UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Vipshop Holdings Limited
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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92763W103
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(CUSIP Number)
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Tencent Holdings Limited
29/F., Three Pacific Place,
No. 1 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3148 5100
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
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December 29, 2017
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(g), check the following box. ☐
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*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 92763W103
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Tencent Mobility Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) o
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Hong Kong
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
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OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
34,692,6051
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,229,437
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,229,4372
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.0%3
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1 | Includes 9,229,437 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, 16,510,358 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 per share (“Class B Ordinary Shares”) held by Elegant Motion Holdings Limited and beneficially owned by Mr. Eric Ya Shen, and 8,952,810 Class A Ordinary Shares held by High Vivacity Holdings Limited and beneficially owned by Mr. Arthur Xiaobo Hong. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one Class A Ordinary Share at any time by the holder thereof. Elegant Motion Holdings Limited, Mr. Eric Ya Shen, High Vivacity Holdings Limited and Mr. Arthur Xiaobo Hong are collectively referred to as the “Founder Parties.” Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2017, by and among the Issuer, the Founder Parties, Windcreek Limited and the Reporting Person, the Founder Parties agreed to support and vote their Shares (as defined herein) in favor of and not take any action to prevent the appointment or election of one (1) director designated by the Reporting Person to the Issuer’s board of directors. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities indicated. |
2 | The Reporting Person is deemed to beneficially own 9,229,437 Class A Ordinary Shares. Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares are collectively referred to as “Shares.” |
3 | As a percentage of 131,849,099 outstanding Shares of the Issuer as communicated by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons on December 17, 2017 (including 115,338,741 Class A Ordinary Shares and 16,510,358 Class B Ordinary Shares). Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share, and each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to ten votes per share. Accordingly, and based on the foregoing, the 9,229,437 Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person represent approximately 3.29% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Shares. |
CUSIP No. 92763W103
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Tencent Holdings Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) o
(b) ☒
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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SHARED VOTING POWER
34,692,6054
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,229,437
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,229,4375
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.0%6
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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4 | Includes 9,229,437 Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, 16,510,358 Class B ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 per share (“Class B Ordinary Shares”) held by Elegant Motion Holdings Limited and beneficially owned by Mr. Eric Ya Shen, and 8,952,810 Class A Ordinary Shares held by High Vivacity Holdings Limited and beneficially owned by Mr. Arthur Xiaobo Hong. Each Class B Ordinary Share is convertible into one Class A Ordinary Share at any time by the holder thereof. Elegant Motion Holdings Limited, Mr. Eric Ya Shen, High Vivacity Holdings Limited and Mr. Arthur Xiaobo Hong are collectively referred to as the “Founder Parties.” Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2017, by and among the Issuer, the Founder Parties, Windcreek Limited and Tencent Mobility Limited, the Founder Parties agreed to support and vote their Shares (as defined herein) in favor of and not take any action to prevent the appointment or election of one (1) director designated by Tencent Mobility Limited to the Issuer’s board of directors. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities indicated. |
5 | The Reporting Person is deemed to beneficially own 9,229,437 Class A Ordinary Shares. Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares are collectively referred to as “Shares.” |
6 | As a percentage of 131,849,099 outstanding Shares of the Issuer as communicated by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons on December 17, 2017 (including 115,338,741 Class A Ordinary Shares and 16,510,358 Class B Ordinary Shares). Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share, and each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to ten votes per share. Accordingly, and based on the foregoing, the 9,229,437 Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person represent approximately 3.29% of the aggregate voting power of the total issued and outstanding Shares. |
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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CUSIP No. 92763W103
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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Exhibit 1:
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Exhibit 2:
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Exhibit 3:
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Exhibit 4:
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CUSIP No. 92763W103
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Ma Huateng
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Name:
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Ma Huateng
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Title:
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Director
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TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Ma Huateng
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Name:
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Ma Huateng
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Title:
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Chairman of the Board
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Name
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Citizenship
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Title
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Directors:
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Ma Huateng
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People’s Republic of China
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Director
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Charles St Leger Searle
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Republic of South Africa
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Director
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Executive officers:
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N/A
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Directors:
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Ma Huateng
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People’s Republic of China
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Chairman of the Board
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Lau Chi Ping Martin
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People’s Republic of China
(Hong Kong SAR)
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Director
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Charles St Leger Searle
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Republic of South Africa
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Director
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Jacobus Petrus (Koos) Bekker
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Republic of South Africa
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Director
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Li Dong Sheng
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People’s Republic of China
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Director
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Iain Ferguson Bruce
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People’s Republic of China
(Hong Kong SAR)
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Director
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Ian Charles Stone
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People’s Republic of China
(Hong Kong SAR)
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Director
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Yang Siu Shun
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People’s Republic of China
(Hong Kong SAR)
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Director
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Executive officers:
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Ma Huateng
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People’s Republic of China
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Chief Executive Officer
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Lau Chi Ping Martin
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People’s Republic of China
(Hong Kong SAR)
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President
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David A.M. Wallerstein
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United States of America
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Chief Exploration Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
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Xu Chenye
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People’s Republic of China
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Chief Information Officer
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Ren Yuxin
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People’s Republic of China
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Chief Operating Officer, President of Interactive Entertainment Group, Mobile Internet Group and Online Media Group
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James Gordon Mitchell
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Chief Strategy Officer and
Senior Executive Vice President
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John Shek Hon Lo
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People’s Republic of China
(Hong Kong SAR)
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED
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Name:
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Ma Huateng
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Title:
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Director
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TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Ma Huateng
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Title:
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Chairman of the Board
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EXHIBIT 2
Execution Version
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
dated as of December 17, 2017
among
VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED
WINDCREEK LIMITED
and
TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITION AND INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.01 |
Definition, Interpretation and Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING |
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Section 2.01 |
Issuance, Sale and Purchase of the Subscription Shares |
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Section 2.02 |
Closing |
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ARTICLE III CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 3.01 |
Conditions to Obligations of All Parties |
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Section 3.02 |
Conditions to Obligations of Purchasers |
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Section 3.03 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Company |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 4.01 |
Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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Section 4.02 |
Representations and Warranties of Each Purchaser |
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01 |
Conduct of Business of the Company |
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Section 5.02 |
FPI Status |
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Section 5.03 |
Exclusivity |
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Section 5.04 |
Distribution Compliance Period |
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Section 5.05 |
Further Assurances |
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Section 5.06 |
No Contract |
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Section 5.07 |
Reservation of Shares |
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Section 5.08 |
Director Appointment |
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Section 5.09 |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 5.10 |
No Integrated Offering |
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 6.01 |
Indemnification |
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Section 6.02 |
Third Party Claims |
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Section 6.03 |
Other Claims |
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Section 6.04 |
Limitation to the Companys Liability |
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ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 7.01 |
Survival of the Representations and Warranties |
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Section 7.02 |
Governing Law; Arbitration |
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Section 7.03 |
No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 7.04 |
Amendment |
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Section 7.05 |
Assignment |
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Section 7.06 |
Notices |
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Section 7.07 |
Entire Agreement |
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Section 7.08 |
Severability |
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Section 7.09 |
Fees and Expenses |
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Section 7.10 |
Confidentiality |
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Section 7.11 |
Specific Performance |
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Section 7.12 |
Termination |
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Section 7.13 |
Headings |
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Section 7.14 |
Execution in Counterparts |
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Section 7.15 |
Public Disclosure |
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Section 7.16 |
Waiver |
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EXHIBIT A FORM OF INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT |
E-A-1 |
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EXHIBIT B SUBSCRIPTION |
E-B-1 |
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EXHIBIT C FORM OF CAYMAN OPINION |
E-C-1 |
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made as of December 17, 2017, by and among:
(1) VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED, a Cayman Islands company (the Company);
(2) WINDCREEK LIMITED, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (JD); and
(3) TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED, a company limited by shares incorporated in Hong Kong (Tencent, and together with JD, the Purchasers).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, JD holds 16,230,127 ADSs (as defined below) of the Company, representing 3,246,025 Class A Shares (as defined below) of the Company. The Purchasers desire to subscribe for and purchase, severally and not jointly, and the Company desires to issue and sell certain Class A Shares of the Company to the Purchasers pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, in relation to this Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers will enter into an Investor Rights Agreement (the Investor Rights Agreement), in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit A to memorialize their mutual agreements and understandings relating to the Purchasers ownership of the Ordinary Shares and certain rights granted to the Purchasers by the Company in relation thereto; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agrees as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITION AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01 Definition, Interpretation and Rules of Construction
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
ADSs means the American depositary shares of the Company, five of which represents one (1) Class A Share of the Company.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person; provided, that none of the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be considered an Affiliate of any Purchaser. For purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms controlling and controlled have correlative meanings.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC or China), Hong Kong SAR or New York are required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed or on which a tropical cyclone warning no. 8 or above or a black rainstorm warning signal is hoisted in Hong Kong at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong time.
Class A Shares means Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, in the share capital of the Company.
Class B Shares means the Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, in the share capital of the Company.
Company Securities means (i) Ordinary Shares and other equity securities of the Company, (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of the Company, (iii) any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Ordinary Shares (including any awards under the Employee Equity Incentive Plans) or other equity securities of the Company and (iv) any depository receipts or similar instruments issued in respect of Ordinary Shares and other equity securities of the Company.
Company SEC Documents means all registration statements, proxy statements and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, in each case, filed or furnished with the SEC on or following April 14, 2017 and prior to the date hereof, including the Companys annual report for the year 2016 filed on Form 20-F.
Employee Equity Incentive Plan means any equity incentive plan, share purchase or share option plans of the Company as duly approved by the board of directors of the Company or the shareholders of the Company (if applicable) and in effect from time to time established for the purpose of retaining and compensating employees, consultants, directors and other service providers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, , including any agreement or document entered into by the Company in connection with any award granted pursuant thereto.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Founder Parties has the same meanings ascribed to it under the Investor Rights Agreement entered into or delivered by the parties hereto or their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Material Adverse Effect with respect to a party shall mean any event, fact, circumstance or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other events, facts, circumstances or occurrences, results in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in or a material adverse effect on (a) the financial condition, assets, liabilities, results of operations, business, operations or prospects of such party or its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of such party to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements and to timely perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, except to the extent that any such material adverse effect results from (a) changes in generally accepted accounting principles that are generally applicable to comparable companies (to the extent not materially disproportionately affecting such party or its Subsidiaries), (b) changes in general economic and market conditions (including general capital market conditions) or changes affecting any of the industries in which such party or its Subsidiaries operate generally (in each case to the extent not materially disproportionately affecting such party or its Subsidiaries), or (c) the announcement or disclosure of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions hereunder or thereunder; (d) any pandemic, earthquake, typhoon, tornado or other similar natural disaster.
NYSE means The New York Stock Exchange.
Ordinary Shares means collectively the Class A Shares, the Class B Shares and any other classes of ordinary shares of the Company (if applicable).
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
Subsidiary of a party means any organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which is controlled by such party and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Subsidiaries of a party shall include any variable interest entity over which such party or any of its Subsidiaries effects control pursuant to contractual arrangements and which is consolidated with such party in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to such party and any Subsidiaries of such variable interest entity.
Transaction Agreements include this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, and each of the other agreements and documents entered into or delivered by the parties hereto or their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
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Agreement |
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Preamble |
Basket |
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Section 6.04(a) |
Cap |
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Section 6.04(b) |
Claim Notice |
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Section 6.02(a) |
Closing |
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Section 2.02(b) |
Closing Date |
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Section 2.02(b) |
Company |
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Preamble |
Company Financial Statements |
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Section 4.01(h)(ii) |
Confidential Information |
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Section 7.10(a) |
Control Contracts |
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Section 4.01(u) |
Dispute |
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Section 7.02 |
Encumbrances |
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Section 4.01(c) |
Exchange Act |
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Section 4.01(g)(iv) |
FPI Exemption |
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Section 5.02 |
Governmental Authority |
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Section 3.01(a) |
Indemnified Party |
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Section 6.01 |
Indemnifying Party |
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Section 6.01 |
Indemnity Notice |
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Section 6.03 |
Intellectual Property |
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Section 4.01(q) |
Investor Rights Agreement |
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Recitals |
JD |
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Preamble |
JD Closing |
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Section 2.02(a) |
JD Closing Date |
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Section 2.02(a) |
JD Purchase Price |
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Section 2.01(a) |
JD Subscription Shares |
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Section 2.01(a) |
Losses |
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Section 6.01 |
Material Contracts |
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Section 4.01(n) |
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Section 7.14 |
Permits |
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Section 4.01(f) |
Proceedings |
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Section 4.01(o) |
Purchase Price |
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Section 2.01(b) |
Purchasers |
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Preamble |
Returns |
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Section 4.01(r) |
Securities Act |
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Section 2.02(e)(i) |
Significant Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.01(g)(iv) |
Subscription Shares |
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Section 2.01(b) |
Tax |
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Section 4.01(r) |
Tencent |
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Preamble |
Tencent Closing |
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Section 2.02(b) |
Tencent Closing Date |
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Section 2.02(b) |
Tencent Purchase Price |
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Section 2.01(b) |
Tencent Subscription Shares |
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Section 2.01(b) |
Third Party Claim |
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Section 6.02(a) |
(c) In this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires:
(i) The words Party and Parties shall be construed to mean a party or the parties to this Agreement, and any reference to a party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated hereby shall include such partys successors and permitted assigns.
(ii) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or clause, such reference is to an Article, Section, Exhibit or clause of this Agreement.
(iii) The headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(iv) Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
(v) The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
(vi) All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein.
(vii) The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms.
(viii) The use of or is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.
(ix) The term $ means United States Dollars.
(x) The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall.
(xi) A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification, amendment, re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation.
(xii) References herein to any gender include the other gender.
(xiii) The Parties hereto have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and if any ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement or any interim drafts thereof.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
Section 2.01 Issuance, Sale and Purchase of the Subscription Shares.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the JD Closing (as defined below), JD hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company hereby agrees to issue, sell and deliver to JD, subject to and concurrent with the T Closing, the number of Class A Shares set forth opposite JDs name as set out in Exhibit B (the JD Subscription Shares), free and clear of all liens or Encumbrances (except for restrictions created by virtue of transactions under this Agreement) for an aggregate purchase price of $258,687,934.2 (the JD Purchase Price).
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Tencent Closing (as defined below), Tencent hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company hereby agrees to issue, sell and deliver to Tencent, subject to and concurrent with the JD Closing, the number of Class A Shares set forth opposite Tencents name as set out in Exhibit B (the Tencent Subscription Shares, together with the JD Subscription Shares, the Subscription Shares), free and clear of all liens or Encumbrances (except for restrictions created by virtue of transactions under this Agreement) for an aggregate purchase price of $603,605,179.8 (the Tencent Purchase Price and, together with JD Purchaser Price, the Purchase Price).
Section 2.02 Closing.
(a) JD Closing. Subject to satisfaction or, to the extent of permissible, waiver by the Party or Parties entitled to the benefit of the conditions set forth in Article III (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver of those conditions at the Closing), the closing of the sale and purchase of the JD Subscription Shares pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) (the JD Closing) shall, subject to Section 2.02(c), take place remotely by electronic means on December 29, 2017 or at such time and date and other place as the Parties may mutually agree. The date and time of the JD Closing is referred to herein as the JD Closing Date.
(b) T Closing. Subject to satisfaction or, to the extent of permissible, waiver by the Party or Parties entitled to the benefit of the conditions set forth in Article III (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver of those conditions at the Closing), the closing of the sale and purchase of the Tencent Subscription Shares pursuant to this Section 2.02(b) (the Tencent Closing, and together with the JD Closing, each a Closing) shall, subject to Section 2.02(c), take place remotely by electronic means on December 29, 2017 or at such time and date and other place as the Parties may mutually agree. The date and time of the Tencent Closing is referred to herein as the Tencent Closing Date and, together with the JD Closing Date, the Closing Date.
(c) Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement as between the Company and a Purchaser in accordance with Section 7.12, the Parties agree that the JD Closing and the Tencent Closing shall occur concurrently with each other and each such Closing is conditioned upon the concurrent occurrence of the other Closing.
(d) Payment and Delivery.
(i) At the JD Closing, JD shall pay and deliver, or cause to be paid and delivered, the JD Purchase Price to the Company in U.S. dollars by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account designated in writing by the Company to JD on or before the date of this Agreement. The Company shall deliver a duly executed share certificate registered in the name of JD, a certified true copy of the register of members of the Company showing JD as the legal and beneficial holder of the JD Subscription Shares, a certified true copy of the register of directors of the Company showing the observer nominated by JD at the Closing Date as an observer of the board of directors of the Company.
(ii) At the Tencent Closing, Tencent shall pay and deliver, or cause to be paid and delivered, the Tencent Purchase Price to the Company in U.S. dollars by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account designated in writing by the Company to Tencent on or before the date of this Agreement. The Company shall deliver a duly executed share certificate registered in the name of Tencent, a certified true copy of the register of members of the Company showing Tencent as the legal and beneficial holder of the Tencent Subscription Shares, a certified true copy of the register of directors of the Company showing the director nominated by Tencent at the Closing Date as a director of the board of directors of the Company.
(e) Restrictive Legend.
(i) Each certificate representing any of the Subscription Shares shall be endorsed with the following legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES ACT) OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED: (A) IN THE ABSENCE OF (1) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) AN EXEMPTION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND (B) UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY, WINDCREEK LIMITED AND TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED, DATED DECEMBER 17, 2017 (THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT) AND THE INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY, WINDCREEK LIMITED, TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED AND CERTAIN OTHER PARTIES THEREIN, DATED [·], 2017 (THE INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT). ANY ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS SECURITY IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS OR ANY OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL BE VOID.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Purchaser shall be entitled to receive from the Company new certificates for a like number of Subscription Shares not bearing such legend upon the request of any Purchaser at such time as such restrictions are no longer applicable.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 3.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties.
(a) No United States or non-United States federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar government, governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority, self-regulatory body, branch, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or arbitral or judicial body (including any grand jury) (each, a Governmental Authority) shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree (in each case, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins, prevents, prohibits or otherwise makes illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
(b) No action, suit, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted or threatened by a Governmental Authority that seeks to restrain, enjoin, prevent, prohibit or otherwise make illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
Section 3.02 Conditions to Obligations of Purchasers. The respective obligations of each Purchaser to subscribe for, purchase and pay for the Subscription Shares as contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by each such Purchaser in its sole discretion:
(a) The fundamental representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(d), Section 4.01(e) and Section 4.01(g) hereof shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly speak as of a specified date, in which case on and as of such specified date). Other representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.01 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct on the date of this Agreement and true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly speak as of a specified date, in which case on and as of such specified date);
(b) The Company shall have performed and complied with all, and not be in breach or default in under any agreements, covenants, conditions and obligations contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with on or before the Closing Date in all material respects.
(c) There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
(d) All corporate and other actions required to be taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Subscription Shares shall have been completed.
(e) The Company shall have approved the appointment of a director nominated by Tencent and an observer nominated by J to the board of directors of the Company, which shall be effective upon the Closing.
(f) The Purchasers shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Travers Thorp Alberga, Cayman counsel to the Company, substantially in the form as set forth in Exhibit C.
(g) No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by NYSE, the SEC or any other Governmental Authority with respect to the public trading of the ADSs.
(h) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered the Investor Rights Agreement on or prior to the Closing.
(i) The concurrent Closing of the other Purchasers subscription and purchase of such Purchasers Subscription Shares.
Section 3.03 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to issue and sell the JD Subscription Shares or Tencent Subscription Shares, as applicable, to the relevant Purchaser as contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Company in its sole discretion:
(a) The representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained in Section 4.02 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct on the date of this Agreement and true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Such Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all, and not be in breach or default under any, agreements, covenants, conditions and obligations contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with on or before the Closing Date.
(c) Each Purchaser shall have duly executed and delivered the Investor Rights Agreement on or prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that, except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents:
(a) Due Formation. The Company is an exempted company, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Each of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is currently being conducted.
(b) Authority; Valid Agreement. The Company has all requisite legal power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Agreements and each other agreement, certificate, document and instrument to be executed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Agreements will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the Purchasers, constitutes (or, when executed and delivered in accordance herewith will constitute) a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity, whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar law affecting creditors rights and remedies generally. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as of the Closing, no approval by the shareholders of the Company is required in connection with this Agreement or other Transaction Agreements, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for those that have been obtained, waived or exempted on or prior to such Closing.
(c) Due Issuance of the Subscription Shares. The Subscription Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of any pledge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge, assessment, right of first refusal, right of pre-emption, third party right or interest, claim or restriction of any kind or nature, except for restrictions arising under the Securities Act or created by virtue of the transactions under this Agreement (collectively Encumbrances). Upon entry of the relevant Purchaser into the register of members of the Company as the legal owner of the relevant Subscription Shares, the Company will transfer to the relevant Purchaser good and valid title to the relevant Subscription Shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances.
(d) Non-contravention. None of the execution and the delivery of this Agreement and other Transaction Agreements, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will (i) violate any provision of the organizational documents of the Company, (ii) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental entity or court to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject in all material respects, or (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of or creation of any Encumbrances under, or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries assets are subject in all material respects.
(e) Consents and Approvals. None of the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement, nor the consummation by the Company of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor the performance by the Company of this Agreement or other Transaction Agreements in accordance with their respective terms requires the consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration with, or the giving notice to, any governmental or public body or authority or any third party, except such as have been or will have been obtained, made or given on or prior any Closing Date and except for any filing or notification required to be made with the SEC or NYSE regarding the issuance of the Purchased Shares. The Company, including all controlled entities within the meaning of the rules under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, does not hold any assets located in the U.S. and did not make aggregate sales in or into the U.S. of over US$80.8 million in its most recent fiscal year.
(f) Compliance with Laws. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and has not been conducted at any time during the three years prior to the date hereof, in material violation of any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as amended, PRC anti-bribery laws or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws) or government order applicable to the Company. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all material permits, licenses, authorizations, consents, orders and approvals in material respects (collectively, Permits) that are required in order to carry on their business as presently conducted. All such Permits are in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened. The Company is in compliance with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the NYSE in all material respects. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken no action designed to, or reasonably likely to have the effect of, delisting the ADSs from the NYSE. There are no proceedings pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of the ADSs on NYSE and the Company has not received any notification that the SEC or the NYSE is contemplating suspending or terminating such listing (or the applicable registration under the Exchange Act related thereto).
(g) Capitalization.
(i) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares, of which 102,153,831 Class A Shares and 16,510,358 Class B Shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. Immediately prior to the Closing, the total number of the issued Ordinary Shares shall be 118,664,189. The Company has no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the shareholders of the Company on any matter. All issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, are free of preemptive rights, were issued in compliance with applicable U.S. and other applicable securities laws
and were not issued in violation of any preemptive right, resale right, right of first refusal, or similar right.
(ii) Except as set forth above in this Section 4.01(g) there are no outstanding (A) shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (B) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company or (C) preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, phantom stock rights, stock appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements, calls, commitments or rights of any kind that obligate the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of the Company, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.
(iii) There are no registration rights, rights of first offer, rights of first refusal, tag-along rights, director appointment rights, governance rights, veto rights or other similar rights with respect to the Company Securities or the securities of any Subsidiaries that have been granted by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to any Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary).
(iv) All outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of the significant subsidiaries (Significant Subsidiaries) as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and all such shares or other ownership interests in any Significant Subsidiary (except for directors qualifying shares or other ownership interests required to be held by directors under applicable law) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of any Encumbrance.
(h) SEC Matters; Financial Statements.
(i) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis, the Company SEC Documents. None of the Significant Subsidiaries is required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. As of their respective effective dates (in the case of the Company SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Documents), or in each case, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment: (A) each of the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company SEC Documents (as the case may be) and (B) none of the Company SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) The financial statements (including any related notes) contained in the Company SEC Documents (collectively, the Company Financial Statements): (A) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (B) were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed to summary statements) and (C) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby, in each case except as disclosed therein or in the Company SEC Documents and as permitted under the Exchange Act.
(iii) The Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15, as applicable, under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting, including policies and procedures that (A) mandate the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the material transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (B) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the board of directors of the Company and (C) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company. There are no material weaknesses in the Companys internal controls. The Companys auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company have not been advised of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting. Since December 31, 2016, there has been no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
(i) No Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary of any kind, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such a liability, other than: (i) liabilities reflected on, reserved against, or disclosed in the Companys unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017, (ii) liabilities incurred since September 30, 2017 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (iii) any other undisclosed liabilities that are not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and (iv) any liabilities incurred under any Transaction Agreement. There are no unconsolidated Subsidiaries of the Company or any off-balance sheet arrangements of any type (including any off-balance sheet arrangement required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) that have not been
so described in the Company SEC Documents nor any obligations to enter into any such arrangements.
(j) Investment Company. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Subscription Shares, the consummation of the offering and the application of the proceeds hereof, will not be an investment company, as such term is defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(k) No Registration. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.02 of this Agreement, it is not necessary in connection with the issuance and sale of the Subscription Shares to register the Subscription Shares under the Securities Act or to qualify or register the Subscription Shares under applicable U.S. state securities laws. No directed selling efforts (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) have been made by any of the Company, any of its Affiliates or any person acting on its behalf with respect to any Subscription Shares; and none of such Persons has taken any actions that would result in the sale of the Subscription Shares to the Purchasers under this Agreement requiring registration under the Securities Act; and the Company is a foreign issuer (as defined in Regulation S).
(l) Brokers. The Company has not dealt with any broker, finder, commission agent, placement agent or arranger in connection with the sale of the Subscription Shares, and the Company is not under any obligation to pay any brokers fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Subscription Shares.
(m) Absence of Changes. Since September 30, 2017, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect, or:
(i) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for dividends or other distributions by any Significant Subsidiary to the Company or to any of the Companys wholly owned Subsidiaries);
(ii) any issuances or sales of equity securities of the Company other than pursuant to any Employ Equity Incentive Plan;
(iii) any material related party transactions;
(iv) any amendment to the constitutional documents of the Company;
(v) any redemption, repurchase, share splits, reclassifications, share combination or other recapitalizations of any equity securities of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or
(vi) any entry into any contract, agreement, instrument or other document in respect of any of the foregoing.
(n) Contracts. The Company has filed as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents all contracts, agreements and instruments (including all amendments thereto) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound and which are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole and are required to be filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents pursuant to applicable securities law (the Material Contracts). Each Material Contract is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, enforceable against the counterparties of the Company or the Subsidiaries party thereto. The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, are not in default under, or in breach or violation of, any Material Contract, except where such breach, defaults, or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Litigation. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened actions, claims, demands, investigations, examinations, indictments, litigations, suits or other criminal, civil or administrative or investigative proceedings before or by any Governmental Authority or by any other person against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Founder Parties or any proceedings that seek to restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transactions under the Transaction Agreements (collectively Proceedings), except for such Proceedings as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Ownership of Assets. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or in the case of leased property and assets, have valid leasehold interests in, all property and assets (whether real, personal, tangible or intangible) reflected on the Companys consolidated unaudited balance sheet as of September 30, 2017 or acquired thereafter, except for properties and assets sold since such date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and except where the failure to have such good and marketable title or valid leasehold interests would not have a Material Adverse Effect. None of such property or assets is subject to any Encumbrance, except for Encumbrances: (a) disclosed in the SEC Documents or (b) which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Intellectual Property. All registered or unregistered, (i) patents, patentable inventions and other patent rights (including any divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations and interferences thereof); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, taglines, brand names, logos and corporate names and all goodwill related thereto; (ii) copyrights, mask works and designs; (iv) trade secrets, know-how, inventions, processes, procedures, databases, confidential business information and other proprietary information and rights; (v) computer software programs, including all source code, object code, specifications, designs and documentation related thereto; and (vi) domain names, Internet addresses and other computer identifiers, in each case that is material and is used in the operation of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently being conducted (the Intellectual Property) is either (a) owned by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries or (b) is used by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a valid license. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no infringements or other violations of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any third party, expect where such infringement or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all necessary actions to maintain and protect each item of Intellectual Property. The conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe or otherwise violate any
intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any other person in material respects and there is no action pending, or to the knowledge of the Company threatened alleging any such infringement or violation or challenging the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries rights in or to any Intellectual Property, except for any Proceeding that, if resolved in an adverse manner to the Company or its Subsidiaries would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed in the appropriate jurisdictions all material foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns required to be filed or maintained in connection with the calculation, determination, assessment or collection of any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts, duties, governmental fees and charges of whatever kind (including any interest, penalties or additions to the tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto) (each a Tax), including all amended returns required as a result of examination adjustments made by any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition of any Tax (collectively, the Returns), and such Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and (ii) has paid all material Taxes and other governmental assessments and charges shown or determined to be due on such Returns, except those being contested or will be contested in good faith. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice regarding unpaid foreign, federal and state income in any amount or any Taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the Company is not aware of any reasonable basis for such claim. No Returns filed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to material Taxes are currently being audited, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any such audit.
(s) Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and other Transaction Agreements, each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries (i) will be solvent (in that both the fair value of its assets will not be less than the sum of its debts and that the present fair saleable value of its assets will not be less than the amount required to pay its probable liability on its recourse debts as they mature or become due) and (ii) will have adequate capital and liquidity with which to engage in the their businesses as currently conducted and as described in the Company SEC Documents.
(t) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. All related party transactions required to be disclosed under applicable rules of the NYSE or the applicable securities law have been accurately described in the Company SEC Documents in all material respects. Any such related party transaction was entered into on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Company or its applicable Subsidiary than those applicable in comparable transactions between independent parties acting at arms length.
(u) Variable Interest Entities. The Company controls its variable interest entities, Guangzhou VIPSHOP E-Commerce Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Pinjian E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (formerly named Shanghai Pinjian E-Commerce Co., Ltd.), through a series of contractual arrangements (Control Contracts), and there is no enforceable agreement or understanding to rescind, amend or change the nature of such captive structure or the terms of the Control Contracts.
Section 4.02 Representations and Warranties of Each Purchaser. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the relevant Closing, as follows:
(a) Due Formation. Such Purchaser is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization. Such Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is currently being conducted.
(b) Authority. Such Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and other Transaction Agreements to which it is to become a party and each other agreement, certificate, document and instrument to be executed and delivered by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by such Purchaser of this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is or is to become a party and the performance by such Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by all requisite actions on its part.
(c) Valid Agreement. This Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is to become a party will be, duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes (or, when executed and delivered in accordance herewith will constitute), the legal, valid and binding obligation of the relevant Purchaser, enforceable against the relevant Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.
(d) Non-contravention. None of the execution and the delivery of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, by such Purchaser will violate any provision of the organizational documents of the relevant Purchaser or violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental entity or court to which such Purchaser is subject.
(e) Consents and Approvals. None of the execution and delivery by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which such Purchaser is to become a Party, nor the consummation by such Purchaser of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor the performance by such Purchaser of this Agreements or any such Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms requires the consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration with, or the giving notice to, any governmental or public body or authority or any third party, except such as have been or will have been obtained, made or given on or prior to the applicable Closing.
(f) Status and Investment Intent.
(i) Experience. Such Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the relevant Subscription Shares. Such Purchaser
is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment, including a complete loss of its investment.
(ii) Purchase Entirely for Own Account. Such Purchaser is acquiring the relevant Subscription Shares that it is subscribing for and purchasing pursuant to this Agreement for investment for its own account for investment purposes only and not with the view to, or with any intention of, resale, distribution or other disposition thereof in a manner that would violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(iii) Restricted Securities. Such Purchaser acknowledges that the Subscription Shares are restricted securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser further acknowledges that, absent an effective registration under the Securities Act, the Securities may only be offered, sold or otherwise transferred (x) to the Company, (y) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (z) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
(iv) Not a U.S. Person. Such Purchaser is not a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S.
(v) Offshore Transaction. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Subscription Shares in an offshore transaction executed in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business of the Company. From the date hereof until the Closing Date,
(a) the Company shall, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) conduct its business and operations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) not take any action, or omit to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to make any of its representations and warranties in this Agreement untrue at, or as of any time before, the Closing Date;
(b) the Company shall (i) take all actions necessary to continue the listing and trading of its ADSs on the NYSE and shall comply with the Companys reporting, filing and other obligations under the rules of the NYSE, in each case, through the Closing, and (ii) file with the NYSE a supplemental listing application in respect of Subscription Shares; and
(c) the Company shall promptly notify the Purchasers of any event, condition or circumstance occurring prior to the Closing Date that would constitute a breach of any terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
Section 5.02 FPI Status. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall promptly after the date hereof and reasonably prior to the Closing take all necessary or desirable actions required to duly and validly rely on the exemption for foreign private issuers (FPI Exemption) from applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE with respect to corporate governance to rely on home country practice in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (including an exemption from any NYSE rules that would otherwise require seeking shareholder approval in respect of such transactions), including without limitation, to the extent necessary, making disclosures, notices and filings to or with the SEC and the NYSE and obtaining an adequate opinion of counsel in respect of the home country practice exemption. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its ADSs on the NYSE and, in accordance, therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Companys reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.
Section 5.03 Exclusivity. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.12 hereof or the Closing Date, the Company agrees not to initiate, solicit, encourage or engage in any discussion or negotiation of any type with, provide any information to, accept any proposal from, or enter into any letter of intent, purchase contract or any other similar agreement, or consummate any transaction, with any Persons other than the Purchasers with respect to the issuance, sale, grant, transfer, purchase or other acquisition by any such Person of any Company Securities other than pursuant to any Employee Equity Incentive Plan, except with the Purchasers prior written consent; provided, that if the Purchasers grant such consent, and the relevant transaction contains terms and conditions with respect to the subscription or purchase of Securities of the Company, or has the effect of establishing any investor or shareholder rights or benefits to such Person, that are in each case more favorable than the comparable terms and conditions or rights or benefits of the Purchasers under this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements, the Company shall also with no further action required by the Purchasers be deemed to have offered all such terms and conditions, rights or benefits, mutatis mutandis, to the Purchasers.
Section 5.04 Distribution Compliance Period. Each Purchaser agrees not to resell, pledge or transfer any Subscription Shares within the United States or to any U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person, as each of those terms is defined in Regulation S, during the 40 days following the Closing in compliance with Regulation S.
Section 5.05 Further Assurances. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, the Parties shall each use their respective reasonable best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction Agreements.
Section 5.06 No Contract. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company agrees that from the date hereof until the Closing Date, it shall not make (or otherwise enter into any contract with respect to) (x) any material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (y) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for dividends or other
distributions by any Subsidiary to the Company or to any of the Companys Subsidiaries) or (z) any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of any share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in each case for the avoidance of doubt as contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
Section 5.07 Reservation of Shares. The Company shall ensure that it has sufficient number of duly authorized Ordinary Shares at the Closing to comply with its obligations to issue the Subscription Shares.
Section 5.08 Director Appointment. The Company shall take all necessary or desirable actions as may be required under Applicable Law and in accordance with its memorandum and articles of association to cause the individual designated by the Purchasers as the initial director or the initial observer to be appointed to the board of directors of the Company at the Closing.
Section 5.09 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds of the Purchase Price for general corporate purposes, including without limitation potential mergers, acquisitions and investments.
Section 5.10 No Integrated Offering. The Company shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and any Person acting on its or their behalf not to, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security or solicit any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Subscription Shares under the Securities Act whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01 Indemnification. From and after the Closing Date, the Company (the Indemnifying Party), shall indemnify and hold each Purchaser, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers and agents (collectively, the Indemnified Party) harmless from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, obligations, expenses and liabilities, including but not limited to any investigative, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with (collectively, Losses) incurred by any Indemnified Party as a result of or arising out of: (i) the breach of any representation or warranty of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement; or (ii) the violation or nonperformance, partial or total, of any covenant or agreement of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement. In calculating the amount of any Losses of an Indemnified Party hereunder, there shall be subtracted the amount of any insurance proceeds and third-party payments received by the Indemnified Party with respect to such Losses, if any. For the avoidance of doubt, the Losses shall be determined without regard to any qualification or exception contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or standard.
Section 6.02 Third Party Claims.
(a) If any third party shall notify any Indemnified Party in writing with respect to any matter involving a claim by such third party (a Third Party Claim) which such Indemnified Party believes would give rise to a claim for indemnification against
the Indemnifying Party under this Article VI, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly following receipt of notice of such claim (i) notify the Indemnifying Party thereof in writing and (ii) transmit to the Indemnifying Party a written notice (Claim Notice) describing in reasonable detail the nature of the Third Party Claim, a copy of all papers served with respect to such claim (if any), and the basis of the Indemnified Partys request for indemnification under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay in providing such notice shall constitute a waiver or otherwise modify the Indemnified Partys right to indemnity hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure or delay.
(b) Upon receipt of a Claim Notice with respect to a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim by, within 30 days of receipt of the Claim Notice, notifying the Indemnified Party in writing that the Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, and upon delivery of such notice by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to fully control and settle the proceeding; provided, that, any such settlement or compromise shall be permitted hereunder only with the written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim if (i) the Third Party Claim relates to or arises in connection with any criminal action, (ii) the Third Party Claim seeks an injunction or equitable relief against any Indemnified Party (other than immaterial equitable relief in connection with an award of monetary damages) or (iii) the Indemnifying Party has not acknowledged that such Third Party Claim is subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 6.02(b), the Indemnifying Party shall conduct such defense in good faith.
(c) If requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, cooperate reasonably with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnifying Party elects to contest, including in connection with the making of any related counterclaim against the person asserting the Third Party Claim or any cross complaint against any person. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to receive copies of all pleadings, notices and communications with respect to any Third Party Claim, other than any privileged communications between the Indemnifying Party and its counsel, and shall be entitled, at its sole cost and expense, to retain separate co-counsel and participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim assumed by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 6.02(b).
(d) In the event of a Third Party Claim for which the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense or fails to make such an election within the 30 days of the Claim Notice, the Indemnified Party may, at its option, defend, settle, compromise or pay such action or claim at the expense of the Indemnifying Party; provided, that any such settlement or compromise shall be permitted hereunder only with the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Section 6.03 Other Claims. In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against the Indemnifying Party hereunder which does not involve a Third Party Claim,
the Indemnified Party shall promptly transmit to the Indemnifying Party a written notice (the Indemnity Notice) describing in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, the Indemnified Partys best estimate of the amount of Losses attributable to such claim and the basis of the Indemnified Partys request for indemnification under this Agreement; provided, that no failure or delay in providing such notice shall constitute a waiver or otherwise modify the Indemnified Partys right to indemnity hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure or delay. If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days from its receipt of the Indemnity Notice that the Indemnifying Party disputes such claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed with such claim.
Section 6.04 Limitation to the Companys Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(a) the Indemnifying Party shall have no liability to each Purchaser and other Indemnified Parties related to such Purchaser under Section 6.01 with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement unless the aggregate amount of Losses suffered or incurred by such Purchaser and such other Indemnitees thereunder exceeds US$5.0 million (the Basket), in which case the Indemnifying Party shall be liable to such Purchaser and such other Indemnified Parties for all their Losses pursuant to Section 6.01; provided that, the Basket shall not apply to any Losses resulting from fraud or intentional misrepresentation on the part of the Company.
(b) the maximum aggregate liabilities of the Indemnifying Party in respect of Losses suffered by each Purchaser and other Indemnified Parties related to such Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.01 with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement shall not in any event be greater than the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser (the Cap); provided that, the Cap shall not apply to any Loss resulting from fraud or intentional misrepresentation on the part of the Company; and
(c) notwithstanding any other provision contained herein and except in the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, from and after the Closing, the right to indemnity pursuant to Article VI shall be the sole and exclusive monetary remedy of any of the Indemnified Parties for any claims against the Company arising out of or resulting from this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that the Purchasers shall also be entitled to specific performance or other equitable remedies pursuant to Section 7.13 hereof.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01 Survival of the Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Companys fundamental representations contained in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(d), Section 4.01(e) and Section 4.01(g) hereof shall survive until the latest date permitted by law or indefinitely if such date is not provided and the representations contained in Section 4.01(r) shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. All other representations and warranties of
the Company contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the expiry of eighteen months from the Closing Date.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing clauses, (i) any breach of representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentences, if a Claim Notice or an Indemnification Notice, as the case may be, shall have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought in accordance with this Agreement prior to such time and (ii) any breach of representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity may be sought that was caused as a result of fraud or intentional misrepresentation shall survive until the latest date permitted by law or indefinitely, if such date is not provided.
Section 7.02 Governing Law; Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of New York. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination (Dispute) shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre in accordance with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules then in force at the time of commencement of the arbitration. There shall be three arbitrators. The Company shall have the right to appoint one arbitrator, the Purchasers collectively, shall have the right to appoint the second arbitrator, to the extent the Dispute involves both Purchasers and the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; provided, that in the event the Dispute involves only one of the Purchasers, such Purchaser shall have the sole right to appoint the second director. The language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be English. Each of the Parties irrevocably waives any immunity to jurisdiction to which it may be entitled or become entitled (including without limitation sovereign immunity, immunity to pre-award attachment, post-award attachment or otherwise) in any arbitration proceedings and/or enforcement proceedings against it arising out of or based on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 7.03 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
Section 7.04 Amendment. This Agreement shall not be amended, changed or modified, except by another agreement in writing executed by the Parties hereto.
Section 7.05 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the any Party without the express written consent of the other Parties. Any purported assignment in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder to any Affiliate of such Purchaser, provided, that no such assignment shall relieve such Purchaser of its obligations hereunder.
Section 7.06 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if (a) in writing and served by personal delivery upon the party for whom it is intended; (b) if delivered by facsimile with receipt confirmed; or (c) if delivered by certified mail, registered mail or courier service, return-receipt received to the party at the address set forth below:
If to the Company, at:
VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Address : 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
Attention : David Gu
Email : david.gu@vipshop.com
If to JD, at:
c/o JD.com, Inc.
Address : 20th Floor, Building A, No. 18 Kechuang 11 Street
Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone
Daxing District, Beijing 101111
The Peoples Republic of China
Attention : Legal Department
Email : legalnotice@jd.com
If to Tencent, at:
c/o Tencent Holdings Limited
Attention : Compliance and Transactions Department
Address : Level 29, Three Pacific Place
1 Queens Road East
Wanchai, Hong Kong
E-mail : legalnotice@tencent.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Address : Tencent Building, Keji Zhongyi Avenue,
Hi-tech Park, Nanshan District,
Shenzhen 518057, PRC
Attn. : Mergers and Acquisitions Department
E-mail : PD_Support@tencent.com
Any Party may change its address for purposes of this Section 7.06 by giving the other Parties hereto written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
Section 7.07 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements including the schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or in writing, if any, between the Parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and thereby are merged and superseded by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.
Section 7.08 Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement shall be adjudicated to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any action or proceeding whether in its entirety or in any portion, then such provision shall be deemed amended, if possible, or deleted, as the case may be, from the Agreement in order to render the remainder of the Agreement and any provision thereof both valid and enforceable, and all other provisions hereof shall be given effect separately therefrom and shall not be affected thereby.
Section 7.09 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or other Transaction Agreements, the Parties will bear their respective expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and other Transaction Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and financial advisors.
Section 7.10 Confidentiality.
(a) Each Party shall keep confidential any non-public material or information with respect to the business, technology, financial conditions, and other aspects of the other Parties which it is aware of, or have access to, in signing or performing this Agreement (including written or non-written information, hereinafter the Confidential Information). Confidential Information shall not include any information that is (a) previously known on a non-confidential basis by the receiving Party, (b) in the public domain through no fault of such receiving Party, its Affiliates or its or its Affiliates officers, directors or employees, (c) received from a party other than the Company or the Companys representatives or agents, so long as such party was not, to the knowledge of the receiving party, subject to a duty of confidentiality to the Company or (d) developed independently by the receiving Party without reference to confidential information of the disclosing Party. No Party shall disclose such Confidential Information to any third Party. Either Party may use the Confidential Information only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary for performing this Agreement; and shall not use such Confidential Information for any other purposes. The Parties hereby agree, for the purpose of this Section 7.10, that the existence and terms and conditions of this Agreement and schedule hereof shall be deemed as Confidential Information.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Section 7.10, if any Party believes in good faith that any announcement or notice must be prepared or published pursuant to applicable laws (including any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or valid legal process) or information is otherwise required to be disclosed to any Governmental Authority, such Party may, in accordance with its understanding of the applicable laws, make the required disclosure in the manner it deems in compliance with the requirements of applicable laws; provided, that, the Party who is required to make such disclosure shall, to the extent permitted by law and so far as it is practicable, provide the other Parties with prompt notice of such requirement and cooperate with the other Parties at such other Parties request and at the requesting Partys cost, to enable such other Parties to seek an appropriate protection order or remedy. In addition, each Party may disclose, after giving prior notice to the other Parties to the extent practicable under the circumstances and subject to any practicable arrangements to protect confidentiality, Confidential Information to the extent required under judicial or regulatory process or in connection with any judicial process regarding any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any Transaction Agreement; provided that, the Party who is required to make such disclosure shall, to the extent permitted by law and so far as it is practicable, at the other Parties request and at the requesting Partys cost, cooperate with the other Parties to enable such other Parties to seek an appropriate protection order or remedy.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in Section 7.10, each Party may disclose the Confidential Information only to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives on a need-to-know basis in the performance of the Transaction Agreements; provided that, such Party shall ensure such persons strictly abide by the confidentiality obligations hereunder.
(d) Without the prior written consent of a Purchaser, and whether or not such Purchaser is then a shareholder of the Company, none of the Company and other parties hereto shall, and each foregoing persons shall cause its Affiliates not to, (i) use in advertising, publicity or announcements the name of such Purchaser or any Affiliate of such Purchaser, either alone or in combination with any company name, trade name, trademark, service mark, domain name, device, design, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned by such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) represent, directly or indirectly, that any product or services provided by the Company or any of its Affiliates has been approved or endorsed by such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.
(e) The confidentiality obligations of each Party hereunder shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Each Party shall continue to abide by the confidentiality clause hereof and perform the obligation of confidentiality it undertakes until the other Party approves release of that obligation or until a breach of the confidentiality clause hereof will no longer result in any prejudice to the other Party.
Section 7.11 Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
Section 7.12 Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall automatically terminate as between the Company and a Purchaser upon the earliest to occur of:
(i) the written consent of each of the Company and such Purchaser; provided, however, that if the Company consents to the termination of this Agreement with a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 7.12(a)(i), the Company shall be deemed to have consented in writing to the termination of this Agreement with the other Purchaser pursuant to this Section 7.12(a)(i), with any such termination becoming effective upon the delivery of a written consent by such other Purchaser;
(ii) the delivery of written notice to terminate by either the Company or a Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred by February 28, 2018; provided, however, that such right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.12(a)(ii) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation
under this Agreement shall have been the principal cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date; or
(iii) by the Company or a Purchaser in the event that any Governmental Authority shall have issued a judgment or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements and such judgment or other action shall have become final and non-appealable.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.12(a)(i), termination of the Agreement as between the Company and a Purchaser under this Section 7.12 shall not have the effect of terminating the Agreement as between the Company and any other Purchaser.
(c) Upon any termination of this Agreement as between the Company and a Purchaser, the Agreement between the Company and such Purchaser will have no further force or effect, except for the provisions of Sections 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15 and 7.16 hereof, which shall survive any termination under this Section 7.12; provided, that neither the Company nor such Purchaser shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of (i) fraud or (ii) any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.
Section 7.13 Headings. The headings of the various articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted merely for the purpose of convenience and do not expressly or by implication limit, define or extend the specific terms of the section so designated.
Section 7.14 Execution in Counterparts. For the convenience of the Parties and to facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures in the form of facsimile or electronically imaged PDF shall be deemed to be original signatures for all purposes hereunder.
Section 7.15 Public Disclosure. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, both Purchasers and the Company shall consult and agree with each other on the terms and content of a joint press release with respect to the execution of this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and no press release shall be issued by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Thereafter, neither the Company nor any Purchaser, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall issue any press release or other public announcement or communication (to the extent not previously publicly disclosed or made in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreements) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby without the prior written consent of the other parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except to the extent a partys counsel deems such disclosure necessary or desirable in order to comply with any law or the regulations or policies of any securities exchange or other similar regulatory body (in which case the disclosing party shall give the other parties notice as promptly as is reasonably practicable of any required disclosure to the extent permitted by applicable law), shall limit such disclosure to the information such counsel advises is required to comply with such law or regulations, and if reasonably practicable, shall consult with the other party regarding such disclosure and give good faith consideration to any suggested changes to such disclosure from the other
party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.15, each Purchaser and the Company may make public statements in response to specific questions by the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences or financial analyst conference calls, so long as any such statements are not materially inconsistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made by the Company or either Purchaser and do not reveal material, non-public information regarding the other Parties or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.16 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument signed by the Party waiving such provision. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of the same preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
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VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED | |
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/s/ Shen Ya |
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Name: Shen Ya | |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signatue Page to Subscription Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
Windcreek Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Liu Qiangdong |
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Name: |
Liu Qiangdong |
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Title: |
Director |
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[Signatue Page to Subscription Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
Tencent Mobility Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Ma Huateng |
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Name: |
Ma Huateng |
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Title: |
Director |
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[Signatue Page to Subscription Agreement]
EXHIBIT B
SUBSCRIPTION
Purchasers |
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Investment Amount |
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Ordinary |
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JD |
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US$258,687,934.2 cash |
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3,955,473 Class A Shares |
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Tencent |
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US$603,605,179.8 cash |
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9,229,437 Class A Shares |
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section 1.01
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Definitions
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1
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Section 1.02
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Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions
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6
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ARTICLE II CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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7
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Section 2.01
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Board Representation
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7
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Section 2.02
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JD Observer.
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7
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Section 2.03
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Expenses and Indemnification
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8
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Section 2.04
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Serve on Board Committees
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8
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Section 2.05
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No Inconsistent Amendments
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8
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Section 2.06
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Actions Requiring Consent.
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9
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ARTICLE III REGISTRATION RIGHTS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
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10
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Section 3.01
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Registration Rights
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10
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Section 3.02
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Preemptive Rights
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10
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ARTICLE IV CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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11
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Section 4.01
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Lockup
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VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Eric Ya Shen
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ELEGANT MOTION HOLDINGS LIMITED
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HIGH VIVACITY HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Windcreek Limited
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(a) | during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration subject to Section 3 below, provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; |
(b) | if the initiating Investor proposes to dispose of Registrable Securities that may be registered on Form S-3 or Form F-3 pursuant to Section 4 hereof; or |
(c) | if the Company shall furnish to the Investors requesting the filing of a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2, a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such registration statement to be filed, then the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the initiating Investor; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period. |
(a) | Notice. Promptly give written notice of the proposed registration and the Investor’s request therefor, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Investors; and |
(b) | Registration. As soon as practicable, effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Investors joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fourteen (14) Business Days after the Company provides the notice contemplated by Section 4.1(a) above; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 4: |
(A) | if Form S-3 or Form F-3 is not available for such offering by Investors; |
(B) | if the Company shall furnish to the Investor(s) a certificate signed by the chief executive officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be |
(C) | if the Company has, within the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of such request, already effected two (2) registrations under the Securities Act other than a registration from which the Registrable Securities of Investor(s) have been excluded (with respect to all or any portion of the Registrable Securities the Investor(s) requested be included in such registration) pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.2 of this Schedule 1. |
(a) | any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto; |
(b) | the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or |
(c) | any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any United States federal or state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any United States federal or state securities law in connection with the offering covered by such registration statement; |
(1) | SHENZHEN TENCENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS COMPANY LIMITED, a company duly established under the laws of the People's Republic of China, with its registered address at 5-10th Floor, Feiyada Building, Xinnan Yilu, High and New Technology Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen ("Tencent Computer"); and |
(2) | VIPSHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED, a company duly organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with its registered address at Scotia Centre, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 2804, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, (the "Vipshop Entity"). |
(1) | Tencent is one of the largest integrated Internet service providers in China and one of the largest Internet companies in terms of user base in China. Tencent Computer is a subsidiary of Tencent. |
(2) | Vipshop is a leading fashion e-commerce company in China and operates the well-known e-commerce website www.vip.com and various other related operating platforms and applications through the Vipshop Entity and other Affiliates. |
(3) | Through the strategic cooperation contemplated by this Agreement, the Parties hope to improve on the competitiveness of Vipshop in the e-commerce space and the ability of Tencent's platforms to profit from e-commerce traffic, and to expand their respective user bases. |
1. | Definitions and Interpretation |
1.1 | Definitions. |
"Confidential Information"
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means (a) any non-public information, in written, oral or any other form, relating to the organization, business, technology, investments, finances, commercial dealings, transactions or other matters of either Party, (b) the existence or content of this Agreement or the terms of any other agreements executed under this Agreement, and (c) any information prepared by a Party that otherwise reflects or contains confidential information.
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"Business Day"
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means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or PRC statutory holiday.
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"Affiliate"
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means, with respect to any specified entity, any other entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified entity; in the case of any specified entity that is a natural person, his or her close relatives, including parents, spouse, adult children and their spouses, and siblings and their spouses.
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"Transaction Agreements"
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has the meaning set forth in the Subscription Agreement entered into among Vipshop Holdings Limited, Tencent Mobility Limited and another buyer on December 17, 2017 regarding the subscription by Tencent Mobility Limited and another buyer for new shares of Vipshop Holdings Limited.
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"Control"
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means, as between two or more entities, the possession, directly, indirectly or otherwise in the capacity of trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the business, affairs, management or decisions of an entity, whether through the ownership of equity interests, voting rights or voting securities, as trustee or executor, or by contract, agreement, trust arrangements or otherwise, and includes (i) ownership, directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares in issue or other equity interests of such entity, (ii) possession, directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of such entity or (iii) the power to directly or indirectly appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such entity, and the terms "controlled" and "under common
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control" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. | ||
"Effective Date"
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means the date on which this Agreement becomes effective, i.e., the date of the Tencent Closing as defined in the Transaction Agreements.
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"Applicable Law"
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means, with respect to any person, any law, regulation, rule, guideline, instruction, treaty, judgement, decree, order, notice, ruling or decision of any governmental authority, regulatory authority or stock exchange.
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"Tencent"
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means, collectively, Tencent Holdings Limited and Affiliates Controlled by it.
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"Vipshop"
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means, collectively, Vipshop Holdings Limited and Affiliates Controlled by it.
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"Vipshop Platform"
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means www.vip.com and Vipshop online e-commerce platforms (including PC terminals and mobile applications of the above platforms), each as operated by Vipshop and its Affiliates.
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"Weixin"
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means cross-platform communication tools provided by Tencent, which tools support single- and multi-user participation, including voice messaging, SMS, videos, pictures, text and other instant messaging services, and consisting of software systems and services including social connection development tools, convenience tools, Weixin public platforms and open platforms, but excluding WeChat.
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means the existing portals in the Weixin "Wallet" interface. For example, the "Movies/Shows/Sports Events" portal on the two-page “Wallet” interface in the APP6.5.23 (iOS) version of Weixin is a Weixin Wallet Portal. For purposes of this Agreement, each of "Wallet" and "Movies/Shows/Sports Events" is an existing category name, and Tencent shall have the right to change such category names at any time after the execution of this Agreement as required by its business.
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material breach by Vipshop during the two (2)-year term, this Agreement shall be automatically extended to a term of five (5) years from the Effective Date; or (ii) such shorter period as resulting from an early termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms. | ||
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means the People's Republic of China; for the purposes of this Agreement, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region.
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1.2 | Interpretation. |
(1) | Headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement; |
(2) | The term "include" shall be construed as if followed by the words "without limitation"; and |
(3) | If the term "month" or "year" is used to describe a period of time, it means that the period commences on a certain date of a month or year and ends on the same date of the following month or year. |
2. | Details of Cooperation |
2.1 | Weixin Wallet Portal. |
(1) | Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Tencent agrees and Vipshop accepts that, during the Term of this Agreement, Tencent will grant access to the online e-commerce business of the Vipshop platform through a Weixin Wallet Portal (the "Wexin Wallet Vipshop Portal"). |
(2) | The name of the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal shall be otherwise discussed and agreed by the Parties. |
(3) | The Parties agree that Vipshop shall ensure that the web page displayed directly from the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal operated by Vipshop shall be the Vipshop platform only. |
2.2 | Cooperation in the Payment Area. The Parties agree to carry out in-depth cooperation in the payment area and the details of such cooperation shall be further discussed and agreed by the Parties. |
2.3 | Other Cooperation Initiatives. Other than the proposed cooperation under this |
2.4 | With respect to matters of cooperation under this Agreement, if Vipshop is required to register or use any software, products, functions, interfaces (including but not limited to Weixin) or any form of intellectual property developed, owned or operated by Tencent, Vipshop shall comply with the agreed provisions of services agreements, single function agreements and operating standards provided by Tencent in connection with such software, products, functions and interfaces. |
2.5 | The Parties agree that the traffic volume collaboration fees charged to Vipshop by Tencent and the payment methods during the term of the Cooperation Agreement shall be separately agreed by the Parties in writing. |
3. | Vipshop's Obligations |
3.1 | The back-end servers of the web pages linked from the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal and the front-end UI shall be operated by Vipshop, and Tencent shall have the right to review and require Vipshop to make changes. The Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal shall link to wx.vip.com or any other link approved by Tencent in writing after receipt of written notification by Vipshop, and the display and interactive content and similar features of such web pages shall be launched only upon confirmation by Tencent. Vipshop shall not change the web pages linked to the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal without the prior written consent of Tencent. |
3.2 | Vipshop shall independently provide services to users in its own name through the web pages linked through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal, and shall assume all responsibilities arising out of the operation of the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal; if Tencent becomes liable to compensate any third party as a result of any breach of this Agreement by Vipshop, Tencent shall have the right to claim for indemnification against Vipshop for all such losses. |
3.3 | Vipshop shall take effective measures to expressly inform users that the web pages linked through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal are independently operated by Vipshop and that Vipshop will assume all responsibilities therefor, which measures shall include but are not limited to: |
(1) | displaying in a prominent location on the web pages linked through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal that such business is operated by Vipshop; |
(2) | displaying Vipshop's domain name as set out in Section 3.1 through drop-down displays on all web pages linked through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal, so as to clearly state that such pages are provided by Vipshop; |
(3) | prompting the message "this page is operated by Vipshop" on user payment pages and displaying that the payment recipient is Vipshop; and |
(4) | expressly stating that Vipshop is the de facto operator of the e-commerce business accessed through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal in its service agreement, that such e-commerce business and other relevant services are provided by Vipshop to users, and that Vipshop will independently assume all responsibilities therefor. Vipshop shall display the content of its service agreement in a prominent location on the help page of its business description. |
3.4 | The scope of services of the web pages linked through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal shall be limited to physical commodities through e-commerce, and Vipshop shall not promote or sell other products or services. |
3.5 | Vipshop shall be responsible for providing service and products through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal. Vipshop shall arrange for 24/7 professional customer service to address user information requests, reports and complaints relating to the service or content provided by Vipshop, set up a 24/7 hotline answered by customer service operators, and display such hotline number in a prominent location on the web pages linked through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal. Vipshop shall ensure the quality of customer service (including response time and speed of service) in order to ensure users’ consumer interests and experience. |
3.6 | Vipshop shall ensure that the operational activities conducted and the service and products provided through its cooperation with Weixin are in compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and Tencent shall have the right to make reasonable requirements to cause Vipshop to provide stable operation and management service through the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal. |
3.7 | Vipshop shall ensure that the operational activities conducted and the service and products provided through its cooperation with Weixin are in compliance with Weixin's product operating rules, including but not limited to the Tencent Service Agreement, Tencent Weixin Software License and Service Agreement and relevant agreements, rules or guidelines published by Tencent in various forms from time to time. Relevant agreements, rules or guidelines are published by Tencent on relevant web pages and updated as required by laws or to meet operational needs. Vipshop shall view such web pages from time to time for informational updates, adjust its business accordingly and as required by Tencent to maintain stable operation and management and ensure the user experience. |
3.8 | Vipshop shall ensure that the service and products it provides to users through the cooperation contemplated hereunder are highly cost effective in order to ensure the user experience. |
3.9 | Vipshop shall ensure that it has legitimate qualifications to provide products and |
3.10 | Without the written consent of Tencent, Vipshop shall not: |
(1) | re-authorize, sub-license to any third persons or use for any purposes beyond the cooperation contemplated hereunder, the relevant interface technologies, security protocols, certificates, technical solutions and technical information related to the cooperation described herein; |
(2) | disclose to any third persons any technical solutions and technical information of Tencent; and |
(3) | use for any purposes beyond the cooperation contemplated hereunder or disclose to any third persons the relevant user information known through the cooperation contemplated hereunder. |
4. | Representations, Warranties and Undertakings |
4.1 | Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Party as of the date hereof: |
(1) | such Party is duly incorporated and validly existing under applicable PRC laws, having all requisite power and authority to execute, perform and deliver this Agreement and perform all the cooperation initiatives contemplated hereunder; |
(2) | such Party's execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of all the cooperation initiatives contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by competent authorities of such Party; and |
(3) | assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Party, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party. |
4.2 | Unless otherwise provided herein, if any legal documents signed by any Party before the date hereof conflict with any terms of this Agreement, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing in accordance with principles of good faith, honesty and friendliness, and the Parties shall resolve such conflicts through negotiations. No Party shall be liable to the other Party for any conflicts between such earlier legal documents and this Agreement. |
4.3 | The Parties shall cooperate with each other to ensure that all the cooperation initiatives contemplated hereunder will be conducted lawfully and in compliance with relevant rules and regulations. |
5. | Confidentiality |
5.1 | General Obligations. Each Party hereby undertakes to the other Party that such Party will not disclose any Confidential Information to any third parties without the consent of the other Party. |
5.2 | Exceptions. The provisions of Section 5.1 above shall not apply to: |
(1) | disclosure of Confidential Information by a Party to its directors, current and future partners, shareholders, senior management, employees, consultants, auditors, professional advisors and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, provided that such Representatives are bound by similar obligations of confidentiality as the disclosing Party; |
(2) | disclosure of Confidential Information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by a Party or any of its Representatives in violation of this Agreement; |
(3) | disclosure of Confidential Information by a Party to companies affiliated with or Controlled by or Controlling or under common Control with such Party; and |
(4) | disclosure to the extent required under the rules of any stock exchange on which the shares of a Party or its parent company are traded or by Applicable Laws, or judicial or regulatory process, or in connection with any judicial process regarding any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement to the extent required under the rules of any stock exchange or by Applicable Laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process; provided that such Party must give prior notice to the other Party and limit the scope of such disclosure to that required by such applicable rules, laws or processes, and subject to any practicable arrangements to protect confidentiality. |
6. | Notices |
6.1 | Notification Form. Notices or other communications ("Notices") under or in connection with this Agreement shall: |
(1) | be given in writing; |
(2) | be written in Chinese; and |
(3) | be delivered by personal delivery or by reputable domestic courier service to the address or Email address of the recipient listed in Section 6.3, or be delivered to such other address or Email address of such other recipient as the receiving Party has specified to the Party giving the notice with at least five (5) Business Days' prior written notice. |
6.2 | Notice Being Deemed to be Delivered. Unless there is evidence that the notice |
(1) | by personal delivery, when the notice is left at the address listed in Section 6.3; |
(2) | by reputable domestic courier services, three (3) Business Days after delivery; |
(3) | by Email, upon confirmation by the recipient by reply email or through confirmation by other means. |
6.3 | Address, Facsimile Number and Recipient. |
Address: |
Tencent Building, Keji Zhongyi Avenue,
Hi-tech Park, Nanshan District,
Shenzhen 518057 |
Attn.: | Compliance Transaction Department |
E-mail: | legalnotice@tencent.com |
Address: |
Tencent Building, Keji Zhongyi Avenue,
Hi-tech Park, Nanshan District,
Shenzhen 518057 |
Attn.: | Mergers and Acquisitions Department |
E-mail: | PD_Support@tencent.com |
Address: | 20 Huahai Street Liwan District Guangzhou |
Attn.: | David Gu |
E-mail: | david.gu@vipshop.com |
7. | Term and Termination |
7.1 | The provisions of Section 4 (Representations, Warranties and Undertakings), Section 5 (Confidentiality), Section 6 (Notices), Section 8 (Liability for Breach of Contract) and Section 9 (Governing Law and Dispute Resolution) of this Agreement shall become effective as the date of this Agreement and shall remain effective within the Term, and Section 5 (Confidentiality) shall continue to be effective for two years after the end of the Term. Other provisions of this Agreement shall become effective upon the Effective Date after execution by the Parties and shall remain effective throughout the Term. The Parties shall |
7.2 | This Agreement shall terminate under the following circumstances: |
(1) | by mutual agreement of the Parties; |
(2) | by written notice of either Party, if a force majeure event lasts for six (6) months, and such force majeure event causes the affected Party to fail to perform its main obligations under this Agreement; |
(3) | upon expiration of the Term, if the Parties fail to reach agreement on the renewal of the Agreement; |
(4) | Vipshop has materially breached this Agreement, and such breach has not been cured within the term set forth in Section 8; |
(5) | during the performance of the business cooperation contemplated in this Agreement, Vipshop has materially infringed a third party's rights and interests, breached Applicable Laws, violated public order and social ethics or caused other negative effects on the Tencent brand image; |
(6) | by written notice of Tencent to Vipshop, if any circumstance set forth in Section 2.6 (a) to (f) of the Investor Rights Agreement occurs; |
(7) | by written notice of Vipshop to Tencent upon occurrence of any of the following circumstances: |
(a) | Tencent changes the amount or method of payment of the traffic cost separately agreed by the Parties; |
(b) | Tencent fails to provide the Weixin Wallet Vipshop Portal to Vipshop in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (including any amendment or supplement to this Agreement by the Parties); or |
(8) | other termination circumstances as mutually agreed by the Parties. |
7.3 | Upon termination of this Agreement, the further rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall be immediately terminated, provided that: |
(1) | the termination of this Agreement shall not affect any obligation or responsibility that the Parties have incurred before the termination of this Agreement; and |
(2) | Section 5 (Confidentiality), Section 6 (Notices), Section 8 (Liability for Breach of Contract) and Section 9 (Governing Law and Dispute Resolution) of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement. |
8. | Liability for Breach |
9. | Governing Law and Dispute Resolution |
9.1 | Governing Law. The formation, effectiveness, interpretation and implementation of this Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of China. |
9.2 | Dispute Resolution. |
(1) | Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including but not limited to: (i) any contractual, prior-contractual or non-contractual rights, obligations or liabilities; and (ii) any matters in connection with the formation, effectiveness or termination of this Agreement) ("Dispute") shall be solved by friendly consultation of the relevant personnel of each Party in respect of such cooperation initiative. |
(2) | The Party raising a dispute (the "Claimant") shall send a written notice to the Party against whom the dispute has been raised (the "Respondent"), specifying the content of the Dispute and the relevant provisions of this Agreement and providing reasonable evidence. The Respondent shall, within two (2) months after receipt of the written notice from the Claimant, verify and negotiate with the Claimant. During such negotiation, both the Claimant and the Respondent shall have the right to request additional evidence from the other Party, in which case, the other Party shall provide all reasonable and necessary cooperation. |
(3) | If the Dispute has been solved after negotiation within three (3) months after the date of the Dispute, no Party shall otherwise claim any compensation for the losses suffered by it from the other Party. Upon the expiration of three (3) months after the date of the Dispute, if the Parties have failed to settle the Dispute in accordance with Sections 9.2(1) and |
(4) | The Parties agree that, despite the occurrence of a Dispute, without prejudice to the rights of the Parties to seek preservation or temporary relief from any court of competent jurisdiction, prior to settlement of such Dispute by the Parties through mutual agreement or by the court, the Parties shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement, unless the relevant court rules otherwise or such obligations are unable to be performed after taking into account all the circumstances of the Dispute. |
10. | Miscellaneous |
10.1 | Independent Contractors. In the performance of this Agreement, the relationship between Parties is purely that of independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any other relationship between the Parties, including any agency, partnership or employment relationship. No Party shall have any right or power to impose binding force on the other Party or act on behalf of the other Party. No Party shall declare itself to be or claim to be a manager, partner, employee or agent of the other Party due to this Agreement or the relationship created by this agreement or otherwise. |
10.2 | Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or ineffective under any Applicable Law, such provision shall be invalid or ineffective only to such extent, and the Parties shall immediately consult in good faith, so as to make such invalid or ineffective provision effective for achieving its intended business purpose and to agree on an amendment to such provision acceptable under Applicable Law. If a provision under this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall in no way be affected or impaired. |
10.3 | Transfer. No Party shall transfer any of its rights or obligations to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempt to do so shall be invalid. |
10.4 | Costs. Unless expressly stipulated in this Agreement or otherwise expressly agreed by both Parties, each Party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred for negotiation, preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and all other documents referred to in this Agreement. |
10.5 | Supplement and Amendment. This Agreement may not be supplemented or amended except by a written instrument executed by authorized representatives of the Parties with their respective chop or common seal affixed. |
10.6 | Waivers. Unless otherwise stipulated in this Agreement, no failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement or Applicable Law shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right or remedy, nor shall any |
10.7 | Non-exclusive Relief. The rights and remedies of the Parties under this Agreement are accumulative and do not exclude other rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law. |
10.8 | Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts. Each of the copies shall be deemed to be an original after being executed and delivered, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. |
SHENZHEN TENCENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS COMPANY LIMITED
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