5. NO ASSIGNMENT. Neither the Guarantor nor the Guaranteed Party may assign or delegate their respective rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other Person (except by operation of Law, provided that no such assignment by the Guarantor shall relieve the Guarantor or any of its obligations hereunder) without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party or the Guarantor, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guarantor may assign or delegate all or a portion of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party, to (a) any Other Guarantor, or any Affiliate of the Guarantor, limited partner of the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates, or any affiliated investment fund or investment vehicle that is advised, managed or sponsored by the general partner or the investment manager of the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates, or (b) any other transferee with respect to whom the Guarantor has furnished information to the Guaranteed Party verifying, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Guaranteed Party, the identity, good standing and creditworthiness of such transferee, in each case of the preceding clause (a) or (b) to the extent that (i) such transferee has been allocated, in accordance with the Subscription Agreement, all or a portion of the Guarantor’s investment commitment to Parent and (ii) such transferee has certified in writing to the Guaranteed Party prior to such assignment that it is capable of (x) making the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 and (y) performing all of its obligations hereunder, and in each case of the preceding clause (a) or (b), no such assignment or delegation shall relieve the Guarantor of its obligations hereunder.
6. NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) upon receipt by hand delivery, (b) upon receipt after dispatch by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (c) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national overnight courier with confirmation of delivery, or (d) upon confirmation of delivery if transmitted by facsimile (but only if followed by transmittal by overnight courier or hand for delivery on the next Business Day), as follows:
if to the Guarantor:
PROFITWISE LIMITED
Building A, Block C, Huanglong Century Plaza,
No. 1, Hangdalu, Hangzhou China
Attention: Bainian Shou
Email: shoubainian@chinagreentown.com; yaoyin@chinagreentown.com
If to the Guaranteed Party, as provided in the Merger Agreement.
7. CONTINUING GUARANTEE. Unless terminated pursuant to this Section 7, this Limited Guarantee may not be revoked or terminated and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Guarantor and its successors and permitted assigns until all of the Guaranteed Percentage of the Obligations (subject to the limitations described herein) has been satisfied in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Guarantee shall terminate and the Guarantor shall have no further obligation under this Limited Guarantee as of the earliest of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (other than a termination of the Merger Agreement for which the Obligation is, in accordance with Sections 9.2(c) and (f) of the Merger Agreement, due and owing by Parent or where there is otherwise any outstanding Obligation at the time of such termination (such termination, a “Qualifying Termination”)); (c) the payment in full of the Obligations, and (d) the 120th day after a Qualifying Termination unless prior to the 120th day after such Qualifying Termination, the Guaranteed Party shall have commenced a legal proceeding against Parent or Merger Sub alleging any Obligation is due and owing or against the Guarantor alleging amounts payable by the Guarantor to the Guaranteed Party under this Limited Guarantee, in which case this Limited Guarantee shall terminate upon either (i) a final, non-appealable resolution of such claim and payment of the Obligations, if applicable or (ii) a written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto terminating this Limited Guarantee. If any payment or payments made by Parent or Merger Sub or any part thereof in respect of the Obligation, are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or are required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other person under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or payments, the obligations or part thereof hereunder intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment or payments had not been made. In the event that the Guaranteed Party or any of its controlled Affiliates institutes any suit, action or proceeding or makes any claim (A) asserting that any of the provisions of this Limited Guarantee limiting the Guarantor’s liability under clause (i) of this Section 1(a) to the Cap are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part or that the Guarantor is liable in excess of or to a greater extent than the Cap with respect to the Guarantor’s liability under clause (i) of this Section 1(a), or (B) asserts any theory of liability against Non-Recourse Party other than the Retained Claims, then (1) the Obligation of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (2) if the Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Limited Guarantee, it shall be entitled to recover such payments from the Guaranteed Party, and (3) neither the Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub nor any Non-Recourse Party shall have any liability to the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or otherwise.
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