UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
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o | | Registration statement pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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þ | | Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. |
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o | | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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o | | Shell company report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
Commission file number 001-
Focus Media Holding Limited
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
Unit No.1, 20th Floor, The Centrium
60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Contact Person: Mr. Alex Deyi Yang
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +852 3752-8009
Facsimile: +852-3583-0082
Address: Unit No.1, 20th Floor, The Centrium
60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong
*(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
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Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share | | Nasdaq Global Market |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
725,278,005 Ordinary Shares
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yesþ Noo
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yeso Noþ
Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registration was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yeso No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filerþ | | Accelerated filero | | Non-accelerated filero | | Smaller reporting companyo |
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Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAPþ
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Boardo
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17o Item 18þ
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yeso Noþ
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
Yeso Noo
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”) of Focus Media Holding Limited (the “Company”) is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the sole purpose of correcting references to the relevant Nasdaq Listing Rule in lieu of which the Company follows its home country practice. The relevant references to the Nasdaq Listing Rule and corresponding explanations of the rule have been revised to clarify that the Company was using its home country exemption in lieu of shareholder approval in connection with an issuance of ordinary shares to an officer or director at less than market value. Corresponding changes have been made to (1) the risk factor now titled “As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to, and we will, rely on exemptions from certain NASDAQ corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, including the requirement for shareholder approval for the issuance of shares to officers or directors at a price less than the market value of the shares, which is considered a form of equity compensation. This may afford less protection to holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs” in the “Risks Relating to Our ADSs and Our Trading Markets” section of Item 3.D, (2) Item 6.B—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Compensation to which a paragraph captioned “Other Share Issuances” has been added, and (3) Item 16G—Corporate Governance. We are also re-filing the certification exhibits 12.1, 12.2, 13.1 and 13.2.
This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the original annual report on Form 20-F and does not modify or update the disclosure therein in any way other than as required to reflect the amendments described herein and reflected below.
ITEM 3.D—KEY INFORMATION—RISK FACTORS—RISKS RELATING TO OUR ADSS AND OUR TRADING MARKETS
Risks Relating to Our ADSs and Our Trading Markets
The price of our ADSs has been volatile and may continue to be volatile, which may make it difficult for holders to resell the ADSs when desired or at attractive prices.
The trading price of our ADSs has been and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations. Since July 13, 2005, the closing prices of our ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market has ranged from a low of $4.84 to a high of $65.88 per ADS and the last reported sale price on June 28, 2010 was $17.05. From July 13, 2005 until April 10, 2007, we used an ADS-to-share ratio of 10-to-one. Starting April 11, 2007, we reduced this ratio to five-to-one. All ADS trading prices on the Nasdaq set forth in this annual report, including historical trading and closing prices, have been adjusted to reflect the new ADS-to-share ratio of five-to-one. Our ADS price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors. The financial markets in general, and the market prices for many PRC companies in particular, have experienced extreme volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies.
In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our ADSs may be highly volatile for specific business reasons. Factors such as variations in our revenues, earnings and cash flow, announcements of new investments, cooperation arrangements or acquisitions, and fluctuations in market prices for our advertising network could cause the market price for our ADSs to change substantially. Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the volume and price at which our ADSs will trade. We cannot give any assurance that these factors will not occur in the future.
As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to, and we will, rely on exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, including the requirement for shareholder approval for the issuance of shares to officers or directors in a private placement at a price less than market value of the shares, which is considered a form of equity compensation. This may afford less protection to holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs.
The Nasdaq Listing Rules in general require listed companies to follow a stipulated set of corporate governance practices. As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to, and we will, follow home country corporate
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governance practices instead of certain requirements of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, including, among others, the shareholder approval rules. Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), shareholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities when a stock option or purchase plan is to be established or materially amended or other equity compensation arrangement made or materially amended, pursuant to which stock may be acquired by officers, directors, employees, or consultants, subject to certain exceptions. This includes the issuance of shares to officers or directors in a private placement at a price less than market value, which is considered a form of equity compensation. The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require shareholder approval for the issuance of shares to officers or directors in a private placement at a price less than the greater of book value and market value, provided that the directors consider the issue price represents fair value for the shares being issued. We currently rely upon the relevant home country exemption in lieu of the requirement for shareholder approval of such share issuances. For example, in connection with the subscription for our ordinary shares by JJ Media Investment Holding Limited (an entity owned by Jason Nanchun Jiang) in September 2009, our audit committee approved a price equal to the per-share equivalent average trading price of our ADSs during the twenty days prior to the subscription date, which in the event was slightly lower than market value but which our directors considered to represent fair value. As a result, you may receive less shareholder protection from dilution and other matters than if we were not a foreign private issuer.
We have in the past failed to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rules, including the timely filing of our annual report and maintaining a majority of independent directors on our board of directors.
Our failure to timely file our 2006 annual report on Form 20-F subjected us to delisting review by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel. In addition, in the past we previously failed to maintain a majority of independent directors on our board of directors, which put us out of compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605. See “Management”. On October 4, 2007, we received a letter from Nasdaq Listing Qualifications notifying us that we had regained compliance with all Nasdaq listing qualifications by filing our annual report for 2006.
Our historical failure to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rules has on one occasion subjected us to delisting review. If for any reason we fail to maintain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules in the future, we could be subject to additional delisting procedures and sanctions, which could affect our reputation and the market value of our securities, and could result in shareholder litigation, which may divert the attention of our management and force us to expend resources to defend against such claims. Any litigation may have a material and adverse effect on our business and future results of operations.
A significant percentage of our outstanding ordinary shares is beneficially owned by JJ Media Investment Holding Limited, an entity owned by Jason Nanchun Jiang, our founder, chairman and chief executive officer, and as a result, he may have significantly greater influence on us and our corporate actions by nature of the size of his shareholdings relative to our public shareholders.
Jason Nanchun Jiang beneficially owns approximately 19.3% of our outstanding ordinary shares through his investment entity JJ Media Investment Holding Limited. Accordingly, Jason Nanchun Jiang has significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the shareholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions. Further, Jason Nanchun Jiang is also one of two shareholders of certain of our affiliated PRC entities with which we have contractual arrangements that are essential to our business. The continuing cooperation of these PRC affiliated entities, and their shareholders, branches and subsidiaries, is important to our business. Without Jason Nanchun Jiang’s consent, we could be prevented from entering into transactions or conducting business that could be beneficial to us. Accordingly, Mr. Jiang’s control of Focus Media Advertisement could hinder any change in control of our business, particularly where such change of control would benefit shareholders other than Mr. Jiang. It would be difficult for us to change our corporate structure if any disputes arise between us and Mr. Jiang or if he fails to carry out his contractual and fiduciary obligations to us. Thus, Jason Nanchun Jiang’s interests as an officer and employee may differ from his interests as a shareholder or from the interests of our other shareholders, including you.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents may discourage any hostile acquisition attempt by a third party, which could limit our shareholders’ opportunity to sell their shares at a premium.
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Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association include provisions that could limit the ability of others to acquire control of us, modify our structure or cause us to engage in change-of-control transactions. These provisions could have the effect of depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging third parties from seeking to obtain control of us in a tender offer or similar transaction.
For example, our board of directors will have the authority, without further action by our shareholders, to issue preference shares in one or more series and to fix the powers and rights of these shares, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights associated with our ordinary shares. Preference shares could thus be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control or make removal of management more difficult. In addition, if the Board of Directors issues preference shares, the market price of our ordinary shares may fall and the voting and other rights of the holders of our ordinary shares may be adversely affected.
In addition, some actions require the approval of a supermajority of at least two thirds of our board of directors which, among other things, would allow our non-independent directors to block a variety of actions or transactions, such as a merger, asset sale or other change of control, even if all of our independent directors unanimously voted in favor of such action, further depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium. In addition, our directors serve terms of three years each, which terms are not staggered. The length of these terms could present an additional obstacle against the taking of an action, such as a merger or other change of control, that could be in the interest of our shareholders.
We are a Cayman Islands company and, because judicial precedent regarding the rights of shareholders is more limited under Cayman Islands law than under U.S. law, you may have less protection of your shareholder rights than you would under U.S. law.
Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Cayman Islands Companies Law and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the United States. In addition, some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands.
As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a U.S. company.
Judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.
We are a Cayman Islands company and substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. All of our current operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, most of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. A substantial portion of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors, most of whom are not resident in the United States and the substantial majority of whose assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands or the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether such Cayman Islands or PRC courts would be competent to hear original actions brought in the Cayman Islands or the PRC against us or such persons predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state.
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The voting rights of holders of ADSs are limited by the terms of the deposit agreement.
Holders of our ADSs may only exercise their voting rights with respect to the underlying ordinary shares in accordance with the provisions of the deposit agreement. Upon receipt of voting instructions from a holder of ADSs in the manner set forth in the deposit agreement, the depositary will endeavor to vote the underlying ordinary shares in accordance with these instructions. Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and Cayman Islands law, the minimum notice period required for convening a general meeting is ten days. When a general meeting is convened, you may not receive sufficient notice of a shareholders’ meeting to permit you to withdraw your ordinary shares to allow you to cast your vote with respect to any specific matter at the meeting. In addition, the depositary and its agents may not be able to send voting instructions to you or carry out your voting instructions in a timely manner. We will make all reasonable efforts to cause the depositary to extend voting rights to you in a timely manner, but we cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the depositary to vote your shares. Furthermore, the depositary and its agents will not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote, for the manner in which any vote is cast or for the effect of any such vote. As a result, you may not be able to exercise your right to vote and you may lack recourse if your ordinary shares are not voted as you requested.
The depositary for our ADSs will give us a discretionary proxy to vote our ordinary shares underlying your ADSs if you do not vote at shareholders’ meetings, except in limited circumstances, which could adversely affect your interests.
Under the deposit agreement for the ADSs, the depositary will give us a discretionary proxy to vote our ordinary shares underlying your ADSs at shareholders’ meetings if you do not vote, unless:
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| • | | we have instructed the depositary that we do not wish a discretionary proxy to be given; |
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| • | | we have informed the depositary that there is substantial opposition as to a matter to be voted on at the meeting; |
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| • | | a matter to be voted on at the meeting would have a material adverse impact on shareholders; or |
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| • | | voting at the meeting is made on a show of hands. |
The effect of this discretionary proxy is that you cannot prevent our ordinary shares underlying your ADSs from being voted, absent the situations described above, and it may make it more difficult for shareholders to influence the management of our company. Holders of our ordinary shares are not subject to this discretionary proxy.
You may not receive distributions on our ordinary shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impractical to make them available to you.
The depositary of our ADSs has agreed to pay you the cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian for our ADSs receives on our ordinary shares or other deposited securities after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of our ordinary shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary is not responsible if it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example, it would be unlawful to make a distribution to a holder of ADSs if it consists of securities that require registration under the Securities Act but that are not properly registered or distributed pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. The depositary is not responsible for making a distribution available to any holders of ADSs if any government approval or registration required for such distribution cannot be obtained after reasonable efforts made by the depositary. We have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of our ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or anything else to holders of our ADSs. This means that you may not receive the distributions we make on our ordinary shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available to you. These restrictions may have a material and adverse effect on the value of your ADSs.
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You may be subject to limitations on transfer of your ADSs.
Your ADSs represented by American Depositary Receipts are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its books at any time or from time to time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. The depositary may close its books from time to time for a number of reasons, including in connection with corporate events such as a rights offering, during which time the depositary needs to maintain an exact number of ADS holders on its books for a specified period. The depositary may also close its books in emergencies, and on weekends and public holidays. The depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of our ADSs generally when our books or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the depositary thinks it is advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or any government or governmental body, or under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason.
ITEM 6.B-DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES—COMPENSATION
In 2009, we paid aggregate cash compensation of approximately $187,500 to our directors and executive officers as a group. In 2007 and 2008, we granted to selected directors, officers and employees options to acquire an aggregate 10,892,685 (of which 8,690,085 were cancelled) and 26,529,625, respectively. In 2009, we granted selected directors and officers 24,550,000 restricted shares. We have no service contracts with any of our directors or executive officers that provide benefits to them upon termination. We do not pay or set aside any amounts for pension, retirement or other benefits for our officers and directors.
Share Option and Restricted Shares Plans
Our 2003 Employee Share Option Scheme, or our 2003 Option Plan, was adopted by our board of directors at a meeting on June 1, 2003. Our members and board of directors adopted our 2005 Share Option Plan, or our 2005 Option Plan, in May 2005. Our members and board of directors adopted our 2006 Employee Share Option Plan, or our 2006 Option Plan, in October 2006. Our members and board of directors adopted our 2007 Employee Share Option Plan, or our 2007 Option Plan, in December 2007. Our members and board of directors adopted our 2010 Employee Share Option Plan, or our 2010 Plan, in December 2009. Our option plans are intended to promote our success and to increase shareholder value by providing an additional means to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected directors, officers, employees and third-party consultants and advisors.
Originally, under our 2003 Option Plan, not more than 30% of our share capital was reserved for grants of options. Prior to the adoption of our 2005 Option Plan, we issued options equivalent to 10.87% of our issued share capital under our 2003 Option Plan. Under our 2005 Option Plan, the amount of options we may issue has been reduced to an aggregate of 20% of our share capital, including the 10.87% already granted under our 2003 Option Plan. Under our 2006 Share Option Plan, we were authorized to issue up to 3.6% of our share capital outstanding from time to time. In addition, during the three years from the adoption of our 2007 Option Plan, we may issue no more than 5% of our share capital for grants of options.
In October 2008, we cancelled all options granted during the period from October 3, 2007 to July 25, 2008 and authorized the issuance of new options to purchase up to 13,559,325 ordinary shares with a strike price of $2.44 per ordinary share. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, options to purchase 14,800,000, 10,892,685 and 13,559,325 ordinary shares were authorized and granted under the option plans, respectively. Under the terms of each option plan, options are generally granted at prices equal to the fair market value as determined by our board of directors, expire 10 years from the date of grant and generally vest over three years while certain options granted vest over one year. Options generally do not vest unless the grantee remains under our employment or in service with us on the given vesting date. However, in circumstances where there is a death or disability of the grantee, or, for certain option holders, a change in the control of our company, the vesting of options will be accelerated to permit immediate exercise of all options granted to a grantee.
On September 19, 2008, our Internet advertising services segment (“Allyes”), in contemplation of an initial public offering, adopted the 2008 employee share option plan (the “Allyes 2008 Plan”), which allows Allyes to offer a variety of incentive awards to directors, consultants, advisors or any members of Allyes. Allyes granted 13,320,810 share options to employees on September 19, 2008. Under the terms of the Allyes 2008 Plan, options are
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generally granted at exercise prices not less than 100% of the fair market value, as determined by the board of directors, generally expire 10 years from the date of grant and vest over a period of three years.
Among the total outstanding options to purchase 9,327,149 ordinary shares issued in the 2008 replacement, options to purchase 1,776,300 ordinary shares were cancelled on September 22, 2009 as a result of recent performance evaluations and previously unrecognized compensation cost of $2.6 million was recognized on the cancellation date. The remaining outstanding options to purchase 7,550,849 ordinary shares granted under the 2008 replacement were further cancelled and replaced by an equivalent number of restricted shares in order to incentivize employees and reduce the need for future option grants. This was accounted for as a modification with an incremental compensation cost of $8,122,206 recorded over the vesting period of two to three years. The incremental compensation was measured as the excess of the fair value of restricted shares over the fair value of the cancelled options granted under the 2008 replacement at the cancellation date. Further, 28,935,131 restricted shares were granted to employees in 2009.
As of December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, 39,890,055, 32,840,540 and 15,642,620 options and as of December 31, 2009, 36,448,980 restricted shares were outstanding.. The fair value of restricted shares is the market value of the ordinary shares on the date of grant whereas the fair value of options granted to both employees was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
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Options granted to employees and | | | | | | | | | |
non-employees: | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | |
Risk-free rate of return | | | 4.02% - 4.68 | % | | | 1.59%-3.2 | % | | | 0.87 | % |
Weighted average expected option life | | | 2 years | | | | 2.5 to 4 years | | | | 2.5 years | |
Volatility rate | | | 50.61%-53.05 | % | | | 53%-68.88 | % | | | 88.32 | % |
Dividend yield | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
In January 2010, certain Allyes employees and management and directors and certain members of our management and directors entered into a definitive agreement with us and Allyes in January 2010 to buy-out an aggregate 38% interest in Allyes from us. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, the purchasing Allyes and Group management members paid an aggregate $13.3 million for a 38% interest of Allyes. The Group performed a valuation of Allyes as of the closing date of the transaction and determined that the price paid to acquire the interest approximated fair value. The transaction was approved by all independent directors on the board. This transaction was part of initiatives we are taking to incentivize management to enhance the future business model of Allyes and thereby to seek long term sustainable growth for the Group and investors.
Our compensation committee, which administers our option plans, has wide discretion to award options. Subject to the provisions of our option plans and the above allocation targets, our committee that administers our option plans determines who will be granted options, the type and timing of options to be granted, vesting schedules and other terms and conditions of options, including the exercise price. Any of our employees may be granted options. The number of options awarded to a person, if any, is based on the person’s potential ability to contribute to our success, the person’s position with us and other factors chosen by our board of directors.
Generally, to the extent an outstanding option granted under our option plans has not become vested on the date the grantee’s employment by or service with us terminates, the option will terminate and become unexercisable.
Our board of directors may amend, alter, suspend, or terminate each of our option plan at any time, provided, however, that in order to increase the limit of 20% of our share capital that may be granted as options, our board of directors must first seek the approval of our shareholders and, if such amendment, alteration, suspension or termination would adversely affect the rights of an optionee under any option granted prior to that date, the approval of such optionee. Without further action by our board of directors, our 2010 Option Plan will terminate in December 2020.
The table below sets forth the restricted share grants made to our directors and executive officers pursuant to our option plans as of December 31, 2009.
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Jason Nanchun Jiang | | | 19,500,000 | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Fuming Zhuo | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Neil Nanpeng Shen | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Charles Cao | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Daqing Qi | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
David Ying Zhang | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Ying Wu | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Alex Deyi Yang | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
Kit Leong Low | | | * | | | $nil | | October 1, 2009 | | September 30, 2019 |
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* | | Upon exercise of all options granted, would beneficially own less than 1% of our outstanding ordinary shares, assuming all of our outstanding preference shares are converted into our ordinary shares. |
Other Share Issuances
On September 23, 2009, we entered into a definitive agreement for a private equity placement of 75 million of our newly issued ordinary shares with Jason Nanchun Jiang through JJ Media Investment Holding Limited, for a purchase price of $1.899 per share, representing the average closing price of the shares during the twenty consecutive trading days preceding the signing of the definitive agreement. On November 18, 2009, the private equity placement was consummated and we received gross proceeds of $142.4 million. This transaction resulted in share based compensation expense of $4.0 million, which represents the excess of the fair value of our shares over the purchase price. The fair value of the shares reflects our closing share price on the trading day immediately preceding the signing date of the definitive agreement.
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We are a “foreign private issuer” (as such term is defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act), and our ADSs, each representing five ordinary shares, are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, or Nasdaq. Under Section 5615 of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, Nasdaq-listed companies that are foreign private issuers are permitted to follow home country practice in lieu of the corporate governance provisions specified by the Nasdaq with limited exceptions. The following summarizes some significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those followed by domestic companies under the listing standards of the Nasdaq.
| • | | Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), shareholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities when a stock option or purchase plan is to be established or materially amended or other equity compensation arrangement made or materially amended, pursuant to which stock may be acquired by officers, directors, employees, or consultants, subject to certain exceptions. This includes the issuance of shares to officers or directors in a private placement at a price less than market value, which is considered a form of equity compensation. The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require shareholder approval for the issuance of shares in a private placement at a price less than the greater of book value and market value, provided that the directors consider the issue price represents fair value for the shares being issued. We currently rely upon the relevant home country exemption in lieu of the requirement for shareholder approval of share issuances to officers or directors in private placements at a price less than the market value of the shares. |
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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
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3.1* | | Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Focus Media Holding Limited. |
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4.1* | | Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate. |
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4.2* | | Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement of Focus Media Holding Limited, dated December 2, 2004, among Focus Media Holding Limited, its subsidiaries, its ordinary shareholders, its preferred shareholders and the investors named therein. |
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4.3* | | Deposit Agreement dated July 18, 2005 among the Registrant, Citibank, N.A. and holders of the American Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-126011) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to American Depositary Shares representing ordinary shares). |
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5.1* | | Form of opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman, Cayman Islands special counsel to the registrant, regarding the validity of the ordinary shares being registered. |
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5.2* | | Form of opinion of Global Law Office, counsel as to PRC law to the registrant, regarding the validity of (i) the corporate structure of Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and contractual arrangements among Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Jason Nanchun Jiang and Jimmy Wei Yu, (ii) the corporate structure of Framedia Investment and Shanghai Framedia Advertisement Development Co., Ltd. and contractual arrangements among Framedia Investment and Shanghai Framedia Advertisement Development Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Jason Nanchun Jiang and Jimmy Wei Yu and (iii) the corporate structure of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Beijing Dotad Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Focus Media Wireless Technology Co., Ltd., Jason Nanchun Jiang and Jimmy Wei Yu. |
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8.1* | | Form of opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman, special Cayman Islands tax counsel to the registrant, regarding tax matters. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.1* | | Rules of the 2003 Employee Share Option Scheme and form of grant letter. |
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10.2* | | Technology License and Service Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and among Focus Media Digital Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertisements Co., Ltd. and the subsidiaries of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.3* | | Business Cooperation Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. and the subsidiaries of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.4* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and among Jason Nanchun Jiang, Jimmy Wei Yu, Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Focus Media Digital Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the subsidiaries of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.5* | | Call Option Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, among Jason Nanchun Jiang, Jimmy Wei Yu, Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.6* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, among Jason Nanchun Jiang, Jimmy Wei Yu, Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the subsidiaries of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.7* | | Trust Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and between Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.8* | | Trademark License Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and among Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. |
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10.9* | | Loan Agreement, dated June 10, 2003, among Focus Media Holding Limited, Jason Nanchun Jiang, Jimmy Wei Yu, Yuanzhe Fu, Yibing Zhou and Yiqing Hou. |
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10.10* | | Loan Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and between Jason Nanchun Jiang and Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.11* | | Loan Agreement, dated March 28, 2005, by and among Jimmy Wei Yu, Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.12* | | Form of Employment Agreement of Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.13* | | Manager Non-Competition Agreement entered into by Focus Media Holding Limited and Jason Nanchun Jiang on November 29, 2004. |
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10.14* | | Technology Transfer Agreement entered into by Jimmy Wei Yu and Focus Media Digital Information (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., dated November 1, 2004. |
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10.15* | | Asset and Business Acquisition Agreement between Shanghai Everease Communication Company and Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. dated July 1, 2003. |
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10.16* | | Everease Non-competition Agreement between Focus Media Holding Limited and Shanghai Everease Communication Company, dated as of November 2004. |
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10.17* | | Sales Contract between Shanghai Everease Communication Company and Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., dated May 2003. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.18* | | Project Cooperation Framework Agreement between Shanghai Everease Communication Company and Beijing Suodi Advertising Co., Ltd., dated February, April and June 2003. |
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10.19* | | Transfer Agreement on Project Cooperation Framework Agreement between Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Beijing Suodi Advertising Co., Ltd., dated August 28, 2003. |
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10.20* | | Business Agency Agreement between Shanghai On-Target Advertising Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.21* | | Agreement between Shanghai On-Target Advertising Co., Ltd., Jimmy Wei Yu, Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Union Enterprise Holding Co., Ltd. and Shenlong Lin, dated October 15, 2003. |
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10.22* | | Acknowledgement Letter entered into as of March 28, 2005 by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Focus Media Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Focus Media Digital Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.23* | | Share Option Plan 2005. |
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10.24* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Fuzhou Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.25* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Hefei Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.26* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd. and Hefei Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.27* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.28* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.29* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.30* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Fuzhou Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.31* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Hefei Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.32* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd. and Hefei Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.33* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.34* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.35* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.36* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Fuzhou Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.37* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Hefei Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.38* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd. and Hefei Fukesi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.39* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.40* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.41* | | Acknowledgement Letter for Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, of Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.42* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd., Shanghai Framedia Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. and the Local Advertisement Companies named therein. |
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10.43* | | Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd., Shanghai Framedia Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. and the Local Advertisement Companies named therein. |
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10.44* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Co., Ltd., Shanghai Framedia Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. and the Local Advertisement Companies named therein. |
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10.45* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, by and among Lei Liu, Yong Shi, Shanghai Framedia Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Century Shenghuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.46* | | Call Option Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, by and among Lei Liu, Yong Shi, Shanghai Framedia Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Century Shenghuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.47* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated January 13, 2006, by and among Lei Liu, Yong Shi, Shanghai Framedia Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Century Shenghuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.48* | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 15, 2005, as amended and supplemented, among Focus Media Holding Limited, Infoachieve Limited, Total Team Investments Limited and the other Infoachieve parties named therein. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.49* | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2006, among Focus Media Holding Limited, Target Media Holdings Limited and Its Shareholders. |
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10.50* | | Asset Transfer Agreement, dated December 31, 2005, by and between Focus Media Digital Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.51* | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated March 7, 2006, by and among Focus Media Holding Limited and Dotad Wireless Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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10.52* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Beijing Dotad Technology Co., Ltd and Beijing Focus Media Wireless Co., Ltd. |
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10.53* | | Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Beijing Dotad Technology Co., Ltd and Beijing Focus Media Wireless Co., Ltd. |
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10.54* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus |
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| | Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Beijing Dotad Technology Co., Ltd and Beijing Focus Media Wireless Co., Ltd. |
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10.55* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Shanghai Framedia Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. and Guandong Shiji Shenghuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.56* | | Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Shanghai Framedia Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. and Guandong Shiji Shenghuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.57* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd., Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., Shanghai Framedia Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. and Guandong Shiji Shenghuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.58* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.59* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.60* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.61* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai New Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. |
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10.62* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai New Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. |
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10.63* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai New Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.64* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Target Media Co., Ltd. |
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10.65* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Target Media Co., Ltd. |
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10.66* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Target Media Co., Ltd. |
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10.67* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Dongguan Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.68* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Dongguan Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.69* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Dongguan Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.70* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Fuzhou Fukesi Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.71* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Fuzhou Fukesi Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.72* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Fuzhou Fukesi Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.73* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Hefei Fukesi Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.74* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Hefei Fukesi Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.75* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Hefei Fukesi Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.76* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai On-Target Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.77* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai On-Target Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.78* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai On-Target Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.79* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Jiefang Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.80* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Jiefang Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.81* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Jiefang Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.82* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Perfect Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. |
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10.83* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Perfect Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. |
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10.84* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shanghai Perfect Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. |
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10.85* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenzhen E-Time Commercial Consulting Co., Ltd. |
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10.86* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenzhen E-Time Commercial Consulting Co., Ltd. |
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10.87* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenzhen E-Time Commercial Consulting Co., Ltd. |
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10.88* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.89* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.90* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenzhen Bianjie Building Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.91* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Equity Pledge Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenyang Focus Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.92* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Call Option Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenyang Focus Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.93* | | Acknowledgement Letter of Participation of Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, of Shenyang Focus Media Advertising Co., Ltd. |
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10.94* | | Cooperation Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co. Ltd. and its local advertising subsidiaries named therein and Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co. Ltd. |
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10.95* | | Technology Transfer Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2006, by and between Focus Media Digital Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.96* | | Advertisement Dissemination Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and between Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd. and Shanghai New Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.97* | | 2006 Share Option Plan. |
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10.98* | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2007, among Allyes Information Technology Company Limited, the selling shareholders named therein and Focus Media Holding Limited. |
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10.99* | | Asset Transfer Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, among Shanghai Allyes Advertisement Co., Ltd., New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Xiangdong Xiong and Jiangang Wang. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.100* | | Call Option Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, among Jiangang Wang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Allyes Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.101* | | Call Option Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, among Xiangdong Xiong, new Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Allyes Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.102* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jianggang Wang. |
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10.103* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Xiangdong Xiong. |
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10.104* | | Exclusive Service Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2003, by and among Shanghai Allyes Advertisement Co., Ltd. and New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.105* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2003, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jiangang Wang. |
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10.106* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2003, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Xiangdong Xiong. |
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10.107* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, among Xiangdong Xiong, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Allyes Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.108* | | Call Option Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, among Jiangang Wang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Baifen Creation Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.109* | | Call Option Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, among Xiangdong Xiong, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Baifen Creation Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.110* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jiangang Wang. |
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10.111* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Xiangdong Xiong. |
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10.112* | | Exclusive Service Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among Shenzhen Baifen Creation Advertisement Co., Ltd. and New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.113* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jiangang Wang. |
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10.114* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Xiangdong Xiong. |
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10.115* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, among Jiangang Wang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Baifen Creation Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.116* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, among Xiangdong Xiong, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Baifen Creation Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.117* | | Asset Transfer Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, among Shanghai Huxin Advertisement Co., Ltd., New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Suyang Zhang and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.118* | | Call Option Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, among Suyang Zhang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huxin Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.119* | | Call Option Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huxin Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.120* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.121* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.122* | | Exclusive Service Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2004, by and among Shanghai Huxin Advertisement Co., Ltd. and New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.123* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.124* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.125* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, among Suyang Zhang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huxin Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.126* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huxin Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.127* | | Asset Transfer Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, among Shanghai MSN Advertisement Co., Ltd., New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Suyang Zhang and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.128* | | Call Option Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, among Suyang Zhang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai MSN Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.129* | | Call Option Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai MSN Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.130* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.131* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.132* | | Exclusive Service Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and among Shanghai MSN Advertisement Co., Ltd. and New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.133* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.134* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.135* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, among Suyang Zhang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai MSN Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.136* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai MSN Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.137* | | Asset Transfer Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2005, among Shanghai Quanshi Advertisement Co., Ltd., New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Suyang Zhang and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.138* | | Call Option Agreement, dated May 17, 2005, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Quanshi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.139* | | Call Option Agreement, dated May 17, 2005, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Quanshi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.140* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated May 17, 2005, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.141* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated May 17, 2005, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.142* | | Exclusive Service Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2005, by and among Shanghai Quanshi Advertisement Co., Ltd. and New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.143* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2005, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.144* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2005, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.145* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2005, among Suyang Zhang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Quanshi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.146* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2005, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Quanshi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.147* | | Supplemental Agreement for Loan Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2006, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.148* | | Supplemental Agreement for Loan Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2006, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hailong Zhu. |
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10.149* | | Call Option Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Kuantong Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.150* | | Call Option Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, among Hailong Zhu, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Kuantong Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.151* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jiangang Wang. |
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10.152* | | Equity Interests Pledge Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, by and between New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.153* | | Exclusive Service Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, by and among Shanghai Kuantong Advertisement Co., Ltd. and New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
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10.154* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2006, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Jiangang Wang. |
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10.155* | | Loan Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2006, by and among New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Suyang Zhang. |
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10.156* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, among Jiangang Wang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Kuantong Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.157* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, among Suyang Zhang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Kuantong Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.158* | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2006, among EFT Partners Limited, Focus Media Holdings Limited, Appreciate Capital Ltd., Zhang Qingyong and Wang Yongmei. |
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10.159* | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2007, by and among Focus Media Holding Limited and Persons who represent certain former shareholders, warrant holders and options holders of Allyes Information Technology Company Limited. |
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10.160* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2003, among Jiangang Wang, New Allyes Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Allyes Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.161* | | 2007 Share Option Plan |
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10.162* | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2007, among Focus Media Holding Limited, CGEN Digital Media Company Limited and the selling shareholders and other parties named therein. |
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10.163* | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2008, among Focus Media Holding Limited and the former shareholders of CGEN Digital Media Company Limited named therein. |
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10.164* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2008, among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd, Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., CGEN Digital Technology (Shanghai) Company Ltd. And Shanghai CGEN Culture Communication Company Ltd. |
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10.165* | | Call Option Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2008, among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd, Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., CGEN Digital Technology (Shanghai) Company Ltd. And Shanghai CGEN Culture Communication Company Ltd |
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10.166* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2008, among Shanghai Focus Media Advertisement Co., Ltd, Shanghai Focus Media Advertising Agency Co., Ltd., CGEN Digital Technology (Shanghai) Company Ltd. And Shanghai CGEN Culture Communication Company Ltd |
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10.167* | | Exclusive Technology and Consulting Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2006, among CGEN Digital Technology (Shanghai) Company Ltd. And Shanghai CGEN Culture Communication Company Ltd |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.168* | | Termination and Release Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2008, among Focus Media Holding Limited, CGEN Digital Media Company Limited, Chan Yi Sing (individually and as representative of all CGEN selling shareholders), Guanyong Tian and Mei Lijun. |
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10.169* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 28 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Liu Yi Nuo and Shanghai Chuanzhi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.170* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Liu Yi Nuo and Shanghai Chuanzhi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.171* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 28 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Pan Ze Xin and Shanghai Chuanzhi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.172* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Pan Ze Xin and Shanghai Chuanzhi Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.173* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 28 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Liu Yi Nuo and Shanghai Ruili Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.174* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertisement Co., Ltd, Liu Yi Nuo and Shanghai Ruili Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.175* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Ni He Ping and Shanghai Ruili Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.176* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Ni He Ping and Shanghai Ruili Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.177* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 28 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Liu Yi Nuo and Shanghai Xinnuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.178* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Liu Yi Nuo and Shanghai Xinnuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.179* | | Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 28 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Pan Ze Xin and Shanghai Xinnuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.180* | | Shareholders’ Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2007, among Shanghai OOH Advertising Co., Ltd, Pan Ze Xin and Shanghai Xinnuo Advertisement Co., Ltd. |
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10.181*† | | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2008, between Focus Media Holding Limited and SINA Corporation. |
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10.182* | | 2010 Employee Share Option Plan. |
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10.183* | | Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2009, between Focus Media Holding Limited and JJ Media Investment Holding Limited. |
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10.184* | | Restricted ADS Facility Letter, dated as of November [9], 2009, between Focus Media Holding Limited and Citibank, N.A., as depositary. |
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10.185* | | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2010, among Focus Media Holding Limited, Allyes and the purchasers named therein with regard to certain assets outside China. |
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Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description of Exhibits |
10.186* | | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2010, among Focus Media Holding Limited, Allyes and the purchasers named therein with regard to certain assets inside China. |
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12.1 | | Certificate of Chief Executive Officer. |
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12.2 | | Certificate of Chief Financial Officer. |
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13.1 | | Certification of Periodic Financial Report. |
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13.2 | | Certification of Periodic Financial Report. |
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15.1* | | Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman. |
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15.2* | | Consent of Global Law Office. |
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15.3* | | Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. |
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21.1* | | List of Subsidiaries. |
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* | | Previously filed. |
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† | | Confidential treatment requested for certain portions of this Exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act, which portions are omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
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| Focus Media Holding Limited | |
| By: | /s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang | |
| | Name: | Jason Nanchun Jiang | |
| | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Date: July 16, 2010
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