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Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

 Exhibit 4.5 
  

NUVELO, INC. 
  
 CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS 
 OF

 SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK 
  
 SETTING FORTH 
 THE POWERS, PREFERENCES, RIGHTS, QUALIFICATIONS, 
 LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF 
 SUCH SERIES OF PREFERRED STOCK 
  
 Nuvelo, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY
CERTIFY: 
  
 That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the
Board of Directors by the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, on March 19, 2004, adopted a resolution providing for the issuance of up to 100,000 shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, with the following
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions: 
  
 Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock: 
  
 Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the
“Series A Junior Preferred Stock”) and the authorized number of shares constituting the Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall be 100,000. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors;
provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options,
rights, or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Series A Junior Preferred Stock. 
  
 Section 2. Dividends and Distributions. (a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any similar
stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Common Stock”), of the Corporation, and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash
on the first day of March, June, September and 

 December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”),
commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 or (b)
subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other
than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with
respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock
payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser
number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by
multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to such event. 
  
 (b) The Corporation shall declare a
dividend or distribution on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 2 immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock);
provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of per share on
the Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. 
  
 (c) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date
next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue
of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before
such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest Dividends paid on the shares of
Series A Junior Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board
of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to
the date fixed for the payment thereof. 
  

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 Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall have the
following voting rights: 
  
 (a) Subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the Stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time
declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in
shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be
adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to such event. 
  
 (b) Except as otherwise
provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital
stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of Stockholders of the Corporation. 
  
 (c) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their
consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action. 
  

Section 4. Certain Restrictions. (a) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Junior Preferred
Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distribution, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation
shall not: 
  
 (i) declare or pay dividends, or
make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock; 
  
 (ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity
(either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in
arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled; 
  
 (iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding 
  

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 up) to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock; or

  
 (iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire
for consideration any shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Junior Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the
Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine
in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes. 
  
 (b) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the
Corporation unless the Corporation could, under subsection (a) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner. 
  
 Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation and may be reissued as part of a new series of
Preferred Stock of the Corporation, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock
or as otherwise required by law. 
  
 Section 6. Liquidation,
Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up) to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall have received $1,000 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether
or not declared, to the date of such payment, provided that the holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to
1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (2) to the holders of share of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A
Junior Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Junior Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or
winding up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate 
  

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 amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under
the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to such event. 
  
 Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into
other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment
hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each shares of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event
the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise
than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A
Junior Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event. 
  
 Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable. 
  
 Section 9. Rank. The Series A Junior Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to
all series of any other class of the Corporation’s preferred stock, except to the extent that any such other series specifically provides that it shall rank on a parity with or junior to the Series A Junior Preferred Stock. 
  
 Section 10. Amendment. The Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Junior Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Junior Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class. 
  
 [Signature Page Follows] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above named officers, acting for and on behalf of Nuvelo, Inc. have
hereunto subscribed their names on this 24th day of March, 2004. 
  

			
	NUVELO, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    Ted W. Love      

	 Name:
	 	 Ted W. Love

	 Title:
	 	 President

  
 Attest: 
  

			
	 By:
	 	 /s/    Peter S. Garcia

	 Name:
	 	 Peter S. Garcia

	 Title:
	 	 Secretary

  

 6Hosting Service Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 The symbol ‘*’ in this exhibit indicates places where information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment and filed separately with the Commission. 
  
 Hosting Service Agreement 
  
 Beijing Sohu New Era Information
Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter known as Party A), Sales Office of Beijing Communication Corporation (hereinafter known as Party B), and Beijing Sohu Internet Information Service Co., Ltd. (hereinafter known as Party C), after consensus
among three parties regarding Party B providing data center service for Party A, have reached agreement as follows: 
  
 I. Party B agrees Party A placing its information server and the accessory equipment in Party B’s communication mechanical room for Party A to initiate its Internet
computer information service. 
  
 II. Rights and Obligations of Party A

  
 1. Party A shall provide a duplicate copy of business license for Internet
information service added value communication operation or a related proof of filing of non-operational Internet information service to Party B. 
  
 2. Should Party A plan to provide electronic bulletin service, a special application or special filing shall be submitted to the relevant departments in accordance with
the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and shall provide the related proofs of the special application or special filing. 
  
 3. Party A’s information operation must conform to the “Administrative Procedure for Internet Information Service”, “Administrative Provision for
Internet Electronic Bulletin Service”, and other relevant laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China. Party A shall not engage in any illegal operation and shall be held liable for any legal liability induced by its information
operation. 
  
 4. The information server equipment placed by Party A in Party
B’s communication mechanical room shall meet all the technical interface indices and terminal communication technical standards of communication network of the People’s Republic of China. Electronic features and communication methods shall
not affect the safety of public network. 
  

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 5. Party A shall comply to the administrative rules of mechanical room of Party B and shall assure the safety of its
information server equipment and information content. 
  
 6. Party A shall pay the
fees to Party B in accordance with the amount, due date, and method stipulated in this Agreement. 
  
 7. Should Party A require Party B to provide services, such as reset of host computer, Party A shall provide accurate contact telephone number to Party B for confirmation. Should the telephone number provided by Party
A be inaccurate or notification of telephone number change be delayed leading to failure of confirmation by Party B, Party B shall reserve the right not to bear the obligation of providing services, such as reset of host computer of Party A. Party A
shall be held liable to bear all losses. 
  
 8. Party A shall be fully liable for
any illegal operation leading to damage of Party B’s equipment. The compensation shall be limited by the repurchase cost of the damaged equipment and hardware, and shall not include the relevant software, databanks, and the similar
configurations. 
  
 9. Within 30 days of placing server in Party B’s
mechanical room, Party A shall process the relevant filing procedure in Beijing Computer Security Inspection Department. The contact of Beijing Computer Security Inspection Department is Wang Qi, and the telephone number is 65249006. 
  
 10. Party A shall mark the phrase “Network bandwidth provided by IDC of Beijing
Communication Company “ on the bottom of the homepage of SOHU website. Furthermore, in pursuance to the consultation between Party B and Party A, Party A shall promptly place the related advertisements and “logo” of Party B at
distinct locations in accordance with the requests of Party B. Party B shall inform Party A at least 5 days in advance. The dimension of logo and the textual length must meet the website requirement of Party A. 
  
 11. Party A promises that the exclusive line provided by Party B shall only be used for
hosting server maintenance and data update and shall not be used for connection to Internet. 
  
 III. Rights and Obligations of Party B 
  
 1. The
standard mechanical room environment provided by Party B for placement of information server of Party A shall include air conditioning, illumination, temperature, and anti-static floor panels. 
  
 2. Party B shall provide dual lines of electricity to Party A, and every rack shall be able
to provide total load of 16A of electricity per line. Party A guarantees that the total load will not exceed 16A in the other line when tripping occurs in one line of power supply. Otherwise, Party A shall be liable for any consequence. The height
of rack provided by Party B to Party A shall be 60U. Should part of space of the rack be unusable by Party A due to power supply of Party B, Party B shall assign equivalent space in another rack to Party A. 
  
 3. Party B guarantees 99.9% of connection of network system of Party A, i.e. less than 44
minutes (forty-four minutes) of no connection time per month. 
  

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 “Network connection” refers to the connection between * Ethernet interface assigned to Party A and trunk line
of China 169 in Beijing region. 
  
 “Time of network connection failure”
refers to the accumulated time of no connection of reporting within 24 hours of occurrence of “no network connection” with confirmation of Party B that the connection failure is fault of Party B. Should the followings cause connection
failure of network system of Party A, the time is not calculated in the “time of network connection failure”: 
  

	 	•	Result of network maintenance by Party B with advance notice to Party A 

  

	 	•	Caused by any circuit or equipment of Party A 

  

	 	•	Result of application programs or installation activities of Party A 

  

	 	•	Result of negligence of Party A or authorized operation of Party A 

  
 4. Through friendly consultations between Party A and Party B, Party B shall provide the following package services to Party A: 
  

	(1)	Party B shall provide * standard racks in Zaojunmiao mechanical room for the placement of information server and accessory equipment of Party A (hereinafter known as
information server). 

  

	(2)	Party B shall provide * of network gateway bandwidth for connecting to Party B’s trunk line network of China 169 in Beijing region and shall provide * IP
addresses. IP addresses: 61.135.130.0 – 61.135.133.255, 61.135.134.0 – 127, 61.135.134.192 – 255, 61.135.145.0 – 63, 61.135.150.0. 

  

	(3)	Party B shall provide backup link. The specific plan shall be an attachment of this Agreement after affirmation by Party A and Data Operation Department of Party B.

  

	(4)	Party B shall provide 10 M of fiber optic maintenance exclusive line (from office of Party A to mechanical room of Party B). 

  

	(5)	Party B shall be responsible for the daily maintenance and equipment safety of information server of Party A and shall implement around-the-clock specially assigned person on-duty
system to assure the normal operation of information server of Party A. 

  
 The symbol ‘*’ on this page indicates places where information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Commission. 
  

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	(6)	Party B shall assist Party A undergoing equipment installation, connection testing, and domain name setup. Domain name: www.sohu.com. 

  
 5. Party A shall submit the information content to the relevant competent authorities for
examination to assure the quality and healthiness of information. Should the information of Party A violate laws, regulations, and policies, Party B shall temporarily suspend or permanently terminate the online service of Party A in accordance with
the orders from the relevant authorities. 
  
 6. Should Party B affect or may
affect the online service of Party A due to network construction, Party B shall notify the relevant contact of Party A at least 24 hours in advance. Should Party B fail to notify 24 hours in advance causing Party A to suffer loss, Party B shall be
held for breach of contract according to Clause 2 of Article VI. Should the information provided by Party A be erroneous or Party A fail to promptly inform Party B about the change of contact leading to delay, Party B shall not be held liable.

  
 7. Party B cannot guarantee that the service provided can absolutely prevent
the loss, change, and unauthorized access of Party A’s data storing in the host computer in the mechanical room of Party B. 
  
 8. Should Party B, according to its own judgment, believe that the utilization of service by Party A may result in serious threat to computer safety or serious
interference to data center of Party B or the normal operation of the related services or some actions during the utilization of service by Party A are prohibited by court or governmental order, Party A shall have the right to restrict or terminate
all or partial service used by Party A. 
  
 9. Party B shall properly keep
consigned equipment of Party A. Should the fault of Party B cause damage to equipment of Party A, Party B shall compensate the loss. The compensation shall be limited to the re-purchase cost of the equipment or hardware, excluding the related
software, databank, or similar configurations. 
  
 IV. Obligations of Party C

  
 1. Party C shall pay the fees to Party B in accordance with the amount,
payment time, and method stipulated in this Agreement. 
  
 V. Operation and
Ownership of Property Right 
  
 1. The property right of facilities and equipment
of Party B that are used to accommodate information server of Party A shall belong to Party B. 
  

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 2. The information server and accessory equipment of Party A that are placed in the mechanical room of Party B shall
belong to Party A. In pursuance to observance of articles stipulated under this Agreement, Party A shall have the right to autonomy in business operations 
  
 VI. Fees, Payment Time, and Payment Method 
  
 1. Party A and Party C shall pay a total of * to Party B. * Party A shall pay a total of * to Party B for port fee, rack space, and maintenance fee. Party C
shall pay a total of * to Party B for port fee, rack space, and maintenance fee. The remaining * of fee shall be paid to Party B by Party A in the form of providing network advertisement to Party B in Party A’s website. Please refer to
Clause 10 of Article II for the content and form of advertisement. 
  
 2. Party B
shall mail the balance statement to Party A and Party C on the 21st day of every month. 
  
 3. Party A and Party C shall pay the fee for the service provided from the 21st day of previous month to the 20th day of this month within 10 working days after 21st day of every
month. 
  
 4. Should there be readjustment of national charging fee within the
effective period of the Agreement, the three parties shall execute in accordance with the new charging fee standard. 
  
 5. Party A and Party C shall pay the fees to Party B in the form of Check. Party B shall provide official receipt equivalent to the amount of payment to Party A
and Party C at the time of receiving checks from Party B. 
  
 VII. Liability for
Breach of Contract 
  
 1. Should any party of Party A and Party C fail to pay the
fees to Party B in accordance with the amount, payment time, and method stipulated under the Agreement, Party A and Party C shall be held liable jointly, and shall pay a penalty of * of the due amount daily to Party B. Should the delay of payment
exceed 30 days, Party B shall reserve the right to temporarily suspend the online service of Party A. Should the delay exceed 60 days, Party B shall have the right to terminate the online service of Party A and demand payment of the due fees and
penalty charges. Party B shall restore the on-line service of Party A within 48 hours of receiving the due payments and penalty charges from Party A and Party C. 
  
 2. Should Party B fail to provide the service quality stated in Clause 3 of Article III in any month, Party B shall reduce the port monthly
leasing fee of that month by an amount equal to * when the network disconnection time is between 44 minutes to four hours. Should the disconnection time be greater than four hours, the maximal compensation by Party B shall equal to * of the port
monthly leasing fee of that given month. 
  
 The symbol ‘*’ on this
page indicates places where information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Commission. 
  

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 3. Should the illegal operation of Party A lead to economic losses of Party B, Party A shall be held liable fully and
shall compensate for all losses of Party B. 
  
 4. Should any party of Party A,
Party B, and Party C discretionarily terminate the Agreement causing losses to other two parties, the party terminating the Agreement shall bear all the losses incurred on the other parties. Due to the fact that * and that Party A and Party C
promise not to have any operational change, which may result in economic losses to Party B, within the effective period of this Agreement, Party B shall receive an amount of * for the remaining period of the Agreement as compensation if Party A or
Party C unilaterally terminate the Agreement within the effective period of this Agreement. 
  
 VIII. Exemption Clause 
  
 1. Should any party
fail to execute this Agreement due to force majeure, some or all of the responsibilities may be exempted according to the impact of force majeure. However, should the occurrence of force majeure take place after delay fulfillment of the obligation
by the party, the responsibility shall not be exempted. 
  
 2. Should any party
fail to execute the Agreement due to force majeure, the party shall promptly inform the other two parties to minimize the possible losses and shall provide the proof of force majeure and its effect on the execution of the Agreement within a
reasonable time period. 
  
 3. Due to the unique features of Internet, the speed
of the connection may be reduced at times, or the connection may be discontinued briefly. Both Party A and Party B acknowledge that these occurrences are normal. However, the annual accumulated discontinuing time shall not exceed 12 hours, and Party
B shall not be held liable within this limit. Should the discontinuing time exceed 12 hours within one year, Party B shall reduce the fee paid by Party A in accordance with Clause 2 of Article VI. 
  
 IX. Settlement of Dispute 
  
 Any disputes arising from the execution of, or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled through friendly consultations among three
parties. In case no settlement can be settled through consultations, the disputes shall be submitted to Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with its rules of procedure. 
  
 The symbol ‘*’ on this page indicates places where information has been omitted
pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Commission. 
  

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 X. Term of Contract, Termination, Amendment, and Renewal 
  
 1. This Agreement shall be effective from July 21, 2003 to July 20, 2004. 
  
 2. Should any party desire to terminate this Agreement within the effective period of this Agreement, a written request shall be submitted
to the other two parties 30 days in advance, and this Agreement may be terminated upon approval of the other two parties. However, the party requesting termination shall bear the resulting losses of other two parties. 
  
 3. Should there be adjustment of national laws, regulations, or policies or three parties
desire to modify article, three parties shall modify the content of the Agreement or terminate this Agreement in accordance with the national laws, regulations, or policies. 
  
 4. Should Party A require continuing service of Party B after expiration of this Agreement, Party A shall submit application. The Agreement
shall be renewed after all three parties have reached consensus. 
  
 XI. This
Agreement shall come into force upon signing by the three parties. 
  
 XII. This
Agreement shall have six copies with each party holding two copies and shall be equally authentic. 
  
  
 Party A: (Seal) 
  
 Legal Representative: (Signature) 
  
 Authorized Proxy: (Signature) 
  
 Signing Date: October 10, 2003 
  
 Party B: (Seal)

  
 Leading Official of Company: (Signature) 
  
 Authorized Proxy: (Signature) 
  
 Signing Date: October 10, 2003 
  

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 Party C: (Seal) 
  
 Legal Representative: (Signature) 
  
 Authorized Proxy: (Signature) 
  
 Signing Date: October 10, 2003 
  

					
	 Contact of Party A:
  
 Xu Huiquan
	 	 Contact of Party B:
  
 Zhang Hui
	 	Contact of Party C:
			
	Telephone: 65102160 – 6488, 13901389798	 	 Telephone: 63067016,
  
 13910897829
	 	Telephone:
			
	Fax: 65102179	 	Fax: 63067737	 	Fax:
			
	E-mail: hunterxu@sohu-inc.com	 	Email: zhanghui@publicf.bta.net.cn	 	E-mail:
			
	 Mailing Address:
  
 7 Jianguomenneidajie,
 Chang’an Tower #2 15th Floor
	 	 Mailing Address:
  
 2 Huayuanbeijie, Tonggang
 Tower Room 706, Xicheng
 District, Beijing
	 	Mailing Address:
			
	Postal Code: 100005	 	Postal Code: 100032	 	Postal Code:

  

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