0000950123-11-031725.txt : 20110401 0000950123-11-031725.hdr.sgml : 20110401 20110401060104 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-031725 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110401 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110401 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Mecox Lane Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001501775 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-85977 FILM NUMBER: 11728573 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22ND FLOOR, GEMS TOWER STREET 2: BUILDING 20, NO. 487, TIANLIN ROAD CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 200233 BUSINESS PHONE: (86-21) 6495 0500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 22ND FLOOR, GEMS TOWER STREET 2: BUILDING 20, NO. 487, TIANLIN ROAD CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 200233 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SINA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001094005 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 522236363 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1313 GENEVA DRIVE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 BUSINESS PHONE: 4085480000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1313 GENEVA DRIVE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SINA COM DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990827 SC 13D 1 f58785sc13d.htm SC 13D sc13d
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Mecox Lane Limited
 
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001
 
(Title of Class of Securities)
G5953U 102
 
(CUSIP Number)
SINA Corporation
20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza
No. 58 Northwest 4
th Ring Road
Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Telephone: +86 10 5898 3009

 
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
with a copy to:
Lee Edwards
Shearman & Sterling LLP
12
th Floor, East Tower, Twin Towers
B-12 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
+86 10 5922 8000
March 25, 2011
 
(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 § 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g) check the following box o.
* 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).

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SCHEDULE 13D
                     
CUSIP No.
 
C5953U 102 
  Page  
  of   
10  Pages

 

           
1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

SINA Corporation
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  WC
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Cayman Islands
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   125,240,702 ordinary shares
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   125,240,702 ordinary shares
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  125,240,702 ordinary shares
     
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)
   
  30.9%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  CO

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Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to the ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 22nd Floor, Gems Tower, Building 20, No. 487, Tianlin Road, Shanghai 200233, People’s Republic of China.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
          This Statement is being filed by SINA Corporation, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“SINA”).
          SINA is an online media company and mobile value-added service provider.
          The principal executive offices of SINA are located at 37F, Jin Mao Tower 88 Century Boulevard, Pudong, Shanghai 200121, China.
          The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and citizenship of each of the executive officers and directors of SINA are set forth in Schedule A hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
          During the last five years, neither SINA nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto has been: (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations.
          SINA, Maxpro Holdings Limited (“Maxpro”) and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (“Ever Keen”) entered into a Share Purchase agreement dated as of February 28, 2011 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”). One copy of the Share Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The description of the Share Purchase Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Sina purchased from Maxpro and Ever Keen 76,986,529 Shares of Mecox Lane, representing 19% of the total issued and outstanding Shares of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $65,985,154, representing a purchase price of $0.8571 per Share of the Company, or $6.00 per American depositary share (“ADSs”), at a closing that occurred on March 25, 2011 (the “Closing Date”). SINA nominated one member to the Company’s board of directors effective on March 25, 2011.
          The purchase of Shares was funded from the working capital of SINA.

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
          The information set forth in Item 3 is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 4.
          Option Agreement
          On February 28, 2011, SINA, Maxpro Holdings Limited (“Maxpro”) and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (“Ever Keen”) entered into an Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto. Pursuant to the Option Agreement, Maxpro and Ever Keen agreed to grant an option (the “Option”) to SINA to purchase 48,254,173 ordinary shares of the Company at an exercise price of $1.1429 per Share within two years following the Closing Date.
          The description of the Option Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit B, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Memorandum of Understanding
          On February 28, 2011, SINA and the Company executed a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”), pursuant to which SINA and the Company agree to work with each other to pursue a strategic partnership. A copy of the MOU is attached as Exhibit C hereto
          The description of the Option Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit C, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Assignment and Joinder
          On the Closing Date, SINA, Maxpro and Ever Keen entered into an Assignment and Joinder (the “Assignment and Joinder”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto. Pursuant to the Assignment and Joinder, SINA agrees to be bound by the provisions of the registration rights agreement by and among the Company and the other parties named therein and pursuant to which SINA will enjoy certain registration rights in respect of the Shares purchased from the Sellers.
          The description of the Assignment and Joinder contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit D, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Although SINA has no present intention to acquire securities of the Company other than pursuant to the Option Agreement, it intends to review its investment on a regular basis and, as a result thereof, may at any time or from time to time determine, either alone or as part of a group, (i) to acquire additional securities of the Company, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, (ii) to dispose of all or a portion of the securities of the Company owned by it in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise or (iii) to take any other available course of action, which could involve one or more of the types of transactions or have one or more of the results described in the next paragraph of this Item 4. Any such acquisition or disposition or other transaction would be made in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, SINA specifically reserves the right to change its intention with respect to any or all of such matters. In reaching

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any decision as to its course of action (as well as to the specific elements thereof), SINA currently expects that it would take into consideration a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the Company’s business and prospects; other developments concerning the Company and its businesses generally; other business opportunities available to SINA; changes in law and government regulations; general economic conditions; and money and stock market conditions, including the market price of the securities of the Company.
          Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, SINA has no present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in:
     (i) The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company,
     (ii) An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company,
     (iii) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company,
     (iv) Any change in the present Board or management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board,
     (v) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company,
     (vi) Any other material change in the Company’s business or corporate structure,
     (vii) Changes in the Company’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions that may impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person;
     (viii) A class of securities of the Company being delisted from a national securities exchange or ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association,
     (ix) A class of equity securities of the Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
     (x) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
          The responses of SINA to Rows (7) through (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and the information set forth in Item 3 are hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5.
          Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, SINA acquired and is deemed to beneficially own 76,986,529 Shares, representing 19% of the Company’s total issued and outstanding Shares as of the Closing Date.

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          Pursuant to the Option Agreement, SINA is deemed to beneficially own 48,254,173 Shares of the Company, which represents 11.9% of the total issued and outstanding Shares of the Company as of the Closing Date, all as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
          Neither the filing of this Statement nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by SINA that it is the beneficial owner of any of the Shares referenced herein for purposes of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
          As of the Closing Date, Charles Chao, Chief Executive Officer of SINA, owns 15,000 ADSs of the Company, representing approximately 0.026% of the Company’s total issued and outstanding Shares.
          As of the Closing Date, Yichen Zhang, the independent director of SINA, owns 18,000 ADSs of the Company, representing approximately 0.031% of the Company’s total issued and outstanding Shares.
          Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, neither SINA nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto, beneficially owns any Shares or has the right to acquire any Shares.
          Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, neither SINA nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto, presently has the power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of any of the Shares that they may be deemed to beneficially own.
          Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, neither SINA nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto, has effected any transaction in the Shares during the past 60 days.
          To the best knowledge of SINA, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares beneficially owned by SINA.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
          The information set forth in Items 3 and 4 is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 6.
          IPO Lock-Up Agreement
          On February 28, 2011, SINA executed a lock-up agreement in favor of UBS AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and the other underwriters named therein (the “IPO Lock-Up Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit E hereto. Pursuant to the IPO Lock-Up Agreement, SINA agrees, among other things and subject to certain exceptions therein, (i) not to sell the Shares of the Company purchased from the Sellers pursuant to the Share Purchase

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Agreement for a period starting from the Closing Date to and ending on the date that is 180 days following the date of the final prospectus of the Company relating to the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO Lock-Up Period”); and (ii) in the event that it exercises the Option during the IPO Lock-Up Period, it will execute and deliver a new lock-up agreement, on substantially the same terms as the IPO Lock-Up Agreement, to the Representatives in relation to such additional Shares.
          The description of the IPO Lock-Up Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit E, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Company Lock-Up Agreement
          On February 28, 2011, SINA executed a lock-up agreement in favor of the Company (the “Company Lock-Up Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit F hereto. Pursuant to the Company Lock-Up Agreement, SINA agrees, among other things and subject to certain exceptions therein, (i) not to sell the Shares purchased from the Sellers pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement within one year following the Closing Date (the “Company Lock-Up Period”); and (ii) if prior to the expiration of the IPO Lock-Up Period; Sina exercises the Option, Sina shall execute an additional lock-up agreement with the Company pursuant to which Sina shall agree to lock up the Shares purchased under the Option Agreement on the same terms as the Company Lock-Up Agreement for the remainder of the Company Lock-Up Period.
          The description of the Company Lock-Up Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit F, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Indemnity Escrow Agreement
          On March 21, 2011, SINA, Maxpro, Ever Keen and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. executed an escrow agreement (the “Indemnity Escrow Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit G hereto. Pursuant to the Indemnity Escrow Agreement, SINA deposited $9,897,773 into an escrow account to be held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to be drawn against in the event of indemnification claims by the Company against Mapro or Ever Keen under the Share Purchase Agreement.
          The description of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit G, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Except as described above or elsewhere in this Schedule 13D or incorporated by reference in this Schedule 13D, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between SINA or, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons named in Schedule A hereto and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
          Share Escrow Agreement

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          On March 21, 2011, SINA, Maxpro, Ever Keen and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. executed an escrow agreement (the “Share Escrow Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit H hereto. Pursuant to the Share Escrow Agreement, Maxpro and Ever Keen deposited 48,254,173 Shares of the Company into an escrow account to be held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to be released to SINA upon exercise of the Option by SINA.
          The description of the Share Escrow Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit H, which is incorporated herein by reference.
          Except as described above or elsewhere in this Schedule 13D or incorporated by reference in this Schedule 13D, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between SINA or, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons named in Schedule A hereto and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

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Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
A
  Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, among SINA Corporation, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
   
B
  Option Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, among SINA Corporation, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
   
C
  Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of February 28, 2011, between SINA Corporation and Mecox Lane Limited
 
   
D
  Assignment and Joinder, dated as of March 25, 2011, among SINA, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
   
E
  Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, executed by SINA in favor of UBS AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and other parties named therein
 
   
F
  Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, executed by SINA in favor of the Company
 
   
G
  Escrow Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2011, among SINA, Maxpro, Ever Keen and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 
   
H
  Escrow Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2011, among SINA, Maxpro, Ever Keen and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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SIGNATURE
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated:
         
March 31, 2011   SINA CORPORATION
 
 
  /s/ Herman Yu  
    Signature   
       
 
     
  Herman Yu/Chief Financial Officer    
    Name/Title   
       

 


 

         
SCHEDULE A
SINA Corporation
Directors and Executive Officers
             
    Present Principal        
Name   Occupation   Business Address   Citizenship
Yan Wang
  Chairperson   20F Ideal Plaza
No.58 Northwest 4th Ring Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100080, PRC
  PRC
 
           
Pehong Chen
  Independent Director   1600 Seaport Blvd. Suite 120
Redwood City, CA 94063
  USA
 
           
Lip-Bu Tan
  Independent Director   c/o Walden International
One California Street, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
  USA
 
           
Ter Fung Tsao
  Independent Director   C/O Standard Foods Corporation
5th Floor, No. 136, Jen Ai Road, Section 3, Taipei 10657, Taiwan
  Taiwan
 
           
Yichen Zhang
  Independent Director   c/o CITIC Capital Holdings Limited
28/F CITIC Tower
1 Tim Mei Avenue
Central, Hong Kong
  Hong Kong

 


 

             
    Present Principal        
Name   Occupation   Business Address   Citizenship
Song-Yi Zhang
  Independent Director   10/F., Fung House, 19-20 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.   Hong Kong
 
           
Charles Chao
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   20F Ideal Plaza No.58 Northwest 4th Ring Road, Haidian District Beijing 100080, PRC   USA
 
           
Herman Yu
  Chief Financial Officer   20F Ideal Plaza No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road, Haidian District Beijing 100080, PRC   USA
 
           
Hong Du
  Chief Operating Officer   20F Ideal Plaza No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road, Haidian District Beijing 100080, PRC   PRC
 
           
Tong Chen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Editor   20F Ideal Plaza No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road, Haidian District Beijing 100080, PRC   PRC

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
A
  Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, among SINA Corporation, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
   
B
  Option Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, among SINA Corporation, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
   
C
  Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of February 28, 2011, between SINA Corporation and Mecox Lane Limited
 
   
D
  Assignment and Joinder, dated as of March 25, 2011, among SINA, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
   
E
  Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, executed by SINA in favor of UBS AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and other parties named therein
 
   
F
  Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, executed by SINA in favor of the Company
 
   
G
  Escrow Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2011, among SINA, Maxpro, Ever Keen and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 
   
H
  Escrow Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2011, among SINA, Maxpro, Ever Keen and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

EX-99.A 2 f58785exv99wa.htm EX-99.A exv99wa
EXHIBIT A
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2011, AMONG SINA
CORPORATION, MAXPRO HOLDINGS LIMITED AND EVER KEEN HOLDINGS
LIMITED
EXECUTION COPY
 
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
THE SELLERS
(as identified in Exhibit A hereto)
and
SINA CORPORATION
Dated as of February 28, 2011
 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
         
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms
    1  
SECTION 1.02. Definitions
    6  
SECTION 1.03. Interpretation and Rules of Construction
    7  
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
         
SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Sale Shares
    8  
SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price; Payments at Closing
    8  
SECTION 2.03. Closing
    9  
SECTION 2.04. Closing Deliveries by the Sellers
    9  
SECTION 2.05. Closing Deliveries by the Purchaser
    9  
SECTION 2.06. Tax Payments; Withholding
    10  
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
AS TO THE COMPANY
         
SECTION 3.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company
    11  
SECTION 3.02. Capitalization; Ownership of Sale Shares; Subsidiaries
    11  
SECTION 3.03. No Conflict
    12  
SECTION 3.04. Governmental Consents
    12  
SECTION 3.05. Financial Information
    12  
SECTION 3.06. Absence of Undisclosed Material Liabilities
    12  
SECTION 3.07. Conduct in the Ordinary Course
    12  
SECTION 3.08. Litigation
    13  
SECTION 3.09. Compliance with Laws
    13  
SECTION 3.10. Intellectual Property
    13  
SECTION 3.11. Real Property
    14  
SECTION 3.12. Employee Benefit Matters
    14  
SECTION 3.13. Labor and Employment Matters
    15  
SECTION 3.14. Taxes
    16  
SECTION 3.15. Material Contracts
    16  
SECTION 3.16. Company SEC Documents
    17  
SECTION 3.17. Internal Controls
    17  
SECTION 3.18. VIE Agreements
    18  

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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
AS TO THE SELLERS
         
SECTION 4.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification
    19  
SECTION 4.02. No Conflict
    20  
SECTION 4.03. Ownership
    20  
SECTION 4.04. Governmental Consents
    20  
SECTION 4.05. Broker
    20  
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE PURCHASER
         
SECTION 5.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Purchaser
    20  
SECTION 5.02. No Conflict
    21  
SECTION 5.03. Governmental Consents
    21  
SECTION 5.04. Financing
    21  
SECTION 5.05. Litigation
    21  
SECTION 5.06. Brokers
    21  
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
         
SECTION 6.01. Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing
    22  
SECTION 6.02. Access to Information
    23  
SECTION 6.03. Confidentiality
    24  
SECTION 6.04. Regulatory and Other Authorizations; Notices and Consents
    24  
SECTION 6.05. Disclosure Schedules
    25  
SECTION 6.06. Seller Undertaking
    25  
SECTION 6.07. Further Action
    25  
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
         
SECTION 7.01. Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers
    26  
SECTION 7.02. Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser
    26  
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
         
SECTION 8.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties
    27  

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SECTION 8.02. Indemnification by the Sellers
    27  
SECTION 8.03. Limits on Indemnification
    28  
SECTION 8.04. Notice of Loss; Third Party Claims
    29  
SECTION 8.05. Remedies
    29  
SECTION 8.06. Losses
    30  
SECTION 8.07. Purchase Price Adjustment
    30  
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
         
SECTION 9.01. Termination
    30  
SECTION 9.02. Effect of Termination
    31  
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
         
SECTION 10.01. Expenses
    31  
SECTION 10.02. Notices
    31  
SECTION 10.03. Public Announcements
    32  
SECTION 10.04. Severability
    33  
SECTION 10.05. Entire Agreement
    33  
SECTION 10.06. Assignment
    33  
SECTION 10.07. Amendment
    33  
SECTION 10.08. Waiver
    33  
SECTION 10.09. No Third Party Beneficiaries
    34  
SECTION 10.10. Specific Performance
    34  
SECTION 10.11. Governing Law
    34  
SECTION 10.12. Waiver of Jury Trial
    34  
SECTION 10.13. Counterparts
    34  
     
EXHIBITS  
 
   
 
Exhibit A  
Sellers
   
 
Exhibit B  
Form of Assignment and Joinder Agreement
   
 
Exhibit C  
Form of Purchaser Lock-Up Agreement (to Underwriters)
   
 
Exhibit D  
Form of Purchaser Lock-Up Agreement (to Company)
   
 
Exhibit E  
Form of Option Agreement
   
 
Exhibit F  
VIE Entities
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

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          SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 28, 2011, among THE PERSONS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT A (the “Sellers”) and SINA CORPORATION, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Purchaser”).
          WHEREAS, the Sellers are the beneficial owners of such number of ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company”) set forth in Exhibit A hereto; and
          WHEREAS, each Seller, severally and not jointly, wishes to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser wishes to purchase from such Seller, such number of Ordinary Shares (the “Sale Shares”) set forth across from such Seller’s name in Exhibit A hereto, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, and covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Sellers and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
          SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement:
          “Action” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.
          “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.
          “Ancillary Agreements” means the Partial Release, the Purchaser Lock-Up Agreements, the Option Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Assignment and Joinder.
          “Assignment and Joinder” means the Assignment and Joinder Agreement to be executed by the Purchaser and the Sellers in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
          “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York, Shanghai, Beijing or Hong Kong.
          “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through to the date hereof.
          “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
          “Company ADSs” means the American Depositary Shares, each representing seven Ordinary Shares, of the Company, listed on Nasdaq.

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          “Company Intellectual Property” means the Owned Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property.
          “Company IP Agreements” means all licenses of Intellectual Property (a) from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to any third party, excluding licenses to customers and end users granted in the ordinary course of business; and (b) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any third party, excluding, in each case, Shrink-Wrap Agreements.
          “Company SEC Documents” means the forms, documents and reports required to be filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company since October 1, 2010 and prior to the date hereof.
          “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise.
          “Conveyance Taxes” means sales, use, value added, goods and services, transfer, stamp, stock transfer, real property transfer or gains and similar taxes, fees or charges (together with any interest, penalties or additions in respect thereof) imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect of the sale of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that Conveyance Taxes do not include any Taxes subject to indemnification under Section 8.02(c)).
          “Disclosure Schedule” means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, dated as of the date of this Agreement, delivered by the Sellers to the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement.
          “Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, lien (including environmental and tax liens), violation, charge, lease, license, encumbrance, servient easement, adverse claim, reversion, reverter, preferential arrangement, restrictive covenant, condition or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.
          “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person in question, any other Person that is (i) a member of a controlled group with such Person in question for purposes of Section 414(b) of the Code or (ii) under common control with such Person in question for purposes of Section 414(c).
          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
          “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time applied consistently throughout the periods involved.

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          “Governmental Authority” means any federal, national, foreign, supranational, state, provincial, local or other government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body of competent jurisdiction.
          “Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
          “Intellectual Property” means (a) patents and patent applications; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and Internet domain names, together with the goodwill associated exclusively therewith; (c) copyrights, including copyrights in computer software; (d) registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing in (a) — (c), and (e) trade secrets.
          “IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.
          “Knowledge of the Sellers” or similar terms used in this Agreement means the knowledge after due inquiry of the Sellers, including facts of which the Sellers’ representatives on the Board of Directors of the Company and committees thereof, in the reasonably prudent exercise of their duties after due inquiry, should have been aware.
          “Law” means any federal, national, foreign, supranational, state, provincial or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).
          “Leased Real Property” means the real property leased, subleased or licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, as tenant, together with, to the extent leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all buildings and other structures, facilities, fixtures or improvements currently or hereafter located thereon and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances relating to the foregoing.
          “Licensed Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned by a third party that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is licensed to use pursuant to the Company IP Agreements.
          “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change in or effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated results of operations or the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following, either alone or in combination, shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a “Material Adverse Effect” or a breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that is qualified by the term “Material Adverse Effect” (a) events, circumstances, changes or effects that generally affect the industries or segments thereof in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (including legal and regulatory changes); (b) general business, economic or political conditions (or changes therein); (c) events, circumstances, changes or effects affecting the financial, credit or securities markets in the United States or in any other country or region in the world, including changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates; (d) events, circumstances, changes or effects attributable to the consummation of the transactions

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contemplated by, or the announcement of the execution of, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; including (i) any actions of competitors; (ii) any actions taken by or losses of employees, customers, distributors, suppliers, financing sources, landlords, licensors, licensees, sub-licensees or co-promotion or joint venture partners or any similar Persons, including as a result of the identity of the Purchaser; (iii) any delays or cancellations of orders for products or services; (iv) any actions taken in connection with obtaining regulatory consents or approvals; or (v) any Action resulting therefrom or with respect thereto; (e) strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages; (f) any reduction in the price of services or products offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in response to the reduction in price of comparable services or products by a competitor; (g) any event, circumstance, change or effect caused by acts of armed hostility, sabotage, terrorism or war (whether or not declared), including any escalation or worsening thereof; (h) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides or other natural disasters, weather conditions, explosions or fires or other force majeure events; (i) changes or modifications in GAAP or applicable Law or the interpretation or enforcement thereof; (j) the failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or industry estimates, expectations, forecasts, projections or budgets for any period (provided, that the underlying causes of such failure may, to the extent applicable, be considered in determining whether there is a Material Adverse Effect); or (k) any event, circumstance, change or effect that results from any actions taken or not taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or at the request of the Purchaser; provided, however, that any event, circumstance, change or effect described in clauses (a)(i) shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a “Material Adverse Effect” or a breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that is qualified by the term “Material Adverse Effect” to the extent any such event, circumstance, change or effect has a materially disproportionate effect on the Company as compared to other companies operating in the same industry or segment as the Company.
          “Option Agreement” means the option agreement to be executed by the Sellers in favor of the Purchaser, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
          “Original Lock-Up Agreement” means the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2010, delivered by Ever Keen Holdings Limited and Maxpro Holdings Limited to UBS AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and the other underwriters named therein in connection with that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2010, among the Company and the selling shareholders and underwriters named therein, with respect to the initial public offering of the Company ADSs.
          “Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned by (or under obligation of assignment to) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
          “Partial Release” means a partial release of the Sellers from the Original Lock-Up Agreement in respect of the transactions contemplated herein, executed by UBS AG and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
          “Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (b) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, for which adequate

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reserves have been established; (c) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations; (d) minor survey exceptions, reciprocal easement agreements and other customary encumbrances on title to real property that (i) were not incurred in connection with any Indebtedness, (ii) do not render title to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable, and (iii) do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the value of or the use of such property for its current and anticipated purposes; and (e) all other Encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, would not be material to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course.
          “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
          “PRC” means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for the purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan.
          “Purchaser Lock-Up Agreements” means (i) a lock-up agreement to be executed by the Purchaser in favor of UBS AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and the other underwriters named in the Original Lock-Up Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and (ii) a lock-up agreement to be executed by the Purchaser and the Sellers in favor of the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
          “Real Property” means all land, buildings, improvements and fixtures erected thereon and all appurtenances related thereto.
          “Registered” means issued by, registered or filed with, renewed by or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Authority or Internet domain name registrar.
          “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010.
          “Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-169796) under the Securities Act relating to the underlying Ordinary Shares represented by the Company ADSs. As used herein, “Registration Statement” shall include (i) all documents filed as a part thereof, (ii) any information contained in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, to the extent such information is deemed, pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430C under the Securities Act, to be part of the registration statement, and (iii) any registration statement filed to register the offer and sale of Company ADSs pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act.
          “Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives.
          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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          “Shrink-Wrap Agreements” means “shrink-wrap” and “click-wrap” licenses and licenses concerning generally commercially available software.
          “Stock Option Plans” means the 2006 Stock Option Plan, the 2008 Stock Option Plan and the 2011 Share Incentive Plan and any other equity-based plan, agreement or arrangement maintained by the Company.
          “Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which is controlled by such Person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.
          “Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all income, capital, capital gains, franchise, windfall profits, sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services, transfer, stamp, property, excise, net worth and similar taxes of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority (but excluding any Conveyance Taxes).
          “Tax Returns” means any and all returns, reports and forms (including elections, declarations, amendments, schedules, information returns or attachments thereto) required to be filed with a Governmental Authority, or provided for under applicable Law, with respect to Taxes.
          SECTION 1.02. Definitions. The following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth below:
         
Definition   Location  
“Agreement”
  Preamble
“Ancillary Lease Documents”
    3.11 (b)
“Closing”
    2.03  
“Closing Date”
    2.03  
“Company”
  Recitals
“Confidentiality Agreement”
    6.03 (a)
“Contingent Worker”
    3.13 (b)
“ERISA”
    3.12 (a)
“Escrow Account”
  2.02(b)(ii)
“Escrow Agent”
  2.02(b)(ii)
“Escrow Agreement”
  2.02(b)(ii)
“Escrow Amount”
  2.02(b)(ii)
“Indemnified Party”
    8.02  
“Indemnifying Parties”
    8.03  
“Leases”
    3.11 (b)
“Loss”
    8.02  
“Material Contracts”
    3.15 (b)
“Nasdaq”
    3.17 (b)
“Ordinary Shares”
  Recitals
“Plans”
    3.12 (a)

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Definition   Location  
“Purchase Price”
    2.02 (a)
“Purchaser”
  Preamble
“Sale Shares”
  Recitals
“Sellers”
  Preamble
“Termination Date”
    9.01 (a)
“Third-Party Claim”
    8.04 (b)
“Undertaking Duration”
    6.07  
“VIE Agreements”
    3.18  
“VIE Entity”
    3.18  
          SECTION 1.03. Interpretation and Rules of Construction. (a) In this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires:
     (i) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement;
     (ii) the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
     (iii) whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
     (iv) 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;
     (v) all terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document delivered or made available pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein;
     (vi) the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;
     (vii) references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns;
     (viii) the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; and
     (ix) references to sums of money are expressed in lawful currency of the United States of America or the PRC and “$” refers to U.S. dollars and RMB refers to RenMinBi.

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     (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Disclosure Schedule, in this Agreement or in the Ancillary Agreements, the information and disclosures contained in any Section of a Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated by reference in each other Section of such Disclosure Schedule as though fully set forth in such other Section to the extent the relevance of such information to such other Section is reasonably apparent on the face of such information. No reference to or disclosure of any item or other matter in any Section of this Agreement, including any Section of a Disclosure Schedule, shall be construed as an admission or indication that such item or other matter is material or that such item or other matter is required to be referred to or disclosed in this Agreement or in such Disclosure Schedule. Without limiting the foregoing, no such reference to or disclosure of a possible breach or violation of any contract, Law or Governmental Order shall be construed as an admission or indication that a breach or violation exists or has actually occurred.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
          SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Sale Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Sellers shall, severally and not jointly, sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Sellers, the Sale Shares.
          SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price; Payments at Closing. (a) In consideration for the sale of the Sale Shares, the Purchaser shall pay or cause to be paid to each Seller an amount equal to $0.8571 multiplied by the number of Sale Shares sold by such Seller (collectively, the “Purchase Price”).
          (b) At the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be paid or satisfied as follows:
     (i) The Purchaser shall pay or cause to be paid to each Seller by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by such Seller no less than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date an amount equal to (x) such Seller’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Price; less (y) such Seller’s pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount.
     (ii) The Purchaser shall deposit $9,897,773 (the “Escrow Amount”) by wire transfer in immediately available funds into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement by and among the Purchaser, the Sellers and an escrow agent to be jointly selected by the Purchaser and the Sellers as soon as is reasonably practicable following the date hereof (the “Escrow Agent”), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Sellers (the “Escrow Agreement”). The Escrow Account shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Section 2.02(b) and the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Subject to and except as expressly provided in Article VIII hereof, the Escrow Account shall serve as the sole and exclusive source of funds for amounts owing to the Purchaser Indemnified Parties under this Agreement. Amounts in the

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Escrow Account shall be disbursed and released 15 months from the Closing Date (other than any amounts relating to any claims made with reasonable specificity as described in Section 8.01 hereof) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement. The costs and expenses of the Escrow Agent shall be shared equally by the Purchaser and the Sellers.
          SECTION 2.03. Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at a closing (the “Closing”) to be held at the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 12/F, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong at 10:00 a.m. Hong Kong time on the third Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in Article VII (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) or at such other place or at such other time or on such other date as the Sellers and the Purchaser may mutually agree upon in writing (the day on which the Closing takes place being the “Closing Date”).
          SECTION 2.04. Closing Deliveries by the Sellers. At the Closing, the Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser:
     (i) share certificates evidencing the Sale Shares being sold by each Seller accompanied by duly executed share transfer forms in favor of the Purchaser;
     (ii) executed counterparts of each Ancillary Agreement to which each Seller is a party;
     (iii) a receipt for each Seller’s portion of the Purchase Price;
     (iv) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of each Seller certifying, with respect to such Seller, as to the matters set forth in Section 7.02(a);
     (v) a copy of the Partial Release executed by UBS AG and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC;
     (vi) a copy of the duly executed resignation of Yu Ken Ling Kelvin, the Sellers’ nominee to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of a date prior to the Closing;
          (vii) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company duly approving the resignation of Yu Ken Ling Kelvin and the appointment of a nominee to be named by the Purchaser to the Board of Directors of the Company, in each case, effective as of a date prior to the Closing; and
          (viii) a copy of the updated Register of Directors of the Company evidencing the replacement of Yu Ken Ling Kelvin with a nominee to be named by the Purchaser effective as of a date prior to the Closing.

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          SECTION 2.05. Closing Deliveries by the Purchaser. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers:
     (a) each Seller’s portion of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.02;
     (b) executed counterparts of each Ancillary Agreement to which the Purchaser is a party;
     (c) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Purchaser duly approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
     (d) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Purchaser certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 7.01(a).
          SECTION 2.06. Tax Payments; Withholding. The Sellers shall be responsible for and pay any taxes (including but not limited to any capital gains taxes) in connection with or resulting from the transactions contemplated hereunder and shall bear any costs, at their sole expense, of any proceedings initiated by any Governmental Authorities for collecting such taxes (including capital gain taxes). If any Seller fails to pay such taxes (including capital gains taxes) and a Governmental Authority requires in writing the Purchaser to pay such taxes (including capital gains taxes), then:
     (a) to the extent the Closing has not taken place, the Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration such amounts as the Purchaser is so required to deduct and withhold for the purposes of such tax (including capital gains tax), and amounts so withheld shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Sellers in respect of whom such deduction and withholding were made by the Purchaser; and
     (b) to the extent the Closing has taken place, the Purchaser shall be entitled to be indemnified in accordance with Article VIII against any and all losses incurred by it (including any administrative fines and penalties imposed upon it and/or any of its directors, officers or affiliates for any failure to withhold such taxes (including capital gain taxes).)
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
AS TO THE COMPANY
          Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents (and then (i) only to the extent reasonably apparent in the Company SEC Documents that such disclosed item is an event, item or occurrence relating to a matter covered by a representation or warranty set forth in this Article III; and (ii) other than in risk factors or other forward-looking statements or language or any other statements that are similarly nonspecific, predictive or forward-looking in nature in such filings) or in the Disclosure Schedule, the Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser as follows:

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          SECTION 3.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has all necessary corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by the Company and to carry on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it has been and is currently conducted. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent such concepts are recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary or desirable, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, all corporate actions taken by the Company have been duly authorized and the Company has not taken any action that conflicts with, constitutes a default under, or results in a violation of, any provision of its memorandum and articles of association.
          SECTION 3.02. Capitalization; Ownership of Sale Shares; Subsidiaries. (a) The authorized share capital of the Company consists of 10,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares. As of the date hereof, (a) 405,192,258 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding (including 94,530,002 Ordinary Shares represented by Company ADSs), all of which are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights and (b) 101,968,702 Ordinary Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to employee stock options granted pursuant to the Stock Option Plans (of which 73,660,496 Ordinary Shares are issuable upon exercise of all employee stock options granted as of December 31, 2010 pursuant to the Stock Option Plans). Except for the Stock Option Plans, there are no options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments relating to the Ordinary Shares or obligating either the Sellers or the Company to issue or sell any Ordinary Shares, or any other interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2010, the share ownership of the Company consisted of 478,852,754 Ordinary Shares as diluted to assume the issuance of 73,660,496 Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of all employee stock options granted as of December 31, 2010 pursuant to the Stock Option Plans. As of the date hereof, the Sale Shares represent 19% of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company.
          (b) Section 3.02(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for each Subsidiary of the Company, (i) its jurisdiction of formation; (ii) the number or percentage of issued equity interests, as applicable; (iii) the holders of such equity interests; and (iv) the name, passport number and title/position of the Legal Representative of such Subsidiary, if applicable. Except as set forth in Section 3.02(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, all equity interests in the Subsidiaries of the Company that are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company are free and clear of all Encumbrances, have been duly authorized and validly issued, and none of such equity interests has been issued in violation of any preemptive rights.
          (c) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, each grant of a Company stock option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company stock option was by its terms to be effective by all necessary corporate action, and each Company stock option and the Stock Option Plans have been properly disclosed in the Company SEC

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Documents as required by applicable Law (if amended or superseded by a Company SEC Document filing made prior to the date of this Agreement, as so amended or superseded).
          SECTION 3.03. No Conflict. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, except as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedules and except as may result from any facts or circumstances relating solely to the Purchaser or its Affiliates, the execution, delivery and performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which either Seller is a party, do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the memorandum and articles of association (or similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) conflict with or violate in any material respect with any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (c) conflict in any material respect with, result in any material breach of, constitute a material default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a material default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any Material Contract.
          SECTION 3.04. Governmental Consents. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or other order or declaration of, or make a filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby except for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings, that, if not obtained or made, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
          SECTION 3.05. Financial Information. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the Commission, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto, have been prepared in conformity with GAAP during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments described therein including the notes thereto).
          SECTION 3.06. Absence of Undisclosed Material Liabilities. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, except as set forth in Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a nature required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities or obligations (i) as disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (or the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Documents, (ii) incurred since September 30, 2010 in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (iii) which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
          SECTION 3.07. Conduct in the Ordinary Course. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, since September 30, 2010, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has taken

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any action that, if taken after the date hereof, would constitute a violation of Sections 6.01(a) - (i).
          SECTION 3.08. Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.08 of the Disclosure Schedule (which, to the extent such information is available to the Sellers, with respect to each matter set forth therein, sets forth the parties, nature of the matter, date and method commenced, status, amount of damages or other relief sought, and, if applicable, paid or granted), as of the date hereof, there is no Action by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened in writing, before any Governmental Authority that would have a Material Adverse Effect or would prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Sellers of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that the Sellers shall remain liable under Article VIII for the breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Article III notwithstanding that any fact otherwise the subject of such a representation or warranty may be asserted in any Action(s).
          SECTION 3.09. Compliance with Laws. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect and/or as set forth in Section 3.09 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement conduct their business in accordance with all Laws and Governmental Orders applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any such Law or Governmental Order.
          SECTION 3.10. Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Registered Owned Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the exclusive owner of each item of Registered Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the use of the Company Intellectual Property by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person in any material respect. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action initiated by any other Person pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened in writing, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging infringement, misappropriation or other violations of Intellectual Property; provided, that any Action that has been initiated but with respect to which process or other comparable notice has not been served on or delivered to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be “threatened” rather than “pending.” To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Person is engaging in any activity that infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Registered Owned Intellectual Property in any manner that would have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company and its Subsidiaries exclusively own, or have a valid license to use all Intellectual Property that is used in and material to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted.

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          SECTION 3.11. Real Property. (a) Except as disclosed in Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any Real Property.
          (b) Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or except as described in Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, (i) Schedule 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all leases, subleases, licenses and other occupancy agreements (collectively, the “Leases”) relating to the Leased Real Property and any and all material ancillary documents (the “Ancillary Lease Documents”) pertaining thereto (including, but not limited to, all amendments, supplements, exhibits and schedules thereto and all consents relating thereto); (ii) to the extent not disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, the Lead Sellers have made available to the Purchaser, true and complete copies of all or substantially all of the Leases and Ancillary Lease Documents valued in excess of RMB1,000,000 per Lease; (iii) with respect to each of the Leases, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have exercised or given any notice of exercise of any purchase option, right of first offer or right of first refusal contained in any such Lease; (iv) each of the Leases and related Ancillary Lease Documents represents the complete agreement between the parties thereto, is valid and enforceable against the Company and its Subsidiaries and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, against the other parties thereto, is in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under the terms of any Lease or Ancillary Lease Document, and there does not exist any condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under the terms of such Lease or Ancillary Lease Document; (v) there has not been any sublease or assignment entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the Leases; and (vi) the Leased Real Property comprises all Real Property (or its interest therein) used by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
          SECTION 3.12. Employee Benefit Matters. (a) Section 3.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), whether or not subject to ERISA, and all bonus, stock option, share purchase, restricted shares, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and all employment, termination, severance or other contracts or agreements, to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) each employee benefit plan for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could incur liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated; (iii) any plan in respect of which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could incur liability under Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (iv) any contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates and any senior executive of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Plans”). Each of the Plans is in writing, and the Sellers have made available to the Purchaser a complete and accurate copy of each Plan and each document prepared in connection with each Plan, in each case, to the extent not disclosed in the Company SEC Documents. To the extent any Plan is not subject to

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United States Law exclusively (which Plan is listed in Section 3.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedule under the heading “Non-US Plans”) and such Plan required to be registered has been registered, and has been maintained in good standing in all material respects, with all applicable Governmental Authorities as required by applicable Law.
          (b) Except as would not otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan has been operated in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws; (ii) each of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under, is not in default under or in violation of, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is and has been no default or violation by any party to, any Plan; and (iii) no Action is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such Action.
          (c) No Plan is intended to be qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Code and no trust has been established in connection with any Plan and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has ever incurred any liability under, arising out of or by operation of Title IV of ERISA and no fact or event exists that could result in the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of such liability.
          (d) Subject to the terms of the 2011 Option Plan, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall (either alone or in connection with the termination of employment or service of any employee, director or independent contractor following, or in connection with, the transactions contemplated hereby): (i) entitle any current or former employee, director or independent contractor to severance pay or benefits or any increase in severance pay or benefits upon any termination of employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, or increase the amount payable or trigger any other obligation pursuant to, any of the Plans to any current or former employee, director or independent contractor or (iii) limit or restrict the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to amend or terminate any of the Plans. None of the Plans in effect immediately prior to the Closing would result separately or in the aggregate (including, without limitation, as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.
          SECTION 3.13. Labor and Employment Matters.
          (a) As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, except as disclosed in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) there are no strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages pending or threatened between the Company or any employee; (ii) the Company is not a party to any collective bargaining, trade union or works council agreement, nor are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any employees of the Company; and (iii) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending or threatened against the Company before any Governmental Authority.

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          (b) Except as would not otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, (i) the Company is currently in compliance in all respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor, including those related to wages, hours, collective bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes and other sums as required by an appropriate Governmental Authority; and (ii) the Company has not misclassified any Person as an independent contractor, temporary employee, leased employee, volunteer, unpaid intern or any other servant or agent compensated other than through reportable wages as an employee of the Company (each, a “Contingent Worker”) and no Contingent Worker has been improperly excluded from any Plan.
          SECTION 3.14. Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, and except for matters that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, (a) all Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been timely filed (taking into account any extension of time to file granted or obtained); (b) all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects; (c) Taxes shown to be payable on such Tax Returns have been paid or will be timely paid; (d) no deficiency for any material amount of Tax has been asserted or assessed by a Governmental Authority in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has not been satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn; and (e) there are no Tax liens on any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
          SECTION 3.15. Material Contracts. (a) As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, except for this Agreement and except as set forth as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents or in Section 3.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any of the following contracts and agreements of the Company and its Subsidiaries:
     (i) contracts and agreements for the purchase or sale of equipment, materials, products, supplies, or services (other than purchase orders) involving payments in excess of RMB1,500,000 in the aggregate during the year ended December 31, 2010 or during the year ended December 31, 2011;
     (ii) contracts and agreements with independent contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements) involving a payment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of more than RMB1,500,000 that are not cancelable without penalty or further payment and without more than 90 days’ notice;
     (iii) contracts and agreements relating to indebtedness for borrowed money, in each case having an outstanding principal amount in excess of RMB3,000,000;
     (iv) contracts and agreements that materially limit or purport to limit the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time;

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     (v) contracts and agreements with any Governmental Authority involving total annual payments in excess of RMB1,500,000;
     (vi) material Company IP Agreements, other than non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
     (vii) all contracts and agreements between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller, on the other hand.
          (b) All contracts of the type described in clause (a) above to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by, together with the contracts set forth as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents and on Section 3.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedule are referred to herein as “Material Contracts”. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, each Material Contract (i) as of the date of this Agreement, is valid and binding on the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the counterparty thereto, and is in full force and effect; and (ii) upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall continue in full force and effect without material penalty or other adverse consequence. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract to which it is a party.
          SECTION 3.16. Company SEC Documents. To the Knowledge of the Sellers and notwithstanding any Governmental Order or any settlement agreement or any other similar arrangement that may be entered into by, or with, any Governmental Authority or any third-party pursuant to the Actions set forth in Section 3.08 of the Disclosure Schedule after the date hereof, the Company SEC Documents, as of their respective dates, or if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, each comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
          SECTION 3.17. Internal Controls. (a) (i) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company is in the process of establishing “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) and “internal control over financial reporting” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including all its consolidated entities, is made known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer by others within those entities, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established; (ii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of (x) all significant deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and (y) all fraud, if any, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s internal controls; (iii) all material

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weaknesses, if any, in internal controls have been identified to the Company’s independent registered public accountants; (iv) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, “all “significant deficiencies” and “material weaknesses”, if any, (as such terms are defined in Rule 1-02(a)(4) of Regulation S-X under the Act) of the Company have been disclosed in the Registration Statement; and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
          (b) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company has taken or is taking all necessary actions to ensure that, upon and at all times after the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors, in their capacities as such, will be in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the corporate governance rules of the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) with which foreign private issuers listing on Nasdaq are required to be in compliance (except to the extent that the Company has applied for and received approval to rely on the home country exemption from any corporate governance rules of Nasdaq).
           SECTION 3.18. VIE Agreements. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company or its applicable Subsidiary that is a party to each of the agreements described under the caption “Corporate History and Structure—Our Corporate Structure—Contractual Arrangements with MecoxLane Information and its Shareholders, Contractual Arrangements with MecoxLane Shopping and its Shareholders and Contractual Arrangements with Rampage Shopping and its Shareholders” in the Registration Statement (collectively, the “VIE Agreements”) has the legal right, power and authority (corporate and other, as the case may be) to enter into and perform its respective obligations under the VIE Agreements and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of, and has authorized, executed and delivered, each of the VIE Agreements; and each of the VIE Agreements constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability affecting creditors’ rights or by equitable principles relating to enforceability and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the execution and delivery by the Company’s Subsidiaries, each of the entities listed in Exhibit D (each a “VIE Entity”), and the shareholders of each VIE Entity of, and the performance by each of the Company’s Subsidiaries, the VIE Entities and the shareholders of each VIE Entity of their respective obligations under, each of the VIE Agreements and the consummation by each of the Company’s Subsidiaries, the VIE Entities and the shareholders of each VIE Entity of the transactions contemplated therein did not and does not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of the agreements set forth in Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, which to the Knowledge of the Sellers are all of the indentures, mortgages, deeds of trust, leases, loan agreements or other agreement or instruments relating to the corporate structure of the Company’s Subsidiaries and VIE Entities to which the Company, its Subsidiaries, the VIE Entities or the shareholders of each VIE Entity, as the case may be, are a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of

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the constitutional documents or business licenses of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the VIE Entities, as the case may be; or (iii) except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, result in any violation of any PRC Law or any order, rule or regulation of any PRC Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company, its Subsidiaries, the VIE Entities, the shareholders of each VIE Entity or any of their properties, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
AS TO THE SELLERS
          Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents (and then (i) only to the extent reasonably apparent in the Company SEC Documents that such disclosed item is an event, item or occurrence relating to a matter covered by a representation or warranty set forth in this Article IV; and (ii) other than in risk factors or other forward-looking statements or language or any other statements that are similarly nonspecific, predictive or forward-looking in nature in such filings) or in the Disclosure Schedule, each Seller, solely on its behalf and not on behalf or with respect to the other Seller, represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
          SECTION 4.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification. Such Seller is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has all necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Such Seller is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent such concepts are recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not (a) adversely affect the ability of the Seller to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party; or (b) otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect. The execution and delivery by such Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a party, the performance by such Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of such Seller. This Agreement has been and, upon their execution the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party shall have been, duly executed and delivered by such Seller, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser and the other Seller) this Agreement constitutes, and upon their execution the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party shall constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including Laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

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          SECTION 4.02. No Conflict. Except as may result from any facts or circumstances relating solely to the Purchaser or its Affiliates, the execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a party do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the memorandum and articles of association (or similar organizational documents) of such Seller; (b) conflict with or violate any material Law or Governmental Order applicable to such Seller; or (c) conflict in any material respect with, result in any material breach of, constitute a material default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a material default (under), require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement or instrument to which such Seller is a party, or by which it is bound.
          SECTION 4.03. Ownership. Such Seller is the record owner of the number of Ordinary Shares as set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A. On the Closing Date, such Seller shall transfer to the Purchaser good title to such Seller’s Sale Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances and other restrictions and limitations of any kind.
          SECTION 4.04. Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or other order or declaration of, action by, filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority except for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings, that, if not obtained or made, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
          SECTION 4.05. Broker. Such Seller has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE PURCHASER
          The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows:
          SECTION 5.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Purchaser. The Purchaser is an exempted company with limited liability duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and has all necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Purchaser is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent such concepts are recognized under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by the

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Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement) and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been, and upon their execution, each of the Ancillary Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party shall have been, duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Sellers) this Agreement constitutes and, upon their execution, each of the Ancillary Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party shall constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including Laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
          SECTION 5.02. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the memorandum and articles of association of the Purchaser; (b) conflict with or violate any material Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Purchaser; or (c) conflict with, result in any material breach of, constitute a material default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a material default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.
          SECTION 5.03. Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which the Purchaser is a party do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or other order or declaration of, action by, filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority except for such authorizations, consents, approvals or filings, that, if not obtained or made, would not prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
          SECTION 5.04. Financing. The Purchaser will have available on the Closing Date all funds necessary to (i) pay the Purchase Price and all other amounts payable hereunder; (ii) pay any fees and expenses payable by the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) satisfy any of its other payment obligations hereunder.
          SECTION 5.05. Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action by or against the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened before any Governmental Authority, which could materially and adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
          SECTION 5.06. Brokers. The Purchaser has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
          SECTION 6.01. Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing. Each Seller covenants and agrees that, except as described in Section 6.01 of the Disclosure Schedule, as contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or as required by applicable Law, between the date hereof and the Closing, the Sellers shall cause their nominees on the Board of Directors of the Company not to initiate, make a proposal in respect of, or vote in favor of any actions to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business in all material respects. Except as described in Section 6.01 of the Disclosure Schedule, as contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or as required by applicable Law, each Seller covenants and agrees that, between the date hereof and the Closing, unless the Sellers have otherwise obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Sellers shall cause their nominees on the Board of Directors of the Company not to initiate or vote in favor of any proposal for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to:
     (a) issue or sell any capital stock, notes, bonds or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any option, warrant or other right to acquire the same);
     (b) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of RMB1,500,000 individually or RMB6,000,000 in the aggregate;
     (c) amend or restate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
     (d) abandon, sell, transfer or otherwise fail to maintain and protect any material Owned Intellectual Property;
     (e) other than increases in base salary in the ordinary course of business with respect to non-executive officer employees: (i) increase the compensation payable or to become payable to any current or former employees, directors or independent contractors, or increase the benefits provided to any current or former employees, directors or independent contractors; (ii) grant any retention, severance or termination pay to, or enter into any employment, bonus, change in control or severance agreement with, any current or former employees, directors or independent contractors; (iii) establish, adopt, enter into, terminate or amend any Plan or (iv) grant any equity or equity-based awards;
     (f) change any method of accounting or accounting practice or policy used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than such changes as are required by GAAP or a Governmental Authority; or
     (g) fail to exercise any rights of renewal with respect to any material Leased Real Property that by its terms would otherwise expire;

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     (h) settle or compromise any claims of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of RMB3,000,000;
     (i) enter into, extend, materially amend, cancel or terminate any Material Contract or agreement which if entered into prior to the date hereof would be a Material Contract, other than customer, supplier or other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries; or
     (j) agree to take any of the actions specified in Sections 6.01(a)(i) above.
          SECTION 6.02. Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, upon reasonable notice, the Sellers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Company, each Subsidiary of the Company and each of their respective Representatives to (i) afford the Purchaser and its authorized Representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties and books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and (ii) furnish to the authorized Representatives of the Purchaser such additional financial and operating data and other information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries (or copies thereof) as the Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that any such access or furnishing of information shall be conducted at the Purchaser’s expense, during normal business hours, under the supervision of the Sellers’ personnel, and in such a manner as not to interfere with the normal operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sellers shall not be required to provide any such access or disclose any such information to the Purchaser if such disclosure would, in the Sellers’ sole discretion, (i) cause significant competitive harm to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated; (ii) jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege; or (iii) contravene any applicable Law, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date hereof. When accessing any of the properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, comply with all safety and security requirements for such property.
          (b) Each of the Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Sellers on the other hand, agrees that, for the shorter of a period of seven (7) years following the Closing Date or for so long as such Party has the right to appoint a director to the Board of Directors of the Company, (i) it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the other Party in connection with the other Party’s efforts to preserve the books and records of the Company and the other Party’s requests for reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records and such additional financial and operating data and other information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the other Party may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) it shall not directly or indirectly, impede or otherwise prevent access by the other Party or their authorized Representatives to such information reasonably requested by the other Party, and (iii) it shall refrain from taking any such action or using its board position(s) or shareholding voting power from preventing the other Party from gaining such information or access. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Purchaser on the one hand and the Sellers on the other hand, shall not be required to cooperate with the provision of or disclose any such information to the other Party if such disclosure would, in the sole discretion of the disclosing Party, (x) jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege; or (y) contravene any applicable Law, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date thereof.

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           SECTION 6.03. Confidentiality. (a) The terms of the letter agreement dated as of December 31, 2010 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) between the Company and the Purchaser are hereby incorporated herein by reference and shall continue in full force and effect until the Closing and shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect until their expiration in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, however, that, upon the Closing, the confidentiality obligations contained in the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate in respect of that portion of the Evaluation Material (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) exclusively relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If this Agreement is, for any reason, terminated prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect.
          (b) Nothing provided to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.02 shall in any way amend or diminish the Purchaser’s obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any Evaluation Material made available to the Purchaser, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives pursuant to Section 6.02 or otherwise by the Sellers, its Affiliates (including the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or any of their respective Representatives shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
          SECTION 6.04. Regulatory and Other Authorizations; Notices and Consents. (a) Each of the Purchaser and the Sellers shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain (or cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to obtain) all authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of all Governmental Authorities and officials that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations pursuant to, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and will cooperate fully with the other parties in promptly seeking to obtain all such authorizations, consents, orders and approvals. If any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or if any Law, executive order, decree, injunction or administrative order is enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by a Governmental Authority that would make the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or would otherwise prohibit or materially impair or delay the consummation thereof, each of the Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Sellers, on the other hand, shall cooperate in all respects with the other and use its commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any and all objections as may be asserted with respect to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser and the Sellers shall not be required to take any commercially unreasonable action that substantially impairs the overall benefits expected to be realized from the consummation of the transactions set forth herein.
          (b) The Sellers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to give promptly such notices to third parties and use its or their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such third party consents and estoppel certificates as the Sellers and the Purchaser reasonably deem necessary or desirable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including, but not limited to, the Partial Release; provided, however, (i) none of the Sellers nor any of their respective Affiliates shall have any obligation to pay money or give any guarantee or other consideration in connection with obtaining the consents or approvals referred to in this Section 6.04(b); and (ii) the obligations of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions

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contemplated by this Agreement are not conditioned upon the consents, approvals or other requirements referred to in this Section 6.04(b). The Purchaser shall cooperate and use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company and its Subsidiaries in giving such notices and obtaining such consents and estoppel certificates; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall have no obligation to give any guarantee or other consideration of any nature in connection with any such notice, consent or estoppel certificate or to consent to any change in the terms of any agreement or arrangement which the Purchaser in its reasonable discretion may deem adverse to the interests of the Purchaser, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
          SECTION 6.05. Disclosure Schedules. From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Sellers shall promptly disclose to Buyer in writing (solely in the form of an updated Disclosure Schedule) any material variances from the representations and warranties contained in Article III and Article IV, as applicable; provided, however, that any such updated information shall not amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedule delivered to the Purchaser on the date of this Agreement for any purpose under this Agreement (including, in particular, that any such updated information shall not preclude the Purchaser from seeking indemnification for any Losses resulting from any matter disclosed on any such updated Disclosure Schedule).
          SECTION 6.06. Seller Undertaking. The Sellers shall, immediately following the Closing Date and for two years thereafter (the “Undertaking Duration”), vote all securities of the Company beneficially owned by them in favor of the approval of an appointment of any nominee of the Purchaser to the Board of Directors of the Company such that the Purchaser shall, during the Undertaking Duration, have no less than one nominee appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.
          SECTION 6.07. Further Action. (a) The parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, and to execute and deliver such documents and other papers, as may be required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
          (b) The Sellers shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, provide reasonable cooperation to the Purchaser to obtain, or caused to be obtained, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing, and in no event later than three Business Days after Closing a copy of the updated Register of Members of the Company evidencing the Purchaser as the holder of the Sale Shares.
          (c) Pursuant to the Assignment and Joinder, (i) the Sellers shall assign to the Purchaser the registration rights that adhere to the Sale Shares and (ii) the Purchaser shall agree to be bound by the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
          (d) The Sellers shall, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, notify the Company in writing of the said transfer to the Purchaser of the Sale Shares and the assignment to the Purchaser of the Sellers’ registration rights in respect of the Sale Shares in accordance with Sections 2.3 and 2.6 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

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          (e) The Sellers shall, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, procure for the Purchaser true and complete copies of all or substantially all Leases and Ancillary Documents, to the extent they are not provided in the Company SEC Documents or previously provided to the Purchaser or its counsel.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
          SECTION 7.01. Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers. The obligations of the Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or written waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (i) The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement (A) that are not qualified by a “materiality” qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date; and (B) that are qualified by a “materiality” qualification shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in the manner set forth in the foregoing clauses (A) or (B), as applicable, as of such other date); (ii) the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by the Purchaser on or before the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects; and (iii) the Sellers shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser signed by a duly authorized officer thereof dated as of the Closing Date certifying the matters set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above; and
          (b) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Governmental Order that prohibits or makes illegal the purchase of the Sale Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
          SECTION 7.02. Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser. The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or written waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
     (a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (i) The representations and warranties of the Sellers (including those of the Sellers) contained in this Agreement (A) that are qualified by a “Material Adverse Effect” qualification shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date; and (B) that are not qualified by a “Material Adverse Effect” qualification shall be true and correct as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date, except for such failures to be true and correct as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (except, to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in the manner set forth in the foregoing clauses (A) or (B), as applicable, as of such other date); (ii) the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by the

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Sellers on or before the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects; and (iii) the Purchaser shall have received a certificate of each Seller signed by a duly authorized officer thereof dated as of the Closing Date certifying, as to such Seller, the matters set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above; and
     (b) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Governmental Order that prohibits or makes illegal the purchase of the Sale Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
     (c) Delivery of All Sale Shares. All of the Sale Shares shall have been delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
          SECTION 8.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of 15 months after the Closing Date; provided, however, that any claim made with reasonable specificity by the party seeking to be indemnified within the time periods set forth in this Section 8.01 shall survive until such claim is finally and fully resolved. None of the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing other than those which by their terms contemplate performance after the Closing and such surviving covenants and agreements shall survive the Closing only until the expiration of the term of the undertaking set forth in such agreements and covenants.
          SECTION 8.02. Indemnification by the Sellers. The Purchaser and its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified Party”) shall from and after the Closing be indemnified and held harmless by the Sellers (the “Indemnifying Parties”) jointly and severally for and against all losses, damages, claims, costs and expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses) actually suffered or incurred by them (hereinafter a “Loss”), arising out of or resulting from (a) the breach of any representation or warranty made by the Sellers contained in this Agreement; (b) the breach of any covenant or agreement by the Sellers contained in this Agreement; (c) any Taxes of the Sellers, including any liability for Taxes imposed on the Purchaser, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for failure to withhold such Taxes of the Sellers; or (d) the settlement of any Action or Actions brought in respect of any facts or circumstances arising or existing prior to the date hereof for amounts in excess of the amount paid under the Company’s insurance coverage for such Action or Actions, which indemnification amount shall be in proportion to the percentage of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares constituted by the sum of the Ordinary Shares acquired by the Purchaser from the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement and, if applicable, the Option Agreement, as of the date on which the Company pays such settlement amount in respect of such Action or Actions, as adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or the like. As an illustration of the foregoing clause (d), if the Company settles such an Action for $35 million in respect of which $15 million is paid for by the Company’s insurance, the Sellers will indemnify the Purchaser for an amount equal to $20 million multiplied by the percentage of the

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Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares constituted by the sum of (i) the Ordinary Shares acquired by the Purchaser from the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the number of Ordinary Shares acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to the Option Agreement, if any, as of the date on which the Company pays such settlement amount in respect of such Action or Actions.
          SECTION 8.03. Limits on Indemnification. (a) No claim may be asserted nor may any Action be commenced against a party hereto for breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein, unless written notice of such claim or Action is received by such party describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or Action on or prior to the date on which the representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on which such claim or Action is based ceases to survive as set forth in Section 8.01.
          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (i) the Indemnifying Parties shall not be liable for any Losses pursuant to Sections 8.02(a) - (b), unless and until the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from the Indemnifying Parties exceeds $659,852, whereupon the Purchaser shall be entitled to indemnification for the amount of such Losses in excess of such amount; (ii) no Losses shall be included in calculating the aggregate Losses set forth in clause (i) above other than Losses in excess of $200,000 resulting from any single claim or series of related claims arising out of the same facts, events or circumstances; (iii) the maximum amount of indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from the Indemnifying Parties arising out of or resulting from the causes set forth in Sections 8.02(a)(b) shall be an amount equal to $9,897,773; and (iv) no action or inaction by the Sellers, their Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives shall be deemed to be a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this Agreement for any purpose hereunder, and none of the Purchaser, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives shall have any claim or recourse against the Sellers, their Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives with respect to such action or inaction, under this Article VIII or otherwise, if (A) the Sellers were required or permitted to take such action or required or permitted not to take such action, in each case, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or applicable Law, or (B) the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates has directed or requested the Indemnifying Parties, their Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives to take or not take such action.
          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, after the Closing, none of the parties hereto shall have any liability under any provision of this Agreement for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including loss of future profits, revenue or income, diminution in value or loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to the breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable.
          (d) Each Indemnified Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, take all reasonable steps to mitigate its Losses upon and after becoming aware of any event that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Losses, and no party shall be entitled to any payment, adjustment or indemnification more than once with respect to the same matter.

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          (e) In the event that a Purchaser Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 8.02(a) to (c), all such payments shall be made by the Escrow Agent from the Escrow Fund.
          SECTION 8.04. Notice of Loss; Third Party Claims. (a) An Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Parties notice of any matter which an Indemnified Party has determined has given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, within 30 days of such determination, stating the amount of the Loss, if known, and method of computation thereof, and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed or arises.
          (b) If an Indemnified Party shall receive notice of any Action, audit, claim, demand or assessment against it (each, a “Third-Party Claim”), which may give rise to a claim for Loss under this Article VIII, within 30 days of the receipt of such notice (or within such shorter period as may be required to permit the Indemnifying Parties to respond to any such claim), the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Parties notice of such Third-Party Claim together with copies of all notices and documents served on or received by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Parties shall be entitled to assume and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim at their expense and through counsel of their choice if they give notice of their intention to do so to the Indemnified Party within 30 days of the receipt of such notice from the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Parties elect to undertake any such defense against a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its own expense. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Parties in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Parties, at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties, all witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the Indemnified Party’s possession or under the Indemnified Party’s control relating thereto (or in the possession or control of any of its Affiliates or its or their Representatives) as is reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Parties or their counsel. If the Indemnifying Parties elect to direct the defense of any such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not pay, or permit to be paid, any part of such Third-Party Claim unless the Indemnifying Parties consent in writing to such payment or unless the Indemnifying Parties withdraw from the defense of such Third-Party Claim liability or unless a final judgment from which no appeal may be taken by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties is entered against the Indemnifying Parties for such Third-Party Claim. If the Indemnified Party assumes the defense of any such Third-Party Claim pursuant to this Section 8.04 and proposes to settle such Third-Party Claim prior to a final judgment thereon or to forgo any appeal with respect thereto, then the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Parties prompt written notice thereof and the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to participate in the settlement or assume or reassume the defense of such Third-Party Claim. The Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Parties. The Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle any Third-Party Claim for which they obtain a full release of the Indemnified Party in respect of such Third-Party Claim or to which settlement the Indemnified Party consents in writing, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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indemnification provisions of this Article VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Indemnified Parties for any breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and for any failure to perform and comply with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement; provided, however, that such limitation on the rights and remedies of any Indemnified Party shall not limit any recourse or remedy that may be available against any party that has defrauded such Indemnified Party; and (ii) any and all claims arising out of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement must be brought under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (b) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein shall give rise to any right on the part of any party hereto to rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
          SECTION 8.06. Losses. (a) For all purposes of this Article VIII, “Losses” shall be net of (i) any recovery or benefit (including insurance and indemnification received from parties other than the Indemnifying Parties) payable to the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates in connection with the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification and, if the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates receives such recovery or benefit after receipt of payment from the Indemnifying Party, then the amount of such recovery or benefit, net of reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining such recovery or benefit, shall be paid to the Indemnifying Party.
          (b) The amount of any Loss for which indemnification is provided under this Article VIII shall be reduced to take account of any net Tax benefit actually realized by the Indemnified Party arising from the incurrence or payment of any such Loss. In computing the amount of any such Tax benefit, the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to recognize all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit before recognizing any item arising from the incurrence or payment of any indemnified Loss.
          SECTION 8.07. Purchase Price Adjustment. The Sellers and the Purchaser agree that any indemnification payment made pursuant to this Article VIII shall be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
          SECTION 9.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
     (a) by either the Sellers or the Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to 90 days from the date hereof (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(a) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date;

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     (b) by either the Sellers or the Purchaser in the event that any Governmental Order enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the purchase of the Sale Shares contemplated by this Agreement shall have become final and nonappealable;
     (c) by the Sellers if a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) shall have occurred that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause the condition set forth in Section 7.01(a) not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured, or is incapable of being cured, within 30 days (but no later than the Termination Date) of receipt of written notice by the Sellers to the Purchaser of such breach; provided, that the Sellers are not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.02 not to be satisfied;
     (d) by the Purchaser if a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of any Seller set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) shall have occurred that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause the condition set forth in Section 7.02(a) not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured, or is incapable of being cured, within 30 days (but no later than the Termination Date) of receipt of written notice by the Purchaser to the Sellers of such breach; provided, that the Purchaser is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 not to be satisfied; or
     (e) by the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser.
          SECTION 9.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto except that (a) Section 6.03, this Section 9.02 and Article X shall survive any termination; and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for any intentional breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
          SECTION 10.01. Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred.
          SECTION 10.02. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service or by facsimile (with a copy simultaneously sent by overnight courier service) to the respective party hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party hereto as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.02):

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(a) if to the Sellers:
Maxpro Holdings Limited
Suite 2215, Two Pacific Place
88 Queesnway, Hong Kong
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: 852-2501-5249
Attention: Wendy Kok/Jimmy Wong
Ever Keen Holdings Limited
Suite 2215, Two Pacific Place
88 Queesnway, Hong Kong
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: 852-2501-5249
Attention: Wendy Kok/Jimmy Wong
in each case, with a copy to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
35/F, ICBC Tower
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
Facsimile: +852 2869 7694
Attention: Leiming Chen, Esq.
(b) if to the Purchaser:
Sina Corporation
20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza
No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road
Haidian District, Beijing, 100090, People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 10 8260 7166
Attention: Herman Yu
with a copy to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP
12F East Tower, Twin Towers
B-12 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Beijing 100022, China
Facsimile: +86 10 6563 6001
Attention: Lee Edwards, Esq.
          SECTION 10.03. Public Announcements. None of the parties to this Agreement shall make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise communicate with any news media regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without

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the prior written consent of the other parties unless such press release or public announcement is otherwise required by Law or applicable stock exchange regulation, in which case, the parties to this Agreement shall to the extent practicable, consult with each other as to the timing and contents of any such press release, public announcement or communication.
          SECTION 10.04. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
          SECTION 10.05. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Disclosure Schedule and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
          SECTION 10.06. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise without the express written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Sellers or the Purchaser), as the case may be, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided, however, that each of the Sellers and the Purchaser shall be permitted to assign its rights hereunder to any of its Affiliates, provided, that no such assignment shall in any manner limit or affect the assignor’s obligations hereunder.
          SECTION 10.07. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by an instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, the Sellers and the Purchaser that expressly references the Section of this Agreement to be amended; or (b) by a waiver in accordance with Section 10.08.
          SECTION 10.08. Waiver. Any party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other parties contained herein or in any document delivered by the other parties pursuant to this Agreement; or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other parties or conditions to such obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the parties to be bound thereby. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights.

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          SECTION 10.09. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, only the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any specified period, under or by reason of this Agreement.
          SECTION 10.10. Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the parties hereto would be irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached and that any non-performance or breach of this Agreement by any party hereto could not be adequately compensated by monetary damages alone and that the parties hereto would not have any adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to which any party hereto may be entitled, at law or in equity (including monetary damages), such party shall be entitled to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement without posting any bond or other undertaking. The parties hereto agree that they will not contest the appropriateness of specific performance as a remedy.
          SECTION 10.11. Governing Law. 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 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 other jurisdiction.
          SECTION 10.12. 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 ACTION OR LIABILITY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR LIABILITY, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.12.
          SECTION 10.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, such as by electronic mail in “pdf” form) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by its respective duly authorized Representative.
         
  SELLERS:

Maxpro Holdings Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
    Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
    Title:   Director  
 
  Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
    Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
    Title:   Director  
 
  PURCHASER:

Sina Corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles Chao  
    Name:   Charles Chao  
    Title:   President  
[Signature Page to Sina Share Purchase Agreement]

 


 

         
EXHIBIT A
SELLERS
                 
         
Seller   No. of Ordinary Shares   No. of Ordinary
Shares to be Sold
Maxpro Holdings Limited
    146,523,733       46,550,255  
Ever Keen Holdings Limited
    95,802,623       30,436,274  
TOTAL
    242,326,356       76,986,529  

 


 

EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT AND JOINDER AGREEMENT

 


 

EXHIBIT C
PURCHASER LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS (TO UNDERWRITERS)

 


 

EXHIBIT D
PURCHASER LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS (TO COMPANY)

 


 

EXHIBIT E
OPTION AGREEMENT

 


 

EXHIBIT F
VIE ENTITIES
Shanghai Mecox Lane Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Mecox Lane Shopping Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Rampage Shopping Co., Ltd.

 

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EXHIBIT B
OPTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2011, AMONG SINA
CORPORATION, MAXPRO HOLDINGS LIMITED AND EVER KEEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
EXECUTION COPY
February 28, 2011
Sina Corporation
20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza
No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road
Haidian District, Beijing, 100090, People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 10 8260 7166
Attention: Herman Yu
Option Letter Agreement
Dear Sirs:
     Reference is made to the Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), dated as of the date hereof (the “SPA”), among Maxpro Holdings Limited, Ever Keen Holdings Limited and Sina Corporation (“Sina”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meanings set forth in the SPA.
     1. The Option. Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (collectively, the “Grantors”) hereby jointly and severally grant to Sina an option (the “Option”) to acquire, during the Option Exercise Period and at the Option Exercise Price (each, as defined herein), 48,254,173 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) owned by the Grantors (the “Option Shares”), representing 10.5% of the sum of (i) the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of all employee stock options granted pursuant to the Stock Option Plans as of December 31, 2010; provided, however, that such number of the Option Shares shall be adjusted in the event of any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or the like.
     2. As of the Closing, the Grantors shall have deposited the Option Shares with an escrow agent to be jointly selected by the Grantors and Sina (the “Escrow Agent”) pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement to be mutually agreed by and among Sina, the Grantor and the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Agreement”). The costs and expenses of the Escrow Agent shall be shared equally by Sina and the Grantors.
     3. Option Exercise Period. Sina may exercise the Option at any time after the Closing and before the second anniversary of the Closing Date (such period, the “Option Exercise Period”) by delivery of written notice (the “Option Exercise Notice”) to the Grantors and the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that the Option shall terminate automatically upon the termination of the SPA in accordance with Section 9.01 thereof. The Option Exercise Notice shall state (i) the exercise price for each Option Share (the “Option Exercise Price”) and (ii) the total amount payable by Sina for the Option Shares (the “Purchase Price”). As promptly as practicable after

 


 

Sina’s delivery of the Option Exercise Notice, (i) Sina shall make payment of the Purchase Price to the Grantors and (ii) simultaneously therewith, Sina and the Grantors shall jointly procure the Escrow Agent to deliver and release the Option Shares to Sina in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement. Sina further agrees that, if prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period as defined in the Original Lock-Up Agreement, Sina exercises the option granted to it hereunder, Sina shall execute additional lock-up agreements with (1) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS AG and (2) the Company, respectively, pursuant to which Sina shall agree to lock up the Ordinary Shares purchased hereunder for the period and on terms substantially similar to those set forth in the applicable Purchaser Lock-Up Agreement.
     4. Option Exercise Price. The Option Exercise Price shall be $1.1429 per Option Share.
     5. Acknowledgement. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this letter agreement shall prohibit Sina from acquiring Ordinary Shares on the open market or otherwise prior to or after the exercise of the Option.
     6. Assignment. Sina may assign this letter agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates without the consent of the Grantors.
     7. Governing Law. This letter 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 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 other jurisdiction.
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Sincerely,


MAXPRO HOLDINGS LIMITED
 
 
By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
  Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
  Title:   Director  
 
In the presence of
 
 
   /s/ Qian Chun Yan  
  Name:   Qian Chun Yan  
  Address:  Room 4603, Plaza 66 Tower 2, 1366 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai  
 
EVER KEEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
 
 
By:   /s/ Neil Nanpeng Shen  
  Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
  Title:   Director  
 
In the presence of
 
 
   /s/ Qian Chun Yan  
  Name:   Qian Chun Yan  
  Address:  Room 4603, Plaza 66 Tower 2, 1366 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai  
 
Accepted and Agreed
as of the date first written above:


SINA CORPORATION
 
 
By:   /s/ Charles Chao  
  Name:   Charles Chao  
  Title:   President  
 
[Signature Page to Sina Option Agreement]

 


 

         
In the presence of
 
 
   /s/ Herman Yu  
  Name:   Herman Yu  
  Address: Chief Financial Officer  
 
[Signature Page to Sina Option Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT C
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2011,
BETWEEN SINA CORPORATION AND MECOX LANE LIMITED
EXECUTION COPY
February 28, 2011
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
     This Memorandum of Understanding (as the same may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, this “Agreement”), is dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Mecox Lane Limited (“Mecox”) and Sina Corporation (“Sina” and collectively with Mecox, the “Parties”).
     WHEREAS, Maxpro Holdings Limited, Ever Keen Holdings Limited (together, the “Sellers”) and Sina have entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 2011 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Sina acquired 76,986,529 ordinary shares of Mecox, representing 19% of the total issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Mecox;
     WHEREAS, the Parties recognize the mutual benefits to their respective companies that can be derived from increased collaboration, cooperation and interaction in their business activities and desire to pursue a strategic partnership.
     WHEREAS, the Parties desire to work together for their mutual benefit, the precise scope of which will be reflected in subsequent definitive documentation and each party desires negotiate these definitive agreements in good faith and to take necessary steps to give effect to the strategic partnership outlined in this Agreement;
     WHEREAS, Mecox intends to purchase and Sina intends to sell advertising products and services;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms and conditions contained herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
     1. Advertising, Promotion and Joint Efforts. The Parties intend to pursue discussions with each other for Sina to treat Mecox as a most-favored partner of Sina, and for Mecox to treat Sina as a most-favored partner of Mecox, regarding the provision of advertising products and services. The Parties further intend to work with each other to explore new forms of online marketing.
     2. Confidentiality. This Agreement and the terms hereof will be treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to a third party without the prior written consent of the Parties hereto. In the event that any party is requested or required (by law, rule or regulation or by judicial or regulatory process) to disclose the information hereunder, such party will provide the other party with prompt written (if practicable) notice of any such request of requirement so that such other party may seek, at its sole risk and expense, a protective order or such other remedy.
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discussions in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and therefore does not constitute a binding agreement upon any party. Other than Sections 3 and 4 of this Agreement, which are binding upon and enforceable against the Parties hereto and their successors and assigns, and which each party shall be entitled to seek legal relief for any breach, this Agreement shall not create or otherwise give rise to, and there shall not exist, any binding legal obligation on either party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Any such binding obligation shall only arise with respect to the Parties hereto after they have negotiated, executed, and delivered definitive documentation for transactions described in this Agreement (the “Definitive Agreements”) and obtained the requisite regulatory and other approvals required to enter into the Definitive Agreements. Until execution and delivery of the Definitive Agreements, each party shall have the absolute right to terminate all negotiations for any reason without liability.
     4. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the People’s Republic of China applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein.
     5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
[Signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as a deed effective the day and year first above written.
         
  MECOX LANE LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Beichun Gu  
    Name:   Alfred Beichun Gu  
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer  
 
  SINA CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles Chao  
    Name:   Charles Chao  
    Title:   President  
 
[Signature Page to Sina MOU]

 

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EXHIBIT D
ASSIGNMENT AND JOINDER, DATED AS OF MARCH 25, 2011, AMONG SINA,
MAXPRO HOLDINGS LIMITED AND EVER KEEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
EXECUTION COPY
ASSIGNMENT AND JOINDER
     This Assignment and Joinder (this “Agreement”) is executed on March 25, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) by and among SINA CORPORATION, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Purchaser”), Maxpro Holdings Limited (“Maxpro”) and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (“Ever Keen”, and together with Maxpro, the “Sellers”), each, a limited liability company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.
R E C I T A L S
     A. WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Sellers have entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 28, 2011(the “Share Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sellers have sold to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has purchased from the Sellers, 76,986,529 outstanding ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”, and the Ordinary Shares purchased by the Purchaser from the Sellers, the “Sale Shares”), par value US$0.0001 per share of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Share Purchase Agreement.
     B. WHEREAS, the Company has granted the Sellers certain rights in respect of their Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
     C. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Registration Rights Agreement, a Seller may assign its rights granted to them by the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement to a transferee or assignee of at least 500,000 ordinary shares of the Company held by the Seller not sold to the public, provided that the Company is given written notice by such Seller at the time or within a reasonable time after said transfer, stating the name and address of said transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned, provided, further, that in connection with and as a condition to said transfer or assignment pursuant to Section 2.3, said transferee or assignee shall agree to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
     D. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, Maxpro Holdings Limited has validly transferred 46,550,255 Ordinary Shares of the Company to the Purchaser and Ever Keen Holdings Limited has validly transferred 30,436,274 Ordinary Share of the Company to the Purchaser.
     E. WHEREAS, pursuant to the SPA, the Sellers have agreed to assign to the Purchaser their rights under the Registration Rights Agreement and the Purchaser has agreed to become bound by the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, in each case, with respect to the Sale Shares.
     NOW, THEREFORE, the Purchaser and the Sellers hereby agree as follows:
     1. Assignment and Assumption. Each Seller hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to the Purchaser its entire right, title and interest in and to its rights under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to its portion of the Sale Shares, and the Purchaser hereby assumes and agrees to perform all of the obligations of the Sellers under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Sale Shares.
     2. Joinder. By executing and delivering this Agreement to the Sellers, the Purchaser hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement in the same manner as if the undersigned were an Investor, as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement.

 


 

     3. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 10.02, 10.04 and 10.06 through 10.13 of the Share Purchase Agreement shall be incorporated herein by reference and shall constitute terms of this Agreement binding upon the parties hereto.
[Signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have entered into, executed and delivered this Acknowledgment, intending it to be effective as of the Effective Date:
         
  SINA CORPORATION
a Cayman Islands corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles Chao  
    Name:   Charles Chao  
    Title:   President  
 
  Maxpro Holdings Limited
a British Virgin Islands limited liability company
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
    Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
    Title:   Director  
 
  Ever Keen Holdings Limited
a British Virgin Islands limited liability company
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
    Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
    Title:   Director  
 
[Signature Page to Sina Assignment and Joinder]

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EXHIBIT E
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2011, EXECUTED BY SINA IN
FAVOR OF UBS AG, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC AND OTHER PARTIES
NAMED THEREIN
EXECUTION COPY
Lock-Up Agreement
February 28, 2011
UBS AG
52/F, Two International Finance Centre
8 Finance Street, Central
Hong Kong
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
USA
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in the Underwriting
Agreement dated October 26, 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          This Lock-Up Agreement is being delivered to you in connection with the share purchase agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) dated February 28, 2011, entered into by the undersigned, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited, with respect to the purchase of ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”), par value $0.0001 per share, of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company”) by the undersigned from Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited. It is noted that simultaneous with the Share Purchase Agreement, parties to the Share Purchase Agreement also entered into an option letter agreement pursuant to which Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited granted the undersigned an option to purchase 48,254,173 Ordinary Shares (the “Option”). The undersigned hereby confirms that in the event that it exercises the Option during the Lock-Up Period (as defined below), it will execute and deliver a new lock-up agreement, on substantially the same terms as this Lock-Up Agreement, to the Representatives in relation to such additional Ordinary Shares.
          The undersigned agrees that, for a period (the “Lock-Up Period”) beginning on the Date of Closing as defined under the Share Purchase Agreement and ending on, and including, the date that is 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the initial public offering of the American depositary shares (“ADSs”) of the Company, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of UBS AG and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to, any ADSs or Ordinary Shares or any other securities of the Company that are substantially similar to

 


 

ADSs or Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights to purchase, the foregoing, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of ADSs or Ordinary Shares or any other securities of the Company that are substantially similar to ADSs or Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights to purchase, the foregoing, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of ADSs or Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares, the ADSs or other securities of the Company acquired in open market transactions after the Date of Closing (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement), (b) distributions by the undersigned of Ordinary Shares or ADSs to the affiliates of the undersigned, provided that each such distributee shall enter into a written agreement accepting the restrictions set forth herein, or (c) bona fide gifts, provided the recipient thereof shall enter into a written agreement accepting the restrictions set forth herein.
          The undersigned further agrees that, for the Lock-Up Period, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of UBS AG and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of ADSs or Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ADSs or Ordinary Shares, or warrants or other rights to purchase ADSs or Ordinary Shares or any such securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement shall not apply to the undersigned’s exercise of the Option after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the purchase by the undersigned of Ordinary Shares pursuant thereto, or any Ordinary Shares acquired by the Undersigned pursuant thereto.
          Notwithstanding the above, if (a) during the period that begins on the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days plus three (3) business days before the last day of the Lock-Up Period and ends on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or (b) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the sixteen (16) day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, then the restrictions imposed by this Lock-Up Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days plus three (3) business days after the date on which the issuance of the earnings release or the material news or material event occurs.
          The undersigned hereby authorizes the Company and its transfer agent, during the Lock-Up Period, to decline the transfer of or to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to ADSs or Ordinary Shares or other securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement of which the undersigned is the record holder, and, with respect to ADSs or Ordinary Shares or other securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement of which the undersigned is the beneficial owner but not the record holder, the undersigned hereby agrees to cause such record holder to authorize the Company and its transfer agent, during the Lock-Up Period, to decline the transfer of or to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to such ADSs or Ordinary Shares or other securities.
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directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
          If for any reason the Share Purchase Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Date of Closing (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement), this Lock-Up Agreement shall be terminated and the undersigned shall be released from its obligations hereunder.
[Signature page follows]

 


 

         
  Yours very truly,

SINA Corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles Chao  
    Name:   Charles Chao  
    Title:   President  
 
[Signature Page to Sina IPO Lock-Up Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT F
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2011, EXECUTED BY SINA IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY
EXECUTION COPY
Lock-Up Agreement
February 28, 2011
Mecox Lane Limited
22nd Floor, Gems Tower, Building 20
No. 487, Tianlin Road
Shanghai, 200233, China
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          This Lock-Up Agreement is being delivered to you in connection with the share purchase agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”; terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Share Purchase Agreement) dated February 28, 2011, entered into by Sina Corporation (“Sina”), Maxpro Holdings Limited (“Maxpro”) and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (“Ever Keen”, and together with Maxpro, the “Sellers”), with respect to the purchase of 76,986,529 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company” and, collectively with Sina and Sellers, the “Parties”) (the “Ordinary Shares”, and such shares to be purchased and/or converted from American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) by Sina, in connection with the Share Purchase Agreement, the “Sale Shares”) by Sina from the Sellers.
          Sina agrees that, for a period (“Sina’s Lock-Up Period”) beginning on the Date of Closing as defined under the Share Purchase Agreement and ending on, and including, the first anniversary of the Closing, Sina will not, without the prior written consent of the Sellers and the Company, or their nominees, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to, any of the Sale Shares whether in the form of Ordinary Shares or ADSs, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Sale Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of ADSs or Ordinary Shares, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). Sina further agrees that, if prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (as defined in the Original Lock-Up Agreement), Sina exercises the option granted to it under the Option Agreement dated February 28, 2011, by and among Maxpro, Ever Keen and Sina, Sina shall execute an additional lock-up agreement with the Company pursuant to which Sina shall agree to lock up the Ordinary Shares purchased under the Option Agreement on the same terms described above for the remainder of Sina’s Lock-Up Period.
          The Sellers agrees that, for a period (the “Sellers’ Lock-Up Period”) beginning on the Date of Closing as defined under the Share Purchase Agreement and ending on, and including, the date that is 180 days from the date of the Closing, the Sellers will not, without

 


 

the prior written consent of Sina and the Company, or their nominees, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to, any Ordinary Shares of the Company held as of the date of Closing (the “Remaining Shares”) whether in the form of Ordinary Shares or ADSs, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Remaining Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) or Ordinary Shares, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii); provided, however, that nothing in this Lock-Up Agreement shall restrict (x) the Sellers from selling Ordinary Shares to Sina or Sina from purchasing such Ordinary Shares from the Sellers under the Option Letter Agreement or (y) any Ordinary Shares purchased by Sina from the Sellers thereunder, as long as Sina complies with the terms of the preceding paragraph.
          The foregoing two paragraphs shall not apply to (a) any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares, ADSs or other securities of the Company acquired in open market transactions or (b) transfers or distributions by the undersigned of Ordinary Shares or ADSs to affiliates of the undersigned, provided that each such transferee or distributee shall enter into a written agreement accepting the restrictions set forth herein.
          Each of Sina and Sellers further agrees that, for Sina’s Lock-Up Period or the Sellers’ Lock Up Period, as applicable, each of Sina and Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of ADSs or Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ADSs or Ordinary Shares, or warrants or other rights to purchase ADSs or Ordinary Shares or any such securities.
          Each of Sina and the Sellers authorizes the Company and its transfer agent, during Sina’s Lock-Up Period or the Sellers’ Lock Up Period, as applicable, to decline the transfer of or to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to ADSs or Ordinary Shares or other securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement of which each of Sina and the Sellers is the record holder, and, with respect to ADSs or Ordinary Shares or other securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement of which each of Sina and the Sellers is the beneficial owner but not the record holder, each of Sina and Sellers hereby agrees to cause such record holder to authorize the Company and its transfer agent, during the Lock-Up Period, to decline the transfer of or to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to such ADSs or Ordinary Shares or other securities.
          This Lock-Up Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Lock-Up Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
          If for any reason the Share Purchase Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Date of Closing (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement), this Lock-Up Agreement

 


 

shall be terminated and the undersigned shall be released from its obligations hereunder.
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  Yours very truly,
 
 
         
  Maxpro Holdings Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
    Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
    Title:   Director  
 
  Ever Keen Holdings Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nanpeng Shen  
    Name:   Neil Nanpeng Shen  
    Title:   Director  
 
  SINA Corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles Chao  
    Name:   Charles Chao  
    Title:   President  
 
         
  Agreed and confirmed
as of the date first above written:

Mecox Lane Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/ Beichun Gu  
    Name:   Alfred Beichun Gu  
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer  
 
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EX-99.G 8 f58785exv99wg.htm EX-99.G exv99wg
EXHIBIT G
ESCROW AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 21, 2011, AMONG SINA, MAXPRO,
EVER KEEN AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
ESCROW AGREEMENT
     THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time and including any and all written instructions given to the Escrow Agent (hereinafter defined) pursuant hereto, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as at March 21, 2011, by and among Maxpro Holdings Limited (“Maxpro”) and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (“Ever Keen”, and together with Maxpro, the “Sellers”), each, a limited liability company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, SINA CORPORATION, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Purchaser”; each of the Sellers and the Purchaser, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting through its Hong Kong branch (the “Escrow Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a share purchase agreement dated February 28, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”; terms defined in the Purchase Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined) pursuant to which the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Sellers, and the Sellers have agreed to sell to the Purchaser, 76,986,529 outstanding ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share of Mecox Lane Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to jointly appoint the Escrow Agent to provide certain services to the Parties as set out in this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.   Appointment
     The Parties hereby appoint the Escrow Agent as their escrow agent for the purposes set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment under the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.   Escrow Fund; Escrow Account
 
2.1   Pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(ii) of the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to deposit with the Escrow Agent on the date hereof the sum of US$9,897,773 (the “Escrow Deposit”).
 
2.2   The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Deposit and all interest and other amounts earned thereon (the “Escrow Fund”) on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
 
2.3   During the term of this Agreement, the Escrow Fund shall be deposited in the following interest-bearing account with the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Account”). All interest accrued in respect of the Escrow Fund shall be retained in the Escrow Account and form part of the Escrow Fund.
     
Beneficiary Bank
  : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Hong Kong Branch
 
   
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT
  : CHASHKHH
 
   
Beneficiary
  : JPMCB, NA — Maxpro/Ever Keen/Sina Corp — Escrow Account
 
   
Beneficiary Account #
  : 6872261620
3.   Purpose of the Escrow Funds
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3.1   The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Amount is to secure the indemnification obligations of the Sellers contained in Section 8.02(a) and Section 8.02(b) of the Purchase Agreement.
 
4.   Disposition and Termination
 
4.1   If at any time the Escrow Agent receives (i) a written instruction jointly executed by an authorized officer of each of the Purchaser and the Sellers; or (ii) a final nonappealable judgment of a court having competent jurisdiction over the matters relating to the claim by the Purchaser for indemnification from the Sellers, the Escrow Agent shall, promptly upon receipt of such written instruction or such judgment, transfer to the Purchaser or the Sellers, as the case may be, by wire transfer in immediately available funds, out of the Escrow Account such amount or amounts in cash as are set forth in such joint written instruction or in such judgment, as the case may be.
 
4.2   At any time prior to the date (the “Expiration Date”) that is 15 months following the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Purchaser may claim indemnification from the Sellers pursuant to Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of the Purchase Agreement by delivering a notice of claim (each, a “Purchaser Notice”) to the Sellers (a copy of which notices shall be provided to the Escrow Agent) stating the amount claimed by the Purchaser,
 
4.3   Notwithstanding to Section 4.1, if the Escrow Agent has not received copies of any Purchaser Notices prior to the Expiration Date, the Escrow Agent shall, on the Expiration Date, transfer to the Sellers by wire transfer in immediately available funds out of the Escrow Account all remaining funds from the Escrow Account, and the Escrow Agreement shall terminate.
 
4.4   If, as of the Expiration Date, the Escrow Agent has received copies of one or more Purchaser Notices relating to unresolved Purchaser indemnification claims, the Escrow Agent shall (i) on the Expiration Date, transfer to the Sellers by wire transfer in immediately available funds out of the Escrow Account all remaining funds from the Escrow Account less the aggregate amount claimed in the Purchaser Notices (the “Claimed Amounts”), and (ii) administer any remaining Claimed Amounts in accordance with Section 4.1.
 
4.5   Except as set out in Section 4.3 above, this Escrow Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of: (i) a date on which there are no funds remaining in the Escrow Account; and (ii) the date the Purchaser and the Sellers agree in writing to terminate this Agreement,
 
4.6   Sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and this Section 4.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
5.   Escrow Agent
 
5.1   The Escrow Agent shall have only those duties as are specifically and expressly provided herein (and no implied duties), which shall be deemed purely ministerial in nature, and shall under no circumstances be deemed a fiduciary for the Parties. The Escrow Agent shall be neither responsible for, nor chargeable with knowledge of, or have any requirements to comply with, the terms and conditions of any other agreement, instrument or document between the Parties in connection herewith, if any, including without limitation the Purchase Agreement, nor shall the Escrow Agent be required to determine if any person or entity has complied with any such agreements, even though reference thereto may be made in this Agreement.
 
5.2   In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and those of the Purchase Agreement or any other agreement among the parties to this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
 
5.3   Subject to Section 17, the Escrow Agent may rely upon and shall not be liable for acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, document, instruction or request furnished to
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    it hereunder and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person(s) without inquiry and without requiring substantiating evidence of any kind. Subject to Section 17, the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of any such notice, document, instruction or request.
 
5.4   The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to solicit any payments which may be due to it, to the Escrow Fund or to the Escrow Account, including, without limitation, the Escrow Deposit, nor shall the Escrow Agent have any duty or obligation to confirm or verify the accuracy or correctness of any amounts deposited with the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
5.5   Under no circumstances shall the Escrow Agent be obliged to make any payment from the Escrow Account, where such payment would result in a negative balance in the Escrow Account.
 
5.6   The Escrow Agent may execute any of its powers and perform any of its duties hereunder directly or through agents or attorneys who may be affiliated entities (defined below) (and shall be liable only for its gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud (as finally adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction) in the selection of any such agent or attorney, except that the Escrow Agent shall accept the same level of liability for any affiliated entity as for itself). The Parties irrevocably authorize the Escrow Agent to disclose information relating to any of the Parties or the Escrow Fund to such agent or attorney without further notice to or consent from any of the Parties. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliated entities” means any subsidiaries, branches or sub-branches of the Escrow Agent.
 
    For the purpose of this Agreement, bad faith means an intentional dishonest act done with a malicious motive by an Indemnitee (as defined in Section [8] of this Agreement) that is not in compliance with the legal or contractual terms and obligations set forth in this Agreement.
 
5.7   The Escrow Agent may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled persons to be selected and retained by it. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with, or in reliance upon, the advice or opinion of any such counsel, accountants or other skilled persons, except for gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud (as finally adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction).
 
5.8   In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain or believe there is some ambiguity as to its duties or rights hereunder or shall receive instructions, claims or demands from any Party which, in its opinion, are insufficient or incomplete or conflict with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, ruling or directive, or any rule, policy, code, requirement or determination of any government, regulatory or self-regulatory body or market practice, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action and its sole obligation shall be to keep safely all property held by it in escrow until it shall be given a direction in writing by the Parties which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Escrow Agent or by a final and non-appealable order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
5.9   The Escrow Agent may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with either or both of the Parties or affiliate(s) thereof, and may act on the instructions of, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or body of holders of obligations of such Party or such affiliate(s), as freely as if it were not the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
5.10   The rights and remedies of the Escrow Agent set forth in this Agreement shall be cumulative, and not exclusive, of any rights and remedies available to it at law or equity or otherwise.
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5.11   The Parties agree to pursue any redress or recourse in connection with any dispute without making the Escrow Agent a party to the same.
 
6.   Resignation
 
6.1   The Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties or obligations hereunder by giving the Parties thirty (30) days advance notice of such resignation in writing and specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect (the “Effective Resignation Date”). The Sellers and the Purchaser may at any time jointly remove the Escrow Agent by giving ten Business Days’ written notice signed by each of them to the Escrow Agent.
 
6.2   The Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility on or after the Effective Resignation Date shall be to hold the Escrow Fund and to deliver the same to (i) a successor escrow agent, if any, designated by the Parties or (ii) any Party or the Parties, in each case as notified by the Parties in writing to the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement, at which time of delivery this Agreement and the Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate, subject to the provisions of Section 4.6.
 
6.3   If, prior to the Effective Resignation Date, the Parties have failed to appoint a successor escrow agent, or instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver the Escrow Fund to any Party in accordance with clause (ii) of Section 9.2 above, the Escrow Agent may, at any time on or after the Effective Resignation Date, appoint a successor escrow agent of its own choice. Any such appointment shall be binding upon all of the parties hereto and the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Fund to the successor escrow agent so appointed, at which time of delivery this Agreement and the Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate, subject to the provisions of Section 4.6.
 
7.   Compensation and Reimbursement
 
7.1   The Parties agree to pay the Escrow Agent upon execution of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter compensation for the services to be rendered hereunder, which unless otherwise agreed in writing shall be as described in Schedule 2 attached hereto and reimburse the Escrow Agent for all expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with or in order to comply with, the terms of this Agreement or any applicable legal, tax, accounting or regulatory requirements (including, without limitation, any fees of counsel, accountants or skilled persons pursuant to Section 8.7 and any costs and expenses incurred in making disclosure pursuant to Section 13.2) forthwith on receipt of an invoice detailing the same. The Sellers and the Purchaser shall each pay 50% of all such fees and expenses. All such fees and expenses may be charged to the Escrow Account and/or the Escrow Fund (if any).
 
7.2   All compensation, reimbursement and other amounts payable by any Party under this Agreement shall be paid without setoff and without deduction for any withholding, value-added or other similar taxes, charges, fees or assessments. The Sellers on the one hand, and the Purchaser on the other hand, shall severally but not jointly indemnify the Escrow Agent on an after-tax basis against the full amount of any taxes (including, but not limited to stamp duty), fees, expenses, assessments or other charges paid by the Escrow Agent and any losses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, relating to or in connection with any amounts payable under this Agreement whether or not such taxes, fees, expenses, assessments or other charges were correctly or legally asserted. If any Party shall be required by any applicable law to make any deduction or withholding on account of taxes with respect to any amount payable under this Agreement, then it shall (i) pay such additional amounts so that the net amount received by the Escrow Agent of such payment is not less than the amount which the Escrow Agent would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made; and (ii)
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    promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent all tax receipts evidencing payment of taxes so deducted or withheld.
 
7.3   On termination pursuant to Section 4.5 or resignation pursuant to Section 9.1, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to withhold an amount equal to any amount due and owing to the Escrow Agent, plus any costs and expenses that the Escrow Agent reasonably believes it may incur in connection with the termination of, or its resignation as Escrow Agent under, this Agreement.
 
8.   Liability
 
8.1   None of the Escrow Agent, its affiliated entities, or any of their respective directors, officers and employees shall under any circumstances be liable to any Party for any loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any Party as a direct or indirect result of:
  (i)   the insolvency of the Escrow Agent or any of its affiliated entities or any act, omission or insolvency of any settlement system; or
 
  (ii)   any forces beyond the control of the Escrow Agent, including, but not limited to, acts of God, fire, war, terrorism, floods, strikes, electrical outages or equipment or transmission failures.
8.2   Any liability of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement will be limited to the amount of fees paid to the Escrow Agent.
 
8.3   Subject to Sections 11.1 and 11.2, neither the Escrow Agent nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it except to the extent that a final adjudication of a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of any loss to either Party. Nevertheless, in no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Escrow Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
 
9.   Indemnity
 
9.1   The Sellers, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, shall, severally but not jointly, indemnify, defend and save harmless the Escrow Agent and its affiliates and their respective successors, assigns, directors, officers, managers, attorneys, accountants, experts, agents and employees (the “indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities, penalties, judgments, settlements, actions, suits, proceedings, litigation, investigations, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of in house or outside counsel and experts and their staffs and all expense of document location, duplication and shipment) (collectively “Losses”) arising out of or in connection with (i) the Escrow Agent’s execution and performance of this Agreement, the enforcement of any rights or remedies under or in connection with this Agreement, or as may arise by reason of any act, omission or error of the indemnitee(s), except in the case of any indemnitee to the extent that such Losses are finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been primarily caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud of such indemnitee, or (ii) its following any instructions or other directions from any Party, except to the extent that its following any such instruction or direction is expressly forbidden by the terms hereof.
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9.2   The Parties hereby grant the Escrow Agent a lien on, right of set-off against and security interest in the Escrow Fund for the payment of any claim for indemnification, compensation, expenses and amounts due hereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Escrow Agent is expressly authorized and directed, but shall not be obligated, to charge against and withdraw from the Escrow Fund for its own account or for the account of any other indemnitee any amounts due to the Escrow Agent under Section 10 above or to any indemnitee under this Section 12.
 
10.   Account Opening Information and Disclosure of Information
 
10.1   Important Information about Procedures for Opening a New Account. To help in the fight against the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Escrow Agent is required along with all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When and at any time after any Party opens an account, the Escrow Agent will ask for and that Party shall provide all information that will allow the Escrow Agent and/or any of its affiliated entities to identify that Party (and any relevant underlying beneficiaries) and to comply with all applicable law, rules, regulations guidelines and codes of conduct (including those issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority).
 
10.2   Disclosure of Information. The Parties irrevocably authorize the Escrow Agent and its affiliated entities, without further notice to or consent from any of the Parties, and whether during the continuance of or after the termination of this Agreement, to make the required disclosure of information relating to any of the Parties, any relevant underlying beneficiaries and/or any of the Escrow Account and Escrow Fund to (i) any proposed successor escrow agent; (ii) any of their respective auditors, regulators or legal advisers, (iii) to any party that, in the Escrow Agent’s opinion, is necessary or desirable for the purpose of allowing the Escrow Agent to perform its duties and to exercise its powers and rights hereunder, and (iv) any relevant authorities (including, without limitation, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority) or as otherwise required by any applicable law, court or legal process, and to provide the relevant authorities or court (as the case may be) with all such documents (or copies thereof) in the Escrow Agent’s possession as may be requested.
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11.   Tax Matters
 
11.1   The Escrow Agent is authorized to deduct or withhold any sum on account of any Tax required or which in its view is required to be so deducted or withheld or for which it is in its view liable or accountable by law or practice of any relevant revenue authority of any jurisdiction and, in each case, in accordance with the Escrow Agent’s usual and customary business practice. In this Agreement, “Tax” means all present and future taxes, levies, imposts or duties (including value added taxes and stamp duties) whatsoever and wheresoever imposed. The Escrow Agent is not responsible for the preparation or filing of any income, franchise or any other tax returns with respect to income earned or other transactions effected by the Escrow Account or Escrow Fund. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for making reclaims of Tax on behalf of any of the Parties.
 
13.   Notices and funds transfer information
 
13.1   All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given and received:
  (i)   upon delivery, if delivered personally, or upon confirmed transmittal, if by facsimile;
 
  (ii)   on the next Business Day (as hereinafter defined) if sent by overnight courier; or
 
  (iii)   four (4) Business Days after mailing if mailed by prepaid registered mail, return receipt requested, to the appropriate notice address set forth below or at such other address as any party hereto may have furnished to the other parties in writing by registered mail, return receipt requested.
13.2   All communications or fund transfers made to Purchaser, Sellers or the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement will be made in accordance with the contact details or banking account information, as the case may be, shown below:
If to Purchaser
Sina Corporation
20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza
No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road
Haidian District, Beijing, 100090, People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 10 8260 7166
Attention: Herman Yu
If to Sellers
Maxpro Holdings Limited
Suite 2215, Two Pacific Place
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88 Queesnway, Hong Kong
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: 852-2501-5249
Attention: Wendy Kok/Jimmy Wong
Ever Keen Holdings Limited
Suite 2215, Two Pacific Place
88 Queesnway, Hong Kong
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: 852-2501-5249
Attention: Wendy Kok/Jimmy Wong
If to the Escrow Agent
c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
53/F., One Island East,
18 Westlands Road, Hong Kong
Attention: Escrow Department
Fax No.: +852 2167 8603
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13.3   Notwithstanding Sections 16.1 and 16.2:
  (i)   in the case of communications delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 16.1, such communications shall be deemed to have been given on the date received by an officer of the Escrow Agent or any employee of the Escrow Agent who reports directly to any such officer at the above-referenced office; and
 
  (ii)   in the event that the Escrow Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine that an emergency exists, the Escrow Agent may use such other means of communication as the Escrow Agent deems appropriate.
13.4   “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the Escrow Agent located at the notice address set forth above is authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
 
14.   Security Procedures
 
14.1   Any fund transfer instruction and communications/instructions in relation to delivery of the Escrow Amount must be in writing and is irrevocable. Such instructions must include one of the authorized signatures of each Party set out in Part A of Schedule 1 hereto (“Schedule 1”) and the Escrow Agent is authorized to act upon that instruction if the actual or purported signature, regardless of how or by whom affixed, resembles the specimens set out in Schedule 1.
 
(a)   In the event such instructions are given, the Escrow Agent is authorized but shall be under no duty to seek confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to the person or persons designated in Part B of Schedule 1, and the Escrow Agent may rely upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be the person or persons so designated. The Escrow Agent, at its discretion, may make recordings and retain such recordings of telephone conversation. The persons and telephone numbers for call-backs may be changed only in writing actually received and acknowledged by the Escrow Agent, and shall be effective only after the Escrow Agent has had a reasonable opportunity to act on such changes.
 
(b)   Additionally, the Parties acknowledge that repetitive funds transfer instructions have been given to the Escrow Agent where only the date of the requested transfer, the amount of funds to be transferred, and/or the description of the payment shall change within the repetitive instructions (“Standing Settlement Instructions”). Such Standing Settlement Instructions are set forth in Schedule 1. Escrow Agent may rely solely upon such Standing Settlement Instructions and all identifying information set forth therein for the Parties. Escrow Agent and the Parties agree that such Standing Settlement Instructions shall be effective as the funds transfer instructions of the Parties, without requiring a verifying callback, whether or not authorized, if such Standing Settlement Instructions are consistent with previously authenticated Standing Settlement Instructions for the Parties. The Parties acknowledge that such Standing Settlement Instructions are a security procedure and are commercially reasonable.
 
14.3   The Escrow Agent and the beneficiary’s bank in any funds transfer may rely solely upon any account numbers or similar identifying numbers provided by the Purchaser or Sellers to identify (i) the beneficiary, (ii) the beneficiary’s bank, or (iii) an intermediary bank. The Escrow Agent may apply any funds in the Escrow Fund for any payment order it executes using any such identifying number, even when its use may result in a person other than the beneficiary being paid, or the transfer of funds to a bank other than the beneficiary’s bank or an intermediary bank designated.
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14.4   If any funds transfer instruction requires payment in currency other than the currency of the Escrow Account and subject to applicable laws, the Escrow Agent may convert the Escrow Fund to the currency of that instruction at the Escrow Agent’s then prevailing rate of exchange. The Escrow Agent may deduct its fee for such conversion from the payment amount.
 
15.   Parties’ Representations, Warranties and Undertakings
Each of the Parties, severally and not jointly, hereby represents, warrants and undertakes (as the case may be) to the Escrow Agent on a continuing basis that:
(a)   it is duly incorporated, established or constituted (as the case may be) and validly existing under the laws of its country of incorporation, establishment or constitution (as the case may be);
 
(b)   it is duly authorised and has taken all necessary action to allow it to enter into and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
 
(c)   it has obtained all authorisations of any governmental authority or regulatory body required in relation to it in connection with this Agreement and such authorisations remain in full force and effect;
 
(d)   the execution, delivery and performance of and the transactions to be effected under this Agreement will not violate (i) any law or regulation applicable to it, (ii) its constitutional documents, or (iii) any material agreement by which it is bound or by which any of its assets are affected; and
 
(e)   it will keep this Agreement confidential and, other than where disclosure is required by applicable law or regulation, will only disclose it (or any part of it) with the prior consent of the Escrow Agent.
 
16.   Compliance with Court Orders
     In the event that any escrow property shall be attached, garnished or levied upon by any court order, or the delivery thereof shall be stayed or enjoined by an order of a court, or any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court order affecting the property deposited under this Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to obey and comply with all writs, orders or decrees so entered or issued, which it is advised by legal counsel of its own choosing is binding upon it, whether with or without jurisdiction, and in the event that the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such writ, order or decree it shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, entity, firm or corporation, by reason of such compliance notwithstanding such writ, order or decree be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated.
17.   Miscellaneous
 
17.1   The provisions of this Agreement may be waived, altered, amended or supplemented, in whole or in part, only in writing signed by the Escrow Agent and the Parties.
 
17.2   Subject to Section 20.3, neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part by the Escrow Agent or any Party without the prior consent of all of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that the Purchaser may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Purchaser without the consent of the other Parties.
 
17.3   Any entity into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, shall be party to this Agreement as Escrow Agent, and shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement, without consent by, notice to or
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  other further act by any of the Parties unless such consent, notice or act is required by any applicable law and may not be waived by the relevant Party or Parties. Each of the Parties agrees that if the Escrow Agent transfers its escrow business (or a business division of which the escrow business forms part) to another entity, it authorizes the Escrow Agent as its agent to sign an agreement with such entity in substantially the same form as this Agreement to procure that such agent be the successor Escrow Agent and succeeds to all rights and obligations of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement.
 
17.4   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”). Each Party irrevocably waives any objection on the grounds of venue, forum non-conveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consents to service of process by mail or in any other manner permitted by applicable law and consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Hong Kong. To the extent that in any jurisdiction any Party may now or hereafter be entitled to claim, for itself or its assets, immunity from suit, execution, attachment (before or after judgment) or other legal process, each party hereto irrevocably agrees not to claim, and it hereby waives, such immunity.
 
17.5   At any time after the date of this Agreement each of the Parties shall, at the reasonable request of the Escrow Agent and at the cost and expense of the relevant Party or Parties, execute or procure the execution of such document(s) and/or do or procure the doing of such acts and things as the Escrow Agent may in its absolute discretion deem necessary or desirable for the purpose of carrying out any of its obligations under this Agreement.
 
17.6   This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
17.7   If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be prohibited or unenforceable by reason of any applicable law of a jurisdiction, then such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions thereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in such jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provisions in any other jurisdiction. Where, however, the conflicting provisions of any such applicable law may be waived, they are hereby irrevocably waived by the parties hereto to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the end that this Agreement shall be enforced as written.
 
17.8   Except as expressly provided in Sections 12 and 20.3 above, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any person or entity other than the Escrow Agent and the Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy, interest or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any funds escrowed hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
SINA CORPORATION
         
Signature:
  /s/ Charles Chao    
 
 
 
   
 
       
Printed Name:
  Charles Chao    
 
 
 
   
 
       
MAXPRO HOLDINGS LIMITED
 
       
Signature:
  /s/ Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
 
       
Printed Name:
  Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
 
       
EVER KEEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
 
       
Signature:
  /s/ Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
 
       
Printed Name:
  Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
[Signature Page to Sina Indemnity Escrow Agreement]
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duly authorized for and on behalf of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., HONG KONG BRANCH
as Escrow Agent
Signature: /s/ Ryan CP Lee                   
Printed Name: Ryan CP Lee                  
[Signature Page to Sina Indemnity Escrow Agreement]
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Schedule 1
Part A
(i)   Telephone Number(s) and Authorized Signature(s) of
 
(ii)    Person(s) Designated to give Funds Transfer Instructions          
Purchaser
             
Name   Telephone Number   Signature
 
1.
  Charles Chao        
 
           
 
           
2.
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
3.
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sellers
             
Name   Telephone Number   Signature
 
1.
  Kok Wai Yee        
 
           
 
           
2.
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
3.
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Part B
  (iii)   Telephone Number(s) of
Person(s) Designated to Confirm (by Call-Back) Funds Transfer Instructions
Purchaser
                     
Name   Telephone Number        
 
1.
  Herman Yu        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
2.
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
3.
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sellers
                 
Name   Telephone Number        
 
1.
  Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
2.
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
3.
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART C
Purchaser Standing Settlement Instructions
Corresponding Bank :
Corr Bank SWIFT :
Beneficiary Bank :
Ben Bank A/C# :
Further credit account name:
Further credit account number:
Sellers Standing Settlement Instructions
Name of Bank:
ABA#
Credit:
Account:
Further Credit Client Account Name:
Merrill Lynch Client Account Number:
The Parties agree that repetitive or standing settlement instructions will be effective as the funds transfer instructions of the Parties, whether or not authorized, if such settlement instructions are verified pursuant to the security procedure provided in the Escrow Agreement or such other security procedure that Escrow Agent and the Parties may agree to.
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Schedule 2
Escrow Agent’s Compensation:
         
One-off Acceptance Fee   Waived    
         
Administrative Fee   Waived    
Encompassing review, negotiation and execution of governing documentation, opening of the account, completion of all know your customer documentation, maintenance of accounts including authorized disbursements, provision of balance confirmations and all ancillary administrative duties.
Payable in advance on signing of this Agreement and thereafter on the anniversary of this Agreement until this Agreement being terminated. Fees paid are not refundable.
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EX-99.H 9 f58785exv99wh.htm EX-99.H exv99wh
EXHIBIT H
ESCROW AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 21, 2011, AMONG SINA, MAXPRO,
EVER KEEN AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
ESCROW AGREEMENT
     THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time and including any and all written instructions given to the Escrow Agent (hereinafter defined) pursuant hereto, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as at March 21, 2011, by and among Maxpro Holdings Limited (“Maxpro”) and Ever Keen Holdings Limited (“Ever Keen”, and together with Maxpro, the “Sellers”), each, a limited liability company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, SINA CORPORATION, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Purchaser”; each of the Sellers and the Purchaser, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting through its Hong Kong branch (the “Escrow Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into an option agreement dated February 28, 2011 (the “Option Agreement”; terms defined in the Option Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined) pursuant to which the Sellers agreed to grant an option (the “Option”) to the Purchaser to purchase 48,254,173 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Mecox Lane Limited (the “Option Shares”) at an exercise price of $1.1429 per Option Share within two years following the Closing Date; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to jointly appoint the Escrow Agent to provide certain services to the Parties as set out in this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.   Appointment
     The Parties hereby appoint the Escrow Agent as their escrow agent for the purposes set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment under the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.   Escrow Account
     Pursuant to Section 2 and Section 3 of the Option Agreement, Sellers agree to deposit with the Escrow Agent share certificates evidencing 29,177,105 Ordinary Shares in the name of Maxpro and 19,077,068 Ordinary Shares in the name of Ever Keen, each accompanied by undated duly executed share transfer forms in favor of the Purchaser (collectively, the “Escrow Documents”). The Sellers agrees to deliver the Escrow Documents in two separate sealed envelopes (labeling the contents to each envelope) to the Escrow Agent over its counter.
2.1   The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Documents on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
2.2   The Escrow Agent shall not be required to use any special security measures beyond the usual measures it would use for the security of its own documents in the place where the Escrow Documents will be held.
3.   Purpose of the Escrow Documents
 
    The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Documents are to secure the transfer of the Option Shares from the Sellers to the Purchaser upon exercise of the Option by the Purchaser.
 
4.   Disposition and Termination
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4.1   If, at any time the Escrow Agent receives (i) a written instruction jointly executed by an authorized officer of each of the Purchaser and the Sellers; or (ii) the final nonappealable judgment of a court having competent jurisdiction over the matters relating to the claim by the Purchaser for transfer of the Option Shares from the Sellers, the Escrow Agent shall, promptly upon receipt of such joint written instruction or such judgment, deliver the sealed envelope labeling containing the respective Escrow Document(s) over its counter to the Purchaser or the Sellers, as the case may be, as are set forth in such joint written instruction or in such judgment, as the case may be.
 
4.2   The Purchaser may exercise the Option at any time after the Closing and before the second anniversary of the Closing Date (such date, the “Expiration Date”) by delivery of written notice (the “Option Exercise Notice”) to the Sellers and the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement. Upon the Sellers’ receipt of the Option Exercise Notice, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser in accordance with the Option Agreement to deliver to the Escrow Agent a jointly-executed written instruction prior to the Expiration Date.
 
4.3   If on the Expiration Date the Escrow Agent has not received any joint written instruction in accordance with Section 4.1, the Escrow Agent shall return the sealed envelope containing the respective Escrow Document(s) to the Sellers and this Escrow Agreement shall terminate.
 
4.4   This Escrow Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of: (i) a date on which the sealed envelope containing the respective Escrow Document(s) are delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (ii) the date the Purchaser and the Sellers agree in writing to terminate this Agreement.
 
4.5   Upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.4, the Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver the sealed envelope labeling containing the respective Escrow Document(s) over its counter to the Sellers.
 
4.6   Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and this Section 4.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
5.   Escrow Agent
 
5.1   The Escrow Agent shall have only those duties as are specifically and expressly provided herein (and no implied duties), which shall be deemed purely ministerial in nature, and shall under no circumstances be deemed a fiduciary for the Parties. The Escrow Agent shall be neither responsible for, nor chargeable with knowledge of, or have any requirements to comply with, the terms and conditions of any other agreement, instrument or document between the Parties in connection herewith, if any, including without limitation the Option Agreement, nor shall the Escrow Agent be required to determine if any person or entity has complied with any such agreements, even though reference thereto may be made in this Agreement.
 
5.2   In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and those of the Option Agreement or any other agreement among the parties to this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
 
5.3   Subject to Section 13, the Escrow Agent may rely upon and shall not be liable for acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, document, instruction or request furnished to it hereunder and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person(s) without inquiry and without requiring substantiating evidence of any kind. Subject to Section 13, the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of any such notice, document, instruction or request.
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5.4   The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to solicit any payments which may be due to it, nor shall the Escrow Agent have any duty or obligation to confirm or verify the accuracy or correctness of any amounts deposited with the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
5.5   Notwithstanding any other term to the contrary, the Escrow Agent shall have no duty to collect or deliver the Escrow Documents other than by accepting a sealed packet from the Sellers and delivering the same to the Purchaser as per the terms herein, in each case at the address of the Escrow Agent as specified in this Agreement, nor shall the Escrow Agent have any duty or obligation to confirm or verify the accuracy, existence, identity or correctness of any Escrow Documents delivered to the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
5.6   Under no circumstances shall the Escrow Agent be taken to have any knowledge of the contents of Escrow Documents.
 
5.7   The Escrow Agent may execute any of its powers and perform any of its duties hereunder directly or through agents or attorneys who may be affiliated entities (defined below) (and shall be liable only for its gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud (as finally adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction) in the selection of any such agent or attorney, except that the Escrow Agent shall accept the same level of liability for any affiliated entity as for itself). The Parties irrevocably authorize the Escrow Agent to disclose information relating to any of the Parties or the Escrow Documents to such agent or attorney without further notice to or consent from any of the Parties. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliated entities” means any subsidiaries, branches or sub-branches of the Escrow Agent.
 
    For the purpose of this Agreement, bad faith means an intentional dishonest act done with a malicious motive by an Indemnitee (as defined in Section [8] of this Agreement) that is not in compliance with the legal or contractual terms and obligations set forth in this Agreement.
 
5.8   The Escrow Agent may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled persons to be selected and retained by it. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with, or in reliance upon, the advice or opinion of any such counsel, accountants or other skilled persons, except for gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud (as finally adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction).
 
5.9   In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain or believe there is some ambiguity as to its duties or rights hereunder or shall receive instructions, claims or demands from any Party which, in its opinion, are insufficient or incomplete or conflict with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, ruling or directive, or any rule, policy, code, requirement or determination of any government, regulatory or self-regulatory body or market practice, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action and its sole obligation shall be to keep safely all property held by it in escrow until it shall be given a direction in writing by the Parties which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Escrow Agent or by a final and non-appealable order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
5.10   The Escrow Agent may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with either or both of the Parties or affiliate(s) thereof, and may act on the instructions of, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or body of holders of obligations of such Party or such affiliate(s), as freely as if it were not the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
5.11   The rights and remedies of the Escrow Agent set forth in this Agreement shall be cumulative, and not exclusive, of any rights and remedies available to it at law or equity or otherwise.
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5.12   The Parties agree to pursue any redress or recourse in connection with any dispute without making the Escrow Agent a party to the same.
 
6.   Resignation
 
6.1   The Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties or obligations hereunder by giving the Parties thirty (30) days advance notice of such resignation in writing and specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect (the “Effective Resignation Date”). The Sellers and the Purchaser may at any time jointly remove the Escrow Agent by giving ten Business Days’ written notice signed by each of them to the Escrow Agent.
 
6.2   The Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility on or after the Effective Resignation Date shall be to hold the Escrow Documents and to deliver the same to (i) a successor escrow agent, if any, designated by the Parties or (ii) any Party or the Parties, in each case as notified by the Parties in writing to the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement, at which time of delivery this Agreement and the Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate, subject to the provisions of Section 4.6.
 
6.3   If, prior to the Effective Resignation Date, the Parties have failed to appoint a successor escrow agent, or instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver the Escrow Documents to any Party in accordance with clause (ii) of Section 6.2 above, the Escrow Agent may, at any time on or after the Effective Resignation Date, appoint a successor escrow agent of its own choice. Any such appointment shall be binding upon all of the parties hereto and the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Documents to the successor escrow agent so appointed, at which time of delivery this Agreement and the Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate, subject to the provisions of Section 4.6.
 
7.   Compensation and Reimbursement
 
7.1   The Parties agree to pay the Escrow Agent upon execution of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter compensation for the services to be rendered hereunder, which unless otherwise agreed in writing shall be as described in Schedule 2 attached hereto and reimburse the Escrow Agent for all expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with or in order to comply with, the terms of this Agreement or any applicable legal, tax, accounting or regulatory requirements (including, without limitation, any fees of counsel, accountants or skilled persons pursuant to Section 5.8 and any costs and expenses incurred in making disclosure pursuant to Section 10.2) forthwith on receipt of an invoice detailing the same. The Sellers and the Purchaser shall each pay 50% of all such fees and expenses. All such fees and expenses may be charged to the Escrow Account (if any).
 
7.2   All compensation, reimbursement and other amounts payable by any Party under this Agreement shall be paid without setoff and without deduction for any withholding, value-added or other similar taxes, charges, fees or assessments. The Sellers on the one hand, and the Purchaser on the other hand, shall severally but not jointly indemnify the Escrow Agent on an after-tax basis against the full amount of any taxes (including, but not limited to stamp duty), fees, expenses, assessments or other charges paid by the Escrow Agent and any losses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, relating to or in connection with any amounts payable under this Agreement whether or not such taxes, fees, expenses, assessments or other charges were correctly or legally asserted. If any Party shall be required by any applicable law to make any deduction or withholding on account of taxes with respect to any amount payable under this Agreement, then it shall (i) pay such additional amounts so that the net amount received by the Escrow Agent of such payment is not less than the amount which the Escrow Agent would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made; and (ii)
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    promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent all tax receipts evidencing payment of taxes so deducted or withheld.
 
7.3   On termination pursuant to Section 4.4 or resignation pursuant to Section 6.1, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to withhold an amount equal to any amount due and owing to the Escrow Agent, plus any costs and expenses that the Escrow Agent reasonably believes it may incur in connection with the termination of, or its resignation as Escrow Agent under, this Agreement.
 
8.   Liability
 
8.1   None of the Escrow Agent, its affiliated entities, or any of their respective directors, officers and employees shall under any circumstances be liable to any Party for any loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any Party as a direct or indirect result of:
 
  (i)   the insolvency of the Escrow Agent or any of its affiliated entities or any act, omission or insolvency of any settlement system; or
 
  (ii)   any forces beyond the control of the Escrow Agent, including, but not limited to, acts of God, fire, war, terrorism, floods, strikes, electrical outages or equipment or transmission failures.
 
8.2   Any liability of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement will be limited to the amount of fees paid to the Escrow Agent.
 
8.3   Subject to Sections 8.1 and 8.2, neither the Escrow Agent nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it except to the extent that a final adjudication of a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud was the primary cause of any loss to either Party. Nevertheless, in no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Escrow Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
 
9.   Indemnity
 
9.1   The Sellers, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, shall, severally but not jointly, indemnify, defend and save harmless the Escrow Agent and its affiliates and their respective successors, assigns, directors, officers, managers, attorneys, accountants, experts, agents and employees (the “indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities, penalties, judgments, settlements, actions, suits, proceedings, litigation, investigations, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of in house or outside counsel and experts and their staffs and all expense of document location, duplication and shipment) (collectively “Losses”) arising out of or in connection with (i) the Escrow Agent’s execution and performance of this Agreement, the enforcement of any rights or remedies under or in connection with this Agreement, or as may arise by reason of any act, omission or error of the indemnitee(s), except in the case of any indemnitee to the extent that such Losses are finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been primarily caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such indemnitee, or (ii) its following any instructions or other directions from any Party, except to the extent that its following any such instruction or direction is expressly forbidden by the terms hereof.
 
9.2   The Parties hereby grant the Escrow Agent a lien on, right of set-off against and security interest in the Escrow Documents for the payment of any claim for indemnification,
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    compensation, expenses and amounts due hereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Escrow Agent is expressly authorized and directed, but shall not be obligated, to charge against and withdraw from the Escrow Account for its own account or for the account of any other indemnitee any amounts due to the Escrow Agent under Section 7 above or to any indemnitee under this Section 9.
 
10.   Account Opening Information and Disclosure of Information
 
10.1   Important Information about Procedures for Opening a New Account. To help in the fight against the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Escrow Agent is required along with all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When and at any time after any Party opens an account, the Escrow Agent will ask for and that Party shall provide all information that will allow the Escrow Agent and/or any of its affiliated entities to identify that Party (and any relevant underlying beneficiaries) and to comply with all applicable law, rules, regulations guidelines and codes of conduct (including those issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority).
 
10.2   Disclosure of Information. The Parties irrevocably authorize the Escrow Agent and its affiliated entities, without further notice to or consent from any of the Parties, and whether during the continuance of or after the termination of this Agreement, to make the required disclosure of information relating to any of the Parties, any relevant underlying beneficiaries and/or any of the Escrow Account and Escrow Documents to (i) any proposed successor escrow agent; (ii) any of their respective auditors, regulators or legal advisers, (iii) to any party that, in the Escrow Agent’s opinion, is necessary or desirable for the purpose of allowing the Escrow Agent to perform its duties and to exercise its powers and rights hereunder, and (iv) any relevant authorities (including, without limitation, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority) or as otherwise required by any applicable law, court or legal process, and to provide the relevant authorities or court (as the case may be) with all such documents (or copies thereof) in the Escrow Agent’s possession as may be requested.
 
11.   Tax Matters
 
11.1   The Escrow Agent is authorized to deduct or withhold any sum on account of any Tax required or which in its view is required to be so deducted or withheld or for which it is in its view liable or accountable by law or practice of any relevant revenue authority of any jurisdiction and, in each case, in accordance with the Escrow Agent’s usual and customary business practice. In this Agreement, “Tax” means all present and future taxes, levies, imposts or duties (including value added taxes and stamp duties) whatsoever and wheresoever imposed. The Escrow Agent is not responsible for the preparation or filing of any income, franchise or any other tax returns with respect to income earned or other transactions effected by the Escrow Account or Escrow Documents. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for making reclaims of Tax on behalf of any of the Parties.
 
12.   Notices and funds transfer information
 
12.1   All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given and received:
  (i)   upon delivery, if delivered personally, or upon confirmed transmittal, if by facsimile;
 
  (ii)   on the next Business Day (as hereinafter defined) if sent by overnight courier; or
 
  (iii)   four (4) Business Days after mailing if mailed by prepaid registered mail, return receipt requested, to the appropriate notice address set forth below or at such other
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      address as any party hereto may have furnished to the other parties in writing by registered mail, return receipt requested.
12.2   All communications or fund transfers made to Purchaser, Sellers or the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement will be made in accordance with the contact details or banking account information, as the case may be, shown below:
If to Purchaser
Sina Corporation
20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza
No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road
Haidian District, Beijing, 100090, People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: +86 10 8260 7166
Attention: Herman Yu
If to Sellers
Maxpro Holdings Limited
Suite 2215, Two Pacific Place
88 Queesnway, Hong Kong
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: 852-2501-5249
Attention: Wendy Kok/Jimmy Wong
Ever Keen Holdings Limited
Suite 2215, Two Pacific Place
88 Queesnway, Hong Kong
People’s Republic of China
Facsimile: 852-2501-5249
Attention: Wendy Kok/Jimmy Wong
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If to the Escrow Agent
c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
53/F., One Island East,
18 Westlands Road, Hong Kong
Attention: Escrow Department
Fax No.: +852 2167 8603
12.3   Notwithstanding Sections 12.1 and 12.2:
  (i)   in the case of communications delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 12.1, such communications shall be deemed to have been given on the date received by an officer of the Escrow Agent or any employee of the Escrow Agent who reports directly to any such officer at the above-referenced office; and
 
  (ii)   in the event that the Escrow Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine that an emergency exists, the Escrow Agent may use such other means of communication as the Escrow Agent deems appropriate.
12.4   “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the Escrow Agent located at the notice address set forth above is authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
 
13.   Security Procedures
 
13.1   Any fund transfer instruction and communications/instructions in relation to delivery of the Escrow Documents must be in writing and is irrevocable. Such instructions must include one of the authorized signatures of each Party set out in Part A of Schedule 1 hereto (“Schedule 1”) and the Escrow Agent is authorized to act upon that instruction if the actual or purported signature, regardless of how or by whom affixed, resembles the specimens set out in Schedule 1.
 
(a)   In the event such instructions are given, the Escrow Agent is authorized but shall be under no duty to seek confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to the person or persons designated in Part B of Schedule 1, and the Escrow Agent may rely upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be the person or persons so designated. The Escrow Agent, at its discretion, may make recordings and retain such recordings of telephone conversation. The persons and telephone numbers for call-backs may be changed only in writing actually received and acknowledged by the Escrow Agent, and shall be effective only after the Escrow Agent has had a reasonable opportunity to act on such changes
 
(b)   Additionally, the Parties acknowledge that repetitive funds transfer instructions have been given to the Escrow Agent where only the date of the requested transfer, the amount of funds to be transferred, and/or the description of the payment shall change within the repetitive instructions (“Standing Settlement Instructions”). Such Standing Settlement Instructions are set forth in Schedule 1. Escrow Agent may rely solely upon such Standing Settlement Instructions and all identifying information set forth therein for the Parties. Escrow Agent and the Parties agree that such Standing Settlement Instructions shall be effective as the funds
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    transfer instructions of the Parties, without requiring a verifying callback, whether or not authorized, if such Standing Settlement Instructions are consistent with previously authenticated Standing Settlement Instructions for the Parties. The Parties acknowledge that such Standing Settlement Instructions are a security procedure and are commercially reasonable.
 
13.3   The Escrow Agent and the beneficiary’s bank in any funds transfer may rely solely upon any account numbers or similar identifying numbers provided by the Purchaser or the Sellers to identify (i) the beneficiary, (ii) the beneficiary’s bank, or (iii) an intermediary bank. The Escrow Agent may apply any funds in the Escrow Account for any payment order it executes using any such identifying number, even when its use may result in a person other than the beneficiary being paid, or the transfer of funds to a bank other than the beneficiary’s bank or an intermediary bank designated.
 
13.4   If any funds transfer instruction requires payment in currency other than the currency of the Escrow Account and subject to applicable laws, the Escrow Agent may convert any funds in the Escrow Account to the currency of that instruction at the Escrow Agent’s then prevailing rate of exchange. The Escrow Agent may deduct its fee for such conversion from the payment amount.
 
14.   Parties’ Representations, Warranties and Undertakings
Each of the Parties, severally and not jointly, hereby represents, warrants and undertakes (as the case may be) to the Escrow Agent on a continuing basis that:
(a)   it is duly incorporated, established or constituted (as the case may be) and validly existing under the laws of its country of incorporation, establishment or constitution (as the case may be);
 
(b)   it is duly authorised and has taken all necessary action to allow it to enter into and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
 
(c)   it has obtained all authorisations of any governmental authority or regulatory body required in relation to it in connection with this Agreement and such authorisations remain in full force and effect;
 
(d)   the execution, delivery and performance of and the transactions to be effected under this Agreement will not violate (i) any law or regulation applicable to it, (ii) its constitutional documents, or (iii) any material agreement by which it is bound or by which any of its assets are affected; and
 
(e)   it will keep this Agreement confidential and, other than where disclosure is required by applicable law or regulation, will only disclose it (or any part of it) with the prior consent of the Escrow Agent.
 
15.   Compliance with Court Orders
     In the event that any escrow property shall be attached, garnished or levied upon by any court order, or the delivery thereof shall be stayed or enjoined by an order of a court, or any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court order affecting the property deposited under this Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to obey and comply with all writs, orders or decrees so entered or issued, which it is advised by legal counsel of its own choosing is binding upon it, whether with or without jurisdiction, and in the event that the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such writ, order or decree it shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, entity, firm or corporation, by reason of such compliance notwithstanding such writ, order or decree be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated.
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16.   Miscellaneous
 
16.1   The provisions of this Agreement may be waived, altered, amended or supplemented, in whole or in part, only in writing signed by the Escrow Agent and the Parties.
 
16.2   Subject to Section 16.3, neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part by the Escrow Agent or any Party without the prior consent of all of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that the Purchaser may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Purchaser without the consent of the other Parties.
 
16.3   Any entity into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, shall be party to this Agreement as Escrow Agent, and shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement, without consent by, notice to or other further act by any of the Parties unless such consent, notice or act is required by any applicable law and may not be waived by the relevant Party or Parties. Each of the Parties agrees that if the Escrow Agent transfers its escrow business (or a business division of which the escrow business forms part) to another entity, it authorizes the Escrow Agent as its agent to sign an agreement with such entity in substantially the same form as this Agreement to procure that such agent be the successor Escrow Agent and succeeds to all rights and obligations of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement.
 
16.4   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”). Each Party irrevocably waives any objection on the grounds of venue, forum non-conveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consents to service of process by mail or in any other manner permitted by applicable law and consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Hong Kong. To the extent that in any jurisdiction any Party may now or hereafter be entitled to claim, for itself or its assets, immunity from suit, execution, attachment (before or after judgment) or other legal process, each party hereto irrevocably agrees not to claim, and it hereby waives, such immunity.
 
16.5   At any time after the date of this Agreement each of the Parties shall, at the reasonable request of the Escrow Agent and at the cost and expense of the relevant Party or Parties, execute or procure the execution of such document(s) and/or do or procure the doing of such acts and things as the Escrow Agent may in its absolute discretion deem necessary or desirable for the purpose of carrying out any of its obligations under this Agreement.
 
16.6   This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
16.7   If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be prohibited or unenforceable by reason of any applicable law of a jurisdiction, then such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions thereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in such jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provisions in any other jurisdiction. Where, however, the conflicting provisions of any such applicable law may be waived, they are hereby irrevocably waived by the parties hereto to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the end that this Agreement shall be enforced as written.
 
16.8   Except as expressly provided in Sections 9 and 16.3 above, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any person or entity other than the Escrow Agent and the Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy, interest or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any funds escrowed hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
         
SINA CORPORATION    
 
       
 
       
Signature:
  /s/ Charles Chao    
 
 
 
   
 
       
Printed Name:
  Charles Chao    
 
 
 
   
 
       
MAXPRO HOLDINGS LIMITED    
 
       
 
       
Signature:
  /s/ Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
 
       
Printed Name:
  Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
 
       
EVER KEEN HOLDINGS LIMITED    
 
       
 
       
Signature:
  /s/ Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
   
 
       
Printed Name:
  Kok Wai Yee    
 
 
 
   
[Signature Page to Sina Share Escrow Agreement]
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duly authorized for and on behalf of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., HONG KONG BRANCH
as Escrow Agent
Signature: /s/ Ryan CP Lee                   
Printed Name: Ryan CP Lee                  
[Signature Page to Sina Share Escrow Agreement]
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Schedule 1
Part A
  (i)   Telephone Number(s) and Authorized Signature(s) of
 
 
  (ii)    Person(s) Designated to give Funds Transfer Instructions     
Purchaser
             
    Name   Telephone Number   Signature
 
           
1.
  Charles Chao        
 
           
 
           
2.
           
 
           
 
           
3.
           
 
           
Sellers
             
    Name   Telephone Number   Signature
 
           
1.
  Kok Wai Yee        
 
           
 
           
2.
           
 
           
 
           
3.
           
 
           
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Part B
  (iii)   Telephone Number(s) of
Person(s) Designated to Confirm (by Call-Back) Funds Transfer Instructions
Purchaser
                 
    Name   Telephone Number    
 
               
1.
  Herman Yu            
 
               
2.
               
 
               
 
               
3.
               
 
               
Sellers
             
    Name   Telephone Number    
 
           
1.
  Kok Wai Yee        
 
           
2.
           
 
           
 
           
3.
           
 
           
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PART C
Purchaser Standing Settlement Instructions
Corresponding Bank :
Corr Bank SWIFT :
Beneficiary Bank :
Ben Bank A/C# :
Further credit account name:
Further credit account number:
Sellers Standing Settlement Instructions
Name of Bank:
ABA#
Credit:
Account:
Further Credit Client Account Name:
Merrill Lynch Client Account Number:
The Parties agree that repetitive or standing settlement instructions will be effective as the funds transfer instructions of the Parties, whether or not authorized, if such settlement instructions are verified pursuant to the security procedure provided in the Escrow Agreement or such other security procedure that Escrow Agent and the Parties may agree to
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Schedule 2
Escrow Agent’s Compensation:
     
One-off Acceptance Fee
  US$2,500
 
   
Administrative Fee
  Waived
Encompassing review, negotiation and execution of governing documentation, opening of the account, completion of all know your customer documentation, maintenance of accounts including authorized disbursements, provision of balance confirmations and all ancillary administrative duties.
Payable in advance on signing of this Agreement and thereafter on the anniversary of this Agreement until this Agreement being terminated. Fees paid are not refundable.
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