This Purchase and Sale Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among Invex Casa de Bolsa S.A. de C.V., Invex Grupo Financiero, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Mexico (the “Seller”), and Tonghao Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (通灏信息科技(上海)有限公司), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “Purchaser”). The Seller, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, shall be referred to individually herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Seller desires to sell, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, an aggregate number of 3,500,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.00375 per share (each such ordinary share, a “Share”), of UTStarcom Holdings Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) (the “Purchased Shares”).
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as the definitive agreement for the sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares to make certain representations, warranties, and agreements, and to prescribe certain conditions, with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
| a) | This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by mutual written agreement of the Parties. |
| b) | If the Closing has not occurred by the Termination Date for any reason other than a failure by the Seller or the Purchaser to perform the covenants and agreements set forth herein to be performed by such Party or to satisfy the applicable conditions set forth herein to be satisfied by such Party, either Party may terminate this Agreement and neither Party shall have any liability or obligation to the other Party. |
| c) | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.08(b), this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Seller by written notice to the Purchaser (i) if the Closing has not occurred by the Termination Date as a result of the Purchaser’s failure to comply with the requirements of Section 1.03 applicable to the Purchaser, or (ii) if, by the Termination Date, the Purchaser (A) has not received approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China to deliver the Purchase Price to Seller and notified the Seller of receipt of such approval, and (B) has not otherwise delivered the Purchase Price to the Seller in accordance with applicable laws. |
| d) | The termination of this Agreement for any cause shall not relieve any Party from any outstanding payment obligations or liabilities by such Party prior to the termination or in connection with the termination. |
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1.09 | Reasonable Best Efforts. Each Party agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, and to cause to be taken, all actions and to do, and to cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, following the Closing, each Party agrees to use its reasonable best efforts, without further consideration, to take all actions necessary to cause the Company’s transfer agent to register the transfer to the Purchaser of the Purchased Shares. |
| a) | the receiving Party can establish by reasonable proof was in its or its Representatives’ possession free of any obligation of confidence at the time of disclosure by the disclosing Party or its Representatives; |
| b) | was in the public domain at the time or after the obtaining thereof by the receiving Party or its Representatives, except due to a breach of this Agreement by the receiving Party or its Representatives; |
| c) | must be included by either Party in any legally required disclosure by such Party, including any filings required by the SEC; |
| d) | is required to be disclosed by either Party in the performance of its obligations contained in this Agreement; |
| e) | was received by the receiving Party or its Representatives from a third party who had a right to disclose it to the receiving Party or its Representatives without breaching any of its confidentiality obligations known to the receiving Party or its Representatives; or |
| f) | was developed by the receiving Party or its Representatives independently of and without reference to any information communicated to the receiving Party or its Representatives by the disclosing Party. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
For and on behalf of Invex Casa de Bolsa S.A. de C.V., Invex Grupo Financiero | |
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_____November 1st, 2017_______ (Date)
By:/s/_Roberto Diez de Sollano Diez__ Name: Roberto Diez de Sollano Diez Title: Attorney in Fact | ______ November 1st, 2017_______ (Date)
By: _/s/ Luis Enrique Estrada Rivero _ Name: Luis Enrique Estrada Rivero Title: Attorney in Fact |
For and on behalf of
TONGHAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. (通灏信息科技(上海)有限公司)
_______ November 1st, 2017___________
(Date)
By: ___/s/ Jie Deng_________________
(Signature)
Name: Jie Deng
Title: General Manager
SCHEDULE A
CLOSING CONDITIONS
For the purposes of Section 1.04 (“Closing”) of this Agreement, such conditions to the obligations of the Parties shall consist of the following:
The Closing
1. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party for the Closing: The obligations of each Party to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
a) | no provision of any applicable law or judgment entered by or with any governmental authority with competent jurisdiction, shall be in effect that enjoins, suspends, prohibits or materially alters the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor any proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or seeking to suspend, prohibit, alter, prevent or delay the Closing, shall have been instituted or being pending before any governmental authority with competent jurisdiction. |
2. Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser for the Closing: The obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following further conditions:
a) | If required by applicable law, the Purchaser shall have obtained authorization and approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China to transfer the Purchase Price to an account outside China in order to allow Purchaser to deliver the Purchase Price to Seller pursuant to Section 1.03 of this Agreement. |
b) | The Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser evidence of having transmitted irrevocable instructions to its brokers to transfer the Purchased Shares from the Seller’s brokerage accounts to the Purchaser’s brokerage accounts, pursuant to written instructions provided by the Purchaser no later than five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date to the Seller. |
c) | The representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at the Closing Date. |
d) | Seller shall have performed all of its covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date. |
3. Conditions to the Obligations of the Seller for the Closing: The obligation of the Seller to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following further conditions:
a) | The representations and warranties of the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at the Closing Date. |
b) | The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Seller written notice that the Purchaser (i) has received approval from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China to transfer the Purchase Price to an account outside China or (ii) is otherwise prepared to deliver the Purchase Price on the Closing Date in accordance with applicable law. |
c) | The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Seller the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.03 of this Agreement. |
d) | The Purchaser shall have performed all of its covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date. |
e) | The Purchaser shall have provided to the Seller (i) a copy of the current memorandum and articles of association of the Purchaser, (ii) a copy of the Purchaser’s current China business license, and (iii) a current extract from the commercial register of the Purchaser showing the duly authorized officers/directors of the Purchaser. |