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Exhibit 4.36









 



PURCHASE AGREEMENT


 


This Purchase Agreement is entered into on July 1, 2013, by and between Mainfame Group Limited, a company duly incorporated in British Virgin Islands ("Company"), and Champion Connection Network H.K. Limited, a company duly incorporated in Hong Kong ("Investor").


 


WHEREAS,


 



	
(1)  

	
The Investor, Shenzhen Champion Connection Co., Ltd. ("Champion") and Mr. Zhou entered into an Call Option Agreement in June 2013 ("Call Option Agreement"), whereby the Investor or its designated qualified entity may purchase all or part of shares of Champion held by the Investor as a shareholder of Champion, as well as the exclusive option to all or part of assets of Champion at any time ("Call Option"), subject to the requirements of the applicable laws of China;







 



	
(2)  

	
The Investor undertakes that it is committed to developing the institutional customer business of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and will procure Champion to sell its assets, software, technologies, personnel and related businesses in the field of institutional customer business as a package to Shenzhen Genius Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Genius", an affiliate of the Company), and for this purpose agrees to transfer the Call Option under the Call Option Agreement to the Company. Therefore, the Company agrees to issue a certain amount of the common shares of the Company and pay a certain amount of cash to the Investor, as the consideration for the above mentioned Call Option and the Investor's commitment of procuring Shenzhen Genius to purchase the assets of Champion;







 


The Parties hereby enter into the following agreements:


 


1. PURCHASE OF COMPANY SHARES


 


1.1 Subscription and Issuance of Common Shares


 



	
a)  

	
On or before the Closing (as defined below), as the consideration for the Investor's transfer of the Call Option and procuring Shenzhen Genius to purchase the assets of Champion, the Company shall have already approved the Investor to purchase and have issued 3,000 common shares to the Investor at the par value of US$ 1.00 per share ("Shares"), and these shares account for thirty percent (30%)  ("Purchased Shares") of all issued and outstanding share capital of the Company immediately after the Closing.







 



	
b)  

	
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the time of Closing, the Investor agrees to purchase while the Company agrees to sell and issue to the Investor the amount of Purchased Shares at the price of US$ 1.00.







 


1.2 Closing


 


When all closing preconditions set forth in Article 5 and Article 6 hereof have been properly satisfied or waived, the purchase of the Purchased Shares shall be completed as soon as practical by the forms of remote closing documents and signature, or at any other time or place agreed by the Company and the Investor (such time and place are defined as "Closing"). At the time of Closing, if the purchase price of the Purchased Shares is paid by cheque, telegraphic transfer or both, the Company shall deliver to the Investor a share certificate representing the Purchased Shares purchased by the Investor.


 


2. SALE OF CALL OPTION BY INVESTOR TO THE COMPANY


 




  





  











  






2.1 Purchase and Price of the Option


 


The Investor hereby agrees to sell and transfer to the Company its Call Option for the shares and assets of Champion. As the consideration for the Investor's sale of 20% Call Option and procuring Shenzhen Genius to purchase the assets of Champion, the Company hereby agrees to remit an amount in U.S. dollar equivalent to RMB 5,000,000 to the Investor's designated bank account no later than three business days prior to the Closing.


 


2.2 Transfer of Call Option after Closing


 


After the Investor has transferred 20% of the Call Option to the Company on or before the Closing in accordance with this Agreement, the Investor shall cause to sign an amendment to the Option Agreement between the Company and Champion, so that the Company will replace the Investor as the holder of 20% of the Call Option.


 


3. Representations and Warranties of the Company


 


The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Investor:


 


3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Validity


 


The Company is a corporation duly established, having good standing and validly existing under the laws of British Virgin Islands, and has all corporate powers and authorities to operate its existing businesses.


 


3.2 Valid Actions of the Company, Shareholders and Officers


 


Prior to the Closing, the Company and its officers, directors and shareholders have taken or will take all necessary corporate actions to approve, execute, deliver and perform all obligations of the Company hereunder, and approve, issue, sell and deliver the Purchased Shares sold hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the legally effective and binding obligation on the Company and may be enforced against the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.


 


3.3 Effective Issuance of Shares


 


The Purchased Shares purchased by the Investor according to this Agreement, when issued, sold and delivered according to the terms and conditions hereof and at the price stipulated herein, will become the shares properly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares, and may be transferred without any restriction, other than the transfer restriction stipulated herein and the restriction under the applicable securities laws.


 


3.4 Compliance with Requirements of Other Documents


 


The Company has not violated, defaulted, breached or conflicted with any provision of its articles of association, or violated, defaulted, breached or conflicted with any instrument, judgment, decree, writ, order, or to the knowledge of the Company, any law, regulation or rule applicable to the Company (including but not limited to any law, regulation or rule regarding privacy, personal identity information or export restriction).


 


4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR


 


The Investor hereby makes the following representations and warranties:


 


4.1 Authority


 


The Investor has full power and authority to execute this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legally effective and binding obligation on the Investor, and may be enforced against the Investor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, unless it is restricted by: (a) any applicable law regarding bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or generally affecting the creditor's rights; or (b) any applicable law regarding enforcement, injunctive relief or any other similar means.


 




  





  











  






4.2 Information Disclosure


 


The Investor hereby acknowledges that it has received all information necessary for its decision to purchase the Purchased Shares. The Investor further acknowledges that it has the opportunity to raise questions and receive answers to and from the Company regarding the requirements of the Purchased Shares, and business, assets, outlook and financial conditions of the Company. However, the preceding sentence does not constitute a restriction on the representations and warranties made by Company in Article 3 hereof, or prejudice the Investor's right to rely upon the representations and warranties made by Company in Article 3 hereof.


 


4.3 Call Option Agreement


 


The Investor hereby acknowledges that the Call Option Agreement constitutes the lawfully effective and binding obligation and may be enforced against the Investor in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement, and the Call Option transferred to the Company is free from any encumbrance. Such transfer is not required to obtain the approval of any third party.


 


5. PRECONDITIONS FOR THE INVESTOR'S PERFORMANCE OF CLOSING OBLIGATION


 


As the preconditions for fulfilling the closing obligation by the Investor according to Article 1 hereof, the following conditions shall be satisfied to the satisfaction of the Investor or waived by the Investor on or before the Closing:


 


5.1 Performance


 


The Company shall already perform and comply with, or procure other related group companies to perform and comply with this Agreement, the Call Option Agreement and the related assets purchase agreement signed among the Shenzhen Genius, the ultimate beneficiary of the Investor and Shenzhen Champion Connection Co., Ltd. (Chinese affiliates of the Investor controlled by the ultimate beneficiary of the Investor), and such agreement shall provide all obligations to be performed and complied with at all material aspects and at or before the Closing by the Company or its related group companies under certain Assets Purchase Agreement relating to the institutional customer business ("Assets Purchase Agreement", and together with this Agreement and the Call Purchase Agreement collectively as "Transaction Documents").


 


5.2 No Prohibition; Authority


 


There is not any applicable law which prevents the completion of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents. All consents as required by the Transaction Documents to be obtained by the Company from any competent government authorities or from any other person prior to the Closing and relating to the transactions have been obtained and remain effective at the Closing.


 


5.3 Transaction Documents


 


All Parties to the Transaction Documents, other than the Investor, have dully executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to the Investor.


 


6. PRECONDITIONS FOR THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE OF CLOSING OBLIGATION


 


As the preconditions for fulfilling the closing obligation by the Company according to Article 1 hereof, the following conditions shall be satisfied to the satisfaction of the Company or waived by the Company on or before the Closing:


 




  





  











  






6.1 Performance


 


The Investor shall already perform and comply with, or procure its affiliates to perform and comply with all obligations and terms which shall be performed and complied with by the Investor at all material aspects and at or before the Closing under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. It shall include that the Investor has procured Champion and Shenzhen Genius to execute an Assets Purchase Agreement, and the Champion has fulfilled its obligation of assets closing under the Assets Purchase Agreement.







6.2 Transaction Documents


 


The Investor and its relevant affiliate have duly executed and delivered to the Company the Transaction Documents to which the Investor or such relevant affiliate is a party.


 


7. COMMITMENT AFTER CLOSING


 


7.1 Call Option of the Company upon Termination of the Cooperation


 



	
a)  

	
If the Assets Purchase Agreement is terminated before December 31, 2014 or another expiration date stipulated therein (the period from the cooperation commencement date and the agreed termination date is referred to "Cooperation Period" hereinafter), or the business cooperation contemplated in the Assets Purchase Agreement is otherwise terminated (each as "Early Termination"), the Company may issue a repurchase notice ("Repurchase Notice") to the Investor, to repurchase 1,500 shares held by the Investor at the zero price or nominal price, accounting for 50% of the Purchased Shares (as adjusted in case of share split, consolidation, dividend, reclassification or similar event) ("Repurchased Shares"). The Investor shall make its best efforts to complete the necessary steps for transferring the Repurchased Shares to the Company, including but not limited to execution of the transfer instrument and surrendering the share certificate representing such Purchased Shares to the Company for cancellation within five days upon receipt of the Repurchase Notice.







 



	
b)  

	
If no Early Termination occurs during the Cooperation Period, the Company agrees to issue extra shares accounting for five percent (5%) of all issued and outstanding share capital of the Company to the Investor or its designated assignee at the zero price or nominal price within 10 days upon expiration of the Cooperation Period, and pay to the Investor (i) a copy of the updated shareholder register of the Company; and (ii) a share certificate representing that such extra shares are held by the Investor.







 


7.2 Right to Distribution of Dividends


 


The Investor hereby agrees and confirms that, in addition to any right under the articles of association as amended by the Company from time to time or under the applicable laws, (i) it shall be entitled to the distributable dividends generated from Zhengyong Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Platform Company") or the Cooperative Business only relating to the Shares held by the Investor after the Closing; and (ii) it hereby waives the right to the dividends generated from the net assets of the Platform Company or the Cooperative Business only relating to the Shares held by the Investor prior to the Closing.


 


8. MISCELLANEOUS


 


8.1 Successors and Assignees


 


Unless it is otherwise stipulated herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the Parties and their respective successors and assignees (including assignees of any Shares). Unless it is expressly stipulated herein, no provision of this Agreement creates or shall be construed to create any right, remedy, obligation or debt for any person other than the Parties and their respective successors and assignees.


 


8.2 Governing Law


 




  





  











  






This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the People’s Republic of China.


 


8.3 Dispute Settlement


 


If a dispute relating to this Agreement cannot be settled by the Parties, it shall be submitted to Hong Kong International Arbitration Center ("HKIAC") for final settlement according to then effective UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules ("UNCITRAL Rules"), which shall be incorporated into this Article 8.3 by citation, subject to the following provisions: the arbitral tribunal shall be composed of one (1) arbitrator appointed by HKIAC according to the UNCITRAL Rules. The arbitration shall be in Chinese. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the UNCITRAL Rules, the arbitral tribunal may not issue any award of injunctive relief or similar relief in respect of this Agreement, unless the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such award can be obviously appealed and reviewed at the courts in Hong Kong; and (ii) if such award is affirmed, it will not cause any damage or restriction to or attach any condition on the right or ability of any Party or its Affiliates to operate business or carry out or dispose of other investments.


 


8.4 Counterpart


 


This Agreement is executed in the form of fax or electronic signature page, and may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, and each of counterparts shall be deemed as an original copy, but all counterparts shall constitute one (1) instrument.


 


8.5 Heading


 


All headings and sub-headings of this Agreement are only inserted herein for convenience, and shall not be applied to construe or interpret this Agreement.


 


8.6 Notice


 


Any notice or other communication required hereunder shall be in writing forms, and deemed as duly served when: (a) it is delivered to the addressee by personal delivery; (b) it is delivered by email or fax with confirmation during the normal business hours of the addressee, if during non-business hours, it shall be deemed as duly served on the next business day; (c) on the five (5) days after it is sent by registered mail with return receipt and postage prepaid; or (d) on the next day after it is sent by a national recognized overnight courier service with a written confirmation of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the address of the other Party indicated in the signature page below (or any other address as notified according to this Article 8.6).


 


8.7 Amendment and Waiver


 


Any amendment to the provisions hereof or waiver of compliance with any provision hereof (whether generally or specifically, and whether retroactive or not) shall be of no effect and force, unless the same is agreed by the Company and the Investor in writing.


 


8.8 Severability


 


If any or more provisions hereof are held as enforceable under the applicable laws, such provisions shall be precluded from this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be construed after such preclusion and this Agreement shall be enforced according to the remaining provisions.


 


8.9 Entire Agreement


 


This Agreement and the documents referred to herein constitute an entire agreement between the Parties, and each Party is not bound by or liable for any representation, warranty or undertaking other than the representations, warranties and undertakings made by it in this Agreement or any document referred to herein.


 







 




  





  











  






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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date indicated first above.


 


COMPANY:


 


MAINFAME GROUP LIMITED


 


By:


 







 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date indicated first above.


 


INVESTOR:


 


Champion Connection Network H.K Limited


 


By: