Document:

Exhibit 4.7

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
 TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

Between

 

CREDITEASE HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LIMITED

 

and

 

YIRENDAI LTD.

 

 

Dated as of March 25, 2019

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1

 DEFINITIONS

 

	
Section 1.1
    	
Capitalized terms
    	
1
    
	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 2
    
	
 
    
	
SERVICES
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 2.1
    	
Initial Services
    	
4
    
	
Section 2.2
    	
Additional Services
    	
4
    
	
Section 2.3
    	
Scope of Services
    	
5
    
	
Section 2.4
    	
Limitation on Provision   of Services
    	
5
    
	
Section 2.5
    	
Standard of   Performance; Standard of Care
    	
6
    
	
Section 2.6
    	
Changes in Services
    	
7
    
	
Section 2.7
    	
Services Performed by   Third Parties
    	
7
    
	
Section 2.8
    	
Responsibility for   Provider Personnel
    	
8
    
	
Section 2.9
    	
Services Rendered as a Work-For-Hire;   Return of Equipment; Internal Use; No Sale, Transfer, Assignment; Copies
    	
8
    
	
Section 2.10
    	
Cooperation
    	
8
    
	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 3
    
	
 
    
	
PRICES AND PAYMENT
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 3.1
    	
Prices for Services
    	
9
    
	
Section 3.2
    	
Procedure
    	
9
    
	
Section 3.3
    	
Late Payments
    	
9
    
	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 4
    
	
 
    
	
TERM AND TERMINATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 4.1
    	
Termination Dates
    	
9
    
	
Section 4.2
    	
Early Termination by   the Recipient
    	
9
    
	
Section 4.3
    	
Termination by the   Provider
    	
10
    
	
Section 4.4
    	
Effect of Termination   of Services
    	
10
    
	
Section 4.5
    	
Data Transmission
    	
10
    
	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 5
    
	
 
    
	
MISCELLANEOUS
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 5.1
    	
Disclaimer of   Warranties
    	
10
    
	
Section 5.2
    	
Limitation of   Liability; Indemnification
    	
11
    
	
Section 5.3
    	
Compliance with Law and   Governmental Regulations
    	
12
    

 

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Section 5.4
    	
No Partnership or Joint   Venture; Independent Contractor
    	
12
    
	
Section 5.5
    	
Non-Exclusivity
    	
13
    
	
Section 5.6
    	
Expenses
    	
13
    
	
Section 5.7
    	
Further Assurances
    	
13
    
	
Section 5.8
    	
Confidentiality
    	
13
    
	
Section 5.9
    	
Amendments
    	
14
    
	
Section 5.10
    	
Notices
    	
14
    
	
Section 5.11
    	
Governing Law
    	
14
    
	
Section 5.12
    	
Dispute Resolution
    	
14
    
	
Section 5.13
    	
Incorporation by   Reference
    	
15
    
	
Section 5.14
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
15
    
	
Section 5.15
    	
Severability
    	
15
    
	
Section 5.16
    	
Failure or Indulgence   not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
    	
16
    
	
Section 5.17
    	
Assignment; No   Third-Party Beneficiaries
    	
16
    
	
Section 5.18
    	
Inconsistency
    	
16
    
	
Section 5.19
    	
Interpretation
    	
16
    
	
Section 5.20
    	
Counterparts
    	
17
    

 

	
SCHEDULE 1 SERVICES
    	
SCHEDULE-1-1
    

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED
 TRANSITIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated Transitional Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 25, 2019, by and between CreditEase Holdings (Cayman) Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“CreditEase”), on behalf of itself and other members of CreditEase Group, and Yirendai Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Yirendai” and, together with CreditEase, the “Parties”), on behalf of itself and other members of Yirendai Group.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Yirendai is a leading fintech company in China and its ADSs (as defined below) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange;

 

WHEREAS, CreditEase, being the parent company and controlling shareholder of Yirendai, desires to transfer or cause its controlled entities to transfer to the Yirendai Group certain assets, rights and obligations in connection with certain target business, and Yirendai desires issue certain Ordinary Shares (as defined below) of Yirendai to CreditEase, in accordance with the Share Subscription Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and between the Parties (the “Share Subscription Agreement”) and the Specified Transaction Documents (as defined in the Share Subscription Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, Yirendai and CreditEase entered into a Transitional Services Agreement, dated November 9, 2015 (the “Prior Agreement”), prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of Yirendai; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend to alter the scope of the services subject to the Prior Agreement and make certain other modifications to the Prior Agreement by amending and restating the Prior Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and provisions contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree that the Prior Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1            Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Master Transaction Agreement. Capitalized terms used in the Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, will have the meaning ascribed to such word in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the following words and phrases will have the following meanings:

 

“Actual Cost” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Additional Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

 

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“ADSs” means American depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares.

 

“Affiliate” of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person; provided that, under this Agreement, “Affiliate” of any member of CreditEase Group excludes members of Yirendai Group, and “Affiliate” of any member of Yirendai Group excludes members of CreditEase Group. As used herein, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agreement” means this Transitional Services Agreement, together with the Schedule hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

“Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Control Ending Date” means the earlier of (i) the first date upon which members of the CreditEase Group no longer collectively own at least twenty percent (20%) of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of Yirendai and (ii) the first date upon which CreditEase, collectively with the other members of the CreditEase Group, ceases to be the largest beneficial owner of the then outstanding voting securities of Yirendai (for purposes of this clause (ii), without considering holdings of institutional investors that have acquired Yirendai securities in the ordinary course of their business and not with a purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of Yirendai).

 

“CreditEase” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“CreditEase Group” means CreditEase and its subsidiaries and VIEs, other than Yirendai and its subsidiaries and VIE.

 

“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12 of this Agreement.

 

“Dispute Resolution Commencement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12 of this Agreement.

 

“Force Majeure Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other regulatory, administrative or governmental authority.

 

“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d) of this Agreement.

 

“Information” means information in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memoranda and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data.

 

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“Initial Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

“IPO Completion Date” means December 23, 2015, the closing date of Yirendai’s initial public offering, on which the delivery of and payment for the securities offered by Yirendai (excluding securities offered by Yirendai upon underwriter(s)’ exercise of over-allotment option) in connection with the initial public offering was consummated.

 

“Law” means any law, statute, rule, regulation or other requirement imposed by a Governmental Authority.

 

“Master Transaction Agreement” means the Master Transaction Agreement, dated November 9, 2015, by and between Yirendai and CreditEase.

 

“Ordinary Shares” means the shares of Yirendai, par value $0.0001 per share (including shares represented by ADSs and held of record by the depositary bank for the ADSs).

 

“Person” means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.

 

“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, which, for purposes of this Agreement only, does not include the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan.

 

“Provider” means, with respect to any particular Service, the entity or entities identified on the Schedule as the party to provide such Service.

 

“Provider Personnel” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 of this Agreement.

 

“Recipient” means, with respect to any particular Service, the entity or entities identified on the Schedule as the party to receive such Service.

 

“Review Meetings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10 of this Agreement.

 

“Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Service Period” means, with respect to any Service, the period commencing on the IPO Completion Date, and ending on the earliest of (i) the date the Recipient terminates the provision of such Service pursuant to Section 4.2, (ii) the date the Provider terminates the provision of such Service pursuant to Section 4.3, (iii) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, and (iv) one year after the Control Ending Date.

 

“Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

 

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“System” means the software, hardware, data store or maintenance and support components or portions of such components of a set of information assets identified in a Schedule.

 

“Tax” means all forms of direct and indirect taxation or duties imposed, or required to be collected or withheld, including charges, together with any related interest, penalties or other additional amounts.

 

“Termination Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

 

“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.

 

“VIE” of any Person means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is deemed to be a variable interest entity consolidated with such Person for purposes of U.S. GAAP.

 

“Work Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 of this Agreement.

 

“Yirendai” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Yirendai Group” means Yirendai and its subsidiaries and VIE.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

SERVICES

 

Section 2.1            Initial Services. Except as otherwise provided herein, during the applicable Service Period, each Provider agrees to provide, or with respect to any service to be provided by an Affiliate of such Provider, to cause such Affiliate to provide, to the Recipient, or with respect to any service to be provided to an Affiliate of the Recipient, to such Affiliate, the services that have been provided by the Provider and/or its Affiliates to the Recipient or its Affiliate (the “Initial Services”), including but not limited to the services set forth on the Schedule (the “Schedule”) annexed hereto.

 

Section 2.2            Additional Services. From time to time during the applicable Service Period, the Parties may identify additional services that the Provider will provide to the Recipient in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “Additional Services” and, together with the Initial Services, the “Services”). If the Parties agree to add any Additional Services, the Parties will mutually create a Schedule or amend the existing Schedule for each such Additional Service setting forth the identities of the Provider and the Recipient, a description of such Service, the term during which such Service will be provided, the cost, if any, for such Service and any other provisions applicable thereto. In order to become a part of this Agreement, such amendment to the Schedule must be executed by a duly authorized representative of each Party, at which time such Additional Service will, together with the Initial Services, be deemed to constitute a “Service” for the purposes hereof and will be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Parties may, but are not required to, agree on Additional Services during the applicable Service Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing or anywhere else in this Agreement, any service actually performed by the Provider upon written or oral request by the Recipient in connection with this Agreement will be deemed to constitute a “Service” for the purposes of Article 3 and Section 5.2, but such “Service” will only be incorporated into this Agreement by an amendment as set forth in this Section 2.2 and Section 5.9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party will have any obligation to agree to provide Additional Services.

 

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Section 2.3            Scope of Services. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) neither the Provider nor any of its Affiliates will be required to perform or to cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any third party or any other person other than the applicable Recipient or its Affiliates, and (ii) the Provider makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Services, except as provided in Section 2.5.

 

Section 2.4            Limitation on Provision of Services.

 

(a)        Except as expressly contemplated in the Schedule, neither the Provider nor any of its Affiliates will be obligated to perform or to cause to be performed any Service in a volume or quantity that exceeds a maximum amount that is mutually agreed by the Provider and the Recipient based on the needs of Recipient’s business; provided, however, that if the Recipient wishes to increase the volume or quantity of such Services provided under this Agreement so as to exceed such maximum amount, the Recipient will make a request to the appropriate Provider in writing in accordance with Section 5.10 at least fifteen (15) days prior to the next Review Meeting setting out in as much detail as reasonably possible the change requested and the reason for requesting the change, which request will be considered at the next Review Meeting. The Provider may, in its sole discretion, choose to accommodate or not to accommodate any such request in part or in full.

 

(b)        In case performance of any terms or provisions hereof will be delayed or prevented, in whole or in part, because of, or related to, compliance with any Law, decree, request or order of any Governmental Authority, either local, state, federal or foreign, or because of riots, war, public disturbance, strike, labor dispute, fire explosion, storm, flood, acts of God, major breakdown or failure of transportation, manufacturing, distribution or storage facilities, or for any other reason which is not within the control of the Party whose performance is interfered with and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence such Party is unable to prevent (each, a “Force Majeure Event”), then upon prompt notice by the Party so suffering to the other Party, the Party suffering will be excused from its obligations hereunder during the period such Force Majeure Event continues, and no liability will attach against either Party on account thereof. No Party will be excused from performance if such Party fails to use reasonable diligence to remedy the situation and remove the cause and effect of the Force Majeure Event.

 

(c)        If the Provider is unable to provide a Service hereunder because it does not have the necessary assets because such asset was transferred from the Provider to the Recipient, the Parties will determine a mutually acceptable arrangement to provide the necessary access to such asset and until such time as access is provided, the Provider’s failure to provide such Service will not be a breach of this Agreement.

 

(d)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement will not constitute an agreement for the Provider to provide Services to the Recipient to the extent that the provision of any such Services would not be in compliance with applicable Laws.

 

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Section 2.5            Standard of Performance; Standard of Care.

 

(a)        The Provider will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide and cause its Affiliates to provide the Services in a manner which is substantially similar in nature, quality and timeliness to the services provided by the applicable Provider to the applicable Recipient immediately prior to the date hereof; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement will require the Provider to prioritize or otherwise favor the Recipient over any third parties or any of the Provider’s or the Provider’s Affiliates’ business operations. The Recipient acknowledges that the Provider’s obligation to provide the Services is contingent upon the Recipient (A) providing in a timely manner all information, documentation, materials, resources and access requested by the Provider and (B) making timely decisions, approvals and acceptances and taking in a timely manner such other actions requested by the Provider, in each case that the Provider (in its reasonable business judgment) believes is necessary or desirable to enable the Provider to provide the Services; provided, however, that the Provider requests such approvals, information, materials or services with reasonable prior notice to the extent practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Provider shall not be responsible for any failure to provide any Service in the event that the Recipient has not fully complied with the immediately preceding sentence. The Parties acknowledge and agree that nothing contained in the Schedule will be deemed to (A) increase or decrease the standard of care imposed on the Provider, (B) expand the scope of the Services to be provided as set forth in Article 2, except to the extent that the Schedule references a Service that was not provided immediately prior to the date hereof, or (C) limit Sections 5.1 and 5.2.

 

(b)        In providing the Services, except to the extent necessary to maintain the level of Service provided on the date hereof (or with respect to any Additional Service, the agreed-upon level), the Provider will not be obligated to: (A) hire any additional employees or (B) purchase, lease or license any additional equipment, software or other assets; and in no event will the Provider be obligated to (x) maintain the employment of any specific employee or (y) pay any costs related to the transfer or conversion of the Recipient’s data to the Provider or any alternate supplier of Services. Further, the Provider will have the right to designate which personnel it will assign to perform the Services, and it will have the right to remove and replace any such personnel at any time or designate any of its Affiliates or a third party provider at any time to perform the Services. At the Recipient’s request, the Provider will consult in good faith with the Recipient regarding the specific personnel to provide any particular Services; provided, however, that the Provider’s decision will control and be final and binding.

 

(c)        The Provider’s sole responsibility to the Recipient for errors or omissions committed by the Provider in performing the Services will be to correct such errors or omissions in the Services at no additional cost to the Recipient; provided, however, that the Recipient must promptly advise the Provider of any such error or omission of which it becomes aware after having used commercially reasonable efforts to detect any such errors or omissions.

 

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(d)        The Parties and their respective Affiliates will use good faith efforts to cooperate with each other in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder, including producing on a timely basis all information that is reasonably requested with respect to the performance of Services; provided, however, that such cooperation not unreasonably disrupt the normal operations of the Parties and their respective Affiliates; provided further, that the Party requesting cooperation will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Party furnishing cooperation, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Master Transaction Agreement. Such cooperation will include exchanging information, providing electronic access to systems used in connection with the Services and obtaining or granting all consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals necessary to permit each Party to perform its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Recipient will be solely responsible for paying for the costs of obtaining such consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals, including reasonable legal fees and expenses. Either Party providing electronic access to systems used in connection with Services may limit the scope of access to the applicable requirements of the relevant matter through any reasonable means available, and any such access will be subject to the terms of Section 5.8. The exchange of information or records (in any format, electronic or otherwise) related to the provision of Services under this Agreement will be made to the extent that (A) such records/information exist and are created in the ordinary course of business, (B) do not involve the incurrence of any material expense, and (C) are reasonably necessary for any such Party to comply with its obligations hereunder or under applicable Law. Subject to the foregoing terms, the Parties will cooperate with each other in making information available as needed in the event of a Tax audit or in connection with statutory or governmental compliance issues, whether in the PRC or any other country; provided, however, that the provision of such information will be without representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting any privilege or protection that now or hereafter may be shared by the Provider and the Recipient, neither Party will be required to provide any document if the Party who would provide such document reasonably believes that so doing would waive any privilege or protection (e.g., attorney-client privilege) applicable to such document.

 

(e)        If the Provider reasonably believes it is unable to provide any Service because of a failure to obtain necessary consents (e.g., third-party approvals or instructions or approvals from the Recipient required in the ordinary course of providing a Service), licenses, sublicenses or approvals contemplated by Section 2.5(d), such failure shall not constitute a breach hereof by the Provider and the Parties will cooperate to determine the best alternative approach; provided, however, that in no event will the Provider be required to provide such Service until an alternative approach reasonably satisfactory to the Provider is found or the consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals have been obtained.

 

Section 2.6            Changes in Services. The Parties agree and acknowledge that any Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing the applicable Services if such Provider is making similar changes in performing similar services for itself, its Affiliates or other third parties, if any, and if such Provider furnishes to the Recipient substantially the same notice (in content and timing) as such Provider provides to its Affiliates or other third parties, if any, respecting such changes. In addition, and without limiting the immediately preceding sentence in any way, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, such Provider may make any of the following changes without obtaining the prior consent of the Recipient: (i) changes to the process of performing a particular Service that do not adversely affect the benefits to the Recipient of such Provider’s provision or quality of such Service in any material respect or materially increase the charge for such Service; (ii) emergency changes on a temporary and short-term basis; and (iii) changes to a particular Service in order to comply with applicable Law or regulatory requirements.

 

Section 2.7            Services Performed by Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement will prevent the Provider from using its Affiliates or third parties to perform all or any part of a Service hereunder. The Provider will remain fully responsible for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with its terms, including any obligations it performs through its Affiliates or third parties, and the Provider will be solely responsible for payments due any such Affiliates or third parties.

 

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Section 2.8            Responsibility for Provider Personnel. All personnel employed, engaged or otherwise furnished by the Provider in connection with its rendering of the Services will be the Provider’s employees, agents or subcontractors, as the case may be (collectively, “Provider Personnel”). The Provider will have the sole and exclusive responsibility for Provider Personnel, will supervise Provider Personnel and will cause Provider Personnel to cooperate with the Recipient in performing the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.5. The Provider will pay and be responsible for the payment of any and all premiums, contributions and taxes for workers’ compensation insurance, unemployment compensation, disability insurance, and all similar provisions now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority with respect to, or measured by, wages, salaries or other compensation paid, or to be paid, by the Provider to Provider Personnel.

 

Section 2.9            Services Rendered as a Work-For-Hire; Return of Equipment; Internal Use; No Sale, Transfer, Assignment; Copies. All materials, software, tools, data, inventions, works of authorship, documentation, and other innovations of any kind, including any improvements or modifications to the Provider’s proprietary computer software programs and related materials, that the Provider, or personnel working for or through the Provider, may make, conceive, develop or reduce to practice, alone or jointly with others, in the course of performing Services or as a result of such Services, whether or not eligible for patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other legal protection (collectively the “Work Product”), as between the Provider and the Recipient, will be solely owned by the Provider. Upon the termination of any of the Services, (i) the Recipient will return to the Provider, as soon as practicable, any equipment or other property of the Provider relating to such terminated Services which is owned or leased by the Provider and is, or was, in the Recipient’s possession or control; and (ii) the Provider will transfer to the Recipient, as soon as practicable, any and all supporting, back-up or organizational data or information of the Recipient used in supplying the Service to the Recipient. In addition, the Parties will use good-faith efforts at the termination of this Agreement or any specific Service provided hereunder, to ensure that all user identifications and passwords related thereto, if any, are canceled, and that any other data (as well as any and all back-up of that data) pertaining solely to the other Party and related to such Service will be returned to such other Party and deleted or removed from the applicable computer systems. All systems, procedures and related materials provided to the Recipient are for the Recipient’s internal use only and only as related to the Services or any of the underlying Systems used to provide the Services, and unless the Provider gives its prior written consent in each and every instance (in its sole discretion), the Recipient may not sell, transfer, assign or otherwise use the Services provided hereunder, in whole or in part, for the benefit of any person other than an Affiliate of the Recipient. The Recipient will not copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile or in any way alter Systems without the Provider’s express written consent (in its sole discretion).

 

Section 2.10          Cooperation. Each Party will designate in writing to the other Party one (1) representative to act as a contact person with respect to all issues relating to the provision of the Services pursuant to this Agreement. Such representatives will hold review meetings by telephone or in person, as mutually agreed upon, approximately once every quarter to discuss issues relating to the provision of the Services under this Agreement (“Review Meetings”). In the Review Meetings such representatives will be responsible for (A) discussing any problems identified relating to the provision of Services and, to the extent changes are agreed upon, implementing such changes and (B) providing notice that any Service has since the prior Review Meeting for the first time exceeded, or is anticipated to exceed, the usual and customary volume for such Service as described in the Schedule.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

PRICES AND PAYMENT

 

Section 3.1            Prices for Services. Services provided to any Recipient pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be charged at the prices set forth for such Service on the Schedule. At a time during the Service Period to be separately agreed by the Provider and the Recipient, the Provider will review the charges, costs and expenses actually incurred by the Provider in providing any Service (collectively, “Actual Cost”) during the period preceding such review up to the last review, if any. In the event the Provider determines that the Actual Cost for any service materially differs from the aggregate costs charged to Recipient for that Service for that period, the Provider will deliver to Recipient documentation for such Actual Cost and the Parties will renegotiate in good faith to adjust the appropriate costs charged to the Recipient prospectively.

 

Section 3.2            Procedure. Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be paid by the Recipient to the Provider on a quarterly basis.

 

Section 3.3            Late Payments. Charges not paid within thirty (30) days after the date when payable will bear interest at the rate of 0.75% per month for the period commencing on the due date and ending on the date that is thirty (30) days after such due date, and thereafter at the rate of 1.5% per month until the date payment is received in full by the Provider.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

Section 4.1            Termination Dates. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to this Article 4, this Agreement will terminate with respect to any Service at the close of business on the last day of the Service Period for such Service, unless the Parties have agreed in writing to an extension of the Service Period.

 

Section 4.2            Early Termination by the Recipient. As provided in the Schedule (regarding the required number of days for written notice), the Recipient may terminate this Agreement with respect to either all or any one or more of the Services, at any time and from time to time (except in the event such termination will constitute a breach by Provider of a third party agreement related to providing such Services), by giving the required written notice to the Provider of such termination (each, a “Termination Notice”). Unless provided otherwise in the Schedule, all Services of the same type must be terminated simultaneously. As soon as reasonably practicable after its receipt of a Termination Notice, the Provider will advise the Recipient as to whether early termination of such Services will require the termination or partial termination, or otherwise affect the provision of, certain other Services. If this will be the case, the Recipient may withdraw its Termination Notice within ten (10) days. If the Recipient does not withdraw the Termination Notice within such period, such termination will be final and the Recipient will be deemed to have agreed to the termination, partial termination or affected provision of such other Services and to pay the fees provided in Section 4.4.

 

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Section 4.3            Termination by the Provider. Upon the Control Ending Date, the Provider may terminate this Agreement with respect to either all or any one or more of the Services, at any time and from time to time, by giving the required written notice to the Recipient of such termination as provided in the Schedule (regarding the required number of days of written notice). Additionally, the Provider may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of such termination to the Recipient, if the Recipient breaches any material provision of this Agreement (including a failure to timely pay an invoiced amount); provided, however, that the Recipient will have thirty (30) days after receiving such written notice to cure any breach which is curable before the termination becomes effective.

 

Section 4.4            Effect of Termination of Services. In the event of any termination with respect to one or more, but less than all, of the Services, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect with respect to any Services not so terminated. Upon the termination of any or all of the Services, the Provider will cease, or cause its applicable Affiliates or third-party providers to cease, providing the terminated Services. Upon each such termination, the Recipient will promptly (i) pay to the Provider all fees accrued through the effective date of the Termination Notice, and (ii) reimburse the Provider for the termination costs actually incurred by the Provider resulting from the Recipient’s early termination of such Services, if any, including those costs owed to third-party providers, but excluding costs related to the termination of any particular Provider employees in connection with such termination of Services (including wrongful termination claims) unless the Recipient was notified in writing that such particular employees were being engaged in order for the Provider to provide such Services.

 

Section 4.5            Data Transmission. In connection with the termination of a particular Service, on or prior to the last day of each relevant Service Period, the Provider will cooperate fully and will cause its Affiliates to cooperate fully to support any transfer of data concerning the relevant Services to the applicable Recipient. If requested by the Recipient in connection with the prior sentence, the Provider will deliver and will cause its Affiliates to deliver to the applicable Recipient, within such time periods as the Parties may reasonably agree, all records, data, files and other information received or computed for the benefit of such Recipient during the Service Period, in electronic and/or hard copy form; provided, however, that (i) the Provider will not have any obligation to provide or cause to provide data in any non-standard format and (ii) if the Provider, in its sole discretion, upon request of the Recipient, chooses to provide data in any non-standard format, the Provider and its Affiliates will be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs for providing data electronically in any format other than its standard format, unless expressly provided otherwise in the Schedule.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.1            Disclaimer of Warranties. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVIDER MAKES NO AND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE PROVIDER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY OR ADEQUACY OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE OR USE.

 

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Section 5.2                                    Limitation of Liability; Indemnification

 

(a)                       Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of the other Party hereunder are exclusively the obligations of such other Party and are not guaranteed directly or indirectly by such other Party’s shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, agents or any other person. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in the Master Transaction Agreement, and subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Party will look only to the other Party and not to any manager, director, officer, employee or agent for satisfaction of any claims, demands or causes of action for damages, injuries or losses sustained by any Party as a result of the other Party’s action or inaction.

 

(b)                       Notwithstanding (A) the Provider’s agreement to perform the Services in accordance with the provisions hereof, or (B) any term or provision of the Schedule to the contrary, the Recipient acknowledges that performance by the Provider of the Services pursuant to this Agreement will not subject the Provider, any of its Affiliates or their respective members, shareholders, managers, directors, officers, employees or agents to any liability whatsoever, except as directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Provider or any of its members, shareholders, managers, directors, officers, employees and agents; provided, however, that the Provider’s liability as a result of such gross negligence or willful misconduct will be limited to an amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) the price paid for the particular Service, (ii) the Recipient’s or its Affiliate’s cost of performing the Service itself during the remainder of the applicable Service Period or (iii) the Recipient’s cost of obtaining the Service from a third party during the remainder of the applicable Service Period; provided further that the Recipient and its Affiliates will exercise their commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the cost of any such alternatives to the Services by selecting the most cost-effective alternatives which provide the functional equivalent of the Services replaced.

 

(c)                        NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY OR ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, COLLATERAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS SUFFERED BY THE OTHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DAMAGES ARISING HEREUNDER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT TO THE EXTENT EITHER PARTY OR ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES IS REQUIRED TO PAY (A) ANY AMOUNT ARISING OUT OF THE INDEMNITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.2(b) AND (B) ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, COLLATERAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS TO A THIRD PARTY WHO IS NOT AN AFFILIATE OF EITHER PARTY, IN EACH CASE IN CONNECTION WITH A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM, SUCH DAMAGES WILL CONSTITUTE DIRECT DAMAGES OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 5.2(c).

 

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(d)                       The Recipient agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Provider, the Provider or its Affiliates and their respective members, shareholders, managers, directors, officers, employees and agents with respect to any claims or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (“Claims”), which may be asserted or imposed against the Provider or such persons by a third party who is not an affiliate of either Party, as a result of (A) the provision of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, or (B) the material breach by the Recipient of a third-party agreement that causes or constitutes a material breach of such agreement by the Provider, except (with respect to both of the foregoing) for any claims which are directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Provider or such persons. Each Party as indemnitee (“Indemnitee”) will give the other Party as indemnitor (“Indemnitor”) prompt written notice of any Claims. If Indemnitor does not notify Indemnitee within a reasonable period after Indemnitor’s receipt of notice of any Claim that Indemnitor is assuming the defense of Indemnitee, then until such defense is assumed by Indemnitor, Indemnitee shall have the right to defend, contest, settle or compromise such Claim in the exercise of its reasonable judgment and all costs and expenses of such defense, contest, settlement or compromise (including reasonable outside attorneys’ fees and expenses) will be reimbursed to Indemnitee by Indemnitor. Upon assumption of the defense of any such Claim, Indemnitor will, at its own cost and expense, select legal counsel, conduct and control the defense and settlement of any suit or action which is covered by Indemnitor’s indemnity. Indemnitee shall render all cooperation and assistance reasonably requested by the Indemnitor and Indemnitor will keep Indemnitee fully apprised of the status of any Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indemnitee may, at its election and sole expense, be represented in such action by separate counsel and Indemnitee may, at its election and sole expense, assume the defense of any such action, if Indemnitee hereby waives Indemnitor’s indemnity hereunder. Unless Indemnitee waives the indemnity hereunder, in no event shall Indemnitee, as part of the settlement of any claim or proceeding covered by this indemnity or otherwise, stipulate to, admit or acknowledge any liability or wrongdoing (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) of any issue which may be covered by this indemnity without the consent of the Indemnitor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Section 5.3                                    Compliance with Law and Governmental Regulations. The Recipient will be solely responsible for (i) compliance with all Laws affecting its business and (ii) any use the Recipient may make of the Services to assist it in complying with such Laws. Without limiting any other provisions of this Agreement, the Parties agree and acknowledge that neither Party has any responsibility or liability for advising the other Party with respect to, or ensuring the other Party’s compliance with, any public disclosure, compliance or reporting obligations of such other Party (including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules and regulations promulgated under such Acts or any successor provisions), regardless of whether any failure to comply results from information provided hereunder.

 

Section 5.4                                    No Partnership or Joint Venture; Independent Contractor. Nothing contained in this Agreement will constitute or be construed to be or create a partnership or joint venture between the Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, successors or assigns. The Parties understand and agree that this Agreement does not make either of them an agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose whatsoever. No Party is granted, by this Agreement or otherwise, any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibilities, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other Party, or to bind any other Party in any manner whatsoever. The Parties expressly acknowledge that the Provider is an independent contractor with respect to the Recipient in all respects, including with respect to the provision of the Services.

 

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Section 5.5                                    Non-Exclusivity. The Provider and its Affiliates may provide services of a nature similar to the Services to any other Person. There is no obligation for the Provider to provide the Services to the Recipient on an exclusive basis.

 

Section 5.6                                    Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Party will pay its own expenses incident to the negotiation, preparation and performance of this Agreement, including the fees, expenses and disbursements of their respective investment bankers, accountants and counsel.

 

Section 5.7                                    Further Assurances. From time to time, each Party will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken, at the cost and expense of the requesting Party, such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate or implement the transactions contemplated hereby or to evidence such matters.

 

Section 5.8                                    Confidentiality.

 

(a)                       Subject to Section 5.8(c), each Party, on behalf of itself and its respective Affiliates, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to such Party’s confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the date hereof, all Information concerning the other Party and its Affiliates that is either in its possession (including Information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or furnished by the other Party, its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and will not use any such Information other than for such purposes as will be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Information has been (i) in the public domain through no fault of such Party or its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party (or its Affiliates) which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation, or (iii) independently generated without reference or prior access to any proprietary or confidential Information of the other Party.

 

(b)                       Each Party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Information of the other Party or its Affiliates to any other Person, except its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives who need to know such Information (who will be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such Information), except in compliance with Section 5.8(c); provided, however, that any Information may be disclosed to third parties (who will be advised of their obligation hereunder with respect to such Information) retained by the Provider as the Provider reasonably deems necessary to perform the Services.

 

(c)                        In the event that any Party or any of its Affiliates either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any Information pursuant to applicable Law (including pursuant to any rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority) or receives any demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Information of any other Party (or of the other Party’s Affiliates) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party will notify the other Party prior to disclosing or providing such Information and will cooperate at the expense of such other Party in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements (including by seeking confidential treatment of such Information) requested or required by such other Party. Subject to the foregoing, the person that received such a request or determined that it is required to disclose Information may thereafter disclose or provide Information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such Person provides the other Party upon request with a copy of the Information so disclosed.

 

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Section 5.9                                    Amendments. This Agreement (including the Schedule) may not be amended except by an instrument in writing executed by a duly authorized representative of each Party.

 

Section 5.10                             Notices. Notices, offers, requests or other communications required or permitted to be given by a Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing to the other Party to the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section):

 

if to CreditEase:

3/F, Winterless Center Building A
 Chaoyang, Beijing, 100025
 People’s Republic of China

 

if to Yirendai:

10/F, Building 9, 91 Jianguo Road

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022

The People’s Republic of China

 

or to such other address, facsimile number or email address as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other in writing as provided herein. Any notice involving non-performance or termination shall be sent by hand delivery or recognized courier. All other notices may also be sent by facsimile or email, confirmed by mail. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when received, if hand delivered; when transmitted, if transmitted by facsimile or email; upon confirmation of delivery, if sent by recognized courier; and upon receipt if mailed.

 

If any of such notice or other correspondences is transmitted by facsimile or telex, it shall be treated as delivered immediately upon transmission; if delivered in person, it shall be treated as delivered at the time of delivery; if posted by mail, it shall be treated as delivered five (5) days after posting.

 

Section 5.11                             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A.

 

Section 5.12                             Dispute Resolution. (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity thereof (“Dispute”) which arises between the Parties shall first be negotiated between appropriate senior executives of each Party who shall have the authority to resolve the matter. Such executives shall meet to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute prior to pursuing other available remedies, within ten (10) days of receipt by a Party of written notice of a Dispute, which date of receipt shall be referred to herein as the “Dispute Resolution Commencement Date.” Discussions and correspondence relating to trying to resolve such Dispute shall be treated as confidential information and privileged information of each of Party developed for the purpose of settlement and shall be exempt from discovery or production and shall not be admissible in any subsequent proceeding between the Parties.

 

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(b)                                 If the senior executives are unable to resolve the Dispute within sixty (60) days from the Dispute Resolution Commencement Date, then, the Dispute will be submitted to the boards of directors of each Party. Representatives of each board of directors shall meet as soon as practicable to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute.

 

(c)                                  If the representatives of the two boards of directors are unable to resolve the Dispute within 120 days from the Dispute Resolution Commencement Date, on the request of any Party, the Dispute will be mediated by a mediator appointed pursuant to the mediation rules of the American Arbitration Association. Both Parties will share the administrative costs of the mediation and the mediator’s fees and expenses equally, and each Party shall bear all of its other costs and expenses related to the mediation, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, witness fees, and travel expenses. The mediation shall take place in Beijing, China or in whatever alternative forum on which the Parties may agree.

 

(d)                                 If the Parties cannot resolve any Dispute through mediation within forty five (45) days after the appointment of the mediator (or the earlier withdrawal thereof), each Party shall be entitled to submit the Dispute to Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre for arbitration in accordance with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules in force at the time when the Dispute is submitted. There shall be three (3) arbitrators. The third and presiding arbitrator shall be qualified to practice law in New York. The place or seat of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the Parties thereto, and the prevailing Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award.

 

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.12 with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute, controversy or claim.

 

Section 5.13                             Incorporation by Reference. The Schedule to this Agreement is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.

 

Section 5.14                             Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Schedule attached hereto constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 5.15                             Severability. If any term of this Agreement or the Schedule attached hereto is determined by a court, administrative agency or arbitrator to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

 

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Section 5.16                             Failure or Indulgence not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of any Party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement or the Schedule attached hereto are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

Section 5.17                             Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights and obligations of the Parties may be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that (i) the Recipient may assign its rights under this Agreement to any Affiliate or Affiliates of the Recipient without the prior written consent of the Provider, (ii) the Provider may assign any rights and obligations hereunder to (A) any Affiliate or Affiliates of the Provider capable of providing such Services hereunder or (B) third parties to the extent such third parties are routinely used to provide the Services to Affiliates and businesses of the Provider, in either case without the prior written consent of the Recipient, and (iii) an assignment by operation of Law in connection with a merger or consolidation will not require the consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party will remain liable for all of its respective obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the first sentence of this Section 5.17, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns and no other person will have any right, obligation or benefit hereunder. Any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of this Section 5.17 will be void.

 

Section 5.18                             Inconsistency. Neither the making nor the acceptance of this Agreement will enlarge, restrict or otherwise modify the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement or the Share Subscription Agreement or constitute a waiver or release by any Party of any liabilities, obligations or commitments imposed upon them by the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement or the Share Subscription Agreement, including the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and other provisions of the Master Transaction Agreement or the Share Subscription Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement (including the Schedule), on the one hand, and the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement or the Share Subscription Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to the subject matters of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement will control. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement, on the one hand, and the Schedule, on the other hand, the terms of this Agreement (other than charges for Services) will control.

 

Section 5.19                             Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement and in the table of contents to this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. For all purposes of this Agreement: (i) all references in this Agreement to designated “Sections,” “Schedules” and other subdivisions are to the designated Sections, Schedules and other subdivisions of the body of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; (ii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision; (iii) “or” is not exclusive; (iv) “including” and “includes” will be deemed to be followed by “but not limited to” and “but is not limited to”, respectively; (v) any definition of, or reference to, any law, agreement, instrument or other document herein will be construed as referring to such law, agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified; and (vi) any definition of, or reference to, any statute will be construed as referring also to any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Section 5.20                             Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
CreditEase Holdings (Cayman) Limited
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Ning Tang
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Ning Tang
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Yirendai Ltd.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Yihan Fang
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Yihan Fang
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief Executive Officer
    

 

[Signature Page to Amended Transitional Services Agreement]

 

 

SCHEDULE 1
 SERVICES

 

Types of Services:

 

1.                                      Operational Management Support Services, including but not limited to management, supervision and instruction of the operation of sales and marketing, product development, customer service and general administration;

 

2.                                      Administrative Support Services, including but not limited to secretarial support, event management, conference management, and other day-to-day office support services;

 

3.                                      Legal Support Services, including but not limited to support services in respective of contract management, risk control, compliance and other corporate legal matters;

 

4.                                      Human Resources Support Services, including but not limited to recruitment, employee service center, workforce administration, employee data management, payroll and other employment-related matters;

 

5.                                      Corporate Communications, including but not limited to respond to media inquiries, publishing internal brochures and videos, media training, providing crisis communication planning and response; providing corporate identity standards consulting; providing internal communication support and planning;

 

6.                                      Marketing: providing marketing activities including advertising, brand management, and sales support, publishing internal and external marketing brochures and videos, coordinating external global advertising such as magazine and radio advertisements, market research and customer/competitor analysis;

 

7.                                      Global Security & Continuity, including but not limited to provide global investigations, physical security assessments, executive security, security system design, mergers and acquisitions support, emergent work, support of global environmental health and safety programs; provide oversight of global business continuity programs, customer / client interface, site and functional planning, management of global travel program and policies; and

 

8.                                      Accounting, Internal Control and Internal Audit Support Services.

 

Provider: CreditEase or an Affiliate of CreditEase

 

Recipient: Yirendai or an Affiliate of Yirendai

 

Scope and Annual Volume of Each Type of Services: Based on the Recipient’s reasonable request subject to the terms of this Agreement, provided that the Provider actually performs such Services for itself or its Affiliates.

 

Price: The actual Direct Costs and Indirect Costs of providing such Services. “Direct Costs” shall include compensation and travel expenses attributable to employees, temporary workers, and contractors directly engaged in performing the Services, materials and supplies consumed in and agency fees arising from performing the Services. “Indirect Costs” shall include office occupancy, information technology support and other overhead costs of the department incurring the direct costs of providing the Service.

 

Schedule-1-1

 

 

Required Notice Period for Termination by Recipient Pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Agreement: 90 days

 

Required Notice Period for Termination by Provider Pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Agreement: 90 days

 

Schedule-1-2Exhibit 4.8

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
 NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

CREDITEASE HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LIMITED

 

and

 

YIRENDAI LTD.

 

Dated March 25, 2019

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
ARTICLE 1
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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Section 1.1
    	
Defined Terms
    	
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Section 2.1
    	
Undertaking of the   CreditEase Group
    	
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Section 2.2
    	
Undertaking of the   Yirendai Group
    	
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Section 3.1
    	
Non-Solicitation by   CreditEase
    	
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Section 3.2
    	
Non-Solicitation by   Yirendai
    	
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Section 4.1
    	
Consent or Waiver
    	
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Section 4.2
    	
Limitation of Liability
    	
5
    
	
Section 4.3
    	
Termination
    	
5
    
	
Section 4.4
    	
Amendment
    	
5
    
	
Section 4.5
    	
Notices
    	
5
    
	
Section 4.6
    	
Governing Law
    	
6
    
	
Section 4.7
    	
Dispute Resolution
    	
6
    
	
Section 4.8
    	
Authority
    	
7
    
	
Section 4.9
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
7
    
	
Section 4.10
    	
Severability
    	
7
    
	
Section 4.11
    	
Waiver; Remedies
    	
7
    
	
Section 4.12
    	
Binding Effect;   Assignment
    	
7
    
	
Section 4.13
    	
Interpretation
    	
8
    
	
Section 4.14
    	
Counterparts
    	
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
 NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated Non-Competition Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated March 25, 2019, is entered into by and between CreditEase Holdings (Cayman) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“CreditEase”), and Yirendai Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Yirendai” and, together with CreditEase, the “Parties”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Yirendai is a leading fintech company in China and its ADSs (as defined below) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange;

 

WHEREAS, CreditEase, being the parent company and controlling shareholder of Yirendai, desires transferred or cause its controlled entities to transfer to the Yirendai Group certain assets, rights and obligations in connection with the Target Business (as defined below), and Yirendai desires issue certain Ordinary Shares (as defined below) of Yirendai to CreditEase, in accordance with the Share Subscription Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and between the Parties (the “Share Subscription Agreement”) and the Specified Transaction Documents (as defined in the Share Subscription Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, Yirendai and CreditEase entered into a Non-Competition Agreement, dated November 9, 2015 (the “Prior Agreement”), prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of Yirendai; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend to alter the scope of the non-competition and non-solicitation undertakings in the Prior Agreement and make certain other modifications to the Prior Amendment by amending and restating the Prior Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and provisions contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree that the Prior Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1                                    Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.1:

 

“ADSs” means American depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Control Ending Date” means the earlier of (a) the first date upon which members of the CreditEase Group no longer collectively own at least twenty percent (20%) of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of Yirendai and (b) the first date upon which CreditEase, collectively with the other members of the CreditEase Group, ceases to be the largest beneficial owner of the then outstanding voting securities of Yirendai (for purposes of this clause (b), without considering holdings of institutional investors that have  acquired Yirendai securities in the ordinary course of their business and not with a purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of Yirendai).

 

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“CreditEase” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“CreditEase Business” means any business conducted by CreditEase and its subsidiaries and VIEs, other than the Yirendai Business.

 

“CreditEase Group” means CreditEase and its subsidiaries and VIEs, other than Yirendai and its subsidiaries and VIEs.

 

“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 of this Agreement.

 

“Dispute Resolution Commencement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 of this Agreement.

 

“Non-Competition Period” means the period beginning from the date hereof and ending on the earliest of:

 

(a)                                 the first anniversary of the Control Ending Date;

 

(b)                                 the date on which the ADSs cease to be listed on NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange (except for temporary suspension of trading of the ADSs); and

 

(c)                                  the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the date hereof.

 

“Ordinary Shares” means the shares of Yirendai, par value $0.0001 per share (including shares represented by ADSs and held of record by the depositary bank for the ADSs).

 

“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

“Prior Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Share Subscription Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Target Business” means online wealth management targeting the mass affluent, which refer to individuals with RMB600,000 to RMB6,000,000 investable financial assets, unsecured and secured consumer lending, financial leasing, SME lending and other related services and businesses, being (i) the business conducted by each CreditEase Group Company the equity interests of which are transferred or to be transferred to the Yirendai Group pursuant to the Equity Transfer Documents, (ii) the business conducted with the tangible and intangible assets transferred or to be transferred to the Yirendai Group pursuant to the Asset Transfer Documents, and (iii) the business conducted by each VIE Entity and all of its respective Controlled Affiliates, which have become a part of and been consolidated into the Yirendai Group by way of the Control Documents. Terms capitalized and not defined in this paragraph have the meanings given to them in the Share Subscription Agreement.

 

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“VIE” of any Person means any entity that is controlled by such Person and is deemed to be a variable interest entity consolidated with such Person for purposes of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time. As used herein, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Yirendai” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Yirendai Business” means (a) the operation of online consumer finance marketplace connecting investors and individual borrowers and facilitating unsecured loan products, and provision of related services, as conducted or contemplated to be conducted by the Yirendai Group anywhere in the world, (b) the Target Business, and provision of related services, as conducted or contemplated to be conducted by the Yirendai Group anywhere in the world, and (c) other businesses that the Parties may mutually agree from time to time to be part of Yirendai Business.

 

“Yirendai Group” means Yirendai and its subsidiaries and VIEs.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

NON-COMPETITION

 

Section 2.1                                    Undertaking of the CreditEase Group. During the Non-Competition Period, CreditEase will not, and will cause each of the other members of the CreditEase Group not to, other than through the Yirendai Group, directly or indirectly be engaged, invest, participate or otherwise be interested, whether on its own account or with each other or in conjunction with or on behalf of any person, in (i) the Yirendai Business or (ii) any business that is of the same nature as the Yirendai Business, in each case unless as may otherwise be approved in writing by the audit committee of the board of directors of Yirendai. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any member of the CreditEase Group shall not be prohibited from:

 

(a)                                 being engaged in the Yirendai Business or any business that is of the same nature as the Yirendai Business through contracts, engagements with or on behalf of any member of the Yirendai Group;

 

(b)                                 continuing to engage in (A) the CreditEase Business in which the CreditEase Group engages as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) the portion of the Target Business in which the CreditEase Group engages as of the date of this Agreement only to the extent not contributed or otherwise transferred to the Yirendai Group as of the date of this Agreement, and only until the date on which that portion of the Target Business is contributed or otherwise transferred to the Yirendai Group; or

 

(c)                                  holding shares, invest or otherwise being interested in, beneficially or of record, no more than fifty percent (50%) (calculated on an aggregate basis combining any such ownership by any members of the CreditEase Group) of the equity or its equivalent of any company (other than Yirendai) that engages in any business that is of the same nature as the Yirendai Business; provided that the CreditEase Group does not have board or management control of such company.

 

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Section 2.2                                    Undertaking of the Yirendai Group. During the Non-Competition Period, Yirendai will not, and will cause each of the other members of the Yirendai Group not to, directly or indirectly be engaged, invest, participate or otherwise be interested, whether on its own account or with each other or in conjunction with or on behalf of any person, in (i) the CreditEase Business or (ii) any business that is of the same nature as the CreditEase Business, in each case unless as may otherwise be approved in writing by CreditEase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any member of the Yirendai Group shall not be prohibited from:

 

(a)                                 being engaged in CreditEase Business or any business that is of the same nature as the CreditEase Business through contracts, engagements with or on behalf of any member of the CreditEase Group;

 

(b)                                 continuing to engage in the Yirendai Business in which the Yirendai Group engages as of the date of this Agreement; or

 

(c)                                  holding shares, invest or otherwise being interested in, beneficially or of record, no more than fifty percent (50%) (calculated on an aggregate basis combining any such ownership by any members of the Yirendai Group) of the equity or its equivalent of any company that engages in any business that is of the same nature as the CreditEase Business; provided that the Yirendai Group does not have board or management control of such company.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

NON-SOLICITATION

 

Section 3.1                                    Non-Solicitation by CreditEase. During the Non-Competition Period, CreditEase will not, and will cause each other member of the CreditEase Group not to, directly or indirectly, hire, or solicit for hire, any active employees of or individuals providing consulting services to any member of the Yirendai Group, or any former employees of or individuals providing consulting services to any member of the Yirendai Group within six months of the termination of their employment with or consulting services to the member of the Yirendai Group, without Yirendai’s consent; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any solicitation activities through generalized non-targeted advertisement not directed at such employees or individuals that do not result in the hiring of any such employees or individuals by the CreditEase Group within the Non-Competition Period.

 

Section 3.2                                    Non-Solicitation by Yirendai. During the Non-Competition Period, Yirendai will not, and will cause each other member of the Yirendai Group not to, directly or indirectly, solicit or hire any active employees of or individuals providing consulting services to any member of the CreditEase Group, or any former employees of or individuals providing consulting services to any member of the CreditEase Group within six months of the termination of their employment with or consulting to the member of the CreditEase Group, without CreditEase’s consent; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any solicitation activities through generalized non-targeted advertisement not directed at such employees or individuals that do not result in the hiring of any such employees or individuals by the Yirendai Group within the Non-Competition Period.

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1                                    Consent or Waiver. Any consent or waiver of a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall not be effective unless it is in writing and signed by such Party, which in the case of Yirendai, shall obtain the prior written consent of the audit committee of the board of directors of Yirendai.

 

Section 4.2                                    Limitation of Liability. In no event shall any Party be liable to the other Party, or its affiliated companies for any special, consequential, indirect, incidental or punitive damages or lost profits, however caused and on any theory of liability (including negligence) arising in any way out of this Agreement, whether or not such Party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Subject to the forgoing, nothing in this Agreement limits a Party’s right to seek remedies such Party is entitled to for any breach of this Agreement, whether at law or in equity, including without limitation the right to terminate this Agreement in the event that the other Party materially breaches this Agreement.

 

Section 4.3                                    Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by mutual written consent of the Parties, evidenced by an instrument in writing signed by Yirendai after obtaining the prior written consent of the audit committee of the board of directors of Yirendai, and by CreditEase. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of the Non-Competition Period.

 

Section 4.4                                    Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by mutual written consent of the Parties, evidenced by an instrument in writing signed by Yirendai after obtaining the prior written consent of the audit committee of the board of directors of Yirendai, and by CreditEase.

 

Section 4.5                                    Notices. Notices or other communications required or permitted to be given by a Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing to the other Party to the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section):

 

if to CreditEase:

 

3/F, Winterless Center Building A
 Chaoyang, Beijing, 100025
 People’s Republic of China

 

if to Yirendai:

 

10th Floor, Tower B, Gemdale Plaza
 91 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
 Beijing, People’s Republic of China 100022

 

or to such other address, facsimile number or email address as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other in writing as provided herein. Any notice involving non-performance or termination shall be sent by hand delivery or recognized courier. All other notices may also be sent by facsimile or email, confirmed by mail. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when received, if hand delivered; when transmitted, if transmitted by facsimile or email; upon confirmation of delivery, if sent by recognized courier; and upon receipt if mailed.

 

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If any of such notice or other correspondence is transmitted by facsimile or telex, it shall be treated as delivered immediately upon transmission; if delivered in person, it shall be treated as delivered at the time of delivery; if posted by mail, it shall be treated as delivered five (5) days after posting.

 

Section 4.6                                    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 4.7                                    Dispute Resolution. (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity thereof (“Dispute”) which arises between the Parties shall first be negotiated between appropriate senior executives of each Party who shall have the authority to resolve the matter. Such executives shall meet to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute prior to pursuing other available remedies, within ten (10) days of receipt by a Party of written notice of a Dispute, which date of receipt shall be referred to herein as the “Dispute Resolution Commencement Date.” Discussions and correspondence relating to such Dispute shall be treated as confidential and privileged information of each of CreditEase and Yirendai developed for the purpose of settlement and shall be exempt from discovery or production and shall not be admissible in any subsequent proceeding between the Parties.

 

(b)                                 If the senior executives are unable to resolve the Dispute within sixty (60) days from the Dispute Resolution Commencement Date, then, the Dispute will be submitted to the boards of directors of CreditEase and Yirendai. Representatives of each board of directors shall meet as soon as practicable to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute.

 

(c)                                  If the representatives of the two boards of directors are unable to resolve the Dispute within one hundred and twenty (120) days from the Dispute Resolution Commencement Date, on the request of any Party, the Dispute will be mediated by a mediator appointed pursuant to the mediation rules of the American Arbitration Association. Both Parties will share the administrative costs of the mediation and the mediator’s fees and expenses equally, and each Party shall bear all of its other costs and expenses related to the mediation, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, witness fees, and travel expenses. The mediation shall take place in Beijing, China or in whatever alternative forum on which the Parties may agree.

 

(d)                                 If the Parties cannot resolve any Dispute through mediation within forty-five (45) days after the appointment of the mediator (or the earlier withdrawal thereof), each Party shall be entitled to submit the Dispute to Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre for arbitration in accordance with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules in force at the time when the Dispute is submitted. There shall be three (3) arbitrators. The presiding arbitrator shall be qualified to practice law in New York. The place or seat of arbitration shall be Hong Kong. The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto, and the prevailing party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of such award.

 

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Section 4.8                                    Authority. Each Party represents to the other Party that (a) it has the corporate or other requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other actions, (c) it has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (d) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equity principles.

 

Section 4.9                                    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Prior Agreement is hereby terminated and replaced in its entirety by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.10                             Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court, administrative agency or arbitrator to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 4.11                             Waiver; Remedies. No failure or delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. Each Party recognizes and agrees that the other Party’s remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement would be inadequate and that the non-breaching Party shall, in addition to such other remedies as may be available to it at law or in equity, be entitled to injunctive relief and to enforce its rights by an action for specific performance to the extent permitted by law (without the posting of any bond and without proof of actual damages). All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

Section 4.12                             Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective legal representatives and successors, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. No Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such assignment without such consent shall be void; provided that each Party may assign this Agreement to a successor entity in conjunction with such Party’s reincorporation in another jurisdiction or into another business form.

 

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Section 4.13                             Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement and in the table of contents of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. For all purposes of this Agreement: (i) all references in this Agreement to designated “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Sections and other subdivisions of the body of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; (ii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision; (iii) “or” is not exclusive; (iv) “including” and “includes” will be deemed to be followed by “but not limited to” and “but is not limited to”, respectively; (v) any definition of, or reference to, any law, agreement, instrument or other document herein will be construed as referring to such law, agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified; and (vi) any definition of, or reference to, any statute will be construed as referring also to any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 4.14                             Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
CreditEase Holdings (Cayman)   Limited
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Ning Tang
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Ning Tang
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Yirendai Ltd.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Yihan Fang
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Yihan Fang
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief Executive Officer
    

 

[Signature Page to Amended Non-Competition Agreement]

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