Document:

EX-4.37

   

Exhibit 4.37

 
 Framework Agreement on the Use of Comprehensive Service Building of 
 Affordable Housing for Flight of Sichuan Aviation Base Construction Project of 
 Chengdu Tianfu
International Airport
  

Party A: Sichuan Airlines Corporation Limited

 
 Address: Airlines Building, Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu
  
 Party B: China Southern Airlines
Company Limited
  

Address: No. 68 Qixin Road, Bai Yun District, Guangzhou

 
 In order to ensure the safe operation of CSA at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation, have mutually agreed as follows:

 
 I. General 
  

The parties agreed that Party A, as the applicant for the project land, shall acquire the project land
located within the red line of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport of no less than 16 mu through allocation and shall complete the construction of the Comprehensive Service Building of CSA. The Comprehensive Service Building shall be leased by
Party A to Party B for use upon completion of construction.
  

II. The Construction of the Comprehensive Service Building

 

1. Party A’s obligations

 

1.1. Party A, as the applicant for the project land, shall be responsible for communication with the
competent department about the matters related to the acquisition of the project land, concluding the land transfer agreement with the competent department in its own name, handling the relevant land acquisition procedures, and obtaining the
Certificate for the Use of State-owned Land. In the meantime, Party A shall ensure that the acquired project land can be used for constructing and lease of the Comprehensive Service Building under this Agreement.

 
 1.2. Party A, as the construction unit of the Comprehensive Service Building, shall comprehensively organize and manage the necessary compliance procedures for approval, reporting and construction
of the construction project.
  

1.3. Party A shall, in accordance with Party B’s requirements for the use of the Comprehensive
Service Building, hire a professional architectural design institution to design the project building. The design proposal shall not be implemented before approving by Party B.

 

 

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1.4. During the construction, Party A shall be responsible for the safety, integrity and other management
of the project. The project construction management shall be implemented in accordance with the Regulations on Work Responsibilities of the Capital Construction Project of Sichuan Airlines and the construction management shall conform to
relevant laws and regulations of the construction industry in the PRC.
  

1.5. Party A shall complete the procurement, installation and commissioning of general equipment (including
but not limited to central air-conditioning, security, elevator, machine room equipment and kitchen equipment) for the building, auxiliary project and other non-movable part prior to the delivery of the Comprehensive Service Building.

 
 1.6. Party A shall deliver the Comprehensive Service Building to Party B after the completion and acceptance of the Comprehensive Service Building and meeting the specific delivery standards agreed
by Party A and Party B in the lease contract.
  

2. Party B’s obligations

 

2.1. During the building construction of the project, Party B shall take the lead in determining the
functional layout of the building and assist in the design of the no-movable part of the equipment. The decoration standard shall be determined by the Parties through negotiation, and the decoration plan formulated by Party A shall be executed after
signed and confirmed by party B .
  

2.2. Party B shall procure, install and commission the movable general assets of the project through
bidding, including but not limited to office furniture, medical fitness equipment, television, split-type air conditioner, computer, telephone, printer, scanner, water dispenser, coffee machine, curtain, etc.

 
 2.3 The installation of the general assets purchased by Party B through bidding shall meet the requirements of the overall project schedule. The relevant design drawings or parameters of the general
assets purchased by Party B through bidding shall be submitted to Party A during the construction drawing design phase of the project.
  
 2.4 The costs of the general assets
purchased by Party B shall be financed by Party B.
  

III. Working mechanism 

 

1. The parties shall agree to jointly establish the Joint Project Department of the
Comprehensive Service Building of CSA in Jianyang (hereinafter referred to as the Project Department) to promote the project.
  
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The Project Department shall consist of project manager, deputy project manager and the representative of Party A. Among which, Party A shall appoint _________as project manager and the person in charge of the project, who shall be fully responsible
_________for the site management. Party B shall appoint _________as deputy project manager, who shall be specifically responsible for determine the use requirements and functional layout, etc. The representative of Party A shall be appointed by
Party A, and shall be responsible for the specific external and internal coordination of the project, signing the on-site economic and technical documents, and directly participating in the on-site management of the project. All functional
departments of Party A shall participate in the work of the Project Department according to the division of the basic construction management. 

 

 

 
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3. The Joint Project Department of the Comprehensive Service Building of CSA in Jianyang,
as the project department under the Infrastructure Joint Command of Party A, shall perform its responsibilities in accordance with relevant management regulations of Party A and subject to unified coordination and management of the Infrastructure
Joint Command . The Project Department shall participate in the management of the Comprehensive Service Building at all stages in strict accordance with the relevant duties requirements of the Project Department.

 

IV. Work plans 

 

1. The Project Department shall be responsible for formulating the back scheduling and
time table of the project according to its input time, establishing regular meeting and corresponding rules of procedure, and accordingly formulating the work plans of the Parties and supervising the
implementation one by one to ensure the timely completion of the project with high quality. Party A promised to deliver the Comprehensive Service Building to Party B by [30] [June] [2022] according to the delivery conditions agreed by the
Parties.
  

2. The Parties shall actively carry out the project construction and other work in
accordance with the obligations agreed in this Framework Agreement, and cooperate to promote the project working well.
  
 V. Investment
control
  

1. Party A and Party B (infrastructure organizers) shall jointly audit the construction
standards and the investment budget of the project item by item and ultimately determine the budget proposal of the project and make it in six counterparts,
containing the list of materials and equipment, bill of quantities, construction standards, and construction content, etc., which shall be signed and confirmed by
Party A and Party B as the basic documents for the construction, acceptance, transfer, final accounts and lease of the project.
  
 2. Party A shall
strictly control the investment and strictly implement the project budget approved by the Parties. In case of the increase in extra construction fee and labor cost caused by policy adjustment, the change and increase in Party B's demand, the price
increase in materials, force majeure and other factors, Party A shall adjust the construction scheme with the consent of Party B and strictly control the investment. Party A shall not exceed the estimated investment.

 

 

 
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VI. Lease term

 
 The lease term agreed by Party A and Party B is 20 years. The commencement date of the lease term shall be the date of delivery of the project.
Upon the expiration of the lease term, Party B shall have the right of first refusal to extend the lease for another 15 years. If Party B intends to extend the lease, it shall send a written notice to Party A within six months prior to the expiration date. The rental fee standard during the lease renewal period shall be determined in accordance with the
relevant provisions of this Framework Agreement.
  

VII. Principle of rental fee calculation

 

1. The depreciation shall be calculated by the depreciation life of 35 years for
buildings and 50 years for land, using the sum of years digits method.

 

Relevant Definitions:

 
 The interest rate refers to the lending rate published by The People’s Bank of China for the same period.

 
 The interest is calculated on a monthly basis.

 
 Final investment amount refers to the total amount of investment in the final accounts approved by Party B or the cost evaluation institution engaged by Party B.

 
 The management fee of directional development and construction shall be calculated at 5% of the investment of the project.

 
 Relevant taxes arising from the lease refer to the taxes payable in respect of Party B leasing the Comprehensive Service Building from Party A, including but not limited to VAT, VAT surcharge,
property tax, stamp duty and land use tax.
  

The interest arising from the uncapitalized construction funds refers to the interest generated by Party
A’s investments in the project instead of using special loans.
  

Investment in shared assets refers to the funds invested by Party A in common facilities and equipment
during the construction of the project to ensure the normal use of Party B's project. Investment in shared assets shall be apportioned according to the apportionment
ratio issued by the designer.
  

1-Estimated total investment amount

 

2- Final investment amount

 

3-Management fee of directional development and construction

 

4-Relevant taxes arising from the lease

 

5-Interest of the uncapitalized construction funds

 

6-Investment in shared assets

 
 Upon the signing of this Framework Agreement, Party A shall complete the preparation of the investment estimation according to the design documents.
Within 10 working days after Party A and Party B confirm the budget estimate, Party B shall pay the rental fee in advance to Party A in a lump sum through bank based on 20% of the budget estimate (approximately RMB65 million, amounts in
words: sixty-five million) as agreed by the Parties. After receiving the payment from Party B, Party A shall provide a receipt equivalent to the payment amount for Party B, and issue a special VAT invoice
after the formal lease contract being entered into by the Parties.
  

 

 
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2. Within 10 working days after obtaining the Construction Project Planning
License, Party A and Party B shall sign a lease contract, in which the specific lease rules and rental fee shall be specified. Rental fee=the depreciation of lease for the current period calculated based on 1 plus 3+4 calculated
based on 1. The rental fee payment shall reach to 50% of the contract amount within 10 working days after the completion of the roof-topping works and reach to 90% of the contract amount within 10 working days after the delivery
of the project. Party A shall provide Party B a special VAT invoice equivalent to the payment amount receiving from Party B. Party A and Party B shall complete the property delivery procedures within 10 working days after the final acceptance. If
the delivery procedures fails to be completed on schedule on the part of Party B, the 11th working day after the completion acceptance shall be deemed as the date of delivery.

 

3. Upon the completion of the final accounts (VAT deduction amount), the rental rate
shall be recalculated and revised. Rental fee=the depreciation of lease for the current period calculated based on (2+5+6) plus 3+4 calculated based on (2+6 excluding the interest during the construction
period). Party A and Party B shall enter into a supplementary contract based on the revised price and settle the rental fee within 10 working days after signing the supplementary contract.

 

4. With the initial investment of RMB346 million and the state tax and loan interest
rates unchanged, the 20-year rental fee is about RMB336 million, and the actual rental fee is subject to the calculation results in Article 3 above.

 

5. If party B renews the lease after the expiration of the lease term, total rental fee
for 15 years=the depreciation of lease for the current period based on (2+5+6) plus 20-year capital interest based on ((2+5+6)- the depreciation included in the rental fee of the first lease term)+4 arising
from renewing the lease.
  

6. Once the project is put in use, Party B shall entrust Party A to carry out unified
management of the building property. Party B shall pay the property management fee on an annual basis and the fee shall be negotiated separately. Water, electricity and gas charges incurred by Party B shall be calculated according to the actual
charging standard, and Party A shall not charge water, electricity and gas management fees.
  
 VIII. Default
Liabilities
  

1. Unless otherwise provided by law or agreed in this Framework Agreement, neither party
shall unilaterally terminate this Framework Agreement without mutual agreement. Otherwise, it shall be deemed as a breach of contract and shall pay liquidated damages equivalent to the amount of advance rental fee to the observant party. If the
liquidated damages is not sufficient to compensate for the loss of the observant party, it shall further assume the liability to the observant party for the insufficient part.

 
 

 
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2. If Party A fails to obtain the right to use the project land or fails to obtain the
right to use the project land through allocation, Party B shall have the right to unilaterally terminate this Framework Agreement and require Party A to return advanced rental fee payment and all other paid items, and pay Party B the fund occupation
fee of such items according to the bank loan interest rate for the same period. If such amount is insufficient to compensate for the loss of Party B, Party B shall have the right to continue to recover all losses from Party A.

 

3. If Party A fails to enter into the lease contract with Party B within the time limit
agreed in this Framework Agreement due to reasons attributable to Party A or the Parties fail to promote the construction and delivery of the Comprehensive Service Building according to the agreed term, quality and schedule as agreed in this
Framework Agreement, Party A shall pay Party B liquidated damages of 0.03% of the rental fee calculated according to Article 7.2 of this Framework Agreement for each overdue day. If the overdue period reaches 10 days, Party B shall
have the right to unilaterally terminate this Framework Agreement and require Party A to return the advanced rental fee payment and all other paid items. Party A shall pay liquidated damages calculated on a daily basis as agreed in the foregoing
section, and shall also pay compensation equivalent to the advanced rental fee payment to Party B.
  
 4. If Party B fails
to pay the advanced rental fee payment to Party A within the time limit as agreed in this Framework Agreement due to reasons attributable to Party B, Party B shall pay Party A liquidated damages equal to 0.03% of the unpaid amount for each
day overdue. If the overdue period reaches 10 days, Party A shall have the right to unilaterally terminate this Framework Agreement and require Party B to pay the forgoing liquidated damages calculated on a daily basis. Party B shall also pay
the liquidated damages equivalent to the advanced rental fee payment to Party A.

 

5. If Party B fails to enter into the lease contract with Party A within the time limit
as agreed in this Framework Agreement due to reasons attributable to Party B, Party B shall pay Party A liquidated damages equal to 0.03% of the rental fee calculated according to Article 7.2 of this Framework Agreement for each day overdue.
If the overdue period reaches 10 days, Party A shall have the right to unilaterally terminate this Framework Agreement. The paid amount will not be returned and Party B will be required to pay the forgoing liquidated damages calculated on a
daily basis.
  

IX. Others

 

1. Both parties to this Framework Agreement shall perform confidentiality obligations for
relevant contents of this Framework Agreement. Without the prior written consent of one party, the other party shall not disclose the contents to any third party.

 

 

 
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2. Unless it is agreed by Party A and Party B, when signing the lease contract, Party
A and Party B shall agree on the specific lease details and the lease amount in accordance with the contents set forth in this Framework Agreement.

 

3. The conclusion, validity, interpretation, performance and dispute settlement of
this Framework Agreement shall be governed by the laws of The People’s Republic of China.
  
 4. For all
disputes arising from or in connection with the performance of this Framework Agreement, Party A and Party B shall try to settle by friendly negotiation. If negotiation fails, a lawsuit shall be filed with the People's Court of the place where the
project land is located.
  

5. This Framework Agreement shall take effect from the date of signature and seal by
the authorized representatives of both Parties. This Framework Agreement is made in four counterparts. Both parties hold two counterparts.

 

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Signature Page (No text
below)
  

Sichuan Airlines Corporation Limited

 

Representative (signature/seal):

 

Date:

 

China Southern Airlines Company Limited

 

Representative (signature/seal):

 

Date:

 

 

 
8EX-4.38

   

 Exhibit 4.38

 
 Entrusted Loan Agreement

 
 No.: () ()ZI ()
  

中国南航集团财务有限公司
 
  

Southern Airlines Group Finance Company Limited

 
 Entrusted Loan Agreement

 
 No.: () ()ZI ()
  

  

 

  
 
  
 

Borrower (Party A): China Southern Airlines Company Limited

 
 Tel: 020-86112423
  

Address: No. 68 Qixin Road, Bai Yun District, Guangzhou

 
 Fax: 020-86112424
  

Legal Representative: Wang Chang Shun (王昌顺)

 
 Postal Code: 510406
  

Entrusted Lender (Party B): China Southern Air Holding Company Limited

 
 Tel: 020-86133527
  

Address: No. 68 Qixin Road, Bai Yun District, Guangzhou

 
 Fax: 020-86123875
  

Legal Representative: Wang Chang Shun (王昌顺)

 
 Postal Code: 510406
  

Entrustee (Party C): Southern Airlines Group Finance Company Limited

 
 Tel: 020-86121014
  

Address: No. 68 Qixin Road, Bai Yun District, Guangzhou

 
 Fax: 020-86123064
  

Legal Representative: Jing Gongbin (敬公斌)

 
 Postal Code: 510406
  

According to Party A’ application, Party B entrusted Party C to release
entrusted loans to Party A. Party A, Party B and Party C entered into this Contract after negotiation for each other to comply with.

 

Section I           Amount of
Borrowings
  

Party B entrusted Party C to release loans of (currency) RMB (amount in words)
four billion seven hundred and twenty million to Party A.

 

Section II          Use of
Borrowings
  

Party A shall apply the borrowings to repay the loans of Southern Airlines with
high interest rate and to supplement the funds for daily production and operation. Party A warrants that such use is in line with relevant laws, regulations, rules and policies of the country. Without Party B’s consent and written notice to
Party C, Party A shall not change the use of borrowings.

 

 

 

 

 

Section III         Term of
Borrowings
  

The term of borrowings under this Contract shall be 12 months
from to _______. After mutual consent, Party A and Party B may renew the term for one year and may early terminate all or part of the entrusted loans.

 

When the starting date of the borrowings under this Contract is inconsistent with
the date of the transfer voucher in which Party C actually releases the entrusted loans, the transfer voucher date of releasing loans shall prevail, and the above prescribed maturity date of borrowings shall make corresponding adjustment. The
transfer voucher constitutes an integral part of this Contract and shall have the same legal effect with this Contract.
  
 Section IV
        Interest Rate, Calculation and Settlement of Interest of Loans
  
 I. The
interest rate of the entrusted loans under this Contract is (I) below:

 

(I) Fixed rate of 3.915%, and the rate will not change during the term of
Contract.
  

(II) Float rate, float cycle: the rate herein will be adjusted on the date the PBOC
adjusts the benchmark interest rate of loans of the same period.

 

A. The initial interest rate of each withdrawal shall be the □ benchmark
interest rate for loans / □ up by /% based on the benchmark interest rate for loans /□ down by   /    based on the benchmark interest rate for loans (one of the three) of the same grade with
the term of borrowings prescribed herein as promulgated by the PBOC on the date of actual withdrawal; 
  
 B. The
□ benchmark interest rate for loans / □ up by    / % based on the benchmark interest rate for loans /□ down by / based on the benchmark interest rate for loans (one of the three) of the same grade
with the term of borrowings prescribed herein as promulgated by the PBOC on the date of adjustment after each full floating cycle;

 

II. The calculation and settlement of interest for the entrusted loans hereunder
shall be (I) below:
  

(I) The interest shall be settled quarterly, with the 20th of the month
at the end of each quarter being the interest settlement day and the 21th being the interest payment day.
  
 (II) The
interest shall be settled monthly, with the 20th of each month being the interest settlement day and the 21th being the interest payment day.

 

Where the last repayment day of the principal of borrowings does not fall on the
interest payment day as prescribed in (I), (II) above, the last repayment day of the principal of borrowings shall be the interest payment day, and Party A shall settle all the interest payable.

 

 

 

 

 

Section V         Delivery of Entrusted
Funds and Release of Loans
  

I. Party B shall open a capital account for the entrusted loans specially used for
entrusted loans.
  

II. Party B shall place adequate entrusted funds in the capital account for the
entrusted loans opened with Party C before the date of releasing loans as specified in the Application for the Withdrawal of Entrusted Loans. On the basis of satisfying the preconditions for releasing entrusted loans in article III of this section,
Party C shall release the entrusted loans to Party A in one working day upon the receipt of the entrusted loans from Party B.

 

III. Preconditions for releasing entrusted loans:

 

(I) Party C has received the entrusted loans and it has not been seized, frozen or
deducted by competent authorities; 
  

(II) Party C has received the Application for Entrusted Loans from Party A and
Party B;
  

(III) Party C has received the Application for the Withdrawal of Entrusted Loans
with Party A and Party B’s confirmation by signatures;

 

(IV) Both Party A and Party B have not violated any provisions
herein;
  

(V) Other conditions:

 

_______________________________________/_______________________________________
 。
  

IV. Party C is entitled to refuse to release of entrusted loans where the amount of
entrusted funds actually delivered by Party B is less than that agreed to release. However, if Party B expressly instructs Party C in the Application for the Withdrawal of Entrusted Loans to release the entrusted loans as actually delivered, Party C
may release the amount as actually delivered, and Party A shall not propose disagreement in this regard.
  
 V. If Party C
fails to release the loans as prescribed herein for Party B’s reason, Party B shall bear liabilities to Party A solely, and Party C shall not bear any liabilities.

 

Section VI        Repayment of Principal and
Interest
  

I. Repayment principle

 

Unless Party A and Party B otherwise reach to a written agreement and inform Party
C with written notice, the repayment of Party A under this Contract shall follow the principle of interest first, interest paying together with principal .

 

 

 

 

 

II. Payment of interest

 

Party A shall pay the interest due to Party B through Party C on interest
settlement day. The first interest payment day shall be the first interest settlement day after the release of loans. Upon the repayment of last loans, the interest will be paid together with principal.

 

III. Repayment of principal

 

Party A shall repay the principal and interest of loans in one lump sum on the
repayment day as prescribed in section III herein.
  

If there is any adjustment to the repayment plan, Party A and Party B shall
otherwise reach to a written agreement and notice Party C in a written form.
  
 IV. Methods
of repaying principal and paying interest
  

All the repayment from Party A to Party B shall be made through Party C and shall
not repay to Party B directly.
  

Party A shall prepare adequate amount payable for the period in the account opened
with Party C before repayment day and interest payment day prescribed herein and Party C will deduct automatically from that account.

 

Party C shall transfer the amounts to Party B’s deposit account opened with
Party C in one working day upon receipt of Party A’s repayment.
  
 Party C shall
inform Party B in written notice if Party A fails to pay the principal and interest of the entrusted loans on time.
  
 V. Early
repayment
  

Party A may make early repayment of the whole or part of principal and interest of
loans.
  

If Party A makes early repayment of principal, the interest shall be calculated
according to the actual period for using loans at the lending rate as agreed herein.
  
 For loans
repaid in advance, Party C will not return the charges of the entrusted loans received.
  
 Section
VII          Charges and Other Expenses
  
 I. Charges
under this Contract shall be paid by Party B.
  

II. The paying party shall pay the full charges of the entrusted loans to Party B
on time according to the provision of this section regardless of whether Party A repay on time the principal, interest of loans or whether it has any other default behaviours. If the borrowing relationship between Party A and Party B or the
entrustment relationship between Party B and Party C invalid, the charges received by Party C shall not return, and the paying party shall still be liable to the outstanding payable charges.

 

 

 

 

 

III. Specific standards of charges and the time and methods of
payment:
  

On the date of releasing the entrusted loans, Party C shall deducted charges in one
lump sum at ten thousandth of the principal of the entrusted loans actually released of RMB ________________ (value-added tax inclusive) in the account opened with Party C.

 

Section VIII          Party A’s
Rights and Obligations
  

I. Party A’s rights

 

(I) Party A is entitled to request Party B to notice Party C to release the
entrusted loans according to the provisions hereof.
  

(II) Party A is entitled to use the borrowings for the purposes agreed
herein.
  

(III) By satisfying the conditions stipulated by Party B, Party A is entitled to
initiate an application to Party B for extending the loans. Upon agreed by Party B and Party C, Party A, Party B and Party C may enter into an extension agreement.

 

(IV) Party A is entitled to request Party B, Party C to keep confidential for the
relevant information provided by Party A, except as otherwise provided by laws, regulations, rules or this Contract.
  
 II. Party
A’s obligations
  

(I) Party A shall use the borrowings for the purposes stipulated herein, and shall
not embezzle, misappropriate borrowings. For Party B’s check and monitoring on the use of borrowings hereunder, Party A shall cooperate proactively and provide financial and accounting information, production and operation information as well
as other materials and information as required by Party B, and ensure the materials, information provided are true, complete and effective.

 

(II) Party A shall give a written notice to Party B immediately when any of the
followings happens:
  

1. Party A incurs contracting, custody (handover), lease, joint-stock reform,
investment, joint operation, consolidation, merger, acquisition, restructuring, division, joint stock, subject of application for suspending business for rectification, application for dissolution, being cancelled, (being) filed for bankruptcy,
changes of controlling shareholders/ de facto controller or transfer of material assets, suspension of production, discontinuation of business, subject of heavy penalty imposed by competent authorities, subject of cancellation of registration,
subject of revocation of business license, involvement of material legal disputes, severe difficulties in production and operation or deterioration of financial position, inability of legal representative or main officers in properly performing its
duties;
  

 

 

 

 

2. Party A incurs change of name, legal representative (person in charge), address,
operation scope, registered capital or articles of association and other business registration matters.
  
 (III) Other
obligations under this Contract.
  

Section IX         Party B’s Rights and
Obligations
  

I. As the lender under this Contract, Party B enjoys all the rights and interest of
a lender, and bears all the obligations, liabilities and risks ought to be borne by a lender. Party C shall not bear any loan risk.

 

II. Party B shall ensure the source of entrusted funds comply with laws and
regulations and Party B shall be entitled to use it at its own disposal, and provide Party C the entrusted funds in a timely manner under the Contract.

 

III. Party B shall decide Party A as the borrower of the entrusted loans at its own
discretion, and shall conduct independent review to the feasibility, legal compliance of loans, the credit status, repayment capacity, performance capacity of Party A and / or guarantor, and make independent judgment, and assume independently the
risk as to Party A’s credit as well as the risk of not being able to recover the loan in full and on time.
  
 IV. After
releasing the entrusted loans, the status of using borrowings by Party A shall be under continuous supervision, the operation, financial condition and repayment capacity of Party A shall be paid continuous attention, and proper measures shall be
taken when Party A occurs any circumstance that may affects Party B’s realization of creditor’s rights. Party B shall understand and agree that Party C shall not have above obligations.

 

V. Party B’s liability to Party C hereunder shall not be affected whether or
not Party A repay the principal and interest of loans, whether or not there is breach or default behavior, whether or not the borrowing relationship is valid.

 

VI. Party B is entitled to check, monitor the use of borrowings by Party A, and
request Party A to provide financial and accounting information as well as information of production and operating condition, and keep confidential to the above information, except that as otherwise demanded by laws, regulations and rules or
competent authorities.
  

VII. Party B shall collect the entrusted loans promptly upon due and shall promptly
initiate a lawsuit to Party A, guarantor, apply for execution, declare bankruptcy and take other relief measures as permitted by law, and shall not request Party C to bear responsibilities for the reason that Party C is liable to assist the
collection of loans.
  

 

 

 

 

VIII. Party B’s instruction to Party C shall be in time, clear, complete,
consistent, in line with laws and the provisions herein, otherwise Party B shall have the right to refuse to perform, and the consequences resulted therefrom shall be borne by Party B. For any behaviour conducted by Party C at Party B’s
instruction, Party B shall bear all the legal effect.
  

IX. Party B shall not request Party C to issue any deposit certificate in any form
in respect of the entrusted loans. Even if Party C issues any deposit certificate in any form in respect of the entrusted loans to Party B, Party B shall not transfer, pledge or take any other action against it, and shall return the above deposit
certificate to Party C before Party C release the entrusted loans to Party A, and shall not request Party C to make payment or bear any legal responsibilities with the deposit certificate as a reason.

 

X. Other rights and obligations of Party B hereunder.

 

Section X Rights and Obligations of Party C

 

I. Party C shall assist Party B to monitor whether Party A uses the borrowings for
the purposes as agreed.
  

II. Party C shall be entitled to report to Party B the information of Party A in
respect of the entrusted loans and Party A’s deposits, loans, settlement and other situations with Party C.
  
 III. Party C
shall not bear any liabilities as to any dispute between Party B and Party A or any default behaviour.
  
 IV. Party C
shall help Party B to collect the entrusted loans according to the following provisions:
  
 (I) When
Party A make full repayment on time upon the maturity of the principal of the entrusted loans, Party B shall transfer the amount into Party B’s account in accordance with normal procedures and notice Party B in a timely manner. When Party A
fails to make full repayment on time, Party C shall give a written notice to Party B in respect of the overdue situation, and make a demand to Party A in relation to the loans in one month. Party C’s obligation to help Party B to
collect the overdue entrusted loans shall have been fulfilled only if Party C gives a written notice for demanding the loans. The obligation of Party C to help the collection shall be deemed to have been fulfilled only if there is evidence to that
effect if Party C demands the repayment by other ways.
  

(II) When Party A fails to make full repayment on time upon the maturity of all the
principal of loans, Party B shall otherwise enter into a written entrustment agreement if Party B still wants to entrust Party C to help to collect the entrusted loans. If both parties have not entered into a written entrustment agreement within
one month from the date of all the principal of loans becoming due, all the obligations of Party C hereunder shall terminate automatically, and Party C shall be entitled to write off the account relating to the entrusted loans
hereunder.
  

 

 

 

 

V. Party C is not liable to participate in the lawsuits, arbitrations, bankruptcy
proceedings in relation to the entrusted loans and its guarantees, and is not liable to dispose the pledged assets for Party B.
  
 Section XI
        Default Liabilities

 

I. Party A’s default circumstances and default liabilities

 

(I) Default circumstances of Party A:

 

1. Breach of any provision of this Contract;

 

2. Circumstances that Party B considers may affect the realization of
creditor’s right.
  

(II) Party A’s default liabilities:

 

If any of the above default circumstances occurs, Party B may take one or more of
the following relief measures:
  

1. Request Party A to rectify the default behaviours within prescribed
period;
  

2. Notice Party C to suspend the transfer of the outstanding loans;

 

3. Charge default interest pursuant to this Contract (if any);

 

4. Declare that all the principal and interest of the borrowings hereunder shall be
due immediately and request Party A to make immediate repayment;

 

5. Other relief measures as permitted by law.

 

II. Party B’s default circumstances and default liabilities

 

(I) Default circumstances of Party B:

 

1. Fails to deliver the entrusted loans to Party C in full and on time; or the
entrusted loans fails to be released as agreed under the Contract for Party B’s other reasons;
  
 2. The source
of the entrusted loans is not in compliance with laws or regulations, or any of the statements and guarantees made hereunder is not true, accurate, or complete; 

 

3. Party B fails to pay the charges of the entrusted loans to Party C in full and on
time as agreed hereunder;
  

4. Party B breaches any other provisions hereunder.

 

(II) Party B’s default liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

1. For Party B’s breaches, Party A shall be entitled to request Party B to
rectify within prescribed period, demand Party B to reimburse the loss and / or take other relief measures.
  
 2. Party C
shall be entitled to take one or more of the following relief measures:

 

(1) Request Party B to rectify the breaches within prescribed
period;
  

(2) Refuse to handle the entrusted loan business for Party B;

 

(3) Deduct the charges owed by Party B directly;

 

(4) Request Party B to reimburse the loss;

 

(5) Relieve the entrustment relationship between Party B and Party
C;
  

(6) Other relief measures as permitted by law.

 

III. Party C’s default circumstances and default liabilities:

 

(I) Upon Party B delivered the entrusted loans to Party C according to the
provisions hereunder, Party C shall have no justified reasons to delay the transfer of entrusted loans to Party A, and Party B shall be entitled to request Party C to make the transfer immediately.

 

(II) As a result that Party C fails to perform the obligation of assisting in the
collection of loans under this Contract, which results in Party B’s failure to recover the principal and interest of loans in a timely manner and that Party B has no fault, Party C shall bear corresponding liabilities to the direct loss of
Party B according to the extent of error.
  

Section XII       Miscellaneous Clauses

 

I.        Consequences of invalidity and
cancellation of this Contract
  

In the circumstances that the entrustment relationship and / or borrowing
relationship hereunder are / is deemed invalid or cancelled according to law, it shall be handled according to the followings: 
  
 (I) Party C
shall not bear any legal responsibilities when the entrustment relationship between Party B and Party C is valid, but the borrowing relationship between Party A and Party B is invalid and cancelled, meanwhile:

 

1. If Party C has not delivered the entrusted funds to Party A, Party C shall
return the entrusted funds to Party B without paying interest;

 

2. If Party C has delivered the entrusted funds to Party A, Party B shall directly
request Party A to return the entrusted funds, and Party C shall bear no responsibility for Party B’s loss;
  
 3. For third
party’s loss if any, Party A and Party B shall share the legal responsibilities for each other’s fault, and Party C shall bear no responsibility.

 

 

 

 

 

(II) If the entrustment relationship is invalid or cancelled, but the borrowing
relationship is valid, the following provisions shall apply:

 

1. If Party C has not delivered the entrusted funds to Party A, Party C shall
return the entrusted funds to Party B without paying interest;

 

2. If Party C has delivered the entrusted funds to Party A, Party A and Party B
shall negotiate to handle the entrusted funds according to law, and Party C shall bear no responsibility.
  
 (III) If the
entrustment relationship is invalid or cancelled, and the borrowing relationship is also invalid and cancelled, the following provisions shall apply:

 

1. If Party C has not delivered the entrusted funds to Party A, Party C shall
return the entrusted funds to Party B without paying interest; 

 

2. If Party C has delivered the entrusted funds to Party A, Party B shall directly
request Party A to return the entrusted funds, and Party C shall bear no responsibility for Party B’s loss;
  
 3. For third
party’s loss if any, Party A and Party B shall share the legal responsibilities for each other’s fault, and Party C shall bear no responsibility.

 

II. Party B shall monitor and inspect Party A at its own discretion, and shall
obtain Party A’s information by other channels instead of relying on Party C. Party C may report to Party B in respect of Party A’s information known by it on its own initiative, but it take no responsibility as to the timeliness,
trueness, completeness, accuracy and validity of the information reported.
  
 III. Party
C’s rights enjoyed under laws or provisions herein shall not be explained as Party C’s obligations. If Party C has not immediately exercised or waiver the rights, Party A and Party B shall not request Party C to bear any legal
responsibility in this regard.
  

IV. The Application for the Withdrawal of the Entrusted Loans, transfer certificate
and other documentary certificate relating to this Contract shall be an integral part of this Contract. 
  
 V. This
Contract is made in six counterparts with Party A, B and C holding two counterparts.
  
 VI. Other
clauses as agreed by both parties:
  

_______________________________________/_____________________________
 
  

____________________________________________/______________________________________
 
  

VII. Solutions for contract disputes

 

Dispute occurs in the course of performing this Contract may be solved by
negotiation. If negotiation fails, it shall be solved by (I) below:
  
 (I) Initiate
a lawsuit to the People’s court where Party C domiciled.

 

(II) Filed to ___________/___________ arbitration committee (place of
arbitration /________ ).
  

 

 

 

 

Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the currently effective arbitration rules of the
committee at the time applying for arbitration. The arbitration decision shall be final and binding on both parties.
  
 During the
period of litigation or arbitration, the clauses of this Contract irrelevant to the disputes shall still be performed.
  
 VIII. Taking
effect of the Contract
  

This Contract shall take effect upon the signature and sealing by the legal
reprehensive or authorized agents of Party A, Party B and Party C.

 

Party A: (common seal)

 
 Legal representative or authorized agent (signature): day month year
  
 Party B: (common
seal)
  

Legal representative or authorized agent (signature): day month year

 
 Party C: (common seal)

 
 Legal representative or authorized agent (signature): day month year

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