SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

 

Perfect World Co., Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

71372U104 (1)

(CUSIP Number)

 

Michael Yufeng Chi

Perfect World Plaza, Tower 306

86 Beiyuan Road, Chaoyang District

Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China

Telephone: +86 10 5780-5700

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

Copy to:

 

Jeffrey J. Sun, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
47th Floor, Park Place, 1601 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai 200040, People’s Republic of China
Telephone: +86 21 6109-7000


April 26, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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.

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 (“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).

 


(1)  This CUSIP number applies to the Issuer’s American depositary shares, each representing five Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share.

 



 

CUSIP No. 71372U104

 

 

1.

Name of Reporting Person.
Michael Yufeng Chi

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
BK – See Item 3

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
People’s Republic of China

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
41,896,575 (See Item 5).
(1) Perfect Human Holding Company Limited may also be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to 40,959,425 ordinary shares of the above shares.

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
41,896,575 (See Item 5).
(1) Perfect Human Holding Company Limited may also be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to 40,959,425 ordinary shares of the above shares.

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
41,896,575 (See Item 5)
(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.8%
(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 


(1) Includes 27,542,625 Class A ordinary shares and 13,416,800 Class B ordinary shares held by Perfect Human Holding Company Limited, a British Virgin Islands company controlled by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi and 937,150 Class B ordinary shares underlying the options granted to Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi which are exercisable within 60 days after the date hereof.  Perfect Human Holding Company Limited has pledged 10,003,315 Class B ordinary shares to a third-party lender as collateral for certain loans received from the lender.  See Item 5. Each Class A ordinary share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class B ordinary share. The rights of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares are identical, except with respect to voting rights. Each Class A ordinary share is entitled to 10 votes per share, whereas each Class B ordinary share is entitled to one vote per share.

 

(2) Based on a total of 249,874,680 ordinary shares of the Issuer, including (i) 29,671,195 Class A ordinary shares and 219,266,335 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of April 26, 2015, and (ii) 937,150 Class B ordinary shares underlying the options granted to Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi which are exercisable within 60 days after the date hereof.  In addition, based on the number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Issuer (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of April 26, 2015, the 27,542,625 Class A ordinary shares beneficially owned by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi represent 92.8% of the total Class A ordinary shares of the Issuer as of April 26, 2015, and the 27,542,625 Class A ordinary shares and 13,416,800 Class B ordinary shares beneficially owned by Mr. Chi represent approximately 56.0% of the total voting rights in the Issuer as of April 26, 2015.

 

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CUSIP No. 71372U104

 

 

1.

Name of Reporting Person.
Perfect Human Holding Company Limited

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
BK – See Item 3

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
British Virgin Islands

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
40,959,425 (See Item 5).
(1) Michael Yufeng Chi may also be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to the above shares.

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
40,959,425 (See Item 5).
(1) Michael Yufeng Chi may also be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to the above shares.

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
40,959,425 (See Item 5)
(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.5%
(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1) Includes 27,542,625 Class A ordinary shares and 13,416,800 Class B ordinary shares.  Perfect Human Holding Company Limited has pledged 10,003,315 Class B ordinary shares to a third-party lender as collateral for certain loans received from the lender.  See Item 5. Each Class A ordinary share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class B ordinary share. The rights of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares are identical, except with respect to voting rights. Each Class A ordinary share is entitled to 10 votes per share, whereas each Class B ordinary share is entitled to one vote per share.

 

(2) Based on a total of 248,937,530 ordinary shares, including 29,671,195 Class A ordinary shares and 219,266,335 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of future exercise of options) as of April 26, 2015.

 

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This Schedule 13D/A (the “Schedule 13D/A”) amends the previous Schedule 13D jointly filed by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi and Perfect Human Holding Company Limited (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to Perfect World Co., Ltd. (the “Company” or the “Issuer”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 2, 2015 (the “Original Schedule 13D”). Except as amended and supplemented herein, the information set forth in the Original Schedule 13D remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have meanings assigned thereto in the Original Schedule 13D.

 

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below), Merger Sub (as defined below) will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (as defined below) as a result of the Merger (as defined below).  The descriptions of the Merger and of the Merger Agreement set forth in Item 4 below are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 3.  The information disclosed in this paragraph is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 7.03, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

It is anticipated that, at a price of US$20.20 in cash per ADS (each representing five Class B Ordinary Shares) or US$4.04 in cash per Ordinary Share, approximately US$840.2 million will be expended in acquiring approximately 208.0 million outstanding Ordinary Shares (calculated based on the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding as of April 26, 2015) owned by shareholders of the Company other than the Reporting Persons) in connection with the Merger. Pursuant to the Debt Commitment Letter (as defined below), the Merger will be financed with debt financing from the Financing Banks (as defined below).

 

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Merger Agreement

 

On April 26, 2015, (i) Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”) that was formed by the Reporting Persons as a transaction vehicle for the Merger, (ii) Perfect World Merger Company Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and (iii) the Company, entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”).

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the Merger, the shareholders of the Company will receive US$4.04 per Ordinary Share, or US$20.20 per ADS.

 

The Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including a condition that the Merger Agreement be approved by an affirmative vote of holders of shares representing at least two-thirds of the voting power of the Ordinary Shares present and voting in person or by proxy at a meeting of the Company’s shareholders which will be convened to consider the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

If the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are consummated, the Company will become a privately-held company beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, and its ADSs will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

 

Equity Contribution Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Perfect Human Holding Company Limited (“Perfect Human”), entered into an equity contribution agreement with Parent (the “Equity Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Perfect Human agreed that, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, it will contribute all of its Ordinary Shares (including the Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs, the “Rollover Shares”) to Parent in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

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In addition, pursuant to the Equity Contribution Agreement, Perfect Human also agreed with Parent that (i) when a meeting of the shareholders of the Company is held, to appear at such meeting or otherwise cause its Ordinary Shares to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum and ensure any vote at such meeting will be a poll vote and (ii) to vote or otherwise cause to be voted at such meeting all of its Ordinary Shares (A) in favor of the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein and any related action reasonably required in furtherance thereof, (B) against any other acquisition proposal, (C) against any other action, agreement or transaction that would impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Equity Contribution Agreement or the performance by Perfect Human of its obligations under the Equity Contribution Agreement and (D) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement, or of Perfect Human contained in the Equity Contribution Agreement.

 

Debt Commitment Letter

 

On April 24, 2015, China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch, China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Offshore Banking Center, Wing Lung Bank (collectively, the “Financing Banks”) issued a debt commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”), which was accepted and agreed to by Perfect Human, Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which the Financing Banks agreed to arrange and underwrite debt financing in an aggregate amount of up to US$900 million to fund the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject to various customary terms and conditions contained in the Debt Commitment Letter.

 

Limited Guarantee

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Perfect Human entered into a limited guarantee (the “Limited Guarantee”) with the Company, pursuant to which Perfect Human guaranteed to the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the due and punctual payment when due of the payment obligations of Parent to the Company with respect to (i) the Parent Termination Fee (as defined under the Merger Agreement), pursuant to Section 9.03(c) of the Merger Agreement and (ii) reasonably documented costs and expenses in connection with any action, pursuant to Section 9.03(e) of the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”). In addition, Perfect Human also agreed to directly pay any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Company in connection with any action, pursuant to Section 1.03(c) of the Limited Guarantee.  Perfect Human’s aggregate liability under the Limited Guarantee will not exceed US$20 million (except any costs or expenses in connection with any action of the Company pursuant to Section 9.03(e) of the Merger Agreement and/or Section 1.03(c) of the Limited Guarantee).

 

The Limited Guarantee will terminate as of the earliest of (i) the consummation of the Merger, (ii) the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and any obligations pursuant to Section 1.03(c) of the Merger Agreement; (iii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms in any circumstances in which Parent and Merger Sub would not be obligated to make any payments of the Guaranteed Obligations, (iv) 90 days after the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms in any circumstances in which Parent would be obligated to make any payments of the Guaranteed Obligations (subject to certain exceptions set forth therein) and (v) the termination of the Limited Guarantee by mutual written agreement of the Company and Perfect Human.

 

The descriptions of the Merger Agreement, the Equity Contribution Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Limited Guarantee set forth above in this Item 4 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, the Equity Contribution Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Limited Guarantee, which have been filed as Exhibits 7.03, 7.04, 7.05 and 7.06 respectively, and are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

The information contained on each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and the information set forth or incorporated in Items 2, 3, 4, and 6 are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

(a) — (b) of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated, and (c) — (e) of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby updated, as follows:

 

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(a) — (b)  As of the date hereof, Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi beneficially owns 41,896,575 Ordinary Shares, comprising (i) 27,542,625 Class A Ordinary Shares and 13,416,800 Class B Ordinary Shares directly held by Perfect Human, and (ii) 937,150 Class B Ordinary Shares underlying the options granted to Mr. Chi which are exercisable within 60 days after the date hereof, which Ordinary Shares in (i) and (ii) collectively represent 16.8% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares.  Perfect Human, a British Virgin Islands company, is controlled by Mr. Chi, and Mr. Chi is the sole director of Perfect Human. Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, Mr. Chi may be deemed to beneficially own all of the shares held by Perfect Human in the Company.

 

The above disclosure of percentage information is based on a total of 249,874,680 Ordinary Shares, including (i) 29,671,195 Class A Ordinary Shares and 219,266,335 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of April 26, 2015 and (ii) 937,150 Class B Ordinary Shares underlying the options granted to Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi which are exercisable within 60 days after the date hereof.  In addition, based on the number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of April 26, 2015, the 27,542,625 Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi represent 92.8% of the total Class A Ordinary Shares as of April 26, 2015, and the 27,542,625 Class A Ordinary Shares and 13,416,800 Class B Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Chi represent approximately 56.0% of the total voting rights in the Company as of April 26, 2015.

 

As of the date hereof, Perfect Human directly holds 27,542,625 Class A Ordinary Shares and 13,416,800 Class B Ordinary Shares, which collectively represent 16.5% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares. The above disclosure of percentage information is based on a total of 248,937,530 Ordinary Shares, including 29,671,195 Class A Ordinary Shares and 219,266,335 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of April 26, 2015. Perfect Human has pledged 10,003,315 Class B Ordinary Shares to a third-party lender as collateral for certain loans received from the lender.

 

Each Class A Ordinary Share is convertible at the option of the holder into one Class B Ordinary Share. The rights of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares are identical, except with respect to voting rights. Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to 10 votes per share, whereas each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share.

 

(c)                              The Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions in the Ordinary Shares of the Company during the 60 days preceding the filing of this Schedule 13D.

 

(d) — (e)  Not applicable.

 

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

The information regarding the Merger Agreement, the Equity Contribution Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Limited Guarantee under Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

Exhibit 7.01:**            Joint Filing Agreement by and between the Reporting Persons, dated as of January 2, 2015.

 

Exhibit 7.02: **        Proposal Letter from Michael Yufeng Chi to the board of directors of the Issuer, dated as of December 31, 2014.

 

Exhibit 7.03:                          Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited, Perfect World Merger Company Limited and Perfect World Co., Ltd., dated as of April 26, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Current Report on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015).

 

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Exhibit 7.04:                          Equity Contribution Agreement by and among Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited and Perfect Human Holding Company Limited, dated as of April 26, 2015.

 

Exhibit 7.05:                          Debt Commitment Letter issued by China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch, China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Offshore Banking Center and Wing Lung Bank to Perfect Human Holding Company Limited, Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited and Perfect World Merger Company Limited, dated as of April 24, 2015.

 

Exhibit 7.06:                          Limited Guarantee by Perfect Human Holding Company Limited in favor of Perfect World Co., Ltd., dated as of April 26, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Current Report on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015).

 


** Previously filed on January 2, 2015.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Dated: April 27, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Yufeng Chi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Yufeng Chi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perfect Human Holding Company Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Yufeng Chi

 

 

Name:

Michael Yufeng Chi

 

 

Title:

Director

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit 7.01:**

Joint Filing Agreement by and between the Reporting Persons, dated as of January 2, 2015.

 

 

Exhibit 7.02:**

Proposal Letter from Michael Yufeng Chi to the board of directors of the Issuer, dated as of December 31, 2014.

 

 

Exhibit 7.03:

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited, Perfect World Merger Company Limited and Perfect World Co., Ltd., dated as of April 26, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Current Report on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015).

 

 

Exhibit 7.04:

Equity Contribution Agreement by and among Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited and Perfect Human Holding Company Limited, dated as of April 26, 2015.

 

 

Exhibit 7.05:

Debt Commitment Letter issued by China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch, China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Offshore Banking Center and Wing Lung Bank to Perfect Human Holding Company Limited, Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited and Perfect World Merger Company Limited, dated as of April 24, 2015.

 

 

Exhibit 7.06:

Limited Guarantee by Perfect Human Holding Company Limited in favor of Perfect World Co., Ltd., dated as of April 26, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Current Report on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2015).

 


** Previously filed on January 2, 2015.

 

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Exhibit 7.04

 

EQUITY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

EQUITY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), made and entered into as of April 26, 2015 by and among Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), and the shareholder of Perfect World Co., Ltd., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), listed on Schedule A (the “Rollover Shareholder”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Parent, Perfect World Merger Company Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Rollover Shareholder is the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of such ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, including shares represented by American Depositary Shares (the “Shares”), as set forth as “Rollover Shares” opposite the Rollover Shareholder’s name on Schedule A (the “Rollover Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Rollover Shareholder desires to contribute its Rollover Shares to Parent in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Parent Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, as a result of such contribution Parent would beneficially own approximately 16.5%1 of the total outstanding Shares and approximately 56%2 of the total voting power of the Company and as a result of such issuance the Parent Shares received by the Rollover Shareholder pursuant to the transactions contemplated herein would constitute a 100% equity ownership interest in Parent after such transactions;

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, the Rollover Shareholder is entering into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Rollover Shareholder acknowledges that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Rollover Shareholder set forth in this Agreement.

 


1  Based on the number of issued and outstanding Shares (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of December 31, 2014.

 

2  Based on the number of issued and outstanding Shares (excluding shares issued to the ADS depositary in anticipation of the future exercise of options) as of December 31, 2014.

 



 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent and the Rollover Shareholder hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Contribution of Rollover Shares by the Rollover Shareholder to Parent.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, immediately prior to the Closing and (save as described in Section 4 below) without further action by the Rollover Shareholder, all of the Rollover Shareholder’s right, title and interest in and to the Rollover Shares shall be contributed, assigned, transferred and delivered to Parent.

 

2.                                      Issuance of Parent Shares.  In consideration for the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Rollover Shares to Parent pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement, Parent shall issue Parent Shares in the name of the Rollover Shareholder in the amount set forth opposite the Rollover Shareholder’s name in Schedule A.  The Rollover Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the value of the Parent Shares issued to the Rollover Shareholder is equal to (x) the total number of the Rollover Shares contributed by the Rollover Shareholder multiplied by (y) the Merger Consideration under the Merger Agreement, (b) delivery of such Parent Shares shall constitute complete satisfaction of all obligations towards or sums due to the Rollover Shareholder by Parent with respect to the applicable Rollover Shares, and (c) on receipt of such Parent Shares, the Rollover Shareholder shall have no right to any other consideration with respect to the Rollover Shares contributed to Parent by the Rollover Shareholder.

 

3.                                      Closing.  Subject to the satisfaction in full (or waiver) of all of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), the closing of the contribution and exchange contemplated hereby (the “Contribution Closing”) shall take place immediately prior to the Closing.

 

4.                                      Deposit of Rollover Shares.  No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Contribution Closing, the Rollover Shareholder and any agent of the Rollover Shareholder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent, for disposition in accordance with the terms hereof, (a) duly executed instruments of transfer of the Rollover Shares to Parent or as Parent may direct in writing, in form reasonably acceptable to Parent, and (b) share certificates, if any, representing the Rollover Shares (the “Rollover Shares Documents”).  The Rollover Shares Documents shall be held by Parent or any agent authorized by Parent until the Contribution Closing.

 

5.                                      Irrevocable Election.

 

(a)                                 The execution of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder evidences, subject to Section 10 and the proviso in Section 12(o), the irrevocable election and agreement by the Rollover Shareholder to contribute its Rollover Shares in exchange for Parent Shares at the Contribution Closing on the terms and conditions set forth herein.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Rollover Shareholder covenants and agrees that from the date hereof until any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10, the Rollover Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, offer to sell, give, pledge, encumber, assign, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise transfer or dispose of, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, an interest in any Rollover Shares (“Transfer”) or permit the Transfer by any of its Affiliates of an interest in any Rollover Shares, in each case, except as expressly contemplated under this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, (ii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to a Transfer or limitation on voting rights of any of the Rollover Shares, or any right, title or interest thereto or therein, (iii) deposit any Rollover Shares into a voting trust or grant any proxies or enter into a voting agreement, power of attorney or voting trust with respect to any Rollover Shares, (iv) take any action that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing, disabling or delaying the Rollover Shareholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement, or (v) agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv).  Any purported Transfer in violation of this paragraph shall be null and void.

 



 

(b)                                 The Rollover Shareholder covenants and agrees that the Rollover Shareholder shall promptly (and in any event within 48 hours) notify Parent of any new Shares with respect to which beneficial ownership is acquired by the Rollover Shareholder, including, without limitation, by purchase, as a result of a share dividend, share split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities of the Company, if any, after the date hereof.  Any such Shares shall automatically become subject to the terms of this Agreement as Rollover Shares, and Schedule A shall be deemed amended accordingly.

 

6.                                      Representations and Warranties of the Rollover Shareholder.  In consideration of Parent accepting the Rollover Shares, except as disclosed in Schedule A, the Rollover Shareholder makes the following representations and warranties to Parent, each and all of which shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Contribution Closing, and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:

 

(a)                                 Ownership of Shares.  The Rollover Shareholder is the beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Rollover Shares, free and clear of Encumbrances other than as created by this Agreement.  The Rollover Shareholder has sole voting power, sole power of disposition, sole power to demand dissenter’s rights (if applicable) and sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Rollover Shares, with no limitations, qualifications, or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable United States federal securities Laws, Laws of the Cayman Islands and the terms of this Agreement.  As of the date hereof, other than the Rollover Shares and other securities issuable pursuant to the Company’s share incentive plans, the Rollover Shareholder does not own, beneficially or of record, any securities of the Company and any direct or indirect interest in any such securities (including by way of derivative securities).  The Rollover Shares are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other Contract to which the Rollover Shareholder is a party restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer of the Rollover Shares other than this Agreement.  The Rollover Shareholder has not appointed or granted any proxy or power of attorney that is still in effect with respect to any Rollover Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Organization, Standing and Authority.  The Rollover Shareholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such power, subject to applicable securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Rollover Shareholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Rollover Shareholder, enforceable against the Rollover Shareholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

 

(c)                                  Consents and Approvals; No Violations.  Except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of the Rollover Shareholder for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder or the consummation by the Rollover Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder nor the consummation by the Rollover Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Rollover Shareholder with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) require the consent or approval of any other Person pursuant to any agreement, obligation or instrument binding on the Rollover Shareholder or its properties or assets, (B) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of the Rollover Shareholder, (C) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance on property or assets of the Rollover Shareholder pursuant to any Contract to which the Rollover Shareholder is a party or by which the Rollover Shareholder or any property or asset of the Rollover Shareholder is bound or affected, or (D) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Rollover Shareholder or any of the Rollover Shareholder’s properties or assets.

 



 

(d)                                 No Litigation.  There is no action, suit, investigation, complaint or other proceeding pending against any the Rollover Shareholder or, to the knowledge of the Rollover Shareholder, any other Person or, to the knowledge of the Rollover Shareholder, threatened against any Rollover Shareholder or any other Person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the performance by the Rollover Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Reliance.  The Rollover Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Rollover Shareholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations and warranties of the Rollover Shareholder contained herein.

 

(f)                                   Receipt of Information.  The Rollover Shareholder has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of Parent concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and the merits and risks of owning the Parent Shares.  The Rollover Shareholder acknowledges that it has been advised to discuss with its own counsel the meaning and legal consequences of the Rollover Shareholder’s representations and warranties in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

7.                                      Representations and Warranties of Parent.  Parent represents and warrants to the Rollover Shareholder that:

 

(a)                                 Organization, Standing and Authority.  Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Rollover Shareholder (subject to the proviso in Section 12(o)), constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

 

(b)                                 Consents and Approvals; No Violations.  Except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and Laws of the Cayman Islands, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of Parent for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent or the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent nor the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by Parent with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) require the consent or approval of any other Person pursuant to any agreement, obligation or instrument binding on Parent or its properties or assets, (B) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of Parent, (C) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance on such property or asset of Parent pursuant to, any Contract to which Parent is a party or by which such Parent or any property or asset of Parent is bound or affected, or (D) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or any of Parent’s properties or assets.

 



 

(c)                                  Issuance of Parent Shares.  Parent has only one class of shares.  The Parent Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and clear of all Encumbrances, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, subscription and similar rights (other than those arising under any agreements entered into at the Contribution Closing by the Rollover Shareholder) when issued.

 

8.                                      Other Covenants and Agreements. Parent and the Rollover Shareholder hereto each agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to (i) convey, transfer to and vest in Parent, and to put Parent in possession of, all of the applicable Rollover Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) to consummate and make effective any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including providing information and using reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary or appropriate waivers, consents and approvals, and effecting all necessary registrations and filings.

 

9.                                      Disclosure.

 

(a)                                 The Rollover Shareholder, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other hand, shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates and Representatives not to, make any press release, public announcement or other public communication regarding the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except to the extent that (i) a party may disclose to its Representatives as such party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement but only on a confidential basis; (ii) if required by law or a court of competent jurisdiction, the SEC, the NASDAQ or another regulatory body or international stock exchange having jurisdiction over a party or pursuant to whose rules and regulations such disclosure is required to be made, including any required Schedule 13D filings and in connection therewith, the disclosure of this Agreement, but only as far as practicable and lawful after the form and terms of that disclosure have been notified to the other party and the other party has had a reasonable opportunity to comment on the form and terms of disclosure, in each case, to the extent reasonably practicable; or (iii) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by a party or its Representatives.

 

(b)                                 The Rollover Shareholder (i) consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure by Parent or its Affiliates of the Rollover Shareholder’s identity and ownership of the Shares and the existence and terms of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of this Agreement) and any other information, in each case, that Parent reasonably determines in its good faith judgment is required to be disclosed by Law in any press release, any other disclosure document in connection with the Merger Agreement and any filings with or notices to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Merger Agreement (or the transactions contemplated thereby), but only as far as practicable and lawful after the form and terms of that disclosure have been notified to the Rollover Shareholder and the Rollover Shareholder has had a reasonable opportunity to comment on the form and terms of disclosure, and (ii) agrees promptly to give to Parent or its Affiliates any information they may reasonably request concerning the Rollover Shareholder for the preparation of any such documents.

 



 

10.                               Termination.  This Agreement and the obligations of the Rollover Shareholder hereunder will terminate immediately upon the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; provided, that the provisions set forth in Section 9, this Section 10 and Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Rollover Shareholder shall continue to have liability for breaches of this Agreement prior to the termination of this Agreement.  If for any reason the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement fails to occur but the Contribution Closing has already taken place, then Parent shall promptly return the Rollover Shares Documents to the Rollover Shareholder at its address set forth in Section 12(h) of this Agreement and take all such actions as are necessary to restore the Rollover Shareholder to the position it was in with respect to ownership of the Rollover Shares prior to the Contribution Closing.

 

11.                               Voting of the Rollover Shares.  The Rollover Shareholder hereby agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time and (b) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders, however called, and at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstances where any vote, consent or other approval is taken in respect of the Merger Agreement, the Rollover Shareholder shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to:

 

(a)                                 in the case of a meeting, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Rollover Shares to be counted as present for purposes of calculating a quorum and ensure any vote at such meeting be a poll vote; and

 

(b)                                 vote or otherwise cause to be voted all of its Rollover Shares (A) in favor of the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and any related action reasonably required in furtherance thereof, (B) against any other Acquisition Proposal, (C) against any other action, agreement or transaction that would impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or the performance by the Rollover Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement and (D) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement, or of the Rollover Shareholder contained in this Agreement.

 

12.                               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement (together with the Merger Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

(b)                                 Assignment; Successors.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

(c)                                  Amendment; Modification and Waiver.  This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto and otherwise as expressly set forth herein.  No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder.  Any agreement on the part of a party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by such party.

 



 

(d)                                 Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties of the Rollover Shareholder or Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of Parent or the Rollover Shareholder, and the issuance of the Parent Shares.

 

(e)                                  Interpretation.  Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.  The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term.  When reference is made to an Article or Section, such reference is to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  References to sums of money are expressed in lawful currency of the U.S. and “$” refers to U.S. dollars.  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein.  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.  For purposes of this Agreement, “beneficially owns”, “beneficial owner” or “beneficial ownership” with respect to any securities means having “beneficial ownership” of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act).

 

(f)                                   Statutory Provisions.  All references to statutes, statutory provisions, enactments, directives or regulations shall include references to any consolidation, reenactment, modification or replacement of the same, any statute, statutory provision, enactment, directive or regulation of which it is a consolidation, re-enactment, modification or replacement and any subordinate legislation in force under any of the same from time to time.

 

(g)                                  Recitals and Schedules.  References to this Agreement include the recitals and schedules which form part of this Agreement for all purposes.  References in this Agreement to the parties are references respectively to the parties and their legal personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

(h)                                 Notices.  All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) upon confirmation of receipt after transmittal by facsimile or email (to such number or address specified below or another number or numbers or address or addresses as such Person may subsequently specify by proper notice under this Agreement), with a confirmatory copy to be sent by overnight courier, and (iii) on the next Business Day when sent by national overnight courier, in each case to the respective parties and accompanied by a copy sent by email (which copy shall not constitute notice).  All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

 



 

(A)          If to Parent:

 

19/F Perfect World Plaza, Tower 306

86 Beiyuan Road, Chaoyang District

Beijing 100101

People’s Republic of China

Attention: Michael Yufeng Chi

 

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

47/F Park Place

1601 Nanjing Road West

Shanghai 200040

People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 21 6109 7022
Attention: Jie Jeffrey Sun
Phone:   +86 21 6109 7103

E-mail:   Jeffrey.Sun@orrick.com

 

and

 

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

405 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105-2669

Facsimile:  (415) 773-5759

Attention: Richard V. Smith, Esq.
Phone:   (415) 773-5830

Email:  rsmith@orrick.com

 

(B)          If to the Rollover Shareholder:

 

19/F Perfect World Plaza, Tower 306

86 Beiyuan Road, Chaoyang District

Beijing 100101

People’s Republic of China

Attention: Michael Yufeng Chi

 

(i)            Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.

 

(j)            Remedies; Enforcement.  (i) The parties hereto agree that this Agreement shall be enforceable by all available remedies at law or in equity.

 



 

(ii)  The Rollover Shareholder further acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any covenant or agreement of the Rollover Shareholder in this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its terms, and therefore agrees that, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right available to Parent or its Affiliates, Parent and its Affiliates will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof; provided, that such right of specific performance will be available to Parent only if Parent has performed in all material respects its obligations under this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, unless a failure to perform was primarily caused by the breach of the Rollover Shareholder under this Agreement.  The Rollover Shareholder agrees not to oppose the granting of such relief in the event a court determines that such a breach has occurred, and to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.  All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by Parent or its Affiliates shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by Parent or its Affiliates.  Notwithstanding anything contrary in the foregoing, under no circumstances will Parent be entitled to both the monetary damages under Section 12(j)(i) and the right of specific performance under this Section 12(j)(ii).

 

(k)           Third Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement, provided, however, that the Company is an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. and shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the parties thereto, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

 

(l)            Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or other conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.  All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any New York state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York.  The parties hereto hereby (i) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (ii) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the Transactions may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.

 

(m)          Waiver of Jury Trial.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions.  Each of the parties hereto (i) certifies that no Representative of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 12(m).

 

(n)           Expenses.  Other than otherwise provided for in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.

 



 

(o)           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by facsimile transmission or pdf), all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

 

(p)           No Presumption Against Drafting Party.  Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.

 

[Signature page follows]

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and the Rollover Shareholder have caused to be executed or executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

PERFECT PEONY HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Yufeng Chi

 

Name:

Michael Yufeng Chi

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

PERFECT HUMAN HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Yufeng Chi

 

Name:

Michael Yufeng Chi

 

Title:

Director

 



 

Schedule A

 

Rollover Shareholder

Name

 

Rollover Shares

 

Parent Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Perfect Human Holding Co. Ltd.

 

40,959,425 ordinary shares (27,542,625 Class A Ordinary Shares and 13,416,800 Class B Ordinary Shares)

 

40,959,425 ordinary shares

 

Perfect Human Holding Company Limited has pledged up to 10,003,315 Class B ordinary shares to a third-party lender as collateral for certain loans received from the lender.

 




Exhibit 7.05

 

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.,
NEW YORK BRANCH


535 Madison Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10022

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.,
OFFSHORE BANKING CENTER


China Merchants Bank Tower
7088 Shennan Blvd.
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

 

 

WING LUNG BANK

45 Des Voeux Road Central

Hong Kong

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

April 24, 2015

 

Perfect World Merger Company Limited

Perfect World Plaza, Tower 306, 19th Floor

86 Beiyuan Road

Chaoyang District

Beijing 100101, China

Attention:  Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi

 

Project Peony
Commitment Letter

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

You have advised China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch (“CMB NY”), Wing Lung Bank (“WLB”), and China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Offshore Banking Center (“CMB OBC” and, together with CMB NY and WLB, “we”, “us” or the “Commitment Parties”) that Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited, a Cayman Islands company (“Holdco”), formed at the direction of and controlled by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi (the “Sponsor”), intends to consummate through Perfect World Merger Company Limited (“you” or “Merger Sub”) the Transactions described in the Transaction Description attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Transaction Description”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Transaction Description and the Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Term Sheet”).  This commitment letter, the Transaction Description and the Term Sheet, are collectively referred to as the “Commitment Letter.”

 

1.                                      Commitments.

 

In connection with the Transactions, each of CMB NY, WLB and CMB OBC is pleased to advise you of its several, and not joint, commitment to provide 33-1/3%, 33-1/3% and 33-1/3%, respectively, of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Facility, subject only to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the section entitled “Conditions to Initial Borrowing” in Exhibit B hereto (limited on the Closing Date (as defined below) as indicated therein) and in Exhibit C hereto.  The Commitment Parties, together with any initial lenders added pursuant to the terms hereof, are referred to herein as the “Initial Lenders” and each individually as an “Initial Lender.”

 

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2.                                      Titles and Roles.

 

It is agreed that (i) each Commitment Party will act as a joint lead arranger for the Term Facility (each in such capacity, a “Lead Arranger” and, collectively, the “Lead Arrangers”), (ii) CMB NY will act as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and off-shore collateral agent for the Term Facility and (iii) China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. or its authorized affiliates (“CMB”) will act as on-shore collateral agent for the Term Facility.  You agree that no other arrangers, agents or managers will be appointed, no other titles will be awarded unless you and the Lead Arrangers (as defined below) shall so agree.

 

3.                                      Syndication.

 

The Lead Arrangers reserve the right to commence syndication of the Term Facility starting from, but not before, the date (the “Syndication Commencement Date”) that is 90 days from the date on which the Acquisition has been consummated and the initial funding under the Term Facility has occurred (the “Closing Date”).  During the period (the “Syndication Period”) beginning on the Syndication Commencement Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date upon which a Successful Syndication (as defined in the Fee Letter referred to below) of the Term Facility is achieved and (ii) the 240th day following the Closing Date (such earlier date, the “Syndication Outside Date”), you agree to actively assist, and to use your commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Target and its affiliates to actively assist, the Lead Arrangers in achieving a syndication of the Term Facility that is satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers.  Such assistance shall include (a) your providing and causing your advisors to provide, and using your commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Target, its affiliates and its advisors to provide, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders upon request with all information reasonably deemed necessary by the Lead Arrangers to complete such syndication, including, but not limited to, (x) information and evaluations prepared by you, the Target and your and its advisors, or on your or its behalf, relating to the Transactions (including customary financial estimates, forecasts and other projections (the “Projections”)) and (y) forecasts prepared by you, each in form satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements for each fiscal quarter for the first twelve months following the Closing Date and for each year commencing with the first fiscal year following the Closing Date for the term of the Term Facility, (b) your assistance with the preparation of an information memorandum with respect to the Term Facility in form and substance customary for transactions of this type and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers and other materials to be used in connection with the syndication the Term Facility, (c) your using your commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the syndication efforts of the Lead Arrangers benefit from your existing lending relationships and the existing banking relationships of the Target and (d) your otherwise assisting the Lead Arrangers in their syndication efforts, including by making your officers and advisors, and using your commercially reasonable efforts to make the officers and advisors of the Target, available from time to time to attend and make presentations regarding the business and prospects of the Borrower and, with your prior consent, the Transactions at one or more meetings of prospective Lenders.  On or prior to the Syndication Outside Date, you will ensure that you and your subsidiaries and affiliates, and prior to the Closing Date will use your commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Target, shall not have syndicated or issued, attempted to syndicate or issue, announced or authorized the announcement of the syndication or issuance of, or engaged in discussions concerning the syndication or issuance of, any debt of your or the Target’s (other than the Term Facility), without the prior written consent of the Lead Arrangers.

 

It is understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers will manage and control all aspects of the syndication of the Term Facility in consultation with you.  It is understood that no Lender participating in the Term Facility will receive compensation from you in order to become a Lender, except on the terms contained in the Fee Letter.  It is also understood and agreed that the amount and distribution of the fees among the Lenders will be at the sole and absolute discretion of the Lead Arrangers.

 

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4.                                      Information.

 

You hereby represent and warrant that (a) all written information and written data (such information and data, other than (i) the Projections and (ii) information of a general economic or industry specific nature, the “Information”) (in the case of Information regarding the Target and its subsidiaries and its and their respective businesses, to the best of your knowledge), that has been or will be made available to the Commitment Parties directly or indirectly by you, the Target or by any of your or their respective subsidiaries or representatives, in each case, on your or their behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, is or will be, when furnished and taken as a whole, correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished and taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto provided to the Commitment Parties from time to time) and (b) the Projections that have been or will be made available to the Commitment Parties by you or by any of your subsidiaries or representatives, in each case, on your behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been, or will be, prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by you to be reasonable at the time prepared and at the time the related Projections are so furnished to the Commitment Parties; it being understood that the Projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond your control, that no assurance can be given that any particular Projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material.  You agree that, if at any time during the Syndication Period, you become aware that any of the representations and warranties in the preceding sentence would be incorrect in any material respect if the Information and the Projections were being furnished, and such representations and warranties were being made, at such time, then you will (or, with respect to the Information and Projections relating to the Target and its subsidiaries, will use commercially reasonable efforts to) promptly supplement the Information and the Projections such that such representations and warranties are correct in all material respects under those circumstances (or, in the case of the Information relating to the Target and its subsidiaries and its and their respective businesses, to the best of your knowledge, such representations and warranties are correct in all material respects under those circumstances).  In arranging and syndicating the Term Facility, the Commitment Parties (i) will be entitled to use and rely on the Information and the Projections without responsibility for independent verification thereof and (ii) assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Information or the Projections.

 

5.                                      Fees.

 

As consideration for the commitments of the Initial Lenders hereunder and for the agreement of the Lead Arrangers to perform the services described herein, you agree to pay (or cause to be paid) the fees set forth in the Term Sheet and in the Fee Letter dated the date hereof and delivered herewith with respect to the Term Facility (the “Fee Letter”), if and to the extent payable in accordance with the terms thereof.  Once paid, such fees shall not be refundable under any circumstances, except as expressly set forth herein or therein or as otherwise separately agreed to in writing by you and us.

 

6.                                      Conditions.

 

The commitments of the Initial Lenders hereunder to fund the Term Facility on the Closing Date and the agreements of the Lead Arrangers to perform the services described herein are subject solely to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the section entitled “Conditions to Initial Borrowing” in Exhibit B hereto (limited on the Closing Date as indicated therein) and in Exhibit C hereto, in each case subject to the applicable Limited Conditionality Provisions as defined below, and upon satisfaction (or waiver by the Commitment Parties) of such conditions, the initial funding of the Term Facility shall occur.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Commitment Letter (including each of the exhibits attached hereto), the Fee Letter, the Term Facility Documentation or any other letter agreement or other undertaking concerning the financing of the Transactions to the contrary, (i) the only representations and warranties the accuracy of which shall be a condition to the availability and funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date shall be (a) such of the representations made by, or with respect to, the Target and its subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that you (or your affiliates) have the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate your (and/or its) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement (to such extent, the “Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations”) and (b) the Specified Representations (as defined below) and (ii) the terms of the Term Facility Documentation shall be in a form such that they do not impair the availability or funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date if the applicable conditions set forth in the conditions set forth in the section entitled “Conditions to Initial Borrowing” in Exhibit B hereto (limited on the Closing Date as indicated therein) and in Exhibit C hereto are satisfied (or waived by the Commitment Parties) (provided that to the extent any security interest in any Collateral is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on the Closing Date (other than the pledge of and perfection of the security interests in (1) the certificated equity securities, if any, of the Holdco, the Merger Sub and Perfect Online Holding Limited, a Hong Kong company (to the extent required by the Term Sheet) with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by means of delivery of such certificated equity securities and (2) in other assets with respect to which a lien may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or other similar statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or Cayman Islands laws; provided that (x) certificated equity securities of the subsidiaries outside the mainland of China of the Borrower will only be required to be delivered on the Closing Date to the extent received from the Target so long as you have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain them on the Closing Date) after your use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so or without undue burden or expense, then the provision and/or perfection of a security interest in such Collateral shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the Term Facility on the Closing Date, but instead shall be required to be delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to arrangements and timing to be mutually agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting reasonably, but no later than (i) five days after the Closing Date with respect to certificated equity securities of subsidiaries of the Borrower and (ii) otherwise, 90 days after the Closing Date (in each case, or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting reasonably) and (y) without limitation of clause (x) above, with respect to guarantees and security interests to be provided by the Target and any subsidiary of the Target that is required to become a Guarantor, if such guarantees and security interests cannot be provided (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any evidence of authorization, opinions or customary closing certificates for such Guarantors) as a condition precedent solely because the directors or managers of the Target or such subsidiaries have not authorized such guarantees and security interests and the election of new directors or managers to authorize such guarantees and security has not taken place prior to the funding of the Term Facility (such guarantees and security interests, “Duly Authorized Guarantees and Security”), such election shall take place and such Duly Authorized Guarantees and Security shall be provided within five days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent).  For purposes hereof, “Specified Representations” means, the applicable representations and warranties applicable to the Guarantors, the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower and their respective subsidiaries to be set forth in the Term Facility Documentation relating to organizational existence; power and authority, due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability, in each case, related to, the entering into, borrowing under, guaranteeing under, performance of, and granting of security interests in the Collateral pursuant to, the Term Facility Documentation; Federal Reserve margin regulations; Patriot Act; the use of the proceeds of the Term Facility not violating the Patriot Act, OFAC or FCPA; the Investment Company Act; the incurrence of the loans to be made under the Term Facility, in each case under the Term Facility, and the granting of the security interests in the Collateral to secure the Term Facility, and the entering into of the Term Facility Documentation, do not conflict with the organizational documents of the Borrower or the Guarantors; and, subject to the proviso in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, creation, validity and perfection of security interests in the Collateral.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Specified Representations include any representation or warranty with respect to the Target or any of its Subsidiaries.  This paragraph, and the provisions herein, shall be referred to as the “Limited Conditionality Provisions”.

 

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7.                                      Indemnity.

 

To induce the Commitment Parties to enter into this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and to proceed with the Term Facility Documentation, you agree (a) to indemnify and hold harmless each Commitment Party, its respective affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing and their successors and permitted assigns (other than Lenders that are not Initial Lenders or affiliates thereof) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses, joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject to the extent arising out of, resulting from, or in connection with any actual or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation) in connection with this Commitment Letter (including the Term Sheet), the Fee Letter, the Transactions or any related transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, the Term Facility or any use of the proceeds thereof (any of the foregoing, a “Proceeding”), regardless of whether any such Indemnified Person is a party thereto, whether or not such Proceedings are brought by you, your equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third person, and to promptly reimburse after receipt of a written request, each such Indemnified Person for any reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing by one firm of counsel for all such Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole and, if necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnified Person affected by such conflict notifies you of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person) or other reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to, or defending any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any Related Indemnified Person (as defined below) (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnified Person or any Related Indemnified Person under this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any Proceeding solely between or among Indemnified Persons not arising from any act or omission by you or any of your affiliates; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent or arranger under the Term Facility and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in such Proceedings to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time and (b) to the extent that the Closing Date occurs, to reimburse each Commitment Party from time to time, upon presentation of a summary statement, for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including but not limited to syndication expenses, travel expenses and reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel to the Commitment Parties, the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent identified in the Term Sheet (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnified Person affected by such conflict informs you of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person), and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel to the Commitment Parties in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and of such other counsel retained with your prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), in each case incurred in connection with the Term Facility and the preparation, negotiation and enforcement of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Term Facility Documentation and any security arrangements in connection therewith (collectively, the “Expenses”); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, only one inventory appraisal and one field exam in each relevant jurisdiction shall be included in the definition of Expenses.  The foregoing provisions in this paragraph shall be superseded, in each case, to the extent covered thereby by the applicable provisions contained in the Term Facility Documentation upon execution thereof and thereafter shall have no further force and effect.  You acknowledge that the Indemnified Persons may receive a benefit, including without limitation, a discount, credit or other accommodation, from any of such counsel based on the fees such counsel may receive on account of their relationship with us including, without limitation, fees paid pursuant hereto.

 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any Related Indemnified Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) none of you (or any of your subsidiaries), the Target (or any of its subsidiaries) or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Transactions (including the Term Facility and the use of proceeds thereunder), or with respect to any activities related to the Term Facility, including the preparation of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter and the Term Facility Documentation; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall limit your indemnity and reimbursement obligations to the extent that such indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages are included in any claim by a third party with respect to which the applicable Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification under the first paragraph of this Section 7.

 

You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without your written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), but if settled with your written consent or if there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction against one or more Indemnified Persons in any such Proceeding, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented legal or other out-of-pocket expenses by reason of such settlement or judgment in accordance with and to the extent provided in the other provisions of this Section 7.  It is further agreed that each Commitment Party shall be severally liable in respect of its commitment to the Term Facility, on a several, and not joint basis with any other Commitment Party.

 

You shall not, without the prior written consent of any Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the withholding of consent due to non-satisfaction of any of the conditions described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this sentence shall be deemed reasonable), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceedings in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person unless such settlement (i) includes a full and unconditional release of such Indemnified Person in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceedings, (ii) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability, wrong doing or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person and (iii) contains customary confidentiality provisions with respect to the terms of such settlement.  Each Indemnified Person shall be severally obligated to refund or return any and all amounts paid by you under this Section 7 to the extent such Indemnified Person is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment).

 

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Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnified Person means (1) any controlling person or any controlled affiliate of such Indemnified Person, (2) the respective directors, officers, or employees of such Indemnified Person or any of its controlling persons or any of its controlled affiliates and (3) the respective agents, advisors and representatives of such Indemnified Person or any of its controlling persons or any of its controlled affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnified Person, controlling person or such controlled affiliate (it being understood and agreed that any agent, advisor or representative of such Indemnified Person or any of its controlling persons or any of its controlled affiliates engaged to represent or otherwise advise such Indemnified Person, controlling person or controlled affiliate in connection with the Transactions shall be deemed to be acting at the instruction of such person).

 

8.                                      Sharing of Information, Absence of Fiduciary Relationships, Affiliate Activities.

 

You acknowledge that the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including, without limitation, financial advisory services) to other persons in respect of which you, the Target and your and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise.  The Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates will not use confidential information obtained from you, the Target or any of your or its subsidiaries or affiliates by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter or their other relationships with you, the Target or any of your or its subsidiaries or affiliates in connection with the performance by them or their affiliates of services for other persons, and the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates will not furnish any such information to other persons, except to the extent permitted below.  You also acknowledge that the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates do not have any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter, or to furnish to you, the Target or any of your or its subsidiaries or affiliates confidential information obtained by them from other persons.

 

You further acknowledge that the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may be engaged, either directly or through their affiliates, in various activities, including securities trading, commodities trading, investment management, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling for both companies and individuals.  In the ordinary course of these activities, the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may actively engage in commodities trading or trade the debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of you (and your affiliates), the Target, the Target’s customers or competitors and other companies which may be the subject of the arrangements contemplated by this Commitment Letter for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities.  The Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of you (and your affiliates), the Borrower, the Target or other companies which may be the subject of the arrangements contemplated by this Commitment Letter or engage in commodities or other trading with any thereof.

 

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The Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Target, you and the Borrower and your and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates and are under no obligation to disclose any conflicting interest to you, the Target and the Borrower and your and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates.  You agree that each Commitment Party will act under this Commitment Letter as an independent contractor and that nothing in this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between such Commitment Party and its respective affiliates, on the one hand, and you, the Borrower and the Target, your and their respective equity holders or your and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, on the other hand.  You acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates, on the one hand, and you, on the other, (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transaction each Commitment Party and its applicable affiliates (as the case may be) is acting solely as a principal and not as agents or fiduciaries of you, the Borrower, the Target, your and their respective management, equity holders, creditors, subsidiaries, affiliates or any other person, (iii) each Commitment Party and its applicable affiliates (as the case may be) have not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility or any other obligation in favor of you, the Target, the Borrower or your or their respective affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby, the exercise of the remedies with respect thereto or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Commitment Party or any of its affiliates has advised or is currently advising you, the Borrower, or the Target or any of your or their respective affiliates on other matters) and no Commitment Party has any obligation to you, the Target, the Borrower or your or their respective affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and (iv) the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice and you have consulted your own legal and financial advisors to the extent you deemed appropriate.

 

You further acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for making your own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto.  You agree that you will not claim that the Commitment Parties or their applicable affiliates, as the case may be, have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary, agency or similar duty to you or your affiliates, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

 

Furthermore, without limiting any provision set forth herein, you waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims you may have against us or our affiliates for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that we and our affiliates shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to you in respect of such a fiduciary claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of you, including your stockholders, employees or creditors.

 

9.                                      Confidentiality.

 

You agree that you will not disclose, directly or indirectly, the Fee Letter or the contents thereof or, prior to your acceptance hereof, this Commitment Letter, the Term Sheet, the other exhibits and attachments hereto or the contents of each thereof, or the activities of any Commitment Party pursuant hereto or thereto, to any person or entity without the prior written approval of the Commitment Parties (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), except (a) to your and your affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors, controlling persons and equity holders and to actual and potential co-investors who are informed of the confidential nature thereof, on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (b) if the Commitment Parties consent in writing to such proposed disclosure or (c) pursuant to an order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation or compulsory legal process or to the extent requested or required by governmental and/or regulatory authorities, in each case based on the reasonable advice of your legal counsel (in which case you agree, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, to inform us promptly thereof prior to disclosure); provided that (i) you may disclose this Commitment Letter (but not the Fee Letter or the contents thereof) and the contents hereof to the Target, its subsidiaries and its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and controlling persons, on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (ii) you may disclose the Commitment Letter and its contents (including the Term Sheet and other exhibits and attachments hereto) (but not the Fee Letter or the contents thereof) in connection with any public or regulatory filing requirement relating to the Transactions, (iii) during the Syndication Period, you may disclose the Term Sheet and other exhibits and attachments to this Commitment Letter, and the contents thereof, to potential Lenders in any syndication or other marketing materials in connection with the Term Facility, (iv) you may disclose the aggregate fee amount contained in the Fee Letter as part of Projections, pro forma information or a generic disclosure of aggregate sources and uses related to fee amounts related to the Transactions to the extent customary or required in offering and marketing materials for the Term Facility or in any public or regulatory filing requirement relating to the Transactions (and only to the extent aggregated with all other fees and expenses of the Transactions and not presented as an individual line item unless required by applicable law, rule or regulation), (v) if the fee amounts payable pursuant to the Fee Letter and such other portions as mutually agreed have been redacted in a manner reasonably agreed by us (including the portions thereof addressing fees payable to the Commitment Parties and/or the Lenders), you may disclose the Fee Letter and the contents thereof to the Target, its subsidiaries and its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and controlling persons, on a confidential and need-to-know basis, and (vi) you may disclose this Commitment Letter and its contents (but not the Fee Letter or the contents thereof) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by you in violation of any confidentiality obligations hereunder.

 

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Each Commitment Party and its affiliates will use all non-public information provided to any of them or such affiliates by or on behalf of you hereunder or in connection with the Acquisition and the related Transactions solely for the purpose of providing the services which are the subject of this Commitment Letter and negotiating, evaluating and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby and shall treat confidentially all such information and shall not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge, such information; provided that nothing herein shall prevent such Commitment Party and its affiliates from disclosing any such information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation or compulsory legal process based on the reasonable advice of counsel (in which case such Commitment Party agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental or regulatory (including self-regulatory) authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction, or purporting to have jurisdiction over, such Commitment Party or any of its affiliates (in which case such Commitment Party agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental or regulatory (including self-regulatory) authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by such Commitment Party or any of its Related Parties (as defined below) in violation of any confidentiality obligations owing to you, the Target or any of your or their respective subsidiaries, (d) to the extent that such information is or was received by such Commitment Party or any of its Related Parties from a third party that is not, to such Commitment Party’s knowledge, subject to contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligations owing to you, the Target or any of your or their respective subsidiaries, (e) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Commitment Party or any of its Related Parties without the use of any confidential information, (f) to such Commitment Party’s affiliates and to its and their respective directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who need to know such information in connection with the Transactions and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations and who have been advised of their obligation to keep information of this type confidential (with each such Commitment Party, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this paragraph) (such related persons described in this clause (f), collectively, the “Related Parties”), (g) after the Syndication Commencement Date, to potential or prospective Lenders, participants or assignees, (h) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (i) to the extent you consent in writing to any specific disclosure, (j) to the extent such information was already in such Commitment Party’s possession prior to any duty or other understanding of confidentiality entered into in connection with the Transactions; provided that for purposes of clause (g) above, the disclosure of any such information to any Lenders, participants or assignees or prospective Lenders, participants or assignees referred to above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, participant or assignee or prospective Lender, participant or assignee that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to you and such Commitment Party, including, without limitation, as agreed in any marketing materials) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of such Commitment Party or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such information.  In the event that the Term Facility is funded, the Commitment Parties’ and their respective affiliates’, if any, obligations under this paragraph shall terminate automatically and be superseded (except as otherwise specified herein) by the confidentiality provisions in the Term Facility Documentation upon the initial funding thereunder to the extent that such provisions are binding on such Commitment Parties.

 

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The confidentiality provisions set forth in this Section 9 shall survive the termination of this Commitment Letter and (other than your obligations with respect to the Fee Letter) shall expire and shall be of no further effect after the second anniversary of the date hereof.

 

10.                               Miscellaneous.

 

This Commitment Letter and the commitments hereunder shall not be assignable by any party hereto (other than (i) any assignment occurring as a matter of law pursuant to, or otherwise substantially simultaneously with, the Acquisition on the Closing Date, in each case to the Target or the Borrower or (ii) by you to (a) the Target or the Borrower on the Closing Date or (b) any other “shell” entity organized under the laws of the United States, the Cayman Islands or any other jurisdiction reasonably agreed by the Commitment Parties, in each case, so long as such entity is, or will be, controlled by you or the Sponsor after giving effect to the Transactions and shall (directly or indirectly through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries) own the Target or be the successor to the Target and agrees to be bound by the terms hereof and the Fee Letter) without the prior written consent of each other party hereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void).  This Commitment Letter and the commitments hereunder are intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto (and Indemnified Persons) and do not and are not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the parties hereto (and Indemnified Persons to the extent expressly set forth herein).  Each Commitment Party reserves the right to employ the services of its respective affiliates or branches in providing services contemplated hereby and to allocate, in whole or in part, to their affiliates or branches certain fees payable to such Commitment Party in such manner as such Commitment Party and its respective affiliates or branches may agree in their sole discretion and, to the extent so employed, such affiliates and branches shall be entitled to the benefits and protections afforded to, and subject to the provisions governing the conduct of, such Commitment Party hereunder; provided that subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the section entitled “Conditions to Initial Borrowing” in Exhibit B hereto (subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions), (x) no Commitment Party shall be relieved, released or novated from its obligations hereunder (including its several obligation to fund its respective commitment in respect of the Term Facility on the Closing Date) until after the initial funding of such Commitment Party’s commitment in respect of the Term Facility on the Closing Date has occurred and (y) unless you otherwise agree in writing, each Commitment Party shall retain exclusive control over all rights and obligations with respect to its several commitment in respect of the Term Facility, including all rights with respect to consents, modifications, supplements, waivers and amendments, until after the initial funding of such Commitment Party’s commitment in respect of the Term Facility on the Closing Date has occurred.  This Commitment Letter may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Commitment Parties and you.  This Commitment Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Commitment Letter by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (e.g., a “pdf” or “tiff”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  This Commitment Letter (including the exhibits hereto), together with the Fee Letter, (i) are the only agreements that have been entered into among the parties hereto with respect to the Term Facility and (ii) supersede all prior understandings, whether written or oral, among us with respect to the Term Facility and sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect thereto.  THIS COMMITMENT LETTER, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER, OR RELATED TO, THIS COMMITMENT LETTER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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Each of the parties hereto agrees that this Commitment Letter is a binding and enforceable agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein, including an agreement to negotiate in good faith the Term Facility Documentation by the parties hereto in a manner consistent with this Commitment Letter, it being acknowledged and agreed that the commitments provided hereunder are subject to conditions precedent as provided herein (subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions).

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS COMMITMENT LETTER OR THE FEE LETTER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

 

Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits, for itself and its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court, (b) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in any New York State court or in any such Federal court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court and (d) agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to you or us at the addresses set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court.

 

We hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”) and the Hong Kong Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance (the “HK AML Ordinance”), each of us and each of the Lenders may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective affiliates, which information may include their names, addresses, tax identification numbers and other information that will allow each of us and the Lenders to identify the Borrower and the Guarantors in accordance with the PATRIOT Act and the HK AML Ordinance.  This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and the HK AML Ordinance and is effective for each of us and the Lenders.  You hereby acknowledge and agree that during the Syndication Period, the Lead Arrangers shall be permitted to share any and all such information with the Lenders, subject to the Lead Arrangers’ confidentiality obligations in Section 9.

 

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The indemnification, compensation (if applicable), reimbursement (if applicable), syndication, jurisdiction, governing law, venue, waiver of jury trial and confidentiality provisions contained herein and in the Fee Letter and the provisions of Section 8 of this Commitment Letter shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether the Term Facility Documentation shall be executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Commitment Letter or the Initial Lenders’ commitments hereunder; provided that your obligations under this Commitment Letter (except as specifically set forth in the penultimate sentence of Section 4, and other than your obligations with respect to the confidentiality of the Fee Letter and the contents thereof) shall automatically terminate and be superseded by the provisions of the Term Facility Documentation upon the initial funding thereunder, and you shall automatically be released from all liability in connection therewith at such time.  You may terminate this Commitment Letter and/or the Initial Lenders’ commitments with respect to any of the Term Facility (or any portion thereof) at any time subject to the provisions of the preceding sentence (any such commitment termination shall reduce the commitments of each Initial Lender on a pro rata basis based on their respective commitments to the Term Facility as of the date hereof).

 

Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Commitment Letter.

 

11.                               Clear Market

 

From the date of this Commitment Letter until the Syndication Outside Date, you will ensure that no financing (other than under the Term Facility) for the Sponsor, Perfect World SPV or any of their respective affiliates is announced, syndicated or placed in connection with the Acquisition without the prior written consent of the Lead Arrangers.

 

If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please indicate your acceptance of the terms of this Commitment Letter and of the Fee Letter by returning to the Commitment Parties (or their legal counsel) on behalf of the Commitment Parties, executed counterparts hereof and of the Fee Letter not later than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 24, 2015.  The Initial Lenders’ respective commitments and the obligations of the Commitment Parties hereunder will expire at such time in the event that the Commitment Parties (or their legal counsel) have not received such executed counterparts in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.  If you do so execute and deliver to us this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter at or prior to such time, we agree to hold our commitment to provide the Term Facility and our other undertakings in connection therewith available for you until the earliest of (i) the end of the first one (1) month period starting from the date on which you execute this Commitment Letter, if at such time the Acquisition Agreement has not been fully executed by all parties thereto, (ii) after execution of the Acquisition Agreement and prior to the consummation of the Transactions, the termination of the Acquisition Agreement by you in a signed writing in accordance with its terms (or your written confirmation or public announcement thereof), (iii) the consummation of the Acquisition without the funding of the Term Facility and (iv) 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is five business days after the End Date (or other similar term as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as of the date hereof, as such date may be extended pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement) (such earliest time, the “Expiration Date”).  Upon the occurrence of any of the events referred to in the preceding sentence, this Commitment Letter and the commitments of the Commitment Parties hereunder and the agreement of the Commitment Parties to provide the services described herein shall automatically terminate unless the Commitment Parties shall, in their sole discretion, agree to an extension in writing.

 

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We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to assist you in connection with the financing for the Transactions.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.,

 

NEW YORK BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jian (Kevin) Ding

 

 

Name:

Jian (Kevin) Ding

 

 

Title:

Head of China Group

 

 

 

Corporate Banking

 

Project Peony — Commitment Letter

 



 

 

WING LUNG BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Project Peony — Commitment Letter

 



 

 

CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.,
OFFSHORE BANKING CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Project Peony — Commitment Letter

 



 

Accepted and agreed to as of the
date first above written:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERFECT HUMAN HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chi Yufeng

 

 

Name: Chi Yufeng

 

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERFECT PEONY HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chi Yufeng

 

 

Name: Chi Yufeng

 

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERFECT WORLD MERGER COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chi Yufeng

 

 

Name: Chi Yufeng

 

 

Title: Director

 

 

Project Peony — Commitment Letter

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

Project Peony
Transaction Description

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit A shall have the meanings set forth in the other Exhibits to the Commitment Letter (the “Commitment Letter”) to which this Exhibit A is attached or in the Commitment Letter.  In the case of any such capitalized term that is subject to multiple and differing definitions, the appropriate meaning thereof in this Exhibit A shall be determined by reference to the context in which it is used.

 

Perfect Peony Holding Company Limited (the “Holdco”), to be organized at the direction of, and controlled by, Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi, intends to acquire (the “Acquisition”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Perfect World Merger Company Limited (“Perfect World SPV” or the “Merger Sub”), Perfect World Co., Ltd. (the “Target”), from the equity holders thereof (collectively, the “Sellers”).  Holdco intends to consummate the Acquisition pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated on or about the date hereof (together with all exhibits, schedules and other disclosure letters thereto, collectively, as amended, the “Acquisition Agreement”) among the Holdco, the Merger Sub and the Target pursuant to which the Merger Sub will merge with and into the Target, with the Target being the surviving entity, and the Sellers will receive cash in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding equity interests held thereby in the Target (other than any equity interests held by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi, entities controlled by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi and any other permitted holders to be mutually agreed by the Sponsor and the Commitment Parties prior to giving effect to the Acquisition (collectively, “Permitted Holders”), which equity interests shall be rolled over by entities controlled by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi and such other Permitted Holders in connection with the Acquisition) (collectively, the “Acquisition Consideration”).

 

In connection with the foregoing, it is intended that:

 

a)                                     The Borrower (as defined in Exhibit B hereto) will obtain up to $900 million under a senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Facility”) described in Exhibit B hereto; and

 

d)                                     The proceeds of the Term Facility will be applied solely (i) to pay the Acquisition Consideration and (ii) to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (such fees and expenses, the “Transaction Costs”) (the amounts set forth in clauses (i) through (ii) above, collectively, the “Acquisition Funds”).

 

The transactions described above (including the payment of Transaction Costs) are collectively referred to herein as the “Transactions”.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Project Peony
$900 Million Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions
1

 

Borrower:

 

Initially, Perfect World Merger Company Limited, a Cayman Islands company (“Perfect World SPV”) and, after the Acquisition, the Target.

 

 

 

Transactions:

 

As set forth in Exhibit A to the Commitment Letter.

 

 

 

Administrative Agent and Collateral Agents:

 

CMB NY will act as sole administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and off-shore collateral agent and CMB will act as sole on-shore collateral agent (together with the off-shore collateral agent, each a “Collateral Agent and collectively the “Collateral Agents” and the Collateral Agent together with the Administrative Agent, the “Agents”) for CMB NY, CMB OBC, WLB (together with their respective permitted successors and assigns under the Term Facility, collectively, the “Initial Lenders”) and other members of a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and investors reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers and the Borrower (together with the Initial Lenders, collectively, the “Lenders”), and will perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.

 

 

 

Lead Arrangers:

 

Each of the Commitment Parties will act as a joint lead arranger (together with any additional lead arranger appointed pursuant to the Commitment Letter, each in such capacity, a “Lead Arranger” and, together, the “Lead Arrangers”) for the Term Facility and perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.

 

 

 

Syndication Agent:

 

CMB NY will act as syndication agent for the Term Facility and will perform the duties customarily associated with such role.

 

 

 

Term Facility:

 

A senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $900 million (the “Term Facility”). The loans under the Term Facility are referred to as the “Term Loans”.

 

 

 

Purpose:

 

The proceeds of borrowings under the Term Facility will be used by the Borrower on the Closing Date solely to pay the Acquisition Funds (including, at the Borrower’s election, to fund any fee required in the Fee Letter to the extent otherwise permitted above).

 

 

 

Availability:

 

The Term Facility shall be borrowed in a single drawing on the Closing Date. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the “Conditions to Initial Borrowing” section of this term sheet, the Lenders shall fund the Term Facility within three Business Days after receipt of the Borrowing Notice (as defined below). Amounts borrowed under the Term Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

 


1 All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Commitment Letter to which this Term Facility Term Sheet is attached, including Exhibits A and C thereto.

 

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Interest Rates and Fees:

 

As set forth on Annex I hereto and the Fee Letter, respectively.

 

 

 

Default Rate:

 

With respect to overdue principal, at the interest rate otherwise applicable plus 2.00% per annum, and with respect to any other overdue amount (including overdue interest), at the interest rate applicable to ABR loans (as defined in Annex I) plus 2.00% per annum, which, in each case, shall be payable on demand.

 

 

 

Final Maturity and Amortization:

 

The Term Facility will mature on the date that is four (4) years after the Closing Date and its then outstanding aggregate principal amount will be payable on the maturity date.

 

The aggregate principal amount of the Term Facility will amortize in semi-annual installments on dates and in amounts as set forth in the schedule below, with the balance payable on the maturity date of the Term Facility.

 

 

Amortization Date

 

Percentage of Amortized
Commitment

 

 

The end of the 18th month after the initial borrowing date

 

15

%

 

The end of the 24th month after the initial borrowing date

 

15

%

 

The end of the 30th month after the initial borrowing date

 

20

%

 

The end of the 36th month after the initial borrowing date

 

20

%

 

The end of the 42nd month after the initial borrowing date

 

15

%

 

The end of the 48th month after the initial borrowing date

 

15

%

 

 

 

Guarantees:

 

Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, all the obligations of the Borrower under the Term Facility to the Lenders and the Agents and all the obligations of the Borrower under any interest rate or other hedging arrangements entered into with any Lender or any affiliate of the Lender (collectively, the “Borrower Obligations”) shall, without any limitation, be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed on a senior basis by Mr. Michael Yufeng Chi (the “Sponsor”), the parent company of the Holdco (the “Parent”), and the Holdco (together with the Sponsor, the “Guarantors”). Subject to customary threshold limitation, each Guarantor shall provide the Administrative Agent with written notice before pledging or permitting the creation of any security interest or lien in any of its assets for the benefit of any party other than CMB or its affiliates unless such advance notification is prohibited by the applicable law or the applicable stock exchange rules.

 

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Security:

 

Subject to the limitations set forth below in this section and the Limited Conditionality Provisions, (i) the Borrower Obligations and (ii) all the obligations of the Guarantors under the Guarantees (collectively, the “Secured Obligations”) will be secured by a perfected first priority pledge by the shareholders thereof of (i) 100% of the equity interests in the Parent, Holdco, Perfect World SPV and its successor (i.e. in Perfect World SPV before the Acquisition and in the Target after the Acquisition) and (ii) 99% of the equity interests in Perfect Online Holding Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Perfect Online”) in favor of CMB NY as a Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the Agents (the items described in clauses (i) through (ii) above, collectively, the “Collateral”).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Collateral shall exclude margin stock. The Collateral may also exclude those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost of obtaining the perfection of a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the benefit of the security interest to the Lenders and the Agents; provided that such excluded assets shall not secure any obligation or be pledged as collateral to any party without CMB’s prior written consents.

 

 

 

Debt Service Account:

 

The Borrower shall establish and maintain a segregated bank account with the Administrative Agent as the Debt Service Account and shall ensure that at any time before the maturity of the Term Facility an amount equal to at least three months’ interest payments due under the Term Facility is on deposit in the Debt Service Account, which amount shall be used solely for the payment of the Borrower Obligations arising under the Term Facility.

 

In addition, prior to each interest payment due date, the Borrower shall deposit in the Debt Service Account a sum equal to the aggregate amount of principal and interest payments due on such date.

 

 

 

Bank Accounts:

 

The Borrower shall establish and maintain one or more bank accounts (the precise number of such bank accounts to be mutually agreed) with the Lenders, which accounts alone shall be used for the operation of the Borrower’s material Chinese operating subsidiaries. The Borrower shall also procure that the key accounts of the Borrower’s material Chinese operating subsidiaries shall be subject to the Lenders’ supervision.

 

 

 

Mandatory Prepayments:

 

Loans under the Term Facility shall be prepaid with:

 

 

 

 

 

(A)            an amount equal to 100% of the net proceeds of incurrences of debt obligations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries after the Closing Date; and

 

(B)            an amount equal to 100% of the net proceeds of issuances of equity securities of the Borrower and its subsidiaries after the Closing Date.

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory prepayments may also be triggered by events related to asset disposal unless the Required Lenders expressly consent to such asset disposal in writing prior to its occurrence (subject to customary exceptions, thresholds and reinvestment provisions to be set forth in the Term Facility Documentation).

 

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Mandatory prepayments shall be applied, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ break-funding costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.

 

 

 

 

 

Prepayments from the profits to be distributed and asset sale or other disposition proceeds will be limited under the Term Facility Documentation to the extent such prepayments would result in material adverse tax consequences or would be prohibited or restricted by applicable law, rule or regulation.

 

 

 

Voluntary Prepayments:

 

Voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the Term Facility will not be permitted during the first one-month period after the Closing Date, and will be permitted at any time thereafter, subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ break-funding costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant interest period (except that for the first two (2) voluntary prepayments, no reimbursement of the Lenders’ break-funding costs is required), without premium or penalty; provided that (i) the Borrower shall make no more than two (2) voluntary prepayments in any consecutive twelve-month period, (ii) the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice no less than five (5) business days prior to the requested prepayment date and (iii) the amount of each voluntary prepayment must be no less than $10 million and in integral multiples of $5 million. At least one month after the Closing Date, the Borrower may make a one-time prepayment using cash wired out of China by its domestic subsidiaries through dividend or other legal method.

 

 

 

 

 

All voluntary prepayments of the Term Facility will be applied as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity), including to any class of extending or existing Term Loans in such order as the Borrower may designate.

 

 

 

Conditions to Initial Borrowing:

 

The availability of the initial borrowing and other extensions of credit under the Term Facility on the Closing Date will be subject solely to (a) delivery of a customary borrowing notice (the “Borrowing Notice”), (b) the accuracy of Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations, in each case in all material respects (subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions); provided that any representations and warranties qualified by materiality shall be accurate in all respects and (c) the conditions set forth in Exhibit C to the Commitment Letter (subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions).

 

 

 

Term Facility Documentation:

 

The definitive financing documentation for the Term Facility will consist of a credit agreement, Guarantees, applicable collateral agreements and the necessary ancillary documents (collectively, the “Term Facility Documentation”) which shall be initially drafted by counsel for the Administrative Agent and shall contain the terms set forth in this Exhibit B and, to the extent any other terms are not expressly set forth in this Exhibit B, will (i) be negotiated promptly in good faith , and (ii) contain only those conditions, representations, events of default and covenants set forth in this Exhibit B and such other terms as the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers shall reasonably agree; it being understood and agreed that the Term Facility Documentation shall be based on and substantially consistent with transaction documents for a comparable financing of a going private transaction involving a company publicly listed in the U.S. (the principles described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “Documentation Principles”).

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiaries:

 

The Term Facility Documentation will contain provisions pursuant to which, subject to no default or event of default, limitations on investments, pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenants and other conditions to be mutually agreed, the Borrower will be permitted to designate any existing or subsequently acquired or organized subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” and subsequently re-designate any such unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary. For purposes of the investment covenant in the Term Facility Documentation, the designation of any subsidiary as an “unrestricted” subsidiary shall constitute an investment to the extent of the outstanding amount of investments in such subsidiary by the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries at the time of such designation. With limited exceptions to be mutually agreed, unrestricted subsidiaries will not be subject to the representations and warranties, affirmative or negative covenants or events of default provisions of the Term Facility Documentation, and the results of operations and indebtedness of unrestricted subsidiaries will not be taken into account for purposes of determining compliance with any Financial Covenants or financial tests contained in such Term Facility Documentation. When designated as an unrestricted subsidiary, each such unrestricted subsidiary, in the aggregate with all unrestricted subsidiaries previously designated (at the time of designation thereof) that continue to be unrestricted subsidiaries, shall not constitute more than a percentage to be agreed of the pro forma total assets of the Holdco and its subsidiaries at the time of such designation.

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties:

 

Limited to the following (subject to customary exceptions, thresholds and qualifications consistent with the Documentation Principles): organizational status and good standing; power and authority, due authorization, qualification, execution, delivery and enforceability of Term Facility Documentation; with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Term Facility Documentation, no violation of, or conflict with, material law, organizational documents or material agreements; compliance with material law (including environmental laws); litigation; use of proceeds and compliance with margin regulations; material governmental and third party approvals with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Term Facility; inapplicability of Investment Company Act; accurate and complete disclosure; accuracy of historical financial statements (including pro forma financial statements based on historical balance sheets); since the Closing Date, no Material Adverse Effect (as defined below); taxes; insurance; PATRIOT Act; OFAC; FCPA; subsidiaries; intellectual property; status of Term Facility as “senior debt” and “designated senior debt” (if applicable); ownership of properties; creation, perfection and priority of liens and other security interests; accuracy of representations and warranties made by the Holdco and Merger Sub in Article V of the Acquisition Agreement and the other material agreements entered into in connection with the Transaction other than Sections 5.08 and 5.09 of the Acquisition Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, circumstance or condition that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on (a) the business or financial condition of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, to perform its payment obligations under the Term Facility Documentation or (c) the rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders under the Term Facility Documentation.

 

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Financial Covenants:

 

The following financial covenants of the Target shall be tested as of the end of each year, beginning from September 30, 2016:

 

Leverage Ratio: the ratio of all indebtedness for borrowed money to Adjusted EBITDA (to be defined in the Term Facility Documentation, with customary add-backs and adjustments to be mutually agreed and consistent with the Documentation Principles) of the prior four fiscal quarters shall be equal to or less than 3.50 : 1.00 on a trailing four quarter basis.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio: the ratio of total Adjusted EBITDA to total interest expenses in each case of the prior four fiscal quarters shall be not less than 4:00 : 1.00 on a trailing four quarter basis.

 

Capital Expenditures: Capital Expenditures (to be defined in the Term Facility Documentation) of the prior four fiscal quarters shall not exceed 30% of Adjusted EBITDA of the prior four fiscal quarters.

 

 

 

Affirmative Covenants:

 

Limited to the following (in each case, to be applicable to the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower and their respective subsidiaries and subject to customary exceptions, thresholds and qualifications consistent with the Documentation Principles): delivery of annual audited consolidated and semi-annual unaudited financial statements within 180 days of the end of any fiscal year ending after the Closing Date and 90 days of the end of the first fiscal half of any fiscal year ending after the Closing Date, and, in connection with the annual financial statements, an annual audit opinion from nationally recognized auditors that is not subject to any qualification as to “going concern” or scope of the audit (other than any exception or explanatory paragraph, but not a qualification, that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under the Term Facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period), officers’ compliance certificates and other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; notices of defaults, material litigation; inspections by the Administrative Agent (subject to frequency (so long as there is no ongoing event of default) and cost reimbursement limitations); maintenance of property (subject to casualty, condemnation and normal wear and tear); maintenance of existence and corporate franchises, rights and privileges; maintenance of books and records; payment of taxes and similar claims; compliance with laws and regulations (including environmental, Patriot Act, OFAC and FCPA); additional Guarantor and Collateral (subject to limitations set forth under “Guarantees” and “Security” above) and related required actions; use of proceeds; changes in lines of business; changes of fiscal year; designation (and redesignation) of unrestricted subsidiaries; and further assurances on collateral matters; establishment and maintenance of a Debt Service Account and control accounts for operations pursuant to the requirements provided under “Debt Service Account” and “Bank Accounts” sections of this term sheet.

 

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Negative Covenants:

 

Limited to the following (in each case, to be applicable to the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower and their subsidiaries, and subject to customary exceptions, thresholds and qualifications consistent with the Documentation Principles):

 

 

 

 

 

a)                  unless consented to by the Required Lenders in writing, limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness (which shall permit, among other things, (i) the indebtedness under the Term Facility and any permitted refinancings thereof, (ii) non-speculative hedging arrangements, (iii) any indebtedness of the Target and its subsidiaries incurred prior to the Closing Date which remains outstanding and is permitted to remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement and any permitted refinancings thereof, (iv) purchase money indebtedness and capital leases in an amount to be agreed, (v) indebtedness arising from agreements providing for adjustments of purchase price or “earn outs” entered into in connection with acquisitions, (vi) indebtedness of an acquired company or secured by acquired assets, to the extent such indebtedness is assumed or remains outstanding in connection with the related acquisition; provided that (A) such indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, (B) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants in all respects after giving pro forma treatment to such acquisition and (C) such acquisition is a permitted investment or acquisition (“Acquired Indebtedness”), (vii) refinancings of permitted indebtedness (“Refinancing Indebtedness”), subject to customary limitations on the amount, tenor and weighted average life of such Refinancing Indebtedness, (viii) a general debt basket in an amount to be agreed which may be secured to the extent permitted by exceptions to the lien covenant and (iv) other customary exceptions);

 

 

 

 

 

b)                  limitations on liens (which shall prohibit any pledge of the intellectual property rights (other than immaterial intellectual property rights)) of the Target and its subsidiaries to any party other than the Lenders but shall permit, among other things, (i) liens securing the obligations arising under the Term Facility and permitted refinancing thereof, (ii) any liens (other than liens on the Collateral) of the Target and its subsidiaries incurred prior to the Closing Date which remain outstanding and are permitted to remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement, (iii) liens on equipment or fixed assets that are subject to permitted purchase money indebtedness or capital leases in each case permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (a)(iv) above, (iv) liens (other than liens on the Collateral) securing Acquired Indebtedness; provided that such liens were not created in contemplation of the applicable acquisition, (v) liens (other than liens on the Collateral) securing Refinancing Indebtedness, to the extent the indebtedness being refinanced was secured, (vi) a general lien basket in an amount to be agreed, and (vii) other customary exceptions; provided that any such liens under clause (vi) on the Collateral shall be junior to (and, with respect to liens securing indebtedness for borrowed money under clause (vi) above in an amount to be agreed, subject to the applicable intercreditor agreement), or not secured by, the liens securing the Secured Obligations);

 

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c)                   unless consented to by the Required Lenders in writing, limitations on fundamental changes (including, without limitation, the reduction of registered and issued capital of the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower and the Target, and the restructuring of the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower and their respective subsidiaries);

 

 

 

 

 

d)                  limitations on asset sales (including sales of subsidiaries), sale and lease back transactions and other asset disposals (to be defined in the Term Facility Documentation), with carve-outs to include (i) asset sales consented to in writing by the Required Lenders and (ii) asset sales the proceeds of which are applied to prepay the Term Loans;

 

 

 

 

 

e)                   limitations on investments and acquisitions, provided that the Borrower may make investments and acquisitions in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year (such amount, for any fiscal year, the “Annual Builder Basket”) up to 20% of the sum of (i) of the amount equal to the cash flow from operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries during such fiscal year minus (ii) the capital expenditures made by the Borrower and its subsidiaries for normal operations during such fiscal year, plus (iii) any cash used to make short-term investments during such fiscal year; provided further that if the amount of the Annual Builder Basket for any fiscal year exceeds the amount of investments and acquisitions made using the Annual Builder Basket in such fiscal year, such excess may be carried forward to and increase the Annual Builder Basket in subsequent fiscal years (with such carried forward amounts being deemed to be used first in subsequent fiscal years);

 

 

 

 

 

f)                    limitations on dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, the Borrower’s equity (which shall permit, among other things, (i) customary payments or distributions to pay the tax liabilities of any direct or indirect parent, to the extent such payments cover taxes that are attributable to the activities of the Borrower or its subsidiaries or such parent’s ownership of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and are net of any payments already made by the Borrower and its subsidiaries, (ii) payment of legal, accounting and other ordinary course corporate overhead or other operational expenses of any such parent not to exceed an amount to be agreed in any fiscal year and for the payment of franchise or similar taxes, (iii) subject to no continuing event of default, customary distributions necessary to pay advisory, refinancing, subsequent transaction and exit fees and other taxes, overhead expenses of direct and indirect parents of the Borrower attributable to the ownership of the Borrower and its subsidiaries and (iv) dividends on the Borrower’s shareholdings in its subsidiaries);

 

 

 

 

 

g)                   limitations on prepayments or redemptions of any subordinated indebtedness for borrowed money or any indebtedness for borrowed money secured on a junior basis to the Term Facility;

 

 

 

 

 

h)                  limitations on negative pledge clauses; and

 

 

 

 

 

i)                      limitations on transactions with affiliates.

 

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Events of Default:

 

Limited to the following (to be applicable to the Guarantors, the Parent, the Holdco, Borrower and their restricted subsidiaries only) and subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions: nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest or other amounts after a customary five business day grace period; violation of covenants (subject, in the case of affirmative covenants (other than use of proceeds, notices of default and maintenance of existence), to a thirty day grace period); incorrectness of representations and warranties in any material respect (subject to a thirty day grace period in the case of misrepresentations that are capable of being cured); cross default and cross acceleration to indebtedness of an amount in excess of an amount to be agreed; bankruptcy or other similar events of the Guarantors, the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower or their significant restricted subsidiaries (with a 60 day grace period for involuntary events); monetary judgments of an amount in excess of an amount to be agreed; actual or asserted (in writing) invalidity of material Guarantees or security interest in Collateral; Change of Control (as defined below).

 

Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (a)(i) prior to a Qualified Public Offering (to be defined in the Term Facility Documentation), the Sponsor and other Permitted Investors (to be defined in the Term Facility Documentation) shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, shares representing at least 51% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests of each of the Parent, the Holdco, the Borrower and Perfect Online or (ii) from and after a Qualified Public Offering, any person (other than the Sponsor and other Permitted Investors) shall acquire direct or indirect ownership of shares representing at least 40% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests of the IPO Entity (to be defined in the Term Facility Documentation), (b) the Parent or the Holdco shall cease to directly or indirectly own, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Borrower, (c) the Borrower shall cease to directly or indirectly own, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Perfect Online, or (d) if a “Change of Control” (or a similar event, however denominated), as defined in the documentation governing the other material debt obligation of any Guarantor, the Borrower or Perfect Online, shall have occurred.

 

 

 

Voting:

 

Amendments and waivers of the Term Facility Documentation will require the approval of Lenders holding at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate amount of the loans and commitments under the Term Facility (the “Required Lenders”), except that (i) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required with respect to: (A) increases in the commitment of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any default, event of default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an extension or increase of any commitment), (B) reductions or forgiveness of principal (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any default, event of default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in principal), interest (other than a waiver of default interest), premiums or fees and (C) extensions of scheduled amortization payments or final maturity (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any default, event of default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction shall not constitute an extension of any maturity date) or the date for the payment of interest, premiums or fees, (ii) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to (A) modifications to any of the voting percentages and (B) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or releases of all or substantially all of the Collateral and (iii) customary protections for the Administrative Agent will be provided. Defaulting lenders shall not be included in the calculation of the Required Lenders.

 

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The Term Facility Documentation shall contain customary provisions for replacing defaulting lenders and terminating their commitments, replacing Lenders claiming increased costs, tax gross ups and similar required indemnity payments and replacing non-consenting Lenders in connection with amendments and waivers requiring the consent of all Lenders or of all Lenders directly affected thereby so long as Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Term Loans shall have consented thereto.

 

 

 

Cost and Yield Protection:

 

The Term Facility Documentation will include customary tax gross-up, cost and yield protection provisions; provided that the gross-up and yield protection provisions in respect of taxes will be updated as necessary to reflect current market practice for facilities and transactions of this type.

 

 

 

Assignments and Participations:

 

After, but not before, the elapse of six months from the Closing Date, the Lenders will be permitted to assign (other than to natural persons) loans under the Term Facility with the consent of the Borrower (any such consent shall be deemed to be given after 15 business days’ notice if the Borrower fails to respond) and the Administrative Agent (in each case not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (A) no consent of the Borrower shall be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of a payment or bankruptcy (with respect to the Borrower) Event of Default and (B) no consent of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower shall be required if such assignment is an assignment to another Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an approved fund. Each assignment (other than to another applicable Lender, an affiliate of an applicable Lender or an approved fund) will be in an amount of $5,000,000 (or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) (or lesser amounts, if agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) or, if less, all of such Lender’s remaining loans. Assignments will be by novation. The Administrative Agent shall receive a processing and recordation fee no less than $3,500 for each assignment (it being understood that such recordation fee shall not apply to any assignments by any of the Initial Lenders or any of their affiliates).

 

 

 

 

 

Six months after the Closing Date, the Lenders will be permitted to sell participations in loans without restriction in accordance with applicable law.

 

 

 

 

 

Voting rights of participants shall be limited to matters set forth under “Voting” above with respect to which the unanimous vote of all Lenders (or all directly and adversely affected Lenders, if the participant is directly and adversely affected) would be required.

 

 

In addition, non-pro rata distributions will be permitted in connection with loan buy-back or similar programs, assignments to, and open market purchases by the Borrower and its affiliates on terms consistent with the two succeeding paragraphs.

 

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Expenses and Indemnification:

 

The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agents and the Commitment Parties (without duplication) associated with their due diligence investigation, the syndication of the Term Facility and the preparation, execution and delivery, administration, amendment, modification, waiver and/or enforcement of the Term Facility Documentation (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single New York law firm identified herein, a single local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and consultants (to the extent retained with Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)).

 

 

 

 

 

The Borrower will indemnify the Agents, the Commitment Parties and the Lenders (without duplication) and their affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, controlling persons and other representatives of the foregoing and their successors and permitted assigns (each, an “Indemnified Party”), and hold them harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature and the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Parties taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnified Party(s) affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by another firm of counsel for such affected indemnified person)) of any such Indemnified Party arising out of, resulting from or in connection with, any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation of the foregoing) (regardless of whether such Indemnified Party is a party thereto or whether or not such action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third person) relating to the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby; provided that no Indemnified Party will be indemnified for any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense to the extent it has resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party or any Related Indemnified Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach by such Indemnified Party or any Related Indemnified Person of its obligations under the Term Facility (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any proceeding between and among Indemnified Parties that does not involve an act or omission by Perfect World SPV, the Borrower or their restricted subsidiaries; provided that the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and any other agents, to the extent acting in their capacity as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceeding, to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time.

 

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Governing Law and Forum:

 

The Term Facility Documentation will be governed by New York law and will provide for the parties thereto to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and state courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.

 

 

 

Counsel to the Administrative Agent and Lead Arrangers:

 

White & Case LLP.

 

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ANNEX I

 

Interest Rates:

 

At the option of the Borrower, LIBOR plus 4.5% per annum or ABR plus 3.5% per annum.

 

 

 

 

 

The Borrower may only elect interest periods of 3 months for LIBOR borrowings.

 

 

 

 

 

Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of the actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in the case of ABR loans).

 

 

 

 

 

Interest shall be payable in arrears (a) for loans accruing interest at a rate based on LIBOR, at the end of each interest period and, for interest periods of greater than 3 months, every three months, and on the applicable maturity date and (b) for loans accruing interest based on the ABR, quarterly in arrears and on the applicable maturity date.

 

 

 

 

 

ABR” is the Alternate Base Rate, which is the highest of (i) the prime commercial lending rate announced by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate”, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.0% and (iii) the one-month LIBOR (as defined below) rate plus 1.0% per annum.

 

 

 

 

 

LIBOR” is the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollar deposits for a three month interest period appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or such other screen as may be determined prior to the Closing Date (or otherwise on the Reuters screen).

 



 

EXHIBIT C

 

Project Peony
Summary of Additional Conditions
2

 

The initial borrowings under the Term Facility shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

1.                                      Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there has not been any event or effect that has had or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

 

2.                                      The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the initial borrowings under the Term Facility, shall be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by you thereto, other than those modifications, amendments, consents or waivers that are materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Commitment Parties in their capacities as such, unless consented to in writing by the Lead Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of (i) the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have indicated to the Target’s counsel that they are not reviewing or, in connection with their review, have no further comments with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Schedule 13E-3 filed with the SEC in connection with the Acquisition and (ii) the public announcement of execution and delivery of the Acquisition Agreement by the Target.

 

3.                                      The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Sponsor and the other Permitted Holders, collectively, own not less than 51% of the ownership interest in the Parent, and the Parent directly owns 100% of the Holdco and that Holdco directly owns 100% of the ownership interest in the Merger Sub.

 

4.                                      The Administrative Agent shall have received audited consolidated balance sheets of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Target and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date, in each case, prepared in accordance with the generally applicable accounting principles in the United States.

 

5.                                      (Intentionally omitted).

 

6.                                      Subject in all respects to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, all documents and instruments required to create and perfect the Administrative Agent’ security interest in the Collateral in respect of the Term Facility shall have been executed and delivered and, if applicable, be in proper form for filing.

 

7.                                      Subject in all respects to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, at least two business days prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall have received all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors, in each case that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arrangers in writing at least 10 business days prior to the Closing Date and that the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act.

 


2  All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Commitment Letter to which this Exhibit C is attached, including Exhibits A and B. In the case of any such capitalized term that is subject to multiple and differing definitions, the appropriate meaning thereof in this Exhibit E shall be determined by reference to the context in which it is used.

 



 

8.                                      The closing of the Term Facility shall have occurred on or before the Expiration Date.

 

9.                                      (i) The execution and delivery by the Borrower and the Guarantors (other than any Insignificant Subsidiary) of the Term Facility Documentation (including guarantees by the applicable guarantors) which shall, in each case, be in accordance with the terms of the Commitment Letter and the Term Sheets and subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions and (ii) delivery to the Lead Arrangers of customary legal opinions, customary officer’s closing certificates, organizational documents, customary evidence of authorization and good standing certificates in jurisdictions where applicable, in each case with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors (to the extent applicable and other than with respect to any Insignificant Subsidiary).

 

10.                               All fees required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to the Fee Letter and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to the Commitment Letter, to the extent invoiced at least three business days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower), shall, upon the initial borrowings under the Term Facility, have been, or will be substantially simultaneously, paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Term Facility).

 


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