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AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of April 6, 2011 by and among ACCESS CAPITAL, INC., a New York corporation (“Access Capital”), CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (“CSI”) and CSI SUB CORP. (DE) (“CSI Sub” together with CSI Sub, each a “Company,” collectively, the “Companies”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Companies and Access Capital entered into a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (as the same has been and may further be amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which Access Capital  provides the Companies with certain financial accommodations.

 

The Companies have requested that Access Capital amend the Loan Agreement and Access Capital is willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.   Definitions.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

2.   Amendment to Loan Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(i)   The following defined terms set forth in Annex A to the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Contract Rate” means an interest rate per annum calculated in accordance with the following grid:

 

	
If Cumulative Cash Flow is:

	
Contract Rate:

	
Less than $250,000

	
Prime Rate plus eight and three quarters of one percent (8.75%)

	
Greater than or equal to $250,000, but less than $500,000

	
Prime Rate plus eight and one quarter of one percent (8.25%)

	
Greater than or equal to $500,000, but less than $750,000

	
Prime Rate plus seven and three quarters of one percent (7.75%)

	
Greater than or equal to $750,000, but less than $1,000,000

	
Prime Rate plus seven and one quarter of one percent (7.25%)

	
Greater than or equal to $1,000,000, but less than $1,250,000

	
Prime Rate plus six and three quarters of one percent (6.75%)

	
Greater than or equal to $1,250,000, but less than $1,500,000

	
Prime Rate plus six and one quarter of one percent (6.25%)

	
Greater than or equal to $1,500,000

	
Prime Rate plus five and three quarters of one percent (5.75%)

 

  

  

  

 

Adjustments, if any, to the Contract Rate as set forth in the grid above shall be implemented on a monthly basis, for each calendar month commencing following the month in which the Companies’ financial statements are received by Access Capital evidencing the need for an adjustment.  Concurrently with the delivery of the Companies’ financial statements to Access Capital, the Company Agent shall deliver to Access Capital a certificate, signed by its chief financial officer, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the continuance of, or any change in, the Contract Rate.  Failure to timely deliver financial statements to Access Capital in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall, in addition to any other remedy provided for in this Agreement, result in an increase in the Contract Rate to the highest level set forth in the foregoing grid, until the first day of the first calendar month following Access Capital’s receipt of those financial statements demonstrating that such an increase is not required.

 

“Initial Term” means the Closing Date through the close of business on the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to acceleration at the option of Access Capital upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or other termination hereunder.

 

 “Minimum Average Monthly Borrowing Amount” means (i) $2,000,000 for the period commencing on the Closing Date through the first anniversary of the Closing Date (“First Anniversary”); (ii) $2,250,000 for the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the First Anniversary through the second anniversary of the Closing Date (“Second Anniversary”); (iii) $2,500,000 for the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the Second Anniversary through the third anniversary of the Closing Date; (iv) $1,600,000 for each month during the first quarter of each of the Fourth Contract Year, Fifth Contract Year and Sixth Contract Year, (v) $1,800,000 for each month during the second quarter of each of the Fourth Contract Year, Fifth Contract Year and Sixth Contract Year and (vi) $2,000,000 for each month during the third and fourth quarters of each of the Fourth Contract Year, Fifth Contract Year and Sixth Contract Year.

 

(ii)   The following defined terms are hereby added to Annex A to the Loan Agreement in their appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Cash Flow” means, for any period, the net income (as defined in GAAP) of the Companies on a consolidated basis, plus any non-cash charges, less (i) withdrawals or loan advances or repayments to any officers of any Company, any owners of any Company or any other Person, (iii) payments under capital leases paid or scheduled to be paid and (iv) capital expenditures paid or scheduled to be paid.

 

  

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“Cumulative Cash Flow” means, for any period, the cumulative positive monthly Cash Flow achieved by the Companies for the period from April 1, 2011 through the last day of the month of such applicable period, as reflected on the Companies’ financial statements for all months during such period delivered to Access Capital in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Fourth Contract Year” means the period commencing on the first day following the third anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

“Fifth Contract Year” means the period commencing on the first day following the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

“Sixth Contract Year” means the period commencing on the first day following the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

(iii)   Section 5(a) (iii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“(iii) Effective upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as any Event of Default shall be continuing, the Contract Rate shall automatically be increased to the applicable Contract Rate plus three percent per annum (such increased rate, the “Default Rate”), and all outstanding Obligations, including unpaid interest, shall continue to accrue interest from the date of such Event of Default at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations.”

 

(iv)   Section 5(b)(iii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“(iii) Collateral Management Fee.  For underwriting, processing and supervising Companies’ Accounts, Companies shall pay Access Capital a monthly collateral management fee of $1,750 payable monthly.”

 

(v)   Section 12(p) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“(p) No Company shall at any time permit any account payable to remain unpaid more than the later of (a) ninety (90) days from the date of such Company’s receipt of the invoice to which such account payable relates and (b) one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of the invoice to which such account payable relates, unless in either case a bona fide dispute exists with respect to such account payable, such amounts are being diligently contested in good faith and adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Company in conformity with GAAP.”

 

  

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(vi)   The Working Capital covenant set forth in Section 13(a) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following Cash Flow covenant:

 

“(a) The Companies shall maintain on a consolidated basis at the end of each month a positive Cash Flow calculated on a rolling six month basis (other than with respect to the months ending April 30, 2011, May 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, July 31, 2011, August 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 which shall be calculated for the period commencing on April 1, 2011 and ending on the last day of the applicable month end).”

 

(vii)   Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement to the contrary, the early termination fee payable by the Companies to Access Capital during the Sixth Contract Year shall equal fifty percent (50%) of the Interest and Fee Amount Access Capital would have been paid through the remainder of the term calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

 

3.   Condition of Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective upon execution hereof by Access Capital following its receipt of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by each Company and each Responsible Party.

 

4.   Representations and Warranties.  Each Company hereby:

 

(i)   Represents and warrants to Access Capital that this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Company and are enforceable against each Company in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(ii)   Represents and warrants to Access Capital that upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Company hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements to the extent the same are not amended hereby and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the effective date of this Amendment.

 

(iii)   Represents and warrants to Access Capital that, other than the Events of Default based on Company’s (a) failure to pay on February 1, 2011 indebtedness due TAG and (b) breach, as of March 31, 2011, of the accounts payable covenant set forth in Section 12(p) of the Loan Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist after giving effect to this Amendment.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver by Access Capital of the occurrence of the aforementioned Events of Default and Access Capital hereby reserves all of its rights and remedies with respect thereto.

 

(iv)   Represents and warrants to Access Capital that Company has no defense, counterclaim or offset with respect to the Loan Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

 

5.   Reaffirmation. Each Company hereby (a) acknowledges that nothing contained in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, has impaired, limited or affected or shall impair, limit or affect in any manner whatsoever the Liens heretofore granted, pledged and/or assigned as security for such Company’s obligations under the Loan Agreement, (b) acknowledges that Access Capital has and shall continue to have as security for all Obligations a valid first priority perfected Lien and security interest in all Collateral pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements and to the extent not otherwise granted thereunder hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Access Capital a continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wheresoever located and (c) acknowledges that it has had ample opportunity to consult with counsel prior to signing and delivering this Amendment and has signed and delivered this Amendment freely and voluntarily, without duress or coercion.

 

  

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6.   Waiver.  Each Company hereby waives and affirmatively agrees not to allege or otherwise pursue any or all defenses, counterclaims, claims, causes of action, setoffs or other rights it may have to contest (a) any provision of the Loan Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements; (b) the security interest of Access Capital in any property, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, or any right or other interest, now or hereafter arising in connection with the Collateral; (c) the conduct of Access Capital in administering the financing arrangements between the Companies and Access Capital through the date of this Amendment and/or (d) the right of Access Capital to all of the benefits from the Collateral.

 

7.   Release.  Each Company and each Responsible Party hereby releases, remises, acquits and forever discharges Access Capital and Access Capital’s employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, officers, directors, partners, shareholders predecessors, successors and assigns, subsidiary corporations, affiliates, parent corporations, and related corporate divisions (all of the foregoing hereinafter called the “Released Parties”), from any and all actions and causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, claims, demands, obligations, damages and expenses of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties prior to and including the date of execution hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to this Amendment, the Loan Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements arising prior to and including the date of execution hereof, including without limitation, all claims or causes of action with respect to lender liability (all of the foregoing hereinafter called the “Released Matters”).  Each Company and each Responsible Party acknowledges that the agreements in this Section are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters.

 

8.   Effect on the Agreements.

 

(i)   Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan  Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.

 

(ii)   Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

  

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(iii)   The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Access Capital, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other documents, instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.

 

9.   Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

10.   Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

 

11.   Counterparts; Telecopier Signatures.  This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Any signature delivered by a party via telecopier shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

	 	CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	

Name:  Lori Cohen

	 
	 	 	

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	CSI SUB CORP. (DE)	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	

Name:  Lori Cohen

	 
	 	 	

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	

ACCESS CAPITAL, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	

Name: 

	 
	 	 	

Title:  

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

	

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By: 

	 	 
	 	

Lori CohenAgreement on Line of Credit

 

No. 2010 Zhen Zhong Yin Bu E Xie Zi No. 000788

 

Party A: Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Business License No.: 440307503274740

 

Legal representative/principal: Pan Dangyu

 

Domicile: A2 Block, Luoshan Industrial Park, Pinghu Town, Luogang District, Shenzhen

 

Postal Code: 518111

 

Opening financial institution & account: Bank of China, Pinghu Subbranch, 814809259208091001

 

Tel.: 89686236                                                            Fax: 89686298

Party B: Bank of China Limited, Shenzhen Buji Subbranch

 

Legal representative/Principal: Jiang Guoliang

 

Domicile: No. 108, Buji Road, Buji Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen

 

Postal Code: 518112

 

Tel.: 28274825                                                            Fax: 28270847

Party A and Party B, in light of developing friendly and mutual benefit cooperation relationship, reached the following agreement through negotiation pursuant to principles of voluntariness, equality, mutual benefit and good faith.

Article 1: Scope of business

Party B will provide Party A the line of credit as agreed in the Agreement. Party A may, subject to the preconditions as agreed herein and in relevant single agreement, apply to Party B for revolving use, adjustment or one-time use of the line of credit for the purpose of RMB short-term loan, foreign currency short-term loan, trade financing, Letter of Guarantee, funding business and other credit business (collectively referred to as “single loan business”).

Trade financing, as mentioned herein, includes opening international L/C, opening domestic L/C, import bill advance, lading guarantee, packing credit, export bill advance, discounting acceptance draft under time L/C, buyer bill advance for domestic L/C, seller bill advance for domestic L/C, negotiation of domestic L/C and other international and domestic trade financing businesses.

Article 2: Types and Sum of Line of Credit

Party B agrees to provide the following line of credit to Party A:

Currency: RMB

Sum: (in words) ninety million Yuan

  

  

  

 (in figures) RMB90, 000,000.00

 

The detailed types and sum are as follows:

 

1. Line of credit for loan RMB 20,000,000.00 (in words: twenty million Yuan),which includes:

 

(1) Line of credit for Short-term loan RMB 20,000,000.00 (in words: twenty million Yuan)

 

2. Line of bank acceptance:RMB 30,000,000.00 (in words: thirty million Yuan)

 

3. Line of trade financing: RMB 35,000,000.00 (in words: seventy-five million Yuan), which includes:

 

(1) Factoring line of credit: RMB 20,000,000.00 (in words: thirty-five million Yuan)

 

(2) Line of credit for opening domestic L/C (incl. buyer bill advance): RMB15,000,000.00 (in words: forty million Yuan)

 

4. Line of fund: RMB 5,000,000.00 (in words: five million Yuan), which includes:

 

  Line of foreign currency trading earnest money RMB 5,000,000.00 (in words: five million Yuan)

Article 3: Use of the line of credit

 

1. Within the use period of the line of credit as agreed in the agreement, Party A may, without exceeding the scope of line regarding respective single loan business as agreed herein, use the respective line of credit by the following  (1) manner:

(1) Revolving use: the detailed types of line of credit are factoring line of credit and line of credit for opening domestic L/C (incl. buyer bill advance), line of credit for Short-term loan, line of fund.

(2) One-time use: the detailed types of line of credit are:        /                     .

In case Party A intends to adjust the use of line of loan of credit as agreed in Article 1, it shall apply to Party B in written form, subsequent to which Party B shall determine whether or not grant and the details of the adjustment and inform Party A in written form accordingly.

2. As of the effective date of the Agreement, the balance of credit based on Agreement on Line of Credit or similar agreement and single agreement thereof previously effective shall be deemed the credit generated hereunder.

In which, the balance of credit in the line of credit shall be deemed the line of credit hereunder.

3. Unless otherwise agreed, the following businesses shall not be incorporated into the line of credit:

 

(1) Export bill advance where the L/C is consistent with documents;

(2) Bill advance or financing based on the export L/C acceptable by Party B and accepted/ honored/ confirmed for payment/ confirmed by the opening bank or confirming house, or based on the bill of exchange or sum under domestic L/C;

  

  

  

(3) Where Party A would provide deposit, national debt, or deposit receipt issued by Party B, or the acceptance bill, letter of guarantee and standing L/C acceptable to Party B, the sum of credit corresponding to the said guarantee will not be incorporated into the line of credit;

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(...) Other businesses not incorporated into the line of credit otherwise confirmed by both parties in written form.

Though the said items will not be incorporated into the line of credit, the business agreements thereof shall still constitute the single agreement hereunder and the integral part hereof and shall be bound by the Agreement hereof, unless otherwise agreed in the said business agreements.

Article 4: Agreements Executed in Single Loan Business

 

Party A shall, in case of applying to Party B for the single loan business hereunder, submit respective application and/or execute respective contract/agreement (collectively referred to as “single agreement”) with Party B.

 

Article 5: Use period of the line of credit

 

The use period of the line of credit as stated in Article 2 hereof shall be from the effective date of the Agreement to 8 December 2011.

At the expiration of the aforesaid use period, where Party B provides the line of credit to Party A through negotiation, both parties may execute supplemental agreement in written form, define clearly the new line of credit and use period etc. The said supplemental agreement shall constitute integral part of the Agreement hereof, and any items uncovered in supplemental agreement shall be subject to provisions herein. The supplemental agreement shall be of the equal force adeffect as of the Agreement hereof.

Expiration of the use period as aforementioned shall not influence the force effect of the Agreement and shall not constitute the cause of terminating the Agreement. Single loan business executed between Party A and Party B in light of the Agreement will be performed as per the agreements in the Agreement and in relevant single agreement. Any rights and obligations already generated shall be performed completely.

 

Article 6: Preconditions for single loan business

 

Party A shall comply with the following conditions regarding single loan business as required by Party B:

 

1. Reserve for Party B relevant Company file, document, seal, namelist of relevant staff, specimen signature relevant to the Agreement and single agreement, and fill in relevant certificates;

 

2. Open the account required by single loan business;

 

3. The guarantee agreed in the Agreement and single agreement has been effectively established;

 

4. Other preconditions required of the single business agreed in single business agreement;

 

5. Other conditions to be met by Party A deemed necessary by Party B.

  

  

  

Article 7: Guarantee

 

With respect to the liabilities of Party A to Party B arising from the Agreement and any single agreements, both parties agree to guarantee the liabilities by the following methods:

(1) Surepower Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd will, subject to 2010 Zhen Zhong Yin Bu Bao Xie Zi No. 000788A Contract on Maximum Guarantee, provide the maximum guarantee and sign corresponding Contract on Maximum Guarantee;

(2) Hong Kong Highpower Technology Co., Ltd will, subject to 2010 Zhen Zhong Yin Bu Bao Xie Zi No. 000788A Contract on Maximum Guarantee, provide the maximum guarantee and sign corresponding Contract on Maximum Guarantee;

 

(3)Pan Dangyu will, subject to 2010 Zhen Zhong Yin Bu Bao Xie Zi No. 000788B Contract on Maximum Guarantee, provide the maximum guarantee and sign corresponding Contract on Maximum Guarantee;

Maximum pledge:

(1)Shenzhen Highpower Tech. Co., Ltd. subject to 2010 Zhen Zhong Yin Bu Di Xie Zi No.000788 Contract on Maximum pledge  will provide the maximum pledge and sign corresponding Contract on Maximum Pledge.

(2) /   will provide the maximum pledge and sign corresponding Contract on Maximum Pledge.

The guarantee contract shall be singed corresponding to the detailed loan business agreement in case single loan business is to be provided.

In case of any events occurred to Party A or the guarantor which is deemed to be influencing the performance capacity of Party A or the guarantor, or in case the guarantee contract turns to invalid, is cancelled or rescinded, or in case Party A or the guarantor seriously deteriorates in the financial position or is involved in significant litigation or arbitration cases or any other conditions which may influence its performance capacity hereunder, or in case the guarantor breaches the guarantee contract or any other contract executed between Party B, or in case the collateral is depreciated, damaged, lost or sealed which weakens or eliminates the guarantee value, Party B shall have the right to require Party A and Party A shall be obligated to provide new guarantee, to change guarantor etc to guarantee the liabilities hereunder.

Article 8: Representations and commitments

Party A represents as follows:

1. Party A is lawfully registered and existed and of the full capacity for private rights and the full capacity for civil acts as needed for the execution and performance of the Agreement;

2. Executing and performing the Agreement and single agreements shall be the declaration of Party A's true intention with legal and valid authorization in accordance with the articles of association or other internal management document. Execution and performance of the Agreement and single agreements will not breach any agreement, contract or other legal documents binding Party A. Party A has acquired or will acquired all relevant approvals, permissions, filings or registrations needed by the execution and performance of the Agreement;

3. All documents, financial statements, certificates and other materials provided by Party A hereunder and under any single agreement shall be true, complete, accurate and valid;

  

  

  

4. The background of the transaction hereunder shall be true and legal, which will not be used for illegal purposes like money laundering etc;

5. Party A did not conceal from Party B any event which may influence the financial position and performance capacity of itself and the guarantor.

Party A makes the commitment as follows:

1. Party A will submit the financial statements (including but not limited to annual statements, quarterly statements and monthly statements) on a regular basis or in a timely manner as required;

2. Party A will accept and cooperate with Party A’s inspection and monitor over the use condition of the line of credit and relevant production and operation, financial activities;

3. In case Party A executes with the guarantor hereunder any counter-guarantee contract or similar contract, it shall not impair any rights of Party B hereunder;

4. In case of any conditions which may influence the financial position and performance capacity of Party A or the guarantor hereunder, including but not limited to the split-up, merging, pooling, joint venture with foreign investors, cooperation, contract operation, reconstruction, transformation, planning for listing etc of its business manner in any form, reduction of registered capital, significant asset or equity transfer, bearing of significant indebtedness, setup of new significant liability on the collateral, seal-up of the collateral, wind-up, revocation or (being applied) application for bankruptcy etc, or engaging in any significant litigation or arbitration cases, Party A shall timely inform Party B;

5. Party A agrees to follow Party B’s relevant regulations and business practices regarding any items not covered in the Agreement and in any single agreement.

Article 9: Internal related transaction and disclosure thereof in Party A’s Group

Both parties agreed to follow the item 1 as mentioned hereunder:

1. Party A did not fall into the customer group as determined in Guidelines for the Risk Management by Commercial Banks for Granting Credit to Customer Groups (“Guidelines”);

2. Party A falls into the category of customer group as defined by Party B in compliance with Guidelines. Party A shall, subject to provisions of Article 17 of Guidelines, timely report to Party B the conditions of any related transaction over 10% of Party A’s net assets, including the related relation of parties concerned, transaction items, transaction nature, sum or respective ratio, pricing policies (incl. transaction without any sum or with only symbolic sum).

Article 10: Defaults and treatment

Any of the following conditions shall constitute or be deemed as the default of Party A hereunder or under any single agreement:

1. Party A fails to perform the payment and settlement obligations to Party B as agreed in the Agreement and single agreement;

2. Party A fails to use the funds acquired for agreed purposes as stated in the Agreement and single agreement;

3. The representations made by Party A in the Agreement and single agreement were untrue or breached the commitment of Party B in the Agreement and single agreement.

4. In case of the condition provided in Article 8, item 2 (4) which is deemed by Party B as influencing Party A’s financial position and performance capacity, or influencing the guarantor’s financial position and performance capacity, while Party A fails to provide new guarantee and replace guarantor as agreed in the Agreement.

  

  

  

5. Party A terminates the business or is engaged in any wind-up, cancellation or bankruptcy issues.

6. Party A breaches any other agreements regarding involving party's obligations in the Contract or in single agreement.

7. Party A was engaged in any default issues under any other contract with Party B or other organizations under Bank of China Limited;

8. The guarantor breaches the agreement in guarantee contract, or is engaged in any default issues under any other contract with Party B or other organizations under Bank of China Limited.

Party B shall, according to the actual situation, have the right to take the following measures jointly or respectively regarding the aforesaid default issues:

1. Require Party A and the guarantor to correct the default action within required duration;

2. Reduce, suspend or terminate in whole or in part the line of credit to Party B;

3. Suspend or terminate in whole or in party any business application of Party A under the Agreement, single agreement or any other agreement between Party A and Party B; suspend or terminate in whole or in part the issuance and handling of any loan not issued, any trading financing business and letter of guarantee business not handled;

4. Declare that the loan, trade financing sum, principal and interest of advanced sum for letter of guarantee not repaid and other payables under the Agreement, single agreement or any other agreement between Party A and Party B shall be in whole or in part be mature immediately;

5. Terminate or cancel the Agreement, terminate or cancel single agreements and other agreements between Party A and Party B in whole or in part;

6. Require Party A to indemnify the losses caused to Party B thereby;

7. With prior or after notice, deduct the sum in the account opened in Party B to discharge all or part liabilities of Party B attributable to Party A. Any premature sum in the account shall be deemed mature in advance. Where the currency of the account is different from the pricing currency of Party B’s business, the settlement exchange rate applicable to Party B at the time of deduction shall be followed for the translation;

8. Exercise the security interest;

9. Require the guarantor to undertake the guarantee responsibility;

10. Party A promises that, within the effective period of the Agreement, the total line of credit (which may be extended to total amount of exposed credit) in all banks shall not exceed RMB140 million, or else Party B shall have the right to suspend the credit;

11. Any other measures deemed necessary by Party B.

Article 11: Rights reservation

Any party’s failure in performing the rights under the Agreement, single agreement in whole or in part or in requiring the other party to perform and undertake partial or whole liabilities and obligations shall not constitute the waiver of the rights or release of the liabilities or obligations.

Any party’s allowance or extension to the other party or delay in performing the rights under the Agreement or single agreement shall not affect any of its rights under the Agreement, single agreement, laws or regulations and shall not be deemed as the waiver of the rights.

  

  

  

Article 12: Modification, alteration, termination and partial invalidity

The Agreement may be subject to modification or alteration with both parties’ negotiation and consensus, and any modification or alteration made thereby shall constitute integral part of the Agreement.

Unless otherwise provided by laws or regulations or otherwise agreed by both parties concerned, the Agreement shall not be terminated prior to the complete performance of the rights and obligations hereunder and under single agreement.

Unless otherwise provided by laws or regulations or otherwise agreed by both parties concerned, the invalidity of any provisions herein shall not influence the validity of any other provisions herein.

Article 13: Applicable laws and dispute settlement

Unless otherwise agreed by parties concerned, the Agreement and single agreement shall be governed by laws of the People’s Republic of China.

Unless otherwise agreed by parties concerned, upon the coming into force of the Agreement and single agreement, any and all disputes arising from or in connection with the execution and performance of the Agreement and single agreement shall be subject to negotiation between both parties, failing which any party hereto may solve the dispute under question by the 2 manner mentioned below:

1. Submit to     /        arbitration committee for arbitration.

2. Appeal to the people's court in the place where Party B resides or where any other organizations under Bank of China Limited performing rights and undertaking obligations under the Agreement or single agreement reside.

3. Appeal to the people’s court with jurisdiction.

During the dispute settlement period, any other articles not affected by the dispute shall be performed as well.

Article 14: Expense

Unless otherwise provided for by law or otherwise agreed by both parties, the expenses (incl. attorney fee) for concluding, performing and dispute settling of the Agreement and single agreement shall be borne by Party A.

Article 15: Attachments

The following attachments and any other attachments and single agreements jointly confirmed by both parties shall constitute integral part of the Agreement and be of the same force adeffect with the Agreement.

Attachment 7: Opening of Domestic L/C.

Attachment 9: Buyer Bill Advance of Domestic L/C.

Attachment 12:       /            .

Article 16: Other provisions

1. Party A, without the consent of Party B in written, shall not assign any rights and obligations hereunder or under any single agreement to any third party.

2. In case Party B shall, as required by business, entrust other organizations under Bank of China Limited to exercise the rights and undertake obligations under the Agreement and single agreement, Party A shall agree with the arrangement. Other organizations under Bank of China Limited as authorized by Party B shall have the right to exercise all rights under the Agreement and single agreement and shall have the right to appeal to the people’s court or to arbitration institution for any dispute under the Agreement or single agreement.

  

  

  

3. The Agreement shall be binding upon both parties and successors and assignees legally generated of both parties without affecting any other provisions herein and in single agreement.

4. Unless otherwise agreed, domicile designated by both parties herein shall be the address of both parties for communication. Both parties commit to inform the other party in written form in case of changing the said domicile.

5. Headings and business names as mentioned herein shall be used only for the convenience of reference, which shall not be regarded as the interpretation of provisions contained herein or rights and obligations of parties hereto.

6. Party A commits to take Party B as the secondary mortgagee upon acquiring the property right certificate of Lilang Production Base.

7. Party A commits that it will take the settlement account opened in Party B as the main account of recovering sales proceeds, and the relevant deposit and settlement sum therein shall not be less than the credit tranche granted to Party A by Party B.

8. Party A commits that it shall inform Party B in written form and shall obtain the consent of Party B prior to applying for any credit from other commercial banks, otherwise Party B shall have the right to terminate the credit.

Article 17: Effectiveness

The Agreement shall come into force with the signature of both parties’ legal representatives, principals or authorized signatories and with both parties’ official seals.

The Agreement shall be made in sextuplicate, out of which Party A shall hold one, Party B shall hold two , the Guarantor shall hold two and the pledge registration authority shall hold one. The six originals shall be of the same force.

Party A: Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd.

Signatory: /s/ Pan Dang Yu            (Official Seal)

8 December 2010

Party B: Bank of China Limited, Shenzhen Buji Subbranch

Signatory: /s/ jiang Guo Liang            (Official Seal)

8 December 2010

  

  

  

Attachment 7: For Opening of Domestic L/C

1. Where there is any difference between the Attachment and the Agreement, the Attachment shall be applied.

2. Preconditions agreed in the Agreement shall be met in case Party A applies to Party B for opening domestic L/C.

3. Party A undertakes the following responsibilities irrevocably:

(1) Party A is willing to comply with Rules for the Settlement of Domestic Letter of Credit and relevant national regulations, agrees that Party B will go through all issues under the L/C based on the Rules for the Settlement of Domestic Letter of Credit and relevant national regulations and agrees to bear all responsibilities thus generated.

(2) Party A guarantees that all materials provided to Party B for opening the L/C shall be true, complete and valid, and that the L/C to be opened shall be based upon actual transaction. Party A agrees to bear all responsibilities for the provision of any false and/or incomplete and/or invalid materials to Party B and/or for the lack of actual transaction background for the L/C to be opened.

(3) Prior to paying the sum of L/C to Party B by Party A, Party A commits that the title to the goods shall be attributable to Party B in case the goods under L/C is subject to actual control of Party A.

(4) Party A shall bear all effects arising from the unclear or ambiguous application letter.

4. Opening and Modification of domestic L/C

(1) In case Party B accepts Party A’s application for opening domestic L/C, it shall issue domestic L/C according to Application Letter for Opening Domestic L/C submitted by Party A, while the detailed content shall be subject to the domestic L/C issued by Party B.

(2) Party’s requirement of submitting documents or files such as trade contracts etc relating to the opening of domestic L/C shall not be interpreted as Party’s obligation to issue the domestic L/C subject to the said documents or files.

(3) In case Party A intends to modify domestic L/C, it shall submit Application Letter for the Modification of Domestic L/C to Party B. Party A agrees that Party B will go through the modification issues of domestic L/C in compliance with Rules for the Settlement of Domestic Letter of Credit and agrees to undertake the liabilities and responsibilities thus generated. The Application Letter for the Modification of Domestic L/C shall, upon issuance, be binding upon Party A.

(4) Party B shall have the independent discretion regarding the modification of domestic L/C, it shall have the right to reject the modification application letter of Party A and the right to propose the modification content. In case the modification of domestic L/C involves sum and period etc which is deemed by Party B to increase the obligation of the guarantor, Party B shall be entitled to require Party A to increase deposit, and/or require Party A to obtain the signature and agreement of the guarantee in the Application Letter for the Modification of Domestic L/C, or else Party B shall have the right to reject the modification application of Party A.

(5) Modification of domestic L/C shall not modify other rights and obligations of Party A in the Agreement and the Attachment.

(6) Content relating to domestic L/C in the Application Letter for the Opening of Domestic Letter of Credit and the Application Letter for the Modification of Domestic L/C shall be filled in Chinese, and all responsibilities generated due to the ambiguity caused by the unclear writing or ambiguous wording in application letter shall be borne by Party A.

  

  

  

(7) Party A shall pay all expenses (incl. relevant banking fees refused by the beneficiary of the L/C) arising from the opening and modification of domestic L/C in a timely manner, the charging method shall be subject to Party B’ rules.

5. Payment under domestic L/C

(1) Within the valid period of domestic L/C, Party A shall, upon receiving Party A’ notice about documents received, inform Party B within agreed period in the notice the method of processing documents; or else it shall deemed that Party A holds no rejection opinions about the documents and agrees Party B to pay/commit for payment; in case Party A inform Party B within agreed period in the notice to receive documents, and Party B agrees with Party A’s document handling opinions, Party B may pay the sum/commit to pay the sum concerned. Party A shall deposit payable sum as agreed in Application Letter for Opening Domestic Letter of Credit.

In case Party A informs Party B to receive documents yet Party B disagrees with Party A’s document handling opinions, Party B shall have the right to determine at its own discretion whether or not reject the payment solely in light of documents; where Party A agrees to provide sufficient deposit or other payment guarantee to Party B, Party B shall have the right to determine whether to release the right of reject or not according to actual situations or whether to reserve the right of rejection at its own discretion.

(2) In case Party A deems any discrepancy existed in documents and request to reject the payment/ commitment of payment within agreed period in notice, it shall list discrepancies all at once and shall submit the Cause for Rejection of Demand in duplicate stamped with Party A’s reserved seal. Party B shall have the right to deem discrepancies listed in the Cause for Rejection of Demand as all discrepancies proposed by Party A regarding documents. Party B may reject the payment in case it agrees with Party A for discrepancies proposed, while Party B shall have the right to determine the payment/commitment of payment in case it deems, according to review subject to practices, the discrepancies listed by Party A can not hold water, or the discrepancies listed are immaterial discrepancies which can not lead to reject of payment, subsequent to which Party B may pay the sum by the payable sum deposited by Party A, all obligations and responsibilities arisen thereby shall be undertaken by Party A.

(3) In case the payable sum deposited by Party A hereunder is sufficient and thereby Party B advances for Party A the sum payable, it shall constitute, upon the payment of the sum, Party A’s liability to Party B under the Agreement and the Attachment.

6. Supplemental agreement

In addition to the content agreed in the Agreement, Party A hereby makes the following supplemental commitment to Party B regarding the business under the Attachment:

(1) Upon the issuance of domestic letter of credit, Party A shall immediately inform Party B in written form in case of any modification made to trade contracts which relates to the domestic letter of credit;

(2) With respect to delayed payment confirmed by Party B, Party A shall not request Party B to suspend the payment for any cause and shall waive the right, as required by laws, regulations and rules, to apply to the people’s court for freezing the sum under domestic letter of credit or the right to appeal to the people’s court for suspending the sum under domestic letter of credit;

(3) The risk of missing, delaying, omitting or damaging correspondence or documents under domestic letter of credit in mail delivery, telecommunication delivery or other delivery and the risk of using third party service by Party B shall be borne by Party A.

7. Any other issues under the Attachment shall be subject to the agreement in the Application Letter for Opening Domestic Letter of Credit and Application Letter for Modification of Domestic Letter of Credit.

 

  

  

  

Attachment 9: Buyer Bill Advance of Domestic L/C

1. Where there is any difference between the Attachment and the Agreement, the Attachment shall be applied.

2. Buyer bill advance refers to that Party B will, upon receiving documents from negotiation bank or remitting bank, will grant Party A short-term finance with Party A’s requirement to pay the sum subject to the documents.

3. Preconditions of bill advance:

(1) The preconditions agreed in the Agreement shall be met for Party A’s application of buyer bill advance with Party B.

(2) The letter of credit shall indicate the Rules for Settlement of Domestic Letter of Credit issued by the People’s Republic of China or the updated version thereof with the form and content reviewed and approved by Party B.

4. Party B’s application for bill advance

Party A shall submit the Application for Bill Advance under Domestic Letter of Credit for each application of bill advance business (“transaction”).

Every transaction hereunder shall be interdependent, which shall be in compliance with the Attachment, relevant Letter of Credit and Party A’s application.

5. Payment

Upon meeting preconditions for bill advance, Party B will accept Party A’s application for buyer bill advance, while Party B shall, subject to the sum agreed in Application for Bill Advance under Domestic Letter of Credit acceptable by it, pay the sum under L/C on behalf of Party A.

Relevant issues including period of bill advance etc shall be subject to the Application for Bill Advance under Domestic Letter of Credit aforementioned.

6. Party A acknowledges hereby that:

(1) Party B shall be entitled to dispose of the complete set of documents/goods under buyer bill advance or any other security interest or interest in property attributable to it by any applicable laws and regulations. In case the right of disposing of the complete set of documents/goods under buyer bill advance shall be attributing to Party A in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or the judgment of any people's court or arbitration institution with jurisdiction, Party A agrees that within the largest extent as permitted by applicable laws and regulations it will transfer the right to Party B and acknowledge any actions and omission of Party A in disposing of the documents/goods. In case the right of disposing of the complete set of documents/goods under buyer bill advance shall be attributing to Party B in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or the judgment of any people's court or arbitration institution with jurisdiction, Party B will reserve the right until the complete discharge by Party A of the bill advance financing surrendered by Party B.

(2) Party A, as Party B’s assignee, applies to Party B for holding documents/goods and repay the bill advance financing by Party B through sales proceeds, which include but not limited to, on behalf of Party B, keeping relevant documents, going through the warehousing, storage, transport, processing, sales and insurance etc of the goods under the documents, keep the sales proceeds or deposit the sales proceeds in the account designated by Party B. Party A shall indicate the status hereunder when selling goods to third party.

(3) All expenses (including but not limited to insurance, warehousing, storage, port fee etc) arising from goods under Party A’s custody shall be borne by Party A; Party A commits to insure the goods against all possible risks a the market value of the goods, list Party B as the insured in the original insurance certificate and present original insurance certificate to Party B for safekeeping. Party B shall have the right to claim against insurance company in case of losses to insured goods.

  

  

  

(4) Without Party B’s permission, Party A shall not dispose of the goods through delayed payment, payment in non-monetary manner or at the price lower than market price. Party A shall not pledge or mortgage the goods to any party or set the goods bound by any lien. Upon Party B’s demand, Party A shall submit to Party B the details of the account of the goods, any sales revenue or any sales contract relating to the goods; Party B shall be entitled to inspect the actual condition of the goods in warehouse or occupy the goods again.

7. Supplemental commitment

In addition to the content agreed in the Agreement, Party A shall make the following supplemental commitment to Party B regarding the business under the Attachment:

Party A commits that the sales proceeds under the domestic letter of credit shall be used for the repayment of the financing for Party A surrendered by Party A.

8. Any other detailed issues relating to the business under the Attachment shall be subject to the agreement contained in the Application for the Buyer Bill Advance under Domestic L/C.

* The line of credit converted into U.S. dollars is 13.5 million at December 31, 2010 exchange rates.

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