{"id":43468,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/merger-agreement-asiainfo-technologies-china-inc-and.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"merger-agreement-asiainfo-technologies-china-inc-and","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/planning\/merger-agreement-asiainfo-technologies-china-inc-and.html","title":{"rendered":"Merger Agreement &#8211; AsiaInfo Technologies (China) Inc. and Zhejiang AsiaInfo Telecommunication Technology Co. Ltd."},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>  AGREEMENT FOR THE MERGER OF ASIAINFO TECHNOLOGIES (CHINA) INC. AND ZHEJIANG\n                ASIAINFO TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.\n\nParty A:          AsiaInfo Technologies (China) Inc.\n\nAddress:          3\/F Zhongdian Information Tower, No. 18 Baishiqiao Road,\n                  Haidian District, Beijing, China\n\nAuthorized Representative: Wang Qindai\n\nParty B:          Zhejiang AsiaInfo Telecommunication Technology Co., Ltd.\n\nAddress:          22\/F and 23\/F Block B Yaojiang International Building, No.\n                  100, Moganshan Road, Hangzhou\n\nAuthorized Representative: Gong Hongjia\n\nWhereas:\n\n(A)     Party A is a foreign investment enterprise validly established and\n        existing under the approval of the Beijing Foreign Economic and Trade\n        Commission, having a legal person status.\n\n(B)     Party B is a foreign investment enterprise validly established and\n        existing under the approval of the Zhejiang Foreign Economic and Trade\n        Office, having a legal person status.\n\n(C)     Party A and Party B have agreed to merge with each other after friendly\n        consultations.\n\n        For the purpose of defining the rights and obligations of the Parties,\nensuring the smooth completion of the merger, Party A and Party B have entered\ninto this Merger Agreement on the basis of the principle of free will and\nequality in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.\n\n1.      DEFINITION\n\n        Merger shall mean the merger of Party A with Party B.\n\n        Related Contracts shall mean loan agreements, pledge agreements and\nother contracts entered into by Party B and approved by Party A.\n\n2.      FORM OF MERGER\n\n        Party A and Party B agree that the Merger shall take the form of\namalgamation. Party A shall survive the Merger and Party B shall be dissolved\nafter the Merger.\n\n        Upon the Merger, the total amount of investment made by Party A shall be\nUS$20,000,000. The registered capital of the new company shall be US$13,500,000.\n\n3.      RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES\n\n        Upon the Merger, the rights and liabilities of Party B shall be enjoyed\nand assumed by Party A.\n\n4.      RELATED CONTRACTS\n\n(1)     Upon the Merger, Party A shall become a party to the Related Contracts\n        entered into by Party B in accordance with law.\n\n(2)     In the case where the main body of a Related Contract is to be altered,\n        Party B shall assist Party A in completing the necessary formalities.\n\n5.      WORK ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF AND WORKERS\n\n        Upon the Merger, the staff of Party B shall be transferred to Party A's\noffice in Hangzhou.\n\n\n\n\n                                      -1-\n   2\n6.      MATTERS RELATING TO THE MERGER\n\n(1)     Party A shall be authorized to take over the assets of Party B pursuant\n        to this Agreement and dispose of such assets upon the completion of the\n        Merger.\n\n(2)     Party A shall be authorized to request Party B to transfer all documents\n        relating to Party B's operating assets to Party A. Such documents\n        include but are not limited to all kinds of accounts, books and records\n        and information on equipment and technology.\n\n(3)     Party B shall provide Party A with the assistance required for the\n        performance of formalities required for the Merger.\n\n7.      LIABILITY FOR BREACH\n\n(1)     Any Party acting in violation of this Agreement shall constitute a\n        breach of contract and such Party shall assume liability for breach and\n        compensate the other Party for any losses incurred as a result of such\n        breach. Where both Parties have committed a default, the amount of\n        compensation shall be determined on the basis of the seriousness of the\n        default.\n\n(2)     If this Agreement cannot be performed due to force majeure and\n        modifications of Chinese laws and industrial policy, no Party shall be\n        required to assume liability for breach of contract.\n\n8.      RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES\n\n(1)     Any dispute between Party A and Party B arising from the interpretation\n        or performance of this Agreement shall be settled through friendly\n        consultations as far as practicable.\n\n(2)     If Party A and Party B fail to reach an agreement within 20 days after\n        the commencement of friendly consultations, either Party may apply for\n        arbitration to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration\n        Commission.\n\n9.      SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS\n\n(1)     Party A and Party B may enter into a supplementary agreement to deal\n        with matters that have not been covered under this Agreement. The\n        Supplementary Agreement and this Agreement shall carry equal legal\n        force.\n\n(2)     This Agreement shall become effective after signing by the legal\n        representatives or authorized representatives of both Parties and\n        affixing of the chops of both Parties.\n\n(3)     This Agreement shall be executed in 4 copies. Each Party shall hold 2\n        copies. All copies are equally valid.\n\nParty A: AsiaInfo Technologies (China) Inc.\n\nLegal Representative or Authorized Representative:\n\n(seal)\n\nParty B: Zhejiang AsiaInfo Communication Technology Co., Ltd.\n\nLegal Representative or Authorized Representative:\n\n(seal)\n\nDate:\n\n\n\n\n                                      -2-\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[6771],"corporate_contracts_industries":[],"corporate_contracts_types":[9622,9626],"class_list":["post-43468","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-asiainfo-holdings-inc","corporate_contracts_types-planning","corporate_contracts_types-planning__merger"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/43468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=43468"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=43468"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=43468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}