LOCK-UP LETTER
April 23, 2014
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf
London E14 4QA
United Kingdom
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10179
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (“Morgan Stanley”) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPM”), as representatives (each, a “Representative,” and collectively, the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”) under the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below), propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Cheetah Mobile Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) by the several Underwriters, including Morgan Stanley and JPM, of a certain number of Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) in the form of American Depositary Shares (“American Depositary Shares”). “Class B Ordinary Shares” shall mean Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, of the Company, which the Current Shares will be automatically re-designated into immediately prior to the completion of the Public Offering. “Current Shares” shall mean ordinary shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, series A preferred shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, and series B preferred shares, par value US$0.000025 per share, in each case of the Company, as the context may require, outstanding as of the date hereof.
To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus (the “Restricted Period”) relating to the Public Offering (the “Prospectus”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or
indirectly, any Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) transactions relating to Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or other securities of the Company acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering, provided that no filing under the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction or increase in beneficial ownership of any class of Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of such securities as are acquired in such open market transactions, (b) transfers of shares of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or any security convertible into Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares as a bona fide gift, (c) distributions of shares of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or any security convertible into Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares to limited partners or stockholders of the undersigned, provided that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b) or (c), (i) each donee or distributee shall sign and deliver to the Representatives a lock-up letter substantially in the form of this letter and (ii) no filing under the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction or increase in beneficial ownership of any class of Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, (d) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares during the Restricted Period and to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act , if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period, or (e) transfer of shares of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or any security convertible into Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that (i) the trustee of the trust or the transferred agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value and (iii) no filing under the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction or increase in beneficial ownership of any class of Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley and JPM on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the Restricted
Period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares. The undersigned hereby also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s Current Shares, Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares unless such transfer is in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offering. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
Whether or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters.
This agreement is governed by, and to be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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| Very truly yours, TCH Copper Limited | |
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| /s/ Ma Huateng | |
| Name: Ma Huateng | |
| Title: Director | |
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