* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ali ET Investment Holding Limited
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (See Instructions)
(a)
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(b)
x
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
AF, WC
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CHECK BOX
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
78,428,700 Shares
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
78,428,700 Shares
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
78,428,700 Shares
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CHECK BOX
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
ROW (11)
28.3%*
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
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* Based on 276,579,863 Shares of the Issuer outstanding
as set forth on the Issuer’s Register of Members dated May 16, 2013.
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SCHEDULE 13D
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Alibaba Investment Limited
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (See Instructions)
(a)
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(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
AF, WC
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CHECK BOX
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARED VOTING POWER
78,428,700 Shares
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
78,428,700 Shares
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
78,428,700 Shares
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CHECK BOX
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
ROW (11)
28.3%*
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
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* Based on 276,579,863 Shares of the Issuer outstanding
as set forth on the Issuer’s Register of Members dated May 16, 2013.
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SCHEDULE 13D
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (See Instructions)
(a)
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(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
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CHECK BOX
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
78,428,700 Shares
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
78,428,700 Shares
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
78,428,700 Shares
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CHECK BOX
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
ROW (11)
28.3%*
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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* Based on 276,579,863 Shares of the Issuer outstanding
as set forth on the Issuer’s Register of Members dated May 16, 2013.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Schedule 13D
relates to the series A convertible preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), and
the ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares” and collectively, the
“Securities” or “Shares”), of AutoNavi Holdings Limited, a public limited company organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal place of business is 16/F, Section A, Focus Square, No 6.
Futong East Avenue, Wangjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102, People’s Republic of China.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This Schedule 13D is
filed jointly, pursuant to Rule 13d-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by
(1)
Ali ET Investment Holding Limited, a
limited liability company organized under the laws of
the Cayman Islands ( “Ali ET”), (2) Alibaba Investment Limited, an exempted company organized under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands (“AIL”), and (3) Alibaba Group Holding Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands (“Alibaba,” and collectively with Ali ET, AIL, and other affiliates, the “Alibaba Group”).
The
business address of Ali ET, AIL, and Alibaba is c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited, 26/F, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Alibaba is a holding company of Alibaba Group. AIL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba and principally
engages in investment activities on behalf of Alibaba Group
.
Ali ET is a special purpose vehicle
and is wholly-owned by AIL.
Ali ET, AIL, and Alibaba are collectively
referred to in this Schedule
13D as the “Reporting Persons.”
The name, business
address, citizenship and present principal occupation or employment of each executive officer and each member of the Board of Directors
of each Reporting Person are set forth on Schedules A-1, A-2, and A-3 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. During the
last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of each Reporting Person’s knowledge, any person on Schedules
A-1, A-2, and A-3 has been (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (b)
a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which proceeding such
Reporting Person or person is or was subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
On May 16, 2013,
Ali ET paid to the Issuer an aggregate purchase price of US$294,107,625.00 to acquire (a) 50,409,444 Preferred Shares, and (b)
28,019,256 Ordinary Shares, pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2013, between the Issuer and Ali
ET (the “Investment Agreement”). A copy of the Investment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2, which Exhibit
is incorporated herein by reference.
The purchases were
made using the Reporting Persons’ working capital.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The Reporting Persons
have acquired the Securities for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons intend to continuously review their investment. Depending
upon various factors, including, but not limited to, the Reporting Persons’ and the Issuer’s business, prospects and
financial conditions and other developments concerning the Reporting Persons and the Issuer, market conditions and other factors
that the Reporting Persons may deem relevant to their investment decision, the Reporting Persons may, subject to compliance with
applicable laws, Nasdaq rules, and other applicable regulations, engage, from time to time, in certain actions, including, without
limitation, increasing or decreasing their investment in the Issuer.
Other than as set
forth in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of
the matters set forth in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D; provided that the Reporting Persons may, at any time,
review or reconsider their position with respect to the Issuer and reserve the right to develop such plans or proposals.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b) The information
contained in the cover pages to this Schedule 13D and the information set forth or incorporated in Items 2, 3, 4 and 6 of this
Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be construed
as an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the Securities referred to herein for purposes of the
Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. In addition, the filing of this
Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any partner, shareholder, member, director, officer or affiliate of any
Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the Securities referred to herein for purposes of the Exchange Act, or for any
other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
(c) No Reporting
Person effected any transaction in the Securities during the 60-day period prior to the filing of this Schedule 13D.
(d) To the knowledge
of the Reporting Persons, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds of the sale of, the Securities that are the subject of this Schedule 13D.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Investment Agreement
The response to Item
3 is incorporated herein by reference. Under the terms of the Investment Agreement, Ali ET agreed to a one-year lock up, restricting
its right to transfer the Securities and the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares for one year from
their purchase date, except for certain permitted transfers and transfers to affiliates.
The
description of the Investment Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 2, which Exhibit
is incorporated herein by reference.
Investor’s
Rights Agreement
In connection with
the Investment Agreement, on May 16, 2013, Ali ET entered into an Investor’s Rights Agreement (“IRA”) with the
Issuer and certain founding shareholders, pursuant to which the Issuer and such founding shareholders agreed to vote their shares
and to take such actions as may be necessary to provide Ali ET with the rights afforded to it under the Investment Agreement and
the Certificate of Designations (as defined below).
The
description of the IRA contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 3, which Exhibit is incorporated
herein by reference.
Certificate of Designations
Pursuant to the Issuer’s
Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Board of Directors of the Issuer approved to add a Certificate of the Designations,
Preferences and Relative Participating, Optional and other Special Rights and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions of Series
A Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Certificate of Designations”) to establish the rights, privileges and preferences
of the Preferred Shares. Material terms and provisions of the Preferred Shares include board representation, right of first refusal,
preemptive rights, certain protective provisions, and a liquidation preference.
The
description of the Certificate of Designations contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 4, which
Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no other
contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Persons and any other person
with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, the transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s
fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving
or withholding of proxies or any pledge or contingency, the occurrence of which would give another person voting or investment
power over the securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 1
Joint Filing Agreement
dated May 28, 2013 by and among the Reporting Persons.
Exhibit
2
Investment Agreement dated May 10, 2013 by and between AutoNavi Holdings Limited and
Ali ET Investment Holding Limited.
Exhibit
3
Investor’s Rights Agreement dated May 16, 2013 by and among AutoNavi Holdings
Limited, Ali ET Investment Holding Limited, and the other parties thereto.
Exhibit 4
Certificate of the Designations,
Preferences and Relative Participating, Optional and other Special Rights and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions of Series
A Convertible Preferred Shares, Par Value US$0.0001, of AutoNavi Holdings Limited, dated May 16, 2013.
Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned,
severally and not jointly, certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 28, 2013
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ALI ET INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Steinert
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Name: Timothy A. Steinert
Its: Authorized Signatory
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ALIBABA INVESTMENT LIMITED
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Steinert
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Name: Timothy A. Steinert
Its: Authorized Signatory
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ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Steinert
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Name: Timothy A. Steinert
Its: Authorized Signatory
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SCHEDULE A-1
Directors and Executive Officers of Ali
ET Investment Holding Limited
The following table sets forth the names and present principal
occupation of each director of Ali ET Investment Holding Limited. Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person
listed below is c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited, 26/F, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Ali ET Investment Holding Limited does not have any executive officers.
Name/Citizenship
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Present Principal Occupation
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Timothy Alexander Steinert, United States
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Director of Ali ET
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Samuel Yen Ping Ching, Hong Kong
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Director of Ali ET
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Junfang Zheng, People’s Republic of China
c/o Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.
18-19/F, Xihu International Building A
391 Wen Er Road
Hangzhou 310013
People’s Republic of China
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Director of Ali ET
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SCHEDULE A-2
Directors and Executive Officers of Alibaba
Investment Limited
The following table sets forth the names and present principal
occupation of each director of Alibaba Investment Limited. Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed
below is c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited, 26/F, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Alibaba
Investment Limited does not have any executive officers.
Name/Citizenship
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Present Principal Occupation
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Yun Ma, People’s Republic of China
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Director of AIL
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Joseph Chung Tsai, Canada
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Director of AIL
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SCHEDULE A-3
Directors and Executive Officers of Alibaba
Group Holding Limited
The following tables I and II set forth the names, business addresses
and present principal occupation of each director and executive officer of Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Unless otherwise noted,
the business address for each director listed below is c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited, 26/F, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson
Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each executive officer listed below is c/o Alibaba
(China) Co., Ltd., 18-19/F, Xihu International Building A, 391 Wen Er Road, Hangzhou 310013, People’s Republic of China.
Name/Citizenship
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Present Principal Occupation
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Yun Ma, People’s Republic of China
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Executive Chairman of the Board of Alibaba
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Joseph Chung Tsai, Canada
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Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Alibaba
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Masayoshi Son, Japan
c/o SOFTBANK CORP.
1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7303
Japan
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Director of Alibaba; Chief Executive Officer of SoftBank Corp.
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Jacqueline D. Reses, United States
c/o Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
U.S.A
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Director of Alibaba; Chief Development Officer of Yahoo! Inc.
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Jonathan Lu, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Group
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Maggie Wu, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Financial Officer of Alibaba Group
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Zeng Ming, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Strategy Officer of Alibaba Group
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Trudy Dai, People’s Republic of China
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Chief People Officer and Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Wang Jian, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Group
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Tiger Wang, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Polo Shao, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Risk Officer & Group Secretary of Alibaba Group
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Lucy Peng, People’s Republic of China
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Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Small and Micro Financial Services Group
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Leo Jiang, People’s Republic of China
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Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Group
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Eddie Wu, People’s Republic of China
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Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Daniel Zhang, People’s Republic of China
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Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Zhang Yu, People’s Republic of China
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Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Jeff Zhang, People’s Republic of China
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Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Sophie Wu, People’s Republic of China
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Vice President of Alibaba Group
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Exhibit 1
Agreement of Joint
Filing
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby confirm the agreement by and between them to the joint
filing on behalf of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D and any and all amendments thereto, with respect to the above referenced
securities and that this agreement be included as an Exhibit to such filing. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
hereby execute this agreement as of this 28
th
day of May 2013.
Dated: May 28, 2013
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ALI ET INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Steinert
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Name: Timothy A. Steinert
Its: Authorized Signatory
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ALIBABA INVESTMENT LIMITED
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Steinert
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Name: Timothy A. Steinert
Its: Authorized Signatory
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ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Steinert
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Name: Timothy A. Steinert
Its: Authorized Signatory
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Exhibit 2
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
dated as of May 10, 2013
by and between
AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
and
ALI ET INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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2.
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
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4
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3.
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PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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5
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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7
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5.
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AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
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18
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6.
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CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
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20
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7.
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CONDITIONS TO THE PURCHASER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
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8.
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TERMINATION.
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9.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
(this “
Agreement
”), dated as of May 10, 2013, by and between AutoNavi Holdings Limited, an exempted company
organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “
Company
”), and Ali ET Investment Holding Limited, a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “
Purchaser
”).
WHEREAS
A. The
Company desires to issue, sell and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase and acquire from the Company,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) an aggregate of 50,409,444 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares,
par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “
Series A Shares
”),having the powers, preferences and rights,
as specified in the Certificate of Designations in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the “
Certificate of Designations
”)
which shares represent 19.99% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company (on an as-converted, fully-diluted basis) after
giving effect to the issuance, and (ii) an aggregate of 28,019,256 Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “
Purchaser Ordinary
Shares
”). Unless the context otherwise requires, the “
Ordinary Shares
” shall refer to the Company’s
ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share; and “
Securities
” shall refer to the Series A Shares and the
Purchaser Ordinary Shares purchased herein.
B. The
Company and the Purchaser acknowledge that the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement will be in reliance
upon the exemption from securities registration under the United States (“
U.S.
”) Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “
1933 Act
”) afforded by Regulation S (“
Regulation S
”) as promulgated by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”) under the 1933 Act.
C. Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser will, and will cause its affiliates to, enter into one or more
business cooperation agreements with the Company and/or its direct or indirect Subsidiaries (as defined below) or affiliates (each,
a “
Group Company
,” and collectively, the “
Group
”). This Agreement (including the Disclosure
Letter), the Certificate of Designations, an Investor’s Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C
(the “
Investor’s Rights Agreement
”) and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto
or their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are referred to collectively
as the “
Transaction Documents
.”
NOW, THEREFORE
, the
Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
Each capitalized term used but not defined
herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designations. The following capitalized terms shall have
the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement:
“1933 Act”
has the meaning set forth in Recital B;
“1934 Act”
means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
“2007 Plan”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c);
“
2012 Plan
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c);
“
ADS
”
means
American Depositary Share, each representing four Ordinary Shares of the Company;
“
Affiliate
”
means an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the 1933 Act;
“
Aggregate Purchase
Price
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b);
“
Agreement
”
means
this Investment Agreement;
“
Board
”
means
the Company’s Board of Directors;
“
Certificate
of Designations
” has the meaning set forth in Recital A
;
“
Closing
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a);
“
Closing Date
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i);
“
Company
”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble;
“
Company Articles
”
means
the
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
of
the Company;
“
Company Repurchases
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“
Company Share
Plans
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c);
“
Contract
”
means
any agreement, contract, lease, indenture, instrument, note, debenture, bond, mortgage or deed of trust or other agreement,
arrangement or understanding;
“
Disclosure
Letter
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4;
“
Distribution
Compliance Period
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(ii);
“
GAAP
”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States;
“
Governmental
Entity
”
means
any supranational, national, provincial, state, municipal, local or other government, whether
U.S., PRC or otherwise, any instrumentality, subdivision, administrative agency or commission thereof, court, other governmental
authority or regulatory body or instrumentality, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing
or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority or any self-regulatory agency (including any stock exchange);
“
Group
”
has the meaning set forth in Recital C;
“
Group Company
”
has the meaning set forth in Recital C;
“
HKIAC
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(d);
“
Indemnitees
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b);
“
Indemnified
Liabilities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b);
“
Intellectual
Property”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(s);
“Investor’s
Rights Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in Recital C;
“
Listed Intellectual
Property
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(s)(iii);
“
Lock-Up Period
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c)(i);
“
Material Adverse
Effect
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a);
“
Material Contracts
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(o);
“
Material Intellectual
Property Contracts
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(s)(iv);
“
NASDAQ
”
means
The NASDAQ Stock Market;
“
Ordinary Shares
”
has the meaning set forth in Recital A;
“
Permits
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(q);
“Permitted Transferee”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c)(i);
“
Person
”
means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization or a government or any department or agency thereof;
“
PRC
”
means
the
People’s Republic of China;
“
Public Documents
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(j);
“
Purchaser
”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble;
“
Purchaser Directors
”
has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations;
“
Purchaser Ordinary
Shares
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble;
“
Regulation
S
” has the meaning set forth in Recital B;
“
Returns
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(r);
“
SEC
”
has the meaning set forth in Recital B;
“
Securities
”
has the meaning set forth in Recital A;
“
Series A Shares
”
has the meaning set forth in Recital A;
“
Subsidiary
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b);
“
Tax
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(r);
“
Transaction
Documents
” has the meaning set forth in Recital C;
“
Transfer
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c)(i);
“
U.S.”
or
“United States
”
means the United States of America; and
“
Voting Company
Debt
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).
2.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
(a)
Purchase of
Series A Shares
. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall
issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2(c)(i)
below), the Securities (the “
Closing
”).
(b)
Purchase Price
.
The per share purchase price shall be US$3.75 for each Series A Share and for each Purchaser Ordinary Share, and the aggregate
purchase price for the Securities (the “
Aggregate Purchase Price
”) shall be US$294,107,625.
(c)
Closing
.
(i)
Date and Time
.
The Closing shall take place remotely via exchange of documents and signatures on such date as is specified by the Company and
the Purchaser (the “
Closing Date
”), which date shall be no later than the second Business Day (as defined in
the Certificate of Designations) after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and
7 below, or at such other date and location as is mutually agreed in writing by the Company and the Purchaser.
(ii)
Payment and
Delivery
. On or before the Closing Date:
(A) the Purchaser shall
pay the Aggregate Purchase Price to the Company for the Securities to be issued and sold to the Purchaser at the Closing, by electronic
bank transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated in writing by the Company at least five (5) Business
Days prior to the Closing Date;
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the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser:
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(1)
a
certificate representing the Series A Shares, duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of the Purchaser;
(2)
a
certificate representing the Purchaser Ordinary Shares, duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of the
Purchaser;
(3)
a
certified register of members of the Company, reflecting the Purchaser’s ownership of the Series A Shares and the Purchaser
Ordinary Shares;
(4)
a
certified register of directors of the Company reflecting the appointment of the Purchaser Directors to the Company’s Board
pursuant to the Certificate of Designations;
(5)
a
certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, having
attached thereto: (i) a certified copy of the Company Articles in effect at the Closing, (ii) the Certificate of Designations,
(iii) board resolutions of the Company approving the entering into and execution of this Agreement, the adoption of the Certificate
of Designations, the issuance of the Series A Shares and the Purchaser Ordinary Shares, the entering into and execution of the
other Transaction Documents and the consummation of all transactions contemplated herein and therein and the appointment of the
Purchaser Directors pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, and (iv) a good standing certificate in respect of the Company
from the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, dated a recent date before the Closing;
(6)
a
certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to
the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7 hereof;
(7)
an
indemnification agreement in respect of both Purchaser Directors, dated the Closing Date, duly executed on behalf of the Company,
in the same form as currently used by other directors of the Company;
(8)
copy
of a letter provided by the Company’s Cayman counsel to NASDAQ regarding the Company’s election to follow home country
practices in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser;
(9) an opinion of Travers
Thorp Alberga, Cayman Islands counsel to the Company, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D
; and
(10) an opinion of Jun
He Law Offices, PRC counsel to the Company, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E
.
3.
PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Purchaser represents
and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:
(a)
Organization
.
Each of the Purchaser and any relevant Affiliate that is a party to the Transaction Documents is a company duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized.
(b)
Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity
. Each of the Purchaser and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be) has the requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each
other Transaction Document to which it is a party. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by and in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document have been duly executed and delivered
by the Purchaser and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be) and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser
and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be), enforceable against the Purchaser and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be) in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement
of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(c)
No Conflicts
.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be) of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Purchaser and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be) of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational or constitutional documents of the Purchaser
and/or its Affiliate(s) (as the case may be), or (ii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including U.S. federal and state, and any other applicable, securities laws) applicable to the Purchaser and/or its Affiliate(s)
(as the case may be), except in the case of clause (ii) above, for such violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.
(d)
Regulation S
.
(i) The Purchaser represents
that (A) it is domiciled and has its principal place of business outside the U.S., (B) it is not a “U.S. person” as
defined under Rule 902 of Regulation S and is not acquiring the Securities for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, (C) at
the time of offering to the Purchaser and communication of the Purchaser’s order to purchase the Securities and at the time
of the Purchaser’s execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser was located outside the U.S., and (D) at the time of the Closing
the Purchaser, or persons acting on the Purchaser’s behalf in connection therewith, will be located outside the U.S.
(ii) The Purchaser
has been advised and acknowledges that: (A) the Securities issued pursuant to this Agreement have not been, and when issued, will
not be registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S., (B) in issuing and selling the Securities
to the Purchaser pursuant hereto, the Company is relying upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S of the 1933
Act, and (C) it is a condition to the availability of the Regulation S safe harbor that the Securities not be offered or sold in
the U.S. or to a U.S. person until the expiration of a period of 40 days after the Closing Date (the “
Distribution Compliance
Period
”).
(iii) The Purchaser
acknowledges and covenants that until the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period: (A) it and its agents or representatives
have not and will not solicit offers to buy, offer for sale or sell any of the Securities or any beneficial interest therein in
the U.S. or to or for the account of a U.S. person, and (B) notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the expiration of the Distribution
Compliance Period, the Securities may be offered and sold by the holder thereof only if such offer and sale is made in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement and either, (X) the offer or sale is within the U.S. or to or for the account of a U.S. person
and pursuant to an effective registration statement, Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or an exemption from the registration
requirements of the 1933 Act, or (Y) the offer and sale is outside the U.S. and to a person who is not a U.S. person. The foregoing
restrictions are binding upon subsequent transferees of the Securities, except for transferees pursuant to an effective registration
statement. The Purchaser agrees that after the Distribution Compliance Period, the Securities may be offered or sold within the
U.S. or to or for the account of a U.S. person only in accordance with this Agreement and pursuant to applicable securities laws.
(iv) The Purchaser
is not a “distributor” (as defined in Regulation S) or a “dealer” (as defined in the 1933 Act).
(e)
No Public Sale
or Distribution
. Subject to the potential transfer to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)), the Purchaser
is acquiring the Securities for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale
or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act. The Purchaser does not presently have
any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities. The Purchaser is not
a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered
as a broker-dealer.
(f)
Legends
.
The Purchaser understands that the Securities and the registry of shares of the Company shall bear, in addition to any other legends
required under applicable laws, the following legends:
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“THESE SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO PURCHASER WHO IS NOT A U.S.
PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“THE SECURITIES ACT”)) AND WITHOUT
REGISTRATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN RELIANCE UPON REGULATION S PROMULGATED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S,
PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY
NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.”
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“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, AS SET FORTH IN AN INVESTMENT AGREEMENT AND A SHAREHOLDERS’
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY THE HOLDER OF THESE SHARES AND THE ISSUER.”
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(g)
Brokers and
Finders
. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest
or claim against or upon the Company for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
with a placement agent entered into by or on behalf of the Purchaser.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents
and warrants to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that, except as set forth in the disclosure letter
delivered by the Company to the Purchaser dated as of the date hereof (the “
Disclosure Letter
”) or in its Public
Documents (as defined in Section 4(j) below) (excluding disclosures of non-specific risks faced by the Group included in any forward-looking
statement, disclaimer, risk factor disclosure or other similarly non-specific statements that are similarly predictive or forward-looking
in nature; provided, however that (i) any historical facts related to the Group and (ii) any specific exposure or effect faced
by the Group emanating from specifically disclosed facts contained within any such disclosure shall be deemed disclosed for purposes
of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4):
(a)
Organization
and Qualification
. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is organized, and has the requisite corporate power and authorization to own its properties and to carry
on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing
in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
As used in this Agreement,
“
Material Adverse Effect
” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities,
operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Group, taken as a whole, or (ii) the authority or ability of the
Company and/or its Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that for purposes
of clause (i) above, in no event shall any of the following exceptions, alone or in combination with the other enumerated exceptions
below, be deemed to constitute, nor shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse
Effect: (A) any effect resulting from compliance with the terms and conditions of, or from the announcement of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document, (B) any effect that results from changes affecting any of
the industries in which the Company operates generally or the economy generally, (C) any effect that results from changes affecting
general worldwide economic or capital market conditions, provided that any such changes in (B) and (C) do not substantially disproportionately
affect the Company in any material respect relative to other similarly situated participants in the industry in which they operate,
(D) pandemics, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes or other natural disasters or similar force majeure events, (E) any failure to
meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, or guidance,
provided
that the underlying causes that lead to any failure
to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, or guidance as set forth in (E) are not exceptions to a Material Adverse
Effect, or (F) any change in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, in and of itself, primarily resulting from any
of the effects or changes described in the foregoing clauses (A) to (E).
(b)
Subsidiaries
.
Each entity (including any variable interest entity) that is a direct or indirect subsidiary (whether wholly or partially owned)
or controlled Affiliate of the Company (individually, a “
Subsidiary
”) has been duly organized and is validly
existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has the requisite corporate power and authorization
to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(c)
Capitalization
.
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares. As of the close of business on the date of
this Agreement, (i) 198,055,163 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding (including (x) 448,012 Ordinary Shares that have been
issued to the Company’s depositary and reserved for future grants under the Company Share Plans (as defined below), and (y)
10,146,588 Ordinary Shares underlying the 2,536,647 ADSs that have been repurchased from the open market and held under the Company’s
brokerage account), (ii) 7,592,973 Ordinary Shares were reserved and available for issuance pursuant to the Company’s Share
Incentive Plan (the “
2012 Plan
”), and (iii) 0 Ordinary Shares were reserved and available for issuance pursuant
to the Company’s 2007 Share Incentive Plan (as amended on December 16, 2011 and further amended and terminated on September
1, 2012, the “
2007 Plan
”, and collectively with the 2012 Plan, the “
Company Share Plans
”).
As of the close of business on the date of this Agreement, options to purchase 7,682,172 Ordinary Shares and 6,621,128 restricted
shares have been granted and outstanding under the Company Share Plans. Except as set forth above, at the close of business
on the date of this Agreement, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or equity interests in the Company were
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding and no securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable
or exercisable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or equity interests in the Company were issued or outstanding. Since
the date of this Agreement to the Closing date, (x) there have been no issuances by the Company of shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of or equity interests in the Company, other than issuances of Ordinary Shares under the Company Share Plans
upon the vesting of restricted shares or pursuant to options or restricted share units (as each such term is defined in the Company
Share Plans) and (y) there have been no issuances by the Company of options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities,
stock-based performance units or other rights to acquire shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the
Company or other rights that give the holder thereof any economic interest of a nature accruing to the holders of the Ordinary
Shares, other than issuances pursuant to the Company Share Plans in accordance with their terms. All outstanding Ordinary
Shares are, and all such shares that may be issued prior to the date hereof will be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness
of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any
matters on which holders of the Ordinary Shares may vote (“
Voting Company Debt
”). Except for any
obligations pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise set forth above in this Section 4(c), as of the date of this Agreement,
there are no options, warrants, rights (including without limitation any shareholder rights plan or “poison pill”),
convertible or exchangeable securities, stock-based performance units, Contracts (as defined below) or undertakings of any kind
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company is bound (1) obligating the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of or equity interests in, or any security convertible or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of or equity interest in, the Company or any Voting Company Debt, (2) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to issue, grant or enter into any such option, warrant, right, security, unit or Contract (as defined below) or undertaking or
(3) that give any person the right to receive any economic interest of a nature accruing to the holders of the Ordinary Shares. There
are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of capital stock or options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, stock-based performance units or other rights
to acquire shares of capital stock of the Company, other than pursuant to the Company Share Plans or a share repurchase program
of the Company that complies with Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 under the 1934 Act.
Schedule 4(c) of the
Disclosure Letter sets forth the particulars of each Subsidiary. All of the issued equity securities of each non-PRC Subsidiary
are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and were issued in compliance with the applicable registration and qualification
requirements of applicable laws. The registered capital of each PRC Subsidiary was timely and fully contributed, has been duly
verified by a certified accountant registered in the PRC and the accounting firm employing such accountant, and the report of the
certified public accountant evidencing such verification has been registered with the relevant Governmental Entity (as defined
below), and such registered capital is free and clear of any encumbrance.
(d)
Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity
. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to issue the Securities in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof. The issuance of the Securities is within the scope of the general mandate granted to the Board by
the Company Articles to issue the Securities and establish and define the rights thereof in accordance with the Certificate of
Designations without approval of the existing shareholders of the Company and the Company agrees to take all actions necessary
to give effect to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including,
the issuance of the Securities, has been duly authorized by the Board and no further filing, consent or authorization (including
any shareholder approval) is required by the Board or otherwise, except for any required filing regarding the issuance or listing
of additional securities with NASDAQ. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document have been duly executed and delivered
by the Company and/or its Subsidiary(ies) (as the case may be), and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights
and remedies.
(e)
No
Conflicts
. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (as the case may be) of the Transaction
Documents and the consummation by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (as the case may be) of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby (including, the issuance of the Securities) will not (i) result in a violation of the Company Articles or the organizational
or constitutional documents of its Subsidiaries (as the case may be), (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or (iii) subject to the terms
of this Agreement, result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. federal and state
securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of NASDAQ applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset
of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected), except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts,
defaults, rights or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(f)
Consents
.
In connection with the entering into and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, none of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with,
(i) any Governmental Entity in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the
Transaction Documents or (ii) any third party pursuant to any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is a party, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof other than such as have been made or obtained, and except
for any required filing or notifications regarding the issuance or listing of additional securities with NASDAQ. The Company has
no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of the filings or notifications
described in the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of NASDAQ and has no knowledge
of any facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of its ADSs from NASDAQ in the foreseeable future. As used herein,
“
knowledge
” shall mean actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act)
of the Company after due inquiry of the Company’s employees, consultants, and regular outside advisors, including without
limitation Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Jun He Law Offices and Travers Thorp Alberga.
(g)
Issuance
of Securities
. The Securities are duly authorized, a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares have been authorized for issuance
upon conversion of the Series A Shares, and, in each case, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms hereof, shall
be validly issued and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, encumbrances and charges with
respect to the issue thereof and the Securities shall be fully paid with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a
holder of the Series A Shares or Ordinary Shares, as appropriate. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3(d) of this Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under
the 1933 Act.
(h)
No
General Solicitation
. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged
in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act)
in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
(i)
No
Integrated Offering
. None of the Company, any of its Affiliates, or any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly,
made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration
of the issuance of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or
cause the offering of Securities hereunder to require approval of shareholders of the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder
approval provisions, including, under the rules and regulations of NASDAQ. None of the Company, any of its Affiliates and any Person
acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of the
issuance of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings
for purposes of any such applicable shareholder approval provisions.
(j)
Public
Documents
. The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed
by it with the SEC pursuant to the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act or with NASDAQ and has timely issued all announcements required to
be issued by NASDAQ (all of the foregoing filed or announced and all other documents filed with the SEC prior to the date of this
Agreement and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents and incorporated
by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “
Public Documents
”). As of their respective filing
or issuance dates, the Public Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act,
as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, as
applicable, to the respective Public Documents, and, other than as corrected or clarified in a subsequent Public Document, none
of the Public Documents, at the time they were filed or issued, contained any untrue statement of a fact or omitted to state a
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comment letters
received from the SEC or its staff.
(k)
Financial
Statements
. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the Public Documents complied
as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto. The consolidated financial statements (including any related notes thereto) included or incorporated by reference
in the Public Documents fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of the dates indicated therein and the consolidated results of their operations for the periods specified therein,
other than as corrected or clarified in a subsequent Public Document. Such financial statements were prepared in material conformity
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto,
or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements).
(l)
No
Undisclosed Liabilities
. Since December 31, 2012, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any liabilities or obligations
required under GAAP to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet (accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), other than (i)
liabilities or obligations reflected on, reserved against, or disclosed in the Company’s balance sheet as of December 31,
2012 (excluding those discharged or paid in full prior to the date of this Agreement) (ii) liabilities or obligations that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) liabilities incurred
since December 31, 2012 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and any liabilities incurred pursuant
to this Agreement. There are no unconsolidated Subsidiaries of the Company or any off-balance sheet arrangements of any type (including
any off-balance sheet arrangement required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the 1933
Act) that have not been so described in the Public Documents nor any obligations to enter into any such arrangements.
(m)
Internal
Controls and Procedures
. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures as such terms are defined in, and required
by, Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. The Company maintains a system of
internal controls over financial reporting sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations; and (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. The Company’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness
of the Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 in compliance
with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective
and the Company’s independent registered accountant has issued (and not subsequently withdrawn or qualified) an attestation
report concluding that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. To the
knowledge of the Company, there is no reason that its chief executive officer and chief financial officer will not be able to give
the certifications and attestations required pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, without qualification, when next due.
(n)
No
Material Adverse Effect
. Since December 31, 2012, no event or circumstance has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o)
Contracts
.
Except as set forth in the Public Documents or the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party
or subject to, or bound by:
(i) any Contract that
would be required to be filed or furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 19 and paragraph 4 of the Instructions to Exhibits of
Form 20-F under the Exchange Act;
(ii) any agreement,
contract or commitment that the Company reasonably believes calls for prospective fixed and/or contingent payments to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of more than US$1,000,000 in the aggregate under each such agreement, contract or commitment;
(iii) any contract,
lease or agreement involving payments in excess of US$1,000,000 in the aggregate under each such contract, lease or agreement;
(iv) any contract,
including any distribution agreements, containing covenants directly or explicitly limiting in any material respect the freedom
of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole to compete in any line of business or with any Person or to offer any of its products
or services;
(v) any indenture,
mortgage, promissory note, loan agreement, guaranty or other agreement or commitment for the borrowing of money or pledging or
granting a security interest in respect of an aggregate amount of US$100,000 or more;
(vi) any employment
contracts, severance or other agreements with officers or directors, or any employment contracts, severance or other agreements
that contain special compensation or golden parachute payment with employees, stockholders or consultants, of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or Persons related to or affiliated with such Persons;
(vii) Stock redemption
or purchase agreements or other agreements affecting or relating to the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
including, without limitation, any agreement with any shareholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which includes, without
limitation, anti-dilution rights, voting arrangements or operating covenants;
(viii) any pension,
profit sharing, retirement, stock option or stock ownership plans;
(ix) any royalty or
dividend arrangement that involves the payment by the Company of more than $1,000,000 annually based on the revenues or profits
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or based on the revenues or profits derived from any material contract;
(x) any material acquisition,
merger, asset purchase or other similar agreement;
(xi) any sales agreement
with any key customer of the Company (as mutually determined by the Purchaser and the Company);
(xii) any agreement
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted any Person registration rights for securities; or
(xiii) any agreement
or series of agreements or contractual arrangements pursuant to which the Company controls any Affiliate (including any variable
interest entity).
The Disclosure Letter contains a listing or
description of all agreements, contracts or instruments, including all amendments thereto, to which the Company or its Subsidiaries
are bound which meet the criteria set forth in this Section (such agreements, contracts or instruments, each a “
Material
Contract”
and collectively the “
Material Contracts
”). Copies of the Material Contracts have been filed
with the SEC or otherwise made available to Purchaser. To the best of the Company’s knowledge and belief, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any oral contracts which, if written, would qualify as a Material Contract. Each of
the Material Contracts is valid and in full force and effect, is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and general principles of equity, and will continue to be so immediately after the Closing. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has violated or breached, or committed any default under, any Material Contract in any material respect, and, to the
Company’s knowledge, no other Person has violated or breached, or committed any default under any Material Contract, except
for violations, breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have, or reasonably be expected to have,
a Material Adverse Effect. To the best of the Company's knowledge and belief, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition
exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to: (A) result in a material
violation or breach of any of the provisions of any Material Contract, (B) give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise
any remedy under any Material Contract, (C) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material
Contract or (D) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Contract, except, in each case, as would
not have, or reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. It being understood and agreed that, solely when used in
the phrase “to the best of the Company’s knowledge and belief,” the term “knowledge” refers to actual
knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company without due inquiry.
(p)
Litigation
.
There are no claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Entity or any arbitrator that seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or which could reasonably be expected, to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(q)
Compliance
with Applicable Laws
. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with all applicable
PRC, U.S. and other national, federal, provincial, state and other laws, regulations (including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act, as amended, and PRC anti-bribery law) and applicable stock exchange requirements, except where the failure
to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals (collectively, “
Permits
”)
of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, any Governmental Entity that are required in order to carry
on their business as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such Permits or the failure to make such filings, applications
and registrations, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and all
such Permits are in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is
threatened, and all such filings, applications and registrations are current, except where such absence, suspension or cancellation,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r)
Tax
Status
. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed in a timely manner (within any applicable extension
periods) and in the appropriate jurisdictions all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports, information
statements and other documentation (including any additional or supporting materials) required to be filed or maintained in connection
with the calculation, determination, assessment or collection of any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, levies,
fees, imposts, duties, governmental fees and charges of whatever kind (including any interest, penalties or additions to the tax
imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto), including, without limitation, taxes imposed on, or measured by, income,
franchise, profits, gross income or gross receipts, and also ad valorem, value added, sales, use, service, real or personal property,
capital stock, stock transfer, license, payroll, withholding, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment
compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, transfer and
gains taxes and customs duties (each a “
Tax
”), including all amended returns required as a result of examination
adjustments made by any Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition of any Tax (collectively, the “
Returns
”),
and such Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, (ii) has paid all Taxes and other governmental assessments
and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such Returns, except those being contested in good faith,
not finally determined, and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all Taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such Returns apply. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice regarding
unpaid Taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction and the Company is not aware
of any reasonable basis for such claim. No Returns filed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to Taxes are currently being audited or examined. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any such
audit or examination.
(s)
Intellectual
Property
.
(i) For the purpose of
this Section 4(s), “
Intellectual Property
” shall mean any and all rights in all of the following: (A) trademarks
and service marks, trade dress, trade names and other indications of origin, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith; (B) inventions, discoveries, improvements, ideas, know-how,
formula methodology, processes, technology, software (including rights in password unprotected interpretive code or source code,
object code, development documentation, programming tools, drawings, specifications and data) and patent applications and patents
in any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing, including re-issues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals
or extensions; (C) trade secrets, including confidential information and the right in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure
thereof; (D) copyrights in writings, designs software, mask works or other works, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
for the foregoing and all moral rights related thereto; (E) database rights; (F) rights in Internet Web sites, domain names and
applications and registrations pertaining thereto; (G) books and records pertaining to the foregoing; and (I) claims or causes
of action arising out of past, present or future infringement or misappropriation of the foregoing.
(ii) The Group owns or
possesses adequate rights or licenses to use all Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct of their respective businesses
as now conducted, and to the knowledge of the Company, such Intellectual Property represents all material intellectual property
rights necessary to the conduct of their business as now conducted. There are no infringements or other violations of any Intellectual
Property owned by the Company or any Group Company by any third party, except for such infringements and violations which, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The conduct of the business of the Group
as currently conducted does not infringe or otherwise violate any proprietary right or Intellectual Property of any third party,
except for such infringements and other violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no claim, suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against the Company or any Subsidiary: (i) alleging any such infringement or other violation of any third party’s proprietary
rights; or (ii) challenging the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s ownership or use of, or the validity or enforceability
of any material Intellectual Property owned by the Group, excluding any office action or other form of preliminary or final refusal
of registration in the ordinary course of business.
(iii) A complete and
current list of material issued patents and applications thereof anywhere in the world that are owned by the Company or a Subsidiary
(collectively, “
Listed Intellectual Property
”) and the owner of record, date of application or issuance and
relevant jurisdiction as to each has been previously disclosed to the Purchaser, all Listed Intellectual Property is owned by the
Company or a Group Company, free and clear of security interests or liens of any nature, all Listed Intellectual Property is subsisting
and, to the Company’ knowledge, is valid and enforceable and all renewal fees and other maintenance fees that have fallen
due on or prior to the effective date of this Agreement have been paid. To the Company’s knowledge, no material Listed Intellectual
Property is the subject of any proceeding before any governmental, registration or other authority in any jurisdiction, excluding
any office action or other form of preliminary or final refusal of registration in the ordinary course of business. The consummation
of the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents will not alter or impair any Intellectual Property that is owned
by or used pursuant to a license by the Company or a Group Company.
(iv) Except as would
not be material to the Group taken as whole, a complete list of all material agreements relating to Intellectual Property to which
the Company or a Subsidiary is a party, subject or bound (the “
Material Intellectual Property Contracts
”) has
been previously disclosed. Each Material Intellectual Property Contract: (i) is valid and binding on the Company or Group Company,
as the case may be, and, to the knowledge of the Company, is in full force and effect subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles
of equity, (ii) upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall continue in full force and effect without penalty
or other adverse consequence resulting from the transaction contemplated hereby, and (iii) neither the Company or a Group Company,
nor, to the knowledge of the Company, a counterparty thereto, is in breach or default of any material contractual obligation under
any of the Material Intellectual Property Contracts, except for violations, breaches or defaults which would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have, or reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) The Company and its
Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the secrecy, and confidentiality of all of their trade secrets
and, to the knowledge of the Company, there has been no unauthorized disclosure of any material data or information which, but
for any such unauthorized disclosure, the Company would consider to be a trade secret owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(vi) Each employee in
research and development function who in the regular course of his employment may create programs, modifications, enhancements
or other inventions, improvements, discoveries, methods or works of authorship have signed an assignment or similar agreement with
or otherwise have a binding legal obligation to the Company or the Subsidiary confirming the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s
ownership or, in the alternate, transferring and assigning to the Company or the Subsidiary all right, title and interest in and
to such programs, modifications, enhancements or other inventions including copyright and other intellectual property rights therein.
To the knowledge of the Company, no employee of any Group Company is in material violation of any term of any patent or invention
disclosure agreement or any patent or invention disclosure provisions in any employment agreement or other contract or agreement.
(vii) To the knowledge
of the Company, the use of open source or public library software, including any version of any software licensed pursuant to
any GNU or other public license, in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s software, if any, as currently used does
not materially adversely impact the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s ownership or use of, or the validity or enforceability
or confidentiality of any material Intellectual Property (including rights in source code) owned or purported to be owned by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(t)
The
Company controls its variable interest entities, AutoNavi Software Co., Ltd. and Beijing MapABC Technology Co., Ltd., through a
series of contractual arrangements, and there is no enforceable agreement or understanding to rescind, amend or change the nature
of such captive structure or material terms of such contractual arrangements.
(u)
Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
None of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none
of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services
to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee
has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, other than (a) for payment of salary or consulting fees
for services rendered, (b) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (c) for other employee benefits, including
stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(v)
Brokers
and Finders
. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right,
interest or claim against or upon the Company for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement
or understanding with a placement agent entered into by or on behalf of the Company or any Group Company.
5.
AGREEMENTS
OF THE PARTIES
.
(a)
Further Assurances
.
Each of the Purchaser and the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the
conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis, including the execution
and delivery of any documents, certificates, instruments or other papers that are reasonably required for the consummation of such
transactions, and will cooperate and consult with the other and use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file all necessary
documentation, to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents, and to obtain all necessary
permits, consents, orders, approvals and authorizations of, or any exemption by, all Governmental Entities, necessary or advisable
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing
Date, except as required by applicable law or with the prior written consent of the other party, neither party will take any action
which, or fail to take any action the failure of which to be taken, would, or could reasonably be expected to (i) result in any
of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 or 4 on the part of the party taking or failing to take such action
being or becoming untrue in any respect, (ii) result in any conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 not to be satisfied, or (iii)
result in any material violation of any provision of this Agreement. After the Closing Date, each party shall execute and
deliver such further certificates, agreements and other documents and take such other actions as the other party may reasonably
request to consummate or implement such transactions or to evidence such events or matters.
(b)
Expenses
.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party shall bear and pay its own costs, fees and expenses incurred by it in
connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(c)
Lock-up
.
(i) The Purchaser shall
not directly or indirectly sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign, loan, or otherwise dispose of (any of the foregoing, a “
Transfer
”)
any portion or interest of the Securities purchased hereunder or the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Shares,
without the prior written consent of the Company for a period of one year from the Closing Date (the “
Lock-Up Period
”),
other than (A) to any Affiliate of the Purchaser, (B) pursuant to a tender or exchange offer recommended by the Board, (C) pursuant
to a merger, consolidation, business combination or similar extraordinary transaction of the Company, (D) any bona fide pledge
arrangements entered into in connection with a secured lending transaction with a bank or financial institution that regularly
engages in secured lending transactions as a lender, (E) to the Company or (F) pursuant to any other transaction approved
by the Board (any transferee under items (A) through (F), a “
Permitted Transferee
”). Any purported sell, transfer,
pledge, encumber, assign, loan, or disposal of the Securities in violation of the foregoing sentence without prior written consent
of the Company shall be null and void.
(ii) From and after
the end of the Lock-up Period, the Series A Shares may be Transferred without restrictions (subject to Section 5(d)(iii) below);
provided
,
however
, that upon Transfer by the Purchaser to any third party that is not an Affiliate of the Purchaser,
the Series A Shares so Transferred shall automatically be converted into Ordinary Shares based on the then-applicable Conversion
Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations).
(iii) The Purchaser
shall not Transfer the Series A Shares, the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Shares or the Purchaser
Ordinary Shares to any Person that is a Competitor of the Company (as defined in the Shareholders’ Agreement) without the
prior written consent of the Company in its sole discretion, except, in the case of the ADSs, in a genuine open market sale where
the identity of the purchaser of the ADSs is not known to, and cannot reasonably be determined by, the Purchaser or its agent effecting
such sale.
(iv) The restrictions
set forth in this Section 5(c) shall terminate in connection with a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designations).
(d)
Public Disclosure
.
Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the Company and Purchaser, to the extent permitted by applicable law, will
consult with each other before issuance, and provide each other the opportunity to review, comment upon and concur with, and use
all reasonable efforts to agree on any press release or public statement with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and will not (to the extent practicable) issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation and agreement, except as may be required by law, rules, regulations or any listing agreement
with or requirement of NASDAQ or any other applicable securities exchange, provided that the disclosing party shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, rules, regulations or any listing agreement with or requirement of NASDAQ or any other applicable
securities exchange and if reasonably practicable, inform the other parties about the disclosure to be made pursuant to such requirements
prior to the disclosure.
(e)
Repurchase Restrictions
.
Other than (i) in connection with the repurchase of unvested shares at cost following termination of a Company employee, advisor
or consultant; and/or (ii) as specifically agreed in writing between the Purchaser and the Company, the Company shall not repurchase
or redeem any outstanding equity securities of the Company, whether in a privately negotiated transaction, open market purchase,
issuer self tender offer, accelerated share repurchase program or otherwise (collectively, “
Company Repurchases
”);
provided that the Company may effect Company Repurchases at such prices and on such terms as the Company may determine from time
to time for up to an aggregate of 2,500,000 ADSs without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
(f)
Compliance
.
The Company shall, and shall cause each Group Company to, comply in material respect with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations,
ordinances, codes, orders, decrees, policies, protocols, and judicial, administrative or ministerial judgments, interpretation,
notices or other requirements imposed by all relevant Governmental Entities in respect of the operation of its and their business
as currently conducted and contemplated to be conducted, including without limitation, maintenance and compliance of all Permits
required in connection with such businesses and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its employees and agents
to comply with all Permits.
(g)
Exclusivity
.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earliest of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 8(a) hereof or the Closing, the Company agrees not to initiate, solicit, encourage or engage in any discussion or negotiation
of any type with, provide any information to, accept and proposal from, or enter into any letter of intent, purchase contract or
any other similar agreement, or consummate any transaction, with any Persons or entities other than the Purchaser with respect
to any equity or convertible debt instrument or other securities convertible into voting securities of any Group Company or with
respect to any Specified Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations).
(h)
Furnishing of
Information
. As long as the Purchaser owns the Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect
thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant
to the 1934 Act. As long as the Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws,
it will prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required for the Purchaser to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to
sell the Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
(i)
Listing of Securities
.
The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its ADS on NASDAQ and shall comply
with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the rules of NASDAQ.
(j)
Reservation of
Shares
. The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares, sufficient Ordinary Shares to comply with its
obligations to issue the shares upon the conversion of the Series A Shares.
(k)
Business Plan
and Budget
. The Company shall deliver to Purchaser the Group’s annual business plan and budget for fiscal year 2013 at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing.
(l)
Financial Statement
Information
. At any time that Purchaser’s ownership exceeds 20% of the Company’s outstanding equity capital, then
not later than sixty (60) days following each interim fiscal quarter, the Company will provide to the Purchaser copies of its financial
statements (which shall be unaudited for each fiscal quarter) and access to relevant books and records of the Company Group and
the Company’s management for purposes of preparation of a reconciliation to IFRS from US GAAP of material items of the quarterly
consolidated financial statements of the Company, as well as reasonable assistance to Purchaser in connection with preparation
of such reconciliation. The financial statements will include the balance sheet, income statement, shareholders’ equity
and cash flow statements, each prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Regulation S-X, promulgated under the 1934 Act.
6.
CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL
.
The obligation of the Company
hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company,
at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a)
Execution of
Transaction Documents.
The Purchaser (and its Affiliates) shall have duly executed and delivered to the Company each of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and other relevant documents reasonably requested by the Company.
(b)
Performance
.
The Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained
in the Transaction Documents that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.
(c)
Representations
and Warranties; Covenants
. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser shall be true and correct in all material respects
(except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true
and correct to such extent) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
such specified date);
provided
that each representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement under Sections
3(a) and 3(b) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made
at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of
such specified date); and the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to
the Closing Date.
7.
CONDITIONS
TO THE PURCHASER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE
.
The obligation of the Purchaser
hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Purchaser, at or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a)
Execution of Transaction
Documents and Other Documents
. The Company (and its Affiliates) shall have duly executed and delivered to the Purchaser each
of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and other relevant documents reasonably requested by the Purchaser.
(b)
Representations
and Warranties; Covenants
. The representations and warranties of the Company (and its Affiliates) contained in the Transaction
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified
by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct to such extent) as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date,
which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date);
provided
that each representation or
warranty made by any Group Company in this Agreement under Sections 4(a), (b), (c), (d), (g) and (v) shall be true and correct
in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations
and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and the Company (and
its Affiliates) shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company (and its Affiliates) at or prior
to the Closing Date (including providing all deliverables required pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii)(B) hereof).
(c)
Certificate of
Designations
. The Certificate of Designations shall have been duly adopted by the Board (which adoption shall have become effective
as of the Closing with no alteration or amendment as of the Closing).
(d)
No Stop Order
.
No stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Securities in any jurisdiction shall have been
issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending or threatened.
(e)
No Action
.
No proceeding challenging any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, or seeking to prohibit,
alter, prevent or delay the Closing, shall have been instituted or being pending before any court, arbitrator, governmental body,
agency or official.
(f)
Size of the Board
.
The Company shall have procured that the size of the Board (including the Purchaser Directors) be no more than nine (9) members
as of the Closing.
(g)
No Material Adverse
Effect
. From and after the date hereof, no event shall have occurred that would be reasonably likely to result in a Material
Adverse Effect on the Group as a whole.
8.
TERMINATION
.
(a) Subject to Section
8(b) below, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement abandoned at any time prior to
the Closing:
(i) by mutual agreement
of the Company and the Purchaser;
(ii) by the Company
or the Purchaser if any legislative body, court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority, instrumentality,
agency or commission shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law or governmental regulation or order which
has the effect of prohibiting the sale and issuance of the Securities; and
(iii) by the Purchaser
if there has been a material breach of any representation or warranty by any Group Company under any Transaction Document or any
material breach of any covenant or agreement by any Group Company under any Transaction Document that is not cured within 10 Business
Days of its occurrence; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 8(a)(iii) if the Purchaser shall have materially breached or failed to perform any of its representation or warrant
or covenant or agreement under any Transaction Document which breach or failure to perform would give rise to the failure of the
condition set forth in Section 6.
(iv) by the Company
if there has been a material breach of any representation or warranty by Purchaser or its Affiliate under any Transaction Document
or any material breach of any covenant or agreement by the Purchaser or its Affiliate under any Transaction Document that is not
cured within 10 Business Days of its occurrence; provided, however, that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 8(a)(iv) if the Company shall have materially breached or failed to perform any of its representation
or warrant or covenant or agreement under any Transaction Document which breach or failure to perform would give rise to the failure
of the condition set forth in Section 7.
(b) In the event of termination
of this Agreement as provided in Section 8(a) above, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability
or obligation on the part of the parties hereto and, as applicable, the officers, directors and shareholders of each party;
provided
that the provisions of Sections 4, 5(d), 8 and 9 hereof shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Section 8.
9.
MISCELLANEOUS
.
(a)
Survival.
Other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(g) and 4(v), which shall survive
the Closing indefinitely, and the representations and warranties set forth in 4(r), which shall survive the Closing until the expiration
of the applicable statute of limitation, the representations and warranties of the parties set forth in Section 3 and 4 of this
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing for a period that is the later of (i) 18 months
after the Closing, or (ii) 20 Business Days following the filing with the SEC of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2013, except as waived or released by the party entitled to enforce such representations and warranties.
All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until fully performed
in accordance with their terms.
(b)
Indemnification
.
In consideration of Purchaser's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and
in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect,
indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees, agents or other
representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the “
Indemnitees
”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee
is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements
(the “
Indemnified Liabilities
”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to
(i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by any Group Company in this Agreement and the Investor’s
Right Agreement, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of any Group Company contained in this Agreement and
the Investor’s Right Agreement, (iii)
any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (excluding for these purposes any derivative actions brought on behalf
of the Company) arising out of or as a result of any breach of any representation or warranty made by any Group Company or any
breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of any Group Company under the Transaction Documents
. To the extent that
the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to
the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.
(c)
Limitation to
the Group’s Liability
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(i) the Group shall
have no liability to the Indemnitees under Section 9(b)(i) with respect to any representations and warranties under this Agreement
above unless the aggregate amount of Indemnified Liabilities suffered or incurred by the Indemnitees thereunder exceeds US$1,000,000,
in which case the Group shall be liable for all Indemnified Liabilities pursuant to Section 9(b)(i); provided that, the limitation
to the Group’s liabilities under this Section 9(c)(i) shall not apply to any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or warranty made by any Group Company under Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(g), 4(r) and 4(v) hereof; and
(ii) the maximum aggregate
liabilities of the Group in respect of Indemnified Liabilities pursuant to Section 9(b)(i) with respect to any representations
and warranties under this Agreement shall be subject to a cap equal to the Aggregate Purchase Price; provided that, the cap under
this Section 9(c)(ii) shall not apply to any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by any Group Company
under Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(g), 4(r) and 4(v) hereof.
(iii) Notwithstanding
any other provision contained herein and except in the case of fraud, intentional misrepresentation and/or willful misconduct,
from and after the Closing, this Section 9(c) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of any of the Indemnitees for any claims against
the Group arising out of or resulting from the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that the
Indemnitee shall also be entitled to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents in any court of
competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 9(o) hereof.
(d)
Governing Law;
Arbitration
. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict
of law provision or rule thereof. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the interpretation,
breach, termination or validity hereof, shall be submitted to arbitration upon the request of any party with notice to the other
party. The arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong under the auspices of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“
HKIAC
”)
in accordance with the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules then in effect, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Section 9(c). There shall be three (3) arbitrators. The complainant and the respondent to such dispute shall each select
one arbitrator within 30 days after giving or receiving the demand for arbitration. The Chairman of the HKIAC shall select the
third arbitrator, who shall be qualified to practice law in Hong Kong. If either party to the arbitration does not appoint an arbitrator
who has consented to participate within 30 days after selection of the first arbitrator, the relevant appointment shall be made
by the Chairman of the HKIAC. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. Each party hereto shall cooperate with
any party to the dispute in making full disclosure of and providing complete access to all information and documents requested
by such party in connection with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding on the party
receiving the request. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such arbitration in Hong Kong and the HKIAC, and hereby submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of HKIAC in any such arbitration. The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be conclusive and binding upon the disputing
parties, and any party to the dispute may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award. Any party to
the dispute shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief, if possible, from any court of competent jurisdiction pending
the constitution of the arbitral tribunal.
(e)
Remedies and Waivers
.
No delay or omission by any party to this Agreement in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement
or any other documents referred to in it shall: (i) affect that right, power or remedy; or (ii) operate as a waiver thereof. The
single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall not preclude any other or
further exercise or any other right, power or remedy. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers
and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers and remedies provided by law.
(f)
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. A facsimile signature
shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature
were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(g)
Headings
.
The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
(h)
Severability
.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability
of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(i)
Interpretation
.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section or Exhibit, such reference shall be to an Article or Section
of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder”
and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision
of this Agreement. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. All references to “$” mean the lawful currency
of the U.S. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms
and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Except as specifically stated herein, any agreement,
instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement,
instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments)
by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments
thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified herein, references to a person are also to its permitted
successors and assigns. Each of the parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity
or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of
this Agreement.
(j)
Entire Agreement;
Amendments
. This Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits hereto), together with the other Transaction Documents constitute
the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Purchaser, the Company, their Affiliates
and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No provision of this Agreement may be
amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser. No provision hereof may be waived other
than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
(k)
Notices
. Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be
in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent
by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the
sending party); (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an internationally recognized overnight courier service,
or
(iv) when sent by confirmed electronic mail if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not, then on the next
Business Day,
in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for
such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
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Address:
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16/F, Section A, Focus Square
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No. 6, Futong East Avenue, Wangjing
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Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102
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the People’s Republic of China
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Telephone:
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086 10 8410-7000
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Email:
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catherine.zhang@autonavi.com
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Facsimile:
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86 10 8410-7777
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Attention:
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Ms. Catherine Qin Zhang
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with a copy (for informational purposes
only) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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Address:
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42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
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15 Queen’s Road Central
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Hong Kong
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Telephone:
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(852) 3740-4700
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Email:
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Julie.gao@skadden.com
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Attention:
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Z. Julie Gao, Esq.
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If to the Purchaser:
Ali ET Investment Holding Limited
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Address:
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26/F, Tower One, Times Square
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1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
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Hong Kong
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Telephone:
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(852) 2215 5100
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Email:
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joe@hk.alibaba-inc.com / tim.steinert@hk.alibaba-inc.com
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Facsimile:
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(852) 2215 5200
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Attention:
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Mr. Joseph Tsai / Mr. Tim Steinert
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with a copy (for
informational purposes only) to:
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Address:
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26
th
Floor, Wheelock Square
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1717 Nanjing Road West
Jing An District
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Shanghai 200040, China
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Telephone:
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+8621 2321 6000
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Email:
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dwilliams@sheppardmullin.com / jmercer@sheppardmullin.com
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Facsimile:
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+8621 2321 6001
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Attention:
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Don Williams, Esq. / Jamie Mercer, Esq.
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(l)
Successors and
Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
Except as otherwise provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other
parties.
(m)
Further Assurances
.
Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver
all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry
out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n)
Adjustment of
Share Numbers
. If there is a subdivision, split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or similar event with respect
to any of the shares of Company’s Ordinary Shares or Series A Shares referred to in this Agreement, then, in any such event,
the numbers and types of shares of such Ordinary Shares or Series A Shares, as applicable, referred to in this Agreement shall
be adjusted to the number and types of shares of such stock that a holder of such number of shares of such stock would own or be
entitled to receive as a result of such event of such holder had held such number of shares immediately prior to the record date
for, or effectiveness of, such event.
(o)
Specific Performance
.
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree irreparable harm may occur for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy in
the event that any of the provisions of the Transaction Documents were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties to the Transaction Documents shall be entitled to injunction
to prevent breaches of the Transaction Documents and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Purchaser and the Company have caused its respective signature page to this Investment Agreement to be duly executed as
of the date first written above.
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AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
/s/ Congwu Cheng
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Name: Congwu Cheng
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Purchaser and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Investment Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first written above.
PURCHASER:
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ALI ET INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
By:
/s/ Joseph C. Tsai
Name: Joseph C. Tsai
Title: Authorized Signatory
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Exhibit 3
INVESTOR’S RIGHTS AGREEMENT
dated as of May 16, 2013
by and among
AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED,
the FOUNDERS named herein,
the FOUNDER ENTITIES named herein,
and
ALI ET INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION.
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1
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2.
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BOARD REPRESENTATION.
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5
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3.
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
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7
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4.
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CHANGE OF CONTROL.
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20
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5.
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PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT.
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6.
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OPTIONAL REDEMPTION RIGHT.
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7.
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PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS.
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8.
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RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
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9.
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ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT.
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10.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS.
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INVESTOR’S
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
INVESTOR’S RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of May 16, 2013 by and among
AutoNavi Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company (the “
Company
”), each of the
entities listed on
Exhibit A
hereto (collectively, the “
Founder Entities
” and each, a “
Founder
Entity
”), each of the individuals listed on
Exhibit B
hereto (collectively, the “
Founders
”
and each, a “
Founder
”), and Ali ET Investment Holding Limited, an exempted limited liability company organized
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “
Purchaser
”). The Purchaser and the Founder Entities together are
collectively referred to herein as the “
Shareholders
” and each individually as a “
Shareholder
.”
RECITALS
A. The
Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, and the Company has agreed to sell to the Purchaser certain Series A Shares
and certain Ordinary Shares, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement; and
B. The
Investment Agreement provides that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties shall be a condition precedent to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Investment Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
.
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1.1.
In
this Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, certain definitions relating solely to the registration rights of the Purchaser
are set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement. Unless defined therein or otherwise defined:
“
Agreement
”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
“
Audit
Committee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c);
“
Blue
Sky
” or “
Blue Sky laws
” mean the laws or statutes of any state of the United States of America or
any other jurisdiction regulating the sale of corporate securities within that state or jurisdiction;
“
Board
”
means the Board of Directors of the Company;
“
Capital
Share
” means each and every share, interest, right to purchase, warrant, option, participation or other equivalent of
or interest in (however designated) a share issued by the Company;
“
Certificate
of Designations
” means that certain Certificate of the Designations, Preferences and Relative Participating, Optional
and Other Special Rights and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001,
of AutoNavi Holdings Limited, adopted by Board resolution on May 9, 2013, as amended from time to time;
“
Change
of Control
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1;
“
Change
of Control Effective Date
” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1;
“
Claim
”
means any demand, action, claim, suit, litigation, arbitration, prosecution, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or appellate proceeding, at law or in equity), hearing, examination or investigation;
“
Company
”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
“
Compensation
Committee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d);
“
Competitor
”
has the meaning set forth in
Exhibit C
attached hereto;
“
Competitor
Change of Control
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2;
“
Demand
Registration Effectiveness Deadline
” means the date that is one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the date
on which the Company gives the Request Notice;
“
Effective
Date
” means the date on which an applicable registration statement has become effective in accordance with the Securities
Act;
“
Effectiveness
Deadline
” means the Demand Registration Effectiveness Deadline and the Form F-3 Registration Effectiveness Deadline,
as applicable;
“
Effectiveness
Failure
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13;
“
Exchange
Act
” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute;
“
Excluded
Portions
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c);
“
Exempt
Securities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1;
“
Exercise
Notice
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1;
“
Form
F-3 Registration Effectiveness Deadline
” means the date that is one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the
date on which the Company gives written notice pursuant to Section 3.5(a) of this Agreement;
“
Founder
”
or “
Founders
” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
“
Founder
Entity
” or “
Founder Entities
” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
“
Indemnified
Liabilities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4;
“
Indemnitees
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4;
“
Initiating
Holders
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b);
“
Investment
Agreement
” means that certain Investment Agreement dated as of May 10, 2013 by and between the Company and the Purchaser,
and any amendment or successor agreement thereto;
“
Issue
Notice
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1;
“
Junior
Shares
” means the Ordinary Shares, and any other class or series of Capital Share now existing or hereafter authorized
other than the Series A Shares.
;
“
Maintenance
Failure
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13;
“
Memorandum
and Articles
” means the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect,
including any Certificate of Designations with respect thereto;
“
New
Security
” or “
New Securities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1;
“
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e);
“
Notice
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c);
“
Optional
Redemption Right
” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1;
“
Ordinary
Shares
” mean the ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company;
“
Person
”
means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, limited liability company
or governmental authority;
“
PRC
”
means the People’s Republic of China, excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and the islands
of Taiwan, for the purpose of this Agreement only;
“
Proposal
Notice
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1;
“
Prospective
Largest Shareholder
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a);
“
Purchaser
”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
“
Purchaser
Director
” or “
Purchaser Directors
” have the meanings set forth in Section 2.1(a);
“
Registrable
Securities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b);
“
Registration
Delay Payments
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13;
“
Request
Notice
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a);
“
SEC
”
or “
Commission
” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;
“
Securities
Act
” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including any successor statutes;
“
Series
A Shares
” mean the Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company, having the powers,
preferences, and rights, as specified in the Certificate of Designations;
“
Shareholder
”
or “
Shareholders
” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
“
Shares
”
mean any securities of the Company the holders of which are entitled to vote for members of the Board, including, without limitation,
all shares of Ordinary Shares and Series A Shares, by whatever name called, now owned or subsequently acquired by a Shareholder,
however acquired, whether through share splits, share dividends, reclassifications, recapitalizations, similar events or otherwise;
“
Specified
Transaction
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2;
“
Transaction
Documents
” mean this Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, and each of the other agreements
entered into by the parties hereto or their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Investment
Agreement.
“
Transfer
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3; and
“
Violation
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).
1.2.
For
the purposes of this Agreement, to the extent applicable, reference to registration of securities under the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act shall also be deemed to mean the equivalent registration in a jurisdiction other than the United States, it being
understood and agreed that in each such case all references in this Agreement to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and rules,
forms of registration statements and registration of securities thereunder, U.S. law, and the SEC, shall be deemed to refer, to
the equivalent statutes, rules, forms of registration statements, registration of securities and laws of and equivalent government
authority in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction.
1.3.
Other
Defined Terms
. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth
in the Certificate of Designations.
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2.
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BOARD REPRESENTATION
.
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2.1.
Board
Composition
.
(a)
Board Representation
.
For so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares
and/or Ordinary Shares issued
upon conversion of Series A Shares
equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing
(in each case, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, share consolidations, recapitalizations
and the like), the Company shall procure that, and each Shareholder and each Founder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all
Shares owned by such Shareholder, or over which such Shareholder and such Founder has voting control, from time to time and at
all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that, at annual or extraordinary general meetings of shareholders,
pursuant to written consent of the shareholders, or by actions by the Board , the Purchaser shall have the exclusive right to appoint
and elect two (2) directors of the Board (the “
Purchaser Directors
,” and each, a “
Purchaser Director
”).
The initial Purchaser Directors shall be Joseph C. Tsai and Yongming Wu.
For so long as the Purchaser
beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of Series A Shares equal to at least
fifty percent (50%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing, but less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares
issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, share consolidations,
recapitalizations and the like), the Company shall procure that, and each Shareholder and each Founder agrees to vote, or cause
to be voted, all Shares owned by such Shareholder, or over which such Shareholder and such Founder has voting control, from time
to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that, at annual or extraordinary general meetings
of shareholders, pursuant to written consent of the shareholders, or by actions by the Board, the Purchaser shall have the exclusive
right to appoint and elect one (1) Purchaser Director to the Board.
(b) [Reserved].
(c)
Audit
Committee Observer
.
For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1) Purchaser Director, the Company
shall procure, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure, that a Purchaser Director selected by the Purchaser is appointed
to be a non-voting observer on the Audit Committee of the Board (the “
Audit Committee
”) and such non-voting
observer shall be entitled to receive identical written notice (the “
Notice
”) as voting Audit Committee members
of, and to attend, all Audit Committee meetings, and to receive all materials provided to voting members of the Audit Committee
in connection therewith; provided, however, that the voting members of the Audit Committee may
,
by unanimous vote and acting in good faith for reasons determined to be necessary to ensure good corporate governance,
exclude
such non-voting observer from attending certain portions or all (the “
Excluded Portions
”) of a particular Audit
Committee meeting or receiving materials provided to the voting members of the Audit Committee relating to the Excluded Portions
of such meeting, regardless of whether such meeting is relating to the Purchaser or its Affiliates; provided further that, together
with the Notice, the Purchaser shall receive a written confirmation that the basis for exclusion of the Excluded Portions is for
good corporate governance reason. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s non-voting observer shall still be entitled
to receive Notice of any meeting of the Audit Committee with Excluded Portions (even if such observer is to be excluded from the
entire meeting), but any provisions of the Notice specifically referring to Excluded Portions may be redacted
.
(d)
Compensation
Committee Observer
.
For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1) Purchaser Director, the Company
shall procure, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure, that a Purchaser Director selected by the Purchaser is appointed
to be a non-voting observer on the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “
Compensation Committee
”), and such
non-voting observer shall be entitled to receive the Notice as voting Compensation Committee members of, and to attend, all Compensation
Committee meetings, and to receive all materials provided to members of the Compensation Committee in connection therewith; provided,
however, that the voting members of the Compensation Committee may
, by unanimous vote and
acting in good faith for reasons determined to be necessary to ensure good corporate governance,
exclude such non-voting
observer from attending the Excluded Portions of a particular Compensation Committee meeting or receiving materials provided to
the voting members of the Compensation Committee relating to the Excluded Portions of such meeting, regardless of whether such
meeting is relating to the Purchaser or its Affiliates; provided further that, together with the Notice, the Purchaser shall receive
a written confirmation that the basis for exclusion of the Excluded Portions is for good corporate governance reasons. For
the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s non-voting observer shall still be entitled to receive Notice of any meeting of the Compensation
Committee with Excluded Portions (even if such observer is to be excluded from the entire meeting), but any provisions of the Notice
specifically referring to Excluded Portions may be redacted
.
(e)
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee Observer
.
For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1)
Purchaser Director, the Company shall procure, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure, that a Purchaser Director selected
by the Purchaser is appointed to be a non-voting observer on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the
“
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
”), and such non-voting observer shall be entitled to receive
the Notice as voting Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members of, and to attend, all Compensation Committee meetings,
and to receive all materials provided to voting members of the Compensation Committee in connection therewith; provided, however,
that the voting members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may
, by unanimous
vote and acting in good faith for reasons determined to be necessary to ensure good corporate governance,
exclude such non-voting
observer from attending the Excluded Portions of a particular Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meeting or receiving
materials provided to the voting members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee relating to the Excluded Portions
of such meeting, regardless of whether such meeting is relating to the Purchaser or its Affiliates; provided further that, together
with the Notice, the Purchaser shall receive a written confirmation that the basis for exclusion of the Excluded Portions is for
good corporate governance reasons. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s non-voting observer shall still be entitled
to receive Notice of any meeting of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with Excluded Portions (even if such observer
is to be excluded from the entire meeting), but any provisions of the Notice specifically referring to Excluded Portions may be
redacted
.
2.2.
Removal
of Board Members
. The Company shall procure that, and each Shareholder and each Founder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted,
all Shares owned by such Shareholder, or over which such Shareholder and such Founder has voting control, from time to time and
at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that (i) no director elected pursuant to Section 2.1
may be removed from office, unless (A) such removal is directed or approved by the Purchaser in writing, or (B) the Purchaser
is no longer so entitled to designate or approve such director; and (ii) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal
or death of a director elected pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1. All
Shareholders and Founders agree to execute any written consents required to perform the obligations of this Section 2, and
the Company agrees, at the request of the Purchaser, to call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for the purpose of
electing directors, if such written consent or meeting of the shareholders is required under applicable laws, stock exchange rules,
or the Memorandum and Articles. No party, nor any Affiliate of any such party, shall have any liability as a result of voting for
any designee to the Board in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
2.3.
Size
of the Board
. For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1) Purchaser Director, except with the express
prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall procure that, and each Shareholder and each Founder agrees to vote, or
cause to be voted, all Shares owned by such Shareholder, or over which such Shareholder and such Founder has voting control, from
time to time and at all times, in whatever manner shall be necessary to ensure that, the size of the Board shall be no fewer than
five (5) members and no more than nine (9) members.
2.4.
Board
Protection
. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain at its own cost directors and officers (D&O)
liability insurance with a carrier and in an amount satisfactory to the Board. In the event the Company merges with another entity
and is not the surviving corporation, or transfers all of its assets, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
procure that proper provisions shall be made so that successors of the Company assume the Company’s obligations with respect
to indemnification of its current and former directors.
3.1.
Applicability
of Rights
. The holders of Registrable Securities (as defined below) shall be entitled to the following rights with respect
to any potential public offering of the Company’s Ordinary Shares in the United States and shall be entitled to reasonably
analogous or equivalent rights with respect to any other offering of the Company’s securities in any other jurisdiction in
which the Company undertakes to publicly offer or list such securities for trading on a recognized securities exchange.
3.2.
Definition
.
For the purposes of this Section 3:
(a)
Registration
.
The terms “
register
,” “
registered
,” and “
registration
” refer to a registration
effected by preparing and filing a registration statement which is set in a form which complies with, and becomes effective in
accordance with, the Securities Act.
(b)
Registrable
Securities
. The term “
Registrable Securities
” shall mean: (1) any Ordinary Shares of the Company issued
or issuable pursuant to conversion of any shares of Series A Shares issued (x) under the Investment Agreement, and (y) pursuant
to the Pre-emptive Rights as set forth in this Agreement, (2) any Ordinary Shares of the Company issued (or issuable upon
the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued) as a dividend or other distribution with respect
to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any shares described in clause (1) of this subsection (b), and (3) any other
Ordinary Shares of the Company owned or hereafter acquired by the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “
Registrable
Securities
” shall exclude any Registrable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which rights under this Section
3 are not assigned in accordance with Section 9.1 of this Agreement, and any Registrable Securities which are sold in a registered
public offering under the Securities Act or analogous statute of another jurisdiction, or sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or analogous rule of another jurisdiction.
(c)
Registrable
Securities then outstanding
. The number of shares of “
Registrable Securities then outstanding
” shall mean
the number of Ordinary Shares of the Company that (i) are Registrable Securities, and (ii) are then issued and outstanding,
or issuable upon conversion of Series A Shares then issued and outstanding.
(d)
Holder
.
The term “
Holder
” shall mean any person owning or having the rights to acquire Registrable Securities or any
permitted assignee of record of such Registrable Securities to whom rights under this Section 3 have been duly assigned in accordance
with Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
(e)
Form
F-3
. The term “
Form F-3
” shall mean such respective form under the Securities Act as is in effect on the
date hereof or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC, which permits inclusion
or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.
(f)
Registration
Expenses
. The term “
Registration Expenses
” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in complying
with Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 hereof, including all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees, and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) counsel for the selling Holders, Blue Sky compliance fees
and expenses, and the expense of any special audits incidental to or required by any such registration (but excluding the compensation
of regular employees of the Company, which shall be paid in any event by the Company).
(g)
Selling
Expenses
. The term “
Selling Expenses
” shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling commissions, ADS issuance
fees payable to the depositary bank, fees payable to its service of process agent and share transfer taxes applicable to the sale
of Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 hereof.
3.3.
Demand
Registration
.
(a)
Request
by Holders
. If the Company shall, at any time, receive a written request from the Holders of at least 15% of the Registrable
Securities then-outstanding that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the registration of
such Holders’ Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3.3 with an anticipated gross proceeds from the offering
of such Registrable Securities in excess of US$10,000,000, then the Company shall, within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt
of such written request, give written notice of such request (“
Request Notice
”) to all Holders, and use its
best efforts to effect, as soon as practicable, and in any event, shall effect, no later than the Demand Registration Effectiveness
Deadline, the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities that the Holders request to be registered and
included in such registration by written notice given by such Holders to the Company within twenty (20) days after receipt
of the Request Notice, subject only to the limitations of this Section 3.3; provided that the Company shall not be obligated
to effect any such registration if the Company has, within the six (6) month period preceding the date of such request, already
effected a registration under the Securities Act pursuant to this Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 hereof, or in which the
Holders had an opportunity to participate pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.4, other than a registration from which
the Registrable Securities of the Holders have been excluded (with respect to all or any portion of the Registrable Securities
the Holders requested be included in such registration) pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.4(a).
(b)
Underwriting
.
If the Holders initiating the registration request under this Section 3.3 (the “
Initiating Holders
”) intend
to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, then they shall so advise the Company
as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 3.3, and the Company shall include such information in the Request
Notice. In such event, the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned
upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in
the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the
extent provided herein. The Company and Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter
into an underwriting agreement in a customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting
by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered.
(c)
Cutbacks
.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.3, if the underwriter(s) advise(s) the Company in writing that marketing
factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten, then the Company shall so advise, in writing, all
Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be registered and underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable
Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be reduced as required by the underwriter(s) and allocated among the
Holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis according to the number of Registrable Securities then outstanding held by
each Holder requesting registration (including the Initiating Holders); provided, however, that the number of shares of Registrable
Securities to be included in such underwriting and registration shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely
excluded from the underwriting and registration including, without limitation, all shares that are not Registrable Securities and
are held by any other person, including, without limitation, any person who is an employee, officer or director of the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw
therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter(s), delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the
effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be
excluded and withdrawn from the registration.
(d)
Maximum
Number of Demand Registrations
. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than two (2) such demand registrations
pursuant to this Section 3.3. A registration shall not be counted as “effected” for purposes of this Section 3.3
until such time as the applicable registration statement has become effective, unless the Initiating Holders withdraw their request
for such registration, elect not to pay the applicable registration expenses therefor, and forfeit their rights with respect to
one (1) demand registration pursuant to Section 3.6, in which case such withdrawn registration statement shall be counted
as “effected” for purposes of this Section 3.3.
(e)
Deferral
.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting registration pursuant to this Section 3.3,
a certificate signed by the chief executive officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would
be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such registration statement to be filed at such time, then the
Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request
of the Initiating Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any twelve (12) month
period; provided further, that the Company shall not register any other of its shares during such ninety (90) day period.
A demand right shall not be deemed to have been exercised until such deferred registration shall have been effected.
(f)
Other
Securities Laws in Demand Registration
. In the event of any registration pursuant to this Section 3.3, the Company shall
register and qualify the securities covered by the registration statement under the securities laws of any other jurisdictions
outside of the United States or in Hong Kong or elsewhere as shall be appropriate for the distribution of the securities; provided,
however, that (a) the Company shall not be required to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any
such state or jurisdiction, and (b) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event any jurisdiction
in which the securities shall be qualified imposes a non-waivable requirement that expenses incurred in connection with the qualification
of the securities be borne by selling shareholders, the expenses shall be payable pro rata by the selling shareholders.
3.4.
Piggyback
Registrations
.
(a)
Procedure
.
The Company shall notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to filing any registration
statement under the Securities Act for purposes of effecting a public offering of securities of the Company (including, but not
limited to, registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of the Company, but excluding registration
statements relating to any registration under Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 of this Agreement or to any employee benefit
plan or a corporate reorganization or other Rule 145 transaction, an offer and sale of debt securities, or a registration on any
registration form that does not permit secondary sales), and shall, subject to Section 3.4(d), use best efforts to afford
each such Holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities then held
by such Holder. Each Holder desiring to include in any such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities
held by it shall within twenty (20) days after receipt of the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company
in writing, and in such notice shall inform the Company of the number of Registrable Securities such Holder wishes to include in
such registration statement. If a Holder decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any registration statement
thereafter filed by the Company, such Holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities
in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of
its securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(b)
Right
to Withdraw
. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 3.4
prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration.
The expenses of such registration shall be borne by the Company, in accordance with Section 3.6 hereof.
(c)
Underwriting
.
If a registration statement under which the Company gives notice under this Section 3.4 is for an underwritten offering, then
the Company shall so advise the Holders of Registrable Securities. In such event, the right of any such Holder’s Registrable
Securities to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation
in such underwriting on the terms agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by the Company, and upon the inclusion
of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute
their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing
underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting.
(d)
Cutbacks
.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the managing underwriter(s) determine(s) in good faith that marketing
factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the managing underwriter(s) may exclude shares from
the registration and the underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in the registration and the underwriting shall
be allocated,
first
, to the Company and
second
, to each of the Holders requesting inclusion of their Registrable
Securities in such registration statement, the Founders and holders of other securities of the Company on a pro rata basis based
on the total number of shares then held by each such person; provided, however, that the number of shares of the Purchaser’s
Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting and registration shall not be reduced unless all other Holders’
Registrable Securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting and registration. If any Holder disapproves of the terms
of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter(s),
delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities
excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.
(e)
Not
Demand Registration
. Registration pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not be deemed to be a demand registration as described
in Section 3.3 above. There shall be no limit on the number of times the Holders may request registration of Registrable Securities
under this Section 3.4.
3.5.
Form
F-3 Registration
. In case the Company shall receive from any Holder or Holders of Series A Shares (and/or Ordinary Shares issued
or issuable upon conversion of the Series A Shares) a written request or requests that the Company effect a registration on Form
F-3 (or an equivalent registration in a jurisdiction outside of the United States) and any related qualification or compliance
with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, then the Company will:
(a)
Notice
.
Promptly give written notice of the proposed registration and the Holder’s or Holders’ request therefor, and any related
qualification or compliance, to all other Holders of Registrable Securities; and
(b)
Registration
.
Use best efforts to effect, as soon as practicable, and in any event, shall effect, no later than the Form F-3 Registration Effectiveness
Deadline, such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate
the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holders or Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such
request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request
as are specified in a written request given within twenty (20) days after the Company provides the notice contemplated by
Section 3.5(a); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification,
or compliance pursuant to this Section 3.5:
(1)
if Form F-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders;
(2)
if
the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose
to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public of less than US$2,000,000;
(3)
if
the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by the chief executive officer of the Company stating that in the
good faith judgment of the Board, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Form F-3 Registration
to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form F-3 registration statement
no more than once during any twelve (12) month period for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of
the request of the Holder or Holders under this Section 3.5; provided that the Company shall not register any of its other
shares during such ninety (90) day period.
(4)
if
the Company has, within the six (6) month period preceding the date of such request, already effected a registration under
the Securities Act other than a registration from which the Registrable Securities of Holders have been excluded (with respect
to all or any portion of the Registrable Securities the Holders requested be included in such registration) pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 3.3(c) and 3.4(d);
(5)
if
the Company has been requested to effect a registration on Form F-3 pursuant to this Section 3.5 more than twice in any twelve
(12) month period; or
(6)
in
any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to
service of process in effecting such registration, qualification, or compliance.
(c)
Not
Demand Registration
. Form F-3 registrations shall not be deemed to be demand registrations as described in Section 3.3
above. Except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be no limit on the number of times the Holders may request registration
of Registrable Securities under this Section 3.5; provided that the Company shall not be required to file more than two (2) Form
F-3 registration statements in any twelve (12) month period.
(d)
Underwriting
.
If the Holders of Registrable Securities requesting registration under this Section 3.5 intend to distribute the Registrable
Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, the provisions of Sections 3.3(b) and 3.3(c) shall apply
to such registration.
3.6.
Expenses
.
All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 (but excluding Selling
Expenses) shall be borne by the Company. Each Holder participating in a registration pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 shall
bear such Holder’s proportionate share (based on the total number of shares sold in such registration other than for the
account of the Company) of all Selling Expenses or other amounts payable to underwriter(s) or brokers, in connection with such
offering by the Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration
proceeding begun pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.5 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses),
unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding agree that such registration constitutes the use
by the Holders of one (1) demand registration pursuant to Section 3.3 or one (1) Form F-3 registration pursuant
to Section 3.5, as the case may be (in which case such registration shall also constitute the use by all Holders of Registrable
Securities of one (1) such demand registration or one (1) such F-3 registration, as the case may be); provided further,
however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business,
or prospects of the Company not known to the Holders at the time of their request for such registration and have withdrawn their
request for registration with reasonable promptness after learning of such material adverse change, then the Holders shall not
be required to pay any of such expenses and such registration shall not constitute the use of a demand registration pursuant to
Section 3.3 or an F-3 registration pursuant to Section 3.5, as the case may be.
3.7.
Obligations
of the Company
. Whenever required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under this Agreement, the Company
shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a)
Registration
Statement
. Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best
efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for a period of up to ninety (90) days or, in
the case of Registrable Securities registered under Form F-3 in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act or a successor
rule, until the distribution contemplated in the registration statement has been completed, if earlier; provided, however, that
(i) such ninety (90) day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period any Holder refrains from selling
any securities included in such registration at the request of the underwriter(s), and (ii) in the case of any registration
of Registrable Securities on Form F-3 which are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, subject to compliance
with applicable SEC rules, such ninety (90) day period shall be extended for up to an additional ninety (90) days, if
necessary, to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold.
(b)
Amendments
and Supplements
. Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus
used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement for up to one hundred twenty (120) days,
or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.
(c)
Prospectuses
.
Furnish to the Holders such number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements
of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by them that are included in such registration.
(d)
Blue
Sky
. To the extent applicable, use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement
under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders; provided that
the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general
consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction
and except as may be required by the Securities Act.
(e)
Underwriting
.
In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement in the
usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter(s) of such offering. Each Holder and other security holder participating
in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.
(f)
Exchange
.
Use commercially reasonable efforts to list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement with any securities
exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed.
(g)
Depositary
.
Maintain a depositary bank for all such Registrable Securities for so long as the Company remains a public company.
(h)
Notification
.
Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto
is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of (i) the issuance of any stop order by the SEC in respect of such registration
statement, or (ii) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement,
as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and at the request of any
Holder, prepare and furnish to the Holders a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus
as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, such obligation to continue for one hundred
and twenty (120) days or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.
(i)
Opinion
and Comfort Letter
. Use its best efforts to cause to be furnished, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of
Registrable Securities, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriter(s) for sale, if such securities
are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration
statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing
the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten
public offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, and (ii) letters dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company,
in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public
offering and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Holders requesting registration, addressed to the underwriters,
if any.
(j)
Inclusion
of Holders’ Comments
. In connection with the preparation and filing of each registration statement registering Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act, and before filing any such registration statement or any other document in connection therewith,
give reasonable consideration to the inclusion in such documents of any comments reasonably and timely made by any Holder or its
legal counsel; participate in and make documents available for the reasonable and customary due diligence review of underwriters
during normal business hours, on reasonable advance notice and without undue burden or hardship on the Company;
provided
that
(i) any party receiving confidential materials shall execute a confidentiality agreement on customary terms if reasonably
requested by the Company, and (ii) the Company may restrict access to competitively sensitive or legally privileged documents
or information.
(k)
Cooperation
.
Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and any other applicable rules
and regulations of the SEC and reasonably cooperate with the Holders in the disposition of their Registrable Securities in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include the endorsement and transfer of any certificates representing
Registrable Shares (or a book-entry transfer to similar effect) transferred in accordance with this Agreement.
3.8.
Furnish
Information
. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Sections 3.3,
3.4 or 3.5 that the selling Holders shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities
held by them, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as the Company may reasonably request, including without
limitation such information as shall be required to timely effect the registration of their Registrable Securities. The Company
shall have no obligation with respect to any registration requested pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 of this Agreement
if, as a result of the application of the preceding sentence, the anticipated aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities
to be included in the registration does not equal or exceed the anticipated aggregate offering price required to originally trigger
the Company’s obligation to initiate such registration as specified in Section 3.3(a) or Section 3.5(b)(2), whichever
is applicable.
3.9.
Indemnification
.
In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under Sections 3.3, 3.4, or 3.5:
(a)
By
the Company
. To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless (including, without limitation,
the advancement of expenses, expenses related to the investigation of any Claim, and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements
of attorneys and other professionals, incurred prior to any assumption of the defense of such Claim by the Company) each Holder
and its Affiliates, and each of their partners, officers, directors, legal counsel, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities
Act) and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act and the officers, directors, employees, agents and employees of each such controlling person, against any losses, Claims, damages,
or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other U.S. federal
or state law, insofar as such losses, Claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any of the following statements, omissions, or violations (collectively, a “
Violation
”):
(i)
any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in such registration statement,
including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, or contained
in any “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) prepared by
the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder or any amendment or supplement thereto;
(ii)
the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; or
(iii)
any
violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any Blue Sky laws, or any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any Blue Sky laws in connection with the offering covered by such registration
statement.
Upon
the occurrence of a Violation, the Company shall reimburse each such Holder, its partner, officer, director, legal counsel, underwriter,
or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them, as incurred, in connection with investigating
or defending any such loss, Claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this
Section 3.9(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, Claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement
is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable
in any such case for any such loss, Claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation
which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration
by such Holder, or any partner, officer, director, legal counsel, underwriter, or controlling person of such Holder.
(b)
By
Selling Holders
. To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are
included in the securities as to which such registration qualifications or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter, any legal counsel of the Company, and any other Holder selling
securities under such registration statement or any of such other Holder’s partners, directors, officers, legal counsel or
any person who controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, Claims, damages
or liabilities (joint or several) to which the Company or any such director, officer, legal counsel, controlling person, underwriter
or other such Holder, partner or director, officer or controlling person of such other Holder may become subject under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act or other United States federal or state law, insofar as such losses, Claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection
with such registration; and each such Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any
such director, officer, controlling person, underwriter or other Holder, partner, officer, director or controlling person of such
other Holder in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, Claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 3.9(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss,
Claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; and provided, further, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 3.9(b) exceed the net
proceeds received by such Holder in the registered offering out of which the applicable Violation arises, except in the case of
willful fraud by such Holder.
(c)
Notice
.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 3.9 of notice of the commencement of any action (including
any governmental action), such indemnified party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party
under this Section 3.9, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying
party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that
an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties which may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall
have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if (i)
the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such reasonable fees and expenses, (ii) the indemnifying party failed to promptly
assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel (in accordance with this Section 3.9(c)) reasonably satisfactory to
such indemnified party in any such proceeding, or (iii) representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflict of interests between such indemnified party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within
a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party of liability to the indemnified
party under this Section 3.9 to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced as a result thereof, but the omission to so
deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party
other than under this Section 3.9.
(d)
Contribution
.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either
(i) any indemnified party makes a Claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.9 but it is judicially determined
(by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial
of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 3.9
provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any
indemnified party in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section 3.9; then, and in each such case,
the indemnified party and the indemnifying party will contribute to the aggregate losses, Claims, damages or liabilities to which
they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that a Holder (together with its related persons) is
responsible for the portion represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its Registrable Securities offered
by and sold under the registration statement bears to the public offering price of all securities offered by and sold under such
registration statement, and the Company and other selling Holders are responsible for the remaining portion. The relative fault
of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, however, that, in any such case: (A) no Holder
will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of all such Registrable Securities
offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement, except in the case of willful fraud by such Holder; and
(B) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities
Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered
into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the provisions in this Section 3.9, the provisions
in the underwriting agreement shall control.
(e)
Survival;
Consents to Judgments and Settlements
. The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 3.9 shall survive
the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement, regardless of the expiration of any statutes
of limitation or extensions of such statutes. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such Claim or litigation, shall, except
with the prior written consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any
such pending proceeding, which (i) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim, proceeding, or litigation, and/or (ii) expressly
includes or will result in any limitation or restriction upon any Holder’s exercise of all rights, privileges, and preferences
applicable to it as a holder of Series A Shares (and/or Ordinary Shares issued or issuable pursuant to conversion of Series A Shares)
and its rights under the Transaction Documents.
3.10.
No
Registration Rights to Third Parties
. Without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company covenants and agrees
that it shall not grant, or cause or permit to be created, for the benefit of any person or entity any registration rights of any
kind (whether similar to the demand, “piggyback” or Form F-3 registration rights described in this Section 3 or
otherwise) relating to any securities of the Company which are senior to, or on a parity with, those granted to the Holders of
Registrable Securities. The Purchaser shall have priority with respect to future registration rights granted by the Company in
accordance with this Section 3.10 (including priority for inclusion with respect to underwriter cutbacks).
3.11.
Rule
144 Reporting
. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which
may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration
on Form F-3, after such time as a public market exists for the Ordinary Shares, the Company agrees to:
(a)
Make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times
after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the first registration under the Securities Act filed by the Company for
an offering of its securities to the general public so long as the Company remains subject to the periodic reporting requirements
under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(b)
File
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c)
So
long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, to furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request (i) a written statement
by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, or its
qualification as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form F-3 (at any time after it so qualifies), (ii) a
copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and (iii) such other reports and documents of the Company
as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such
securities without registration or pursuant to Form F-3.
3.12.
Delay
of Registration
. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such
registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 3.
3.13.
Termination
of the Holder’s Registration Rights.
The right of any Holder to request registration or inclusion of Registrable Securities
in any registration pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 shall terminate when all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities
can be sold without restriction or during a three (3) month period without registration under SEC Rule 144.
4.1.
Definition
.
“
Change of Control
” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events (through one or a series of transactions):
(a)
any
Person becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that the Person will
be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that the Person has the direct or indirect right to acquire,
whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%)
or more of the total voting power of the Ordinary Shares and/or other shares having the power to vote in the election of directors
of the Company or any successor thereof, whether such ownership is acquired through merger, consolidation, amalgamation, tender
or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, or otherwise
;
(b)
any
Person directly or indirectly acquiring (in one or more transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Group (or any
successor thereof)
;
(c)
the
merger, consolidation, or amalgamation of any Person with or into the Company (or any successor thereof) as a result of which the
holders of the voting shares of the Company (or any successor thereof) immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly,
less than a majority of the voting shares of the Company (or such successor) or the applicable surviving entity or any direct or
indirect parent company thereof immediately after such transaction
; and
(d)
a
replacement at one time or over any period of three years or less of more than one-half of the members of the Board which is not
approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board on the date of the Closing, including the affirmative
consent of the Purchaser Directors (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board on any date whose nomination
to the Board was approved by a majority of the members of the Board who are members on the date of the Closing, including the affirmative
consent of the Purchaser Directors)
.
4.2.
Company
Restriction
. For a period of one (1) year after the
Closing and
so
long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of Series A Shares
equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted
for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, share consolidations, recapitalizations and the like) during such one
(1) year period, the Company shall not effectuate, or by any action or omission, directly or indirectly, cause, permit, or facilitate,
a Change of Control with or involving a Competitor (a “
Competitor Change of Control
”) without the express prior
written consent of the Purchaser in its sole discretion.
Any attempted Competitor Change of Control in contravention of
this Section 4 shall be null and void
ab initio
.
4.3.
Shareholder
Restriction
. For a period of one (1) year after the
Closing and
so
long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of Series A Shares
equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted
for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, share consolidations, recapitalizations and the like), during such one
(1) year period, without the express prior written consent of the Purchaser in its sole discretion, each Founder and Founder Entity
shall not, and each Founder shall cause and procure any shareholder of any entity whose name is set forth next to such Founder
in
Exhibit D
(to the extent within such Founder’s control to do so) not to, (i) directly or indirectly, sell, assign,
transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose, through one or a series of transactions, any equity interest
held, directly or indirectly, by such shareholder in such entity to any Person, (ii) directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer,
pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose, through one or a series of transactions, any equity interest in any
Group Company held or controlled by him to any Person (any such action in clause (i) or (ii) collectively, a “
Transfer
”),
or (iii) take any action to, or by omission, permit or facilitate any such Transfer, if any such Transfer(s) and related actions
are reasonably likely to result in, whether individually or in conjunction with Transfers by and other actions of, other shareholders
of the Company, a Competitor Change of Control of the Company, provided, however, that this Section 4.3 shall not apply to genuine
open market sale (including block trade) where the identity of the purchaser of the equity securities is not known to, and cannot
reasonably be determined by, such Founder or such entity or its agent effecting such sale.
5.1.
For
so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns any Series A Shares, at any time the Company proposes to issue any shares of capital
stock or transfer any shares of capital stock that have been repurchased from the open market and held under the Company’s
brokerage account or otherwise held under the Company’s name, including the Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable into shares of capital stock or other equity interests in the Company (the “
New Securities
”)
other than: (i) pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of the Company that
has been duly approved by the shareholders of the Company and the issuance of any Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such
equity awards under any such plan, (ii) the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon conversion of the Series A Shares or as a dividend
or distribution on the Series A Shares, or (iii) the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon a stock split, stock dividend or any subdivision
of the Ordinary Shares (subject to customary adjustment under the terms of the Series A Shares) (all New Securities identified
in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “
Exempt Securities
”), the Company shall notify
Purchaser in writing of such proposal (an “
Issue Notice
”). The Issue Notice shall specify the number and type
of New Securities to be offered by the Company and the material terms of the proposed offer (including the proposed price (or range
of prices) per New Security to be paid by the proposed third party purchaser(s) and other conditions), as well as which of the
following pre-emptive rights are available to the Purchaser.
5.2.
The
Purchaser shall have the right to purchase, or to purchase through an Affiliate, a number of New Securities so as to enable the
Purchaser to beneficially hold, after the issue of the New Securities which are the subject to the Issue Notice, either (in its
sole discretion):
(a)
in
the case of New Securities (including, for this purpose, Exempt Securities) that would result, after the issuance thereof, in an
investor and its Affiliates (other than an underwriter that is placing on behalf of the Company the New Securities in a bona fide
capital markets transaction) (collectively, the “
Prospective Largest Shareholder
”) beneficially owning more
than the Purchaser (and its Affiliates) in the aggregate, one share more than the number of shares in the Company proposed to be
beneficially owned by such Prospective Largest Shareholder, unless at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board acting
in good faith resolve in writing that the implementation of this Section 5.2(a) is not in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders as a whole; provided that the right under this clause (a) may only be exercised if the Purchaser beneficially
owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the Series A Shares equal to at least fifty percent
(50%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits,
stock dividends, stock consolidation, recapitalization and the like); or
(b)
a
pro rata portion of the New Securities equal to the percentage of the issued share capital of the Company (on an as-converted,
fully-diluted basis) then beneficially owned by the Purchaser (together with its Affiliates) prior to the issuance of the New Securities
(for the avoidance of the doubt, the preemptive right as set forth in this Section 5.2(b) shall be exercisable by the Purchaser
for so long as it beneficially owns any Series A Shares),
in
each case upon the same terms and conditions set forth in the Issue Notice, by giving written notice to the Company of the exercise
of this right within fifteen (15) Business Days of Purchaser’s receipt of the Issue Notice. If such notice is not given by
the Purchaser within such fifteen (15) Business Days thereof, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected not to exercise its
rights under this Section 5.2 with respect to the issuance described in that specific Issue Notice (it being understood that if
the Purchaser is not permitted to exercise its rights under Section 5.2(a) because the Board takes action to prohibit such exercise
in the manner provided by Section 5.2(a), the Purchaser shall be entitled to exercise its rights under Section 5.2(b) for an additional
ten (10) Business Days after receiving written notice of the Board’s action).
5.3.
If
the Purchaser (or its Affiliate) exercises its rights provided in this Section 5, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities
with respect to which such right has been exercised shall take place within twenty (20) Business Days after the giving of notice
of such exercise, which period of time shall be extended for a maximum of sixty (60) Business Days in order to comply with applicable
laws and regulations (including receipt of any applicable regulatory or shareholder approvals). The Company and the Purchaser (or
its Affiliate) exercising its rights under Section 5 will use commercially reasonable efforts to secure any regulatory or shareholder
approvals or other consents, and to comply with any law or regulation necessary in connection with the offer, sale and purchase
of, such New Securities.
5.4.
In
the event that Purchaser fails to exercise its right provided in this Section 5 within such fifteen (15) Business Day period, or
in the event that the Purchaser fails to consummate its transaction within such twenty (20) Business Day period after its giving
of notice of exercise or the sixty (60) Business Day extension thereof, the Company shall thereafter be entitled to issue and sell
within ninety (90) Business Days the New Securities not elected to be purchased pursuant to this Section 5 by the Purchaser at
a price no less than that offered to the Purchaser, and otherwise upon terms and conditions no more favorable to the third-party
purchasers of such securities than were specified in the Issue Notice. In the event the Company has not issued and sold the New
Securities within such ninety (90) Business Day period, the Company shall not thereafter offer, issue or sell such New Securities
without first offering such securities to the Purchaser in the manner provided in this Section 5.
5.5.
In
the case of the offering of New Securities for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired
in exchange therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed
to be the fair value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board; provided, however, that such fair value as determined by
the Board shall not exceed the aggregate market price of the securities being offered as of the date the Board authorizes the offering
of such securities.
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6.
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OPTIONAL REDEMPTION RIGHT
.
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6.1.
General
.
At any time prior to the first (1
st
) anniversary of the Closing, in the event of a Change of Control, each Holder of
outstanding Series A Shares shall have the option, during the period beginning on the effective date of the Change of Control (the
“
Change of Control Effective Date
”) and ending on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the Change
of Control Effective Date, to require the Company to purchase, out of funds legally available therefor, any or all of its Series
A Shares at a purchase price per share, payable in cash, equal to 120% of the then current Liquidation Preference Amount (the “
Optional
Redemption Right
”).
6.2.
Initial
Change of Control Notice.
On or before the twentieth (20
th
) Business Day prior to the date on which the Company
anticipates consummating the Change of Control, a written notice shall be sent by or on behalf of the Company, in accordance with
Section 10.4 to the Holders as they appear in the records of the Company. Such notice shall contain:
(a)
the
date on which the Change of Control is anticipated to be effected (or, if applicable, the date on which a Schedule TO or other
schedule, form or report disclosing a Change of Control was filed);
(b)
the
date, which shall be twenty (20) Business Days after the anticipated Change of Control Effective Date, by which the Optional Redemption
Right must be exercised; and
(c)
a
summary of the material terms of such Change of Control.
6.3.
Final
Change of Control Notice.
On the Change of Control Effective Date, a final written notice shall be sent by or on behalf of
the Company, in accordance with 10.4to the Holders as they appear in the records of the Company. Such notice shall contain:
(a)
the
date, which shall be no less than twenty (20) Business Days after the Change of Control Effective Date, by which the Optional Redemption
Right must be exercised;
(b)
the
amount of cash payable per share of Series A Shares and the purchase date for such shares, which shall be no less than ten (10)
and no greater than twenty (20) Business Days from the date by which the Optional Redemption Right must be exercised; and
(c)
the
instructions a Holder must follow to exercise its Optional Redemption Right in connection with such Change of Control.
6.4.
Optional
Redemption Procedure.
To exercise the Optional Redemption Right, a Holder must, no later than 5:00 p.m., Beijing time, on the
date by which such right must be exercised, deliver written notice to the Company indicating that it is exercising its Optional
Redemption Right and the details of the account to which the purchase price for the redemption shall be wired. Upon exercise of
the Optional Redemption Right by a Holder, the Company shall, within five (5) Business Days, deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Holder by wire transfer the purchase price payable upon the purchase by the Company of such Holder’s Series A Shares.
Upon receipt of the wire initiation confirmation from the Company pursuant to the foregoing, the Holder shall surrender to the
Company the certificates representing the redeemed Series A Shares and a duly executed instrument of transfer transferring the
redeemed Series A Shares to the Company.
6.5.
Unsold
Shares Remain Outstanding.
If a Holder does not elect to exercise the Optional Redemption Right pursuant to this Section 6
with respect to all of its Series A Shares, the Series A Shares held by it and not surrendered for settlement will remain outstanding
until otherwise subsequently converted, redeemed, reclassified or canceled.
6.6.
Partial
Exercise of Optional Redemption Right.
In the event that the Optional Redemption Right is exercised with respect to Series
A Shares representing less than all the Series A Shares held by a Holder, upon exercising such Optional Redemption Right the Company
shall execute and deliver to such Holder, at the expense of the Company, a certificate evidencing the Series A Shares held by the
Holder as to which the Optional Redemption Right was not exercised, together with an updated, certified register of members evidencing
the same.
6.7.
Definition
of Holder
. Solely for the purposes of this Section 6, “
Holder
” shall
have the
meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designations.
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7.
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PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
.
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7.1.
For
so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares
and/or Ordinary Shares issued
upon conversion of Series A Shares
equal to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing (in
each case, as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidations, recapitalizations
and the like), in addition to any other vote or consent of the Company’s shareholders required by law or by the Memorandum
and Articles, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its controlled Subsidiaries and Beijing Golden Tom Information Technology
Co., Ltd. not to, as applicable, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Purchaser who is the record holder of the
Series A Shares at such time (which consent, except as expressly provided below, may be given or withheld, or made subject to such
conditions as are determined by the Purchaser, in its sole discretion):
(a)
amend,
alter or repeal the Memorandum and Articles or any provision thereof, including the Certificate of Designations or any other instrument
establishing or designating the Series A Shares, or otherwise amend the terms of the Series A Shares;
(b)
authorize,
designate or issue any other security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security having rights, privileges or preferences
senior to or on parity with the Series A Shares;
(c)
declare
or pay any dividend on, or make any distributions relating to, any Junior Shares (including pursuant to clause (d) of this Section
7.1) or redeem, purchase or acquire for value any (x) Junior Shares, or (y) any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such
Junior Shares, other than purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of such Junior Shares in connection with any employment
contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants and
other than as permitted under Section 5(e) of the Investment Agreement;
(d)
distribute
(by way of dividend, share distribution, exchange, redemption, recapitalization or similar transaction) securities of any entity
holding a significant portion of the assets and business of any member of the Group, including by way of spin-off, split-off or
other distribution transaction;
(e)
enter
into, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, any agreement, or any modification or amendment to an existing agreement, which,
in the absence of a default under such agreement, would by its terms prevent the Company from fully performing its obligations
with respect to the Series A Shares;
(f)
incur
any material indebtedness, except as permitted under the terms of any credit facility then in place, renewing existing credit facilities
in similar terms, or as provided in the Group’s annual business plan;or
(g)
agree
or undertake to do any of the foregoing.
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8.
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RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
.
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8.1.
General
.
For so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the
Series A Shares equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately
adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidation, recapitalization and the like), in the event
that any Material Group Company receives a proposal, or that the Board authorizes the Company to initiate or pursue a proposal
(or the Company otherwise undertakes in writing to pursue the same), which could reasonably be expected to lead to a Specified
Transaction (as defined below), the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, provide the Purchaser with a written notice of
the proposal and a summary of the material terms (including the name of counterparty and any controlling Person thereof) of the
proposal (the “
Proposal Notice
”). The Purchaser shall have a right of first refusal, exercisable by written
notice to the Company (the “
Exercise Notice
”) within twenty (20) Business Days of receiving the Proposal Notice,
to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Specified Transaction as soon as practicable after delivery of the Exercise
Notice at substantially the same terms, prices and conditions as set forth in the Proposal Notice. If the Purchaser does not elect
to exercise its right of first refusal within such twenty (20) Business Day period, or if the Purchaser fails to consummate the
transaction using its reasonable best efforts after delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Company may proceed with the Specified
Transaction upon terms and conditions no more favorable to the counter parties in the Specified Transaction than those specified
in the Proposal Notice, subject to necessary Board and shareholder approval.
8.2.
Definition
.
For purposes of this Section 8, “
Specified Transaction
” means a transaction or a series of transactions that
(i) sell, transfer, lease, or license material technology of, or otherwise dispose of, any Material Group Company, or substantially
all of the assets, including without limitation, intellectual property assets of any Material Group Company, to one or more Persons
that are not a Group Company; (ii) merge, amalgamate, or consolidate any Material Group Company with any other Person or entity;
(iii) effect a statutory exchange of securities of the Company with another Person or entity; or (iv) effect a Change of Control.
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9.
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ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT
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9.1.
Assignment
of Registration Rights
. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the registration rights of any Holder under Section 3
may be assigned to any person acquiring Registrable Securities, in part or in whole; provided that, in each case such assignee
is not a Competitor and the Registrable Securities being transferred include shares representing at least two percent (2%) of
the then-current capitalization of the Company on an as-converted, fully diluted basis or represent all of the Registrable Securities
held by each of the transferring Holders; provided, however, that in any case no party may be assigned any of the foregoing rights
unless the Company is given written notice by the assigning party stating the name and address of the assignee and identifying
the securities of the Company as to which the rights in question are being assigned; and provided further, that any such assignee
shall receive such assigned rights subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such assignee agrees in writing
to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
9.2.
Amendment
of Rights
. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument duly executed by all the parties
hereto. The observance of any provision in this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only by the written consent of (i) as to the Company, only by the Company; (ii) as to
the Purchaser or its assigns, by the Purchaser and its assigns; (iii) as to each Founder Entity, by such Founder Entity and
its assigns; and (iv) as to each Founder, by such Founder. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9.2
shall be binding upon the Company, the Purchaser, the Founder Entities, the Founders, and their respective assigns.
10.1.
Publicity
.
Subject to specific disclosures required by applicable securities laws (which disclosures shall be made in accordance with Section
5(d) of the Investment Agreement),
without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
each of the Group Companies and each Shareholder (other than the Purchaser) shall not, and each foregoing Person shall cause any
of its Affiliates to not, (i) use in advertising, publicity, announcements, or otherwise, the name of the Purchaser or any Affiliate
of the Purchaser, either alone or in combination of, including, without limitation, “Ali (阿里),” “Alibaba
(阿里巴巴),” “Alipay (支付宝),” “Taobao (淘宝),”
“Tao (淘),” “Tmall (天猫),” “eTao (一淘),” “Juhuasuan (聚划算),”
“Aliyun / Alibaba Cloud (阿里云),” “Yahoo China (中国雅虎),”
or any company name, trade name, trademark, service mark, domain name, device, design, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction
or simulation thereof owned or used by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) represent, directly or indirectly, that
any product or services provided by any Group Company has been approved or endorsed by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.
The rights and obligations of each Group Company and each Shareholder under this Section 10.1 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
10.2.
Compliance
.
The Company, each Shareholder (other than the Purchaser), and each Founder shall, and shall cause each Group Company to, comply
with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, orders, decrees, policies, protocols, and judicial, administrative
or ministerial judgments, interpretation, notices or other requirements imposed by all relevant Governmental Entities (as defined
in the Investment Agreement) in respect of the operation of its and their business as currently conducted and contemplated to be
conducted,
except where the failure to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
(as defined in the Investment Agreement)
,
including maintenance and compliance of all Permits (as defined in the Investment Agreement) required
in connection with such businesses and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its employees and agents comply
with all Permits,
except where the failure to obtain, maintain or comply with such Permits, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
10.3.
Termination
.
Unless expressly provided otherwise in the relevant Section, in addition to the other termination provisions in this Agreement,
this Agreement shall terminate, and have no further force and effect, when the Company shall consummate a transaction or series
of transactions deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company pursuant to the Company’s Memorandum
and Articles, as such Memorandum and Articles may be amended from time to time, or if the Purchaser or its affiliates no longer
hold any Series A shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the Series A Shares.
10.4.
Notices
.
Except as may be otherwise provided herein, any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an internationally recognized overnight
courier service; or (iv) when sent by confirmed electronic mail if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not,
then on the next Business Day, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
for such communications shall be:
If
to the Company:
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AutoNavi Holdings Limited
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Address:
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16/F, Section A, Focus Square
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No. 6, Futong East Avenue, Wangjing
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Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102
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People’s Republic of China
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Telephone:
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86 10 8410-7000
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Email:
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Catherine.zhang@autonavi.com
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Facsimile:
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86-10-8410-7777
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Attention:
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Ms. Catherine Qin Zhang
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with
a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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Address:
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42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
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15 Queen’s Road Central
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Hong Kong
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Telephone:
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(852) 3740-4700
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Email:
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Julie.gao@skadden.com
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Attention:
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Z. Julie Gao, Esq.
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If
to the Purchaser:
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Ali ET Investment Holding Limited
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Address:
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26/F, Tower One, Times Square
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1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
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Hong Kong
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Telephone:
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(852) 2215 5100
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Email:
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joe@hk.alibaba-inc.com / tim.steinert@hk.alibaba-inc.com
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Facsimile:
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(852) 2215 5200
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Attention:
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Mr. Joseph Tsai / Mr. Tim Steinert
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with
a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Address:
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26
th
Floor, Wheelock Square
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1717 Nanjing Road West
Jing An District
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Shanghai 200040, China
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Telephone:
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+8621 2321 6000
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Email:
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dwilliams@sheppardmullin.com / jmercer@sheppardmullin.com
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Facsimile:
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+8621 2321 6001
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Attention:
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Don Williams, Esq. / Jamie Mercer, Esq.
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A
party may change or supplement the addresses given above, or designate additional addresses, for purposes of this Section 10.4
by giving the other party written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
10.5.
Entire
Agreement
. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, together with all the exhibits hereto and thereto, constitute
and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any
and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, understandings, duties or obligations between the parties respecting the
subject matter hereof.
10.6.
Governing
Law; Dispute Resolution
. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without regard
to principles of conflict of laws thereunder. The dispute resolution mechanism as set forth in Section 9(d) of the Investment Agreement
shall be incorporated by reference herein as if written in their entirety herein.
10.7.
Severability
.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be construed, to the extent
feasible, so as to render the provision enforceable and to provide for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
on substantially the same terms as originally set forth herein, and if no feasible interpretation would save such provision, it
shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect unless the severed provision
is essential to the rights or benefits intended by the parties. In such event, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to negotiate, in good faith, a substitute, valid and enforceable provision or agreement, which most nearly effects the parties’
intent in entering into this Agreement.
10.8.
Third
Parties
. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto
and their permitted successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
10.9.
Successors
and Assigns
. Subject to the provisions of Section 9.1, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Except as otherwise provided herein,
neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that the
Purchaser may assign any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder to an Affiliate of the Purchaser without the prior
written consent of the other parties in its sole discretion.
10.10.
Interpretation;
Captions
. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section or Exhibit, such reference shall be to an Article
or Section of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,”
“includes,” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term.
Except as specifically stated herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or
instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented,
including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable
successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified
herein, references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. Each of the parties has participated in the drafting
and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed
as if it is drafted by all the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue
of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
10.11.
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. A facsimile signature
shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature
were an original, not a facsimile signature.
10.12.
Adjustments
for Share Splits, Etc
. Wherever in this Agreement there is a reference to a specific number of shares of Series A Shares or
Ordinary Shares of the Company, then, upon the occurrence of any subdivision, combination or share dividend of the Series A Shares
or Ordinary Shares, the specific number of shares so referenced in this Agreement shall automatically be proportionally adjusted
to reflect the effect on the outstanding shares of such class or series of shares by such subdivision, combination or share dividend.
10.13.
Aggregation
of Shares
. All Series A Shares or Ordinary Shares held or acquired by the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates shall be aggregated
together for the purpose of determining the availability of any Purchaser rights under this Agreement.
10.14.
Investor’s
Rights Agreement to Control
. If, and to the extent that, there are inconsistencies between the provisions of this Agreement
and those of the Memorandum and Articles, the terms of this Agreement shall control to the extent permissible under any applicable
law. The parties agree to take all actions necessary or advisable, as promptly as practicable after the discovery of such inconsistency,
to amend the Memorandum and Articles so as to eliminate such inconsistency to the extent permissible under any applicable law.
10.15.
Specific
Performance
. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree irreparable harm may occur for which money damages would not be an adequate
remedy in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to injunction to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
, the parties have caused their respective duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.
COMPANY:
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autonavi
holdings limited
By:
/s/ Congwu Cheng
Name: Congwu Cheng
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
, the parties have caused their respective duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.
FOUNDER
ENTITY:
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double88
capital limited
By:
/s/ Congwu Cheng
Name: Congwu Cheng
Title: Director
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FOUNDER
ENTITY:
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progress
asia holdings limited
By:
/s/ Derong Jiang
Name: Derong Jiang
Title: Director
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
, the parties have caused their respective duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.
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FOUNDERS:
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cheng congwu (
成从武
)
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/s/ Cheng Congwu
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jiang derong (
姜德荣
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/s/ Jiang Derong
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tang xiyong (
唐希勇
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/s/ Tang Xiyong
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
,
the parties have caused their respective duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date and year first
above written.
PURCHASER:
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Ali
et investment holding limited
By:
/s/ Joseph C. Tsai
Name: Joseph C. Tsai
Title: Authorized Signatory
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Exhibit 4
CERTIFICATE OF THE DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RELATIVE
PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL AND OTHER SPECIAL
RIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS,
LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES,
PAR VALUE US$0.0001, OF
AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
(the “
Company
”), a company limited by shares organized and existing under the Companies Law (2009 Revision)
of the Cayman Islands (the “
Companies Law
”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
That, pursuant to the
authority conferred upon the Board of Directors (the “
Board
”) of AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED by Article SEVENTH
of the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company (the “
Articles
”), the Board, on May 10, 2013,
adopted the following resolution designating a new series of preferred shares as Series A Preferred Shares:
RESOLVED, that, pursuant
to the authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of Article SEVENTH of the Articles, a series of preferred
shares of the Company is hereby authorized, and the designation and number of shares thereof, and the preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, shall be as follows:
SECTION 1
Designation
and Number of Shares.
The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Shares”
(the “
Series A Shares
”). The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A Shares shall be 50,409,444.
That number from time to time may be decreased (but not below the number of Series A Shares then outstanding) by further resolution
duly adopted by the Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and, if applicable, by the filing of a certificate pursuant
to the provisions of the Companies Law stating that such reduction has been so authorized. The Company shall not have the authority
to issue fractional shares of Series A Shares.
SECTION 2
Definitions.
As used herein with respect to Series A Shares:
“
Affiliate
”
means any “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“
Articles
”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.
“
Audit
Committee
”
has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9(c).
“
Board
”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.
“
Business
Day
” means any weekday that is not a day on which banking institutions in the Cayman Islands, the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region, New York or the PRC are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.
“
Capital Share
”
means
each and every share, interest, right to purchase, warrant, option, participation or other equivalent
of or interest in (however designated) a share issued by the Company.
“
Certificate
of Designations
” means this Certificate of the Designations, Preferences and Relative Participating, Optional and Other
Special Rights and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, par value US$0.0001, of
AutoNavi Holdings Limited, as amended from time to time.
“
Change of
Control
” means:
(i) any Person becoming
the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except that
the Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that the Person has the direct or indirect right
to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the Ordinary Shares and/or other shares having the power to vote in the election
of directors of the Company (or any successor thereof), whether such ownership is acquired through merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, or otherwise;
(ii) any Person directly
or indirectly acquiring (in one or more transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Group (or any successor thereof);
(iii) the merger,
consolidation, or amalgamation of any Person with or into the Company (or any successor thereof) as a result of which the holders
of the voting shares of the Company (or any successor thereof) immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly,
less than a majority of the voting shares of the Company or the applicable surviving entity or any direct or indirect parent company
thereof immediately after such transaction; or
(iv) a replacement
at one time or over any period of three years or less of more than one-half of the members of the Board which is not approved by
a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board on the date of the Closing, including the affirmative consent of the
Purchaser Directors (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board on any date whose nomination to the Board
was approved by a majority of the members of the Board who are members on the date of the Closing, including the affirmative consent
of the Purchaser Directors).
“
Change of
Control Effective Date
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“
Closing
”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Investment Agreement.
“
Company
”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.
“
Companies
Law
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.
“
Compensation
Committee
”
has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9(d).
“
Dividend
Rights
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
“
Excluded
Portions
” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9(c).
“
Exempt Securities
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).
“
Exercise Notice
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 11.
“
Founder
” has the meaning
set forth in the Investor’s Rights Agreement.
“
Group Company
”
means each of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries and “
Group
” refers to all of the Group Companies
collectively.
“
Holder
”
means a Person in whose name the Series A Shares are registered, which Person may be treated by the Company as the absolute owner
of Series A Shares for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.
“
Initial Purchaser Director
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“
Investment
Agreement
” means that certain agreement by and between the Company and the Purchaser dated as of May 10, 2013, with respect
to the purchase and sale of the Series A Shares, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Investor’s
Rights Agreement”
means the Investor’s Rights Agreement, dated May 10, 2013, by and among the Company, the Purchaser
and the other parties thereto, as amended from time to time.
“
Issue Date
”
means, with respect to any Series A Shares, the date of initial issuance of such Series A Shares.
“
Issue Notice
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).
“
Junior Shares
”
means the Ordinary Shares, and any other class or series of Capital Share now existing or hereafter authorized other than the Series
A Shares.
“
Liquidation
Event
” means (i) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of any Material Group
Company; or (ii) a Change in Control of any Material Group Company; provided that, a Change of Control of any Material Group Company
that occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Closing shall not be deemed to be a Liquidation Event.
“
Liquidation
Preference Amount
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“
Material
Group Company
” means the Company and (i) any Group Company that is a “significant subsidiary” within the
meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) a Group Company identified on
Schedule I hereto, and/or (iii) any Group Company that holds material Permit(s) (including, without limitation, value-added telecommunication
services license) legally required or necessary (as reasonably determined by the Purchaser upon consultation with counsel) to conduct
any portion of the Group’s business. For the avoidance of doubt, Beijing Yadao Media & Culture Development Co., Ltd.,
which is currently in the process of being dissolved, shall not be considered as a Material Group Company.
“
Memorandum
”
means the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Company, as amended.
“
New Securities
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).
“
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9(e).
“
Notice
”
has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9(c).
“
Optional
Redemption Right
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“
Ordinary
Shares
” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share.
“
Permits
”
means all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of any Group Companies.
“
Person
”
means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-share company,
limited liability company, trust or other entity.
“
PRC
”
means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes hereof excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
Macau Special Administrative Region and the islands of Taiwan.
“
Proposal Notice
” has
the meaning set forth in Section 11.
“
Prospective
Largest Shareholder
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b)(i).
“
Purchaser
”
means Ali ET Investment Holding Limited, an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
“
Purchaser
Director
” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9(a).
“
Section
”
means a section of this Certificate of Designations.
“
Series A
Conversion Price
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“
Series A
Conversion Rate
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“
Series A
Shares
” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
“
Series A
Investment Price
” means US$3.75 per Series A Share, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, reverse share splits,
share dividends, share consolidations, recapitalizations and the like.
“
Shareholder
”
has the meaning set forth in the Investor’s Rights Agreement.
“
Specified
Transaction
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.
“
Subsequent Purchaser Director
”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).
“
Subsidiary
”
means each entity (including any variable interest entity) that is or will become a direct or indirect subsidiary (whether wholly
or partially owned) or controlled Affiliate of the Company.
“
U.S.
”
shall mean the United States of America.
SECTION 3
Dividends.
Holders shall be entitled to receive, if, as and when declared by the Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, but only
out of assets legally available therefor, dividends, whether in cash, in property, in any options, convertible securities or rights
to purchase stock, warrants, securities or in other property (the “
Dividend Rights
”), on the same basis as holders
of Junior Shares, including Ordinary Shares, as if the Series A Shares have been converted to Junior Shares (as appropriately adjusted
for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, share consolidation, recapitalization and the like) immediately before
the date on which a record is taken to determine holders of Junior Shares for the grant of the Dividend Rights,
pari passu
with holders of Junior Shares. The Company will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries not to, declare or pay any Dividend Rights
on, or make any distributions relating to Junior Shares or redeem, purchase, acquire (either directly or through any Subsidiary)
or make a liquidation payment relating to any Junior Shares unless the holders of Series A Shares shall acquire (on an as-converted
basis) such Dividend Rights or payment on the same basis as and
pari passu
with holders of Junior Shares.
SECTION 4
Liquidation
Rights.
(a)
Liquidation.
In the event of any Liquidation Event, Holders shall be entitled, out of assets legally available therefor, before any distribution
or payment out of the assets of the Company may be made to or set aside for the holders of any Junior Shares, to receive in full
a liquidating distribution in the amount per Series A Share equal to the sum of (i) the Series A Investment Price, (ii) all accrued
but unpaid dividends thereon, and (iii) an amount per annum equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the sum of (i) and (ii) outstanding,
which amount shall accrue daily and shall be compounded on an annual basis (the sum of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “
Liquidation
Preference Amount
”).
(b)
Partial Payment.
If the assets of the Company are not sufficient to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation Preference Amount pursuant to Section
4(a) to all Holders, the amounts distributed to the Holders shall be paid
pro rata
in accordance with the respective aggregate
Liquidation Preference Amount to which they would otherwise be entitled.
(c)
Value of
Assets
. In the event the Company proposes to distribute assets other than cash in connection with any Liquidation Event, the
value of the assets to be distributed to the holder of Series A Shares shall be the fair market value, as determined in good faith
by the liquidator (or, in the case of any proposed distribution in connection with a transaction which is a Change of Control hereunder,
by the Board, which decision shall include the affirmative vote or consent of the Purchaser Director). Any securities not subject
to a private placement investment letter or similar restrictions on free marketability shall be valued as follows:
(i) If traded on a
securities exchange or market, the value shall be deemed to be the volume weighted average of the security’s closing prices
on such exchange or market over the forty (40) trading day period ending one (1) day prior to the distribution;
(ii) If actively traded
over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the volume weighted average of the closing bid prices over the forty (40) trading
day period ending three (3) days prior to the distribution; and
(iii) If there is
no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the liquidator (or, in
the case of any proposed distribution in connection with a transaction which is a Change of Control hereunder, by the Board, which
decision shall include the affirmative vote or consent of the Purchaser Director).
The method of valuation
of securities subject to restrictions on free marketability shall be adjusted to make an appropriate discount from the market value
determined as above in paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) to reflect the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the
liquidator (or, in the case of any proposed distribution in connection with a transaction which is a Change of Control hereunder,
by the Board, which decision shall include the affirmative vote or consent of the Purchaser Director).
(d)
Appraisal
.
The Holders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding Series A Shares issued at the Closing, voting together
as a single class on an as converted basis, shall have the right to challenge any determination by the Board of fair market value
pursuant to this Section 4, in which case the determination of fair market value shall be made by an independent appraiser selected
jointly by the Board and the challenging parties, the cost of such appraisal to be borne equally by the Company and the challenging
parties.
SECTION 5
Right
of the Holders to Convert.
(a) Each Holder
shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion of such Holder’s Series A Shares at any
time into Ordinary Shares at the then applicable Series A Conversion Rate and to receive share certificates therefor, by giving
written notice to the Company at the office of the Company and surrender the original certificate or certificates evidencing the
Series A Shares to be converted to the Company’s transfer agent (or an officer’s certificate notifying the Company
or its transfer agent that such certificate(s) has been lost, stolen or destroyed). The Company shall within five Business Days
of receipt of the notice, cause its transfer agent to issue and deliver to such Holder (i) a certificate or certificates for the
number of Ordinary Shares to which he shall be entitled as aforesaid and (ii) a certificate for any remaining Series A Shares.
The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the issuance of the
certificates referred to in (i) and (ii) above, and the Person or Persons entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon
such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Ordinary Shares on such date.
(b) The conversion
rate for the Series A Shares (the “
Series A Conversion Rate
”) shall be determined by dividing (x) the Series
A Investment Price for each of the Series A Shares by (y) the Series A Conversion Price, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions
hereof. The conversion price for each of the Series A Shares, subject to adjustments from time to time in accordance with the provisions
hereof, is referred hereinafter as “
Series A Conversion Price
.” The initial Series A Conversion Price for each
of the Series A Shares shall be equal to its Series A Investment Price, and in each case shall be adjusted from time to time as
provided below in Section (6)(a).
(c)
No Fractional
Shares.
No fractional shares, scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Shares.
Any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive on conversion shall be automatically cancelled
without any action on the party of the Company.
(d)
Status of
Converted or Reacquired Shares.
The Company may effect the conversion of the Series A Shares in any manner available under
applicable law, including redeeming or repurchasing the relevant Series A Shares and applying the proceeds thereof towards payment
for the Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of Series A Shares. Any Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of Series A Shares
shall be (i) duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) shall rank
pari passu
with the other
Ordinary Shares outstanding from time to time. Series A Shares converted in accordance with this Certificate of Designations, or
otherwise acquired by the Company in any manner whatsoever, shall be cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such
shares shall upon their cancellation and any filing required by the Companies Law, if applicable, become authorized but unissued
preferred shares (in accordance with the Articles, including section 6 and section 7 thereof), without designation as to series
until such shares are once more designated as part of a particular series by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Articles
and an applicable certificate of designations.
(e)
Authorized
Shares
. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares, solely
for issuance upon the conversion of the Series A Shares, such number of Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be issuable
upon the conversion of all the Series A Shares then outstanding. The Company shall take all such reasonable action as may be necessary
to assure that (i) such Ordinary Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation,
or of any requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Ordinary Shares (or American Depository Shares representing
such Ordinary Shares) may be listed and (ii) such Ordinary Shares shall be accepted by the
Company’s
American Depositary Share program
. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares shall not be sufficient
to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Series A Shares, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion
of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares to such number of shares as shall be sufficient
for such purpose.
SECTION 6
Certain
Adjustments.
(a) The Series A
Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustments under the following circumstances:
(i)
Adjustments
for Share Dividends, Subdivisions, Combinations or Consolidations of Ordinary Shares
. In the event the outstanding Ordinary
Shares shall be subdivided (by share dividend, share split, or otherwise), into a greater number of Ordinary Shares, the Series
A Conversion Price then in effect shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately decreased.
In the event the outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be combined or consolidated (by reclassification or otherwise), into a lesser
number of Ordinary Shares, the Series A Conversion Price then in effect shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination
or consolidation, be proportionately increased.
(ii)
Adjustments
for Other Distributions
. In the event the Company at any time or from time to time makes, or files a record date for the determination
of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities or assets of the Company other than Ordinary
Shares, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the Holders shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition
to the number of Ordinary Shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities or assets of the Company which they would have
received had their Series A Shares been converted into Ordinary Shares on the date of such event and had they thereafter, during
the period from the date of such event to and including the date of conversion, retained such securities or assets receivable by
them as aforesaid during such period, subject to all other adjustments called for during such period under this Section 6(a) with
respect to the rights of the Holders.
(iii)
Adjustments
for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution
. If the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Shares shall
be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of shares, whether by merger, capital reorganization,
reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), then and in each such event
any Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert such share into the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property
receivable upon such merger, reorganization, reclassification or other change by holders of the number of Ordinary Shares that
would have been subject to receipt by the Holders upon conversion of the Series A Shares immediately before that change, all subject
to further adjustment as provided herein. If holders of Ordinary Shares are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property
to be received in any such change, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the consideration it receives upon any
conversion of the Series A Shares following such change.
(iv)
Other Dilutive
Events
. In case the Company, at any time or from time to time, shall take any action that would have an effect similar to any
of the actions described in Sections 6(a)(i), 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) (but not including any action described in any such Section) and
it would be equitable under the circumstances to adjust the Series A Conversion Price as a result of such action, then, and in
each such case, the Series A Conversion Price shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as a majority of the Board and
the Holder, in good faith, determine would be equitable and consistent with the principles established in this Section 6(a) under
the circumstances.
(b) As far as may
be permissible by law, the Company will not, through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
issuance or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all
the provisions of this Section 6.
(c) All calculations
under this Section 6 shall be made to the nearest one hundredth (
1
/100) of a cent or to the nearest one hundredth (
1
/100) of a share, as the case may be, unless otherwise set forth herein. No adjustment in the Series A Conversion Price
need be made if such adjustment would result in a change in such Series A Conversion Price of less than US$0.01. Any adjustment
of less than US$0.01 which is not made shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent
adjustment which, on a cumulative basis, amounts to an adjustment of US$0.01 or more in such Series A Conversion Price.
(d)
Notices to
the Holders
.
(i)
Certificate
of Adjustment
. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to this Section
6, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish
to each Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment
or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request at any time of any Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished
to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii) the Series A Conversion Price then
in effect, and (iii) the number of Ordinary Shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received
upon the conversion of Series A Shares.
(ii)
Notice to
Allow Conversion by Holder
. If (1) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the
Ordinary Shares, (2) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Ordinary Shares,
(3) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Ordinary Shares rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (4) the approval of shareholders of the Company shall be required in
connection with any reclassification of the Ordinary Shares, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale
or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Series A Shares
or Ordinary Shares are converted into other securities, cash or property, or (5) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered
to the Holder, at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the applicable effective date specified below, a notice describing
the nature and terms of the transaction and stating: (A) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Ordinary
Shares of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined; or (B) the
date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Series A Shares or Ordinary Shares of record shall be entitled
to exchange their shares for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange.
(iii)
Disputes
over adjustment calculation
. In the event that the Holder believes that the adjustment calculation contained in any notice
is incorrect or that a notice otherwise fails to comply with the terms of this Section, it will notify the Company and the parties
will promptly negotiate to resolve such issues in good faith. If the parties are not able to promptly reach agreement, either party
may submit the matter to arbitration in accordance with the terms of
Section 9(c) of the Investment
Agreement
.
SECTION 7
Optional
Redemption Right.
(a)
General
.
At any time prior to the first (1
st
) anniversary of the Closing, in the event of a Change of Control, each Holder of
outstanding Series A Shares shall have the option, during the period beginning on the effective date of the Change of Control (the
“
Change of Control Effective Date
”) and ending on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the Change
of Control Effective Date, to require the Company to purchase, out of funds legally available therefor, any or all of its Series
A Shares at a purchase price per share, payable in cash, equal to 120% of the then current Liquidation Preference Amount (the “
Optional
Redemption Right
”).
(b)
Initial Change
of Control Notice.
On or before the twentieth (20
th
) Business Day prior to the date on which the Company anticipates
consummating the Change of Control, a written notice shall be sent by or on behalf of the Company, in accordance with Section 14
to the Holders as they appear in the records of the Company. Such notice shall contain:
(i) the date on which
the Change of Control is anticipated to be effected (or, if applicable, the date on which a Schedule TO or other schedule, form
or report disclosing a Change of Control was filed);
(ii) the date, which
shall be twenty (20) Business Days after the anticipated Change of Control Effective Date, by which the Optional Redemption Right
must be exercised;
(iii) a summary of
the material terms of such Change of Control.
(c)
Final Change
of Control Notice.
On the Change of Control Effective Date, a final written notice shall be sent by or on behalf of the Company,
in accordance with Section 14 to the Holders as they appear in the records of the Company. Such notice shall contain:
(i) the date, which
shall be no less than twenty (20) Business Days after the Change of Control Effective Date, by which the Optional Redemption Right
must be exercised;
(ii) the amount of
cash payable per share of Series A Shares and the purchase date for such shares, which shall be no less than ten (10) and no greater
than twenty (20) Business Days from the date by which the Optional Redemption Right must be exercised; and
(iii) the instructions
a Holder must follow to exercise its Optional Redemption Right in connection with such Change of Control.
(d)
Optional
Redemption Procedure.
To exercise the Optional Redemption Right, a Holder must, no later than 5:00 p.m., Beijing time, on the
date by which such right must be exercised, deliver written notice to the Company indicating that it is exercising its Optional
Redemption Right and the details of the account to which the purchase price for the redemption shall be wired. Upon exercise of
the Optional Redemption Right by a Holder, the Company shall, within five (5) Business Days, deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Holder by wire transfer the purchase price payable upon the purchase by the Company of such Holder’s Series A Shares.
Upon receipt of the wire initiation confirmation from the Company pursuant to the foregoing, the Holder shall surrender to the
Company the certificates representing the redeemed Series A Shares and a duly executed instrument of transfer transferring the
redeemed Series A Shares to the Company.
(e)
Unsold Shares
Remain Outstanding.
If a Holder does not elect to exercise the Optional Redemption Right pursuant to this Section 7 with respect
to all of its Series A Shares, the Series A Shares held by it and not surrendered for settlement will remain outstanding until
otherwise subsequently converted, redeemed, reclassified or canceled.
(f)
Partial Exercise
of Optional Redemption Right.
In the event that the Optional Redemption Right is exercised with respect to Series A Shares
representing less than all the Series A Shares held by a Holder, upon exercising such Optional Redemption Right the Company shall
execute and deliver to such Holder, at the expense of the Company, a certificate evidencing the Series A Shares held by the Holder
as to which the Optional Redemption Right was not exercised, together with an updated, certified register of members evidencing
the same.
SECTION 8
Voting
Rights.
(a) Each Series
A Share shall carry a number of votes equal to the number of Ordinary Shares then issuable upon its conversion into Ordinary Shares
at the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to vote on such matters, or, if no such record date is established,
at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is solicited. Except as provided in and subject to Section
8(b) hereof, the Series A Shares shall generally vote together with the Ordinary Shares and not as a separate class. Each Holder
of Series A Shares will have one vote per share on any matter on which Holders of Series A Shares are entitled to vote separately
as a class, whether at a meeting or by written consent.
(b) For so long
as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the Series A Shares
equal to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted for
stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidations, recapitalizations and the like), in addition to any
other vote or consent of the Company’s shareholders required by law or by the Memorandum and Articles, the Company shall
not, and shall cause each of its controlled Subsidiaries and Beijing Golden Tom Information Technology Co., Ltd. not to, as applicable,
without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Purchaser who is the record holder of the Series A Shares at such time (which
consent, except as expressly provided below, may be given or withheld, or made subject to such conditions as are determined by
the Purchaser, in its sole discretion):
(i) amend, alter or
repeal the Memorandum and Articles or any provision thereof, including this Certificate of Designations or any other instrument
establishing or designating the Series A Shares, or otherwise amend the terms of the Series A Shares;
(ii) authorize, designate
or issue any other security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security having rights, privileges or preferences senior
to or on parity with the Series A Shares;
(iii) declare or pay
any dividend on, or make any distributions relating to, any Junior Shares (including pursuant to clause (iv) of this Section 8(b))
or redeem, purchase or acquire for value any (x) Junior Shares, or (y) any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such Junior
Shares, other than purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of such Junior Shares in connection with any employment contract,
benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants
and
other than as permitted under Section 5(e) of the Investment Agreement
;
(iv) distribute (by
way of dividend, share distribution, exchange, redemption, recapitalization or similar transaction) securities of any entity holding
a significant portion of the assets and business of any member of the Group, including by way of spin-off, split-off or other distribution
transaction;
(v) enter into, or
permit any Subsidiary to enter into, any agreement, or any modification or amendment to an existing agreement, which, in the absence
of a default under such agreement, would by its terms prevent the Company from fully performing its obligations with respect to
the Series A Shares;
(vi) incur any material
indebtedness, except as permitted under the terms of any credit facility then in place, renewing existing credit facilities in
similar terms, or as provided in the Group’s annual business plan; or
(vii) agree or undertake
to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION 9
Appointment
and Removal of Directors
.
(a)
Board Representation
.
For so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares
and/or Ordinary Shares issued
upon conversion of Series A Shares
equal to at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing
(in each case, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, share consolidations, recapitalizations
and the like), (i) the number of the Directors of the Board shall be not fewer than five (5) and not more than nine (9), and (ii)
the Purchaser shall have the exclusive right to appoint and elect two (2) directors of the Board (the “
Purchaser Directors
,”
and each, a “
Purchaser Director
”).
For so long as the
Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of Series A Shares equal
to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series A Shares issued at the Closing, but less than seventy five percent (75%) of the Series
A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends,
share consolidations, recapitalizations and the like), (i) the number of the Directors of the Board shall be not fewer than five
(5) and not more than nine (9), and (ii) the Purchaser shall have the exclusive right to appoint and elect one (1) Purchaser Director
to the Board.
(b)
[Reserved]
.
(c)
Audit Committee
Observer.
For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1) Purchaser Director, the Company shall procure,
in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure, that a Purchaser Director selected by the Purchaser is appointed to be a non-voting
observer on the Audit Committee of the Board (the “
Audit Committee
”) and such non-voting observer shall be entitled
to receive identical written notice (the “
Notice
”) as voting Audit Committee members of, and to attend, all
Audit Committee meetings, and to receive all materials provided to voting members of the Audit Committee in connection therewith;
provided, however, that the voting members of the Audit Committee may
, by unanimous vote
and acting in good faith for reasons determined to be necessary to ensure good corporate governance,
exclude such non-voting
observer from attending certain portions or all (the “
Excluded Portions
”) of a particular Audit Committee meeting
or receiving materials provided to the voting members of the Audit Committee relating to the Excluded Portions of such meeting,
regardless of whether such meeting is relating to the Purchaser or its Affiliates; provided further that, together with the Notice,
the Purchaser shall receive a written confirmation that the basis for exclusion of the Excluded Portions is for good corporate
governance reason. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s non-voting observer shall still be entitled to receive Notice
of any meeting of the Audit Committee with Excluded Portions (even if such observer is to be excluded from the entire meeting),
but any provisions of the Notice specifically referring to Excluded Portions may be redacted.
(d)
Compensation
Committee Observer.
For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1) Purchaser Director, the Company
shall procure, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure, that a Purchaser Director selected by the Purchaser is appointed
to be a non-voting observer on the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “
Compensation Committee
”), and such
non-voting observer shall be entitled to receive the Notice as voting Compensation Committee members of, and to attend, all Compensation
Committee meetings, and to receive all materials provided to members of the Compensation Committee in connection therewith; provided,
however, that the voting members of the Compensation Committee may
, by unanimous vote and
acting in good faith for reasons determined to be necessary to ensure good corporate governance,
exclude such non-voting
observer from attending the Excluded Portions of a particular Compensation Committee meeting or receiving materials provided to
the voting members of the Compensation Committee relating to the Excluded Portions of such meeting, regardless of whether such
meeting is relating to the Purchaser or its Affiliates; provided further that, together with the Notice, the Purchaser shall receive
a written confirmation that the basis for exclusion of the Excluded Portions is for good corporate governance reasons. For
the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s non-voting observer shall still be entitled to receive Notice of any meeting of the Compensation
Committee with Excluded Portions (even if such observer is to be excluded from the entire meeting), but any provisions of the Notice
specifically referring to Excluded Portions may be redacted.
(e)
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee Observer.
For so long as the Purchaser is entitled to designate at least one (1) Purchaser
Director, the Company shall procure, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure, that a Purchaser Director selected by
the Purchaser is appointed to be a non-voting observer on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
”), and such non-voting observer shall be entitled to receive the Notice as voting
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members of, and to attend, all Compensation Committee meetings, and to receive all
materials provided to voting members of the Compensation Committee in connection therewith; provided, however, that the voting
members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may
, by unanimous vote and acting
in good faith for reasons determined to be necessary to ensure good corporate governance,
exclude such non-voting observer
from attending the Excluded Portions of a particular Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meeting or receiving materials
provided to the voting members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee relating to the Excluded Portions of such meeting,
regardless of whether such meeting is relating to the Purchaser or its Affiliates; provided further that, together with the Notice,
the Purchaser shall receive a written confirmation that the basis for exclusion of the Excluded Portions is for good corporate
governance reasons. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s non-voting observer shall still be entitled to receive
Notice of any meeting of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with Excluded Portions (even if such observer is to
be excluded from the entire meeting), but any provisions of the Notice specifically referring to Excluded Portions may be redacted.
(f)
Term.
Each Purchaser Director shall serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company and until his or her successor
is elected and qualified in accordance with Section 9(a) and the Articles of the Company, unless such Purchaser Director is earlier
removed in accordance with the Articles of the Company, resigns or is otherwise unable to serve; provided, however, that (i) no
director appointed and elected pursuant to this Section 9 may be removed from office, unless (A) such removal is directed
or approved by the Purchaser in writing, or (B) the Purchaser is no longer so entitled to designate or approve such director;
and (ii) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a director elected pursuant to this Section 9
shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.
SECTION
10
Preemptive Rights.
(a) For so long
as the Purchaser beneficially owns any Series A Shares, at any time the Company proposes to issue any shares of capital stock or
transfer any shares of capital stock that have been repurchased from the open market and held under the Company’s brokerage
account or otherwise held under the Company’s name, including the Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable into shares of capital stock or other equity interests in the Company (the “
New Securities
”)
other than: (i) pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of the Company that
has been duly approved by the shareholders of the Company and the issuance of any Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such
equity awards under any such plan, (ii) the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon conversion of the Series A Shares or as a dividend
or distribution on the Series A Shares, or (iii) the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon a stock split, stock dividend or any subdivision
of the Ordinary Shares (subject to customary adjustment under the terms of the Series A Shares) (all New Securities identified
in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “
Exempt Securities
”), the Company shall notify
Purchaser in writing of such proposal (an “
Issue Notice
”). The Issue Notice shall specify the number and type
of New Securities to be offered by the Company and the material terms of the proposed offer (including the proposed price (or range
of prices) per New Security to be paid by the proposed third party purchaser(s) and other conditions), as well as which of the
following pre-emptive rights are available to the Purchaser.
(b) The Purchaser
shall have the right to purchase, or to purchase through an Affiliate, a number of New Securities so as to enable the Purchaser
to beneficially hold, after the issue of the New Securities which are the subject to the Issue Notice, either (in its sole discretion):
(i) in the case of
New Securities (including, for this purpose, Exempt Securities) that would result, after the issuance thereof, in an investor and
its Affiliates (other than an underwriter that is placing on behalf of the Company the New Securities in a bona fide capital markets
transaction) (collectively, the “
Prospective Largest Shareholder
”) beneficially owning more than the Purchaser
(and its Affiliates) in the aggregate, one share more than the number of shares in the Company proposed to be beneficially owned
by such Prospective Largest Shareholder, unless at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board acting in good faith resolve
in writing that the implementation of this Section 10(b)(i) is not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as
a whole; provided that the right under this clause (i) may only be exercised if the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series
A Shares and/or Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the Series A Shares equal to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series
A Shares issued at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
stock consolidation, recapitalization and the like); or
(ii) a pro rata portion
of the New Securities equal to the percentage of the issued share capital of the Company (on an as-converted, fully-diluted basis)
then beneficially owned by the Purchaser (together with its Affiliates) prior to the issuance of the New Securities (for the avoidance
of the doubt, the preemptive right as set forth in this Section 10(b)(ii) shall be exercisable by the Purchaser for so long as
it beneficially owns any Series A Shares),
in each case upon the same terms and conditions
set forth in the Issue Notice, by giving written notice to the Company of the exercise of this right within fifteen (15) Business
Days of Purchaser’s receipt of the Issue Notice. If such notice is not given by the Purchaser within such fifteen (15) Business
Days thereof, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected not to exercise its rights under this Section 10(b) with respect to
the issuance described in that specific Issue Notice (it being understood that if the Purchaser is not permitted to exercise its
rights under Section 10(b)(i) because the Board takes action to prohibit such exercise in the manner provided by Section 10(b)(i),
the Purchaser shall be entitled to exercise its rights under Section 10(b)(ii) for an additional ten (10) Business Days after receiving
written notice of the Board’s action).
(c) If the Purchaser
(or its Affiliate) exercises its rights provided in this Section 10, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities with respect
to which such right has been exercised shall take place within twenty (20) Business Days after the giving of notice of such exercise,
which period of time shall be extended for a maximum of sixty
(60) Business Days
in
order to comply with applicable laws and regulations (including receipt of any applicable regulatory or shareholder approvals).
The Company and the Purchaser (or its Affiliate) exercising its rights under Section 10 will use commercially reasonable efforts
to secure any regulatory or shareholder approvals or other consents, and to comply with any law or regulation necessary in connection
with the offer, sale and purchase of, such New Securities.
(d) In the event
that Purchaser fails to exercise its right provided in this Section 10
within such fifteen
(15) Business Day period, or in the event that the Purchaser fails to consummate its transaction within such twenty (20) Business
Day period after its giving of notice of exercise or the sixty (60) Business Day extension thereof, the Company shall thereafter
be entitled to issue and sell within ninety (90) Business Days the New Securities not elected to be purchased pursuant to this
Section 10 by the Purchaser at a price no less than that offered to the Purchaser, and otherwise upon terms and conditions no more
favorable to the third-party purchasers of such securities than were specified in the Issue Notice. In the event the Company has
not issued and sold the New Securities within such ninety (90) Business Day period, the Company shall not thereafter offer, issue
or sell such New Securities without first offering such securities to the Purchaser in the manner provided in this
Section
10.
(e) In the case
of the offering of New Securities for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired in exchange
therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair
value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board; provided, however, that such fair value as determined by the Board shall
not exceed the aggregate market price of the securities being offered as of the date the Board authorizes the offering of such
securities.
SECTION 11
Right
of First Refusal
.
For so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns a number of Series A Shares and/or Ordinary
Shares issued upon conversion of the Series A Shares equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series A Shares issued
at the Closing (in each case, as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidation,
recapitalization and the like), in the event that any Material Group Company receives a proposal, or that the Board authorizes
the Company to initiate or pursue a proposal (or the Company otherwise undertakes in writing to pursue the same), which could reasonably
be expected to lead to a Specified Transaction (as defined below), the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, provide the
Purchaser with a written notice of the proposal and a summary of the material terms (including the name of counterparty and any
controlling Person thereof) of the proposal (the “
Proposal Notice
”).
The Purchaser
shall have a right of first refusal, exercisable by written notice to the Company (the “
Exercise Notice
”) within
twenty (20) Business Days of receiving the Proposal Notice, to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Specified Transaction
as soon as practicable after delivery of the Exercise Notice at substantially the same terms, prices and conditions as set forth
in the Proposal Notice. If the Purchaser does not elect to exercise its right of first refusal within the twenty (20) Business
Day period, or if the Purchaser fails to consummate the transaction using its reasonable best efforts after delivery of the Exercise
Notice, the Company may proceed with the Specified Transaction upon terms and conditions no more favorable to the counter parties
in the Specified Transaction than those specified in the Proposal Notice, subject to necessary Board and shareholder approval.
For purposes of this Section 11, “
Specified
Transaction
” means a transaction or a series of transactions that (i) sell, transfer, lease or license material technology
of, or otherwise dispose of, any Material Group Company, or substantially all of the assets, including without limitation, intellectual
property assets of any Material Group Company,
to one or more Persons that are not a Group Company
;
(ii) merge, amalgamate, or consolidate any Material Group Company with any other Person or entity; (iii) effect a statutory exchange
of securities of the Company with another Person or entity; or (iv) effect a Change of Control.
SECTION 12
Replacement
Certificates.
If physical share certificates are issued, the Company shall replace any mutilated certificate at the Company’s
expense upon surrender of that certificate to the Company. The Company shall replace share certificates that become destroyed,
stolen or lost at the Company’s expense upon delivery to the Company of evidence that the certificate has been destroyed,
stolen or lost.
SECTION 13
Taxes.
(a)
Transfer
Taxes.
The Company shall pay any and all share transfer, documentary, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable in respect
of any issuance or delivery of Series A Shares or Ordinary Shares or other securities issued on account of Series A Shares pursuant
hereto or certificates representing such shares or securities.
(b)
Withholding
.
All payments and distributions (or deemed distributions) on the Series A Shares (and on the Ordinary Shares received upon their
conversion) shall be subject to withholding and backup withholding of tax to the extent required by law, subject to applicable
exemptions, and amounts withheld, if any, shall be treated as received by Holders.
SECTION 14
Notices.
Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of or in connection with
this Certificate of Designations must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an internationally recognized overnight
courier service,
or (iv) when sent by confirmed electronic mail if sent during normal business hours
of the recipient, and if not, then on the next Business Day,
in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
AutoNavi Holdings Limited
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Address:
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16/F, Section A, Focus Square
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No. 6, Futong East Avenue, Wangjing
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Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102
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the People’s Republic of China
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Telephone:
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86 10 8410-7000
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Email:
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catherine.zhang@autonavi.com
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Facsimile:
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86 10 8410-7777
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Attention:
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Ms. Catherine Qin Zhang
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with a copy
(for informational purposes only) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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Address:
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42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
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15 Queen’s Road Central
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Hong Kong
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Telephone:
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(852) 3740-4700
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Email:
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Julie.gao@skadden.com
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Attention:
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Z. Julie Gao, Esq.
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If to the Purchaser:
Ali ET Investment Holding Limited
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Address:
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26/F, Tower One, Times Square
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1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
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Hong Kong
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Telephone:
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(852) 2215 5100
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Email:
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joe@hk.alibaba-inc.com / tim.steinert@hk.alibaba-inc.com
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Facsimile:
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(852) 2215 5200
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Attention:
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Mr. Joseph Tsai / Mr. Tim Steinert
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with a copy
(for informational purposes only) to:
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Address:
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26
th
Floor, Wheelock Square
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1717 Nanjing Road West
Jing An District
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Shanghai 200040, China
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Telephone:
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+8621 2321 6000
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Email:
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dwilliams@sheppardmullin.com / jmercer@sheppardmullin.com
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Facsimile:
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+8621 2321 6001
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Attention:
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Don Williams, Esq. / Jamie Mercer, Esq.
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SECTION 15
Facts
Ascertainable.
When the terms of this Certificate of Designations refer to a specific agreement or other document to determine
the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the secretary of the Company shall maintain a copy of such agreement or document
at the principal executive offices of the Company and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any shareholder who makes
a request therefor. The secretary of the Company shall also maintain a written record of the Issue Date, the number of Series A
Shares issued to a Holder and the date of each such issuance, and shall furnish such written record free of charge to any shareholder
who makes a request therefor.
SECTION 16
Waiver
.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designations to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right
of the Holders of Series A Shares granted hereunder may be waived as to all Series A Shares (and the holders thereof) upon the
written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Series A Shares then outstanding; provided that, any right of the Purchaser
granted hereunder may be waived only upon the written consent of the Purchaser.
SECTION 17
Severability
.
If any term of the Series A Shares set forth herein is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of
law or public policy, all other terms set forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable
term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term herein set forth will be deemed dependent upon any other
such term unless so expressed herein.
SECTION 18
No
Impairment
. Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holders, the Company shall not by any action, including,
without limitation, amending its Memorandum, Articles or this Certificate of Designations, or through any reorganization, transfer
of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid
the observance or performance of any of the terms of the Series A Shares, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying
out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder
as set forth in this Certificate of Designations against impairment.
SECTION 19
Aggregation
of Shares
. All Series A Shares or Ordinary Shares held or acquired by Purchaser and/or its Affiliates shall be aggregated together
for the purpose of determining the availability of any Purchaser rights under this Certificate of Designations.
SECTION 20
Interpretation
.
The headings contained in this Certificate of Designations are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Certificate of Designations. Whenever the words “include”, “includes”
or “including” are used in this Certificate of Designations, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Certificate of Designations shall refer to this Certificate of Designations as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Certificate of Designations. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. All references to “$”
mean the lawful currency of the U.S.. The definitions contained in this Certificate of Designations are applicable to the singular
as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Except
as specifically stated herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument
that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented,
including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable
successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Except as otherwise specified
herein, references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be duly executed in its corporate name on this 16th day of May, 2013.
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AUTONAVI HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Congwu Cheng
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Name: Congwu Cheng
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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