Document:

Exhibit 10.26

 

	
DATED
    	
April 20, 2018
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
EXCLUSIVE   OPTION AGREEMENT
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

Exclusive Option Agreement

 

This Exclusive Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed by and among the following Parties as of the 20th day of April, 2018 in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”):

 

	
Party A:
    	
 
    	
Shenzhen Samoyed Information Technology Co., Ltd, a   limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of PRC, with   its address at Building A, No. 1, Qian Wan Yi Road, Qianhai Harbour   Co-operation Zone, Shenzhen, PRC;
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Party B:
    	
 
    	
Natural person as listed in the Schedule I hereto ;   and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Party C:
    	
 
    	
Shenzhen Wuyu Technologies Services Co., Ltd, a   limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of PRC, with   its address at Room 3206, Building 1B, Huasheng Shenghui, Shang Chuan Road,   Xin An Street, Bao An District, Shenzhen, PRC.
    

 

In this Agreement, each of Party A, Party B and Party C shall be referred to as a “Party” respectively, and they shall be collectively referred to as the “Parties”.

 

Whereas:

 

1.                                      Party B hold 100% of the equity interests in Party C;

 

2.                                      To the extent not prohibited by PRC laws, each Party B wish to transfer the equity interest of Party C held by him to Party A or Designee (as defined in Section 1.1), and Party A wishes to accept such transfer.

 

3.                                      In order to realize such transfer, each Party B irrevocably agrees to grant an Equity Interest Purchase Option (as defined in Section 1.1) to purchase all or part of the equity interest of Party C held by such Party B, upon request of Party A and to the extent permitted by the PRC laws, each Party agrees to transfer such equity interest to Party A or Designee in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Now therefore, upon mutual discussion and negotiation, the Parties have reached the following agreement:

 

1.                                      SALE AND PURCHASE OF EQUITY INTEREST

 

1.1                               Option Granted

 

Each Party B hereby irrevocably grants Party A an irrevocable and exclusive right to purchase, or designate one or more persons (each, a “Designee”) to purchase the equity interests in Party C then held by such Party B once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at Party A’s sole and absolute discretion to the extent permitted by PRC laws and at the price described in Section 1.3 herein (such right being the “Equity Interest Purchase Option”). As of the date hereof, the equity interest of Party C held by each Party B are listed in the Schedule I. Except for Party A and the Designee(s), no other person shall be entitled to the Equity Interest Purchase Option or other rights with respect to the equity interests of Party B.  Party C hereby agrees to the grant by Party B of the Equity Interest Purchase Option to Party A.  The term “person” as used herein shall refer to individuals, corporations, partnerships, partners, enterprises, trusts or non-corporate organizations.

 

Strictly Confidential

 

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1.2                               Steps for Exercise of Equity Interest Purchase Option

 

Subject to the provisions of the laws and regulations of the PRC, Party A may exercise the Equity Interest Purchase Option by issuing a written notice to Party B (“Equity Interest Purchase Option Notice”), specifying: (a) Party A’s decision to exercise the Equity Interest Purchase Option, and the name of the Designee(s) if any; (b) the portion of equity interests to be purchased from Party B (“Optioned Interests”); and (c) the date for purchasing the Optioned Interests and/or the date for transfer of the Optioned Interests.

 

1.3                               Equity Interest Purchase Price

 

Unless an appraisal is required by PRC law applicable to the Equity Interest Purchase Option when exercised by Party A, the purchase price of the Optioned Interests (“Equity Interest Purchase Price”) shall equal to the minimum price permitted by applicable law. If any Equity Interest Purchase Price is actually paid, Party B shall reimburse the same amount to Party A.

 

1.4                               Transfer of Optioned Interests

 

For each exercise of the Equity Interest Purchase Option:

 

1.4.1                     Each Party B shall cause Party C to promptly convene a shareholders’ meeting, at which a resolution shall be adopted approving Party B’s transfer of the Optioned Interests to Party A and/or the Designee(s);

 

1.4.2                     Each Party B shall execute a share transfer contract with respect to each transfer with Party A and/or each Designee (whichever is applicable), in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Equity Interest Purchase Option Notice regarding the Optioned Interests;

 

1.4.3                     The relevant Parties shall execute all other necessary contracts, agreements or documents, obtain all necessary government licenses and permits and take all necessary actions to transfer valid ownership of the Optioned Interests to Party A and/or the Designee(s), unencumbered by any security interests, and cause Party A and/or the Designee(s) to become the registered owner(s) of the Optioned Interests. For the purpose of this Section and this Agreement, “security interests” shall include securities, mortgages, third party’s rights or interests, any stock options, acquisition right, right of first refusal, right to offset, ownership retention or other security arrangements, but shall be deemed to exclude any security interest created by this Agreement and Party B’s Share Pledge Agreement. “Share Pledge Agreement” as used in this Section and this Agreement shall refer to the Share Pledge Agreement executed by and among Party B, Party C and Party A as of the date hereof, whereby each Party B pledges all of his equity interests in Party C to Party A, in order to guarantee Party C’s performance of its obligations under the Exclusive Business Corporation Agreement executed by and between Party C and Party A.

 

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2.                                      COVENANTS

 

2.1                               Covenants regarding Party C

 

Each Party B (as a shareholder of Party C) and Party C hereby covenant as follows:

 

2.1.1                     Unless for the purpose of performing the transactions set forth under the Restructuring Agreement, without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not in any manner supplement, change or amend the articles of association and bylaws of Party C, increase or decrease its registered capital, or change its structure of registered capital in other manners;

 

2.1.2                     They shall maintain Party C’s corporate existence in accordance with good financial and business standards and practices by prudently and effectively operating its business and handling its affairs;

 

2.1.3                     Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not at any time following the date hereof, sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any manner any assets of Party C or legal or beneficial interest in the business or revenues of Party C, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest;

 

2.1.4                     Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not incur, inherit, guarantee or suffer the existence of any debt, except for (i) debts incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) debts disclosed to Party A for which Party A’s written consent has been obtained;

 

2.1.5                     They shall always operate all of Party C’s businesses during the ordinary course of business to maintain the asset value of Party C and refrain from any action/omission that may affect Party C’s operating status and asset value;

 

2.1.6                     Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not cause Party C to execute any major contract , except the contracts in the ordinary course of business (for purpose of this subsection, a contract with a value exceeding RMB 10,000,000 shall be deemed a major contract);

 

2.1.7                     Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not cause Party C to provide any person with any loan or credit except for (i) those in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) disclosed to Party A for which Party A’s written consent has been obtained;

 

2.1.8                     They shall provide Party A with information on Party C’s business operations and financial condition at Party A’s request;

 

2.1.9                     If requested by Party A, they shall procure and maintain insurance in respect of Party C’s assets and business from an insurance carrier acceptable to Party A, at an amount and type of coverage typical for companies that operate similar businesses;

 

2.1.10              Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not cause or permit Party C to merge, consolidate with, acquire or invest in any person;

 

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2.1.11              They shall immediately notify Party A of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Party C’s assets, business or revenue;

 

2.1.12              To maintain the ownership by Party C of all of its assets, they shall execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and file all necessary or appropriate complaints or raise necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims;

 

2.1.13              Without the prior written consent of Party A, they shall ensure that Party C shall not in any manner distribute dividends to its shareholders, provided that upon Party A’s written request, Party C shall immediately distribute all distributable profits to its shareholders; and

 

2.1.14              At the request of Party A, they shall appoint any persons designated by Party A as directors of Party C.

 

2.2                               Covenants of Party Band Party C

 

Each Party B and Party C hereby covenants as follows:

 

2.2.1                     without the prior written consent of Party A, he shall not sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any other manner any legal or beneficial interest in the equity interests in Party C held by him, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest, except for the pledge placed on these equity interests in accordance with Share Pledge Agreement and the purpose of performing the transactions set forth under the Restructuring Agreement;

 

2.2.2                     he shall cause the shareholders’ meeting and/or the board of directors of Party C not to approve the sale, transfer, mortgage or disposition in any other manner of any legal or beneficial interest in the equity interests in Party C held by him, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest, without the prior written consent of Party A, except for the pledge placed on these equity interests in accordance with Party B’s Share Pledge Agreement and the purpose of performing the transactions set forth under the Restructuring Agreement;

 

2.2.3                     he shall cause the shareholders’ meeting or the board of directors of Party C not to approve the merger or consolidation with any person, or the acquisition of or investment in any person, without the prior written consent of Party A;

 

2.2.4                     he shall immediately notify Party A of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to the equity interests in Party C held by him;

 

2.2.5                     he shall cause the shareholders’ meeting or the board of directors of Party C to vote their approval of the transfer of the Optioned Interests as set forth in this Agreement and to take any and all other actions that may be requested by Party A;

 

2.2.6                     To the extent necessary to maintain his ownership in Party C, he shall execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and file all necessary or appropriate complaints or raise necessary and appropriate defenses against all claims;

 

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2.2.7                     he shall appoint any designee of Party A as director and senior management of Party C, at the request of Party A;

 

2.2.8                     at the request of Party A at any time, he shall promptly and unconditionally transfer his equity interests in Party C to Party A and/or Party A’s Designee(s) in accordance with the Equity Interest Purchase Option under this Agreement, and he hereby waives his right of first refusal to the share transfer by the other existing shareholders of Party C (if any); and

 

2.2.9                     he shall strictly abide by the provisions of this Agreement and other contracts jointly or separately executed by and among Party B, Party C and Party A, perform the obligations hereunder and thereunder, and refrain from any action/omission that may affect the effectiveness and enforceability thereof. To the extent that he has any remaining rights with respect to the equity interests subject to this Agreement hereunder or under the Share Pledge Agreement among the same parties hereto or under the Power of Attorney granted in favor of Party A, he shall not exercise such rights except in accordance with the written instructions of Party A.

 

3.                                      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Party B and Party C hereby represent and warrant to Party A, severally but not jointly, as of the date of this Agreement and each date of transfer of the Optioned Interests, that:

 

3.1                               It/he has the authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any share transfer contracts to which they are a party concerning the Optioned Interests to be transferred thereunder (each, a “Transfer Contract”), and to perform their obligations under this Agreement and any Transfer Contracts. Party B and Party C agree to enter into Transfer Contracts consistent with the terms of this Agreement upon Party A’s exercise of the Equity Interest Purchase Option. This Agreement and the Transfer Contracts to which they are a party constitute or will constitute their legal, valid and binding obligations and shall be enforceable against them in accordance with the provisions thereof;

 

3.2                               The execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Transfer Contracts and the obligations under this Agreement or any Transfer Contracts shall not: (i) cause any violation of any applicable laws of the PRC; (ii) be inconsistent with the articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of Party C; (iii) cause the violation of any contracts or instruments to which they are a party or which are binding on them, or constitute any breach under any contracts or instruments to which they are a party or which are binding on them; (iv) cause any violation of any condition for the grant and/or continued effectiveness of any licenses or permits issued to either of them; or (v) cause the suspension or revocation of or imposition of additional conditions to any licenses or permits issued to either of them;

 

3.3                               Each Party B has a good and merchantable title to the equity interests in Party C he holds. Except for Share Pledge Agreement, Party B has not placed any security interest on such equity interests;

 

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3.4                               Party C has a good and merchantable title to all of its assets, and has not placed any security interest on the aforementioned assets;

 

3.5                               Party C does not have any outstanding debts, except for (i) debt incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) debts disclosed to Party A for which Party A’s written consent has been obtained;

 

3.6                               Party C has complied with all laws and regulations of the PRC applicable to asset acquisitions; and

 

3.7                               There are no pending or threatened litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to the equity interests in Party C, assets of Party C or Party C.

 

4.                                      EFFECTIVE DATE

 

This Agreement shall become effective upon the date hereof, and remain effective for a term of 10 years, and may be renewed at Party A’s election.

 

5.                                      GOVERNING LAW AND RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

 

5.1                               Governing law

 

The execution, effectiveness, construction, performance, amendment and termination of this Agreement and the resolution of disputes hereunder shall be governed by the formally published and publicly available laws of the PRC. Matters not covered by formally published and publicly available laws of the PRC shall be governed by international legal principles and practices.

 

5.2                               Methods of Resolution of Disputes

 

In the event of any dispute with respect to the construction and performance of this Agreement, the Parties shall first resolve the dispute through friendly negotiations. In the event the Parties fail to reach an agreement on the dispute within 30 days after either Party’s request to the other Parties for resolution of the dispute through negotiations, either Party may submit the relevant dispute to the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (“SCIA”) for arbitration, in accordance with its then effective arbitration rules.  The arbitration shall be conducted in Shenzhen, and the language used in arbitration shall be Chinese. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on all Parties.

 

6.                                      TAXES AND FEES

 

Each Party shall pay any and all transfer and registration tax, expenses and fees incurred thereby or levied thereon in accordance with PRC law in connection with the preparation and execution of this Agreement and the Transfer Contracts, as well as the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Transfer Contracts.

 

7.                                      Notices

 

7.1                               All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, by a commercial courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of such Party set forth below.  A confirmation copy of each notice shall also be sent by email.  The dates on which notices shall be deemed to have been effectively given shall be determined as follows:

 

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7.1.1                     Notices given by personal delivery, by courier service or by registered mail, postage prepaid, shall be deemed effectively given on the date of delivery or refusal at the address specified for notices.

 

7.1.2                     Notices given by facsimile transmission shall be deemed effectively given on the date of successful transmission (as evidenced by an automatically generated confirmation of transmission).

 

7.2                               For the purpose of notices, the addresses of the Parties are as follows:

 

	
Party A:
    	
 
    	
Shenzhen Samoyed Information Technology Co., Ltd
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
B4-902, Kexing Science Park, 15 Keyuan Road, Nanshan   District, Shenzhen, PRC
    
	
Attn:
    	
 
    	
Wang Xiaojun
    
	
Phone:
    	
 
    	
XXXXXX
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Party B
    	
 
    	
as listed in Schedule II
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Party C:
    	
 
    	
Shenzhen Wuyu Technologies Services Co., Ltd
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
B4-903, Kexing Science Park, 15 Keyuan Road, Nanshan   District, Shenzhen, PRC
    
	
Attn:
    	
 
    	
LIN Xi
    
	
Phone:
    	
 
    	
XXXXXX
    

 

7.3                               Any Party may at any time change its/his address for notices by a notice delivered to the other Parties in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

8.                                      CONFIDENTIALITY

 

The Parties acknowledge that the existence and the terms of this Agreement, and any oral or written information exchanged between the Parties in connection with the preparation and performance of this Agreement are regarded as confidential information. Each Party shall maintain the confidentiality of all such information, and without obtaining the written consent of other Parties, it/he shall not disclose any relevant information to any third parties, except in the following circumstances: (a) such information is or will be in the public domain (provided that this is not the result of a public disclosure by the receiving Party); (b) information disclosed as required by applicable laws or rules or regulations of any stock exchange or orders of the court or other government authorities; or (c) information required to be disclosed by any Party to its/his legal counsel or financial advisor or affiliate regarding the transaction contemplated hereunder, and such legal counsel or financial advisor or affiliate are also bound by confidentiality duties similar to the duties in this Section. Disclosure of any confidential information by the staff members or agency hired by any Party shall be deemed disclosure of such confidential information by such Party, which Party shall be held liable for breach of this Agreement. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

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9.                                      FURTHER WARRANTIES

 

The Parties agree to promptly execute documents that are reasonably required for or are conducive to the implementation of the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and take further actions that are reasonably required for or are conducive to the implementation of the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

 

10.                               MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.1                        Amendment, change and supplement

 

Any amendment, change and supplement to this Agreement shall require the execution of a written agreement by all of the Parties.

 

10.2                        Entire agreement

 

Except for the amendments, supplements or changes in writing executed after the execution of this Agreement, this Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement reached by and among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and shall supercede all prior oral and written consultations, representations and contracts reached with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

10.3                        Headings

 

The headings of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall not be used to interpret, explain or otherwise affect the meanings of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

10.4                        Language

 

This Agreement is written in both Chinese and English language in four copies, each Party having one copy with equal legal validity; in case there is any conflict between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail.

 

10.5                        Severability

 

In the event that one or several of the provisions of this Agreement are found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any aspect in accordance with any laws or regulations, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or compromised in any respect.  The Parties shall strive in good faith to replace such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with effective provisions that accomplish to the greatest extent permitted by law and the intentions of the Parties, and the economic effect of such effective provisions shall be as close as possible to the economic effect of those invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

10.6                        Successors

 

This Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the interest of the respective successors of the Parties and the permitted assigns of such Parties.

 

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10.7                        Survival

 

10.7.1              Any obligations that occur or that are due as a result of this Agreement upon the expiration or early termination of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or early termination thereof.

 

10.7.2              The provisions of Sections 5, 7, 8 and this Section 10.7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

10.8                        Waivers

 

Any Party may waive the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided that such a waiver must be provided in writing and shall require the signatures of the Parties. No waiver by any Party in certain circumstances with respect to a breach by other Parties shall operate as a waiver by such a Party with respect to any similar breach in other circumstances.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties or their authorized representatives have executed this Exclusive Option Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Party A:      Shenzhen Samoyed Information Technology Co., Ltd  (Seal)

 

	
By: 
    	
/s/LIN Jianming
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name: 
    	
LIN Jianming
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title: 
    	
Legal   Representative/Authorized Signatory
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
April 20, 2018
    	
 
    

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties or their authorized representatives have executed this Exclusive Option Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Party B:      LIN Jianming

 

	
By: 
    	
/s/LIN Jianming
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date: 
    	
April 20, 2018
    	
 
    

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties or their authorized representatives have executed this Exclusive Option Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Party B:      TANG Debin

 

	
By: 
    	
/s/TANG Debin
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date: 
    	
April 20, 2018
    	
 
    

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties or their authorized representatives have executed this Exclusive Option Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Party C:      Shenzhen Wuyu Technologies Services Co., Ltd (Seal)

 

	
By: 
    	
/s/LIN Jianming
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name: 
    	
LIN Jianming
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title: 
    	
Legal Representative
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date: 
    	
April 20, 2018
    	
 
    

 

 

Schedule I Information of Party B

 

	
#
    	
 
    	
Name of Shareholders
    	
 
    	
Capital Contribution
   (10,000RMB)
    	
 
    	
Ratio
    	
 
    
	
1.
    	
 
    	
LIN Jianming
    	
 
    	
1,000
    	
 
    	
50
    	
%
    
	
2.
    	
 
    	
TANG Debin
    	
 
    	
1,000
    	
 
    	
50
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Total
    	
 
    	
2,000
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

 

Schedule II Contact Information of Party BExhibit 10.27

 

SAMOYED HOLDING LIMITED

 

2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.              Purposes of this Plan.  The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants (each a “Service Provider” and, together, the “Service Providers”) and to promote the success of the Company’s business.  This Plan permits the grant of an Option, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units and Local Awards.

 

2.              Definitions.  As used herein, the following definitions will apply:

 

(a)                                 “Administrator” means the Board, a Committee or any subcommittee or specified Officers to whom the Board or Committee delegates its administrative authority consistent with Applicable Laws and in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

 

(b)                                 “Applicable Laws” means any applicable legal requirements relating to the administration of and the issuance of equity-based awards under the applicable laws of any country or jurisdiction in connection with the granting, vesting and/or exercising of Awards under this Plan, including, without limitation, the requirements of the laws of the PRC, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, the laws of the Cayman Islands, and the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.  For all purposes of this Plan, references to statutes and regulations shall be deemed to include any successor statutes or regulations, where necessary as determined by the Administrator.

 

(c)                                  “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of an Option, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units or Local Awards.

 

(d)                                 “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under this Plan.  The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

 

(e)                                  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)                                   “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)                                     Any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

 

(ii)                                  The individuals who, as of the date of grant, constituted the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual (other than any individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest (as such term is used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act)) becoming a Director subsequent to the date of grant of an award, whose election, or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

 

(iii)                               The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

 

(iv)                              The consummation of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or business entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.

 

Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the legal jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the Persons who held the Company’s Securities immediately before such transaction.  In addition, a sale by the Company of its Securities in a transaction, the primary purpose of which is to raise capital for the Company’s operations and business activities including, without limitation, a Qualified IPO, shall not constitute a Change in Control.

 

(g)                                  “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.

 

(h)                                 “Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board or such other committee satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

 

(i)                                     “Company” means Samoyed Holding Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, or any successor thereto.

 

(j)                                    “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary to render services to such entity.

 

(k)                                 “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

(l)                                     “Disability” means, unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, a disability that entitles the Participant to benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan, if any, and in the absence of such a plan, the Participant being unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

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(m)                             “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.  Neither service as a Non-Employee Director nor payment of a Director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

 

(n)                                 “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(o)                                 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Shares determined as follows:

 

(i)                                     If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, the Fair Market Value (on a per Share basis) will be the closing sales price for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(ii)                                  If the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value (on a per Share basis) will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such bids and asks were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(iii)                               For purposes of any Awards granted on the date of a Qualified IPO, the Fair Market Value (on a per Share basis) will be the initial price to the public as set forth in the final prospectus for the initial public offering of Shares; or

 

(iv)                              In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Laws.

 

(p)                                 “Liquidity Event” means the occurrence of (i) a Qualified IPO or (ii) a Change in Control; provided, however, that the Board may determine that a particular transaction is or is not a Liquidity Event notwithstanding that the transaction falls within the foregoing definition.

 

(q)                                 “Local Award” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9 of this Plan.

 

(r)                                    “Lock-Up Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13(d) of this Plan.

 

(s)                                   “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Officer or Employee.

 

(t)                                    “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company, as determined by the Board.

 

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(u)                                 “Option” means a share option granted pursuant to this Plan.

 

(v)                                 “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award.

 

(w)                               “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

(x)                                 “Plan” means this 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(y)                                 “Plan Limit” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(a) of this Plan.

 

(z)                                  “PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, which, for the purposes of this Plan, shall exclude the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan.

 

(aa)                          “PRC Requirements” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 15 of this Plan.

 

(bb)                          “PRC Plan Agent” means a Subsidiary of the Company registered in the PRC as determined by the Administrator.

 

(cc)                            “PRC Plan Registration” means any and all regulatory approvals, registrations, filings and other formalities required under the Applicable Laws in connection with a PRC citizen or resident’s participation in an employee equity incentive plan of a company incorporated outside of China, including without limitation, the registration of such employee incentive plan and its participants with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange or its competent local branch.

 

(dd)                          “Qualified IPO” means the closing of an underwritten initial public offering of  not less than 10% of the Shares (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) on the basis of an approved prospectus and/or pursuant to a valid registration, qualification or filing under Applicable Law of another jurisdiction, in each case of the Shares or other equity securities of the Company; provided, however, that a Qualified IPO shall not include a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans or to a Rule 145 transaction under the Securities Act or to similar registrations under Applicable Law of another jurisdiction.

 

(ee)                            “Restriction Period” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7(d)(i) of this Plan.

 

(ff)                              “Restricted Shares” means Shares issued and allotted pursuant to a Restricted Share award under Section 7 of this Plan, or issued and allotted pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.

 

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(gg)                            “Restricted Share Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan.  Each Restricted Share Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

 

(hh)                          “Securities” means any equity interest in, or shares of any class in the share capital (equity, preferred or otherwise) of, the Company and any convertible securities, options, warrants and any other type of equity or equity-linked securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for any such equity interest or shares of any class in the share capital of the Company.

 

(ii)                                  “Service Provider” or “Service Providers” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1 of this Plan.

 

(jj)                                “Share” means ordinary shares of US$0.00001 par value in the share capital of the Company, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of this Plan.

 

(kk)                          “Shareholder” means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members of the Company as the holder of one or more shares in the capital of the Company.

 

(ll)                                  “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which is controlled by the Company.

 

(mm)                  “Successor Plan” means in the event of a Change in Control where Awards are assumed or replaced by substituted awards, the successor plan applicable to assumed Awards and/or new substituted awards.

 

(nn)                          “Termination of Service” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(d)(iii) of this Plan.

 

(oo)                          “Triggering Event” means the later to occur of (i) a Liquidity Event and (ii) if so determined by the Administrator at or before the time of a Liquidity Event in order for the issuance of Shares to comply with Applicable Laws, the completion of the PRC Plan Registration of this Plan or a Successor Plan prior to or following a Liquidity Event.

 

(pp)                          “Triggering Event Exercise Period” means:

 

(i)             in the event of a Change of Control, whichever of the following two periods expires later: (x) the ninety (90) day period commencing on a Change in Control and (y) the ninety (90) day period commencing on the completion of the PRC Plan Registration of this Plan or the Successor Plan, if necessary to comply with Applicable Law; and

 

(ii)          in the event of a Qualified IPO, whichever of the following two periods expires later: (x) the thirty (30) day period commencing on the expiration of the Lock-Up Agreement period and (y) the ninety (90) day period commencing on the completion of the PRC Plan Registration of this Plan or the Successor Plan, if necessary to comply with Applicable Law to permit the issue and allotment of Shares.

 

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3.              Shares Subject to this Plan.

 

(a)                                 Shares Subject to this Plan.  Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of this Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued for all purposes under the Plan shall be 10,824,914 (the “Plan Limit”).  Shares to be issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares, issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company and that are being held in treasury, or a combination thereof.

 

(b)                                 Automatic Share Reserve Increase.  Subject to the provisions of Sections 13 and 19 of the Plan, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan will be increased (i) on the first calendar day of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which a Qualified IPO is consummated, by an amount equal to 0.5% of the total number of Shares issued and outstanding on the last calendar day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) on the first calendar day of each fiscal year during the period beginning with the second fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a Qualified IPO is consummated, by an amount equal to 1% of the total number of Shares issued and outstanding on the last calendar day of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

 

(c)                                  Rules Applicable to Determining Shares Available for Issuance.  The number of Shares remaining available for issuance will be reduced by the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards.  For purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, the number of Shares that are tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of an Option or to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award, shall not be added back to the Plan Limit.  However, for purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, the number of Shares corresponding to an Option under the Plan that are forfeited or cancelled or otherwise expire for any reason without having been exercised shall be added back to the Plan Limit and again be available for the grant of Awards.  Similarly, if and to the extent an Award of Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units is canceled or forfeited for any reason, the Shares subject to that Award shall be added back to the Plan Limit and again be available for the grant of Awards.  The Shares underlying any cash-settled Award of Restricted Share Units shall not be added back to the Plan Limit. In contrast, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Shares underlying any Local Awards settled in cash shall not be counted against the Plan Limit.

 

(d)                                 Limits on Awards to Non-Employee Directors and Other Service Providers.  After the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, the aggregate grant date fair value (as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 or any successor provision) of all Awards granted during any calendar year to (i) any Non-Employee Director shall not exceed US$500,000 and (ii) any other Service Provider shall not exceed US$500,000.

 

(e)                                  Share Reserve.  The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times keep available such number of unissued Shares available for issue as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.

 

4.              Administration of the Plan.

 

(a)                                 Administration.  Other than as provided in the remainder of this Section 4(a), the Plan will be administered by (i) the Board or (ii) a Committee, which Committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

 

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(b)                                 Multiple Administrative Bodies.  Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

 

(c)                                  Delegation of Authority.  Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Law, the Administrator may, from time to time, delegate limited authority over the day-to-day administration of the Plan to such other subcommittees or specified Officers as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under such conditions or limitations as it may set at the time of such delegation or thereafter.  Such delegation may be revoked at any time.

 

(d)                                 Powers of the Administrator.  Subject to the provisions of this Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority:

 

(i)                                     to determine the Fair Market Value;

 

(ii)                                  to determine eligibility for Plan participant and select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;

 

(iii)                               to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

 

(iv)                              to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under this Plan;

 

(v)                                 to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder.  Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, cancellation or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine;

 

(vi)                              to construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and Awards granted pursuant to this Plan;

 

(vii)                           to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans and/or Local Awards established for the purpose of satisfying Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and PRC Requirements, and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the Code;

 

(viii)                        to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 20 of this Plan), including but not limited to (A) the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards and to extend the maximum term of an Option and (B) accelerate the satisfaction of any vesting or exercisability criteria or waiver of forfeiture, cancellation or repurchase restrictions;

 

(ix)                              to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations in such manner as prescribed in Section 16 of this Plan;

 

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(x)                                 to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;

 

(xi)                              to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award;

 

(xii)                           to determine whether Awards will be settled in Shares, cash or in any combination thereof;

 

(xiii)                        to determine whether Awards will be adjusted for dividend equivalents;

 

(xiv)                       to establish a program whereby Service Providers designated by the Administrator can reduce compensation otherwise payable in cash in exchange for Awards under the Plan;

 

(xv)                          to impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any Shares issued as a result of or under an Award, including without limitation, (A) restrictions under an insider trading policy and (B) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers; and

 

(xvi)                       to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering this Plan.

 

(e)                                  Plan Construction and Interpretation.  The Administrator shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to construe and interpret the Plan.  The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations in carrying out and administering the Plan and in construing and interpreting the Plan shall be made in the Administrator’s sole discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons interested herein.

 

(f)                                   Liability of Administrator.  Subject to Applicable Laws: (i) no member of the Administrator (or its delegates) shall be liable for any good faith action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan and (ii) the members of the Administrator (and its delegates) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in the manner provided in the Company’s governing documents, as they may be amended from time to time.  In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the Plan, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s Officers or Employees, the accountants of the Company or the Administrator, the counsel of the Company or the Administrator and any other party the Administrator deems necessary, and no member of the Administrator shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon any such information and/or advice.

 

(g)                                  Action by the Board.  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to Applicable Laws, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan, may be exercised by a Committee or the delegate of such Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board.

 

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5.              Eligibility.  Awards may be granted to Service Providers.  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing his or her relationship as a Service Provider, nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Participant or the right of the Company or its Parent or Subsidiaries to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

6.              Share Option.

 

(a)                                 Stock Option Award Agreement.  Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the vesting and exercise terms of such Award, the number of Shares that may be granted upon exercise of an Option, any restrictions or limitations regarding the Option, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator will determine.  The terms of an Option may vary among Participants, and the Plan does not impose upon the Administrator any requirement to make each Award of an Option subject to uniform terms.  Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Agreements may vary.

 

(b)                                 Term of Option.  Unless the Administrator provides otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement, the term of an Option will be ten (10) years.

 

(c)                                  Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

 

(i)                                     Exercise Price.  The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that the per Share exercise price will be no less than the par value of a Share.

 

(ii)                                  Vesting and Exercise Dates.  At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option shall vest and may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may vest or be exercised.  Unless specified otherwise in the Award Agreement, and subject to the other provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, Section 6(d) and Section 13(c) of the Plan, one-half (1/2) of the Shares subject to an Award will vest on each of the first and second annual anniversaries of the vesting commencement date.  The Administrator may accelerate the Vesting of an Award at any time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, no Option will be permitted to be exercised prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Awards granted after the occurrence of a Triggering Event shall become vested and exercisable only as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and in accordance with this Section 6(d)(iv).  The Administrator shall notify Participants as soon as practicable following the occurrence of a Triggering Event.

 

(iii)                               Form of Consideration.  The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment.  Such consideration may consist entirely of: (A) cash; (B) check; (C) promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, (D) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines; (E) consideration received by the Company under a broker-assisted (or other) cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with this Plan; (F) by net exercise; (G) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or (H) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

 

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(d)                                 Exercise of Option.

 

(i)                                     Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.  Any vested portion of the Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of this Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that unless the Administrator provides otherwise in an Award Agreement, or except as provided in Section 13(c) of this Plan, an Option may not be exercised prior to a Triggering Event.  An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (A) a notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, (B) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable withholding taxes) and (C) all representations, indemnifications, and documents reasonably requested by the Administrator including, without limitation, any shareholders agreement; provided, that such exercise complies with the terms of this Plan and the applicable provisions of the applicable Award Agreement.  Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan.  Shares issued and allotted upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse.  Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

 

(ii)                                  Rights of a Shareholder.  Until Shares are issued and allotted (as evidenced by the appropriate entry in the Register of Members of the Company), no right to receive dividends or any other rights as a Shareholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  Subject to subsection (vi) below, the Company will issue and allot (or cause to be issued and allotted) Shares promptly after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued and allotted, except as provided in Section 13 of this Plan.

 

(iii)                               Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider Prior to the Occurrence of a Triggering Event.  If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider (“Termination of Service”) prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event, any vested Option held by such Participant shall remain outstanding for such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event following the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), and, in the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, such vested Option shall remain outstanding following the Termination of Service until the expiration of the Triggering Event Exercise Period; provided, however, that in the event of Termination of Service due to death or Disability of such Participant within the three (3) month period preceding a Triggering Event, the periods referenced in the Triggering Event Exercise Period shall be extended to twelve (12) months.  Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, on the date of Termination of Service, the Shares covered by any unvested Option will revert to this Plan.  If after the Termination of Service the Participant does not exercise any vested Option within the time specified by the Administrator (and in the absence of any such specification, within the foregoing default periods), such Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to this Plan.

 

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(iv)                              Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider After the Occurrence of a Triggering Event.  In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service after the occurrence of a Triggering Event, any vested Option shall remain exercisable for such period as is specified in the Award Agreement, and, in the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, an Option shall remain outstanding for twelve (12) months in the event of Termination of Service due to death or Disability of such Participant and three (3) months otherwise; provided, however, an Option shall cease to be outstanding and shall no longer be exercisable ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted.  Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, on the date of Termination of Service, the Shares covered by any unvested Option will revert to this Plan.  If after Termination of Service the Participant does not exercise any vested Option within the time specified by the Administrator (and in the absence of any such specification, within the foregoing default periods), such Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to this Plan.

 

(v)                                 Exercise upon death.  In the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Option, to the extent vested and exercisable, may be exercised by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator.  If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then the Participant’s Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Participant’s Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution.  In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s death.  Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death the Participant is not vested as to his entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan.  If the Option is not exercised as to all of the vested Awarded Shares within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the remaining Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

 

(vi)                              Issuance of Shares.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the exercise of an Option, the Administrator shall have to discretion to provide for payment in cash or property of equivalent value in lieu of the Shares that otherwise would be issued.

 

7.              Restricted Shares.

 

(a)                                 Issue and Allotment of Restricted Shares.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may issue and allot Restricted Shares to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator will determine.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrator may place restrictions on the issuance and allotment of Restricted Shares and until the PRC Plan Registration is complete or as otherwise required in accordance with Applicable Laws.

 

(b)                                 Restricted Share Award Agreement.  Each Award of Restricted Shares will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Restriction Period, the number of Shares issued and allotted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator will determine.  The prospective recipient of an Award of Restricted Shares will not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such recipient has delivered to the Company an executed Award Agreement and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award.  The Administrator shall designate an escrow agent to hold Restricted Shares until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.

 

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(c)                                  Certificates.  Any share certificate issued in connection with an Award of Restricted Shares will be registered in the name of the Participant receiving the Award, and will bear the following legend and/or any other legend required by this Plan, any shareholders agreement among Shareholders of the Company, the Award Agreement or by Applicable Law:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS.  THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION, AND NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN MAY BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS AND THE APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.  THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER.  SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

 

Share certificates evidencing Restricted Shares will be held in custody by the Company or in escrow by an escrow agent until the restrictions thereon have lapsed.

 

(d)                                 Restrictions and Conditions.  The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of any Restricted Shares will incorporate the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate:

 

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(i)                                     Restriction Period.  During a period commencing with the date of an Award of Restricted Shares and ending on the later to occur of (i) such time or times as specified by the Award Agreement (the “Restriction Period”) or (ii) a Triggering Event, the Participant will not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan.  The Administrator may condition the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Shares upon the continued employment or service of the recipient, the attainment of specified individual or corporate performance goals, or such other factors as the Administrator may determine.  Unless specified otherwise in the Award Agreement, and subject to the other provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, this Section 7 and Section 13(c) of the Plan, one-half (1/2) of the Restricted Shares subject to an Award will vest, and the restrictions on those Shares will lapse, on each of the first and second annual anniversaries of the vesting commencement date.

 

(ii)                                  Termination of Service.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service prior to the expiration of the applicable Restriction Period, the Participant’s Restricted Shares then remaining subject to forfeiture will be forfeited automatically.

 

(iii)                               Removal of Restrictions.  Upon the later to occur of (i) the expiration of the Restriction Period without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Shares subject to such Restriction Period or (ii) a Triggering Event, the Restricted Shares will be released from escrow and any certificates for such Shares will be replaced with new certificates, without the restrictive legends described in Section 7(c) applicable to such lapsed restrictions, and such new certificates will be delivered to the Participant, the Participant’s representative (if the Participant has suffered a Disability), or the Participant’s estate or heir (if the Participant has died).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.

 

(e)                                  Dividends and Other Distributions.  During the Restriction Period, Service Providers holding Restricted Shares will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise and except as required to comply with Applicable Laws, including the PRC Requirements.  If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions and provisions on transferability and repurchase by the Company as the Restricted Shares with respect to which they were paid until such restrictions on the Restricted Shares have lapsed or been removed in accordance with Section 7(d) of this Plan.

 

(f)                                   Return of Restricted Shares to Company.  On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Shares for which restrictions have not lapsed will be subject to repurchase by the Company and, if so repurchased, again will become available for grant under this Plan.

 

8.                                      Restricted Share Units.

 

(a)                                 Grant.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Share Units to Service Providers and may impose conditions on such units as it may deem appropriate, including, without limitation, the continued employment or service of the recipient or the attainment of specified individual or corporate performance goals.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Administrator may place restrictions on the grant and/or vesting of Restricted Share Units until the PRC Plan Registration is complete or as otherwise required in accordance with Applicable Laws.

 

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(b)                                 Vesting Criteria and Other Terms.  Each Restricted Share Unit shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the applicable vesting criteria, the number of Restricted Share Units granted, the terms and conditions relating to the time and form of payment and termination of units, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator will determine.  Each Restricted Share Unit will represent a right to receive from the Company, upon fulfillment of any applicable conditions, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (at the time of the distribution) of one Share.  The Participant shall not have any shareholder rights with respect to any Shares subject to a Restricted Share Unit until that Award vests and such Shares are actually issued thereunder.  The Participant will not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber Restricted Share Units awarded under the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement, or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, if a Participant’s service with the Company terminates prior to the Restricted Share Unit vesting, the Participant’s Restricted Share Units that then remain subject to forfeiture will then be forfeited automatically.

 

(c)                                  Form and Timing of Payment.  Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a distribution in the form of cash and/or Shares as determined by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Laws.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Share Units, the Administrator may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout.  Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, no distributions of cash and/or Shares will be issued in settlement of vested Restricted Share Units before the occurrence of a Triggering Event.

 

(d)                                 Cancellation.  On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Share Units will be forfeited to the Company.

 

9.              Other Local Awards.  In order to comply with Applicable Laws, including any PRC Requirements, the Administrator may cause a local PRC Subsidiary to grant local cash-settled awards in lieu of any other Award described hereunder, which such local awards shall be paid through local payroll and wholly funded by the local PRC Subsidiary (a “Local Award”).  Each Local Award shall be linked to the Fair Market Value of a Share of the Company.  The terms and conditions of each Local Award shall be set forth in an Award Agreement in a form approved by the Administrator for such Local Award, which Award Agreement shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

10.       Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations.  Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.  A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any parent entity or any Subsidiary, unless determined otherwise by the Administrator.

 

11.       Transferability of Awards.  Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant.  If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.  Shares issued upon the exercise of an Option or in connection with the vesting of any Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units may be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase or redemption, rights of first refusal, and other transfer restrictions as the Administrator may determine or as may apply to holders of Shares pursuant to the Company’s articles of incorporation.

 

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12.       Voting Rights.  The Awards and the Shares relating thereto issued pursuant to the Plan shall only entitle the Participant to the economic rights of a Shareholder of the Company and shall not confer on the Participant any rights to vote on matters submitted to the Shareholders of the Company.

 

13.       Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control; Lock-Up Agreement.

 

(a)                                 Adjustments.  In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other Securities or other property), recapitalization, share division, share consolidation, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other Securities, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, will adjust the number and class of shares that may be delivered under this Plan and/or the number, class, and price of shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the numerical share limits in Section 3 of this Plan.

 

(b)                                 Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction.  To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

 

(c)                                  Change in Control.

 

(i)                                     In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines, including, without limitation, that each Award be assumed or an equivalent replacement award be substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation.  The Administrator will not be required to treat all Awards similarly in the transaction.

 

(ii)                                  In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award, the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Option, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and all restrictions on Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units and Local Awards will lapse.  In addition, if an Option is not assumed or substituted in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator, and the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

 

(iii)                               For the purposes of this subsection (c), an Award will be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, shares, cash or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock or ordinary shares of the successor corporation or its parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or a Local Award, or upon the payout of a Restricted Share or a Restricted Share Unit, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock or ordinary shares of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the Change in Control.

 

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(d)                                 Lock-Up Agreement.  By exercising any right granted under this Plan, each Participant shall be deemed to have agreed that, in connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities, including the Company’s initial public offering, such Participant will not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the repurchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any Shares without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters, for such period of time from and after the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters (the “Lock-Up Agreement”).

 

14.       PRC Registration Events.  Upon the occurrence of a Qualified IPO or at any time prior, to the extent required or permitted by Applicable Laws, the Administrator shall use reasonable efforts to cause the PRC Plan Agent to complete the PRC Plan Registration of this Plan to enable the outstanding Awards to be settled.

 

15.       PRC Requirements.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any applicable Award Agreement to the contrary, including without limitation Section 20 of the Plan, the issuance, allotment, vesting and settlement of Awards and any transfers of Shares and/or cash in or out of the PRC shall be subject to the approval of the State Authority for Foreign Exchange or its competent local branch, to the extent that such approval shall be required or advisable under Applicable Laws.  Pursuant to PRC laws and regulations governing the participation of a PRC citizen or resident in an employee equity incentive plan of a company incorporated outside of China (the “PRC Requirements”), local governmental authorities may review and examine the Plan from time to time and request that the Plan be modified, amended or cancelled in accordance with PRC Requirements.  If the Plan is modified, amended or cancelled, the rights of Participants under the Plan or pursuant to any Award Agreement issued hereunder may be materially and adversely affected.  No compensation shall be due to a Participant in respect of any such change in the Participant’s rights.

 

16.       Tax.

 

(a)                                 Withholding Requirements.  Subject to Applicable Laws, including without limitation the PRC Requirements, prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof) or such earlier time as any tax withholding obligations are due, the Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Participant’s employment tax obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).

 

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(b)                                 Withholding Arrangements.  Subject to Applicable Laws, including without limitation the PRC Requirements, the Administrator, pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld, or (iii) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld.  The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.

 

17.       No Effect on Employment or Service.  Neither this Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

 

18.       Date of Grant.  The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator.  Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

 

19.       Term of Plan.  This Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board.  It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the date it becomes effective, unless terminated earlier under Section 20 of this Plan.

 

20.       Amendment and Termination of this Plan.

 

(a)                                 Amendment and Termination.  The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate this Plan.

 

(b)                                 Shareholder Approval.  The Company will obtain Shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company’s memorandum of associations and articles of association and any shareholders agreement among Shareholders of the Company.

 

(c)                                  Effect of Amendment or Termination.  Subject to compliance with Applicable Laws, including without limitation PRC Requirements, no amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of this Plan will materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award outstanding at the time of the amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company.  Termination of this Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under this Plan prior to the date of such termination.

 

21.       Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

 

(a)                                 Legal Compliance.  Shares will not be issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws, including without limitation the PRC Requirements, and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance if deemed necessary by the Administrator.

 

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(b)                                 Investment Representations.  As a condition to the exercise, vesting or settlement of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award or receiving rights to transfer or payment upon such vesting or settlement to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise, vesting or settlement that the Shares are being acquired only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, any such representation is required.

 

(c)                                  Foreign Currency.  A Participant may be required to provide evidence that any currency used to pay the exercise price of any Award was acquired and taken out of the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides in accordance with Applicable Laws, including without limitation foreign exchange control laws and regulations pursuant to the PRC Requirements.  In the event the exercise price for an Award is paid in Chinese Renminbi or other foreign currency, as permitted by the Administrator, the amount payable will be determined by conversion from U.S. dollars at the official rate promulgated by the People’s Bank of China for Chinese Renminbi, or for jurisdictions other than the PRC, the exchange rate as selected by the Administrator on the date of exercise.

 

22.       Inability to Obtain Authority.  The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction or to complete or comply with the requirements of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state, federal or foreign law or under the rules and regulations of the stock exchange on which Shares of the same class are then listed, or any other governmental or regulatory body, which authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary or advisable for the issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance will not have been obtained.

 

23.       Severability.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or an Award to the contrary, if any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan or the Awards shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan or Award, as applicable, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

24.       Sections 409A and 457A.  Notwithstanding other provisions of the Plan or any Option Agreement, no Award may be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out or modified under this Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code upon a Participant.  In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Board or, if delegated by the Board to the Administrator, by the Administrator that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Award under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or the relevant Option Agreement, as the case may be, without causing the Participant holding such Award to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, including as a result of the fact that the Participant is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code, the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code.  The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Section 24 in good faith; provided that neither the Company, the Administrator nor any of the Company’s Employees, Directors or representatives will have any liability to Participants with respect to this Section 24.

 

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