UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.
1)*
CHINA NEPSTAR
CHAIN DRUGSTORE LTD.
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary
shares, par value US$$0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
16943C109(1)
(CUSIP Number)
Simin Zhang
28F, Neptunus Yinhe Keji Building
No.1, Kejizhong 3rd Road
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Guangdong Province 518057
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 755 2643 0889
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
With a copy to
Denise Shiu, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
45th Floor, Fortune Financial Center
5 Dong San Huan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang District,
Beijing, 100022
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 10 5879
3902
March 17,
2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed
a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because
of §§240.13d-l(e), 240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note: Schedules filed in paper format
shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.
* 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).
(1) This CUSIP number applies to the Issuer’s American Depositary
Shares, each representing two Ordinary Shares.
1. |
Name of Reporting Person
Simin Zhang |
2. |
Check the Appropriate
Box if A Member of A Group
(a) ☐
(b) ☐ |
3. |
SEC Use Only |
4. |
Source of Funds
PF and BK |
5 |
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐ |
6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
People’s Republic of China |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
157,000,000 |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
157,000,000 |
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
157,000,000 |
12 |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ☐ |
11 |
Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
79.5%* |
12 |
Type of Reporting Person
IN |
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| * | Based upon 197,446,940 shares of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s
Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on
April 23, 2015. |
1. |
Name of Reporting Person
China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd. |
2. |
Check the Appropriate Box if A
Member of A Group
(a) ☐
(b) ☐ |
3. |
SEC Use Only |
4. |
Source of Funds
WC and BK |
5 |
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐ |
6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
157,000,000 |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
157,000,000 |
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
157,000,000 |
12 |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ☐ |
11 |
Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
79.5%* |
12 |
Type of Reporting Person
CO |
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| * | Based upon 197,446,940 shares of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s
Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2015.
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1. |
Name of Reporting Person
New Wave Developments Limited |
2. |
Check the Appropriate Box if A
Member of A Group
(a) ☐
(b) ☐ |
3. |
SEC Use Only |
4. |
Source of Funds
WC |
5 |
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐ |
6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
50,000,000 |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
50,000,000 |
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
50,000,000 |
12 |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ☐ |
11 |
Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
25.3%* |
12 |
Type of Reporting Person
CO |
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| * | Based upon 197,446,940 shares of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s
Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2015. |
This amendment No.1 (“Amendment No.
1”) is filed jointly by the following persons (each, a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting
Persons”): (i) Mr. Simin Zhang (“Mr. Zhang”), (ii) China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd., a company
incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Neptunus”) and (iii) New Wave Developments Limited,
a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“NWD”).
This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D jointly
filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”),
of China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”), filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 14, 2015 (the “Original Schedule 13D”).
The Issuer’s American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”), each representing two Ordinary Shares, are listed
on New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NPD.” The Reporting Persons, however, only beneficially own the Ordinary
Shares.
ITEM 3. SOURCE
AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented
by inserting the following before the last paragraph:
As further described in Item 4 below, the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement (as defined in Item 4 below), including the Merger (as defined in Item 4 below), will be financed entirely
by debt financing on the terms and conditions described in the Debt Commitment Letter (as defined in Item 4 below).
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented
by inserting the following before the second to last paragraph:
Merger Agreement
On March 16, 2016, the Issuer entered into an agreement and plan
of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Neptunus and Neptunus Global Limited (“Merger Sub”),
a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Neptunus.
The Merger Agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub with
and into the Issuer (the “Merger”), with the Issuer surviving and becoming a direct wholly-owned subsidiary
of Neptunus (the “Surviving Company”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effect time of the Merger,
each ordinary share, par value US$1 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time shall
be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share, par value US$1 per share, of the
Surviving Company. Such conversion shall be effected by means of the cancellation of such ordinary shares of Merger Sub, in exchange
for the right to receive one such ordinary share of the Surviving Company. Such ordinary shares of the Surviving Company shall
be the only issued and outstanding share capital of the Surviving Company.
Each Ordinary Share of the Issuer, including the Ordinary Shares
represented by ADSs, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time (excluding any Ordinary Shares beneficially
owned by Neptunus, Merger Sub or their affiliates, and any dissenting shares) shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange
for the right to receive an amount in cash equal to US$1.31 per Ordinary Share or US$2.62 per ADS without any interest thereon.
Each Ordinary Share beneficially owned (as determined pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by Neptunus, Merger Sub or their affiliates, in each case, immediately prior to the effective
time shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist as of the effective time, and no consideration or distribution shall be delivered
with respect thereto.
The consummation of the Merger is subject to a number of closing
conditions, including, but not limited to, approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions (including the Merger) by the
affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares present and voting at an extraordinary shareholders’
meeting of the Issuer, which is the only vote necessary to approve the Merger. The Merger Agreement may be terminated by the Issuer
or Neptunus under certain circumstances.
The financing for the Merger and other transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement will be obtained pursuant to the Debt Commitment Letter.
If the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are consummated,
the Surviving Company will become a privately held company beneficially owned by Mr. Simin Zhang and the ADSs will be delisted
from the New York Stock Exchange and the Ordinary Shares will be deregistered under the Act. In addition, consummation of the Merger
could result in one or more of the actions specified in clauses (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, including the acquisition
or disposition of securities of the Issuer, a merger or other extraordinary transaction involving the Issuer, a change to the board
(as the surviving company in the Merger), and a change in the Issuer’s memorandum and articles of association to reflect
that the Issuer would become a privately held company.
Debt Commitment Letter
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. (the “Lender”) issued a debt commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”)
dated March 16, 2016, which was acknowledged by Neptunus pursuant to which the Lender agreed to provide, subject to certain terms
and conditions (but on a “certain funds” basis), RMB360,000,000 (or equivalent in US Dollar) of debt financing to Neptunus
to consummate the Merger.
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented
by inserting the following before the last paragraph:
The description of the Merger Agreement and the Debt Commitment
Letter set forth above in this Item 4 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full
text of the Merger Agreement and the Debt Commitment Letter, which have been filed as Exhibits 7.07 and 7.08, respectively, and
are incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented
by inserting the following before the last paragraph:
The information regarding the Merger Agreement and the Debt Commitment
Letter under Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:
| 7.01* | Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons, dated July 14, 2015. |
| 7.02* | Share Purchase Agreement by and between Capital Eagle Global Limited and New Wave Developments Limited, dated as of May 18,
2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Amendment No.1 to the Schedule 13D filed by Capital Eagle Global Limited
and certain other filing persons thereto with the SEC on July 10, 2015. |
| 7.03* | English translation
of the Share Entrustment Agreement by and between Mr. Simin Zhang and Mr. Xiguang Huang, dated as of May 18, 2015. |
| 7.04* | English translation of the Termination Agreement by and between Mr. Simin Zhang and Mr. Xiguang Huang, dated as of July 6,
2015. |
| 7.05* | The Instrument of Transfer by and between Mr. Xiguang Huang and China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd., dated July 6, 2015. |
| 7.06* | Proposal from Mr. Simin Zhang and China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd. to the board of directors of China Nepstar Chain Drugstore
Ltd., dated as of July 6, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with
the SEC on July 6, 2015. |
| 7.07 | Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd. and Neptunus
Global Limited, dated March 16, 2016. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd.’s
Report of Foreign Private Issuer filed on Form 6-K on March 16, 2016) |
| 7.08 | Debt Commitment Letter by and among Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd. and Ping An Bank Co.,
Ltd., dated March 16, 2016 |
*Previously filed on July 14, 2015.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best
of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: March 17, 2016
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New Wave Developments Limited
By: /s/ Simin Zhang
Name: Simin Zhang
Title: Director
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China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd.
By: /s/ Simin Zhang
Name: Simin Zhang
Title: Director
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Simin Zhang
/s/ Simin Zhang
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Commitment Letter
STRICTLY
Private and confidential
CHINA NEPTUNUS DRUGSTORE HOLDING LTD.
25F, Neptunus Yinhe Keji Building
No.1, Kejizhong 3rd Road
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Guangdong Province 518057
P.R. China
Attention: Simin Zhang
March 16, 2016
Dear Sirs:
CHINA NEPTUNUS DRUGSTORE HOLDING LTD.
(“you” or the “Borrower”) has advised PING AN BANK CO., LTD. ( “we”, “us”
or the “Bank”) that you intend to acquire, through your wholly-owned subsidiary Neptunus Global Limited, by
a single-step merger (the “Merger”) with CHINA NEPSTAR CHAIN DRUGSTORE LTD. (the “Target”),
all of the outstanding share capital of the Target.
In connection with the Merger, we understand
that you wish to obtain a senior secured term loan facility (the “Facility” and, together with the Merger, the
“Transactions”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to RMB 360,000,000 (or equivalent in US Dollar) to (i)
fund in part the purchase price for the Merger and debt service reserve obligations relating to the Facility; and (ii) to pay related
fees and expenses of the Transactions.
This
letter (“this Commitment Letter”) is to be read together with the term sheet
attached hereto as Appendix A (the “Term Sheet”), and, together with the fee
letter (the “Fee Letter”) separately delivered by us to you on or about the
date of this Commitment Letter, the “Commitment Documents”). Each capitalised
term defined in the Term Sheet, unless otherwise defined in this Commitment Letter, has the same meaning when used in this Commitment
Letter.
We are pleased to confirm our
offer to commit to provide the full amount of the Facility in an aggregate principal amount of RMB 360,000,000 (or equivalent in
US Dollar) (the “Commitment”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out or referred to in the Commitment
Documents.
| 2.1 | Unless and until this Commitment Letter terminates in accordance with the terms of this Commitment
Letter, you shall ensure that no member of the Group will appoint, or award any title to, any third party in connection with arranging,
underwriting and/or providing all or any part of the Facility or any other financing of the Merger without our prior written consent. |
| 2.2 | Except as otherwise provided in the Commitment Documents, no fees or compensation in connection
with the Facility or any other financing of the Merger shall be payable to anyone without our prior written consent. |
3.1 You hereby represent
and covenant that:
| (a) | all written information concerning the Group and, (to the best of our knowledge (having made due
and careful enquiry and investigations)) the Target Group (other than any financial projections (the “Projections”),
other forward-looking information and information of a general economic or industry-specific nature) that has been or will be made
available to us by or on your behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Information”)
is or will be complete and correct in all material respects as at the date it is provided or as at the date (if any) at which it
is stated and does not or will not contain any untrue statement of any fact or omit to state any fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained therein not misleading in any material respect in light of the circumstances under which such statements
are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time); and |
| (b) | the Projections have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions at
the time furnished by the Borrower to us (it being recognised by us that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts and are
subject to uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond your control, that no assurance can be given that any particular
financial projections will be realised, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be
material). |
| 3.2 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Commitment Letter, none of the making
of the representation under this paragraph 3, any supplement thereto, or the accuracy of any such representation shall constitute
a condition precedent to the availability of the Facility, including, without limitation, under paragraph 4 (Conditions to Commitment)
and paragraph 5 (Certain Funds) of this Commitment Letter; provided that subject
to a clean-up period of 45 days after the Initial Utilisation Date immediately upon the expiry of the Certain Funds Period,
nothing shall prejudice the rights or remedies of the Bank with respect to any breach of any such representation or warranty
(irrespective of whether such breach arises prior to, upon or after the expiry of the Certain Funds Period). |
| 4. | Conditions to Commitment |
| | Our obligation to commit to provide the Facility under the Commitment Documents is subject to satisfaction
of the following conditions: |
| (a) | execution of a mutually acceptable Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents referred
to in the Term Sheet, reflecting the terms and conditions set out in the Term Sheet, by all parties thereto, in accordance with
paragraph 6 (Facility Agreement) of this Commitment Letter; |
| (b) | satisfaction of all conditions precedent to our obligations set out in the Commitment Documents
and the Facility Agreement; and |
| (c) | compliance by the Borrower in all material respects with the terms of the Commitment Documents
(including the payment of fees in accordance with the Fee Letter and paragraph 8 hereunder), |
and, upon
satisfaction (or waiver by us in our sole and absolute discretion) of such conditions, the initial utilisation under the Facility
shall occur in accordance with the terms of the Facility Agreement.
| 5.1 | The Commitments are made on a certain funds basis, as set out in the Term Sheet, during the Certain
Funds Period. Accordingly, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Commitment Document or the Facility
Agreement, during the Certain Funds Period, the only conditions to utilisation of the Commitments are as expressly set out in paragraph
4 (Conditions to Commitment) of this Commitment Letter. None of the Commitment Documents, the Facility Agreement or the
other Finance Documents shall contain any material adverse effect conditionality in respect of the Commitment. |
| (a) | the Commitment and the Facility have been approved by our credit committee and all other relevant
internal bodies required to provide such Commitment, and we have completed all required due diligence; |
| (b) | we have completed all approvals processes and received all final internal approvals required to
execute this Commitment Letter; and |
| (c) | we have completed and are satisfied with the results of all client identification procedures we
are required to carry out in connection with making the Facility available in connection with the Merger in compliance with all
applicable laws, regulations and internal requirements (including but not limited to all applicable money laundering rules and
all “know your customer” requirements). |
| 5.3 | We further confirm that drafts of the Merger Documents (each as at the date of this Commitment
Letter) have been delivered to the Bank, and in the forms delivered are (and subject to them remaining in substantially the same
form, or with such supplements or other modifications (which in the aggregate, do not materially and adversely affect the interests
of the Bank), when delivered in final forms, will be) acceptable to us for the purposes of satisfying any of the conditions precedent
in the Term Sheet which corresponds to that document. |
| 5.4 | If it becomes unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for us to perform any of our obligations
as contemplated by the Commitment Documents or to fund or maintain the Facility, we shall: |
|
(a) |
promptly
notify you upon becoming aware of the event; and |
| (b) | in consultation with you, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and
which would result in our Commitment not being available including (but not limited to) transferring our rights and obligations
under the Commitment Documents to one or more of our Affiliates, provided that we are not obliged to take any such steps if, in
our opinion (acting reasonably), to do so might be materially prejudicial to us. |
| 6.1 | Each of the parties agrees to negotiate in good faith, to use reasonable best efforts and to allocate
sufficient resources and personnel to ensure that the parties hereto shall enter into the Facility Agreement and the other Finance
Documents, in all relevant capacities, as soon as reasonably practicable following countersigning of this Commitment Letter by
the Borrower and in any event no later than three Business Days prior to the Longstop Date (as defined in paragraph 13 (Termination)
below) (the “Proposed Signing Date”), subject to: |
| (a) | you signing and returning to us copies of the Commitment Documents; and |
| (b) | entry into the Merger Agreement by the parties thereto. |
| 6.2 | The parties’ undertaking above to negotiate in good faith, to use their reasonable best efforts
and to allocate sufficient resources and personnel to ensure that they enter into the Facility Agreement and the other Finance
Documents shall expire on the termination of this Commitment Letter. |
| 6.3 | If, despite good faith negotiation, the parties hereto are unable to agree on any term of the Facility
Agreement by the Proposed Signing Date, such term will, to the extent comparable with respect to the Facility, be in the then current
recommended form of Senior Multicurrency Term and Revolving Facilities Agreement for Leveraged Acquisition Finance Transactions
of the Loan Market Association (the “Precedent Facilities Agreement”) (subject to the specific terms of the
Term Sheet), provided that where the Precedent Facilities Agreement contains a drafting option, is silent
on a particular point or the provisions of the Precedent Facilities Agreement require more than minor or technical changes in order
to be incorporated into the Facility Agreement, the relevant language shall be such option or language as is reasonably requested
by us or, if we do not specify any option or language within five days of the date of a written request by you, such option or
language reasonably requested by you. |
| 7.1 | Whether or not the Finance Documents are signed, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days
of demand indemnify each Indemnified Person against any cost, expense, loss or liability (including without limitation legal fees)
incurred by or awarded against that Indemnified Person in each case arising out of or in connection with any action, claim, investigation
or proceeding commenced or threatened (including, without limitation, any action, claim, investigation or proceeding to preserve
or enforce rights) in relation to: |
(a) the use of proceeds of the
Facility;
(b) any Commitment Document
or any Finance Document; and/or
(c) the Commitment.
| 7.2 | The Borrower shall not be liable under paragraph 7.1 of this Commitment Letter for any cost, expense,
loss or liability (including without limitation legal fees) incurred by or awarded against an Indemnified Person if that cost,
expense, loss or liability results directly from any breach by that Indemnified Person of any Commitment Document or any Finance
Document which is in each case finally judicially determined to have resulted directly from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of that Indemnified Person. |
| 7.3 | We shall have no duty or obligation, whether as fiduciary for any Indemnified Person or otherwise,
to recover any payment made or required to be made under paragraph 7.1 of this Commitment Letter. |
| 7.4 | The Borrower agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect,
in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates for or in connection with anything referred to in paragraph
7.1 of this Commitment Letter except, following the Borrower’s agreement to the Commitment Documents, for any such cost,
expense, loss or liability incurred by the Borrower that results directly from any breach by that Indemnified Person of any Commitment
Document or any Finance Document which is in each case finally judicially determined to have resulted directly from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of that Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Indemnified Person shall be responsible or
have any liability to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or anyone else for consequential losses or damages. |
| 7.5 | The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall apply to this paragraph 7 but only for the
benefit of the other Indemnified Persons, subject always to the terms of paragraphs 19 (Governing Law) and 20 (Arbitration)
of this Commitment Letter. |
| 7.6 | For the purposes of this paragraph 7, “Indemnified Person” means the Bank, any
of our Affiliates and each of our (or each of our Affiliates’) directors, officers, employees and agents. |
| 7.7 | On the date of the Facility Agreement, your obligations under this paragraph 7 shall terminate
and be superseded by the relevant terms of the Facility Agreement and this paragraph 7 shall cease to have effect to the extent
an equivalent indemnity is included in the Facility Agreement. |
| 8. | Fees and Expenses; Payments |
| 8.1 | All fees shall be paid in accordance with the Fee Letter. |
| 8.2 | Whether or not the Finance Documents are signed, the Borrower shall, within five Business Days
of demand by us, pay us (or our legal advisor(s)) the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by us in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing and execution of the Commitment Documents and the Finance Documents. |
| 8.3 | All payments to be made under the Commitment Documents: |
| (a) | are non-refundable and non-creditable against other fees, costs and expenses payable in connection
with the Facility; |
| (b) | shall be paid in the currency of invoice and in immediately available, freely transferable cleared
funds to such account(s) with such bank(s) as the Bank shall notify to the Borrower; |
| (c) | shall be paid without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding for or on account of
tax (a “Tax Deduction”) unless a Tax Deduction is required by law. If a Tax Deduction is required by law to
be made, the amount of the payment due shall be increased to an amount which (after making any Tax Deduction) leaves an amount
equal to the payment which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been required; and |
| (d) | are exclusive of any value added tax or similar charge (“VAT”). If VAT is chargeable,
the Borrower shall also and at the same time pay to the recipient of the relevant payment an amount equal to the amount of the
VAT. |
| 9.1 | The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms and conditions of the Commitment Documents are confidential
and are not to be disclosed to or relied upon by anyone else, except that disclosure of such terms and conditions or a copy of
any of them is permitted to the extent made as follows: |
| (a) | to the Group and Target Group and the current direct or indirect owners and management of the Group
and Target Group or any of their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, investors and advisors or any
of their Affiliates on a “need to know” and confidential basis for purposes of the Merger; |
| (b) | to the Borrower’s, the Bank’s, or to any of their or their Affiliates’ respective
officers, directors, employees, investors and advisors on a “need to know” and confidential basis for purposes of the
Merger; or |
| (c) | to anyone else to the extent required by law, regulation or applicable governmental or regulatory
authority (including any applicable stock exchange and the US Securities and Exchange Commission). |
| 9.2 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Commitment Document, on the date of the Facility
Agreement, the provisions of this paragraph 9 shall automatically terminate and be superseded by the terms of the Facility Agreement. |
Each of the parties hereto shall
not make, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to make, any public announcement regarding any Transaction without the prior
consent of the other parties hereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except to the extent required by
law, regulation or applicable governmental or regulatory authority (including any applicable stock exchange or the US Securities
and Exchange Commission).
No party hereto
may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Commitment Documents without the prior written consent of the
other parties.
Our offer with respect to the
Commitments on the terms and conditions as set out in the Commitment Documents shall remain in effect until 5:00 p.m. (Beijing
time) on the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which this Commitment Letter signed by the Bank is delivered
to the Borrower, at which time it will automatically expire unless before then we have received your written agreement to each
Commitment Document or this offer is extended by us in writing.
| 13.1 | Subject to paragraphs 13.3 and 14 (Survival) of this Commitment Letter: |
| (a) | we may, by written notice to you, terminate our obligations under the Commitment Documents on the
earlier of: |
| (i) | 5 August 2016 (or such later date as we agree in our sole discretion), if and only if the Closing
Date does not occur on or prior to such date; and |
| (ii) | the date on which you notify us in accordance with paragraph (b) below that you have withdrawn
your offer for the Target or you have otherwise unequivocally abandoned or terminated the Merger, |
(the “Longstop
Date”); and
| (b) | you may, by written notice to us, terminate your obligations under the Commitment Documents if
you withdraw your offer for the Target or otherwise abandon or terminate the Merger. |
| 13.2 | You shall promptly notify us of any decision to withdraw your offer for the Target or otherwise
abandon or terminate the Merger. |
| 13.3 | Subject to paragraph 14 (Survival), this Commitment Letter shall automatically terminate
on the date of the Facility Agreement. |
| 14.1 | The terms of paragraph 1 (Commitment) to paragraph 3 (Information), paragraph 5 (Certain
Funds), paragraph 8 (Fees and Expenses; Payments), paragraph 10 (No Announcements), paragraph 11 (No Assignment)
and this paragraph 14 to paragraph 21 (Integration) inclusive of this Commitment Letter shall survive and continue after
the date of the Facility Agreement. |
| 14.2 | Without prejudice to paragraph 14.1 of this Commitment Letter, paragraph 8 (Fees and Expenses)
to paragraph 20 (Arbitration) inclusive shall survive and continue after any termination or expiry of any Commitment Document,
whether as a result of paragraph 13 (Termination) or otherwise. |
No waiver or amendment of any
provision of any Commitment Document shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the
parties hereto.
| 16.1 | Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Commitment Letter, a person who is not a party
to this Commitment Letter has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit
of any of its terms. |
| 16.2 | Notwithstanding any term of this Commitment Letter, the consent of any person who is not a party
to this Commitment Letter is not required to rescind or vary this Commitment Letter at any time. |
| 17.1 | Each Commitment Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect
as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of such Commitment Document. |
| 17.2 | Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Commitment Letter by facsimile
transmission or in electronic format (e.g., “.pdf” or “.tif”) is equally as effective as delivery of an
original executed counterpart of this Commitment Letter. |
| 18.1 | Any communication to be made under or in connection with any Commitment Document shall be made
in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax, email or letter. |
| 18.2 | Notices and communications to be given to the Borrower shall be sent to: |
Name: |
|
China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd. |
Address: |
|
25F, Neptunus Yinhe Keji Building, No.1, Kejizhong 3rd Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, P.R. China |
Attention: |
|
Simin Zhang |
Fax: |
|
+86-755-2643-0889 |
Email: |
|
zhangsm@nepstar.cn |
| 18.3 | Notices and communications to be given to the Bank shall be sent to: |
Name: |
|
Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. |
Address: |
|
14F, Pingan Bank Building, No.5047, Shennan Road East,
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P.R. China |
Attention: |
|
Deng Luxi (邓璐茜) / Cai Tao(蔡涛) |
Fax: |
|
+86-755-8208-1087 |
Email: |
|
dengluxi760@pingan.com.cn / caitao529@pingan.com.cn |
This Commitment Letter and the
arbitration agreement in paragraph 20 (Arbitration) of this Commitment Letter, including any non-contractual obligations
arising out of or in connection with this Commitment Letter, are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English
law.
| 20.1 | Each of the parties hereto agrees that any claim, dispute, controversy or difference of whatever
nature arising under, out of or in connection with this Commitment Letter (including any dispute as to its existence, validity,
interpretation, performance, breach or termination or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating
to this Commitment Letter) (a “Dispute”), shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration administered
by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules of
Arbitration as amended from time to time (the “Rules”) and as modified by this paragraph 20. The Rules are incorporated
by reference into this paragraph 20 and capitalised terms used in this paragraph 20 which are not otherwise defined in this Commitment
Letter have the meaning given to them in the Rules. The number of arbitrators shall be three, one of whom shall be nominated by
the claimant, one by the respondent and the third of whom, who shall act as president, shall be nominated by the two party-nominated
arbitrators, provided that if the third arbitrator has not been nominated within 30 days of the nomination of the second
party-nominated arbitrator, such third arbitrator shall be appointed by HKIAC. The parties hereto may nominate, and the HKIAC
may appoint, arbitrators from among the nationals of any country, whether or not a party hereto is a national of that country.
The seat or legal place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong and the language of the arbitration shall be English. The hearings shall
be held in Hong Kong or any other location that the arbitral tribunal may, after having consulted with the parties hereto, determine
to be convenient. |
| 20.2 | To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally submits to
the jurisdiction of (A) the arbitral tribunal constituted pursuant to paragraph 20.1 of this Commitment Letter in relation to any
Dispute, and (B) the courts of any jurisdiction in relation to court proceedings in respect of an arbitration proceeding commenced
under paragraph 20.1 of this Commitment Letter and an award rendered pursuant thereto (a “Related Proceeding”), whether
before or after a final arbitral award is rendered, and for the purposes thereof waives and agrees not to claim any sovereign or
other immunity that it may have whether from the jurisdiction of any arbitral tribunal established in accordance with paragraph
20.1 of this Commitment letter in relation to any Dispute or any court in relation to a Related Proceeding, including, without
limitation, in respect of: (i) any form of relief whether by way of interim or final injunction or order for specific performance
or recovery of any property; and (ii) any recognition, enforcement or execution of any arbitral award, judgment or court order
against any the property, revenues or other assets whatsoever of the Borrower (irrespective of their use or intended use). |
| 21.1 | The Commitment Documents form the entire agreement between the parties hereto as to the Facility
and replace any previous oral or written understanding or agreement in relation to the Facility or the financing of the Merger. |
| 21.2 | Each of the parties hereto agrees that each of the Commitment Documents is a binding and enforceable
agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein (including an obligation to negotiate in good faith). |
If, at any time,
any provision of this Commitment Letter is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction,
neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such
provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.
If you agree to the above, please sign,
date and return to us the enclosed copies of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter delivered by us to you in accordance with
paragraph 12 of this Commitment Letter. We look forward to working with you on this transaction.
Yours faithfully,
PING AN BANK CO., LTD.
as the Bank
By:/s/ Jishu Wang
Name: Jishu Wang
Title:Manager
We agree to the terms set out above.
CHINA NEPTUNUS DRUGSTORE HOLDING LTD.
as the Borrower
By: /s/ Simin Zhang
Name: Simin Zhang
Title: Director
Date: March 16, 2016
Appendix A
Term Sheet
NEPSTAR -
SENIOR SECURED BANK FACILITY TERM SHEET
PART 1
FACILITY
Facility: |
Term loan facility. |
Amount: |
Up to RMB360 million (or equivalent US$) term loan facility. |
Currency: |
The Facility may be drawn down in US$. |
“Acquisition” or “Merger”: |
The acquisition of all the shares in the Target that are not already owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower to be effected through a Cayman Islands statutory merger between the Merger Sub and the Target pursuant to a merger agreement entered into among the Borrower, the Merger Sub and the Target (the “Merger Agreement”), with the Target being the surviving entity of the Merger. |
Borrower: |
China Neptunus Drugstore Holding Ltd. (the “Borrower”), a BVI business company incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands with company number 610341. |
Target: |
China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands with company registration number 139055 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “NPD”. |
Merger Sub: |
Neptunus Global Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands with company registration number 308299. |
Sponsor: |
Mr. Zhang Simin (张思民) |
Shenzhen Neptunus Group: |
Shenzhen Neptunus Group Co., Ltd. (深圳海王集团股份有限公司) |
Neptunus Medicine: |
Shenzhen Neptunus Medicine Co., Ltd. (深圳市海王星辰医药有限公司) |
Neptunus Commercial: |
Shenzhen Neptunus Commercial Development Co., Ltd. (深圳市海王星辰商业发展有限公司) |
Lender: |
Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. |
Ranking: |
At least pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Borrower. |
Final Maturity Date: |
Twelve (12) months from the Initial Utilisation Date. |
|
Purpose: |
To: (i) finance the aggregate consideration payable in cash under the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Consideration”); and (ii) finance the payment of fees, costs and expenses related to the Acquisition and the Facility. |
|
Availability Period: |
Subject to Certain Funds set forth below, the Availability
Period should run from and including the date of the Facility Agreement (the “Agreement Date”) until the earlier
of: (i) the Termination Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement); and (ii) 5 August 2016 and (iii) the date on which the Merger
Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.
Any amount of the Facility which is unutilised at the expiry
of the Availability Period will be automatically cancelled. |
Repayment: |
To be repaid in one lump sum on the Final Maturity Date.
Amounts repaid or prepaid under the Facility shall not be
available for re-borrowing. |
PART 2
PRICING
Arrangement Fee: |
1% on the Facility amount, payable on the Initial Utilisation
Date.
The Arrangement Fee is non-refundable in all circumstances. |
Margin: |
4% per annum. |
Interest on Loans: |
The aggregate of the applicable: (i) LIBOR and (ii) Margin. |
Interest Periods for Loans: |
3 months (or such other period as agreed between the Lender and the Borrower), with the first Interest Period ending at the 20th day of the third month of the calendar quarter in which the Initial Utilisation Date lies (i.e. March, June, September or December). |
Payment of Interest on Loans: |
Interest is payable on the last day of each Interest Period. |
Default Interest: |
Default interest will be payable on any overdue amounts at a rate which is 2% per annum above the applicable interest rate. |
PART 3
OTHER TERMS
Documentation: |
The Facility will be made available under a facility agreement
(the “Facility Agreement”) in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and Borrower (which terms shall
include, without limitation, materiality thresholds, baskets, exceptions, qualifications and grace periods, in all cases consistent
with customary practice for transactions of this kind and taking into account the terms of comparable transactions in the market
and the terms of prior transactions (if any) involving affiliates of the Sponsor and the Lender). The Facility Agreement will be
negotiated in good faith consistent with this Term Sheet. The Lender’s counsel will draft the Facility Agreement using the
current recommended form of Senior Multicurrency Term and Revolving Facilities Agreement for leveraged acquisition finance transactions
of the Loan Market Association (“LMA”) as a base.
“Finance Documents” will include the Facility
Agreement, documentation relating to Transaction Security (“Transaction Security Documents”), the Fee Letter,
the Commitment Letter, the Keep-well Letters, the Undertaking Letters, the Subordination Agreement and any other documents designated
as such by the Borrower and the Lender. |
Initial Utilisation Date: |
The date on which the Facility is first utilised. |
Closing Date: |
The date on which the Acquisition is consummated. |
Group: |
Borrower and its subsidiaries from time to time (each, a “Group Member” and together, the “Group”), including, only after the Merger, the Target Group. |
Target Group: |
Target, its subsidiaries from time to time (each a “Target Group Member” and together, the “Target Group”). |
Offshore Group: |
Members of the Group that are established outside the PRC (each an “Offshore Group Member”). |
Onshore Group: |
Members of the Group that are established in the PRC (each
an “Onshore Group Member”).
“PRC” means the People’s Republic
of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). |
Sponsor Keep-well Letter |
A keep-well letter entered into by and between Sponsor and Lender. |
Shenzhen Neptunus Group Keep-well Letter |
A keep-well letter entered into by and between Shenzhen Neptunus
Group and Lender.
(Sponsor Keep-well Letter and Shenzhen Neptunus Group Keep-well
Letter, collectively the “Keep-well Letter” and each a “Keep-well Letter”.) |
Sponsor Undertaking Letter |
An undertaking letter entered into by and between the Sponsor and the Lender. |
Shenzhen Neptunus Group Undertaking Letter |
An undertaking letter entered into by and between Shenzhen Neptunus Group the Lender. |
Neptunus Commercial Undertaking Letter |
An undertaking letter entered into by and between Neptunus
Commercial and Lender.
The Lender agrees that each of the Sponsor Undertaking Letter,
Shenzhen Neptunus Group Undertaking Letter, Neptunus Commercial Undertaking Letter shall not be required to be registered with
any PRC governmental authorities (including, but not limited to, SAFE and the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC).
(The Sponsor Undertaking Letter, the Shenzhen Neptunus Group
Undertaking Letter and the Neptunus Commercial Undertaking Letter, collectively, the “Undertaking Letters”
and each a “Undertaking Letter”) |
Subordination Agreement |
A subordination agreement (in the form and substance to satisfaction of the Lender acting reasonably) entered into by and between the Lender, the Borrower and the intra-Group subordinated creditor(s) (to be identified). |
Obligors: |
The Borrower and, subject to the terms of this paragraph
and to the extent legally permissible, Target, Neptunus Commercial, Neptunus Medicine and 深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司(each
an “Obligor”).
The Target, Neptunus Commercial, Neptunus Medicine
and 深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司,
to the extent legally permissible, shall accede to the Facility Agreement as Obligor by no later than date falling 5 Business Days
after the Closing Date. |
Transaction Security: |
The Facility shall be secured by first
ranking security to be provided to the extent legally permissible and subject to the security principles (the “Security
Principles”) to be agreed and detailed in the Facility Agreement (which Security Principles shall take into consideration
the respective benefits and burdens of the granting of any particular security interest), as follows:
1. To be provided and take effect
prior to the Initial Utilisation Date:
(a)
Charge over 17,000,000 ordinary shares of the Target granted by the Borrower; and
(b)
Charge over all the shares of the Merger Sub.
2. To be provided as soon
as reasonably practicable and in any event within an agreed timeframe after the Closing Date:
(a)
Charge over 14,548 ordinary shares of the Target (amounting to approximately 29.0849% of the Equity Interests in the Target)
granted by the Borrower.
3 To be provided as soon
as reasonably practicable and in any event within 10 days (for signing) and 60 days (for perfection) after the Closing Date:
(b) Pledge over all shares
of深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司held
by the Target; and
(c) Pledge over all shares
of the Neptunus Commercial held by the Target. |
Certain Funds Period: |
The period from the date of the Facility Agreement to and including the earlier of: (a) the last day of the Availability Period and (b) the Initial Utilisation Date. |
Certain Funds Utilisation: |
A Utilisation under the Facility to be made during the Certain Funds Period. |
Certain Funds: |
During the Certain Funds Period, unless any Major Representation
is untrue in any material respect or any Major Default is continuing and subject to (a) the satisfaction (or waiver by the Lender)
of the Conditions Precedent and (b) the provisions on “Change of Control” and “Illegality”, the Lender
shall not be entitled to: (i) cancel any of its commitments under the Facility to the extent that doing so would prevent or limit
the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation; (ii) rescind, terminate or cancel the Facility or exercise any similar right or remedy
or make or enforce any claim under the Finance Documents to the extent that doing so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain
Funds Utilisation; (iii) refuse to fund any Certain Funds Utilisation; (iv) exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim
in respect of any Certain Funds Utilisation or exercise any rights under any of the Transaction Security Documents (in each case)
to the extent that doing so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation or (v) cancel, accelerate or cause
the repayment of any Loans made under the Facility to the extent that doing so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain Funds
Utilisation, in each case other than pursuant to any voluntary reduction or cancellation of the Facility by the Borrower; provided
that subject to a clean-up period of 45 days after the Initial Drawdown Date immediately upon the expiry of the Certain
Funds Period, all such rights, remedies and entitlements shall be available to the Lender (whether arising prior to, during or
after the Certain Funds Period) notwithstanding that they may not have been used or been available for use during the Certain Funds
Period.
For such purposes:
“Major Representation” means a representation
insofar as it relates to the Borrower under any of paragraphs: (a) (status), (b) (binding obligations), (c) (non-conflict),
(d) (power and authority), (e) (validity and admissibility in evidence), (g) (insolvency or insolvency proceedings),
(t) (ranking), (x) (merger documents); (bb) (pari passu status of payment obligations), (cc) (holding
company status of the Borrower), (dd) (sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and regulations) and
(ee) (anti-terrorism laws and regulations) of the section on “Representations” in this Term Sheet.
“Major Default” means any Default relating
to:
(i) any breach of any Major
Representation;
(ii) any breach by the Borrower
of any undertakings set out in paragraphs (e) (restrictions on merger/ acquisitions/ reorganisation), (g) (restrictions
on joint ventures), (h) (restrictions on activities of the Borrower as a holding company), (l) (negative
pledge), (m) (restriction on disposals), (o) (restrictions on loans or credit), (r) (financial indebtedness)
and (y) (restrictions on amendments/ waivers/ consents advise to the Lender of or under the Merger Documents) of the section
on “General Undertakings” in this Term Sheet (each a “Major Undertaking“);
(iii) any of paragraphs (a)
(non-payment), (e) (insolvency), (f) (insolvency proceedings), (g) (creditors’ process), (h) (unlawfulness
and invalidity) and/or (m) (repudiation) of the section on “Events of Default” in this Term Sheet, in each
case insofar as such Events of Default relate to the Borrower and in the case of paragraph (m) of the section on “Events
of Default” only insofar as such paragraph relates to any Finance Document. |
Prepayment and Cancellation: |
(a)
Illegality
A Lender’s commitment in respect of the Facility
shall be cancelled and its share of the utilisations under each Facility shall be prepaid in the event of illegality in relation
to that Lender.
(b)
Voluntary Cancellation
Subject to a minimum amount and multiples to be agreed,
and also subject to satisfactory evidence that sufficient funds are available to otherwise complete the Merger, the Borrower may,
on not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior notice, cancel the whole or any part of the unutilised amount for the Facility.
Amounts cancelled cannot be reinstated.
(c)
Voluntary Prepayment
Subject to a minimum amount and multiples to be agreed,
the Facility may be prepaid at any time after the last day of the Availability Period in whole or in part on not less than five
(5) Business Days’ prior notice without penalty, but subject to payment of break funding costs in the event of
any prepayment made otherwise than on the last day of an Interest Period.
(d)
Change of Control
Upon a Change of Control, the Facility shall be immediately
repaid in full and cancelled.
“Change of Control” means
(a) at any time before
the Closing Date, the Sponsor ceasing, directly or indirectly, to beneficially own more than one hundred per cent. (100%) of the
aggregate shares of the (1) Borrower and (2) Merger Sub; or ceasing to have the power to appoint or remove the majority of the
directors (or, if there is no board of directors, other equivalent officers) of (1) Borrower and (2) Merger Sub (which such majority
hold the right to cast the majority of the votes at any meeting of the board of directors (or equivalent body, as the case may
be) of (1) Borrower and (2) Merger Sub;
(b) at any time after the
Closing, the Sponsor ceasing, directly or indirectly, to beneficially own more than seventy per cent. (70%) of the aggregate shares
of (1) Borrower, (2) the Target, (3) Neptunus Commercial and (4) Neptunus Medicine and (5) 深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司;
or ceasing to have the power to appoint or remove the majority of the directors (or, if there is no board of directors, other equivalent
officers) of (1) Borrower, (2) the Target, (3) Neptunus Commercial and (4) Neptunus Medicine and (5) 深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司
(which such majority hold the right to cast the majority of the votes at any meeting of the board of directors (or equivalent body,
as the case may be) of (1) Borrower, (2) the Target, (3) Neptunus Commercial and (4) Neptunus Medicine and (5) 深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司.
(e)
Mandatory Prepayment - Flotation Proceeds
Upon any public offering of shares or equity interests
(or securities relating thereto) of the Borrower or any holding company or subsidiary of the Borrower (“Flotation”),
an amount equal to the applicable percentage (to be agreed) of the proceeds (less expenses and taxes incurred) shall be applied
in prepayment of the Facility.
(f)
Mandatory Prepayment – Disposal Proceeds
Subject to customary exceptions, materiality thresholds
and permitted baskets to be agreed and detailed in the Facility Agreement and to the extent not applied in reinvestment replacement
or reinstatement of the relevant assets being disposed of within 12 months of receipt of the relevant disposal proceeds, such relevant
disposal proceeds (less expenses and taxes incurred) shall be applied in prepayment of the Facility.
(g)
Mandatory Prepayment - Insurance Proceeds
Subject to customary exceptions, materiality thresholds
and permitted baskets to be agreed and detailed in the Facility Agreement, and to the extent not applied to meet the relevant third
party claim or to cover the relevant operating losses or in replacement or reinstatement of the relevant asset within, in each
case, 12 months, all proceeds of any insurance claim (less expenses), subject to agreed thresholds, baskets and exceptions, shall
be applied in prepayment of the Facility as set out below.
(h)
Mandatory Prepayment – Upstreaming Cash
The Borrower shall (a) procure that the Target shall
make dividends, distributions or payment under the loans (in an amount of no less than 200 million RMB or equivalent US$) to the
Borrower within 4 (four) months after the Initial Utilisation Date, and (b) apply 100% of proceeds of such proceeds in prepayment
of the Facility within such 4 (four)-month period.
(i)
General
Any amount prepaid may not be redrawn.
Any prepayment shall be made with accrued interest
on the amount prepaid and, subject to breakage costs, without premium or penalty. |
Representations |
Each Obligor in respect of itself (and where applicable,
in respect of its Subsidiaries) will make the following representations (in each case, subject to customary materiality qualifications
and other exceptions and taking into account the terms of comparable transactions in the market and the terms of prior transactions
(if any) involving affiliates of the Sponsor and the Lender)):
(a)
Status; *
(b)
binding obligations; *
(c)
non-conflict with: *
(i) any applicable law or regulation;
(ii) its constitutional documents;
or
(iii) any other agreement or
instrument binding on it;
(d)
power and authority; *
(e)
validity and admissibility in evidence; *
(f)
governing law and enforcement; *
(g)
insolvency or insolvency proceedings;
(h)
no filing or stamp taxes;
(i)
no deduction of tax;
(j)
no Event of Default; *
(k)
no misleading information (with respect to any information provided since the last time such representation or warranty
was made); *
(l)
the Original Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles consistently applied;
(m)
the Original Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the financial condition and results of operations of the
Target Group as at the date of the Original Financial Statements and during the period to which such Original Financial Statements
relate;
(n)
the most recent financial statements delivered: *
(i) have been prepared in accordance
with the Accounting Principles; and
(ii) give a true and fair view
of (if audited) or fairly represent in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations
for the Target Group for the period to which they relate, subject to (in the case of unaudited statements) customary year-end adjustments;
(o)
no proceedings pending or threatened; *
(p)
no breach of laws; *
(q)
no breach of environmental laws and no environmental claims; *
(r)
taxation – no Obligor is overdue (taking into account any extension or grace period) in filing its tax returns, or
is overdue in payment of taxes; *
(s)
subject to customary exceptions and baskets to be agreed, no financial indebtedness other than the indebtedness arising
under the Finance Documents; *
(t)
ranking - the Transaction Security has the priority which it is expressed to have; *
(u)
good title to assets; *
(v)
ownership of the assets charged under the Transaction Security Documents; *
(w)
shares subject to Transaction Security (fully paid up and non-assessable, no restriction on transfer upon enforcement of
the Transaction Security); *
(x)
Merger Documents – the Merger Documents provided to the Lender contain all the material terms of the Acquisition;
there is no breach or default thereunder as at date of Commitment Letter (or thereafter to an extent that would entitle the Borrower,
the Merger Sub or any relevant party thereto not to proceed with the Acquisition as agreed); no amendment/waiver/ consent adverse
to the Lender thereunder and no termination (except as permitted);
(y)
the Group structure chart shows all Group members and contains a description of the corporate structure of the Group which
is true, accurate and complete in all material respects (in each case assuming completion of the Acquisition);
(z)
accounting reference date;
(aa)
intellectual property rights subject to Material Adverse Effect qualifier;
(bb)
pari passu status of payment obligations (except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applicable to companies generally);
*
(cc)
holding company status of the Borrower; *
(dd)
sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and regulations; *
(ee)
anti-terrorism laws and regulations; *
(ff)
Federal Reserve regulations; *
(gg)
Pensions subject to Material Adverse Effect qualifier; *
(hh)
Compliance with SAFE rules;* and
(ii)
no security interests granted by the Obligor other than the Transaction Security subject to exception to be agreed. *
All representations are deemed to be made by each Obligor
by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing on the date of the Facility Agreement, the date of each Utilisation Request
and on, each Utilisation Date.
Representations marked with a * shall be repeating representations
and shall be deemed to be made by the Borrower on the first day of each Interest Period. |
Information Undertakings: |
Borrower shall supply each of the following commencing on
the Closing Date:
(a)
as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event within 120 days (or 120 days in the first Financial Year ending after
the Closing Date) of the end of each of its Financial Years the audited consolidated financial statements for the Group for that
Financial Year (each, “Annual Financial Statements”);
(b)
as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event within 60 days of the end of each of the first three quarters of each
of its Financial Years the consolidated unaudited financial statements for the Group for that quarterly financial period (each,
“Quarterly Financial Statements”);
(c)
(promptly upon becoming aware of the same) details of any litigation, labour dispute, environmental claim, arbitration or
administrative proceeding which are current, pending or threatened against the Borrower or any member of the Group which are reasonably
likely to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d)
details of any material (and incapable of being rectified in accordance therewith) non-compliance or breach of a Merger
Document by any relevant party thereunder;
(e)
details of any event or circumstance (promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence) that would give rise to a mandatory
prepayment;
(f)
all information provided to its shareholders (or any class of them) or its creditors generally at the same time as they
are provided; and
(g)
promptly on request of the Lender, such further information regarding (a) the financial condition, material assets and operations
of the Group and (b) the assets subject to Transaction Security.
The Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender of any default
under the Finance Documents (each, a “Default”) which is continuing upon it becoming aware of that Default and,
following request by the Lender, certify that no Default is continuing (or, if a Default is continuing, certify what steps are
being taken to remedy such Default).
Provisions will be included relating to reconciliation and/or
adjustment to financial statements on a change of accounting basis or reference date to give all parties comparable protection.
Customary undertakings relating to the provision by the Obligors
of information requested for any “know your customer” checks required to be carried out by the Lender shall be included. |
General Undertakings: |
Each Obligor in respect of itself (and where applicable,
in respect of its Subsidiaries) will make the following undertakings only (in each case, subject to agreed materiality qualifications
and other exceptions and baskets to be agreed in the Facility Agreement and taking into account the terms of similar transactions
in the market and the terms of prior transactions (if any) involving affiliates of the Sponsor and the Lender):
Authorisations and compliance with laws
(a)
authorisations and approvals;
(b)
compliance with laws;
(c)
environmental compliance;
(d)
taxation;
Restrictions on business
focus
(e)
restriction on merger/acquisition/reorganisation (other than, among other exceptions to be agreed, the Acquisition);
(f)
no substantial change in nature of business of the Group taken as a whole;
(g)
restriction on joint ventures;
(h)
restriction on activities of the Borrower as a holding company.
Restrictions on dealing
with assets and Security
(i)
preservation of assets;
(j)
pari passu ranking except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law;
(k)
payments of amounts payable and preservation of rights and pursuit of claims under the Merger Documents where the board
of the directors of the Borrower believes (acting reasonably and in good faith) that the pursuit of that claim is commercially
advantageous and appropriate;
(l)
negative pledge (other than the Transaction Security);
(m)
restriction on disposals;
(n)
transactions with affiliates to be on arm’s length basis or better;
Restrictions on movements
of cash – cash out
(o)
restriction on loans or credit;
(p)
restriction on guarantees or indemnities;
(q)
restriction on dividends, distributions, share redemptions, payments under shareholder loans and other restricted payments
(“Restricted Payments”) to any shareholder of the Obligors;
Restrictions on movements
of cash - cash in
(r)
subject to customary exceptions and baskets to be agreed, restriction on Financial Indebtedness (except for the indebtedness
incurred under the Finance Documents);
(s)
restriction on issuance of share capital and restrictions against agreements or arrangements (other than Finance Documents)
that limit/restrict dividends/distributions from subsidiaries/other Group Members;
Miscellaneous
(t)
Maintenance of good and sustainable financial status, failure to do which would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(u)
insurance to be maintained against those material risks and to the extent usual for companies carrying on the same or substantially
similar business with reputable insurers;
(v)
while an Event of Default is continuing or the Lender reasonably suspects that an Event of Default may have occurred, access
for the Lender and its representatives and professional advisers on notice;
(w)
intellectual property to be maintained if failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(x)
pensions funded to the extent required by local law and regulations where failure to do so would have or be reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(y)
restrictions on amendments/waivers/ consents adverse to the Lender of or under the Merger Documents (unless otherwise permitted);
(z)
restrictions on amendments to constitutional documents of any Group Member whose Equity Interests is subject to the Transaction
Security.
(aa)
no speculative treasury transactions;
(bb)
[intentionally left blank];
(cc)
provision of Transaction Security in accordance with agreed grace periods;
(dd)
further assurance subject to the Security Principles;
(ee)
compliance with Federal Reserve regulations;
(ff)
SAFE Rules and PRC law compliance;
(gg)
sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-terrorism;
(hh)
no change in accounting reference date; and
(ii)
the Borrower and the Group will appoint reputable auditors of international standing acceptable to the Lender (acting reasonably). |
Events of Default: |
The customary Event of Defaults limited to the following
events (in each case, subject to customary materiality qualifications and other exceptions to be agreed in the Facility Agreement
and taking into account the terms of comparable transactions in the market and the terms of prior transactions (if any) involving
affiliates of the Sponsor and the Lender):
(a)
Non-payment: non-payment unless failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error and payment
is made within three (3) Business Days of its due date;
(b)
Other obligations: breach of any of the other terms and conditions of the Finance Documents unless such failure
is capable of remedy and is remedied within 15 Business Days of the earlier of (i) Lender giving notice and (ii) the Borrower becoming
aware provided that such remedy period does not apply to certain obligations (including Mandatory Prepayment – Upstreaming
Cash);
(c)
Misrepresentation (unless the underlying circumstances (if capable of remedy) are remedied within 15 Business
Days of the misrepresentation;
(d)
Cross-Default: cross default in respect of other financial indebtedness of any Obligor, subject to a minimum
amount to be agreed;
(e)
Insolvency: insolvency in respect of Obligors;
(f)
Insolvency Proceedings: insolvency proceedings in respect of Obligors;
(g)
Creditors’ Process: creditors’ process in respect of Obligors affecting any asset of the Obligor
which have an aggregate value of no less than an amount (to be agreed);
(h)
Unlawfulness and Invalidity: unlawfulness or invalidity of any provision of any Finance Document;
(i)
Subordination Agreement: Any party (other than the Lender) fails to comply with the terms of the Subordination
Agreement;
(j)
Cessation of Ongoing Business: cessation of business by the Group (taken as a whole);
(k)
Audit Opinion is Qualified: the opinion of the auditors of the Financial Statements is qualified in a manner
which is materially adverse to the interests of the Lender;
(l)
Expropriation: The authority or ability of any Obligor to conduct its business is materially limited or substantially
curtailed by any seizure, expropriation or nationalisation;
(m)
Repudiation: repudiation and rescission by any Obligor of (i) any Finance Documents or (ii) any Merger Document;
(n)
Litigation: litigation proceedings with a real prospect of success are commenced against any Obligor by any
third party and, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender are likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(o)
Final Judgment: Failure to comply with any final judgment or order for amounts exceeding certain amount (to
be agreed) in each isolated event against any Obligor or any Group Member; and
(p)
Material Adverse Effect: any event or circumstance which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. |
Default: |
Any Event of Default or any event or circumstance which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under the Finance Documents or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default. |
Material Adverse Effect: |
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material
adverse effect on:
(a)
the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Group taken as a whole; or
(b)
the ability of the Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Finance Documents; or
(c)
the legality, validity or enforceability of, or the effectiveness or ranking of any security granted or purporting to be
granted pursuant to any of, the Finance Documents or the rights or remedies of the Lender under any of the Finance Documents. |
Assignments and Transfers: |
No assignment or transfer shall be made to any person by
the Borrower without consent from the Lender.
Upon occurrence of an Event of Default, assignment or transfer
can be made to any person by the Lender without consent from the Borrower. |
Debt Purchase Transactions: |
The Facility Agreement will contain customary provisions to prohibit Obligors/Group Members from purchasing participations under the Facility/Finance Documents and customary provisions dealing with sponsor buy-back (e.g., disenfranchisement provisions). |
Confidentiality: |
Restriction on disclosure of confidential information relating to the Facility by the Lender, subject to exceptions detailed in the Facility Agreement. |
Conditions Precedent to first Utilisation Request: |
Documentary conditions precedent
Conditions precedent to the first Utilisation Request have
been set out in Part 5 (each in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender (acting reasonably) save where otherwise expressly
specified. |
Conditions Subsequent |
To consist of the following:
1.
Evidence of filing of the plan of merger and a certified copy of the certificate of merger issued by the competent authority
in connection with the Acquisition;
2.
Any security perfection requirements in relation to the Transaction Security to be advised by local counsel;
3.
The execution of the Neptunus Commercial Undertaking Letter executed by Neptunus Commercial by no later than the Closing
Date;
4.
Accession of the Target, Neptunus Commercial, Neptunus Medicine and 深圳市海王医药电子技术有限公司to
the Facility Agreement as Obligors in compliance with the terms of the paragraph headed “Obligors” above; and
5.
Compliance with terms of sub-paragraphs 2 and 3 of the paragraph headed “Transaction Security” above. |
Drawdown |
Drawdown of the Facility shall be made with three (3) Business days’ prior notice. A Utilisation Request in respect of the Facility (each, an “Utilisation Request”) shall be submitted to the Lender by the Borrower. |
Miscellaneous Provisions |
The Facility Agreement will contain customary provisions relating to, among other things, default interest, market disruption, breakage costs, tax indemnities and other indemnities (including, without limitation, in relation to the Acquisition), increased costs, set-off and administration. |
Tax Gross up/Indemnity |
Standard gross-up and indemnity and mitigation provisions to be agreed in the documentation; Each party shall bear its own FACTA risk. |
Costs and Expenses: |
The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and duly
documented costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing,
execution and perfection of the Facility and the Finance Documents.
The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and duly
documented costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Lender in connection with the amendment, administration or
preservation of any rights under or in respect of the Finance Documents and all duly documented costs and expenses (including legal
fees up to a cap to be agreed) which the Lender incurs or becomes liable for in enforcing its rights or demanding or recovering
any sum or sums of money due to the Lender under the Finance Documents. |
Governing Law: |
English law.
Applicable law for Transaction Security Documents to be advised
by local counsel. |
Jurisdiction: |
Hong Kong Court
Applicable dispute resolution forum for Transaction Security
Documents to be advised by local counsel. |
PART 4
SELECTED DEFINITIONS
“Accounting Principles” means:
| (a) | in relation to the Group (on a consolidated basis), the Target Group
(on a consolidated basis) and each Offshore Group Member, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America;
and |
| (b) | in relation to each Onshore Group Member, generally accepted accounting
principles in the PRC. |
“Acquisition” means the
transaction pursuant to which the Merger Sub will merge with and into the Target in accordance with the Merger Agreement and pursuant
to which the Target, as the surviving company of such merger, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Borrower.
“Affiliate” means, in relation
to any person, a subsidiary of that person or a holding company of that person or any other subsidiary of that holding company.
“Business Day” means (other
than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in Beijing, Hong Kong, and (in relation to the delivery
of any utilisation request, the utilisation date of the Loan and the determination of any interest rate or any Interest Period)
London and (in relation to any payment in US$) New York City.
“Company Disclosure Schedule”
has the meaning given to that term in the Merger Agreement.
“Constitutional Documents”
means the certificate of incorporation, the memorandum of association and articles of association of the Borrower (including any
amendments thereto).
“Equity Interest” means,
in relation to any person:
| (a) | any share of any class or capital stock of or equity interest (including
any partnership interest) in such person or any depositary receipt in respect of any such share, capital stock or equity interest;
or |
| (b) | any security convertible or exchangeable (whether at the option of
the holder thereof or otherwise and whether such conversion is conditional or otherwise) into any such shares, capital stock, equity
interest or depositary receipt, or any depositary receipt in respect of any such security; or |
| (c) | any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such share, capital
stock, equity interest, security or depositary receipt or security referred to in the foregoing paragraphs (a) and/or (b) above. |
“E.U.” means the European
Union.
“Financial Indebtedness”
means any indebtedness for or in respect of:
| (a) | moneys borrowed and debit balances at banks or other financial institutions; |
| (b) | any acceptance under any acceptance credit or bill discounting facility
(or dematerialised equivalent); |
| (c) | any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds (but not Trade Instruments),
notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument; |
| (d) | the amount of any liability in respect of Finance Leases; |
| (e) | receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the
extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis); |
| (f) | any Treasury Transaction (and, when calculating the value of that
Treasury Transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out
of that Treasury Transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account); |
| (g) | any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, bond,
standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution in respect of any underlying
liability (but not, in any case, Trade Instruments) of any person which is not a Group Member, which liability would fall within
one of the other paragraphs of this definition or in respect of any post-retirement benefit scheme; |
| (h) | any amount raised by the issue of shares or Equity Interests which
are redeemable (other than at the option of the issuer thereof) before the Termination Date or are otherwise classified as borrowings
under the Accounting Principles; |
| (i) | any amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase
agreement if (i) one of the primary reasons behind entering into that agreement is to raise finance or to finance the acquisition
or construction of the applicable asset or service in question or (ii) that agreement is in respect of the supply of assets or
services and payment is due more than 180 days after the date of such supply; |
| (j) | any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward
sale or purchase, sale and sale back or sale and leaseback agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing excluding any
such transaction which is expressly excluded under another paragraph of this definition or are otherwise classified as borrowings
under the Accounting Principles; and |
| (k) | the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee for any of
the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (j) above. |
“Joint Venture”
means any joint venture entity, whether a company, unincorporated firm, undertaking, association, joint venture or partnership
or any other entity.
“Merger Consideration” means
the aggregate consideration payable in cash under the Merger Agreement.
“Merger Costs” means all
fees, costs and expenses, stamp, registration and other Taxes incurred or assumed and required to be paid by the Borrower or any
other Group Member in connection with the Acquisition or the Transaction Documents.
“Merger Documents” means
the Merger Agreement, the Merger Plan, the Company Disclosure Schedule and any other document designated as a “Merger
Document” by the Lender and the Borrower.
“Merger Plan” has the meaning
given to the term “Plan of Merger” in the Merger Agreement.
“Original Financial
Statements” means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Target for the Financial Year ended 31 December
2014 prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles.
“Relevant Jurisdictions”
means, in relation to an Obligor:
| (a) | its jurisdiction of incorporation; |
| (b) | any jurisdiction where any asset subject to or intended to be subject to the Transaction Security
to be created by it is situated; |
| (c) | any jurisdiction where it conducts material business; and |
| (d) | the jurisdiction whose laws govern the perfection of any of the Transaction Security Documents
entered into by it. |
“Sanctioned Country” means
any country or territory which is the subject of any countrywide or territory-wide Sanctions.
“Sanctioning Authority”
means:
| (a) | the U.S. government or any U.S. agency (including OFAC, the U.S.
State Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of the Treasury); |
| (b) | the United Nations Security Council; |
| (d) | the U.K. government (including any of Her Majesty’s Treasury,
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the U.K. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills); |
| (e) | the PRC government; and/or |
| (f) | any other government or sanctions authority in any Relevant Jurisdiction
of any Obligor. |
“Sanctions” means economic
or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by a Sanctioning Authority.
“Trade Instruments” means
any performance bonds, advance payment bonds or documentary letters of credit issued in respect of the obligations of any Group
Member (which obligations do not constitute Financial Indebtedness) arising in the ordinary course of trading of that Group Member.
“Treasury Transactions”
means any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or
price.
“U.K.” means the United
Kingdom.
“U.S.”, “United States of America”
and “United States” means the United States of America, its territories, possessions and other areas subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States of America.
PART 5
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
1. Borrower
| (a) | A copy of the constitutional documents of the Borrower and, statutory registers (including its
register of directors, its register of members and its register of charges) and a certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar
of Corporate Affairs and a certificate of incumbency issued by its registered office provider, in each case, dated no earlier than
20 Business Days before the date on which the legal opinions referred to in paragraph 7 are (or are to be issued). |
| (b) | A copy of a resolution of the sole shareholder/board of directors of the Borrower: |
| (i) | approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party and resolving that it execute, deliver and perform the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; |
| (ii) | authorizing a specified person or persons to execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party
on its behalf; and |
| (iii) | authorizing a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or dispatch all documents
and notices (including, if relevant, the Utilisation Request and selection notice) to be signed and/or dispatched by it under or
in connection with the Finance Documents to which it is a party; and |
| (c) | A specimen of the signature of each person authorized by the resolution referred to in paragraph
(b) above in relation to the Finance Documents and related documents. |
| (e) | a copy of a resolution signed by all the holders of the issued shares of the Merger Sub approving
any amendments to its memorandum and articles of association. |
(e) A certificate of
the Borrower (signed by a director) confirming that borrowing,
guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate,
the total commitments of the Facility would not cause any borrowing, guarantee, security or similar limit binding on it to be exceeded.
| (f) | A certificate of an authorized signatory of the Borrower certifying that each copy document specified
in this Part 5 (Conditions Precedent) is correct, complete and in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded
as at a date no earlier than the Initial Drawdown Date. |
2. Finance Documents
| (a) | The Facility Agreement executed by the parties thereto immediately prior to Closing (other than the Lender). |
| (b) | The Fee Letter executed
by the parties thereto. |
| (c) | The Commitment Letter executed by the
parties thereto. |
| (d) | The Keep-well Letters in the form agreed
executed by the parties thereto. |
| (e) | The Sponsor Undertaking Letter in the form agreed and the Shenzhen Neptunus Group Undertaking Letter in the form agreed executed
by the parties thereto. |
| (f) | The Subordination Agreement executed by the parties thereto immediately prior to Closing. |
3. Security
| (a) | A copy (with at least two originals to follow promptly) of each of the following Transaction Security
Documents executed by the parties thereto (other than the Lender): |
| (i) | Charge over 17,000,000 ordinary shares of the Target granted by the Borrower; and |
| (ii) | Charge over all the shares of the Merger Sub. |
| (c) | A copy of all share certificates (if any), all transfers and share transfer forms or equivalent
duly executed by the applicable chargor in blank in relation to the assets subject to or expressed to be subject to the Transaction
Security (under the Transaction Security Documents referred to in paragraph (a)) and other documents of title and deliverables
(including directors' resignation letters and undated resolutions) which can be and are customarily delivered on the date of execution
of such Transaction Security Documents. |
4. Merger
| (a) | A copy of each of (i) the Merger Documents (other than the Merger Plan) executed by the parties
to it, (ii) the paying agent agreement executed by the parties to it (the terms of which are consistent with the Merger Documents
in all material respects) and (iii) the form of the constitutional documents and statutory registers (including its register of
directors, its register of members and its register of mortgages and charges) and certificate of good standing issued by its registered
office provider of the Target following the Closing Date. |
| (b) | A certificate of the Borrower (signed by a director) detailing the estimated Merger Costs (which
may be satisfied by attaching the Funds Flow Statement detailing such estimated Merger Costs). |
(c) A certificate of the Borrower (signed
by a director) certifying that:
| (i) | the conditions under the Merger Documents have been satisfied or waived (where such waiver would
not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lender or where such waiver is granted with the consent
of the Lender) (other than payment of the Merger Consideration and such other conditions which are by their nature only capable
of being satisfied on the Closing Date and are contemplated under the Merger Agreement as being due to be satisfied on the Closing
Date); and |
| (ii) | no condition to completion of the Acquisition has been amended, waived or treated as satisfied
in any manner which would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lender (except with the consent
of the Lender). |
| (d) | A copy of the form of the Merger Plan to be signed by a director of the Merger Sub and the Target
and to be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands on or before the Closing Date (with such amendments to that
form as recommended by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands). |
| (e) | A copy of each of the other documents required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the
Cayman Islands pursuant to the provisions of section 233(9) of the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the Cayman Islands in relation
to the Acquisition (with such amendments to those documents as recommended by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands). |
| (i) | the Acquisition has been approved by: (A) all shareholder(s)/board of directors of the Merger Sub
and (B) shareholder(s)/board of directors of the Target; |
| (ii) | the condition set out in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement has been satisfied; and |
| (iii) | all creditors holding a fixed or floating security interest in each of the Target and the Merger
Sub (if any) have consented to the Merger Plan or a certificate of the Target and the Merger Sub confirming that no such security
interests exist. |
5. Confirmation documents
(a) A certificate of
the Borrower (signed by a director) certifying that:
| (i) | the Sponsor in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, wholly-owns each class of the issued shares
of the Borrower; and |
| (ii) | The Borrower directly wholly-owns each class of the issued shares of the Merger Sub. |
| (b) | A certificate of the Borrower (signed by a director) certifying (and including reasonable particulars
demonstrating) that the proceeds of the utilization proposed to be drawn on the Initial Drawdown Date will be sufficient to pay
in full the aggregate of: (A) the Merger Consideration, and (B) all fees, costs and expenses in relation to the Facility and all
other related Merger Costs due on the Closing Date. |
7. Legal Opinions
The following legal opinions,
each addressed to the Lender:
| (a) | a legal opinion of Allen & Overy, legal adviser to the Lender as to English law substantially
in the form distributed to the Lender prior to signing the Facility Agreement; |
| (b) | a legal opinion of the legal adviser to the Lender as to the laws of the British Virgin Islands
substantially in the form distributed to the Lender prior to signing the Facility Agreement; and |
| (c) | legal opinion(s) of legal advisers to the Lender as to the laws of the jurisdiction of any governing
law of any Finance Document (if not English law) and the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of any Obligor (if not the British
Virgin Islands), |
it being agreed that the Lender undertakes
to instruct the relevant legal advisers referred to above to issue the respective legal opinions referred to above in this paragraph
7.
8. Other documents and evidence
| (a) | Evidence that the process agent referred to in the Facility Agreement and/or required to be appointed
under the Transaction Security Documents referred to in paragraph 3 (Security) of this Part 5 (Conditions Precedent)
and/or required to be appointed under any Finance Document required to be delivered under this Part 5 (Conditions Precedent)
has confirmed that it has accepted its appointment. |
| (b) | The Group Structure Chart (which assume that the Closing Date has occurred) in the form agreed. |
| (c) | The funds flow statement in a form agreed by the Borrower and the Lender detailing the proposed
movement of funds on or before the Closing Date (the "Funds Flow Statement"). |
(d) The Original Financial Statements in
the form agreed.
| (e) | Evidence that all the fees, costs and expenses due to be paid by the Borrower on or before the
Initial Utilisation Date pursuant to the provisions of the Facility Agreement have been paid or will be paid by the Initial Utilisation
Date. |
| (f) | Such other conditions precedent (if any by reference to transactions of similar nature) as the
Lender (acting reasonably and upon advice of the relevant legal advisers to the Lender) and the Borrower may agree no later than
10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date. |
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