Loan Agreement



 Exhibit 10.30 
  
 Loan Agreement 
  
 This Loan Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between the parties listed below as of the 19th day of October, 2004 in Beijing: 
  

	 	(1)	Lenovo-AsiaInfo Technologies, Inc. (“Lender”), a limited company duly organized and existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC” or “China”) with its address at 3/F Zhongdian Information Tower, No.6 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100086, P.R. China; 

  

	 	(2)	Bing Yu (“Borrower”), a citizen of China with Chinese identification No.: 110108650831235, and an address at 1-4-48, No.1 Jinjia Village, Fengtai District, Beijing,
P.R.China. 

  
 Each of Lender and Borrower shall be
hereinafter referred to as a “Party” respectively, and collectively, the “Parties”. 
  
 Whereas, Lender intends to provide Borrower with a loan to be used under this Agreement. To further clarify the rights and obligations of both
Lender and Borrower, after friendly consultation, the Parties agree as follows: 
  

	 	1	Loan 

  

	 	1.1	In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to provide a loan in the amount of RMB6,000,000.00 (the “Loan”) to Borrower. The term of the
Loan shall be ten years from the date of this Agreement, which may be extended upon mutual written consent of the Parties. During the term of the Loan or the extended term of the Loan, Borrower shall immediately repay the full amount of the Loan in
the event any one or more of the following circumstances occur: 

  

	 	1.1.1	30 days elapse after the Borrower receives written notice from the Lender requesting repayment of the Loan; 

  

	 	1.1.2	Borrower’s death, lack or limitation of civil capacity; 

  

	 	1.1.3	Borrower ceases (for any reason) to be an employee of Lender, Borrower Company (as defined below) or its affiliated entity; 

  

	 	1.1.4	Borrower engages in criminal conduct or is involved in criminal activities; 

  

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	 	1.1.5	Any third party filed a claim against Borrower that exceeds RMB1,000,000; or 

  

	 	1.1.6	According to the applicable laws of China, foreign investors are permitted to invest in security service business in China with a controlling stake or in the form of
wholly-foreign-owned enterprises, the relevant competent authorities of China begin to approve such investments, and Lender decides to exercise the exclusive option under the Exclusive Option Agreement (the “Exclusive Option Agreement”)
described in Sections 4.1.1 and 4.2.5 of this Agreement. 

  

	 	1.2	Lender agrees to remit the total amount under the Loan to the account designated by Borrower within 10 working days after receiving a written notification from the Borrower
regarding the same, provided that all the conditions precedent in Section 2 are fulfilled. Borrower shall provide Lender with a written receipt for the Loan upon receiving the Loan. The Loan provided by Lender under this Agreement shall inure to
Borrower’s benefit only and not to Borrower’s successors or assigns. 

  

	 	1.3	Borrower agrees to accept the aforementioned Loan provided by Lender, and hereby agrees and warrants that the Loan shall be used solely to fund its contribution to the registered
capital of [Lenovo Security Technology Ltd. (hereinafter the “Borrower Company”, a domestic-funded limited liability company in China with registered capital of Renminbi Twenty Four Million (RMB24,000,000.00)). Upon such contribution,
Borrower shall own 25% of the equity interests in Borrower Company (the “Borrower Equity Interest”). Borrower agrees to secure registration of the Borrower Company within 10 working days after receiving the Loan, and provide Lender with
copies of the registration documents at the government department for industry and commerce, business licenses, and articles of association. Without Lender’s prior written consent, Borrower shall not use the Loan for any purpose other than as
set forth herein. 

  

	 	1.4	Lender and Borrower hereby agree and acknowledge that Borrower’s method of repayment may at Lender’s option take the form of Borrower’s transferring the Borrower
Equity Interest to Lender or Lender’s designated person (legal or natural person) pursuant to the Lender’s exercise of its right to acquire the Borrower Equity Interest under the Exclusive Option Agreement. 

  

	 	1.5	Lender and Borrower hereby agree and acknowledge that any proceeds from the transfer of the Borrower Equity Interest (to the extent permissible) shall be used to repay the Loan to
Lender, in accordance with this Agreement in the manner designated by Lender. 

  

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	 	1.6	Lender and Borrower hereby agree and acknowledge that to the extent permitted by applicable laws, Lender shall have the right but not the obligation to purchase or designate other
persons (legal or natural persons) to purchase Borrower Equity Interest in part or in whole at any time, at the price stipulated in the Exclusive Option Agreement. 

  

	 	1.7	Borrower also undertakes to execute an irrevocable Power of Attorney (the “Power of Attorney”, referred to in Section 4.2.4), which authorizes a legal or natural person
designated by Lender to exercise all of Borrower’s rights as a shareholder of Borrower Company. 

  

	 	1.8	When Borrower transfers Borrower Equity Interest to Lender or Lender’s designated person, in the event that the transfer price of such equity interest equals or is lower than
the principal of the Loan under this Agreement, the Loan under this Agreement shall be deemed an interest-free loan. In the event that the transfer price of such equity interest exceeds the principal of the Loan under this Agreement, the excess over
the principal shall be deemed the interest of the Loan under this Agreement payable by Borrower to Lender. 

  

	 	2	Conditions Precedent 

  
 The obligation of Lender to provide the Loan to Borrower contemplated in Section 1.1 shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions,
unless waived in writing by Lender. 
  

	 	2.1	Lender receives the written notification for drawdown under the Loan sent by Borrower according to Section 1.2. 

  

	 	2.2	All the representations and warranties by Borrower in Section 3.2 are true, complete, correct and not misleading. 

  

	 	2.3	Borrower has not violated the covenants in Section 4 of this Agreement, and no event which may affect Borrower’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement has
occurred or is expected to occur. 

  

	 	3	Representations and Warranties 

  

	 	3.1	Between the date of this Agreement and the date of termination of this Agreement, Lender hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Borrower:


  

	 	3.1.1	Lender is a company duly organized and legally existing in accordance with the laws of China; 

  

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	 	3.1.2	Lender has the legal capacity to execute and perform this Agreement. The execution and performance by Lender of this Agreement is consistent with Lender’s scope of business and
the provisions of Lender’s corporate bylaws and other organizational documents, and Lender has obtained all necessary and proper approvals and authorizations for the execution and performance of this Agreement; and 

  

	 	3.1.3	This Agreement constitutes Lender’s legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 

  

	 	3.2	Between the date of this Agreement and the date of termination of this Agreement, Borrower hereby makes the following representations and warranties: 

  

	 	3.2.1	Borrower has the legal capacity to execute and perform this Agreement. Borrower has obtained all necessary and proper approvals and authorizations for the execution and performance
of this Agreement; 

  

	 	3.2.2	This Agreement constitutes Borrower’s legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms; and 

  

	 	3.2.3	There are no disputes, litigation, arbitrations, administrative proceedings or any other legal proceedings relating to Borrower, nor are there any potential disputes, litigations,
arbitrations, administrative proceedings or any other legal proceedings relating to Borrower. 

  

	 	4	Borrower’s Covenants 

  

	 	4.1	As a shareholder of Borrower Company, Borrower covenants that during the term of this Agreement, Borrower shall cause Borrower Company: 

  

	 	4.1.1	to execute the Exclusive Option Agreement with Borrower and Lender, under which Borrower shall irrevocably grant Lender an exclusive option to purchase all of the Borrower Equity
Interest; to execute an Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement (“Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement”) with Lender (or a party designated by Lender), under which Lender (or a party designated by Lender), as an exclusive service
provider, will provide Borrower Company with technical service and business consulting service; to enter into the Exclusive Option Agreement and the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement on the date of issuance of the business license to Borrower
Company, and to complete all the related governmental approvals, registrations or fillings (as applicable); 

  

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	 	4.1.2	to strictly abide by the provisions of the Exclusive Option Agreement and the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, and to refrain from any action or omission that may affect
the effectiveness and enforceability of the Exclusive Option Agreement and the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement; 

  

	 	4.1.3	at the request of Lender (or a party designated by Lender), to execute contracts or agreements on business cooperation with Lender (or a party designated by Lender), and to strictly
abide by such contracts or agreements; 

  

	 	4.1.4	without Lender’s prior written consent, not to supplement, change or amend its articles of association in any manner, increase or decrease its registered capital or change its
share capital structure in any manner; 

  

	 	4.1.5	to maintain its corporate existence in accordance with good financial and business standards and practices by prudently and effectively operating its business and handling its
affairs; 

  

	 	4.1.6	without Lender’s prior written consent, not to sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any other manner its legal or beneficial interest in any of its assets, business or
revenue at any time from the date of this Agreement, or permit the encumbrance of any other security interest thereon; 

  

	 	4.1.7	without Lender’s prior written consent, not to incur, inherit, guarantee or otherwise allow for the existence of any debt, except for (i) debt incurred in the ordinary course
of business other than through loans; and (ii) debt already disclosed to Lender for which Lender’s written consent has been obtained; 

  

	 	4.1.8	to operate its business in the ordinary course and to maintain the value of its assets; 

  

	 	4.1.9	without the prior written consent of Lender, not to execute any major contract, except for contracts in the ordinary course of business (for purpose of this subsection, a contract
with a value exceeding RMB100,000 shall be deemed a major contract); 

  

	 	4.1.10	without the prior written consent of Lender, not to provide any person with any loan or credit; 

  

	 	4.1.11	without the prior written consent of Lender, not to merge, consolidate with, acquire, or invest in any person; 

  

	 	4.1.12	to maintain the ownership of all of its assets, execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and file all necessary or appropriate
complaints or raise necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims; 

  

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	 	4.1.13	without the prior written consent of Lender or unless requested by Lender, not to distribute dividends to shareholders; 

  

	 	4.1.14	to provide Lender with all of the information on Borrower Company’s business operations and financial condition at Lender’s request; 

  

	 	4.1.15	to immediately notify Lender of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Borrower Company’s assets,
business or income; 

  

	 	4.1.16	at the request of Lender, to appoint any persons designated by Lender as directors of Borrower Company. 

  

	 	4.2	Borrower covenants that during the term of this Agreement, he shall: 

  

	 	4.2.1	ensure that Borrower Company shall be set up within 20 working days after receiving the Loan, according to the laws of China, and take all steps necessary to ensure that Borrower
Company maintains its legal existence according to the laws of China; Borrower Company shall be a limited liability company without foreign investment, and its registered capital shall be Renminbi Twenty Four Million (RMB24,000,000.00) and Borrower
shall own 25% of the equity interest of Borrower Company. 

  

	 	4.2.2	pay its contribution of 25% of the registered capital of Borrower Company in full in accordance with the laws of China, and provide Lender with the business license and a capital
contribution verification report regarding paid-in capital contributions from a qualified accounting firm; 

  

	 	4.2.3	cause Borrower Company to engage in the security service business, and complete all the government approvals, authorizations, licensing, registration and filing required for
engaging in the security service business pursuant to the laws of China; Borrower shall provide Lender with all the said governmental approvals for verification; 

  

	 	4.2.4	execute an irrevocable Power of Attorney, which authorizes a legal or natural person designated by Lender to exercise all of Borrower’s rights as a shareholder in Borrower
Company, and refrain from exercising any such shareholder rights except to the extent required under this Agreement or the Share Pledge Agreement or as requested by Lender; 

  

	 	4.2.5	execute the Exclusive Option Agreement with Lender and Borrower Company, under which Borrower shall irrevocably grant to Lender an exclusive option to purchase all of the Borrower
Equity Interest; 

  

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	 	4.2.6	execute a Share Pledge Agreement (the “Share Pledge Agreement”) with Lender, under which Borrower shall pledge the Borrower Equity Interest to Lender;


  

	 	4.2.7	enter into the aforementioned Power of Attorney, Exclusive Option Agreement and Share Pledge Agreement on the date of the issuance of the business license to Borrower Company, and
complete all the related governmental approvals, registrations or fillings (as applicable); 

  

	 	4.2.8	abide by the provisions of this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Share Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option Agreement, perform his obligations under this Agreement, the
Power of Attorney, the Share Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option Agreement, and refrain from any action or omission that may affect the effectiveness and enforceability of this Agreement, the Share Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option
Agreement; 

  

	 	4.2.9	not sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any other manner its legal or beneficial interest in Borrower Equity Interest, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security
interest, except in accordance with the Share Pledge Agreement; 

  

	 	4.2.10	cause any shareholders’ meeting and/or board of directors meeting of Borrower Company not to approve the sale, transfer, mortgage or disposition in any other manner of any
legal or beneficial interest in equity interest held by Borrower, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest, except to Lender or Lender’s designated person; 

  

	 	4.2.11	cause any shareholders’ meeting and/or board of directors of the Borrower Company not to approve the merger or consolidation of Borrower Company with any person, or its
acquisition of or investment in any person, without the prior written consent of Lender; 

  

	 	4.2.12	immediately notify Lender of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Borrower Equity Interest;


  

	 	4.2.13	to the extent necessary to maintain his ownership of the Borrower Equity Interest, execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and file
all necessary or appropriate complaints or raise necessary and appropriate defense against all claims; 

  

	 	4.2.14	without the prior written consent of Lender, refrain from any action / omission that may have a material impact on the assets, business and liabilities of Borrower Company;


  

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	 	4.2.15	appoint any designee of Lender as director of Borrower Company, at the request of Lender; 

  

	 	4.2.16	to the extent permitted by the laws of China, at the request of Lender at any time, promptly and unconditionally transfer all of Borrower Equity Interest to Lender or Lender’s
designated representative at any time, and cause the other shareholders of Borrower Company to waive their right of first refusal with respect to the share transfer described in this section; 

  

	 	4.2.17	to the extent permitted by the laws of China, at the request of Lender at any time, cause the other shareholders of Borrower Company to promptly and unconditionally transfer all of
their equity interest to Lender or Lender’s designated representative at any time, and Borrower hereby waives his right of first refusal (if any) with respect to the share transfer described in this section; 

  

	 	4.2.18	in the event that Lender purchases Borrower Equity Interest from Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Exclusive Option Agreement, use such purchase price obtained
thereby to repay the Loan to Lender; and 

  

	 	4.2.19	without the prior written consent of Lender, not to cause Borrower Company to supplement, change, or amend its articles of association in any manner, increase or decreases its
registered capital or change its share capital structure in any manner. 

  

	 	5	Liability for Default 

  

	 	5.1	In the event a Party breaches this Agreement or otherwise causes the non-performance of this Agreement in part or in whole, such Party shall be liable for such breach and shall
compensate all damages (including litigation and attorneys fees) resulting therefrom. In the event that both Parties breach this Agreement, each Party shall be liable for its respective breach. 

  

	 	5.2	in the event that Borrower fails to perform the repayment obligations set forth in this Agreement, Borrower shall pay overdue interest of 0.01% per day for the outstanding payment,
until the day Borrower repays the full principal of the Loan, overdue interests and other payable amounts. 

  

	 	6	Notices 

  

	 	6.1	All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, by a
commercial courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of such Party set forth below. A confirmation copy of each notice shall also be sent by email. The dates on which notices shall be deemed to have been effectively given shall be
determined as follows: 

  

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	 	6.1.1	Notices given by personal delivery, by courier service or by registered mail, postage prepaid, shall be deemed effectively given on the date of delivery. 


 

	 	6.1.2	Notices given by facsimile transmission shall be deemed effectively given on the date of successful transmission (as evidenced by an automatically generated confirmation of
transmission). 

  

	 	6.2	For the purpose of notices, the addresses of the Parties are as follows: 

  
 Lender: 3/F Zhongdian Information Tower, No.6 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100086, P.R. China 
 Attn: Legal Department 
 Phone: +86-10-6250 1658 
 Facsimile: +86-10-6250 1665 
  
 Borrower: 1-4-48, No. 1, Jinjia Village, Fengtai District,
Beijing, P.R.China 
 Attn: Bing Yu 
 Tel: +86-10- 6250 1312 
  

	 	6.3	Any party may at any time change its address for notices by a notice delivered to the other party in accordance with the terms hereof. 

  

	 	7	Duty to Maintain Confidentiality 

  
 The Parties acknowledge that any oral or written information exchanged among them with respect to this Agreement is confidential information. The Parties
shall maintain the confidentiality of all such information, and without the written consent of other Party, a Party shall not disclose any relevant information to any third party, except in the following circumstances: (a) such information is or
will be in the public domain (provided that this is not the result of a public disclosure by the receiving party); (b) information disclosed as required by applicable laws or rules or regulations of any stock exchange; or (c) information required to
be disclosed by a Party to its legal counsel or financial advisor regarding the transaction contemplated hereunder, and such legal counsel or financial advisor are also bound by confidentiality duties similar to the duties in this section.
Disclosure of any confidential information by any staff member or agent hired by a Party shall be deemed disclosure of such confidential information by such Party and such Party shall be held liable for such breach under this Agreement. This section
shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. 
  

	 	8	Governing Law and Resolution of Disputes 

  

	 	8.1	The execution, effectiveness, construction, performance, amendment and termination of this Agreement and the resolution of disputes shall be governed by the laws of China.


  

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	 	8.2	Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration at the Hong Kong
International Arbitration Center (“HKIAC”) under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as at present in force and as may be amended by the rest of this clause. For the purpose of such arbitration, there shall be a board of arbitration (the
“Board of Arbitration”) consisting of three arbitrators, each of the Parties shall select one (1) member and the third member shall be selected by mutual agreement of the other members, or if the other members fail to reach agreement on a
third member within twenty (20) days after their selection, such third member shall thereafter be selected by the HKIAC upon application made to it for such purpose. The language used in such arbitration shall be English, and the place of
arbitration shall be in Hong Kong at HKIAC. Any such arbitration shall be administered by HKIAC in accordance with HKIAC Procedures for Arbitration in force at the date of this Agreement including any additions to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as
are therein contained. The decision by the Board of Arbitration shall be final and binding on the parties. 

  

	 	8.3	Upon the occurrence of any disputes arising from the construction and performance of this Agreement or during the pending arbitration of any dispute, except for the matters under
dispute, the parties to this Agreement shall continue to exercise their respective rights under this Agreement and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. 

  

	 	9	Miscellaneous 

  

	 	9.1	This Agreement shall become effective on the date thereof, and shall expire upon the date of full performance by the Parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement.


  

	 	9.2	This Agreement shall be written in both Chinese and English language in two copies, The Parties hereto shall execute two originals of this Agreement, one for each party, and each
original shall have equal legal validity. In case there is any conflict between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail. 

  

	 	9.3	This Agreement may be amended or supplemented through written agreement by and between Lender and Borrower. Such written amendment agreement and/or supplementary agreement executed
by and between Lender and Borrower shall form an integral part of this Agreement, and shall have the same legal validity as this Agreement. 

  

	 	9.4	In the event that one or several of the provisions of this Agreement are found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any aspect in accordance with any laws or regulations, the
validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or compromised in any respect. The Parties shall strive in good faith to replace such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with
effective provisions that accomplish to the greatest extent permitted by law the intentions of the Parties, and the economic effect of such effective provisions shall be as close as possible to the economic effect of those invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions. 

  

	 	9.5	The attachments (if any) to this Agreement shall be an integral part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal validity as this Agreement. 

  

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 Lender: Lenovo-AsiaInfo Technologies, Inc. 
  

			
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Bing Yu


	 Name:
	 	 Bing Yu

	 Title:
	 	 Legal Representative

	
	Borrower: Bing Yu
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Bing Yu



  

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