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American Lorain Corporation: Exhibit 10.2 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made as of September 25, 2018 by and among (i)
American Lorain Corporation, a Nevada corporation (including any successor
entity thereto, the “Company”), and (ii) each of the persons
listed on the signature page hereto (collectively, the
“Restricted Holders”). Any capitalized term
used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such
term in the Share Exchange Agreement. 

WHEREAS, on the date
hereof, Company and the Restricted Holders entered into that certain Share
Exchange Agreement (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof, the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and among Company,
Shanghai Xunyang Internet Technology Co., Ltd., a company registered in the
British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the
“Purchaser”), Taishan Muren Agriculture Co. Ltd., a limited
liability company registered in the People’s Republic of China
(“Muren”) and the Restricted Holders, pursuant to which, subject
to the terms and conditions thereof, Purchaser will acquire from the Restricted
Holders all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Muren in exchange
for 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (including any equity
securities paid as dividends or distribution with respect to such shares or into
which such shares are exchanged or converted, the “Exchange
Shares”); and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the
Share Exchange Agreement, and in view of the valuable consideration to be
received by the Restricted Holders thereunder, the Company and the Restricted
Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Exchange
Shares shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this
Agreement as if fully set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby,
the parties hereby agree as follows: 

1. Lock-Up Provisions. 

(a)
Each Restricted Holder hereby agrees not to, during the period commencing from
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange
Agreement (the “Closing”) and ending on (x) the one (1) year
anniversary of the date of the Closing (the “Lock-Up Period”): (i)
lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to
sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract
to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer
or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Exchange Shares, (ii) enter into any
swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of
the economic consequences of ownership of the Exchange Shares, or (iii) publicly
disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction
described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of
shares of common stock of the Company or other securities, in cash or otherwise
(any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii), a
“Prohibited Transfer”). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to
the transfer of any or all of the Exchange Shares owned by a Restricted Holder,
either during his/her lifetime or on death, (A) by gift, will or intestate
succession, or (B) to any Affiliate, shareholder, member, partner or trust
beneficiary, as the case may be, of such Restricted Holder; provided, however,
that in any of cases (A) or (B) it shall be a condition to such transfer that
the transferee executes and delivers to the Company an agreement stating that
the transferee is receiving and holding the Exchange Shares subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, and there shall be no further transfer of such
Exchange Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. Each Restricted Holder
further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the
Company that are consistent the foregoing or that are necessary to give further
effect thereto. 

(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Restricted Holder may during the Lock-Up
Period pledge their Exchange Shares to an unaffiliated third party as a
guarantee to secure borrowings made by such third party to the Purchaser or any
of its Affiliates. 

(c)
If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of
this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab
initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee
of the Exchange Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to
enforce this Section 1, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions
with respect to the Exchange Shares of each Restricted Holder (and permitted
transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period. 

(d)
During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate evidencing any Exchange Shares shall
be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following
form, in addition to any other applicable legends: 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A LOCK-UP
AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH
SECURITIES (THE “COMPANY”) AND CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY’S SHAREHOLDERS, AS
AMENDED. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY
THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.” 

2. Miscellaneous. 

(a)
Termination of Share Exchange Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, in the event that the Share Exchange Agreement is
terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this Agreement and
all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically
terminate and be of no further force or effect. 

(b)
Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions
hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all
obligations of each Restricted Holder are personal to such Restricted Holder and
may not be transferred or delegated by such Restricted Holder at any time. The
Company may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in
whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation,
equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval
of any Restricted Holder. 

(c)
Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument
or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been
executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or thereto or
a successor or permitted assign of such a party. 

(d)
Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any dispute or
controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to the conflict of law principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or
relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any
state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any court in which
appeal from such courts may be taken) (the “Specified Courts”).
Each party hereto hereby (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this
Agreement brought by any party hereto and (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees
not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any
claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named
courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that
the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is
improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not
be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final
judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and
any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by
personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable
address set forth in Section 2(g). Nothing in this Section 2(d)
shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner
permitted by applicable law. 

(e)
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH
PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 2(e). 

(f)
  Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for
  convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
  Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any
  pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine,
  feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs
  shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative
  meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any
  description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case
  to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,”
  “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall
  be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
  particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term
  “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation
  and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or
  question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
  as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of
  proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provision of this Agreement. 

(g)
Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with
affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if
sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three
(3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail,
pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice): 

	 	 
	If to the Company after the Closing, to 	With copies to (which shall not constitute
      notice): 
	  	  
	  	  
	BeihuanZhong Road 	Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP 
	Junan County, Shandong 	1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor 
	People’s Republic of China 276600 	New York, New York 10105 
	Attention: 	Attention: Ari Edelman 
	Facsimile No.: 	Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889 
	Telephone No.: (86) 539-7317959 	Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300 
	Email: 	Email: aedelman@egsllp.com

	
      If to any Restricted Holder, to the address of such
      Restricted Holder as set forth under the name of such Restricted
      Holder on the signature pages hereto. 

	 

(h)
Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the
observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the
written consent of the Company and Restricted Holders holding a majority of the
Exchange Shares held by all Restricted Holders. No failure or delay by a party
in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers
of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any
one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or
continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision. 

(i)
Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be
modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent
necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or
enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction.
Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or
incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable
provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the
intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. 

(j)
  Specific Performance. Each Restricted Holder acknowledges that its
  obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the
  event of a breach of this Agreement by any Restricted Holder, money damages may
  be inadequate and the Company may have not adequate remedy at law, and agree
  that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of
  this Agreement were not performed by a Restricted Holder in accordance with
  their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Company shall
  be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of
  this Agreement by any Restricted Holder and to seek to enforce specifically the
  terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other
  security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in
  addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under
this Agreement, at law or in equity. 

(k)
Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules hereto)
constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral
agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is
expressly canceled; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the
foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the
Share Exchange Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies
of the Company or any of the obligations of the Restricted Holders under any
other agreement between the Restricted Holders and the Company or any
certificate or instrument executed by the Restricted Holders in favor of the
Company, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall
limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company or any of the obligations of
the Restricted Holders under this Agreement. 

(l)
Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and
delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document format in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature
Pages Follow] 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	Company: 
	 	 
	AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION, 
	a Nevada corporation 
	 	 
	 	 
	By: 	 
		Name: Si Chen 
		Title: Chairman 
	 	 
	 	 
	Restricted Holders: 
	 	 
	SHENZHEN JIAMINGRUI NEW AGRICULTURE
      CO., LTD. 
	 	 
	 	 
	By: 	 
		Name: XueMei Li 
		Title: Chairman

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]American Lorain Corporation: Exhibit 10.3 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT 

THIS NON-COMPETITION AND
NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is being executed
and delivered as of September 25, 2018 by Shenzhen Jiamingrui New Agriculture
Co., Ltd. (“Seller”) and Yongjun Huang, Xi Luo, Ling Sun and
Xuemei Li, individuals that are a shareholder of Seller or otherwise serving as
officer, director, manager or employee of Seller and serving as a shareholder,
director, officer, manager or employee of the Company (as defined below) or any
of its Subsidiaries (“Manager” and, together with Seller, the
“Subject Parties”), in favor of and for the benefit of American
Lorain Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Parent”), its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Xunyang Internet Technology Co., Ltd., a
company registered in the British Virgin Islands (the
“Purchaser”), Taishan Muren Agriculture Co. Ltd., a limited
liability company registered in the People’s Republic of China (the
“Company”), and each of Parent’s, Purchaser’s and/or the Company’s
respective present and future Affiliates, successors and direct and indirect
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Covered Parties”). Any
capitalized term used, but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning
ascribed to such term in the Share Exchange Agreement. 

WHEREAS, on September 25, 2018,
Parent, Purchaser, the Company and Seller entered into that certain Share
Exchange Agreement (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof, the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and among Parent,
Purchaser, the Company and Seller, pursuant to which, subject to the terms and
conditions thereof, Purchaser will acquire from Seller all of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Company in exchange for 10,000,000 Parent Shares; 

WHEREAS, the Company, indirectly
through its Subsidiaries, grows various spice plants and fruit trees and sells
such products in China (the “Business”); 

WHEREAS, in connection with, and
as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share
Exchange Agreement (the “Transactions”), and to enable Parent and
Purchaser to secure more fully the benefits of the Transactions, including the
protection and maintenance of the goodwill and confidential information of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, Parent and Purchaser have required that the
Subject Parties enter into this Agreement; 

WHEREAS, the Subject Parties are
entering into this Agreement in order to induce Parent and Purchaser to
consummate the Transactions, pursuant to which each Subject Party will directly
or indirectly receive a material benefit; and 

WHEREAS, Seller, as a former
owner of the Company, has contributed to the value of the Company and have
obtained extensive and valuable knowledge and confidential information
concerning the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to
induce Parent and Purchaser to consummate the Transactions, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, each Subject Party hereby agrees as follows: 

1. Restriction on Competition.

(a)
Restriction. Each Subject Party hereby agrees that during the period from
the Closing until the later of (i) the four (4) year anniversary of the Closing
Date and (ii) the date on which the Subject Parties, their respective Affiliates
or any of their respective officers, directors or employees are no longer
directors, officers, managers or employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (the later of such date in this clause (ii) or the Closing Date,
the “Termination Date”, and such period from the Closing until the
later of clauses (i) and (ii), the “Restricted Period”), such
Subject Party will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, without the prior
written consent of both Parent and Purchaser (which may be withheld in their
sole discretion), anywhere in the Peoples’ Republic of China (the
“Territory”), directly or indirectly engage in the Business (other
than through a Covered Party) or own, manage, finance or control, or participate
in the ownership, management, financing or control of, or become engaged or
serve as an officer, director, member, partner, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor or representative of, a business or entity (other than a Covered Party)
that engages in the Business (a “Competitor”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the Subject Parties and their respective Affiliates may own
passive portfolio company investments in a Competitor, so long as the Subject
Parties and their Affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors,
officer, managers and employees who were involved with the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are not involved in the management or control of
such Competitor (“Permitted Ownership”), and (ii) for the
avoidance of doubt, certain family members and associates of the Subject Parties
as set forth on Exhibit 1 hereto may continue to manage the
businesses set forth next to their respective names on Exhibit 1 hereto
consistent with past practice prior to the date hereof, even if such businesses
are Competitors, so long as the Subject Parties are not involved in the
management or control of such Competitors. 

(b)
  Acknowledgment. Each Subject Party acknowledges and agrees, based upon
  the advice of legal counsel and/or such Subject Party’s own education,
  experience and training, that (i) such Subject Party possesses knowledge of
  confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Business,
  (ii) such Subject Party’s execution of this Agreement is a material inducement
  to Parent and Purchaser to consummate the Transactions and to realize the
  goodwill of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for which such Subject Party will
  receive a substantial direct or indirect financial benefit, and that Parent and
  Purchaser would not have entered into the Share Exchange Agreement or
  consummated the Transactions but for the Subject Parties’ agreements set forth
  in this Agreement, (iii) it would impair the goodwill of the Company and its
  Subsidiaries and reduce the value of the assets of the Company and its
  Subsidiaries and cause serious and irreparable injury if such Subject Party were
  to use its ability and knowledge by engaging in the Business in competition with
  a Covered Party, and/or to otherwise breach the obligations contained herein and
  that the Covered Parties would not have an adequate remedy at law because of the
  unique nature of the Business, (iv) such Subject Party has no intention of
  engaging in the Business during the Restricted Period other than Permitted
  Ownership, (v) the relevant public policy aspects of restrictive covenants,
  covenants not to compete and non-solicitation provisions have been discussed,
  and every effort has been made to limit the restrictions placed upon such
  Subject Party to those that are reasonable and necessary to protect the Covered
  Parties’ legitimate interests, (vi) the Covered Parties conduct and intend to
  conduct the Business everywhere in the Territory and compete with other
  businesses that are or could be located in any part of the Territory, (vii) the
  foregoing restrictions on competition are fair and reasonable in type of
  prohibited activity, geographic area covered, scope and duration, (viii) the
  consideration provided to such Subject Party under this Agreement and the Share
  Exchange Agreement is not illusory, and (ix) such provisions do not impose a
  greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business
interests of the Covered Parties. 

2. No Solicitation; No
Disparagement. 

(a)
No Solicitation of Employees and Consultants. Each Subject Party agrees
that, during the Restricted Period, such Subject Party will not, without the
prior written consent of both Parent and Purchaser (which may be withheld in
their sole discretion), either on its own behalf or on behalf of any other
Person (other than, if applicable, a Covered Party in the performance of such
Subject Party’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties), directly or
indirectly: (i) hire or engage as an employee, independent contractor,
consultant or otherwise any Covered Personnel (as defined below); (ii) solicit,
induce, encourage or otherwise cause (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) any
Covered Personnel to leave the service (whether as an employee, consultant or
independent contractor) of any Covered Party; or (iii) in any way interfere with
or attempt to interfere with the relationship between any Covered Personnel and
any Covered Party; provided, however, no Subject Party will be
deemed to have violated this Section 2(a) if any Covered Personnel
voluntarily and independently solicits an offer of employment from such Subject
Party (or other Person whom such Subject Party is acting on behalf of) by
responding to a general advertisement or solicitation program conducted by or on
behalf of such Subject Party (or such other Person whom such Subject Party is
acting on behalf of) that is not targeted at such Covered Personnel or Covered
Personnel generally, so long as such Covered Personnel is not hired. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Covered Personnel” shall mean any
Person who is or was an employee, consultant or independent contractor of the
Covered Parties, (A) if the relevant time of determination is before the
Termination Date, as of such date of determination or during the one (1) year
period preceding such date and, (B) if the relevant time of determination is
after the Termination Date, as of the Termination Date or during the one (1)
year period preceding the Termination Date. 

(b)
Non-Solicitation of Customers and Suppliers. Each Subject Party agrees
that, during the Restricted Period, such Subject Party will not, without the
prior written consent of Parent and Purchaser (which may be withheld in their
sole discretion), individually or on behalf of any other Person (other than, if
applicable, a Covered Party in the performance of such Subject Party’s duties on
behalf of the Covered Parties), directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, induce, encourage or otherwise cause
(or attempt to do any of the foregoing) any Covered Customer (as defined below)
to (A) cease being, or not become, a client or customer of any Covered Party
with respect to the Business or (B) reduce the amount of business of such
Covered Customer with any Covered Party, or otherwise alter such business
relationship in a manner adverse to any Covered Party, in either case, with
respect to or relating to the Business; (ii) interfere with or disrupt (or
attempt to interfere with or disrupt) the contractual relationship between any
Covered Party and any Covered Customer; (iii) divert any business with any
Covered Customer relating to the Business from a Covered Party; (iv) solicit for
business, provide services to, engage in or do business with, any Covered
Customer for products or services that are part of the Business; or (v)
interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt), any Person
that was a vendor, supplier, distributor, agent or other service provider of a
Covered Party at the time of such interference or disruption, for a purpose
competitive with a Covered Party as it relates to the Business. For purposes of
this Agreement, a “Covered Customer” shall mean any Person who is
or was an actual customer or client (or prospective customer or client with whom
a Covered Party actively marketed or made or taken specific action to make a
proposal) of a Covered Party, (A) if the relevant time of determination is
before the Termination Date, as of such date of determination or during the one
(1) year period preceding such date and, (B) if the relevant time of
determination is after the Termination Date, as of the Termination Date or
during the one (1) year period preceding the Termination Date. 

(c)
  Non-Disparagement. Each Subject Party agrees that from and after the
  Closing Date such Subject Party will not directly or indirectly engage in any
  conduct that involves the making or publishing (including through electronic
  mail distribution or online social media) of any written or oral statements or
  remarks (including the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumors,
  allegations, negative reports or comments) that are disparaging, deleterious or
  damaging to the integrity, reputation or good will of one or more Covered
  Parties or their respective management, officers, employees, independent
  contractors or consultants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section
    3 below, the provisions of this Section 2(c) shall not restrict any
  Subject Party from providing truthful testimony or information in response to a
  subpoena or investigation by a Governmental Authority or in connection with any
  legal action by such Subject Party against any Covered Party under this
  Agreement, the Share Exchange Agreement or any other Ancillary Document that is
asserted by such Subject Party in good faith. 

3. Confidentiality. From
and after the Closing Date, each Subject Party will, and will cause its
Representatives to, keep confidential and not (except, if applicable, in the
performance of such Subject Party’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties)
directly or indirectly use, disclose, reveal, publish, transfer or provide
access to, any and all Covered Party Information without the prior written
consent of both Parent and Purchaser (which may be withheld in its sole
discretion). As used in this Agreement, “Covered Party
Information” means all material and information relating to the
business, affairs and assets of any Covered Party, including material and
information that concerns or relates to such Covered Party’s bidding and
proposal, technical, computer hardware or software, administrative, management,
operational, data processing, financial, marketing, sales, human resources,
business development, planning and/or other business activities, regardless of
whether such material and information is maintained in physical, electronic, or
other form, that is: (A) gathered, compiled, generated, produced or maintained
by such Covered Party through its Representatives, or provided to such Covered
Party by its suppliers, service providers or customers; and (B) intended and
maintained by such Covered Party or its Representatives, suppliers, service
providers or customers to be kept in confidence. The obligations set forth in
this Section 3 will not apply to any Covered Party Information where a
Subject Party can prove that such material or information: (i) is known or
available through other lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement
with, or other confidentiality obligation to, any Covered Party; (ii) is or
becomes publicly known through no violation of this Agreement or other
non-disclosure obligation of such Subject Party or any of its Representatives;
(iii) is already in the possession of such Subject Party at the time of
disclosure through lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement or
other confidentiality obligation as evidenced by the Subject Party’s documents
and records; or (iv) is required to be disclosed pursuant to an order of any
administrative body or court of competent jurisdiction (provided that (A) the
applicable Covered Party is given reasonable prior written notice, (B) such
Subject Party cooperates (and causes its Representatives to cooperate) with any
reasonable request of any Covered Party to seek to prevent or narrow such
disclosure and (C) if after compliance with clauses (A) and (B) such disclosure
is still required, such Subject Party and its Representatives only disclose such
portion of the Covered Party Information that is expressly required by such
order, as it may be subsequently narrowed). 

4. Representations and
Warranties. Each Subject Party hereby represents and warrants, to and for
the benefit of the Covered Parties as of the date of this Agreement and as of
the Closing Date, that: (a) such Subject Party has full power and capacity to execute and deliver, and
to perform all of such Subject Party’s obligations under, this Agreement; and
(b) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of
such Subject Party’s obligations hereunder will result directly or indirectly in
a violation or breach of any agreement or obligation by which such Subject Party
is a party or otherwise bound. By entering into this Agreement, each Subject
Party certifies and acknowledges that such Subject Party has carefully read all
of the provisions of this Agreement, and that such Subject Party voluntarily and
knowingly enters into this Agreement. 

5. Remedies. The covenants
  and undertakings of the Subject Parties contained in this Agreement relate to
  matters which are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and a
  violation of any of the terms of this Agreement may cause irreparable injury to
  the Covered Parties, the amount of which may be impossible to estimate or
  determine and which cannot be adequately compensated. Each Subject Party agrees
  that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by such Subject Party of
  any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, each applicable Covered
  Party will be entitled to obtain the following remedies (in addition to, and not
  in lieu of, any other remedy at law or in equity or pursuant to the Share
  Exchange Agreement or the other Ancillary Documents that may be available to the
  Covered Parties, including monetary damages), and a court of competent
  jurisdiction may award: (i) an injunction, restraining order or other equitable
  relief restraining or preventing such breach or threatened breach, without the
  necessity of proving actual damages or posting bond or security, which each
  Subject Party expressly waives; and (ii) recovery of the Covered Party’s
  attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing the Covered Party’s rights under
  this Agreement. If sought and obtained in accordance with this Agreement, each
  Subject Party hereby consents to the award of any of the above remedies to the
  applicable Covered Party in connection with any such breach or threatened
  breach. Each Subject Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event of
  any breach of this Agreement, any value attributed or allocated to this
  Agreement (or any other non-competition agreement with such Subject Party) under
  or in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement shall not be considered a
measure of, or a limit on, the damages of the Covered Parties. 

6. Survival of Obligations.
The expiration of the Restricted Period will not relieve any Subject Party
of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by such Subject Party of
this Agreement during the Restricted Period. Each Subject Party further agrees
that the time period during which the covenants contained in Section
1 and Section 2 of this Agreement will be effective will be
computed by excluding from such computation any time during which such Subject
Party is in violation of any provision of such Sections, provided the
Company has delivered to the Subject Party notice of any such exclusion prior to
the date on which such time period would otherwise expire. 

7. Miscellaneous. 

(a)
Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with
affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if
sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three
(3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail,
pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice): 

	 	 
	If to Parent (or any other Covered Party), to: 	with a copy (that will not constitute
      notice) to: 
	  	  
	American Lorain Corporation 	Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP 
	BeihuanZhong Road 	1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor 
	Junan County 	New York, New York 10105 
	Shandong, People’s Republic of China, 276600 	Attention: Ari Edelman 
	Attention: 	Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889 
	Telephone No.: (86) 539-7317959 	Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300 
	Email: chensi@usalr.cn 	Email: aedelman@egsllp.com

	If to a Subject
      Party, to: 
	the address below
      such Subject Party’s name on the signature page to this Agreement.
  

(b)
Integration and Non-Exclusivity. This Agreement, the Share Exchange
Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents contain the entire agreement between
the Subject Parties and the Covered Parties concerning the subject matter
hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered
Parties under this Agreement are not exclusive of or limited by any other rights
or remedies which they may have, whether at law, in equity, by contract or
otherwise, all of which will be cumulative (and not alternative). Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered
Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of each Subject Party, under this
Agreement, are in addition to their respective rights, remedies, obligations and
liabilities (i) under the laws of unfair competition, misappropriation of trade
secrets, or other requirements of statutory or common law, or any applicable
rules and regulations and (ii) otherwise conferred by contract, including the
Share Exchange Agreement and any other written agreement between a Subject Party
and any of the Covered Parties. Nothing in the Share Exchange Agreement will
limit any of the obligations, liabilities, rights or remedies of the Subject
Parties or the Covered Parties under this Agreement, nor will any breach of the
Share Exchange Agreement or any other agreement between any Subject Party and
any of the Covered Parties limit or otherwise affect any right or remedy of the
Covered Parties under this Agreement. If any term or condition of any other
agreement between any Subject Party and any of the Covered Parties conflicts or
is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the more
restrictive terms will control as to such Subject Party. 

(c)
Severability; Reformation. Each provision of this Agreement is separable
from every other provision of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement
is found or held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part,
by a court of competent jurisdiction, then (i) such provision will be deemed
amended to conform to applicable laws so as to be valid, legal and enforceable
to the fullest possible extent, (ii) the invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of such provision will not affect the validity, legality or
enforceability of such provision under any other circumstances or in any other
jurisdiction, and (iii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of such
provision will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remainder of such provision or the validity, legality or enforceability of any
other provision of this Agreement. The Subject Parties and the Covered Parties
will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable
and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and
enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision. Without limiting the foregoing, if any court of competent
jurisdiction determines that any part hereof is unenforceable because of the
duration, geographic area covered, scope of such provision, or otherwise, such
court will have the power to reduce the duration, geographic area covered or
scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such
provision will then be enforceable. Each Subject Party will, at a Covered
Party’s request, join such Covered Party in requesting that such court take such
action. 

(d)
Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any
respect, except by a written agreement executed by the Subject Parties, Parent,
Purchaser and the Company (or their respective permitted successors or assigns).
No waiver will be effective unless it is expressly set forth in a written
instrument executed by the waiving party and any such waiver will have no effect
except in the specific instance in which it is given. Any delay or omission by a
party in exercising its rights under this Agreement, or failure to insist upon
strict compliance with any term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement will
not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, condition or right, nor will any
waiver or relinquishment of any right or power under this Agreement at any time
or times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any
other time or times. 

(e)
Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, difference, controversy or claim arising
in connection with or related or incidental to, or question occurring under,
this Agreement or the subject matter hereof (other than applications for a
temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction or
other equitable relief or application for enforcement of a resolution under this
Section 7(e)) (a “Dispute”) shall be governed by this
Section 7(e). A party must, in the first instance, provide written notice
of any Disputes to the other parties subject to such Dispute, which notice must
provide a reasonably detailed description of the matters subject to the Dispute.
Any Dispute that is not resolved may at any time after the delivery of such
notice immediately be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration pursuant
to the then-existing Expedited Procedures of the Commercial Arbitration Rules
(the “AAA Procedures”) of the American Arbitration Association
(the “AAA”). Any party involved in such Dispute may submit the
Dispute to the AAA to commence the proceedings after the Resolution Period. To
the extent that the AAA Procedures and this Agreement are in conflict, the terms
of this Agreement shall control. The arbitration shall be conducted by one
arbitrator nominated by the AAA promptly (but in any event within five (5)
Business Days) after the submission of the Dispute to the AAA and reasonably
acceptable to each party subject to the Dispute, which arbitrator shall be a
commercial lawyer with substantial experience arbitrating disputes under
acquisition agreements. The arbitrator shall accept his or her appointment and
begin the arbitration process promptly (but in any event within five (5)
Business Days) after his or her nomination and acceptance by the parties subject
to the Dispute. The proceedings shall be streamlined and efficient. The
arbitrator shall decide the Dispute in accordance with the substantive law of
the State of New York. Time is of the essence. Each party shall submit a
proposal for resolution of the Dispute to the arbitrator within twenty (20) days
after confirmation of the appointment of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall
have the power to order any party to do, or to refrain from doing, anything
consistent with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and applicable Law,
including to perform its contractual obligation(s); provided, that the
arbitrator shall be limited to ordering pursuant to the foregoing power (and,
for the avoidance of doubt, shall order) the relevant party (or parties, as
applicable) to comply with only one or the other of the proposals. The
arbitrator's award shall be in writing and shall include a reasonable
explanation of the arbitrator's reason(s) for selecting one or the other
proposal. The seat of arbitration shall be in New York County, State of New
York. The language of the arbitration shall be English. 

(f)
  Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by,
  construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York
  without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Subject to Section
    7(e), all Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be
  heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New
  York, New York (or in any court in which appeal from such courts may be taken)
  (the “Specified Courts”). Subject to Section 7(e), each
  party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified
  Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement
  brought by any party hereto, (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by
  way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is
  not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its
  property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is
  brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or
  that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced
  in or by any Specified Court and (c) waives any bond, surety or other security
  that might be required of any other party with respect thereto. Each party
  agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be
  enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
  provided by Law or in equity. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of
  the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or
  proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on
  behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such
  process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section
    7(a). Nothing in this Section 7(f) shall affect the right of any
party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law. 

(g)
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH
PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION 7(g). ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY
OF THIS SECTION 7(g) WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF
EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. 

(h)
Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement will be
binding upon each Subject Party and each Subject Party’s estate, successors and
assigns, and will inure to the benefit of the Covered Parties, and their
respective successors and assigns. Each Covered Party may freely assign any or
all of its rights under this Agreement, at any time, in whole or in part, to any
Person which acquires, in one or more transactions, at least a majority of the
equity securities (whether by equity sale, merger or otherwise) of such Covered
Party or all or substantially all of the assets of such Covered Party and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, without obtaining the consent or approval of
either Subject Party. Each Subject Party agrees that the obligations of such
Subject Party under this Agreement are personal and will not be assigned by such
Subject Party. Each of the Covered Parties are express third party beneficiaries
of this Agreement and will be considered parties under and for purposes of this
Agreement. 

(i)
Construction. Each Subject Party acknowledges that such Subject Party has
been represented by counsel, or had the opportunity to be represented by counsel
of such Subject Party’s choice. Any rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be applied in
the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Neither the drafting
history nor the negotiating history of this Agreement will be used or referred
to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The
headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. In this Agreement: (i) the words “include,” “includes” and
“including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the
words “without limitation”; (ii) the definitions contained herein are applicable
to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; (iii) whenever
required by the context, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs
shall include the plural and vice versa; (iv) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and
“hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other
subdivision of this Agreement; (v) the word “if” and other words of similar
import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the
phrase “and only if”; (vi) the term “or” means “and/or”; and (vii) any agreement
or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument
that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to
time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent and
references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. 

(j)
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. A photocopy, faxed, scanned and/or
emailed copy of this Agreement or any signature page to this Agreement, shall
have the same validity and enforceability as an originally signed copy. 

(k)
Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding upon each Subject Party
upon such Subject Party’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, but this
Agreement shall only become effective upon the consummation of the Transactions.
In the event that the Share Exchange Agreement is validly terminated in
accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of the Transactions, this
Agreement shall automatically terminate and become null and void, and the
parties shall have no obligations hereunder. 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature
Page Follows] 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	Seller: 	SHENZHEN JIAMINGRUI NEW 
	 	AGRICULTURE CO., LTD. 
	 	 
	By: 	 
	Name: 	XueMei Li 
	Title: 	Chairman 
	 	 
	Address for Notice: 	 
	 	 
	Address: 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Facsimile No.: 	 
	Telephone No.: 	 
	Email: 	 
	 	 
	Manager: 	 
		Yongjun
Huang  
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Address for Notice: 	 
	 	 
	Address: 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Facsimile No.: 	 
	Telephone No.: 	 
	Email: 	 
	 	 
	 	Xi Luo 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Address for 	 
	Notice: 	 
	 	 
	Address: 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Facsimile No.: 	 
	Telephone No.: 	 
	Email: 	 
	 	 
	 	Ling Sun 

	 	 
	Address for 	 
	Notice: 	 
	  	 
	Address: 	 
	  	 
	  	 
	Facsimile No.: 	 
	Telephone No.: 	 
	Email: 	 
	  	 
		Xuemei Li 
	  	 
	  	 
	  	 
	Address for 	 
	Notice: 	 
	  	 
	Address: 	 
	  	 
	  	 
	Facsimile No.: 	 
	Telephone No.: 	 
	Email: 	 

	 
	Acknowledged and accepted as of the date
      first written above: 
	  	  
	AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION 
	  	  
	By: 	 
    
	Name: 	Si
      Chen 
	Title: 	Chairman 
	  	  
	TAISHAN MUREN AGRICULTURE CO. LTD. 
	  	  
	By: 	 
    
	Name: 	YongJun Huang 
	Title: 	Chairman 

[Signature Page to Non-Competition Agreement] 

Exhibit 1 

None.

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