Document:

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Exhibit 4.45
(Certain identified information has
 been excluded from this exhibit
 because it is both not material and
 is the type that the registrant treats
 as private or confidential)
EXECUTION VERSION

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Amendment Agreement
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NETEASE, INC.
網易股份有限公司
as Borrower
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and
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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED
as Agent
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relating to a US$1,000,000,000 facilities
agreement dated 2 June 2021
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2021
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CONTENTS
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	CLAUSE
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	1.
	INTERPRETATION
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	2.
	AMENDMENT OF FACILITIES AGREEMENT
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	3.
	STATUS OF DOCUMENTS
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	4.
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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	5.
	MISCELLANEOUS
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	6.
	GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
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	SCHEDULE 1
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	Conditions Precedent
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THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT is made on 23 September 2021
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BETWEEN:
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	(1)
	NETEASE, INC. 網易股份有限公司, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands with registration number 90896 whose registered office is at c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands and registered under the laws of Hong Kong as a registered non-Hong Kong company (CR No. F27838) whose registered office is at 8/F, Chuang's Tower, 30-32 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong and listed on HKSE and NASDAQ (HKSE: 9999; NASDAQ: NTES) ("Borrower"); and

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	(2)
	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED, a public company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with limited liability and having its registered office at 32/F, 4-4A Des Voeux Road, Central Hong Kong as agent of the Finance Parties (other than itself) ("Agent").

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WHEREAS:
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	(A)
	The parties to this agreement entered into a US$1,000,000,000 facilities agreement dated 2 June 2021 together with the financial institutions listed therein as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, mandated lead arrangers, lead arrangers and original lenders (the "Facilities Agreement").

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	(B)
	The parties to this agreement have agreed to enter into this agreement in order to amend the terms of the Facilities Agreement in the manner set out below.

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	(C)
	The Agent is entering into this agreement for itself and on behalf of the other Finance Parties, with the consent of all the Lenders, pursuant to clause 32.1 (Required consents) of the Facilities Agreement.

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THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
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	1.
	INTERPRETATION

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	1.1
	Definitions

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		(a)
	Unless a contrary intention appears in this agreement, any word or expression defined in the Facilities Agreement will have the same meaning when it is used in this agreement.

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		(b)
	In this agreement:

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"Amendment Effective Date" means the date on which the Agent notifies the Borrower that all the conditions precedent listed in schedule 1 (Conditions Precedent) have been fulfilled to its satisfaction;
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"Amended Facilities Agreement" means the Facilities Agreement as amended in accordance with this agreement; and
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"Upfront Fee Letter" means the Fee Letter referred to in clause 11.2 (Upfront fee) of the Facilities Agreement.
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	1.2
	Construction

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Clause 1.2 (Construction) of the Facilities Agreement will be deemed to be set out in full in this agreement, but as if references in that clause to the Facilities Agreement were references to this agreement.
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	1.3
	Third party rights

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		(a)
	A person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623) (the "Third Parties Ordinance") to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this agreement.

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		(b)
	Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document (including paragraph (a) above), the consent of any person who is not a Party is not required to rescind, vary or waive any provision of this agreement at any time.

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	2.
	AMENDMENT OF FACILITIES AGREEMENT

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	2.1
	Amendment

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		(a)
	The Facilities Agreement will be amended with effect from (and including) the Amendment Effective Date as follows:

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(i)"Availability Period" in clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Facilities Agreement shall be deleted in full and replaced by the following:
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"Availability Period" means:
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		(a)
	in relation to Facility A, the period from and including the date of this agreement to and including the date falling ten (10) months from the date of this agreement; and

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		(b)
	in relation to Facility B, the period from and including the date of this agreement to and including the date falling 59 months from the date of this agreement;

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(ii)Paragraph (b) of clause 1.6 (Effective Date) of the Facilities Agreement shall be deleted in full and replaced by the following:
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		(b)
	In the event that the Effective Date does not occur by the date falling nine (9) months and three (3) weeks from the date of this agreement (the "Termination Date"), this agreement shall automatically terminate in its entirety on the Termination Date except such termination shall not relieve any party from any liability hereunder for any misrepresentation or for the breach of any warranty, agreement or obligation hereunder.

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(iii) The address for service of communications of the Agent in clause 28.2 (Addresses) of the Facilities agreement shall be deleted in full and replaced by the following:
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Agent: Address: [**]
Email: [**]
Fax: [**]
Tel: [**]
Attn: [**]
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		(b)
	Paragraph 2.1(b) of the Upfront Fee Letter shall be deleted in full and replaced by the following with effect from (and including) the Amendment Effective Date:

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(b) the date immediately following the last day of the Availability Period of Facility A, provided that the Effective Date has occurred.
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	2.2
	Amendment Effective Date

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		(a)
	The Agent will notify the Borrower and the Lenders promptly when the Amendment Effective Date occurs.

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		(b)
	If the Amendment Effective Date has not occurred by the Termination Date (as defined under the Facilities Agreement), then clauses 2.1 (Amendment) and 3 (Status of Documents) will lapse and none of the amendments recorded in clause

2.1 (Amendment) will take effect.
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	3.
	STATUS OF DOCUMENTS

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	3.1
	Continuing Obligations

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		(a)
	Except as varied by the terms of this agreement, the Facilities Agreement, the Upfront Fee Letter and the other Finance Documents will remain in full force and effect subject to their terms. Each party to this agreement reconfirms all of its obligations under the Facilities Agreement (as amended by this agreement) and under the other Finance Documents.

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		(b)
	Any reference in the Finance Documents to the Facilities Agreement, the Upfront Fee Letter or to any provision of the Facilities Agreement or the Upfront Fee Letter will be construed as a reference to the Facilities Agreement, the Upfront Fee Letter or that provision, as amended by this agreement.

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	3.2
	Finance Document

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This agreement will constitute a Finance Document for the purposes of the Amended Facilities Agreement.
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	4.
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

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The Borrower makes to each Finance Party each of the Repeating Representations, in each case:
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(a)on the date of this agreement and on the Amendment Effective Date; and
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(b)by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing; and
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(c)on the basis that references in the Repeating Representations to the Finance Documents include this agreement,
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and acknowledges that each Finance Party has entered into this agreement and has agreed to the amendment and restatement effected by this agreement in full reliance on those representations and warranties.
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	5.
	MISCELLANEOUS

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	5.1
	Expenses

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The Borrower shall, promptly on demand, pay each Finance Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, syndication and perfection of this agreement and all documents referred to in this agreement.
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	5.2
	Invalidity of any provision

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If, at any time, any provision of this agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.
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	5.3
	Counterparts

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This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this agreement.
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	6.
	GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION

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	6.1
	Governing law

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This agreement is governed by the laws of Hong Kong.
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	6.2
	Jurisdiction of Hong Kong courts

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		(a)
	The courts of Hong Kong have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including any dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this agreement) (a "Dispute").

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		(b)
	The Parties agree that the courts of Hong Kong are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue to the contrary.

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		(c)
	This clause 6.2 is for the benefit of the Finance Parties only. As a result, no Finance Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

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	6.3
	Waiver of immunities

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The Borrower irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from:
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		(a)
	suit;

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		(b)
	jurisdiction of any court;

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		(c)
	relief by way of injunction or order for specific performance or recovery of property;

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		(d)
	attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment); and

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		(e)
	execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction (and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any immunity in any such proceedings).

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IN WITNESS whereof this agreement has been duly executed on the date first above written.
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SCHEDULE 1
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Conditions Precedent
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	1.
	FORMALITIES CERTIFICATE

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A certificate from the Borrower (signed by an authorised signatory):
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		(a)
	confirming that there has been no amendment to its constitutional documents since 2 June 2021 or, if there has been any such amendment, attaching a certified copy of such amended constitutional documents;

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		(b)
	confirming that the extract of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower passed on 17 May 2021 (the "Directors Resolutions") is a true and correct copy of the extract of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower which have been duly adopted by or on behalf of each director of the Borrower. Each of the resolutions set out in the Directors Resolutions remain in full force and effect without modification and the Directors Resolutions constitute all corporate action necessary on the part of the Company to approve this agreement and to authorise the signing of this Agreement and the giving of any communications or the taking of any other action required under or in connection with this agreement on behalf of the Borrower;

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		(c)
	confirming that the persons listed in Annexure I of the officer's certificate delivered pursuant to the Facilities Agreement on 4 June 2021 (the "Original Officer's Certificate") occupy the positions stated against their respective names (and were occupying those positions on the date of this agreement) and that any one of them has in the Directors Resolutions been authorised to sign this agreement and all other documents in connection with this agreement and the signatures appearing opposite their names in the Original Officer's Certificate are their true specimen signatures.

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		(d)
	confirming that borrowing or guaranteeing, as appropriate, the Total Commitments in accordance with the terms of the Amended Facilities Agreement would not cause any borrowing, guaranteeing or similar limit binding on it to be exceeded;

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		(e)
	certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this schedule is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this agreement.

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	2.
	AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS

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This agreement duly executed by the Borrower and the Agent.
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Signatories To The Amendment Agreement
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Borrower
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NETEASE, INC.
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網易股份有限公司
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	/s/ YANG Zhaoxuan
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	By: YANG Zhaoxuan
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	Title: Chief Financial Officer
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AGENT
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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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	/s/ Lam Tze Kit
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	By: Lam Tze Kit
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	Title: Director
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​Exhibit 4.46
(Certain identified information has
 been excluded from this exhibit
 because it is both not material and
 is the type that the registrant treats
 as private or confidential)
DATED _____1 April______2021
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USD300,000,000 REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
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YOUDAO, INC.
and
NETEASE, INC.
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THIS FACILITY AGREEMENT is entered into on _____1 April____ 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between the following Parties:
	(1)
	Youdao, Inc., a company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands, with its registered office at PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (the “Borrower”); and

	(2)
	NetEase, Inc., a company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands, with its registered office at PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (the “Lender”).

BACKGROUND
The Lender has agreed to provide the Borrower an unsecured revolving loan facility on the date of this agreement (the “Agreement”) to provide funds for the Borrower to support its general corporate requirements set forth herein.
For purpose of this Agreement, the Lender and the Borrower are hereinafter individually referred to as a Party, and collectively as the Parties.
AGREED TERMS
	1.
	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

	1.1
	Definitions

The following definitions apply in this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the PRC and Hong Kong.
“Availability Period” means the period from the Effective Date to the date falling 35 months after the Effective Date.
“Drawdown Date” means the date of advance of a Loan.
“Interest Period” means each period determined under this Agreement by reference to which interest on a Loan is calculation.
“LIBOR” means, in relation to any Interest Period the rate displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement page which displays that rate) on two London Business Days before the first day of the relevant Interest Period, or any other rate agreed between the Borrower and the Lender prior to the commencement of that Interest Period.  If the relevant page is replaced or the service ceases to be available, the Lender may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate at which deposits in the USD are being offered to leading banks in the London interbank market. If, in either case, that rate displayed is less than zero, LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero.
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“Loan” means the principal amount of the loan made or to be made by the Lender to the Borrower under Loan Drawdown Notice or (as the context requires) the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that loan.
“London Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in London.
“Margin” means 1.1% per annum.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business or financial condition of the Borrower, including but not limited to material deterioration of business conditions, serious losses, insolvency; (ii) the ability of the Borrower to perform its payment obligations under this Agreement; or (iii) the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement, or the rights and remedies of the Lender under this Agreement.
“PRC” means the People’s Republic of China.
“Final Maturity Date” means the date falling 36 months after the Effective Date of this Agreement.
“Facility Amount” means USD300,000,000 on the Effective Date.
“USD” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
	1.2
	Interpretation

In this Agreement, to the extent applicable,
		(a)
	clause, schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

		(b)
	a reference to a person shall include a reference to an individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, unincorporated body of persons, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture or consortium (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person's personal representatives, successors, permitted assigns and permitted transferees;

		(c)
	unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular;

		(d)
	a reference to a Party shall include that Party’s successors, permitted assigns and permitted transferees;

		(e)
	a reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time;

		(f)
	a reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision;

		(g)
	a reference to writing or written includes fax and email;

		(h)
	a reference to this Agreement (or any provision of it) or to any other agreement or document referred to in this Agreement is a reference to this

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Agreement, that provision or such other agreement or document as amended (in each case, other than in breach of the provisions of this Agreement) from time to time;
		(i)
	unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a clause or schedule is to a clause of, or schedule to, this Agreement and a reference to a paragraph is to a paragraph of the relevant schedule;

		(j)
	any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms;

		(k)
	a reference to an amendment includes a novation, re-enactment, supplement or variation (and amended shall be construed accordingly);

		(l)
	 a reference to an authorization includes an approval, authorization, consent, exemption, filing, licence, notarisation, registration and resolution; and

		(m)
	a reference to a regulation includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, inter-governmental or supranational body, agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organization.

	2.
	THE FACILITY

	2.1
	Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender grants to the Borrower a revolving loan facility under which the Lender shall make available to the Borrower Loans during the Availability Period up to the Facility Amount.

	2.2
	The agreement principal amount of the Loans made available by the Lender during the Availability Period shall not exceed the Facility Amount.

	3.
	THE LOAN

	3.1
	Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow a Loan during the Availability Period by delivering a completed Loan Drawdown Notice, form of which is set out in Schedule A, two (2) Business Days before the proposed date of drawdown. The form and substance of Loan Drawdown Notice shall be satisfactory to the Lender.

	3.2
	The principal amount of each Loan shall be in a minimum of USD2,000,000 and an integral multiple of USD2,000,000 (or if less, the balance of the undrawn Facility Amount)

	3.3
	The currency of each drawdown shall be USD or any other currency mutually agreed by the Lender and the Borrower.

	3.4
	In case of any inconsistency between the contents of the Loan Drawdown Notice and the provisions hereof, this Agreement shall prevail.

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	4.
	PURPOSE

The Borrower shall use all money borrowed under this Agreement for the purposes below only and not for any other proposes:
		(a)
	research and development expenses of the Borrower;

		(b)
	 sales and marketing expenses of the Borrower;

		(c)
	capital injection into subsidiaries;

		(d)
	making advances to subsidiaries or affiliates; and

		(e)
	share repurchases.

	5.
	INTEREST PERIOD

	5.1
	Each Loan has successive Interest Periods.

	5.2
	Each Interest Period for a Loan will start on its Drawdown Date or on the expiry of its preceding Interest Period and will be of a duration equal to the Interest Period stated in the Loan Drawdown Notice of that Loan.

	5.3
	The Interest Period that the Borrower may select in the Loan Drawdown Notice will be 1 month or 3 months.

	5.4
	If an Interest Period would otherwise overrun the Final Maturity Date, it shall be shortened so that it ends on the Final Maturity Date.

	5.5
	The Borrower may consolidate and/or split the Loans borrowed by it by written notice to the Lender provided that there will not be, as a result of such consolidation and/or splitting, more than four (4) Loans in aggregate borrowed by the Borrower under this Agreement with Interest Period that end on different days. Loans which have been consolidated shall be treated as one Loan.

	5.6
	The Lender and the Borrower may enter into such other arrangement as they may agree for the adjustment of Interest Periods and the consolidation and/or splitting of Loans borrowed by the Borrower.

	6.
	INTEREST

	6.1
	The interest rate on each Loan for each of its Interest Period is the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable LIBOR and Margin.

	6.2
	Accrued interest at the rates determined by the Lender in accordance with above on each Loan is payable by the Borrower on the last day of each Interest Period for that Loan.

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	6.3
	Interests for a Loan under this Agreement shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days used and a year with 360 days.

	6.4
	If the Borrower fails to pay on the due date any amount payable by it under this Agreement, the rate of interest will be equal to the aggregate of:

		(a)
	LIBOR;

		(b)
	the Margin; and

		(c)
	Default interest 2 % per annum.

	7.
	REPAYMENT

	7.1
	The Borrower may repay a Loan together with accrued interests any time before the Final Maturity Date, only if the Borrower provides a written notice to the Lender three (3) Business Days before the date of actual repayment and set out which specific Loan is to be repaid.

	7.2
	Loans repaid during the Availability Period can be re-borrowed during the Availability Period, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Loans does not exceed the Facility Amount. Notwithstanding any other terms and conditions, all the unpaid Loans and the accrued interests become mature on the Final Maturity Date.

	7.3
	If any payment becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date of such payment will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, or, if that Business Day falls in the following calendar month, such due date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

	7.4
	All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made in full, without set-off, counterclaim or condition, and free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding.

	8.
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender which are deemed to be repeated at all times as from the Effective Date of this Agreement until all its liabilities under this Agreement have been discharged:
	8.1
	The Borrower has the power and capacity to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

	8.2
	The execution and performance of this Agreement by Borrower do not violate any laws or regulations or government approvals, authorizations, notices or other governmental documents having binding effect on or affecting Borrower, nor do they violate any agreements between the Borrower and any third party or any covenant made to any third party.

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	8.3
	This Agreement shall constitute lawful, valid and enforceable obligations on the Borrower upon execution.

	8.4
	There are no pending disputes, litigations, arbitrations, administrative proceedings or any other legal proceedings relating to or involving the Borrower that may have a Material Adverse Effect.

	8.5
	The Borrower shall ensure that at all times any unsecured claims of the Lender against it under this Agreement rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured creditors except those creditors whose claims are mandatorily preferred by laws.

	8.6
	No Event of Default is continuing or might be expected to result from any drawdown.

	9.
	COVENANTS

The Borrower covenants with the Lender that, as from the Effective Date of this Agreement until all its liabilities under this Agreement have been discharged:
	9.1
	The Borrower will promptly, after becoming aware of them, notify the Lender of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or claim against it.

	9.2
	The Borrower will comply, in all respect, with all applicable laws, if failure to do so has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

	9.3
	The Borrower will refrain from taking any action that may have a Material Adverse Effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

	9.4
	The Borrower will not use the revolving loan for any purpose other than the purposes set out in Clause 4 under this Agreement, except with t the prior written consent of the Lender.

	9.5
	The Borrower will be subject to the Lender's inspection and supervision of the use of revolving loan under this Agreement. The Borrower shall provide financial accounting statements and other information in a timely manner at the request of the Lender.

	9.6
	The Borrower will procure no other event or circumstance occurs which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

	10.
	EVENT OF DEFAULT

	10.1
	Non-payment

The Borrower does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable unless:
		(a)
	its failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error; or

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		(b)
	payment is made within five (5) Business Days of its due date.

	10.2
	Misrepresentation

Any representation or statement made or deemed to be made by the Borrower in this Agreement or any other document delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower under or in connection with this Agreement is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be made.
	10.3
	Insolvency

		(a)
	The Borrower is or is presumed or deemed to be unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due, suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness.

		(b)
	A moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of the Borrower.

	10.4
	Illegality

		(a)
	It is or becomes unlawful for the Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.

		(b)
	Any obligations of the Borrower under any this Agreement are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable.

	11.
	LENDER’S RIGHT TO DEMAND REPAYMENT

If the Borrower breaches any provisions or causes any Event of Default of this Agreement or is reasonably believed by the Lender suffering a Material Adverse Effect, the Lender reserves the right
		(a)
	to unilaterally rescind this Agreement and demand repayment of the principal and accrued interests of the revolving loan in full. The Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days of receiving such written notice, repay such principal and accrued interests of the loan in full as required by the Lender; and

		(b)
	to reduce the Facility Amount to zero,

and the Borrower shall compensate the Lender for any reasonable actual direct economic losses caused by the Borrower’s breaches under this Agreement;
	12.
	ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATES

	12.1
	The Lender shall maintain accounts evidencing the amounts owed to it by the Borrower, in accordance with its usual practice. Entries in those accounts shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amount of the Borrower's obligations as recorded in them.

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	12.2
	If the Lender issues any certificate, determination or notification of a rate or any amount payable under this Agreement, it shall be (in the absence of manifest error) conclusive evidence of the matter to which it relates.

	13.
	AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND CONSENTS AND REMEDIES

	13.1
	No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by, or on behalf of, each Party to it (or its authorized representative).

	13.2
	A waiver of any right or remedy under this Agreement or by law, or any consent given under this Agreement, is only effective if given in writing by the waiving or consenting Party and shall not be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default. It only applies in the circumstances for which it is given and shall not prevent the Party giving it from subsequently relying on the relevant provision.

	13.3
	A failure or delay by a Party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, prevent or restrict any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy or constitute an election to affirm this Agreement. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No election to affirm this Agreement by the Lender shall be effective unless it is in writing.

	13.4
	The rights and remedies provided under this Agreement are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights and remedies provided by law.

	14.
	SEVERANCE

If any provision (or part of a provision) of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision (or part of a provision) shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision (or part of a provision) under this clause shall not affect the legality, validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement.
	15.
	ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

The Borrower may not assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the Lender’s prior express written consent.
The Lender may assign any of its rights or transfer by novating any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an affiliate of the Lender according to the procedure at its own discretion at any time without prior written consent of the Borrower.
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	16.
	COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by the Parties on separate counterparts, but shall not be effective until each Party has executed at least one counterpart.  Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  The exchange of a fully executed version of this Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission in PDF format or by facsimile shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and no exchange of originals is necessary.
	17.
	THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

A person who is not a Party to this agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement. This does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists, or is available, apart from that Ordinance.
	18.
	NOTICES

	18.1
	Any notice or other communication given to a Party under or in connection with, this Agreement shall be:

		(a)
	in writing;

		(b)
	delivered by hand, by email, by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service or sent by fax; and

		(c)
	sent to:

		(i)
	the Borrower at:

[**]
		(ii)
	the Lender at:

[**]
or to any other address or fax number as is notified in writing by one Party to the other from time to time.
	18.2
	Any notice or other communication that the Lender gives to the Borrower under or in connection with, this Agreement shall be deemed to have been received:

		(a)
	if delivered by hand, at the time it is left at the relevant address;

		(b)
	if delivered by email, at the time it transmitted the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient;

		(c)
	if posted by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, on the second Business Day after posting; and

		(d)
	if sent by fax, when received in legible form.

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	18.3
	Any notice or other communication given to the Lender shall be deemed to have been received only on actual receipt.

	19.
	GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

	19.1
	This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, Hong Kong law.

	19.2
	Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the notice of arbitration is submitted. The seat of arbitration shall be Hong Kong.

	20.
	VALIDITY

This Agreement become effective on the date stated at the beginning of it and end on the Final Maturity Date. This Agreement could be extended if Parties mutually agree and sign an extending loan agreement within 30 days prior to the expiration of the Final Maturity Date.
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SIGNATURE PAGES
The Borrower:
YOUDAO, INC.
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	/s/ Feng Zhou
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	By: Feng Zhou (Chief Executive Officer)
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The Lender:
NETEASE, INC.
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	/s/ Charles Zhaoxuan Yang
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	By: Charles Zhaoxuan Yang (Chief Financial Officer)
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Schedule A:
Loan Drawdown Notice
From:Youdao, Inc. as Borrower
To:NetEase, Inc. or its assignee as Lender
Date:
Youdao, Inc. – USD300,000,000 Revolving Facility Agreement dated ____________2021 (the “Facility Agreement”)
	1.
	We refer to the Facility Agreement. This is a Loan Drawdown Notice. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Loan Drawdown Notice.

	2.
	We wish to borrow a Loan on the following terms. This Loan Drawdown Notice is irrevocable.

	Lender
	NetEase, Inc. or its assignee

	Borrower
	Youdao Inc.

	Loan Purpose
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	Borrower Bank Account Details
	Bank Name
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	Bank SWIFT Code
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	Account Name
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	Account Number
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	Loan Currency
	​
	Loan Amount
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	Interest Rate
	LIBOR + 1.1%
	Interest Period
	1 or 3 months

	Drawdown Date
	​
	Final Maturity Date
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	For and on behalf of:
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	Acknowledged by:
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	YOUDAO, INC.
	[NETEASE, INC. or its assignee]

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	Authorized Signatory
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	Authorized Signatory
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