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GUIZHOU XINGYI RURAL COOPERATION BANK 


No.: Xing Nong He Yin (2011) Nian Bao Dai Zi No.055 


Exhibit 10.10 


 

	 	
    
     

    Gurantee Agreement

    (English Translation)
	
    
	Surety: Guizhou Dingshengxing Guarantee& Investment Co., Ltd.

     Creditor: Guizhou Xingyi Rural Cooperative Bank
                  	 



 


 


 


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Guizhou Xingyi Rural Cooperation Bank 

Guarantee Agreement 


Surety (“Party A”): Guizhou Dingshengxin Guarantee & Investment Co., Ltd.

 Address: Room G8, 24/F, Guiyang Hotel, Yunyan District, Guiyang, Guizhou


ID card No. or Organization Code:   77533646-6                     



Creditor (“Party B”): Guizhou Xingyi Rural Cooperative Bank             


In order to secure the performance of the Working Capital Loan Contract (the “Master Contract”) [No.: Xing Nong He Yin (2011) Nian Liu Dai Zi No.055] concluded between Qian Xi Nan Aosen Forestry Company, Limited.
(the “Debtor”) and Party B, and the realization of Party B’s claim, Party A is willing to offer the joint and several guaranty to the debt formed on the master contract between the Debtor and Party B. In accordance with pertinent
laws, regulations and rules, Party A and Party B, upon consensus reached through consultation, make and enter into this Contract for mutual compliance. 

	

Article 1 Mode of guarantee  


Party A offers the joint and several guarantee liability. 

Party A confirms that where the Debtor fails to discharge the debt as stipulated in the master contract, regardless of whether Party B possesses other guaranties (including but not limited to such modes of guarantee as guaranty, mortgage, pledge,
bond, etc.) to the debt under the master contract, Party B shall have the right to demand Party A directly to undertake the guarantee liability to the extent of its guarantee.
 


Article 2 Scope of guarantee  


Principal of the claim (in words) TWENTY FOUR MILLION ONLY and interests (including the compound interests and penalty interests), penalties, compensation and related fees advanced by Party B, and all expenses incurred to Party B for the
realization of the claim (including but not limited to the legal costs, arbitration fee, property preservation expenses, attorney’s fees, traveling expenses, execution fees, evaluation fees, auction fees, etc.)
 


Article 3 Term of guarantee  


From the effective date of this Contract to the date two years after the expiry date of the performance period of the debt under the master contract. Where Party B agrees on the extension of the claim upon maturity of the loan, the term of guarantee
shall expire on the date two years after the expiry date of the performance period of the debt re-stipulated in the extension agreement.
 


Article 4 Modification of the secured master contract  


Party A confirms that any modification of articles of the master contract upon consensus between Party B and the Debtor shall be deemed as having acquired the prior consent of Party A, which cannot exempt Party A from its guarantee liability, with
the exception that the amount of the principal of the claim is increased. Modification of the term of the master contract by the Creditor and the Debtor (including the extension under the letter of credit) shall not be subject to the consent of the
Surety, but the Surety shall assume the guarantee liability continuously pursuant to the scope of guarantee set in this Contract, and the term of guarantee shall remain valid till the full repayment of the principal and interests or be extended
accordingly.  


Article 5 Severability of contract validity  


This Contract is the ancillary contract of the master contract. Where the master contract is deemed as invalid, Party A is willing to undertake the joint and several guarantee liability to the debt resulting from the Debtor’s property return or
loss compensation.  


Article 6 Guarantee ability  


During the term of guarantee, where Party A loses or will probably loss the guarantee ability, or the legal person or other organizations as a surety undergoes contract, lease, combination, M&A, co-investment, division, association, joint stock
reform, or cancellation, Party A shall given a written notice to Party B in advance, and all the obligations hereunder shall be undertaken by the body after the aforesaid charge or the body that makes the cancellation decision to Party A. In the
event that Party B believes that the body after the change does not have corresponding guarantee ability, Party A or the body that makes the cancelation decision shall offer new acceptable guaranty to Party B, and conclude corresponding guarantee
contract.  


During the term of guarantee, Party A, without the prior written consent of Party B, shall not offer guaranty above 100% of the amount of the net assets in its last annual financial statements to any third party.
 


Article 7 Supervision to surety  


During the term of the guarantee, Party B shall have the right to
know Party A’s production and operation, financial activities, industrial and
commercial registration, tax registration, tax payment and operation of related
enterprises, and conduct investigation, also have the right to require Party A
to provide related planning, statistics, financial statements, etc., and Party A
shall:  



(1) Provide related financial materials and production and
operation materials as required by Party B, and be held liable for the
authenticity, integrity and validity of the materials provided;  



(2) Provide the industrial and commercial registration
information as required by Party B, and offer conveniences to
Party B for the investigation of the industrial and commercial registration in the name of Party A;
 


    	


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(3)
Provide the tax registration and payment information as required by Party B, and offer conveniences to Party B for
the investigation of the tax registration in the name of Party A;
	
	
 
	
(4)
Provide the list of major fixed assets as required by Party B, and offer conveniences to Party B for the investigation
and verification of Party A’s immovable properties;
	
	
 
	
(5)
Provide the list of related enterprises and copies of the business license of the enterprises, and the list of
shareholders or contributors as required by Party B;
	
	
 
	
(6)
Provide the list of Party A’s external investments and current status as required by Party B; and
	
	
 
	
(7)
Provide the list of Party A’s external guaranty, lease and donation as required by Party B.
	
	
 
	
Article 8 Early assumption of guarantee liability
	
	
 
	
During the term of guarantee, where Party B declares early maturity of the debt as stipulated in the master contract,
Party B shall have the right to require Party A to undertake the joint and several guarantee liability.
	
	
 
	
 
	
Article 9 Transfer and collection of amount payable
	
	
 
	
As for the amount payable to which Party A undertakes the joint and several payment liability, Party A irrevocably
authorizes Party A to transfer and collect from its account opened by Party A with Party B and its branches. The
stipulation of this article shall be taken as Party A’s irrevocable authorization to Party B on its direct transfer and
collection of amount for the repayment of the loan principal and interests.
	
	
 
	
Article 10 Miscellaneous
	
	
 
	
1.
During the term of guarantee, such cases of the Debtor as combination, division, joint stock reform, capital increase
or decrease, co-investment, association, or rename shall not reduce Party A’s guarantee liability or exempt Party A
from the guarantee liability.
	
	
 
	
	
2.
The Surety shall be obligated to supervise the Debtor’s use of the loan.
	
	
 
	
3.
The Surety has fully recognized the interest rate risk, and is willing to undertake the increased guarantee liability
due to the fluctuation of interest rate where the floating interest rate is adopted in the master contract.
	
	
 
	
	
4. ____________________________________________________.
	
 
	
Article 11 Dispute resolution
	
	
 
	
Any disputes arising from the contract performance shall be settled through negotiation. Should no consensus be
reached, Method 1 below shall be adopted for solution:
	
	
 
	
1.
Take legal action at the people’s court of the place where Party B is located;
	
	
 
	
2.
Submit it to ______arbitration commission for arbitration.
	
	
 
	
During the litigation or arbitration period, articles of the part irrelevant to the disputes shall be performed continuously.
	
	
 
	
Article 12 Effectiveness
	
	
 
	
This Contract shall take effect after signed or sealed by Party A and Party B.
	
	
 
	
Article 13 This Contract shall be made in triplicate, with Party A, Party B and the Debtor each holding one.
	
	
 




The Surety has read the aforesaid articles carefully, and the Creditor has construed articles of the Contract upon request of the Surety, and performed the obligation of giving reasonable prompt and explanation. The Surety has know the meanings,
and has no objection to contents of the articles hereof. 



	
 	
 	
 
	
 	
 	
 
	
 	
 	
 
	
Party A:
		
Party B:
		
 
	
	
Legal Representative (Principal)
		
Legal Representative (Principal)
		
 
	
	
Or Authorized Representative (Signature or Seal):
		
Or Authorized Representative (Signature or Seal): Zhou
	
	
 
		
Lunqi
		
 
	
	
 
		
Handling Person: Feng Lijiang
		
 
	
	
30 April 2011
		
30 April 2011
		
 
	
	
 
		
 
		
 
	
	
  	
  	
  

	
 
		
 
		
 
	
	
 
		
 
		
 
	
	
Guizhou Dingshengxin Guarantee& Investment Co., Ltd.
		
Guizhou Xingyi Rural Cooperation Bank
		
Seal
	
	
Xi’nanzhou Branch
		
for Contracts
		
 
	


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