to the PRC Tax Returns, acting reasonably.  Within five (5) days of filing the PRC Tax Returns, the Selling Shareholder shall provide the Purchaser with final, accurate copies of all such PRC Tax Returns that were filed, along with an acknowledgement or receipt in respect of the filing issued by the appropriate PRC Tax Authority or the original signature of the PRC Tax Authority on the duplicate of the PRC Tax Returns submitted evidencing that the filing has been made.

(d)After such Tax filing, the Selling Shareholder shall promptly submit, or cause to be submitted, all documents supplementally requested by the PRC Tax Authority in connection with such Tax filing. Subject to applicable Law, the Selling Shareholder shall (i) provide drafts of such documents to the Purchaser for its review no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the filing thereof, and (ii) consider in good faith any comments made by the Purchaser thereto, acting reasonably.  The Selling Shareholder shall further provide the Purchaser with accurate copies of any official assessments of the PRC Tax Authority with respect to its PRC Tax Returns, if any, within five (5) days of receipt thereof. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Selling Shareholders shall give regular updates to the Purchaser as to the payment status of the Bulletin 7 Taxes.

(e)The Selling Shareholder shall pay the Bulletin 7 Taxes timely and in full in accordance with the requirement of the Tax Authority and shall provide the Purchaser, as soon as reasonably practicable, with evidence that the Bulletin 7 Taxes have been paid in full and in time in the form of a receipt of payment issued by the Relevant PRC Tax Authority.

Section 5.4Purchaser Voting Undertaking.  The Purchaser hereby undertakes and agrees to deliver an irrevocable proxy at the Closing in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, pursuant to which the Purchaser shall irrevocably grant to, and appoint, the Company, as the exclusive proxy and attorney-in-fact of the Purchaser, for and in the name, place and stead of the Purchaser, to vote all of the Class B Ordinary Shares and other voting securities of the Company then beneficially owned by the Purchaser at the EGM (or at any adjournment thereof) for the approval and adoption of the Fourth Amended M&AA in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

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Article VI

Indemnification

Section 6.1Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  The representations and warranties contained in Article III and Article IV shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the applicable statutory periods of limitations; provided that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.6, Section 3.7, Section 3.8, and Section 3.9(b) shall survive for eighteen (18) months following the Closing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims asserted by the non-breaching party against the breaching party prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the relevant representation or warranty and such claims shall survive until finally resolved.  The covenants and other agreements of each Party contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until fully discharged in accordance with their terms.  Neither the period of survival nor the liability of any Party with respect to their respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements shall be reduced by any investigation made or any knowledge acquired at any time by any other Party whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date.

Section 6.2Indemnification.

(a)Indemnification by the Selling Shareholder.  From and after the Closing, the Selling Shareholder shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) from and against, and shall pay to Purchaser Indemnitees the amount of, or reimburse Purchaser Indemnitees for, all Liabilities, losses, damages, claims, causes of action, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the investigation or defense of any of the same, in responding to or cooperating with any governmental investigation or in enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder), interest, awards, judgments, Taxes, fines and penalties (collectively, “Losses”) suffered or incurred by, or imposed upon, the Purchaser Indemnitees (in each case, whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise and whether or not resulting from Third Party Claims) arising out of or relating to:

(i)Any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Selling Shareholder in this Agreement; or

(ii)any breach or violation of, or failure to perform, any covenants or agreements of the Selling Shareholder in this Agreement.

(b)Tax Indemnification.  The Selling Shareholder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and any Group Company from any Losses of the Purchaser or any of the Group Companies arising out of or relating to the Bulletin 7 Taxes, the failure of the Selling Shareholder to comply with its obligations under Section 5.3 or any claim or determination by the PRC Tax Authority that the Purchaser be responsible for any withholding or deduction in respect of payments of the Purchase Price under this Agreement (and any related penalties, charges, surcharges, fines and interest relating thereto).

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(c)Indemnification by the Purchaser.  From and after the Closing, the Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Selling Shareholder, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Selling Shareholder Indemnitees) from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by the Selling Shareholder Indemnitees (in each case, whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise and whether or not resulting from Third Party Claims) arising out of or relating to:

(i)any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement; or

(ii)any breach or violation of, or failure to perform, any covenants or agreements of the Purchaser in this Agreement.

(d)Procedures Relating to Indemnification.

(i)Any Party seeking indemnification under this Section 6.2 (an “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly give the Party from whom indemnification is being sought (an “Indemnifying Party”) notice of any matter which such Indemnified Party has determined has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement stating in reasonable detail the factual basis of the claim to the extent known by the Indemnified Party, and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed or arises; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Section 6.2 except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. With respect to any recovery or indemnification sought by an Indemnified Party from the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, if the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days from its receipt of the notice from the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party disputes such claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed with such claim.  If the Indemnifying Party has disputed a claim for indemnification (including any Third Party Claim), the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution to such dispute.  If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party cannot resolve such dispute in thirty (30) days after delivery of the dispute notice by the Indemnifying Party, such dispute shall be resolved by arbitration pursuant to Section 7.3.

(ii)If an Indemnified Party shall receive notice of any Legal Proceeding, claim, audit, demand or assessment by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”) against it or which may give rise to a claim for Loss under this Section 6.2, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Section 6.2 except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure.  If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party hereunder against any Losses that may result from such Third Party Claim, then the Indemnifying

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Party shall be entitled to assume and control the defense of such Third Party Claim at its expense and through counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party if it gives notice of its intention to do so to the Indemnified Party within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of such notice from the Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defense thereof; provided, however, that if there exists or is reasonably likely to exist a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate in the judgment of the Indemnified Party in its sole and absolute discretion for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to retain its own counsel in each jurisdiction for which the Indemnified Party determines counsel is required, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense.  In the event that the Indemnifying Party exercises the right to undertake any such defense against any such Third Party Claim as provided above, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in all reasonable respects in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the Indemnified Party’s possession or under the Indemnified Party’s control relating thereto as is reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party.  Similarly, in the event the Indemnified Party is, directly or indirectly, conducting the defense against any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnified Party in all reasonable respects in such defense and make available to the Indemnified Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all such witnesses, records, materials and information in the Indemnifying Party’s possession or under the Indemnifying Party’s control relating thereto as is reasonably required by the Indemnified Party.  No such Third Party Claim may be settled by the Indemnifying Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in the manner and within the period provided in this Section 6.2(d)(ii), or if the Indemnifying Party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to diligently conduct the defense of a Third-Party Claim within five (5) days after receiving written notice from the Indemnified Party to the effect that the Indemnifying Party has so failed, the Indemnified Party may conduct the defense of the Third-Party Claim at the expense of the Indemnifying Party and seek indemnification for any and all Losses based upon, arising from or relating to such Third Party Claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by any determination resulting from such Third-Party Claim or any compromise or settlement effected by the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.2, unless requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to defend or direct the defense of any Third Party Claim that seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party.

(iii)Any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, shall keep the other Person fully informed of the status of any Third-Party Claim and any related Proceeding at all stages thereof where such Person is not represented by its own counsel.

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shall indemnify, pay or reimburse such Loss within fifteen (15) days of such agreement or final, non-appealable adjudication by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

Section 6.3Certain Limitations.  The indemnification provided for in Section 6.2 shall be subject to the following limitations:

(a)The Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to recover under this Agreement or any other agreement or document entered into or delivered concurrent with or in connection with the execution of this Agreement more than once in respect of the same Losses suffered.

(b)In no event shall any Indemnifying Party be liable to any Indemnified Party for indemnification under Section 6.2 for any punitive damages.

(c)The aggregate Liability of any Indemnifying Party under or with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall in no event exceed the Purchase Price.  

(d)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the limitations on indemnification and liability set forth in this Section 6.3 shall not apply to a claim for Losses arising out of fraud or willful misconduct by any Party.

Section 6.4Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments.  All indemnification payments made under this Article VI shall be treated as adjustments to the aggregate consideration paid to the Selling Shareholder for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable Law.

Section 6.5Indemnification Sole and Exclusive Remedy.  Following the Closing, indemnification pursuant to this Article VI shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties and any parties claiming by or through any Party (including the Indemnified Parties) related to or arising from any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in, or otherwise pursuant to, this Agreement, except in each case pursuant to Section 7.5 or in the case of fraud or willful misconduct.

Article VII

Miscellaneous

Section 7.1Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 7.2Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflicts of laws rules that would mandate the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.

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Section 7.3Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its subject matter (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity, formation, effect, interpretation, performance or termination of this Agreement) (each a Dispute) shall be finally settled by arbitration. The place and seat of arbitration shall be Hong Kong, and the arbitration shall be administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the HKIAC) in accordance with the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules then in force (the HKIAC Rules). The number of arbitrators shall be three (3).  One arbitrator shall be appointed by the Selling Shareholder, and one arbitrator shall be appointed by the Purchaser.  The third arbitrator, who shall serve as chairperson of the arbitral tribunal, shall be selected by the mutual agreement of the arbitrators appointed by the first two Parties.  Any arbitrator that is not so appointed shall instead be appointed in accordance with the HKIAC Rules. The language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be English. The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Parties. Judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction over a Party or any of its assets.  For the purpose of the enforcement of an award, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any competent court and waive any defenses to such enforcement, including any defenses based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

Section 7.4Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.  This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto) represents the entire understanding and agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Purchaser and the Selling Shareholder.  No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.  The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.  No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

Section 7.5Specific Performance.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that, each Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof.  It is accordingly agreed that, each Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent such breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically (without proof of actual damages or harm, and not subject to any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection therewith) such terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which each Party is entitled at law or in equity.

Section 7.6Notices.  All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (i) when delivered personally by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (ii) when sent to an e-mail address (absent receipt of a failure to deliver notice within the day of such notice or communication being sent (it being understood that an “out of office” reply does not constitute a failure to deliver notice for this

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purpose)) or (iii) two (2) Business Days following the day sent by international overnight courier (with written confirmation of receipt), in each case at the following addresses and e-mail addresses (or to such other address or e-mail address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this Section 7.6):

(a)If to the Selling Shareholder, to:

Attention:

Jin Bing

Address:

29/F, Building B-1, North Block of Wanda Plaza

 

No. 79 Wanbo Er Road, Nancun Town, Panyu District

 

Guangzhou, China 511442

Email:

jinbing@yy.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Attention:

Haiping Li

Address:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

 

46/F, Jing An Kerry Center, Tower 2

 

No.1539 Nanjing West Road

 

Shanghai, China 200042

Email:

Haiping.li@skadden.com

 

(b)If to the Purchaser, to:

Attention:

Mergers and Acquisitions Department

Address:

Tencent Binhai Towers

 

No.33 Haitian 2nd Road

 

Nanshan District, Shenzhen, P. R. China 518054

Email:

PD_Support@tencent.com 

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Latham & Watkins LLP

18th Floor, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Attention: Ji Liu

Email: Ji.Liu@lw.com

Section 7.7Severability.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms or provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 7.8Binding Effect; Assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  No

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assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by (i) the Selling Shareholder, directly or indirectly (by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, and (ii) the Purchaser directly or indirectly (by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Selling Shareholder, and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 7.8 shall be void. The Indemnified Persons (other than the Parties) and the Group Companies, as applicable, are each an express third party beneficiary of the indemnification provided in Article VI of this Agreement.

Section 7.9Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

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

JOYY INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ David Xueling Li

 

 

Name: David Xueling Li

 

 

Title: Director


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

LINEN INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Huateng Ma

 

 

Name: Huateng Ma

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

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Exhibit A

 

 

INSTRUMENT OF TRANSFER


 


 

Exhibit B

 

 

FORM OF FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION


 


 

Exhibit C

 

 

FORM OF IRREVOCABLE PROXY


 


 

EXHIBIT D

 

 

FORM INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

EX-99.5 5 tcehy-ex995_6.htm EX-99.5 tcehy-ex995_6.htm

Exhibit 5

Execution Version

WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

April 3, 2020

Reference is hereby made to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 3, 2020, by and between HUYA Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and JOYY Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “JOYY”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to grant to JOYY certain registration rights with respect to Registrable Securities (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but otherwise undefined herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Registration Rights Agreement, registration rights of Registrable Securities may be assigned by JOYY to a third party transferee of all or any of the Subject Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth thereunder.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the share transfer agreement dated as of April 3, 2020 entered into by and between JOYY and Linen Investment Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Linen Investment”), JOYY has transferred to Linen Investment and Linen Investment has received from JOYY 16,523,819 Class B ordinary shares of the Company.

NOW THEREFORE, Linen Investment hereby agree as follows:

1.Linen Investment hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by executing this letter, it shall be deemed to be a party to the Registration Rights Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of JOYY in proportion to its holding of the Registrable Securities as if it had executed the Registration Rights Agreement. Linen Investment hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement.

2.Any notice required or permitted by the Registration Rights Agreement shall be given to Linen Investment at the address listed below:

Tencent Binhai Towers

No.33 Haitian 2nd Road, Nanshan District,

Shenzhen, P. R. China 518054

Attention: Mergers and Acquisitions Department

Email: PD_Support@tencent.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

18th Floor, One Exchange Square,

8 Connaught Place, Central,

Hong Kong

Attention: Ji Liu

Email: ji.liu@lw.com

 


 

3.This letter is effective as of the date hereof and is binding on all successors of Linen Investment.

4.This letter shall be governed by and construed under the Laws of the State of New York.

 

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ACKNOWLEDGED, ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO

as of the date first written above:

 

Linen Investment Limited

 

By: /s/ Huateng Ma

Name: Huateng Ma

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

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