EXHIBIT 4.30
[Translated from Chinese original]
LOAN AGREEMENT
AMONG
FORTUNE SOFTWARE (BEIJING) CO. LTD.
CHEN WU
AND
ZHAO ZHIWEI
SEPTEMBER 2007
BEIJING
LOAN AGREEMENT
The Loan Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of September 1, 2007
among the following parties in Beijing, the People's Republic of China (the
"PRC"):
PARTY A: FORTUNE SOFTWARE (BEIJING) CO., LTD. (the "Lender")
Registered Address: Floor 9, Tower C, Corporate Square, No. 35 Financial Street,
Xicheng District, Beijing, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC")
Legal Representative: Zhao Zhiwei
PARTY B: CHEN WU
Address: Floor 9, Tower C, Corporate Square, No. 35 Financial Street, Xicheng
District, Beijing, the PRC
ID No.: 110108194912048913
Tel: 010-58325388
PARTY C: ZHAO ZHIWEI
Address: Floor 9, Tower C, Corporate Square, No. 35 Financial Street, Xicheng
District, Beijing, the PRC
ID No. :110102196307100139
Tel: 010-58325388
Party B and Party C are collectively referred to as the "Borrowers".
Party A, Party B and Party C will each be referred to as a "Party" and
collectively referred to as the "Parties."
WHEREAS,
1. The Lender is a wholly foreign owned enterprise duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the PRC.
2. The Borrowers desire to establish a company in the PRC ("New Company"), and
will collectively hold 100% equity interest in the Company.
3. The Borrowers desire to borrow loans from the Lender to invest in the New
Company, and the Lender agrees to provide such loans to Borrowers.
THEREFORE, in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation, mutual
benefit and joint development, through friendly negotiation, the Parties hereby
enter into the following agreements pursuant to relevant PRC laws and
regulations.
ARTICLE 1. AMOUNT AND PURPOSE
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1.1 Loan Amount: the Lender agrees to provide a loan from its self-owned fund
to Party B and Party with the amount of RMB 550,000, and RMB 450,000
respectively.
1.2 Purpose of the Loan: the Borrowers shall only use the Loan hereunder to
establish the New Company as registered capital. Without the prior written
consent of the Lender, the Borrowers shall not use such Loan for any other
purpose, or pledge their equity interests in the New Company to any other
third party.
ARTICLE 2. PAYMENT FOR THE LOAN
2.1 Payment Notice: the Lender shall deposit the loan amount to the following
accounts designated by the Borrowers within ten days after the execution of
this Agreement:
Party B: Bank of deposit: CITIC Bank
Account Name: Chen Wu
Account No.: 7110 3101 9201 1228 584
Party C: Bank of deposit: CITIC Bank
Account Name: Zhiwei Zhao
Account No.: 7112 3101 9200 9610 244
ARTICLE 3. TERM, REPAYMENT AND INTEREST OF THE LOAN
3.1 The term of the loan shall be 10 years and may be renewed pursuant to the
agreement between the Parties ("Term"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the following circumstances, the Borrowers shall repay the Loan regardless
if the Term has expired:
(1) The Borrowers deceases or becomes a person without legal capacity or
with limited legal capacity;
(2) The Borrowers commit a crime or are involved in a criminal act; or
(3) The Lender or its designated assignee can legally purchase the
Borrowers' shares in the New Company under the PRC law and the Lender
chooses to do so.
3.2 The Borrowers can repay the Loan by transferring all of their equity
interests in the New Company to the Lender or a third party designated by
the Lender when such transfer is permitted under the PRC law. In the event
(1) the Borrowers transfer all of their equity interests in the New Company
to the Lender or a third party designated by the Lender when such transfer
is permitted under the PRC law, or (2) the Borrowers receive dividends from
the New Company, the Borrowers shall deposit all the funds or dividends
obtained from such transfer or the New Company, as the case may be, to the
account designated by the Lender (no matter such amount is higher or less
than the principal amount of the Loan).
3.3 The Lender and the Borrowers hereby jointly agree and confirm that the
Lender, has the right to, but has no obligation to, purchase or designate a
third party (legal person or natural person) to purchase all or part of
Borrower's interest in the New Company at a price equal to the amount of
the Loan when such purchase is allowed under the PRC law. If Lender or the
third party assignee designated by Lender only purchases part of Borrower's
interest in the New Company, the purchase price shall be reduced on a pro
rata basis.
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3.4 In the event when the Borrowers transfer their interest in the New Company
to the Lender or a third party transferee designated by Lender, (i) if the
total of (1) the actual transfer price paid by Lender or the third party
transferee and (2) the dividends obtained from the New Company by the
Lender (if applicable) equals or is less than the principal amount of the
Loan, the Loan shall be deemed as interest free; (ii) if the total of (1)
the actual transfer price paid by Lender or the third party transferee and
(2) the dividends obtained from the New Company by the Lender (if
applicable) is higher than the principal amount of the Loan, the amount
exceeding the principal amount of the Loan shall be deemed as an interest
accrued on the Loan and paid by Borrowers to Lender in full.
ARTICLE 4. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Parties acknowledge and confirm that any oral or written materials
concerning this Agreement exchanged between them are confidential information.
The Parties shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of all such
confidential data and information and shall not disclose to any third party
without the other party's written consent, except (a) the data or information
that was in the public domain or later becomes published or generally known to
the public, provided that it is not released by the receiving party, (b) the
data or information that shall be disclosed pursuant to applicable laws or
regulations, and (c) the data or information that shall be disclosed to One
Party's legal counsel or financial counsel who shall also bear the obligation of
maintaining the confidentiality similar to the obligations hereof. The undue
disclosing of the confidential data or information of One Party's legal counsel
or financial counsel shall be deemed the undue disclosing of such party who
shall take on the liability of breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
5.1 The execution, validity, interpretation, performance, implementation,
termination and settlement of disputes of this Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the PRC.
5.2 Any dispute arising from or in connection with this Agreement shall be
settled through friendly negotiation. If the parties fail to make any
written agreement within thirty days after consultation, such dispute will
be submitted (by the Lender or the Borrowers) to the China International
Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") in accordance with its
arbitration rules/procedures. The arbitration shall commence from the date
of filing. The tribunal will be composed of one (1) arbitrator appointed by
the chairman of CIETAC. The arbitration shall be final and bind the
Parties. Unless otherwise stipulated by the arbitrator, the arbitration fee
(including reasonable attorney fees and attorney expenses) shall be borne
by the losing party.
ARTICLE 6. EFFECTIVENESS
6.1 This Agreement shall become effective after the execution of the Parties.
The Agreement can be terminated by one Party through sending a written
notice to the other Parties thirty days prior to the termination. Otherwise
any Party shall not terminate this Agreement unilaterally without the
mutual agreement of the Parties.
ARTICLE 7. AMENDMENT
7.1 Upon the effectiveness of the agreement, the parties shall fully perform
the agreement. Any modifications of the agreement shall only be effective
in written form through
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consultations of the parties. Any modification and supplementary to this
Agreement after signed by both Parties, become an integral part of this
Agreement, and has the same legal force with this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8.MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 The headings of articles herein are provided for the purpose of reference.
Such headings shall in no event be used or affected interpretations of the
terms herein.
8.2 Matters not covered in the agreement shall be dealt with in a supplementary
agreement, and annexed hereto. The supplementary agreement shall be an
integral part of this Agreement and have the same legal force as the
agreement.
8.3 Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable shall not
affect the validity and enforceability of any other provisions hereof.
8.4 The agreement is executed in three original copies, and are equally
authentic. Each party hereto shall hold one copy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date
and year first hereinabove set forth.
Party A:
FORTUNE SOFTWARE CO., LTD
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Seal
Authorized Representative:
Party B:
CHEN WU
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(signature)
PARTY C: ZHAO ZHIWEI
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(signature)
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