UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of January 2021

 

Commission file number: 001-38423

 

 

SUNLANDS ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Building 4-6, Chaolai Science Park, No. 36

Chuangyuan Road, Chaoyang District,

Beijing, 100012, the People’s Republic of China

+86-10-52413738

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

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As disclosed in the Company’s current report on Form 6-K filed on May 22, 2018, Tianjin Studyvip Education Co., Limited (“Tianjin Sunlands"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a series of contractual arrangements, including exclusive technical consultation and service agreement, business operation agreement, equity interest pledge agreement, option agreement, and powers of attorney (collectively, the “Tianjin Contractual Arrangements”) with Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Shangde”), as well as the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, through which the Company obtained effective control over, and became the primary beneficiary of, Tianjin Shangde.

  

Recently, as part of the Company’s efforts to streamline its corporate structure, (i) each of Tianjin Sunlands, Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde’s shareholders executed certain termination agreement (the “Tianjin Sunlands Termination Agreement”) to terminate each of the Tianjin Contractual Arrangements, as a result of which Tianjin Sunlands will no longer have effective control over, and receive the economic benefits of, Tianjin Shangde; and (ii) Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co. Limited (“Wuhan Zhibo”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a series of contractual arrangements, including Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement, Business Operation Agreement, Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, Option Agreement, and Powers of Attorney (collectively, the “Contractual Arrangements”) with Tianjin Shangde, as well as the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, through which the Company obtained effective control over, and became the primary beneficiary of, Tianjin Shangde. The Termination Agreement became effective on the date it was signed and is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1. Each of the Contractual Arrangements became effective on the date it was signed and is filed hereto as Exhibits 10.2 through 10.7.

 

The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure immediately following the effectiveness of the Contractual Arrangements:

 

 

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Equity interest Contractual arrangements, including the exclusive technical consultation and service agreement, the business operation agreement, the equity interest pledge agreement, the option agreement, the powers of attorney and the spousal consent letters

  

(1)

The Founder Holding Platform refers to Pingxiang Miniewa Asset Management Consultancy Center (Limited Partnership), whose general manager is Mr. Jianhong Yin, also known as Peng Ou, our founder and chairman of our Board of Directors.

 

(2)

The Senior Management Holding Platforms consist of Pingxiang Wuerken Asset Management Consultancy Center (Limited Partnership), Pingxiang Saiersi Asset Management Consultancy Center (Limited Partnership), Pingxiang Xisailuo Asset Management Consultancy Center (Limited Partnership) and Pingxiang Bosaidong Asset Management Consultancy Center (Limited Partnership). The general partner of each of these entities is Mr. Tongbo Liu, our chief executive officer and director.

 

The following is a summary of the Contractual Arrangements. In the summary, we refer to the subsidiaries of Tianjin Shangde as signing parties to the VIE contractual arrangements collectively as Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries.

 

Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement. Under the exclusive technical consultation and service agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries, Wuhan Zhibo has the exclusive right to provide, among other things, technical consultation and services to Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries, and Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries agree to accept all the consultation and services provided by Wuhan Zhibo. Without prior written consent of Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries are prohibited from engaging any third party to provide any services contemplated by this agreement. In addition, Wuhan Zhibo has exclusive and proprietary ownership, rights and interests in any and all intellectual properties arising out of or created during the performance of this agreement. Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries agree to pay a quarterly service fee to Wuhan Zhibo at an aggregate amount of a certain percentage ranging from 10% to 100% of the monthly revenue of Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries in such quarter. Unless terminated by Wuhan Zhibo, this agreement will remain effective until the dissolution of Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries. Without prior written consent of Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and the Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries do not have the right to terminate this exclusive technical consultation and service agreement.

 

Business Operation Agreement. Under the business operation agreement, each of Tianjin Shangde, Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde confirmed and agreed that, without Wuhan Zhibo’s prior written consent, it shall not engage in any transaction or conduct that has a material adverse effect on the assets, business, personnel, obligations, rights or operations of Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries, including but not limited to sale or purchase of any assets or rights with a price exceeding RMB50,000, incurrence of any encumbrance on any of its assets, including intellectual property rights, in favor of a third party, amendment to its articles of association or business scope, or change of its normal operation procedures.

 

Tianjin Shangde, Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde shall accept and execute opinions and instructions of Wuhan Zhibo in connection with the employee engagement and dismissal, daily operations and financial management systems. The shareholders of Tianjin Shangde shall elect or appoint the candidates recommended by Wuhan Zhibo as Tianjin Shangde’s directors and supervisors, and procure the appointment of Tianjin Shangde’s chairman of the board and senior management pursuant to Wuhan Zhibo’ designation. The agreement also provides that if any of the agreements among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries is terminated, Wuhan Zhibo is entitled to terminate all of the other agreements among itself, Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries. Unless terminated by Wuhan Zhibo, this agreement will remain binding until dissolution of Tianjin Shangde and all of the Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries.

 

Equity Interest Pledge Agreement. Under the equity interest pledge agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde pledged all of their equity interests in Tianjin Shangde to Wuhan Zhibo as security for performance of the obligations of Tianjin Shangde and its shareholders under the exclusive technical consultation and service agreement, the option agreement and the business operation agreement. The shareholders of Tianjin Shangde shall instruct Tianjin Shangde not to distribute any dividends and shall not approve any profit distribution plan. If any of the specified events of default occurs, Wuhan Zhibo may exercise the right to enforce the pledges after giving a notice of default to the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde. Wuhan Zhibo may assign any and all of its rights and obligations under the equity interest pledge agreement to its designee(s) at any time. The equity interest pledge agreement is binding on the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde and their successors. The equity interest pledge agreement will remain in effect until the fulfillment of all obligations under the exclusive technical consultation and service agreement, the option agreement and the business operation agreement.

 

Option Agreement. Under the option agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, each of the shareholders irrevocably granted Wuhan Zhibo a right to purchase, or designate a third party to purchase, equity interests in Tianjin Shangde then held by each shareholder at once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at Wuhan Zhibo’ sole and absolute discretion to the extent permitted by PRC law. The shareholders of Tianjin Shangde shall promptly donate all considerations they received from the exercise of the options to Wuhan Zhibo or the designated third party free of charge. Without prior written consent of Tianjing Sunlands, the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde shall not, individually or collectively, make or procure Tianjin Shangde to engage in any transaction or conduct that has a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, operations, equity and other legal rights of Tianjin Shangde. Without prior written consent of Tianjing Sunlands, Tianjin Shangde shall not enter into any contract with a price exceeding RMB50,000, except for contracts in the ordinary course of business. Tianjin Shangde shall not be dissolved or liquidated without prior written consent by Wuhan Zhibo. The shareholders of Tianjin Shangde waive their rights of pre-emption in regard to the transfer of equity interest by any other shareholder of Tianjin Shangde to Wuhan Zhibo as instructed. These agreements shall remain in effect until all equity interests in Tianjin Shangde held by the shareholders have been transferred or assigned to Wuhan Zhibo in accordance with this agreement.

 

Powers of Attorney. Pursuant to the powers of attorney executed by the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde each irrevocably authorized Wuhan Zhibo to act on their respective behalf as exclusive agent and attorney, to the extent permitted by law, with respect to all rights of shareholders concerning all equity interests held by each of them in Tianjin Shangde, including but not limited to propose to convene shareholder meetings, accept any notice with respect to the convening and proceeding of the shareholder meeting, attend shareholder meetings, sign the shareholders resolutions on behalf of the authorizing parties, exercise all the shareholder’s rights (including but not limited to voting rights and right to sell, transfer, pledge or dispose of all equity interests held in part or in whole) and designate and appoint on their respective behalf the president, directors, supervisors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and other senior management members of Tianjin Shangde.

 

Spousal Consent Letters. Pursuant to the spousal consent letters executed by the spouses of the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, the signing spouses confirmed and agreed that the equity interests of Tianjin Shangde are the own property of their spouses and shall not constitute the jointly possessed property of the couples. The spouses also irrevocably waived any potential right or

 

interest that may be granted by operation of applicable law in connection with the equity interests of Tianjin Shangde held by their spouses.

 

In the opinion of Tian Yuan Law Firm, our PRC legal counsel, the contractual arrangements among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and its shareholders are valid, binding and enforceable under current PRC law. However, these contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing control as direct ownership. There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current or future PRC laws and regulation

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	English translation of the Termination Agreement to the Tianjin Contractual Arrangements by and among Tianjin Sunlands, Tianjin Shangde and its shareholders dated December 28, 2020
10.2	English translation of Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries dated December 28, 2020
10.3	English translation of Business Operation Agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde , Tianjin Shangde Subsidiaries and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde dated December 28, 2020
10.4	English translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde dated December 28, 2020
10.5	English translation of Option Agreement among Wuhan Zhibo, Tianjin Shangde and the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde dated December 28, 2020
10.6	English translation of Power of Attorney granted by the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde dated December 28, 2020
10.7	English translation of Spousal Consents granted by the spouse of each of Mr. Jianhong Yin and Mr. Tongbo Liu dated December 28, 2020

 

 

Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

			Sunlands Online Education Group
Date:	01/07/2021		By:	/s/ Yipeng Li
				Name:	Yipeng Li
				Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

VIE Termination Agreement

 

This VIE Termination Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and among the following parties on December 28, 2020 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”):

 

(1)	Tianjin Studyvip Education Co., Limited (“Party A”)
	Address: Unit 15, Rm. 112, Building C, Comprehensive Office Service Area,
	Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone, Tianjin
	Legal Representative: LIU Tongbo

 

(2)	Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (“Party B”)
	Address: 2403, Dongfang Mingdi, East Side of Binhe Road, Tianjin Free
	Trade Zone (Central Business District)
	Legal Representative: LIU Tongbo

 

(3)	The parties listed in the Appendix I (“Party C”)

 

The above parties are hereinafter referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

 

WHEREAS:

 

1.

Party A and Party B entered into the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement in 2018;

 

2.

Party A entered in to the Business Operation Agreement, the Option Agreement and the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement with Party B and Party C in 2018;

 

3.

Party A and Party C signed the Irrevocable Powers of Attorney separately in 2018;

 

4.

Party C’s spouse signed the Spouse Consents in 2018;

 

5.

Now the Parties intent to terminate all of their rights and obligations under the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement, the Business Operation Agreement, the Option Agreement, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, the Irrevocable Powers of Attorney and the Spouse Consents (collectively, the “Control Agreements”);

 

6.

Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Control Agreements.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.

Termination of Rights and Obligations under the Control Agreements

 

1.1

The Parties hereby irrevocably agree that the Control Agreements and all

 

rights and obligations thereunder shall terminate upon the effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

1.2

The Parties agree that, upon termination of any of the Control Agreements, the rights and obligations of relevant parties thereunder shall terminate simultaneously. The rights and obligations of the Parties to be terminated include, without limitation to all of the rights and obligations under the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement, all of the rights and obligations under the Business Operation Agreement, Party A’s options under the Option Agreement, and the authorizations granted by Party C under the Irrevocable Power of Attorney.

 

1.3

Notwithstanding the above Sections 1.1 and 1.2, provisions in the Control Agreements relating to the confidentiality obligations, governing law and dispute resolution (if applicable) shall survive the termination.

 

1.4

Each party irrevocably and unconditionally releases the other parties hereto from any disputes, claims, demands, rights, obligations, liabilities, actions, contracts or causes of action of any kind of nature, that it had, has or may have in the future, directly or indirectly, relating to or arising out of all or any of the Control Agreements.

 

1.5

Without prejudice to the generality of Sections 1.2 and 1.4 above, upon effectiveness of this Agreement, each Party releases the other parties hereto and their present and former directors, officers, employees, counsel and agents, their Affiliates and their respective successors and assigns from any promises, debts, actions, demands, obligations and liabilities of every kind or nature, including claims and causes of action at law and based on equitable principles, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, that had, has or may have in the future by such Party or any of its heirs, successors, assigns or executors of estate, relating to or arising out of all or any of the Control Agreements.

 

2.

Representations and Warranties

 

Each Party hereby jointly and separately represents and warrants to the other parties on the date of this Agreement:

 

2.1

This Agreement, upon execution, shall constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;

 

2.2

Neither the execution nor the performance by it of this Agreement will conflict, restrict or violate any laws, regulations or agreements binding upon or having effect on it;

 

3.

Liability of Breach

 

If a Party breaches this Agreement and thus all or part of this Agreement cannot be performed, it shall bear the liabilities for breach and indemnify the other parties for the losses suffered by such parties (including litigation cost and

 

attorneys' fees arising therefrom); upon breach of this Agreement, each Party shall bear corresponding liabilities based on actual circumstances.

 

4.

Notice

 

4.1

Any notice, request, demand and other correspondence made as required by or in accordance with this Agreement shall be made in writing and delivered to the relevant parties.

 

4.2

The above notice or other correspondences shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon transmission, if by facsimile or telex, (ii) upon delivered to the recipient if by person, and (iii) five (5) days after posting if by mail.

 

5.

Confidentiality

 

The Parties acknowledge that the existence and terms of this Agreement and any oral or written information exchanged between the Parties in connection with this Agreement are confidential information. Each party shall keep all such information confidential and shall not disclose any relevant information to any third parties without the written consent of the other parties, except that such information (a) is already known to the public (other than through the unauthorized disclosure by the receiving party to the public); or (b) is required to be disclosed by applicable law or provisions; or (c) that is required to be disclosed by any Party to its legal or financial advisors in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, provided, however, that such legal or financial advisors shall comply with the confidentiality obligations similar to those set forth in this Section. Disclosure of any confidential information by the staff members or agencies hired by any Party shall be deemed disclosure of such confidential information by such Party, which Party shall be held liable for breach of this Agreement. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

6.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

 

6.1

The execution, effectiveness, construction, performance, amendment and termination of and dispute resolution of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the PRC.

 

6.2

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be settled by the Parties through consultation. If the Parties cannot reach an agreement within 30 days after the dispute arises, the dispute shall be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with the arbitration rules of the committee in effect at that time in Beijing, and the arbitration award shall be final and binding on all Parties.

 

6.3

If any dispute occurs due to the interpretation and performance of this Agreement, or any dispute is undergoing arbitration, the Parties hereto shall continue to exercise their other rights under this Agreement and perform

 

their respective rights under this Agreement, except for the matters in dispute.

 

7.

Miscellaneous

 

7.1

This Agreement will enter into force upon execution by each of the Parties.

 

7.2

This Agreement is written in Chinese.

 

7.3

This Agreement may be modified and supplemented by the Parties through written agreements. The modification and/or supplementation to this Agreement constitute an integral part of this Agreement and have the same legal effect as this Agreement.

 

7.4

The invalidity of any provision under this Agreement shall not affect the legal validity of other provisions hereunder.

 

7.5

The Appendix hereto is an integral part of this Agreement and has the same legal effect as this Agreement.

 

[No text below]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have or caused their authorized representatives to sign this VIE Termination Agreement on the date first written above. This VIE Termination Agreement shall take effect immediately after it has been signed.

 

Party A:   Tianjin Studyvip Education Co., Limited (Company Seal)   By:      /s/ LIU Tongbo           Name: LIU Tongbo Title: Legal Representative   Party B:   Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (Company Seal)   By:       /s/ GAO Jing             Name: GAO Jing Title: Legal Representative   Party C:   YIN Jianhong   Signature:        /s/ Yin Jianhong              LIU Tongbo   Signature:       /s/ Liu Tongbo

Appendix I Party C

 

No.	Name	ID Number	Capital Contribution (RMB)	Shareholding Percentage
1	YIN Jianhong		4,750,000	95%
2	LIU Tongbo		250,000	5%
Total			5,000,000	100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement

 

This Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) was made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) by and among the parties (hereinafter referred to as “Parties”) as follows 

 

Party A: Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited

Registered Address: No. 1, Floor 3, Building No. 3, Modern Science & Technology Park, Guannanyuan 1st Road, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, China

Legal Representative: LIU Tongbo

 

Party B: Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. 

Registered Address: 2403, Dongfang Mingdi, East Side of Binhe Road, Tianjin Free Trade Zone (Central Business District), Tianjin, China

Legal Representative: GAO Jing

 

 

Party B’s Subsidiaries: Any companies, schools and related institutions (hereinafter referred to as the “Party B’s Subsidiaries”) to be updated from time to time according to this Agreement in which 50% shares or investment interests are held by Party B.

 

Whereas:

 

1.

Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise legally incorporated and validly existing within the territory of the PRC.

 

2.

Party B is a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC.

 

3.

Party A agrees to provide technical consultation and related services to Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries, and Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries agree to accept such technical consultation and related services provided by Party A.

 

Therefore, this Agreement is entered into by and among the Parties through friendly consultation based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit subject to the terms and conditions as follows:

 

1.

Technical Consultation and Services: Sole and Exclusive Rights and Interests

 

1.1

Within the term of this Agreement, Party A agrees that it shall, as the exclusive technical consultation and services provider of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries, provide Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries with the relevant technical consultation and services (See Annex I for specific content) according to the terms of this Agreement.

 

1.2

Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries agree to accept the technical consultation and services provided by Party A within the term of this Agreement. In consideration of the value of the technical consultation and services provided by Party A and the good cooperative relationship among the Parties hereto, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries further agree that, unless they obtain the prior written consent of Party A, they shall not accept any technical consultation and services provided by any third party in respect of the business scope involved herein within the term of this Agreement.

 

1.3

For all rights, titles, interests and intellectual property rights (including but not limited to any copyrights, patents, technical know-how and business secrets) arising out of the performance of this Agreement, whether developed by Party A or developed by Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries based on Party A’s intellectual property rights or developed by Party A based on any intellectual property rights of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries, Party A shall enjoy any sole and exclusive rights and interests therein, and Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall not assert any rights, titles, interests and intellectual property rights to Party A.

 

1.4

Provided that, if developed by Party A based on any intellectual property rights

 

of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall ensure that such intellectual property rights are free from any defects, otherwise, any losses caused to Party A shall be borne by Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries. If Party A bear the compensation liability to any third party therefor, Party A shall have the right to recover all its losses from Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries after Party A makes such compensation.

 

1.5

In consideration of the good cooperative relationship among the Parties hereto, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries undertake that, if they are intended to carry out any business cooperation with any other enterprises, they shall obtain the consent of Party A, and Party A or its affiliates shall have the priority of cooperation under the same conditions.

 

2.

Calculation and Payment of Technical Consultation and Service Fees (hereinafter referred to as “Service Fees”)

 

2.1

The Parties hereto agree that any Service Fees under this Agreement shall be determined and paid in such way as listed in Annex II hereto.

 

2.2

If Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries fail to pay any Service Fees and other expenses according to the provisions of this Agreement, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall separately pay to Party A a default fine on the basis of 0.05% of the amount owed per day.

 

2.3

Party A shall have the right to assign its employees or certified public accountants of China or other countries (hereinafter referred to as “Party A’s Authorized Representative”) at its own expense to check the accounts of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries so as to audit the calculation method and amount of Service Fees. Therefore, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall provide Party A’s Authorized Representative with any documents, accounts, records and data required by Party A’s Authorized Representative so that Party A’s Authorized Representative can audit the accounts of Party B and Party B’s

 

Subsidiaries and determine the amount of Service Fees. Unless there are any gross errors, the amount of Service Fees shall be subject to the amount determined by Party A’s Authorized Representative.

 

2.4

Unless the Parties hereto reach an agreement through further consultation, any Service Fees paid by Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries to Party A according to this Agreement shall not be deducted or offset. Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall solely be responsible for any relevant expenses (such as bank charges) incurred from the payment of Service Fees.

 

2.5

In addition, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall pay to Party A any actual expenses incurred from the provision by Party A of its technical consultation and service under this Agreement while paying the Service Fees, including but not limited to any traveling expenses, transportation fees, printing expenses and postage.

 

2.6

The Parties hereto agree that all economic losses arising out of the performance of this Agreement shall be borne jointly by the Parties hereto.

 

3.

Representations and Warranties

 

3.1

Party A hereby represents and warrants as follows:

 

3.1.1

Party A is a company legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the PRC;

 

3.1.2

Party A shall perform this Agreement within its corporate power and business scope, has obtained any necessary corporate authorizations and consents and approvals from any third party and government departments and has not breached any legal or contractual restrictions that are binding or influential on it; and

 

3.1.3

This Agreement shall constitute a legal, effective, binding and enforceable legal document for Party A once signed.

 

3.2

Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries hereby represent and warrant as follows:

 

3.2.1

Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries are legal persons legally incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the PRC;

 

3.2.2

Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall sign and perform this Agreement within their corporate power and business scope, have obtained any necessary corporate authorizations and consents and approvals from any third party or government departments and have not breached any legal or contractual restrictions that are binding or influential on it; and

 

3.2.3

This Agreement shall constitute a legal, effective, binding and enforceable legal document for Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries once signed.

 

4.

Confidentiality

 

4.1

The Parties agree that they shall try to take all reasonable security measures to keep in confidence any confidential data and information (hereinafter referred to as “Confidential Information”, the providing party of such data and information shall clearly notify in writing that such data and information shall be the Confidential Information when providing them) known or accessed by them due to the signing and performance of this Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the Confidential Information provider, such Confidential Information shall not be disclosed, provided or transferred to any third party (including any merger of the receiving party of such Confidential Information with or into any third party, and any direct or indirect control thereof by any third party). Once this Agreement is terminated, Party A and Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall return any documents, data or software containing any Confidential Information to the original owner or providing party of such Confidential Information or destroy them with the consent of the original owner or provider, including removing any Confidential Information from any

 

related memory devices and shall not continue to use these Confidential Information. Party A and Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall take any necessary measures to disclose any Confidential Information only to any staff members, agents or professional advisors of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries who need to know such Confidential Information and to cause such staff members, agents or professional advisors of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries to comply with any confidentiality obligations under this Agreement. Party A, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries and such staff members, agents or professional advisors of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall sign a specific non-disclosure agreement.

 

4.2

No restrictions mentioned above shall apply to:

 

4.2.1.

any information that has become generally available to the public at the time of disclosure;

 

4.2.2.

any information that has become generally available to the public after disclosure through no fault of the receiving party of Confidential Information;

 

4.2.3.

any information that can be proved by the receiving party of Confidential Information to have been in the possession of the receiving party before disclosure and not to be directly or indirectly received from the providing party of Confidential Information; and

 

4.2.4.

any information required by law to be disclosed by the receiving party of Confidential Information to the relevant government departments, stock exchange and other institutions, or any of the above Confidential Information disclosed by the receiving party of Confidential Information to its direct legal advisors and financial consultants due to its normal business needs.

 

4.3

The Parties hereto agree that, whether this Agreement is modified, canceled or terminated, these provisions hereof shall remain in force.

 

5.

Indemnity

 

5.1

Except as otherwise stipulated herein, if any Party fails to fully perform or suspends the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and such party fails to correct the above acts within Ten (10) days from receipt of a notice from the other party or makes any untrue representations and warranties, such party shall be deemed to have breached this Agreement.

 

5.2

If any Party hereto breaches this Agreement or any representations and warranties made by such party in this Agreement, the non-breaching party may notify in writing the breaching party of correcting such breach within Ten (10) days from receipt of a notice, taking appropriate measures to effectively and promptly avoid any damage and continuing to perform this Agreement. In case of any damage arising out of such breach, the breaching party shall make compensation to the non-breaching party to enable the non-breaching party to obtain all rights and interests that should have been obtained during the performance of this Agreement.

 

5.3

If any breach of this Agreement by any Party hereto renders the other party to bear any costs and liabilities or suffer any losses (including but not limited to any loss of profits), the breaching party shall make compensation to the non-breaching party in respect of any of the above costs, liabilities or losses (including but not limited to any interest payment or loss and lawyer’s fees arising out of such breach). The total compensatory payment paid by the breaching party to the non-breaching party shall be the same as the losses arising out of such breach, and the above compensatory payment shall include any interests that should have been obtained by the non-breaching party in the event that the Parties hereto normally perform this Agreement, provided that such compensatory payment shall not exceed any losses reasonably expected by the Parties hereto at the time of the conclusion of this Agreement that may

 

be caused by such breach of this Agreement.

 

5.4

Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall bear full responsibility for any claims made by any third party arising out of any failure by Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries to carry on their business according to Party A’s instructions or any improper use of Party A’s intellectual property rights or any improper technical operation. If Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries find that any third party uses any of Party A’s intellectual property rights without the legal authorization, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall immediately notify Party A and cooperate with Party A in taking any actions.

 

5.5

If both of the Parties hereto breach this Agreement, the respective amount of compensation payable by the Parties hereto shall be determined according to the degree of their respective breach.

 

6.

Entry into Force, Performance and Term

 

6.1

This Agreement shall be signed on the date first above written and become effective at the same time.

 

6.2

This Agreement is written in Chinese and is executed in Four (4) copies.

 

6.3

Unless Party A cancels this Agreement in advance, the term of this Agreement shall be terminated upon dissolution of both of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries in accordance with the laws of the PRC. Upon Party A’s request prior to the expiration of this Agreement, the Parties hereto shall either extend the term of this Agreement at Party A’s request so as to continue to perform this Agreement or sign a separate exclusive technical consultation and service agreement at Party A’s request.

 

7.

Termination

 

7.1

Unless renewed according to the relevant provisions hereof, this Agreement shall be terminated on the expiry date of the term of this Agreement.

 

7.2

The Parties hereto may terminate this Agreement upon consensus through consultation. Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall not terminate this Agreement within the term of this Agreement without the written consent of Party A. Party A shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving a written notice to Party B, Party B's Subsidiaries and shareholders Thirty (30) days in advance.

 

7.3

Any rights and obligations of the Parties hereto under the Articles 4 and 5 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

8.

Dispute Resolution

 

8.1

In case of any disputes among the Parties arising out of the construction and performance of any provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall resolve such disputes through consultation in good faith. If such disputes cannot be resolved through consultation, any Party may submit such disputes to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for resolution by arbitration in accordance with the existing arbitration rules of such Commission in force. The place of arbitration shall be Beijing, and the language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be Chinese. Any arbitral award shall be final and binding upon the Parties. No provisions of this Article shall be affected by any termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

 

8.2

Except for any matters disputed by the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement based on the principle of good faith.

 

9.

Force Majeure

 

9.1

“Force Majeure Events” mean any events beyond the reasonable control of one party that are unavoidable by the affected party with reasonable care, including but not limited to any acts of government, natural force, fire,

 

explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war, provided that any credit, capital or financing shortage shall not be deemed to be the event beyond the reasonable control of one party. The party affected by any Force Majeure Events (hereinafter referred to as “Affected Party”) shall be exempted from its responsibility in whole or in part according to the effects of such Force Majeure Events on this Agreement, and the Affected Party who seeks exemption from its responsibility for the performance of this Agreement due to such Force Majeure Events shall notify the other party of such Force Majeure Events not later than Ten (10) days after occurrence of such Force Majeure Events so that the Parties hereto negotiate about the amendment to this Agreement according to the effects of such Force Majeure Events and exempt in whole or in part the Affected Party from its obligations under this Agreement.

 

9.2

The Affected Party shall take appropriate measures to reduce or eliminate the effects of such Force Majeure Events and shall try to restore the performance of its obligations delayed or hindered by such Force Majeure Events. Once such Force Majeure Events are eliminated, the Parties hereto agree that they shall use their best efforts to restore the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

10.

Notices

 

Any notices sent by the Parties for the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be made in writing and be sent to the following addresses of one or all of the Parties hereto by personal delivery, registered mail, postage prepaid mail, recognized express service or facsimile transmission:

 

Party A

 

Address: Building No. 6, Chaolai Science and Technology Park, Laiguangying, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Tel.:

Attn.: LIU Tongbo

 

 

Party B and Party B's Subsidiaries

 

Address: 3-304, Buildings 1-3, Dangdai Huaxia Centre For Entrepreneurship, No. 20, Nanguanyuan 1st Road, New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan (China (Hubei) Pilot Free Trade Zone Wuhan Area), China

Tel.:

Attn.: SHENG Heqiang

 

11.

Assignment

 

Unless any Party hereto obtains the prior written consent of the other party, such party shall not assign to any third party its rights or obligations under this Agreement except that Party A assigns its obligations under this Agreement to its affiliates. For the purpose as set forth in this Agreement, the aforesaid “affiliates” mean any enterprises controlled by Party A, controlling Party A or under common control of any third party with Party A. For the purpose as set forth in this Article, “control” means any possession by an enterprise of its influence power to directly or indirectly decide on and/or control the operating management of another enterprise, whether such influence power is formed by holding any shares of the controlled enterprise or formed by any contractual arrangement with the controlled enterprise.

 

12.

Newly Added Party B’s Subsidiaries

 

In case of any newly added Party B’s Subsidiary at any time after the effective date of this Agreement, Party B shall urge such newly added Party B’s Subsidiary to sign a letter of acceptance of rights and obligations in such form and substance as shown in Annex III hereto and any other legal documents permitted or required by the laws of the PRC so as to enable such newly added Party B’s Subsidiary to join this Agreement and fully accept any obligations and rights to be assumed and enjoyed by Party B’s Subsidiaries under this Agreement. From the execution date of such letter of acceptance of rights and obligations and any other legal documents permitted or required by the laws of the PRC, such newly added Party B’s Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a signatory to this Agreement. Any other Parties hereto hereby agree to and fully accept the foregoing arrangement.

 

13.

Severability

 

The Parties hereby acknowledge that this Agreement shall be a fair and reasonable agreement reached by the Parties hereto on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. If any provisions of this Agreement are invalid or unenforceable due to any inconsistencies between such provisions and the relevant laws, such provisions shall be invalid or unenforceable only to the extent of jurisdiction of the relevant laws and shall not affect the legal effect of any other provisions of this Agreement.

 

14.

Amendments and Supplements

 

The Parties hereto shall make in writing any amendments and supplements to this Agreement. Any amendment and supplementary agreements duly signed by the Parties in relation to this Agreement shall form an integral part of this Agreement and be equally authentic as this Agreement.

 

15.

Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the PRC.

 

16.

Entire Agreement

 

Except for any written amendments, supplements or modifications to this Agreement after the signing of this Agreement, this Agreement shall constitute an entire agreement among the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior oral and written negotiations, representations and agreements among the Parties in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

In witness whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

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[This page is the signature page to the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement]

 

Party A: (Seal)       /s/ LIU Tongbo        

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

Party B: (Seal)      /s/ LIU Tongbo        

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

Annex I List of Technical Consultation and Services

 

1.

Provide the development and research services.

 

2.

Provide website design and design, installation, commissioning and maintenance services of computer network systems.

 

3.

Provide database support and software services.

 

4.

Provide economic information consultation, project investment consultation, scientific and technological information consultation, enterprise management consultation and other consultation services.

 

5.

Provide pre-job training and in-service training services.

 

6.

Provide technical development, consultation and technology transfer services.

 

7.

Provide public relations services.

 

8.

Provide market survey and research services.

 

9.

Provide the services of developing medium and short term market development plans and market planning service.

 

10.

Provide technical services.

 

Annex II Calculation and Payment Methods of Service Fees

 

I.

The Service Fees under this Agreement shall be calculated on the basis of 10% to 100% of the monthly total business income of Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries, and the specific proportion of the above Service Fees (limited to 10% to 100%) shall be determined and notified in writing by Party A to Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries according to the actual technical support service provided by Party A as required by Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries and based on the number of persons and number of days invested by Party A.

 

II.

Party B shall determine the amount of Service Fees according to the following factors:

 

1.

Technical difficulty and complexity of the technical consultation and services;

 

2.

Time spent by Party A’s employees in the technical consultation and services;

 

3.

Specific content and commercial value of the technical consultation and services;

 

4.

Market reference price of similar technical consultation and services.

 

III.

Party A shall summarize and calculate the Service Fees on a quarterly basis and shall, within Thirty (30) days from the start date of any quarter, send a bill of technical Service Fees for the last quarter to Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries so as to give a notice to Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries. Within Ten (10) working days after receipt of such notice, Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries shall pay such Service Fees to the bank account designated by Party A. Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries shall send by fax or by mail a copy of the remittance voucher to Party A within Ten (10) working days after remittance.

 

IV.

If Party A considers that it is necessary to adjust the service pricing mechanism as stipulated herein that is not continuously applicable for some reason, Party A shall give a prompt written notice to Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries, and such written notice shall take effect when it is served to Party B and/or Party B’s Subsidiaries.

  

Annex III Letter of Acceptance of Rights and Obligations

 

Our company, ______, is a subsidiary of ______ Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “______”) incorporated with ______on the ______day of , and Tianjin Shangde holds % of ______ the shares/equity of our company.

In accordance with the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) entered into by ______________Co., Limited and other parties on the day of ______, our company as a newly added “Party B’s Subsidiary” under the Agreement shall join the Agreement pursuant to Article 12 of the Agreement

 

Our company hereby agrees to join the Agreement as a newly added “Party B’s Subsidiary”, enjoy all rights under the Agreement and perform all our obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the Agreement, which shall come into force as of the date of signing of this Letter of Acceptance.

 

[               ] (Seal)

 

Legal Representative (Signature):

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3 

 

Business Operation Agreement

 

This Business Operation Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) was made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) by and among the parties (hereinafter referred to as “Parties”) as follows:

 

Party A: Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited

 

Registered Address: No. 1, Floor 3, Building No. 3, Modern Science & Technology Park, Guannanyuan 1st Road, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, China

 

Legal Representative: LIU Tongbo

 

Party B: Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Registered Address: 2403, Dongfang Mingdi, East Side of Binhe Road, Tianjin,Free Trade Zone (Central Business District), Tianjin, China

 

Legal Representative: GAO Jing

 

Party B’s Subsidiaries: Any companies, schools and related institutions (hereinafter referred to as the “Party B’s Subsidiaries”) to be updated from time to time according to this Agreement in which 50% or more of the shares or investment interests are held by Party B.

 

Party C: As shown in Annex I hereto.

 

Whereas:

 

1.

Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise legally incorporated and validly existing within the territory of the PRC.

 

2.

Party B is a limited liability company incorporated in the PRC.

 

3.

Party A has established the business relationship with Party B and Party B’s

 

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Subsidiaries by signing the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement and other agreements; Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall pay various amounts to Party A under such agreements, and therefore any daily operating activities of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries will have a substantial impact on their ability to pay the corresponding amounts to Party A.

 

4.

Any interests held by Party C in Party B and the shareholding structure are shown in Annex II hereto.

 

Therefore, this Agreement is entered into by and among the Parties through friendly consultation based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit subject to the terms and conditions as follows:

 

1.

Obligation of omission

 

In order to ensure that Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries perform any agreements signed with Party A and their obligations to Party A, Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C hereby acknowledge and agree that, unless they obtain the prior written consent of Party A or any other parties designated by Party A, Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall not conduct any transactions and actions that may have substantial adverse effects on their assets, business, personnel, obligations, rights or company operations, including but not limited to:

 

1.1

Carrying out any activities beyond the normal business scope of the company or failure to operate company business in any way as consistent and usual as those in the past;

 

1.2

Borrowing money from any third party or assuming any debts;

 

1.3

Changing or removing any directors of the company or dismissing and replacing any senior managers of the company;

 

1.4

Selling to or acquiring from any third party or otherwise disposing of any assets or rights (including but not limited to any intellectual property rights)

 

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with the total value of RMB 0.05 million or more;

 

1.5

Providing any third party with any form of guarantees or creating any form of encumbrances on any assets of the company (including any intellectual property rights);

 

1.6

Amending the articles of association or changing the business scope of the company;

 

1.7

Changing the normal business procedures of the company or modifying any major internal rules and regulations of the company;

 

1.8

Transferring their rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party;

 

1.9

Making any major adjustments to their business operation model, marketing strategy, management policy or customer relations; and

 

1.10

Distributing any bonus and dividend in any form.

 

2.

Operating Management and Personnel Arrangement

 

2.1

Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C hereby agree to accept any appointment and dismissal of employees of the company provided by Party A from time to time and any opinions and instructions on the daily operating management, financial management system, etc., of the company and strictly implement them.

 

2.2

Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C hereby agree that Party C shall, in accordance with the laws and regulations and the articles of association, elect or appoint any persons designated by Party A as director (or executive director) or supervisor of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries and cause such persons elected as director to elect the chairman of the company (if the company has a board of directors) according to Party A’s recommendation of candidate and shall appoint any persons designated by Party A as general manager, chief financial officer and other senior managers of Party B and

 

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		Party B’s Subsidiaries.
	2.3	When the aforesaid directors or senior managers designated by Party A leave Party A for any reasons whatsoever (including but not limited to any voluntary resignation and dismissal by Party A), they will be disqualified from holding a post in Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries. In such a case, Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C shall immediately dismiss the aforesaid persons from any post in Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries and immediately elect or employ any other persons otherwise designated by Party A to hold such post.

 

2.4

For the purpose of the Section 2.3 above, Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C shall, in accordance with the laws, articles of association and this Agreement, take all necessary internal and external procedures of the company to complete the above dismissal and appointment procedures.

 

2.5

Party C hereby agrees that, when signing this Agreement, it shall sign a power of attorney in such form and substance as shown in Annex III hereto and shall, according to such power of attorney, irrevocably authorize any persons designated by Party A to exercise its shareholder rights on its behalf and exercise all shareholders’ voting rights in the name of shareholders at any meeting of shareholders held by Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries. Party C further agrees that it shall replace at any time the designated authorized persons in the forgoing power of attorney according to Party A’s requirements.

 

3.

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

3.1

If any of the agreements among Party A and Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries is terminated or expires, Party A shall have the right to decide whether to terminate all agreements among Party A and Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries, including but not limited to any Exclusive Technical

 

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		Consultation and Service Agreement.
	3.2	Considering that Party A has established the business relationship with Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries by signing an Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement and other agreements, any daily operating activities of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries will have a substantial impact on their ability to pay the corresponding amounts to Party A. Party C agrees that, subject to the provisions of Article 1 hereof, any incomes or interests shall be immediately paid or transferred without compensation to Party A when they are realized, under no conditions, out of any bonuses, dividend distributions or any other similar incomes or interests (regardless of their specific form) that are received by Party C from Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries in the capacity of a shareholder of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries and that it shall, according to Party A’s requirements, provide all necessary documents or take all necessary actions to realize such payment or transfer.

 

3.3

In case of any added Party B’s Subsidiary at any time after the effective date of this Agreement, Party B and Party C shall cause such newly added Party B’s Subsidiary to sign a letter of acceptance of rights and obligations in such form and substance as shown in Annex IV hereto and any other legal documents permitted or required by the laws of the PRC so as to enable such newly added Party B’s Subsidiary to join this Agreement and fully accept any obligations and rights to be assumed and enjoyed by Party B’s Subsidiaries under this Agreement. From the execution date of such letter of acceptance of rights and obligations and any other legal documents permitted or required by the laws of the PRC, such newly added Party B’s Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a signatory to this Agreement. Any other Parties hereto hereby agree to and fully accept the foregoing arrangement.

 

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4.

Entire Agreement and Amendment

 

4.1

This Agreement and all agreements and/or documents referred to or expressly contained herein shall constitute an entire agreement among the Parties in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior oral and written agreements, contracts, understandings and communications among the Parties in relation to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

4.2

No amendments to this Agreement shall be valid unless a written agreement is signed by the Parties. Any amendment and supplementary agreements duly signed by the Parties in relation to this Agreement shall form an integral part of this Agreement and be equally authentic as this Agreement.

 

5.

Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the PRC.

 

6.

Dispute Resolution

 

6.1

In case of any disputes among the Parties arising out of the construction and performance of any provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall resolve such disputes through consultation in good faith. If such disputes can not be resolved through consultation, any Party may submit such disputes to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for resolution by arbitration in accordance with the existing arbitration rules of such Commission in force. The place of arbitration shall be Beijing, and the language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be Chinese. Any arbitral award shall be final and binding upon the Parties. No provisions of this Article shall be affected by any termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

 

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6.2

Except for any matters disputed by the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement based on the principle of good faith.

 

7.

Notices

 

Any notices sent by the Parties for the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be made in writing and be sent to the following addresses of one or all of the Parties hereto by personal delivery, registered mail, postage prepaid mail, recognized express service or facsimile transmission.

 

Party A,

 

Address:

 

Tel.:

 

Attn.: 

 

Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries

 

Address:

 

Tel.:

 

Attn.:

 

8.

Entry into Force, Term and Miscellaneous Provisions

 

8.1

Any written consents, suggestions and designations of Party A involved herein and any other decisions that have a substantial impact on the daily operation of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries shall be made by Party A’s board of directors and/or executive director.

 

8.2

This Agreement is executed by the parties hereto and take effect as of the date first written above herein. Unless Party A cancels this Agreement in advance, the term of this Agreement shall be terminated upon dissolution of both of Party B and Party B’s Subsidiaries in accordance with the laws of the PRC. Upon Party A’s request prior to the expiration of this Agreement, the Parties shall extend the term of this Agreement at Party A’s request and shall sign a separate business operation agreement or continue to perform

 

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this Agreement according to Party A’s requirements.

 

8.3

Notwithstanding the above, the Parties acknowledge that, in case of any change of Party B’s shareholding structure or any increase or decrease of shareholders and other circumstances, Party A, Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and all existing shareholders of Party B shall re-sign this Agreement, and this Agreement shall automatically be terminated and become invalid from the effective date of the business operation agreement re-signed by the foregoing Parties.

 

8.4

Within the term of this Agreement, Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C shall not terminate this Agreement in advance. Party A shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving a written notice to Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and shareholders Thirty (30) days in advance.

 

8.5

The Parties hereby acknowledge that this Agreement shall be a fair and reasonable agreement reached by the Parties hereto on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. If any provisions of this Agreement are deemed to be illegal or unenforceable by any applicable law, such provisions shall be deemed to have been deleted from this Agreement and become invalid, provided that any other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in force, and this Agreement shall be deemed to have not contained such provisions from the beginning. The Parties hereto shall mutually negotiate about the replacement of such provisions that are deemed to have been deleted with any legal and valid provisions acceptable to the Parties.

 

8.6

No failure by any Party to exercise its rights, powers or privileges under this Agreement shall be treated as a waiver of such rights, powers or privileges by such Party. No single or partial exercise by any Party of its rights, powers or privileges under this Agreement shall exclude any exercise by such Party of its other rights, powers or privileges under this Agreement.

 

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8.7

This Agreement is written in Chinese and is executed in Four (4) original copies.

 

8.8

Party B, Party B’s Subsidiaries and Party C shall not transfer to any third party their rights and obligations under this Agreement unless they obtain the prior written consent of Party A.

 

In witness whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

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[This page is the signature page to the Business Operation Agreement]

 

Party A: (Seal)       /s/ LIU Tongbo            

 

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

Party B: (Seal)       /s/ LIU Tongbo            

 

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

 

 

 

[This page is intentionally left blank as the signature page of the Business Operation Agreement]

 

Party C:

 

YIN Jianhong

 

Signature: /s/ Yin Jianhong

 

 

 LIU Tongbo

 

Signature: /s/ Liu Tongbo

 

 

 

Annex I Party B’s Shareholders

 

S/N	Name of Shareholders	ID Card No.
1	YIN Jianhong
2	LIU Tongbo

 

 

 

 

 

Annex II Party B’s Shareholding Structure

 

S/N	Name of Shareholders	Amount of Contribution (CNY10000)	Equity Proportion
1	YIN Jianhong	475	95%
2	LIU Tongbo	25	5%
	Total	500	100%

 

 

 

 

 

Annex III Power of Attorney

 

The following parties acknowledge that, for the purpose of the performance by the shareholders (“Authorizers”) of Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Shangde”) of any specific obligations required by them as the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, all Authorizers hereby grant the authorization and sign this Power of Attorney (hereinafter referred to as “Power of Attorney”):

 

YIN Jianhong, LIU Tongbo

 

(The above Authorizers are collectively referred to as “Authorizers”)

 

The Authorizers hereby irrevocably authorize to the maximum scope permitted by law Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited ("WFOE") or its designated person or authorized representative (“Authorized Person”) to exercise all their shareholder rights corresponding to all voting shares (“Shares”) held by them in Tianjin Shangde on behalf of the Authorizers, including but not limited to the rights to (1) propose to hold a meeting of shareholders, and receive any notices on the convening and proceedings of the meetings of shareholders; (2) participate in a meeting of shareholders and sign the relevant shareholder resolutions on behalf of the Authorizers; (3) exercise all shareholder rights enjoyed by the Authorizers according to the laws and the articles of association, including but not limited to the voting rights, the right to sell or transfer or pledge or dispose of all or any part of the Shares of the Authorizers and the right to decide any bonus and other matters; (4) designate and appoint, as the authorized representative of the Authorizers, the chairman, directors, supervisors, general manager, chief financial officer and other senior managers of Tianjin Shangde at the meeting of shareholders of Tianjin Shangde.

 

All powers of attorney in relation to any Shares that were issued by the Authorizers prior to

 

 

 

the date of signature of this Power of Attorney shall be irrevocably revoked, and the Authorizers hereby warrant that they shall not issue a separate power of attorney in respect of any Shares. This Power of Attorney and any powers, rights or interests granted by it shall be irrevocable.

 

Except as otherwise agreed herein, all acts done by the Authorized Person in respect of any Shares of the Authorizers may be done at the Authorized Person’s sole discretion without any oral or written instructions of the Authorizers. The Authorizers hereby irrevocably acknowledge that all acts done by the Authorized Person in respect of any Shares of the Authorizers shall be deemed to be the acts done by the Authorizers and that all documents signed by the Authorized Person shall be deemed to be the documents signed by the Authorizers. In addition, the Authorized Person shall have the right to transfer such delegation and may delegate this authorization to any other individuals or entities designated by the board of directors of the WFOE.

 

Unless the Business Operation Agreement signed by Tianjin Shangde, Authorized Person and Authorizers is terminated in advance for any reason, the term of this Power of Attorney shall be ten years from the date of signature hereof. Upon expiration of this Power of Attorney, the Authorizers shall, at the request of the Authorized Person, extend the term of this Power of Attorney according to the Authorized Person’s requirements.

 

This Power of Attorney shall be binding upon all senior managers, directors, agents, assigns and successors of the Authorizers.

 

In witness whereof, the Authorizers have caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on the [ ], 2020.

 

 

 

[This page is the signature page to the Power of Attorney]

 

Authorizers

 

in YIN Jianhong

 

 

Signature:

/s/ Yin Jianhong

 

 

LIU Tongbo

 

 

Signature:

/s/ Liu Tongbo

 

 

 

[This page is the signature page to the Power of Attorney]

 

Authorized Person

 

Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited

 

 

Signature:

/s/ Liu Tongbo

 

Name: LIU Tongbo

 

Position: Authorized Representative

 

 

 

Annex IV Letter of Acceptance of Rights and Obligations

 

Our company , ______, is a subsidiary of (hereinafter referred to as “______ ”) incorporated with on the____ day of_______ , and Tianjin Shangde holds _____% of the shares/equity of _____% of the shares/equity of our company.

 

In accordance with the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) entered into by ______ Co., Limited and other parties on the ______ day of______ , our company as a newly added “Party B’s Subsidiary” under the Agreement shall join the Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Agreement.

 

Our company hereby agrees to join the Agreement as a newly added “Party B’s Subsidiary”, enjoy all rights under the Agreement and perform all our obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the Agreement, which shall come into force as of the date of signing of this Letter of Acceptance.

 

 

 

 

[               ] (Seal)

 

 

 

 

Legal Representative (Signature):

 

Date:

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

 

  

Equity Interest Pledge Agreement

 

This Equity Interest Pledge Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) was made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) by and among the parties (hereinafter referred to as “Parties”) as follows:

 

Party A: Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited

 

Registered Address: No. 1, Floor 3, Building No. 3, Modern Science & Technology Park, Guannanyuan 1st Road, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, China

 

Legal Representative: LIU Tongbo

 

 

Party B: As shown in Annex I hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “Pledgors”)

  

 

Party C: Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Registered Address: 2403, Dongfang Mingdi, East Side of Binhe Road, Tianjin,Free Trade Zone (Central Business District), Tianjin, China

 

Legal Representative: GAO Jing

 

Whereas:

 

 

1.

The Pledgee is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise legally incorporated and existing under the law of the PRC.

 

2.

Party C is a limited liability company legally incorporated and existing under the law of the PRC.

 

3.

The Pledgors as a whole holds one hundred (100) percent of the equity of Party C, with the shareholding structure be listed in Annex II hereto.

 

4.

The Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement, the Business Operation Agreement and the Option Agreement were made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 by

 

 

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and among the Pledgee, the Pledgors and Party C.

 

5.

For the purpose of guaranteeing the collection by the Pledgee from Party C the service costs under the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement and guaranteeing the performance of Individual Agreements (defined below), the Pledgors jointly and severally use all of the equity they hold in Party C as the pledge security for such Agreement, and the Pledgee shall be Party A.

 

Therefore, this Agreement is entered into by and among the Parties through friendly consultation based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit subject to the terms and conditions as follows:

 

1.

Definition

 

The following terms shall be interpreted as defined below unless otherwise provided herein:

 

1.1

Pledge Right shall refer to all the contents as described in Section 2 below.

 

1.2

Equity shall refer to the one hundred (100) percent of the equity legally held by the Pledgors as a whole and any and all the current and future rights and benefits arising out of the foregoing.

 

1.3

Individual Agreements shall refer to the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement, the Business Operation Agreement and the Option Agreement made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 by and among the Pledgee, Party C and other parties.

 

1.4

A Default Event shall refer to any of the circumstances described in Section 7 below.

 

1.5

Default Notice shall refer to a notice declaring a Default Event which is issued by a Pledgor pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.

Pledge

 

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2.1

The Pledgors pledge to the Pledgee as the security of the Pledgee’s rights and benefits under the Individual Agreements all the Equity owned by the Pledgors and the dividends which arise from the Equity during the effective term of this Agreement.

 

2.2

The scope guaranteed by the pledge of the Equity hereunder shall be all fees, costs and expenses (including legal costs) payable by Party C and/or the Pledgors, and the losses, interest, liquidated damages, compensation, the costs for realizing the claims, and the liability that Party C and/or the Pledgors shall bear in case of entire or partial invalidation of any of Individual Agreements for any reason.

 

In case the competent industrial and commercial administration expressly requires a definite amount of the guaranteed claims during the handling of the Equity pledge registration process, the parties hereto agree, for the sole purpose of handling the Equity pledge registration, to register as the amount of the claims under the Individual Agreements CNY 5,000,000 and any and all breach-of-contract liability and damages under the related agreements. The parties further acknowledge that for the purpose of handling the Equity pledge registration, the foregoing amount shall not diminish or limit any rights or interest that Party A has under the Individual Agreements and this Equity Pledge Agreement.

 

2.3

The Pledge Rights hereunder shall refer to the rights for the Pledgee to be paid from in priority the money gained from the conversion into money, auction or sale of the Equity pledged by the Pledgors to the Pledgee.

 

2.4

After this Agreement takes effect, unless expressly agreed by the Pledgee in writing, the pledge hereunder may be relieved only after Party C and the Pledgors have properly and fully performed all of their obligations under the Individual Agreements and the performance thereof has been recognized by the

 

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Pledgee in writing. In case Party C or any of the Pledgors fails to fully perform any of its obligations under the Individual Agreements upon expiration of the period described thereunder, the Pledgors shall still has the Pledge Rights herein; and the pledge will be relieved until the foregoing obligations and liability have been fully performed to the Pledgee’s satisfaction.

 

3.

Effectiveness

 

3.1

This Agreement shall be formed and take effect as of the date of being signed and/or sealed by the parties hereto. The Pledge Rights hereunder shall be set up and take effect as of the date when the registration formalities regarding the Equity pledge have been completed at Party C’s competent industrial and commercial administration.

 

3.2

During the effective term of this Agreement, in case Party C fails to pay the service costs subject to the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement or perform any other obligations thereunder, the Pledgee shall have the right to exercise the Pledge Rights hereunder after issuing a reasonable notice.

 

4.

Possession and Custody of the Pledge Rights Receipts; Registration of Pledge Rights

 

4.1

The Pledgors shall, within Ten (10) business days after the execution of this Agreement or any other date mutually negotiated and fixed by the Parties hereto, deliver to the Pledgee the Equity Contribution Certificate (Original) for the pledge’s custody, submit to the Pledgee the certification that the pledge hereunder has been properly registered in Party C’s Shareholders’ Register, and handle any and all examinations and approvals and registration and filing formalities (including but not limited to, handling the Equity pledge

 

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registration formalities at Party C’s competent industrial and commercial administration subject to the laws of China) required by the laws and regulations of China.

 

4.2

In case of any change of particulars and the registration needs to be legally changed accordingly, the Pledgee and the Pledgors shall, within Five (5) business days as of the date of change of particulars, carry out the change of registration accordingly, submit the applicable change of registration documents and handle the applicable change registration formalities at Party C’s competent industrial and commercial administration.

 

4.3

During the Equity pledge period, the Pledgors shall instruct Party C not to distribute any dividend or bonus or approve any profit distribution program; or in case the Pledgors shall obtain any economic interest of any nature from the pledged Equity other than dividend or bonus or any other profit distribution program, the Pledgors shall remit, as required and instructed by the Pledgee, to the banking account specified by the Pledgee the applicable (realized) amount, which shall not be used by the Pledgors without the Pledgee’s prior written consent.

 

4.4

During the Equity pledge period, in case the any of the Pledgors subscribe for or purchase any of Party C’s new registered capital or any of Party C’s Equity held by any other Pledgor (the “New Equity”), the New Equity will then automatically form part of the pledged Equity hereunder, and such Pledgor shall complete any and all formalities regarding the pledge of the New Equity within Ten (10) business days following its acquisition of the New Equity. In case the Pledgor fails to complete the applicable formalities as required in the preceding sentence, the Pledgee may promptly have the Pledge Rights realized pursuant to Section 8 below.

 

5.

Representations and Warranties of the Pledgors

 

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Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Pledgors make to the Pledgee the following representations and warranties and confirm that this Agreement is signed and performed by the Pledgee by them in reliance of such representations and warranties:

 

5.1

The Pledgors lawfully hold the Equity hereunder and have the right to use such Equity to provide pledge security to the Pledgee.

 

5.2

After this Agreement is executed, during the period when the Pledgee has the Pledge Rights subject to Section 2.4 above, when the Pledgee exercises, at any time, its rights or has the Pledge Rights realized pursuant to this Agreement, there shall be no lawful claim or proper intervention from or by any third party.

 

5.3

The Pledgee shall have the right to exercise the Pledge Rights as per the method described herein or otherwise permitted by the laws and regulations.

 

5.4

The Pledgors have obtained all necessary corporate authorization to sign this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder, which does not violate any provisions of any applicable laws and regulations. The authorized representative signatories of this Agreement have obtained legal and effective authorization.

 

5.5

There is no encumbrance or security interest of any nature for any third person (including but not limited to pledge) except for the pledge hereunder in connection with the Equity held by the Pledgors.

 

5.6

There are no pending or threatened civil, administrative or criminal proceedings, administrative punishment or arbitration in connection with the Equity.

 

5.7

There are no tax or fee due but unpaid, or legal procedures or formalities that should have been completed but have not been completed, in connection with the Equity.

 

5.8

Any and all provisions hereof are the expression of the Pledgors’ true intention and are binding upon the Pledgors.

 

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6.

Undertaking of the Pledgors

 

6.1

During the effective term of this Agreement, the Pledgors undertake to the Pledgee that the Pledgors:

 

6.1.1

Except for the transfer of the Equity to the Pledgee or any other person specified by the Pledgee as required by the Pledgee, prior to the full performance of their obligations thereunder, without the Pledgee’s prior written consent, will not transfer the Equity or create, or permit, any pledge or any other encumbrance that may affect the Pledgee’s rights or interest or any third-person security interest of any form. Without the Pledgee’s prior written consent, the Pledgors shall not take any action which will or may result in change to the Equity or any rights incidental to the Equity, which will or may then result in substantially adverse effects upon the Pledgee’s rights.

 

6.1.2

Comply with and implement the provisions of all applicable laws and regulations, and within Five (5) business days upon receipt of any notice, order or suggestion issued or prepared by the relevant competent authority in connection with the Pledge Rights, produce to the Pledgee such notice, order or suggestion and take action as reasonably instructed by the Pledgee.

 

6.1.3

Timely notify the Pledgee any event or notice received that may affect the Pledgors’ Equity or other rights hereunder, any event or notice received that may affect any of the Pledgors’ obligations hereunder or affect the Pledgors’ performance of any of their obligations hereunder, and take action as reasonably instructed by the Pledgee.

 

6.2

The Pledgors agree that they will procure that the exercise by the Pledgee of any of its rights pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will not be

 

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interrupted or prevented by the Pledgors or their successors or assignees or any other persons.

 

6.3

The Pledgors warrant to the Pledgee that for the purpose of protecting or perfecting the security of the Pledgors and/or Party C’s obligations under the Individual Agreements, the Pledgors will make all necessary amendments to Party C’s Articles of Association (if applicable), honestly sign, and procure any other persons who has interest in Pledge Rights to sign all title or right certificates and deeds as requested by the Pledgee, and/or perform, and procure any other persons who has interest therein to perform, the acts as reasonably requested by the Pledgee, facilitate the exercise by the Pledgee of the Pledge Rights, sign all documents related to the Equity certificate change with the Pledgee or any third party appointed by the Pledgee, and provide to the Pledgee within a reasonable period all the documents related to the Pledge Rights as needed by the Pledgee.

 

6.4

The Pledgors warrant to the Pledgee that for the protection of the Pledgee’s interest, the Pledgors will comply with and perform all warranties, undertaking, covenants and representations. In case the Pledgors fail to perform, or partially perform, their warranties, undertaking, covenants or representations, the Pledgors shall indemnify all the loss suffered by the Pledgee arising out thereof or in connection therewith.

 

7.

Default Event

 

7.1

Any of the following events will be deemed to be a Default Event:

 

7.1.1

Party C or any of its successors or assignees fails to fully pay on schedule any amounts payable under the Individual Agreements, or the Pledgors or their successors or assignees fail to perform any of their obligations under the Individual Agreements.

 

7.1.2

Any representation, warranty or undertaking made by the Pledgors

 

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under Section 5 or 6 above is substantially misleading or incorrect, and/or the Pledgors violates any representation, warranty or undertaking made by the Pledgors under Section 5 or 6 above.

 

7.1.3

The Pledgors or Party C violates any provision of this Agreement.

 

7.1.4

Except as otherwise agreed in Section 6.1.1 above, the Pledgors transfer or otherwise dispose the pledged Equity without the Pledgee’s written consent.

 

7.1.5

Any of the Pledgors’ external borrowings, security, compensation, undertaking or other debt or liability shall be repaid or performed in advance or is due but cannot be repaid or performed on schedule, which makes the Pledgee reasonably believe that the Pledgors’ ability to perform any of their obligations is affected, which further affect the Pledgee’s interest.

 

7.1.6

The Pledgors cannot perform any of their general debt or other debt, which further affects the Pledgee’s interest.

 

7.1.7

The promulgation of any law results in invalidation of this Agreement or inability of the Pledgors to continuously perform any of their obligations hereunder.

 

7.1.8

The consent, permit, approval or authorization of any governmental department necessary to legalize, validate or enforce this Agreement is withdrawn, suspended, invalidated or substantially amended.

 

7.1.9

There occurs any adverse change to any of the assets owned by the Pledgors, which makes the Pledgee believe that the Pledgors’ ability to perform any of their obligations is affected.

 

7.1.10

Any other event that the Pledgee cannot exercise or otherwise dispose of the Pledge Rights under the applicable laws.

 

7.2

The Pledgors and/or Party C shall immediately notify the Pledgee in writing any of the events described in Section 7.1 above or the occurrence or potential

 

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occurrence thereof the Pledgors and/or Party C becomes aware of or discovers.

 

7.3

Unless the default events listed in Section 7.1 above have been perfectly settled to the Pledgee’s satisfaction, the Pledgee may, upon the occurrence of such default event or at any time following the occurrence thereof, issue a written default notice to the Pledgors and/or Party C, requesting the Pledgors and/or Party C to immediately pay the money owned or other payables under the Exclusive Technical Consultation and Service Agreement or to timely perform the obligations under the Individual Agreements. In case the Pledgors or Party C fails to timely correct their defaults, or take necessary remedies, within Ten (10) business days following the issuance of such written notice, the Pledgee may exercise the Pledge Rights pursuant to Section 8 below.

 

8.

Exercise of Pledge Rights

 

8.1

The Pledgee shall issue a default notice to the Pledgors as described in Section 7.3 above upon its exercise of the Pledge Rights.

 

8.2

Subject to Section 7.3 above, the Pledgee may exercise the Pledge Rights at any time following its issuance of the default notice as described in Section 7.3.

 

8.3

The Pledgee shall have the right to convert into money and sell all or part of the Equity hereunder subject to the statutory procedures, or to be paid in priority from the money gained from auction or sale of such Equity, until full offset of the service costs and other payables unpaid under the Individual Agreements and full performance of other obligations under the Individual Agreements.

 

8.4

When the Pledgee exercises the Pledge Rights pursuant to this Agreement, the Pledgors and/or Party C shall not create any barrier or hindrance but shall offer necessary assistance, so as to facilitate the Pledgee’s realization of its Pledge Rights.

 

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9.

Transfer

 

9.1

The Pledgors shall not transfer to any third party any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the Pledgee’s prior written and explicit consent.

 

9.2

This Agreement shall be binding upon the Pledgors and their successors and the Pledgee and its successors or assignees.

 

9.3

The Pledgee may at any time transfer any or all of its rights or obligations under the Individual Agreements to any third party it specified, under which circumstance, the assignee shall accordingly have and bear the rights and obligations which the Pledgee have and bear hereunder. Upon the transfer by the Pledgee of the rights or obligations hereunder, the Pledgors shall, as requested by the Pledgee, sign the corresponding agreements and/or documents regarding the transfer thereof.

 

9.4

In case there is a change of the Pledgee due to the transfer of the rights or obligations as described in Section 9.3 above, the substitute Pledgee and the Pledgors shall re-sign the pledge agreement and the Pledgors shall be responsible for handling all applicable registration formalities.

 

10.

Charges and Other Costs

 

All costs and actual expenses related to this Agreement, including but not limited to the legal costs, print costs, stamp duty and any other tax and charges, shall be equally borne by the Pledgee and Party C.

 

11.

Force Majeure

 

11.1

“Force Majeure Events” mean any events beyond the reasonable control of one Party that are unavoidable by the affected Party with reasonable care, including but not limited to any acts of government, natural force, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war, provided that any

 

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credit, capital or financing shortage shall not be deemed to be the event beyond the reasonable control of one Party. The Party affected by any Force Majeure Events (hereinafter referred to as “Affected Party”) shall be exempted from its responsibility in whole or in part according to the effects of such Force Majeure Events on this Agreement, and the Affected Party who seeks exemption from its responsibility for the performance of this Agreement due to such Force Majeure Events shall notify the other Party of such Force Majeure Events not later than Ten (10) days after occurrence of such Force Majeure Events so that the Parties hereto negotiate about the amendment to this Agreement according to the effects of such Force Majeure Events and exempt in whole or in part the Affected Party from its obligations under this Agreement.

 

11.2

The Affected Party shall take appropriate measures to reduce or eliminate the effects of such Force Majeure Events and shall try to restore the performance of its obligations delayed or hindered by such Force Majeure Events. Once such Force Majeure Events are eliminated, the Parties hereto agree that they shall use their best efforts to restore the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

12.

Governing Law and Dispute Settlement

 

12.1

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the PRC.

 

12.2

In case of any disputes among the Parties arising out of the construction and performance of any provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall resolve such disputes through consultation in good faith. If such disputes cannot be resolved through consultation, any Party may submit such disputes to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for resolution by arbitration in accordance with the existing arbitration rules of such

 

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Commission in force. The place of arbitration shall be Beijing, and the language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be Chinese. Any arbitral award shall be final and binding upon the Parties. No provisions of this Section shall be affected by any termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

 

12.3

Except for any matters disputed by the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement based on the principle of good faith.

 

13.

Notices

 

Any notices sent by the Parties for the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be made in writing and be sent to the following addresses of one or all of the Parties hereto by personal delivery, registered mail, postage prepaid mail, recognized express service or facsimile transmission.

 

 

Party A,

 

Address:

 

Tel.:

 

Attn.:

 

 

Party B and Party C:

 

Address:

 

Tel.:

 

Attn.:

 

 

14.

Annex

 

The annexes hereto shall form part of this Agreement.

 

15.

Waiver

 

The Pledgee’s failure to exercise or delayed exercise of any rights, remedies, powers or privileges hereunder shall not be deemed to be waiver of such rights, remedies, powers or privileges. The Pledgee’s single or partial exercise of any rights, remedies, powers or privileges shall not exclude its exercise of any other rights, remedies, powers or privileges.

 

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The rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder are cumulative and in addition to any other rights, remedies, powers and privileges under any law.

 

16.

Miscellaneous

 

16.1

Any modification or supplementation of or amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing and be effective only after being sealed and signed by the Parties hereto.

 

16.2

The Parties hereby acknowledge that this Agreement shall be a fair and reasonable agreement reached by the Parties hereto on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. In case any provision hereof becomes invalid or cannot be enforced due to conflict with any applicable law, such provision shall be invalid or unenforceable to the sole extent of the jurisdiction of such applicable law and shall in no way influence the legal force of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

16.3

The Parties hereto agree that in case of any change to Party C’s shareholding structure or any addition or deduction of any of Party C’s shareholders, Party A, Party C and Party C’s then-current shareholders shall re-sign this Agreement, and as of the effective date of the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement re-entered into by and among the foregoing parties, this Agreement will automatically terminate and become invalid.

 

16.4

This Agreement is written in Chinese and is executed in Four (4) original copies.

 

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[This page is the signature page to the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement]

 

 

 

Party A: (Seal) /s/ LIU Tongbo

 

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

 

 

Party B:

 

YIN Jianhong

 

Signature: /s/Yin Jianhong

 

 

LIU Tongbo

 

Signature: /s/ LIU Tongbo

 

 

Party C: (Seal) /s/ LIU Tongbo

 

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Interest Pledge Agreement - Signature Page

 

 

Annex I Pledgor

 

S/N	Name of Shareholders	ID Card No.
1	YIN Jianhong
2	LIU Tongbo

 

 

 

 

Annex II Shareholding Structure

 

S/N	Name of Shareholders	Amount of Contribution	Equity Proportion
1	YIN Jianhong	475	95%
2	LIU Tongbo	25	5%
	Total	500	100%

 

 

 

 

Annex III Form of Party C’s Shareholders’ Register

 

Name of Company: Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Full name of the Shareholder		[YIN Jianhong]		ID Card No./ Registration No.		[370684197703270054]Occupa tion/]		Identity	Executive Director
Address of Domicile			[            ]
Date	Contribution Amount/ Consideration				Shareholding Percentage		Note
	CNY [475]				[            95]%		100% of the equity being pledged to [    Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited        ]

 

 

Full name of the Shareholder		[    LIU Tongbo        ]		ID Card No./ Registration No.		[    510402198603030913       ]		Occupation/ Identity
Address of Domicile			[            ]
Date	Contribution Amount/ Consideration				Shareholding Percentage		Note
	CNY [        25     ]				[            5 ]%		100% of the equity being pledged to [     Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited          ]

 

Annotation:

 

1. This Shareholders’ Register is prepared as per the Articles of Association of Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. and the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) was made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 and entered into by and among Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. and its shareholders and Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited

 

Note:

 

This Shareholders’ Register is made in ONE (1) original and ONE (1) true and same photocopy of such original. Such ONE (1) original is placed at Tianjin Shangde Online

 

 

Education Technology Co., Ltd.; and such ONE (1) photocopy being sealed by Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. is handed over to Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited for custody.

 

 

 

(The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.)

 

 

 

Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (Seal)

 

Legal Representative (Signature):

/s/ LIU Tongbo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

 

Option Agreement

 

This Option Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) was made as of the 28th day of December, 2020 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) by and among the parties (hereinafter referred to as “Parties”) as follows:

 

Party A: Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited Registered Address: No. 1, Floor 3, Building No. 3, Modern Science & Technology Park, Guannanyuan 1st Road, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, China

Legal Representative: LIU Tongbo

 

Party B: As shown in Annex I hereto.

 

 

Party C: Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. Registered Address: 2403, Dongfang Mingdi, East Side of Binhe Road, Tianjin,Free Trade Zone (Central Business District), Tianjin, China

Legal Representative: GAO Jing

 

Whereas:

 

 

1.

Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated and existing under the laws of the PRC.

 

2.

Party C is a limited liability company incorporated and existing under the laws of the PRC.

 

3.

Party B (“Grantors”) directly hold their interests in Party C, and the shareholdings are shown in Annex II hereto.

 

4.

The Parties hereto signed the Equity Pledge Agreement on the 28th day of December, 2020.

 

5.

Party B intends to grant Party A or its designated qualified subject an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the shares/assets of Party C held by any or all of Grantors at any time subject to compliance with the requirements of Chinese laws.

 

 

 

Therefore, this Agreement is entered into by and among the Parties as follows:

 

1.

Granting of the Option

 

1.1

Granting

 

Grantors agree that, on the date of signing this Agreement, they shall irrevocably grant Party A an option to purchase in installments or lump sum all their shares in Party C by Party A or its designated third party in such way of exercise as stipulated in Section 2.2 hereof. Such option shall be granted to Party A after this Agreement is signed by the Parties hereto and shall be irrevocable within the term of this Agreement once granted.

 

1.2

Term

 

This Agreement shall take effect after being signed and/or sealed by the parties hereto, and shall not be terminated until Party A acquires all shares of Party C held by Grantors subject to the applicable laws of the PRC.

 

2.

Exercise of Option and Delivery

 

2.1

Time of Exercise

 

2.1.1

Grantors unanimously agree that Party A may exercise the option in whole or in part at any time within the term of this Agreement subject to the applicable laws of the PRC;

 

2.1.2

Grantors unanimously agree that there shall not be any restrictions on number of Party A’s exercise unless Party A has acquired all shares of Party C; and

 

2.1.3

Grantors unanimously agree that Party A may designate any third party to exercise the option, provided that Party A shall inform in writing Grantors of such designation in advance.

 

2.2

Exercise Consideration

 

Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties hereto, Grantors unanimously agree that, when Party A or its designated third party exercises the option, all exercise

 

 

 

considerations obtained by Grantors therefor shall be immediately given to Party A or its designated third party free of charge.

 

2.3

Transfer

 

Grantors unanimously agree that Party A may transfer its option under this Agreement to any third party in whole or in part without separate approval of Grantors, and such transferees shall be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and may exercise the option according to this Agreement in respect of the share of the option acquired by it and shall enjoy and bear all of Party A’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

2.4

Notice on Exercise

 

2.4.1

If Party A exercises the option hereunder, it shall notify in writing Grantors of such exercise Ten (10) working days prior to the delivery date (as defined below), and such notice shall specify the following terms:

 

(a)

Effective delivery date (“Delivery Date”) of the shares after the option is exercised, namely the date on which a formal application for share change registration is filed to the relevant administrative department of industry and commerce;

 

(b)

Name of the registered holder of the shares after the option is exercised;

 

(c)

Number of the shares purchased from Grantors;

 

(d)

Exercise consideration and its payment method; and

 

(e)

Power of attorney (if exercised by any third party on its behalf).

 

2.4.2

The Parties hereto agree that Party A may designate at any time any third party to exercise the option and acquire and register the shares in the name of such third party. Grantors agree that, as long as Party A or its designated third party requests to exercise the option, Grantors shall, within Ten (10) working days after receipt of a notice on exercise, sign a share transfer agreement and other relevant documents according to the notice on exercise and this Agreement.

 

 

 

2.5

Transfer of Shares and Delivery

 

2.5.1

Whenever Party A exercises the option, within Ten (10) working days from the date of receipt of a notice on exercise sent by Party A according to the Section 2.4 hereof;

 

(a)

Grantors shall cause Party C to promptly hold a shareholders’ meeting at which a shareholder resolution on the approval of the transfer of shares by Grantors to Party A and/or its designated third party shall be adopted; and

 

(b)

Grantors shall sign all necessary contracts, agreements or documents, obtain all necessary government approvals and consents and take all necessary actions to transfer to Party A and/or its designated third party the ownership and all ancillary rights of the shares designated by Party A to be purchased without any security interests (other than the pledge under the Equity Pledge Agreement) and shall cause Party A and/or its designated third party to become the registered owner of the purchased shares and deliver to Party A and/or its designated third party the latest business license, articles of association, approval certificates (if applicable) and other relevant documents that are issued or registered by the relevant Chinese authorities, and such documents shall reflect any changes of Party C’s shares, directors and legal representative and other matters (if applicable).

 

3.

Representations, Warranties and Undertakings

 

3.1

Grantors jointly and severally make the following representations and warranties:

 

3.1.1

On the date of signing this Agreement and each Delivery Date, Grantors have the powers, rights, authority and ability to sign and deliver this Agreement and any share transfer agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Transfer Agreement”) signed by them as a party

 

 

 

thereto for each share transfer according to this Agreement and to perform their obligations under this Agreement and any Transfer Agreement. This Agreement and any Transfer Agreement to which they are a party shall constitute their legal, effective and binding obligations that are enforceable on them according to the provisions thereof once signed.

 

3.1.2

No signing and delivery of this Agreement or any Transfer Agreement and no performance by Grantors of their obligations under this Agreement or any Transfer Agreement shall (i) result in any violation of any relevant laws and regulations of the PRC; (ii) conflict with the articles of association or other organizational documents; (iii) result in any breach of any binding agreements or instruments to which they are a party or constitute any breach of contract under any binding agreements or instruments to which they are a party; (iv) result in any breach of any licenses or approvals issued by the relevant competent government departments to them; or (v) cause any licenses or approvals issued by the relevant competent government departments to them to be suspended or revoked or attached with any conditions;

 

3.1.3

There is no suit, arbitration or other judicial or administrative proceedings that are pending or may have a substantial impact on the performance of this Agreement or any Transfer Agreement.

 

3.1.4

Grantors have good and marketable ownership of all shares of Party C. There are no pledges, liabilities and other third party encumbrances on Party C’s shares held by Grantors other than the pledge under the Equity Pledge Agreement.

 

3.1.5

Grantors have disclosed to Party A all circumstances that may have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement.

 

3.1.6

The option granted by Grantors to Party A is exclusive, and Grantors have not otherwise granted any third party any other options or similar rights before or when granting the option to Party A.

 

 

 

3.2

Grantors jointly and severally make the following undertakings:

 

3.2.1

Within the term of this Agreement, Grantors will not create any pledges, liabilities and any other third party encumbrances on Party C’s shares held by them other than those under the Equity Pledge Agreement separately signed by Grantors and Party A nor transfer, donate or otherwise dispose of any shares held by them to any third party other than the Parties to this Agreement.

 

3.2.2

Within the term of this Agreement, Grantors will not otherwise grant any other options or similar rights to any third party.

 

3.2.3

Within the term of this Agreement, Grantors will cause and ensure that the business carried out by Party C conforms to the applicable laws, regulations, rules and other management regulations and documents issued by the competent government departments and that there are no breach of the above provisions that results in a major adverse impact on the business or assets of the company.

 

3.2.4

Grantors will maintain the valid existence of Party C in accordance with good financial and commercial standards and practices, operate their business and deal with affairs in a prudent and efficient manner, use their best efforts to obtain and maintain any permits, licenses and approvals necessary for Party C’s continuous operation and ensure that any such permits, licenses and approvals will not be canceled, withdrawn or declared null and void.

 

3.2.5

Grantors will provide Party A with all Party C’s operation and financial information at Party A’s request.

 

3.2.6

Except as expressly agreed by Party A (or its designated third party) in writing, before Party A (or its designated third party) exercises its option and obtains all of Party C’s shares or assets, Grantors shall not jointly or individually:

 

(a)

Supplement or modify Party C’s constitutional documents in any form, and such supplements, alterations or modifications will

 

 

 

have substantial adverse effects on any assets, responsibilities, operation, shares and other legal rights of Party C (excluding the same proportion of capital increase for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements) or may affect the effective performance of this Agreement and other agreements signed by Party A, Grantors and Party C.

 

(b)

Cause Party C to enter into or do any transactions or acts (excluding those that arise in the ordinary or daily business course or have been disclosed to and agreed by Party A expressly in writing in advance) that will have materially adverse effects on its assets, liabilities, operation, shares and other legitimate rights.

 

(c)

Cause any resolutions on the distribution of dividends or bonuses to be adopted at the shareholders’ meeting of Party C.

 

(d)

Sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any legal or beneficial interests on Party C’s shares or allow to create any other security interests thereon at any time from the effective date of this Agreement.

 

(e)

Cause any sales, transfer, mortgage or otherwise disposal of any legal or beneficial interests on shares to be approved at the shareholders’ meeting of Party C, or allow to create any other security interests thereon, or adopt a shareholder resolution on the increase or decrease of Party C’s registered capital or otherwise modify the structure of the registered capital.

 

(f)

Cause any merger or association of Party C with any persons to be approved at the shareholders’ meeting of Party C, or acquire investments from any persons or make an investment to any persons, or carry out reorganization in any other form.

 

(g)

Cause any winding-up, liquidation or dissolution and other matters of Party C to be approved at the shareholders’ meeting of Party C.

 

 

 

3.2.7

Before Party A (or its designated third party) exercises its option and obtains all of Party C’s shares or assets, Grantors undertake that:

 

(a)

They will forthwith notify Party A in writing of any suits, arbitration or administrative proceedings that have arisen or may arise in relation to the shares owned by them or of any circumstances that may have any adverse effect on such shares.

 

(b)

They will cause the shareholders’ meeting of Party C to examine and approve the transfer of the purchased shares as specified in this Agreement, cause Party C to amend its articles of association so as to reflect any changes of Party C’s shares after Party A and/or its designated third party exercises the option according to this Agreement and other changes as set forth herein and immediately apply to the authorities of the PRC for approval (if required by law) and change of registration, and cause the shareholders’ meeting of Party C to approve and appoint such persons as designated by Party A and/or its designated third party as Party C’s director and legal representative (if necessary).

 

(c)

Before Party A and/or its designated third party exercises the option, they will enter into all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and make all necessary or appropriate accusations or make all necessary and appropriate defenses for all claims in order to maintain their lawful and effective ownership over the appropriate shares.

 

(d)

Upon Party A’s request at any time, they will unconditionally transfer their shares to Party A and/or its designated third party at the time specified by Party A and waive their right of first refusal against any other shareholders of Party C in respect of the above transfer of shares by them according to Party A’s instructions.

 

(e)

They will strictly abide by this Agreement and other agreements jointly or severally entered into by and between Grantors and

 

 

 

Party A, conscientiously perform their obligations under such agreements and will not do any acts/omissions that are likely to affect the validity and enforceability of such agreements.

 

3.3

Party C and Grantors hereby jointly and severally make the following representations, warranties and undertakings to Party A:

 

3.3.1

Except as agreed by Party A (or its designated third party) in writing, before Party A (or its designated third party) exercises its option and obtains all of Party C’s shares or interests, Party C shall not:

 

(a)

Sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any assets, business or incomes or allow to create any other security interests thereon (excluding those that arise in the ordinary or daily business course or have been disclosed to and agreed by Party A expressly in writing in advance);

 

(b)

Enter into any transactions (excluding those that arise in the ordinary or daily business course or have been disclosed to and agreed by Party A expressly in writing in advance) that will or may have materially adverse effects on its assets, liabilities, operation, shares and other legitimate rights;

 

(c)

Distribute any dividends or bonuses to each shareholder in any form;

 

(d)

Incur, inherit, guarantee or allow the existence of any debts other than (i) any debts that arise in the ordinary or daily business course rather than by borrowing, and (ii) any debts that have been disclosed to and agreed by Party A expressly in writing in advance;

 

(e)

Sign any significant contracts other than those signed in the ordinary business course (for the purpose of this Article, if the amount under a contract is more than RMB50,000, such contract shall be deemed to be a significant contract);

 

(f)

Adopt a shareholder resolution on the increase or decrease of

 

 

 

Party C’s registered capital or otherwise modify the structure of the registered capital;

 

(g)

Supplement, modify or amend Party C’s articles of association in any form; and

 

(h)

Enter into merge or association with any persons, or acquire investments from any persons or make an investment to any persons.

 

3.3.2

On the date of signing this Agreement and each Delivery Date, Party C has no outstanding debts other than (i) any debts arising in its ordinary business course; and (ii) any debts that have been disclosed to and agreed by Party A expressly in writing in advance.

 

3.3.3

On the date of signing this Agreement and each Delivery Date, there is no suit, arbitration or administrative proceedings that are ongoing or may occur in relation to the shares, Party C’s assets or that may have a substantial impact on the performance of this Agreement by Party C other than those that have been disclosed to and agreed by Party A expressly in writing in advance.

 

3.3.4

Party C has not been declared bankrupt.

 

3.3.5

Party C hereby undertakes to Party A that it will comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the acquisition of shares and assets within the term of this Agreement, bear all expenses arising out of the share transfer and handle all procedures necessary for enabling Party A or its designated third party to become Party C’s shareholder, including but not limited to assisting Party A in obtaining any necessary approvals in relation to the share transfer from the approval authorities, submitting the relevant applications required for handling the share change registration to the competent administrative department of industry and commerce and amending the register of shareholders.

 

 

 

4.

Taxes

 

All taxes arising out of the performance of this Agreement shall be borne by Party C.

 

5.

Breach of Contract

 

Except as otherwise stipulated herein, if any Party fails to fully perform or suspend the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and fails to correct such breach within Thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a notice from the other Party, or any of its representations and warranties under this Agreement are untrue, inaccurate or misleading, such Party shall be deemed to have breached this Agreement.

 

If any Party hereto breaches this Agreement or any of its representations and warranties under this Agreement, the non-breaching Party may notify in writing the breaching Party of correcting such breach within Ten (10) days from the date of receipt of a notice, taking appropriate measures to effectively and promptly avoid any damage and continuing to perform this Agreement. If any damage occurs, the breaching Party shall make compensation to the non-breaching Party so that the non-breaching Party can obtain all rights and interests that should have been obtained by it in the case of the performance of this Agreement

 

If all of the Parties breach this Agreement, they shall determine the respective amount of compensation payable by them according to the degree of their respective breach.

 

6.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

 

6.1

Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the PRC.

 

6.2

Arbitration

 

In case of any disputes among the Parties arising out of the construction and performance of any provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall resolve such disputes through consultation in good faith. If such disputes cannot be resolved through consultation, any Party may submit such disputes to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for resolution by

 

 

 

arbitration in accordance with the existing arbitration rules of such Commission in force. The place of arbitration shall be Beijing, and the language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be Chinese. Any arbitral award shall be final and binding upon the Parties. No provisions of this Article shall be affected by any termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

 

6.3

Continue to Perform

 

Except for any matters disputed by the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement based on the principle of good faith.

 

7.

Confidentiality

 

7.1

Confidential Information

 

Any contents of this Agreement and its annexes shall be kept confidential. Any Party shall not disclose to any third party any information contained herein (unless they obtain the prior written consent of the Parties hereto). These provisions hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

7.2

Exceptions

 

Any disclosure of any confidential information required by the laws, court judgments, arbitral awards and decisions of governmental authorities shall not constitute a breach of the Section 7.1 above.

 

8.

Miscellaneous

 

8.1

Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement shall constitute an entire agreement among the Parties hereto in respect of the matters involved herein. In case of any discrepancies between any prior discussions, negotiations and agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement shall be amended by the Parties in writing. Any annexes hereto shall form an integral part of this Agreement and be equally authentic as this Agreement.

 

8.2

Notices

 

 

 

8.2.1

Any notices sent by the Parties for the performance of their rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be made in writing and be sent to the following addresses of one or all of the Parties hereto by personal delivery, registered mail, postage prepaid mail, recognized express service or facsimile transmission:

 

 

Party A,

 

Address:

Tel.:

Attn.:

 

Party B and Party C:

 

Address:

Tel.:

Attn.:

 

8.2.2

All notices and correspondences shall be deemed to have been delivered under the following circumstances:

 

(a)

If delivered by fax, the date displayed on the fax machine shall be the date of delivery, provided that, when such notices sent by fax are delivered later than 5:00 p.m. or on any non-working day in the place of delivery, the working day following the date displayed shall be the date of delivery;

 

(b)

If delivered by personal delivery (including by express mail service), the date of signing for such notices shall be the date of delivery; and

 

(c)

If delivered by registered mail, the Fifteenth (15th) day following the date shown in the return receipt of such registered mail shall be the date of delivery.

 

8.2.3

Binding force

 

This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties hereto.

 

8.3

Language

 

This Agreement is written in Chinese and is executed in four (4) copies.

 

8.4

Day and Working Day

 

 

 

“Day” referred to herein shall be the calendar day; “Working Day” referred to herein shall be any day from Monday to Friday.

 

8.5

Headings

 

The headings hereunder are for reading convenience only and shall not be used for the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

8.6

Pending matters

 

Any matters not stipulated herein shall be resolved by the Parties hereto through friendly consultation in accordance with the laws of the PRC.

 

8.7

Termination

 

The Parties hereto acknowledge that, in case of any change of shareholding structure of Party C or any increase or decrease of shareholders, Party A, Party C and all existing shareholders of Party C shall re-sign this Agreement and that this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and become invalid from the effective date of the option agreement re-signed by the aforesaid Parties.

 

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[This page is the signature page to the Option Agreement]

 

Party A: (Seal) /s/ LIU Tongbo

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

 

Party B:

 

 

YIN Jianhong

Signature: /s/ Yin Jianhong

 

 

LIU Tongbo

 

Signature: /s/ LIU Tongbo

 

 

 

Party C: (Seal) /s/ LIU Tongbo

Legal or Authorized Representative:

 

 

 

Annex I Party C’s Shareholders

 

S/N	Name of Shareholders	ID Card No.
1	YIN Jianhong
2	LIU Tongbo

 

 

Annex II Party C’s Shareholding Structure

 

S/N	Name of Shareholders	Amount of Contribution (CNY 10000)	Equity Proportion
1	YIN Jianhong	75	95%
2	LIU Tongbo	25	5%
	Total	500	100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6 

 

 

Power of Attorney

 

The following parties acknowledge that, for the purpose of the performance by the shareholders (“Authorizers”) of Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Shangde”) of any specific obligations required by them as the shareholders of Tianjin Shangde, all Authorizers hereby grant the authorization and sign this Power of Attorney (hereinafter referred to as “Power of Attorney”):

 

YIN Jianhong, LIU Tongbo,

 

(The above Authorizers are collectively referred to as “Authorizers”)

 

The Authorizers hereby irrevocably authorize to the maximum scope permitted by law Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited ("WFOE") or its designated person or authorized representative (“Authorized Person”) to exercise all their shareholder rights corresponding to all voting shares (“Shares”) held by them in Tianjin Shangde on behalf of the Authorizers, including but not limited to the rights to (1) propose to hold a meeting of shareholders, and receive any notices on the convening and proceedings of the meetings of shareholders; (2) participate in a meeting of shareholders and sign the relevant shareholder resolutions on behalf of the Authorizers; (3) exercise all shareholder rights enjoyed by the Authorizers according to the laws and the articles of association, including but not limited to the voting rights, the right to sell or transfer or pledge or dispose of all or any part of the Shares of the Authorizers and the right to decide any bonus and other matters; (4) designate and appoint, as the authorized representative of the Authorizers, the chairman, directors, supervisors, general manager, chief financial officer and other senior managers of Tianjin Shangde at the meeting of shareholders of Tianjin Shangde.

 

All powers of attorney in relation to any Shares that were issued by the Authorizers

 

 

prior to the date of signature of this Power of Attorney shall be irrevocably revoked, and the Authorizers hereby warrant that they shall not issue a separate power of attorney in respect of any Shares. This Power of Attorney and any powers, rights or interests granted by it shall be irrevocable.

 

Except as otherwise agreed herein, all acts done by the Authorized Person in respect of any Shares of the Authorizers may be done at the Authorized Person’s sole discretion without any oral or written instructions of the Authorizers. The Authorizers hereby irrevocably acknowledge that all acts done by the Authorized Person in respect of any Shares of the Authorizers shall be deemed to be the acts done by the Authorizers and that all documents signed by the Authorized Person shall be deemed to be the documents signed by the Authorizers. In addition, the Authorized Person shall have the right to transfer such delegation and may delegate this authorization to any other individuals or entities designated by the board of directors of designated by the board of directors of the WFOE.

 

Unless the Business Operation Agreement signed by Tianjin Shangde, Authorized Person and Authorizers is terminated in advance for any reason, the term of this Power of Attorney shall be ten years from the date of signature hereof. Upon expiration of this Power of Attorney, the Authorizers shall, at the request of the Authorized Person, extend the term of this Power of Attorney according to the Authorized Person’s requirements.

 

This Power of Attorney shall be binding upon all senior managers, directors, agents, assigns and successors of the Authorizers.

 

In witness whereof, the Authorizers have caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on the 28th day of December, 2020.

 

 

 

[This page is the signature page to the Power of Attorney]

 

Authorizers

 

 

YIN Jianhong

 

Signature: /s/ YIN Jianhong

 

LIU Tongbo

 

 

Signature: /s/ LIU Tongbo

 

 

[This page is the signature page to the Power of Attorney]

 

Authorized Person

 

Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co., Limited

 

 

Signature: /s/ LIU Tongbo

 

Name: LIU Tongbo

 

Title: Authorized Representative

 

 

 Exhibit 10.7

 

 

Spousal Consents

 

I, CUI Haijing, (Citizen of the People's Republic of China; ID Card No.:                   ), is the lawful spouse of LIU Tongbo (Citizen of the People's Republic of China; ID Card No.:                   , the “My Spouse”). I hereby confirm and agree that the equity held by My Spouse presently and in the future (hereinafter referred to as “Equity and Interest”) is the personal property of My Spouse, do not form the common property of me and My Spouse and can be disposed solely by My Spouse:

 

1) The equity of Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Tianjin Shangde”);

 

I hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive any foregoing Equity and Interest, or any rights or Equity and Interest of the corresponding assets thereof which may be granted to me by any applicable laws, promise not to propose any claim regarding the foregoing Equity and Interest and the corresponding assets thereof, including proposing that the any of the foregoing Equity and Interest and its corresponding assets constitute the common property of me and My Spouse, and based upon such proposition, further claiming to participate in the routine operation management of the Shareholding Platform or Tianjin Shangde or affecting in any manner any decision made by My Spouse.

 

I further confirm, promise and warrant that under any circumstance, My Spouse shall have the right to independently dispose any of the foregoing Equity and Interest he holds, and that I will not take any action that may affect or prevent the performance by My Spouse of the obligations under any transaction or transaction documents in connection with the foregoing Equity and Interest (including but not limited to, the series of controlling agreements signed by Tianjin Shangde and its shareholders and

 

 

 

 

Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co. Limited).

 

The conclusion, validity, interpretation, performance, modification, termination and dispute settlement shall be governed by the laws of China. All parties to this Letter agree that any dispute arising out of the interpretation and performance of this Spousal Consents shall be firstly settled through amicable negotiations, or in case it cannot be settled within Thirty (30) days after one party issues a written notice to the other parties to the effect of requesting settlement through negotiations, either party may submit the dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration subject to its then-currently effective arbitration rules. The arbitration shall be conducted at Beijing. The language of the arbitration shall be in English. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties.

 

 

This Spousal Consents is signed on the 28th day of December, 2020.

 

 

 

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[This page is the signature page to the Spousal Consents]

 

Signature:/s/ CUI Haijing

Name: CUI Haijing

 

 

 

LIU Tongbo hereby agrees and accepts this Spousal Consents:

 

Signature: /s/ LIU Tongbo 

Name: LIU Tongbo

 

 

 

 

Spousal Consents - Signature Page

 

 

 

Spousal Consents

 

I, CHU Yanyan, (Citizen of the People's Republic of China; ID Card No.: 232103197811160309), is the lawful spouse of YIN Jianhong (Citizen of the People's Republic of China; ID Card No.: 370684197703270054, the “My Spouse”). I hereby confirm and agree that the equity held by My Spouse presently and in the future (hereinafter referred to as “Equity and Interest”) are the personal property of My Spouse, do not form the common property of me and My Spouse and can be disposed solely by My Spouse:

 

1) The equity of Tianjin Shangde Online Education Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Tianjin Shangde”);

 

I hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive any foregoing Equity and Interest, or any rights or Equity and Interest of the corresponding assets thereof which may be granted to me by any applicable laws, promise not to propose any claim regarding the foregoing Equity and Interest and the corresponding assets thereof, including proposing that the any of the foregoing Equity and Interest and its corresponding assets constitute the common property of me and My Spouse, and based upon such proposition, further claiming to participate in the routine operation management of the Shareholding Platform or Tianjin Shangde or affecting in any manner any decision made by My Spouse.

 

I further confirm, promise and warrant that under any circumstance, My Spouse shall have the right to independently dispose any of the foregoing Equity and Interest he holds, and that I will not take any action that may affect or prevent the performance by My Spouse of the obligations under any transaction or transaction documents in connection with the foregoing Equity and Interest (including but not limited to, the series of controlling agreements signed by Tianjin Shangde and its shareholders and

 

 

 

Wuhan Studyvip Online Education Co. Limited.).

 

The conclusion, validity, interpretation, performance, modification, termination and dispute settlement shall be governed by the laws of China. All parties to this Letter agree that any dispute arising out of the interpretation and performance of this Spousal Consents shall be firstly settled through amicable negotiations, or in case it cannot be settled within Thirty (30) days after one party issues a written notice to the other parties to the effect of requesting settlement through negotiations, either party may submit the dispute to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration subject to its then-currently effective arbitration rules. The arbitration shall be conducted at Beijing. The language of the arbitration shall be in English. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties.

 

 

This Spousal Consents is signed on the 28th day of December, 2020.

 

 

 

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[This page is the signature page to the Spousal Consents]

 

Signature: / s/ CHU Yanyan

Name: CHU Yanyan

 

 

 

YIN Jianhong hereby agrees and accepts this Spousal Consents:

 

 

Signature: /s/ YIN Jianhong

Name: YIN Jianhong