Item 1.01 | | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Item 2.03 | | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet arrangement of a Registrant |
On July 19, 2006, Shenyang Jitian Property Co., Ltd., (“Jitian”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Great China International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), received loan proceeds of RMB 50,000,000 (approximately US$ 6.25 million) pursuant to a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) dated for reference June 28, 2006 with Shenyang City Commercial Bank (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (the “Bank”). The loan proceeds represented the full amount provided for under the terms of the Loan Agreement and will be used by Jitian in connection with the development of the Company’s recently-acquired Chessboard Mountain Project, a parcel of approximately 420,317 square meters of land designated for residential and commercial development in Chessboard Mountain International Tourism Development District in Shenyang City, China. A copy of the English translation of the Loan Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
The Loan Agreement has a term of three (3) years, commencing July 19, 2006, and amounts advanced thereunder shall bear interest at a rate of 6.633% and shall be required to be repaid by the end of the term of the Loan Agreement. Under the Loan Agreement, the Bank is entitled, in the event of certain events of default enumerated therein, to cancel the agreement and declare any amounts advanced thereunder due and owing. Shenyang Maryland International Industry Co., Ltd. (“Shenyang Maryland”), a subsidiary of the Company, has agreed to guarantee all amounts owing by Jitian under the Loan Agreement, and Shenyang Maryland has also agreed to mortgage a portion of its property at the Company’s President Building project as security for performance of its obligations under the Loan Agreement. Copies of English translations of Shenyang Maryland’s Guarantee and mortgage (pledge) agreements are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively.
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Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Copies of English translations of the following documents are included as exhibits to this report.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description of Document |
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| 10.1 | | Loan Agreement dated for reference June 28, 2006 between Shenyang City Commercial Bank and Shenyang Jitian Property Co., Ltd. |
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| 10.2 | | Loan Guarantee Agreement dated for reference June 28, 2006 among Shenyang City Commercial Bank, Shenyang Maryland International Industry Co., Ltd., and Shenyang Jitian Property Co., Ltd. |
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| 10.3 | | Pledge (Mortgage) Agreement dated for reference June 28, 2006 among Shenyang City Commercial Bank, Shenyang Maryland International Industry Co., Ltd., and Shenyang Jitian Property Co., Ltd. |
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