Document:

Exhibit
10.17

    

     

    WAIVER AND
RELEASE

    

    THIS WAIVER AND RELEASE, dated as of
March 9, 2009 (the “Agreement”), is
hereby executed by the investor whose name appear on the signature page hereto
in favor of QKL Stores Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”).

    

    WHEREAS, in connection with a private
placement, the Company and the  investors whose names appear on the
signature pages thereto (the “Investors”) entered
into, among other things, (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 28,
2008 (the “Purchase
Agreement”); and (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement dated March 28,
2008 (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), under which the Company agreed to (i) file, before a certain
date, a registration statement to register certain securities held by the
Investors and to (ii) have that registration statement effective before
September 24, 2008;

    

    WHEREAS, the Company has not been able
to have that registration statement declared effective in the time frame set
forth under the Registration Rights Agreement, which failure constituted an
Event (as defined in Section 8(e) of the Registration Rights
Agreement);

    

    WHEREAS,
the occurrence of the foregoing Event triggered the Company’s obligation to pay
liquidated damages to the holders of the Registrable Securities (as that term is
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;

     

    WHEREAS,
liquidated damages in the amount of approximately $70,115 have accrued through
the date hereof and have not been paid;

    

    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(f) of
the Registration Rights Agreement, the consent of (i) the Company and (ii) the
holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities  outstanding is
necessary to waive any provisions of the Registration Rights
Agreement;

    

    WHEREAS, the Investor signatory hereto
holds the majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding;

    

    WHEREAS, the Investors are willing to
agree to permanently and unconditionally waive, release and discharge the
Company from the liquidated damages payable under the Registration Rights
Agreement for failure to have the registration statement effective on or before
September 24, 2008;

    

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Investors hereby agree to:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

    1.           Waive,
release and discharge, forever and unconditionally, the Company from all claims
to any and all liquidated damages resulting for the Company’s
failure  to have the registration statement effective on or before
September 24, 2008.

    

    2.           The
Investors further acknowledge that they have been afforded ample opportunity to
review and evaluate this Waiver and Release prior to the date hereof and that
they have been represented and assisted by counsel for that
purpose.  The Investors also acknowledge and agree that they are
entering into this Waiver and Release freely and voluntarily, without duress or
coercion of any kind, and as an informed and well-reasoned exercise of their
respective business judgments.   The Investor signatory hereto
represents and warrants that it holds the majority of the Registrable Securities
outstanding and that its signature hereto is sufficient to bind the other
Investors

     

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Investor have caused this Waiver and Release to
be duly executed by their authorized officer as of the date first written
above.

     

    
      
        
          
            
              	 	

                      INVESTORS:

                    	 
	 	 	 
	 	

                      Vision
      Opportunity China LP

                    	 
	 	 	 	 
	
                       

                    	
                      By:
      

                    	/s/
      Adam Benowitz	 
	 	 	

                      Name:
      Adam Benowitz

                    	 
	 	 	

                      Title:  
      Authorized Signatory

                    	 

            

          

        

      

    

     

    
      Accepted
and agreed to:

    

    

    
      QKL
STORES INC.

    

    

    
      By: 
/s/ Zhaungyi Wang

      
        
          

        

      

    

    
      Name:
Zhaungyi Wang

    

    
      Title:
CEOEx-4.9 Form of ADS Rights Certificate

    Exhibit 4.9

 

	 	 	 
	

    No. of primary ADS rights:

	
 
	
    ADS Rights Certificate No.:

	

    [LABEL]

	
 
	
    CUSIP No.: 16133R 122

 

    CHARTERED
    SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD.

    ADS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

 

    The registered owner of this ADS rights certificate named below,
    or such owner’s assigns, is entitled, under the terms of
    the ADS rights offering by Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
    Ltd. (“Chartered”) described in the Prospectus
    Supplement, dated March 11, 2009, to the Prospectus, dated
    March 9, 2009 (collectively, the
    “Prospectus”), (i) to the number of ADS
    rights shown above (referred to herein as the “primary
    ADS rights”) to subscribe for American Depositary
    Shares (“ADSs”) representing ten
    (10) ordinary shares of Chartered, and (ii) to apply
    to subscribe for any number of additional new ordinary shares in
    the form of ADSs, provided that such owner has exercised all
    his/her
    primary ADS rights (the “excess ADS rights”
    and, together with the primary ADS rights, the “ADS
    rights”). The ADS rights evidenced hereby constitute
    warrants. One (1) primary ADS right entitles the holder to
    subscribe for one (1) new ADS at the ADS subscription price
    equal to the U.S. dollar equivalent of S$0.07, multiplied
    by ten (10), based on the prevailing exchange rate between the
    U.S. dollar and the Singapore dollar (as reported by
    Bloomberg L.P.) on April 6, 2009 upon the terms and
    conditions described in the Prospectus. Citibank, N.A. has been
    appointed by Chartered to act as ADS rights agent. The amount
    payable for subscription or on application for subscription of
    new ADSs must be paid in U.S. dollars on the terms
    described in the Prospectus and must be in the form of a
    U.S. dollar check drawn on a U.S. bank or bank draft
    made payable to the order of “Citibank, N.A. —
    Chartered ADS Rights Offering.” Please reference your ADS
    rights certificate number on your check or bank draft.

 

    IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR ADS RIGHTS, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE
    REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CARD AND DELIVER THE COMPLETED AND SIGNED
    CARD, ALONG WITH PROPER PAYMENT FOR THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF NEW
    ADSs YOU WISH TO SUBSCRIBE FOR PURSUANT TO THE EXERCISE OF YOUR
    PRIMARY ADS RIGHTS AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF
    ADDITIONAL NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN THE FORM OF ADSs YOU WISH
    TO SUBSCRIBE FOR PURSUANT TO THE EXERCISE OF YOUR EXCESS ADS
    RIGHTS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED, TO THE ADS
    RIGHTS AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE ADS SUBSCRIPTION
    PERIOD AT 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK CITY TIME) ON APRIL 3,
    2009.

 

    THIS ADS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE AT THE OFFICE OF
    THE ADS RIGHTS AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK TIME) ON
    MARCH 27, 2009.

 

    VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK CITY TIME) ON APRIL 3,
    2009.

 

    Please refer to the enclosed instructions booklet for
    instructions on how to complete the reverse side of this card.

 

    PLEASE FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE INFORMATION ON THE REVERSE SIDE
    OF THIS CARD

    AND DELIVER TO CITIBANK, N.A. BEFORE 5:00 P.M. (NEW YORK
    CITY TIME)

    ON APRIL 3, 2009.

	 	 	 
	
    By Courier:

    CITIBANK, N.A.

    Corporate Actions

    250 Royall Street

    Suite V

    Canton, MA 02021
	
 
	
    By Mail:

    CITIBANK, N.A.

    Corporate Actions

    P.O. Box 43034

    Providence, RI 02940-3034

 

    IF YOU DO NOT EXERCISE YOUR ADS RIGHTS PRIOR TO THE
    EXPIRATION OF THE ADS SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD, YOUR ADS RIGHTS WILL
    BECOME VOID AND WILL HAVE NO FURTHER VALUE.

 

    CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD.

    BY: CITIBANK, N.A., as ADS RIGHTS AGENT

 

    /s/ Citibank, N.A.

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

    (A)

    No. of ADS rights to sell through the ADS rights agent

	
 
	
 
	
    (B)

    No. of primary ADS rights exercised and new ADSs subscribed
	
 
	
 
	
    (C)

    No. of additional new ADSs applied to be subscribed for pursuant
    to excess ADS rights*
	
 
	
 
	
    (D)

    Total no. of new ADSs subscribed and applied for

    (sum of columns (B) and (C))

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
    Amount payable per new ADS subscribed/applied for
	
 
	
 
	
    × US$0.53

    
    

	
    Total amount payable
	
 
	
 
	
       US$

    
    

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

    SECTION 1.  TO SUBSCRIBE: I hereby
    irrevocably subscribe for the total number of new ADSs indicated
    in column (B) above and irrevocably apply to subscribe
    for the number of additional new ADSs indicated in
    column (C), upon the terms and conditions specified in the
    enclosed Prospectus, receipt of which is acknowledged. 

                TO
    SELL: If I have requested the ADS rights agent to attempt
    to sell any ADS rights in column (A) above, I
    irrevocably authorize the sale of such ADS rights by the ADS
    rights agent according to the procedures described in the
    Prospectus.

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	

    Name of Subscriber(s)/Seller(s):

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
    Taxpayer ID No of Subscriber(s)/Seller(s):
	
 
	
 

	

    

    
Address
    of Subscriber(s)/Seller(s):

    

    

    

    

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
    

    
Signature
    of Subscriber(s)/Seller(s):

    

    
Daytime
    telephone number of

    Subscriber(s)/Seller(s): ­
    ­
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	

    SECTION 2. TO TRANSFER ADS RIGHTS:

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
    SECTION 3. SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
	
 
	
 

	

    For value
    received, ­
    ­ of
    the ADS rights represented by the ADSrights certificate are
    assigned to:

    

    

    

    
(Print
    Full Name of Assignee)

    

    

    

    
(Print
    Full Address)

    

    

    

    
(Signatures(s)
    of Assignor(s))

    

    

    

    
(Taxpayer
    Identification Number of Assignor(s))

    

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	

Please mail certificates for the new ADSs I have subscribed or any cash payment to which I am entitled, as applicable, in accordance with the Prospectus to the following address (if other than shown on the face of the ADS rights certificate):

Name:     ­ ­

Address:  ­ ­

               ­ ­

	
 
	
 

	

    

    

     
    

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
    MEDALLION GUARANTEE
	
 
	
 

	

    IMPORTANT: The signature(s) must correspond in every detail,
    without alteration, with the name(s) as printed on your ADS
    rights certificate. The signature must be guaranteed by an
    eligible institution, such as a commercial bank, trust company,
    trust company, securities broker/dealer, credit union, or
    savings association, participating in a Medallion Program
    approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc.

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
    FOR USE BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY

    PLACE MEDALLION GUARANTEE IN SPACE BELOW

    

    Authorized
    Signature: ­
    ­

    

    Name: ­
    ­

    (Please Print)

    

    Title: ­
    ­

    (Please Print)

    

    Name of
    Firm: ­
    ­

    

    Address: ­
    ­

    

                   ­
    ­

    (Include Zip Code)
    
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	

    If the number of ADS rights being exercised is less than all of
    the ADS rights represented by this ADS rights certificate (check
    only one):

	

    o DELIVER
    TO ME A NEW ADS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING THE REMAINING ADS
    RIGHTS TO WHICH I AM ENTITLED.

	

    o DELIVER
    A NEW ADS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING THE REMAINING ADS RIGHTS
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY SECTION 2 INSTRUCTIONS (which include
    any required signature guarantee).

	

    o SELL
    THE REMAINING UNEXERCISED ADS RIGHTS.

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

 

 

    * Please
    note that you may apply to subscribe for additional new ADSs
    pursuant to the exercise of your excess ADS rights only if you
    have exercised all of your primary ADS rights.

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