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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

SANDERSON FARMS, INC. 

GUARANTY AGREEMENT 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. 
 Chicago, Illinois 

The Banks and L/C Issuers from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made to that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2021 (such Credit Agreement, as the same may be modified or amended from time to time, being hereinafter referred to as the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Sanderson Farms, Inc.,
a Mississippi corporation (the “Company”), and BMO Harris Bank N.A., individually and in its capacity as agent thereunder (“BMO Harris”), and the lenders and letter of credit issuers from time to time parties
thereto (all of said lenders being referred to collectively as the “Banks” and individually as a “Bank”, and such letter of credit issuers being referred to collectively as “L/C Issuers” and
individually as an “L/C Issuer”; and said BMO Harris as agent for the Banks and L/C Issuers under the Credit Agreement being hereinafter referred to in such capacity as the “Agent”; the Banks, the L/C Issuers and
the Agent being referred to collectively as the “Guaranteed Creditors” and individually as a “Guaranteed Creditor”), pursuant to which said Banks agree to make available to the Company a Revolving Credit, with all
Loans thereunder to be evidenced by the Revolving Notes of the Company and pursuant to which the Swing Line Bank agrees to make available to the Company a Swing Line with all Loans thereunder to be evidenced by the Swing Note of the Company and
which provides that certain banks and other financial institutions may make term loans to the Company thereunder with all Term Loans made thereunder to be evidenced by the Term Notes of the Company (all such Revolving Notes, Term Notes and the Swing
Note being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Notes” and individually as a “Note”). In addition the Company may request the L/C Issuers to issue letters of credit for the Company’s account and the
other Banks will acquire risk participations in such letters of credit and all obligations of the Company with request thereto (the “Reimbursement Obligations”). All of the Company’s indebtedness, obligations and liabilities to
the Guaranteed Creditors under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all such indebtedness, obligations and liabilities evidenced by the Notes and the Reimbursement Obligations, and all extensions or
renewals of any of the foregoing, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Indebtedness”; provided that in no event shall the Indebtedness include any Excluded Swap Obligations. All defined terms used herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement unless expressly defined herein. 
 The undersigned are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the
Company. As an inducement to each of you to accept and enter into said Credit Agreement, and in consideration of credit extended and to be extended by the Guaranteed Creditors to the Company under said Credit Agreement, the undersigned (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Guarantors”), acknowledging that the 

 
Guaranteed Creditors have informed the Company that said credit would not be extended but for this guaranty, hereby jointly and severally guarantee the full and prompt payment to each Guaranteed
Creditor at maturity (whether by acceleration, lapse of time or otherwise) and at all times thereafter of principal of and interest on all Indebtedness of the Company under the Credit Agreement, and all extensions or renewals of all or any part
thereof and all other indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company to the Guaranteed Creditors under the Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Guaranty Agreement to the contrary, the right of recovery against each Guarantor
under this Guaranty Agreement shall not exceed $1.00 less than the lowest amount which would render such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty Agreement void or voidable under applicable law, including fraudulent conveyance law. 

The undersigned further jointly and severally acknowledge and agree with the Guaranteed Creditors that this Guaranty Agreement and the
undertaking of the Guarantors in connection therewith shall be on and subject to the following terms and conditions: 
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This guaranty of payment by the Guarantors shall be a continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty and shall remain in full force and effect until all Indebtedness of the Company to the Guaranteed Creditors shall be fully paid and satisfied and
all commitments of the Guaranteed Creditors under the Credit Agreement to extend credit to or for the account of the Company shall have terminated. The dissolution, liquidation or insolvency (howsoever evidenced) of, or the institution of bankruptcy
or receivership proceedings against any one or more of the Guarantors or the Company shall not terminate this Guaranty Agreement. 

2. The obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors, or any of them, hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by any
irregularity, invalidity or unenforceability of or in any of the Notes or of any agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or creating or providing for the same. 

3. The obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors, or any of them, hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (and the
Guaranteed Creditors are hereby expressly authorized to make from time to time without notice to the Guarantors) any sale, pledge, surrender, compromise, settlement, release, renewal, extension, indulgence, amendment, alteration, substitution,
exchange, change in, modification or other disposition of any of the Credit Agreement, the Notes, any other Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), any other guaranty thereof, or of any security or collateral therefor. 

4. The obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors or any of them hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by any
acceptance by the Guaranteed Creditors, or any of them, of any security or collateral for, or other guarantors upon any of the Indebtedness or by any failure, neglect, omission, delay or partial action on the part of the Guaranteed Creditors, or any
of them, in the administration of the Indebtedness or to realize upon or protect any of the Indebtedness or any security or collateral therefor, or to exercise any lien upon or right of appropriation of any moneys, credits or property of the Company
possessed by any of the Guaranteed Creditors toward the liquidation of the Indebtedness or by any application of payments or credits thereon or by any other circumstances whatsoever (with 

 
or without notice to or the knowledge of the Guarantors, or any of them) which may in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantors, or any of them, hereunder or may otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor; it being the purpose and intent that this guaranty of payment and the obligations and liability of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances and shall not be discharged except by payment and performance as herein provided. 
 5. In order to hold the
Guarantors, or any of them, liable hereunder, there shall be no obligation on the part of any Guaranteed Creditor, at any time, to resort for payment to any Person directly liable in respect of the Indebtedness or to any other guaranty, or to any
other Person, their properties or estates, or to resort to any collateral, security, property, liens or other rights or remedies whatsoever, and the Guaranteed Creditors shall have the right to enforce this guaranty of payment irrespective of
whether or not other proceedings or steps are pending seeking resort to or realization upon or from any of the foregoing. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, paid or incurred by the Guaranteed Creditors or any of them in endeavoring to collect on the Indebtedness or any part thereof
and in enforcing this Guaranty Agreement. 
 6. The granting of credit to the Company by any Guaranteed Creditor from time to
time in addition to the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement without notice to the Guarantors, or any of them, is hereby authorized and shall in no way affect or impair the obligations and liability of the Guarantors, or any of them, hereunder.

 7. The payment by any Guarantor of any amount or amounts under this guaranty of payment shall not entitle it, either at
law, in equity or otherwise, to any right, title or interest (whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) in and to any of the Indebtedness, or in and to any security or collateral therefor, or in or to any amounts at any time paid or payable under
or pursuant to any guaranty by any other Person of all or part of Indebtedness, or in and to any amounts theretofore, then or thereafter paid or applicable to the payment of the Indebtedness, howsoever such payment or payments may arise, until all
of the Indebtedness has been fully paid and all obligations of the Guaranteed Creditors to extend credit to or for the benefit of the Company shall have terminated or expired. 

8. This Guaranty Agreement may be enforced by the Guaranteed Creditors acting jointly, or it may be enforced by any Guaranteed
Creditor acting alone or separately with respect to the Indebtedness which it holds. Any Guaranteed Creditor may, without any notice to the Guarantors, sell, assign or transfer, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, the Indebtedness held
by it, or any part thereof, or grant participations therein; and in that event, each and every immediate and successive assignee, transferee or holder of or participant in all or any part of the Indebtedness shall, to the extent permitted in the
Credit Agreement, have the right to enforce this Guaranty Agreement, by suit or otherwise, for the benefit of such assignee, transferee, holder or participant as fully as if such assignee, transferee, holder or participant were herein by name
specifically given such rights, powers and benefits; but each Guaranteed Creditor shall have an unimpaired right to enforce this Guaranty Agreement for its own benefit or for the benefit of any such participant as to so much of the Indebtedness that
it has not sold, assigned or transferred. 

 9. If any payment applied by any Guaranteed Creditor to any of the
Indebtedness is thereafter set aside, recovered, rescinded or required to be returned for any reason (including, without limitation, the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any other obligor), the Indebtedness to which such
payment was applied shall for the purposes of this Guaranty Agreement be deemed to have continued in existence, notwithstanding such application, and this Guaranty Agreement shall be enforceable as to such of the Indebtedness as fully as if such
application had never been made. 
 10. This Guaranty Agreement shall be construed according to the internal laws of the
state of Illinois, in which State it shall be performed by the Guarantors. This Guaranty Agreement and every part hereof shall be binding upon the Guarantors jointly and severally and upon their respective legal representatives, successors and
assigns of each and all of the undersigned, and shall inure to the benefit of the Guaranteed Creditors and their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns. 

11. This writing is intended by the parties to be a complete and final expression of this Guaranty Agreement and is also
intended as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of that agreement. No course of dealing, course of performance or trade usage, and no parole evidence of any nature, shall be used to supplement or modify any terms hereof, nor are there
any conditions to the full effectiveness of this Guaranty Agreement. 
 12. EACH GUARANTOR
AND, BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT, EACH GUARANTEED CREDITOR
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATIVE TO THIS GUARANTY
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 

13. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide
such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by the Company and each other Guarantor to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty Agreement in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor
shall only be liable under this Section for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section, or otherwise under this Guaranty Agreement, voidable under applicable law relating to
fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until discharged in accordance with Section 4. Each
Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of the Company and each other Guarantor for all purposes of
Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 
 [Signature page follows] 

 Dated as of this 23rd day of APRIL, 2021. 

 

							
		 		 	SANDERSON FARMS, INC. (FOODS DIVISION)
				
	ATTEST:	 		 		 	
				
	/s/ S. Lee Southwell	 		 	By	 	/s/ D. Michael Cockrell
		 		 		 	Its Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Treasurer
			
		 		 	SANDERSON FARMS, INC. (PRODUCTION DIVISION)
				
	ATTEST:	 		 		 	
				
	/s/ S. Lee Southwell	 		 	By	 	/s/ D. Michael Cockrell
		 		 		 	Its Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Treasurer
			
		 		 	SANDERSON FARMS, INC. (PROCESSING DIVISION)
				
	ATTEST:	 		 		 	
				
	/s/ S. Lee Southwell	 		 	By	 	/s/ D. Michael Cockrell
		 		 		 	Its Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer and TreasurerExhibit 4.15
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EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT
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THIS EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into on January 15, 2021 (“Execution Date”)
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BY AND AMONG:
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1.    Guangzhou Qianxun Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Pledgor”)
Registered address: 4/F, 5/F, 6/F, 13/F, 14/F, 15/F, 16/F, Jisheng Business Center,
No. 278 Xingtai Road, Shiqiao Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou
Legal representative: Wenxian Zhong
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2.    Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Company”)
Registered address: 4/F, 5/F, 6/F, 13/F, 14/F, 15/F, 16/F, Jisheng Business Center,
No. 278 Xingtai Road, Shiqiao Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou
Legal representative: Wenxian Zhong
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3.    Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Information Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Pledgee”)
Registered address: 5/F to 13/F, West Tower, Building C, No. 274 Xingtai Road,
Shiqiao Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou
Legal representative: Wenxian Zhong
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In this Agreement, the aforementioned parties are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
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WHEREAS:
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1.    The Pledgor is the registered shareholder of the Company and lawfully hold all equity interest in the Company (“Company Equity”). As of the Execution Date, the amount of its contribution to the registered capital of the Company is Renminbi Ten Million, and its shareholding percentage in total is 100%. The registered capital has not been paid in. The basic information of the Company sets forth in Schedule 1 hereto.
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2.   The Parties hereto entered into a Shareholder Voting Rights Proxy Agreement (“Proxy Agreement”) on January 15, 2021, pursuant to which the each of the Pledgor has irrevocably granted a general power of attorney to such persons as may then be appointed by the Pledgee to exercise its entire shareholder voting rights in the Company on behalf of the Pledgor.
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3.    The Company and the Pledgee entered into an Exclusive Service Agreement (“Service Agreement”) on January 15, 2021, pursuant to which the Company has, on an exclusive basis, engaged the Pledgee to provide it with relevant services and agrees to pay relevant service fees to the Pledgee for such services.
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4.    The Parties hereto entered into an Exclusive Option Agreement (“Option Agreement”) on January 15, 2021, pursuant to which the Pledgor and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by the PRC Laws, transfer, at the request of the Pledgee, all or part of their equity interests in the Company or all or part of the assets of the Company respectively to the Pledgee and/or any entity and/or
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individual designated by it, or the Company shall decrease its capital and the Pledgee and/or any entity and/or individual designated by it shall subscribe for the newly increased registered capital of the Company.
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5.    As security for the performance by the Pledgor of their Contractual Obligations (as defined below) and their repayment of the Secured Indebtedness (as defined below), each Pledgor is willing to pledge all of its Company Equity to the Pledgee and create first priority pledge in favor of the Pledgee; and the Company has agreed to such equity pledge arrangement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, upon consensus through consultation, the Parties agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I         DEFINITIONS
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1.1          Unless otherwise required by the context, the following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement:
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	“Contractual Obligations”
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	means all of the each Pledgor’s contractual obligations under the Proxy Agreement and the Option Agreement; all of the Company’s contractual obligations under the Proxy Agreement, the Service Agreement and the Option Agreement; and all of the contractual obligations of the each Pledgor and the Company under this Agreement.

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	“Secured Indebtedness”
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	means all direct, indirect or consequential losses and loss of projectable benefits suffered by the Pledgee as a result of any Event of Default (as defined below) of the Pledgor and/or the Company, and the basis for determining the amounts of such losses shall include, without limitation, reasonable commercial plans and profit forecasts of the Pledgee and all costs incurred by the Pledgee in connection with its enforcement of the Contractual Obligations of each Pledgor and/or the Company.

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	“Transaction Agreements”
	means the Proxy Agreement, the Service Agreement and the Option Agreement.

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	“Event of Default”
	means a breach by any Pledgor of any of its Contractual Obligations under the Proxy Agreement, the Option Agreement and/or this Agreement, and a breach by the Company of any of its Contractual Obligations under the Proxy Agreement, the Service Agreement, the Option Agreement and/or this Agreement.

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	“Pledged Equity”
	means all of the Company Equity lawfully owned by the Pledgor as of the effectiveness of this Agreement and to be pledged hereunder to the Pledgee as security

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	for the performance by the Pledgor and the Company of their respective Contractual Obligations and increased capital contribution amounts and dividends under Sections 2.6 and 2.7 hereof.

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	“PRC Laws”
	means the then effective laws, administrative regulations, administrative rules, local regulations, judicial interpretations and other binding regulatory documents of the People’s Republic of China.

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1.2         In this Agreement, any reference to any PRC Law shall be deemed to include (i) a reference to such PRC Law as modified, amended, supplemented or reenacted, effective either before or after the date hereof; and (ii) a reference to any other decision, circular or rule made thereunder or effective as a result thereof.
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1.3         Unless otherwise required by the context, a reference to an article, section, clause or paragraph herein shall be a reference to an article, section, clause or paragraph of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE II         EQUITY PLEDGE
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2.1         The Pledgor hereby agrees to pledge, in accordance with the terms hereof, its lawfully owned and rightfully disposable Pledged Equity to the Pledgee as security for the performance by such Pledgor of its Contractual Obligations and its repayment of the Secured Indebtedness. The Company hereby agrees for the Pledgor to so pledge the Pledged Equity to the Pledgee in accordance with the terms hereof.
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2.2         The Pledgor covenants that it will assume the responsibility of recording the equity pledge arrangement (“Equity Pledge”) hereunder in the shareholder’s register of the Company on the Execution Date. Each Pledgor further covenants that it will use its best efforts and take all necessary measures to register the Equity Pledge as soon as possible with the competent administrative authority for market regulation of the Company after the Execution Date.
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2.3         During the validity term hereof, the Pledgee shall not be liable in whatsoever manner for any diminution in value of the Pledged Equity and the Pledgor shall have no right to seek any form of recourse or bring any claims against the Pledgee in connection therewith, except where such diminution arises out of any willful conduct of the Pledgee or its gross negligence having immediate causal link with such result.
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2.4         Subject to Section 2.3 above, if the Pledged Equity is likely to suffer such a manifest value diminution as to impair the rights of the Pledgee, the Pledgee may at any time auction or sell the Pledged Equity on behalf of the Pledgor and may, as agreed with the Pledgor, apply the proceeds from such auction or sale towards early repayment of the Secured Indebtedness, or deposit (entirely at the cost of the Pledgee) such proceeds with a notary organ of the place of
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the Pledgee. In addition, upon request by the Pledgee, the Pledgor shall provide other property as security for the Secured Indebtedness.
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2.5         Upon occurrence of any Event of Default, the Pledgee shall be entitled to dispose of the Pledged Equity in such manner as prescribed by Article IV hereof.
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2.6         The Pledgor shall not increase the capital of the Company except with prior consent of the Pledgee. Any increase in the capital contribution made by the Pledgor to the registered capital of the Company as a result of any capital increase shall equally become part of the Pledged Equity, and the Pledgor shall register the pledge of the Company Equity corresponding to such capital contribution with the competent administrative authority for market regulation of the Company.
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2.7         The Pledgor shall not receive any dividend or profit in respect of the Pledged Equity except with prior consent of the Pledgee. Any dividend or profit received by the Pledgor in respect of the Pledged Equity shall be deposited into an account designated by the Pledgee, monitored by the Pledgee and first applied towards repayment of the Secured Indebtedness.
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2.8         Upon occurrence of an Event of Default, the Pledgee shall be entitled to dispose of any Pledged Equity of the Pledgor in accordance with the terms hereof.
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ARTICLE III         RELEASE OF PLEDGE
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3.1         Upon full and complete performance by the Pledgor and the Company of all of their Contractual Obligations and full repayment of the Secured Indebtedness, the Pledgee shall, at the request of the Pledgor, release the Equity Pledge hereunder and cooperate with the Pledgor in relation to both the deregistration of the Equity Pledge in the shareholder’s register of the Company and the deregistration of the Equity Pledge with the relevant administrative authority for market regulation; reasonable costs arising out of such release of the Equity Pledge shall be borne by the Pledgee.
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ARTICLE IV         DISPOSAL OF PLEDGED EQUITY
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4.1         The Parties hereby agree that upon occurrence of any Event of Default, the Pledgee shall be entitled to exercise, upon written notice to the Pledgor, all of the remedies, rights and powers available to it under the PRC Laws, the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to auction or sell the Pledged Equity for prior satisfaction of claims. The Pledgee shall not be held liable for any losses resulting from its reasonable exercise of such rights and powers.
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The Pledgor further acknowledges and agrees that its breach of Article IX hereof shall constitute its material breach of this Agreement; the Company further acknowledges and agrees that its breach of Article X hereof shall constitute its material breach of this Agreement.
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4.2         The Pledgee shall be entitled to appoint, in writing, its counsels or other agents to exercise any and all of its foregoing rights and powers, and neither any Pledgor nor the Company shall object thereto.
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4.3         The Pledgee shall have the right to fully deduct all reasonable costs incurred by it in connection with its exercise of any or all of its foregoing rights and powers from the proceeds obtained as a result of such exercise of rights and powers.
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4.4         The proceeds obtained as a result of the exercise by the Pledgee of its rights and powers shall be applied in the following order of precedence:
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(a)   towards payment of all costs arising out of the disposal of the Pledged Equity and the exercise by the Pledgee of its rights and powers (including fees paid to its counsels and agents);
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(b)   towards payment of the taxes payable in connection with the disposal of the Pledged Equity; and
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(c)   towards repayment of the Secured Indebtedness to the Pledgee.
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Any balance after the deduction of the foregoing payments shall either be returned by the Pledgee to the Pledgor or any other person who may be entitled to such balance under relevant laws and regulations or be deposited by the Pledgee with a notary organ of the place of the Pledgee (any costs arising out of such deposit shall be borne by the Pledgee).
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4.5         The Pledgee shall have the right to exercise, at its option, concurrently or successively, any of its breach of contract remedies; the Pledgee shall not be required to first exercise other breach of contract remedies prior to the exercise of its right to auction or sell the Pledged Equity hereunder.
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ARTICLE V         COSTS AND EXPENSES
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5.1         All actual costs and expenses arising in connection with the creation of the Equity Pledge hereunder, including, without limitation, the stamp duty, any other taxes and all legal costs, shall be borne by the Parties severally.
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ARTICLE VI         CONTINUING GUARANTEE AND NON-WAIVER
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6.1         The Equity Pledge created hereunder shall constitute a continuing guarantee and shall remain valid until full performance of the Contractual Obligations or full repayment of the Secured Indebtedness, whichever occurs later. Neither any waiver or grace granted by the Pledgee with respect to any breach by any Pledgor nor any delay of the Pledgee in its exercise of any of its rights under the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement shall affect the right of the Pledgee under this Agreement, relevant PRC Laws and the Transaction Agreements to require at any time thereafter the Pledgor to strictly perform the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement or any right that may be available
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to the Pledgee as a result of any subsequent breach by the Pledgor of the Transaction Agreements and/or this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE PLEDGOR
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The Pledgor represents and warrants to the Pledgee that:
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7.1         It is a is a limited partnership duly registered and validly existing under the PRC Laws; and has full and independent legal status and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and may sue or be sued as an independent party.
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7.2         All reports, documents and information provided by it to the Pledgee prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement with respect to all matters pertaining to such Pledgor or required by this Agreement are true, correct, complete and not misleading in all material respects as of the effectiveness of this Agreement.
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7.3         All reports, documents and information provided by it to the Pledgee subsequent to the effectiveness of this Agreement with respect to all matters pertaining to such Pledgor or required by this Agreement are true and valid in all material respects as of the time of provision of the same.
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7.4         As of the effectiveness of this Agreement, such Pledgor is the sole lawful owner of the Pledged Equity free from any ongoing or potential dispute or any third party claim as to the ownership thereof; and such Pledgor has the right to dispose of the Pledged Equity or any part thereof.
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7.5         Other than the security interest created on the Pledged Equity hereunder and the rights created under the Transaction Agreements, the Pledged Equity is free from any other security interests, third party rights or interests or any other restrictions.
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7.6         The Pledged Equity may be lawfully pledged and assigned, and such Pledgor has full rights and powers to pledge the Pledged Equity to the Pledgee in accordance with the terms hereof.
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7.7         Once duly executed by such Pledgor, this Agreement will constitute lawful, valid and binding obligations of such Pledgor.
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7.8         Other than the registration of the Equity Pledge with the relevant administrative authority for market regulation, any consents, permissions, waivers or authorizations by any third party or any approval, license or exemption from or any registration or filing formalities with any governmental body (if required by law), requisite in each case for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the creation of the Equity Pledge hereunder, have been obtained or completed and will remain fully valid during the validity term hereof.
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7.9          The execution and performance by such Pledgor of this Agreement do not
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violate or conflict with any law applicable to such Pledgor, any agreement to which such Pledgor is a party or by which he is bound, any court judgment, any arbitral award, or any decision of any administrative authority.
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7.10       The pledge hereunder constitutes a first priority security interest on the Pledged Equity.
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7.11       All taxes and costs payable in connection with the acquisition of the Pledged Equity have been paid in full by such Pledgor.
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7.12       There are no pending, or to the knowledge of such Pledgor, threatened, suits, legal proceedings or claims before any court or arbitral tribunal or by any governmental body or administrative authority against such Pledgor or its property or the Pledged Equity having a material or adverse effect on the financial condition of such Pledgor or its ability to perform its obligations and the guarantee liability hereunder.
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7.13       The Pledgor hereby warrants to the Pledgee that the foregoing representations and warranties will remain true and correct and be fully complied with under all circumstances at any time prior to the full performance of the Contractual Obligations or full repayment of the Secured Indebtedness.
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ARTICLE VIII         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY
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The Company represents and warrants to the Pledgee that:
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8.1         It is a limited liability company duly registered and lawfully existing under the PRC Laws with independent legal personality; and has full and independent legal status and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and may sue or be sued as an independent party.
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8.2         All reports, documents and information provided by it to the Pledgee prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement with respect to all matters pertaining to the Pledged Equity or required by this Agreement are true, correct, complete and not misleading in all material respects as of the effectiveness of this Agreement.
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8.3         All reports, documents and information provided by it to the Pledgee subsequent to the effectiveness of this Agreement with respect to all matters pertaining to the Pledged Equity or required by this Agreement are true and valid in all material respects as of the time of provision of the same.
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8.4         Once duly executed by it, this Agreement will constitute lawful, valid and binding obligations of the Company.
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8.5         It has full internal corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other documents to be executed by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder as well as full power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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8.6         There are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, suits, legal proceedings or claims before any court or arbitral tribunal or by any governmental body or administrative authority against the Pledged Equity, the Company or its assets having a material or adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company or the ability of the Pledgor to perform its obligations and the guarantee liability hereunder.
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8.7         The Company hereby agrees to be severally and jointly liable to the Pledgee for the representations and warranties made by the Pledgor under Sections 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8 and 7.10 hereof.
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8.8         The Company hereby warrants to the Pledgee that the foregoing representations and warranties will remain true and correct and be fully complied with under all circumstances at any time prior to the full performance of the Contractual Obligations or full repayment of the Secured Indebtedness.
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ARTICLE IX         UNDERTAKINGS BY THE PLEDGORS
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The Pledgor hereby agree and irrevocably undertake to the Pledgee that:
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9.1         Without prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgor will not create or permit to be created any new pledge or any other security interest on the Pledged Equity, and any pledge or any other security interest created on all or part of the Pledged Equity without prior written consent of the Pledgee shall be null and void.
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9.2         Without prior written notice to and prior written consent of the Pledgee, (i) the Pledgor will not assign or otherwise dispose of the Pledged Equity or request the Company to decrease its capital, and any of such actions taken by the Pledgor without prior consent of the Pledgee shall be null and void; (ii) the Pledgor will not assist or permit other existing shareholders (as applicable) to take any of the foregoing actions without prior written consent of the Pledgee. The proceeds received by the Pledgor from the assignment or other disposal of the Pledged Equity shall be first applied towards early full repayment of the Secured Indebtedness to the Pledgee or deposited with a third party to be agreed with the Pledgee.
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9.3        Should there arise any suit, arbitration or other claims which are likely to have an adverse effect on the interests of the Pledgor or the Pledgee under the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement or on the Pledged Equity, the Pledgor warrants that it will notify the Pledgee in writing of the same as soon as possible and without delay and will, in accordance with the reasonable request of the Pledgee, take all necessary actions to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights and interests in and to the Pledged Equity.
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9.4         The Pledgor warrants that it shall complete the business term extension registration formalities of the Company within three (3) months prior to the expiry of the business term of the Company such that the validity of this Agreement shall be maintained.
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9.5         The Pledgor shall not do or permit to be done any act or action likely to have an adverse effect on the interests of the Pledgee under the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement or on the Pledged Equity.
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9.6         The Pledgor will use its best efforts and take all necessary measures to register the Equity Pledge hereunder as soon as possible with the relevant administrative authority for market regulation after the execution of this Agreement, and the Pledgor warrant, in accordance with the reasonable request of the Pledgee, to take all necessary actions and execute all necessary documents (including, without limitation, any supplement hereto) to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights and interests in and to the Pledged Equity as well as the exercise and realization by the Pledgee of such rights and interests.
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9.7         Should the exercise of the pledge rights hereunder result in an assignment of any Pledged Equity, the Pledgor warrants that it will take all actions to realize such assignment.
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9.8        The Pledgor ensures that the shareholder’s resolutions adopted, convening procedures of, the methods of voting at and the contents of the shareholders’ meeting (as applicable) and board meetings of the Company held in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the creation and exercise of the pledge rights hereunder shall not violate laws, administrative regulations or the articles of association of the Company.
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9.9         Once the Pledgor knows or should have known any possible transfer of the Pledged Equity held by him to any third parties other than the Pledgee or any individual or entity designated by the Pledgee as a result of applicable PRC Laws or any judgment or award rendered by a court or arbitral body or for any other reasons, it shall notify the Pledgee immediately and without delay.
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ARTICLE X         UNDERTAKINGS BY THE COMPANY
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The Company hereby agrees and irrevocably undertakes to the Pledgee that:
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10.1      The Company will use every effort to assist with the obtainment of any consents, permissions, waivers or authorizations by any third party or any approval, license or exemption from any governmental body or the completion of any registration or filing formalities with any governmental body (if required by law), requisite in each case for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the creation of the Equity Pledge hereunder, and the maintenance of the same in full force and effect during the validity term hereof.
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10.2       Without prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Company will not assist or permit the Pledgor to create any new pledge or any other security interest on the Pledged Equity.
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10.3       Without prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Company will not assist or permit the Pledgor to assign or otherwise dispose of the Pledged Equity.
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10.4       Should there arise any suit, arbitration or other claims which are likely to have
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an adverse effect on the Company, the Pledged Equity or the interests of the Pledgee under the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement, the Company warrants that it will notify the Pledgee in writing of the same as soon as possible and without delay and will, in accordance with the reasonable request of the Pledgee, take all necessary actions to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights and interests in and to the Pledged Equity.
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10.5      The Company warrants that it shall complete its business term extension registration formalities within three (3) months prior to the expiry of its business term such that the validity of this Agreement shall be maintained.
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10.6      The Company shall not do or permit to be done any act, action or omission likely to have an adverse effect on the interests of the Pledgee under the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement or on the Pledged Equity.
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10.7      The Company will, during the first month of each calendar quarter, submit to the Pledgee the financial statements of the Company for the preceding calendar quarter, including, without limitation, the balance sheet, the income statement and the cash flow statement.
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10.8      The Company warrants, in accordance with the reasonable request of the Pledgee, to take all necessary actions and execute all necessary documents (including, without limitation, any supplement hereto) to ensure the Pledgee’s pledge rights and interests in and to the Pledged Equity as well as the exercise and realization by the Pledgee of such rights and interests.
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10.9      Should the exercise of the pledge rights hereunder result in an assignment of any Pledged Equity, the Company warrants that it will take all actions to realize such assignment.
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10.10    The Company covenants that it will assist the Pledgor to register the Equity Pledge hereunder with the competent administrative authority for market regulation of the Company as soon as possible after the execution of this Agreement and provide all necessary cooperation to complete such registration in a timely manner.
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10.11    Once the Company knows or should have known any possible transfer of the Pledged Equity held by the Pledgor to any third parties other than the Pledgee or any individual or entity designated by the Pledgee as a result of applicable PRC Laws or any judgment or award rendered by a court or arbitral body or for any other reasons, it shall notify the Pledgee immediately and without delay.
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ARTICLE XI         FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES OF CIRCUMSTANCES
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11.1        As a supplementary agreement and without contravening other provisions of the Transaction Agreements and this Agreement, if, at any time, in the opinion of the Pledgee, as a result of any promulgation of or amendment to any PRC Laws, regulations or rules, or any change in the interpretation or application of such laws, regulations or rules, or any change in relevant registration procedures, the maintenance of the validity of this Agreement and/or the
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disposal of the Pledged Equity in the manner prescribed hereby becomes illegal or contravenes such laws, regulations or rules, the Pledgor and the Company shall, based on the Pledgee’s written instructions and in accordance with its reasonable request, immediately take any actions and/or execute any agreements or other documents so as to:
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(a)   maintain the validity of this Agreement;
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(b)   facilitate the disposal of the Pledged Equity in the manner prescribed hereby; and/or
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(c)   maintain or realize the security created or purported to be created hereunder.
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ARTICLE XII         EFFECTIVENESS AND TERM OF AGREEMENT
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12.1       This Agreement shall become effective when all of the following conditions are met:
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(a)   this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties; and
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(b)   the pledge of equity under this Agreement has been recorded in the register of shareholders of the Company in accordance with law.
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12.2       The term of this Agreement shall end when the Contractual Obligations have been fully performed or the Secured Indebtedness have been fully repaid, whichever is later.
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ARTICLE XIII         NOTICES
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13.1       Any notice, request, demand and other correspondences required by or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in writing and delivered to the relevant Parties.
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13.2       Such notice or other correspondences shall be deemed delivered when it is transmitted if transmitted by fax or email; or upon delivery if delivered in person; or two (2) days after posting if delivered by mail.
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ARTICLE XIV         MISCELLANEOUS
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14.1       The Pledgor and the Company agree that the Pledgee may, immediately upon notice to the Pledgor and the Company, assign its rights and/or obligations hereunder to any third party; provided that without prior written consent of the Pledgee, neither the Pledgor nor the Company may assign their respective rights, obligations or liabilities hereunder to any third party.
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14.2       The sum of the Secured Indebtedness determined by the Pledgee in its discretion in connection with its exercise of its pledge rights to the Pledged Equity in accordance with the terms hereof shall constitute the conclusive evidence for the Secured Indebtedness hereunder.
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14.3      This Agreement is made in Chinese in five (5) originals, of which one (1) copy shall be held by the Company, one (1) copy shall be used for governmental approval/registration purposes and the three (3) copies shall be kept by the Pledgee.
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14.4       The entry into, effectiveness and interpretation of, and resolution of disputes under, this Agreement shall be governed by the PRC Laws.
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14.5       Dispute Resolution
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(a)   All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be first settled by the relevant Parties through amiable consultations; if such Parties fail to resolve the dispute through consultations, the dispute shall be submitted to China Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (“CGAC”) for arbitration according to CGAC arbitration rules in effect at the time of applying for arbitration. The seat of arbitration shall be in Guangzhou. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the relevant Parties. Except as otherwise required by the arbitration award, the arbitration fees shall be borne by the losing party. The losing party shall also indemnify for the attorneys’ fee and other expenses incurred by the winning party.
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(b)   Pending the resolution of such dispute, the Parties shall continue to perform the remaining provisions of this Agreement other than the disputed matters.
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14.6       No right, power or remedy empowered to any Party by any provision of this Agreement shall preclude any other right, power or remedy enjoyed by such Party in accordance with law or any other provisions hereof and no exercise by a Party of any of its rights, powers and remedies shall preclude its exercise of its other rights, powers and remedies.
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14.7       No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement or laws (“Party’s Rights”) shall result in a waiver of such rights; and no single or partial waiver by a Party of the Party’s Rights shall preclude such Party from exercising such rights in any other way or exercising the remaining part of the Party’s Rights.
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14.8       The section headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no event be used in or affect the interpretation of the provisions hereof.
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14.9       Each provision contained herein shall be severable and independent of any other provisions hereof, and if at any time any one or more provisions hereof become invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.
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14.10     (i)  Once executed, this Agreement shall replace any other legal documents previously entered into by the Parties in respect of the same subject matter
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hereof. To clarify, despite the foregoing agreement, all parties irrevocably promise, agree and recognize to sign a simplified version of equity pledge agreement (“Simplified Pledge Agreement”), only for the purpose of the pledge registration of the company’s competent administrative department for industry and commerce. If the simplified pledge agreement is inconsistent with this agreement, the agreement is not as clear as this agreement, or the simplified pledge agreement does not cover matters, this agreement shall prevail. (ii) Any amendments or supplements to this Agreement shall be made in writing. Except for the transfer of rights hereunder by the Pledgee according to Section 14.1 hereof, such amendments or supplements shall become effective only if they are duly signed by the Parties hereto.
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14.11     This Agreement shall be binding upon the legal assignees or successors of the Parties. The successors or permitted assignees (if any) of the Pledgor and the Company shall continue to perform the respective obligations of the Pledgor and the Company hereunder. The Pledgor warrant to the Pledgee that he has made all appropriate arrangements and executed all necessary documents to ensure that, in the event of its bankruptcy, dissolution or occurrence of other circumstances that might affect exercise of its shareholder rights, his legal assignee, successor, heir, creditor, liquidator, bankruptcy administrator  and other persons that might consequently acquire the Company Equity or relevant rights cannot affect or impede the performance of this Agreement. For this purpose, the Pledgor and the Company shall promptly sign all other documents and take all other actions (including, without limitation, notarization of this Agreement) as required by the Pledgee.
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14.12     Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Pledgor shall execute a power of attorney (“Power of Attorney”) in the form of Schedule 2 hereto, entrusting any nominee of the Pledgee to execute, on its behalf in accordance with this Agreement, any and all legal documents as may be required in order for the Pledgee to exercise its rights hereunder. Such Power of Attorney shall be submitted to the Pledgee for custody and may be presented by the Pledgee to relevant governmental authorities whenever necessary.
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[Signature Page to Equity Pledge Agreement for Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Internet Technology Co., Ltd.]
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Pledgor:
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	Guangzhou Qianxun Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (seal)

	/seal/ Guangzhou Qianxun Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
	 

	/s/ Wenxian Zhong
	 

	Name: 
	Wenxian Zhong
	 

	Title: 
	Legal Representative
	 

	Ting Li
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	/s/ Ting Li
	 

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[Signature Page to Equity Pledge Agreement for Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Internet Technology Co., Ltd.]
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Company:
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	Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (seal)

	/seal/ Guangzhou Qianxun Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
	 

	/s/ Wenxian Zhong
	 

	Name: 
	Wenxian Zhong
	 

	Title: 
	Legal Representative
	 

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[Signature Page to Equity Pledge Agreement for Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Internet Technology Co., Ltd.]
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Pledgee:
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	Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Information Technology Co., Ltd. (seal)

	/seal/ Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Information Technology Co., Ltd.
	 

	/s/ Wenxian Zhong
	 

	Name: 
	Wenxian Zhong
	 

	Title: 
	Legal Representative
	 

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