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Exhibit 10.3

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of [MONTH DATE], [YEAR] (the “Effective Date”), is entered between X Financial, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”) and [NAME] (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to enter into an employment agreement whereby the Executive will be employed by the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions stated below;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
 EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Section 1.01.  Employment.  The Executive shall serve as the [TITLE] of the Company.  The Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to devote substantially all of the Executive’s time and efforts to promoting the interests of the Company.

 

Section 1.02.  Duties and Responsibilities.  Subject to the supervision of and direction by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Executive shall perform such duties as are similar in nature to those duties and services customarily associated with the positions set forth above.

 

Section 1.03.  Base of Operation.  The Executive’s principal base of operation for the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement shall be the offices of the Company in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), and at such other places as shall from time to time be reasonably necessary to fulfill the Executive’s obligations hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 2
 TERM

 

Section 2.01.  Term.  (a)  The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date.  The Term and this Agreement will be renewed automatically thereafter for successive one-year terms unless a one-month notice of non-renewal is given by one party to the other.

 

(b)                                 The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder violates or will violate the provisions of any other agreement to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is bound.

 

ARTICLE 3
 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES

 

Section 3.01.  Salary And Benefits.  The Executive’s salary and benefits shall be determined by the Company and shall be specified in a separate agreement between the Executive and the Company’s designated subsidiary or affiliated entity. Unless otherwise provided in such separate agreement, the Executive’s salary and benefits are subject to annual review and adjustment by the Company.

 

 

Section 3.02  Expenses.  The Company will reimburse the Executive for reasonable documented business-related expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder during the Term, subject, however, to the Company’s policies relating to business-related expenses as in effect from time to time during the Term.

 

Section 3.03.  Stock Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be entitled to participate during the Term in the 2015 Global Share Option Plan of the Company, and any successors thereto, subject to the terms and provisions of such plans and the execution of the award agreements between the Company and the Executive.

 

Section 3.04  Payer of Compensation. All compensation, salary, benefits and remuneration in this Agreement may be paid by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities, as decided by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

ARTICLE 4
 EXCLUSIVITY, ETC.

 

Section 4.01.  Exclusivity.  The Executive agrees to perform his duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder efficiently and to the best of his ability. The Executive agrees to devote substantially all of his working time, care and attention and best efforts to such duties, responsibilities and obligations throughout the Term. The Executive agrees that all of his activities as an employee of the Company shall be in conformity with all present and future policies, rules and regulations and directions of the Company not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

Section 4.02. Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that Intellectual Property under this Agreement is the sole and exclusive property of the Company and further agrees to assign to the Company the ownership of all right, title and interest in Intellectual Property, including any Intellectual Property conceived, created, and otherwise obtained by the Executive (i) during the term of this Agreement relating to the work he performs within the scope of such Executive’s employment with the Company, (ii) within twelve (12) months after the Executive retires or ends employment with the Company under the circumstances that such Intellectual Property relates to such Executive’s employment scope with the Company, and (iii) by using the resources of the Company during the term of this Agreement. During the Executive’s employment with the Company and within twelve (12) months after his employment with the Company terminates, the Executive has the obligation to inform the Company of any Intellectual Property within ten days of its creation and the Executive has the obligation to assist the Company in its patent, copyright or trademark application related to the Intellectual Property.

 

“Intellectual Property” under this Section 4.02 means any and all intellectual property in any form or stage of development, including but not limited to any idea, concept, design, invention, method, process, system, model, software, know-how and any other subject matter, material or information that qualifies and/or is considered by the Company to qualify for patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other protection under the laws of PRC or Cayman Islands providing or creating intellectual property rights.

 

Section 4.03. Non-Competition and Confidentiality.

 

(a) Non-compete. During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for twenty-four (24) months after his employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the Executive will not (i) directly or indirectly engage in (whether as an officer, principal, agent, director, employee, partner, affiliate, consultant or other participant), or hold an equity interest of 5% or more in, any business or activity that is in competition with the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliated entities (the “Group”), (ii) solicit, encourage or assist other employees of the Company to seek employment with any business or organization in competition with the Group, or (iii) engage in other activities that may cause conflicts with the interests of the Company during the term of the employment agreement.

 

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(b) Confidentiality. Throughout the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company and thereafter, the Executive shall keep in strict confidence all non-public information relating to the business, financial condition and other aspects of the Company, including but not limited to trade secrets, business methods, products, processes, procedures, development or experimental projects, plans, service providers, customers and users, intellectual property, information technology and any other information which is material to the Company’s business operations, and except as authorized by the Company in writing, may not disclose or provide to any person, firm, corporation or entity such non-public information, and may not use such non-public information for any purpose other than to fulfill his responsibilities as the [TITLE] in the best interest of the Company. The Executive shall also comply with the Company’s corporate policies and any other agreements on confidentiality that the Executive may enter into with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities. This provision and such other confidentiality policies and agreements are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Confidentiality Terms.”

 

ARTICLE 5
 TERMINATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 5.01.  Termination by Company.  The Company shall have the right to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time with or without “Cause” by giving a one-month advance notice in writing pursuant to the terms hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean:  (i) the Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) dishonesty in the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder, (iii) an act or acts on the Executive’s part constituting a felony under the laws of the PRC or of the United States or any state thereof, (iv) any other act or omission which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or (v) the Executive’s breach of the non-compete and confidentiality clause hereof. For purposes of this Subsection, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Executive shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act or omission of the Executive was in the best interest of the Company.

 

Section 5.02.  Termination by The Executive.  The Executive shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving a one-month advance notice in writing pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Section 5.03.  Death.  In the event the Executive passes away during the Term, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, such termination to be effective on the date of the Executive’s death.

 

Section 5.04.  Disability.  In the event that the Executive shall suffer a disability which shall have prevented him or her from performing satisfactorily his obligations hereunder for a period of at least 120 consecutive days, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, such termination to be effective upon the giving of notice thereof to the Executive in accordance with Section 6.02 hereof.

 

Section 5.05.  Effect of Termination.  (a)  In the event of termination of the Executive’s employment, whether before or after the Term, by either party for any reason, or by reason of the Executive’s death or disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or his beneficiary in the event of his death) any base salary or other compensation earned but not paid to the Executive prior to the effective date of such termination. All other benefits due the Executive following his termination of employment shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

 

(b)                                 In the event of termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive any additional amount as provided by applicable law.

 

ARTICLE 6
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.01.  Benefit Assignment; Assignment; Beneficiary.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any corporation or person which may acquire all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, or with or into which the Company may be consolidated or merged. This Agreement shall also inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Executive and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him or her hereunder if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Executive’s beneficiary, devisee, legatee or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to the Executive’s estate.

 

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Section 6.02.  Notices.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified mail, national overnight courier, or email. In the case of the Company, to the office or email account of the Human Resource Department; and in the case of the Executive, to the address or email account appearing on the employment records of the Company, from time to time. Any notice given hereunder shall be deemed to have been given at the time of receipt thereof by the person to whom such notice is given.

 

Section 6.03.  Entire Agreement; Amendment.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment during the Term and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto with respect to compensation due for services rendered hereunder. This Agreement may not be changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by both of the parties hereto.

 

Section 6.04.  Waiver.  The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a continuing waiver or as a consent to or waiver of any subsequent breach hereof.

 

Section 6.05.  Headings.  The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

Section 6.06.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the state of New York, United States, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

 

Section 6.07.  Agreement To Take Actions.  Each party hereto shall execute and deliver such documents, certificates, agreements and other instruments, and shall take such other actions, as may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perform his, her or its obligations under this Agreement or to effectuate the purposes hereof.

 

Section 6.08.  Arbitration.  Any dispute between the parties hereto respecting the meaning and intent of this Agreement or any of its terms and provisions shall be submitted to arbitration in Hong Kong, in accordance with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules then in effect, and the arbitration determination resulting from any such submission shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto.  The arbitrator shall have no authority to award reasonable attorney’s fees to any party in any dispute subject to this Section 6.08.  Judgment upon any arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

Section 6.09.  Survivorship.  The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.

 

Section 6.10.  Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 6.11.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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Section 6.12.  Corporate Authorization.  The Company hereby represents that the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement are within the corporate powers of the Company, and that the Chairman of its Board of Directors has the requisite authority to bind the Company hereby.

 

Section 6.13.  Withholding.  All payments to the Executive hereunder shall be subject to withholding to the extent required by applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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6Exhibit 10.4

 

Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement

 

Between

 

ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

And

 

Shenzhen Ying Zhong Tong Financial Information Service Co., Ltd.

 

March of 2016

 

Contract No.: [ZAXY-HZXY-2016001]

 

 

Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement

 

Between

 

ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

And

 

Shenzhen Ying Zhong Tong Financial Information Service Co., Ltd.

 

This Framework Agreement is made and entered into by and between the following parties on March 31, 2016 in Shanghai:

 

Party A: ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd.

Registered Address: 4/F, Xiejin Mansion, No.169, Yuanmingyuan Rd., Huangpu Dist., Shanghai

 

Party B: Shenzhen Ying Zhong Tong Financial Information Service Co., Ltd.

Registered Address: Room 201, Comprehensive Office Building A, Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone, No. 1, Liyumen Street, Qianwanyi Road, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone, Shenzhen

 

Whereas:

 

1.              Party A, as the first Internet insurance company in China, devotes itself to exploring, serving and meeting various types of insurance needs in the scenario of Internet ecosystem, by the application of data and technology;

 

2.              Party B, as an innovative platform for professional Internet financial services, is committed to providing users with safe and efficient comprehensive financial services via Internet approaches;

 

Party A and Party B (collectively the “Parties”), based on the principles of equality, mutual benefits, win-win cooperation, complementary advantages, legal compliance and stableness and upon friendly consultation, hereby enter into this Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement as follows.

 

Article 1 Cooperation Background

 

Inclusive finance makes everyone in need enjoy timely, convenient and high-quality financial services with dignity at appropriate price; and it is advocated by the “13rd Five-Year Plan” of the State to develop inclusive finance, support and regulate the development of third party payment, crowd funding and P2P lending platform and other Internet financial activities. According to the relevant normative documents promulgated by insurance regulatory authority in 2015, Internet financial services are industries or commercial activities in line with the extension of insurance industrial chain and one of the sectors and fields strongly supported by the State.

 

Party A and Party B intend, subject to national laws, regulations and regulatory policies and conforming to the economic planning direction advocated and encouraged by the State, and based on their respective strategic layouts and business needs, to learn from each other, improve together,

 

 

broadly cooperate, jointly explore an innovative development path, collaboratively develop Internet financial service resources in the new trend, enhance their respective operation and management level, and ultimately realize their respective sustainable and healthy development.

 

Article 2 Scope of Cooperation

 

Party A and Party B will actively cooperate with each other in the following areas:

 

(1)             The Parties shall open to and share with each other such resources as system, data, business, information, market opportunity, and research achievements;

 

(2)             The Parties shall cooperate to develop and maintain the market, products and clients, provide comprehensive financial service solutions to clients, and meet clients’ practical needs for various types of insurance products and Internet financial service products;

 

(3)             The Parties shall fully exchange with and learn from each other the advanced experience and skills concerning the design of innovative financial products and modern risk management, drawing on each other’s strength and achieving win-win; and

 

(4)             Other methods, products and technologies, etc. conducive to exert the respective advantages of the Parties to form synergistic interaction.

 

Article 3 Undertaking on Compliance with Laws and Regulations

 

The Parties severally undertakes that no cooperative business hereunder may be against national laws, regulations and the requirements of regulatory policies of all regulatory authorities. In addition, Party B further specifically represents and undertakes that:

 

(1)             Party B will not provide credit enhancement service to borrowers on the Internet financial service platform established by Party B;

 

(2)             Party B will neither directly or indirectly accept or pool investors’ funds, nor set a capital pool;

 

(3)             Party B will not commit any illegal fund raising or other acts detrimental to national interests and social public interests; and

 

(4)             No operational activities of Party B violates any prohibitive provisions of the banking financial regulatory authority and other regulatory authorities.

 

Party A shall be entitled to regularly or irregularly supervise, review and audit the compliance with laws and regulations by Party B’s operation. Party A has the right to have access to, retrieve or require Party B to provide the system, accounts, materials, data, information, files, etc. relating to Party B’s operation at any time, and interview Party B’s employees on site with the collaboration of Party B, so as to supervise Party B’s compliance, which shall be fully understood, cooperated and assisted by Party B subject to the requirements of laws and regulations on information confidentiality and performance of contractual non-disclosure obligations.

 

Article 4 Content of Cooperation

 

(1)             Credit Guarantee Insurance. Party A shall provide credit insurance or guarantee insurance of the specific business of Party B and perform the obligations of insurer as agreed, pursuant to this Agreement within its scope of business by reference to the insurance clauses filed with

 

 

the regulatory authority upon approval;

 

(2)             Other types of insurance, including without limitation, household property insurance, cargo insurance, vehicle insurance, short-term health/accident insurance, etc.;

 

(3)             Business referrals. The Parties shall refer to each other such specific business as conforming to their respective risk appetite, risk policies, product planning and strategic layout, and reasonably allocate business proceeds and risk premium based on the actual risk ownership; and

 

(4)             The Parties shall open to and share with each other their system, data, information, method, experience, client resources, etc.

 

Article 5 Risk Management

 

For the credit guarantee insurance provided by Party A for Party B’s business, the underwritten business volume shall not exceed the maximum scale agreed by the Parties.

 

Party B shall stick to the development mode of small amount and dispersion, and set a maximum scale for different type of product mode and a quota cap for the business scale of a single risk entity.

 

Party A and Party B shall respectively strengthen and enhance their own risk management mechanism, constantly improve their risk management level and capacity, increase input in such areas as team building, due diligence, credit assessment, fraud prevention, risk pricing, liquidity arrangement and profile management, with no rashness but awe of risks, so as to ensure the cooperation of the Parties steadily move forward in safety and soundness and realize sustainable and healthy development.

 

Article 6 Confidentiality

 

Party A and Party B shall keep the business secrets of each other acquired in strict confidence, and without prior written consent of the other Party, shall not disclose the same to a third party.

 

Article 7 Miscellaneous

 

This Agreement is a framework document on strategic cooperation entered into by the Parties, with the details of cooperation separately discussed and agreed by the Parties in writing.

 

This Agreement shall take effect as of the execution date for a term of one year, which will automatically extend for another year upon expiry and so on. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination request of either Party during the term hereof.

 

This Agreement shall be made in duplicate with each party holding one copy of the same legal effect.

 

 

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Party A: ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd. (Common Seal)

 

/s/ Seal of ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd. 

 

Legal Representative or Authorized Representative:

 

Date of Signature: March 31, 2016

 

Party B: Shenzhen Ying Zhong Tong Financial Information Service Co., Ltd. (Common Seal)

 

/s/ Seal of Shenzhen Ying Zhong Tong Financial Information Service Co., Ltd. 

 

Legal Representative or Authorized Representative:

 

Date of Signature: March 31, 2016

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